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He casually tossed the money to the madam, whom the girl called "mother," and said generously, "Give me a room, and bring a few of your prettiest girls."
Weighing the object in her hand, the madam's smile grew even brighter. What a big customer! She absolutely had to serve him well.
"No problem, young master, please come to me." The madam led Yi Shuihan to a relatively clean-looking room, invited him to sit down, and then went out to find a girl.
The madam was incredibly fast; she only made Yi Shuihan wait a few minutes before arriving with a group of girls.
"These four are our top courtesans in the Rose Garden: Chunlan, Xiahe, Caihua, and Qiuju," the madam introduced them one by one, her eyes constantly watching Yi Shuihan's reaction. Seeing that Yi Shuihan did not show any obvious emotion, her heart skipped a beat, thinking that Yi Shuihan was not very satisfied.
"Good, they're the ones. Let's keep them all."
These women were indeed quite presentable, with makeup on, though not quite as good as Tingting. However, being women of the night, they possessed a charm that Tingting lacked, knowing how to seduce men. Their alluring, coy demeanor and captivating eyes added a unique allure.
After the madam left, the girls boldly walked up to Yi Shuihan and said in a coquettish tone, "Young master, you are so handsome! My heart is pounding so fast, it's making my heart flutter. Feel it."
"My chest hurts so much, young master, please rub it for me!"
"I softened at just one look from you, young master. You are so amazing."
This scene caught Yi Shuihan off guard, leaving him dumbfounded as one of the women pulled his hand to a soft spot.
an hour later,
Yi Shuihan fled the rose garden in a somewhat disheveled state. She simply couldn't take it anymore. Even though these women were not as beautiful as Robin and the others, their methods were simply too formidable. Their affectionate gazes, wanton actions, and bold behavior were all so powerful. If Yi Shuihan hadn't run away quickly, she might have been the one to be seduced.
"Damn, I'm never coming to a place like this again," Yi Shuihan said fiercely, though for some reason his tone sounded somewhat insincere, his eyes clearly filled with excitement.
Sigh, Yi Shuihan's interest was piqued by a few girls, and his passion vanished before it could even be extinguished. He felt quite uncomfortable now, but he didn't regret it. He was extremely picky when it came to women, and these girls clearly didn't meet his standards. He'd rather have none than settle for less.
At this moment, Yi Shuihan missed Robin and the others, and suddenly felt a strong urge to summon them as soon as possible.
"System! System, where's the mission? How am I supposed to earn cultivation points without a mission?!"
On his way home, Yi Shuihan casually complained, but to his surprise, the system's voice actually rang out after he finished complaining.
"Ding! Sensing the host's strong request, a special mission has been generated:"
Task Name: Remaining Unmoved by a Woman's Embrace
Task Description: The system has detected the host's desire to obtain cultivation points to summon Robin and others. Therefore, this task is generated to satisfy the host's requirements. The host must remain unmoved and refrain from having relations with 100 women who offer themselves to him. The women cannot be repeated, and there is no time limit.
Task Reward: 1000 Cultivation Points
Failure penalty: None
Note: You must not break your body during this mission, otherwise the mission will fail.
"
After reading the system's task description, Yi Shuihan felt as if thunder had struck him, and his mind was in turmoil. How could such a bizarre task appear?
"Remaining unmoved by a woman's patronage"—this is practically forcing me to become a monk! And 100 more? Good heavens, even Liu Xiahui (a legendary figure known for his integrity) might not be able to resist that! No, he definitely wouldn't!
After silently grumbling for a moment, Yi Shuihan still decided to do the task. After all, there was no penalty for this task; at worst, he could just pretend it never happened.
Besides, Yi Shuihan has no other choice right now, since this is the only way to get cultivation points!
"From today onwards, I, Yi Shuihan, will strive to become the next generation of Liu Xiahui, and endeavor to surpass Liu Xiahui as soon as possible and become Yi Xiahui."
Of course, he had to do the mission, but Yi Shuihan wasn't in a hurry. He would do the mission in his spare time, or wait until he encountered a bottleneck in his cultivation before focusing his main energy on it.
As for how to complete this task, Yi Shuihan also had his own ideas. Brothels were indeed a good place to complete the task. If one brothel girl wasn't enough, there were still brothels in other places!
Chapter 224, The Jumping Mission Progress
Back home, they found that Qiusheng and Wencai were still condensing their Dharma source, emanating a mysterious aura. Upon closer inspection, it could be seen that their bodies were surrounded by a layer of faint light.
"Looks like everything went smoothly!"
However, if they can make a mistake in this, then their talent is truly terrible.
Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai were disciples chosen by Uncle Jiu, so they were naturally much stronger than ordinary people in terms of cultivation. Otherwise, Uncle Jiu would not have taken them into his sect.
The reason why Qiu Sheng attracted the female ghost Xiao Yu could not be simply because he lit an incense stick for Xiao Yu and said a sentence. The deeper reason is that his own physique had a certain attraction for Xiao Yu, making her feel very comfortable to be by his side.
This system probably has some benefits for cultivation, which is why he was valued by Uncle Nine!
As for Wencai, although he looks silly, he has one advantage: he is very brave. Don't be fooled by how he runs away faster than anyone else when he encounters a zombie night attack. He can still sleep soundly next to a pile of dead people. He is a natural talent for guarding the mortuary!
When Uncle Jiu saw Yi Shuihan return, he gave him an inquiring look. Yi Shuihan smiled and nodded, indicating that the matter had been taken care of. Uncle Jiu returned a grateful look.
Neither of them spoke much after that. Although even if they had spoken, it wouldn't have had a significant impact on Wencai and Qiusheng, it was a matter concerning their disciples, and Uncle Jiu was unwilling to allow even the slightest possibility of it affecting them.
After some time, it gradually got dark. Uncle Nine remained steadfast in his post as a protector, unwilling to even take a break, for fear that something unexpected might happen.
Yi Shuihan had already returned to his room to cultivate, but this time he did not fully immerse himself in it, only putting half of his energy into cultivation, and he could stop cultivating at any time.
midnight,
Yi Shuihan, who was cultivating with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them. He sensed a thick yin energy rapidly approaching him.
A look of confusion crossed his face. Was he here for me? I don't think I've offended anyone!
If it wasn't aimed at me, then who was it?
"Could it be him?" Suddenly thinking of Qiu Sheng, Yi Shuihan recalled a female ghost, instantly clearing his mind.
"Well, since I've run into her, I'll just have to get rid of her."
The next moment, Yi Shuihan had already disappeared from his room.
As Yi Shuihan left, in another room, Uncle Jiu glanced in the direction Yi Shuihan had gone, his face showing surprise and confusion. He wanted to follow him, but after looking at his two disciples who were at a critical moment, he decided to stay behind.
"Who are you? Why are you stopping me?"
The female ghost Xiaoyu looked at the person who had suddenly appeared in front of her with some wariness. Logically speaking, as a ghost, she should not show such an expression to a person, but there is one exception: the Taoist priest who catches ghosts, the cultivator.
Yi Shuihan did not conceal his cultivation level, so his early stage of Qi Refining was clearly revealed to Xiaoyu. Of course, Xiaoyu could only sense this aspect of his cultivation.
"Stop you? Weren't you looking for me?"
He looked at Xiaoyu with a half-smile, but a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. This Xiaoyu was clearly not an ordinary little ghost. Her soul had been condensed to be no different from that of an ordinary person. She was quite powerful!
She fell in love with Qiu Sheng because of a single sentence. Yi Shuihan refused to believe it, thinking that her love was just an act, and that her true purpose was Qiu Sheng's yang energy and spirituality.
If she truly loved Qiu Sheng, how could she so recklessly absorb his yang energy, causing him to become so haggard in such a short time?
Yi Shuihan's words caused Xiaoyu's expression to change. She thought that Yi Shuihan was deliberately picking a fight. After all, the person she was looking for was Qiusheng, not Yi Shuihan. She had already left a trace of connection on Qiusheng, which was the only way to quickly determine Qiusheng's location. She had tried to find Qiusheng by following this trace of connection, but was stopped by Yi Shuihan's sudden appearance.
"Hehe, Qiusheng is at my house right now. Do you understand what I mean?" Seeing Xiaoyu's expression, Yi Shuihan knew that she had misunderstood.
"Qiu Sheng is with you! What is your relationship with him?" Xiao Yu was slightly surprised. She knew Qiu Sheng's background, knew about Uncle Jiu and Wen Cai, but had never heard of Yi Shui Han.
This can't be blamed on her. She had never met Yi Shuihan. During the reburial of Ren Fa, Yi Shuihan left early and she never saw him. When she was with Qiu Sheng, she was too eager and didn't have time to tell him about Yi Shuihan, so she never knew Yi Shuihan existed.
"He calls me Brother Yi. What kind of relationship do you think that is? He has things to take care of in the next two days and won't be coming to see you. I don't care what your intentions are towards him, but you'd better wait a couple of days before going to see him."
As he spoke, Yi Shuihan brazenly sized up Xiaoyu, a knowing look in his eyes.
This was naturally Yi Shuihan's outfit. Although Xiaoyu was quite pretty, even more so than the top courtesan in the Rose Garden, she was still not as good as him. He just suddenly remembered his special mission and hoped to complete a spot with Xiaoyu.
Seeing Yi Shuihan's gaze, Xiaoyu's eyes flashed with disdain, but then she looked at him with deep affection. With a slight tremor, half of her clothes fell off, revealing large expanses of snow-white skin.
Her body slowly floated towards Yi Shuihan, her mouth slightly open, revealing a smooth little tongue and sweet, rosy lips.
Her eyes sparkled, as if filled with spring. "Young master, I'm not looking for Qiusheng at all. The person I'm looking for is actually you!"
The voice seemed to possess a strange allure, captivating people unconsciously.
"A mere trick, you dare to show off such a small skill." Yi Shuihan thought disdainfully, but pretended to be captivated and opened his arms wide.
Xiaoyu finally reached Yi Shuihan's arms, and then used all her skills to try to make Yi Shuihan submit. She was determined to drain Yi Shuihan dry.
However, after busying himself for a while, Yi Shuihan didn't take any further action, as if he had suddenly lost interest in her.
"You..." Looking up and seeing Yi Shuihan's eyes, which were completely unfazed and full of smiles, Xiaoyu realized that she had been tricked and was immediately furious.
“Mission completion progress is one percent.” Looking at the progress bar, Yi Shuihan completely ignored Xiao Yu’s angry glare.
Chapter 225, A Small Test of Thunder Technique
"Alright, I'm in a better mood now, so I won't hold it against you. You can go now. Remember, don't look for Qiusheng these next few days." Why not just get rid of Xiaoyu while he's at it? Besides Xiaoyu contributing a little to the mission progress, there's nothing between him and Xiaoyu. This is their first meeting, after all. As for Qiusheng's matter, Qiusheng can handle it himself.
"I don't care. You wish! You think you can just take advantage and run? There's no such thing as a free lunch. So what if you're only at the early stage of Qi Refining? I've killed people before. You'll stay here today!" Xiaoyu looked at Yi Shuihan with resentful eyes, her voice growing more and more ethereal, until finally her figure disappeared from Yi Shuihan's sight.
Has it gone invisible? But that's no problem for me.
Recalling a certain spell from Uncle Nine's notes, Yi Shuihan reached out and wiped his eyes, softly uttering, "Open Ghost Eyes."
"Found it!" It has to be said that this spell is quite useful. If he didn't know it, even if Yi Shuihan could ensure that he wouldn't be harmed, if the other party was determined to run away, he really wouldn't have any way to deal with it except by using area-of-effect skills. And area-of-effect skills have relatively large limitations. He is not the kind of cold-blooded person. He is still a little wary in crowded places.
Of course, if he really offended Yi Shuihan, then he wouldn't care about anything else.
"You stinking Taoist priest, go to hell!" Xiaoyu stretched out her hand, revealing her long fingernails, as if she wanted to strangle Yi Shuihan.
"Sigh, why bother?" He said this, but when Xiaoyu approached him, Yi Shuihan kicked out with spiritual energy, sending Xiaoyu flying while her head remained in place.
Ghosts are truly amazing creatures. Seeing this scene where the head and body are separated but the creature is still alive and kicking, Yi Shuihan couldn't help but feel a sense of awe.
"scare"
Xiaoyu's hair suddenly stood upside down, and her face became half burned and half intact. It was disgusting, and she even felt disgusted and wanted to bite Yi Shuihan.
Yi Shuihan frowned slightly; Xiaoyu had successfully disgusted him.
Yi Shuihan unleashed his full power, drawing upon his early-stage Qi Refining cultivation, while simultaneously forming a complex hand seal: "Lightning, summon!"
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning the size of a thumb appeared in the void and struck straight at Xiaoyu's head.
"what!"
A scream rang out, and lightning crackled and surged on Xiaoyu's head, with wisps of black smoke drifting out from it.
Feeling his spiritual energy nearly depleted, Yi Shuihan became increasingly dissatisfied with his cultivation level. This early stage of Qi Refining was still too low; he had exhausted his spiritual energy just by casting a lightning spell. He was really pathetic!
Yi Shuihan was dissatisfied, but he didn't know that if others knew that he could release such a level of lightning magic in the early stage of Qi Refining, they would be stunned. You have to know that lightning magic, which has a huge destructive power, requires a very high level of cultivation. At least one can only start to come into contact with it in the middle stage of Qi Refining, and can only use it normally in the later stage. Not to mention that the lightning magic used by Yi Shuihan was obviously much more powerful than ordinary lightning magic.
According to Uncle Nine's notes, this thumb-sized lightning bolt would be more than enough to deal with ordinary ghosts, let alone ghosts with a hundred years of cultivation.
The strength of ghosts in this world is divided into minor ghosts, hundred-year-old ghosts, thousand-year-old ghosts, and ghost kings. Generally, those in the early stage of Qi Refining can deal with minor ghosts and hundred-year-old ghosts. Some geniuses who are one or two hundred years old can also be dealt with in the early stage of Qi Refining. The more powerful ones require the middle and late stages of Qi Refining.
The Great Ghost of a Thousand Years is already a legendary existence, comparable to the Nascent Soul stage, and it is currently impossible to see. As for the Ghost Kings that follow, they are even more powerful, with powerful Ghost Kings even comparable to the Dao Integration stage.
Of course, whether there is a Ghost King in the world of Mr. Vampire is still a question. As for the thousand-year-old ghosts, there are probably only a few, or there may be none at all.
In the Dharma-ending Age, the appearance of a hundred-year-old ghost is already an extremely extraordinary event.
This Xiaoyu actually possesses cultivation comparable to a hundred-year-old ghost, making her quite a formidable existence. No wonder she could fight against Uncle Nine in the original story.
"Spare...spare my life!"
It was just bad luck for Xiaoyu to encounter Yi Shuihan, that freak. Now, after being hit by a lightning spell, even her soul is a little unstable. She looks only slightly stronger than a newborn ghost.
At this moment, Xiaoyu's face had regained its original beauty, and the pleading look in her eyes, as if she was about to cry, made her look truly pitiful.
"I told you to leave, but you wouldn't listen. Now look what happened!" Yi Shuihan curled his lips, then waved his hand and said, "Fine, you can go now. I'll let you off this time."
Xiaoyu was taken aback, somewhat unable to react to Yi Shuihan's decisiveness.
"Are you leaving or not? If you don't leave soon, I'll have to be careful!"
No sooner had Yi Shuihan finished speaking impatiently than Xiaoyu staggered away, disappearing completely from Yi Shuihan's sight a moment later.
"This is a great help to Qiu Sheng. Even if she comes looking for him again, with Qiu Sheng's cultivation level of Condensing Origin, he will at least be able to protect himself."
Having resolved the matter, Yi Shuihan returned home.
"Is he back? It seems there was a big battle. I wonder who the other side was." The place where Yi Shuihan and Xiaoyu fought was not too far away. Although the sounds could not reach Uncle Jiu's ears, he could definitely sense the fluctuations of spiritual energy. He even planned to go and help, but the battle ended too quickly and Yi Shuihan had already returned, so he was relieved.
The next day
Yi Shuihan felt two strong fluctuations of spiritual energy suddenly erupt, and instantly realized that the source of energy had been successfully condensed.
"Congratulations! Uncle Jiu has a worthy successor!" Seeing Uncle Jiu's smiling face, Yi Shuihan quickly offered his congratulations.
Hearing Yi Shuihan's words, even though Uncle Jiu knew it was a compliment, he was still in a particularly good mood. "Not at all, not at all. These two lads are far from good enough. Wencai has only condensed a fifth-grade Dharma Source, and Qiusheng is only a fourth-grade one."
It's clear that Uncle Nine is extremely happy; his eyebrows are practically raised, and he's beaming with joy!
Chapter 226, The Painful Yet Pleasant Mission Time
"From now on, I am a true cultivator." Qiu Sheng felt his body was completely different from before and smiled. Wen Cai next to him laughed even more foolishly.
"Gulu!"
Suddenly, a rumbling sound came from Wencai and Qiusheng's stomachs, making them both feel awkward. Uncle Jiu glared at them fiercely.
However, considering that he and his apprentices hadn't eaten in so long, Uncle Nine also felt a bit hungry. Normally, he should have taken his two apprentices out for a good meal to celebrate.
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