61: Chapter 61 Paying Off with Sex? Senior Sister, You'll Regret This!

[Age 35: You have become the true "Number One in Alchemy" of the Azure Cloud Sect.]

[Your reputation has even spread beyond the Azure Cloud Sect, causing quite a stir.]

[Countless fellow disciples have come to seek you out, just to beg for a single Medicinal Pill.]

[The Medicinal Pills you refine are hard to come by even for a thousand gold, becoming a hard currency.]

[Third Senior Brother Qian Duoduo, relying on you as his "golden thigh," has completely monopolized the Medicinal Pill market around the Azure Cloud Sect, earning wealth that rivals nations, and waking up laughing from his dreams every day.]

[Of course, he is also your biggest "creditor".]

[Over these years, the Spirit Stones you "circulated" from him add up to an astronomical figure.]

[Now, whenever he sees you, his eyes flicker, terrified that if you are in a bad mood one day, you might just run away, leaving him with nothing.]

[To this, you merely smile.]

[Run away? That's impossible. Before I've squeezed every bit of value out of all of you, I won't be leaving.]

[In terms of Alchemy, there is nothing left for you to learn from Liu Changfeng.]

[You now spend most of your time every day with Second Senior Sister Liu Ruyan.]

[You study ancient Pill Formula together, discuss pharmacological changes, and try to refine higher-grade Medicinal Pills.]

[In the eyes of outsiders, you are a perfect match, an "Alchemy Couple" that makes others envious.]

[But only you know in your heart that your main purpose in approaching her is still... to borrow money.]

[Because you discovered that in the entire Danxia Peak, besides Third Senior Brother Qian Duoduo, Second Senior Sister is the one with the most "perks" now.]

[She manages the herb fields and storehouse of Danxia Peak, and all kinds of rare Materials allocated by the Sect must pass through her hands.]

["Senior Sister, I've been researching a fourth-grade Medicinal Pill recently called the 'Soul Returning Pill'. It can bring the dead back to life and regrow flesh on bones; its effects are Heaven-Defying. It's just... I'm still missing a three-thousand-year-old 'Dragon Blood Grass'."]

["Senior Sister, look at this Pill Formula for the 'Ice Soul Profound Pill'. Isn't it interesting? If it can be refined, it would be of immense benefit to our Core Formation. It's just... it needs a bit of 'Cold Marrow'."]

["Senior Sister..."]

[In the Alchemy Chamber, you once again revealed your signature, harmless smile to Liu Ruyan.]

[Liu Ruyan looked at you, holding her forehead, her face full of despair.]

["Tang Xun, that's enough," she said weakly. "The treasures I kept at the bottom of my chest in the storehouse have almost been emptied by you! If you keep doing this, Master will definitely skin me alive!"]

["Hey, Senior Sister, what are you saying?" you said with a straight face. "We are adding bricks and mortar to the Sect's Alchemy cause! We are contributing to the prosperity of the Immortal Realm! What a great cause this is! What are a few measly Materials?"]

[You started painting big pictures and feeding her chicken soup again.]

["Alright, alright, don't give me that," Liu Ruyan waved her hand impatiently. "I've seen through you. You are a Pixiu that eats people without spitting out the bones; you only take in and never give out."]

[She paused, then suddenly eyed you askance, looking you up and down, a playful smile curling the corner of her lips.]

["Tang Xun, tell me the truth, how much have you actually 'borrowed' from our Danxia Peak over these years?"]

["This... I haven't calculated it carefully," you scratched your head and started playing dumb.]

["Hmph, I calculated it for you," Liu Ruyan sneered. "Just the rare Materials you took from me, converted into Spirit Stones, is no less than one million. Adding what you borrowed from Master and the other Senior Brothers, I estimate it's close to three million."]

["Hiss..." You gasped when you heard this number.]

["Damn, is it that much? Why do I feel like I haven't spent that much?"]

["You are now the biggest 'debtor' in our entire Azure Cloud Sect," Liu Ruyan looked at you teasingly. "Tell me, what should you do if you can't pay it back?"]

["This... is easy to solve," your eyes rolled, and you chuckled. "At worst, I'll just pledge myself to your Danxia Peak. I'll work like an ox or a horse for you, refine Medicinal Pills for free, and never take a wage for the rest of my life."]

["Pledge yourself to us?" Liu Ruyan burst out laughing, her body trembling with mirth.]

[She walked up to you, reached out with her slender fingers, lifted your chin, and whispered into your ear like an orchid: "Just free Alchemy isn't enough. For such a huge debt, you have to... pay something else, right?"]

["For example... body compensation?"]

[You felt as if your brain had been struck by a bolt of heavenly lightning, instantly turning blank.]

["Sen... Senior Sister, you... don't make such jokes, I... I will take it seriously." Your voice was stuttering.]

["Giggle giggle..." Liu Ruyan looked at your pure appearance and laughed even more happily.]

[She let go, took a step back, and gave you a charming, coquettish roll of her eyes.]

["Look at you. It was just a joke, and you're already blushing."]

["Alright, I'll go get the 'Dragon Blood Grass' you want. But this is the last time! If you dare to eye my storehouse again, I will... I will really make you pay with your body!"]

[After saying this, she twisted her graceful waist, hummed a little tune, and left in a good mood.]

[You remained in place, touching your burning cheeks, watching her charming back, and swallowed hard.]

["Oh my... this woman is playing with fire."]

[You felt your heart, which had been silent for many years, seemed to have been... stirred.]

[From that day on, the atmosphere between you and Liu Ruyan became somewhat subtle.]

[She seemed to have become addicted to joking, always liking to say suggestive words to you intentionally or unintentionally, and engaging in some intimate physical contact.]

[Today pinching your face, tomorrow touching your abs, and the next day blowing air into your ear.]

[As a hot-blooded young man, how could you withstand her teasing?]

[Several times, you almost couldn't hold back, wanting to turn into a wolf on the spot and deal with her right there.]

[But reason told you that it was not the time yet.]

["Hold back! Must hold back! If you don't bear small things, you will spoil great plans! When I complete my Core Formation, let's see how I deal with you, you enchantress!"]

[You spent every day in this sweet torment.]

[Just in the year you turned forty, you found an extremely obscure but incredibly Heaven-Defying Medicinal Pill from an ancient Pill Formula—the Acacia Pill.]

[This Medicinal Pill is used to... assist in Dual Cultivation.]

[It is said that after a Cultivator takes this pill and performs the rites of Dual Cultivation, it not only greatly enhances the cultivation of both parties but also allows their Divine Souls to be greatly nourished.]

[A malicious gleam flashed in your eyes, and you immediately started preparing to refine this "Divine Pill".]

[You found an excuse and "borrowed" various rare Materials needed to refine the Acacia Pill from Liu Ruyan again.]

[Then, you locked yourself and her together in that Alchemy Chamber you were most familiar with, calling it: "Joint research, overcoming difficulties".]

[Liu Ruyan had no doubts about this and was eagerly preparing to see what shocking Medicinal Pill you were going to refine again.]

[Looking at her innocent and defenseless appearance, you silently lit a candle for her in your heart.]

["Senior Sister, I'm sorry."]