58: Chapter 58 First Steps into a Pyramid Scheme!

"You... I don't care, I want to sleep on the bed too!"

Su Mo suddenly felt a faint, delicate fragrance drift into his nose, and one side of his body sank.

The warmth of the young girl's delicate body radiated through their thin clothes, causing Su Mo's heart to flutter.

"As you wish."

Su Mo silently withdrew his arm and turned over.

Luo Qingxue lay on the outer edge of the bed on her side, her earlobes flushed crimson, and the trembling of her eyelids showed that she was far from calm at this moment.

...

The night passed without a word.

Early the next morning, Su Mo was awakened by the inn waiter knocking on the door.

Gently pushing aside the leg wrapped around him, Su Mo helplessly pressed a hand to his forehead.

If he had known her sleeping posture was so unsightly, he would have insisted on sleeping separately, no matter what.

After washing his face, Su Mo opened the door, took the steaming breakfast from the waiter's hands, and sat at the table to eat in a leisurely manner.

"Mmm..."

Luo Qingxue let out a long stretch, her perfect curves displayed before Su Mo's eyes.

Afterward, she sat up and rubbed her eyes, looking exactly like someone who had just woken up.

Su Mo, however, remained unimpressed.

With his perception, he had known the moment he woke up that Luo Qingxue was already awake.

"Why are you staring at me?"

Luo Qingxue noticed Su Mo staring at her without blinking and asked unnaturally.

"Looking at how beautiful you are, it helps me enjoy my meal."

Luo Qingxue was stunned upon hearing this, then grabbed a pillow and threw it at Su Mo.

"Pah, such a young age and already so glib."

Su Mo easily caught the incoming pillow and threw it back.

"If you're awake, hurry up and eat. I still want to go to the square and look at other Sects."

There was no need to mention Luo Qingxue's Aptitude; the first-class Sects were fighting to have her.

Wang Gui's Medium Grade Spiritual Root Aptitude was also a hot commodity.

But Su Mo's Low Grade Wood Spiritual Root Aptitude meant that even if he entered a Sect, he would likely start as a Utility Disciple.

He prepared to go see if there were any other paths available.

Just as he finished eating, Wang Gui knocked on the door.

"Brother Su, I won't be going over today."

"The old man somehow bought a Disciple spot for the Burning Flame Valley, saying that if I can't get into the three major first-class Sects, I should go blacksmithing to lose weight."

Su Mo saw the red jade token in Wang Gui's hand with the words 'Burning Flame Valley' engraved on it and sighed inwardly.

It sure is nice to have a rich father!

He had seen the Burning Flame Valley in the queue of second-class Sects; it was one of the higher-ranked second-class Sects and was very popular.

...

Su Mo arrived at the Immortal Fate Assembly square all alone.

Luo Qingxue refused to get out of bed, using a stomachache as an excuse.

Su Mo felt that it made no difference whether she was there or not, so he didn't call her again.

There were significantly fewer people in the square today; he guessed that many people with decent Aptitude had already been recruited by various Sects in advance.

Just as Su Mo was standing on the edge of the crowd, considering which second-class Sect to test the waters with, a slightly lecherous voice suddenly appeared beside him.

"Fellow Daoist, Fellow Daoist..."

Su Mo turned his head toward the sound.

He saw a short, thin-faced man rubbing his hands together, looking at him with a smile.

"Is something the matter?"

The man glanced around, then leaned in mysteriously:

"I am Lu Yifa, an Outer Sect Disciple of the Xuan Yin Sacred Sect. I see that Fellow Daoist has a unique bone structure and extraordinary talent..."

Su Mo twitched the corner of his mouth. Why did this opening line sound so familiar?

"Our Xuan Yin Sacred Sect is a top-tier Sect with generous benefits, abundant resources, and no threshold for promotion. As long as you join, we will gift you a three-hundred-square-meter Immortal Cave, plus two beautiful handmaidens..."

Lu Yifa became more and more enthusiastic, his spit almost landing on Su Mo's face.

Su Mo quietly took half a step back.

"I've never heard of this Xuan Yin Sacred Sect you speak of. Could it be some kind of back-alley Sect?"

Lu Yifa's expression stiffened, then he squeezed out a smile again:

"Of course not. Our Xuan Yin Sacred Sect is just a bit far from here, so we aren't well-known in this area."

"However, we don't just accept anyone when recruiting Disciples; it also depends on fate."

Lu Yifa said this as if it were a serious matter.

Su Mo pretended to hesitate and said:

"Then how can you prove that what you're saying is true?"

Lu Yifa's eyes lit up, and after looking around, he lowered his voice:

"Fellow Daoist can come with me to meet our Sect's Outer Sect Deacon, and you will know if I am telling the truth."

Is this guy trying to scam me into a trap?

Seeing Su Mo still hesitating, Lu Yifa waved his hand.

Seven or eight people quickly gathered around him, both men and women, all with very excited expressions on their faces.

"These Fellow Daoists are also fellow Disciples who are about to join the Xuan Yin Sacred Sect."

Lu Yifa introduced them enthusiastically.

"This Fellow Daoist Li is from Qingzhou, and this Fairy Wang is from Black City..."

Su Mo examined this group of people and noticed their fanatical eyes.

One of the women in yellow robes said excitedly:

"Fellow Daoist, join quickly! The Xuan Yin Sacred Sect has generous benefits, and there are no restrictions on learning Cultivation Technique; it's much better than those first-class Sects!"

"That's right, that's right!" a tall, thin man chimed in, "Deacon-sama is a great cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Stage. The Medicinal Pill he casually bestowed upon me allowed me to undergo a rebirth, and my Spiritual Root quality has increased significantly."

Listening to these people's flattery, Su Mo had the distinct feeling of having walked into a pyramid scheme den.

Foundation Establishment Stage, huh?

Although Su Mo had not yet entered the first layer of Qi Refining, with his current strength, escaping from someone at the Foundation Establishment Stage shouldn't be difficult.

Therefore, he prepared to see what these people were up to.

"Fine..."

Before he could finish speaking, the group had already surrounded Su Mo and began walking forward.

Slowly, the group walked out of the town and headed toward the woods on the side.

"Are we not there yet?"

Su Mo asked nonchalantly.

"Almost there, almost there! Up ahead is the temporary station of the Xuan Yin Sacred Sect."

While speaking, Su Mo had already seen a small wooden house ahead; it was very crude and clearly newly built.

"Is the Xuan Yin Sacred Sect very poor? How come you don't even have a flying boat?"

Lu Yifa smiled awkwardly.

"This... we are just a branch out to recruit Disciples, so naturally we wouldn't make such a big fuss. But rest assured, we do have a flying boat; it's in the Deacon's Storage Pouch."

"Creak!"

Lu Yifa pushed open the rough wooden door.

Su Mo followed him in and saw that the room was empty, save for a bottomless hole in the ground with a diameter of three meters.

Su Mo faintly smelled a faint scent of blood coming from it.

"Respectfully invite the Deacon!"

As soon as Lu Yifa finished speaking, a sinister man in a dark red robe with a pale complexion instantly soared into the sky from the hole and hovered in mid-air.

"Hehehe... Not bad, you've brought another one."

The Deacon's voice was as harsh as metal rubbing against metal.

Su Mo's pupils trembled slightly, and he pretended to be terrified as he took two steps back:

"This... this Senior..."

"Don't be afraid."

The Deacon flashed in front of Su Mo, and his pale white fingers lifted Su Mo's chin.

"Join my Xuan Yin Sacred Sect, and Foundation Establishment in three years, and Core Formation in ten years is not a dream!"

"Once we return to the Sect, I will give you the resources you deserve. For now, let me give you a welcome gift."

The sinister man tapped the Storage Pouch at his waist, and instantly, a black Medicinal Pill flew out.

Seeing this Medicinal Pill, the eyes of the others immediately became heated.

"Marrow Cleansing Pill!"