Chu Mengyou stood at the doorway, the sunset casting a golden veil over her, as if draping her in a sheer golden shawl.
Li Chuan gazed at this enchanting figure, and a thought suddenly popped into his mind: Wouldn't the scene be even more beautiful if Chu Mengyou were wearing nothing at all, or just a sheer gown?
Chu Mengyou walked into the room and turned to close the door.
"Junior Brother, how long do you plan to seek Immortal Fate with your Senior Sister this time?" Chu Mengyou's tone was somewhat teasing.
After all, Li Chuan never played by the rules.
Li Chuan pulled Chu Mengyou into his arms, his rough palm caressing her delicate face. He held her face still, examining it repeatedly.
After a long while, he praised, "Senior Sister, you're truly beautiful!"
Chu Mengyou laughed, "Does Junior Brother think it's worth the price?"
Of course, Li Chuan thought it was worth it, but he couldn't admit it. What if Chu Mengyou used that as an excuse to raise the price?
Even though he had Spirit Stones, he couldn't just spend them recklessly.
He said meaningfully, "Whether it's worth it depends on Senior Sister's performance."
As he touched Chu Mengyou's face, he was secretly comparing her to Mo Xiangling.
In the end, he found both women incredibly beautiful, their nearly perfect faces showing no flaws.
He took out the 30 Spirit Stones he had just obtained and placed them in Chu Mengyou's hand.
Chu Mengyou looked at the Spirit Stones, astonished. "Junior Brother, why is it 30 Spirit Stones this time?"
Previously, Li Chuan would either give 50 Spirit Stones or 21 Spirit Stones, making it easy to calculate the time, at most renewing after the fact.
But 30 Spirit Stones? How was he supposed to calculate the time with that?
Li Chuan smiled, "These were just given to me by Senior Brother Zhao Bingqian."
"Senior Brother Zhao gave them to you?" Chu Mengyou's beautiful eyes widened in disbelief. "Why would Senior Brother Zhao give you Spirit Stones?"
Li Chuan laughed, "Senior Brother Zhao saw that I didn't have a Dao Companion, so he decided to sponsor me with some Spirit Stones to find a Junior Sister to bond with, lest the Sect's cultivation methods harm my body."
"I thought of giving them to Senior Sister right away. I'm good to you, aren't I?"
But knowing that Li Chuan's Spirit Stones came from Zhao Bingqian made her feel strange inside.
Instead of exposing him, she went along with it, saying, "Then I must go back and properly thank Senior Brother Zhao for letting me earn an extra 30 Spirit Stones today."
Hearing this, Li Chuan felt a surge of heat, thinking she was truly bold.
Chu Mengyou seemed to be the type who appeared pure and noble, but in reality...
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Unknowingly, night had fallen, and as expected, Li Chuan renewed with another 20 Spirit Stones.
Originally, Chu Mengyou planned to leave, but Li Chuan asked her to come back at midnight.
Upon hearing this, Chu Mengyou decided not to leave; coming and going was too much trouble.
She simply stayed with Li Chuan, making it convenient for whenever he wanted her.
Her current goal was Foundation Establishment.
If she could earn over 50 Spirit Stones daily from Li Chuan, she could achieve Foundation Establishment in just over a month, much faster than she had anticipated.
As for Zhao Bingqian, although they were Dao Companions, since he didn't provide Spirit Stones, she prioritized Li Chuan, who did.
On the path of cultivation, the greatest taboo was being entangled by emotions. For her and Zhao Bingqian, this was also a test of their resolve.
One must be able to pick up and let go, or else remain a low-level cultivator forever.
The next day at noon, Li Chuan, feeling refreshed, headed to the Seventh Elder Peak.
He had to admit, Zhao Bingqian's cultivation insights and having a Dao Companion were very beneficial to him. In just one night, he had advanced the Yin-Yang Primordial Awakening Technique from the second to the third level, matching his current cultivation realm.
With this progress, as long as he advanced the Yin-Yang Primordial Awakening Technique to the fourth level, he was confident he could break through to the fourth level of the Qi Refining Stage within a month.
For the next month, he didn't plan to search for Spirit Herbs.
Firstly, he had enough Spirit Stones for now. Secondly, Minor World No. 1 was clearly off-limits for the time being. He had to wait for Mo Xiangling to handle the assessment, and after obtaining his Spirit Plant Master certification, he could venture into other Minor Worlds.
Thus, breaking through became his top priority.
The reason he wasn't cultivating today and instead heading to the Seventh Elder Peak was to check if He Fenglin had awakened.
Past life-and-death experiences told him that He Fenglin's injuries were no trivial matter. While he couldn't manage other affairs, if someone truly intended to act against the Yin-Yang Sect, he needed to prepare in advance.
At the very least, he needed to plan an escape route and select a few good Senior Sisters to keep him company on the run.
He Fenglin hadn't awakened yet, but Li Chuan received astonishing news from Chu Xuan: a Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone had been found in He Fenglin's Universe Pouch. You are reading on novelping dot com, the official source.
Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones were extremely pure, containing no impurities, only the most refined Spiritual Qi.
Li Chuan and his peers currently used Low-Grade Spirit Stones, which were sufficient for their Qi Refining Stage cultivation.
One High-Grade Spirit Stone could be exchanged for 10 Mid-Grade Spirit Stones or 100 Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
However, one Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone could be exchanged for 100 High-Grade Spirit Stones, equivalent to 10,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones were so precious not only because of their pure Spiritual Qi but also due to a unique trait: "proliferation."
You read that right; even an inanimate object like a Spirit Stone can "proliferate."
When a pile of Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones is placed together, after thousands or tens of thousands of years, more Spirit Stones will appear around them.
A large pile of Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones, left for tens of thousands of years, could potentially generate a Spirit Stone Mine or even a Spirit Vein.
Powerful factions often have designated places to store Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones, ensuring a backup plan for themselves.
Although Chu Xuan didn't elaborate, Li Chuan understood that He Fenglin had discovered a Spirit Stone Mine or even a Spirit Vein.
Thus, his injuries weren't due to someone targeting the Minshan Branch Sect of the Yin-Yang Sect but rather because someone wanted to prevent the news from leaking.
Upon hearing this, Li Chuan felt relieved yet somewhat excited.
The Minshan Branch Sect was established here because of a Spirit Vein, and now the branch had over ten thousand cultivators, with a total population exceeding fifty thousand, including servants.
If it were merely a Spirit Stone Mine, he wouldn't care about the extra benefits. But if it were a Spirit Vein, it would present an opportunity for him.
If it were a Spirit Vein, another branch sect would surely be established, and personnel would be selected from nearby. If he could seize the opportunity to rise, he could secure an important position in the branch sect.
He wasn't after the benefits of high status but had to consider the future.
Since the Little Black Book enhanced auxiliary professions, he had to make good use of it.
Especially in the realm of Spirit Plant cultivation, merely cultivating a few or even dozens of acres of Spirit Field would yield limited returns.
To cultivate more Spirit Fields, one needed authority; otherwise, it would be like working for others. The best option was to lease a Minor World.
But without power, who in the Yin-Yang Sect would lease a Minor World to him for cultivation?