Cultivation begins with the Druid panel

The boat glided across the lake, wave after wave. Lu Lin sat in the cabin and looked around, only to find that the surrounding boats were all heading in roughly the same direction.

Looking directly ahead of the ship, they could see a huge barge in the distance, which must be their destination.

Lu Lin withdrew his gaze and asked curiously, "Young Master Su, what kind of assessment are you participating in at this cliffside academy?"

Young Master Su laughed and said, "I'm not participating in the assessment. My family is in Ancient Spirit City. I can come here to cultivate every day if I want. Of course, I can't enter the pavilion on the lake."

Lu Lin could sense an almost despairing innate disparity in the other party's response.

It's not about qualifications.

"I see." Lu Lin breathed a sigh of relief. Such a high-quality cultivation environment as the Cliff Academy is unattainable for most cultivators, but for the scions of noble families in Ancient Spirit City, it is a place they can visit every day.

The cruelty of the cultivation world has never been limited to fighting and killing.

"Young Master Lu, what kind of assessment are you here to participate in?" Young Master Su asked with a smile.

"A spirit plant master." Lu Lin didn't hide anything about it.

Young Master Su paused for a moment upon hearing these three words, clearly surprised. Finally, he said strangely, "The profession of Spirit Plant Master requires time to settle and accumulate experience. You look quite young, but I didn't expect you to be here to participate in the Spirit Plant Master assessment."

"Is the Spirit Plant Master assessment difficult?" Lu Lin asked curiously.

Young Master Su rested his chin on his folding fan, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Only one or two out of ten pass, and their average age is around thirty. But you don't need to be discouraged. If you fail the first time, you can try again. Once you pass, you'll have a smooth path to success."

Hearing about the pass rate, Lu Lin felt a sense of urgency. Seeing this, Young Master Su reached out and patted Lu Lin's shoulder, comforting him, "Don't be too stressed. If the Cliff Academy's assessment were that easy to pass, cultivators on special paths would have been everywhere by now."

Lu Lin managed a forced smile.

Just as the two were talking, the ship they were on came to a stop at the side of the river. Young Master Su unfolded his folding fan, stood up first, and said, "Young Master Lu, shall we go together?"

"Okay." Lu Lin stood up and followed Young Master Su into the ship.

The ship was packed with people. The seats in the hall were already full, and there wasn't a single empty seat to be found. Many people were even standing in the hall, but even so, they were unwilling to leave, which shows how popular the female disciples of the Illusionary Sound Pavilion were.

Lu Lin looked at Young Master Su.

Young Master Su explained, "My Su family has some influence on this ship. I've reserved a private room on the second floor. Please come with me."

"I see." Lu Lin followed him upstairs.

Along the way, everyone who saw Young Master Su would make way for him or greet him, showing that this young master of the Su family was very popular among the younger generation in the Ancient Spirit Realm.

Once they reached the second floor, the corridor became much less crowded. Young Master Su looked up, identified the number above the entrance to the private room, and then led Lu Lin into the room.

The private room wasn't very large, about 10 square meters. There was a table and two chairs at the entrance, and in front of the table and chairs was an opening. Looking through this opening, you could see the stage in the lobby on the first floor.

"Sit down." Young Master Su sat down first, then pointed to another chair for Lu Lin to sit down.

This was Lu Lin's first time in such a place. Although he maintained a calm demeanor, he was already filled with curiosity.

Soon after the two sat down, someone knocked on the door of the private room, and then someone placed a fruit platter, snacks, teapot, and teacups on the table between the two chairs.

After that, two tall women at the second level of Qi Refining stage came into the private room carrying wooden buckets.

One of them squatted down in front of Lu Lin and made a move to take off Lu Lin's shoes.

On the other hand, Young Master Su had already made preparations. He took off his boots and soaked them in a wooden tub filled with spiritual liquid, the surface of which was covered with a layer of bright red flower petals.

Lu Lin twitched the corner of his mouth.

Judging from their aura, both women were at the second level of the Qi Refining stage, yet they were now working as foot-washing girls on this boat.

However, Lu Lin was happy to enjoy it, letting the woman take off his boots and soak them in the water.

Ancient Spirit City truly lives up to its reputation as a large city, and the Su family certainly lives up to its reputation as a prominent family; they really know how to enjoy life.

And... the two women in front of me are indeed professionals; their massage techniques are excellent and very comfortable.

However, Lu Lin felt something was amiss.

Why is the young master of the Su family so good to him?

Young Master Su was enjoying himself when he suddenly spoke:

"I've run into a bit of trouble and would like to ask you for help, young master... I wonder if it would be convenient for you?"

really.

Young Master Su's words actually relieved Lu Lin: "Young Master Su, please speak freely. If it is within my power, I will certainly do my best."

After a moment's consideration, Young Master Su asked, "Your Highness possesses an innate wood spiritual root, don't you?"

"Yes." Lu Lin nodded.

Young Master Su continued, "I..."

But before he could finish speaking, the door to the private room was kicked open from the outside. A woman dressed in a smart red dress rushed in with a frown. Upon seeing that it was Su Shizi inside, she stepped forward without saying a word and grabbed Su Shizi's ear.

Lu Lin was startled.

Su Shizi cried out in pain, "Sister, sister, my ear is going to fall off!"

The woman in red was none other than the eldest sister of the Su family, the biological sister of the young master Su, and also a famous talented woman in Guling City. However, the eldest sister of the Su family had put all her talent into fighting. Although she was a woman, when she got into a fight, she made all the men tremble with fear.

"You've really got some nerve! The Cliff Academy's assessment is just around the corner, and you still have the mind to come here and watch a song and dance performance?" The woman shouted at Young Master Su, pressing her ear against his ear.

The assessment that the woman mentioned for the Cliff Academy was not an assessment for spiritual plant masters or alchemists, but an assessment for joining the Cliff Academy as a disciple.

The date is the seventh day of the eighth lunar month.

There's only one month left.

"Who is he?" The woman snorted, released Su Shizi's ear, and looked at Lu Lin.

Su Shizi said, "His name is Lu Lin, and he has an innate wood spiritual root. I was just thinking that you were injured by an earth-attribute body cultivator a while ago, right? His spiritual power should be able to help you recover from your injuries."

The woman frowned slightly.

Lu Lin was also taken aback.

He never expected that the reason why Prince Su had been so kind to him all this time was because of his sister.

Her attitude softened, but she still didn't give the young master of the Su family a friendly look, and said to the two girls washing feet, "You two go out first."

The two girls nodded, got up, and left the private room.

Lu Lin looked at the brother and sister in front of him and waited quietly for them to continue.

Prince Su said, "Let's watch the song and dance first."

After saying that, Prince Su nudged his older sister and said, "Sister, you should go back first. I'll come find you later."

The eldest sister of the Su family glanced at her younger brother: "Go home early, or I won't plead for you if Mother gets upset."

"Okay, okay."