Cultivation Is Boring, Balancing Work and Rest Is the Way to Go!

Jade Pool Holy Land.

Deep within, inside a secret realm.

Yuan Ruoyu stood upon a lotus flower as crystalline as white jade, her face flushed with shame and a hint of annoyance as she said:

"It's only been a few days since we parted, and you're already off to places of ill repute, experiencing them one by one..."

"Hmph, next time we meet, I'll make sure you pay!"

"Claiming cultivation is boring and that balancing work and rest is the true path—you're simply corrupting the atmosphere of the cultivation world!"

As she spoke, she couldn't help but lower her head to look at her own legs.

Beneath the hem of her skirt, a section of snow-white calf was exposed.

It was fair and delicate, with skin like congealed fat.

A pair of exquisite, petite jade feet were even more tender, like white jade.

As she watched, her face grew even redder.

A moment later.

Yuan Ruoyu finally pulled back her thoughts and let out a long sigh, a flash of sharp light crossing her eyes.

"This diary entry revealed two key pieces of information: the Central Province and the Holy Land."

"Those people should be able to suspect me by now, right?"

The aura around Yuan Ruoyu shifted; a powerful presence erupted, and a biting intent to kill permeated the air.

Suddenly, her figure flickered, landing in the center of the lotus.

Sitting cross-legged with her eyes closed, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth throughout the entire secret realm turned violent.

Then, it surged frantically toward her body.

Liyue Immortal Dynasty.

Inside the Empress's bedchamber.

Ye Qingge was currently pinching the Little Leather Doll in her hands, chattering away in a rage:

"Bastard, what is so fun about a place like that that you'd praise it endlessly?"

As she spoke, her slender, fair fingers kept pinching and prodding the leather doll.

She didn't even spare the area between its legs.

"Hmph, Inverting Heaven and Earth, is it? Flying Trapeze, is it?!"

"See if I don't pinch you until you snap..."

Qing Province, Southern Region.

Blood Spirit Sect.

Inside this former top sect of Qing Province.

In a grand hall, the Sect Master Yan Shan was currently ashen-faced, veins bulging on his forehead.

He was clearly in a state of extreme rage.

Bam—

Yan Shan suddenly kicked the table in front of him, the immense force causing the entire table to shatter into pieces.

It turned into a sky full of debris that scattered and fell to the ground.

The other elders in the hall, including the Great Elder of the Blood Spirit Sect, Lei Lie, dared not make a sound.

They were terrified of crossing him at a time like this.

"Dammit!"

"Even a place like the Drunken Spring Pavilion can make it into the Great Emperor's Diary, and he even praised it like crazy!"

Yan Shan said with a gloomy face, his anger soaring: "Why didn't the Immortal Great Emperor mention my Blood Spirit Sect in his diary?"

"Even a few kind words would have been enough!"

Lei Lie gave a bitter smile and consoled him: "Sect Master, please calm your anger. After all, he isn't one of our Blood Spirit Sect members; it's normal for the diary not to mention us."

"Uh—"

Lei Lie paused and added: "We aren't far from the Drunken Spring Pavilion; should we book a private room tonight and go relax?"

Yan Shan: "..."

Yan Shan remained silent for a moment before grinning: "Very well, let all the elders go together. After all, the Great Emperor himself said that cultivation is boring and balancing work and rest is the true path!"

Having said that, a trace of confusion appeared in his eyes.

He seemed to be feeling a sense of sentimentality.

After another moment, Yan Shan withdrew his gaze and said slowly: "Could it be that our constant, bitter cultivation is actually wrong? Is appropriate relaxation the only thing conducive to breaking through to the next realm?"

As soon as these words were spoken, all the elders of the Blood Spirit Sect fell into deep thought.

Lei Lie hesitated for a moment before saying, "After all, these are the words spoken by the Immortal Great Emperor himself; I feel there is a great deal of truth to them."

With the air cleared, another elder stepped forward and said, "Indeed, I feel the same. Perhaps relaxing appropriately and acting like a 'sly fox' just like the Great Emperor is the correct path."

This elder was named Yuan Qing, and as he spoke, he provided an example:

"When I was young, I was obsessed with cultivation and frequently went into seclusion, but I later discovered that long periods of solitary seclusion have very limited effects on improving one's cultivation realm!"

Yan Shan nodded:

"Elder Yuan is correct. Once one reaches the Nascent Soul stage or above, seclusion has little effect; what is more important is the comprehension of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth."

Yuan Qing was excited and continued:

"Exactly!"

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"How can one improve their cultivation by working behind closed doors? On the contrary, it is through experiencing the mortal world that one can reach a higher level."

Great Elder Lei Lie felt a stir in his heart and said in a deep voice, "If that is the case, shouldn't our Blood Spirit Sect make some changes?"

"Should we encourage our disciples to go down the mountain more often to gain experience, to visit brothels... ahem, to experience the various facets of life, and achieve a balance between work and rest?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the great hall looked over.

Including the Sect Master, Yan Shan.

In the end, the Great Elder's proposal actually received everyone's support on the spot.

It was not just the Blood Spirit Sect.

At this moment, all the sects, large and small, throughout Qing Province were discussing one topic.

That was whether or not they should encourage their disciples to balance work and rest.

After all, if this had been proposed by an ordinary cultivator, everyone would have just dismissed it as nonsense.

But was the Immortal Great Emperor an ordinary cultivator?

No!

He was a peerless Great Emperor whose strength was unrivaled throughout history.

Since even he had said that cultivation was dull and that balancing work and rest was the true path, how could it be wrong?

For a time, a trend of visiting brothels began to rise within the Cultivation World...

There were also some sects that remained undecided.

They were in a state of wait-and-see.

Consequently, these sects turned their eyes toward the Xuanqing Sect, wanting to know what the sect that had cultivated the Great Emperor would do.

Soon, they received a shocking piece of news.

The entire Xuanqing Sect, including Sect Master Yan Changkong and all the major elders, almost everyone in the sect...

Had recently been frequently heading to Cloud Sky City to enjoy themselves at the Drunken Spring Pavilion.

There were even rumors that the Xuanqing Sect had long-term reservations for a premium private room, and that all their receptions and banquets were being held at the Drunken Spring Pavilion.

With this, the other sects no longer hesitated and all let loose to enjoy themselves.

Thus, for a period of time thereafter.

A bizarre phenomenon appeared in the Cultivation World of Qing Province and even the entire continent.

Whether they were sects, cultivation families, or rogue cultivators, no one was practicing; everyone was visiting houses of pleasure.

Almost every house of pleasure was packed with people, forming long queues...

Incidents of people coming to blows over the top courtesans occurred frequently.

In addition, all the major powers saw the terrifying profits of running brothels and jumped into the business one after another.

Across the Nine Provinces, brothels sprang up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.

And the Drunken Spring Pavilion, as a place highly praised by the Great Emperor, had now become a benchmark for the Cultivation World!

The prices had increased dozens of times over, yet business remained incredibly booming.

Especially the newly launched "Great Emperor Set Meal," which truly drove countless cultivators wild.

Furthermore, various legendary deeds regarding the Immortal Great Emperor were spread by the girls of the Drunken Spring Pavilion.

"These stories were passed down through generations of top courtesans at our Drunken Spring Pavilion; they are absolutely true!"

"The top courtesan at the time often told people that the Immortal Great Emperor stood eight feet tall, and his 'assets' were also eight feet long!"

"He had a face like polished jade and was as elegant as a jade tree in the wind!"

"That's not all; he was also burly and valiant, with both speed and strength that were peerless, leaving one unforgettable!"

"You don't know this, but the Immortal Great Emperor was already unrivaled back then; he once took on the ten top courtesans of that era in a single night without falling behind!"

"No way, he was that strong?"

"Of course! He was gentle, valiant, considerate, and powerful... even now, he remains a legend of our Drunken Spring Pavilion!"

"It's just that we never expected this person to be the renowned Immortal Great Emperor; he hid himself truly well!"

At this moment.

Inside the Heavenly Secret Pavilion.

An old man dressed in black robes, possessing the refined air of an immortal, stood on a high vantage point, gazing at a crowded brothel in the distance and sighing from time to time.

Elder Heavenly Secret wore a complex expression as he muttered, "How did the atmosphere of our Cultivation World suddenly become like this?"

He even felt a twinge of regret!

He wondered if his initial decision to insist on publishing the Great Emperor's Diary for all cultivators in the world to share had been a mistake.

Now, no one was cultivating anymore; they had all run off to visit brothels. How could this be allowed?

The more Elder Heavenly Secret thought about it, the more wrong it felt, and he whispered:

"If the diary reveals even more absurd matters in the future, wouldn't the entire atmosphere of the Cultivation World be led astray?"

However, it was too late for him to regret it now.

The diary of the Immortal Great Emperor had already been recorded into the Communication Array using secret techniques, witnessed by all major factions.

Every ten days, four entries from the diary would be released.

Until the entire content of the diary was fully exposed, no one could stop the process.

"Hmm, but Lin Feng's words also hold a certain amount of truth..."

Elder Heavenly Secret changed his train of thought, a glimmer of light appearing in his eyes as he added, "I have been stuck at the late stage of the Mahayana Realm for tens of thousands of years, unable to break through. Could it be because I haven't balanced work and rest?"

"How about..."

Elder Heavenly Secret glanced once more at the brothel in the distance, where beautiful women were standing by the windows.

Elder Heavenly Secret suddenly transformed, turning into a youth of twenty, and said in a deep voice:

"Tonight, I shall regain my vigor and rediscover my former self!"

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