Reserved for Her Cultivation
"Don't want to?" Evan Xiao stepped back a little from her.
Grace bit her lip and stared at him, but didn't say a word.
Evan Xiao let go of her and slowly got up.
Just as he was about to stand up straight, Grace suddenly threw her arms around his neck, yanked him back, and planted a kiss on him.
With such a gorgeous guy saying he's hers, why would she ever say no?
Evan Xiao raised an eyebrow and asked in a low voice, "You want me?"
"You said it yourself, you're mine now..." Grace said, blushing. "You have to break off your engagement with Princess Xinyao and marry me!"
Evan Xiao chuckled softly, lifted her chin, and kissed her.
He kissed her deeply, savoring her sweetness, his lips and tongue entwined with hers, his hands caressing her with passionate tenderness.
Grace was indeed overflowing with energy; soon her breathing grew rapid, her cheeks flushed, her heart raced, and her whole body went soft.
If this keeps going, obviously they're about to do... something not suitable for kids.
Her first experience was honestly pretty great, and she couldn't help but look forward to it—even kinda wanted it.
But after her outer robe got wet, it just felt awkward and clumsy.
"Hold on!" She struggled to sit up, took off her wet robe, tossed it onto the shore, then lay back down, waiting for him to continue.
But Evan Xiao didn't continue.
He looked at her and suddenly got all serious: "I asked a high-level Spirit Alchemist about your situation. It'll be really hard for you to reach Spirit Practitioner, Grandmaster and break into a higher realm."
Grace's eyes narrowed. "Why?"
In her previous life, she had reached the ninth rank of Spirit Master early on.
But for years after that, all the way until she died, she never managed to break through to a higher realm.
She herself never knew the reason why.
Evan Xiao was silent for a moment, then said, "He couldn't figure out the reason either."
"Oh... but why bring this up all of a sudden? Does breaking through Spirit Practitioner, Grandmaster have anything to do with us, you know, 'doing this and that'?" Grace blurted out.
What does it have to do with anything?
It has everything to do with it!
That "high-level Spirit Alchemist" was Leon Zane.
Leon Zane was also from House Drake, and had grown up alongside Evan Xiao as his closest friend.
He was a master of medicine.
He discovered Evan Xiao's secret: his Dragon Scale was gone, and his primal essence was lost.
Leon Zane pestered him with endless questions until Evan was so annoyed he finally told him everything.
He also mentioned Grace's reborn Spirit Root.
After hearing this, Leon Zane told Evan Xiao that the essence of the Divine Race is like a healing spring for human women.
If a human woman is lucky enough to be favored by a member of House Drake, it's a huge blessing for her.
Not only does it strengthen the body and nourish the Spirit Root, but the lingering Divine aura can also drive away evil and turn danger into safety in many situations.
In fact, the primal essence of House Drake can even restore the Spirit Root to women who have lost it.
However, a reborn Spirit Root like this will carry a trace of divinity.
It means that ordinary spiritual energy can't make her powerful Spirit Root evolve!
In other words, just ordinary cultivation won't let her break through to a higher realm.
In this life, she would remain at the level of Spirit Practitioner.
Evan Xiao asked Leon Zane, so what should they do?
Leon Zane replied mysteriously, there was only one way.
At her breakthrough moment, he must give her a second dose of essence.
The first three times for a man of House Drake are packed with immense power. His second and third doses must be reserved for her cultivation.
When Evan Xiao heard this, he was so frustrated he couldn't speak for a long time.
But he couldn't let her stay at the level of Spirit Practitioner forever.
He wanted Grace to cultivate well and live a long life.
So until Grace reaches Spirit Practitioner, Grandmaster, he must practice absolute abstinence.
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