Chapter 660: Zhang Xuan's First Kiss is About to Be Lost

Isn't the spiritual energy in the pool eye supposed to be very smooth and safe? How could anyone die? Can cultivation really kill someone?

"Dead? How is that possible?" Princess Feier was also startled. She had been so focused on how to win the bet against this unreliable guy that she never dreamt he would actually die...

"Let me see!" She leaped into the pool eye, touched him, and her pretty face immediately turned pale. Just four hours ago, the man had been trembling as he absorbed over five sticks of Clear Spirit Incense; now, his body was stiff as stone, long since devoid of breath and heartbeat. He had actually... truly died!

Although she had no good feelings for this guy and was even full of disgust, she was still his maid and hadn't yet gained her freedom. How could he just die like this? What would happen to her if he died? Would her maid status remain unresolved for her entire life?

"Could it be that he absorbed too quickly just now, trying to win against me... and that's why he ended up like this?" Her delicate body swayed, and Princess Feier's face turned pale.

He had never left the pool eye, so he certainly didn't die due to the violent nature of the pool's energy. The only possibility was that he wanted to win too badly against her, absorbing too aggressively, which caused an internal imbalance that he couldn't recover from!

"It's possible!" Luo Qiqi nodded, her expression grave: "If this death was truly caused by absorbing too much spiritual energy, it's very likely just suspended animation!" As an exceptionally talented alchemist, she knew something about saving lives. Although not comparable to a physician, she wasn't weak either.

"Suspended animation?" Princess Feier was startled.

"Yes," Luo Qiqi explained, "absorbing too much spiritual energy can fill the meridians, preventing blood circulation and leading to a form of asphyxiation. This condition is said to be merely suspended animation, not true death. If handled properly, he can be fully revived... I once read about it in a book. Master Zhang was fine just a moment ago, but now he's like this; it's very likely this situation!"

"Since it's suspended animation... is there a way to revive him?" Princess Feier looked at her.

"It seems... someone needs to quickly draw out the spiritual energy from his body!" Luo Qiqi said, frowning in thought for a moment.

"Quickly draw out?" Princess Feier didn't understand.

"Normal absorption, palm to palm, is too slow. It can easily create a discrepancy in spiritual energy levels, potentially leading to meridian rupture. Not only might he not be revived, but even if he is, he'd be crippled! The fastest method must be used to draw it out..." At this point, Luo Qiqi's pretty face turned red: "Which means... mouth to mouth!"

"Mouth?" Princess Feier's face twitched. Indeed, palm-to-palm absorption of spiritual energy is not very fast. Once a portion is absorbed, it creates a spiritual energy pressure difference within the body, which can easily cause meridians to collapse. If this happens, even if he were successfully revived, he would be virtually crippled, let alone if he couldn't be saved at all. But there's a distinction between men and women, and mouth-to-mouth absorption of spiritual energy...

"He's your teacher, so you should quickly save him!" Princess Feier said, her face flushing.

"Me?" Luo Qiqi quickly waved her hand, shaking her head like a rattle-drum: "Teacher-student etiquette is above all else. This... it's too intimate, I can't do it... On the other hand, weren't you hoping to win the bet against him? If he truly doesn't survive, you might be stuck with the title of maid for life, never able to turn things around..."

"This..." Princess Feier's face turned pale. What the other person said was precisely what troubled her most. She had lost the bet and was still his maid. If this guy really died here, she wouldn't be able to explain herself clearly! Others would very likely think that she, unwilling to admit defeat, had cruelly killed him. In that case, she wouldn't be able to clear her name even if she jumped into the Yellow River. What a mess! She had just made a bet, but now she was responsible for this guy's life. The more she thought about it, the more frustrated she became.

"If you want to save him, act quickly. The longer you delay, the less likely he is to be revived!" Seeing her friend hesitate, Luo Qiqi urged.

Her face full of conflict, Princess Feier hesitated for a moment, then, as if realizing something, gritted her teeth: "Alright, I'll save him!" Since birth, she had been pampered and indulged, never having suffered such a great loss. This guy not only won the bet against her, but also kicked her buttocks until they were red and swollen, almost making her unable to walk. While furious, she mostly wanted to win back against him fairly and squarely! But if he really died, how could she win? She wouldn't even have a chance to win! Besides, saving him isn't a big deal for someone of the martial world.

Gritting her silver teeth, she circulated her true qi and leaned in towards his mouth.

"What are you doing?!" Zhang Xuan, who had just rushed over from the middle of the pool, saw this scene, felt his vision go dark, and almost fainted. His soul was currently too powerful, and with the Purification Pool's spiritual energy no longer as abundant, he had traveled underwater to avoid being discovered, so he wasn't aware of the situation above. Just as he emerged from the water, intending to re-enter his physical body, he saw Princess Liu embracing him and about to kiss him. He was so shocked he nearly died on the spot.

Usually, Princess Liu seemed quite normal. To just kiss someone on a whim was too unreliable! Filled with frustration, he was about to reach out and push her away when he heard a tense, anxious voice.

"Princess Liu!" Immediately after, he saw Xing Yuan striding up to them.

At this moment, Xing Yuan was also distraught. He had spent countless years, yet Princess Liu, who never even gave him a kind look, was now actively kissing someone she had only known for a few days—a guy who had even made her nearly half-dead with anger. Was she really this crazy?

"Ah? Xing Yuan, you're here, that's great!" Seeing him rush over, Princess Feier's face flushed, but she also breathed a sigh of relief and quickly beckoned: "Come quickly and save him!"

"Save him?" Xing Yuan was startled.

"Yes," Princess Feier urged, "there's no time for details now. To save him... you need to absorb the spiritual energy from his body mouth-to-mouth. Hurry, or there won't be enough time..."

"Mouth-to-mouth?" Xing Yuan's body swayed: "Me and him?" Zhang Xuan, in the pool, also felt his vision go dark. Although he highly valued his self-cultivation and didn't want any entanglements with women he wasn't involved with, kissing a man... what the hell?! If he really kissed him, he wouldn't die, but he'd be disgusted to death...

"Yes, hurry, or there won't be enough time!" Princess Feier nodded.

"I..." Zhang Xuan almost spat blood, and Xing Yuan also felt utterly distraught.

"If you won't do it, I will!" Seeing his struggle, Princess Feier said.

"I'll do it then..." Xing Yuan gritted his teeth.

Even if it meant sacrificing his integrity, he couldn't let his goddess suffer! He leaped into the pool eye, easily picked up Zhang Xuan's body, and extended his stubbled mouth towards him.

"Damn it!" Zhang Xuan almost cried. "No, I need to get back to my body quickly, or my first kiss will be gone..." He no longer cared about feeling disgusted. His soul flickered and shot straight towards his physical body.

"Hmm?" The moment his soul touched his glabella, Zhang Xuan froze. During this cultivation, his soul had grown too large, far exceeding the capacity of his physical body. It couldn't enter instantly! In other words, his soul was too large and his physical body too small; it was impossible to re-enter it in a short amount of time! But... that idiot was about to kiss him!

"I don't care anymore..." Seeing the other person's lips about to touch his mouth, Zhang Xuan could no longer hold back. He concentrated his soul power and kicked out. A soul body is formless and immaterial; if one doesn't want to be seen, it's completely invisible. However, if one wishes to fight, it can manifest a physical form.

Xing Yuan hadn't expected anyone to attack him. Before he could react, he was kicked in the face, letting out a miserable cry as he tumbled into the pool!

"Ah, help..." Xing Yuan wailed.

He had initially thought that falling into the pool would be like the mid-tier Spirit weapon before, instantly turning him into liquid. Yet, after crying out for a while, he found nothing amiss and his face flushed red. The spiritual energy in the Purification Pool had been completely absorbed, losing its violent nature and, naturally, its ability to corrode living beings. Not only could it not harm him, but even an uncultivated ordinary person could enter without issue. One could say that the Purification Pool was now no different from an ordinary pool of water.

"What are you doing?" Princess Feier's face was as gloomy as frost. She had thought this guy would quickly revive Master Zhang, but unexpectedly, before he even got close, he jumped backward, wailing and shouting. What was he doing? Why was he acting crazy?

Although a soul body attack is invisible and intangible, they were all five-star master teachers; with careful observation, they would certainly notice something amiss. However, at the moment, all their attention was focused on whether Master Zhang could be revived, so no one noticed anything.

"If you don't want to save him, then don't pretend!" She waved her hand, not waiting for the other person's explanation, and Princess Feier fumed with anger.

"I..." Tears streamed down Xing Yuan's face; he was on the verge of crying. 'Don't you see this huge footprint on my face...?'

Muttering a curse, and too annoyed to bother with Xing Yuan, who clearly didn't want to save anyone, Princess Feier puckered her lips and leaned in to kiss Zhang Xuan again.

"Princess Liu, Young Master Xing Yuan, Miss Luo Qiqi, what are you..." Before she could make contact, another surprised voice rang out. She looked up to see Emperor Ye Wentian standing before them. Ye Wentian was also bewildered at this moment. He had intended to quickly tell Princess Liu and the others to leave the pool eye, but upon arriving, he witnessed this scene and was utterly embarrassed. At the same time, he thought to himself... Young people nowadays are really becoming more and more open! Doing this in the pool in broad daylight...

"You're here! Master Zhang seems to have encountered a problem in his cultivation. Please quickly take a look and see how he can be saved!" Seeing Ye Wentian, Princess Feier breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said. The other party was a pinnacle expert of Transcendent Mortal 8-dan, and moreover, the ruler of a nation. His insight and knowledge were incomparable to Luo Qiqi's. Perhaps, he could save him without mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

"Problem?" Ye Wentian was startled, feeling utterly ashamed. He had thought the two were about to do something intimate, but it turned out there was an emergency. Realizing this, his eyebrows twitched. This person was highly likely to become a Combat Master. More importantly, Hall Master Mo of Hongyuan Empire was protecting him. If anything truly happened, he, the Emperor, definitely wouldn't be able to keep his position...

He leaped into the pool eye, quickly approached Zhang Xuan, took a look, and his brows furrowed. "What's wrong?" Princess Feier asked, seeing his grave expression.

"It seems to be..." Ye Wentian's eyes widened, full of disbelief: "His soul has left his body!"