Ye Ba sat cross-legged, tossed a Qi-Enhancing Pill into his mouth, and began to concentrate on his cultivation.
Dense spiritual Qi surged rapidly through his meridians.
With every completed circulation cycle, the spiritual Qi within his Dantian increased by a fraction.
At this moment, his cultivation speed was even faster than that of Bu Shenghua!
Half a day passed in the blink of an eye.
Bang!
Suddenly, a muffled sound came from deep within his Dantian, which expanded severalfold.
A massive influx of spiritual Qi poured into his Dantian.
The aura emanating from Ye Ba's body surged wildly along with it!
After continuing for a dozen minutes or so, his aura finally stabilized.
"Qi Condensation 3rd Layer!" Ye Ba let out a long breath and stopped cultivating.
Right now, as long as he went to the Spirit Slave Hall to update his profile, there was a strong possibility he would be rented out by another female fiend.
...
In the evening, Chu Yao arrived at the small courtyard right on time.
The two hours of cultivation proceeded with practiced familiarity.
When it was over, Chu Yao activated the sealing formation just like usual to prevent any counterflow.
With that done, Chu Yao stretched lazily, lay down on her side, and looked at Ye Ba. "Junior Brother, do you really not plan to tell me what kind of poison this is?"
Every time they finished cultivating, Chu Yao would ask a similar question.
Yet the result she received was always the same.
"I won't tell you, so Senior Sister doesn't need to ask anymore."
Ye Ba shook his head.
Chu Yao truly refused to give up, and her persistent questioning was starting to annoy him.
"Why is it still not working?!" Chu Yao was filled with doubt.
She had already increased the dosage of the spiritual poison, yet it still seemed completely useless!
...
[Primary subordinate relationship established!]
"Huh?! Primary subordinate?!" A new prompt appeared on the interface before Ye Ba's eyes.
He clicked on the details to check.[Primary Subordinate Relationship: Chu Yao will heed your advice or requests provided it does not go against her own interests. (The Supreme Yang Immortal Body is the most powerful Pure Yang constitution in the world. As female cultivators receive its benefits, they are also subtly influenced by it. The lower their cultivation level, the more easily they are affected, eventually turning them completely into your slaves.)]
Ye Ba was ecstatic in his heart.
The Supreme Yang Immortal Body was simply too heaven-defying.
It could actually reduce these female fiends to his slaves.
Chu Yao had been the first to coerce him into dual cultivation, and because her cultivation level was not as high, she couldn't compare to Bu Shenghua.
That was why she had been affected first.
If things were like this, some of the upcoming matters would be much easier to handle.
"I need to take good care of Bu Shenghua from now on and turn her into a subordinate as soon as possible!" Ye Ba muttered to himself.
Every time they practiced cultivation, Bu Shenghua would use the Alluring Mist to render him unconscious, treating him like a tool.
Moreover, she always wore an expression of disgust and loathing for him on her face.
Yet every time they practiced, she was also the one who absorbed his energy the most fiercely!
Once she became his subordinate, no matter what it took, he would get his revenge!
Then Ye Ba looked at Chu Yao and tentatively spoke up, "Senior Sister, I have now broken through to the Qi Condensation 3rd Layer! With this level of cultivation, I could be leased away from the Spirit Slave Hall by any of the other Senior Sisters at any time!"
"My plan is for you two Senior Sisters to take turns leasing me from the Spirit Slave Hall, rotating once every half month! That way, others won't have a chance to exploit the opening, and our secret won't be exposed."
"That can work, too." After a brief moment of thought, Chu Yao nodded slightly.
Once she leased Ye Ba, she could openly bring him back to her immortal cave to practice cultivation every day.
There would be no need for sneaking around anymore, worrying about being discovered by fellow sect members.
The benefits she could reap would also be greater.
It would only cost some spiritual stones, after all!
Once her cultivation level improved, would she have to worry about not earning spiritual stones?
"The day after tomorrow, I will go to the Spirit Slave Hall to update my cultivation information, and Senior Sister can just lease me after that." Ye Ba was already using a commanding tone.
He hadn't communicated this matter with Bu Shenghua yet, so he had reserved a day's time for it.Chu Yao did not show the slightest trace of displeasure on her face.
She nodded quite smoothly and agreed to the matter.
If Chu Yao knew that her attempt to poison him had failed, and that she had instead been secretly enslaved by Ye Ba, one could only wonder what she would feel in her heart.
Seeing how obedient Chu Yao was, Ye Ba felt much more secure.
Afterward, he asked her a few questions regarding cultivation.
Chu Yao explained them patiently, and even more earnestly than she had in the past, allowing him to benefit greatly and gain many new insights into his cultivation.
After the brief explanation, Ye Ba continued to assist Chu Yao with her cultivation.
Time accelerates~
……
The next day, at dusk.
Ye Ba mentioned the suggestion he had made to Chu Yao to Bu Shenghua as well.
Bu Shenghua did not have any objections to this.
She agreed immediately.
She even placed a special restriction inside his body to conceal the aura of his constitution.
According to Bu Shenghua, as long as it was not direct spiritual power probing, any Qi Condensation practitioner below the Foundation Establishment Stage using divine sense would be unable to discover his Pure Yang Constitution.
This allowed the stone in Ye Ba's heart to finally drop, and he felt at ease.
"Eat this medicinal pill!" Bu Shenghua produced a pill and tossed it to Ye Ba.
Ye Ba looked curiously at the crimson pill in his hand.
He was, after all, a Low-Grade Tier 2 Alchemist now.
Merely through observation and scent, he could roughly guess the function of the pill in his hand.
This pill did not look like a good thing!
"Senior Sister, what kind of pill is this?" Ye Ba did not swallow it immediately.
"This is the Ascension Pill, which can amplify your five senses. It is a commonly used pill during cultivation." Bu Shenghua glanced at Ye Ba with disdain and explained impatiently.
Right now, she only wanted to begin cultivating immediately and absorb the benefits!
Having discovered that Ye Ba's Pure Yang Constitution was exceptionally strong, she no longer worried that Ye Ba would be sucked dry by her.
This Ascension Pill would allow her to absorb even greater benefits.
Even if Ye Ba were unwilling to take it, she would force him to swallow it.
Her Sword Spirit Physique had already awakened, and her strength had increased tremendously.
However, in order to defeat the other disciples and win first place at the Outer Sect Disciple Grand Competition at the end of the month,
she needed to raise her cultivation as much as possible.
"This female fiend really wants me dead!" Ye Ba felt a chill in his heart.
Twenty or thirty times a night wasn't enough; she even wanted him to take the Ascension Pill!
That was only thanks to his Supreme Yang Immortal Body. If it were his friend Qin Shuang, he probably would have turned into a dried corpse in a single night.
Looking at the expression of refusal not being tolerated on Bu Shenghua's face, Ye Ba had no choice but to swallow it helplessly.
Deep down, he made up his mind that once the subordinate relationship was established, he would surely torture and humiliate Bu Shenghua thoroughly!
The moment the Ascension Pill entered his mouth, the rich medicinal power melted away on his tongue, merging into his meridians and heightening his five senses.
Bu Shenghua's broad bosom magnified in his eyes, becoming much clearer—he could even see the delicate luster on the surface of her skin.
A faint body fragrance drifted into his nostrils, causing his heart to beat wildly and uncontrollably.
Suddenly, Bu Shenghua lifted her foot and stepped closer to him.
As she moved, the split in her robe swayed, revealing glimpses of her mystical parts.
Thump!
Thump-thump!
Ye Ba's heart hammered like a war drum.
The blood and Qi within his body surged frantically, rushing from his heart down to his lower limbs, causing them to swell.
Bloodshot veins appeared in Ye Ba's eyes, and his breathing grew heavy.
"Trash is trash, you can't even handle this much!" Deep disgust flashed in the depths of Bu Shenghua's eyes.
If not for the sake of advancing her cultivation, she would have gouged out Ye Ba's blasphemous eyes!