“If I cultivate normally, I would probably need to spend about a month to break through from the fourth layer of the Qi Refining Stage to the fifth.”

And that is under the premise of having sufficient Spirit Stones for cultivation.

Furthermore, Zhou Ze is taking over Jia Tong’s position, assuming the role of the new manager of the Servant Disciple department. At most, it will take him ten days to half a month to swiftly take over all affairs of the Servant Disciple department.

Zhou Ze, after all, was previously the deputy manager of the department and is extremely familiar with everything there.

So, currently, Han Lie obviously doesn’t have that much time to slowly improve his cultivation.

After all, he dare not guarantee that Zhou Ze won’t come to find trouble with him by then.

Not to mention Zhou Ze possesses a cultivation at the seventh layer of the Qi Refining Stage. Even practicing properly under the support of the Pure Yang Sacred Body and Yin Yang Demonic Art, Han Lie would need at least three or four months to go from the fourth layer to the seventh.

Zhou Ze isn’t a loner like him; many Servant Disciples within the department follow Zhou Ze’s lead.

“So, reaching at least the eighth layer of the Qi Refining Stage would be the most secure option.”

“But in a short ten days to half a month, how could This Senior possibly break through to the eighth layer?”

“It would be good if Zhou Ze didn’t come looking for trouble with This Senior.”

However, how is that possible?

Han Lie didn’t understand this person well, but compared to Jia Tong, Zhou Ze was even more despicable. Perhaps because his status as only a deputy manager was not equal to Jia Tong’s, he usually treated Servant Disciples far more brutally than Jia Tong did.

Now that Han Lie had brought Jia Tong down through a report, Zhou Ze, to avoid following in Jia Tong’s footsteps, would, in all high probability, act against him.

“It looks like there’s no time to rest.”

After pondering for a moment, Han Lie already had a preliminary plan in his heart.

Normal cultivation definitely wouldn’t catch up. But fortunately, he had successfully cultivated the Yin Yang Demonic Art. As long as he dual cultivated with the opposite sex, he could rapidly improve his cultivation base.

Just like the situation with Zhuo Hongyi yesterday. In a single short night, he directly went from the third layer of the Qi Refining Stage to breaking through to the fourth.

Think back to when Han Lie cultivated properly; he spent a full half-month to go from the second layer to the third. And he also spent quite a few Spirit Stones.

So, dual cultivation became Han Lie’s current first choice.

Currently speaking, Han Lie only had deep, friendly exchange relationships with Ye Qingxuan and Zhuo Hongyi. But actively seeking them out for dual cultivation was obviously unrealistic.

In the eyes of Ye Qingxuan and Zhuo Hongyi, Han Lie was perhaps just a disposable furnace cauldron. How could he reverse the natural order? Han Lie still possessed this self-awareness.

As for where to find people to dual cultivate with… within the righteous immortal sects it might be difficult, but within the Heavenly Void Sect, it was not a problem at all!

The Heavenly Void Sect had established the Drunken Immortal Pavilion.

To put it plainly, it was a brothel.

The Drunken Immortal Pavilion could basically be called the Heavenly Void Sect’s most profitable industry. They regularly went outside to capture young, beautiful female cultivators, sealed their meridians and cultivation, and reduced them to venting tools for Heavenly Void Sect disciples.

Not only female cultivators, but there were also male cultivators, though that was irrelevant to Han Lie.

The key point was that to maintain high profits, the furnace cauldrons in the Drunken Immortal Pavilion were all disposable, single-use items.

Of course, if someone wanted to take a furnace cauldron back to slowly play with, it was not impossible. It was just that this way, the end needed to be handled by yourself, which was more troublesome.

From a profit perspective, everyone in the Heavenly Void Sect could go to the Drunken Immortal Pavilion to consume, even Servant Disciples.

The prerequisite was having sufficient Spirit Stones.

“It’s decided. I’ll go see first. If the price isn’t too expensive, perhaps I can use this method to quickly break through to the eighth layer of the Qi Refining Stage.”

Having decided, Han Lie immediately set out.

With a pocket holding thirteen hundred Spirit Stones, Han Lie still had sufficient confidence to go to the Drunken Immortal Pavilion.

Noon.

Han Lie arrived at the Drunken Immortal Pavilion.

Seeing a hunched elderly man walking directly towards the entrance, the female disciple responsible for greeting guests reached out to stop Han Lie.

“Is the Drunken Immortal Pavilion a place a Servant Disciple like you should be coming to?” Her tone was indifferent, her words carrying a slight meaning of expulsion.

It wasn’t to say the Drunken Immortal Pavilion forbade servants from coming, but rather that the Drunken Immortal Pavilion was simply a place servants couldn’t afford to consume at.

A servant’s annual salary was only one Spirit Stone. Even if a servant worked for a hundred years, their accumulated savings wouldn’t be enough to consume once at the Drunken Immortal Pavilion.

Han Lie wasted no words and directly tossed out the storage ring containing thirteen hundred Spirit Stones.

After a simple check, the female disciple was slightly surprised. “Today I misjudged. I never thought a Servant Disciple like you would actually have so many Spirit Stones.”

She also didn’t care where these stones came from; as long as he could afford to consume, it was fine.

“Ahem… Fairy, can This Senior enter now?” Han Lie gave a tactical dry cough and asked.

“You can. Follow me.”

The female disciple led Han Lie into the first-floor hall of the Drunken Immortal Pavilion. That flashy decorative style… the air filled with an intoxicating fragrance… Han Lie felt a sense of déjà vu, like returning to a club in his dreams from a previous life.

“This is This Senior’s first time coming to the Drunken Immortal Pavilion. Can the Fairy give a simple introduction to the rules here?” Regaining his composure, he asked unhurriedly.

The female disciple didn’t speak; she just handed over a jade plaque with a detailed introduction of the consumption items here:

Qi Refining Stage: 50 Spirit Stones

Foundation Establishment Early Stage: 300 Spirit Stones

Foundation Establishment Mid Stage: 1,500 Spirit Stones

Foundation Establishment Late Stage: 2,000 Spirit Stones

Foundation Establishment Perfection Stage: 3,000 Spirit Stones

…….

No need to ask, he understood. The written Qi Refining Stage, Foundation Establishment, etc., referred to the female cultivator’s cultivation. The prices behind them were self-explanatory.

“Do you want Qi Refining Stage or Foundation Establishment early stage?” the female disciple followed up and asked.

After thinking for a moment, he looked up and said, “First, bring me one at the Qi Refining Stage.”

“Fairy, can I choose?”

“You can.”

Immediately, the female disciple brought him to the second floor. Each room was filled with young, beautiful female cultivators. Their figures might differ, but without exception, all were relatively good-looking.

After careful selection, finally, he picked one that suited his taste: a Qi Refining Stage female cultivator with a relatively pure temperament.

After confirmation, he paid on the spot and was brought to an empty room.

“Wait a moment, she is coming soon.” Saying this, the disciple turned and left.

Sitting on the edge of the room’s bed, somehow he felt nervous. Like his previous life’s first time at a club waiting for a technician.

Knock, knock, knock~

Not long later, a knocking sound came from the door.

“Come in.”

Creak~

Getting a response, the selected female cultivator pushed the door open and entered. She had changed into a looser gauze robe. Her shoulders were so smooth that the robe slipped off her collarbone, revealing fair skin and a deep, unseen cleavage…