Early the next morning, Ye Xiruo, having finished her cultivation, jumped down from the tree. Below the tree, her senior brother and Xiu Qi were sparring. Yes, sparring, if you ignored the senior brother's fierce little eyes.

The two white figures almost became phantoms, their intense energy surging uncontrollably. This was only because the two had deliberately restrained themselves; otherwise, if even two Nascent Soul Venerables were to clash, there would be no survivors within a ten-mile radius.

The two figures finally separated, and apart from their slightly disheveled hair and a bit of sweat on their foreheads, everything seemed normal.

"We're done fighting." Ye Xiruo tossed a white handkerchief to each of them. "After we finish eating, we'll go cultivate. We'll tell others that we're in seclusion."

Ye Xiruo ultimately chose Zishu's mountain as the location. After the three of them entered, they immediately activated various formations and headed straight for Zishu's cave.

The eldest brother's cave dwelling was as simple as he was—just a table and a futon, truly an excellent choice for seclusion.

Xiu Qiyu squatted on the ground, pretending to draw a teleportation array. Yes, the space and system cannot be exposed for the time being; they can only keep it a secret from their senior brother and master for now.

Ye Xiruo, dragging Zishu and Xiu Qiyu along, stood in a small valley after a flash of multicolored light.

"System, where is the training room? Make sure to keep it a secret."

“At the deepest part of the valley, there is a cold pool. At the bottom of the pool, there is a black stone. Move the stone aside and walk down. If you keep walking, you will see three cultivation rooms.”

Ye Xiruo's lips twitched twice: "Do you have to be so twisted and complicated?"

"Is it complicated? I set it up according to your instructions."

"When did I ever make you so heartless?" At the bottom of the icy pool, damn it, he's not a fish.

"If this is supposed to be a secluded little secret place, and it's easily found by others, do you think you'd be the one to discover it by accident?"

Ye Xiruo covered her face, feeling utterly humiliated by the system's disdain.

"Little Yezi, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

"I'm fine, let's keep going."

"The spiritual energy here is very rich. Even the wild grass on the ground has a bit of spirituality. If it grows in such an environment for a long time, it may develop intelligence."

"Master, Master."

Good heavens, that's the voice of the Bloodthirsty Demon Vine! What's this guy doing getting involved now?

"Let me out quickly, I really love the environment here."

"You're dreaming. If we let you out, you'll wreak havoc here."

Along the way, the system cooperated by setting up several illusion and killing formations, all of which were violently destroyed by Xiu Qiyu and Zishu.

Sure enough, this was the benefit of clinging to powerful figures. An hour later, they arrived deep in the valley and saw the cold pool with a thin mist condensing on its surface.

She reached out to feel the temperature, and Ye Xiruo quickly pulled her hand back. The absolute zero water was so incredibly cold; her hand felt like it was going to freeze off.

"Are you alright?" Zishu took out a fire spirit crystal and hung it around Ye Xiruo's neck. A warm current emanated from the fire spirit crystal, and the coldness in her hands was dispelled. Her teeth stopped chattering.

"Thank you, Senior Brother. The cultivation room is downstairs."

"That's quite well hidden."

"I only discovered it by accident, it was a stroke of luck."

Xiu Qiyu pulled Ye Xiruo down and they jumped down, with Zishu following behind. Xiu Qiyu erected a protective aura to block the surging cold air, and Zishu also erected a protective aura.

Ye Xiruo suddenly had a flash of inspiration. She seemed to have a water-repelling bead, which would come in handy now.

"Senior Brother, over here."

Zishu rushed over. Although the Water-Repelling Pearl could repel water, it could not stop the surging cold air. Xiu Qiyu and Zishu worked together to create a protective shield, firmly protecting Ye Xiruo inside.

Fortunately, no spirit beasts attacked them from the cold pool, and the three of them successfully reached the bottom of the pool.

With a face full of black lines, Xiu Qiyu moved the incredibly heavy black market aside, revealing a dark hole.

"This is it."

"It's really well hidden." The three of them climbed into the cave entrance, but they didn't expect there to be nowhere to put their feet. They were in freefall and fell straight down.

Upon landing, the unfortunate senior brother became a flesh cushion; just thinking about it makes me feel incredibly painful.

"Senior Brother, I'm so sorry." Ye Xiruo quickly stood up: "Are you alright?"

"I used my inner energy to protect my back, I'm fine."

Xiu Qiyu had already stood up, and the three of them looked at their positions and all had a "Holy crap" expression on their faces.

Holy crap! Does it have to be this brutal? After freefall, there's a maze escape to follow.

"System, tell me clearly, where exactly is the cultivation room? You said you'd find it by walking around, but this chaotic, inhuman maze has no map. We could be lost for ten days or half a month, okay?"

"Don't you have me? I tell you to go east, you go east; I tell you to go west, you go west. Isn't that enough?"

"Are you kidding me?!" Ye Xiruo was on the verge of exploding.

"If I can't see the cultivation room within half an hour, I can forget about getting any more spirit stones."

"No, Master, this is a precious time cultivation room with many, many benefits."

After resting for a while, the three began their journey through the maze. The maze looked dazzling, but it lacked any complicated mechanisms or formations, making it quite easy to navigate.

Following the system's instructions, Ye Xiruo chose a fork in the road. All he saw along the way were monotonous forks in the road, and Zishu's face darkened.

"It's just ahead," Ye Xiruo said, pointing to the buildings at the exit.

"Very good."

Once outside, they discovered they had been tricked again. It wasn't a luxurious training room; it was just three brick houses standing right in front of them.

"This is the Heaven-Defying Cultivation Room." Zishu's round face was about to burst out laughing.

"Ahem, although it doesn't look like much, it really is." Xiu Qiyu didn't expect the system's style to be so unique.

"I've already put the spirit stones in; it's enough for each of us to cultivate for half a year. Let's hurry up and cultivate!"

Ye Xiruo felt that she was losing all face.

"System, you've tricked me several times today."

“Cultivation is just cultivation. Why do you need such luxurious equipment? Look at these three tiled houses, aren’t they good? They’re sturdy, grand, and you can tell at a glance that they’re cultivation rooms.”

"Anyway, I've given you my last bit of spirit stones. I'm going to cultivate now. Goodbye, see you later."

There was only one bed in the brick house, without even a quilt or blanket. Ye Xiruo had no choice but to take out a thick blanket from her ring to make the bed, then ate a top-grade fasting pill and comfortably began her cultivation.