Dao Companion Crippled, Coveters Move

Chapter 380 367: Trial of Heart Tribulation 1: The "Reborn" Pei Yuhang of the Yin Yang Sacred Land, This Time to Change All Misfortunes

In the pitch-black dungeon, orange-red firelight flickered.

Behind one iron door after another were men dressed in thin white clothes, mostly strong men and energetic youths.

Although the dungeon was simple, these "prisoners" were clean. After all, they were Cauldron Slaves offered up for the Fairies' cultivation, and they absolutely could not have any strange odors or illnesses.

On a straw mat, a handsome young man slowly opened his eyes.

He raised his hand, his gaze dazed as he looked at the Silver Ring on his finger, engraved with the character "Qian."

The Engagement Ring from Liyuan was gone.

And this Engagement Ring from Lin Qianyan had not yet been destroyed.

So...

"How... did I come back a hundred years in time?"

'My head is spinning. I vaguely remember hearing a clap of thunder, and then...'

Pei Yuhang shook his head, but for the life of him, he couldn't remember why he had "reborn" at such a terrible point in time.

TAP TAP—

The sound of footsteps came from the end of the dungeon, followed by a somewhat indifferent female voice.

"Everyone, follow this Fairy to the Jade Altar and listen to the Immortal's sermon.

You only have three days left. If you still can't condense Spiritual Qi in your bodies and become Qi Cultivation Cultivators, then you won't even have the value of being consumables!"

The woman's voice was faint, sending a chill down one's spine.

The men in the dungeon began to complain softly or let out hopeless sighs, all seemingly terrified of the consequences of failing to condense Spiritual Qi.

Pei Yuhang, however, was calm and composed. Not to mention that he had been "reborn" with a top-tier legacy and cultivation experience, breaking through the Qi Cultivation Tenth Layer to reach Foundation Establishment was, for him, a matter as simple as breathing.

Even following the original timeline, he was supposed to successfully condense Spiritual Qi and awaken his Giant Sun Saint Body on this very day.

However...

His ill-fated connection with Shang Miaoyan, the Saintess of the Yin Yang Sacred Land, had also begun when his Giant Sun Saint Body was exposed.

'This time, I absolutely! Absolutely! Cannot get involved with that evil woman again!'

Pei Yuhang made up his mind and followed the crowd out of the dungeon.

At the Jade Field, a Female Cultivator in a white veil, holding a Duster, sat steadily on a high platform, looking quite ethereal and full of Immortal Qi.

And around the Jade Field, a crowd of Female Cultivators from the Yin Yang Sacred Land had gathered to watch the spectacle.

They chattered away, pointing at the men in the crowd.

"This one's not bad. He's handsome in a delicate way, looks like a scholar. I like him~"

"Hehehe, little sister, I can tell you've just started on the path of cultivation and don't have much experience.

These pretty boys are all weaklings. They're feeble, more delicate than women. I bet he wouldn't last half an hour of Plucking before passing out!"

"Big sister is right. It's better to pick one who's tall and mighty. Big portions are more satisfying!"

Listening to these women talk as if they were picking out goods, their frivolous and heated gazes constantly sweeping over him, Pei Yuhang couldn't help but feel a sense of disgust.

He kept his head down, deliberately hiding in the crowd and avoiding the outer edge.

In the original timeline, on the way to the Jade Field, his outstanding looks and temperament had gotten him "reserved" in advance by many Female Cultivators. The way they looked at him then was like hungry wolves staring at a soft, delicious little lamb.

If his Giant Sun Saint Body hadn't been exposed, leading to him being temporarily put under house arrest and "protected" by a High Tier Female Cultivator, he probably would have been "visited" by those female disciples who had "reserved" him that very night!

Now, Pei Yuhang had learned his lesson. He wouldn't give those wicked women another chance to covet his body.

"So-called Qi Cultivation is when qi flows through the four limbs and hundred bones without dissipating..."

The Female Cultivator giving the lecture began to preach the Dao. The men on the Jade Field all closed their eyes and began to seek Enlightenment Dao and feel for it.

Pei Yuhang also pretended to close his eyes and listen to the lecture, but the Magic Technique he used wasn't to circulate qi and open his meridians, but rather to block them.

In the original timeline, he had opened all his meridians at once, causing his majestic Pure Yang True Qi to leak out, shocking all the Female Cultivators in the Sect.

This time, he had to restrain himself and not let his Pure Yang True Qi leak out.

Otherwise, he would still be captured and taken to see Shang Miaoyan, becoming her Imperial Cauldron Slave.

At that point, everything would become as irreversible as it was in the original timeline!

...

A day passed leisurely. Pei Yuhang quietly broke through to Qi Cultivation but didn't let it show.

On the Jade Field, the men who had successfully broken through to Qi Cultivation revealed joyful smiles, even though they were about to be taken away by the Female Cultivators.

But the earlier one broke through to Qi Cultivation, the stronger their talent was considered, and the better their treatment would naturally be. The Yin Yang Sacred Land wouldn't casually waste such high-quality consumables; they would be well-maintained.

As for the men who hadn't broken through, they were dejectedly herded back to the dungeon.

The next day, the men came to the Jade Field again to listen to the lecture. Far more people successfully reached Qi Cultivation on this day than on the first.

Those with mediocre talent mostly broke through on this day. They constituted the largest number of ordinary Cauldron Slaves in the Yin Yang Sacred Land.

Although the treatment for this grade of consumable couldn't compare to those who succeeded on the first day, their "usage period" was also very long, meaning they would be relatively safe for at least the next five years.

Although having their lifespan shortened, potential drained, and all hope of further breakthroughs in cultivation were inevitable outcomes of being Plucked, they were safe for now, so most of them breathed a sigh of relief.

The few remaining men, however, all had expressions of despair.

Tomorrow was the last day.

Failure meant they wouldn't even have the right to live. Success meant their fate would still be miserable.

The Cauldron Slaves who reached Qi Cultivation in the first two days were considered to have some training value to the Sect. Thus, they would often be allowed to cultivate to the third to fifth layer of Qi Cultivation before they began to be used by the Sect's disciples.

But the Cauldron Slaves who reached Qi Cultivation on the final day had the worst talent, so there was basically no need to invest resources in their "advanced training."

So they would begin "receiving clients" very soon, perhaps even the very next day.

This lowest grade of consumable was the one the Yin Yang Sacred Land replaced most frequently!

But compared to the despair on the other men's faces, Pei Yuhang's expression was much more calm and relaxed.

What he wanted was to become the lowest grade of Cauldron Slave!

This type of Cauldron Slave was the most inconspicuous, the supervision was the laxest, and the Female Cultivators who came for them were the lowest-level disciples in the Yin Yang Sacred Land, all very weak.

The chance of escape was also the greatest!

Even if they were discovered to have escaped, the Yin Yang Sacred Land wouldn't even bother to investigate, because this type of Cauldron Slave was so worthless that it didn't matter if they got away.

'Qianqian, wait for me... When I get back, I'll take you to a true, Renowned and Righteous Sect like the Dao Sect to become a disciple!'

This time, Pei Yuhang was determined to change all his misfortunes!

He would successfully marry Qianqian, then go to the Dao Sect and pay respects to his esteemed master. A few decades later, he would have a cute junior sister named Ye Liyuan.

A few more decades after that, he would also find a cute, silver-haired disciple in a small alley on a snowy night—one who had lecherous thoughts but not the guts to act on them...

'And Senior Sister, coming back this time, I can't let darkness fester in her heart again!'

'And Junior Sister Nangong, this time I absolutely cannot let her and Liyuan have a falling out because of me. They were such good friends in the beginning!'

'And Master, this time I have to tell him that the waters over by the Endless Sea are too deep. He shouldn't go exploring. He should just stay in the Sect and enjoy his retirement.'

Pei Yuhang clenched his fists, as if he could already see the beautiful future of this life where he had changed every misfortune.

Until—

"The Holy Daughter is coming to inspect!! All disciples, on standby!"

Pei Yuhang's pupils shrank.

That familiar female voice belonged to Shang Miaoyan's personal Maid, Fan Ya, and her sister... Fan Xuan.