King of Ten Thousand Years

”Senior Luo, your earlier diagnosis was spot on. Is there any way to treat my condition?”

Princess Yunxiu’s bright eyes shone, and she looked at Luo Tian with an anxious heart.

”There is a method...”

Luo Tian frowned slightly, seeming to face a dilemma.

He already had a full grasp of Princess Yunxiu’s condition.

While the Commandery Princess was still in her mother’s womb, she had been eroded by a sinister, mysterious power. It was likely passed on to her when her mother was injured.

This sinister power was bizarre and potent. It was a type of ”Yin Netherworld Power” that could strengthen itself by devouring Vitality Essence Qi, making it difficult to eradicate.

The most troublesome part was that this Yin Evil Power had been implanted into her Martial Vein when she was still a fetus!

As she cultivated, this power devoured her Martial Vein and Vitality Essence Qi, growing stronger and gradually seeping into her internal organs.

Now, Princess Yunxiu’s illness was terminal; it was unlikely she would live to see twenty.

’As for a cure?’

The Celestial Book had ”tailor-made” two methods for Luo Tian.

The first method was the fastest and had the smallest cost.

It was the Yin Yang Harmony Skill!

The two of them would perform dual cultivation, using the ”Nether Dragon Divine Vein” as a nexus to neutralize and absorb the Yin Evil Power. This would balance the yin and yang, and ultimately strengthen and nourish Luo Tian’s Divine Vein.

This was the method the Celestial Book strongly recommended.

However, this method required a man and a woman to share a bed and perform that shameful act.

’How could Luo Tian bring himself to mention it?’

Although Princess Yunxiu was both beautiful and talented, and of noble status, Luo Tian’s heart belonged to Ning Xueyao. He couldn’t accept being intimate with a strange woman so casually.

Even if Luo Tian were willing, given Princess Yunxiu’s noble status, she would likely find it unacceptable.

”What method? Senior Luo, please, tell me.”

Seeing Luo Tian remain silent, Princess Yunxiu grew anxious with anticipation.

Logically speaking, countless famous doctors in the Azure Cloud Kingdom had been helpless against her strange illness.

Anyone else would have scoffed at a cure proposed by a mere teenager.

But Princess Yunxiu had a strange intuition that Luo Tian wasn’t lying; he might truly have a solution.

”There is a method, it just depends on whether you are willing to try it, Your Highness.”

Luo Tian sighed softly.

He didn’t mention the first method, opting for the second one instead.

The second method involved peeling away and extracting that Yin Evil Power from Princess Yunxiu’s body little by little from the outside.

Relatively speaking, this method was cruder. During the extraction process, Princess Yunxiu would have to endure some pain and risk.

Furthermore, the one absorbing the power would also have to withstand the corrosion of the Yin Netherworld Power, requiring great caution.

If it failed and the absorber suffered a backlash, both parties would suffer dire consequences.

Both of the above methods required one to possess a powerful Yin Netherworld Body or a Yin Netherworld-type Martial Vein, otherwise they would be unable to withstand the corrosion from the Yin Evil Power.

It could be said that both methods were derived based on Luo Tian’s own capabilities.

After learning of the method, Princess Yunxiu’s eyes froze. Beyond her shock, her heart was touched. ”Senior Luo, you’re willing to take this risk for me?”

”I am willing to try.”

A smile appeared on Luo Tian’s face. He had the Nether Dragon Divine Vein, which could minimize the risk.

”However, Your Highness will need to make a certain sacrifice.”

Luo Tian looked slightly awkward.

Although the second method didn’t require *that* act, it still required the Commandery Princess to disrobe for close-contact treatment.

”If Senior Luo isn’t afraid of the risk...”

”How could I... Yunxiu... care about such worldly customs.”

Princess Yunxiu agreed in a low voice, her pretty face blushing crimson as she avoided Luo Tian’s gaze.

Having said that, she gracefully walked toward her private chamber and lay down on the ivory bed.

At this moment, Princess Yunxiu bit her lip, her face flushed red, and she gave Luo Tian a complicated look.

Her hands trembling slightly, she undid the clasps of her dress and pulled the fabric up, revealing her fair, flat stomach.

A delicate fragrance filled the room.

Luo Tian felt the temperature in the room seem to rise, and his mouth went a little dry.

”Senior... Luo, please begin.”

Princess Yunxiu’s voice trembled, barely a whisper.

”Alright.”

Luo Tian sat on the bed and gently placed his hand on Princess Yunxiu’s flat, snow-white abdomen, centering his palm over her navel.

Instantly, a wonderfully smooth sensation, like touching silk and soft jade, traveled up his arm.

From this angle, Luo Tian had a perfect view of Princess Yunxiu’s graceful, curvaceous body. Her exquisitely pretty face was flushed a tempting red, and she looked overwhelmingly shy, her phoenix-like eyes squeezed shut, not daring to meet his gaze.

’A feast for the eyes!’

”Here we go!”

Luo Tian focused his mind and began the treatment.

Princess Yunxiu’s illness had been with her since the womb.

And the navel, also known as the ”Shenque Acupoint,” is the sole connection between a fetus and its mother.

That Yin Evil Power had entered Princess Yunxiu’s body through the Shenque Acupoint.

Therefore, Luo Tian needed to draw the power out from there.

He began to operate the Secret Technique he had obtained from the Celestial Book.

WHOOSH!

Luo Tian activated his Nether Dragon Divine Vein, guided his True Qi with the Creation Technique, and rotated it in a strange rhythm, producing a cold suction force.

In this way, Luo Tian’s palm fit seamlessly against Princess Yunxiu’s navel.

WHOOSH!

Suddenly, an invisible, dark mist overflowed from the ”Shenque Acupoint” at the Commandery Princess’s navel and seeped into Luo Tian’s palm.

Luo Tian’s body shivered!

He felt as if a dark, profound black hole was trying to devour him and pull him into an endless abyss.

HISS~

Luo Tian’s flesh, vitality, and even his True Qi were being eroded.

The sensation was a bit like when he was afflicted by the potent poison from Liu Ziyan. Though not as violent, it was even more bizarre and terrifying.

’Just a single wisp of this power’s aura is so terrifying!’

Luo Tian’s gaze turned cold.

This single wisp of power was merely the tip of the iceberg compared to what was inside Princess Yunxiu’s body.

Fortunately, Luo Tian’s Nether Dragon Divine Vein had a natural suppressive effect on this type of Yin Netherworld Attribute power.

ROAR!

The Divine Vein inside him, shaped like a colossal, dark dragon, vibrated with excitement. A patch of its blue scales lit up, and a faint blue Cold Mist spread out.

The moment that dark and domineering aura touched the Nether Dragon Divine Vein, it immediately withered and dispersed.

’Devour!’

Luo Tian controlled the Nether Dragon Divine Vein to rapidly devour the dark power.

Soon, a steady stream of Yin Netherworld Power was peeled away and absorbed by Luo Tian, causing the Divine Vein in his body to grow brighter and stronger.

”So cold.”

Princess Yunxiu let out a muffled groan, her pretty face contorted in a struggle against the pain.

’This won’t do! The Commandery Princess doesn’t have a Yin Netherworld Body.’

Luo Tian quickly slowed the rate of absorption, reining in his Divine Vein’s excitement.

A short while later.

Princess Yunxiu’s brow relaxed, and color gradually returned to her face.

She could clearly feel that dark, domineering power inside her being peeled away and absorbed by Luo Tian, bit by bit.

’He really did it!’

Princess Yunxiu was thrilled, her heart filled with surprise and delight.

Her phoenix-like eyes fluttered open slightly. Through a haze of dark mist, she saw a tall, stern figure, mysterious and unfathomable, like the King of the Underworld!

「An hour later.」

Looking exhausted, Luo Tian let out a long breath and withdrew his hand from the Commandery Princess’s abdomen.

This second method required long-term extraction. Each session couldn’t last too long, or it would be harmful to the Commandery Princess’s body.

”My illness has clearly improved.”

Princess Yunxiu dressed herself and rose with a happy expression, feeling much lighter.

A strange light rippled in her beautiful eyes as she looked at the young man beside her.

”This method requires long-term treatment. After each extraction, you’ll need a period of recuperation...”

Luo Tian said with a smile.

Seeing the radiant glow return to Princess Yunxiu’s beautiful face, he felt a sense of accomplishment.

”Senior Luo, thank you for saving my life. I, Yunxiu, will never forget this kindness.”

With tears welling in her eyes, Princess Yunxiu was about to kneel and bow.

Luo Tian quickly helped her up and said with a laugh, ”Your Highness, I hope you won’t spread this matter. My heart is set on the path of Martial Arts; medicine is just something I study occasionally!”

Princess Yunxiu quickly promised, but she was inwardly shaken.

’He has such superb medical skills from just ”occasionally” studying, and he wants me to keep it a secret?’

Her terminal illness was something that even the numerous master physicians of the Azure Cloud Kingdom could not cure.

Imperceptibly, Princess Yunxiu began to see the young man before her as a wise sage walking the world in disguise, possessing world-altering abilities.

Luo Tian, however, was feeling the pinch.

Deducing the treatment method for Princess Yunxiu had consumed more than half of the Celestial Book Power he had recently accumulated.

”Senior Luo, as for payment, I don’t have many valuables on me. Please, ask for whatever you need, and I will have my father send someone to deliver it.”

Princess Yunxiu said with a smile.

”For payment... Spiritual Essence Coins, I suppose.”

Luo Tian didn’t plan on being polite.

At this stage, he urgently needed Spiritual Essence Coins, both for his cultivation and for the Celestial Book to store power.

”Just one...”

Luo Tian held up one finger, planning to ask for one hundred Spiritual Essence Coins as a token gesture.

”One thousand Spiritual Essence Coins? I only have a little over one hundred on me. I’ll make a trip home and have my father gather the rest.”

Princess Yunxiu looked slightly apologetic as she took out over a hundred Spiritual Essence Coins.

”One... one thousand?”

Luo Tian was completely stunned.

As far as he knew, with the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi being so thin these days, the production of Spiritual Essence Coins was extremely low.

One thousand Spiritual Essence Coins was a huge sum, even for an ordinary Spirit Sea Realm expert.

A Bronze Lord like Cao Yang probably only had a few dozen Spiritual Essence Coins to spend.

Originally, Luo Tian had been smarting a little from using up his Celestial Book Power for this treatment.

But now, it seemed he had struck it rich!