Chapter 707: Aftereffects of the Soul Nourishing Pill

Jiang Fan's eyes slowly widened. His breathing quickened, his face flushed crimson, and his eyes glazed over.

These symptoms... He found himself hesitant to believe his own judgment. Could his Six Harmonies Immortal have leaked out? He quickly retrieved it and found its seal intact, with no signs of leakage.

"Hoo..."

Concubine Yunxia felt hotter and hotter. Hot breaths escaped her rosy lips. She splashed cold seawater onto herself, trying to cool her burning body, but it was useless. Her body was like a kettle that had boiled dry; without a drop of water, yet still intensely heated by the stove's fierce flames, it was scalding hot all over. It desperately needed water to cool down.

As her body temperature rose, layers of pink granules appeared on her skin. Two patches of crimson spread from behind her ears across her entire jade-like face. Her hand could no longer hold her sword; she felt weak and limp.

"Jiang Fan, what's happening to me?" She realized something was seriously wrong with her body.

Jiang Fan's face showed a strange expression. He hesitated, saying, "You... you've been given an aphrodisiac."

"What?" Concubine Yunxia's beautiful face changed color.

"An... aphrodisiac?" She felt a surge of panic. She had never imagined that term would apply to her. She was a powerful cultivator, having reached the Ninth Layer of Core Formation and even attempted to break through to the Demon Emperor Realm. More importantly, she held the status of a Demon Emperor's Concubine. Who would dare use something like this on her? Yet, she had indeed fallen victim to it.

Thinking of the pink power within her, she suspected: "Was it Priestess Lingyin? Did she add an aphrodisiac ingredient to that Soul Nurturing Pill? What was she... what was she trying to do?"

Jiang Fan also had a strange expression. Although he had suspected that the spiritual pill might have some issues, who could have imagined it would be an aphrodisiac!

"Jiang Fan, your human race understands pharmacology better. Can you help me counteract this?" Concubine Yunxia's heart was indeed in turmoil. She definitely didn't want to show such a shameful state in front of Jiang Fan. If it came to that, she would rather die.

Jiang Fan nodded slightly. "I can only check it for you first. I can't guarantee I can neutralize the medicinal properties." Some low-grade aphrodisiacs could be expelled from the body using spiritual energy. But for complex ones, like the Six Harmonies Immortal, which could affect even Nascent Soul cultivators, he had no solution. As for the one in Concubine Yunxia's body, Jiang Fan wasn't very confident. After all, given her strength, any substance that could affect her to this extent was likely not low-grade. Nevertheless, he decided to try.

"Hold out your hand. I'll infuse some spiritual energy to examine the substance's components."

Concubine Yunxia quickly extended her arm. Her exposed wrist was like a piece of crimson jade, incredibly alluring. Jiang Fan took her wrist and sent a wisp of spiritual energy into it. Just as he was about to explore the situation inside her body...

Suddenly! Jiang Fan sharply pulled his hand back. He looked closely. From Concubine Yunxia's wrist, a wisp of pink energy emerged, entwining Jiang Fan's hand and swiftly entering his body.

"You're affected too!" Concubine Yunxia exclaimed in alarm, thinking, *This is bad.* If one person was affected, the other could still find a solution. But if both of them were affected, what could they do?

Jiang Fan was also startled. He quickly circulated his spiritual energy, trying to expel the pink power from his body. Strangely, the pink power ignored Jiang Fan's spiritual energy and burrowed deeper into his body. Jiang Fan was slightly surprised. He then activated his Voidflow Thunder Force, attempting to disperse it. To Jiang Fan's dismay, the Voidflow Thunder Force was also ignored by it!

Finally, Jiang Fan directly activated his Poison Core. Terrifying potent poison quickly circulated throughout his body. *No matter how strange the pink power was, it surely couldn't withstand such potent venom, could it?* What made Jiang Fan also start to panic was: The potent poison only made the pink power pause momentarily before it surged through his body with even greater speed.

In an instant, Jiang Fan's body also began to feel strange. He, too, began to feel heat within his body, like a kettle of boiling water, steam rising, needing to find a place to empty itself. Soon, his face also took on an unnatural redness.

Concubine Yunxia covered her mouth, retreated a few steps, and trembled, "You... you can't get rid of it either?"

Jiang Fan forced himself to remain calm and said, "This doesn't seem like a medicinal component. It's a power that's very difficult to block." Feeling his body growing hotter and hotter, and his consciousness gradually becoming hazy, he sensed something was terribly wrong. He looked at Concubine Yunxia, so close to him: her slender figure, her impossibly narrow waist, her proudly curved chest. He felt a powerful urge. When he looked again at her face, as beautiful as a painting, like that of a celestial being, his breathing became rapid. He decisively slapped his own cheeks, trying to calm himself.

But the pink power was too strong. Jiang Fan couldn't control the impulse within him at all. Gritting his teeth, he yelled, "Kill me quickly! I feel like I'm losing control. I don't want to hurt you."

Seeing Concubine Yunxia's reluctance, Jiang Fan said in a deep voice, "I'm going to die anyway. Do it!"

Concubine Yunxia then stumbled over, raising her sword, intending to strike. But the moment the thought arose, more pink power instantly surged from her abdomen, scattering most of her consciousness. *Clang!* The purple sword slipped from her grasp and fell into the vast ocean. The clarity in her eyes was being rapidly consumed by haziness.

"Jiang Fan... this pink power... it seems to appear because of you. The moment I have a thought of killing, it gets stronger!"

Recalling that it flared up precisely when she intended to strike Jiang Fan with her sword, it could be confirmed: the power Priestess Lingyin left in Concubine Yunxia's body was specifically designed to prevent her from harming Jiang Fan.

Jiang Fan was astonished. "For me? What was she... what was she trying to do? He had never even met Priestess Lingyin. Why would she set up such a scheme?"

Concubine Yunxia's breathing grew more frantic, and her gaze toward Jiang Fan was filled with desire. But her remaining consciousness made her continuously retreat. "No, no! I can't do this. I am the Demon Emperor's concubine, a married woman. I can't be like this, I can't." *She could give herself to Jiang Fan, but not as another man's wife. Otherwise, she would despise herself, and Jiang Fan would despise her too. If she were to give herself, it must be cleanly, honorably, to Jiang Fan.*

Jiang Fan also desperately suppressed his urges, forcing himself to calm down. Gritting his teeth, he summoned the purple sword that had fallen into the sea and aimed it at his own body. "Fine, I'll do it myself." If this continued, something irreversible would happen between them. If that happened, the Azure Sky Demon Emperor would be enraged and kill Concubine Yunxia and her entire clan.

"No!" Seeing Jiang Fan attempt to take his own life, Concubine Yunxia instinctively lunged forward. She grabbed Jiang Fan's arm. That single touch was like adding fuel to a blazing fire. The pink power completely erupted. Jiang Fan's sanity was shattered in an instant. His eyes were filled only with desire and fervent heat. With a low growl, he lunged, pinning Concubine Yunxia beneath him.