Mu Hongling only paused for a moment before the irresistible pull of home urged her on. She borrowed the Ghost Soul Eagle King from Nie Kong, left the Spirit Mansion, and hurried towards Luocheng, the capital of Cheng Nation. As for Great Evolution Spirit Venerable and Bai Lian, they walked out of the Medicine King Palace under the guidance of Mu Xueyi and Tai Yan, their expressions complex.
The instant their figures vanished from the doorway, Nie Kong could no longer suppress the excitement surging in his heart. He pulled Hua Mei, who was beside him, into his embrace.
When he emerged from the "Primordial Beginning Grotto-Heaven," he materialized precisely in the "Wasteland of Raging Sands" in the western part of the continent. Almost the moment his feet touched the Celestial Spirit Continent, he urgently flung off Mu Hongling and the gourd, activating the "Spirit Return Jade Tablet" to rush back to the Spirit Mansion ahead of everyone else, never expecting to run straight into the surprise attack by Great Evolution Spirit Venerable.
Now that the trouble with Great Evolution Spirit Venerable was finally resolved, years of yearning erupted from Nie Kong. The familiar, long-missed fragrance wafted into his nostrils thread by thread, permeating his very core. The force of Nie Kong’s arms instinctively increased, as if he desperately wanted to press Hua Mei’s soft, delicate body into his own being.
“Brother…”
Hua Mei remained as shy as ever, letting out a soft murmur, a blush swiftly climbing her delicate face.
Feeling the strength in Nie Kong’s arms, excitement flickered in Hua Mei’s eyes. Her chin rested against Nie Kong’s shoulder, her face unconsciously brushing against his neck as her hands gripped the fabric of his clothes on his back tightly, as if afraid that if she let go, he would vanish without a trace.
Time seemed to freeze; the two entwined bodies became like sculptures.
A long, long time passed. Only when the sky over the Spirit Mansion dimmed and night finally descended did they awaken as if from a dream, separating reluctantly.
Hua Mei’s hands still clutched Nie Kong’s robe, her cheeks flushed a deep crimson, vibrant and dewy.
Gazing at her pretty face, Nie Kong felt a mix of warmth and guilt. He couldn't help but ask, “Hua Mei, do you… not have anything you want to ask me?”
“No.” Hua Mei quickly glanced at Nie Kong but just as quickly lowered her head, shaking it with a touch of shyness.
“Don’t you want to know about me and Tai Yan…”
Before Nie Kong could finish his sentence, Hua Mei gently cut in, “Before you even left the Celestial Spirit Continent, I already knew about you and her.”
Nie Kong was taken aback, feeling somewhat flustered and uneasy. “Hua Mei, you knew?”
Hua Mei let out a soft hum and nodded. “Not just Tai Yan. I knew about you, Xue Chan, Mei Xian, and Yu Qing long ago.”
“Ah?”
Nie Kong was instantly dumbfounded, stammering out, “Since you knew everything, why did you never mention it to me, or get angry with me?”
Hua Mei mumbled, “I didn’t tell you because I was afraid you would feel guilty.”
“Silly girl…”
Nie Kong once again pulled Hua Mei into his embrace without restraint. Yet, his heart felt as if a small hand had seized it, squeezing hard a few times. The fact that she had known everything for so long, yet never said a word or complained even slightly, made Nie Kong feel even more ashamed beyond words. Her magnanimity only deepened his self-reproach.
At that moment, Nie Kong almost wished she would curse him out soundly.
After a long pause, Nie Kong gently stroked her back and said softly, “Hua Mei, first give your body to Hua Pianxian. I will help her re-condense her physical form so she doesn’t keep popping out like this.”
“Mmm.”
Hua Mei nodded, but as if struck by a sudden thought, her body grew instantly hot, and her pretty face flushed scarlet, a hint of seduction appearing in her gaze.
A moment later, she suddenly broke free from Nie Kong’s embrace, the shyness completely gone. “Nie Kong, you finally remembered your promise. I thought you had forgotten.”
The one currently occupying the body was now Hua Pianxian.
“If you don’t want to turn into an ugly monster, you better watch your tone,” Nie Kong frowned.
“You…”
Hua Pianxian bristled in annoyance.
Nie Kong replied impatiently, “What ‘you’! Don’t waste time, sit down quickly.”
“Fine, you win this round,” Hua Pianxian squeezed out a few words between her shell-like ivory teeth, sitting opposite Nie Kong and glaring fiercely at him.
“Stop wearing that sour face. Meeting me is your good fortune. I will use Chaos Power to forge the skeletal structure and re-condense your physical body. It will be a hundred times stronger than your ‘Pianxian Jade Butterfly Spring True Body.’ At the very least, it will allow you to cultivate to the Ninth-Grade Spirit God realm, and if destiny allows, even Great Venerable might be possible,” Nie Kong stated calmly.
“Go on boasting,” Hua Pianxian pouted, though she didn't harbor much doubt about Nie Kong’s words.
“A woman who says one thing but means another! Get ready!”
Nie Kong scoffed. Seeing Hua Pianxian had already closed her eyes and calmed her mind, he wasted no more time. He moved his ten fingers in rapid succession, sending out streaks of misty white aura that continuously shot into her body. In an instant, a snow-white skeletal frame flickered faintly within her form.
Initially, it was just a faint shadow, but as time passed, the phantom image grew denser until it finally seemed to solidify.
About half an hour later…
Nie Kong extended his right hand, his five fingers curled like hooks, grasping grasping at Hua Pianxian’s body. That skeletal structure separated from her form and landed between her and Nie Kong.
“Whoosh!”
The Sun ascended, and the “Great Sun Chaos True Fire” poured down, instantly enveloping the skeletal frame.
Nie Kong’s hands moved even faster. Vast amounts of Chaos Divine Power flooded into the range of the “Great Sun Chaos True Fire,” churning and surging like clouds and mist under the intense pressure of the flames. Almost simultaneously, the various spiritual energy elements within the Spirit Mansion began to frantically converge upon this Medicine King Palace, being smelted by the True Fire.
Time ticked by drop by drop. Organs formed successively, followed by muscle, blood, and skin membrane…
Deep in the night, the “Great Sun Chaos True Fire” receded, and clarity returned to the Medicine King Palace. Between Nie Kong and Hua Pianxian’s original body now rested a flawless physical form: full, soft breasts, a slender waist, round hips, and beautiful, sculpted legs. The exquisite curves outlined the body perfectly, and beneath the jewel-like gleam of the hall, the smooth skin radiated an intoxicating, soul-stirring luster.
Aside from lacking hair, the facial features and physique of this new body were remodeled after Hua Mei.
“That should be enough!”
Nie Kong’s figure flickered, and he appeared before Hua Pianxian, his palm hovering just above her head. A moment later, a cluster of colorful aura drilled out from her head.
This was Hua Pianxian’s soul.
“Snap!”
His right hand grasped the cluster of soul energy and slapped it onto the head of the ** nude woman, and the colorful aura immediately drilled inside. With a thought from Nie Kong, the Sun suspended high in the air trembled gently, and the “Great Sun Chaos True Fire” once again covered this tender, pale body, its gentle warmth seeping in thread by thread.
Guided by the True Fire, Hua Pianxian’s soul rapidly merged with the physical body.
In the blink of an eye, fifteen minutes had passed.
The True Fire dissipated, and the Sun sank back into Nie Kong’s body. Several seconds later, Hua Mei, who had regained control of her body, and Hua Pianxian, who possessed the new vessel, opened their eyes almost simultaneously.
“I have a new body.”
Hua Pianxian was overjoyed, excitedly twisting her snow-white form, causing the twin peaks on her chest to rise and fall in tempting waves. A second later, Hua Pianxian suddenly froze. Then came a sharp scream, as she clutched her chest with one hand and covered her lower body with the other, shrieking furiously, “Nie Kong, you scoundrel! You didn’t even give me clothes!” As she spoke, she shot out of the Medicine King Palace like lightning, vanishing completely.
…… ……RO