By the grace of my perk called Tribulation Taker, I would never be in danger of getting killed by the Heavenly Tribulation, so instead of focusing my energy to resist the lightning strikes, I could do something more useful, like getting a blessing from the Heavens for a special artifact, in this case the Divine Sword in my hand.

  The weapon already had a special attribute of harming ghosts and other immaterial creatures, so why not make it even better?

  Slicing my palm over the blade, I poured my blood, qi and soul into the sword as the lightning bolts fell on me. Perhaps leaving myself defenseless to the Tribulation to upgrade my sword wasn't very wise. It certainly hurt.

  But the pain was worth it. Every lightning strike that coursed through me into the sword added something more, easily seen with my Discerning Eyes.

  'Minor self-repair via blood, qi and soul forging. Minor elemental conduciveness. Minor soul defense. Minor qi strengthening. Sword intent boosting'

  The last lightning strike added the amazing sword intent glow to my sword, but I was quite a bit fried and well-cooked right now. Healing myself first.

  ....

  ...

  "Hmmm. This kid is really troublesome. Why go to such lengths?" the Spirit Artifact muttered in an aggravated tone, while floating beside Bai and watching the spectacle in the main Tower plaza.

  "Senior. Neither you nor Pef seemed worried about the danger of Tribulation." Bai observed in a curious voice, while the subject of their discussion ate a few pills to heal himself.

  "Oh. Indeed, we wouldn't worry about such a minor thing. I suppose not even the Divine Tribulation will faze my little Pef. He is a Heaven's Chosen after all." the Spirit Artifact answered in a serious voice.

  "That...are you certain, Senior?" Bai asked in surprise.

  "Perfectly certain. I have seen such people before. As for you, Young Miss...how many women are among the Divines of your sect?" the ghostly spirit asked with a sneaky tone.

  Bai hesitated for a minute, gathering her memories. "I don't know any. Maybe they never had a genius female able to ascend further?" she asked, already knowing she was wrong. The Oracle Mountain had existed for millions of years, and there were thousands of other girls in the sect even now.

  "This is a serious problem, little Bai. Half of the recruited disciples are females, but none of them reach Divinity with the sect. I suspect they are used differently, most likely for Pure Yin harvesting." the old spirit mused in a lower voice.

  Bai blushed for a second, while hugging herself. "How? Why isn't anyone talking about it?"

  The spirit just sighed. The cultivation world was always cruel, even more so in such a poor and low level world. The cultivation resources were scarce, while the Pure Yin of young females served as a readily available tonic for ruthless cultivators.

  "Anyway, your presence here is distracting Pef from cultivation. He is a young man after all, and you're a pretty girl." the spirit answered instead, changing the topic.

  "I see. My own sect would drain me dry as they would drink a bottle of fragrant wine, while here I am only an unwelcome distraction. " Bai concluded in a sad voice.

  The old spirit just turned his cold, empty eyes away. "Luckily for you, I am not the owner of the Tower. My wise advice may not be worth as much as a pretty face and a young body." he replied with a smirk.

  ....

  ...

  "Grandpa! Sister Bai!" I yelled and flew towards the balcony after healing my burned skin.

  Bai blinked at my naked torso, and slightly better muscles from my Saint Realm ascension. "You really are a genius!" she observed in a mild voice.

  I nodded modestly, and presented my upgraded sword to the old ghost. "Look, Grandpa! I listened to your advice and my sword got a few Heavenly Blessings!"

  The Spirit Artifact covered my sword in a new Formation Array, and it flew in front of him. "Hmmm. Nothing special, except this sword aura. It should make it easier for you to learn your Sword Domain sooner."

  "Grandpa, can we make another divine sword for Sister Bai?" I asked with a glance at those gravity-bending mountains on Bai's chest.

  The old ghost sighed. "What we? You are simply exploiting these old bones..." the spirit grumbled, but didn't say no. Good enough.

  I grinned a bit too wide and took Bai's hand in mine. "Sister Bai, you will need to help too. Your own blood and qi would make the new sword attune better. This is even more important once you ascend to Divinity and your artifacts become Divine as well." I explained in a serious tone.

  Bai blinked as we held hands for far too long. "Pef...you want to help me reach the Divine Realm?" she asked in confusion.

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  "Of course. Saints still die after a thousand years or so. Why would I want you to die?" I asked in the same tone.

  The young woman hugged me tight to her chest, and while my new Saint rank would allow me to resist, why would I? This felt quite nice.

  After a few minutes, Bai caressed my head and gently let go. "You are very kind, Little Brother. Does this mean I can stay here?" she asked in a shy voice, while glaring over my head at the Spirit Artifact, who glared back at her.

  I turned at the old ghost with a raised eyebrow.

  "Young Master, you will soon grow into a young adult and experience...urges. A pretty girl like Bai would distract you from cultivation." he warned me in a serious tone. Aha! That's why the glares. Except I very much wanted to be distracted.

  I nodded and took a wise pose, tugging at my chin. "I understand, Grandpa. The Yin energy of a young woman is basically mandatory if she is to achieve her Divine Realm. I won't ruin Bai's chances by being greedy." I answered in a solemn voice.

  "That's not what I said, but you are right, Young Master." the old ghost said in a satisfied voice.

  "However, if we kick Sister Bai out, her Pure Yin will be plundered by some bastard in that sect. Then she will die, never to reach Divine Realm and eternal life. I cannot allow that." I concluded in a level voice.

  The old ghost frowned, then nodded slowly. "Perhaps you are wiser than I thought, Young Master. And you, Miss Bai...better make sure you don't tempt young Pef and ruin your future." he warned the white-haired beauty in a stern voice.

  I held out a finger, before Bai could promise too much. "Let's not go too far. There are little things we could do, that won't endanger her Yin. Her hugs are quite nice." I interjected and held my arms wide for another hug.

  Bai laughed gently and wrapped her arms around me. "I don't mind hugging you everyday, Little Brother" she whispered in my ear.

  I smirked at her bosom, and rubbed my head on her breasts. "You're the best, Sister Bai! We can hug for one hour, then we can have dinner." I allowed in a princely voice, making both her and the ghost snort and giggle at my antics.

  After dinner, Grandpa ghost and Bai began constructing her own Divine Sword, while I went to test myself with the Combat Array.

  Being a Saint myself made things easier, and I managed to kill the sixth enemy on the first try and even the seventh at the tenth try. Not too shabby, when surrounded by 50 other Saints. The new sword intent aura also helped, and my Brilliance helped me learn how to use it much faster.

  By the next month, I managed to generate sword intent by myself, leaving both Bai and Grandpa a bit speechless.

  "I don't know what to say." Bai whispered as she hugged me tightly.

  "It should be impossible, but..." the old ghost muttered in a daze.

  I smiled and placed my hand on Bai's left peak. "Grandpa, you exaggerate too much. I simply hold the sword, and will it to project its edge wider." I explained while doing the same to Bai's breast.

  The jade beauty blushed and gasped, as my sword intent covered her sensible mound and gave her mountain peak a sharp tip that pierced her robe.

  "Wait...do it again." Bai demanded as her eyebrows turned into concentration arcs. I drew back a little and did it with both hands, while the old ghost flew closer and watched.

  Over and over I kept pulsing my sword intent until her robes were broken and the amazing peaks floated freely, covered in sword aura.

  Then a tiny pulse, and her breasts got covered by sword aura by Bai alone.

  "I did it too! Thank you, Pef!" she yelled in joy and hugged my face between her amazing snow mountains. Naked mountains, this time.

  "Curious, but a genius is something special indeed. Miss Bai seems quite a genius too, in her own way..." the old ghost muttered as he drew away and left me enjoy my prize.

  A minute later, Bai realized her naked state and blushed, but didn't push me away. "Pef, if it's you, I don't mind..." she whispered in a soft voice.

  I raised my hand and covered a naked peak while using the other mound as a warm pillow. "Bai, we have eternity in front of us. Maybe you'll find someone better?" I offered in a teasing tone.

  "Someone with a better Tower world and more than 1000 times time compression? And being so kind to me?" she asked a bit rhetorical.

  "Not those. But you know...a famous poet or painter. Maybe calligraphy or music." I tested out with the four arts of this world.

  "You're being silly. You made my breasts glow with sword aura! A painter could paint that, but not make it true." she answered with a kind voice.

  I decided to test my luck, and licked the tip of her breast. "I could learn painting, and paint your body..." I proposed with a smirk.

  "Grandpa was right too. You are growing up and getting urges." Bai noted and ruffled my hair.

  "Perhaps. But I was promised these breasts as rent. And they taste good too." I muttered and licked the tip again, feeling it getting hard under my tongue.

  Bai blushed and hugged me tighter.

  "Kids! Get back to cultivation!" Grandpa yelled from afar.

  I smiled and drew back. "Let's kill more Saint ghosts!" I proposed with new energy.

  "Level two Saints from now. It's getting too easy." the old ghost spoke in a harsher voice, as Bai covered herself and drew out her new sword.

  My eyes glanced over the weapon. 'Divine Ice Blade. Can damage ghosts. Minor elemental conduciveness. Minor soul defense. Minor qi strengthening. Worth 1 billion spirit stones.'

  For a weapon that didn't receive the Tribulation Blessing it was already quite good.

  Her blade got covered with frost qi as Bai channeled qi into the sword, and then a faint sword aura that she had just learned today.

  Then 50 Saints at level two rushed us, twice as strong as before. I manged to kill one and Bai none, before their strikes hit us with minor ghostly pain and the Combat Array reset.

  "Damn it! Only one?" I complained while Bai glared at me.

  "I couldn't even do anything! These ghosts are too fast and strong!" she mutttered in dismay.

  "A true Sword Saint can kill 50 other Saints easily. Stop crying and just get better!" Grandpa ghost growled as the ghosts appeared again.

  ....

  ...

  An entire year passed, until Bai could kill a level two Saint before she 'died' in the array. I could kill five of them already. But then I also climbed to the 2nd level of Saint Realm too.

  Not only that, but my sword technique level was approaching Transcendence, which will make it the same as a Saint Technique. Constant sword combat was a great help.

  "Give me hug, Pef! I deserve it now!" Bai demanded as a prize for her ghost Saint kill.

  I embraced my girl and patted her back. "You are now equal to me from a year ago. Not bad, my snow princess." I offered in a warm voice.

  "Lin Fei can still beat you!" she growled as a warning for my cheeky words.

  "We still have 4 more years to train." I said then rubbed my face between her breasts.

  She sighed and hugged me tight. "Grandpa will raise the ghost levels soon."

  I sighed too. Damn ghost was pushing me to train harder. "Then we'll kill stronger ghosts. It's is rather fun too."

  "Um. I just worry what are we training so hard for. I am now three times stronger than I came here. In just one year" Bai said in a wary tone.

  Unlike Bai, I knew quite well what awaited outside. We were not nearly strong enough.