Published: March 3, 2025
Feeling the situation within his body, Liu Yu frowned.
He then left the Alchemical Pill Refinery and walked directly to the main hall of the cave dwelling.
With a rumbling sound accompanying the opening of the stone gate, a series of footsteps appeared nearby.
Hearing the commotion, Gu Yueying, his dedicated maid who had been idle in the hall, immediately perked up and approached.
"Servant pays respects to the ancestor. What orders does the ancestor have?" she asked softly after bowing respectfully.
Today, she was dressed in a pink palace outfit.
Her willow waist was delicate, and her face was free of makeup, appearing both pure and enchanting.
She slightly bent over, not daring to rise without receiving instructions.
From Liu Yu's perspective at this moment, he could just see her snow-white, exquisite collarbone.
Beneath the collarbone lay a vast expanse of beauty, revealing a small section of a mountain path.
Not knowing if it was the aftereffects of his cultivation technique acting up, Liu Yu's gaze immediately locked onto several key areas.
He sensed that the imbalance of the yin and yang energies within him had worsened.
Due to the vast difference in the essence of life, if one looked closely, Gu Yueying's physical body appeared rather tarnished in his eyes.
However, at this moment, it seemed something that could be overlooked?
"With my current physical strength, a mere foundation establishment cultivator cannot withstand much disturbance; it is absolutely impossible to alleviate the aftereffects," Liu Yu thought to himself, suppressing the aftereffects with a serious expression.
With her keen intuition as a female cultivator, Gu Yueying vaguely sensed her master's current state.
She secretly thought it was a good opportunity; two flushes of red soon appeared on her face, and her gaze grew flirtatious.
However, seeing this scene, Liu Yu's heart did not waver much.
He quickly walked to the Grand Scholar Chair and sat down, pouring himself a cup of spiritual tea and drinking it in one go.
Seeing this, disappointment flashed in Gu Yueying's eyes, making her appear pitiful.
But she did not forget her duties, forcing a smile on her face as she continued to ask:
"Ancestor, do you want to summon a certain lady?"
As she spoke, her storage bracelet glowed, and a tray appeared in her hand.
On it were three jade tokens in red, purple, and green, representing Yan Qun'er, Jiang Qiushui, and Ji Ruyan respectively.
Opening the corresponding jade tokens, Gu Yueying would transmit messages to summon the respective concubines.
Without further ado, Liu Yu glanced at the three jade tokens, a hint of contemplation flashing in his eyes.
Then, he said lightly, "Today is a day of great joy; it should be celebrated. Let the three ladies come together."
A yuan ying cultivator's breakthrough could take at least several months, and sometimes even years.
If the aftereffects of the cultivation technique suddenly acted up midway, it could ruin everything.
So this time, it would be best to resolve it thoroughly.
Of course, it did not mean they would discuss together at the same time, but rather one by one.
"Yes!"
Gu Yueying accepted the command and immediately took out the tokens to contact the three ladies, then tactfully withdrew.
With the maids dismissed, the hall quickly became empty, leaving only Liu Yu alone.
He savored the spiritual tea while quietly waiting for the three ladies to arrive.
"Compared to other cultivation techniques, the aftereffects of the star body aren't severe and are still within an acceptable range."
"I truly feel both happiness and pain."
Silently adjusting his breath, Liu Yu patiently awaited.
Not long after, faint footsteps could be heard outside the cave dwelling.
Soon, Ji Ruyan, dressed in a green long skirt, her fair skin and beauty reminiscent of the girl next door, appeared within Liu Yu's line of sight.
Over three hundred years old, this was her prime for a golden core cultivator.
Having consumed various beauty-preserving elixirs, her appearance had hardly changed despite the passage of centuries.