A life of leisure is worse than a life of flowers and splendour

Night fell quietly. After a day of sword training, Wushuang, slightly exhausted, prepared for another medicinal bath. Standing in front of the tub, she took several deep breaths, trying to calm her nerves and silently preparing herself mentally. After a moment of mental struggle, she finally mustered her courage, slowly and cautiously stepped into the tub.

I had expected the usual intense stinging sensation, but surprisingly, this time, I only felt a subtle tingling sensation. This sensation permeated my skin and bones. It wasn't unbearably painful, but it certainly wasn't comfortable either. It was truly excruciating.

As time passed, every second seemed so long. Just when it felt like a century, Wushuang finally waited for the second wave of elixir to arrive. This time, a completely different feeling washed over him—a warm, gentle power enveloped his entire body, as pleasant and relaxing as the warm winter sun. Wushuang could clearly feel the energy flowing through his skin like gentle streams, penetrating his bones, flowing continuously into his body, warming his heart. The feeling of comfort was simply indescribable.

When the third wave of elixir blended into the bath water, it brought the same comfortable experience. Wushuang immersed himself in this wonderful feeling, his body and mind being greatly nourished and soothed. All fatigue and stress seemed to disappear in this moment.

After taking one more bath in this first stage of medicinal bath, the medicine will need to be changed. It will probably be more comfortable next time, but Wushuang guessed that he might still go through the initial difficult stage after changing the medicine.

The rest of the night was spent in meditation and cultivation. After the medicinal bath, it seemed that the absorption of spiritual energy was a little faster. It seemed that this technique was really good! Wushuang sighed again! Nonsense! The person who took over the body may not have good qualifications, but he is an alchemy cultivator. A single robe costs 10,000 top-grade spirit stones. How could anything else be worse? The technique is the most important thing in cultivation, so it naturally cannot be bad.

Having spent the entire day in the ring, Wushuang Zhenren fought with remarkable ease. Without even employing the second form of the Fanhua Sword Technique, she was already capable of overwhelming most opponents. Many of her old rivals marveled at her transformation, wondering how she could suddenly become so formidable after only a few days' absence. Wushuang Zhenren had once again successfully galvanized everyone's fighting spirit!

Before the arrival of Master Wushuang, everyone's life was still very comfortable and at ease. Taoism emphasizes being natural, and many people, although not lying down, lived a life of letting nature take its course.

Normally, they would sleep when they needed to, and relax and have fun when they needed to. But ever since Wushuang Zhenren arrived, the number of people who had reached the Golden Core stage before the age of twenty had become so exciting that their eyes were red. They were several times their age, yet they hadn't yet reached the Golden Core stage. They practiced until they died of exhaustion, and the entire sect was in an uproar.

As Master Wushuang spent time in the lecture hall, the number of people there gradually increased. Previously, everyone thought that just knowing enough was enough, so why bother studying so much? Now, they feel they know too little, especially after attending a class and feeling deeply benefited, so more and more people flocked to the lecture hall. Later, the sect's Sutra Library, usually the quietest place, gradually became bustling with people, everyone immersed in their studies.

Now I heard that some people have started to exercise their bodies, practice sword skills and improve their body movements, and a group of people have followed suit.

In the evening, Wushuang received a message from the eldest brother, asking her to be prepared to set off the next morning.

What could she prepare? Most of what she could use was already in her space. She had other things too, like the deep-sea spirit-gathering coral, the spirit jade tree, her own large bed and spirit gauze curtains, shark-sand curtains, the golden spirit nanmu wood floor, the thousand-tree spirit vines, the silver-leafed precious silk, the thousand-spirit wall… This little courtyard was filled with treasures, exquisitely crafted, all acquired by her senior brother. Why did she want to take the whole courtyard with her? But after leaving, she might have to stay at an inn, right? She couldn't think of it. Thinking about it, she really couldn't bear to leave her little courtyard. It was only a few days away. Never mind, Wushuang tried to comfort herself.

Early in the morning, Wushuang packed up and came to the gate of the eldest brother's courtyard to wait. The eldest brother came out yawning, "Ha, little sister, why are you up so early?"

"Big Brother, you said we'd leave this morning. What the hell did you do so late at night? You don't look like you've slept in your clothes properly?"

"Huh? Junior sister, do you know that I haven't slept for many days? I've been busy researching a new formation. If I hadn't promised to take you to the black market, would I be like this in order to catch up with the auction? I must get enough sleep and rest before going out. This heartless guy actually made fun of me!" After saying that, he yawned loudly, and a few tears flowed out.

"Oh, I was wrong, thank you for your hard work, Big Brother!"

"That's about right, are you all ready?"

"I'm ready. There's nothing to prepare."

"Okay, let's go."

It only took Jindan Zhenren about half an hour to fly from the mountain to the market town at the foot of the mountain. Wushuang thought it would only take an hour or so to get to the black market. But they flew for a full four hours! Is that not far? They stopped at the top of a hill, but there was still no sign of the black market.

Then, the eldest senior brother slowly produced an object. As soon as it appeared, it emanated a dazzling light. Upon closer inspection, it was the legendary Thousand Machine House! This Thousand Machine House was far superior to the one used by Master Ling Xiao. The Thousand Machine House in the eldest senior brother's hands was a remarkably exquisite two-story building, shimmering with brilliance, as if crafted from countless rare gems. Surrounding this building was a dense ring of magical artifacts of various shapes and colors. Some were as sharp as swords, others as sturdy as shields, and still others as round and crystalline as orbs. The precise purpose of these artifacts remained unknown. Furthermore, this Thousand Machine House seemed to possess a powerful formation, its power looming and shrouding the entire building in a mysterious aura that was awe-inspiring.

The eldest senior brother threw a sign to Wushuang, "This is a pass that allows you to enter and exit here. Junior sister, you can move freely, or you can choose a room to rest or practice. Senior brother wants to sleep for a while, and I will call you when the time comes." As he said this, he yawned and walked into the small building.

There wasn't much to see outside except the mountains, so Wushuang was even more curious about the Master Brother's Thousand Machine House. It didn't look very big from the outside, but inside it was filled with a lot of rooms: a leisure room, an entertainment room, a massage room, a bathing room, a training room, a talisman drawing room, and a formation room. Wushuang was curious why there were so many rooms with different functions.

The lounge is lined with a row of exquisite and elegant bookshelves, standing quietly like a Great Wall of knowledge. Crafted entirely from dark, spiritual wood, their meticulously polished surfaces exude a warm luster, seemingly telling the story of time.

A row of chairs similar to sofas and coffee tables were placed by the window. The familiar deep-sea spirit-gathering corals and spirit jade trees were much smaller than those in his own yard, only slightly bigger than the palm. They were placed on the treasure chest, and the shape looked more refined. There were also many beautiful and spiritual ornaments placed on the treasure chest.

The room was filled with potted spiritual plants and even had a rockery made of spiritual jade and spiritual stones, presumably containing magical treasures. Water flowed from top to bottom, and a faint spiritual energy gathered, creating a scene of a blessed land. Needless to say, the flooring was made entirely of the finest golden nanmu wood. Everyone had so much time on their hands, the treasures in this room could be exchanged for a fortune of spiritual stones, right?

Come to think of it, compared to here, I am just a middle-class person with some assets, while the other is a wealthy bourgeoisie! The difference between a petty bourgeois and a consortium boss is quite huge.

He took a long time to relax inside before moving his feet to the next room. The entertainment room was much duller. Apart from the guqin and flute that looked very good, there was also an expensive chessboard. The black chess pieces were made of obsidian, one of the very precious minerals, and the precious chess pieces were made of ivory from a fifth-level Mengqi elephant, which was also extremely precious. Wushuang suddenly thought of the skeleton from before. It would be great if it could be used to make something. Wushuang suddenly got an idea. What was he thinking about? He was really crazy about money! The bones looked good, but the thought of being human bones and making something out of them gave him goosebumps. Wushuang quickly dropped the chess pieces in his hand and left the room to look elsewhere.

The massage room intrigued Wushuang, and was quite surprised to find a massage chair inside. This chair was a magical device, activated by spiritual energy. Wushuang tried it out and found it quite comfortable. The people in the world of immortal cultivation really know how to enjoy themselves. Look, they even thought of and built a massage chair. And the massage was much better than modern ones, almost like a real person's. It even automatically detects your reaction and adjusts the pressure accordingly. It was so thoughtful. There was also a music player, so you could play your own songs, which was quite nice.

Wushuang did not go to other rooms like the bathroom, training room, talisman drawing room, and formation room. She felt that these rooms were more private and she would not visit them if there was nothing to do.

After visiting the room downstairs, Wushuang was ready to go upstairs to take a look. It should be the rest room. At the second floor staircase, one side showed the master bedroom and the other side showed the guest rooms. Wushuang took the initiative to go to the guest room side and chose a room to go in.

The guest room was quite ordinary. In addition to the futon, there was also a small table and a large bed for people to rest and practice. At this time, I was not sleepy and was particularly awake, so I sat down on the futon to meditate and practice.