Number One Saber Saint Under Heaven's Disciple

"There's nothing to joke about," Jing Pu said earnestly. "Fairy Maiden Ling Ju is the most beautiful woman I've ever seen. I'm not exaggerating at all."

Jing Pu was a very honest person and said whatever he thought. Ling Ju was indeed the most beautiful person he had ever seen.

However, Jing Pu's genuine words only made Ling Ju blush even more. She stood there, flustered and unsure of what to do.

After a few seconds, Ling Ju, her face still flushed, dared not look at Jing Pu and quickly said:

"Oh, Senior, please teach me how to roast tea..."

Roasting tea was simple: just squatting by the small stove and tending to the fire. That was all there was to it.

However, Ling Ju felt a bit awkward. The main reason was that she was wearing a pair of crystal high heels. Seeing Ling Ju squatting by the small stove with her sparkling high heels visible, Jing Pu was a little stunned.

So this is the kind of shoes the girls wear here...

Jing Pu hadn't really noticed this before. He had been here for over a week and had only seen two girls: Ling Ju and Ling An'an.

Speaking of which... where did Ling An'an go?

Jing Pu suddenly thought of the cute and playful Ling An'an, who seemed to have disappeared all of a sudden these past few days.

Jing Pu had been busy this past week and hadn't thought about it. Now that he was free and suddenly remembered, it made him a bit puzzled.

However, Jing Pu didn't overthink it. After all, not all cultivators were like Ling Jing, who liked to hover around him for no reason. Ling An'an must have had something to do. He could just ask Ling Tiannan next time he saw him.

Jing Pu really liked Ling An'an and was very grateful to her. She was polite and not arrogant. If it weren't for Ling An'an back then, Jing Pu wouldn't know where he would be now.

While Jing Pu was idly thinking about these random things, he suddenly noticed that Ling Ju, who was squatting in front of him, suddenly blushed and covered the hem of her plain skirt over her crystal jade shoes, saying:

"Um... I only brought a few pairs of shoes... they're all like this... so I can't change them."

Jing Pu, snapping back to reality, nodded repeatedly. Come to think of it, in his previous life in ancient times, women's feet were not supposed to be casually shown to men. He didn't know what the situation was here, and if his gaze just now was considered rude.

Immediately, Jing Pu found a meditation cushion for Ling Ju. This was given to him by the system when he was cultivating his Dao Heart, and he had been using it.

After placing it in front of Ling Ju, Jing Pu said, "If you feel awkward, you can take off your shoes and squat on it, or sit on it. The ground is dirty."

Ling Ju looked at Jing Pu with gratitude and nodded. Then, she took off her crystal high heels and placed them neatly to the side. After that, she sat on the meditation cushion.

The moment Ling Ju's feet touched the meditation cushion, she heard a hum!

Ling Ju's True Qi and Spiritual Power surged wildly. In an instant, Ling Ju understood. This was another opportunity given by Senior!

At this moment, due to the surging True Qi and Spiritual Power within her body, Ling Ju struggled to look up at Jing Pu, who seemed oblivious to everything. Her heart was filled with gratitude. Senior, oh Senior... how incredibly generous you are!!

Enduring the surging True Qi and Spiritual Power within her body, Ling Ju squatted on the meditation cushion, gritting her teeth. She gently fanned her palace fan, and as she fanned, she felt a sense of affinity.

The surging True Qi and Spiritual Power in her body became less unbearable. Moreover, Ling Ju felt her realm increasing at a perceptible speed!

The palace fan and the meditation cushion complemented each other, almost instantly giving Ling Ju a bold idea.

If this continued... in a week, she would be able to reach the peak of the Golden Core stage!

In a month, she would be able to directly break through the Golden Core and advance to the Nascent Soul stage!!

In an instant... Ling Ju couldn't quite believe it. Advancing to the Nascent Soul stage at her age... this would be an unprecedented miracle not only in the entire Northern Province but on the entire continent!!

But... why was Senior treating me so well? Could it be... just as Ling Jing said...?

For a moment... Ling Ju's heart... was truly in turmoil.

Jing Pu was no longer looking at Ling Ju. He sat cross-legged in the pavilion, eating snacks he had bought from Qinghe Town earlier. Jing Pu was feeling quite comfortable, sipping tea and eating snacks while watching Ling Jing and Lie Chun working for him in the courtyard.

In this world, being able to command cultivators to work for him as a Mortal was probably unique to him. Moreover, these cultivators were not ordinary cultivators; they were all geniuses.

Jing Pu didn't know what they were after. After thinking about it, besides his paintings, perhaps it was his temperament and appearance?

Jing Pu wasn't bragging about this. His looks were indeed handsome, no doubt about it. However, Jing Pu felt that the main reason was probably because he had cultivated various things. As the saying goes, "A person with extensive knowledge and cultivation will naturally possess an elegant demeanor."

Jing Pu's "belly" didn't just contain poetry and books; it contained almost everything, and he had reached the pinnacle in every aspect. Perhaps it was because of these miscellaneous enhancements that Jing Pu was so extraordinary.

Actually, all this talk is pointless. To put it more simply and colloquially, it all boils down to six words: "I'm handsome and people love me."

About ten minutes later, the tea Ling Ju was roasting emitted a fragrance. This tea aroma was fresh and crisp, and everyone in the courtyard who smelled it felt their fatigue disappear.

As for the tea aroma, both Ling Jing and Lie Chun were extremely familiar with it.

After all, they had relied on this tea to survive for the past seven days. However, what Ling Jing and Lie Chun were curious about was that this tea aroma wasn't produced by Senior, but by Ling Ju.

When they saw Ling Ju squatting on the meditation cushion, holding the palace fan, they suddenly understood. It must be another opportunity given by Senior.

Ling Ju, who was carefully roasting the tea, naturally discovered this as well. She understood that it was all because of the palace fan in her hand. Ling Ju felt a sense of awe, thinking that Senior had given her such a divine object, it felt surreal, almost unbelievable.

At this moment, Jing Pu took a sniff of the tea vapor from the small stove and said:

"Alright, you don't need to roast it anymore. Take out some of the leaves now and let them air dry. We'll brew the rest to drink."

Ling Ju immediately nodded and got up to prepare. Seeing the diligent Ling Ju, Jing Pu suddenly looked at her with curiosity and said:

"Do you like the Tea Dao? If you do, I can teach you, teach you properly."

The Tea Dao had its place in this cultivation world. Jing Pu had learned during this week that anything could be a path to cultivation in this world. For example, entering the Dao through tea, and comprehending heavenly secrets from the Tea Dao.

Of course, all of this required having spiritual roots. Jing Pu had no spiritual roots, so no matter how accomplished he was in the Tea Dao, it would be useless.

However, if Ling Ju wanted to learn, Jing Pu was willing to teach her, teach her sincerely.

Of course, as for whether Jing Pu's Tea Dao was compatible with the Tea Dao in this cultivation world, Jing Pu didn't know.

But no matter what, he was idle anyway. In a way, Jing Pu was quite lonely.

Even though there were many people around now, he couldn't really talk to any of them. It was just like Ling Jing and Lie Chun; they came, worked diligently, and had no common ground.

If Ling Ju were willing to learn the Tea Dao, they would have something in common, and Jing Pu wouldn't be so bored. He would have found a confidante, and a beautiful one at that.

But he didn't know if Ling Ju would be willing to learn his, a mere mortal's, Tea Dao.

After all, there was a high chance it would be a waste of time.

However, it was clear Jing Pu was overthinking things. Ling Ju was very willing, extremely willing. She immediately cleared her throat and said charmingly, repeatedly:

"Senior, I am willing, of course I am willing!"

Seeing that Ling Ju didn't dislike his, a mere mortal's, Tea Dao, Jing Pu grinned and nodded immediately. But before he could say anything, the wooden door to Jing Pu's courtyard suddenly burst open with a CRASH!

A young man strode in powerfully and shouted:

"Well, well, Ling Jing! I knew you wouldn't come to this godforsaken place so early for no reason. So you found a cultivation paradise!"

Jing Pu stared blankly at the man, utterly bewildered, and asked:

"Who... who is this??"

Ling Ju, looking at the man in the distance, seemed displeased that he had disturbed Jing Pu and frowned slightly:

"He's the disciple of the Number One Saber Saint Under Heaven, Yu Shen."