Chapter 725 Let Her Watch
"Xiao Rong? Did something happen to her?" Su Yang asked with raised eyebrows.
"No, there's nothing wrong. I just didn't think it would take this long to teach her about 'being mature'," Qin Liangyu said.
Su Yang laughed out loud after hearing her words, and he said, "Well, she's a magical beast that never had a proper interaction with humans until we met."
"Furthermore, Ghost Cats, in general, are slow learners when it comes to emotions and whatnot, not to mention their Ancestors, Phantom Cats. While she may be incredibly powerful when it comes to spiritual techniques and a fast learner for other things, Xiao Rong is not very good with emotions— kind of like Qiuyue."
"If you can't take it anymore, you can simply just quit. Although it's okay to be taught by others about maturity, Xiao Rong won't understand the essence and true meaning behind maturity, so even if she acts mature on the outside, she's still a mere child in her heart, and that's not something that can really be taught by others."
Qin Liangyu nodded and said, "I know, but I cannot give up on her now— not after putting so much effort into it! I am going to make sure Xiao Rong becomes a proper young lady!"
Seeing Qin Liangyu's resolution that resembled a mother wanting her child to grow up properly, Su Yang said with a smile, "Since you are working so hard, do you want me to help you relax a bit? It's been a while since we last cultivated, after all."
Qin Liangyu's eyes flashed with excitement after hearing his words, and she quickly nodded, "Okay!"
Sometime later, Qin Liangyu followed Su Yang into the Yin Yang Pavilion.
"Xiao Rong should still be in my room right now…" Qin Liangyu suddenly said to him.
"That's fine. There are plenty of empty rooms in this building," Su Yang responded.
A few minutes later, they entered one of the unoccupied rooms and locked the doors.
Su Yang then pulled Qin Liangyu to the bed and began kissing her.
"Mmm…"
Su Yang's hands roamed under Qin Liangyu's clothes as they kissed.
Sometime later, Qin Liangyu removed her clothes and tossed them to the side of the bed before spreading her legs so Su Yang could have full access.
With Qin Liangyu's closed slit in his view, Su Yang quickly kneeled beside the bed and began eating her pink meat.
"Mmmm~"
"Aaahn~!"
"Ooooh~"
Qin Liangyu moaned softly as Su Yang feasted on her body.
Once Qin Liangyu's lower lips were fully soaking wet, Su Yang removed his clothes and prepared to insert his meatstick into her body.
After rubbing his stiff rod between her slit for a few moments, Su Yang penetrated her small hole.
"Aaaah!" Qin Liangyu clutched the bedsheets as Su Yang's large rod stretched the deepest parts of her cave.
"Are you ready?" Su Yang asked her a moment later.
Qin Liangyu nodded her head with a passionate gaze.
"Then here I—"
However, right as Su Yang moved his hips, his movements immediately stopped.
"What's the matter, Su Yang?" Qin Liangyu asked him after seeing this.
"Well…" Su Yang turned his head around, and to his surprise, a little girl with peerless facial features was standing by the window.
"X-Xiao Rong?!" Qin Liangyu's eyes widened with surprise when she noticed Xiao Rong's presence, and she immediately grabbed a blanket to cover herself, acting almost like a wife getting caught in the act by someone she didn't want to find out.
"How long have you been there, Xiao Rong?" Su Yang asked her with a bittersweet smile on his face.
"Since Master began licking Sister Liangyu's body," Xiao Rong responded with a calm expression on her face.
'That long? Phantom Cats are really scary with their ability to hide their presence flawlessly.' Su Yang shook his head inwardly.
"Well? What do you want?" Su Yang then asked her.
Xiao Rong then shook her head in response, and then she said, "Nothing."
Su Yang nearly facepalmed at her response, and he said, "Then why are you here? You know you shouldn't intrude on others when they are clearly not trying to be disturbed."
However, Xiao Rong merely tilted her head while looking puzzled at his words.
'Ah… I forgot… Ghost Cats are also incapable of reading the mood…' Su Yang sighed inwardly.
After a moment of silence, Su Yang returned to looking at Qin Liangyu and said to her, "It's pointless trying to explain our situation to her, so how about we just continue and let her watch?"
"Eh?" Qin Liangyu looked at him with wide eyes, and then she turned to look at Xiao Rong, who was staring at them intensively, looking exactly like a curious cat.
"She'll learn about it sooner or later, and as I said before, there are some things that cannot be taught," Su Yang continued a moment later, "Xiao Rong's bloodlines are actually incredibly lustful creatures when awakened, but they usually live a pure life. However, if she follows me, she will eventually awaken. Once that happens, even I might have trouble satisfying her lust in my current state."
"Then we should avoid exposing her to these kinds of situations even more!" Qin Liangyu said with a dazed face.
"No, her lust won't awaken so quickly, or else her bloodline would wreak havoc in the Divine Heavens. By the time she awakens her lust, I'll be prepared."
"..."
After pondering for a moment, Qin Liangyu nodded with a resolute expression on her face, and she said, "This is also part of being mature, so I might as well consider this as a lesson, too."
Qin Liangyu then turned to look at Xiao Rong and continued, "Xiao Rong, I am going to give you another lesson now. You can even call this the definition of becoming mature since this is when most 'young ladies' become a 'woman'!"
"Okay." Xiao Rong nodded with enthusiasm, and she took a seat by the bed before staring at them intensively, patiently waiting for them to continue.
Chapter 726: Watching Intensely
"Are you ready?" Su Yang asked Qin Liangyu who was still laying on the bed with the blankets covering her body.
"Yes… I am." Qin Liangyu nodded her head before removing the cover, allowing Xiao Rong to see her naked body.
"She won't get a good view like this so let's switch positions."
Su Yang then took a seat on the bed with his legs spread and his dragon raging towards the ceiling.
When Xiao Rong saw this and recalled the white liquid she briefly tasted last time, she began licking her lips like a cat before food.
"You have to sit still, Xiao Rong, or you can't stay in here and watch," Su Yang said to her.
"Yes, Master." Xiao Rong nodded.
Su Yang then looked at Qin Liangyu and said to her, "Come, stand in front of me with your back facing me."
Qin Liangyu nodded before getting off the bed and standing in front of Su Yang.
Once Qin Liangyu's round buttocks were directly in front of his face, Su Yang grabbed her by the hips and pulled her body towards his body until she was sitting on his lap.
"Sit on me and spread your legs," Su Yang said.
A moment later, Qin Liangyu sat on his lap with her legs spread wide open, revealing everything to Xiao Rong.
"Now she can see everything," Su Yang chuckled as he lifted Qin Liangyu's body slightly and inserted his rod into her cave.
"Aaah~!" Qin Liangyu moaned softly after feeling his rod knock on the deepest part of her cave.
A few moments later, Su Yang grabbed Qin Liangyu's soft breasts from behind and began massaging them.
"Mmm~"
Qin Liangyu's spread cave quickly began drooling with Yin Qi.
Su Yang then used his spiritual energy to move Qin Liangyu's body, lifting her body until only his tip remained in her tight cave before pulling her body back down, inserting his meatstick deep into her cave again.
"Aaaaaaah~!"
Qin Liangyu moaned loudly as an indescribable feeling of pleasure coursed through her body like a thousand electric snakes.
"Aaah~!"
"Aaaaaahn~"
"Oooh~!"
Qin Liangyu continued to fill the room with her passionate voice as Su Yang pounded her body upwards nonstop.
Meanwhile, Xiao Rong glared intensely at Qin Liangyu's spread slit and Su Yang's meatstick that was constantly going in and out of Qin Liangyu's pink cave.
Although she didn't understand what they were doing or why they were doing it, Xiao Rong could sense the pleasure in Qin Liangyu's moaning voice and see pure satisfaction on her lustful face.
Xiao Rong suddenly moved her hands to touch her heart, which was beating a little faster than normal, but she couldn't understand why.
After watching for a little bit longer, Xiao Rong noticed that her mouth was salivating more than usual, and her body temperature was slowly heating up.
These phenomenons puzzled Xiao Rong, who didn't understand the concept of lust or desire, only that she had felt this sensation before— when Su Yang licked her body that one time.
"Master…" Xiao Rong mumbled in a low voice, and her hands gradually moved closer to the area between her legs.
"Hm?" As Su Yang cultivated with Qin Liangyu, he noticed Xiao Rong's strange movements, and he decided to watch her while he continued to pleasure Qin Liangyu.
"Haaa… haaa…"
Xiao Rong breathed heavily as she recalled the sensation that tickled her body when Su Yang licked her, and her hands reached the area between her legs. However, since she did not know how to pleasure herself, she began touching herself randomly until she found the right spot— the slightly wet slit between her legs.
The moment her fingers touched the warm and slippery area inside her slit, Xiao Rong felt a tingling sensation course through her body.
After experiencing this pleasant sensation, Xiao Rong continued to rub her own slit and indulged herself in pleasure, even ignoring Su Yang and Qin Liangyu's cultivation after a while.
"Aaahh…"
A soft moan escaped Xiao Rong's small mouth.
"Su Yang…" Qin Liangyu finally noticed what Xiao Rong was doing after hearing this soft moan that didn't come from herself.
"Yes, she's learning." Su Yang chuckled, and he continued, "Let's not bother her and focus on ourselves."
"Okay," Qin Liangyu nodded.
"By the way, have you decided yet? Although there's still a year before I leave, have you decided to truly follow me?" Su Yang suddenly asked her as he pounded her tight and slippery hole.
"Yes—Ahhh~! I have—Ahhh! I have decided that... I want to be with you forever, Su Yang… Aaaaah~!"
"Good! Then accept my Family Seal and officially become my woman, Qin Liangyu!" Su Yang released his Yang Qi inside Qin Liangyu's hole, filling it to the brim.
"Family Seal…?" Qin Liangyu stared at the symbol that had suddenly appeared slightly below her belly button.
"Yes. Family Seals are…"
Su Yang proceeded to explain to her the meaning being the Family Seal and the rules of the Su Family.
"Do you accept?" Su Yang asked her afterward.
"I accept." Qin Liangyu nodded with a beautiful smile on her face.
"Good, then here's my blood to make it official."
Su Yang smeared a drop of his blood on the Family Seal, activating it.
"Welcome to the family, Liangyu," Su Yang said to her.
"Thank you for accepting someone like me, Su Yang…" Qin Liangyu laid on his body to rest.
Meanwhile, Xiao Rong continued to pleasure herself on the chair with her legs spread wide open and her arms working hard.
Seeing this, Su Yang shook his head with a smile.
"You can rest. I am going to take care of her," he said as he laid Qin Liangyu on the bed.
"What are you going to do to her?" she asked him.
"At this rate, she'll continue pleasing herself until she's satisfied, which might take a while, so I am going to do it for her." Su Yang said as he went to pick up his clothes.
Chapter 727 Teaching Xiao Rong About Lus
After putting on his clothes, Su Yang approached Xiao Rong before picking her up from the chair and carrying her towards the bed.
"Master… I feel… weird… and hot…" Xiao Rong looked at him with a slightly dazed look on her face.
"I know… That is what you call lust." Su Yang said as he sat down on the bed and laid Xiao Rong's small body over his lap.
"Lust…?" Xiao Rong mumbled in a puzzled voice.
"Yes. Although you may not understand it now, you'll eventually understand. The moment you understand the meaning of lust, you'll be mature enough to finally taste my Yang Qi."
Su Yang said to her as she removed her clothes, revealing her peerless but petite figure.
"In order to satisfy that lust, I am going to touch you now."
Su Yang then moved his hands towards Xiao Rong's small and bare kitty before rubbing the pink area between her slit with one of his fingers.
"Aaaah…" Xiao Rong moaned as her petite body trembled with delight.
"Do you feel it? That is what you call satisfaction— or pleasure. If you want to satisfy your lust, you'll need to feel pleasure to release the lust in your body." Su Yang explained to her like it was a lecture as his fingers continued to rub her small kitty.
"Then Master… was pleasing… Sister Liangyu... before?" Xiao Rong asked him.
"That's right." Su Yang nodded.
A few moments later, Xiao Rong spoke in a low voice whilst tightly grabbing onto Su Yang's robes with her small hands, "Master… I can feel something coming…!"
"That's a normal reaction to feeling pleasure. Don't resist it and let it flow." Su Yang said as he moved his fingers a little quicker.
"Aaah~! It's coming! It's coming out, Master!"
Xiao Rong's body trembled a few seconds later, and her kitty gushed with Yin Qi the next moment.
"Wow… Xiao Rong's Yin Qi… they're steaming!" Qin Liangyu exclaimed in a surprised voice after seeing the crystalized mist coming from Xiao Rong's Yin Qi.
"As expected of a virgin at the Ancient Realm, her Yin Qi is on another level. It's truly unfortunate that I cannot absorb it to cultivate," Su Yang sighed with a regretful expression on his face as he stared at Xiao Rong's Yin Qi, thinking how wasteful it was to just leave it like that.
"How do you feel now, Xiao Rong?" Su Yang asked her after Xiao Rong climaxed for the first time.
"I want more… Master, I want you to touch me more…" Xiao Rong stared at him in the eyes with a longing gaze.
"Just for today, okay?" Su Yang said.
"Un!" She nodded.
A moment later, Su Yang continued to rub Xiao Rong's little kitty, even slipping a single finger inside her tiny hole.
'Wow, it's really tight in here…'
Although Su Yang had already expected her cave to be small due to her petite body, he didn't expect it to be so small that he could only fit two fingers inside.
"Aaaah…"
"Aaaaaahn~"
"Mmmm…"
Xiao Rong moaned softly as Su Yang fingerfucked her wet cave with a single finger whilst his thumb massaged the small pink pearl between her slit simultaneously.
About an hour later, Su Yang finally stopped touching Xiao Rong's kitty, as she was already on the verge of losing consciousness from experiencing too much pleasure and climaxing too many times.
"Are you satisfied now, Xiao Rong?" Su Yang asked her afterward.
"Yes… Master…" Xiao Rong nodded with a red face and her petite body filled with sweat.
"Good." Su Yang said as he laid her on the bed beside Qin Liangyu.
"I am going to return to my own room now. Call me if you need anything." Su Yang said to Qin Liangyu.
"Okay."
"Wait… Master…" Xiao Rong suddenly called for him.
"What's the matter?" Su Yang looked at her, who was staring at him with an expression she has never expressed before.
"If I become mature, will I be able to do this with Master again?" she asked him.
Su Yang nodded with a smile on his face, "I can do even more things with you if you want— things that will feel many times better than what you experienced today."
Once Su Yang left the room, Xiao Rong turned to look at Qin Liangyu with a silent gaze.
Seeing this, Qin Liangyu smiled and said, "Don't worry, Xiao Rong. I won't stop until you are truly mature, and what you experienced today is a huge step towards maturity!"
"Really?"
"Really really!" Qin Liangyu nodded with a smile on her face.
"Here, I can even promise you with a pinky swear!" Qin Liangyu held out her pinky and said.
"Pinky swear?" Xiao Rong raised her eyebrows in a puzzled manner.
"Yes, you do this if you make a promise to another person, and if you break the promise, you'll have to swallow a thousand needles!" Qin Liangyu said to her.
Xiao Rong nodded her head, and Qin Liangyu swore that she'll help Xiao Rong become a mature woman with a pinky swear.
Meanwhile, Su Yang returned to his own room with a dejected feeling.
'Haaaa… In order to absorb Xiao Rong's Pure Yin Essence, I'll need to reach the Divine Saint Realm…' Su Yang sighed inwardly.
Of course, he can take Xiao Rong's maiden status right now without absorbing her Pure Yin Essence, but that would be a massive waste of resources since Xiao Rong's Pure Yin Essence is incredibly rare and would greatly boost his cultivation.
A few minutes later, Su Yang returned to his room, where Tang Lingxi and the other three girls were still talking to each other.
"Welcome back, darling." Tang Lingxi said to him, and then she continued in a surprised voice, "Oh? Did you do something to Xiao Rong? I can sense her powerful Yin Qi all over your body."
"Yes, it's a long story, but I had to teach her a little about pleasure and lust," Su Yang responded with a bittersweet smile on his face.
Chapter 728 How He Obtained the Sword Emperor Title
"Teaching Xiao Rong about lust and pleasure? A Phantom Cat?" Tang Lingxi covered her mouth in shock, and she continued a moment later, "I know you are very confident in your abilities, but do you really think you can handle someone like Xiao Rong in your current state? I don't think I need to tell you this, but you should be aware of Xiao Rong's bloodline, right? Or more specifically, what happens when she awakens."
"Don't you think it's a little too early to teach Xiao Rong about lust?"
Su Yang nodded his head and said, "Yes, I am well aware of what will happen when Xiao Rong awakens her lustful state. However, she won't awaken so quickly, and once I consume the Hellfire Seed, I will be more than capable of handling her."
"Xiao Rong? Phantom Cat? Who's that?" Wu Jingjing asked after listening to their conversation, as this is her first time hearing this name.
Tang Lingxi then said, "Phantom Cats are a very rare species even in the Divine Heavens that are known as the ancestors of Ghost Cats, and Ghost Cats are extremely powerful creatures that are known to be unrivaled in terms of their speed. Meanwhile, Phantom Cats are not only fast but they can also use spiritual attacks. A single one of them could wreak havoc in the Divine Heavens, yet Su Yang somehow managed to tame one of them in this small world."
"As for Xiao Rong, that's the Phantom Cat in her human form. Once magical beasts reach a certain cultivation level, they have the ability to transform into humans with all of our internal organs and whatnot."
After Tang Lingxi's explanation, the three ladies immediately felt like meeting this Phantom Cat, as none of them have ever seen a magical beast in a human form before.
"By the way, this Phantom Cat is currently the strongest existence in this world, surpassing even Qiuyue in cultivation." Tang Lingxi suddenly said.
"The strongest in this world? Do you think we can meet this Xiao Rong?" Zhu Mengyi asked with her eyes flickering in excitement.
"She's a little exhausted after my lesson, but with her cultivation base, she should recover in a few hours. I'll summon her then so you can meet her," Su Yang said to them.
"Okay!"
A moment later, Su Yang continued to speak, "By the way, I have also given Qin Liangyu my Family Seal just now."
"Qin Liangyu? I guess she couldn't wait any longer and wanted to make it official as soon as possible,' Tang Lingxi chuckled.
"Qin Liangyu?" The three ladies raised their eyebrows again, as this is another name they are not familiar with.
Seeing this, Su Yang explained to them, "Qin Liangyu is someone from the Southern Continent— you'll meet her later along with Xiao Rong."
"You have been to the Southern Continent too?" Lian Li raised her eyebrows, and then she asked, "Then have you gone to the Western or Northern Continent before?"
"No, I haven't," he shook his head. "I don't have any business there so I won't even bother."
"Aren't you at least curious though? I have always been curious about the other Continents," Lian Li then said.
"If you want, I can fly you around the other continents once I am available," Su Yang said.
"Really?" Lian Li looked at him with a bright smile on her beautiful face.
"The two of you can have fun— I am going to stay here with Wu Min," Wu Jingjing said.
"Me, too. It's not easy traveling with a baby," Zhu Mengyi sighed.
"Anyway, I was just telling them about the Divine Heavens. Care to join us, darling? Maybe you can share some of your experience?" Tang Lingxi asked him a moment later.
"My experience, huh?" Su Yang grabbed a chair and sat down with a pondering expression.
"Well? What do you want to know?"
Lian Li immediately raised her hands and said, "I want to know more about your title 'Spirit Heaven's Sword Emperor'! How did you obtain such a title?"
"Hmm…" Su Yang closed his eyes to think for a minute before speaking, "Well, I kind of cultivated with the previous Sword Emperor's wife which resulted in a deathmatch with the guy. After defeating him, I got his title of Sword Emperor."
"Eh?"
Lian Li and the other ladies looked at him with their eyes wide with shock. Only Tang Lingxi was chuckling from the story behind his title, as she already knew about it.
"As for the Spirit Heaven part— because it took place in the Spirit Heaven, one of the four Divine Heavens," Su Yang added.
"W-What about your journey as a swordmaster? Why did you choose the sword in the first place?" Lian Li asked a few moments later.
"Because my first love— my first wife who was a general wielded a sword in her battles, and I looked up to her," Su Yang said with a warm smile on his face as he recalled Su Meiqi's heroic figure after the wars she fought.
"Once I began training with the sword, I realized just how much I liked its style, so I continued to practice it until I reached the peak with it."
"The peak… so you were the strongest swordmaster in your previous life?" Lian Li asked him.
"Haha… Far from it," Su Yang shook his head, and he said, "While my techniques were definitely at the peak during my era, there are many more swordmasters out there who are more powerful than me, as I have stopped practicing the sword to become a Dual Cultivator."
"Perhaps if I didn't stop training with a sword, I might have become the strongest swordmaster out there and obtained the title of Sword God."
"Sword God…" Lian Li mumbled, and she asked, "Do you regret abandoning the sword path?"
Su Yang laughed for a moment before shaking his head, "Regrets? I have none! If I didn't become a Dual Cultivator, I wouldn't have met any of you or my other partners! If I could go back in time and redo everything, I would actually become a Dual Cultivator again but even earlier in my life!"
Chapter 729 Recalling an Inciden
After spending a few hours talking about his own background and past, Su Yang said, "You want to meet with Xiao Rong, right? She should have recovered by now, so I'll call her over."
Hearing his words, the three ladies immediately nodded their heads, and they waited patiently for Xiao Rong to appear before them.
"Xiao Rong, come over here to my room, and bring Liangyu with you." Su Yang spoke to Xiao Rong in his head.
Sometime later, Qin Liangyu knocked on the door to his room and spoke from the outside, "Su Yang? Did you call me here?"
"Yes. Come inside. I want to introduce you." Su Yang said to her.
Qin Liangyu opened the door the next moment, and she walked inside with a young girl who resembled Qiuyue standing behind her.
"Eh? That looks like…"
The three ladies were shocked after seeing Xiao Rong's appearance that resembled Qiuyue— silver eyes and silver hair.
"Liangyu, these three ladies are from the Holy Central Continent, and they are also part of the family." Su Yang said, and they began introducing themselves the next moment.
"Hello! I am Zhu Mengyi, and this is Zhu Jiayi."
"I am Wu Jingjing, and this is Wu Min."
"My name is Lian Li."
Qin Liangyu gave them a courteous bow before speaking, "Hello, Seniors, I am called Qin Liangyu, and I came from the Southern Continent."
"By the way…" Qin Liangyu then turned to look at the babies and spoke in a perplexed voice, "Are the babies…"
"Yes, they're mine." Su Yang responded with a smile.
"Oh…" Qin Liangyu mumbled in a dazed voice.
"Does everyone in the Southern Continent have that complexion? It's very unique and pretty," Wu Jingjing asked Qin Liangyu a moment later.
"No, not everyone, but a vast majority of the people do." Qin Liangyu said.
"I see…" Wu Jingjing nodded.
Sometime later, Su Yang said, "Xiao Rong, can you introduce yourself?"
"Introduce myself…" Xiao Rong looked at Qin Liangyu who had a smile on her face.
"Just like how I taught you, Xiao Rong."
Xiao Rong nodded and stepped forward. She then bowed to them just like Qin Liangyu had and said, "Hello, I am Xiao Rong."
"Oh, I'm impressed." Su Yang smiled with an approving look on his face after seeing Xiao Rong's courteous bow.
And then he said, "Can you transform into your beast form for a moment? They would like to see it."
Xiao Rong nodded, and she returned to her Phantom Cat form a few seconds later.
"Wow! That's a Phantom Cat? What a phenomenal existence!" Zhu Mengyi's eyes flickered with excitement after seeing Xiao Rong's ghostly appearance.
"Waaa! Waaah!"
While everyone there admired Xiao Rong's otherworldly appearance, Wu Min and Zhu Jiayi suddenly began making noises with their arms extended and their tiny hands in a grasping motion, almost like they wanted to hold Xiao Rong.
"Oh? I think the babies want to play with you. Is that okay?" Wu Jingjing asked Xiao Rong.
However, Xiao Rong did not understand the concept of playing with babies and turned to look at Su Yang with a puzzled look on her face.
Su Yang then said with a smile, "Just let them touch you."
Xiao Rong nodded and flew in front of the babies.
Once Xiao Rong was within their reach, the babies immediately began touching Xiao Rong all over her body, especially her tail that resembled flickering flames.
"Waaa! Waaah!"
Wu Min and Zhu Jiayi appeared to be extremely happy with Xiao Rong.
Seeing this, Wu Jingjing chuckled, "Looks like they really like Xiao Rong."
"They say children are naturally attracted to animals, especially the smaller ones," said Zhu Mengyi with a smile on her face.
Meanwhile, Xiao Rong silently stared at the two small creatures that were only slightly larger than herself, seemingly puzzled by the familiar smell coming from them.
Of course, Xiao Rong did not understand the concepts of babies just yet, so she didn't know why she could smell Su Yang's scent from them.
Lian Li, on the other hand, held a pondering expression on her face.
"Is there something wrong, Lian Li?" Wu Jingjing asked her after noticing her expression.
Lian Li shook her head and said, "No… Seeing Xiao Rong's appearance made me recall something that happened in the Holy Central Continent last year."
"Eh?" They looked at her with raised eyebrows.
"Do you remember the incident when the Golden Lion Academy was nearly destroyed last year? The description of the culprit closely resembles Xiao Rong's appearance. A little girl with silver hair and silver eyes."
"I remember. It was such a massive event that shook the entire continent for many months," Zhu Mengyi said.
"Is the Patriarch of the Golden Lion Academy still missing? I haven't heard any news of him for almost a year now," Wu Jingjing asked.
"My family has been investigating Patriarch Gold's disappearance for a while, but we're still unable to find his location, so it's still a mystery. However, we believe he crossed the Jade Sea to travel somewhere— perhaps to another Continent."
After listening to the ladies' conversation, Su Yang spoke with a smile on his face, "If you're looking for the Sect Master of the Golden Lion Academy, you don't need to anymore since I know where he is."
"Eh? Really? You know where Patriarch Gold is? Where?" Lian Li asked him with a surprised face.
Su Yang then lifted his arm before pointing his finger towards the ground.
However, the ladies could not comprehend his gesture, so Su Yang continued, "He's currently in the Jade Sea— the seafloor to be exact."
"What?! Does this mean he's dead?! How did that happen?!" Lian Li exclaimed in a shocked voice.
"No, he's not dead, but he might as well be. As for how he got there—" Su Yang pointed at himself with a smile on his face. "I placed him there."
"..."
Lian Li looked at him with a gawking expression. What on earth happened between him and Patriarch Gold?
Chapter 730 Solving Patriarch Gold's Disappearance
Seeing Lian Li's dumbfounded face, Su Yang explained, "It's a long story, but what happened was— that man traveled to the Eastern Continent from the Holy Central Continent just so he could covet my woman— Xie Xingfang. He even brought along with him a few Heavenly Spirit Realm and Earth Spirit Realm Cultivators so they can have some fun in the Eastern Continent, so I erased them all besides their leader, whom I pinned to the seafloor in the Jade Sea for all eternity until he dies naturally."
"What?! To think Patriarch Gold had such intentions! The audacity!" Zhu Mengyi exclaimed in an angry voice, and she continued, "He deserved everything that happened to him!"
"I never liked Patriarch Gold as well, as he would always stare at me with a lustful gaze whenever we meet. Fortunately for me, my father is the Sect Master of the Holy Sword Academy, so I didn't have to deal with any sexual harassment from that guy," Wu Jingjing sighed.
"Hmm.. Although the mystery behind Patriarch Gold's disappearance is now solved, neither my family nor the Holy Central Continent knows about it, and they will continue to investigate the situation until they have an answer, but alas, there's no way for us to contact them unless we return to the Holy Central Continent." Lian Li sighed.
"If you want, I can send them the message when I pick up the ingredients they are preparing for me in a few weeks. Though, the one who'll be going there will be Xiao Rong, who can reach the Holy Central Continent in less than a minute," Su Yang said.
"She can reach the Holy Central Continent in less than a minute? I cannot even begin to imagine the speed required to achieve such a feat…" Lian Li mumbled in a dazed voice.
"They're known as the fastest existence in the universe for a good reason," Tang Lingxi chuckled.
"What's going to happen to the Golden Lion Academy now that their Sect Master is pretty much dead?" Zhu Mingyi asked a moment later, "Are they going to disband, or will they appoint another Sect Master?"
"Normally, they would just find another Sect Master, but with the Sect still in ruins, and once news of what the Patriarch Gold did spreads, I don't think anyone would be willing to fill Patriarch Gold's shoes, not to mention my family will probably disband them even if someone is willing to become the next Sect Master," Lian Li said.
Sometime later, Su Yang said to them, "I am going to leave for a few days to visit my alchemy disciples."
"Oh? You have disciples learning alchemy under you? How lucky they must be," Zhu Mengyi said.
Sometime later, Su Yang left the Yin Yang Pavilion and traveled to the Divine Nature Garden. However, unlike previously, he did not disguise himself before leaving, and he went there as his real identity— as Su Yang.
"Halt! State your identity!"
The same guards that caused a commotion during his previous visit were present at the entrance, and they shouted at him to stop exactly like before.
"Name's Su Yang, and I am here to see your Sect Master and Luo Yixiao," Su Yang said to them.
"Su Yang…? From the Profound Blossom Sect?" The guards exchanged glances with each other. What business does the Sect Master of the Profound Blossom Sect have with their Divine Nature Garden, much less their Sect Master and his disciple? In fact, this is their first time interacting with each other.
However, since they were in the presence of the number one genius in the continent and also the Sect Master of the Profound Blossom Sect that has formed an Alliance with the Xie Family, they simply could not send him away regardless of his reason for approaching them.
Furthermore, after what happened last time, they didn't dare to make another mistake.
"Please give us a moment while we notify our Sect Master of your arrival! In the meantime, please wait in the guest area." One of the guards said before running off.
Afterward, Su Yang followed another guard into the sect and to a building meant for guests.
Meanwhile, inside the Sect Master's building, Senior Zeng was busy heating up a cauldron.
However, there was nothing inside the cauldron, and his alchemy flames remained at their peak temperature. If someone who didn't know what he was doing were to see this scene, they would think he'd gone crazy.
*Knock* *Knock*
"Sect Master! You have a visitor!" The guard from the entrance suddenly knocked on his door while calling for him.
"A visitor? It's probably Senior Xiao since the 1-month time limit he gave us is about to expire." Senior Zeng thought to himself.
However, to his surprise, the guard mentioned someone he did not expect at all, "It's Su Yang from the Profound Blossom Sect!"
"What? Su Yang? The number one genius who reached the Heavenly Spirit Realm at 17 years old? What's that cultivation prodigy doing here?" Senior Zeng cannot imagine why someone from the Profound Blossom Sect would come to their Divine Nature Garden.
"Maybe he's here to do business with us?"
Since the Divine Nature Garden is the number one pill supplier for sects besides the Burning Lotus Sect, it was very likely that was Su Yang's intention today.
"Wait a second... They also have an Alliance with the Burning Lotus Sect, so there's no reason for them to do business with us…"
A moment later, the guard continued, "He also wants to meet with Senior apprentice-sister Luo Yixiao."
"What? My disciple? Damn! So that must be the reason why he came here! He has his sight on my disciple! After all, he's also a Dual Cultivator! And there's only one reason why a Dual Cultivator wants to meet with someone as pretty as Luo Yixiao!" Senior Zeng quickly misunderstood the situation.
But alas, even if that was the case, Senior Zeng could not simply send Su Yang away due to his relationship with the Xie Family, as that might cause problems with the Xie Family!
Chapter 731 He'll Sully Her Pure Body!
"Bring Su Yang here!" Senior Zeng said to the guard after pondering for a minute.
"Yes!"
The guard then scurried to the guest house Su Yang was staying in and began leading Su Yang towards the Sect Master's quarters.
Meanwhile, when the disciples in the Divine Nature Sect noticed Su Yang's presence, they all began whispering to each other about his reason for being there.
Sometime later, Su Yang arrived at Senior Zeng's room.
"Please, have a seat, Su Yang. I have already prepared some tea for you." Senior Zeng gestured to the chair with a friendly smile.
"..."
A mysterious smile appeared on Su Yang's face as he sat down.
'So he doesn't recognize me, huh? Well, that's to be expected since this is his first time seeing me in this appearance.'
Su Yang didn't blame Senior Zeng for not realizing that he was the Alchemy Master, but that didn't mean he won't have fun with this situation.
A few moments later, Senior Zeng sat down across from him and spoke, "So, what business does the Sect Master of the Profound Blossom Sect have with our Divine Nature Garden? But before you answer that, allow me to offer my congratulations to the Profound Blossom Sect for forming an alliance with the Xie Family, setting a precedent for the first time in history."
Su Yang sipped on the hot tea a few times before speaking, "Thank you. As for why I am here today… you should already know."
"..."
Senior Zeng looked at him with wide eyes. However, he pretended to be ignorant and said, "I'm sorry, but I really have no idea why you are here today… After all, our Divine Nature Garden has never communicated or dealt with the Profound Blossom Sect before. Furthermore, it wouldn't make sense if you are here for business since you already have the Burning Lotus Sect, which is currently the number one pill sect in the Eastern Continent due to the Earth Advancement Pills alongside the other pills that can only be obtained from them. I cannot imagine why you would need our help."
"Is that so?" Su Yang kept a nonchalant expression on his face so Senior Zeng was unable to read his expression.
"By the way, where is Luo Yixiao? I'm pretty sure I asked for her presence, too." Su Yang suddenly said.
"Uhh…"
Senior Zeng began sweating after hearing his words, and he said, "I apologize, but my disciple isn't in the sect right now."
"Oh? Where did she go?" Su Yang asked with an intrigued expression on his handsome face.
"She… uh… she left the sect not long ago to gather some herbs and ingredients for a new pill that we're concocting." Senior Zeng said, clearly not a good liar by the way his voice trembled.
Seeing this, Su Yang chuckled inwardly before speaking, "That's fine. I can wait."
"Are you sure? Even I don't know when she'll return. It could be weeks, even months, as that's how long medicine runs usually takes." Senior Zeng continued making stuff up, hoping that it would be enough to fool Su Yang.
"Wow, it takes that long for a medicine run? The pill you're concocting must be a very powerful one." Su Yang decided to follow the flow and act as though he knew nothing about alchemy.
"That's right. Even the most simple pills can take days, but this one… this new pill we're concocting is extremely complex and profound, and the ingredients required to concoct it are extremely rare, hence why it is taking so much longer." Senior Zeng spoke with a smile on his face after thinking that he'd managed to fool Su Yang.
"It must be difficult being an Alchemy Master. I cannot imagine sitting still all day just to concoct a single pill. After all, if you didn't know, I am a Dual Cultivator who likes to move around— especially in the bedroom," Su Yang spoke with a smile on his face.
Senior Zeng's face stiffened after hearing Su Yang's words, and he cried inwardly, 'I definitely cannot let this damn pervert meet my disciple! He'll sully her pure body!'
"Anyway, I apologize for this inconvenience. Even though you came all the way here from the Profound Blossom Sect, my disciple isn't available. If there's anything else you need, perhaps I can be of help." Senior Zeng said to him.
Even if Su Yang asked for another disciple, he wouldn't mind as much, as long as it wasn't Luo Yixiao.
"Well, it can't be helped if Luo Yixiao isn't here. I really wanted to meet her, especially after all of the good things I have heard about her." Su Yang sighed out loud, sounding like an arrogant young master who had his excitement crushed.
"..."
A weird expression appeared on Senior Zeng's face after hearing Su Yang's bold words. If it weren't for Su Yang's status, he would have already begun throwing fists at Su Yang.
"Since she's not here today, can you let me know when she returns? I'll return here as soon as possible when that happens. I'm also sure that Luo Yixiao would like to see me."
"Yes… of course…" Senior Zeng forced a smile on his face and nodded.
"Then I shall see you next time."
Su Yang stood up and began walking towards the exit.
However, when he reached halfway to the exit, the door opened, and a very pretty young lady walked into the room.
When Senior Zeng saw his disciple's pretty face in the room, his eyes widened with shock, "W-What are you doing here, Yixiao?! I specifically told you to stay in your room and do not come out!" Senior Zeng cried out loud, accidentally revealing the truth to Su Yang.
Su Yang turned around and spoke with a profound expression on his face, "Hoh? So you purposefully hid her from me, even lying straight to my face? What is the meaning of this, Senior Zeng?"
"Uhh… about that…'' Senior Zeng was speechless. How is he going to talk his way out of this predicament?!
Chapter 732 Are You Really Senior Xiao?
"What is this about?" Luo Yixiao suddenly spoke, and she looked at Senior Zeng before speaking, "I know you told me to stay in my room, but I was called here by Master."
"Eh? Your Master? But that would be Senior Xiao…" Senior Zeng realized that something was amiss there, and he turned to look at Su Yang with his eyes wide from shock and disbelief.
"I-Impossible… Y-You can't possibly be…"
Luo Yixiao quickly interrupted, "Are you Senior Xiao?"
She looked at Su Yang with a surprised expression on her face, as she didn't expect him to be so young.
"How can you tell?" Su Yang asked her with a smile on his face.
After a moment of silence. Luo Yixiao spoke, "Your demeanor… And your aura just feels so similar… Furthermore, it's been one month since our last lecture, so the time is also right."
"Y-You're really Senior Xiao? B-But you're…" Senior Zeng looked at him with his eyes still filled with disbelief.
"But I am Su Yang? But I am a Dual Cultivator so I shouldn't know any Alchemy? But I am too young?" Su Yang spoke with a smile on his face.
"Y-Yes! That's right!" Senior Zeng nodded with a dazed look on his old face.
"As punishment for not recognizing me and even lying straight to my face, I won't tell you so that you can think about it for yourself." Su Yang said to him before turning to look at Luo Yixiao.
"Indeed, I am the mysterious Alchemy Master Senior Xiao, and this is my real identity— Su Yang, Sect Master of the Profound Blossom Sect and a Dual Cultivator."
"As for why I suddenly decided to reveal my real identity, it's simply because I no longer have any more reasons to hide."
"Anyway, I am here today to check on your progress. Are you ready? Of course, if you do not want to accept me as your Master because of my identity, that's fine too."
Luo Yixiao shook her head and said, "It doesn't matter who you are because that wasn't the reason I accepted you as my Master. I accepted you as my Master because of your Alchemy skills, and as long as that's real, I have no reason to not call you Master."
Su Yang nodded and looked at Senior Zeng next before speaking, "What about you? Are you still willing to call me Master?"
Senior Zeng swallowed nervously before lowering his head.
"I am in the same shoes as Luo Yixiao. I bow to your Alchemy skills, not your identity, Master!" He said a moment later.
Su Yang nodded and said, "Good. Now show me your results after one month of training. If you cannot achieve the results I wanted, I will still disown you so don't think I will go easy on you just because you know my real identity."
"Yes, Master!"
Su Yang then followed Senior Zeng and Luo Yixiao to a pill room where they will be conducting their monthly evaluation.
"I will go first."
Senior Zeng stood in front of the cauldron and took a deep breath before releasing his alchemy flames.
Whoosh!
A massive ball of alchemy flames appeared beneath the pill cauldron, quickly heating it up and turning it red.
Within just a few minutes, the pill cauldron reached the temperature Su Yang wanted.
"Now keep it at the same temperature for an hour," Su Yang said.
Senior Zeng nodded slightly before focusing on controlling his alchemy flames.
Thirty minutes later, Senior Zeng's body was covered in sweat with his robes completely soaked. However, his breathing was still relatively calm and controlled.
50 minutes into the evaluation, Senior Zeng began panting heavily.
5 minutes later, his panting grew even heavier with his vision blurry, feeling on the verge of collapsing from exhaustion.
"You can do it, Master!" Luo Yixiao cheered for him.
And to Senior Zeng's surprise, after hearing Luo Yixiao's voice, he regained some energy, which allowed him to endure the last five minutes.
"Congratulations, you have passed. Luo Yixiao, it's your turn now." Su Yang looked at her.
She immediately nodded and stepped forward.
Once the pill cauldron cooled down, Luo Yixiao released her alchemy flames and began her evaluation.
And unlike Senior Zeng, she'd managed to endure 30 minutes without breaking a single sweat, only beginning to sweat after another 10 minutes.
50 minutes into the evaluation, Luo Yixiao's robes were soaked in sweat and sticking to her body, outlining her slim but balanced figure almost perfectly.
After another 10 minutes, Luo Yixiao passed the evaluation with only heavy panting, achieving much better results than Senior Zeng.
"Looks like it won't be long before you surpass your first Master," Su Yang said with a smile on his face.
"Anyway, now that you have passed my test and managed to avoid being disowned, it does not mean you can begin slacking, as I want you to do this every day until you can do it for an entire day without breaking a sweat."
"An entire day without breaking a sweat?! Is that even possible?" Senior Zeng exclaimed in a baffled voice.
"It is if you practice until you fall unconscious every day," Su Yang said. "Trust me, I speak from experience."
And then he continued, "Anyway, go clean up so we can pick up Cai Yan before we head to the Burning Lotus Sect. I am going to teach you a few alchemy flame controlling techniques today."
"Right away!"
Senior Zeng and Luo Yixiao quickly left the scene to clean the sweat from their body and change their clothes.
Ten minutes later, they returned to Su Yang's side with a refreshed appearance, and then they left the Divine Nature Garden on Su Yang's flying boat shortly later, quickly approaching the Cai Family.
A few minutes later, they arrived at the Cai Family.
However, when the guards saw Su Yang with Luo Yixiao and Senior Zeng, they were immediately puzzled, as they had expected the Alchemy Master Senior Xiao to be with them, not some handsome young man.
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Chapter 733 The Xiang Family
"We're here for Cai Yan," Senior Zeng said to the guards after approaching them, as he was sure that they would not be able to recognize Su Yang as Senior Xiao.
"Lady Cai…"
The guards exchanged nervous looks with each other.
"Is there something wrong?" Luo Yixiao noticed the weird atmosphere around them and decided to ask.
"Well… How should I say this… The Young Lady is currently in a meeting with the Xiang Family," one of the guards said.
"The Xiang Family? Do you mean 'that' Xiang Family?" Luo Yixiao showed a surprised look after hearing this family name.
"Xiang Family? Why does it sound so familiar?" Su Yang raised an eyebrow in a puzzled manner, yet he cannot recall why he found this family name so familiar.
"The Xiang Family is one of the Four Great Families in the Eastern Continent from the Southern Region," Senior Zeng said with a profound expression on his face.
"But why would one of the Four Great Families be here? And what do they want from the Cai Family, much less Cai Yan?" Senior Zeng mumbled.
"The Xiang Family is actually here with a marriage proposal, as they want our Young Lady to marry their Eldest Son, Xiang Zhongfa." The guards explained the situation to them.
"Marriage proposal?" Senior Zeng and Luo Yixiao looked at each other.
While the Cai Family is a pretty powerful family in the Eastern Continent, they are nowhere near as powerful as one of the Four Great Families, so it didn't make sense for the Xiang Family to be the one to approach the Cai Family for a marriage proposal, as it should be the other way around.
However, if they consider one thing, then that might change the entire scenario.
Senior Zeng and Luo Yixao realized this almost simultaneously, and they turned to look at Su Yang. Perhaps the main reason why the Xiang Family is proposing marriage is because of Cai Yan's status as Su Yang's disciple.
If that was the case, the Xiang Family has every reason to approach the Cai Family, as being the disciple of one of the most powerful and renowned Alchemy Masters in the world gave Cai Yan near unparalleled status that surpasses even the Xiang Family, one of the Four Great Families.
"Regardless of what they are doing, I am going to pick Cai Yan up." Su Yang said as he ignored the guards and walked into the building.
"W-Wait a second, young man! You can't just—"
"Don't bother," Senior Zeng placed his hands on the guard's shoulder and shook his head. "You don't want to stop him."
"W-Why? Who is that young man? He looks very familiar, but I cannot…" The guard asked him.
"That's Su Yang from the Profound Blossom Sect," Luo Yixiao said.
"The Profound Blossom Sect?!" The guards exclaimed in a shocked voice.
Nowadays, the name Profound Blossom Sect is widespread throughout the continent and mentioned no matter where people went, and then Su Yang's name would be mentioned in the same sentence somewhere down the line.
However, the guards became puzzled the next moment. Since when did their Cai Family have any relationships with the Profound Blossom Sect, much less their number one genius Su Yang?
Meanwhile, inside one of the rooms within the Cai Family's household, Cai Yan was seated beside her parents with the Xiang Family sitting across from her.
Not including the servants they brought, the Xiang Family consisted of two people— a beautiful middle-aged woman and a handsome young man in his late twenties.
"So? What do you say to my Xiang Family's marriage proposal?" The middle-aged woman suddenly said.
"Well…" Cai Yan's parents turned to look at their daughter with a nervous expression on their faces after being pressured by the Xiang Family to give up Cai Yan to the Xiang Family— or more specifically, the young man sitting only a few feet from them.
Though, it was not as though the Xiang Family directly threatened them to give Cai Yan to them, only subtly hinting at it.
"What do you think, Yan'er? The Xiang Family is one of the Four Great Families, and the person you'll be marrying, Xiang Zhongfa, is a very talented Cultivator who has reached the Earth Spirit Realm before 30 years old! I don't think you'll regret becoming his wife." Cai Yan's father said to her, clearly siding with the Xiang Family.
After all, no sane person would refuse a marriage proposal from one of the Four Great Families!
However, Cai Yan suddenly lowered her head and said, "I'm sorry, but I will have to refuse this marriage proposal."
"What?!"
Everybody in the room looked at her with wide eyes.
"Why did you refuse? Am I not good enough for you, Fairy Cai?" Xiang Zhongfa exclaimed in a surprised voice, sounding as though he was in disbelief. After all, this is his first time being rejected by a woman!
"No, it has nothing to do with you, Young Master Xiang." Cai Yan shook her head.
"Then why? I won't leave without an explanation!"
"Because I simply do not have the time for something like marriage. I am currently studying Alchemy, and that is already time-consuming enough. If I marry you, I won't have time for Alchemy or vice-versa." Cai Yan calmly explained.
"That's pure nonsense!" The middle-aged woman suddenly interrupted, and she continued, "You are merely using that as an excuse! There are plenty of women out there who are Alchemists and married! There are even some who have children! Yet you dare claim that you won't have time for my son?! That's outrageous!"
"Madam Xiang, please calm down… I'm sure my daughter did not mean it like that…" Cai Yan's mother spoke up for her.
Meanwhile, Cai Yan remained calm and said, "While that is true, I am not just any Alchemist. I am Master Xiao's disciple, who is the number one Alchemy Master in this world."
"You…" Madam Xiang was speechless when Cai Yan brought her Master into the discussion, instantly turning the tide.
"Well said!" An unfamiliar voice suddenly resounded in the room, causing everybody there to look at the door.
Chapter 734 Secret Lover
"Who's there?! How dare you barge into this place! Do you have any idea who we are?!" Madam Xiang stood up and pointed at Su Yang who'd just entered the room without any warning.
"No, I don't— not that I care at all." Su Yang entered the room with a calm expression on his face.
"Y-You are…" Xiang Zhongfa immediately recognized Su Yang's face, as he was present at the Regional Tournament.
However, before he could even open his mouth to speak, his mother approached Su Yang and said in an overbearing voice, "I don't know who you are but if you think you are being smart then I highly urge you to get on your knees and beg for forgiveness!"
Xiang Zhongfa immediately began sweating after seeing his mother's reaction, but alas, even if he wanted to stop her, it was already too late.
"Get on my knees and beg? I don't think you can bear the responsibilities for that, Xiang Family," Su Yang said with a smile on his face.
Madam Xiang immediately frowned after hearing his words.
'So he knows our identity? Yet he's acting this arrogant before us? Who is he?' she pondered inwardly.
"Excuse me…" Cai Yan suddenly stood up and approached them.
Once she stood beside Su Yang, Cai Yan took a few deep breaths before looking at him with her eyes wide with surprise.
"Are you perhaps…?" Cai Yan mumbled in a voice of disbelief.
Su Yang chuckled after seeing this, as he recalled when Su Yin managed to guess his real identity by his smell. Because of Cai Yan's powerful nose, it was only natural that she would be able to smell 'Senior Xiao' from Su Yang.
"You know this insolent little brat? Don't tell me he's the real reason you refuse to marry my son? Is he your lover? Everything makes sense now." Madam Xiang turned to look at Cai Yun and said to her.
"What?! Is that true, Cai Yan?! Is he really your lover?!" Even her parents stood up in shock, as this is their first time hearing about their daughter having a secret lover.
Cai Yan raised her eyebrows at their reaction. However, before she could even say anything, Su Yang suddenly wrapped his arms around her shoulders and pulled her into his body.
"That's right. She's my woman. What are you going to do about it?" Su Yang said with a smile on his face.
'M-Master…?' Cai Yan looked at him with a surprised face and completely speechless.
"Haha! I knew it!" Madam Xiang coldly sneered in disgust after seeing this, and she continued, "To think I wasted my precious time here, even almost fooled by a vixen who already has her legs spread for another man! Cai Family, I will have you bear responsibility for playing with the Xiang Family!"
"As for you, you little brat! If you think you can hide your identity from me, you are dead wrong! Once I learn your name and background, I will also be coming for you!"
"P-Please wait, Senior Xiang! We also didn't know about this! I swear!" Cai Yan's mother quickly said, and she looked at Cai Yan and said, "I demand an explanation for this, Yan'er!"
It was at this moment Senior Zeng and Luo Yixao caught up with Su Yang and entered the room. However, they immediately realized the tense and heavy atmosphere in the room.
'W-What on earth happened here?' Senior Zeng cried inwardly.
"You are… Senior Zeng? What are you doing here?" Madam Xiang immediately recognized Senior Zeng's old face the moment she saw him because their Xiang Family has done business with the Divine Nature Garden many times throughout the years.
"Well…" Senior Zeng scratched his head, unsure of how to answer her question.
Meanwhile, Cai Yan's parents said, "Senior Zeng! Luo Yixiao! If you're here, does this mean Senior Xiao is also here?"
"Senior Xiao is here? Where?" Even Madam Xiang couldn't help but become excited after hearing his name. If the Xiang Family can forge a connection with Senior Xiao, he might supply them with Earth Advancement Pills and perhaps even Heaven Transcendence Pills!
"Senior Xiao is… uhh…" Senior Zeng glanced at 'Senior Xiao' who was standing right in front of Madam Xiang. He wanted to say 'He's right in front of you!' but he didn't know if he could reveal his real identity.
However, while Senior Zeng was pondering, Su Yang began walking away with Cai Yan still in his arms.
"We have already wasted enough time here. Let's hurry up and meet with Wang Shuren at the Burning Lotus Sect and begin the lectures," Su Yang said to them in a loud voice.
"Huh?" Everybody in the room snapped their heads to look at Su Yang with wide eyes. Although their gaze was filled with confusion at first, once they realized the meaning behind his words, Cai Yan's parents' exclaimed in a shocked voice, "Y-Y-You're Senior Xiao?!"
"What?! This brat is Senior Xiao?! That's impossible! Not even an idiot would come to this conclusion!" Madam Xiang immediately voiced her doubts, and she continued, "There's simply no way someone this young can reach the Alchemy mastery that Senior Xiao has achieved! Not at his age!"
Hearing Madam Xiang's words, Su Yang stopped walking and said with a smile on his face, "In the cultivation world the most deceitful thing would be one's appearance. If you continue judging someone by their cover, you'll deeply regret it."
Su Yang then turned to look at Cai Yan's parents and said, "I know you're in the middle of something right now, but Cai Yan has already given her answer, so I'll be borrowing her for a few days for lectures."
Speechless, Cai Yan's parents could only nod their heads in a dazed manner.
After Su Yang left with his disciples, Madam Xiang screamed loudly while stomping her feet, "Just who is that man?!"
Xiang Zhongfa responded a moment later, "Mother… That was Su Yang… from the Profound Blossom Sect."
"What?!" Madam Xiang turned to look at him with her eyes wide from shock.
Chapter 735 God-like Alchemy Flames Control
"What?! That was Su Yang?! Profound Blossom Sect's Master and the number one genius in the Eastern Continent?!" Madam Xiang exclaimed in a shocked voice, and she could feel her back soaked in cold sweats a moment later.
"Why didn't you tell me?! Why did you wait until the last second when it's too late?!" Madam Xiang approached Xiang Zhongfa with heavy steps before slapping him in the face. "Do you want to watch our Xiang Family go down?!"
Sometime later, Madam Xiang stormed out of the building angrily. "We're leaving!"
Meanwhile, at the Burning Lotus Sect, Wang Shuren stared at Su Yang with a dazed expression on her face. What happened to them? Why was Su Yang not disguised like usual? Did he reveal his real identity to them already? Should she greet him as Su Yang or Senior Xiao? Many questions appeared in Wang Shuren's mind when she saw them.
"Just call me Su Yang. They already know that Senior Xiao is my alias," Su Yang said to her after seeing her speechless face.
"Okay…" Wang Shuren nodded.
Sometime later, once they were inside and seated, Su Yang said to them, "Allow me to introduce myself again. My name is Su Yang, and I am the Sect Master of the Profound Blossom Sect. If you have any questions, ask me now."
Senior Zeng immediately raised his hands and asked, "Are you really 18 years old? And where on earth did you learn Alchemy? Who taught you?"
"Not holding back with the questions, huh?" Su Yang smiled, and he continued, "Well, I don't really care. For your first question regarding my age, I am and I am not really 18 years old at the same time. As for where I learned Alchemy, somewhere far away. The person who taught me Alchemy is my friend."
"..."
Senior Zeng was speechless. What kind of vague answers are those?
Luo Yixiao then asked, "Are we allowed to speak about your real identity? Now that the Xiang Family knows of your real background, I doubt they'll keep it a secret."
Su Yang nodded and said, "Before I even revealed my real identity as Su Yang to you guys I have already prepared to have my identity revealed to the entire world. It's not that much of a secret anyway, as I would have let the world know sooner or later."
A few moments later, Su Yang asked, "Any more questions? If not, we'll start with the lecture."
"Bai Lihua won't be joining us again?" Wang Shuren asked after noticing her absence.
"Yes, I am teaching her separately, and I'll go to her after this."
Wang Shuren nodded.
"Anyway, I will be teaching you a few flame controlling techniques. Now that the strength of your alchemy flames have increased exponentially and your control has improved as much, you can begin to learn these techniques, which will help you even more."
Su Yang raised his palms and continued, "Watch this."
A few seconds later, he released his alchemy flames.
The alchemy flames, however, did not act as normal fire would, and they danced around in a rhythmic manner.
"What on earth…?" Senior Zeng watched with wide eyes.
"This is not all I can do."
Su Yang then controlled the alchemy flames to form the shape of a dragon before letting it fly around him as though it was a real dragon.
"Heavens! This is beyond flame control!" Senior Zeng exclaimed in a shocked voice.
After the dragon made of alchemy flames flew a few circles, it landed back on Su Yang's palms before it changed forms again, becoming two human-like figures that danced with each other on Su Yang's palms.
"..."
Even Wang Shuren was shocked speechless by Su Yang's god-like flame control that was more like flame art!
However, Su Yang was not done, as he released even more alchemy flames later before transforming it into a life-sized human figure that resembled himself.
The alchemy flame Su Yang then walked to Cai Yan before extending its hands towards her like a gentleman asking for a dance.
Cai Yan swallowed nervously before grabbing the alchemy flame's hands.
"What a warm feeling…" Cai Yan mumbled in a dazed voice when she felt the warm feeling in her hands. Although the texture of the alchemy flames did not feel like she was actually touching another human, the temperature definitely felt very realistic.
Sometime later, the alchemy flames disappeared.
"Due to my insufficient cultivation base, this is all I can manage for now. However, if you completely master this flame controlling technique, you can even create an entire world out of nothing but alchemy flames— that is the level my friend who taught me Alchemy has reached," Su Yang said to them.
"Creating an entire world out of nothing but alchemy flames…? Is that even possible? I cannot imagine it." Senior Zeng shook his head.
Hearing Senior Zeng's words, Su Yang released his alchemy flames again, and he proceeded to shape the alchemy flames into a perfectly round sphere. A few moments later, trees and buildings began appearing on the alchemy flames, shocking Senior Zeng.
"As I said, if you master this technique, you can create an entire world on your very own palms. However, the chances of you achieving that level are slim to none. Though, you only need to comprehend this technique a little bit to rule the Eastern Continent with alchemy." Su Yang said as he closed his palms, causing the fiery world to explode and disappear into thin air.
"A world… with my own alchemy flames…" Wang Shuren mumbled in a dazed voice with a blank look on her face.
Su Yang turned to look at Cai Yan a moment later and said, "You won't be able to learn this technique yet until you can control your unique alchemy flames to a certain extent. However, that is not to say I have nothing for you."
He then retrieved a scroll and tossed it at her. "That is a flame controlling technique specially made for those with unique alchemy flames. You can go ahead and start studying it now while I teach the others first. I will be with you soon."
Cai Yan nodded, and she began reading the scroll.
Chapter 736 Do You Remember What You Said to My Family?
Once Cai Yan began studying the technique, Su Yang gave Wang Shuren and the other two disciples their own technique.
"The three of you will learn the flame controlling technique I'd just demonstrated," he said to them.
"Read through it a few times and ask me any questions that you have regarding the technique and I will answer them to the best of my ability."
They nodded and immediately began reading the technique with a serious expression on their faces.
Sometime later, Wang Shuren and the others asked Su Yang about the things which they were unable to understand from the technique, and it took almost a hundred questions from each person before they could understand the technique just enough to put it to practice.
Many hours later, Wang Shuren spoke in a joyful tone as she controlled the tiny worm on her palm that was created from her alchemy flames, "Look! I can finally make it move!"
The worm-like flames on her palm began moving extremely slowly, almost as slow as a snail. However, a few seconds later, the worm-shaped alchemy flame exploded and disappeared into thin air.
"Oh…" Wang Shuren sighed afterward. It had taken her many hours of practice for that achievement, but she could only control it for a few seconds. It was very disheartening for her.
Seeing this, Su Yang said, "Shuren, your progress is already very fast. You can't expect to master the technique in a few hours. Nobody is that talented."
"Un…" she nodded.
Once Wang Shuren and the other two disciples could practice the technique by themselves without Su Yang's supervision, Su Yang approached Cai Yan and began lecturing her.
"Master… I can only start using my alchemy flames at the Earth Spirit Realm, right? Then why do I need to practice a technique meant for my alchemy flames now?" Cai Yan suddenly asked him.
"It's always better to prepare for the future, as it will save you much more time than starting once you can start using your alchemy flames. If you start now, you'll be able to use this technique immediately when you can instead of needing to wait a few more months or even years."
"That makes sense…" Cai Yan nodded.
And then she asked, "Master, this isn't related to alchemy, but I heard that all of the female participants during the Regional Tournament were personally trained by you, is that right?"
"The disciples? Yes, that's correct. I personally trained them." Su Yang nodded, and he continued, "Most of them were only at the Elementary Spirit Realm when we first started."
"What about those two participants at the Earth Spirit Realm? Fang Zhelan and Sun Jingjing? What cultivation level were they before? And how long did it take for them to reach the Earth Spirit Realm?" Cai Yan continued to ask, her intentions unclear to Luo Yixiao and Senior Zeng who were listening in the background.
"They were at the True Spirit Realm before, and it took roughly half a year of training. Of course, it required them to train almost day and night every day," Su Yang said as he recalled his time with them in the bedroom throughout the months.
"Half a year…" Cai Yan mumbled.
After a long moment of silence, she looked at Su Yang with a serious look on her face before speaking, "Master, do you think you can also train me to the Earth Spirit Realm?"
"Eh?" Luo Yixiao and Senior Zeng stopped practicing to look at Cai Yan with wide eyes. Even Wang Shuren was staring with a surprised look on her face.
"You are aware that I— we are Dual Cultivators, right? Our method of training may not be what you are thinking," Su Yang said to her.
However, Cai Yan shook her head and said, "No, I am fully aware of what training with you entails, Master, and I am prepared to do everything it takes to reach the Earth Spirit Realm!"
"I know you want to reach the Earth Spirit Realm and start training your alchemy flames as soon as possible, but you shouldn't sacrifice your body in order to do so, as you might regret it afterward."
"Though, if you truly want to train with me using that method, I won't reject you, since it's my job as your Master to train you— no matter the method. However, you should take some time to think thoroughly whether you really want to go through with that decision or not, as it's not something you can take back afterward," Su Yang said to her.
Cai Yan turned silent and nodded a moment later. "Okay, I will think about it some more, Master."
"Good, now ask me any question you have regarding the technique."
Cai Yan proceeded to ask Su Yang questions she had regarding the technique, acting as though their previous conversation never happened.
Meanwhile, Wang Shuren and the others were still dumbfounded by Cai Yan's boldness. If it were them, they would definitely not have the courage to ask Su Yang such a personal question before other people.
'Such dedication! This young lady is on another level!' Senior Zeng admired Cai Yan's dedication to alchemy.
A few days later, Su Yang said to them, "Okay, this is the end of our lecture for this month. Continue practicing what you have learned during this lecture because I will evaluate your progress again the next time we meet, and if your results are not satisfactory, I will disown you."
"Yes, Master!"
Sometime later, Luo Yixiao and Senior Zeng left the building whilst Cai Yan remained in the room to speak with Su Yang.
"Go wait in your room, I'll come back later to 'train' you some more," Su Yang said to Wang Shuren, who immediately nodded with excitement before leaving them alone.
Once Cai Yan was alone with him, Su Yang asked her, "Well? Have you thought about it properly?"
Cai Yan nodded before speaking with a serious expression on her face, "Master, do you remember what you said to my family? That I was your 'woman'? I want to make that into a reality."
Chapter 737 Wang Shuren's Decision
Hearing Cai Yan's words, Su Yang nodded with a smile on his handsome face, and he said, "Although I can help you reach the Earth Spirit Realm in a few months, it requires you to cultivate with me nearly every day, so you'll have to stay near me until you reach your goals. Are you willing to stay in the Profound Blossom Sect for the time being?"
Cai Yan nodded, "I will let my parents know."
Sometime later, Su Yang brought Luo Yixiao and Senior Zeng back to the Divine Nature Garden, and Cai Yan returned to her own Cai Family.
After Su Yang dropped off Cai Yan, he returned to the Burning Lotus Sect to train Wang Shuren some more.
Meanwhile, Cai Yan was approached by her parents regarding what happened a few days ago with the Xiang Family.
"Yan'er, is it true that you are in that kind of relationship with Su Yang?" Her father asked her with a serious expression on his face.
Cai Yan nodded, and she said with a calm expression on her face, "I will be offering my body to him soon, and I will also be staying in the Profound Blossom Sect so he can help me reach the Earth Spirit Realm."
"The Earth Spirit Realm!" Her parents exchanged looks with each other, their eyes filled with excitement.
Even though their negotiation with the Xiang Family was a failure, that could be considered as a blessing disguised as a misfortune!
Not only is Su Yang also from one of the Four Great Families, but he's also the Sect Master of the Profound Blossom Sect, the most famous sect in the Eastern Continent as of this moment! Furthermore, Su Yang is recognized as the number one genius of the Eastern Continent who achieved the Heavenly Spirit Realm at a very young age!
Compared to the Xiang Family and Xiang Zhongfa, Su Yang was countless times more amazing and worthy! In fact, Su Yang is, without doubt, the number one choice in the entire Eastern Continent overall! If one were to question one million women in the Eastern Continent who they would consider as an ideal partner with Su Yang a part of the choice, 99 percent if not all of them would say it's Su Yang!
In terms of status, Su Yang was superior. In terms of looks, Su Yang was superior. In terms of talents, Su Yang was superior. No matter what aspects they compared between Su Yang and the Xiang Family, Su Yang would always come out top.
"Listen carefully, Yan'er! Do not screw this up no matter what! There are already people saying that Su Yang might be the next Lord Xie! If you follow him, our Cai Family will surely rise, perhaps even becoming a Great Family in the future!"
Hearing her parents' words, Cai Yan could only shake her head inwardly.
"I am going to prepare for my stay at the Profound Blossom Sect. I will be there for at least half a year," Cai Yan said to them a moment later.
"Okay! If you need anything, just let us know!" Her parents said, completely supporting her decision.
Meanwhile, after Su Yang returned to the Burning Lotus Sect, he went straight into Wang Shuren's room, who was already naked and on the bed, her gaze filled with enthusiasm and lust. A few moments later, they began cultivating, and Wang Shuren's sexy voice quickly filled the room.
After a few hours, Wang Shuren collapsed on the bed with an exhausted expression and her body covered in hot Yang Qi and sweat.
"Mmm… Your body is adapting very nicely, and your endurance is improving at a rapid pace," Su Yang said to her afterward. "It won't be long until we can continue cultivating for an entire day at that intensity."
Wang Shuren turned her body over and said in an exhausted voice, "My body is also used to being pleasured by you… I don't know what I'll do once you leave this world."
Su Yang smiled at her words and said, "You can follow me to the Divine Heavens."
"..." Wang Shuren closed her eyes and became silent for a moment before speaking in a mumbling voice, "Perhaps I really should…"
Wang Shuren suddenly moved her arms until her hands were between her legs, and she wiped her wet slit with one of her fingers, picking up some of the Yang Qi that was overflowing her hole.
After staring at the sticky substance on her fingers for a moment, Wang Shuren said, "Su Yang… Is it too late for me to want to follow you?"
"What do you think?" he responded with a question.
After a moment of silence, she spoke, "Over these last few months, I have been pondering about what I really wanted to do with my life. At first, when I was only in charge of a small auction house, my dream was to become a renowned Alchemist. However, after meeting you, that seemingly distant dream became a reality, and I am now one of the most recognized Alchemy Masters in the Eastern Continent with widespread fame."
"I can continue to spend the rest of my life in this small world as a top Alchemist, or I can abandon all of my fame and achievements in this world to follow you to another world, where I will once again return to being a nobody."
"However, in that world, I can continue to improve my Alchemy and experience things that are still incomprehensible to me, such as creating an entire world with alchemy flames. There's also the Alchemy God… I really want to meet this Alchemy God and see for myself just what kind of person is at the peak of Alchemy…"
After she finished mumbling to herself, Wang Shuren suddenly stood up before kneeling back down on the bed and kowtowing to Su Yang, "Su Yang… I want to follow you to the Divine Heavens! I am no longer satisfied with my achievements in this world after seeing just how much more there is to alchemy! Please! Take me with you! In return, I will give you my everything!"
Chapter 738 Abandoning Everything
"You have really changed a lot since our first meeting, Shuren," Su Yang said with a smile on his face. "If you went back in time, I am willing to bet that even your past self won't recognize you."
"This is all because of you, Su Yang. You were the one who changed me. You offered your hands, dragged me out of the well, and opened up my eyes, even giving me an opportunity to rise to the peak in this world as an alchemist, which has been my dream for the longest."
"I am sure you already know this, but once you go to the Divine Heavens, it might be impossible to return to this world. Are you truly willing to abandon all of your achievements in this world and start from fresh?"
Wang Shuren nodded with a resolute expression on her face, and she said, "As long as I follow you, Su Yang, it doesn't matter if I have to start from the beginning, because I have faith that you will once again help me reach the peak."
"To be completely honest, I don't know if I'll be able to help you reach a similar status in the Divine Heavens, as the competition there is extremely fierce and nothing like this small place where Alchemists barely know anything about alchemy. However, I know someone who might be able to help you achieve that."
"You mean…?" Wang Shuren looked at him with flickering eyes.
"Yes, I am talking about the Alchemy God. However, I cannot guarantee you anything, as she rarely accepts any disciples, especially if they are not talented or cannot pique her interest. I will speak with her and try to convince her to accept you, but there will be no guarantees."
"If the Alchemy God doesn't accept you as her disciple, there's nothing I can do except continue teaching you about alchemy like currently. Furthermore, you will have to endure much worse training than now, and you might even die from exhaustion. Are you still willing to follow me to the Divine Heavens even after knowing that?"
Wang Shuren nodded her head without hesitation.
"Of course, I would like to improve my alchemy skills as much as possible, but that is not the only reason why I want to follow you to the Divine Heavens, Su Yang. You're the other reason why I am willing to abandon everything. After spending so much time with you, and as my only partner in this life, I don't think I'll be able to live a normal life without you."
And she continued, "If the Alchemy God doesn't accept me as her disciple, I would like to continue being your disciple for the rest of my life."
However, to Wang Shuren's surprise, Su Yang shook his head and said, "That won't do."
"Huh? Why? I am well aware that I am not worthy to be anything more than just your disciple, but…" Wang Shuren quickly panicked.
Su Yang quickly interrupted, "That's not what I mean, you silly. Allow me to finish."
Hearing his words, Wang Shuren nodded with a dazed look on her face.
"What I mean is— I cannot let you remain as my disciple forever, as that would mean I have failed as your Master. Every disciple out there will have to eventually graduate as a disciple and become a Master themselves, and if they remain as a disciple forever, then it's the Master's fault for not training the disciple properly. Therefore, I do not plan on having you as my disciple forever." Su Yang explained to her the meaning behind his words.
"Oh… that makes sense…" Wang Shuren released a sigh of relief after realizing that Su Yang didn't reject her.
"I have a suggestion," Su Yang suddenly said.
"What is it?" Wang Shuren looked at him with a slightly nervous gaze.
"How about you join my family? That way, you can be by my side forever even when you graduate as my disciple," Su Yang said a moment later with a smile on his face.
"J-Join your family…? Does this mean…" Wang Shuren stared at him with a dazed look on her beautiful face.
"It means you'll officially be my woman, Shuren. I mean, our relationship currently is not much different, anyway, so why not make it official?" Su Yang said with a smile on his face.
"I-I am going to be your woman? I mean… you're willing to accept someone like me? I do not belong to any powerful family, nor do I have any real talents, and I used to be some lowly sect elder from an average sect. Meanwhile, you're..."
Su Yang shook his head and said, "I have said this many times already, but I will say this as many times as I need to— I don't care for one's background or status. As long as we're compatible and I want you by my side, I will accept them. In fact, despite having countless partners before, most of them were short relationships that lasted a day or two at most. If I can spend over an entire year with you and still enjoy your company, I can do it for an eternity."
"And who would refuse someone with your amazing body?" Su Yang chuckled as he looked at Wang Shuren's mature yet perfectly proportioned body.
Sometime later, Su Yang explained the family rules to Wang Shuren.
"Well? Are you willing to join the family and spend the rest of your life with me in the Divine Heavens?" Su Yang asked her afterward.
"I am willing!" Wang Shuren nodded.
"Good. Then let's give you that Family Seal now." Su Yang began approaching her sexy and naked body.
"W-Wait! We're going to do it now? But I still haven't recovered…" Wang Shuren said.
"Aren't you going to be the Alchemy God's disciple? If you cannot even handle this, you'll definitely die from her training later!" Su Yang said.
"Oh… right…" Wang Shuren took a deep breath and resolved herself.
"Give me everything you've got, Su Yang! Even if you break my body, I won't tell you to stop!" she said afterward.
Su Yang nodded, and he proceeded to torture Wang Shuren's body some more with intense pleasure.
Chapter 739 As a Reward, How About a Kiss?
Su Yang cultivated with Wang Shuren for many hours until Wang Shuren could no longer physically move even a single finger due to exhaustion.
"I know you're probably already regretting this, but you'll have to endure much strenuous training later, and I am going to repeat every time we cultivate this until you have become the Alchemy God's disciple," Su Yang said as he smeared some of his blood onto the Family Seal on Wang Shuren's body.
Wang Shuren's body trembled with delight after feeling his fingers caress the skin below her belly button, and her little sister released another flow of Yin Qi as the Family Seal emitted a warm heat, indicating that it had been activated.
"The Family Seal has been activated. Welcome to the Su Family, Shuren." Su Yang said to her.
"Mm…" Wang Shuren released a low-sounding noise in response, as she was too exhausted to even open her mouth to speak, much less nod her head.
"Get some rest because I'll be preparing your body and mind two times a week instead of one now until I feel that you are ready to become the Alchemy God's disciple."
"Nnn…"
"Then I'll leave now to lecture Bai Lihua. I'll see you later," Su Yang got dressed before leaving her house and flying towards the Heavenly Swan Sect.
Sometime later, Su Yang arrived at the Heavenly Swan Sect and descended directly in front of Bai Lihua's living quarters.
A few moments later he knocked on the door, Bai Lihua appeared in front of him with a weird expression on her face.
"What? Is there something on my face?" Su Yang raised his eyebrows in a puzzled manner.
"You… come inside." Bai Lihua opened the door to let him inside.
Once Su Yang was inside, Bai Lihua looked at him and said, "Did you reveal your identity as Senior Xiao or was it leaked? Because the entire world is talking about it! They know that you're Senior Xiao!"
Hearing Bai Lihua's worried tone, Su Yang smiled and said, "You're worried about me?"
"W-What? N-No… I am just…" Bai Lihua immediately blushed after hearing his words.
"Don't worry, I was the one who revealed my identity, and it was in front of the Cai Family and the Xiang Family, so I had already expected my identity to spread," Su Yang said afterward.
"The Xiang Family? One of the Four Great Families?" Bai Lihua raised her eyebrows.
Su Yang nodded, and he said, "Anyway, even if the world knows of my identity, nothing is going to happen to me, so you can calm down and focus on your alchemy, and speaking of your alchemy, how's your progress?"
"Well, I can concoct over 20 different Elementary-grade pills with similar results to the Minor Spirit Refreshment Pill," she said.
"20 pills in a month, huh? That's pretty amazing even for you," Su Yang praised her with a nonchalant expression, and he continued, "At this rate, you can start concocting Profound-grade pills next month."
"Really? That's great!" Bai Lihua expressed her excitement, almost like a child who received good grades for a test.
"What are you going to teach me today, Su Yang?" she asked him sometime later.
"I taught the other disciples a flame controlling technique for their alchemy flames, but you are still too new and inexperienced to learn it, so I am just going to continue teaching you the basics. Once you can start concocting Profound-grade pills with results similar to Elementary-grade pills, I will start teaching you that technique."
Bai Lihua nodded and said, "Then let's get started. My pill cauldron is still hot since I was concocting a pill not long before your arrival."
Once they entered the pill room, Bai Lihua began concocting new recipes that she was not used to whilst Su Yang watched her every movement and corrected any mistakes Bai Lihua made afterward.
The two of them continued this for the next three days.
Three days later, Su Yang said, "I'll leave you alone for now and come back next week."
Bai Lihua nodded, and then she said, "By the way, regarding that thing you asked me to do, I have told the disciples, and they seemed very eager to cultivate with you— at least that's what I got after seeing their reaction."
Su Yang smiled and said, "That's good to hear."
"I have a question, Su Yang," Bai Lihua said, and she continued, "If one of the disciples were to ask you to impregnate her, would you do it?"
"Now that's a question that I didn't expect," Su Yang chuckled.
"Well, I overheard some disciples talking about that, and I wanted to let you know ahead of time so you can prepare for it," she said.
Su Yang nodded, and then he suddenly said, "Once again, thank you for worrying about me. As a reward, how about a kiss?"
"W-What!?" Bai Lihua took a step back with a surprised look on her face after hearing his words.
"If you don't want it, that's fine, too," Su Yang said with a teasing smile on his face.
"I...I...I…" After stuttering many times and failing to speak, Bai Lihua decided to respond with a bashful head nod, her face flushed with redness.
A moment later, Su Yang gently touched up her chin before lifting her head and kissing her on the lips.
"Mmm…"
Bai Lihua felt an indescribable feeling overwhelm her heart as she savored Su Yang's gentle kiss, feeling as though it would burst out of her heart at any moment.
A few seconds later, Su Yang removed his lips and said, "Then, I'll see you again next week."
However, Bai Lihua did not respond to him and remained standing there with a blank expression on her face, looking dazed, and she stayed in that position even long after Su Yang left the scene.
Many minutes later, Bai Lihua finally moved, and she touched her lips with her fingers before mumbling in a low voice, "Does this mean he accepts my feelings for him? But if that was the case, why didn't he do anything else to me?"
Feeling excited yet puzzled at the same time, Bai Lihua decided to concoct more pills to clear her mind, but it took her many hours before she could concentrate on alchemy again.