The jade pavilion was draped in silk, with the red candles flickering.
On the jade bed lay a woman as beautiful as a Heavenly Immortal.
Her gauzy clothes were like snow, with mist swirling above.
Her eyelashes were like dewdrops hanging in the mist, her white teeth slightly revealed as she lightly bit her red lips.
Her jade-like skin had a faint blush, her breath like orchids.
With each breath, her proud curves rose and fell, exuding a creamy fragrance.
Her beauty was breathtaking.
Her allure was enough to make one's blood boil.
Chen Bei's hand trembled slightly, as if he couldn't even control his breathing.
With his fingers, he gently untied the silk ribbon.
Gradually, he unveiled the hidden fragrance of the creamy skin.
It was as if he was unveiling a rare treasure, afraid of damaging it in the slightest.
The twin peaks gazed distantly, changing shape, with a hint of coolness.
Suddenly, the fairy opened her bright eyes, struggling in pain.
But despite her efforts, she couldn't even lift a finger.
"Rebellious disciple! You're courting death!"
She never imagined that the disciple she had raised herself would attempt such a rebellious act when she was at her weakest.
"Get out, get out of here!"
Though she spoke, her weak voice was barely audible even to herself.
"No! Master! Only I can save you now! Disciple dares not ask for Master's forgiveness!"
Chen Bei did not stop his actions.
"Even if I die, I won't allow you to commit such a rebellious act!
Where will you leave the face of Taixu Immortal Mountain?
Stop! Get out! Quickly!"
The backlash from the Dao injury allowed her to say so much, already a sign of a brief resurgence.
"Master, I'm sorry!
Chen Bei is willing to trade his life for your immortality!
Thank you, Master, for your thousand years of nurturing and guidance!"
Chen Bei's heart cried out in sorrow, a life for a life, he had made his decision.
If not for his Master, he might have frozen to death in the wilderness a thousand years ago.
He still clearly remembered, as a child, watching a hungry wolf tear at his parents' bodies before his eyes.
He had escaped in a bamboo basket.
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By chance, his Master, on a journey, saved his life.
She buried his parents' bodies and brought him to the Immortal Mountain.
She taught him how to be a person, nurtured his cultivation.
He became the most outstanding prodigy in this world.
Chen Bei wiped the moisture from the corner of his eye.
The clouds pressed down on the jade branches, the crabapple blossoms were red, and the lotus petals were wet.
"No! Rebellious disciple, no!
You possess the Chaotic Dao Physique, destined to become a revered emperor! Rebellious disciple! Stop!"
The fairy's brows furrowed, unable to hide her desolation and sorrow.
Tears slid down her cheeks, wetting her temples.
"Heh! Without Master, what meaning is there in becoming a revered emperor? The Chaotic Dao Physique is the last gift Chen Bei leaves for Master."
"Rebellious disciple, how can you harbor such unfilial feelings for your Master!
Let me go! Otherwise, even if you fall into reincarnation, I will tear you to pieces!"
The fragrance of sweat mingled with the endless charm, crushing the flowers at her temples.
"So this moment is so wonderful! It makes one intoxicated and fascinated! Master, I wish I could stay by your side forever!"
The red curtain swayed with the moonlight, the dewdrops and stars accompanied the floral fragrance.
***
Gradually, as dawn broke, the fairy slept soundly.
Her entire body emitted a faint glow, the Dao light flowing beneath her fair skin, radiant and shining.
There was no longer any weakness from the injury.
Suddenly, with a start, the fairy opened her eyes.
It was as if she had awoken from a long dream.
"Chaotic Dao Physique, this is the Chaotic Dao Physique!
Bastard! Rebellious disciple! You bastard!"
The fallen petals, her heart ached.
There was no trace of Chen Bei, not even his presence remained in this world.
***
Several lonely moons and winds, the stars changed repeatedly.
Sixteen years passed in the blink of an eye.
"Rebellious disciple! Even if you fall into reincarnation, I will tear you to pieces!"
Chen Bei awoke from the nightmare once again, drenched in cold sweat.
"Master, oh Master! I dreamed of you again! But it was another nightmare!
Time to get up!
Another day full of vital energy!"
Chen Bei stretched lazily, quickly getting out of bed.
He picked up his basket and headed out to gather herbs.
In this life, Chen Bei was born outside Lingnan City in the lower realm.
His parents passed away early, leaving him with a rundown small courtyard.
For a living, he chose to work as an apprentice in a medicine hall early on.
While earning some silver, he also searched for cultivation resources.
In this lower realm, without cultivation resources, even if he had been an Immortal Lord in his previous life, now he was only a step ahead of ordinary people, at the fifth level of Body Tempering.
At his age, ordinary people were just entering Body Tempering.
But to embark on the path of cultivation, one needed to break through the ninth level of Body Tempering to Transcendence.
Transcendence required an enormous amount of resources.
Without the backing of a cultivation sect, relying on himself in such a small way, he might never gather enough in a lifetime.
However, with a thousand years of cultivation experience from his previous life, he was the beloved of the Immortal Mountain, leaving Chen Bei with almost no experience in making a living.
By evening, after a whole day's work, a group of herb gatherers gradually entered Lingnan City.
Each of them had to gather herbs worth at least five qian of silver daily, earning four qian of silver a month.
If they didn't meet their quota, the medicine hall would deduct their wages.
No matter the world, there were always those who toiled like beasts of burden.
Today, unfortunately, Chen Bei found a rare hundred-year-old fire ginseng, consuming it for cultivation and delaying his herb gathering.
Now, his herb basket was not even half full.
"Chen Bei, you're usually the most diligent, why are you short by half today?"
The shopkeeper checked each herb gatherer's herbs, his face displeased when he saw Chen Bei's basket.
"Shopkeeper, I saw Chen Bei gnawing on a wild ginseng as thick as an arm today!"
A burly herb gatherer jumped out directly.
"What? As thick as an arm? That's at least a thousand years old! Chen Bei, you're a medicine apprentice of our medicine hall, whatever herbs you gather belong to the hall!
You've been working here for quite some time, have you forgotten the rules?
It's only been a few hours, the medicinal effects shouldn't have been absorbed yet!
Someone, tie him up and bleed him! Drain all his blood
The remaining meat will be a treat for everyone today, nourished by a thousand-year-old wild ginseng, it's a great supplement!"
The shopkeeper's eyes turned green at the mention of an arm-thick wild ginseng.
If he brought it back to the medicine hall, it would be a fortune.
But even if it was consumed, it couldn't be wasted, the blood could still be refined into medicine and sold for a high price.
"Li Qiang, stop spouting nonsense, an arm-thick wild ginseng? Find me one in the Lingnan area!"
Chen Bei jumped out immediately, pointing at Li Qiang and cursing.
"Damn it, you don't gather herbs properly, always stealing others' herbs, haven't I beaten you enough?
Shopkeeper, can you believe Li Qiang's words? I was just hungry and gnawed on a carrot, Li Qiang just wants to get back at me!"
Chen Bei thought to himself how careless he was, not noticing a trash like him nearby.
"A carrot? Who can testify?"
Two of the shop's assistants were already approaching with ropes, clearly intending to tie Chen Bei up and bleed him.
"I... I can testify!"
At this moment, a timid and delicate girl stepped forward.
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