"Nymm~ uh~ swe~uh."
Fang Lu, the youngest disciple of the Seven Autumn Sect, was on his duty of sweeping the sect when he accidentally heard a sweet moan from the window of his master.
Earlier today, he saw the Son of Heaven's daughter, Zhao Lan, walk inside with his master.
Albeit, Fang Lu had no intention of spying on their cultivation, but he was only a teenager; after all, the sound alone was arousing.
"What are you doing, young man?" Spoiling the moment was a female disciple. She crossed her arms, looking at him.
After noticing he was caught, Fang Lu gently climbed down. Instead of feeling scared, he picked up the broom and hung it on his shoulder.
"I was only helping to clean Master's window, tch, no big deal," Fang Lu confidently said.
"With the broom on the ground?" she asked.
Fang Lu sighed. "Forgive me, Elder Yun Xi."
Yun Xi remained quiet. Normally, she would report this, but today was different.
Instead of scolding Fang Lu, she asked, "What is your current martial essence?"
Fang Lu, who had been staring at the floor, looked at her and frowned. "First Spirit Stage."
"Well then, I give you my word that I will personally hand over a maiden when you reach Inner Body Stage Three," Yun Xi said.
That would make a normal person happy; however, Fang Lu knew his chances were next to none.
In this world, there were six stages of cultivation, each containing four phases.
The Spirit Stage aligned the body with the spirit, increasing not only combat sense but also awareness to detect the slightest danger.
Furthermore, the Spirit Stage had a second phase known as the Inner Spirit Stage. Those who perfected this phase were able to send their bodies to the Spirit Realm, but only for a short time.
The Body Stage of cultivation was physical cultivation with the opposite sex. However, it was known to weaken the meridian core of male cultivators, a technique devised for two cultivators known as dual cultivation.
Passing the Body Stage granted physical strength and increased speed, leading to the Inner Body Stage. Sadly, not many made it past this stage.
If the body was not trained to endure during the Body Stage, then the Inner Body Stage would not be easy, because this was where dual cultivation truly mattered.
Those who were not strong enough ended up permanently crumbling their meridians.
Reaching the third phase of the Inner Body Stage was considered genius-level; the Refined and Martial Stages were left for those bold enough to push past their limits.
Without dual cultivation, reaching Inner Body Stage Three would take more than a decade, and Fang Lu knew that, which made him frown.
Everyone needed cultivation to be strong enough to hunt demons and gain respect.
"Is there something wrong?" Yun Xi asked.
"Not at all, Elder Yun Xi," Fang Lu responded and paid his respect by bowing his head.
Unfortunately for him, the sect robes for females were too short, allowing him to see her thick thighs. If he squatted any lower, he might even see her underwear.
"Hmph, pervert," she said before leaving with flushed cheeks.
After she left, Fang Lu glanced at the window.
"Woah, Master Xuan is very talented in dual cultivation. How did he do it again?" he thought.
Recreating the image he saw, Fang Lu pretended a girl was in front of him, leaning toward him.
He acted as if he were thrusting and spanking her, smiling as he did so.
Only then did he realize that a few female disciples passing by had stopped to watch his act.
Fang Lu froze.
After noticing them, he quickly adjusted his posture. One of the girls chuckled and asked, "Who's the imaginary girl?"
"Xue Ming," he replied with a smirk. While the other girls laughed at his response, the beautiful girl named Xue Ming nearly chased Fang Lu around the sect.
Although he wasn't a strong cultivator, Fang Lu was popularly known around the sect for his charm. In most cases, he was called the Lazy Genius.
Though he had been told many times that dual cultivation in the Spirit Stage could break his meridians, Fang Lu still wanted to experience it for himself.
After all, waiting a whole decade before intimacy made him sigh. He had finished all his chores and was now resting on his bed.
"Fang Lu, quickly come. You have to see this," his fellow perverted friend, Bao Feng, whispered through the window.
Since he was from another sect, this was considered trespassing. However, he wasn't entirely inside the sect.
He had climbed the tree just outside the sect, beside Fang Lu's window.
"It's Lady Sue. She's having her bath now. Come quickly, I saved a spot for you," Bao Feng assured him.
Fang Lu, who could never say no to things like this, smiled deviously and jumped out of the window before leaping over the fence.
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Bao Feng had never been wrong when it came to things like this, and he was right again.
Three more disciples from the Heaven Sect were peeping through a hole in the wall. They were even fighting over it.
"Are those your guys?" Fang Lu asked.
"No."
While the three fought for a chance to peep, Fang Lu and Bao Feng already had two spots beside each other.
"Woah, she's about to strip. Can't wait to see her again," Bao Feng whispered excitedly.
Fang Lu, on the other hand, felt a tap on his shoulder. When he turned around, it was one of the three.
"Leave that spot for me," he said. Being bigger, he clearly intended to bully one of them.
"Uh, no, this spot be—kwek," Fang Lu coughed out blood and fell to his knees.
The movement barely registered. What he felt was an instant fist sinking into his stomach.
"Hey, not cool, man," Bao Feng yelled at the bully. At this point, all three were demanding that they both leave.
"Stay out of this, Bao Feng," Fang Lu coughed. He was weak, very weak, and also very cocky.
He stood as if protecting the wall at all costs. "Fellow cultured daoist, why—"
"You're not even from the Heaven Sect. You shouldn't be peeping on our Sue," another one said. "Now leave."
"Tch, and if I said no? Because I'm saying—"
Boom.
Once again, Fang Lu didn't see it coming. This time, the punch hit him so hard that the moment he broke through the wall, his whole body shattered.
"Fang Lu!" Bao Feng screamed, his eyes filling with tears.
At this moment, Lady Sue had already alerted the guards, so everyone — including Bao Feng — quickly ran off.
Fang Lu remained motionless where he lay, coughing blood that stained his face, his organs damaged and exposed from his torn abdomen.
"So, this is it? I haven't even—" He coughed again, slowly dying. "The sky is beautiful."
As his mind slipped into the abyss, instead of silence, he heard something else — a bell.
-[Ding]-