Chapter 114: The Hot Spring Encounter

Ahh, Master… Master, really.

Actually touching my hair!

Xia Baiqian thought she was going to be punished, but instead her master just gently rubbed her head.

He looked at her with that mix of helplessness and affection.

Always so gentle, forgiving her no matter what she did.

How could she stand it?

Uh, seems… not good.

Chu Huaizhou saw Xia Baiqian’s expression and suddenly had a flashback of Qingqiu.

Every time Qing Qiu was about to do something, she would have that same look in her eyes.

“Ah—”

Chu Huaizhou looked toward the door and saw Xu Mengdie leaving with Fang Shiyue.

Since he was in a precarious situation himself, he only caught bits of their later conversation.

It seemed the Ten Thousand Laws Immortal Sect was considering whether to remain friendly with him.

Or take a slightly confrontational stance and secretly form alliances with other sects.

Xu Mengdie naturally advocated for maintaining friendly relations, even listing several seemingly fair and reasonable reasons.

Fang Shiyue found her too stubborn and, unable to convince her, had to give up.

So the two of them went together to the Ten Thousand Laws Immortal Sect’s meeting hall to join the other lineage heads.

Slap—!

As the carved wooden door closed, the formation reactivated.

Now, no matter how much noise the three of them made, the Fang Yuerou outside couldn’t sense it.

Chu Huaizhou turned his gaze to the left, where Bai Li was still “dawdling.”

Her eyes were moist, lost in her own world, unable to extricate herself.

Hacky Bai, there was nothing to say—she was the most mischievous and troublesome one.

She was causing chaos even in this situation.

At first, he could feel that Bai Li wanted him to move closer to her, away from Xia Baiqian.

But as she shuffled, it was as if her brain had a hiccup, forgetting what she was supposed to do.

She just started on her own.

Speaking of which, no one would believe that this clumsy fox, completely unable to control herself,

was actually a Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox who held sway over the paths of [Allure] and [Illusory World].

Though neither was suited for direct combat.

Chu Huaizhou struggled free from Bai Li’s tender trap, and in her bewildered gaze,

he reached for her nine large tails, which she was desperately trying to control the sway of for fear of being discovered by those outside.

He grabbed them! And instantly kneaded them!

Bai Li: “Mew ahh!!!”

Chu Huaizhou only rubbed them a little, and the soft tails immediately became rigid.

The part above her neck turned completely red, turning her into a steaming kettle.

Her spirit, Hacky Bai, snapped to attention.

He released his hand and looked at Bai Li’s now clear eyes, saying:

“Ha… ha, what are you huffing about, Bai Li? Mengdie and the others have left. We don’t have to squeeze in here anymore. We can go out.”

With that, he moved out first, crawling out from under the bed.

Looking back under the bed, one was still flushed red, her body temperature extremely high as if in heat.

The other had moist eyes, her hand unconsciously reaching down, legs rubbing together.

Suppressed. Too suppressed.

Chu Huaizhou felt they both needed to calm down.

Besides, he hadn’t rested since waking up unconscious in the Nether Sect.

He might as well go soak in a hot spring to loosen his muscles and soothe his mind.

So he didn’t give them a chance to recover from under the bed and come out to act.

He left as soon as he said it.

“You two stay in the room for a while. I’m going out for a walk to get some air.”

Chu Huaizhou pushed open the door and went out without looking back, as if he had made up his mind.

Xu Mengdie and Fang Shiyue were both Mahayana stage experts, so there was no way they would walk to get somewhere.

They probably used teleportation the moment they left the door and arrived at the meeting hall.

So he didn’t have to worry about running into them head-on.

As for the hot spring, no one had told him it was here.

But based on Chu Huaizhou’s understanding of his own sister, since he had a hot spring at his place, she should have one here too.

After all, the two of them often watched anime together, and when they played the game Gu Jian Qi Tan and as children in the orphanage, bath times were scheduled and collective, with no autonomy, so they had always longed for a hot spring they could use anytime.

Chu Huaizhou stood in the antique, elegant corridor, looking at the pavilion belonging to Xu Mengdie.

He couldn’t help but feel emotional. Truly grand—five stories in total. They were on the third floor.

Based on his knowledge of his sister, if there were a hot spring, it would probably be on the fifth floor.

As he climbed the stairs, Chu Huaizhou could feel a sensation of penetrating a bubble with each step.

Upon careful inspection, however, he couldn’t find anything unusual. He guessed it was a defensive formation his sister had set up in her pavilion, and then she’d said something like, “Loser, loser~ If I don’t give you permission, you’ll probably have to force your way in.”

While she expended effort to add a recognition function to all the formations, so they would automatically unlock when they recognized him.

A row of steps had one layer of formation each. The entire airborne pavilion was probably protected as solidly as an iron bucket.

What a lavish expenditure. He remembered his past self, who would feel pained for a long time just buying an isolation detection formation for his own peak.

“Tap—tap—tap—”

Chu Huaizhou stepped onto the last step, reached the top floor, pushed open a door made of jade, and his eyes opened wide.

Sure enough, the hot spring was here. Beneath the dome, the immortal spring was like a mirror.

The entire top floor was covered by a large one-way dome, the material like jade yet not jade, like crystal yet not crystal.

It was made from extraterrestrial profound glass, supplemented with formations like the Glass Sky-Gazing Formation, the Starry River Light-Shadow Formation, and so on.

This allowed those inside to look up and see the flowing stars and surging clouds, while from outside, only a normal roof was visible, and any divine sense trying to probe would see only endless white mist, unable to penetrate.

Beneath the dome, the floor was paved with thousand-year profound ice and bricks. In the center of the bricks,

A circle enclosed by carved jade railings was the hot spring.

A pool of spring water flowed quietly, displaying nine-colored radiance, sometimes clear as glass, sometimes pouring like the Milky Way.

From the spring, strands of pure immortal energy condensed into substance, forming crystal dewdrops that fell.

Each drop contained vast vitality, yet landed silently, as if held by some law power, slowly merging into the spring.

Not bad, bro, Xu Mengdie really knew how to enjoy herself. She’d actually managed to get this.

Judging by the phenomenon of this hot spring, if Chu Huaizhou wasn’t mistaken, it was probably the legendary Immortal Spirit Condensation Dew Spring.

It hadn’t even appeared in the first playthrough of the game! Only mentioned in certain ancient texts.

The effects of the hot spring were incredibly overpowered: it could rebuild the foundation for those whose path foundation was shattered.

For those with a normal foundation, it would wash away all impurities, leaving only the purest power most suited to oneself.

Moreover, drinking this spiritual spring could open up acupoints, clear the mind, and grant a brief dreamlike glimpse of the final form of one’s cultivation technique.

If his past self had had this, how awesome would that have been?

Unfortunately, with his current status, the people around him didn’t lack its effects, and he himself didn’t need it either.

So he could only treat it as a simple hot spring.

“Splash—”

Chu Huaizhou skillfully took off his clothes, stored them in his storage ring, and entered the hot spring.

“Ahhh, so comfortable~”

He had to admit, soaking in a hot spring after a great battle was the ultimate pleasure.

If only he could have a little drink to go with it. Unfortunately, he didn’t have any on hand, and the little bit he had in his storage ring…

Bad memories surged up, and Chu Huaizhou couldn’t help but shiver.

He thought of those days when he was dominated and demanded by Bai Li.

Little did he know, the shiver wasn’t necessarily due to the memories—it could also be because a hunter had set its sights on him…

📚 Also on NHV Novels

Could It Be That I’m Actually the Strongest Final Boss?

ComedyFantasyFemale Protagonist

Read Now →
Not interested