After the assessment, Leng Yulai immediately took Lu Jun and Gu Yuena away.
"Alright, the assessment is over. Now, you can do whatever you need to do."
Leng Yulai looked at the two and said.
"The most important thing for you right now is to cultivate diligently. Don't overthink anything else; my sister and I will handle it."
"Understood."
Lu Jun nodded.
"Then I'll go to my exclusive cultivation room to meditate and cultivate."
"I'll go too." Gu Yuena followed.
"Okay, I'll call you when there's news." Leng Yulai looked dotingly at them, raising her hand to ruffle the hair of the two children.
She then let them go to their exclusive cultivation rooms.
Along the way, Gu Yuena kept following behind Lu Jun, maintaining a not-too-far, not-too-close distance.
She remained silent, her gaze occasionally falling on Lu Jun, then quickly moving away.
Lu Jun, who was at the very front, walked while occasionally looking at the windows along the side of the road. Through the glass, he could see the scenery outside, his mind filled with countless thoughts.
In this era, there were no longer any so-called Holy Spirit Cult Evil Soul Masters.
Without the existence of Evil Soul Masters, there should be much less trouble.
However, later on, there would still be many crises.
For example, the invasion of the Abyssal Plane.
And there was also Tang Hao, who had already become the Douluo Plane, and Tang San's mother, the Life Core.
The entire Douluo Star was still in turmoil.
As for who caused it?
Don't ask.
Lu Jun scratched his head, looking a bit anxious.
Now, he was not only targeted by the ambitious Qiangu Dongfeng, but the Tang Sect was also secretly causing trouble.
Internal and external troubles, indeed.
But Leng Yulai was right; the most important thing for him now was to seize the time to cultivate.
These matters had nothing to do with him.
He believed the Spirit Transfer Pagoda would protect him well.
Even Qiangu Dongfeng wouldn't openly target him... right?
Thinking of this, Lu Jun's steps gradually slowed down, eventually coming to a halt.
Gu Yuena, who had been following behind Lu Jun, distracted, did not notice Lu Jun stopping and continued walking at her original speed.
It wasn't until her forehead gently bumped into Lu Jun's back that she suddenly snapped back to reality.
Gu Yuena let out a soft gasp and instinctively rubbed her forehead.
Lu Jun heard the sound and immediately turned around:
"Are you alright?"
Gu Yuena gently shook her head:
"I'm fine, I just zoned out and didn't notice you stopped."
Lu Jun was silent for a moment before saying:
"...Thank you."
"Thank me for what?" Gu Yuena didn't understand what he was saying.
"I'm thanking you for saving my life in the Spirit Ascension Platform."
When Lu Jun thought of the accident he encountered in the Spirit Ascension Platform, recalling it made his scalp tingle.
"If you hadn't taken me and run, I might have already fallen into the Tang Sect's hands by now, and I don't know how they would have treated me."
Upon hearing Lu Jun's words, Gu Yuena's eyes flickered slightly, seeming a bit uncomfortable.
This was the first time Lu Jun had spoken so much to her.
"It's nothing. In that situation, anyone would have done the same."
"What's more, if it wasn't for you delaying them at the last critical moment, we probably wouldn't have been able to hold out until it was time to leave the Spirit Ascension Platform."
"In that accident, we both cooperated well. Without either of us, we wouldn't have been able to escape successfully."
"So you don't need to thank me."
"No, their target was me. You could have run by yourself, but you chose to take me with you. If it wasn't for you, I might really have been finished."
A slight smile appeared on Lu Jun's lips.
"I'll treat you to dinner tonight."
"Okay." This time, Gu Yuena didn't refuse.
She felt very satisfied in her heart.
He thanked me and wants to treat me to dinner.
According to what's said online, this should be a very good friend relationship, right?
The plan for the good friends' big battle finally had progress!
Compared to Gu Yuena's internal overthinking, Lu Jun's thought was simply that he didn't want to owe Gu Yuena anything.
Right now, he only wanted to cultivate diligently and become stronger.
Women, what's the point? They would only affect the speed at which he drew his sword.
Especially without the Golden Dragon King Bloodline, you still want to pursue the Silver Dragon King?
Dream on.
He didn't want to go through all that trouble only to leave an impression of "you're a good person" in Gu Yuena's heart, and then for her to meet Tang Wulin, feel the Golden Dragon King Bloodline within him, and then eagerly run off to be with him.
Wouldn't he then become a clown?
Or a lickspittle?
Thinking of this possibility, Lu Jun shivered and shook his head repeatedly.
Too terrifying!
Being very rational, he still reined in any such thoughts.
When Lu Jun stood in front of the cultivation room door, his expression was still a bit dazed.
He took out his ID card.
"Beep, identity verification passed."
A mechanical voice sounded, and the heavy metal door slid open silently.
The cultivation room inside was unimaginably spacious. The entire cultivation room simulated the environment of the Extremely North Land, and its market value was enough to buy a small city.
This was also the cultivation room he frequented the most.
It was just that the contribution points required were too expensive. Fortunately, for the past three years, Leng Yaozhu had helped him with the contribution points, so he could use it for free.
Lu Jun approached the control panel, habitually preparing to swipe his card to deduct contribution points.
When he inserted his ID card into the slot, a line of text popped up on the screen.
"Hmm?"
He looked at the text, frowned in confusion, and tried a few more times, but the result was still the same.
Just then, a uniformed staff member came over at the sound.
"Sir, can I help you with anything?"
Lu Jun pointed at the screen: "Why aren't my contribution points being deducted? Is the system malfunctioning?"
Upon seeing Lu Jun's identity, the staff member was first startled, then showed a respectful smile:
"Spirit Transfer Envoy, you have the highest authority. According to the Tower Master's new regulation this morning, you will not consume any contribution points when using any facility."
"Any facility?" Lu Jun raised an eyebrow.
"Yes, including the Mimicry Cultivation Area, Soul Spirit Fusion Area, and so on..." The staff member rattled them off, "They are all free, no contribution points required."
Lu Jun's fingertips unconsciously tapped the control panel.
This level of privilege could only be enjoyed by people of Leng Yaozhu's level, right?
No, that's not right. Once they reached that realm, these resources weren't that important anymore.
Especially Leng Yaozhu, who was already a Four-Word Battle Armor Master, she had even less use for them.
What exactly was this old fellow, Qiangu Dongfeng, planning with him?
He wants to spoil me rotten.
"I understand, thank you."
After the staff member left, Lu Jun immediately activated the cultivation room's soundproof barrier.
He sat cross-legged on the ice, but did not immediately begin cultivating. Instead, he took out the Spirit Transfer Envoy badge from his in arms.
"Killing with praise, killing with praise. I hope I can withstand the temptation."
Lu Jun knew that within the Spirit Transfer Pagoda in the original work, it was not unified; they all had their own systems.
Leng Yaozhu and Qiangu Dongfeng were not on the same side.
"I will absolutely not betray my teacher."
Lu Jun closed his eyes and began to cultivate in this mimicry environment.
"Since it has come to this, let's cultivate first."
...At the same time, in a certain room on the top floor of the Spirit Transfer Pagoda.
Qiangu Dongfeng looked at Lu Jun's comprehensive data on the screen, revealing a meaningful smile.
"A genius, truly a genius."
"It's just a pity that geniuses who haven't fully matured are always prone to dying young."