Rumble!
A quarter of an hour later, the Cultivation Room's stone door slowly opened with a dull rumble.
Liu Yu emerged and, with a casual sweep of his gaze, spotted Ji Ruyan sitting beside the stone table.
She still wore that thin blue gauze dress, one hand propping up her cheek and the other resting on her slender thigh.
She stared blankly ahead, her eyes unfocused, her thoughts anyone's guess.
So lost in thought was she that she failed to notice Liu Yu coming out.
Her black hair was still somewhat disheveled, giving her a pitiful look.
Like an injured kitten silently licking its wounds, she seemed utterly helpless.
Watching this scene, Liu Yu's heart remained as calm as still water.
Although he had taken Ji Ruyan's virginity, he felt no strange pangs of guilt.
From beginning to end, this had merely been a transaction.
To obtain her spirit-communing qi, he had supplied enough resources to bankrupt an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator, while she had agreed to surrender her spirit-communing qi and virginity after reaching Foundation Establishment.
That was perfectly fair, wasn't it?
Ji Ruyan was simply being too emotional for the moment.
Compared to male cultivators, female cultivators were ultimately more emotional and more prone to fretting over gains and losses.
Still, although he had obtained the spirit-communing power and no longer needed to accommodate her, a Foundation Establishment cultivator was valuable enough to be worth winning over.
After all, in Southern Heaven's current cultivation world, Foundation Establishment cultivators were unquestionably a backbone force in any sect.
He also knew her background thoroughly. If he could have her work for him, that would naturally be ideal.
After some thought, Liu Yu walked over and sat at the other end of the stone table.
"Young master!"
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