Yun Tianmo, lounging lazily, made his intentions clear: he was sitting right there, and she could meditate as she pleased.
Did she want him to leave?
Hmph.
Ouyang Zixin had never seen such a rogue side of Yun Tianmo, and she felt a chill run down her spine. As the saying goes, unusual occurrences often signal something strange; could this ice mountain be turning into a volcano?
This thought sent a shiver through Ouyang Zixin, making her feel cold sweat trickling down her back. She dared not think further.
Since driving him away had failed, she decided to treat him as if he didn’t exist.
The space created by Nameless seemed to slow time down to about half compared to the outside world, so she didn’t need to worry about running out of time. She only needed to focus on how to integrate the extracted Polar Bear Gallbladder into her body through meditation.
At that moment, within Ouyang Zixin's mind, a swirling mass of orange, white, and gray mysterious energy occupied her thoughts. Her task was to separate these three colors of mysterious energy—
The orange needed to be integrated into her body as much as possible, while the white could remain in her mind to merge with her own transparent mysterious energy. As for the gray, she hadn’t figured out what it was yet.
Could it be a color change resulting from the encounter between her transparent mysterious energy and Yun Tianmo's black qi?
As Ouyang Zixin meditated, she analyzed how to merge these three colors of mysterious energy and which part of her body would benefit most from their integration.
An hour later, Ouyang Zixin successfully separated the white mysterious energy while controlling the other two colors to prevent them from spreading. She guided the white mysterious energy through her brain folds. Initially, the speed wasn’t very fast, but eventually, the operation speed of the white mysterious energy nearly matched that of her own transparent mysterious energy.
The first integration of mysterious energy was successful, which felt good to Ouyang Zixin. She then began merging the orange profound energy.
This orange profound energy was meant for body refinement. After reshaping her body, some meridians had opened up, but complete integration proved challenging. Each time she encountered a bottleneck, she needed to exert herself to break through while carefully controlling the mysterious energy so it wouldn’t harm her internal channels.
This time, the integration speed noticeably slowed down. Indeed, she was more adept at cultivating in terms of mind awareness.
After quietly observing for over an hour, Yun Tianmo had roughly guessed Ouyang Zixin's progress speed. In terms of body refinement, she was indeed weaker than any practitioner in Yuhai Continent. If she could break through this bottleneck and fully integrate the orange profound energy contained within the Polar Bear Gallbladder, it would lead to a qualitative leap in enhancing her physical quality in the future.
Seeing Ouyang Zixin tightly pursing her lips, with her brows furrowed and a serious expression on her face, he hesitated. He was unsure whether to offer help at this moment.
Breaking through the constraints of her body was a significant matter; if mishandled, it could ruin all the previous efforts of reconstruction. However, he did not inform Ouyang Zixin about this in advance.
His purpose was simply to see how far she could go.
Half an hour passed, and Ouyang Zixin was still struggling against the Orange Profound Energy. If she could not subdue it, her fate would not be pleasant.
Fortunately, her eyes were tightly closed; otherwise, seeing the previously lazy Yun Tianmo standing beside her would have increased her pressure significantly.
The merging of the Orange Profound Energy was not going smoothly; in fact, there was almost no progress. Although the Orange Profound Energy condensed into strands by Ouyang Zixin could flow through most of her body's meridians, the quantity was pitifully small. At this rate, even if time slowed down tenfold in Nameless's space, she would still need an entire day to merge all the Orange Element.
So the problem arose: first, there wasn't enough time; second, even if there were, with Ouyang Zixin's cultivation level, it was impossible for her to continuously merge the Orange Element for ten days while also controlling another gray Mysterious Energy from spreading uncontrollably.
Opportunities always come with dangers, and Ouyang Zixin had always known this. The problem was that knowing it was one thing; dealing with it was quite another.
Nameless could not assist with the merging process; the only helper available at this moment was Yun Tianmo. Unfortunately, Ouyang Zixin fell back into her old habit and completely forgot that such a powerful expert was nearby to seek help from. Thus, she continued to try anxiously yet patiently.
Should she take a risk?
The silky Orange Profound Energy barely showed any effect as it circulated; there seemed to be no reduction in the amount of Orange Element residing in her mind. Continuing like this would only waste time and energy without yielding any results.
"Fortune favors the bold; well, let's give it a shot."
—Is that how this phrase is used?!
Nameless felt awkward.
What Ouyang Zixin meant by taking a risk was to gather the Orange Element together again and then launch it from the back of her head towards her limbs all at once, using the fastest and most ferocious method to break through. Because it was dangerous, the success rate would inevitably be low; however, compared to complete failure, she still wanted to give it a try.
After all, this body was born incapable of cultivation; reaching this level today was already fortunate.
At worst, after going out, she could ask Uncle for help with reconstruction again.
After making up her mind, Ouyang Zixin began to take action. The Orange Profound Energy quickly gathered under her control and slowly moved to the center between the back of her head and her spine. To prevent the Gray Profound Energy from interfering during her breakthrough, she cautiously separated a strand of her consciousness to contain it, just in case.
After adjusting for about the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, Ouyang Zixin began her assault—
Boom!
Ouyang Zixin felt her entire Mind tremble. Why was it her Mind that was affected first when she was pushing the Orange Element towards her limbs?!
At this moment, Ouyang Zixin felt a pang of fear. If her assumptions were wrong, not only would she fail to break through, but she might also be knocked senseless by the rebound force.
The Orange Element split into four streams and surged outward, but the residual shockwave caused some cracks in the consciousness she had used to envelop the Gray Profound Energy. Ouyang Zixin did not notice this because she was focused on fiercely pushing against her limbs while worrying about whether she would be knocked silly.
After about three attempts, Ouyang Zixin began to feel fatigued; this kind of physical training was truly taxing for her.
Her pale face had become almost transparent, and a few strands of black hair were soaked with sweat, sticking to her face—clear and distinct in contrast. The color in her red lips visibly faded at an alarming rate; it was evident that her current state was extremely dangerous.
At this moment, Yun Tianmo could no longer stand by and watch. He extended his hands from behind him, with Black Qi already condensed in his palms, ready to be released to protect Ouyang Zixin's safety.
However, just as he was about to act, Ouyang Zixin suddenly shouted loudly, enveloped by a silvery-gray light, with an orange glow appearing on her forehead.
"What is this..." (To be continued.)
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