Arriving at Jia Nan Academy

"Lei Qi, Young Master~"

"I couldn't help myself. It's all because Ying'er is far too alluring," Lei Qi said with a straight face.

Cao Ying looked deeply aggrieved. Her moist lips pouted, and a faint mist rose in her eyes. Though she was clearly just a young girl, she had an utterly pitiful, heart-tugging look.

"Why don't you want to follow me?" Lei Qi asked. They had been together for three days now, and they had grown much closer.

"I..."

Before she could continue, Lei Qi added, "You're someone who'll stay by my side for the rest of your life. I don't want to hear lies from you."

Cao Ying's beautiful eyes flickered. She looked at Lei Qi for a moment before finally saying, "I don't want to be a maid."

"Why?"

Lei Qi pressed on.

"Maids get bullied whenever people want."

Lei Qi immediately said, "You'll be my personal maid. When we return to my clan, aside from tending to my daily needs, you'll receive the best possible supply of any resources you need. And I won't let anyone bully you in the slightest."

Cao Ying was slightly stunned after hearing that.

She understood the importance of resources.

After all, she was also a cultivator.

Though she had no idea what Lei Qi would provide for her, nor where his clan was located, she was certain it would be better than the Cao Clan.

Moreover, Lei Qi's earnest promise made her heart feel warm.

"Smack~"

But suddenly, Lei Qi took another taste.

Cao Ying covered her face with her little hands, looking at Lei Qi with shy embarrassment and a trace of resentment.

He had just said he wouldn't let her be bullied, yet in the blink of an eye...

"I only said I wouldn't allow others to bully you. I never said I couldn't bully you. Come on, move your hand. Let this young master have another taste," Lei Qi said without so much as a blush or a skipped heartbeat.

He could say with certainty that he would not do anything to the little girl.

He merely wanted to see whether this small body, carrying such a special soul, could withstand it.

Ying~

She was far too seductive. This little girl was already so good at stirring people's hearts at such a young age. Who could withstand her once she grew up?

Fortunately, he had taken this little enchantress in early. Otherwise, if he encountered her when dealing with the Pill Tower in the future, he might truly find it hard to act against her.

Lei Qi had always been someone who cherished beauty.

Lei Qi was no inexperienced virgin. Though he still was in this life, he had been vastly experienced in his previous one.

Why was he acting like this now?

Naturally, it was because he had spent seventeen years in the Thunder Clan without even seeing a normal member of the opposite sex!!!

It was not that he had never seen any, but those he did see were already married women.

No matter how unruly he was, he could not possibly flirt with the wives of stewards who were like his uncles, could he?

And when he thought of the maids Lei Ying had arranged for him, his scalp went numb...

On his trip to the Yao Clan, he had become somewhat infatuated just from seeing a maid. Still, Lei Qi knew he was a man of status.

So he had restrained himself fairly well.

Yao Ling was beautiful enough, but compared to the Cao Ying before him, who knew how long he would have to wait before he could have her?

Thus, upon seeing Cao Ying, Lei Qi found it a little difficult to control himself.

"Young Master, Ying'er feels uncomfortable." Cao Ying lightly furrowed her brows, looking somewhat pained.

For some reason, Lei Qi had recently become fond of pinching her.

She did not even know what mistake she had made.

Hearing Cao Ying's words, Lei Qi withdrew his hand. He took a few light breaths before saying, "Go cultivate."

"Mm~"

Watching Cao Ying begin cultivating there, Lei Qi felt somewhat regretful.

Bringing Cao Ying along really was a form of torment!

Yet he was not a cruel-hearted person. He could not leave Cao Ying with a lifelong shadow simply because of his own desires, could he?

Though such matters might produce certain "miracles."

Still, better safe than sorry. This was his—no, perhaps even the Thunder Clan's—extremely important little alchemy genius.

He had to restrain himself and wait until she grew up some more...

Seven days later.

Northwestern Continent.

After seven days of long travel, their group finally arrived on the Northwestern Continent.

Once they exited the spatial wormhole, they found themselves in Tianya City.

Tianya City was located within a mountain range called Tianqing, ten thousand li away from the Black-Corner Region. As the only city within a thousand-li radius that possessed a spatial wormhole leading to the Central Plains, Tianya City was among the most prosperous places in the region.

Arriving here meant Jia Nan Academy was no longer far away.

After they arrived, the Luo Clan did not dare make any remarks due to Mang Tianchi and the others' overwhelmingly powerful Dou Qi.

This world had rules; without rules, there could be no order. But when a sect or aristocratic clan that set the rules faced an absolute powerhouse, those rules could become flexible.

Without any obstruction, their group headed straight for Jia Nan Academy.

Since Cao Ying was only a Da Dou Shi, Yang Ji captured a sixth-tier Golden Eagle to serve as a mount for their journey to Jia Nan Academy.

This Golden Eagle had likely reached the middle stage of the sixth tier.

Yet even with strength comparable to a Dou Emperor, it still chose to submit and become a mount when facing Yang Ji.

On one hand, it had no right to resist. On the other, every person in this group was terrifyingly powerful.

A single glance from them gave it the suffocating sensation that it could not breathe.

So it became their mount.

Yet after becoming a mount, the master of this group actually declared that if it obediently submitted and served as transportation on the Northwestern Continent, it would receive a Shape-Shifting Pill as a reward!

Forced or not, it was now more than willing to carry Lei Qi and the others.

A Shape-Shifting Pill!

With one, it would be able to go much farther.

After all, before magical beasts could take human form, their cultivation speed was exceedingly slow.

The world was fair. Magical beasts were born with powerful bodies, sturdy fangs, and sharp claws.

Most importantly, their lifespans far surpassed those of humans by an unknown amount.

Even a magical beast with the lowest bloodline could continue cultivating as long as it was not killed—ten years, a hundred years, even a thousand years or longer.

Thus, since they possessed certain advantages, they naturally had certain disadvantages as well.

Without a Shape-Shifting Pill, cultivating quickly was nearly impossible. But with one, their cultivation speed could advance by leaps and bounds!

With the sixth-tier Golden Eagle leading the way, their speed naturally increased considerably. In about five days, they arrived at Jia Nan Academy.

When they arrived, Mang Tianchi was already waiting there. He had gone ahead first; since Lei Qi wanted the Fallen Heart Flame, he naturally had to ensure that everything was properly prepared.