Zhen Lun left the library with a satisfied expression. The crowd looked at Zhen Lun with respect, they will remember Zhen Lun's face from now on, as today incident was a memorable one.

After finally obtaining tons of books, Zhen Lun has to find a place to consume them. Going back to his place was too troublesome for him right now.

The core disciple's apartment was high in the mountain. He doesn't want to climb back up again. Descending was easy but climbing the mountain will be quite tiring for him. Zhen Lun settled to rent an inn from outside of Peerless Sky Sect. It was quite far but not as troublesome as climbing the mountain.

'Red-Light District?' Zhen Lun reads the sign above. Looking at the street, there is a bunch of inns. Zhen Lun unhesitantly walked pass the gate.

There are two kinds of Inn, one is a normal inn, a place to stay temporarily. The second one is for man to enjoy the services of beautiful ladies. Zhen Lun didn't know that he was heading to the Red District.

The guard that was supposed to prevent a minority from getting in didn't know that Zhen Lun was one. Well, can't blame the guard, Zhen Lun looks very mature on the outside. He also kept a poker face while entering the red-light district too. He is indeed seventeen years old but deep down Zhen Lun was a kid that barely know anything about this kind of stuff.

Meanwhile, Elder Ye that was tailing him was shocked. 'This brat, he dares to have fun with a woman without me?'

If Zhen Lun knew what was Elder Ye thinking maybe he would notice something fishy going on, on this district. Sadly, both of them are too far away from each other.

Looking at the streets, There are women on the side, tugging men that passed their place to their side.

Zhen Lun felt weird seeing those kinds of things in daylight. Walking around the street makes him feel uncomfortable. As he walks, a woman suddenly grabbed Zhen Lun's arm.

"Young Master, Come to our place. You will have a great time with us." She was inviting him with a gentle voice.

Zhen Lun quickly shrugged her hand off and continue to search for a suitable inn to stay.

After walking for a while, Zhen Lun spotted an inn that has no woman on their entrance. He hastily walks to that inn.

'Finally, a peaceful place.' Zhen Lun sighed.

Just as he finally has time to rest, a voice called out to him. But this time it sounded like a little girl.

"W-welcome t-to the inn." a small girl pulled Zhen Lun's robe as she asked nervously.

Zhen Lun looked down at her, he was greeted by a small girl.

'Don't tell me kids do this kind of immoral things too? What kind of place is this?' Zhen Lun felt that this place is a nightmare.

The small girl has white untended hair, with few unhealed bruises on her snow-white skin. She was wearing a blue worn-out dress with pink flower patterns on it.

He also noticed that this inn was quite rundown too. the wall doesn't look sturdy at all. On each corner of the ceilings, there are also spider webs.

A lady that was sleeping on the reception desk while drooling woke up by his arrival. "A customer?" She was excited by the sight of Zhen Lun.

"You Little Brat! grabbed young master's arm and look him in the face." The fat ugly lady scolded at the small girl.

For the first time in his life, Zhen Lun saw a lady that was fit to describe as Ugly. 'I guess, 'ugly' appearance does exist.'

"Y-yes." Reacting to the scolding, the small girl immediately grabbed Zhen Lun's arm gently while trembling. She looked at Zhen Lun's face with teary eyes.

This time, Zhen Lun didn't shrug her off like other women. It's because he admires the little girl's courage. The little girl was scared of him but, even so, she tried her best to hide her fear.

Without delays, He reached toward the reception desk." I would like to rent a room." Zhen Lun put a gold coin on the table. It was not because he wants to, but he doesn't have smaller changes.

The fat lady was ecstatic seeing the gold coin. She only expected a few silver coins. Turned out, this young man liked the younger ones. "Girl, take care of this young master." She said that as she carefully keeps the gold coin into her pocket.

"Young master, you can do whatever you like for a night. So don't be courteous." The fat girl winked at Zhen Lun.

Hearing those words, the young girl's hands start to tremble. Zhen Lun who noticed it started to worry.

He recalled the bruises on her skin. 'Don't tell me she was abused by the man she served or did this fat lady abused her, Either way, I can't leave her here.'

Realizing This Zhen Lun can't let the matter slide easily. 'I should try to take her away from here. Since, this fat lady like gold, I should give her more.'

"Oh, I can do whatever I like for a night? Is this enough for me to take her away?" Zhen Lun handed another ten gold to the fat lady.

Seeing more money on the table The fat lady eyes almost popped out. She never earned so much in a single day. "If the young master wants the girl that much. This girl will be yours. This lowly one has nothing to say." The lady said politely.

The young girl was immediately depressed when she heard that, she kneeled on her leg while crying. "Master Please let me go! Xiao Xue doesn't want to do this anymore! Lady Fang, Please spare me! I will listen to your words from now on! Please don't sell me to this man!" The young girl kowtowed and begged as she cried.

"You ungrateful brat! This young master will treat you kindly, so, from now on you are his belongings." The fat lady rebuked. "Young Master, don't mind her. Just treat her word like a dog's barking. She is yours now."

As for Xiao Xue, hearing that Lady Fang wasn't going to help, her expression changed from depressed to lifeless. This is where her emotion died.

She has served few men and every one of them has abused her like an animal to relieve their stress. They didn't touch her body but they beat her up with a whip and eventually throw her aside. Each time she serves a man, she suffered injuries that were unbearable for a little girl like her.

At this moment, She decided to not struggle anymore. She stood up and went to Zhen Lun's side with a dead expression.

Ignoring Xiao Xue, Lady Fang focused on Zhen Lun. She leads Zhen Lun to his room and left with a smile on her face. "Have fun, young master!"

The room as expected wasn't that great. There was no bed, only a mattress that was set up on the floor. Horrifyingly, there's a whip on top the mattress.

"Come in." Zhen Lun said as he sat on the mattress.

Xiao Xue obediently went into the room. but what happened next makes Zhen Lun furious.

She unexpectedly undresses her clothes and lying on the floor with her back exposed to Zhen Lun. They are full of scars.

At this moment, Zhen Lun's mind was full of rage. His only thought right now was to kill that ugly b*tch after everything was solved.

'How can they do this to a little girl?' Zhen Lun gritted his teeth. He can't bear to see this anymore.

Zhen Lun grabbed nearby clothes that were prepared for him and covered her back. Next, he threw the whips out from the window.

"Say, How long have you been doing this?" Zhen Lun asked expressionlessly.

Looking that the little girl won't speak. Zhen Lun calmed himself down and speak with a gentler tone. 'I'm directing my rage toward the wrong person. Calm yourself down!'

"My apologies, I'm being rude. I'll introduce myself first, My name is Zhen Lun. What is your name?" Zhen Lun asked gently. If he wanted to gain her trust, he needs to starts from the very beginning.

This time, Xiao Xue didn't ignore Zhen Lun. "(Xue) Snow. I don't have a family name. That's the only thing I have." She speaks feebly.

"I see. Then I'll call you Little Snow. For now, I want you to dress up and act like a normal girl."

"What do you mean by a normal girl? You are kind to me? Don't be joking. You guys are all monster. Isn't it fun?" Little Snow finally said the words that were hidden down from her heart.

She doesn't trust anything that Zhen Lun said and probably never will. She has seen this kind of acts before,

In the beginning, they play the role of the kind young master. 'I trusted him.' This kind of man is the worst. I trusted the man but soon their true nature was shown. They will trample my feelings.

They fed me something that caused pain around my stomach, that man will not help me, he would look down on me while he laughed hysterically.

"You're acting kind to me just so that you will trample my feelings right? Just do it directly! I'll f*cking play with you--."

Slap*

Zhen Lun slapped the girl to stop her from speaking more. "Okay, I'll play the kind master and trample with your feelings then." Zhen Lun calmly said.

"But, before that I want you to slap me back first." Zhen Lun smiled.

The girl unhesitantly slapped Zhen Lun. Since she was given an opportunity why won't she do it?

Slap*

Zhen Lun didn't allow his Spiritual Energy flows to his face. He deliberately stopped them so that the injuries remain there.

"Come on, slap me harder! you can do more than that!" Zhen Lun provoked.

Hearing that, Xiao Xue was more willing to do it. She continues to vent her anger on Zhen Lun.

Zhen Lun's face started to swell. Xiao Xue who does the slaps, starting to hesitate.

Each of her slaps was quite hard, She's well aware of it because even her hand started to start to hurt just by slapping.

Seeing that, Zhen Lun smiled. "What's wrong? I thought you hate me? Continue slapping!"

"You bastard! My hand is hurt." Xiao Xue complained.

His face is quite hard, It's normal for her to hurt her hands. Even though she's the one slapping him. He's a martial artist while she is a normal person.

However, Zhen Lun expected those excuses. he was well prepared. "Oh? Then I'll heal them." Zhen Lun grabbed her hand forcibly.

He started to pour his Spiritual Energy into her hand. Even though, his Qi doesn't have healing properties. Spiritual energy cannot be underestimated. Healing small bruises like this is easy as long as Zhen Lun pour enough energy.

As he finished the healing, Zhen Lun ordered her again. "Now, there's no problem, Continue slapping!"

"You! You know that you can't make me trust you just by slapping right?"

"I don't want your trust. I pitied you that's all." Zhen Lun spoke honestly. "So... That's all you got? My face is still handsome you know?"

"You're asking for it!" Xiao Xue continued her slapping. With a layer of spiritual energy covering her hand, the strength of her hand increased by twofold.

Slap*

'You pity me?' She slapped. 'I don't need one!' She slapped again. 'Like the hell, I need one!'

'You guys are the one that made me like this! I hate you guys!' She slapped again and again.

At this time, Zhen Lun face has swollen horribly, His face was totally ruined. He was slapped until his face starts to bleed

'Good... Good... Vent your anger on me. If It'll help you calm down.' Zhen Lun is willing to bear the pain.

'I thought that I'm the only one that suffered the most for the last eight years.'

'This girl experienced something worse than me.'

'She was abused every day. That's why she didn't go outside to persuade a customer to come here. If someone came, she will suffer. Why will she went out to seek her own death?'

Zhen Lun laughed at himself for being naive. Thinking that he has experienced a nightmare but a little girl that is barely eight years old are forced to endure this kind of treatment.

'Does it hurts?' Xiao Xue asked herself in her mind as she continued to slaps Zhen Lun. 'Of course, it is! He's bleeding!'

'Then why I'm slapping him?' Tears start to flows down from her eyes. 'What am I doing?'

'Right! I hate man but...' She finally stopped. Her hand was covered in blood but It was not her blood, it was from the man that she was slapping.

'Am I venting my hatred on the right person?'

"Hey."

...

"Why am I hitting you?" Xiao Xue asked.

...

"I told you so."

...

"I'm sorry." Tears started to flows down from her eyes.

"I'm sorry."

"I-I'm I am really sowwyyyyy." Xiao Xue cried out. She finally weeping like a kid.

'Now that's what I wanted to look. A normal kid.' Zhen Lun patted her head. "It's fine, I'm the one that forces you to hit me. I should be the one apologizing."

"I asm ssow sowwy!"

Xiao Xue continued to apologize as she cries. "I'm truly sowwy."

Zhen Lun gently petted her head. 'What mess did I get myself into?' Zhen Lun sighed. Though I'm the one that should cry. My face is hurting so much...

...

After a few minutes of crying continuously, Xiao Xue fainted on Zhen Lun's shoulder. She fainted due to overexerting herself. There are too many things going on along with sudden emotional development and slapping. She's bound to get tired.

'Ouch! my faces hurt so much!' He wanted to yell but Xiao Xue is sleeping blissfully. He dare not to wake her up.

'I should consume all those books first. Once I upgraded my Cultivation technique. With one or two breakthroughs will be able to heal my face.

At this time, Zhen Lun has discovered a new feature of the inventory menu. It turned out that he can consume the book without getting the book out one by one. When he tapped at the icon, the system directly asked if he wanted to consume. This way he saved himself some time.

[Book of Mastery consumed]

[Book of Mastery consumed]

...

[Book of Mastery consumed]

[Book of Mastery consumed]

[Cultivation Technique Leveled Up]

[Cultivation Technique Leveled Up]

[Cultivation Technique Leveled Up]

[Progress 30%]

It took him ten minutes to finish consuming all of those books. More importantly, His cultivation Technique has risen to Level-Eight.

Zhen Lun excitedly activated Cultivation Technique. His cultivation speed is now unbelievably fast.

After a few seconds, he finally broke through.

[Bone Tempering Realm reached!]

After breaking through something shocking happened to Zhen Lun's face. He thought that breaking through will merely heal his face but there's something more than that.

His face which was slapped, exerted more black liquid than other places. Those black liquid are the rumored impurities. It was gooey and slimy with bad smell attached to it. There are tiny layers of impurities being formed in other parts of his body but only his face has an incredible amount of Impurities being exerted at once.

Zhen Lun immediately deactivates Cultivation Technique so that he stopped advancing. He needs to fully use this opportunity to throughly remove impurities from his body.

"Mana Sword"

Upon discovering this secret, Zhen Lun unhesitantly slashed his body, infusing some injuries onto his body. Slowly, his whole body was covered with injuries which made him loses tons of blood.

"Cultivation Technique Activate!"

'Shit... I got too excited and injured myself too much.' If he didn't get healed from breaking through he will soon faint due to loss of blood, which will result in his death.

His vision was getting dimmer as blood continues to flows out of Zhen Lun body, forming a pool of blood.

'Don't faint you'll die if you do!'

Even the system starts to warn him.

[Health Points has fallen to zero]

[You're dying in three seconds]

Two...

At the last second, Instead of warning that he is dead. A menu stating that he finally broke through appeared.

[Intermediate Bone Tempering Realm reached!]

The injuries were healed and it restored some of his health as he broke through.

Huff*

'Maybe, I shouldn't get that reckless.' Zhen Lun laughed bitterly. He was seriously going to die there!

Well, It was worth it though. Currently, His body was fully covered by impurities. Which means most of the impurities is removed.

After wiping his body with a towel, removing the smelly black sticky slime from his body, He felt that his body was lighter. His skins also got tougher and smoother.

'I should do it once more but with fewer injuries.' Zhen Lun exclaimed.

This time there was no problem. His body has gotten tougher due to advancing a realm. He can withstand it without encountering endangering his life.

[Advanced Bone Tempering Realm reached!]

'A lot lesser impurities were exerted this time.' Zhen Lun said as he examined his own body.

Again, before his cultivation technique could advance, Zhen Lun applied enough injuries to his body to allow impurities to flows out.

[Pinnacle Bone Tempering Realm reached!]

[Special Title Unlocked]

[Pure Bone]

60% of the impurities in your bone was removed

Effect: Your Bone is tougher (+15 VIT)

'Sixty percent? I expected at least Eighty percent was removed.' Zhen Lun was disappointed.

'The next realm is Meridian Tempering Realm. Just like Bone Tempering realm. The primary objective in this realm was removing impurities. Maybe I can remove the impurities if I can locate and make some hole to let the impurities flow out.'

Sadly, he doesn't know much about meridians system. He did know that there are primary meridians and branch meridians. Other than that, there is nothing useful.

Suddenly an idea hit his head. 'Maybe this would work.'

He plans to gamble with his luck, using the mana sword to form a needle. He decided to use pierce himself randomly.

However, Even when Zhen Lun said that, he will naturally avoid the area of his dantian and other important parts of his body. That way he can reduce the risk of crippling himself.

At this moment, he has finished covering himself with hundreds of needles. Fortunately, forming a needle didn't cost him that much of mana and by piercing himself with the needle. He doesn't need to pour more mana to the needle as they already receive them as they pierce his veins.

[Meridian Tempering Realm reached]

He successfully located eighteen points of meridians within the first try. Each of them exerts a different amount of Impurities. He easily assumes that the one that exerts considerable amount impurities must be the primary meridians. the other that exerts only a small amount seventeen must be branch meridians.

Zhen Lun remembered these specific locations as he tries again to guess other meridians points.

Few minutes passed and Zhen Lun broke through.

[Intermediate Meridian Tempering Realm reached!]

On the second try, he located fifteen points including the last one, he actually found a total of thirty-three. Suprisingly, Two of them are primary meridians.

[Advanced Meridian Tempering Realm reached!]

On the third try, he located only eight points. None of them are primary meridians. It's getting harder and harder to find.

'I should stop here and gather information about meridians first?' Zhen Lun deactivates the cultivation technique. Though it will take a lot of time, it was crucial for his development.

Zhen Lun who was busy locating didn't notice that Xiao Xue has awakened.

"Master, Why did you come here anyway? This kind of place is not for a person like you to stay." Xiao Xue asked suddenly, startling Zhen Lun who was focused on pricking himself with needles.

Hearing the question, Zhen Lun doesn't know how to answer either. 'I coincidentally stumbled upon this kind of place.' He definitely can't tell her that!

"Um... Don't laugh, I don't even know such an immoral place exists." Zhen Lun embarrassedly scratched his head.

How shameful it is? He's already seventeen years old but he doesn't know what is Red-Light District. More importantly, he actually went there to find a place to stay.

"Pffft, Hahahaha" Xiao Xue burst out laughing. "As expected Master, How could someone like you do such immoral things."

"Stop laughing... I lived in seclusion for eight years, During those years I've done nothing but cultivate and never care about the outside world." Zhen Lun anxiously explained.

Wiping the tears of her laughter, The atmosphere suddenly became heavy. "So, after this, We will be total strangers? You helped me because you pity me, that's all to it. Right?"

'Hm? What is she trying to say?' Zhen Lun was confused.

"Calm down, I'll give you some money to buy decent clothes and --"

"No, I don't want that." Xiao Xue said with a serious expression. "I want to follow you and serve you as a servant." She looked at Zhen Lun earnestly.

"I know I'm selfish but please let me follow you." At that time, When Xiao Xue finished saying those sentence, a transparent screen appeared in her vision.

[Are you sure?] Yes/No

Zhen Lun was dumbstruck seeing Xiao Xue determination to follow him, He was speechless. Realizing what she meant, Zhen Lun asked her with a serious tone. "Are you sure?"

Xiao Xue who heard the question didn't answer Zhen Lun. Instead, she moved her hand and tapped at the air.

Zhen Lun noticed her weird actions and suddenly remembered what Elder Yu told him, his martial spirit will react to anyone that plead loyalty to him. Zhen Lun wanted to stop her but it was too late.

[Little Snow is willing to serve you as a slave]

[New slave acquired]

Little Snow (Level 0) (Status: Weak Body, Malnutrition)

HP: 120/120 MP : 8/8

STR: 9 VIT: 13

AGI: 8 LUK: 78

INT: 28 MAG: 8

Skill:

Servant: Serving Lvl 6, Cleaning Lvl 3

Classless: Physical Resistance Lvl 2, Pain Resistance Lvl 3, Poison Resistance Lvl 1, Black-Grade Mana Lvl 1

Title: Abandoned Child (Unknown), Talented (+20 INT)

Ignoring the menu stats that appeared Zhen Lun scolded Xiao Xue. "Did you know What have you done?"

"I have become your servant, It said that I cannot hold ill intention towards you and will have to listen to your commands." Xiao Xue calmly read out what the system displayed.

'She clearly doesn't know what it means!' Zhen Lun felt that his life is miserable. He kneeled down with a depressed expression.

"Now, that it came to this... I can only let you follow me" Zhen Lun sighed.

'I became his slave! Yay!' Xiao Xue cheered cutely in her mind as her expression in real life was still a poker face.

'...'

What did I just hear? Xiao Xue cheered? His eyes twitched as he looks at Xiao Xue who was wearing a poker face.

'I'm such a horrible person.' Zhen Lun cursed himself, 'Can I stop peering into her mind?' He discovered a hidden side of Xiao Xue. To think, Xiao Xue also has such a cute side.

Cough*

This time Zhen Lun carefully examined her stats.

Little Snow (Level 0) (Status: Weak Body, Malnutrition)

HP: 120/120 MP : 8/8

STR: 9 VIT: 13

AGI: 8 LUK: 78

INT: 28 MAG: 8

Skill:

Servant: Serving Lvl 6, Cleaning Lvl 3

Classless: Physical Resistance Lvl 2, Pain Resistance Lvl 3, Poison Resistance Lvl 1, Black-Grade Mana Lvl 1

Title: Abandoned Child (Unknown), Talented (+20 INT)

'Hm... her stats were quite high compared to mine when I haven't cultivated, Especially her LUK.'

As he read down, Zhen Lun was furious again, Physical Resistance, Pain Resistance, Poison Resistance. They're all accumulated through the torture she experienced.

'Calm down, there is still time to deal with her.' Gritting his teeth and suppressing his anger. He really wanted to kill her now but he should focus on his cultivation first.

'Should I ask Xiao Xue to choose for me? I mean she has better luck than me. Not just better but seven times greater than mine.'

"Xiao Xue. Help me with something. randomly point a part of my body. Keep doing it until I say stop" Zhen Lun ordered.

Xiao Xue instantly points at a place. Zhen Lun unhesitantly pierces it with the needle.

'Eh? My body is moving by itself.' Xiao Xue frowned. She now understands a little of being Zhen Lun's slave. 'Hm... Master is up to something weird again.'

However, Xiao Xue didn't struggle even though she wanted to say something as she was curious.

More than hundreds of needle was placed according to Xiao Xue's intuition. 'How will it turn out?'

Zhen Lun activated the cultivation technique again. Few minutes passed and Zhen Lun advanced another small stage.

[Pinnacle Meridian Tempering Realm reached]

Out of One hundred and thirty-eight, There are shockingly eighty-three of them are meridian points.

[Special Title unlocked]

[Pure Meridian System]

40% of impurities were removed from your meridians

Effect: +40% Efficiency of Cultivation Technique