159: Chapter 159 Overthinking is a disease that needs treatment! This bug is a top-notch snack to go with drinks!

Inside the Flying Flower Hall, the night wind blew in through the half-open window lattice, fluttering the layers of light gauze.

Lin Lang, who had just condensed her Nascent Soul, found her mind completely blank at this moment.

She stared blankly at Su Yang, who was inches away. A wicked smile played on his handsome face, and his words—"As a maid, shouldn't you help me 'supplement' a bit?"—echoed in her mind like a demonic melody.

Supplement?

How to supplement?!

She glanced down at herself. Her outer robe had already slipped off during her Breakthrough. Now, she wore only a thin white silk camisole. Most of her snowy shoulders and delicate collarbones were exposed to the air, and she could still feel the lingering warmth from Su Yang's palm.

Looking to the side, Mary was watching her with a half-smile. Although Reba was covering her face, her fingers were spread wide. Chu Ling stood expressionlessly at the door, as if ready to "keep watch" at any moment.

"Mas... Master..."

Lin Lang's voice was as faint as a mosquito's buzz. A sense of shame caused a seductive pink flush to rise all the way to the base of her neck.

"Not... not here..."

"If you really want to... could you... could you let them go out first..."

After saying this, Lin Lang closed her eyes tightly. Her long eyelashes trembled violently, looking like she was ready for him to take her, yet also prepared to die.

After all, the other party was not only a powerhouse who could casually give away a nine-thousand-year-old Flat Peach but also the savior of the entire Jade Lake.

In the cultivation world, the strong were respected. Since she had agreed to be a maid, she had naturally prepared herself to sacrifice her body.

It was just... in front of everyone like this, it was too embarrassing!

Seeing Lin Lang's provocative appearance, Su Yang was stunned for a full three seconds.

Then.

*Snap!*

Su Yang irritably reached out his finger and flicked Lin Lang's smooth forehead.

"Ouch!"

Lin Lang cried out in pain, covered her forehead, and opened her eyes, looking at Su Yang with a bit of grievance.

"What are you thinking? Day in and day out, what kind of colorful trash is filling the heads of you cultivation Saintesses?"

Su Yang rolled his eyes and pointed to the Myriad Demon Jar on the ground containing the Spirit-Devouring Nether Cicada.

"I meant that I consumed some Divine Sense just now to help you guide the medicinal power. This bug happens to be a great supplement for the Divine Soul."

"As a maid, shouldn't you go find a purple clay pot for me, and then get some condiments like Tianshan Spiritual Spring water and thousand-year honey to help me stew it and supplement my body?"

"...Huh?"

Lin Lang was dumbfounded.

Stew... stew a bug?!

She looked at the transparent, extremely disgusting-looking strange cicada bumping around dizzily in the glass jar, then looked at Su Yang's serious expression.

Instantly, a feeling of social death flooded her heart.

After all that, she was just being conceited and overthinking things?!

"Pfft—!"

Mary, who had been holding it in, finally couldn't help but burst into laughter, and even Reba clutched her stomach and bent over laughing.

"What are you laughing at!"

Lin Lang was mortified. She quickly grabbed the Flowing Immortal Dress next to her, threw it on, hurriedly tied the sash, and rushed out of the Flying Flower Hall with a red face, as if escaping.

"I... I'll go get the pot right now!"

Watching the Saintess flee in panic, a mischievous smile played on the corner of Su Yang's mouth.

Training a high-and-mighty Saintess like this required breaking her pride first and then making her realize the gap between them. This was much more interesting than conquering her with brute force.

Before long.

Lin Lang returned, having changed into a proper green long dress.

She brought not only a top-quality Purple Clay Spirit Crystal Pot but also a large pile of Jade Lake's treasured top-tier condiments: Ten-Thousand-Year Jade Marrow Liquid, Tianshan Snow Lotus Petals, and a type of Spiritual Bee Glue that emitted a strange fragrance.

Even the Grand Elder, True Monarch Xuanji, who had been beaten black and blue, followed behind with a thick skin. He held several pieces of spiritual wood burning with a faint sandalwood scent, claiming to be "helping the Senior add firewood."

"Put it there."

Su Yang pointed to the center of the hall.

He didn't use True Monarch Xuanji's firewood. Instead, he flipped his right hand, and a ball of golden Pure Yang True Fire danced on his fingertip. With a flick of his finger, he ignited it directly under the purple clay pot.

"Heat the pot, add oil... oh wait, add water."

The Ten-Thousand-Year Jade Marrow Liquid entered the pot and boiled instantly, emitting a refreshing fragrance.

Su Yang opened the Myriad Demon Jar. Sensing a fatal threat, the Spirit-Devouring Nether Cicada let out an extremely sharp Divine Soul shriek, attempting to turn into a phantom and escape.

"Trying to run?"

Su Yang snorted coldly. His massive Divine Sense instantly transformed into an invisible net, pinning it firmly into the pot.

"Sizzle—!"

Accompanied by the sounds of thunder and fire.

Under the boiling of the Pure Yang True Fire and the Ten-Thousand-Year Jade Marrow, the originally disgusting and transparent strange cicada began to melt slowly. The black Impurities were instantly evaporated by the flames, leaving only the purest spiritual energy.

Gradually.

The liquid in the pot turned into an amber-like, crystal-clear paste. A faint purple lightning shimmered on its surface, and an unprecedented strange fragrance filled the entire Flying Flower Hall.

This scent was unlike any food in the mortal world. Just a single breath made everyone present feel refreshed, as if their very Souls had been cleansed.

True Monarch Xuanji stood aside, his eyes nearly popping out. Saliva ungracefully dripped down from the bruises on the corners of his mouth.

"This... this is the long-lost 'Primordial Spirit Liquid Refining' method?!"

"To actually be able to refine the ethereal Nether Cicada into a Primordial Spirit Paste that can be directly consumed! A miracle! This is simply a miracle!"

"Making a fuss over nothing."

Su Yang withdrew the flames, took several small jade bowls, and began to distribute the "midnight snack."

He scooped a full spoonful of the crystal-clear Primordial Spirit Paste, blew on it, and put it directly into his mouth.

"Mmm! Chewy, smooth, and with a hint of honey sweetness. Top-tier!"

The Primordial Spirit Paste entered his stomach and instantly turned into a cool current that rushed to his head. Su Yang felt his Divine Sense, which was already like a vast ocean, become a bit more solid, and his previous exhaustion was wiped away.

"Come, everyone gets a share."

Su Yang gave Reba, Mary, and Chu Ling each a small bowl.

Finally, he looked at Lin Lang, who was standing by expectantly, and True Monarch Xuanji, who was swallowing hard by the door.

"Maid Lin, you performed well today. This bowl is yours."

Su Yang handed Lin Lang a bowl, then pointed to the small amount of residue left at the bottom of the pot.

"As for you, old man... the residue at the bottom is yours. How much you can lick depends on if your tongue is long enough."

"Thank you for the medicine, Senior! My tongue is very long!"

A dignified Nascent Soul Stage Great Cultivator was now unceremoniously hugging a purple clay pot, sticking out his long tongue to lick the bottom, not even sparing the oil on the rim.

Holding the small bowl, Lin Lang felt a mix of emotions.

But the moment she put that mouthful of Primordial Spirit Paste into her mouth...

*Boom!*

Her Nascent Soul, which had just broken through and was still a bit unstable, was instantly nourished by this pure spiritual energy and became extremely solid. Her Divine Sense range even doubled!

This effect was ten times stronger than the best "Soul-Nurturing Pill" of their Jade Lake!

"Thank you... Master."

Lin Lang called him "Master" willingly this time, without any of her previous resistance.

She finally understood that by following this man, the scenery she would see would be far broader than being trapped within the Jade Lake.

"Eaten and drunk my fill."

Su Yang clapped his hands, stood up, and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window of the hall, overlooking the mist-shrouded Jade Lake immortal realm below.

"This Kunlun Mountains instance can be considered completely cleared."

"The Ancestral Tree is saved, the peaches are taken, and I've even picked up a Nascent Soul Stage maid along the way. This trip wasn't a loss."

Su Yang turned around and looked at everyone.

"However, having been out for so long, it's time to go back and handle some serious business."

"Boss, are we going back to Jiangzhou?" Mary licked her lips, seemingly still savoring the food from just now.

"Not back to Jiangzhou yet."

A cold, sharp arc curled at the corner of Su Yang's mouth.

"Do you remember what that blonde guy named Wang Kai promised me?"

Reba thought for a moment: "He seemed to say he was willing to give you half of the Beijing Wang Family's assets."

"Exactly."

Su Yang sneered.

"I have a bad habit: if someone owes me something and doesn't give it voluntarily, I'll go and take it myself."

"Besides, since this Wang Family dared to collude with evil Cultivators and cause trouble in the Thunder Pool, I think their Family's foundation should be quite substantial."

Su Yang waved his hand.

"Everyone, pack your bags."

"Maid Lin, pack dozens of jars of your Jade Lake's best Immortal Brew to quench our thirst on the road."

"Tomorrow morning."

"Target—Beijing, to collect the debt!"