Back to the main matter.
Fang Xuan sat cross-legged on the bed, closed his eyes, and began trying to use that newly comprehended trace of the laws of space to counter-impact the other law forces inside his body.
He calmed his mind and looked inward.
His dantian was still that silent wasteland—empty, devoid of even a trace of spiritual power.
Four strands of black law forces coiled through his meridians like four sleeping venomous snakes, unmoving.
As for the laws of lust, it was still lazily squatting deep within his dantian, like a cat that had eaten its fill and was dozing.
Fang Xuan took a deep breath and mobilized that faint strand of the laws of space.
It was weak—but enough.
He carefully guided the thin thread of spatial power along his meridians.
Then he approached the nearest black law force, attempting to squeeze open a path from the side and circle behind it.
The spatial power was obedient, like a nimble little snake slipping through the gaps in the black law force.
He was just about to succeed—
Suddenly, a surge of pink light rushed over.
The laws of lust moved.
It stretched lazily, then opened its mouth and swallowed that strand of spatial power in a single bite.
Fang Xuan: “???”
He froze.
What the hell was that?
He quickly looked inward again. The strand of spatial power had completely vanished—digested cleanly by the laws of lust, not even a scrap left.
After swallowing it, the laws of lust gave a satisfied little burp and returned to dozing.
Fang Xuan: “…”
He opened his eyes and stared at the ceiling beam in silence for a few seconds.
So the spatial law he had painstakingly comprehended—after finally managing to squeeze open a path—got eaten by his own law.
Was that reasonable…?
He turned his head and looked at Ning Xian, who was curled up in his arms, her small face still flushed as she slept soundly.
No choice.
He’d have to get some more from Senior Sister.
Laws weren’t something you needed a lot of. Just a little was enough to keep using.
He reached out and gently nudged Ning Xian.
“Senior Sister.”
Ning Xian opened her eyes groggily. “Mm…?”
“One more time.”
There was no helping it. Dual cultivation… was currently the safest and most stable method of transmitting law power.
Ning Xian froze for a moment, and then her face turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye.
“D-Didn’t we just…?”
“The law got eaten,” Fang Xuan said expressionlessly.
She opened her mouth to say something, but realized she couldn’t understand at all.
The law got eaten?
But Junior Brother didn’t look like he was joking.
She bit her lower lip and asked softly, “Th-Then… how much?”
“Just a little.”
Ning Xian hesitated, then silently buried her face back in his chest.
“…Okay.”
……
Several hours later.
Fang Xuan sat up again, a new strand of spatial power condensed in his hand.
This time, he was smarter.
He didn’t directly attack the black law forces. Instead, he first observed the reaction of the laws of lust.
It was still dozing, seemingly unaware of the spatial power in his hand.
Fang Xuan carefully guided the spatial power along another route, staying as far from the laws of lust as possible.
This time, the spatial power successfully circled behind the black law force.
Joy rose in his heart. Just as he was about to push forward—
A streak of pink light silently reached out from behind.
Then—another bite.
Fang Xuan: “……”
He stared at the spatial power that had been swallowed again, feeling utterly miserable.
This time, the laws of lust didn’t go back to sleep.
As if awakened, it moved lazily.
Then from deep within the dantian, strands of pink tendrils extended outward, wrapping around the black law forces like it was staking territory.
The meaning was obvious—
Mine. All mine. Don’t touch.
Fang Xuan fell silent.
So the laws of lust was protecting those black law forces?
No—not protecting.
Raising them.
It was treating those black law forces as its own food.
Fang Xuan opened his eyes and looked at Ning Xian.
She blinked back at him.
“Wh-What’s wrong?”
Don’t tell me… again…?
When transmitting law power, just staying pressed together at the deepest point without moving felt really strange…
……
Fang Xuan explained the situation.
After listening, Ning Xian suddenly pressed down on his hand.
“Don’t move.”
Her expression cooled. She closed her eyes and sent her own laws of space into Fang Xuan’s body.
She had long wanted to remove that useless law.
Before, Junior Brother couldn’t bear her law. Forcibly using it to impact the others would injure his meridians.
But now that he had comprehended the laws of space, there was no issue.
Ning Xian’s spatial law was far stronger than Fang Xuan’s tiny strand.
With her full focus, black light surged like a tide, forcefully pushing aside the black law forces’ blockade and advancing inward.
Then—
She saw the laws of lust, pink light coiled deep within the dantian.
The two law powers met midair.
And the laws of lust gave her no chance at all.
Like a beast guarding its food, it opened its mouth, bit into her spatial law—
And began to absorb it.
Ning Xian froze.
She tried to withdraw her spatial law.
It wouldn’t budge.
The laws of lust clung tightly, as if savoring something delicious.
She switched tactics, sending a thread of spatial law around behind the spirit bone, attempting to forcibly strip the laws of lust away from the rear.
But as soon as she approached, she paused.
How could it… be so tightly connected to Junior Brother?
That degree of closeness far exceeded that of a normal law and host.
It was like they were one and the same—impossible to separate.
There was only one possibility.
It… was simply too compatible with him.
This kind of compatibility wasn’t something cultivated.
It was innate.
Ning Xian withdrew her spatial law and opened her eyes, looking at Fang Xuan.
If it’s Junior Brother… well, being a little lustful is human nature. Many people are like that…
Fang Xuan looked back at her.
“How is it?” he asked.
Ning Xian was silent for a moment before softly saying, “There’s no way.”
Right now, any attempt to use spatial law to impact those black law forces would simply trigger the laws of lust to devour it.
Even if she fed all the law power she carried to the laws of lust, it probably still wouldn’t break through those black law forces.
Let alone wait for it to devour them.
Just like Junior Brother—so disobedient.
But… there was a new solution now.
Since Junior Brother was already a True Immortal, he could freely travel between the Lower Realm and the Upper Realm.
Once they reached the Upper Realm, where law power was abundant, as long as it remained within Junior Brother’s bearing capacity, it could eat as much as it wanted.
And honestly… Junior Brother like this wasn’t bad.
He couldn’t beat her.
And he… still needed her.
As long as he needed her, he wouldn’t leave her.
How wonderful.
She admitted her selfishness.
She didn’t want anyone else’s gaze to fall on Junior Brother.
Nor did she want Junior Brother’s gaze to be shared with anyone else—even a sliver.
It was enough if he kept looking at her.
Just her alone.
Fang Xuan had no idea about the twists in her mind. He simply nodded.
“Alright. I’ll listen to Senior Sister.”
……
Today, at least, was finally a day of leisure.
In the courtyard, the sunlight was just right.
Fang Xuan stepped out of the room.
He sat beside the stone table, holding a teacup, sipping slowly.
Ning Xian sat opposite him, also holding a teacup, taking small sips.
It was quiet. Comfortable.
Fang Xuan gazed into the distance, slightly lost in thought…
Once they went to the Upper Realm, things would likely grow complicated.
Those lingering immortals, those holy lands, the threats hidden in the shadows.
He had to protect Senior Sister…
Ning Xian’s gaze, however, fell on his right hand.
That slender, fair hand resting casually on the edge of the stone table.
It was her hand.
Back then, she had given it to Junior Brother so he could temporarily use her laws of space.
But now that Junior Brother had his own spatial law, this hand… was no longer necessary.
He had kept it hidden all this time. He must not have liked it very much…
At their level, regrowing a hand was effortless…
Thinking this, she suddenly felt a little uneasy.
Junior Brother’s current strength meant he no longer truly needed her…
Not even this hand… anymore.
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