"Young Master Long, you may leave now."
In the quiet room, the red silk ribbon covering Long Yunhui's eyes was gently removed.
The sudden brightness made him momentarily uncomfortable, and he instinctively narrowed his eyes.
By the time his vision refocused, the intimately close figure was no longer in the room.
The crimson bed curtains, the messy sheets, the fallen pillows, and the ambiguous, lingering scent in the air...
It was the unmistakable scent of passionate lovemaking.
Everything felt like a fleeting dream, yet it was undeniably real.
It existed deep within his memories, something he would never be able to forget in this lifetime!
On the table lay the Purple Mansion Spiritual Ginseng he had been frantically searching for just yesterday. Now, it rested quietly in a long box, waiting for its new owner to claim it.
The other party had kept her promise: one night together, and the Purple Mansion Spiritual Ginseng was his!
He staggered to his feet, feeling as if all the vital essence had been drained from his body. His legs were trembling, his footsteps unsteady, giving him the sensation that he might collapse at any moment!
?!
Long Yunhui widened his eyes in disbelief.
He was, after all, a Golden Core cultivator. How could he be reduced to such a weakened state after just one night?
Was that unseen, enchanting figure some kind of succubus that fed on a man's life force?
And yet... his mind and the tip of his tongue were entirely consumed by her natural pear blossom fragrance, forcing him to helplessly recall the night over and over again as his Adam's apple bobbed uncontrollably.
The servant of the Myriad Treasures Pavilion stood waiting to the side, showing no signs of impatience on his face as he waited quietly.
Long Yunhui took a deep breath, steadied his mind, reached out to take the Purple Mansion Spiritual Ginseng from the table, and then unsteadily walked out of the Myriad Treasures Pavilion.
Meanwhile, in another quiet room within the Myriad Treasures Pavilion, Yuan Shu sat cross-legged. Beneath her was a high-level Spirit Gathering Array designed to aid her cultivation.
Thirty-six spiritual stones of various colors surrounded her, releasing spiritual energy to help Yuan Shu condense her fourth Lightning Spiritual Root Tree Foundation.
After more than an hour, at the base of the Divine Acacia Tree that had been emitting a blue-purple glow, a diamond-shaped tree foundation the size of a starlight finally slowly condensed.
This supreme-grade Lightning Spiritual Root Tree Foundation, which normally would have required several days of dual cultivation to form, was finally completed by Yuan Shu!
Yuan Shu's eyes lit up, and a look of great joy appeared on her face.
Although it would still take some effort to refine it to the size of the other supreme-grade spiritual root tree foundations, the groundwork was finally laid.
Even without Long Yunhui for dual cultivation, it didn't matter; it would just take a bit more time at most.
Four out of the five first-layer supreme-grade spiritual root tree foundations were already complete. She only needed this final one to complete the first stage of the Acacia Tree!
Where should she go to find this last one?
...
The Personnel Pavilion of the Fallen Immortal Sect was situated on a mountain peak to the left of the sect's main gate.
It was quite busy during the annual disciple recruitment period, but much more relaxed during the off-season.
Yuan Shu stepped through the main doors of the Personnel Pavilion. Sweeping her gaze across the room, she didn't see anyone at first glance.
There was only a junior disciple on duty, dozing off beside a wooden desk near the entrance.
"Little Junior Brother?"
As soon as her soft and sweet voice rang out, the dozing junior disciple by the door jolted awake instantly.
Yuan Shu possessed a bright and stunning beauty. Anyone who saw her for the first time would be captivated.
The junior disciple was naturally no exception.
After his initial awe, the junior disciple scratched his head in embarrassment.
Being caught slacking off while on duty, and by such a beautiful senior sister no less, was truly too embarrassing.
"Senior Sister, is there something you need at the Personnel Pavilion?"
"Of course!" Yuan Shu smiled and pulled a token from her robes.
It was the token of a core disciple from Azure Cloud Peak, with a prominent character Shen inscribed on it.
"I am a senior sister from Azure Cloud Peak. I have come on the orders of the Eldest Senior Brother of Azure Cloud Peak to retrieve the records of the sect's disciples with supreme-grade spiritual roots."
"Could you fetch them for me, Little Junior Brother?"
