CHAPTER 943: CHAPTER 712: OPPORTUNITY

After a moment of hesitation, Hua San quickly came to her senses and immediately said, "Master, I was not forced to enter the mansion; I willingly sold myself to come here."

Li Yi said, "Is that so? Anyway, it doesn’t matter. I’m not opposed to people who seek progress. Since you’ve come to my mansion and bear the title of a warm bed maid, I’ll give you an opportunity."

"Go to Liangzhou, there you will find what you’re looking for."

"Liangzhou?" Hua San seemed a bit confused.

Li Yi said, "Staying at the Li Mansion will lead you nowhere, and you might trap yourself here. I’ve crossed countless worlds, my traces are scattered across different realms, and even I don’t know where I’ll end up next. Or are you just content to rely on my reputation as your backing?

Hua San felt slightly embarrassed. She had thought that with her looks, she just needed to find an opportunity to win Li Yi’s favor and thus secure a powerful support, even rising to great heights.

Yet Li Yi directly revealed her little scheme, unwilling to even entertain it insincerely.

Do I really lack that much allure?

Hua San glanced down at her own figure, still voluptuous and enticing. But looking closely at Li Yi, she couldn’t help but sigh deeply. Such a divine being descended to the mortal world, she indeed seemed like a nobody by comparison.

Moreover, there were many beautiful female disciples in Zhao’s Martial Arts Hall; if Li Yi desired, there would be no shortage of people to accompany him.

"It seems I was too confident." Hua San bitterly smiled to herself, realizing she was no longer the workshop master everyone yearned for.

Times had changed, and the waters of Sanyang City were beyond her grasp.

Thankfully.

After a brief moment of self-deprecation, Hua San felt relieved knowing that as her master, Li Yi was quite good and willing to treat his servants well. At least she had a choice to make.

She could either go to Liangzhou or stay at the Li Mansion to enjoy wealth and prosperity.

Even though she didn’t know what going to Liangzhou implied, it seemed to be an opportunity for cultivation and growth.

It seemed worth considering seriously.

"Master, the path of cultivation is arduous. How can one go without an attendant by their side? Though my skills are weak and my appearance plain, I am loyal and willing to serve you day and night."

Hua San spoke sincerely at this moment and then knelt down again.

To her, throughout the Four Seas and Eight Continents, only this master before her was worthy of her devotion and willing service.

Li Yi said, "Life is short. Since Hua San is so loyal, I, as your master, cannot be indifferent. Go to Zhao’s Martial Arts Hall and speak to my master, tell him I’ve arranged for you to go to Liangzhou."

Hua San suddenly raised her head, her charming face carrying a hint of surprise, "Master, did I say something wrong?"

"You haven’t said anything wrong, but as your master, do I not have the right to arrange even a maid?" Li Yi said, "Right now, you don’t understand because your perspective is limited to Sanyang City. Once you cultivate and witness the vastness of the outside world, you’ll sincerely thank me."

Upon hearing this,

Hua San knew the decision was final, but she was not disappointed. Knowing Li Yi’s character, she believed that such an arrangement must be a good thing since any matter related to Zhao’s Martial Arts Hall was never bad.

So she bowed again, "Thank you, Master, for your grace. I only regret having little fortune and cannot accompany you."

"You are indeed perceptive, once a workshop master after all." Li Yi said, "Since you have become my maid, you must adhere to the duties of a maid. If you’re indecisive, I don’t mind making you disappear from this world."

"Enough warnings, I’m too lazy to bother. A beauty with such charm kneeling on the ground, what a scene. Rise now and go to Zhao’s Martial Arts Hall. From now on, tell others you’re Li Yi’s maid."

He granted Hua San a status and opportunity, then waved her off.

That concluded the matter.

Only then did Hua San sway her waist and slowly rise, her eyes like autumn waves continuously glancing at Li Yi, then she pursed her lips, softly saying, "Master, this servant’s body is pure. Whenever you fancy me, a mere call will bring me, take care, Master, I shall leave now."

After speaking, she respectfully saluted and then left the Li Mansion with some reluctance.

Even setting aside the desire to climb higher, who wouldn’t be moved by such a divine being descended from heaven?

Li Yi remained silent, merely watching her departure.

Then he sighed inwardly, realizing that as his cultivation time lengthened, he faced more and more temptations, no longer the naive young man who knew nothing.

Wealth, power, status, beauty... who knows how long he could endure amidst such temptations.

Thankfully, he had chosen the path of cultivation, harvesting Heaven and Earth Qi, keeping desires at bay. Had he continued with the Evolution Method, he feared he might have lost control long ago.

It’s not that Li Yi rejected beauty.

But that he dared not take that first step.

The fall into depravity happens in an instant, and his grand ambitions are incomplete, not yet time to indulge, still in need of self-discipline and cultivation of the heart.

"The path of cultivation is as precarious as walking on thin ice. Can I really reach the other shore?" Li Yi clicked his tongue and couldn’t help but recall the pale figures of the two junior sisters in the side room earlier.

He immediately formed a Dharma Seal.

Rings of light instantly appeared behind Li Yi’s head.

He seemed like a Buddha, with six senses purified, desiring nothing.

It seems that the White Bone Temple remains indispensable, crucial for resisting temptation, yet Hua San’s figure... indeed enticing.

Amitabha Buddha!

Li Yi immediately cast aside distracting thoughts, realizing that he, too, had reached a time of budding emotions.

In the past two days, he handled matters across the Four Seas and Eight Continents.

A batch of loyal and reliable martial arts disciples was sent by Li Yi through the Cross-border Gate to Red Gold Mountain in the Barbaric World, while Master Zhao Ge led a large number of disciples from the four great families to the desolate Liangzhou.

A new Cultivation Holy Land was about to be formed on that shattered Floating Immortal Island.

In this brief time, Li Yi was fulfilling another promise.

It was to help four ancient ghosts rebuild their bodies and let them live another life.

On this day.

In the main hall of the Li Mansion.

Li Yi stared at the four peculiar coffins in front of him, one being a golden coffin filled with Dragon Blood Resin, containing an ancient corpse, preserved for a thousand years, faintly emerging.

One coffin was a large clam, also enclosing a corpse, long petrified into a pearl over unknown years.

Another coffin was made of Xuan Ice, with the corpse inside frozen for years, still lifelike to this day.

Yet another jade coffin was tightly sealed, airtight, preserving the corpse just as well.

In this Four Seas and Eight Continents world, reminiscent of ancient times, it was no easy feat to find so many preservation methods, especially since these bodies had lasted at least a thousand years.

Cui Yue, Sword Shirt, Zi Feng, and Cold Mountain, the four respectful ghosts stood aside in awe, bowing their heads, not daring to make a sound.

To them, Li Yi’s aura was overwhelmingly intense, nearly suffocating them.

The disparity in power left them with no stray thoughts.

"I promised you before, to help you reshape your bodies, and since I said it, I will naturally do it. This time, I’ll fulfill your wishes, for next time I return to the Four Seas and Eight Continents, who knows when it will be."

At this moment, Li Yi retrieved a high-tech machine from the Red Gold Five Elements Bracelet, the Life Cradle.

This machine can extract human genes to cultivate a new body.

The Sixth World employed this method for an alternative form of immortality.

Li Yi once attempted to cultivate a Divine Blood Body for himself, but due to insufficient energy, it was halted halfway and remains in the Life Cradle, waiting for enough resources to continue.

"Lan Ji."

He spoke.

"Master, I am here." The voice of the Intelligent Computer Lan Ji came from the Life Cradle’s intelligent control system.

"Extract the genetic essence of the beings in front of me and attempt to cultivate new bodies," Li Yi instructed.

"Understood, Master, searching for genetic origins." Lan Ji responded as several nano-machine tendrils emerged from the Life Cradle, probing into the coffins.

"New genes extracted... Please name them, Master."

"Cui Yue," Li Yi said.

"Understood, Cui Yue gene confirmed. Shall I begin cultivating the new body immediately?" Lan Ji asked.

Li Yi replied, "Begin immediately, set the body age to... 1 year."

He didn’t intend to waste time, planning to stop the cultivation at the age of one for the four ghosts.

Then, he followed the same procedure.

Soon.

The bodies were cultivated in the Life Cradle, and to accelerate the process, Li Yi injected a mass of Life Essence Qi into the cultivation fluid.

Immediately.

The cultivation speed increased dramatically, and the babies began to form at a visibly fast pace.

The four ghosts, witnessing this scene, widened their eyes in astonishment.

This technique was truly miraculous.

From the remnants of corpses, just a bit of flesh and blood could regenerate a body, and the forming of the babies resembled life forming in a woman’s womb, truly the wonders of creation.

Undoubtedly, the technology of the Sixth World was formidable.

In just half a day.

With the help of Life Essence Qi, four babies were successfully cultivated.

"Your bodies are ready, although only one year old. After your Divine Souls reside in them, find someone to care for you. In a few years, you’ll be able to move freely," Li Yi said when the timing seemed right, having Lan Ji extract the four babies, handing them to the four ghosts respectively.

The four ghosts hurriedly received the babies, nervous and anxious.

This was their hope for living another life, and nobody wanted anything unexpected to happen to their new bodies.

As soon as they held the babies, they felt an inexplicable attraction, a desire to integrate and return to the bodies.

"Go now."

Li Yi waved his hand, signaling the four ghosts to depart.

They didn’t linger, respectfully saluting, each carrying a baby in different directions swiftly leaving.

Once the four ghosts departed.

Suddenly.

From a lush chamber in the backyard, two vigorous auras emanated.

Zhao Qian and Rong Niang, having soaked in Divine Blood and Life Essence Qi, completed their three transformations, finally achieving their first true rebirth.