Fairy, you call this repaying a debt of gratitude?

Chapter 103 Nine Dragon Soul Bones (4k)

Shen Wei selectively ignored Ji Lengyuan's previous sentence, then sighed and sat up, saying somewhat helplessly, "Since you're already sleeping in the same bed, tell me, how did you find your way here?"

Ji Lingyuan subconsciously pulled the blankets tighter around herself, curling up small inside, and muttered softly, "I don't want to. This is an opportunity I fought for."

"And don't act like you've suffered a huge loss—"

She glanced at Shen Wei, her tone tinged with resentment.

"I am a woman—and one of the most beautiful women in the world. You should be grateful."

""

Shen Wei rubbed his forehead, not wanting to pay any more attention to her. He lifted the covers and prepared to get out of bed.

Just then, the cool morning breeze slowly seeped in through the cracks in the wooden window and into the bedding.

Ji Lengyuan tightened her body and tugged at his sleeve, her tone softening.

"Don't go—it's cold."

Shen Wei stopped what he was doing, turned around, and looked at her with a slight raised eyebrow: "I've lent you my pillow for so long without saying anything, and now you're taking advantage of me?"

"I am your sister, you said it yourself." Ji Lengyuan raised her fair face and said confidently.

"Even if she's my sister, it won't work. Besides, we're not related by blood, so you can't use that to blackmail me."

"Yes—that's exactly how it should be."

"Has an official status but no blood relation—"

As she spoke, the crimson in Ji Lengyuan's eyes deepened.

Shen Wei raised his hand and gently tapped her little head.

"Didn't I tell you to read less of those kinds of fictional novels?"

"Hmph." Ji Lingyuan immediately turned her head away, her small face showing anger and grievance. "Three years ago, you left a letter and left without saying anything. Three years have passed without any news. During this time, you never cared about whether I lived or died, but now you're pretending to care about me in everything."

As she spoke, she subtly raised her eyes to examine Shen Wei. Seeing the guilt and self-reproach gradually rising between his brows, a sense of pleasure quietly welled up in her heart.

She liked his cold and aloof demeanor, yet the way he only showed emotional fluctuations because of her.

"—I'm sorry." Shen Wei sighed softly, as if admitting his guilt.

Seeing this, Ji Lingyuan gently tugged at his clothes, and Shen Wei lay back down on the bed.

Their eyes met, their heavy breaths hitting each other's faces. Ji Lengyuan's cheeks flushed red, and she didn't dare to look at him, so she buried her face in his firm chest.

The faint, light woody scent emanating from Shen Wei's clothes lingered around my nose, mixed with his own unique pleasant aroma, making me feel very at ease.

"It feels like we could just stay like this forever, not caring about anything else, just needing to feel each other's body temperature."

"But reality won't allow you to be so willful," Shen Wei interrupted her calmly.

"Of course I know it's impossible—just imagine it, imagine it, understand?"

Still seemingly unsatisfied, Ji Lengyuan made her next move. She tilted her head back slightly and opened her mouth to bite Shen Wei's chest.

"Don't bite," Shen Wei quickly called out to stop him.

"Does it hurt a lot?"

"It's very itchy."

"I hope you itch to death!" Ji Lengyuan not only didn't give in, but instead pressed even harder.

Shen Wei didn't give in either, and started scratching the girl's sensitive spots as a form of retaliation.

"Ha, ha, ha, it itches, it itches so much————"

"I was wrong, stop scratching me, Brother Shen, I was wrong—"

Ji Lingyuan laughed so hard her whole body trembled, her voice soft, as she tossed and turned in his arms, begging for mercy repeatedly.

But this was just a feigned surrender. As soon as Shen Wei eased his grip and prepared to let her go, she immediately began to fight back.

The playful antics continued for an unknown amount of time before the two gradually stopped, both panting as they looked at each other.

Ji Lingyuan looked at him, a satisfied smile on her lips.

"Actually, I've come here to tell you some good news."

After calming down for a moment, Ji Lengyuan suddenly said this.

"What good news?" Shen Wei asked, noticing her serious expression.

"Do you remember that evil cultivator of ours who was skilled at controlling corpse puppets?"

Shen Wei still remembered that it was a bounty mission that the two of them had taken on.

That evil cultivator was accustomed to using sinister techniques to refine corpses and control corpse puppets; his methods were unpredictable and bizarre.

The evil cultivator stood behind the corpse puppets. Seeing that the two of them were so young yet had such high cultivation levels, he wanted to train them into Yin-Yang corpse puppets.

They exerted all their strength and unleashed numerous trump cards, yet they still could not withstand the oppressive aura of the mid-stage Core Formation evil cultivator and the siege of the corpse puppets.

It was at that moment that he revealed his true colors to Ji Lengyuan.

In the end, his reason prevailed over the evil dragon, preventing the tragedy he didn't want to see.

But clearly, that incident still left a very deep impression on Ji Lengyuan.

She said with lingering fear, "Your appearance—it was really scary, and I've remembered it for a long time."

"But now, I have a pill formula. Once it is refined and consumed, it will prevent you from turning into that state again."

"Or rather, it means that when you use that strange power, your mind will not be affected in any way."

Will the mind be unaffected?

That's impossible. When you gain powerful strength from the evil dragon, you will lose some of your sanity. That's the price to pay. If you absorb too much, you risk completely sinking into depravity and becoming a monster that only knows how to kill.

Shen Wei had experienced moments of losing his mind before, and each time it left a deep impression on him.

He only managed to retain his senses on these several occasions because he was lucky.

Knowing the dangers involved, he never dared to use the power of the Evil Dragon unless it was a matter of life and death.

Now, Ji Lengyuan tells him that there is a kind of pill that can allow him to retain his rationality in that state.

Since it was Ji Lengyuan who said it, Shen Wei decided to believe her for the time being.

"Is this true? Then what exactly is this pill?"

"I stumbled upon a pill formula by chance. I don't know its name, but I found that the condition this pill targets is very similar to the way you looked when I saw you with my own eyes."

Ji Lengyuan paused, as if organizing her thoughts, before continuing, "However, this pill is extremely difficult to refine. My skills are not refined enough, so I can only ask my master for help. There are many kinds of rare and precious materials needed for refining it, but I have already prepared them all. Now, I only need the last core ingredient."

"My master told me that as long as she could find this material, she would refine it herself."

"What materials are still missing?" Shen Wei leaned forward, his tone somewhat urgent.

"Nine Dragon Soul Bones," Ji Lingyuan said, enunciating each word clearly.

"Nine Dragon Soul Bones —"

Shen Wei muttered to himself, repeating the words over and over.

He had heard a little about this rare treasure.

In ancient times, the dragon race fought a great war in the wilderness, killing each other and ultimately perishing.

Their surviving remains, nourished by the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, miraculously merged together, and after thousands of years of sedimentation, became a rare treasure.

It is not only the core ingredient for refining top-grade high-level pills, but it can also be used to refine and forge magical treasures. Even simply carrying it with you can nourish your soul and promote your cultivation.

Although the Nine Dragon Soul Bones were not so rare when they were first discovered, they are a truly non-renewable material, so they have become increasingly precious today. Some cultivators even believe that they are just something fabricated by busybodies.

"But where am I supposed to find this?" Shen Wei said with a wry smile.

This thing is so rare, it's something you can only come across once in a lifetime. How could he possibly find it?

"The Immortal Alliance Tournament," Ji Lengyuan said, looking at his somewhat troubled eyes. "The first prize in the Immortal Alliance Tournament includes the Nine Dragon Soul Bone."

Upon hearing Ji Lengyuan's answer, Shen Wei's first reaction was to ask a question.

"How did you know all this?" Shen Wei asked, frowning. After all, Ji Lingyuan wasn't a member of the Immortal Sect, so how did she know that the first place winner of the Immortal Alliance Tournament would receive such a reward?

After all, the Immortal Alliance Conference has always been shrouded in mystery, controlled entirely by the five major immortal sects, with very little information disclosed to the public.

Ji Lingyuan wasn't a disciple of any immortal sect, so logically she shouldn't know what the reward for first place was.

"It was my master who told me," Ji Lingyuan replied, then added, "My master also asked me why I would waste my energy refining a pill that is useless to me. I only said that I was asking for it for a friend, and I didn't mention the secret of the Evil Dragon's Fury within you—"

In fact, Ji Lengyuan lied.

Her master not only knew that Shen Wei was burdened with the Evil Dragon Fiend, but also took the initiative to tell Ji Lingyuan about the existence of a pill that could suppress the Evil Dragon Fiend within him.

Ji Lengyuan lied because she was thinking of Shen Wei.

Because she knew that Shen Wei would believe her, but not her master.

Especially once she learns that her greatest secret has been discovered by someone outside her—her master—she will definitely become wary and take precautions at all times, and will absolutely not accept this help.

Ji Lingyuan knew very well that her master had no hostility toward Shen Wei, only some interest. However, she had also secretly wondered if her master really had ulterior motives. Otherwise, why would she take the initiative to refine such a pill to help Shen Wei, who was heartless and innocent to her?

When her secret was exposed, she received this reply: "Heh, you can rest assured about that, I won't harm him. But I'm not exactly a benevolent person either, and I won't help others without a reason."

"It was just a fair deal from beginning to end."

"The rare and precious materials required for that pill are indeed extraordinary, but I have already prepared them all, so I don't need the Nine Dragon Soul Bone."

"What I said about needing the Nine Dragon Soul Bone was just a pretext. That soul bone has other uses and has nothing to do with alchemy."

"He gets the elixir, and I get the Nine Dragon Soul Bone. He won't lose out."

"I think winning first place in the Immortal Alliance Tournament shouldn't be too difficult for your brother Shen, right?"

The master looked at her with a half-smile.

"However, the choice is entirely yours. If you're worried, just forget about it and pretend it never happened."

"If you want to help him—take this message and go find him."

Ji Lingyuan's Master —

The sect leader of the Jade Dew Sect.

The Jade Dew Sect was rumored to be related to the Soaring Cloud Sect, although in the end he never found any direct collusion between the Jade Dew Sect and the Soaring Cloud Sect.

but----

It is possible to choose to trust once, but this trust mainly stems from Ji Lengyuan.

If that pill really exists, then he should have won first place in the Immortal Alliance Tournament.

"First Place in the Immortal Alliance Tournament —"

Shen Wei muttered to himself.

The Immortal Alliance Conference is jointly organized by the five major immortal sects. At that time, disciples of the five major sects and all the geniuses selected from all over the Great Zhou Dynasty will gather together. It can be said that it brings together half of the cultivation geniuses of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

First, if he wants to obtain the Nine Soul Dragon Bone and participate in the Immortal Alliance Conference, he must be a disciple of one of the five major immortal sects.

This is only the first step. Next, they need to win first place in the Immortal Alliance Conference, which is also an extremely difficult task.

After all, the people sitting on the stage are all sect leaders and elders of various immortal sects, so Shen Wei could not openly use the Evil Dragon Fiend.

After all, once exposed, he will attract worldwide attention. Those who are wary of him will want to get rid of him as soon as possible, while those with ambition will covet the evil dragon within him. He will instantly become the target of the entire cultivation world.

If he cannot use the Evil Dragon's Fury, it means that he will have to rely on his own strength to contend with the top geniuses of the five major immortal sects.

This is an unprecedented challenge for him now.

"I will definitely get this information."

But the pills that Ji Lengyuan mentioned were truly tempting to him.

Having been with Gu Lengyue for several years, her constitution naturally suppressed the evil dragon's energy, greatly weakening its activity and stabilizing his mind.

But now, in just one month, the unchecked evil spirits within his body have become increasingly restless and rampant.

The demonic core he had taken from Mo Qianying had only been absorbed by the evil dragon for half a month, yet he was already feeling hungry again.

Therefore, he must get his hands on this pill; he is tired of feeling bound by anything.

He looked down at the girl in his arms and said earnestly, "Thank you for always thinking of me."

"Before—I was a bit immature and never really considered your feelings. I won't do that again."

Strands of her pale white hair fell messily on either side of Ji Lengyuan's face, obscuring her emotions. She didn't respond, but simply nodded, then buried her face even deeper into his warm chest.

The two of them stayed in bed from dawn until the sun was high in the sky, its rays falling on the bed and becoming somewhat harsh.

"I'm hungry————"

Ji Lengyuan opened her eyes and suddenly spoke.

Shen Wei picked up where she left off: "What would you like to eat?"

"Anything is fine, as long as it's something you made."

"Okay, I'll go get ready. You go to sleep first, and I'll wake you up when it's ready."

"Um--

'

Ji Lingyuan responded with a soft hum like a sleepy kitten, and then fell asleep again.

It's almost noon, are you still so sleepy?

Shen Wei carefully moved her body, got out of bed, and tiptoed out of the room, intending to go to the street to buy groceries.