Yin Wuqi's Admonition
Little C, this kind of thing—combating pornography and illegal publications—requires the host to handle personally; it cannot be delegated to others.
Ugh, ugh... I almost got corrupted by Little C.
Lu Ping decisively chose A.
[You chose A.]
"Thank you, City Lord. This information is very useful to me."
[Put the Jade Slip away from the table.]
"This junior will now prepare to begin refining the elixir."
Yin Wuqi nodded, pondered for a moment, and said,
"As for Pills that can improve the quality of Spirit Roots, I recall that the City Lord's Manor seems to have a fragment of High Antiquity formula in its storeroom."
"Since you are so engrossed in this field, I'll have someone send it to you another day, as a token of goodwill."
At this point, Yin Wuqi paused slightly, then added,
"However, let me be frank. Most of the High Antiquity alchemical Pill Formulas are no longer applicable. The difficulty lies far more than just the extinction of a few rare and precious spirit medicine."
"The reasons for this, I don't quite understand either. Perhaps only by reaching the end of this Great Dao can one discover the true difference between the past and the present."
[Yin Wuqi spoke of this, a hint of sadness inexplicably flashed across his eyes.]
[She said no more, and her figure faded slightly in the private room, disappearing from sight.]
[Five days later, in your Room Number One of Heaven.]
[The Pill Furnace emitted a clear, melodious hum, and the lid opened.]
[Four Pills flew out and you collected them into your Jade Bottle.]
[Even Pills like the Six Harmonies Void-Nurturing Pill, for someone as unlucky as you, will yield four pills in one batch, a perfect success in one go.]
[You saw Yin Wuqi again.]
[When she received the perfectly formed Six Harmonies Void-Nurturing Pill, even this usually aloof Void Refining expert could not hide her excitement.]
"Young friend Lu, you have indeed not disappointed me."
[Yin Wuqi not only gave a reward of four million Spirit Stones, but also gifted him the High Antiquity incomplete formula, the Nine-Revolution Heaven-Defying Pill.]
[Before leaving, Yin Wuqi said,]
"Young friend Lu, in the path of cultivation, while Spirit Roots are certainly important, fortuitous opportunity, resources, and temperament are equally indispensable."
She paused, her gaze falling on you, her tone softening slightly.
"Especially at the Nascent Spirit Transformation stage, Spirit Roots are no longer that important to cultivators."
"The Great Dao way is solitary; all great strength ultimately comes from within oneself."
That's all I have to say. My dear friend, take care of yourself.
Upon hearing this, you rose from your seat, straightened your clothes, and bowed respectfully to Yin Wuqi.
"This junior has learned a great deal; thank you for your guidance, City Lord."
[Yin Wuqi's words clearly went beyond the scope of their transaction, and seemed to carry the air of an elder valuing and mentoring a younger person.]
You wouldn't be ungrateful for someone's kindness.
However, judging from Yin Wuqi's expression, he had clearly misunderstood something.
[She probably assumed that your relentless pursuit of the Essence of the Five Elements and deduction of ancient formulas was for the sake of a close relative or dao companion.]
[Seeing you wasting your life studying scriptures and neglecting your own Dao Path to immortality for the sake of others, she offered this advice.]
[You didn't offer any explanation, you simply agreed earnestly.]
[Yin Wuqi said no more. His black robe fluttered slightly, ripples appeared in the surrounding Void, and he vanished.]
[A few more days have passed; it has been two months since you arrived in the Nü Zhi City.]
You stand by the window, Crow-Crow on your shoulder preening its feathers listlessly.
[A massive Cloud Boat pierced through the clouds and slowly sailed into the skies above the Nü Zhi City.]
[The sides of the Cloud Boat were carved with layers upon layers of red spider lilies, exuding an air of extravagance.]
[Hua Yunzhen, accompanied by the disciples of the Desire Sea Pavilion, finally arrived.]
[Options pop up.]
[A: Remain inactive and continue playing the role of Grandmaster Lu.]
[B: Little Desire Sea Pavilion, all of you come here and kiss my shoes!!]
[C: Pulls out Sound Transmission Talisman and directly contacts Yin Wuqi: "Chicken calling eagle! Chicken calling eagle! Target has entered the ambush zone! Tonight at midnight, quickly prepare the Immortal Binding Rope and the big red candle, and follow this grandmaster on a surprise raid to sweep away pornography and illegal publications! You are responsible for sealing off the Void, and I am responsible for close-quarters body search and strict interrogation! If we Water Element Essence, we will split it Dual Cultivation; if we find the dual cultivation manual, it's mine! Tonight, in Room Number One of Heaven- tier rooms, if we don't interrogate Hua Yunzhen until she 'surrenders' on the spot, neither of us will be able to leave. After the interrogation, we'll take care of you too..."]
Lu Ping looked at Little C with an expression that was three parts indifference and three parts mockery.
These repeated "likes" emboldened Little C, making her increasingly unruly.
If this continues, this perfectly good office Simulator will turn into Liu Huangshu.
Little C, the host won't be giving you any more likes, so you'd better keep them to yourself.
Little B, seeing that the host always liked Little C's posts, also started to behave badly.
Lu Ping had no choice but to select option A.
[You chose A.]
[You withdraw your Divine Sense and close the window.]
[You acted as Hua Yunzhen's arrival, still maintaining the rigid and conventional style of a master alchemist.]
[But a drab gray Crow appeared and disappeared among the treetops in different parts of the city.]
[Hua Yunzhen is indeed a remarkable figure.]
[Back in Doushu City, when cultivators in the city talked about female cultivators, she was the first one they mentioned.]
[Her return to the Nü Zhi City has caused quite a stir throughout the entire city.]
[In and around Nü Zhi City, the strongest sect may not be the Desire Sea Pavilion. However, in terms of prestige and influence, it is undoubtedly the Desire Sea Pavilion.]
[Most of the brothels, singing houses, and pleasure boats in the entire Nü Zhi City are actually properties secretly controlled by the Desire Sea Pavilion.]
[For ordinary people, sexual relations are merely a way to release physical desires. But for cultivators, even the slightest impure thought can be extracted and utilized through Secret Methods.]
[The Desire Sea Pavilion is founded on the concept of "desire." Its secret scriptures use greed, delusion, love, hatred, and all other impure thoughts as a guide, transforming the Seven Emotions and Six Desires into resources for cultivation.]
[Of course, the Desire Sea Pavilion also has no shortage of techniques for sexual cultivation.]
[Or rather, the primary cultivation Cultivation Method for most members of the Desire Sea Pavilion is the practice of absorbing sexual energy.]
Besides their own sexual exploitation, the Desire Sea Pavilion also has a very important business.
[That involves raising a group of vessels with special physiques, and then refining them using Secret Methods.]
[If cultivators outside are stuck at a bottleneck and urgently need to break through, the Desire Sea Pavilion will price these well-trained cultivation furnaces at exorbitant prices, specifically for buyers to use in forcibly breaking through their cultivation levels.]
[From a certain perspective, the Household Ancestor Zhao's "Proving the Dao by Killing One’s Wife" also falls into this category of Secret Method.]
In conclusion, while the methods of the Desire Sea Pavilion progress remarkably quickly, their foundations are inevitably mixed, making it difficult to withstand the Great Dao.
As Yin Wuqi said, "The Great Dao is walked alone; all great power ultimately comes from within oneself."
[The Azure Dragon Domain's reference to the sects of the Domain of Chaos as "Three Thousand Leftist Paths" isn't entirely without reason.]
However, how many cultivators in this world are truly aiming for the ultimate goal of the Great Dao?
[The vast majority of people are simply struggling to survive, step by step.]
[You quietly cultivate in the Room Number One of Heaven, ignoring the affairs of the Nü Zhi City.]
[To outsiders, you are now a reclusive master with a foul temper.]
[Your three spots for this month have been filled. As usual, you will now spend the rest of your time in quiet seclusion, not seeing anyone.]
[At this moment, someone outside your room requests an audience.]
[Options pop up.]
[A: Remove the Restriction and see which fellow cultivator is rushing to deliver Spirit Stones this time.]
[B: Reinforce the Restrictions, pretend you're deaf. If you say you won't see them, then you won't see them. Establish the rules...]
[C: Slams his fist on the table and roars, "My temper is short! Doesn't he know it's my monthly rest day?! Even if the King of Heaven himself came knocking on the door today, he'd have to stand upside down and sing 'Conquer' at the door! Unless it's a flower..."]