Chapter 64

After being in a daze for a long time, Lu Tianyu gradually came to his senses. With a glance, he found that Sima Ye had already returned to the room at some point and was now sitting cross-legged on a white mat on the ground, eyes closed in cultivation.

Although Sima Ye had changed into male attire, her beauty, which could topple a nation, could not be concealed.

Seeing Sima Ye, the scene of her bathing involuntarily flashed through Lu Tianyu's mind again.

The thin pink veil, beneath which her skin was crystal clear and as white as jade, the two high and firm breasts, tightly pressed against the veil, swaying in the water, and the two small "strawberries" on top, even more enticing, made anyone who saw them want to lick them.

"I can't think about it. She is my savior. If I think about it, it would be a desecration and disrespect to her." Lu Tianyu, with a red face and ears, shook his head violently, trying to drive the scene from his mind.

However, the more one tries to forget something, the more it follows and torments you, entangling you.

Lu Tianyu was in such a state. The more he warned himself not to think about it, the more the scene from the mountain stream involuntarily appeared in his mind.

"Phew." Lu Tianyu couldn't help but take a long breath, slowly closed his eyes, and decided to shift his focus by cultivating, trying not to think about that scene.

But as soon as he closed his eyes, the scene appeared again, a white expanse continuously flickering in his mind, impossible to drive away no matter how hard he tried.

After much struggle, Lu Tianyu was almost driven mad and finally jumped out of bed, pushed the door open, and closed it behind him. He slowly walked to the front courtyard, looking up at the dim moonlight, trying to shift his attention by observing the moon.

But the crescent moon in the sky gradually became blurry in his eyes, and soon, even the moon slowly became round, transforming into a high and firm breast, shining brightly.

"Damn, what's wrong with me? Am I really such a lecherous person?" Lu Tianyu couldn't help but grab his head with both hands and let out a painful groan.

He didn't know why, after seeing Sima Ye's daughter's body, he would have such a reaction, with the scene of her bathing constantly flashing through his mind.

No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't shake it off, and the more he tried to forget, the more deeply it was etched in his memory.

Actually, it wasn't his fault. As a normal man, anyone who saw a beauty of unparalleled charm, wearing a thin pink veil, with her body faintly visible, playing in the waterfall, would be moved. If they weren't, there would definitely be something wrong with them.

Moreover, Lu Tianyu was in the prime of his youth, full of passion, and his reaction to such a scene would naturally be stronger than that of an average person.

Not spraying blood from his nose on the spot was already quite remarkable.

For the entire night, Lu Tianyu stood in the courtyard outside, not stepping into the room once.

The next day, as the sun rose, Lu Tianyu, with bloodshot eyes, slowly pushed the door open and walked in, just as Sima Ye, who had just finished cultivating, slowly opened her enchanting eyes.

Seeing Lu Tianyu's extremely haggard and bloodshot eyes, Sima Ye couldn't help but be slightly taken aback.

"Brother Lu, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?" Sima Ye asked indifferently, as if nothing had happened the night before.

"I'm fine, I just thought too much last night." Lu Tianyu, hearing this, immediately scratched his head in embarrassment, feeling very guilty. Sigh, what was he thinking about? Mostly about Sima Ye's body.

"Good, today is the second round of the competition. You need to be well-prepared." Sima Ye said indifferently, leaping up from the ground as if nothing had happened, and washed herself with the water in the basin in the corner of the room.

"Damn, I almost forgot about the second round of the competition today. Now, I haven't prepared at all, and I spent the whole night thinking about nonsense, without cultivating. If the second round is as energy-consuming as yesterday, I'm done for." Lu Tianyu couldn't help but curse in his heart, quickly ran to the corner, picked up another basin of water, and poured it over his head to try to wake himself up.

"Brother Lu, I'll go out for a walk. Quickly change into a clean robe and prepare for today's competition." Seeing this, Sima Ye frowned slightly and slowly walked out of the room.

Since today was the second round of the competition, which was crucial for Lu Tianyu, he temporarily forgot about his wandering thoughts and immediately changed into a clean robe, walking out of the room with bloodshot eyes.

Although he was still somewhat lethargic, his mind was clear, and he was focused only on today's competition, with no other thoughts.

In matters of great importance, Lu Tianyu knew the gravity of the situation. He knew that if he failed today's competition, he would be immediately expelled from the Flowing Cloud Sect, and all his previous efforts would be in vain.

No matter what, he couldn't let such a tragedy happen to him.

As soon as Lu Tianyu stepped out of the room, a white-robed disciple of the Flowing Cloud Sect immediately walked in from outside, gathered everyone, and led them to the place where the outer sect disciples ate breakfast.

After eating breakfast, Lu Tianyu and the others, led by several white-robed disciples, returned to the square in front of the mountain gate where they had been the previous day.

After a night's rest, everyone except Lu Tianyu appeared exceptionally energetic, their fists clenched tightly, all looking very confident.

"Everyone, please wait a moment. Granduncle will be here soon." The white-robed disciple who had led them the previous day scanned the crowd and announced loudly.

"Brother, do you know what the second round of the competition will be about?" As soon as the white-robed disciple finished speaking, a yellow-robed man in his twenties asked softly.

Everyone immediately turned to look at the white-robed man, all sharing the same thought as the yellow-robed man, wanting to know more about today's competition to prepare in advance.

"Sorry, the second round of the competition is personally set by Granduncle. I don't know what it will be about." The white-robed man replied slowly.

Hearing this, everyone was greatly disappointed and could only stretch their necks, looking up to wait for the gray-robed old man to appear.

About a quarter of an hour later, Granduncle finally appeared from the mist, still wearing a gray robe, with white hair and beard, looking like a sage.

"Greetings, Granduncle!" "Greetings, Senior!"

"Enough, enough. I hate this kind of worldly pretense. Follow me, I'll take you to the venue for the second round of the competition." The gray-robed old man immediately raised his white eyebrows and turned to leave.

Lu Tianyu and the others immediately followed, and under the lead of the gray-robed old man, they quickly arrived in front of a tall building.

"Greetings..." The two disciples guarding the door immediately bowed respectfully upon seeing the gray-robed old man.

"Open the door!" Before the two disciples could finish their bow, the gray-robed old man immediately shouted angrily, clearly disliking such pretense.

"Yes, Granduncle!" The two disciples, who were already familiar with the gray-robed old man's temperament, quickly opened the door without delay.

"Go in." The gray-robed old man said without turning his head, leading the way into the hall.

Lu Tianyu followed the others into the hall and, looking around, immediately noticed that the hall was unusually spacious, with only a waist-high platform in the center, on which a large crystal ball was floating.

Seeing this crystal ball, Lu Tianyu immediately guessed what today's competition would be about and let out a long breath.

Because there was also a crystal ball like this in the Lu family, though the one in the Lu family was only the size of a fist, while this one was as large as a bucket, but its function should be the same, used to test one's spiritual roots.

Lu Tianyu's guess was correct, as the gray-robed old man's next words confirmed his thoughts: "Everyone, listen up. Today's second round of the competition is very simple. It is to test everyone's innate spiritual roots. Perhaps you have already tested your spiritual roots in your families, but I don't know about that, so we need to retest. Only those who pass will have the qualifications to become disciples of the Flowing Cloud Sect."

As soon as the gray-robed old man finished speaking, there was a commotion, with some people happy and others worried, as no one knew what the standard for passing was.

"Let's start." The gray-robed old man nodded at the leading white-robed disciple.

"Everyone, be quiet." The white-robed disciple nodded and quickly shouted, and once the crowd stopped the noise, he continued: "Everyone, please line up and come up one by one to test your innate spiritual roots."

Everyone, hearing this, quickly formed three lines, standing neatly in front of the large crystal ball.

"What's your name?" The white-robed disciple scanned the crowd and focused on the first boy in the first line.

"Zhao Xushan." The boy immediately answered truthfully.

"Good, you go first. Place your hand on the testing ball and input energy into it." The white-robed disciple pointed to the crystal ball.

"Yes." Zhao Xushan immediately stepped forward, placed his right hand on the testing ball, and a stream of energy quickly flowed from his palm into the crystal ball.

"Phew." The large testing ball immediately emitted a dazzling golden light, which lasted for a while before disappearing.

"Innate metal spiritual root, top tier, qualified. Stand next to me." As soon as Zhao Xushan removed his hand from the testing ball, the gray-robed old man slowly announced the result.

"Ah, I passed?" Zhao Xushan couldn't help but exclaim in joy and happily stood next to the gray-robed old man.

"Next!"

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