Shi Lang mumbled, "What is this staircase?"


    The grand elder said, "This stair case is a test for those who wish to gain acknowledgement of our sect."


    The Terran was confused and the olddy continued, "The founder of the sect was a married woman. However, as remarkable she was, her husband did not manage to gain approval of the women in the sect. So they all decided to test him. They asked the Sect Mistress''s husband to climb the staircase while they all expose him to their spiritual pressure.


    The husband managed to climb with much struggle. He gained approval from everyone, and then the sect mistress suggested for this method to be used for all future visitors. The practice was lost when the sect members divided into to factions."


    Yu Xeidi said, "Master, you took a longer time then me."


    Shi Lang looked at her in askance, and asked, "Why did you climb this staircase?"


    Yu Xeidi replied, "I wanted to see how strong I was. I am stillcking a bit."


    The Terran nodded and said, "Good that you know what you arecking in."


    Ying Yu cleared her throat and said, "Are you going to stay here at the entrance? Grand Elder, Sect Mistress is not inviting the guest inside."


    Amelia was still watching Shi Lang as he was drenched in sweat and his long hair were stuck to his body. She was still in a daze and woke up when Ying Yu nudged her gently. She waved her hand and all the sweat on his body evaporated. Shi Lang smiled at her and Amelia said, "Come in."


    Then she took his hand and led him inside the sect. Everyone followed the two and the Grand Elder said, "I will leave things to you and Xiao Yu."


    Amelia bowed to her and Shi Lang bowed along with her. The grand elder nodded and left. Ying Yu looked at all the disciples gathered around them and said, "Go, do you not have anything to do today?"


    The disciples were scared away by her, because Ying Yu was not just a person beside Amelia, she was the retainer of the sect, and she was famous for grinding people. They did not wish to project an ipetent impression before Shi Lang.


    Amelia sighed and said, "I apologize for this."


    Shi Lang waved his hand, and said, "It would have been the same if you hade to Asura Hall."


    Hao Mei shook her head and replied, "Master, you underestimate your fear in the hearts of all the disciples."


    Amelia and Shi Lang chuckled, this was the truth. Yu Xeidi said, "Senior Sister, it is time we go and train."


    Hao Mei nodded and Shi Lang said, "Wait. I have something for Hao Mei."


    The girls were surprised and Shi Lang pointed his finger at Hao Mei''s forehead and a ray of light emitted from it. The knowledge of alchemy that he gained from Yama had been passed on to Hao Mei. He waited for the girl to digest it and said, "I have never given you anything that a master should.


    I know that the inheritance you obtained from the Inheritance pce is of a higher level, but these are the few basic things that I inherited from a senior."


    Hao Mei as silent for a bit and then a tear dropped from her eye. Shi Lang was worried when the girl said, "Master, you must never think like this. You have given me more than I could have ever asked for. You saved me when I had no hope left."


    Then she threw herself in his embrace. Shi Lang was overwhelmed with warmth gushing through his heart. He patted her back and after a few minutes the girl calmed down. They left for practice after Shi Lang promised to Yu Xeidi that he will teach her sword y too.


    Ying Yu took off with the girls after casting a meaningful look at the couple. Amelia shook her head and led him to her quarters. Shi Lang looked around the ce andmented, "You have modeled the entire ce ording to the federal system."


    Amelia nodded as they walked through the garden and said, "Tao suggested this system. I found that it was indeed a good thing. Living in caves was not good, they were too far scattered."


    Shi Lang nodded and asked, "I hope that in all this the natural flow of the spiritual energy is undisturbed."


    Amelia nodded and replied, "We focused on that reason only. If the natural flow was to change then this world might end up like the Federation itself. Devoid of spiritual energy. That will do us no good."


    Shi Lang nodded and said, "It is true, these people do not understand the value of the spiritual energy. If one day they are left without it, the demons could take over the worldpletely."


    Amelia nodded as she knew that his words were true. They entered the house and Shi Lang could not help but smile widely. He saw the furniture simr to his house in the federation. He asked, "You remembered these?"


    Amelia shook her head and said, "Tao bought them over. She had enough space to carry them in space rings."


    Shi Lang nodded and said, "It could be that these things were getting older and they wanted to change so that she bought them over."


    Amelia replied, "She bought along a lot of pictures for us to see how everyone was doing."


    The Terran smiled and said, "I would like to see them."


    The two of them sat down together watching the various pictures and markings that told them what was what. Shi Lang leaned back in the couch and said, "So familiar yet so strange."


    He closed his eyes and then sensed a soft and warm sensation on his shoulder. He took a deep breath and asked, "Amy, how have you been?"


    The emotions contained within this gentle question were too deep for anyone else to understand. He was not asking her physical well being, but he was addressing how she had been after all this time away from him. Amelia replied, "I don''t know how I have been."


    Shi Lang raised his head and looked at her before he said, "I apologize for always making you follow me in my selfish paths. You always chased after me, and while I am grateful to you, I cannot remember when have I done anything good for you."


    Amelia smiled and replied, "You have done a lot of things for me. What you do is enough for me, I get to flex that you are my husband."


    Shi Lang chuckled and said, "Do not try to make me feel better."


    Amelia raised her head and looked at him with a calm gaze and said, "Hold me."


    Shi Lang smiled and held her in his arms, before he engaged a kiss. Their feelings of passion rekindled. They kissed each other, as their hands explored each other. They both knew each other so well, yet this feeling seemed new to them.


    While they were feeling the softness and warmth of each others body, they had taken off their clothes and now only air remained between the two of them. Shi Lang could not help but slide his hand between her legs when Amelia said, "Wait, wait, let''s go to the room."


    Shi Lang picked her up and they went inside the room. What followed was the loud pping and moans. Amelia and Shi Lang had been holding back each other for a long time, and right now they both were embroiled in the feeling of lust.


    The couple spent two days and three nights engaging in acts of passion. It was the third night when Ameliay on Shi Lang''s bare chest as they both gasped for air. The man looked at the womanying in his arms as moon light shone upon her face, and he sighed.


    Amelia opened her eyes and asked, "What is it?"


    The man replied, "You look so beautiful."


    Amelia chuckled and said, "I am telling you, this act of seduction will not work. Even with all this cultivation I am sore."


    Shi Lang said, "I am tired too, yet I wish to devour you over and over again."


    Amelia blushed faintly as she held him in her arms. She said, "Sometimes I wish to go away from all this power struggle and live in a forest."


    Shi Lang replied, "You can go to the Asura Hall. There you will find some peace. People do not care about things like the power struggle there."


    Amelia rolled her eyes and said, "You could have made a spa for me to go and have a good massage and manicure."


    Shi Lang could not hold back andughed loudly. After a few minutes, he asked, "Can you tell me when have you ever gotten a manicure?"


    Amelia pouted and bit him in the shoulder and they frolicked with each other again. Amelia asked, "What do you n to do now?"