Chapter Twenty-Two: The Great Yin Awakens, Jiang Cheng Refines Elixirs

Late at night, moonlight poured gently into the room like flowing water. The dim lamp flickered, casting the shadows of three figures on the bed—two adults and a child.

The little girl had fallen into a deep sleep, quietly leaning against Su Ruoxi’s embrace. Her youthful face, still untouched by the years, wore a serene smile. The faint spiritual aura emanating from her medicinal essence made the surrounding air feel soft and tender.

It was Su Ruoxi who first discovered the child’s unique constitution, and only then did Jiang Cheng realize that whenever the little girl stayed close, her medicinal aura harmonized with his own, creating a special affinity.

That was why, at this critical moment tonight, Su Ruoxi was allowed to keep the child by her side.

Jiang Cheng stood beside the bed, bending gently to pull the blanket over the little girl’s shoulders with careful, tender movements, afraid to disturb her peaceful dreams.

When he looked up, he caught a glimpse of warmth in Su Ruoxi’s eyes—shy yet resolute.

“Husband...” Su Ruoxi whispered softly, her voice low but clear in his ear.

She lightly touched the child’s forehead, then shifted the little one inward, creating a space beside her. Turning back to Jiang Cheng, her gaze was calm and unwavering.

Moonlight bathed her smooth hair, casting a halo that seemed both real and ethereal.

“Tonight, I want to borrow your Nine Dragons’ power to break through once more to the pinnacle of the True Yin Phoenix,” she said gently, but the determination behind her words was unmistakable.

Jiang Cheng nodded slightly and settled slowly at the bedside.

The bed shifted lightly beneath him. Su Ruoxi drew a quiet breath; the little girl curled up like a sleeping kitten, unaware. The medicinal aura and the power of True Yin interwove subtly in the air, like two streams quietly merging.

“Are you ready?” Jiang Cheng asked softly.

Su Ruoxi nodded, her cheeks tinged with a faint blush but her resolve unyielding. “Having the little one here eases much of the spiritual conflict. As long as we cooperate, I believe I can awaken the True Phoenix power steadily. But...”

Her voice faltered, and Jiang Cheng understood her concern immediately.

The child still slept peacefully nearby.

If their emotions surged too wildly, it could affect her.

“Clear your mind. I know what to do.”

“Hmph, who was jealous in front of everyone...”

“Ahem, the child is here, let’s not talk about adult matters...”

“Don’t worry. I’ll control the rhythm,” Jiang Cheng promised quietly, reaching out to gently stroke Su Ruoxi’s shoulder.

A slight tremor blossomed where his fingers touched her skin, like a breeze rippling across a lake.

Their eyes met, Su Ruoxi’s fluttered closed briefly before she breathed out softly, a small smile curving her lips.

They sat facing each other, spiritual energy spreading subtly between them, like stars weaving across the night sky, flickering in and out of sight.

Su Ruoxi’s slender fingers intertwined with Jiang Cheng’s. At that instant, a gentle current began to flow through their bodies.

Bathed in moonlight, the forces of True Yin and the True Phoenix seemed poised to break free from their chrysalis.

As their dual cultivation deepened, their breaths grew quicker, yet they deliberately maintained a calm spirit.

When their energies merged, the sensation of burning heat and chilling cold collided, assaulting their nerves.

Su Ruoxi fought to suppress the rising tide of emotion, fearing any slip might awaken the child.

Jiang Cheng steadied their qi with the power of the Nine Dragons, guiding the spiritual flow slowly through their meridians.

The deeper the night, the brighter the moonlight.

Suddenly, Su Ruoxi felt a fierce, masculine power surge on her shoulder, briefly repelling the extreme Yin within her, then drawing it back like the ebb and flow of tides.

She bit her lip, determined not to make a sound, using sheer will to dissipate the collision.

At times, Jiang Cheng was shaken by the gentle oscillations of the True Yin force, his breath faltering. He quickly adjusted with his cultivation method, aided by the medicinal aura the child exuded.

In that moment, he felt the spiritual energy like a flowing stream, enveloping them in tranquility.

Su Ruoxi opened her eyes slightly. In the moonlight, she saw the concern and restraint in Jiang Cheng’s gaze, a tenderness that warmed her heart.

“Husband, you truly are a gentleman… but you do like to get jealous...”

For a moment, all words dissolved into a faint smile.

Time slipped by until, within Su Ruoxi, the long-accumulated True Yin Phoenix power gathered into a rushing torrent, surging toward her energy sea.

The chill inside her deepened, yet with Jiang Cheng’s masculine energy blending in, the collision felt intimate and prolonged.

Had the child not been there, their passions would surely have surged uncontrollably. But the little one’s gentle breathing by their ears forced them to restrain their intense feelings, containing the heat within the intertwining of their spiritual forces.

“I’m close to breaking through this bottleneck...” Su Ruoxi’s voice was hoarse, trembling with unrestrained emotion. “Just… a little more…”

Jiang Cheng steadied her shoulders with both hands, his mind focused on guiding the merging spiritual streams.

Two completely different energies attracted and collided, and in the space of a breath, it was as if lightning struck—transforming everything in an instant.

Finally, Su Ruoxi emitted a muffled groan. The True Phoenix power in her dantian suddenly expanded fiercely, like a phoenix breaking free from its shell—

“Haah...”

Her expression softened from tension to relief, as a subtle balance seemed to form between the Yin softness and the imperial force within.

The little girl, sensing the surge in spiritual power, shifted slightly in Su Ruoxi’s arms and murmured softly, still lost in her dreams.

Her gentle breathing and medicinal aura added a soft filter to their cultivation.

Su Ruoxi’s face flushed deeply, but a smile of contentment graced her lips.

She glanced at Jiang Cheng and saw the relief and smile in his eyes.

They exchanged a silent gaze, feeling their hearts and minds tightly intertwined.

Outside the window, the moonlight was serene and beautiful, the stars dazzling like a painted sky.

Lingxiao City lay quiet, as if all sounds had ceased, leaving only the warmth and faint glow within the room.

In this hazy moonlight, the final bottleneck of Su Ruoxi’s dual cultivation quietly shattered. She whispered softly into Jiang Cheng’s ear, “Husband… maybe tonight… you should take the little one to the side chamber.”

Then, Su Ruoxi waited throughout the night…

Ding! The system detected that the host and his wife had completed their dual cultivation breakthrough, triggering the clan’s reward system…

1. Congratulations on the host’s realm advancing to the Complete Celestial Domain:

1. True Essence Enhancement: Spiritual energy circulation efficiency increased by 15%, Celestial Domain’s stability increased by 30%.

2. Imperial Dragon Golden Body: Derived from Complete Celestial Domain, the imperial dragon aura adds a more imposing presence.

2. New feature unlocked: [Emperor’s Alchemy Furnace]

1. Appearance: Formless and invisible; the host can “project” the furnace’s shape in the spirit sea or reality during use;

2. Effect: Any pills successfully refined by the host or their partner can be perfectly replicated by the furnace, requiring only raw materials for subsequent refining, with the system automatically extracting and refining;

3. Usage Restriction: Limited to the host and their opposite-gender partner.

Jiang Cheng spent the entire night excitedly refining pills, while Su Ruoxi waited patiently.

One reaped a night of loneliness; the other gathered a pile of medicinal residue...