The second possibility was that he could also call upon their inner strength during a fight, supplementing his own consumption.
This would be like having two Dantians, significantly increasing his stamina in prolonged battles.
Regardless of which possibility, it was a massive upgrade.
Or perhaps, both possibilities could be realized…
Xiao Yan raised his hand and touched his nose, a smile playing on his lips.
He got out of bed and said to the two of them, "Wait here for a moment. I need to prepare, and then I'll teach you how to cultivate."
"Xiao Yan-gege, what are you going to do?" Xiao Xue asked curiously.
"You'll find out soon enough." Xiao Yan quickly walked out the door.
Xiao Yan reached for his Storage Jade Belt at his waist, immediately retrieving some herbs he'd collected over the past four years.
The table was instantly covered with various herbs like ginseng, chuanxiong, and bupleurum. Most were around seventy or eighty years old, with a few exceeding a hundred years.
These were all found by Xiao Yan in the forest outside Holy Soul Village during his vacations.
His speed was incredibly fast, and with his Blue Silver Domain, entering the forest felt like he had an automatic treasure-hunting radar.
After careful consideration, Xiao Yan formulated a precise plan and began to start a fire to boil water and brew the medicine.
If the two girls wanted to reach a level of inner strength that could help him, regular training would take far too long.
Medicinal baths with rare herbs had an excellent boosting effect during the initial stages of inner strength cultivation.
If he'd had these resources in his youth, his current strength would be even more formidable and terrifying.
Xiao Yan focused intently, methodically placing herbs into several medicinal pots. He held a small fan, sometimes fanning the flames under certain pots to make them stronger, and other times adding cool water.
After an hour of work, Xiao Yan returned to his room.
He glanced at Xiao Yi, who was sitting elegantly on the bed, and then at Xiao Xue, who was sprawled across his bed in a completely unladylike manner. Xiao Yan coughed, "Xiao Xue, get up."
Xiao Xue rubbed her sleepy eyes. Her long legs, clad in white silk stockings, bent slightly as she sat up. She mumbled, "What's up?"
Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Xue, then at Xiao Yi. Thinking about what was to come, he couldn't help but blush slightly.
Taking a bathtub from his Storage Jade Belt, Xiao Yan added some hot water, then began to pour in the medicinal bath.
"What is this?" Xiao Xue asked, walking over to the steaming bathtub with curiosity.
Xiao Yi also looked at Xiao Yan curiously, wondering why he had suddenly prepared this.
The excessive humidity in the room made her feel like her hair and body were damp and uncomfortable.
Xiao Yan explained, "I'm going to teach you two how to cultivate. This Medicinal Bath can speed up your cultivation."
"Sounds interesting," Xiao Xue said, pursing her lips, eager to try it. "Let's get started then."
"Since you're so enthusiastic, you can go first."
With that, Xiao Yan removed his black robe, leaving only a pair of shorts, and stepped into the bath.
Xiao Xue didn't show any of the shyness of a young girl. Xiao Yan was her master brother, so naturally, she would listen to him.
She raised her hand and removed her dress, leaving only a white tube top, and came to face Xiao Yan.
In the room filled with white mist, Xiao Xue's pure face, under the influence of the heat, was flushed with an alluring blush. Her swan-like, graceful, and slender neck possessed an indescribable elegance.
His gaze slowly drifted downwards, following a glistening water droplet as it rolled down Xiao Xue's neck and disappeared into the white fabric of her bellyband.
Her slender waist seemed barely able to be encompassed by a single hand. Though slightly thin, it exuded a feeling of suppleness.
Her flat, delicate stomach was free of any excess fat. Beneath her slim waist were a pair of jade-like legs that were unusually long for someone her age.
The space inside the bathing tub wasn't large; they were practically nose to nose.
Xiao Yan, caught off guard, felt a surge of impure fire erupt within his Dantian, causing his face to flush even redder.
He took a deep breath and circulated the Mysterious Heaven Skill for a full cycle before managing to suppress the agitation.
"Next, you need to close your eyes and carefully feel the direction of the airflow within your body, then memorize them one by one."
Xiao Xue nodded obediently, her long eyelashes fluttering before she slowly closed her eyes.
With the Mysterious Heaven Skill's inner energy circulating, Xiao Yan's five fingers manifested pure white, refined inner energy. He pressed them against Xiao Xue's soft abdomen, applying a unique technique of varying pressure.
Simply using the Medicinal Bath could accelerate her cultivation, but combined with his method of nourishing the meridians, the effect would be even better.
Closing her eyes and carefully sensing her internal condition, Xiao Xue noticed wisps of energy, following the movements of Xiao Yan's fingers, entering her body like tiny, strange snakes.
The concept of meridians was difficult to describe.
Furthermore, the amount of information was so vast that it was impossible for someone to grasp it in a short time.
It was only after Xiao Yan had possessed Tang San that he could easily grasp the body's meridian map.
His palm continuously moved across Xiao Xue's abdomen, changing the position of the acupoints his fingers massaged. Xiao Yan was using this method to teach her what meridians were and where they existed.
Compared to directly telling Xiao Xue how to cultivate, the method Xiao Yan employed was a shortcut.
If it weren't for the significant increase in his inner energy cultivation speed over the past few years, he wouldn't have been able to do this at all.
However, this method was a bit…
Fortunately, Xiao Xue and Xiao Yi were formed by his own Soul Skills, essentially his closest companions. Using this method on them didn't pose a problem.
Except for the fact that it was a bit of a trial for him.
With near-perfect cultivation conditions, Xiao Xue's cultivation speed far surpassed that of ordinary people.
With the aid of the medicinal properties within the bath and Xiao Yan's inner energy nourishing her meridians, in a short time, a significant amount of inner energy gathered within her Shanzhong Qihai Acupoint.
The inner energy circulated through her meridians following the Mysterious Heaven Skill's pathways, maintaining a state of rapid growth.
After warming Xiao Xue's meridians and guiding her to begin cultivating the Mysterious Heaven Skill, Xiao Yan didn't stop there. He firmly held onto Xiao Xue's lower abdomen, urging his own inner energy to protect her heart meridians.
As the hot water in the tub gradually became milder, the medicinal properties within had been completely absorbed and refined by Xiao Xue.
Xiao Yan withdrew his hands, looking at Xiao Xue in front of him with considerable astonishment.
Xiao Xue's body seemed like a vast treasure trove, and the Mysterious Heaven Skill was like a key, completely unlocking her potential.
In just one hour of cultivation, she had cultivated the equivalent of a year's worth of internal energy within her Dantian.
The speed was so fast that it was four times stronger than Xiao Yan's expectation of three months.
"Hoo..." Xiao Xue exhaled a breath, opening her eyes leisurely and enjoying it. "This feeling is really comfortable! I feel warm all over!"
Xiao Yan said, "The Mysterious Heaven Skill is orthodox Taoist internal energy. Although it doesn't have any particularly obvious attribute targeting, it's very gentle and can be used by most people for cultivation."
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