I must be very lucky, or the Protagonist perk acted for me, because the Soul Consolidation Mantra in my hand was special.

  The Houtian method that came with my Artisan background was rather simple, but also clear about Soul Forging. The soul grew in power by getting wounded and healed back again, somewhat similar to body cultivation in some aspects. Muscles grew strong in the same way, after all.

  But the Saint method I found in the tunnels focused mostly on the healing part, recommending a dozen various ways to strengthen and heal the soul, from Consolidation Pills, to a type of focused meditation and soul connections with others.

  Several other ways like spiritual baths with pure qi and soul crystals were not available right now, but for soul connections one didn't need only a human to connect with. Anything with a soul would do, from a sword soul to ghosts, beasts and even soul imprints.

  For Consolidation Pills, spirit herbs that could enhance the soul were needed, the same kind that I stole from Lin Fei a few days ago, and raised my Soul cultivation to Saint Realm.

  I opened my eyes to find Bai already back, and holding my hand. "Pef, what do you think?" she asked with a nod at the cultivation tablet. I already had the entire mantra memorized, so I gave the jade tablet back to her.

  "I think we had a lot of work ahead. Cultivation is so hard." I grumbled while looking around. Lin Fei and his girlfriend Ming Yue had found the Combat Array and were training with the Saint ghosts, and doing much better than I had first times. Then again, they were both older and more experienced Saints, especially Ming Yue with her 9th level of Saint Realm.

  The woman already had sword intent, and even a better version of it, glowing with a sharp sword aura. No wonder that Lin Fei admired her for a long time. The woman was a sword master, and almost a Sword Saint even without the Perfection level of her sword techniques.

  Bai glanced back, following my eyes. "Senior Sister is almost as strong as you! She killed 40 ghosts on the first try." Bai noted with some awe.

  Grandpa appeared beside me and coughed gently. "It is quite a pity Miss Ming was born on a low tier world. She has talent but little guidance in her cultivation." he noted in a sad voice.

  "No Elder would bother to teach her properly, not when she was destined to become a cultivation furnace for someone else." I commented with a wry tone, and my ghost Grandpa just nodded in agreement.

  "Grandpa, let me test something on you." I asked and locked his shape with my soul targeting, then shot out a Vajra Lightning bolt at him.

  The ghost smiled as my soul attack splashed ineffectively on his floating body. "I see. You will need a different array to train your soul and soul techniques." he said with a grin, and wrote in the air a list of materials required for the new array. Beasts, beasts parts and cores, rare metals and crystals, spirit stones by the millions...I had most of that in my ring already.

  "Miss Ming, join us here." I called towards the strongest guest, who jumped out from the Combat Array and came to read the list of required materials written in midair.

  "Young Master Pef, what is this? What for?" she asked with a frown towards the Spirit Artifact.

  "Grandpa can build a soul training array, just like that combat array you seen. But I lack spirit stones, for now." I explained in a level voice, and began taking out a pile of materials and a few beasts from my ring. My puppet bodyguards rushed in to subdue the beasts before they could attack us, pinning them to the floor with immense strength.

  My ghostly Grandpa did a great job programming the combat puppets as bodyguards, or perhaps it was something else. I had little knowledge about soul imprints, but my Grandpa was a starfield-level Artisan, possibly a dozen cultivation realms above me.

  Ming Yue nodded slowly, and turned her hand to liberate a pile of spirit stones from her own ring. "I don't need spirit stones anymore, you can have them all, Young Master." she offered with a casual tone.

  I smiled and gave her the flower that Lin Fei found. "Take this and eat it, one petal per hour. Stop when you reach the 10th level." I said and smirked inside, as my gesture could be considered a form of courting, much like Lin Fei intended.

  Ming Yue sighed and glanced at her boyfriend waiting by the combat array. "He means well, but..." she whispered in a low voice.

  I just shrugged. "Eat the flower, Miss Ming. You're not getting younger." I countered in a callous tone, then took Bai in my arms and flew towards my room.

  A minute later, I rested my head on Bai's bouncy chest, on my bed. "Open your soul, my love. Let's begin the soul consolidation." I asked her, and began reciting the mantra inward.

  My inner world opened as well, looking like a flat lake with a small purple tower covered in lightning at the center. That was my Vajra Tower, not yet

  fully built or strong, but better than nothing. At least I had a form of soul defense now.

  Bai connected to me, trying to keep the body and clothes she had in the outside world, but failing often. Bits of her robes changed or vanished, her hair length also fluctuated, and so did her height. Sometimes taller, other times turning into a child.

  My soul body embraced hers, and I patted her hair. "You're safe here, my love. This is my soul world." I said in a soft voice, and Bai gradually calmed down and adjusted herself to fit better in my arms.

  "You feel safe, and warm. What is that purple pagoda?" she asked while looking around.

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  "That is a soul technique called the Vajra Tower. You will learn it too, once you reach Saint Realm in soul cultivation." I said with a smile, and took a single step to move us inside the tower.

  A copy of my room in the Heavengaze Tower appeared, formed by my memories and my soul intent. By the grace of my Perfect Memory, every tiny thing was the same, even the smell of my bed.

  "Pef...our bodies are outside on your bed, and our souls are also on your bed. Are you trying to do something nefarious to me?" Bai asked in a coy tone, almost inviting me to do just that.

  I peeled off the robes from her chest, and licked her soul nipples. While it sounded simple, Soul Consolidation was in fact very difficult to do, but I chose the easiest way which would be familiar to us both. Bed play.

  We had played in my bed for years, and thus our souls reacted much like our bodies would. The familiar and safe environment of my room helped too, and soon Bai began to stay more focused as a soul body. Soon enough, my soul dick was grabbed by the soft hands of soul Bai, then she licked it gently like an ice cream. Unlike the nice sensations when done to my body, my soul was a thousand times more sensible.

  A jet of liquid love erupted and painted Bai white, at least her face and chest, and the sight made me come again and again, practically giving Bai a bath in Yang spirit liquid. Unlike in the real world, the white liquid melted into her skin, and strengthened her soul.

  "Cultivation is hard, you say? Only your soul brother is hard in here..." Bai giggled as she poked my hard soul member.

  I laughed and flicked her hard nipples in turn. "Someone is getting excited." I noted with a wry tone.

  "Y-you! Stop teasing me. This is perfectly natural in this context..." Bai muttered while blushing, and then gulped my soul dick in sweet revenge.

  Perhaps soul cultivation wasn't so hard after all. I could feel my own soul get consolidated by connecting with Bai so intimately. After a few hours, we returned to my room to find our bodies embraced and my dick held tight in Bai's hand.

  "Young lady...what are you touching down there?" I asked in mild outrage, only for Bai to blush fiercely and grab me even tighter.

  "So unfair! You get to release your urges whenever you want. I have to endure until my Ascension..." she grumbled and drew my head to her breast.

  My balls ached for release, so I climbed on top of her and plunged my dick in her soft and wet mouth. Bai slurped and lapped at my dick with dedication, while I massaged and fondled her breasts, giving back a bit of pleasure in turn.

  Much later, I held her head tight and released my love liquid into her mouth, then crashed beside Bai on the bed.

  "Pef...my sisters. Are you going to take them into your harem?" Bai asked a bit later, as she rested her head on my chest.

  I nodded gently. "When the time comes. You did good saving their lives, my love." I answered in a calm voice.

  "Even Ming Yue?" Bai asked a bit curious.

  I frowned for a second. "Not sure. Lin Fei has his own plans with her. I will wait and see." I said after a minute.

  Bai sighed and dragged her nails on my chest. "I think Lin Fei will try to seduce and drain her Pure Yin. Ming Yue is quite smart and suspects this already."

  I turned my eyes towards the armored puppet guarding my door. "Grandpa, can you check on that?"

  The puppet nodded once, then stood still again. A minute later, the puppet turned its head. "That boy is influenced by his demonic cultivation. He will act to gain power, no matter the cost." it said in a cold, metallic voice.

  Damn choices. This was like raising a scorpion at your chest. Why act surprised when it did sting you? It was only his nature.

  I sighed and rose from my bed, then jumped out the window and mostly fell into the waterfall below to wash up. A minute later, I landed beside Lin Fei, who watched in rapture as his Senior Sister massacred Saint ghosts in the combat array, doing even better now that she had reached the 10th level.

  "Ming Yue is great, right?" I asked in a low whisper.

  "Amazing. But she's mostly ignoring me, for decades." Lin Fei admitted in a sad voice.

  "So why do you want her to die? Women need their Pure Yin to ascend." I wondered in a curious voice.

  Lin Fei clenched his fists in rage, and turned towards me. "What do you mean, Young Master?"

  I just pointed at his fist. "That. The rage and desire to dominate. Your Asura demon is urging you to become strong, right?" I asked with a shrug.

  He opened his hands and stared at them, almost amazed. "I am not controlled by the demon. Am I?" he muttered in slight doubt.

  With a bit of willpower, I manifested the Asura arm that lingered from cultivating the demon tablet. "This is a combat aid, nothing more. Like a dagger hidden in your belt. At least, it is so for me." I spoke in a wise master voice, then turned away.

  A mental flicked turned on the Concealment Skill, then I shifted outside. The Oracle Mountain was understandibly in turmoil and alert, after seven of their disciples vanished in the middle of their sect. They probably also had life lamps or such to tell them that three disciples were dead.

  There were guards patrolling everywhere, and even some Formation Arrays deployed at gates and stairs, hoping to catch the intruders. I just strolled past, heading deeper into the sect's inner halls. After an hour, I reached a guarded hall locked tight with protective spells and two Divine Elders in front of the door.

  I smirked inward, and sat down to wait. There should be something nice inside this place. An hour later, several disciples and another Elder arrived and got scanned for permission to entry.

  I mingled among them and entered the hall, to find thousands of treasures of all kinds, from weapons and talismans to crystals and alchemy cauldrons and even a few flying ships.

  I got a bit dizzy as my Discerning Eyes flickered all over to identify and evaluate the worth of everything. A big sect was surely rich, and this was the jackpot.

  "Everyone can take one treasure, then wait by the door. We all leave together!" the Elder demanded in a stern voice.

  I waited patiently until everyone was back by the door, and the Elder scanned them to make sure a single treasure was taken. Some kind of sect reward perhaps?

  Either way, as the door opened again and the Elder stepped out, I held out my ringed hand and willed everything into the infinite ring, then stepped out beside the last disciple. Then walked away with a spring in my step, and headed downwards, towards the exit from the sect.

  I didn't reach half when new alarms gongs began to sound all over. "Intruder, theft!"

  I stopped beside a stone lamp post and shifted into my own treasure vault, and began to inventory the loot. While my treasure vault did contain 4000 rooms of priceless materials, I didn't have many artifacts, only those bought with CYOA points. But now I had thousands of precious artifacts, including four Divine spirit ships and a dozen alchemy cauldrons of Saint and Divine tier.

  Thinking ahead, I shifted into the Tower and summoned a bodyguard puppet from my ring. "Grandpa, please check these things for imprints and other traps." I spoke in a wry voice, then dumped the stolen goods on the floor.

  The old ghost appeared beside me and picked an item with his arrays, turning it around while his eyes glowed.

  "Not bad, for such a low place. The cauldrons and the ships are worth more than the entire pile of junk, but they are all marked with sect imprints. I will have to reforge everything..." he mused as the entire pile vanished, and reapeared on the other side of the planet, this time with a dozen armored guards around.

  Having a capable Grandpa like this was certainly a cheat, but I was not ashamed to use him.

  The Oracle Mountain was an enemy now, and they were quite dangerous too.