Chapter 192: Chapter 192: Celestial Level Cultivation Room

After that, Shui Ruolan showed Shen Haoran the true meaning of efficiency. In just a single night, she had gathered all the medicinal ingredients.

Staring at the seven sets of ingredients before him, Shen Haoran was left speechless, his jaw agape.

The ingredients for the Three Pure Spirit Pill weren’t exactly Treasures of Heaven and Earth, but it was still a Fifth Grade Elixir. Gathering them so quickly was no easy feat, yet Shui Ruolan had collected seven full sets in a single night!

"Over the past two months, the Yao Sect has gained a lot from the Chen Alliance’s alchemy channels, and these ingredients are part of the spoils. We already had some in the Yao Sect’s warehouse, and for what we were missing, I just sent someone to get them from Elder Song at the Pill Hall. After all, the Yao Sect is a partner of the Pill Hall now!" Shui Ruolan said with a smile.

"The Pill Hall? A partner?" Shen Haoran was stunned again. ’Shui Ruolan actually managed to win over that pedantic old Elder Song?’

"It’s all thanks to your influence. So, are seven sets of ingredients enough?" Shui Ruolan asked.

"Seven sets... one for you, Brother Su, Long Zhen, and Xuan Yi each... yes, that should be enough," Shen Haoran said, nodding. With seven sets of ingredients, and accounting for the possibility of failure, he should be able to refine four pills. As for Long Mo and Zi Mo, they probably didn’t need a Three Pure Spirit Pill.

"Mm, that’s good. When are you planning to start the alchemy?" Shui Ruolan seemed impatient. She hadn’t felt the sensation of a breakthrough in a long time.

"First, I need to break through to Tier Four Spirit General. Then I’ll fire up the furnace and start the alchemy!" Shen Haoran replied. The feeling of an impending breakthrough was already becoming difficult to suppress, and it would be a disaster if it happened in the middle of the refining process.

"Hmm... in that case, you can borrow my Cultivation Room. It’s a Celestial Level one, you know!" Shui Ruolan said after a moment’s thought. She hadn’t been there recently, so it was just sitting idle. Letting Shen Haoran use it was better than letting it go to waste.

"Cultivation Rooms can be lent out?" Shen Haoran was taken aback.

"Of course. The Sect doesn’t have any strict rules against it. As long as the owner agrees, it can be lent out, provided you can withstand the berserk elements inside. The berserk elements in a Celestial Level Cultivation Room are truly difficult to handle, but for you, it shouldn’t be a problem, right?" Shui Ruolan said, looking at Shen Haoran with a playful grin.

Hearing this, Shen Haoran gave a noncommittal smile. ’With the Fire Spirit Black Obsidian and Elder Yan’s Array, the berserk elements really are no big deal.’

"There’s no time to waste. Let’s head over now!" Shen Haoran said. He was also eager to see for himself just how powerful the so-called Celestial Level Cultivation Room really was.

...

When Shen Haoran and Shui Ruolan arrived at the Celestial Essence Hall, they immediately caused a huge commotion. It couldn’t be helped. One was the Sect’s goddess, and the other was the badass who dared to go against Ouyang Chen, the top-ranked member of the Dragon and Tiger List. It was impossible for them not to cause a stir.

However, in just an instant, Shen Haoran was completely overshadowed by Shui Ruolan’s radiance. Every disciple’s gaze toward Shui Ruolan was filled with adoration—and that included many of the young women!

The gazes directed at Shen Haoran, however, were filled with deep jealousy. If looks could kill, he would have been minced into paste by now...

Feeling the stares all around them, Shen Haoran grabbed Shui Ruolan’s hand and made a dash toward the Profound Level Cultivation Rooms. If they stayed, he was pretty sure he’d get mobbed. Shui Ruolan’s charm was just too powerful.

"Phew..." Once they escaped into the area for the Profound Level Cultivation Rooms, things finally quieted down. Everyone here was a master from the top 500 of the Dragon and Tiger List, so they weren’t as thirsty as the disciples outside.

Seeing Shen Haoran’s frazzled state, Shui Ruolan couldn’t help but cover her mouth and giggle. "I never would have guessed that the fearless Master Shen, who’s afraid of nothing in heaven or on earth, would be scared into running by a group of junior disciples."

Hearing this, Shen Haoran rolled his eyes at her and teased back, "What can I do? It’s all because our beautiful Miss Shui is just too charming!"

"Hmph, smooth talker. Let’s go!" Shui Ruolan’s face flushed red. Ignoring Shen Haoran, she turned and headed deeper inside.

Watching her lovely back, Shen Haoran chuckled and quickly followed. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

The farther in they went, the more shocked Shen Haoran became. The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Power here was already incredibly dense. After they passed the zone for the Earth Level Cultivation Rooms, Shen Haoran finally understood why so many people fought tooth and nail to break into the top ten of the Dragon and Tiger List just to use a Celestial Level Cultivation Room.

In the Celestial Level Cultivation Room area, the concentration of Spiritual Power just outside the rooms already surpassed what was inside a Profound Level Cultivation Room, to say nothing of how terrifyingly dense it must be inside the Celestial Level rooms!

The Celestial Level Cultivation Room area was small, with only ten stone doors. However, each of those ten doors represented one of the most powerful disciples of the Five Elements Sect’s younger generation.

"Here, this is my Cultivation Room," Shui Ruolan said as she came to a stop before the eighth stone door. Her rank on the Dragon and Tiger List was eighth, corresponding to this very door.

"Oh, let’s take a look inside!" A flicker of anticipation flashed in Shen Haoran’s eyes. He wondered how many times faster cultivating in this Celestial Level Cultivation Room would be compared to the outside world.

Shui Ruolan nodded and took out her Dragon Tiger Order to open the stone door. However, at that exact moment, a strange, mocking voice sounded from behind them.

"Well, well. Since when are bottom-feeders on the Dragon and Tiger List allowed in the Celestial Level Cultivation Room area? Don’t you know your own place? This is no place for the likes of you."

Shen Haoran and Shui Ruolan turned, their brows furrowing at the sight of the newcomer. The speaker was none other than Gou Shi.

At that moment, Gou Shi and a man with a cold, stern face were slowly walking into the Celestial Level area.

"Watch your mouth," Shui Ruolan said coldly, staring at the sneering Gou Shi. "I’m the one who brought him here. Do you have a problem with that?"

"Ooh, little Ruolan, are you angry? I’ve never seen you like this before. How adorable! Tell me, have you fallen for this pretty boy?" Gou Shi cackled, holding a hand with a daintily crooked pinky to his wide mouth.

Seeing Gou Shi’s revolting display, fury flared in Shui Ruolan’s eyes. "Gou Shi, you—" But just as she was about to erupt, Shen Haoran pulled her back.

"There’s no need. He’s just a mad dog. If he bites you, are you going to bite him back?" Shen Haoran said coolly, his gaze fixed on Gou Shi.

Shen Haoran’s words instantly caused Gou Shi’s expression to darken. His narrow eyes, like those of a viper, fixed on Shen Haoran as a dangerous glint flashed within them.

"Don’t forget, he is Young Master Chen’s prey." Just as Gou Shi was about to attack, the cold man beside him spoke softly, his words instantly extinguishing the fury in Gou Shi’s heart.

"Hmph! Consider yourself lucky!" Gou Shi shot Shen Haoran a disdainful look, then turned and sashayed toward the second stone door, his barrel-thick waist swaying.

"The weak can only fight with words," the cold man said, casting an indifferent glance at Shen Haoran as he walked past.

"Is that so?" The corner of Shen Haoran’s mouth curled into a grin as he met the cold man’s gaze, not backing down in the slightest.