Chapter 130: Chapter 128: I’m a Virgin and I’m Proud

"If someone passes childhood and still manages to remain untainted by the mortal world, their entire body a vessel of Spirit, how would they awaken?"

Mo Qi grew excited. What Second Brother Ni described was a near-perfect match for his current situation.

’He knew he didn’t have some Innate Dao Body; rather, his state was the result of the Nine Transformations into Spirit. Still, he had a hunch this was the key to breaking through to the Ninth Transformation!’

Second Brother Ni was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing.

He clapped Mo Qi on the shoulder and said, "The situation you’re describing is impossible because the two conditions are contradictory. It’s like asking me how a eunuch can get his wife pregnant. That’s not a question, it’s a joke."

"But what if!" Mo Qi was undeterred, his expression serious.

"’What if?’" Second Brother Ni chuckled. "There is no ’what if.’ Once a person, male or female, leaves childhood behind, their body will naturally produce some Acquired substances. Even if the rest of the body could maintain its state as a Spirit, it wouldn’t matter."

’Gain some things?’ Mo Qi was completely lost.

"What kind of things?" Mo Qi asked, baffled.

Second Brother Ni’s smile grew even stranger, and even Brother Ni and Third Brother Ni started grinning oddly.

"Kid, you’re still a virgin, aren’t you? Never tasted the pleasures of a woman?" Second Brother Ni asked, winking. His eyebrows wiggled up and down, his expression as lecherous as it could possibly be.

The question caught Mo Qi completely off guard. Even with his thick skin, he couldn’t stop his face from turning red and hot.

’What the hell kind of question is that? Does it have anything to do with what I asked?’

’Besides, what’s wrong with being a virgin? I’m a virgin and I’m proud of it!’

Mo Qi’s awkward expression sent the Ni Brothers into fits of laughter. The three of them pounded the table, laughing so hard that tears streamed down their faces.

"Hahaha, so you do have a shy side, kid! I really thought you were capable of anything!"

"For some reason, I find this incredibly satisfying, hahaha."

"Hahaha."

Mo Qi rolled his eyes. Looking at the three lecherous old men, he said helplessly, "I’m only sixteen!"

"What’s wrong with sixteen? Go to any mortal town and you’ll see plenty of people starting families at thirteen or fourteen. At your age, you’re practically an old man!" Second Brother Ni roared with laughter.

"So I take it none of you are virgins, then?" Mo Qi retorted irritably.

The smiles on the three men’s faces instantly froze.

’No way!’

Mo Qi felt like his entire worldview had just been shattered.

’He had only asked offhandedly. He never imagined that these three old monsters, who had lived for over a thousand years, had never even touched a woman!’

’So why were you all acting like such experts in front of me? You really had me fooled.’

’Could this get any more awkward?’

"Ahem, back to the topic at hand!" Second Brother Ni cleared his throat. The other two sat up straight and proper, as if nothing had just happened.

"Mo the kid, if your hypothesis were true—take yourself as an example. Let’s say your entire body is a vessel of Spirit, but there’s one place that is definitely tainted by the mortal world. That would be the pool of Acquired Essence Energy that appeared in your body when you transformed from a child into an adolescent."

Mo Qi was still completely lost. ’What’s Acquired Essence Energy?’

’And why describe it as a "pool"?’

’Could it be that this so-called Acquired Essence Energy is what’s preventing me from breaking through to the Ninth Transformation?’

"In that case, Second Brother, how do I expel this pool of Essence Energy from my body?"

All three of them looked at Mo Qi as if he were an idiot, then turned their gazes toward Niu Kexin and Liu Ruyan, who were busy in the kitchen.

"They can help you."

Even someone as clueless as Mo Qi about the affairs of men and women understood now.

The embarrassment was overwhelming!

’Could it really be that because I’m a virgin and haven’t expelled that pool of Acquired Essence Energy, I can’t master the final step of the Nine Transformations into Spirit?’

’Is this for real? It sounds completely made up!’

Mo Qi stared suspiciously at the Ni Brothers.

"Don’t look at us like that, kid. I’m just telling it like it is, speaking the truth. If you don’t believe it, then don’t. Besides, there’s no reason to get worked up over it. It was an impossible hypothetical scenario to begin with."

Even though Mo Qi had performed one miracle after another, they wouldn’t believe he had an Innate Dao Body and had maintained a body of pure Spirit to this day—not even if you beat them to death for it.

"Alright, you’ve been through enough today. Get some rest. We’ll be going now."

Having eaten and drunk their fill, and having said all they wanted to say to Mo Qi, the Ni Brothers decided not to linger.

Just before leaving, Second Brother Ni suddenly leaned close to Mo Qi’s ear and whispered, "Not bad, kid. Coming up with a reason like that to trick a girl into... you know. You’ve got a bright future! But remember to exercise some restraint!"

Mo Qi was speechless. ’You’re an old virgin, could you please stop pretending to be some worldly-wise veteran!’

’And your imagination is running way too wild!’

Mo Qi’s mind was a complete mess. He couldn’t be bothered to explain anything, so he just waved his hand and got up to see his guests out.

What none of them noticed was that in the kitchen, Liu Ruyan was standing with her head lowered, her face and ears beet red, looking extremely flustered.

"Ruyan, what’s wrong?" Niu Kexin noticed something was amiss and asked with concern.

"N-Nothing!" Like a frightened little rabbit, Liu Ruyan waved her hands frantically.

Because Niu Kexin had no Cultivation, she couldn’t hear the conversation between Mo Qi and the Ni Brothers. But Liu Ruyan could!

She had heard every single word of their conversation.

And based on what she knew of Mo Qi, if he was asking such a question, it must have something to do with him personally.

In other words, expelling the Acquired Essence Energy was something Mo Qi needed to do.

’So, who will Brother Mo choose? Sister Kexin, or me?’

’But I’m not ready yet...’

"Oh, heavens, this is so embarrassing! What am I even thinking!" Liu Ruyan clapped her hands over her face.

Her bizarre action startled Niu Kexin.

"Ruyan, are you not feeling well? If you’re not, go and rest. I can handle things here by myself."

"No... I’m not unwell... No, no, no... I actually am unwell. Sister Kexin, I’m going to head out."

Blushing and speaking incoherently, Liu Ruyan fled the kitchen as if on wings.

She ran right into Mo Qi, who was just returning after seeing the Ni Brothers out.

OOF!

Liu Ruyan fell to the ground with a thump, and Mo Qi himself was knocked back several steps.

"You silly girl, what’s all the rush?" Mo Qi helped Liu Ruyan up, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "Are you hurt?"

"Ah!" Seeing Mo Qi, Liu Ruyan let out a shy shriek, pushed him away, and fled the restaurant.

Uh...

’What was that all about?’

"Little Brother Mo, what’s wrong with Ruyan?" Niu Kexin asked, following him out of the kitchen.

Mo Qi shrugged. "I have no idea. Maybe she had an emergency."

"Then you should hurry and follow her. Make sure nothing happens to her," Niu Kexin urged, worried.

"Okay."

Mo Qi rubbed his sore chest and walked out of the restaurant. As he watched the direction Liu Ruyan had gone, a strange glint flashed in his eyes.

’His physique was incredibly powerful now, comparable to an ordinary Vajra Realm cultivator.’

’Yet he’d been knocked back several steps by Liu Ruyan’s collision, and it really hurt.’

’He had always thought Liu Ruyan was just an ordinary servant. It seemed this girl was far from simple!’