This nameless tower was truly miraculous; though it looked like a dilapidated little tower from the outside, it contained its own world within.
The Ghost Bride was temporarily staying in her storage ring, so now only Xu Yu Zhu and the four Hehuan Demonesses, who spent all day in Dual Cultivation and meditation, remained inside the tower, making it quite spacious for the time being.
Before leaving, she scanned the dormitory area and found it was divided into two types: fifteen square meters and ten square meters.
She thought about how the one Tianshui demoness and four Hehuan Demonesses had a high level of acceptance for Dual Cultivation. For those female cultivators who didn't want to take the Dual Cultivation path, she should also have a top-tier ordinary Cultivation Technique for them to choose from.
The fifteen-square-meter bedrooms would be for the 'Lily' pairs, and the ten-square-meter ones for singles. As for getting married, forget about it. Even if they didn't run off with someone else, her Sect couldn't bring in male cultivators. If it were a long-distance relationship, wouldn't she become the heavenly law that separates the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl!
"System, when will the Cultivation Techniques be updated?"
[Level 3 updates include carriages, flying boats, Flying Swords, and Flying Sword Techniques, as well as the 'Mystic Yin Divine Art' and 'Mystic Yin Sword Manual' for solo cultivation. These are top-tier Divine Rank techniques, though still slightly inferior to the current 'Extreme Yin and Joyful Union Scripture.' Level 4 updates include Qi-Replenishing Pills, Healing Pills, and Life-Spirit Pills, which can instantly replenish Qi, heal wounds, and turn ordinary people into those with Mixed Spiritual Roots. Level 5 updates the Taiyin Treasure Robe and Taiyin Sword. Level 6 updates the Pill Furnace, Artifact Refining station, Sect Array, and Seven-Person Sword Array...]
Wang Li looked at this and realized her Sect was still a long way from looking like a proper one. Currently, the Alchemy and Artifact Refining rooms contained nothing but old furniture and spiderwebs. The Sect Disciples were still wearing treasure clothes from the Hehuan Sect and Tianchi Holy Land, and there wasn't even a Sect Protection Array!
Fortunately, if she could level up, she could take anything from the System mall for free. Although she would leave sooner or later, why not leave behind her own seeds in this world before she left!
A perfectly good role-playing game had been forced into a business simulation game by her!
Before leaving, she specifically called over Xu Yu Zhu: "Currently, your cultivation and Aptitude are the highest in the Sect. I am the successor of the Ancient Extreme Yin Holy Land, and you are a Disciple of the Tianshui Sect; we belong to the same lineage. So, if you have any familiar Tianshui Disciples with high Aptitude, their cultivation level isn't important. Additionally, you know our Sect's cultivation requirements: we don't want female cultivators who have had close contact with men, otherwise, their cultivation will yield half the result with twice the effort."
"There aren't many who meet those requirements. I'll try to contact them using a sound transmission jade pendant, but the chance of success probably isn't high."
Wang Li said nothing more. She boarded the carriage and headed toward Tianqing Manor with the Senior and Junior Sisters from Baihe Peak. Along the way, the three of them stared at each other in the carriage once again.
Zheng Linger's face was flushed as she kept her head down. She had been thinking about her conversation with those four Hehuan Demonesses last night.
Seeing her innocent and ignorant look, they had giggled: "That's not being hit, that's... Dual Cultivation. And it doesn't hurt at all; it's actually very comfortable. First, try putting your mouth against your Master's, then stick your tongue... I can't say more, let your Master teach you."
"Get lost, all of you! That dead demoness is not my Master, and you demonesses truly make me sick!"
Hearing about how to deep kiss had also shocked Zheng Linger. She couldn't sleep all night, thinking about the Hehuan Demonesses describing how to kiss until saliva strings formed. Wasn't that just eating each other's spit? How dirty! How could it be as wonderful as they said?
The more she thought about it, the more curious she became. Looking at Ji Shengyao, who was gazing at the snow-covered forest outside the window, she spoke cautiously: "Senior Sister, have you performed Dual Cultivation with this demoness? Is it really that comfortable?"
"Who taught you these things! You don't need to know. You only need to work hard on your cultivation to improve yourself right now. You are a Disciple of the Tianchi Holy Land; don't spend all day thinking about Dual Cultivation. We are a pure cultivation School!"
After being scolded by her Senior Sister, Zheng Linger—this little firecracker who was aggressive toward everyone else but exceptionally respectful toward her Master and Senior Sister—still couldn't suppress her curiosity: "Then... did you two kiss?"
Although the two were only Senior and Junior Sisters, they were closer than biological sisters.
Ji Shengyao had a biological younger brother, but she had been at the Tianchi Holy Land since childhood, and her brother was an Inner Sect Disciple at another Holy Land. The two only saw each other at the New Year's dinner table, and since both were quiet types, they only nodded in greeting and had barely spoken a few words.
Zheng Linger had five biological sisters, but since she was born into the Imperial Family, she didn't have much affection for them either. The three of them—Master and two Disciples—had always lived on Baihe Peak, making their bond closer than family.
"I told you to shut up, didn't you hear me?"
Wang Li took Ji Shengyao's shoulder with interest and pulled her into her arms. Her soft yet magnetic voice rang out: "Babe, you haven't given me a morning kiss today. Your Junior Sister just reminded me. Come here, kiss me!"
Her tone carried a command at the end. Ji Shengyao knew that according to Wang Li's style, she would use her Junior Sister to threaten her in the next moment.
It was better to take the initiative, but her Junior Sister was still in the carriage... This was too embarrassing. How could this demoness bully her like this!
She climbed onto Wang Li's delicate body, her hands pressing against Wang Li's fragrant shoulders. Just as she approached her cheek, she smelled Wang Li's intoxicating fragrance. Just as she was about to offer her pink lips, she saw her Junior Sister watching the whole thing with a shocked, unblinking expression.
To them, kissing in public was not much different from being intimate in public. Ji Shengyao glared at Zheng Linger: "Who told you to look? Close your eyes, turn your head away, and don't look!"
Seeing her Senior Sister's unquestionable gaze, Zheng Linger could only set aside her curiosity and obediently close her eyes. Thinking about what those four demonesses said last night and hearing the smacking sounds of the kiss, her heart felt like it was being scratched by a kitten.
When Zheng Linger turned her head back, she saw the crystal-clear glisten of moisture on their lips. She knew the two must have been'stringing' just now... She saw the demoness frivolously and wantonly use a silver sword in its scabbard to slap her Senior Sister's buttocks with two 'pa-pa' sounds.
She then saw the demoness whisper almost against her Senior Sister's red lips: "So well-behaved~. That's more like it."
"Don't be like this." Her Senior Sister lowered her head, her face flushed all the way to her ears. Seeing her Senior Sister being bullied and not daring to resist, Zheng Linger's anger flared up.
The bell at her ankle rang again as she extended her foot and kicked Wang Li's calf hard: "You dead demoness, do you think our Tianchi Holy Land is easy to bully! When my Master finds us, that's when you'll be kneeling and begging my Senior Sister for mercy!"
"Did I or did I not say, don't get physical with me!"
Wang Li grabbed Zheng Linger's ponytail and pulled it back. Zheng Linger's head was pulled back by the force, and Wang Li, showing no tenderness, slammed her hard against the wall. The carriage shook, and the lit red lanterns swayed back and forth.
Zheng Linger wasn't wearing ropes now. She circulated her spiritual energy to her palm, which began to flicker with starlight. Seeing this, Ji Shengyao quickly spoke to stop her: "Linger, don't be impulsive!"
Seeing a hint of anger in Wang Li's seductive eyes, she hurriedly grabbed Wang Li's wrist gently: "Um... Master, I didn't make you angry today, did I? You told me to kiss you proactively, and I did. Please calm down."
"Keep your Junior Sister in line! You are the Cauldron I'm raising; I can overlook a few insults or bites from you, but not from her. Understand?"
"I understand. I will definitely persuade her to listen to you."
Wang Li didn't intend to treat Zheng Linger with the same kissing and touching she used on Ji Shengyao. However, Zheng Linger had a special status and was a candidate for female lead, so she provided a wealth of experience. After she had'shaved enough wool' for a few days, she would find a chance to let her go back.
She was only scaring Zheng Linger. Without a word, she took three invitation cards and got off the carriage, walking calmly toward the guards of Tianqing Manor.
Tianqing Manor was very close to the underground branch of the Lianhun Sect. The reason she hadn't stormed in was that she was waiting for everyone to gather so they could send word, allowing her to uproot the entire branch.
This branch was only an outer Sect, used by Lin Fan in the game for grinding and leveling up. The branch Master was only at the fifth level of the Golden Core; there was no need to fight her way in step by step.
Seeing Wang Li walk away, Zheng Linger, who was panting with anger, quickly asked: "Senior Sister, what is wrong with you?"
"I'll make it short. I've observed that this demoness falls into a state of weakness every three days. At night, no matter how much you call, she won't wake up. Today happens to be the third day. Let's not cause more trouble. When the time comes, we'll flee in separate directions. That way, even if she tracks us by scent, she can only catch one."
"Will that work?"
"It's the only way. You run to the territory of your sister, Princess Tianyang, and I'll head for the Ji Family branch. Currently, the Tianchi Holy Land is under siege, so we can't count on them, and the other Holy Lands won't act without their orders. The Ji Family probably doesn't know I'm in trouble yet. We'll take our waist tokens back from the demoness and send them a message first."
"I've fallen out with my family now; I already swore never to see them again... The only one I can rely on is the Tianchi Holy Land."
"Linger, listen to me. You're too naive to know what happens when you fall into a demoness's hands. Like me, I've already been signed to a cauldron contract. As long as she activates the contract, I have to do whatever she says, even if it means self-destructing and dying. I have no power to resist. To be honest, without the experts from the Sect or the Ji Family, I can't escape on my own, but this plan can at least let you escape safely."
"Then what if she tracks your scent and finds me first, then finds you through the contract?"
"She won't. Her control and possessiveness over me are very strong. If she goes after you first, I'll have a chance to escape, and she won't allow that to happen."
Ji Shengyao knew the chance of escaping this time was very slim. She couldn't help but think of the punishment if she were caught—would the demoness slap her buttocks or make her kneel in a cage... She was filled with shame and anger, yet a hidden sense of excitement she didn't even recognize began to well up within her.