Cultivation: Starting from a Mortal Bone

Liu Zixiao just gave the Sect Leader a gentle smile and didn’t bother to explain.

Su Xihe didn’t suspect anything.

Mainly because her good sister’s massage was just that comfortable, so she didn’t overthink it.

”Sect Leader, wouldn’t it be a bit more convenient to go over to the rock?”

Suddenly, Liu Zixiao made a suggestion.

In the center of this hot spring, there was a naturally flat mountain rock.

At first, the Sect Leader was a bit reluctant, but standing in the hot spring like this, it really wasn’t all that comfortable for a massage.

So she moved over, leaning gently against the rock.

Honestly, after having something to lean on, it did feel a lot better. Under Liu Zixiao’s pressing hands, the Sect Leader grew even lazier, propping herself up with her arms, resting her face atop them, and squinting her eyes in bliss.

This is really nice.

But she didn’t see Liu Zixiao’s smile grow even deeper after scanning the surroundings.

Just like that, half a month went by.

Even with Su Xihe and Liu Zixiao working together, they still couldn’t figure out what was going on inside Qin Yu’s Dantian.

Almost no progress at all.

Now that Qin Yu had advanced to Golden Core, the medicated baths were skipped, but she still insisted on visiting the Sect Leader’s Cave Mansion every day.

The Sect Leader was rather displeased.

Because every time Liu Zixiao came over, claiming to guide Qin Yu’s cultivation, she could always hear a commotion coming from the Alchemy Room.

It sounded like someone was slapping the Alchemy Furnace, but actually...

Liu Zixiao didn’t know a damn thing about Alchemy!

She certainly couldn’t be guiding Qin Yu in Alchemy. There was only one possibility: this Master Liu was being used by her own disciple as a practice furnace.

”Some master you are—utterly shameless!”

The Sect Leader gritted her teeth, not even wanting to set foot in the Alchemy Room anymore.

Honestly, ever since Qin Yu joined, and more cultivators were attracted to the Cyan Mountain Sect, elixirs—especially third-level ones—were always in short supply, and only the Sect Leader could make them.

Every night, after Qin Yu left, she’d go in to refine a few elixirs.

But every single time she entered, there was always some odd smell lingering in the Alchemy Room.

”Were they bathing in here or what, to make such a mess?!”

One glance at the floor, and the Sect Leader was instantly fuming!

If Liu Zixiao didn’t massage her every day, working so hard to please her, she’d have long since forbidden this so-called bestie from entering her cave mansion.

At first, she’d joke around or tease Liu Zixiao, but this good sister just didn’t care—she wouldn’t even try to avoid her.

Leaving the Sect Leader with no way out.

...

Qin Yu was honestly living the life these days.

As for her cultivation? So what if it’s slow—she’s got the Pure Yang Divine Body. As long as the divine body improves, and her fists get harder, she can still beat people up!

That said, the Yunlan Domain seemed a bit unsettled lately.

Mainly because she’d happened to catch a Hundred Sword Sect elder kidnapping cultivators last time, and now the other major immortal sects were all making trouble for the Hundred Sword Sect.

But the Hundred Sword Sect didn’t seem intent on apologizing. Many cultivators who went barging in never came back out—like sinking to the bottom of the sea.

This hardline attitude pissed off the immortal sects and made them more cautious.

So they decided to band together against Hundred Sword Sect.

The Cyan Mountain Sect and Demon Sect both sent elders; they’re now negotiating a date for a crusade.

Looks like the Hundred Sword Sect’s days are numbered.

Qin Yu kept an eye on it from time to time, but didn’t really care much.

In her view, the Hundred Sword Sect was no threat anymore.

Ever since little fairy wife and little demoness had endured hardship together, although she still put up a defiant front, every time the little demoness crashed into the room, she wouldn’t chase Leng Ruyu out.

After all, that sharp-tongued demoness always took on most of the pressure for her.

Honestly, it almost seemed like Leng Ruyu enjoyed it.

Every time she was with Su Xiyue, the little demoness got especially...excited.

Even her Romantic Point rose because of it.

[Leng Ruyu Romantic Point: 80 (Heartfelt)]

Truth be told, Qin Yu had caught on to the little demoness’s secret thoughts.

”Taking the pressure off”—yeah right...

She was kind of just fanning the flames.

Every time she saw the First Fairy pleading for mercy, her eyes would light up.

Because of this, Qin Yu had punished her before.

But this little demoness was simply incorrigible!

Maybe being dominated by Su Xiyue all the time had planted a grudge inside her.

When it came down to it, Qin Yu felt the little demoness was pretty nice—she also got along great with Lin Shuishui and the others.

Not only did she play around with Lin Shuishui and Zhao Mengli, but Leng Ruyu even guided their cultivation. She was practically their master at this point.

So the atmosphere in the Saintess Cave Mansion was fantastic.

One day, Qin Yu returned from the Sect Leader’s Cave Mansion. Since it was still early, her beauties were all still cultivating.

It left her feeling a little bored, honestly.

Beneath the Yan Yu mask, her brows were furrowed deep.

She thought Qin Yu was just lazy on the flying ship because the spiritual qi was thin, but ever since returning to the Cyan Mountain Sect, she’d barely seen Qin Yu cultivate properly.

Her realm was, frankly, at a complete standstill!

Maybe Yan Yu wouldn’t get negative about the one she’d chosen to protect, but Qin Yu’s slack attitude toward cultivation left her totally bewildered.

With her progress crawling this slow, how could she not be making more of an effort? Had she...given up?

Yan Yu had noticed Qin Yu talking with her two masters; she’d seen the special...energy Qin Yu used to bring out the Star Prison Array.

She’d already reported it to Sister Yan Zhi, but apparently still hadn’t figured anything out.

Maybe that’s why her cultivation was so slow—but still, it’s no excuse for slacking!

What she didn’t know was that Qin Yu wasn’t being lazy in the slightest.

With those three Life Runes, she’d kept trying all sorts of things—just without much result.

Carving out a unique path of your own—what could be harder?

If only she had a legacy to inherit, she wouldn’t have to go through all this trouble.

Qin Yu glanced at the little flame.

[Lin Shuishui Romantic Point: 95 (Heartfelt)]

Nice.

Her little sweetie’s Romantic Point was almost maxed out.

So she headed toward Lin Shuishui’s room.

Yan Yu sighed wordlessly under her mask, and simply went to her own room instead of following along.

Honestly, as long as they were in the same cave mansion—or even within her senses—if anything happened, she’d be at Qin Yu’s side in a flash.

Inside the room, only Lin Shuishui was there alone.

Though she always seemed playful, she actually never skimped at all on cultivation every day.

She didn’t want to fall too far behind, after all.

That’s why, even when she was scared out of her mind, she’d still cling to Qin Yu back then.

Qin Yu had already tried to make his movements as gentle as possible, but the moment he entered the room, Lin Shuishui’s eyes popped open.

Immediately, her gaze filled with joy.

No matter when or where, as long as she saw Qin Yu, the look in her eyes was always the same.