Cao Ying's Beauty Trap

Spiritual Qi was an extremely mysterious energy in the world. It did not possess the formidable power of Dou Qi, but it was a great tonic for the soul. This substance was like chaos, extremely difficult to sense. In ancient times, only alchemists with soul cultivation methods could sense and absorb Spiritual Qi. However, in this era, such cultivation methods were extremely scarce. Even though Cao Ying was a personal disciple of one of the Three Great Giants of the Pill Tower, she currently did not have the qualifications to cultivate secret treasures of that level.

At this moment, to sense the Spiritual Qi again, Cao Ying closed her eyes once more, but she could not enter that wondrous state like before. Spiritual Qi was indeed too much of a luxury for alchemists nowadays.

"Right, that mysterious chant from earlier!" Suddenly remembering something, Cao Ying's lips parted slightly as she repeatedly muttered the mysterious chant obtained from the Yunling Dust. Roughly half an hour later, a tiny ripple began to stir in the quiet space of the room. In her perception, within this world originally filled with energy, faint streams of chaotic air suddenly appeared. They were hidden deep beneath the dense worldly energy; if not for that chant, Cao Ying would certainly have been unable to find them.

"Spiritual Qi! Excellent, I can sense the Spiritual Qi!" Cao Ying focused her mind on those streams of air, unable to hide the joy in her heart. Such expressions of genuine joy rarely appeared on her face in the past, but today they kept showing, all because of meeting Shen Feng.

However, the Spiritual Qi she sensed was extremely faint and weak. If she accidentally drew it into her body, a slight circulation would cause it to be crushed by the surrounding worldly energy. Without a special method to separate it from the worldly energy, it was impossible to absorb it successfully. Shen Feng had also encountered this situation before, but he had cultivated the method provided by Yao Chen to solve it. Meanwhile, the method Cao Ying obtained was only a remnant version, and its efficiency was extremely low.

After an hour of effort, Cao Ying finally succeeded in merging a wisp of Spiritual Qi into her soul. Instantly, a cool and refreshing sensation spread through her mind. This was the phenomenon of Spiritual Qi growing within the soul. Although slow, it was at least better than nothing.

"Phew... This cultivation method is incomplete; absorbing Spiritual Qi is indeed difficult..." Cao Ying let out a breath, her fair face slightly flushed, showing a helpless expression. The effort expended compared to the harvest was truly too disproportionate. But if other high-tier Tier 7 Alchemists knew that Cao Ying could already absorb Spiritual Qi at her age, they would surely be green with envy.

"Doing it like that is indeed a bit slow; it took you over an hour just to merge one wisp of Spiritual Qi." Hearing Cao Ying's sigh, Shen Feng nodded in agreement.

"A wisp of Spiritual Qi... Young Master Shen Feng, how did you know? Could it be that you can also sense Spiritual Qi?" Cao Ying reacted strongly, because someone who had not touched this realm could not possibly sense Spiritual Qi. "Have you already reached this step long ago?" She raised her head, her slender, snow-white neck exposed under the light, appearing dazzlingly bright.

"Yes, I indeed was able to sense and absorb Spiritual Qi long ago." Shen Feng nodded calmly.

"Heavens, who on earth is he? To reach this step at such a young age, and he isn't even an alchemist!" Cao Ying was truly shocked. She stared intently at Shen Feng's face as if trying to see through his soul. Only now did she understand that Shen Feng's previous astonishing feats were not mere coincidences, but because he truly possessed the strength.

"Young Master Shen Feng, it seems you already possessed a soul cultivation method long ago, which is why you yielded the opportunity to exchange for the Yunling Dust copper plate to me, right?" Cao Ying flashed a sly smile, quite different from her usual seductive demeanor. She looked at him with a peculiar gaze filled with anticipation.

"Haha, Lady Cao Ying, are you thinking of how to get me to teach you the soul cultivation method?" Shen Feng burst into laughter, directly exposing her thoughts.

"Then is Young Master Shen Feng willing to teach me?" Cao Ying felt a bit embarrassed at having her thoughts exposed. But immediately after, the corner of her lips curled into an alluring arc, her enchanting aura overflowing like a succubus descending to the mortal world. Her narrow eyes looked at Shen Feng with affection, clearly using a beauty trap on him.