"All the good Pure Yang energy must be reserved for Transcendence, I... I really have no choice!"
"Nonsense! Pure Yang energy that hasn't reached Transcendence is only good for beauty maintenance and has no effect on cultivation! Don't you know that?"
"I know, but... isn't it enough that it maintains beauty?"
Zuo Xinlian lowered her head, her voice growing softer in front of the palace master.
"Xinlian, Xinlian, it seems I should transfer you away from Wending Peak!"
The palace master looked at Zuo Xinlian in front of her, somewhat frustrated at her lack of progress.
"Clear out the other cauldrons! Don't disturb this young man's cultivation!"
"Yes!"
With a command from the palace master, Zuo Xinlian quickly took her orders and left.
"Master!"
In no time, a dozen or so graceful figures arrived in front of the palace master, all paying their respects.
"I was wondering why all the spiritual energy in the sect was flowing towards Wending Peak!"
"Xinlian really went all out, using a Spirit-Gathering Array on a cauldron!"
"I think she must have taken a liking to him."
"No way! Could such a small Spirit-Gathering Array have this effect? Could it be the master's doing?"
"I've never heard of the master using cauldrons from Wending Peak!"
"For the master to personally descend to Wending Peak, this young man must be extraordinary!"
"Indeed! His Body Tempering seems quite unusual!"
As the group of beauties chattered away, the atmosphere within the Spirit-Gathering Array suddenly changed.
Boom...
Chen Bei's body turned crimson, with streams of Fiery Yang Qi beginning to spread.
In an instant, a brilliant red light filled the sky, and Chen Bei shone like a dazzling ruby.
Waves of heat surged forth.
"A Pure... Pure Yang Physique! Such a pure Pure Yang Physique?"
"Am I seeing things? Where did Xinlian find such a treasure?"
"Hiss, absorbing his Pure Yang energy would greatly enhance one's power!"
"Sisters, don't fight with me, this young man is mine!"
"Why should he be yours? I say he's mine!"
"Don't argue, his Pure Yang energy is mine!"
"Mine!"
Looking at this heaven-sent cauldron, the group of beauties who were laughing and joking almost came to blows.
"Silence, all of you!"
"Don't disturb my cauldron's Body Tempering."
"What kind of decorum is this with all this noise! Do you want the cauldrons we keep to laugh at us?"
The palace master scolded the group of chirping beauties.
This young man, you should stop thinking about him!"
"He's not for you!"
"Uh..."
"Palace master! After you've used such a good cauldron, let us absorb some too!"
"Yes, master, we can keep him and absorb slowly! Absorbing him all at once would be such a waste!"
"Such a Pure Yang Physique cauldron, we've only read about in ancient texts, it's a great supplement for our cultivation!"
"Silence!"
"I've been stuck at the peak of Foundation Establishment for decades without progress, and if I can't form a Golden Elixir, my lifespan will run out.
He might be my only chance to break through to the Golden Elixir. All of you, leave!"
"Yes, master! Disciple takes her leave!"
Though reluctant, they didn't dare to compete with the palace master for the cauldron.
Chen Bei, focused on Body Tempering, had no idea that amidst the fierce competition, his fate had already been decided.
He had become the palace master's chosen elixir.
However, judging by the momentum, this Body Tempering wouldn't be completed anytime soon.
After making all the arrangements, the palace master flew away.
Despite all the calculations, they had driven away the disciples around Chen Bei's courtyard, but missed one person.
That was Li Qiang, who had just lost his virginity and entered a new chapter in his life.
For Li Qiang, being named by the peak master to serve in bed, what did that mean?
He felt like he was now second only to one person on Wending Peak.
Knowing it was Chen Bei who caused the trouble, he decided to take drastic action.
At this moment, Li Qiang, holding a sword, quietly sneaked into Chen Bei's courtyard.
He intended to eliminate this threat in its cradle.
Clang...
A cold light flashed.
Li Qiang charged into the small Spirit-Gathering Array.
He thrust his sword at Chen Bei's chest.
Boom...
Bang...
Chen Bei's entire body shook, and a stream of energy surged.
Li Qiang was sent flying, crashing through the courtyard wall, leaving a hole.
Buzz...
The spiritual energy in the air dissipated, and the Spirit-Gathering Array lost its light.
"Phew... just one more step!"
Chen Bei took a deep breath, having reached the ninth level of Body Tempering, with his Dantian now visible.
If he hadn't been interrupted, Chen Bei was confident he could have opened his Dantian and reached Transcendence in one night.
Looking at the spirit stones that had turned to powder on the ground, Chen Bei lamented the loss.
The Spirit-Gathering Array carved during the Body Tempering stage was too easily destroyed.
Li Qiang had merely kicked the spirit stone base of the array, causing it to dissipate.
"Li Qiang, you bastard, you ruined my Spirit-Gathering Array! Die!"
Chen Bei leaped to Li Qiang's side, stepping on him.
"You... you can't kill me! I'm now the peak master's man, if you harm me, you're courting death!"
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"What? The peak master's man? You trash?"
Hearing Li Qiang's words, Chen Bei's mind almost froze.
The charming peak master and this small-town thug together?
It didn't make sense, it really didn't make sense.
Moreover, the peak master was at least a half-step Foundation Establishment cultivator, what did she see in this thug?
Was it his ugliness? Or his poor cultivation?
Before Chen Bei could react, a look of smugness appeared on Li Qiang's face.
Yes, smugness.
Because he saw a figure gracefully approaching.
It was none other than the peak master, Zuo Xinlian.
"Peak master, save me! Kill him quickly!"
Pfft...
A burst of energy shot out from Zuo Xinlian's fingertip.
Li Qiang's eyes widened, a blood hole the size of an egg appeared on his forehead.
Dead as can be.
"Uh... Peak master, what is this?"
Looking at Li Qiang's corpse at his feet, then at the peak master in front of him, Chen Bei didn't know what to say.
Weren't they together? And now she killed him just like that?
"Stop talking nonsense, come with me!"
"Go? Where to?"
"Jade Maiden Peak! The Jade Cloud Selection Hall!"
With that, Zuo Xinlian grabbed Chen Bei's hand and took to the sky.
"Not in Transcendence? Hmph! You're the first man to go to the Jade Cloud Selection Hall without reaching Transcendence!"
Zuo Xinlian only realized after grabbing Chen Bei's hand that he hadn't reached Transcendence and entered the Postnatal Realm.
However, the palace master had instructed her to take Chen Bei to the Selection Hall after his cultivation was complete, without specifying that he needed to reach Transcendence.
And the palace master hadn't expected that even after clearing the area, Chen Bei's cultivation would be interrupted, preventing him from reaching Transcendence.
In the palace master's eyes, Chen Bei finishing his cultivation and reaching Transcendence was a certainty.
How could there be an accident?
***
At this moment, the Jade Cloud Selection Hall was brightly lit.
This hall was several times more luxurious than the main hall of Wending Peak.
In addition to the dense spiritual energy, there was fragrance everywhere.
"Take him to the Jade Pool for cleansing!"
"Yes!"
Several delicate young women curtsied and approached Chen Bei.
"Cleansing?"
"What does that mean?"
"To practice this skill, must I castrate myself?"
Chen Bei knew that many techniques required a physical deficiency to practice.
But he knew plenty of techniques, and he had no interest in those sinister ones.
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