Chapter 42: You're Still Too Weak

  "Ah, Ling'er, Xue'er, you two are truly beautiful, and I will never tire of looking at you in this lifetime." He tightened his grip on them, pulling their bodies closer to his own. "I am already grateful for the good fortune of having both of you by my side in this life. From now on, I will not let anyone harm or wrong you in any way. Anyone who tries to hurt you will either become a corpse or have to step over my dead body first." Although his words were fierce and menacing, they only filled the two women's eyes with sparkling colors and their hearts with an unusual sweetness. To them, Gu Yun's words, which seemed devoid of romantic sentiment, were incredibly endearing.

  The two women didn't say a word, but they both leaned their heads into Gu Yun's chest and nudged him gently, their bodies pressing closer together. The three of them continued to cuddle like this for a long time before Gu Yun finally sat up with a reluctant expression, got dressed, and said to the two women, "Alright, let's go see my master first." The two women nodded, then, under Gu Yun's unyielding gaze, they bashfully put on their clothes. Only after he had watched them cover their perfect bodies completely did Gu Yun withdraw his gaze, shaking his head with a reluctant expression that made the two women roll their eyes at him again. Gu Yun chuckled and wrapped his arms around the two women's slender waists, leading them outside. Now that their relationship was clear, any affectionate move Gu Yun made towards the two women seemed so natural.

  With two women walking out of the practice room, they came to the spiritual medicine garden in front. The two women were immediately fascinated by the scenery in front of them. Chen Xue'er's eyes sparkled with bright light and said: "It's so beautiful! Brother Gu, what is this place? Why are there so many spiritual medicines?" Chen Ling'er also looked at Gu Yun with a puzzled face. Although they didn't know how to refine medicine, they could still distinguish between spiritual medicines. Moreover, these spiritual medicines emitted a layer of misty light, and it was clear that they had been grown for many years. So they were very curious about why Gu Yun brought them here. Gu Yun did not answer their words, but instead flashed to the front of a tree with green spiritual fruit, picked two fruits and handed them to the two women, saying: "Eat, this spiritual fruit can make your body more energetic and never get old."

  The two women happily accepted the fruit handed over by Gu Yun and asked, "Is what Brother Gu said really true? Can it really make us not grow old?" Gu Yun nodded, then watched as the two women joyfully ate the spiritual fruit. Of course they would be happy, never growing old again - for girls like them, the temptation was immense. Although they were cultivators, they too would grow old; it's just that their time would be much longer than ordinary people. Generally speaking, for someone at their level of cultivation, in the Golden Elixir stage, they could maintain their current appearance for fifty years without changing. Once this time limit was exceeded and their cultivation had not advanced, they would slowly begin to grow old. Of course, the higher one's cultivation, the longer they could maintain their youth. Now, as long as they ate a single fruit, they wouldn't have to worry about growing old again - and the flavor of the fruit was extremely good, with a sweet and sour taste that was refreshing and fragrant. After finishing the fruit, the two women still savored the lingering aftertaste in their mouths.

  Gu Yun then selected a type of spiritual fruit from inside that could strengthen the body and handed it to the two women. Their bodies had been weakened by years of torture, although they had shown some improvement under Gu Yun's careful care over this period of time, but were still not in their best state. The two types of spiritual fruits he selected for the two women were also the most suitable for them, as the effects of these spiritual fruits would only slowly improve their bodies, and the spiritual energy within would be gradually absorbed by the two women. It wouldn't be like other spiritual fruits that increased cultivation, which would release a huge amount of spiritual energy at once, causing the two women's bodies to explode from the sudden surge of energy. In fact, except for Gu Yun, no one else would dare to eat these thousand-year-old spiritual fruits like ordinary fruit. First, the huge spiritual energy was not something that could be handled by anyone without a strong physical body, and of course, Gu Yun was an exception - his nine-turn golden body refined through cultivation was far beyond what ordinary cultivators could compare to. Second, others would not dare to waste a thousand-year-old spiritual fruit, as refining it into a pill would have a better effect than eating it directly, and one thousand-year-old spiritual fruit could refine more than one pill. So if other cultivators were to see Gu Yun's behavior, they would probably scold him for being a spendthrift, and even if they didn't, they would still feel uncomfortable in their hearts.

  Of course, these ancient clouds were completely unimportant to him. In his heart, the two women were more precious than the spiritual medicine in this garden. At this time, the thief brought two transformed spiritual medicines and walked over, smiling at the ancient cloud: "Little boy, you're not heartbroken now, are you?"

  Hehe smiled and didn't answer, he knew that was the look on his face when he first saw him eating those spiritual fruits. He said to the two girls: "Ling'er, Xue'er, this is my master, you can call him Master from now on."

  The two women heard the old saying and immediately called out "Master" in a clever manner.

  The bandit laughed and said, "You two are really clever girls. If you follow this kid and he dares to bully you in the future, just tell me and I'll make him regret it." He then took out two white long dresses and handed them to the two girls, saying, "These clothes are made from thousand-year-old ice silkworms and nine heavenly clouds, although they don't have strong defense, they can keep your bodies safe from evil spirits and fire. Moreover, these clothes can change freely, you can become whatever style you want." The two girls looked at Gu Yun, saw him nod, and then put away the clothes. The bandit sighed in his heart, thinking that if the one in his heart was also so clever, his life would be much easier.

  Gu Yun naturally didn't know what the thief was thinking, seeing him take out two women's clothes, he smiled and said: "Master, how did you get these things, you wouldn't have... back then".

  "The bandit glared at him and said: 'You little scoundrel, you're getting itchy, huh? You even dare to be presumptuous in front of your master.'"

  As the old saying goes, a smile can get you out of many troubles. In front of this master, he didn't need to worry about those worldly etiquette rules at all.

  Four people and two Lingyao arrived in the yard. The bandit leader glared at Gu Yun again, saying: "Little boy, what are you going to do now?"

  As the old saying goes, he was stunned and hadn't figured out what his master meant by "thief crazy", so he stared at his master in confusion.

  The furious bandit slapped him hard on the head and said, "You little brat thought you could take them out like this?"

  Gǔ yún diǎn le diǎn tóu, tā jiù shì zhè me xiǎng de. Zéi fēng zǐ yǒu xiē cuò bài de yáo le yáo tóu zhī hòu shuō dào: "Xiǎo zǐ, nǐ zhī dào nǐ xiàn zài de shí lì gēn hé yì jiè de xiū zhēn zhě dǎ dòu néng dé shèng".

  Gu Yun thought for a moment and said: "Early-stage cultivators should be no problem, fighting with their lives on the line, mid-term ones can also barely hold on".

  "With such a low level of cultivation, you think you can take them outside to make a name for yourself? Do you know how strong their attraction is to true cultivators?" Gu Yun said, pointing at the two women and the two spiritual medicines.

  Gu Yun shook his head, indicating that he didn't know. The bandit leader was furious and puffed out his chest, glaring at him before saying: "I can tell you one thing for sure, if you guys go out like this, there will definitely be a bunch of cultivators chasing after you to kill you. Not to mention the two girls' physiques that are tempting to others, even these two transformed spiritual medicines, if people find out... Heh heh... Are you going to throw them into the Dragon God Temple again?"

  It's said that once something is set in motion, it can't be stopped. If things really reach this point, then the two women and the two spiritual medicines will have to be stored in the Dragon God Seal. However, aside from him, no one else can leave that place. The thief is also unable to go anywhere except for this courtyard and the outer garden. So once they are brought inside, it's likely that the same situation as last time will occur. Moreover, the function of the Dragon God Seal in storing living things is not something that Ji Yun wants to use unless absolutely necessary. If others were to suspect something, he would likely face even greater trouble. He now knows that the Qian Kun bag and Qian Kun ring of cultivators can only store non-living items, and living things cannot be placed inside. Therefore, the fewer people who know about the Dragon God Seal's ability to store living things, the better.

  Seeing Gu Yun's stunned face, Zei Fengzi smiled and said: "Little boy, you know now, don't you?"

  Gǔ yún diǎn le diǎn tóu, ránhòu wèn dào: "Shī fù, nà wǒ gāi zěn me bàn, zǒng bù néng wǒ ràng tāmen yī zhí dōu dāi zài zhè lǐ miàn ba".

  English Translation:

  Gǔ yún nodded and then asked: "Master, what should I do? Can't let them stay here forever, right?"

  "What to do? Do I even need to ask you? Of course, it's to increase your strength! If your strength is strong enough, are you still afraid that others will come to bother you? Look at you now, with so many extraordinary skills for you to cultivate, and such a good place to cultivate, but you're still so weak. Now, I want you to go inside immediately and cultivate. When you reach the requirement, then you can come out. If not, just stay in there!" Seeing Gu Yun was still so clueless, Zei Kuangzi became furious and shouted loudly.

  "Ah, Master, what are the requirements? Can you tell me?" Gu Yun asked with some trepidation, shrinking his neck.

  Hmph, the bandit leader said with a smile: "Actually, it's not that high. After cultivating the Dragon Transformation Manual to the late stage of the dragon embryo, you must be able to refine at least two kinds of first-grade elixirs, and your array skills should be able to set up a killing array or a confinement array with just a wave of your hand. Also, that Cultivating Spirit Manual you just obtained, you should start comprehending and cultivating it too. Lastly, when you come out, you must be able to withstand half an incense stick's worth of time on my hands, of course, I will suppress my cultivation to the same realm as yours. If all these are achieved, then you can take them with you and defend yourselves outside."