A Place to Live

Mo Qingyu waved a hand and lifted Shen Ge to his feet. "In that case, you will be my second personal disciple from now on. Remember to cultivate diligently and commit no evil, or I will personally clean house."

She raised a hand, and a bottle of pills floated over to Shen Ge. "These are Foundation Establishment Pills, a welcoming gift from your master. Still, I hope you won't take them. Foundation Establishment Pills are external aids, after all, and using them isn't as perfect as reaching Foundation Establishment on your own."

Shen Ge accepted the Foundation Establishment Pills and said gratefully, "Thank you, Master. I'll be sure to remember. If I can reach Foundation Establishment on my own, I definitely won't take them."

"What Cultivation Method are you currently practicing?" Mo Qingyu asked.

Shen Ge's heart skipped a beat. He had almost forgotten that the Cultivation Method he was practicing seemed to have come from that Devil Cultivator, Mo Shang. He didn't know whether Mo Shang had found it himself or whether it belonged to the Devil Creek Sect. This was a little tricky.

Shen Ge's thoughts raced, but he showed no sign of panic. He looked up at Mo Qingyu and felt he wouldn't be able to hide it from her. He might even suffer for it in the end, so after only a moment's hesitation, he said, "Master, I came across my current Cultivation Method by accident. It's called the Yin Cold Instruction."

"The Yin Cold Instruction? Recite its contents."

Seeing no change in her expression, Shen Ge felt there probably wasn't much of a problem, so he dutifully recited the contents of the Cultivation Method.

After hearing Shen Ge's recitation, Su Liuyue spoke up. "This Cultivation Method was created for yin souls, wasn't it?"

Mo Qingyu nodded. "That's right. It's for yin souls to cultivate, but its creator's understanding was lacking, so living people can practice it too. However, if a living person cultivates a yin soul's Cultivation Method for too long, it will inevitably harm their body and shorten their lifespan."

Mo Qingyu's gaze slowly settled on Shen Ge. She took out a Cultivation Method and sent it floating over to him. "This is the main Cultivation Method of our Divine Sword Peak lineage. It's called the Gold Sword Instruction. Don't practice your old method anymore. It harms your body."

"It's fortunate you haven't broken through to Foundation Establishment yet. Otherwise, the three hundred years of lifespan you were supposed to gain would have been cut sharply to two hundred."

She then took out a Storage Bag and sent it over to Shen Ge. "Inside are some pills to strengthen your foundation and nourish your vitality, along with a disciple's token. Take the pills back and use them to consolidate your body. Once you've converted your spiritual power, you can consider making a breakthrough."

Accepting the items, Shen Ge thanked her. "Thank you, Master. I'll be sure to remember."

Mo Qingyu nodded in satisfaction, then waved a hand. "All right, Liuyue, take your junior brother down."

"Shen Ge, if there's anything you don't understand, ask your senior sister. I'll soon be entering seclusion to attempt a breakthrough to the Nascent Soul realm. It could take as little as three to five years or as long as several decades, so I won't have time to teach you."

"Liuyue, from today onward, you will temporarily take over as Peak Master of Divine Sword Peak. If I fail to break through, you will be the new Peak Master."

A trace of worry appeared on Su Liuyue's cool face, but she did not lose her composure. Instead, she stepped forward and said, "May your immortal path flourish forever, Master, and may you break through to the Nascent Soul realm soon."

Seeing this, Shen Ge followed suit. "May you reach the summit of the Great Dao, Master! How could a mere hurdle like the Nascent Soul realm stop your ascent?"

"All right, I appreciate your good wishes. Go on." With that, Mo Qingyu vanished from the spot.

Shen Ge glanced at the empty seat, then turned to Su Liuyue. "Sister, Master will succeed, won't she?"

Su Liuyue gave him a cold look. "Master has cultivated her Golden Core to the very limit. Among those at the Golden Core Stage, she ranks in the top three in all the Southern Barbarian Lands. But even so, there's still a chance she'll fail to break through to the Nascent Soul realm. You can think about it yourself."

"Also, I'm your senior sister now, so you have to call me that." Su Liuyue paused, then added, "At the very least, you have to call me senior sister in front of outsiders."

She had a fairly good impression of Shen Ge, so she didn't mind him calling her sister. Besides, when she entered the Spirit Moon Sect, she had a younger brother in the mortal world who called her sister every day, so the word felt familiar to her.

"Come on. I'll take you to your residence."

After leaving the hall, Su Liuyue flew off with Shen Ge. Before long, they arrived at a courtyard a little above the sea of clouds. Su Liuyue said, "This is your residence. Remember the Storage Bag Master gave you? There's a disciple's token inside. It's the key to opening this courtyard."

"This mountain peak belongs to Master. It's also where she usually cultivates in seclusion."

"Normally, you could go up to the summit from here to see her, but Master is about to enter seclusion, so that part of the peak will be covered by an array. You won't be able to get up there."

"That courtyard next door is mine, but I don't usually live here. I cultivate in a cave abode on that mountain peak over there. If you need anything, you can look for an immortal crane in the woods. Just pay one Spirit Stone, and it will fly you over."

After giving him a few more instructions, Su Liuyue left. With Master in seclusion, she had matters on Divine Sword Peak to take over and handle. Only after things had settled down would she have time to cultivate.

Shen Ge watched Su Liuyue disappear, then turned to the tightly shut gate. He raised a hand and tested it, finding that there was indeed an array there. It felt countless times more advanced than the arrays on the cave abodes at Sunset Valley Market. It seemed the treatment a personal disciple received was quite good.

Shen Ge took out his disciple's token and waved it, then tried again. The array had disappeared, and he pushed the gate open with ease.

"Not bad. It's even a smart door."

After entering the courtyard, Shen Ge looked around. There was a stone table with stone stools, a peach tree, a twenty-square-meter training ground paved with stone, a ten-square-meter medicinal field, and a house. It was quite spacious, really.

Once he had familiarized himself with the surroundings, Shen Ge went inside and began cultivating the Gold Sword Instruction.

Since he was changing Cultivation Methods, he didn't need to start over. He only needed to convert his spiritual power into metal-attribute spiritual power, which was convenient enough.

It sounded convenient, but actually doing it was another matter.

For the next three months, Shen Ge worked constantly to convert his spiritual power. At last, his efforts paid off. After three months, he had finally completed the conversion.

Because this Cultivation Method was a little more advanced than the Yin Cold Instruction he had practiced before, Shen Ge's spiritual power had also been refined. He was now at the early Ninth Layer of Qi Refinement, and the urgency he had felt to break through was gone.

Shen Ge raised a hand and released a wisp of spiritual power to examine it. He found that the Spiritual Qi was less soft and yin in nature than before, and sharper. His spiritual power had also turned gold.

Shen Ge went to the training ground in the middle and raised a hand, sending out a streak of Sword Qi. After examining its power, he nodded in satisfaction. "Not bad. Its attack power has increased by at least thirty percent, and it's sharper than before. Sure enough, choosing a Cultivation Method that corresponds to your Spirit Root lets you make better use of your strength."

"I still have pills left, so I'll take this chance to cultivate straight to Foundation Establishment."

Shen Ge turned and went back inside. He sat cross-legged and began cultivating again, taking out pills from time to time to swallow and refine.