Body Tempering Ninth Layer

Hua Lian watched Xiao Yu suddenly shut every door, instinctively clutching the hem of her skirt.

Xiao Yu spoke with a straight face. "You may not know the Hehuan Sect's schedule. Don't be fooled by the darkness outside—at this hour, the Hehuan Sect's cultivators are often more awake than they are during the day!"

"I shut the doors and windows so no one would discover you!"

Hua Lian nodded in feigned admiration. "Th-That's how it is... Then, should we let Master out? We can discuss how to leave this place together!"

Hearing that, Xiao Yu slowly sat down in a chair. "I thought it over. We probably can't leave right now."

Hua Lian walked over in confusion. "Huh? How could that be..."

Xiao Yu simply sat there, pouring tea.

"Of course... I'm an alchemist now. Do you think, with the war so pressing and Elder Wu dead, they'll still let me leave?"

"If I said I was going to gather herbs now, they'd definitely send other disciples instead!"

"I'm now an important strategic asset. You could say I'm half a first-grade alchemist. They definitely won't let me go..."

As Xiao Yu spoke, he set the brewed tea on the table.

At the sight of that tea, Hua Lian subconsciously swallowed.

She definitely did not dare drink it, because she had never trusted this guy from the start.

With that thought, Hua Lian sat across from him and spoke with feigned nervousness. "Um, why don't we let Master out and ask her? Master has seen much and experienced much. She'll definitely think of a way..."

Xiao Yu nodded, then slowly closed his eyes and pretended to communicate with Bai Yue, mumbling a few words. "Oh, oh, I see. Your master says she's tired and already wants to rest!"

Hua Lian froze. How...

Bai Yue, inside the Judgment Room, had already sensed something. She immediately rose to her feet, panic written all over her face. "What are you doing?"

"Don't hurt Lian'er... What do you want?"

Xiao Yu ignored her completely and turned to Hua Lian, who possessed no cultivation at all. "Hmm... Actually, your master did say you should become my woman. Because I saved your life, she told you to repay kindness with gratitude and not forget favors or turn your back on them!"

Hua Lian became somewhat flustered. She felt that the Xiao Yu before her had become a little different.

Yet she did not dare make things absolute. She could only force a smile. "Um... Benefactor, rest assured. I will remember the life-saving kindness you showed me for the rest of my life. I'll always remember your great kindness and virtue..."

The moment she finished speaking, Xiao Yu held out a cup of tea before her. "Mm, have some tea!"

Bai Yue in the Judgment Room had completely panicked, shouting furiously, "Xiao Yu, do not touch my disciple! Don't touch her!!!"

"If there's anything, come at me! Just try touching her! I kindly taught you alchemy, yet this is how you treat me?"

"What exactly do you want?"

Xiao Yu paid her no heed. He merely stared fixedly at Hua Lian's panicked face.

Hua Lian sensed something too and instinctively shrank back. "I... I'm not thirsty. Thank you for your kindness, Benefactor..."

Xiao Yu nodded at her words. "Mm. Then come sit over here. Since you know I saved your lives, come repay me!"

By now, Hua Lian had already risen to her feet, her expression filled with panic. "What... What kind of repayment..."

The instant she finished speaking, she suddenly sprang up and turned to rush outside.

But in the next second, darkness abruptly swallowed her vision.

What was happening? She clearly had not drunk the tea.

Could it... Could it be the black smoke produced when his pill refinement exploded?

This guy...

With a muffled cry, she collapsed to the ground.

Xiao Yu curled his lips in a crooked smile. "I don't like saying things twice, Sect Master Bai! You decide what to do!"

The next morning...

[Detected that Bai Yue just intended to kill the host. Evil value has risen to 100%!]

[Judgment Mode activated!]

[Judgment Value unlocked. Bai Yue's current Judgment Value: 3%]

[Congratulations to the host for successfully judging the wicked woman Bai Yue. Reward: one Judgment Room. Reward: rare physique Nine Yang Divine Body. Reward: Heaven-rank cultivation art Elysian Union Art!]

[Nine Yang Divine Body: The physical body is as formidable as a demon beast. When paired with the Elysian Union Art, it can help female cultivators break through their realms, cleanse their meridians and marrow, improve their physiques, increase their comprehension, and restore injuries! Its strength rises along with the host's cultivation!]

[Elysian Union Art: A god-tier dual cultivation technique that pursues the Dao of Elysium. Elysium shatters ten thousand laws. The higher the cultivation of the opposite-sex cultivator, the greater the host's gains!]

Xiao Yu immediately felt an incomparably vigorous power flood his entire body, as though his meridians had been cleansed and his marrow washed. He felt much more alert overall.

With one punch, cracks spread across the wall...

The corners of Xiao Yu's mouth lifted.

At this rate of body tempering, he would break through to the Qi Refining Stage in three days at most!

As for Bai Yue, her cultivation was still only at the Body Tempering Second Layer.

Xiao Yu checked the time. Dawn had already arrived.

Before long, Elder Zhang would have to come.

Xiao Yu simply headed outside.

Hua Lian was still there, cursing hysterically. "Bastard!!! I'll definitely kill you! I swear I'll definitely kill you—!!!"

"Damned beast, I, Hua Lian, swear that I'll make your life worse than death!!"

"I want you dead! Dead!!!"

Before she could curse another sentence, Xiao Yu swung a slap at her. "Annoying!"

He put tremendous force into that slap.

It sent Hua Lian seeing stars.

She still wanted to curse, but Xiao Yu backhanded her with another slap. "Get it straight what your status is now. I kindly saved you, yet you wanted to feed me poisoned pills?"

"This is all your own fault! Did you think I had no backup plan?"

"From today onward, you're not going anywhere. Give up any thought of returning to the righteous sects!"

Xiao Yu slapped her again.

Hua Lian was smacked senseless where she stood.

Grinding her teeth, she glared at Xiao Yu with bloodshot eyes.

Ever since her master had brought her into the sect,

whoever saw her had not respectfully called her Eldest Senior Sister?

Yet now, this bastard was slapping her around like a ball.

Afterward, Xiao Yu waited in the main hall of the sect outpost with high spirits, pills in hand.

He needed to reach the Qi Refining Stage as quickly as possible.

At the thought of that ungrateful master and disciple pair, Xiao Yu breathed out, high-spirited.

It probably would not be long

before they no longer wanted to return to the righteous sects.

Just as Xiao Yu was thinking,

someone from among the disciples behind him suddenly walked toward him.

An old woman accompanied her.

"Junior Brother Xiao!!! Senior Sister has searched so hard for you!"

When Xiao Yu heard the newcomer's voice, his face immediately turned into a JOJO face.

Senior Sister Liu beside Senior Sister Mei also studied Xiao Yu with a face full of admiration. "Mm, as expected of the junior brother Sister has taken a fancy to. He's actually so young! And he doesn't look bad either~"

Senior Sister Mei was so excited that her dentures were about to fall out. She hurriedly reached up to hold them in place. "Junior Brother Xiao! No matter what you say today, don't even think of refusing Senior Sister again. Once the newly arrived supervising elder finishes assigning tasks, you'll have to come with me!"

"Otherwise, Senior Sister will have to get rough!"

As she spoke, Senior Sister Mei took out a low-grade magical artifact.

It was even an offensive magical artifact.

Xiao Yu immediately raised his voice and howled, "Someone is trying to violate the only alchemist at our outpost!"

"An outer disciple is trying to poison an inner disciple!"

The more Xiao Yu shouted, the more worked up he became, repeatedly gesturing at the pill bottles on his body. "Where are the supervising disciples? Is no one going to do anything?!"

Senior Sister Liu grew somewhat nervous. "An alchemist? Senior Sister Mei, why didn't you tell me he was an alchemist..."

Mei Chunlan immediately laughed. "Young men love bragging. Doesn't that make him even more charming?"

"I'm simply crazy for him~ Hehehe~!"

Mei Chunlan's laughter was aged, like the oldest goose in the fields, frightening Xiao Yu out of his wits!

"If I can't have him today, then I'll definitely destroy him!"

"Hehehe~!!! Junior Brother Xiao~!"

Just then,

a female cultivator in purple robes walked in from outside.

The woman had black hair and violet eyes, dressed entirely in purple.

Her entire body exuded a seductive air.

The surrounding disciples hurriedly cupped their fists and called out, "Greetings, Elder Zhang!"

The woman swept her gaze around before turning it toward Xiao Yu. "You are the alchemist here? Why are you only at the Body Tempering Ninth Layer?"

In the next second, Xiao Yu's system sounded again.

He instinctively assumed it was because of the purple-haired elder before him.

But when he saw the information panel, he was instantly dumbfounded.

[Detected a new wicked woman, Mei Chunlan. Please have the host quickly...]

Before the system could finish, Xiao Yu cursed, "Quickly my ass!!!"