After the Demoness Bestowed Me with the Pure Yang Technique, the Iceberg Saintess Came to My Door at Night - Chapter 2:

Chapter 2: Madam Su, Are You Here to Atone for Your Husband’s Sins?

Lu Xiao took a deep breath. “Senior, why does this Pure Yang Heavenly Art feel a bit strange? My master once told me that martial cultivation should be steady and grounded… one must not walk crooked or evil paths…”

Before he could finish, the woman’s lazy voice drifted over, “An Emperor-level technique is already the lowest-grade technique I can offer. Anything higher than this, you wouldn’t even be able to comprehend. If you don’t want to learn it, there’s nothing I can do.”

Emperor-level…

An Emperor-level technique?!

Lu Xiao froze where he stood.

The woman spoke again, her tone still languid, “Besides, if you cultivate using the harmony of yin and yang, your cultivation speed… can increase by about ten times on top of the Emperor-level foundation.”

“Thud—” Lu Xiao dropped straight to his knees, kowtowing three times toward the palace. “Thank you, Senior, for granting me this technique!”

Emperor-level techniques were created only by legendary Great Emperor-level experts.

Not a single one could be found in the entire Eastern Desolate Region.

And ten times the cultivation speed on top of that… just imagining it was enough to understand how heaven-defying it was.

How could this be a crooked or evil path? This was an invincible method!

“Hehehe…” The alluring woman’s laughter echoed. “Little one, you change your attitude quite quickly.”

Lu Xiao’s expression turned solemn. “This junior simply does not wish to waste Senior’s goodwill.”

The woman suddenly let out a surprised sound. “Hm? Something within your body seems to be awakening. There’s a powerful divine and demonic aura… could it be the legendary Divine-Demonic Bone?”

“Divine-Demonic Bone?”

Only then did Lu Xiao notice a burning sensation spreading from his chest. The Dao bone he had lost had actually regrown… yet it was different from before.

The newly grown bone shone with dazzling golden light, radiating sacred brilliance. However, the patterns entwined around it were pitch black, exuding a chilling demonic aura.

What was certain was that the pressure it emitted was at least a hundred times stronger than his previous Dao bone.

Lu Xiao was stunned. His Dao bone had been ripped out… yet he had gained a blessing in disguise?

The woman continued, “Time flows ten times slower within the Divine-Demonic Burial Ground than in the outside world. You can cultivate here for now. Use the Pure Yang Heavenly Art together with your Divine-Demonic Bone to repair your damaged meridians and shattered spiritual sea.”

Ten times?!

Lu Xiao’s face flushed instantly upon hearing this.

Setting aside the opportunities hidden within that mysterious palace, the time flow here alone made this place a paradise countless martial artists would dream of.

“Thank you for your guidance, Senior.” He expressed his gratitude before sitting cross-legged, slowly circulating the Pure Yang Heavenly Art and absorbing the spiritual energy around him.

His entire body felt like a blazing furnace, drawing in Pure Yang energy from the surroundings at an astonishing speed.

Yet pain soon twisted his expression.

His meridians had been completely shattered, his spiritual sea destroyed. The process of repairing them brought unimaginable agony.

But if he could recover… what was this pain worth?

Images of Su Ze and his daughter’s vile expressions flashed through his mind, along with the thought of his master’s wife and junior sister trapped in danger. Gritting his teeth, he endured it all. Even as blood seeped through his skin, he remained unmoved…

Time passed unnoticed.

When Lu Xiao finally opened his eyes, his face lit up with uncontrollable joy.

“3rd stage Meridian Awakening Realm?!”

Suppressing his excitement, he asked, “Senior, how long have I been cultivating here?”

“Five days,” the woman replied.

Lu Xiao’s breathing grew rapid.

The path of cultivation was divided into… Body Tempering, Pulse Opening, Spiritual Sea, Divine Soul, and Heaven Fusion.

The Body Tempering Realm was the beginning of martial cultivation… merely strengthening the flesh and bones, gaining a bit of physical strength. In this world, it was no different from being an ant.

Although Lu Xiao’s meridians had been destroyed and his spiritual sea shattered, he had previously been at the peak of the Body Tempering Realm. Yet in just five days, not only had he repaired everything, he had broken through three stages consecutively, reaching the 3rd stage Meridian Awakening Realm.

Such cultivation speed was nothing short of heaven-defying.

Ordinary martial artists, without external assistance, would need at least half a year… even two to three years… to open three major meridians.

Even back in his prime, when he possessed the Dao bone and unparalleled talent, it would have taken him three to four months to reach this level.

At that moment, the woman suddenly spoke, “Someone has arrived outside.”

Lu Xiao was startled. This was merely his consciousness space… his physical body was still outside.

The woman’s teasing voice followed, “Hehehe… little one, you’re quite fortunate. I can already sense the aura of the visitor… a rare Profound Yin Body. For someone cultivating the Pure Yang Heavenly Art, it’s a great supplement.”

“If you wish to increase your cultivation quickly, I can lend you a hand.”

Lu Xiao paused. “How will you help me, Senior?”

A playful voice echoed in his mind, “Time… stop.”

Lu Xiao fell silent. He still did not know who had come.

When his consciousness withdrew from the Divine-Demonic Burial Ground and he opened his eyes, he found himself lying on a bed. A faint pain still lingered in his body, but with the nourishment of the Supreme Bone, his injuries had mostly recovered.

Outside, darkness blanketed everything. It was deep into the night.

“Whoosh—”

A gentle breeze pushed open his door.

A graceful figure stepped inside, moving like a lotus in bloom. Her beauty was peerless, her entire being radiating an icy detachment untouched by the mortal world… a breathtakingly cold beauty.

Lu Xiao’s heart tensed instantly.

The person who had come… was Ji Lengyue, Su Ze’s wife, Su Yingxue’s stepmother. Her strength was profound, no weaker than Su Ze himself.

He had not expected… it would be her.

Forcing himself to remain calm, he spoke, “Madam Su, what brings you here so late at night?”

Ji Lengyue narrowed her beautiful eyes, clearly displeased with his form of address. “You may call me Saintess.”

Aside from being Su Ze’s wife and Su Yingxue’s stepmother, she was also the Saintess of the Fourth Peak. Ten years ago, she had already been hailed as the number one genius of the Fourth Peak. In truth, she was only a few years older than Lu Xiao… at the age where youthful innocence had faded into mature allure.

“Saintess?” Lu Xiao let out a cold laugh. “Since Madam Su was willing to lower herself to marry that old turtle Su Ze, she should have been mentally prepared. And now you’re dissatisfied with this title?”

Ji Lengyue raised her brows slightly. “You do have a sharp tongue.”

She sighed softly, a trace of regret in her tone. “If Xu Xudao hadn’t suddenly fallen, you wouldn’t have ended up like this.”

“Unfortunately… there are no ‘what ifs’ in life.”

She looked at him coldly. “You should already know why I’m here tonight.”

Lu Xiao clenched his teeth, his gaze icy. “Given that old turtle Su Ze’s hypocritical nature, now that he knows I didn’t die, he must be planning to repeat his old trick. Sending you here under the pretense of concern… just to frame me for having improper intentions toward you, right?”

“Smart,” Ji Lengyue replied, a trace of pity flashing in her eyes. “If I don’t kill you today, Su Ze won’t spare you tomorrow. It’s better that I end it quickly… spare you unnecessary suffering.”

“I don’t want to dirty my hands by killing you,” she continued coldly. “So tell me… will you come with me obediently to the Heavenly Prison, or should I kill you here and now?”

“Your master’s wife and junior sister have already been knocked unconscious. No one can save you.”

Lu Xiao’s fists tightened.

Though he had recovered some strength, the 3rd stage Meridian Awakening Realm was still nothing more than an ant before someone like Ji Lengyue.

A ruthless glint flashed in his eyes as he used his divine sense to connect with the mysterious woman. “Senior… help me!”

That old turtle Su Ze had his master killed, set him up, and now even sent Ji Lengyue to finish him off. Since she wanted his life, why should he show her any mercy?

The woman’s teasing voice echoed, “One hour… is that enough?”

Lu Xiao took a deep breath. “Probably… not enough.”

“Heh… confident.” The mysterious woman’s voice faded into silence.

Ji Lengyue’s voice turned colder. “Make your decision.”

“You really intend to kill me?” Lu Xiao asked, his gaze sharp as a blade.

“I don’t wish to dirty my hands. But if you refuse, I have no choice,” she replied.

“And if I refuse?” Lu Xiao said slowly, word by word. “Do you really dare kill me here?”

Ji Lengyue’s expression remained indifferent. “I came here to visit you out of concern. You, driven by lust, attempted to assault me… and were killed on the spot. Perfectly reasonable.”

The next moment, a terrifying chill erupted from her body as she struck out with a palm.

Killing intent surged toward him. Lu Xiao felt his entire body freeze, unable to move.

But suddenly… the killing intent vanished.

Ji Lengyue’s figure halted abruptly just 1.5 meters in front of him.

A chill ran through her body. In that instant, she felt as though the flow of time around her had slowed countless times… almost coming to a complete stop.

“What… did you do to me?”

A cold smile appeared on Lu Xiao’s lips. “Madam Su, I haven’t done anything to you. On the contrary… you were just talking about killing me, yet now your body doesn’t seem very honest.”

“Could it be that you feel Su Ze owes me something, so you’ve come here to apologize on his behalf? Or perhaps… as a young wife married to an old man, you’ve long had improper thoughts about me?”

“You… shameless! Despicable!”

His blatant words filled Ji Lengyue with humiliation and fury. Killing intent blazed in her beautiful eyes.

Lu Xiao rose from the bed and leaned closer, inhaling lightly. His face filled with intoxication. “What a fragrance.”

Ji Lengyue’s skin broke out in goosebumps.

The next moment, Lu Xiao pulled her onto the bed.

“Lu Xiao! You… you’re outrageous! I am the Saintess of the Fourth Peak… the wife of the Peak Master… your former fiancée’s stepmother!”

Lu Xiao let out a cold laugh. “Now… aren’t you no longer?”

With a sharp motion, he reached out and tore at her clothes.

His burning gaze swept across her body, filling her with shame and fear. A faint blush spread across her skin as if she wanted to disappear into the ground…