They competed to give their senior brother a massage

The heavy Profound Ice dragon severing stone gate slowly closed behind him.

—Boom—

A muffled thud rang out, as if isolating two different worlds.

Inside the gate was a Shura Field, charming and spring-like yet filled with surging undercurrents.

Outside the gate was Purple Bamboo Peak, cold as water with swaying bamboo shadows.

Su Ye stood on the steps and let out a long breath of turbid Qi.

That breath condensed into white frost in the night air and dissipated instantly.

"Whew..."

The night wind of this Taichu Holy Land carried a unique coldness; blowing against him, it actually calmed his Dao Heart, which had been slightly restless due to excessive "overwork."

He raised his hand and looked at it by the moonlight.

His slender fingers had distinct joints, looking as if they were carved from the finest mutton-fat jade.

Just now, it was this hand that had wandered wantonly over the face of that high-and-mighty Empress of the Tribulation Transcendence Realm.

The tips of his fingers seemed to still hold the amazing elasticity and icy touch of Revered Master's skin.

"Ninety-nine points of hatred..."

The corners of Su Ye's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a playful smile.

The remark in the parentheses was the key point—Inseparable.

Three hundred years of imprisonment, three hundred years of facing each other day and night.

That proud Taiyin Sacred Body probably hadn't realized it herself, but her body and mind had long since been branded with Su Ye's mark.

Like a tamed phoenix bird, although her mouth still cried out in blood, once the cage door opened, she might not even dare to fly far.

"System."

Su Ye's thought moved.

【Host, I am here.】

"Check current status."

An azure light screen that only he could see instantly floated before his eyes.

【Host: Su Ye】

【Identity: Eldest Senior Brother of Purple Bamboo Peak, Taichu Holy Land (De Facto Controller)】

【Physique: Supreme Bone (Awakened), Mortal Body (Disguise)】

【Cultivation Technique: Heaven Swallowing Demonic Art (Imperial Rank), Taichu Dao Scripture (Disguise)】

【Realm: Nascent Soul Second Heaven】

【Current Mission: Conquer all members of Purple Bamboo Peak, establish the Supreme Demonic Domain (Progress 30%)】

Su Ye scanned it and nodded with satisfaction.

With that girl Shallow Snow falling, and Junior Sister Waner's... ahem, deep treatment.

This progress bar was rising rapidly.

Especially that Heaven Swallowing Demonic Art; it was running more and more smoothly.

Just now in the Cold Jade Palace, just by getting slightly close to Revered Master, the demonic seed in his body became restless, greedily wanting to devour the overflowing Grand Yin Qi.

If it really reached the final step, Yin and Yang harmonizing, swallowing heaven and devouring earth... that kind of taste would probably make even the immortals envious.

"Forget it, haste makes waste."

Su Ye dismissed the System panel and straightened his slightly messy lapel.

That snow-white, spotless Daoist robe shimmered faintly under the moonlight.

This was the "Flowing Cloud Dharma Robe" he had specifically exchanged for a high price in the System mall; not only was its defense amazing, it also came with a "Gentle as Jade" temperament bonus.

Whether used to deceive Revered Master or coax Junior Sisters, it was an excellent Sharp Weapon.

He lowered his head and took a sniff.

Although he had been standing in the cold wind for a while, the Flowing Water fragrance belonging to Waner and the cold virgin scent from Revered Master's body were still faintly mixed together.

It formed an extremely unique scent, enough to make any man's blood boil.

"This scent is actually better than any ambergris."

Su Ye chuckled and set off, walking down the courtyard along the path paved with bluestone.

Purple Bamboo Peak, as the name suggests, was covered in Purple Jade Bamboo.

This kind of bamboo was a top-tier Material for Artifact Refining; it was hard as iron, yet full of flexibility.

The night wind blew past.

Thousands of bamboo leaves rustled, like the whispers of a lover.

Ordinarily, Purple Bamboo Peak would have been silent by this time.

After all, besides Su Ye and several Personal Disciples, those outer sect handymen responsible for cleaning had already retreated down the mountain before sunset.

This was a Forbidden Ground, and also the "home" Su Ye had carefully built.

He did not like being disturbed by outsiders.

However tonight, at the end of this silent path, there were vaguely two beautiful figures.

Su Ye's footsteps paused slightly, a flash of softness appearing in his eyes.

The moonlight was like water, pouring onto the open ground outside Tingxue Courtyard.

Two stunning young girls were standing side by side, looking forward with anticipation.

The one on the left was wearing a water-blue flowing immortal dress, the hem swaying gently with the night wind, like a green lotus blooming in the water.

Her long hair was casually pinned up with a green jade hairpin, revealing a section of snow-white, slender neck.

That exquisite little face was filled with worry and concern.

A pair of watery big eyes stared closely in the direction of the Cold Jade Palace, as if there were some fierce beast there.

It was precisely the Third Junior Sister of Purple Bamboo Peak, Lin Waner, who possessed the Primal Water Body.

The one on the right was dressed in white as pure as snow, carrying a long sword on her back, her temperament cold as frost.

She stood tall and straight, like an unsheathed Sharp Weapon, her sharpness restrained.

Between her brows was a natural heroic spirit, yet when she looked at the path, she inadvertently revealed a hint of hard-to-detect tenderness.

Fifth Junior Sister, Innate Sword Heart, Lin Qianxue.

One water, one ice.

One soft, one firm.

In this moonlit Purple Bamboo Forest, they formed an exquisitely beautiful picture.

"Why hasn't Senior Brother come out yet?"

Lin Waner rubbed the corner of her clothes anxiously, her voice soft and waxy, carrying a hint of a sob.

"He's been in there for so long... Revered Master... her temper is so strange, could she be making things difficult for Eldest Senior Brother again?"

She remembered clearly.

Three hundred years ago, how strict and domineering Revered Master was.

Although Revered Master had been in seclusion (actually imprisoned) for these three hundred years, in Waner's heart, the pressure from that unattainable Great Power of Tribulation Crossing Realm was still a shadow from her childhood.

Hearing this, Lin Qianxue's sword-like brows furrowed slightly.

She didn't speak, but her hand gripping the sword hilt tightened.

Her knuckles turned slightly white due to the force.

Last night, to help her Breakthrough, Senior Brother did not hesitate to consume his Origin Qi and even taught her an Imperial Rank sword array.

This morning, he worked until he was drenched in sweat to drain the poison for Senior Sister Waner.

Now, before he even had time to rest, he had to go to the Cold Jade Palace to serve that temperamental Revered Master.

"Eldest Senior Brother's life is too hard,"

Lin Qianxue said in a low voice, her tone cold yet firm.

"If Revered Master dares to harm Senior Brother in the slightest..."

—Clang—

The long sword on her back seemed to sense its Revered Master's mood, letting out a slight sword hum.

Although she knew her meager cultivation was less than an ant before a Great Power of Tribulation Crossing Realm,

she cultivated the Way of the Sword.

A Sword Cultivator would rather break than bend.

Even if it meant death, she would protect her Senior Brother.

"Shh! Shallow Snow, keep your voice down!"

Lin Waner was startled and hurriedly reached out to cover her Junior Sister's mouth, her large eyes looking around in terror.

"This place is so close to the Cold Jade Palace; what if Revered Master hears? It's a small matter if we are punished, but if we implicate Senior Brother..."

Just then,

a voice as gentle as jade, accompanied by the fragrance of bamboo leaves, came from ahead.

"What's this? It's so late, and you two Junior Sisters haven't gone to rest yet. Are you here badmouthing Revered Master?"

The two girls' bodies jolted.

They both looked up together.

Under the moonlight, a slender figure slowly approached.

His white clothes were like snow, and his black hair was like ink.

On that incomparably handsome face hung the gentle smile they were most familiar with and most attached to.

His gaze was doting, as if it could embrace all things in the world.

"Eldest Senior Brother!"

"Senior Brother!"

Two delicate cries rang out almost simultaneously.

Lin Waner reacted the fastest, lifting her skirt and pouncing over like a swallow returning to the forest.

She brought with her a gust of fragrant wind.

"Senior Brother, you're finally out!"

She stopped just three feet in front of Su Ye; she wanted to throw herself into his arms but was mindful of the propriety between men and women, so she could only blush and look at him expectantly.

"Waner was worried to death... Revered Master... Revered Master didn't do anything to you, did she?"

She looked Su Ye up and down, afraid he was missing a piece of flesh.

Su Ye smiled slightly and reached out, naturally rubbing Lin Waner's smooth head.

It was like comforting a startled little rabbit.

"Silly girl."

Su Ye's voice was so gentle it could melt water. "Revered Master is our teacher, not some man-eating demon. What could she do to me?"

"It's just that Revered Master had a poor appetite today, so I spent some extra effort coaxing her to drink some soup."

Hearing the words "spent some extra effort," the charming and domineering scenes in the Cold Jade Palace just now couldn't help but flash through Su Ye's mind.

Mhm.

He indeed spent a lot of effort.

In the physical sense.

Hearing this, Lin Waner finally breathed a sigh of relief and patted her chest, causing a surge of waves.

"That's good, that's good..."

"Senior Brother is always like this, reporting only the good news and not the bad."

Lin Qianxue walked over from the side, her gaze burning as she stared straight at Su Ye's face.

Although she wasn't as delicate-minded as Waner, as a Sword Cultivator, her intuition was the sharpest.

She could feel that the aura on her Senior Brother, although seemingly stable, faintly revealed a hint of exhaustion.

That was a sign of over-consumption of mental energy.

“Senior Brother, your complexion doesn't look very good.”

Lin Qianxue pursed her lips, her tone carrying a hint of heartache, “Was it just now... to suppress the taiyin cold poison in Revered Master's body, you consumed your True Essence again?”

Su Ye was stunned for a moment.

Then he laughed secretly in his heart.

This is what they call 'filling in the blanks with one's own imagination'—it's the most lethal.

He hadn't even started acting yet, and this girl had already found a reason for him.

However, since his Junior Sister was so sensible, he couldn't let her good intentions go to waste.

And so.

The smile on Su Ye's face slightly faded, revealing a perfectly timed hint of fatigue.

He raised his hand, gently pressed his brow, and sighed:

“I can't hide it from your eyes, Light Snow.”

“The taiyin cold poison in Revered Master's body is the coldest thing in heaven and earth. Even though I have now advanced to the Nascent Soul Stage, it is no easy task to suppress it completely.”

“Just now in the palace, in order to prevent the Cold Poison from backfiring, I did indeed use some of my Origin power...”

At this point, Su Ye intentionally made his body sway slightly.

As if a gust of wind could knock him over.

“Senior Brother!”

The two women were instantly pale with fright.

One on the left and one on the right, they immediately supported Su Ye's arms.

On the left was soft jade and warm fragrance, as tender as water—that was Lin Waner.

On the right was Ice Skin Jade Bone, cool and firm—that was Lin Qianxue.

Two completely different sensations were transmitted simultaneously, making Su Ye scream with delight in his heart.

This is the life.

Compared to facing that tsundere Revered Master in the Cold Jade Palace just now, these two thoughtful little darlings were simply too cute.

“I'm fine.”

Su Ye waved his hand, pretending to be strong as he stood up straight, “I'm just a bit tired. I'll be fine after returning to meditate and regulate my breathing for a night.”

“No!”

Lin Waner grew anxious, her eyes turning red.

“Senior Brother, you became tired like this to save me and... and take care of Revered Master.”

She bit her lip, a flash of determination in her eyes, as if she had made some major decision.

“Senior Brother, come to my room!”

As soon as these words were spoken, silence fell all around.

Even the sound of the wind in the bamboo forest seemed to stall for a moment.

Su Ye raised an eyebrow, looking at this usually shy Third Junior Sister with some surprise.

This girl, is she being this direct?

Lin Qianxue also looked at Waner with a face full of astonishment.

Being stared at by the two of them, Lin Waner's face instantly turned completely red, like a cooked shrimp.

“No... that's not what I meant!”

She waved her hands in a panic, stammering an explanation:

“I... I meant, Senior Brother consumed his Origin Qi to help me detoxify. I have a Water Spiritual Root, and... and I've Cultivated the Flowing Water Art taught by Senior Brother.”

“My water-attribute spiritual power is the most gentle and nourishing. I can help Senior Brother... help Senior Brother with Tui Na and massage to clear his Meridians!”

By the time she finished, Lin Waner's voice was as quiet as a mosquito, and her head was almost buried in her chest.

But those small hands grabbing Su Ye's sleeve refused to let go.

Tui Na?

Massage?

Su Ye's eyes lit up.

This is a great project.

Massage in the cultivation world uses spiritual power to act directly on Meridians and Acupoints. That level of comfort is definitely not something a technician in the mortal world can compare to.

Especially with Waner's Primal Water Body, her spiritual power nourishes things silently.

If those soft, boneless little hands could press on his body... tsk tsk.

Su Ye was just about to agree.

Suddenly, he felt a wave of coldness coming from his right arm.

That coldness wasn't piercing; instead, it carried a cool, refreshing sensation.

“No.”

Lin Qianxue spoke coldly.

She glanced at Lin Waner, a hint of hard-to-detect competitiveness in her eyes.

“Junior Sister Waner's water spiritual power is gentle, but it's too soft. It can only treat the symptoms, not the root cause.”

“Senior Brother's condition is due to mental exhaustion combined with the erosion of Cold Poison.”

Lin Qianxue took a step forward, her body almost pressed against Su Ye's.

She looked up, and those eyes that were usually cold as frost were now burning with a scorching light.

“Although my Ice Spirit Root is cold, it comes from the same source as Revered Master's Grand Yin Qi.”

“Only by using my ice spiritual power to fight fire with fire can I help Senior Brother completely extract the residual cold air in his body.”

Having said this, Lin Qianxue paused, two red clouds drifting onto her face, yet she still stubbornly said:

“And... in the sword array Senior Brother taught me last night, there's a set of finger techniques specifically used for tempering the Physique.”

“I want... I want to try it on Senior Brother.”

Good heavens.

Su Ye shouted "good heavens" in his heart.

They're starting to compete!

One wants to use a massage as gentle as water.

The other wants to use a finger pressure to fight fire with fire.

The level of internal competition on Purple Bamboo Peak is even more intense than the Outer Sect Competition of the Taichu Holy Land.

“This...”

Su Ye showed a troubled expression, his gaze shifting back and forth between the two Junior Sisters.

“I appreciate my two Junior Sisters' kindness. It's just that it's late, and if word gets out, I'm afraid it will be bad for your reputations...”

“This is Purple Bamboo Peak!”

At this moment, Lin Waner somehow found the courage to say loudly, “Besides us, there is no one else!”

She tightly hugged Su Ye's left arm, her whole body pressed against him. That startling elasticity made Su Ye's mind sway.

“Senior Brother, just let Waner serve you once.”

She looked up, her eyes shimmering and pitiful, “Does Senior Brother dislike Waner for being clumsy?”

This is moral kidnapping!

And it's the kind of moral kidnapping from a beautiful girl that one cannot refuse.

Su Ye hadn't had time to speak yet.

On the other side, Lin Qianxue was not to be outdone.

Although she didn't know how to act spoiled like Waner, her ability to take action was startling.

She directly grabbed Su Ye's right hand and placed it on her own shoulder.

“Senior Brother.”

Lin Qianxue's voice was low and magnetic, “My Sword Heart only rings for you.”

“You said that a Sword Cultivator must face their true heart.”

“Right now, I only want to help Senior Brother relieve his fatigue. This is my true heart.”

“If Senior Brother refuses, then Shallow Snow will go and kneel at the entrance of the Cold Jade Palace until Senior Brother agrees.”

Ruthless.

Too ruthless.

This is also a form of kidnapping, and it's the kind of kidnapping that involves a death-defying plea.

Looking at these two precious gems on his left and right, Su Ye felt both helpless and proud.

If those Saints in the Holy Land, who fought to the death to pursue these two Fairies, saw this scene, they would probably be so angry their Dao Hearts would shatter on the spot.

“Alright, alright, I'm afraid of you two.”

Su Ye let out a long sigh of feigned helplessness, but his face was filled with an unmaskable smile.

“Since my two Junior Sisters are so filial, if I were to decline any further, it would seem pretentious.”

Hearing this, a light of surprise and joy instantly erupted in the eyes of the two women.

“Then let's go to my room!” Lin Waner immediately shouted.

“No, go to the Revered Master bedroom in the Tingxue Courtyard.” Lin Qianxue refused to yield an inch, “There is a Spirit Gathering Array carved there, which is more beneficial for Senior Brother's recovery.”

“But my bed is softer!”

“As practitioners of the Dao, sleeping on a hard bed can temper the muscles and bones.”

“Junior Sister, you...”

“Senior Sister, you...”

Watching the two girls, who were usually like sisters, now at each other's throats for the right to give him a massage, Su Ye only felt that the moonlight tonight was exceptionally beautiful.

He gently pulled back his arms that were being hugged by the two women.

Then, under the astonished gazes of the two girls, he reached out his hands and simultaneously draped them over both their fragrant shoulders.

Embracing one on each side.

At this moment, Su Ye felt that his life had reached its Peak.

“Stop arguing.”

The corner of Su Ye's mouth curled into a wicked and arrogant arc, a dominance that belonged uniquely to a villain big boss.

“Only children make choices.”

“Since my Junior Sisters both have unique skills, let's do it together.”

“Go to my Snow Listening Tower.”

“Tonight, let's have a good discussion about... the Profound Truths of water and ice.”

As his voice fell.

Su Ye didn't give the two women a chance to react. With a movement of his body, accompanied by two cries of surprise, he turned into a streamer of light and swept toward the pavilion deep in the bamboo forest.

Only the tightly closed door of the Cold Jade Palace remained, standing lonely in the moonlight.

It was as if a pair of eyes filled with resentment were staring fixedly at the activity here through the thick stone gate.

“Achoo—”

In mid-air, Su Ye suddenly sneezed.

He rubbed his nose and thought to himself:

“It seems Revered Master hasn't slept yet.”

“That's fine too. Letting her hear the sounds of her disciples loving each other can be considered a kind of... spiritual consolation for her, right?”