Chapter 176: Master Fu, I want to take a closer look at your spiritual fire

Nangong Jingyao’s jade-like hands were even fairer than Huai'an’s sleeves, and her eyes, looking up, gleamed slightly.

“Honored Guest Fu, I want to take a closer look at your Spiritual Fire!”

Fu Huaian breathed a sigh of relief; so she just wanted to see the Spiritual Fire. He had thought Nangong Jingyao wanted to see other treasures!

He gently pulled his arm, and the subtle friction caused a rounded deformation, a gentle squeeze leading to a slight concave indentation in the lower hemisphere.

Nangong Jingyao’s delicate body trembled, a blush rising to her neck. Her delicate body retreated slightly, her arm moved away, swaying with each movement, and her red dress lightly fluttered.

Fu Huaian kept his gaze fixed straight ahead. Although the scene was captivating, he still dared not lower his head to look closely.

Nangong Jingyao’s jade hand released Fu Huaian’s arm, feeling a surge of heat from her cheeks to her heart.

She straightened her slender waist, sitting up a bit, and lowered her voice, saying:

“I am extremely curious about your Spiritual Fire. I was a bit too eager just now.”

Fu Huaian’s expression remained unchanged, and he smiled gently:

“I understand.”

Nangong Jingyao’s eyes darted, lightly sweeping over him, her face faintly red, exuding an enchanting charm.

Fu Huaian raised the arm that had just fallen into the great rift. In his palm, a cluster of Heavenly Devil Sacred Flame ignited, and a gentle heat wafted around, stirring Nangong Jingyao’s soft, dark hair.

Seeing the flickering black flame up close, Nangong Jingyao’s beautiful eyes widened, the flame reflected in them, and her red lips slightly parted.

Just like last time, she first gently placed her jade hand into the flame, feeling it carefully. Then, she simply moved forward, tightly grasping Fu Huaian’s palm.

Fu Huaian pondered for a moment, then released more Heavenly Devil Sacred Flame, completely enveloping both their palms.

“It’s very hot inside.”

Nangong Jingyao commented softly.

This was the first characteristic she noticed: Fu Huaian’s Spiritual Fire had a higher temperature compared to other ordinary Spiritual Fires!

“The Soul Power is extremely rich, and there’s also another devouring force.”

Nangong Jingyao’s heart surged with emotion. Staring at the Heavenly Devil Sacred Flame, she was once again filled with confusion and shock.

Her Spiritual Fire was called Red Phoenix Spiritual Fire. It was a fire-attributed Spiritual Fire with extreme high temperature, its properties quite extreme.

She tried to channel her Spiritual Fire into her jade hand. A red and black Spiritual Fire began to flicker, intertwining, absorbing, and devouring each other.

“Indeed, just as I guessed before!”

Fu Huaian watched quietly. As expected of a great Cultivator, the Heavenly Devil Sacred Flame clearly gained more nourishment.

Nangong Jingyao naturally noticed this. Her heart was astonished, and she continuously channeled red Spiritual Fire from her jade hand.

The red light became increasingly brilliant, and the temperature around them rapidly rose.

The Heavenly Devil Sacred Flame absorbed frantically, devouring the Red Phoenix Spiritual Fire, but Nangong Jingyao’s Realm was too high, so the devouring speed simply couldn’t be fast.

Fu Huaian could only release more Heavenly Devil Sacred Flame, tightly wrapping around the Red Phoenix Spiritual Fire, disregarding its high temperature and struggle, mercilessly swallowing it bit by bit!

Nangong Jingyao’s expression grew more excited as time passed!

The heat from the flickering flames assailed her nose, and the black mixed with red looked quite eerie!

“How much can it devour?”

“As long as there’s enough time, there’s no limit.”

Nangong Jingyao’s charming face showed a faint red glow. She let out a soft breath and said tremblingly:

“Use your full power!”

Fu Huaian nodded silently, directly enveloping both of them with all of the Heavenly Devil Sacred Flame!

Nangong Jingyao’s thoughts stirred, and the Red Phoenix Spiritual Fire accelerated its outflow. The two Spiritual Fires intertwined madly!

One hour!

It was too powerful; Nangong Jingyao’s Spiritual Fire power was too vast!

Even with Fu Huaian devouring with all his might, it actually took a full hour to completely drain Nangong Jingyao.

Completely draining the Spiritual Fire of an Ascension Realm Cultivator had excellent effects.

Fu Huaian held the delicate body that was weakly limp in his arms with his left hand, while a cluster of Heavenly Devil Sacred Flame, now with a hint of red, flickered in his right hand.

The Heavenly Devil Sacred Flame now had a significant increase in fire attribute!

Nangong Jingyao lay on Fu Huaian’s shoulder, her delicate body pressed against his chest, her eyes fixed on the Heavenly Devil Sacred Flame in Fu Huaian’s right hand.

“How amazing!”

Fu Huaian looked down at her, a hint of awkwardness on his face. Even if he wanted to understand the Heavenly Devil Sacred Flame more, he didn’t have to drain himself of all Spiritual Qi, did he…

His left hand caressed her slender waist, feeling smooth and tender. He could feel another beating heart in his chest.

“Nangong Elder, are you alright?”

“I’m fine, just a little tired. I’ll be fine after a short rest.”

Both of them fell silent, an awkward stillness descending.

Fu Huaian dared not move his left hand. A moment later, Nangong Jingyao moved away from his broad chest. The warm sensation on his chest disappeared, but the burning heat within him became even more unbearable.

“Honored Guest Fu, I have a rough idea of your Spiritual Fire’s peculiarities. Once my Spiritual Qi recovers, please come again to absorb it. I want to see what happens if it continuously absorbs my Spiritual Fire.”

Fu Huaian naturally wouldn’t refuse such a good offer. He looked at her moist eyes, close at hand, and said with a smile:

“Then I must thank Nangong Elder very much.”

Nangong Jingyao tidied her slightly disheveled clothes and shook her head slightly.

“You are too polite, Honored Guest Fu.”

Fu Huaian nodded slightly, glanced at the beautiful woman beside him, and did not linger.

“Then I will visit Nangong Elder another day. Should I leave now?”

Nangong Jingyao looked up, her lips redder than her dress, and her voice soft and charming:

“I’ll have the steward see you out. Where does Honored Guest Fu reside?”

Fu Huaian pondered for a moment, then honestly replied:

“Princess Manor.”

Nangong Jingyao’s expression stiffened, her heart a mix of emotions. She couldn’t help but ask in a low voice:

“Honored Guest Fu and Princess Yunxi have quite a close relationship?”

Fu Huaian’s face showed a hint of awkwardness. He slightly avoided her intense gaze and replied helplessly:

“Princess Yunxi and I have quite a bit of friendship. We became like old friends at first sight that night…”

Fu Huaian didn’t continue, and the scene instantly fell into dead silence.

Nangong Jingyao was indeed a great Cultivator. Her beautiful face, which had previously held a hint of shyness and spring-like affection, instantly vanished without a trace. Her delicate body moved a few steps away, and she spoke indifferently:

“I’m not interested in this matter.”

Fu Huaian: “…”

He sighed helplessly, stood up, and after a solemn bow, slowly departed.

The door softly clicked shut, leaving the beautiful woman alone.

Nangong Jingyao’s Aura instantly changed. Where was there any sign of her Spiritual Qi being depleted?

At her Realm, she wouldn’t even be unable to sit steadily unless she was on the verge of death!

She had intended this. Firstly, to test Fu Huaian’s character, and secondly, she had her own little secret agenda that she was too shy to speak of.

Fu Huaian’s no longer calm heartbeat and the subtle perception of something untoward allowed Nangong Jingyao to roughly understand Fu Huaian’s emotions.

He was very lustful, but his courage seemed insufficient?

Her shyness was not feigned either. After all, though her Dao cultivation years were long, she was still a genuine maiden…

When had she ever perceived such a thing?

But after Fu Huaian revealed his relationship with Zhou Yunxi, her mood wasn’t one of great jealousy.

Instead, she felt that Fu Huaian was out of line!

How many times had he even met Zhou Yunxi? And he couldn’t control his emotions for her in one night?

She sighed softly, realizing she had overlooked herself.

Assuming Fu Huaian had more courage, and had taken her on this soft couch, how would she be any different from Zhou Yunxi?

The reason Nangong Jingyao’s mood worsened was ultimately her annoyance that Fu Huaian had been beaten to the punch by Zhou Yunxi.