Chapter 7: Chun Ye

"Oh! Come, come, come, please have a seat first."
As an elder, Pure Leaf is completely unpretentious, gentle as jade, with the refinement of a scholar and the indulgence of a free spirit. With a wine jug in hand, he gets along well with every male disciple in the sect, and everyone is familiar with his temperament.
He gestured for Li Youran to sit down while pouring a glass of exquisite wine into an antique cup. Slowly, he passed it to Li Youran and said, "This is peach blossom wine. Drinking a glass of it can strengthen your body and also help you find your destined marriage." Reply: Thank you for the translation!
Find a marriage?
Li Youran hesitated and was somewhat afraid to drink it because the person in front of him claimed to be a love guru, but for decades, he had never found a partner.
If he drank his wine, he feared that...
"What's wrong? Are you scared?" Chunye smiled at him and said, "My path is different from yours, so go ahead and drink, don't be afraid. I won't deceive my own disciples." Chunye smiled, then turned sorrowful. After finishing her words, she raised the wine cup and drank it all at once.
“Then I will taste the Elder's Marriage Wine.” With these words, Li Youran hesitated for a moment, then lifted the cup and drank.
“I see that your appearance is quite good, almost as handsome as me. Don't waste your good looks. The holy maidens of Tianming Sect, Xianyi Sect, and Changqing Sect are all tender and delicate. With your looks, you should at least bring back three of them to enhance the reputation of our sect.”
"Oh? By the way, I heard that Xuanzhong's child found a Holy Maiden from Changqing Sect, and they are having a great time together. You are not bad either, you should work hard to find someone and bring glory to our sect."
Yiran poured him a full glass of wine while praising him.
Meanwhile, Li Youran held up his glass timidly and humbly said, "Elder, you are joking. Senior Brother Xuanzhong is truly the most talented disciple, unparalleled in strength. How could I dare to compare myself to him?"
"Well, that's true! As an outer disciple, other than your looks, it seems like you can't compare to Xuan Zhong in any other aspect."
"Xuan Zhong is indeed outstanding. At such a young age, he has already reached the third realm of the Celestial Being, earning the nickname 'Little Celestial Lord.' Besides his somewhat untidy appearance, he has no flaws at all, which is truly a blessing for our sect." Chun Ye took another sip of wine and then seemed to drift off. He asked, "Oh, by the way, why did you come to the Tower of Dao?"
"Elder, I want to exchange for a physical cultivation technique," Li Youran replied.
"Oh? Physical cultivation technique? Why do you want to practice it?" Chunye paused with the wine glass in his hand, curiously asking.
Looking through the vast and extensive history of cultivation, the disciple believes that the body is the foundation of everything. Only a strong physique can bear the immortal path. If the body is weak and sickly, how can one cultivate immortality? Everything would be mere illusions and empty fantasies. Without a robust physique, it's feared that one wouldn't even have the strength for a night of passion, let alone the disdain of one's Dao companion.
Li Youran spoke eloquently and vividly, ending with a sigh.
"Hahaha, well said, you really understand my heart."
Upon hearing the last sentence, Chunye's eyes suddenly lit up, instantly becoming spirited. She stood up with her hands behind her back, pacing while staring at Li Youran, giving the impression of meeting a long-lost friend. She smiled and said, Please reply with the translated content.
"Not only are we both handsome, but it's also surprising how our thoughts align. As someone who has been through it, I emphatically tell you that physical health is indeed important. You, youngster, have a good understanding." He glanced sideways and praised in a low voice.
"......" Li Youran did not expect that his nonsense would actually strike a chord with Chunye, causing him to be overjoyed and in a good mood.
Seeing the fleeting look of confusion in his eyes, coupled with his mention of being a "person of experience," it couldn't help but make Li Youran's mind wander. With his eyes gleaming, he secretly wondered, could it be... that this title of "love saint" is well deserved?
Pure Ye did not know what Li Youran was thinking at the moment, and smiled, "Cultivating the body, I am familiar with this path. Come, come, I will personally take you to choose a body cultivation technique."
"Ah, thank you, Elder!" Li Youran was startled, then regained his senses, feeling overjoyed in his heart. He hadn't expected to make the Elder happy and receive such treatment. He immediately bowed and followed him.
Pure leaves climbed straight up to the seventh floor. Li Youran quickly said, "Elder, I only have 20,000 spirit stones in my hand. I'm afraid I can only exchange for a low-level body refining technique."
Low-level techniques can be exchanged for spirit stones. This is a benefit provided by the sect to its disciples. If outside the sect, it would be unlikely to even be able to purchase spirit stones.
As for intermediate techniques, they cannot be exchanged with spirit stones, but rather require contribution points to the sect.
The acquisition of advanced techniques and spells is even more difficult. Only if one shows outstanding performance during the internal disciples examination, will they have a certain chance of obtaining them.
As for why Congenshuang has the first volume of the high-level martial art "Xuan Bing Swordsmanship," Li Youran is also somewhat puzzled.
Seeing Li Youran stop, Chun Ye said: "Low-level body-training techniques are too low-level. How can they cultivate a strong physique?"
"Both you and I are people with aspirations. Come, let's go to the seventh floor, I'll show you some good body-strengthening exercises."
"If you find it suitable, pay 10,000 Spirit Stones and you can take the first volume back with you. It can be considered as a low-level martial art, with similar characteristics, similar...it doesn't violate the rules."
After taking two steps, Chun Ye's expression suddenly became serious, and she turned back to remind, "But you shouldn't go out and make a fuss about it. After all, all the techniques on the seventh floor are advanced and top-tier techniques. Even the first volume alone is enough to make people jealous. Although I am qualified to bring you up here, I still don't want any rumors or gossip to spread because of this."
Saying that, he also took a deep look at Li Youran and sighed, "Ah, as someone who always follows the rules, I shouldn't have made an exception for you. It's not right, it's not right. I suppose it's because you and I are equally handsome and have a similar aura."
“下不为例，下不为例啊！”
“多谢长老！”李悠然深深作揖，哪还能不知道长老给他开了后门。
当下平复激动的心绪，就跟随纯叶上了七楼。
The seventh floor is spacious and empty, without any seats. Looking around, the most striking feature is the well-arranged dark boxes with names marked on the circular wall.
"The physical training techniques are over here," Pureleaf led him to the right and quickly stopped in front of a golden circular wall.
Looking up, there were not many hidden boxes on the wall marked with the names of martial arts techniques, but also not few, there were a total of sixteen.
From advanced techniques to top-level techniques.
"《Child's True Skill》?" The first martial arts technique that caught the eye was this body training technique, Li Youran carefully looked at the introduction labeled on the hidden box.
"This 'Child's True Art' requires one to maintain a childlike body in order to cultivate it, which goes against human nature. Cultivating immortality without being attached to worldly desires, not even lusting for the fragrance of a daughter, why not just die! I give this physical cultivation technique zero points." expressing disdain, Pure Ye exclaimed.
"Don't bother looking, this isn't suitable for you. Our appearance destined us to not cultivate this technique. Come, let's see the next one."
"Alright!" Li Youran also averted his gaze, this "Childlike True Skill" was indeed not suitable for him, as he had already lost his cultivation potential, destined to never achieve greatness.
"The 'Panshi Gong'?" Li Youran looked towards the second physical cultivation technique.
"This 'Panshi Gong' is also not suitable for you. Practicing this technique may make your body as firm as stone, but it also makes your body as stiff as a rock, losing the wonderful sensations brought by physical touch. What use is a body that feels nothing like a stone? One point, no, zero points." Chuanye spat disdainfully.
"The 'Diamond Hard Technique'! Not suitable, having a bulky muscular physique greatly affects the aesthetic appeal. One point." Pure Leaf's comment is blunt and straightforward.
"The 'Indestructible Body Technique'! The collision of flesh makes a loud noise, too noisy. One point."
"The 《Mixed Origin Demon Body》! Covered in dense demonic patterns, hideous and terrifying, affecting physical beauty, no good. One point."
"The 《Buddha's Golden Body》! Breaking desires, what's the point of cultivating it? One point, no, zero points."
"Thick Earth Body! Too heavy, one point."
"Great Strength Bull Demon Power! Too rough and brute, roughening the whole body, unable to feel the smooth skin of a beautiful woman, not good. One point." Pure Ye shakes his head repeatedly.
"Hmm... indeed, none of them are suitable." Li Youran secretly glanced at Chunye and was surprised to find that their thoughts were surprisingly in sync, truly giving a feeling of mutual understanding and sympathy.
"I've seen enough before, but the next eight physical cultivation techniques are all good. You can choose one and take the first volume with you," Pure Yang smiled.
"Indestructible Golden Body!"
“The Heavenly Stars and Planets Body Refining Technique!”
“The Crystal Glass Body Technique!”
“The Ancient Mighty Body Technique!”
“The Pure Immortal Body Technique!”
Li Youran murmured under his breath.
“I cultivate the Pure Immortal Body Technique.” Pure Ye smiled and said. Note: The "@" symbol is used to emphasize certain phrases or words in the text. They are not directly translatable and are kept as is in the translation.
"Oh? The Elder cultivates the Pure Immortal Body?" Li Youran followed Chunye's gaze and was unexpectedly attracted by the name next to it, "The Humanoid Weapon? What kind of body refining technique is this?"