Liu Ru Is Latched onto a Foundation Establishment Expert

Just then, two people suddenly entered the Great Unity Tower's main hall.

One was a middle-aged man in purple Daoist robes, with thick black hair and an imposing, aggressive air.

Beside him nestled a woman with a seductive figure. She looked to be in her twenties, though her actual age was impossible to tell, and she snuggled in the older man's arms like a lazy little kitten.

Senior Sister Liu! It's her!

Xu Changshou was stunned when he saw the woman's face clearly.

This woman was actually Liu Ru Is, the goddess of Xu Changshou's childhood dreams.

What was Liu Ru Is's relationship with this middle-aged man? Judging by their intimate expressions, they were certainly not an elder and a junior.

That left only one possibility: Liu Ru Is was this middle-aged man's maidservant, a woman reserved for his pleasure.

In the Green Immortal Sect, women who willingly offered themselves to curry favor with Foundation Establishment experts were everywhere.

He had never imagined that Liu Ru Is, the goddess he had always considered so noble, would throw herself into a middle-aged man's arms.

Sigh...

Xu Changshou sighed softly, unsure what to say.

Once someone entered the Cultivation World, they would try every possible means to obtain resources. What woman with even a little beauty would not want to latch onto a Foundation Establishment expert?

Compared with cultivation resources, what was chastity worth? Not a single coin.

Looking at it that way, Senior Sister Liu did not seem to have done anything wrong.

As cultivators, who among them did not yearn for immortality?

"Greetings, Martial Uncle Zhang."

"Hello, Martial Uncle Zhang."

"This disciple pays his respects to Martial Uncle."

At the sight of the middle-aged man in purple, Ye Shanhua, Zhang Feixian, Lin Xian'er, and the others all cupped their fists in greeting.

"No need for formalities!"

The middle-aged man in purple waved a hand lightly, then led Liu Ru Is upstairs to a private room.

Jiang Xiaochuan lowered his voice. "Senior Sister Ye, who was that?"

Lin Xian'er answered first. "That was Martial Uncle Zhang Zongchang from our Cinnabar Clouds Peak. His alchemy is amazing."

Xu Changshou smiled bitterly to himself. So he's an Alchemist. No wonder Liu Ru Is latched onto him.

"That senior sister looks familiar."

"Liu Ru Is, a disciple from the West Mountain Liu Household."

"She's lucky, becoming Martial Uncle Zhang's maidservant."

"Indeed!"

A Foundation Establishment cultivator...

Xu Changshou clenched his fists, his desire to reach Foundation Establishment growing stronger still.

A moment later.

A slender young man in purple Daoist robes entered the Great Unity Tower. It was Li Linhao.

In the Green Immortal Sect, the color of one's clothing carried great significance.

Servant Disciples all wore blue-green Daoist robes.

True Inner Sect Disciples wore purple Daoist robes, as did Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Golden Core powerhouses apparently wore golden Daoist robes, or so he had heard. As for what color the Nascent Soul patriarchs wore, Xu Changshou did not know.

"Senior Brother Li is here."

"Senior Brother Li, it's been so long."

"Senior Brother Li, so you're an Inner Sect Disciple. You really kept us in the dark!"

At Li Linhao's arrival, the young men and women crowded around him. Even Ye Shanhua gave a bitter smile and called him Senior Brother Li.

Xu Changshou studied Li Linhao carefully. He wore a smile and walked at an unhurried pace, looking much the same as before.

Li Linhao had always been like this: low-key, quiet, and fond of smiling.

As a second-generation cultivator with a Golden Core powerhouse for a great-grandfather, Li Linhao's ability to remain so low-key was enough to show that he was no ordinary person.

"Heh, fellow Daoists, it's been a long time. Come, let's talk upstairs." Li Linhao smiled.

"Let's go!"

"After you, Senior Brother Li."

"Watch the steps, Senior Brother Li."

Jiang Xiaochuan and several others escorted Li Linhao up to the second floor.

Li Linhao had already reserved a private room, and the group went straight inside.

The room was lavish, furnished with elegant, antique-style wooden furniture inlaid with all manner of treasures.

Even the floor beneath their feet was paved entirely with gold.

"Junior brothers, please sit."

"After you, Senior Brother Li."

"Please take the seat of honor, Senior Brother Li."

Once everyone had taken their seats according to rank, Li Linhao looked over them one by one.

Then he smiled. "Junior brothers, please forgive me for keeping my identity hidden all this time. My grandfather required it of me. I wasn't allowed to reveal my identity before turning eighteen."

"Our grandmaster certainly couldn't have gone wrong with that arrangement."

"Yes, our grandmaster had his reasons."

"We wouldn't dare presume to fathom a Golden Core powerhouse's thoughts. Naturally, he had his reasons for making that decision."

Everyone chimed in with agreement.

Looking at Jiang Xiaochuan and the others, Li Linhao could not help finding it all rather dull.

They had spent three years together. Before his identity had been revealed, everyone had gotten along easily. Now, things were different.

Everyone spoke to him with such caution that he could no longer find that old feeling. Li Linhao could not help feeling a little disappointed.

Then he smiled. "It's been a long time. How has everyone been?"

"All right."

"So-so."

"Same as always."

Everyone shook their heads, dissatisfied with their current circumstances.

They were all Servant Disciples at the very bottom, doing the hardest work, and none of them were particularly happy with their lot.

"I dig graves and open tombs every day. I've dug so much I could puke, and I only get one spirit stone a month. It's nowhere near enough."

"I'm not much better off. They sent me to Garbage Mountain to sort rubbish every day. It's filthy and stinks."

"That's still better than me. I spend every day memorizing the Ten Thousand Medicines Chart until my head feels swollen."

"I study Basic Formation all day. It's utterly boring. We can't compare with Senior Brother Li."

Everyone complained, and for a while, a gloomy cloud hung over the room.

Listening to their grumbling, Li Linhao calmly looked around the group before his gaze finally settled on Xu Changshou. "Senior Brother Xu-no, Junior Brother Xu. Of all of us, I think you're living the most comfortably."

Xu Changshou pulled a miserable face. "Senior Brother Li, don't make fun of me. Everyone knows the work at Green Ink Peak is the hardest. I draw talismans all day until I'm utterly exhausted."

Li Linhao smiled. "I'm not so sure. Junior Brother Xu, you bought that Storage Bag recently, didn't you? It's a high-grade Storage Bag, worth twelve spirit stones. If you weren't doing well, would you really be willing to buy one?"

"Uh..."

Xu Changshou was speechless. He had not expected his Storage Bag to give him away.

As an Inner Sect Disciple, Li Linhao naturally recognized a high-grade Storage Bag.

"What? Twelve spirit stones?"

"Senior Brother Xu, look at you!"

"Senior Brother Xu is actually that wealthy?"

"A hidden rich man!"

Everyone could not help looking envious.

Even Ye Shanhua glanced at Xu Changshou's Storage Bag in surprise.

"Junior Brother Xu, although you ended up at Green Ink Peak, the worst of the peaks, you're still the most impressive among us. Without my family background, I certainly couldn't compare with you."

Li Linhao spoke mildly.

His words were fairly measured. Although he was a second-generation cultivator, there was nothing arrogant or overbearing about him.

He was still just as low-key as before.

"You flatter me, Senior Brother Li. I can't compare with you!"

Xu Changshou shook his head repeatedly.

Li Linhao waved a hand. "All right, all right. Let's stop flattering each other. It's time to eat. Bring in the dishes."

Before long, exquisite dishes were brought in one after another.

Xu Changshou tasted them. The Great Unity Tower truly lived up to its reputation: every dish used top-quality ingredients, and all of them tasted excellent.

"Come, Senior Brother Li. Let me offer you a toast."

"Let's drink!"

"Senior Sister Ye, cheers!"

They ate and drank, soon growing tipsy and beginning to talk about their days at Reserve Beauty Peak.

When it came time to settle the bill, the meal had cost a full five spirit stones.

Li Linhao paid. He had organized this gathering simply to recapture the feeling of their days together, not to flaunt his status.

In the end, Xu Changshou took stock and concluded that, for now, Li Linhao was someone worth befriending.

As for what might happen when interests became involved in the future, Xu Changshou could not say.

After all, the Cultivation World was a world where interests came first. Born into a great cultivation lineage, Li Linhao could not possibly be ignorant of that.