Holy Maiden, wait a minute. Why are you asking me to cultivate again?

"What does the Holy Maiden mean by this?"

A bead of cold sweat appeared on Song Zhao's temple as he looked down at the gleaming sword against his neck.

Although the Heavenly Demon Pearl senior said that Su Fangyue was unlikely to kill him.

But he could still feel the intense hatred behind him.

Fortunately, he didn't intend to kill her.

"How dare you be so disrespectful to me! Do you know what will happen after this!"

Su Fangyue's eyes were filled with anger, her tears were still wet, and her hair was disheveled.

Song Zhao gently pressed his finger against the sword light: "It was clearly you, Holy Maiden, who begged me to help you detoxify."

"Besides, weren't you engrossed in it just now?"

Why be a woman who ignores everyone else when she lifts her skirt?

Su Fangyue was furious, her temples throbbing, and bruises erupting from her hands: "Don't be so arrogant!"

"What I said is true," Song Zhao said calmly.

He saw that Su Fangyue's wrist was trembling, and the sword light sometimes dimmed and sometimes rose, clearly indicating that she was wavering.

After a long silence, the once pristine beauty, now battered and ravaged, sighed softly.

"What happened these past few days is between you and me; don't let a third person know!"

Su Fangyue still couldn't bring herself to do it, and she squeezed her legs together to dissipate the sword light in her hand.

The madness she had just experienced gave her a very strange feeling; it was the first time in all her years of cultivation that her Dao heart had wavered.

That feeling made her feel that she was one step closer to the late stage of Foundation Establishment, saving her three to five years of arduous cultivation.

No, it's not just a feeling, it's a fact that my cultivation level has definitely increased significantly, much faster than normal cultivation!

If this continues a few more times, then maybe...

Moreover, she felt that Song Zhao, who had regained some of his youthful appearance, possessed an indescribable charm.

What's going on?

How could I fall in love with an old handyman? Impossible! It must be a hallucination caused by what just happened!

Song Zhao turned around and smiled, "Your Majesty, rest assured, there is absolutely no way anyone else will know about this."

"But you should keep this a secret for me."

"Afterwards, I will still be a servant in your cave, and you will still be the high and mighty Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Martial Sect."

Su Fangyue narrowed her almond-shaped eyes slightly, knowing what Song Zhao meant.

It's nothing more than helping him cover up the fact that he killed Du Lingfeng today, and the secret of his rapid increase in strength.

"it is good."

Su Fangyue reapplied the cinnabar that had disappeared from her forehead and said again, "If you want to keep this a secret, you have to promise me one thing."

"What conditions?" Song Zhao asked, puzzled.

Su Fangyue's proud face flushed slightly: "That's when I need you to help me cultivate. You must appear!"

Song Zhao was stunned for a moment, then realized what the other person meant.

Well, then I guess I'll just have to make do with it.

"I'm leaving now." Su Fangyue coughed, seemingly a little embarrassed.

"Hey, wait a minute, Saintess, you didn't take your things."

Song Zhao pointed to the jade box on the tea table.

Inside the box were the clothes that Du Lingfeng had originally used to entertain.

Su Fangyue's eyes were icy: "Take it if you want."

Song Zhao laughed and put the jade box into his pocket.

These kinds of love shirts used during dual cultivation would cost ten spirit stones on the market, so why not take them?

You should know that after working as a handyman for so many years, he only managed to save up a hundred or so spirit stones.

"By the way, does Your Highness know what kind of assessment a menial disciple has to undergo to become an outer disciple?"

Over the years, he had only ever been staying in the house and Su Fangyue's cave, and had never been to any other part of the sect.

The resources available to a servant are too few to satisfy one's cultivation needs, which is already at the seventh level of Qi Refining.

He possesses the Heavenly Demon Pearl and the Nine Yin Nine Yang Technique, but what he lacks most are cultivation materials such as spirit stones.

The deaths of Cui Xing and the other two, along with Du Lingfeng, cannot be concealed.

Anyone who does a little research will know that Du Lingfeng had a conflict with him in the Law Enforcement Hall.

The Du family is powerful. If he cannot achieve Foundation Establishment and become a true disciple in a short period of time, and find a powerful backer, then he will surely die when the Du family comes knocking.

Upon hearing Song Zhao's question, Su Fangyue couldn't help but scoff, "What? Didn't you just say you wanted to be a servant in my cave?"

"So you want to become an outer disciple already?"

She was truly curious how a lowly servant, practically on his deathbed, had risen to prominence in such a short time.

How are the eyes and tongue connected?

But she wouldn't ask too many questions; everyone has their own secrets, and asking too many questions would make her seem cheap.

Song Zhao chuckled and cupped his hands, saying, "Even if I become an outer disciple, I can still clean the Holy Maiden's cave. It's no problem."

Su Fangyue frowned, realizing that she had just made a mistake.

Why dwell on an old servant who has wronged you? Why not just answer his question directly?

"Go to the far right of the Foreign Affairs Hall; you might find what you're looking for there."

After saying that, Su Fangyue left the Treasure Pavilion.

After Su Fangyue left, the witch inside the Heavenly Demon Pearl began to cause trouble.

"So moist, so moist, so moist! This Saintess Su is so moist! You must have had a blast, old man!"

"They even said that even if you become an outer disciple, you can still clean the cave dwelling~ Ugh—"

"You're just after her body; you're purely lustful and want to possess her!"

"But she misses you too, and she's already asked you to cultivate with her next time~"

The witch rested her chin on her hand and giggled.

She had a perfect view of the whole thing.

Song Zhao was speechless, not expecting that Senior Heavenly Demon Pearl had such strange hobbies.

But it doesn't really matter; it's not a big deal if one woman is seen as a harbinger of disaster while another is seen as a harbinger of disaster.

He picked up the storage ring that had been left in the treasure pavilion.

The storage ring was exquisitely crafted and belonged to Du Lingfeng.

However, there is a restriction on it, which cannot be broken by brute force.

"There must be a lot of good stuff inside. We'll see if we have a chance to break it open later."

He placed the storage ring in the jade box and left the treasure pavilion.

On the way to the External Affairs Hall, Song Zhao asked the Heavenly Demon Pearl, "Senior, didn't you say that after I mastered the Primordial Yin-Yang Dao Body, the Holy Maiden would be infatuated with me?"

Why did she walk so fast?

The demoness inside the Heavenly Demon Pearl stretched and said, "Don't worry, I won't lie to you."

"It hasn't taken effect yet. In less than seven days, that little vixen will definitely come looking for you. Don't worry, hahaha~"

"Would you like me to teach you a few positions later?"

Song Zhao's face flushed red as he hurried toward the Foreign Affairs Hall.

Fortunately, there weren't many people around on this stretch of road, otherwise, if someone saw him, they might think he was in heat.

Tianwuzong Foreign Affairs Hall.

This building is located in the center of the Tianwu Sect's front courtyard and is where disciples hand over tasks, complete procedures, and handle affairs on a daily basis.

People come and go from the main gate of the hall from time to time, mostly outer disciples, and very few inner disciples can be seen.

When Song Zhao arrived in this area, he received unusual attention.

It wasn't because he was too handsome, but because the chances of a servant coming to the Outer Affairs Hall were even smaller than those of an inner disciple.

"Even menial servants come to the outer office? Are they here to sweep the floors?"

"There are no servants sweeping the floors in the Foreign Affairs Hall. What's this old servant doing here? Did he take the wrong turn?"

"Don't you think this old man is actually quite handsome?" a few female disciples whispered.

"..."

Song Zhao entered the Foreign Affairs Hall and arrived at the far right area.

Sure enough, in the very corner, I saw the task for a handyman disciple to be promoted to an outer disciple.

This task is very new; it seems to have only been on the list for a few days.

"There is a group of Qi Refining wolf demons eating people in the Zhou Huan Mountain area. Disciples are needed to go and eliminate the demon scourge. The reward is fifty spirit stones. Miscellaneous disciples can go along. Those who make contributions can be promoted to outer disciples... The minimum cultivation level for outer disciples is Qi Refining Level 6, and the minimum cultivation level for miscellaneous disciples is Qi Refining Level 4."

After frowning and thinking for a moment, Song Zhao decided to accept the task.

Putting everything else aside, eliminating the demon threat would recharge the Heavenly Demon Pearl, so he would go even if it were given to him for free.

A pack of Qi-cultivating wolf demons might be able to directly charge two lines on the Heavenly Demon Pearl!

"Senior Butler, I would like to take on this mission."

The steward of the External Affairs Hall glanced at Song Zhao's servant attire and said absentmindedly, "No disciple has taken on this task yet, so servants cannot be registered."

"Huh?" Song Zhao was taken aback.

The text above states that the servants are only accompanying the task, which clearly means they can only accompany the task once an outer disciple has accepted it.

"Can I take on this task alone, without accompanying anyone?"

Song Zhao was unwilling to wait; he needed to take the initiative.

The deacon shook his head, coldly refusing: "You definitely can't handle it alone; it would be suicide."

Song Zhao stood there awkwardly, looking at the other tasks, and found that none of them were as good as this one.

"Deacon, I'd like to take on this task."

As they hesitated, a striking figure entered the Foreign Affairs Hall, her face full of gentle smiles.

When the beautiful figure appeared, the witch in the Heavenly Demon Pearl exclaimed and laughed, "Good lad, this female cultivator seems to be quite something."

"I can smell her longing for a top-quality man!"

"And you are the perfect man in her eyes!"

Song Zhao: Me?

I'm just an old man...