Chapter 12 Can’t resist the slightest temptation?

Xu Muge was like a young boy from a small village entering a big city for the first time, curious about everything in the city, looking around left and right, his eyes dazzled.

Especially when passing the Dream Drunken Tower, Xu Muge clearly smelled the fragrant scents wafting from inside and could see the gorgeously dressed beautiful women within.

These women with alluring eyes and graceful figures had cultivated charm techniques, which most Cultivators couldn't resist.

Even more so for the young and vigorous Xu Muge.

They just waved at the passing Cultivators.

In an instant, Xu Muge's handsome young face turned bright red, standing rooted to the spot as if mesmerized, not moving at all.

"Gulp…"

Xu Muge swallowed, his mind completely blank, his body instinctively wanting to go in and experience it.

Just then.

"Slap!"

Xu Qingzhou slapped him on the forehead, instantly snapping him out of it.

"You brat, you've just stepped into the cultivation world, and you can't handle even a tiny bit of temptation. How will you ever amount to anything in the future?"

"When you become a strong practitioner, everything you want will be within reach. Don't ruin yourself for temporary greed!"

Xu Qingzhou's expression was serious, scolding him like a strict parent.

"I was wrong, Uncle," Xu Muge lowered his head honestly.

【I'm really useless. Although they are full of charm and graceful in figure, compared to celestial maidens, they are just ordinary women. How could they make me lose control like this?】

Actually, when Xu Qingzhou first passed by a pleasure house back then, his reaction was only slightly better than Xu Muge's.

After all, in his previous life, he often studied the excellent works of various teachers, so it was normal for him to be a little stronger than Xu Muge, who knew nothing.

There were many young boys like Xu Muge on the street, naive and curious, mostly coming from nearby towns, hoping to join the Lingyue Sect.

The Lingyue Sect was one of the three major first-rate forces within the Great Qi Dynasty. If one could join the Lingyue Sect, even as an outer Disciple, it would be better than being a rogue Cultivator.

If one could become an inner Disciple, going to a small city like Yunshan City, the City Lord would even host a banquet to entertain them.

As for True Disciples, they were even more impressive; they would be treated with courtesy by most forces.

Therefore, countless people wanted to join the Lingyue Sect, and every year at this time, Lingyue City was overcrowded.

Xu Qingzhou patted Xu Muge's shoulder.

"We need to hurry and book a room at an inn. If we go late and there are no vacant rooms, we'll have to sleep on the streets."

The two quickened their pace and arrived at an inn in the city called Yuelai. The inn was bustling with people and very lively.

There happened to be one guest room left.

Xu Muge exclaimed, "We're so lucky."

"You can't say we're lucky, because the price of staying in Lingyue City has tripled recently compared to before. Most people don't want to waste Spirit Stones and choose not to stay in an inn, finding a random place to make do for the night, which is why the inn has a vacant room," Xu Qingzhou explained.

Xu Muge suddenly understood.

Spirit Stones were hard to come by, and for low-level Cultivators, they saved as much as they could.

Xu Qingzhou took out his Spirit Stones, preparing to book the room.

Just then, a voice came from the side.

"Wait a moment, Brother Xu, can you let me have this room?"

Xu Qingzhou turned his head and saw a middle-aged male Cultivator looking at him with a forced smile, accompanied by a young boy.

The middle-aged male Cultivator was named Cui Damin, and he had some history with Xu Qingzhou.

He was slightly overweight with a round face and big ears, looking less like a Cultivator and more like a wealthy merchant.

"Oh, it's you. I might consider it if it were someone else, but for you, there's no need to consider it at all. No."

Saying this, Xu Qingzhou directly handed over the Spirit Stones and booked the last vacant room.

They had first met years ago at an auction, where they became enemies over a spirit herb.

Later, they met again in a ruin, where Cui Damin set up an ambush for Xu Qingzhou. Fortunately, Xu Qingzhou was vigilant enough, otherwise, he would have been at least seriously injured.

However, Xu Qingzhou also destroyed his trap at the time, making his efforts fruitless.

The city where Cui Damin's Family was located was not far from Yunshan City, and they occasionally had interactions.

Therefore, over the years, they had constant friction. Although it wasn't a deep-seated hatred, they both disliked each other and wanted to get rid of the other quickly.

"You!!"

Cui Damin glared, raising his hand and pointing angrily at Xu Qingzhou.

He was more than ten years older than Xu Qingzhou and had always been stronger than him before, but his talent was average, and he didn't work very hard. Relying on the resources given by his Family, he had only recently broken through to the Xuan Dan (Middle Stage).

He had thought that he could steadily suppress Xu Qingzhou from now on, but he didn't expect this guy to have also broken through, reaching the same Realm as himself. So, the harsh words he was about to say were swallowed back.

Noticing Xu Muge beside Xu Qingzhou, Cui Damin grinned.

"This kid is from your Family, right? He also wants to join the Lingyue Sect? The Lingyue Sect doesn't accept just anyone."

Xu Qingzhou glanced at him, "So you can go back."

This time, Cui Damin wasn't angry. Instead, he chuckled and pointed at the young boy behind him.

"My son has excellent bones and extraordinary comprehension. He will surely join the Lingyue Sect, and perhaps even be favored by an Elder and taken as a Disciple."

"If you give me the room now and apologize to me, after we enter the Lingyue Sect, I can let my son take care of him."

"Of course, that's assuming this kid can also join the Lingyue Sect."

Before Xu Qingzhou could speak, Xu Muge, who was beside him, folded his arms and said with a look of disdain.

"What kind of garbage is this, wanting to take care of me?"

His extreme foul mouth completely infuriated Cui Damin and his son. Xu Qingzhou was quite satisfied with this level of aggression.

"You're looking for death!!"

Cui Shan, Cui Damin's son, was too young and got angry at a single sentence. He immediately wanted to make a move but was stopped by his Father.

This was Lingyue City. Let alone them, even the princes and nobles of the Great Qi Dynasty couldn't fight within the city.

Cui Damin said, "We can't fight here. When we get to the Lingyue Sect, you can take good care of this Junior Brother."

This time, the words "take care" were spoken with extra emphasis.

Cui Shan grinned and looked at Xu Muge, "I hope you can also join the Lingyue Sect, my little Junior Brother."

Not only was his talent better than his, but his cultivation was already at the Quenching Body (Late Stage). When he entered the Lingyue Sect, wouldn't he be able to easily handle this little Junior Brother at the Quenching Body (Early Stage)?

Xu Muge, on the other hand, pouted with a look of disdain. He felt that such minor characters were not even obstacles on his cultivation path, but merely pebble-sized stones that he wouldn't even feel when stepping on them.

Taking the jade token that could unlock the Restriction at the guest room door, the two went upstairs.

They didn't expect that Cui Damin, through some means, had also booked a room, right next to theirs.

When they went downstairs for dinner, they met again, and it was inevitable to exchange a few sarcastic remarks.