I, who was turned into a woman by the Jade Maiden Master, want to rebel against the Heavenly Gang.

Qin Rufeng gripped his wine cup tightly in anger, but Liu Bailian picked up the jade pot and said, "Again!"

What brings me here? What am I here for?

Qin Rufeng felt his mind go blank, and the world spun before his eyes. A chill ran through his chest, connecting with the Ice Soul in his dantian. Then, the chill, carrying spiritual energy, surged upwards rapidly, and his heartbeat suddenly slowed.

The wine glass slipped from his hand, and Qin Rufeng's body fell backward against his will.

Upon seeing this, Liu Bailian immediately rushed forward, put one arm around Rufeng's waist, and pulled her into his arms. He whispered, "You're drunk."

More than just drunk, Qin Rufeng's entire body went limp. Her legs involuntarily buckled to her knees, her arms hung limply at her sides, and her body arched backward like a supple cat. Her long hair, along with falling petals, cascaded to the ground.

Even his consciousness gradually faded...

In a daze, Ru Feng felt her body slowly sinking. Liu Bailian didn't abandon her but instead put his arm around her waist and knelt down with her.

The two knelt on the ground with their legs intertwined, their skin touching and their thighs rubbing together.

Qin Rufeng... was probably heavier on the upper body. Liu Bailian couldn't hold him with one hand, so she had to knee him forward and push him between the thighs.

That unprecedented feeling shot straight up to the top of his head. However, Qin Rufeng was so chilled that he couldn't even utter a sound.

Liu Bailian held the jade wine pot in one hand, tilted her head back, and drank deeply. The crystal-clear wine spilled from her lips and flowed into her chest. Then she leaned in, and the two of them opened their hearts to each other, their eyes brimming with affection.

Qin Rufeng felt like her back was about to break, but somehow her right arm regained its movement. So she raised her hand and hooked her arm around Liu Bailian's jade-like neck...

At this moment, Ru Feng's consciousness was already blurred, and the cold air rising up made her vision blurry. In her daze, she only saw a bit of cherry red rushing towards her face.

His lips and teeth seemed to be pried open, and a cold current slowly flowed into his mouth. The surging cold energy within his body was quickly forced back into his dantian.

It's wine, and the wine that fills your mouth and permeates your heart. It's sweet, refreshing, and leaves a lingering fragrance... Besides the aroma of wine, there's an indescribable, intoxicating fragrance.

Then Qin Rufeng felt himself lying under a peach tree. He couldn't move, and he couldn't close or open his eyes. In his hazy state, all he could see were falling petals.

In a hazy, dreamlike state, the sound of a zither began to play again. Half-asleep, I seemed to see a clear blue sky and a red sun, towering mountains and flowing water; warbling orioles and dancing swallows, and peach blossoms stretching for miles…

After waking up, I still felt dizzy.

Liu Bailian was right next to her, and handed her a cup, saying, "Drink up."

Qin Rufeng: "Still drinking?"

Liu Bailian: "It's tea."

Qin Rufeng could also smell the aroma of tea. He was already extremely thirsty, so he took the teacup and drank it all in one gulp.

Liu Bailian said from the side, "How come you're knocked out after just one cup? You can't even drink alcohol, you really can't do anything right."

Qin Rufeng said in a low voice, stubbornly, "I have better luck with opportunities, that's what you said."

Liu Bailian glanced at her and said, "Stop being so glib and go back to practice your skills."

Qin Rufeng then took his leave and departed from Cuixing Pavilion.

After leaving the mountain gate, a gust of wind blew and the effects of the alcohol started to kick in again. I staggered down the mountain, still feeling dizzy the whole way.

When she reached the foot of the mountain, she suddenly felt confused. "What... what was I doing at Cuixing Pavilion?"

She couldn't remember no matter how hard she tried. But she felt her body was full of spiritual energy.

Chapter 15 Tempering Oneself

Qin Rufeng knew without a doubt that the wine and tea were no ordinary items, as they contained extremely powerful spiritual energy.

Although it's just one cup... it seems like there's more than one cup of wine? Anyway, the improvement in my skill level is many times greater than the results of my continuous cultivation day and night these past few days.

Especially the wine that was poured into her mouth when she was in a daze at the end... its spiritual power was extremely strong, not only suppressing the surging cold air but also greatly enhancing the spiritual power of the Ice Soul.

It seems that diligent practice is the least efficient method.

Liu Bailian is a good person to be around; you can greatly increase your cultivation level by just getting a few things from her.

Although Qin Rufeng didn't know exactly how much wine he had been forced to drink, he was definitely saturated. This should be the limit of his current absorption of spiritual wine.

"But why...why did she help me so much?"

Qin Rufeng still dared not be blindly optimistic. She worried that Liu Bailian was doing this so that she would be "truly convinced" of her defeat.

Therefore, I still dare not relax in the slightest.

So, what was the purpose of this trip? I'm completely confused and can't quite remember...

After returning to his thatched hut, Qin Rufeng dared not slack off in the slightest and continued to cultivate diligently as usual.

The tea and wine Liu Bailian had prepared were still taking effect. The cultivation techniques were also proving to be yielding good results with minimal effort. Qin Rufeng had already begun trying to learn one of Diao Yujie's spells, "Flowing Ice and Flying Rain."

This spell gathers moisture from the air, first condensing it into water, then into ice crystals. It infuses these ice crystals with spiritual energy and shoots them out.

After a period of tireless practice, Qin Rufeng was finally able to skillfully circulate his spiritual energy according to the training methods.

She made a hand seal with her fingers. A small droplet of water gradually condensed and floated above her fingertip.

As more spiritual energy was poured in, the water droplets condensed into ice. And with the continuous infusion of spiritual energy, they began to emit a faint blue light.

The sword-like energy was unleashed forward, and ice crystals burst forth, shooting straight towards a blue stone not far away.

With a crisp "bang," the stone jolted.

Qin Rufeng stepped forward; the surface of the bluestone was covered with white frost. She followed the cracks in the stone and found the "bullet hole" through which the ice crystal had pierced.

Touching it with your hand can remove some stone dust. Ru Feng then slapped it hard, and the large piece of bluestone instantly shattered into pebbles.

The penetrating power, the freezing cold... Qin Rufeng was overjoyed.

If I were to encounter a demonic cultivator like Han Ying from the Blood Shadow Sect again in the future... although I probably still wouldn't be able to defeat her, at least I'd have a skill to protect myself. Moreover, this is a technique from the Jade Maiden Sect of the Upper Three Realms; with diligent practice, it might not be impossible to kill someone of a higher level.

Thanks to Liu Bailian's tea and wine, his skill level wouldn't have improved so rapidly. Qin Rufeng is now very grateful that he came to the Jade Maiden Sect and that he met Liu Bailian, a fairy whose motives weren't entirely pure but who was actually a very nice person.

Speaking of motives... Qin Rufeng finally remembered his motive for going to find Liu Bailian that day.

My current physique, prone to frozen shoulder, is indeed a result of cultivating a pure and virtuous body. And the more I practice, the bigger my weight seems to get.

However, Ru Feng is now reluctant to give up the results of his hard work in cultivating over this period of time.

Moreover, the power of this Jade Purity and Ice-like Beauty technique goes far beyond "Flowing Ice and Flying Rain." Liu Bailian said it was a beginner-level technique, but the more Qin Rufeng looked at it, the more profound and complex it seemed.

Where did the Xuanwu Saintess get a beginner-level cultivation technique? Given Liu Bailian's pretentious nature, if she says it's a beginner-level technique, then it must be a top-level technique.

We must never give up this cultivation technique. As for whether we can change back... we've already transmigrated, so let's just make the best of it.

Anyway, since the tea and wine she gave Liu Bailian as compensation for her "interrogation," let's just let it go...

After "thinking it through," he no longer suffered from any mental strain and focused wholeheartedly on cultivation day and night.

When the coldness reaches the point of affecting the heart, stop practicing the Jade Cauldron of Harmony. After recovering, continue practicing Jade Purity and Ice Clarity.

And so, day after day, his cultivation level continued to improve.

After some time, the jade bracelet glowed again, and Fairy Willow summoned it.

It seems the day of the assessment has finally arrived...

However, when they arrived at the mountain gate, Liu Bailian said in a voice, "Don't panic, today is not a test for you. You don't need to go upstairs, come to the backyard."

What are you doing in the backyard?

Qin Rufeng had no idea what Liu Bailian was up to, but he immediately relaxed when he heard it wasn't an assessment.

However, when she got to the backyard, her heart started racing again...

She had seen this kind of environment before; it was similar to the Cloud Pool at the Spirit Appraisal Platform. This was... a bathhouse.

Moreover, the pond is much larger than Muyun Pond. It is divided in two by a patch of reed-like aquatic plants.

However, the water in this pool did not feel as hot as the Muyun Pool; instead, it was chillingly cold.

Liu Bailian sat in the pavilion under the osmanthus tree by the pond, dressed in a gossamer-like gauze dress. She looked as if she were about to take a bath.

Ru Feng dared not delay and hurriedly stepped forward.

Liu Bailian looked Ru Feng up and down, nodded and said, "Your cultivation has improved a lot."

“I have no intention of interrupting your cultivation, but you must not forget your identity as a maid.”

"Today, I have summoned you to serve me during my bath..."

Huh? Servant, servant in the bath?! Is it that intense?

Liu Bailian then took out a brocade box containing a vermilion pill.

"Don't just stand there, quickly take this pill." Liu Bailian stuffed the pill into Rufeng's hand.

Qin Rufeng was completely confused, but since it was given to him by Liu Bailian, it must be something good.

So Ru Feng swallowed the pill. Liu Bailian stared straight at her, saying nothing.

Qin Rufeng felt a little guilty...

She thought to herself, "Weren't you supposed to be serving me a bath? Why don't you take your clothes off then? Are you trying to do something nefarious by giving me this dubious pill?"

As Ru Feng was mentally complaining, he suddenly felt a heat rising in his chest. His heart felt like it was on fire.

"This is!" Qin Rufeng looked at Liu Bailian in surprise, a sense of foreboding welling up in his heart.

"What's going on? My chest feels burning. My whole body is hot."

"I can't take it anymore, I feel like I'm on fire."

"Fairy! What did you give me to eat?"

Liu Bailian looked at Qin Rufeng and a smile appeared on her face.

This terrified Qin Rufeng, as he had never seen Liu Bailian laugh like that before.

Damn it! I've fallen for it! So she really did have ulterior motives.

"You..." Qin Rufeng looked at Liu Bailian in surprise.

She still didn't believe Liu Bailian would harm her. However, the world of cultivation was extremely dangerous; one could know a person's face but not their heart.

No! Liu Bailian didn't necessarily need to use this method; she must have had a reason.

But, but... I feel like my meridians are burning, and my blood is about to boil.

"It's so hot! I can't take it anymore!"

Qin Rufeng was so hot that he couldn't stand it anymore. He had been sitting for a long time and didn't care about anything else. He started to take off his clothes.

Just then, Liu Bailian suddenly pushed her away with a palm strike, sending her tumbling into the pool. It was like molten steel being plunged into cold water for quenching.

With a hissing sound, white mist immediately rose from the pool water.

The icy pool water instantly soothed Qin Rufeng's almost burning body.

She discovered that she was not injured, and after calming down, she began to ponder what Liu Bailian's intentions were.

At this moment, Liu Bailian suddenly said, "You can regulate your breathing by circulating your internal energy. You are not allowed to cross the reeds or peek."

Her words were accompanied by the sound of rushing water...

Qin Rufeng looked up and, through the layers of reeds, vaguely saw Liu Bailian remove her clothes and enter the pool on the other side. Like a snow-white doe diving into the lush, flower-strewn fairy pool.

Chapter 16 A Complete Transformation

The dense reeds obscured the view, yet their swaying forms were still faintly visible. Ripples pushed aside the petals on the pond's surface, and the reeds swayed gently with the waves.

Qin Rufeng then realized that not only had he cooled down, but the bone-chilling cold of the pool water had also been dispelled by the heat emanating from his body.

The rising mist creates a hazy, misty atmosphere, like a courtyard shrouded in early winter smoke over a pond...

Liu Bailian said softly, "The water temperature is just right. From now on, you will serve me during my baths."

Huh? This is what they call bathing service?

Qin Rufeng thought to himself, "Is this... to use me to heat the pool water?"

"It heats up quickly"? Then why don't you act like a human being?

Qin Rufeng grew angrier the more he thought about it. He thought to himself, "How can you work for free without getting paid? I've already served you in the bath, so surely it's not a problem for me to feast my eyes on you?"

So she quietly went to the edge of the reeds and peered through the gaps into the pond to the other side...

Although the dense reeds and swaying with the ripples obstructed the view, one could still vaguely glimpse tender lotus roots with green tendrils, two full moons, and pink lotus tips that were white with a hint of red.

I never imagined there would be so many lotus roots and water lilies in this pond. Growing so well despite the cold and heat, they must be divine herbs.

At this moment, the water temperature gradually decreased. Qin Rufeng felt increasingly refreshed and comfortable in the pool water. The burning sensation throughout his body had almost completely disappeared.

Is this because Liu Bailian went into the water? She immersed herself in the water and used her icy spiritual energy to cool me down?