"Senior Sister Baiyun, is that you?"
At the foot of Heavenly Red Peak, Qin Feng stared in surprise at a peerlessly beautiful maiden dressed in a palace gown that resembled a white cloud.
This old acquaintance was none other than Senior Sister Baiyun, who had taken good care of him when he first enrolled as a new student.
Behind Senior Sister Baiyun stood several other young women in palace gowns. Their gazes shifted, and their eyes fell one by one upon the black-robed youth.
âSo this is the Elder of Cyan Dragon Academy?â
âHe doesnât look like anything special, does he?â
The young women seemed to arrive riding the wind, each of them exuding an aura powerful enough to shake the Void. It was clear that they were all experts of the Condensing Vein Realm.
The young women were all smiles and laughter. Despite being Condensing Vein Realm experts, they didnât have the slightest air of arrogance. For some reason, Qin Feng found them a bit too strange.
âTheyâre probably acting this way for Senior Sister Baiyunâs sake, right?â Qin Feng wondered, feeling a bit strange.
Qin Fengâs gaze swept over the group before finally landing on Baiyun.
"Whatâs wrong, Junior Brother Qin Feng? You look rather surprised!" A sweet smile blossomed on Baiyunâs gorgeous face, her eyes sparkling with a radiant charm. In truth, she was inwardly astonished. âI havenât seen him for just a few days, but Junior Brother Qin Fengâs Cultivation has deepened so much.â
With every move, his aura was hazy like clouds and water. He had clearly brought his Little Cloud Rain Technique Cultivation to an extremely profound realm!
A peculiar glint flashed through her eyes. Baiyun gave a light smile and, gesturing to the three young women, said, "Junior Brother Qin Feng, let me introduce you. These are all good friends of mine!"
As Qin Feng looked over, Baiyunâs bright eyes shifted, and she pointed to the first green-clothed maiden on the left. "This is LĂ» E!"
She wore a pale green, intricately patterned palace gown. The green-clothed maiden was delicately and incomparably beautiful, with black hair like ink jade styled in an elegant chignon. A few plump, round pearls were casually dotted throughout, making her cloud-like hair seem even softer and more lustrous. Her beautiful eyes overflowed with splendor as she glanced around, and a faint, gentle smile played on her red lips.
The young womanâs pure and elegant aura was like a cool breeze upon oneâs face.
âWhat a refined beauty!â A trace of admiration flashed in Qin Fengâs eyes.
"This is Yun Mo! Yun Mo is the talented one among us. Singing, dancing, playing the zither, or the fluteâthereâs nothing she canât master!" Baiyun said with a smile, pointing to the second young woman.
This was a young woman in a black dress, holding a jade flute as dark as ink. Her elegant, jade-like face was adorned with faint plum blossom makeup. The youthful immaturity had faded from her exceptionally lovely features, replaced by a hint of seductive charm that could steal oneâs soul.
The black-dressed maiden gave Qin Feng a bewitching smile, full of seductive grace and endless charm..
"And this is Wang Qingyu!" Baiyun said, pointing to the last young woman, who was also dressed in white.
Qin Fengâs gaze fell upon the white-clothed maiden.
Shoulders as if carved, a waist as slender as silk, brows like kingfisher feathers, and skin like white snow. She, too, was a peerless beauty.
Seeing Qin Fengâs eyes fixed on Wang Qingyu, a hint of feigned anger appeared in Baiyunâs eyes. "Junior Brother, arenât you going to invite your Senior Sister into your Cave Mansion for a visit?"
"Oh, of course! Senior Sister, please!" Snapping back to his senses, Qin Feng chuckled and quickly cleared a path.
Heavenly Red Peak was located on the northwestern border of the All Stars Academyâs territory. In the past, few disciples ever came to visit, and all the Medicine Boys on the peak were male.
Now, with the arrival of these young women, the peak instantly became much more vibrant.
Many of the Medicine Boys secretly stole glances in their direction, their eyes lingering on the graceful and alluring figures of the young women.
These young women were all great beauties of their time, each with fair skin, a graceful figure, and soft, charming eyes that could stir oneâs heart.
Some of the Medicine Boys watched from afar, a hint of hope in their eyes.
Unfortunately, the young womenâs eyes were all fixed on the black-robed youth, much to the disappointment of the assembled Medicine Boys.
Everyone present was a Martial Arts Strongman, so for them, the towering Heavenly Red Peak was as easy to traverse as flat ground.
As they chatted on the way up, Qin Feng subtly probed and managed to get a general understanding of Senior Sister Baiyunâs mission this time.
It turned out that Senior Sister Baiyun was from the Spirit Source Hall.
The various halls of the All Stars Academy had a clear division of labor. The Hundred Thousand Medicine Mountains were responsible for cultivating large quantities of lower-value medicinal herbs, while Medicine Garden Disciples were in charge of rarer Spirit Medicines.
Disciples of the Spirit Source Hall were responsible for harvesting and categorizing the Spiritual Objects and Spirit Medicines from the various mountains.
The goal of Baiyun and her companions on this trip was clear: to harvest the Profound Water Spirit Medicine, which was about to reach its Mature Stage.
Before long, they arrived at the shore of Celestial Pool Lake. As her gaze swept over the lake and mountain scenery, a trace of envy flashed in Baiyunâs eyes.
"Junior Brother Qin Feng, this place of yours is truly wonderful. Green mountains, clear waters, and overwhelming Spiritual Qi... Heavenly Red Peak truly lives up to its name as a Seventh-level Spirit Mountain. To be able to establish a Cave Mansion in a High-level Spirit Mountain Blessed Land like thisâsuch good fortune is truly enviable!"
"Senior Sister, you praise me too much. Itâs your positions in the Spirit Source Hall that are truly enviable. Everyone knows the Spirit Source Hall is a famous Blessed Land. You get to interact with exotic flowers and strange grasses, rare treasures, and unique fruits every day. Now thatâs a place overflowing with wealth! How could my remote little corner possibly compare?"
Baiyun and the other young women rolled their eyes at Qin Feng. As far as they could see, Heavenly Red Peak was covered in an endless sea of exotic flowers and strange grasses. Many of the rare medicinal herbs here would be worth a fortune if you just picked one at random.
And that wasnât even mentioning the few stalks of Spirit Medicine in the Spirit Garden.
Although disciples of the Spirit Source Hall came into contact with all sorts of Spiritual Flowers and Fruits, they had to report everything. They could only look, not take.
It wasnât like being a "landlord" like Qin Feng, who sat upon a mountain and a cave. Although all the exotic flowers and strange grasses on the mountain technically belonged to All Stars Academy, if a Cave Master like Qin Feng were so inclined, he would absolutely be rolling in wealth.
Behind Baiyun, the other young women looked at Qin Feng with peculiar expressions. In All Stars Academy, someone his age who already owned a Spirit Mountain Blessed Land was the definition of a diamond bachelor.
Single!
Has Points!
Has a Cave Mansion!
And talent!
He was the perfect prospective husband. If they could just ensnare this black-robed youth under their pomegranate skirts, wouldnât that be wonderful?
Although this black-robed youthâs Cultivation wasnât high, the fact that he could become the Elder of Cyan Dragon Academy meant his talent was anything but poor.
It was certainly better than being married off by their families to some good-for-nothing riffraff as a sacrifice for a political alliance.
âA few little hussies!â Baiyun secretly glanced at the chattering, smiling girls and subtly nudged aside the ones who were trying to get closer to the black-robed youth.
âI worked so hard to get a head start; how could I let you little hussies pluck the peach?â
Just then, Luan Xiaochuan, Xu Jie, and Zhao Yuan approached, leading a group of Medicine Boys.
Each Medicine Boy carried a jade platter, upon which were arranged Vermilion Fruits, Jade Peaches, Spiritual Apricots, and other fruits.
These fruits were all specialties of Heavenly Red Peak. Having been suffused with Spiritual Qi, they all possessed remarkable effects.
There were also some Spirit Fruits harvested from rare Half-Spirit Woods.
"Everyone, these are just some fruits from the orchards on Heavenly Red Peak. This humble mountain place doesnât have any truly rare Spirit Fruits, only a few local specialties. Please forgive my poor hospitality!"
"Junior Brother Qin Feng, youâre being far too modest!"
The young women shook their heads. They glanced at the Spirit Fruits served on the jade platters, their expressions unchanging, but a quick exchange of looks revealed the shock in each otherâs eyes.
âThis Junior Brother Qin Feng is really generous, isnât he?â
Yun Mo was already exclaiming via voice transmission, "Heâs not just generous, heâs obscenely rich! Look at that red fruitâthatâs a fifty-year-old Vermilion Fruit! Itâs a Holy Grade item that helps build oneâs foundation before the Martial Arts Three Heavens, and heâs just serving it like a common fruit to guests."
"Exactly! And that hundred-year-old Jade Peach! Thatâs a Supreme Treasure for cultivating Qi Sensing in the Martial Arts Fourth Layer. And the Spiritual Apricots, Spirit Pears... all these fruits are overflowing with Spiritual Qi. Theyâre all fine items for nourishing oneâs Innate True Qi, exceptionally rare!"
"Good heavens, this Junior Brotherâs net worth must be staggering. Iâve been a guest at the Cave Mansions of a few Senior Brothers before, and even though they were also masters of their own caves, none of them had this kind of style..."
It was clear that, at the very least, these were all Spirit Fruits grown on Half-Spirit Woods.
Back in their smaller clans, the young women had only ever seen their Clan Leaders and Elders enjoy such Spirit Fruits.
And even then, the opportunities to do so were probably few and far between.
But here, they were being brought out platter after platter, as if they were free.
So extravagant! So wealthy!
Taking small bites and savoring the rare delicacies, the young womenâs eyes sparkled with increasing brilliance. The atmosphere in the main hall grew even more harmonious.
As the young women sipped their fruit wine, their gazes would occasionally sweep over the black-robed youth, now tinged with a moving, gentle charm.
Qin Feng was completely oblivious to this. With an emotional intelligence approaching zero, this man, Qin, only knew that when honored guests arrived, he should entertain them warmly. He completely failed to notice the increasingly alluring light in the young womenâs eyes.
After the banquet, Luan Xiaochuan and Xu Jie led the young women to harvest the Profound Water Spirit Peach Wood.
Baiyun, however, pulled Qin Feng aside. "Junior Brother, did you know that Spirit Sword Peak is about to open in a few days?"
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