The World Devouring System

About an hour later, Caelum was comfortably seated in a circular bathtub, which was actually a cauldron. The water within was infused with various medicinal properties, derived from the carefully selected herbs that had been added to it.

He looked at his system interface which had undergone a change.

***[Basic Stats]***

[Cultivation]:

 [Realm]: Body Tempering Realm

 [Stage]: Muscle Refinement stage

 [Progress]: 0.6%

[Health]: OK

[Qi]: 0 / 0

[Strength]: 9 (7 -> 9)

[Speed]: 9 (7 -> 9)

[Defense]: 8 (5 -> 8)

[Dexterity]: 11

[Regeneration]: 1

[Qi Regeneration]: 0

[Dao Comprehension Talent]: 60.0 (max 100)

[Devourer's Madness]: 0.98%

[Madness deterioration rate]: 1.0% / day

The changes in his strength, speed and defense could be attributed to the notifications he received from the system a while ago.

When had just gotten into the tub, Caelum tried to use the breathing pattern specified in the Goldheart Pulse Method in order to try and cultivate. Upon trying it, he was immediately hit with a notification.

[Detected that Host is trying to cultivate using a normal cultivation technique. The System would like to inform Host that it is futile. You cannot improve your cultivation without using [Devour]].

Caelum wasn't particularly disappointed about this since he felt the diabolical system might've prepared such countermeasures. Gaming the System was seemingly impossible. True to the above notification, Caelum's actual cultivation did not increase - still stuck at 0.6%.

However, after some time, another notification appeared.

[Your body is strengthened by the medicinal properties of the solution you are soaking in. Your strength has increased by 1.]

[Your body is strengthened by the medicinal properties of the solution you are soaking in. Your speed has increased by 1.]

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The strange thing was, Caelum wasn't even trying to use the Goldheart Pulse Method… or any method for that matter, when the notifications appeared. He was just treating this extremely costly medicinal bath as a normal soak in the bathtub and relaxing while humming some tunes from his old world.

Any mortal that witnessed such extravagant wastage of resources would have attempted to hack Caelum to death. After all, the main reason a large number of people could never become cultivators despite possessing the Basic Cultivation Technique was that the cost of Body Tempering was too high.

Anyways, that is not the point.

The point was that Caelum's body was strengthened, and he was feeling stronger. This was great news that would aid him in executing his plans for the next day. At the same time, he could distinctly feel that the bath had already lost its value, and soaking in it any further would not do him any more good.

Upon realizing this fact, Caelum got up in order to wash away the impurities that stuck to him after being expelled from his body. But very soon after he started washing, he froze – some mischievous thoughts were crossing his mind.

Immediately, he stopped washing himself and called for Saya, who was still waiting in his room.

"Saya, my body feels very sore from all that exercise. Help me wash. Oh… and get rid of your clothes before coming inside. You will not be needing them."

Without waiting for her reaction, Caelum moved away from the entrance of the bathroom to his previous position.

Saya froze for a few seconds after hearing her Young Master's command. But soon, she resolved herself. Hadn't she already mentally prepared herself for something like this a few hours ago?

Although she tried telling that to herself, she was deep down, extremely nervous. After all, Saya was a virgin. Not only that, but she also possessed a traditional mindset that valued her chastity greatly. What if her Young Master would just abandon her after having fun with her?

Although such insecurities swirled inside her mind, there was nothing she could do. Her job, her duties compelled her to obey. But at the same time, there was also a vague feeling of anticipation. A part of her pure, innocent self couldn't help but be optimistic. What if she wasn't abandoned by Caelum?

Soon, Saya entered the bathroom stark naked. In her embarrassment, she tried to cover her private parts with her hands as she stood before and stole discreet glances at Caelum, as though trying to gauge his reaction.

Caelum stood tall with nothing covering his body. Soon, his member stood tall as well as his eyes feasted on the sumptuous sight in front of him. After making sure that Saya took note of his fascination, he smiled and said, "You look beautiful, Saya."

This simple compliment caused her blush to deepen, and a small smile formed at the edge of her lips.

"Allow me to start washing your back first, Young Master," she said.

Caelum did not stop her. Starting with the back was easier because she would be able to see neither his face nor his manhood, giving her ample time to prepare herself for what was coming.

The details of what happened next shall be omitted, as they are private matters. Suffice to say that this incident did not end with the both of them merely washing each other.

It started in the bathroom and ended in the bedroom; the bedsheets started as pure white and ended with spots of red as Caelum and Saya unleashed their fiery passion.