Chapter 53 : Pure Yin Body
Chapter 53: Pure Yin Body
“Pure Yin Body?”
Before Li Yunqing even opened her eyes, a scene suddenly emerged within her mind.
It was a faint glimmer of light, seemingly imbued with spirituality, falling into the earth and becoming buried.
As if it lay dormant within the endless darkness of a deep abyss.
Within the earth, around that wisp of light, boundless earthfire began to boil. Vast mountain stone and the essence of refined metal gathered.
There were also remnants of vegetation, along with streams of ice and flowing water swirling around.
Everything, hidden deep within the earth, slowly flowed into that faint glimmer of light.
As a result, that strand of light began to emit seven-colored radiance.
But as time passed—over countless millions of years of accumulation—the colors of that light gradually merged into one.
It transformed into a transparent, colorless state—gentle and warm, like a piece of divine jade born from the very essence of heaven and earth.
“This is…?”
Looking at the scene in her mind, Li Yunqing gained a faint understanding.
This was the profound meaning behind the birth of Mingyu.
It was also a kind of transformation of the Pure Yin Body.
Or rather, the profound principles behind the birth of Mingyu and the essence of the Pure Yin Body had, at this moment, converged into one.
“Pure Yin: governs nurturing, nourishing, carrying, and embracing.”
As she observed the scene in her mind, endless insights arose within Li Yunqing’s heart.
At this moment, she seemed to fully understand the mystery of the Pure Yin Body.
Nurturing herself, nourishing herself, carrying and embracing everything within herself.
“Buzz!”
Li Yunqing saw that strand of light in her mind tremble, piercing through the abyssal darkness and falling into her body, merging into her bone marrow.
A sensation rose from the depths of her being—as if she had returned to the embrace of the great earth, wrapped and nourished by endless essence.
The spiritual energy and essence of heaven and earth also began to gather toward her body, nourishing both her physical form and her soul.
She clearly felt that under the nurturing of the Pure Yin Body, her Yin Spirit was gradually strengthening.
Including her Innate Sword Bones, Ice-Like Skin and Jade-Like Bones, and even her Sword Intent—they were all steadily growing.
That was the nourishment of Pure Yin power, and also the nurturing of everything within her by her own Pure Yin Body.
“Boom!”
With the awakening of the Pure Yin Body, Li Yunqing felt a warm, gentle current explode within her skin.
It rapidly spread through every inch of her body, and the familiar tingling, numb, and itchy sensation surged once more.
“Ninefold skin tempering!”
At this moment, she clearly felt that her skin tempering had directly reached nine times and swiftly entered completion, her entire skin refined into a unified whole.
Like naturally formed soft jade.
At the instant her flesh reached completion, the force within her body surged into her bones, beginning the tempering of her tendons and skeleton.
“Clang! Clang! Clang!”
At that moment, her bones faintly emitted the sound of swords ringing.
Strands of sharp, edge-revealing force suddenly emerged from within her bones, carrying a faint golden hue.
“The golden force born from Sword Bones?”
Feeling that sharp force, Li Yunqing was greatly surprised.
She could clearly see that this sharp force intertwined directly with the Mingyu Force and the Medicine King Force.
It formed a three-colored spiral force.
Though extremely scarce, it was incredibly tough and sharp.
It further increased the efficiency of tempering her tendons and bones.
When everything within her body finally settled, lines of text once again appeared before her eyes.
“Strength: Middle Tier of the Initial Realm (1%)”
“Frost Sword Intent: Beginner (37% → 47%)”
“Yin Spirit: Minor Completion (35% → 40%)”
“So this is the Pure Yin Body?”
Feeling the changes in her body, Li Yunqing’s expression was filled with delight.
Pure Yin governed nurturing, nourishing, carrying, and embracing.
Not only did it contain and accommodate everything within her body, it was also constantly nurturing and nourishing her at every moment.
Just the awakening of the Pure Yin Body had already caused her strength to surge dramatically.
Her eightfold tempering directly rose to completion, beginning the tempering of her tendons and bones, bringing her strength to the Middle Tier of the Initial Realm.
Her Yin Spirit and Sword Intent had both increased significantly.
Her Innate Sword Bones had even produced golden force.
Moreover, she could still feel that over time, her Yin Spirit, Sword Intent, and Sword Bones were all gradually improving under the nourishment of the Pure Yin Body.
Though slow, the growth was constant and unceasing.
“A good thing!”
“This Pure Yin Body can accelerate cultivation!”
“And that Mingyu Scripture—if there’s a chance, I must find a way to obtain it!”
Li Yunqing murmured, unable to hide the joy in her eyes.
The Mingyu Scripture was likely a technique created from the profound principles of the earth nurturing Mingyu.
Using force to temper oneself, transforming stone into Mingyu.
Ordinary people cultivating the Mingyu Scripture might not find anything special about it.
But for her, who possessed the Longevity Panel, the traits derived from such profound principles were the most crucial.
Just the Pure Yin Body alone could increase her cultivation speed severalfold.
Pure Yin encompassed all things—like the earth carrying and nourishing all living beings, it nourished herself.
Returning to her room in the pavilion, Li Yunqing sat cross-legged on the soft couch, silently sensing the nurturing speed of the Pure Yin Body.
Only when the sky was fully bright did she suddenly open her eyes.
“At this rate, the Sword Bones can produce ten strands of force per day.”
“As for Sword Intent and Yin Spirit, they can each increase by about one percent per month.”
“Moreover, the force generated by the Sword Bones is excellent for tempering tendons and bones.”
“Perhaps it won’t even take a month to complete the tempering of my tendons and bones.”
Feeling the three intertwined yet distinct forces within her body, Li Yunqing slowly opened her eyes.
Combined with the Thousand-Year Cold Poison and plague aura absorbed by the Medicine King Scripture, as well as the yet-to-be-acquired Poison of Nine Infants from the Sword Saint—
Her speed of tempering her body would likely reach a terrifying level.
“Then let’s set a small goal—complete the tempering of tendons and bones within half a month!”
“Break through to the Qi Realm within three months, then annul the engagement!”
Just as Li Yunqing set her goals, the sound of footsteps approached from afar.
As the door creaked open, Xiaolan’s voice followed, “Miss, it’s time for breakfast… hmm?”
The moment she saw her young lady, Xiaolan’s voice paused. Her eyes stared unblinkingly at Li Yunqing.
“Miss, you seem… different?”
Xiaolan stepped closer, unconsciously swallowing.
“What’s different?”
Li Yunqing asked, already having some understanding—it should be the change brought by the Pure Yin Body.
Yet she herself felt nothing unusual.
“It’s just… it’s like… you have a particularly gentle aura?”
“Mm… looking at Miss feels like seeing something delicious… like I want to take a bite!”
Xiaolan spoke while thinking, her words stumbling as if she couldn’t properly describe the feeling.
“Oh? Now you want to take a bite out of your own Miss?”
Li Yunqing laughed softly.
The new trait provided immense enhancement—her mood was excellent.
“It’s true! Miss gives me a very, very gentle feeling.”
“Mm… and it makes me especially want to eat Miss!”
“It just feels like Miss is very delicious… extremely appetizing.”
Xiaolan spoke seriously and with certainty.
Li Yunqing paused slightly, deep in thought.
Xiaolan had studied with her and could read and write—she wasn’t foolish, and her expressions were usually quite precise.
Yet now she spoke so bluntly, clearly indicating that the change in her was significant—so much so that it was difficult to describe.
This was likely the nature of Pure Yin: nurturing, nourishing, carrying, and embracing.
Thus producing that jade-like gentle aura.
“Wait!”
As if she suddenly thought of something, Li Yunqing’s heart skipped a beat.
“Could it be that this Pure Yin Body not only nourishes myself…”
“But can also nourish others?”