22. Foundation Establishment, Peak!
The man’s arm was slender and graceful, with a natural curve from shoulder to forearm, devoid of any excess flesh, yet not muscular.
Gong Yiling, accustomed to her own arm, didn’t think much of it. Yan Chuyue, however, couldn’t help but gulp.
This arm… it wasn’t just handsome, it was beautiful.
It was rare for a man to have such an arm…
Of course, now wasn’t the time to admire male beauty.
Yan Chuyue quickly composed herself and took out her silver needles from her Divine Physician’s space.
With a flick of her wrist, her movements were like a flurry of flowers in a rainstorm. Nine needles, under her masterful control, left afterimages in the air.
Gong Yiling didn’t feel much.
Yan Chuyue’s first needle seemed to temporarily block her pain receptors. The subsequent pricks only felt like mosquito bites.
Just the difference between a few mosquitoes and a swarm.
As time passed, the Taiyuan Heavenly Dao energy contained within the acupuncture technique gathered in her body, quickly repairing the meridians that had been tampered with.
The sabotage was actually quite simple.
The culprit had merely weakened the capacity of Gong Yiling’s meridians.
Under most circumstances, this wouldn’t be a problem. If Gong Yiling chose not to cultivate, her meridians would remain fine for the rest of her life.
But as the Young Palace Master of a demonic sect, how could she live such an ordinary life?
Once her cultivation increased to the point where her meridians couldn’t handle it, her true energy would burst forth, exploding her body from within.
Fortunately, the saboteur seemed to have anticipated this and hadn’t completely sealed her meridians.
When her meridians were about to burst, a severed meridian acted as a floodgate, releasing all her true energy, allowing her to survive, albeit without any cultivation.
Yan Chuyue’s task was to completely repair Gong Yiling’s meridians.
Although it sounded simple, it was strenuous work.
The Taiyuan energy needed to be guided by the user’s spirit, and mending severed meridians was far more complicated than weaving cloth. A slight mistake could render the entire meridian useless.
Yan Chuyue wouldn’t allow such a thing to happen, especially not to… the “male lead” the system had provided her.
For five consecutive hours, ten hours in total, they remained almost motionless.
Sweat soaked their clothes, revealing Yan Chuyue’s perfect figure despite her plain attire. The fake skin on her face became wrinkled, clearly a disguise.
In contrast, Gong Yiling, who had tightly bound her chest, was much more comfortable.
But Miss Gong had her own problems.
As her meridians were repaired, she felt her chest growing larger.
Yes, it was that magical.
Healing someone and enlarging their breasts in the process—what the actual fuck.
Her clothes, already tight, became even more constricting.
The thought of almost suffocating due to her large breasts made the virgin Gong want to bury herself alive.
—Eight hours later—
Qiu Shui and Chun Lian waited anxiously outside the door.
The food the waiter had brought had already been replaced once to ensure the Young Palace Master had a warm meal.
They waited from afternoon till the next morning, neither sleeping nor eating, looking exhausted.
Initially, Qiu Shui worried that something might have happened to the Young Palace Master inside, but sensing the comfortable aura of true energy emanating from the room, she could only wait patiently.
Finally, the meridian repair was nearing completion.
Yan Chuyue gently flipped her hands, manipulating the threads of Taiyuan energy from afar, then with a wave of her hand, she completed the final stitch.
With her meridians fully repaired, Gong Yiling felt true energy surging through her body.
This true energy flowed through her limbs and bones, a feeling of long-awaited nourishment.
Suddenly, she opened her eyes, as if a long-closed door had been opened, leading her to a higher realm.
Foundation Establishment, Peak!
The moment her meridians were repaired, her cultivation soared to the peak of Foundation Establishment, just a step away from Core Formation.
“System notification: The host has completed the first part of the stage quest. Reward obtained: [A Delicious Encounter in Another World]. The reward will appear in the host’s hands upon confirmation.”
A Delicious Encounter in Another World?
What was that?
KFC? Edible KFC? Or just a single chicken wing?
Just as Gong Yiling was reeling from this bizarre reward, another even more ridiculous notification appeared!
“Long-term branch quest updated: My Little Brother (strikethrough) Disciple is Number One in the World!
Quest objective: Help disciple Yin Qiushui become the Sect Master of Shenqi Daoist Mountain (final goal)
Note: This long-term branch quest is optional. Its completion has no bearing on the main questline, but the system suggests the host consider pursuing it.
Note 2: Accepting this quest will unlock the Master-Disciple Achievement System. The disciple’s growth will grant corresponding rewards in the achievement system.”
Wait a minute!
Gong Yiling suddenly remembered something. “Didn’t you say that the system would unlock automatically when my disciple reached a certain stage? Why have the conditions changed?”
System: “Systems update, my friend. Is Windows XP the same as Windows 10?”
“Then what about the quests I’m already doing? You won’t reset them after an update, will you?”
“Don’t worry, the system updates aren’t that bad.”
“Wait… why does that sound so suspicious? Does that mean you will screw me over in other ways!?”
“The system refuses to answer this question.”
No matter what Gong Yiling asked after that, the system remained silent.
Finally, losing her patience, she said, “Fine, just activate the achievement system for me.”
The system finally responded, “Roger that.”
“Host Gong Yiling, disciple Yin Qiushui, achievement system binding… Success. The system has been activated.”
“The host has completed four achievements. Rewards and details can be viewed in the achievement system.”
Besides the system’s voice, when the achievement system unlocked, a cacophony of bells rang in her head, so loud she felt like her chest would burst open.
And to Gong Yiling’s surprise, the Master-Disciple Achievement System wasn’t what she had imagined at all.
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