"Who is this?" I yelled and pointed with a finger.

  "Who is this?" the woman who escorted Lin Fei yelled in the same tone, but a warmer voice.

  Looking like a teenage girl, and possibly 10 times my age, the woman had long white hair and wore the same robes as Lin Fei. But while Lin Fei had the classic look of a starved teenager like most Young Masters, the woman was something else. Long legs, an apple-shaped ass and two missile warheads on her chest. And a face that could only be what they called a jade beauty.

  "This child is Pef. An orphan boy I found in this secret realm, last time I was here." Lin Fei explained as the woman glared at him.

  "And you left him here? In a dark, cold tunnel?" The woman yelled and rushed to hug me at her warm chest.

  In the corner of my eye, I saw Lin Fei clench his fists. I couldn't care less, since I had my face stuffed in soft, warm heavenly mountains. Two of them.

  "Who are you, auntie?" I asked while struggling to breathe. Being suffocated by a pair of perfect breasts might be the best way to die, but I preferred life anyway.

  "A-auntie? I am only 17 years old!" The woman yelled and glared at me.

  "Junior Sister Bai is the youngest Saint in our sect, little Pef. People still argue if she is talented or just lucky to have a great bloodline." Lin Fei explained in a patient voice.

  Hmmm. Not 10 times my age. Not even twice my age. I could work with that. Five years difference wasn't much, even back home.

  "Your sect isn't worth much then. I already reached Saint Realm with my body and soul. And last level of Xiantian with my qi essence." I declared with a careless voice, then drew away from the warm embrace of the youngest Saint. For now. I would beat her record soon.

  "How is that possible?" Sister Bai exclaimed in surprise, and even grabbed my hand to check for herself.

  "We don't know each other that well, Junior Sister. A cultivator has his secrets..." I began proclaiming in a grand voice, making Lin Fei sigh.

  "He stole the Soul Forging herb I found last time. And blackmailed me for a body cultivation sutra." he said with a cruel voice. Very true. Maybe I was an evil genius.

  Sister Bai glared over my head at the stronger disciple. "A little child stole your herb and blackmailed you? Shame on you, Senior Brother!" she defended me with a motherly tone, and hugged me again into her warm bosom.

  "Big Sister...he is wrong. But not completely." I whispered in her chest.

  "You can tell me the truth, Little Brother. Lin Fei always plays the victim, but I saw through his tricks." the walking bombshell urged me in a kind voice, while Lin Fei glared at me in warning.

  "One day, I was out exploring above, hiding from beasts and such, when I found this guy laying on the ground, poisoned by a blue snake. So, I looked for a cure and found a purple root that could cure soul poisoning. Then my Grandpa did some magic with the root and cured Lin Fei." I said in a truthful voice, and sobbed at her chest.

  "I hear the truth in his words, Senior Brother. This child saved your life, and you dare to accuse him! How ungreatful!" Sister Bai exclaimed in outrage for my childish innocence.

  Lin Fei turned red, and his fists creaked in anger. Then he sighed and exhaled in defeat. "I know Pef saved me, Junior Sister. This is why I came to find him." he admitted in a lower voice.

  "And the Soul Forging herb?" Sister Bai urged me with a poke on my forehead.

  "Grandpa said that his Refined Purple Soul Cure was worth 400 million stones. The herb I took from his cold hands wasn't worth that much. Lin Fei still owes me about 300 millions." I argued in a level voice.

  "R-refined? Your Grandpa is an Alchemist?" Sister Bai asked in surprise.

  "Best in the world, yes. I can take you to meet him, if you like." I said in a confident voice, then held a hand out for Lin Fei. In a second we shifted inside the Tower, while an old ghost frowned at my visitors.

  "Grandpa, Lin Fei is back. And this is Sister Bai." I introduced the party while the two disciples bowed towards the ghost.

  "Senior, I have returned. And Junior Sister Bai would have been in danger by herself in the Heaven Basin." Lin Fei said while cupping his left fist with his right palm.

  "...I think you misunderstand something, little Fei. I am not the owner of this Tower." the ghost spoke in a grave voice, and nodded towards me.

  Lin Fei blinked. Sister Bai gasped. I just sighed. "Grandpa Heavengaze is an Artifact's Spirit." I explained in a gentle voice.

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  The two disciples looked around, then back to me. "This entire world is your private dimension?" Lin Fei asked, sounding amazed.

  "Yes. I hope someday there will be more people living here. Not that Grandpa isn't nice, but he's not really alive." I said in a sad voice, while Sister Bai hugged me tighter.

  "Poor child. You must be so lonely..." she sobbed for me in a compassionate tone.

  "Big Sister, you can visit me anytime. Or even live here if you want. But not yet." I offered with a hesitant voice.

  Lin Fei frowned, while Sister Bai seemed confused. "I don't understand..." she muttered, confirming my suspicion.

  "Another secret?" Lin Fei asked in a wise voice.

  "How long until the Heaven Basin gets closed?" I asked instead.

  "Three days. We already spent one day searching for the tunnel entrance. After that, everyone gets sent outside, if they don't find an inheritance sooner." Lin Fei said while his face became calmer. This guy was quite smart, even if he didn't know the truth of the Tower yet.

  Hmm. Two days should be enough, if I used time acceleration to the maximum. The Tower could age me by 2000 days in that time. I would be 5.4 years older, by starting right now.

  "Show me the tablet." I demanded from Lin Fei.

  The man smiled and took out the jade tablet he found in the secret room three years ago.

  'Heavenly Piercing Sutra, used to gather the essence of heavens and earth up to 10th level of Saint Realm. Worth 1.7 billion spirit stones.' I discerned while holding the tablet in hand. That's how Lin Fei advanced so fast in his Saint Realm. I could do much better.

  With a thought, I send Lin Fei out, leaving only Sister Bai at my side. "My Tower can increase time speed, Big Sister. One day can be 1000 days, inside this place. And with his cultivation method, I can reach Saint level 10. In 2 days." I said in a gentle voice.

  The woman looked at me for a long minute, then towards the flying old ghost. "Senior, is that true?" she asked in a hopeful voice.

  "Of course it is true. I'll start making some furniture for Young Miss." he declared in a casual voice, then began arranging his Furniture Formation to process the tree logs into more beds, cabinets, tables and whatnot. The Tower was still quite empty, except my own room at the top.

  Another thought powered up the Tower, speeding time 1000 times. Lin Fei would have quite the surprise next time we met.

  While Sister Bai looked around, I read the cultivation method and memorized everything, then started preparing more herbs and essence pills from my vault. Cultivation methods required gathering essence. And the easiest way to get that essence was from special herbs or pills filled with energy already. Or maybe spirit stones, if you had enough of them.

  "Did you pick a room you like, Sister Bai?" I asked as the white-haired fairy returned from her exploration.

  "Yes, there is one with a view on that waterfall. And I can see this platform as well from the window." she answered in a slightly awkward tone.

  "Grandpa, please move her furniture there. And start the Combat Simulator Array as well." I asked with a childish grin.

  "What is this?" Sister Bai asked when the battlefield array covered us, and 50 Saint ghosts took out their weapons.

  "This is how I have fun in this place, Big Sister. The ghosts won't kill us, but it hurts when you lose." I explained while taking out the Crimson Sword and flying forward to surprise the nearest ghost.

  .....

  ....

  In less than 5 seconds, the Array threw us out, defeated once more. "I only killed 3 of them!" Sister Bai noted in surprise.

  "I killed 4 this time, but I can do better. I usually kill 5 before they get me." I answered with a dimpled smile.

  "But you're not even a Saint!" she complained as the array formed around us again.

  "I know!" I yelled and ran forward, this time taking care to summon the energy swords for defense.

  Sister Bai would adapt to the array soon enough, so best make sure I left a good impression before she outpaced me.

  ....

  ...

  A few hours later, we stopped for lunch, and I shared my Spirit Feast with her. "I think I got the trick already. I also killed 5 of them last round." Sister Bai said in a more confident voice.

  I nodded in gracious approval. "Congratulations, Sister Bai. You proved yourself equal to a 12-years-old Xiantian cultivator."

  Bai glared at me for no reason. I just smiled and kept eating.

  "I can see now why Lin Fei wanted to strangle you." she muttered in a low growl.

  "In 2 days outside, I could defeat Big Brother Fei with a single move. Just saying." I added with a cute smile.

  Bai sighed and finished her lunch in silence.

  By the next month, I also received my Tribulation warning from my Tribulation Taker perk, and decided to take a day off.

  The old ghost noticed the lack of training and floated closer. "Ominous feelings?" he asked in a wry tone.

  "My Saint Tribulation is coming soon. A few hours at most." I answered with a nod.

  "Another sign of being a Heaven's Chosen. Most people don't get such an advance warning." he pointed out in a wise voice.

  Well, I wasn't most people anyway. "I was hoping for some advice." I said with a raised eyebrow.

  The old grandpa frowned and looked up. "If you're not afraid of failure, it could be a good time to bestow a blessing on an artifact. Or maybe a pill."

  "Using the Heaven Tribulation as a quality stamp?" I asked to make sure. This could be a great way to exploit the system, forging sentient artifacts or something.

  "Hah! The reverse, but yes. The Tribulation will reject anything that's not perfect quality. Including the cultivator himself." the old ghost said with a sneaky voice.

  "Is that how you made the Tower? Using a strong Tribulation?" I asked instead.

  "You know, children do not usually think that far ahead. I was even worse than little Fei when young, and barely reached my Saint Realm at 80 years of age. Then I spent 2000 years looking like this, and didn't bother to change into a younger-looking shape as a Divine. My craft was my life, not my wrinkles." the old ghost spoke in a distant voice, like talking to someone else.

  "Am I cultivating too fast?" I asked a bit curious.

  "Very fast for a human, yes. But humans are quite a weak race out in the stars. Some Demons become Dark Divines in a few years, if they find enough blood and carnage to grow. As for Dragons, only the weakest ones are born as Saints. Stronger bloodlines are born directly Divine." the old ghost said with a sad voice.

  "Hmmm. Strong races, but do not cultivate 1000 times faster than a human. And I am not a regular human either." I countered with a wry smile.

  "Time compression arrays are not unique in the starfields, little Pef. But yes, nobody else has 1000 times the speed, nor can they support the energy cost for long. This Tower doesn't cost you anything to use. I already paid the price." the old grandpa said in a low voice, and flew away, just as dark clouds began to gather over me.

  I looked up and smiled. Youngest Saint ever, here I come!