At the Mahayana stage, it could generate a Life Spiritual Root, converting endless spiritual energy into vitality, granting an undying body to oneself and even others.

With enough energy, one would become an unparalleled healer.

No wonder Tier 9 techniques were so highly sought after.

Compared to ordinary techniques, the difference was immense.

Xiao Shou was overjoyed.

Unable to contain his excitement, he immediately hugged Fu Young without he realized. "Young’er, thank you. This technique is amazing. I love it."

"As long as Master is happy."

Almost instinctively, Fu Young wrapped his arms around Xiao Shou in return.

In that moment, the sense of loss he had felt earlier disappeared.

His heart felt full and a strange unfamiliar emotion rose within him.

He wanted to grasp it, yet could not find its source.

He frowned slightly, but his arms tightened around Xiao Shou.

Xiao Shou remained excited for a while, until he suddenly felt he could barely breathe from the tight embrace. He snapped back to his senses and said unhappily, "Hey, Young’er, let go. You are going to squeeze the life out of me."

"Ah, sorry. I did not mean to." Fu Young quickly released him and apologized in a fluster.

Xiao Shou stared at him in surprise, then grinned mischievously. He pinched Fu Young’s cheeks and said in a mock fierce tone, "Tell me the truth. What kind of demon are you? How dare you impersonate my cute disciple? My Young’er would never say sorry."

"Master, I am grown up now. Stop pinching my face. If you keep doing it, I will pinch yours too." Fu Young complained while rubbing his cheeks.

Xiao Shou lifted his chin. "Go ahead then. I am not afraid."

"You said it, Master."

Fu Young spoke word by word, then suddenly reached out with both hands and pinched Xiao Shou’s soft cheeks, gently pulling them.

Seeing Xiao Shou’s face distorted into a funny expression, he grinned proudly.

"Master’s face feels even better to pinch."

"Fu... Young..." Xiao Shou’s voice was muffled as he called out angrily.

He reached out to pinch Fu Young’s cheek in return, but Fu Young calmly dodged.

Back and forth they went, playing and laughing, until before they knew it, they had rolled together onto Xiao Shou’s bed.

They laughed and wrestled for quite a while, until Xiao Shou who is out of breath from laughing finally begged for mercy.

"Haha... Young’er... I was wrong... I won’t do it again... haha..."

"Really?" Fu Young did not stop.

He continued trying to tickle Xiao Shou.

Xiao Shou twisted and dodged. He was laughing so hard his waist bent.

Then, in a moment of bad timing, Fu Young ended up half pressing down on Xiao Shou.

His lips landed right beside Xiao Shou’s fox like eyes, reflecting the boy’s figure, and their chests pressed tightly together.

Both of them immediately froze.

After a few breaths, Xiao Shou suppressed the strange feeling and pushed him lightly. His voice trembled slightly. "Young’er, get up. You are crushing me. I can’t breathe."

"Oh... okay."

At this moment, Fu Young had none of his usual cleverness.

He moved stiffly like a puppet, following instructions step by step as he stood up.

Then he stared at Xiao Shou without blinking.

His heart was beating fast as if a sleeping beast inside him was slowly awakening.

His expression made Xiao Shou feel even more embarrassed.

He pressed his lips together, then handed him a storage pouch containing all the refined demonic beast essence and beast gel.

"These are for you. Take them back and use them properly. It is late. Go rest."

"I don’t want them. Master needs them more." Fu Young shook his head.

Xiao Shou insisted firmly, raising his voice. "If I tell you to take them, then take them. Are you not listening to your master anymore?"

Fu Young could only accept them with a helpless expression.

That night, after returning, Fu Young had a strange dream.

In the dream, he felt as if he were surrounded by flames and his whole body burning.

Even so, he tightly held the person in his arms.

That person’s skin was smooth like jade, their figure soft and graceful, making him unwilling to let go.

Especially the repeated soft calls of "Young’er" stirred something deep within him.

Just as he held that person tightly and was about to act, he suddenly fell and waking from the dream.

After waking up, Fu Young looked down and when he realized what happened, he used his energy to calm the restlessness in his body.

His expression became troubled.

He paced back and forth uneasily, faster and faster, until he suddenly left his room.

He opened the cave barrier, summoned his flying sword, and flew straight out of Snowy Cave Mountain.

Meanwhile, the person who was the focus of Fu Young’s dream had, after getting past that awkward moment, completely forgotten about it.

He casually began studying the accelerated cultivation method Fu Young had created.

After thinking it through carefully, Xiao Shou suddenly remembered that before coming to Snowy Cave Mountain, he had bought quite a few formation plates at the Heavenly Void Sect marketplace.

Among them, there seemed to be a Tier 3 Heavenly Thunder formation plate after fusion.

This formation could convert the spiritual energy stored in spirit stones into lightning and strike within the array.

It was far more convenient than using lightning talismans.

Although it was not a Tier 4 formation, for his and Fu Young’s current levels, a Tier 3 formation was more than sufficient.

After all, Tier 4formations were only usable by Nascent Soul cultivators.

It seemed that tomorrow would be busy again.

The first task would be to set up a lightning chamber as a cultivation room. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

There were also matters like the demonic beast essence and the Eternal Prosperity Sect that needed careful consideration and proper arrangements.

Xiao Shou felt that the current situation was a bit complicated, so he simply took out paper and brush, listed all available resources and existing problems, and then created a plan based on them.