Body Tempering Ninth Layer

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

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

"Closing the doors and windows is to keep others from discovering you!"

Hua Lian nodded with 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've thought about it. 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. With the war so tense and Elder Wu dead, do you think they'll still let me leave?"

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

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

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

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

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

With that thought, Hua Lian sat across from him and said with feigned nervousness, "Well, how about letting Master out and asking her? Master has seen much of the world. She'll definitely think of a way..."

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

Hua Lian froze. How could...

Inside the Judgment Room, Bai Yue had already sensed something. She rose to her feet in panic. "What are you going to do?"

"Don't hurt Lian'er... What are you trying to do?"

Xiao Yu ignored her completely. Turning around, he looked at Hua Lian, who had no cultivation at all. "Mm... Actually, your master said you should become my woman. Because I saved your life, she told you to repay kindness and not forget favors."

Hua Lian panicked for a moment. She felt that the Xiao Yu before her had become somewhat different.

But she did not dare reject him outright. She could only force a smile and say, "Mm... Benefactor, rest assured. I will remember your life-saving grace for the rest of my life. I will always remember your great kindness and virtue..."

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

Inside the Judgment Room, Bai Yue had completely panicked. She shouted furiously, "Xiao Yu, don't you dare touch my disciple! Don't touch her!!!"

"If you want anything, come at me! Just try touching her! I kindly taught you alchemy, and 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 also sensed something. She instinctively shrank her neck. "I... I'm not thirsty. Thank you for your kind offer, Benefactor..."

Xiao Yu nodded at that. "Mm, then come sit over here. Since you know I saved your lives, come repay me."

Hearing this, Hua Lian had already risen to her feet, her face full of panic. "What... What kind of repayment..."

The instant she finished speaking, she suddenly leaped up, turned, and rushed for the exit.

But the next second, her vision abruptly went black.

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

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

This guy...

With a muffled cry, she collapsed to the ground.

Xiao Yu curled his lips into a crooked smile. "I don't like repeating myself, Sect Master Bai! You decide what to do!"

The next morning...

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

[Judgment Mode activated!]

[Judgment Score unlocked. Bai Yue's current Judgment Score: 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 powerful as a demonic beast. When paired with the Elysian Union Art, it can help female cultivators break through their realms, cleanse their meridians and marrow, improve their constitutions, enhance their comprehension, and heal their injuries! Its strength increases as the host's cultivation rises!]

[Elysian Union Art: A god-tier dual cultivation art. It pursues the path of supreme bliss; supreme bliss breaks through ten thousand techniques. The higher the cultivation of the opposite-sex cultivator, the greater the host's gains!]

Xiao Yu immediately felt an incomparably robust power flood his entire body, as though cleansing his meridians and marrow. His whole body felt far more invigorated.

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

The corners of Xiao Yu's mouth lifted.

If he continued tempering his body at this rate, 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 come.

Xiao Yu stepped outside.

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

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

"I'll definitely make you die! Die!!!"

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

That slap was extremely heavy.

It struck Hua Lian so hard that stars burst before her eyes.

She still wanted to curse, but Xiao Yu backhanded her with another slap. "Figure out who you are right now. I kindly saved you, and you still wanted to feed me poison pills?"

"You brought this on yourself! 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 slapped senseless on the spot.

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

Ever since her master had taken her into the sect,

whoever saw her had to respectfully call her 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, full of high spirits as he held his pills.

He had to reach the Qi Refining Stage as soon as possible.

At the thought of that ungrateful master and disciple, Xiao Yu exhaled with high spirits.

It probably would not be long

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

Just as Xiao Yu was thinking,

someone among the disciples behind him suddenly walked toward him.

An old woman was beside her.

"Junior Brother Xiao!!! This 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 looked Xiao Yu over with admiration. "Mm, no wonder he caught Sister's eye. He's so young! And he doesn't look bad either~"

Senior Sister Mei was so excited that her dentures nearly fell out. She hurriedly reached up to hold them in place. "Junior Brother Xiao! Today, no matter what you say, don't even think of rejecting this senior sister again. Once the newly arrived supervising elder assigns the tasks, you must come with me!"

"Otherwise, this senior sister will have to use force!"

As she spoke, Senior Sister Mei took out a defective magical artifact.

It was even an offensive magical artifact.

Xiao Yu immediately threw back his head and howled, "Someone is trying to violate the only Alchemist at our outpost!"

"An outer sect disciple is trying to poison a personal disciple!"

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

Senior Sister Liu became somewhat nervous. "An Alchemist? Senior Sister Mei, why didn't you say 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~ Quack, quack, quack~!"

Mei Chunlan's laugh was ancient and hoarse, like the oldest goose in the fields, terrifying Xiao Yu out of his wits!

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

"Quack, quack, quack~!!! Junior Brother Xiao~!"

Just then,

a female cultivator in purple robes suddenly entered from outside.

She had black hair, purple eyes, and wore a full set of purple garments.

Every inch of her exuded a seductive air.

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

The woman swept her gaze around before looking at Xiao Yu. "You're the Alchemist here? Why are you only at the Body Tempering Ninth Layer?"

The next second, Xiao Yu's system sounded again.

He instinctively assumed it came from the purple-haired elder before him.

But when he saw the information panel, he was dumbfounded on the spot.

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

Before the system could finish, Xiao Yu cursed, "Fuck your mother!!!"