System S.E.X. (Seduction, Expansion, eXecution)

Chapter 635: The Dawn of the Immortal Doctor’s Pavilion

"As you are well aware, an ordinary breakthrough pill on this mountain costs roughly one thousand merit points. But given your highly specific, destructive internal conditions, it is entirely obvious you have already attempted to use those basic remedies and failed miserably. Therefore, a professional fee of five thousand merit points per person cannot be considered excessive, correct?"

The three girls instantly froze, their heads dropping as a heavy, crushing layer of raw dread settled over their shoulders. They exchanged tense, desperate glances. If they actually possessed five thousand spare points in their identity plaques, they would have surrendered them to the Alchemical Pavilion for a safe treatment years ago. They had accumulated barely a fraction of that amount through thousands of dangerous outer peak missions. To hear such an astronomical price tag spoken so casually by their savior made their hearts sink directly into their stomachs.

But before the crushing weight of the debt could thoroughly break their spirits, Ethan’s lips slowly curled into a dark, calculated smile. His next words lifted the entire financial burden right off their bare shoulders.

"However, I am a flexible businessman," said Ethan, his piercing amethyst eyes scanning their exposed, trembling breasts with a heavy, predatory intent. "I have entirely different ideas for how the three of you will systematically pay off what you owe me."

The girls snapped their eyes up to meet his gaze, their hearts hammering violently in their chests as they realized the true, intoxicating nature of the contract they had just signed with their bodies.

The first girl on the left, whose warped meridians had just been violently corrected, stood up entirely from the wet mat. Her cheeks were still burning with a deep scarlet blush, but a reckless, intense light flared in her eyes. Without a single word of hesitation, she reached down to the waistband of her long martial skirt and aggressively pulled it down, letting the heavy blue fabric drop completely to her ankles to join her discarded inner tunic.

Standing entirely bare before his towering frame, she looked directly into his piercing amethyst eyes.

"I am entirely willing to pay off my financial ledger using my own body, Senior Brother Ethan," she said, her voice shaking with a mixture of raw vulnerability and submissive desperation. "You may use me however you see fit until the five thousand points are cleared."

Ethan stared down at her pristine, exposed form for a long moment before his deep voice suddenly broke the heavy tension, letting out a sharp, genuine laugh that echoed off the stone walls of the training chamber.

"Put your garments back on," said Ethan, his amusement quickly fading back into his usual mask of clinical, unyielding calm. "While my prior words may have heavily insinuated such an arrangement, it was merely a minor jest to test your psychological resolve. I am a perfectly just and righteous cultivator; I would never lower my personal honor to engage in something as thoroughly abusive as taking primitive advantage of young junior sisters in their moment of physical weakness."

The girl’s eyes widened in absolute shock. Her face instantly flushed a dark, burning crimson that extended all the way down to her bare chest. Shivering with intense embarrassment, she scrambled to grab her tattered skirt and inner tunic, hurriedly wrapping the cloth around her naked body to hide her swollen pink nipples from his sight. Her two companions couldn’t help but let out soft, muffled giggles, gently rubbing her back to console her after the massive public blunder.

"What I truly meant by my statement is that I require an absolute core group of highly trustworthy individuals to assist me in launching a major commercial business venture on this mountain," said Ethan, his voice dropping into a professional, calculating register. "You three, alongside Maeve, will serve as my foundation. By the way, before we discuss the operational parameters, may I finally inquire as to your names?"

The three girls quickly straightened their postures, bowing their heads in a deep, formal gesture of respect.

"My name is Mirah," whispered the girl who had just stripped, her voice still thick with lingering embarrassment.

"I am Cardis," said the second girl, the one whose internal Dantian had been completely cleansed of the corrosive green sludge.

"And I am Clare," said the third girl, her newly straightened Ren meridian humming with vibrant, stable energy.

"Excellent," said Ethan, nodding his head slightly.

"Senior Brother Ethan... what exactly does this business venture entail?" asked Cardis, her eyes shining with curiosity as she smoothed down her blue robes.

"I intend to permanently establish a private, independent Medical Pavilion at the primary junction separating the training zones," said Ethan, his face an unreadable mask of ambition. "However, my personal time is far too valuable to be wasted on mundane administrative logistics. I require dedicated personnel to thoroughly manage the front reception desk, execute daily structural cleaning of the treatment rooms, and aggressively market my services to attract high-paying clientele from the upper peaks. If you execute these duties flawlessly, I will not only completely wipe away your five-thousand-point debt, but I will also personally distribute a daily wage of exactly one hundred merit points to each of you."

The three girls frozen completely in place, their jaws literally dropping in absolute, breathtaking disbelief.

One hundred merit points per day? To secure that exact amount under the current pavilion system, they were forced to form dangerous hunting parties, spend weeks tracking lethal mountain beasts in the wilderness, or engage in bloody skirmishes against violent rogue bandits, risking their very lives for a meager payout. To be paid that astronomical sum simply for acting as the personal secretaries and cleaners for the legendary champion Ethan Brightsword was an absolute, unbelievable bargain. It was a golden opportunity dropped straight from the heavens.

"We accept, Senior Brother!" Mirah shouted out quickly, her previous shame completely vanishing, replaced by a wild, frantic excitement. "We will serve your pavilion with absolute loyalty!"

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From this moment forward, to avoid confusion regarding cultivation ranks, I will include this footer with the current established levels.

Note: These are only the ranks mentioned so far to avoid spoilers.

Body Refinement Realm

Skin Refinement / Bone Refinement / Organ Refinement

Spiritual Gathering Realm

Spiritual Perception / Spiritual Mist / Spiritual Condensation

Spiritual Core Realm

Core Solidification / Core Awakening / Spiritual Collapse (Half-step Spiritual Core)

Spiritual Soul Realm

Spiritual Soul Awakening / Soul Nourishing / Soul-Core Fusion

Golden Core Realm

Prime Fusion / Core Perfection / Core Destruction

Spiritual Sea Realm

Stage 1 ?? / Stage 2 ?? / Stage 3 ??

Dao Manifestation Realm

Stage 1 ?? / Stage 2 ?? / Stage 3 ??

Spiritual Transcendence

Stage 1 ?? / Stage 2 ?? / Stage 3 ??

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Sword mastery levels

Sword Intent.

Sword Aura.