Faced with such a confident senior sister, Su Chen was skeptical but decided to give it a try.
Soon after, when Ying Qingge led him to the hot spring’s entrance, Su Chen realized she hadn’t been deceiving him.
His trust, which had wavered repeatedly, finally began to rise.
But then, upon entering, Su Chen encountered a tricky issue.
Though the hot spring was formed from dragon qi, its density was so extreme that even his absorption rate was painfully slow.
Soaking in the hot spring was pleasant, but the main goal of this trip wasn’t relaxation—it was to break through his bottleneck and ascend to the next level.
“Senior sister…”
Before Su Chen could speak, Ying Qingge cut in,
“No need to rush, little brother. With just a bit of guidance, this dragon qi can be yours to use…”
At that moment, Ying Qingge flashed her cute little tiger teeth, smirking slyly as she moved behind Su Chen.
“Guidance?”
Su Chen was filled with doubt, completely unsure how this “guidance” would work.
And then, Ying Qingge began gently massaging him.
With her help, Su Chen was astonished to find pure dragon qi flowing into his body through her as a medium.
As the dragon qi surged in, his stagnant cultivation began to stir, gradually pushing against the Foundation Building barrier.
At this rate, it wouldn’t take long to achieve a breakthrough.
If things proceeded normally, that is.
But!
Moments later, Su Chen felt something soft and elastic—very substantial—pressing against his back.
What senior sister’s doing… isn’t what I had in mind, is it?
Looking at the reflection on the water’s surface, Su Chen held his forehead, overwhelmed with a sense of despair.
I really am too trusting!
In the hot spring, faced with his senior sister’s blatant closeness, Su Chen certainly enjoyed it, but a man’s dignity had to be upheld.
Before he could protest, Ying Qingge said calmly,
“Little brother, this is the best way to guide the qi.
Feel it carefully—hasn’t your cultivation speed increased significantly?”
Her words couldn’t have been more serious.
They even made Su Chen wonder if he was the one having improper thoughts.
Could senior sister really be focused on helping me?
Of course, how much Su Chen’s cultivation speed improved, Ying Qingge didn’t know.
But with her pressed against him, her own cultivation was soaring like a jet, advancing at lightning speed.
Hmph! Wangqing Ge, you think you can restrict me?
What a joke!
At the same time, Su Chen noticed a marked difference—the dragon qi was practically flooding into his body.
The effect was phenomenal!
But something still felt… off?
Especially with his senior sister’s overly serious explanation, which only made things seem stranger.
Is excessive explanation just a cover-up?
At that moment, Ying Qingge continued,
“The dragon qi here is too dense and pure. With your mere peak Body Tempering cultivation, you can’t absorb it on your own.”
“This way, even if you break through, it’d only be average.”
“But with my help, it’s different!”
“As someone with the True Dragon Physique, I’m the perfect conduit, able to refine the dragon qi for you.”
“Just focus on cultivating and don’t overthink it.”
After speaking, Ying Qingge continued her “work” naturally.
Gradually, the hot spring filled with swirling mist, the temperature steadily rising.
Ying Qingge’s originally fair skin took on a cherry-blossom hue, strands of hair clinging to her temples and cheeks.
Yet her expression was as serious as could be.
Junior brother’s problems are my motivation—everything is for his progress!
At first, Su Chen thought Ying Qingge was deceiving him.
But as time passed, feeling the unprecedented resonance of dragon qi, he could no longer doubt his helpful senior sister.
He had no time to dwell on it either, as he was forced to focus on breaking through the Foundation Building barrier.
Crack!
In an instant, with the perfect harmony of timing, location, and conditions, the barrier—impenetrable to countless cultivators—shattered in the blink of an eye.
With a crisp sound, Su Chen felt as if he’d broken free from invisible shackles, his body lighter and freer.
His limbs and meridians surged with powerful, boundless energy.
Immediately after, a system prompt echoed in his ears:
“Congratulations, host, for achieving the ‘First Sugar Mommy Happy Massage’ milestone. Reward: Dragon Pattern Inscription.
As you were passive, you receive an additional reward: Golden Core Prototype!”
The sudden notification rang out, but Su Chen had no mind to retort, as breaking through to Foundation Building was just the start.
At this point, he no longer needed Ying Qingge’s help. He began absorbing the surrounding dragon qi autonomously, and a single hot spring wasn’t enough.
His absorption rate could only be described as whale-like!
In an instant, he devoured the equivalent of a ten-mile river of qi.
Faint golden patterns flickered on his body.
The Dragon Pattern Inscription, as the name suggested, engraved his flesh, making his body even stronger.
The additional reward was even more astonishing.
A Golden Core Prototype upon entering Foundation Building!
The Golden Core was the hallmark of the Golden Core Realm, yet Su Chen obtained its prototype at Foundation Building—a feat that crushed peers in his realm and closed the gap to the next major realm.
Such monstrous talent was unprecedented, unmatched in history!
Though this came from system rewards, it enhanced Su Chen himself, and since it was a system reward, no one else could replicate it.
On Ying Qingge’s side, while helping her junior brother, she gleefully took advantage of the situation.
More importantly, she did so right in front of Wangqing Ge’s restriction, feeling utterly exhilarated!
She’d finally found the right way to bypass it.
As long as her heart remained pure, no action would trigger the restriction.
It might even add to the fun?
As she reveled in her excitement, a sudden roar resounded.
Roar!!
A shocking dragon’s cry, its terrifying might sweeping all directions, even caused Ying Qingge’s expression to shift.
“Dragon soul awakening?”
“Is it angry?”
“Could it be because little brother absorbed too much? Hmph! You think this belongs to you?”
Ying Qingge scoffed at the dragon souls surging from all sides. As their true master, she had no intention of indulging them and raised her hand to suppress them.
But just as she prepared to act, she was stunned to see a dragon soul, without any resistance, being drawn into the dragon patterns on Su Chen’s body.
The faint Dragon Pattern Inscription grew slightly brighter after absorbing the first dragon soul.
“It actually got absorbed?”
Ying Qingge’s face lit up with surprise and admiration.
As expected of my junior brother—absorbing a dragon soul right after entering Foundation Building. A master at playing the pig to eat the tiger!
However, soon enough, Ying Qingge could no longer remain calm.