Published: August 10, 2026
One year later.
Heavenly Peak Cave Dwelling, cultivation room.
"Hu—"
Exhaling a breath of turbid air, the azure spiritual light on his body gradually converged. Liu Yu slowly opened his eyes, a smile appearing on his face.
At this moment, his left arm, which had been almost severed from the root, had completely recovered.
The injuries on his body had also recovered about eighty to ninety percent. At the very least, they would no longer affect his normal cultivation, and his strength had returned to its peak state.
The higher one's cultivation, the harder it was to be injured, but once injured, recovery was also extremely troublesome.
That was why it was perfectly normal for high-level cultivators to spend decades recuperating from injuries.
"Fortunately, I fully defended against the yuan ying attack, and my soul was not damaged. Otherwise, recovery would not have been this simple."
"One year has passed, and my physical injuries have mostly healed. It's time to come out of seclusion."
With that thought, Liu Yu slowly stood up.
He performed a set of Meteor Fist, circulating his blood and qi a little. Then, with a thought, his body returned to normal size. He draped a loose black robe over himself and walked out of the cultivation room.
First, he would emerge from seclusion and handle some matters, while also adjusting his own condition.
"After going into seclusion again, I'll definitely try to break through the Yuan Yang Sect's late Golden Core bottleneck!"
Thinking this, Liu Yu moved with a spring in his step, his figure quickly disappearing from the cultivation room.
"Rumble..."
The stone gate rose with a heavy sound, and a robust man dressed in black robe appeared in the cave dwelling hall.
"Greetings, young master!"
"The water is ready. Does the young master wish to bathe?"
"If the young master has any other needs, this servant can also attend to them."
Hearing the commotion, Gu Yueying, the personal maid who had been waiting by the door at all times, immediately bowed and spoke carefully.
After all these years, this woman had also cultivated to the peak of Golden Core Early Stage, and it seemed she was preparing to break through the bottleneck of the early stage.
As a yuan ying ancestor, Liu Yu had already tried his best to keep things frugal, but there were still more than ten maids in the cave dwelling for daily service.
All of them were of outstanding beauty and had decent cultivation, dedicating themselves solely to serving him.
The treatment of a yuan ying ancestor's maids was even higher than that of ordinary foundation establishment stewards, so a mere maid position would already cause many foundation establishment female cultivators in the sect to scheme and compete for it.
A personal maid, being even closer to the ancestor, naturally enjoyed an even higher status.
After so many years, with Gu Yueying's sect contribution, it was likely not long before she could exchange for elixirs to break through the bottleneck.
"Bathe."
Without stopping, Liu Yu headed straight for the washroom.
"Yes, sir!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Yueying hurriedly followed behind him, while taking out her Sect Token and sending out a stream of messages.
Soon, one beautiful female cultivator after another appeared in the hall, carrying trays of precious spiritual herbs and delicacies cooked from high-level demonic beast meat into the mist-filled washroom.
Liu Yu spread his arms, and very quickly a pair of boneless jade hands came up to him, helping him remove his clothes.
Being served by female cultivators, after so many years, he had long since become accustomed to it. His attitude, which had initially been somewhat critical, had now turned into accepting it as a matter of course, calmly enjoying the privileges of a high-level cultivator.
"With your cultivation, you should be able to take charge of a region, right?"
"Indeed. It looks like my Yuan Yang Sect will soon gain another Golden Core Elder."
As his clothes were removed, Liu Yu slowly stepped into the bath and casually asked.