My little sect, which disappeared a thousand years ago, has become a sacred site!

However, Gu Changyuan would not restrain Tu Shan Hanyan—the cultivation world is different from the mortal world, and there is no need to worry about trivial matters such as cavities or fever.

Any normal cultivator can use their own spiritual energy to eliminate all impurities and heat from food.

Tu Shan Hanyan covered her head and chuckled.

Gu Changyuan withdrew his hand, his expression becoming slightly more serious:

"Let's go to the back mountain first and get the preparations done for Xiao Kong and Xiao Shi before they awaken."

As he spoke, he waved his right hand, and a beam of light enveloped Ye Qingxue, Bai Ling'er, Tu Shan Hanyan, and Gu Xing'er.

The next moment, the group appeared in a secluded spot on the back mountain.

This is a secluded valley shrouded in formation.

The valley is filled with spiritual energy and shrouded in mist, isolated from the hustle and bustle of the outside world. In the very center of the valley, two spiritual pools stand side by side.

The pool was not large, each side measuring about three zhang (approximately 10 meters), and was constructed from a single piece of white jade. The pool walls were smooth as a mirror, with faint runes engraved on them, radiating a soft light.

The water in the pool was crystal clear.

But that water was not ordinary water; it was pure liquid spiritual energy, shrouded in a faint halo.

This is a magical artifact once given to me by the system—the "Twin Source Pool of Dao".

The magic of the Spirit Pool lies in its ability to contain spiritual liquids of any attribute, automatically fusing and purifying them, allowing cultivators to absorb the energy in the spiritual liquids more efficiently, perfectly meeting the needs of physical awakening.

It was here that Gu Changyuan's ten disciples awakened their physiques and laid their foundations.

Moreover, these twin spirit pools have a unique function.

The pool water can be emptied at any time, and once emptied, it will automatically be replenished with new pure spiritual liquid in less than half an incense stick's time.

Furthermore, the new spirit liquid will not retain any trace of its previous properties, and will not affect the preparation and use of the spirit liquid next time.

Jun Mukong and Jun Anshi possess extremely unique time-space physiques, far exceeding those of ordinary physiques.

Awakening requires not only the assistance of the Twin Spirit Pools, but also the setup of a unique awakening formation, which takes some time to prepare.

However, this was not a difficult task for Gu Changyuan; he could easily delegate it to his clone.

Gu Changyuan raised his right hand again, and two dazzling orbs of light slowly appeared in his palm:

The light sphere on the left is light blue and filled with various awakening materials related to space—Void Dao Stones, Ten-Thousand-Year Void Marrow, and Space Dao Flowers. Each of these is an extremely rare and precious material, exuding a rich spatial aura.

The sphere of light on the right is silver-gray, and inside are awakening materials with the time attribute—Time-Sequence Grass, Time-Carving Stone, and Dew of Time, which are also rare treasures that are hard to come by even once in billions of years, and are surrounded by a faint time-related charm.

Gu Changyuan's gaze sharpened, and he raised his hand to throw the two orbs of light into the two spirit pools respectively.

The moment the sphere of light fell into the pool, it exploded, scattering all the rare and precious materials inside into the pool, where they were enveloped by the clear water.

Immediately afterwards, the runes on the pool wall lit up suddenly, the golden light surged, and the entire spirit pool began to tremble slightly. The pool water churned rapidly, slowly swallowing and melting the rare and precious materials.

Gu Changyuan stood beside the spirit pool, his divine sense stirring slightly, and streams of spiritual power flowed into the pool, guiding the energy of the rare and precious materials to perfectly blend and purify with the pool's spiritual liquid.

The whole process lasted about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

When everything returned to calm, the two spiritual pools had completely changed their appearance.

The pool on the left has a deep silver color, and fine ripples gently spread across its surface.

The pool on the right has water that is transparent, yet not entirely transparent; it is like a mirror, reflecting the past and the future.

Ye Qingxue and Bai Ling'er watched their master complete the making of the spiritual liquid.

They hadn't seen their master use these two spiritual pools to awaken their disciples' physiques for a long time.

Ever since their master took in the ten of them and helped them complete their awakening.

The function of this sacred pool has almost directly become that of a "hot spring".

For those fifty years, Master often brought them here to soak in the hot springs.

Between the two spirit pools, a barrier can be raised to separate them.

That barrier is also part of a magical artifact, capable of completely isolating perception and thoroughly blocking aura and sight.

So back then, they often sat here, male disciples on one side and female disciples on the other, each occupying a pool and leisurely soaking in it.

Although they didn't understand why their master liked soaking in this stuff so much.

However, the hot spring, after being modified by the master, is extremely beneficial for cultivation, nourishing the soul, and repairing the foundation of one's spiritual path.

Moreover, soaking in it is indeed comfortable and can help relieve the fatigue of their meditation.

Those fifty years were the most carefree time of their lives.

Those days were simple, yet warm.

Unfortunately, Master disappeared later.

For a thousand years, they never came here again.

Without Master's presence, this Spirit Pool is just a Spirit Pool.

Now, Master has returned.

Not only did he return, but he also personally prepared the Awakening Elixir for his new disciples, just like he did back then.

As the two looked at their master's familiar movements and profile, an indescribable emotion welled up in their hearts.

When Gu Changyuan finished the last step, he clapped his hands and showed a satisfied expression.

Both Ye Qingxue and Bai Ling'er could clearly sense the spatial and temporal aura emanating from the two pools.

With a wave of his right hand, Gu Changyuan created a clone that looked exactly like him, and it appeared before everyone's eyes.

That clone had no consciousness of its own; it was merely a puppet that could carry out commands.

The moment Gu Changyuan summoned him, the clone received the command and stepped towards the two spirit pools to begin setting up the formations needed for awakening.

Gu Changyuan turned around and came to the four women:

"Let's go back to our lodgings."

He stretched lazily, looking completely content.

"Oh dear—I've been rushing around these past few days and haven't had a proper rest. I need to go back right now and lie down for a whole day!"

That tone, that expression—it was exactly like an ordinary person who had successfully slacked off.

Seeing their master's undisguised languid appearance, Ye Qingxue and Bai Ling'er exchanged a glance, their faces showing extremely gentle smiles.

That's how our Master is.

I never put on airs or act profound in front of them.

Their master used to love resting. They rarely saw their master cultivate.

Aside from when he was instructing them, the most common sight they saw of their master was him lying in a chair, basking in the sun, looking completely at ease.

Unbeknownst to many, that has become the norm.

They gradually got used to it, and even came to like the scene.

Even though his master liked to rest and was always slacking off, he would always be the first to help whenever his disciple was in trouble.

No matter how far, no matter how dangerous.

Although he would complain after each incident, saying things like "You troublesome bunch" and "Can't you let me rest a little longer?", he never actually punished them severely.

Later, my master disappeared.

That figure, that scene, hasn't appeared for a long time.

The disciples began to cultivate with renewed vigor, searching for their master's whereabouts while waiting for his return.

They knew that their master would definitely return.

I just don't know how long I'll have to wait.

A thousand years.

Finally, he came back.

Now, it seems they can return to their former lives.

However, things are different now.

Now, they are able to help their master solve most of the problems.

At least, they can prevent external factors from affecting their master.

It allows Master to stop being busy and worrying, and to rest peacefully and comfortably.