The night was deep as water, and the clansmen outside the courtyard had long dispersed, filled with awe and satisfaction.

The light inside the room was bright. Nie Kong sat motionless on the edge of the bed. Behind him, Tai Yan lay on her side, fast asleep. Her hair was disheveled, her soft breasts half-exposed, and the smooth, rounded swell of her ** cunningly peeked out from beneath the quilt, her two snowy hips and the delicate region between her legs almost visible.

"Hoo!"

Nie Kong exhaled softly. He had just pondered the map from Hua Mei's memories countless times in his mind. According to his deduction, the "Medicine Spirit Illusory Realm" should be nestled among the embracing mountains, but the topography on the map was too vague, making it impossible for Nie Kong to pinpoint the location.

Lost in thought, Nie Kong turned to look behind him.

Just then, Tai Yan murmured something in her sleep and turned over, completely revealing her snow-white, graceful back and hips from beneath the covers. The expanse of creamy, flawless skin was fully in Nie Kong's sight, especially that line of faint pink between her legs, which sent a jolt of thrilling panic through him.

Amitabha, Amitabha...

After chanting the Buddhist phrase several times, the intense stirring in Nie Kong's lower abdomen was barely suppressed. Yet, that vividly sensual image kept flashing in his mind, refusing to vanish. This damn girl, why did you have to turn over? Even if you turn, why take the blanket with you!

"Hm?"

Suddenly, Nie Kong’s heart skipped a beat. The exquisite thought in his mind vanished instantly, and almost in a flicker, his body merged with the void.

The next moment, Nie Kong reappeared in the courtyard outside.

"Hoo!"

Almost the instant Nie Kong manifested, an extremely subtle ripple disturbed the void several meters away. An aged figure stepped out of the emptiness.

Nie Kong quickly bowed: "Greetings, Great Elder."

"You know me?"

The old man paused, clearly surprised.

Nie Kong straightened up and smiled faintly, "I didn't before. But in today's Jiyang City, who else besides the Great Elder possesses the Heavenly Spirit Realm cultivation?"

He sensed the Heavenly Spirit aura approaching without any concealment, which was one reason, but the other was the sudden agitation Nie Kong felt emanating from his Pet Backpack.

"That is true."

Nie Shen Gong chuckled dryly, then sighed, "Nie Kong, I never imagined that upon our next meeting, you would already have reached the Spirit Cave First Grade. When you treated this old man's illness, you were only at the Spirit Channeling Realm. Such cultivation speed is unparalleled in history. I originally thought that little fellow Nie Feng Lei would be the second in the Nie family to break through to the Heavenly Spirit Realm, but I never expected you, little one, to far surpass him."

"The Great Elder flatters me," Nie Kong smiled. "If I hadn't sensed your location through spiritual sense last night, I wouldn't have known you were the Great Elder of our Nie family." In fact, Nie Kong had learned from Mu Qingyi back in the Yin Ruins that the elder whose 'Yin Ruins Blood Toxin' he had absorbed was Nie Shen Gong, but there was no need to reveal that now. After a brief pause, Nie Kong added, "Great Elder, did you come specifically to find me tonight?"

"Indeed!" Nie Shen Gong nodded and smiled. "Nie Kong, come with me. I have something to give you that might aid your future cultivation."

"Oh?"

Nie Kong vaguely understood, and a wave of relief washed over him. Seeing Nie Shen Gong already employing 'Body Merging into the Void' to leave the courtyard, he quickly followed...

...

In the dimly glowing bedroom.

As soon as the voices outside faded, Tai Yan opened her eyes and abruptly sat up, paying no mind to the tantalizing spectacle of her two soft, full mounds trembling with her movements. Instead, she fixed her gaze on the edge of the pillow, asking doubtfully, "Qing Yue, the method you suggested doesn't seem to have worked at all?"

"Who said that?"

A pale shadow flickered, and the tiny Qing Yue crawled out from under the pillow, chuckling wickedly, "Grandma has watched countless battles; I know your brother's preferences better than anyone. I tell you, he loves fighting people from behind the most. Think about it, isn't that true?"

Tai Yan tilted her delicate head, her slender jade finger tracing the corner of her lips. "It really seems to be true. Every time Brother fights Sister Xue Chan or Sister Mei Xian, he is behind them most of the time. Qing Yue, so this really works?"

Qing Yue grinned slyly, "Of course! You didn't see it just now; the moment you turned around, Nie Kong's eyeballs nearly popped out." If Nie Kong knew she described it that way, he would probably land two sharp taps on her head; at most, his eyes just widened a bit.

Seeing Tai Yan beaming, her beautiful eyes so full of moisture they seemed ready to spill juice, the little one stared blankly for a moment before sighing regretfully, "If Nie Shen Gong hadn't suddenly appeared, your Brother Nie Kong would have certainly pounced on you by now, and you would have gotten your wish."

Tai Yan agreed, "Mmm, Nie Shen Gong is too mean."

Qing Yue's eyes darted, and she chuckled cunningly, "No matter. Grandma will design a few new moves for you. I guarantee Nie Kong will be so stunned his nose will bleed."

"Great, great!" Tai Yan nodded happily, but quickly shook her head, "I don't want Brother to have a nosebleed; I just want to fight him."

"Right, right, fight him."

Qing Yue was slightly speechless. Wasn't making Nie Kong bleed from the nose the prerequisite for you two to successfully fight sooner and better? But the little one knew she couldn't explain this clearly to the innocent girl, so she repeatedly nodded her small head. However, just as Qing Yue was about to voice her ideas, she heard Tai Yan ask doubtfully, "Qing Yue, you understand so much, so why does Brother show no interest in fighting you at all?"

"Who says, who says?"

Qing Yue's small face darkened. Tai Yan’s question stung her deeply. Pouting angrily, she jumped in front of Tai Yan and snapped, "If it weren't for Grandma forgetting to make my physical form bigger when I was condensing it, forget fighting—Grandma and your Brother Nie Kong would already have a whole clan of little babies!"

"Oh."

Tai Yan seemed to realize she had touched on the little one's sore spot and quickly nodded obediently. "Qing Yue, then hurry and tell me the new moves you thought of. Tonight, I must succeed." Saying this, Tai Yan shook her small fists, seemingly encouraging herself:

"Tai Yan, you can do it!"

"..."

Looking at Tai Yan’s flushed, beautiful face, her heaving chest, and her round, pert bottom, Qing Yue touched her own cheek, then glanced down at her own chest and hips. She did have two small buds, but they were barely the size of red beans—entirely negligible. Beneath the little green dress, her buttocks were almost parallel to her back and legs, the slight arch barely worth noting!

It was truly... too damaging to one's self-esteem!

...

...RO