Ling Fan looked at the pale-faced woman, feeling relieved. He truly experienced the notion that whoever has the harder fist holds their head high!
Thinking back to the collision of forces with his opponent, he was also secretly surprised. He had sensed that his adversary actually possessed the strength of a Sixth Grade Martial Saint, and considering her young age, it was indeed remarkable!
And the fact that he was able to repel her ant that his strength had indeed increased dramatically, all thanks to the Earth's Milk. The hidden ailnt within his body had also dissipated without a trace, and he could now cultivate to his heart's content.
Just then, the woman suddenly ford a spell formula with her hands, and out of her lips ca two cold words, "Ice Seal!"
Upon hearing this, Ling Fan's scalp tingled instantly.
He almost forgot, soone of such a young age possessing the prowess of a Martial Saint would surely have realized their own Divine Skills, right?
He feared nothing about her power, but these Art of Divine Abilities contained a thread of the universe's might. Unless one's power was strong to an extre, it was nearly impossible to break free from the shackles of a Divine Domain.
At the very least, he was currently unsure about contending with the woman's Divine Skills and imdiately shouted, "Hold on, I an no harm. Just now, when we crossed hands, I could feel that you have a severe hidden injury within your body.
If you forcibly use your Divine Skills now, it will surely backfire, aggravating your injuries. Don't you want to live?"
"Hmph, even if I die today, I, Qiao Yuchan, would take you with . I will not fall into the hands of a pervert like you and be defiled!" the woman yelled sharply, her face turning even paler.
At the sa ti, the temperature in the cave plumted, and Ling Fan could feel the fluctuations of the Water Elent in the space. The Divine Power she had comprehended was of the Water Elent, capable of temporarily freezing a certain area of space.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind, "The Qiao Family? Qiao Yuchan?"
"What is your relationship with Qiao Shuran?" Ling Fan suddenly shouted loudly.
Qiao Yuchan's hands paused for a mont, her face showing surprise and confusion, "You know my grandmother?"
Ling Fan inwardly let out a sigh of relief and quickly replied, "I am Yan Bao's disciple, Ling Fan!"
Doubt flickered in Qiao Yuchan's eyes, but she stopped using her Divine Skills.
"It's really like a flood washing the Dragon King Temple. Please, withdraw your Divine Power!" urged Ling Fan.
Qiao Yuchan hesitated for a mont, then dispersed the Spell Formula.
"No wonder you know the whereabouts of this Earth's Milk—it was Yan Bao who told you!" Qiao Yuchan mused, yet the wariness on her face did not disappear.
Ling Fan also heaved a sigh of relief, "My master told to visit the Qiao Family of Zhongnan if I had the chance. I wonder how your grandmother is doing now!"
"Put your clothes on before you talk!" Qiao Yuchan turned her face away.
Ling Fan looked down to see that he was only wearing shorts. He imdiately leaped out of the Milk Pool and hastily put on his clothes.
"Why hasn't your master co to the Qiao Family himself after all these years!" Qiao Yuchan asked.
"My master has been pursued all his life for raising . He didn't want to implicate the Qiao Family, so he dared not show himself. Two years ago, he passed away while saving ," Ling Fan sighed deeply.
In truth, his words were half-true. Yan Bao had indeed avoided enemies since saving him as a child, but the main reason was the rules of the Qiao Family and Qiao Shuran's personality.
The Heavenly Vein Qiao Family was ranked as the sixth amongst the Heavenly Vein Families, a unique existence, as the Qiao Family had always been led by won—they would only take sons-in-law and not marry off their daughters.
The reason was related to the Cultivation thod typical of the Qiao Family, which was suitable only for won and passed on to daughters, not sons.
Yan Bao was also young and frivolous back then, took a liking to Qiao Shuran, and got involved with her. He didn't care about whether he had to marry into her family or not.
But when they lived together, they realized there were many problems. His and Qiao Shuran's personalities did not match; both were dominant types.
With a strong sense of male chauvinism, Yan Bao clashed with Qiao Shuran. Because the Qiao Family had always been led by won, Qiao Shuran had long cultivated a firm and authoritarian persona. Naturally, after much ti together, conflicts arose.
Eventually, Yan Bao could no longer bear it, left, and never returned. Even before his death, he still rambled to Ling Fan, saying one should find a virtuous woman—not a domineering 'man-woman' without a hint of femininity!
This was sothing he dared not tell Qiao Yuchan. The old man had not had an easy ti raising him; he had to speak well of his benefactor!
Ling Fan didn't quite agree with the old man's words; a couple's life was actually about complenting each other.
He always thought that as a grown man, why haggle with a woman? Why not just let it go? These past two years, he had gained quite so experience as a live-in son-in-law at the Xiao Family.
At this, Qiao Yuchan's expression dimd. "So Grandpa has passed away... I never even got to see what he looked like!"
Seeing her state, Ling Fan quickly consoled, "Birth, aging, sickness, and death are all part of life. It's also my fault that the old man passed away sooner. If not for , he would have been healthy and lived a few more years. But don't worry, I will avenge him. How is the lady of the sect doing?"
Upon hearing Ling Fan's words, Qiao Yuchan's expression turned even gloomier. "Grandma passed away earlier this year. Before she died, she always said she saw Grandpa calling to her in her dreams! Perhaps she felt it in her heart."
Ling Fan fell silent, not having expected that Qiao Shuran had also followed the old man in death.
"I'll move my master's ashes later and bury them together with the sect lady," Ling Fan sighed.
"Mhm!" Qiao Yuchan nodded.
"By the way, I wasn't really asking you to marry into my family earlier. Just now, when I was cultivating in the Earth's Milk, I inadvertently discovered that the aura emanating from you suppresses the Yin Qi in my body, which is why I hoped you could return to the Qiao Family with !" Qiao Yuchan explained with a blush.
"I see!" Ling Fan nodded.
He recalled what his father had ntioned, that the won of the Qiao Family needed heavenly and earthly treasures with the Yang attribute to suppress the Yin Qi in their bodies due to the cultivation techniques they practiced, especially at higher levels. This was a secret of the Qiao Family.
"Tell the incantations of your cultivation technique!" Ling Fan pondered.
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Qiao Yuchan was visibly startled, "This... "
Realizing her reaction, Ling Fan understood that these noble houses kept their cultivation techniques as closely guarded secrets, not to be shared lightly. He imdiately said, "Don't misunderstand , I have no intention of prying. I've always suspected that there's sothing wrong with the 'Jade Maiden Technique' your Qiao Family practices.
It's just the two of us here, and I will never divulge it!"
After hesitating for a mont, Qiao Yuchan still told Ling Fan the incantations. She didn't know why, but when she found out Ling Fan was a disciple of Yan Bao, she inexplicably developed a blind and mysterious trust in him.
Ling Fan contemplated deeply in his mind and, after silently deducing for a mont, nodded his head.
"Just as I thought!"
"What is it?" Qiao Yuchan couldn't help but ask eagerly.
Your Qiao Family's 'Jade Maiden Technique' focuses heavily on Yin Qi, which is fine at a low level of cultivation. But once you start practicing beyond the Sixth Layer, problems arise.
After all, pure Yin does not give birth to life, and too much of anything leads to its opposite, even potentially causing a reversal of cultivation!" Ling Fan mused.
On hearing this, Qiao Yuchan was terrified, looking at Ling Fan with horror because what he said was true.
At least her cultivation had reversed after her breakthrough past the Sixth Grade, leaving her only at the peak of the Grandmaster Realm.
This was a secret known only to herself. If other Heavenly Vein Families found out, the Qiao Family would be in danger, which was also why she shalessly asked Ling Fan to beco her Taoist Companion earlier.
"How can this be resolved?" Hope shone in Qiao Yuchan's eyes, as Ling Fan, having spoken about the critical issue of the technique, must also know the solution.
"Previously, your Qiao Family used heavenly and earthly treasures with Yang attributes to suppress it, which was only a temporary solution. Soaking your body in the Milk Pool was also to suppress the Yin Qi within you.
But that too is missing the point and does not address the root problem!
The only solution is Yin Yang Harmony, which you must have felt before," Ling Fan nodded.
Upon hearing this, Qiao Yuchan suddenly understood and blushed, whispering, "You an, as long as I find a Dual Cultivation Partner and... consummate, the issue can be resolved?"
Ling Fan shook his head, "It's not just about consummation. The most important thing is that the man's practiced cultivation thod must have the utmost Yang attribute!
If the man's cultivation technique is also of the Yin Attribute, then both will massively deplete their vital energy and won't live past thirty!"
Qiao Yuchan's body shook violently, her face turned pale as she murmured to herself, "So that's how it is... No wonder my parents died shortly after I was born!"
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