Cultivation starts from devouring the Dao fruits

Zhao Yu finished counting his loot from the battle and discovered he had obtained three hundred seventy-two mid-grade Spirit Stones, thirteen thousand six hundred sixty-three low-grade Spirit Stones, seven superior-grade Spiritual Artifacts, thirteen mid-grade Spiritual Artifacts, thirty-one low-grade Spiritual Artifacts, and a large number of pills, talismans, and materials.

Zhao Yu had even gathered enough ingredients for two furnaces of Second-Order Lifespan Extension Pills, as well as one furnace of Hundred-Refining Beast Spirit Pills that could enhance the mana in the later stages of Foundation Establishment.

The Hundred-Refining Beast Spirit Pill required an inner core of a second-order superior demon beast as its main ingredient and many other rare spirit materials for successful refinement. The Dan Ling Sect had also been purchasing these pill ingredients everywhere, so Zhao Yu had not managed to collect the materials for a full furnace of the Hundred-Refining Beast Spirit Pills in ten years.

Hundred Flowers Building of Red Tiger City.

Such a familiar feeling!

When Zhao Yu, wearing a mask that completely changed his appearance, stood in front of the Hundred Flowers Building, some memories of his past life began to flood his mind.

"Young master, I do not know your honorable surname, do you have any particular lady in mind?"

A bewitchingly curvaceous woman, with light makeup, snow-white skin, and looking around thirty, as ripe and easy to squeeze juice from as a sweet and luscious peach, approached Zhao Yu with a smiling face.

It was the first time he had seen such a beautiful madam.

"This young master's surname is Li. I have heard that Miss Chiying of the Hundred Flowers Building is the top courtesan here, a rare beauty! I want her to keep me company!"

Zhao Yu said arrogantly as he casually tossed a Spirit Stone into the madam's hand.

The beautiful madam said smilingly, "Young Master Li, Miss Chiying has guests today. Could you consider another girl? Miss Lingling is equally beautiful and enchanting and has her own unique charm compared to Miss Chiying. How about I call Miss Lingling to keep you company? If you do not like her, we can switch! Every girl in our Hundred Flowers Building is charming; I guarantee your satisfaction!"

Zhao Yu directly took out several mid-grade Spirit Stones and played with them in his hand, looking down arrogantly at the madam. "Bring me the girl in your building who dances the best and is the most beautiful! I do not lack Spirit Stones, but if the girl you bring is not the best dancer, do not blame me for being rude!

Although I have never been to the Hundred Flowers Building, my good friend is a regular here!"

The madam chuckled lightly, "How about Miss Danwu? She is the best and most beautiful dancer in our Hundred Flowers Building, and she also has a Qi Cultivation of the fifth level!"

"That's her then!"

Zhao Yu casually tossed a mid-grade Spirit Stone into the madam's hand.

"Please follow me, Young Master Li!"

The madam, unable to close her broad smile, led Zhao Yu into an exquisitely delicate courtyard within the Hundred Flowers Building.

Before long, a stunningly voluptuous woman with skin as white as snow milk, light makeup, and a dazzling appearance, every gesture brimming with astonishing charm, stepped into the courtyard.

"Danwu greets Young Master Li!"

With a graceful bow, Danwu revealed a vast expanse of beautiful cleavage, her voice sweet, stirring one's heart.

True to the Cultivation Technique of the Thousand Mysteries Sect, although her beauty could not compare to Yi Wanqing, she felt even more enticing than Ling Qianxue.

Zhao Yu took one look at Danwu, activated the Mountain Sutra Cultivation Technique, and the fanciful thought that had arisen in his mind instantly dissipated, causing him to reveal a satisfied smile.

Zhao Yu knew from the texts that in those Cultivation Holy Lands, some top-grade techniques of the Great Sects on the Demon Path also possessed top-grade fascination techniques.

Many true disciples of the righteous path are often seduced and beguiled by the Saint Sons and Saint Daughters who practice top-grade charm techniques in the demon path, eventually becoming mere lapdogs to the others.

The charm techniques of the Thousand Mysteries Sect were also among the most top-tier existences in this northern wilderness. Zhao Yu's previous incarnation often frequented the Hundred Flowers Building, partly because he was enchanted by charm techniques, becoming a tool for the cultivation of enchantress from the Thousand Mysteries Sect, as well as a mobile wallet.

Although Zhao Yu's Mountain Sutra could not break the charm techniques, making the enchanted women fall in love with him in return, it could maintain an unwavering state like eternal mountains.

The White Ghost Emperor hidden in the room immediately activated the Illusory Ghost Eyes and looked towards Dan Wu.

A foreboding feeling rose in Dan Wu's heart. Just as she was about to mobilize her mana, her eyes glazed over, and then, smiling, she began to sing and dance in that spacious room.

Zhao Yu rose to his feet, pushed open the room door, and stepped outside, glancing at the nearby courtyard.

In that nearby courtyard was the small yard where Chiying, the star courtesan of the Hundred Flowers Building, resided.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Zhao Yu employed the Phantom Step Technique, tapping his foot lightly, and skimmed over the courtyard wall like a ghost, arriving on the other side of the small yard.

On the other side of the small yard, in a garden blooming with various beautiful flowers, stood a stunningly beautiful woman. She had a graceful figure, a wasp waist and perky buttocks, an oval face, willow leaf eyebrows, a delicate nose, cherry lips, and possessed a Qi Cultivation of the seventh level, emitting an astonishing beauty.

True to her reputation as the star courtesan of Hundred Flowers Building, she was indeed beautiful, and her seventh level Qi Cultivation was even more captivating.

Zhao Yu glanced at Chiying and silently praised her in his heart.

A cultivator of the seventh level Qi Cultivation was already a late-stage Qi Cultivator. Chiying's ability to cultivate to the seventh level at such a young age naturally attracted the conquering desire of male cultivators.

Just as Chiying was about to speak, the White Ghost Emperor, standing next to Zhao Yu, activated the Illusory Ghost Eyes and looked towards her.

Chiying's eyes briefly glazed over before she regained clarity and continued sitting in the garden, reading a book, treating Zhao Yu next to her as if he were air.

The ability of the White Ghost Emperor's Illusory Ghost Eyes was truly fearsome—it's a good thing it was on my side!

Zhao Yu smiled faintly, sneaking into the courtyard like a ghost, shrinking at the entrance of the small yard, hiding his presence, akin to a silent stone quietly waiting.

An hour later, a burly cultivator wearing a robe embroidered with a red and black dragon pattern of the Beast Taming Sect, with white hair and three age spots on his face, having a Foundation Establishment of the ninth level, stepped into the courtyard. He was the former Doctrine-Transmitting Elder of the Beast Taming Sect.

Even though the concubine of the Sect Master of Beast Taming Sect meant little to him personally, he still took the opportunity to seize the position of the Doctrine-Transmitting Elder of the Beast Taming Sect. The Doctrine-Transmitting Elder, for the sake of the only bloodline in his family, had no choice but to relinquish his power.

The former Doctrine-Transmitting Elder of the Beast Taming Sect visited the Hundred Flowers Building every seven days, and Chiying always accompanied him. This was the precious information Zhao Yu acquired from the memory of a silver-robed cultivator.

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As soon as the Doctrine-Transmitting Elder of the Beast Taming Sect stepped into the courtyard, the White Ghost Emperor's pupils suddenly revealed countless pitch-black curse seals, and vast swathes of black Ghost Fog swept towards the Doctrine-Transmitting Elder.

"Assassination! An assassin from the Shadow Ghost Sect?"

The face of the Beast Taming Sect's Doctrine-Transmitting Elder drastically changed, he bellowed loudly, and a torrent of evil-repelling talismans around him self-ignited without wind, a force of evil-repelling power permeated his body, causing the black Ghost Fog to start burning.

But even the Ghost Fog, burning under the force of evil-repelling power, rapidly landed on the Beast Taming Sect's Doctrine-Transmitting Elder, making his gaze stagger momentarily.

Zhao Yu promptly conjured thirty-six Wind Shadow Needles, instantly piercing through the body of the Beast Taming Sect's Doctrine-Transmitting Elder.