novel bin Chapter 783 - 548: Intimidation and Retaliation
Chapter 783 - 548: Intimidation and Retaliation
"Alright, let me get up~"
Dongfang Mingyue gently pushed against Qin Tian’s chest, struggling to rise from his embrace. Her cheeks were as red as ripe peaches, and even the tips of her ears had a light blush.
Qin Tian reluctantly loosened his grip, his fingertips still carrying the fragrant scent of her hair, and at the corner of his lips was a glistening mark—the trace left by Dongfang Mingyue’s lip gloss, strikingly visible in the light.
Dongfang Mingyue took out her portable mirror, and upon seeing her slightly swollen and reddened lips, she pouted angrily and raised her pink fist, lightly hammering Qin Tian’s chest, "It’s all your fault! You’ve made my lips swell, how am I supposed to face people later?"
Qin Tian chuckled softly, not only did he not dodge, but he also pulled her back into his arms, "What’s there to fear, this way no one else will try to pursue you. Anyway, with your Qingmu Bloodline, the swelling will soon go down."
The little rabbit voluntarily came to his door, and he didn’t plan on letting this first kiss end with nothing more than a gentle touch; naturally, he wanted to "capitalize on the victory."
But the soft warmth and sweet taste of their joined lips was particularly addictive, and unknowingly, half an hour slipped past silently.
"Ming Yue, can we now say that our relationship is officially confirmed?" Qin Tian asked softly as he held her.
Dongfang Mingyue cast him a reproachful glance, "Weren’t we considered as such before? I even declared in front of everyone that you are my boyfriend."
"That was different, there was a step missing to make it official." Qin Tian bent down and kissed her reddened cheek, and then smoothly placed her on his lap, his arms tightly wrapped around her waist.
Previously, he and Dongfang Mingyue had a mutual unspoken affection, shrouded in perpetual ambiguity, but neither had taken the final step, and that proactive kiss finally broke the barrier, grounding their feelings in reality.
"Hmph, who told someone to never take initiative, leaving everything for me to do." Dongfang Mingyue gave a soft humph and broke free from his embrace, standing up with her eyes falling on the Yunling Cauldron in the center, her tone light and brisk, "I want to go check on my cauldron."
She quickly stepped to the Yunling Cauldron, carefully inspecting every change on its surface.
The cauldron, once a bluish-black, had now transformed into a transparent and lustrous jade green. Under the light, it refracted a flowing emerald sheen, resembling a piece of naturally formed warm jade.
The plant patterns originally engraved on the cauldron had become intricate and lively, with vines interweaving and leaves stretching expansively, perfectly blending with the aura of the Azure Wood Spirit.
Had she not witnessed the transformation herself, she wouldn’t have recognized it as the Yunling Cauldron she had been using for ages.
Dongfang Mingyue slowly placed her palm on the cauldron, and the next second, a vibrant spiritual consciousness touched her mind, carrying a childlike affection and dependence.
She immediately realized that this was the awakening spirit of the Yunling Cauldron, as if a blood bond had formed between them, minds connecting.
At this moment, she couldn’t help but be astounded once more by Qin Tian’s abilities.
Previously, Qin Tian had helped her repair the cracks on her medicine cauldron, and later, he had strengthened it, causing the Yunling Cauldron, originally only of premium grade, to leap into a top-tier medicine cauldron, laying a crucial foundation for her breakthrough to the Seventh Grade Alchemist.
She once thought that was the limit, yet Qin Tian’s abilities exceeded her expectations.
Not only did he make the medicine cauldron evolve again, but he also assisted in awakening the spirit within it.
It’s known that a medicine cauldron with an awakened spirit is a treasure possessed by the Dan Tower Master and a few Ninth Grade Alchemists, an opportunity many Alchemists spend their lives seeking yet cannot attain.
In comparison to this, the elixirs she had just gifted Qin Tian seemed insignificant beside the Yunling Cauldron with an awakened spirit.
"Try it, see how it works?" Qin Tian said with a smile.
"Okay."
Dongfang Mingyue nodded, her fingertips slightly moving as a wisp of flame ignited, landing underneath the medicine cauldron.
To her delight, as soon as the flame touched the cauldron, it was accurately controlled.
The size of the flame, the temperature, all could be precisely adjusted according to her intent, far exceeding previous delicacy. Even the Xiao Family’s Heaven-Burning Bloodline, renowned for fire control, was probably no greater than this.
She fetched a rare spiritual herb and tossed it into the cauldron.
The Yunling Cauldron immediately began to operate autonomously, the vitality power of the Azure Wood Spirit spreading, merging with her spiritual power, accurately enveloping the herb.
The herb’s medicinal properties were refined and purified layer by layer, impurities quickly stripped away. More astonishingly, the vitality power of the spirit quietly nurtured the medicinal properties, elevating the originally pure medicinal force to a new level, infused with a vibrant life force.
Dongfang Mingyue’s eyes sparkled with intense joy. With this awakened spirit Yunling Cauldron, her success rate in refining Seventh Grade Elixirs could increase by at least fifty percent; moreover, once she successfully refined a Seventh Grade Elixir recipe, subsequent attempts would bring the success rate nearly to one hundred percent.
She turned to look at Qin Tian, who was watching her with a smile, quickly stepped forward, and stood on tiptoes to plant another sweet kiss.
"Thank you." Dongfang Mingyue looked up at him, her voice soft.
"As long as you like it." Qin Tian gently teased the tip of her cute nose.
He could actually continue using the Power of the Martial Immortal to further enhance the Yunling Cauldron’s grade, but after thinking about it, he repressed the idea.
The current top-grade medicine cauldron with an awakened spirit is already more than enough for Dongfang Mingyue, even exceedingly so.
Such a treasure is prone to arouse desire from external sources; forcibly improving its quality would only make it more conspicuous and could bring unwarranted disaster and hidden dangers to Dongfang Mingyue.