Gift Treasure, Binding
As soon as Little Cherry, the System, appeared, she immediately lowered her head, her small hands fidgeting, avoiding Chen Yuan's gaze.
[Host, you didn't let me finish speaking before you agreed to my upgrade!]
Seeing Little Cherry's pitiful look, Chen Yuan's anger had long dissipated.
"It's alright, Host isn't angry," Chen Yuan comforted her.
[Really?]
"Really!" Chen Yuan nodded silently. If he wasn't afraid of his actions appearing too abrupt in Shen Nianchu's eyes, he would have loved to rub the cute Little Cherry.
After Little Cherry returned to Chen Yuan's Sea of Consciousness, as Chen Yuan pondered which Cultivation Technique to give Shen Nianchu, he heard Shen Nianchu's small mouth chattering away.
"Junior Brother, are you trying to go back on your word? You already kissed me! You can't go back on your word!"
Chen Yuan had indeed wasted some time talking to the System just now. In Shen Nianchu's eyes, she thought he wanted to renege.
Hearing this, Chen Yuan again felt like teasing her.
"I just won't give it to you. What can you do to me?" He lifted his chin high, an expression that said 'I've got you'.
Shen Nianchu went from chattering, to disbelief, to pouting, and then to her eyes welling up with tears, all in an instant, her movements fluid.
She cried, large tears falling.
"You... you get lost. Wuwuwuwu."
Chen Yuan was a bit flustered, secretly calling himself a beast for not controlling the extent. He then quickly took out a Jade Slip.
"This is for you." He quickly slipped the Jade Slip into the Little Girl's hand. "This is a pseudo-Saint Rank Sword Dao Cultivation Technique, one that I have been Cultivating. It is called the 'Godslayer Sword Canon'."
Shen Nianchu stopped crying upon hearing this, but her little nose was still sniffling.
Her consciousness probed into the Jade Slip, and her big, watery eyes immediately widened.
"Pseu... pseudo-Saint Rank!"
"That's right, it's compensation for you." Chen Yuan squeezed her small hand. "Don't cry anymore, okay?"
Shen Nianchu mumbled softly, "I don't want it."
Then she pulled her hand away and wiped the tears from her face.
"What did you say?" Chen Yuan rubbed the top of her head.
She didn't answer, but instead said fiercely, "Don't rub my head."
"Alright, alright, whatever you say." Chen Yuan quickly pleaded for mercy, afraid she would cry again.
"Little Cherry, bind Shen Nianchu for me."
[Received. Ding! Binding successful. Triggering binding reward. Congratulations, Host, for obtaining an Emperor Rank Magical Artifact: the Grand Emperor Cauldron. (Effect: When used, it can be thrown into the air, sucking enemies into the cauldron. Inside the cauldron, the Revered Master will be blessed by the Human Emperor's Golden Light, significantly increasing speed and Divine Thought, while enemies will suffer equivalent suppression.
Similarly, the Human Emperor's Golden Light will emit the Human Emperor's might, causing even enemies of the same cultivation level to feel a sincere urge to kneel in worship.)]
Chen Yuan looked at the Magical Artifact's description and thought it was quite good.
"So hot," Shen Nianchu said unintentionally, fanning herself with her small hand.
How could a Cultivator feel hot? Of course, it was because Chen Yuan was too hot, especially after comprehending the embryonic form of the Law of Fire Sword Dao.
At this moment, Shen Nianchu's bangs were stuck to her forehead; one might have thought she had just been through a great battle.
"So cute!" Chen Yuan genuinely praised, looking at Shen Nianchu sticking out her little tongue and fanning herself.
Shen Nianchu's face flushed. "Put me down, don't hold me, you're too hot."
Chen Yuan also realized that his embryonic Law of Fire Sword Dao was leaking, and quickly retracted it.
This was the flaw of pseudo-Saint Rank.
No wonder Ye Baixi said he was burning her butt before.
Could this Cultivation Technique still be an Incomplete Manual? Immediately, Chen Yuan suspected the System was tricking him.
[No, no, the Godslayer Sword Canon was just a Cultivation Technique created by the Godslayer Sword God by mixing various Cultivation Techniques. In fact, Godslayer herself doesn't even practice it.] Little Cherry quickly explained.
It would have been better if she hadn't explained; with the explanation, Chen Yuan felt even more tricked.
It seems he needed to quickly find a Saint Rank Sword Dao Cultivation Technique, or an Emperor Rank Sword Dao Cultivation Technique, to quickly fully comprehend the Law of Fire Sword Dao to Perfection.
Chen Yuan's body began to change, and a faint, cool aura spread, dispelling the previous heat.
"Just a little longer, okay?" Chen Yuan reached out and tucked a few strands of hair from her forehead, and also playfully flicked her little nose.
What else could Shen Nianchu do? She could only endure it, her body pressed against Chen Yuan's chest, feeling his heartbeat, a strange throb rising in her heart.
"This is for you." Chen Yuan gently released her, then took out another item and presented it to her.
A small cauldron, radiating a brilliant golden light, quietly floated in Chen Yuan's palm. It was the System's binding reward.
"This is the Human Emperor Cauldron..." Chen Yuan introduced its functions, making Shen Nianchu's big eyes sparkle.
"It's for you! Keep it safe and sound."
"Mhm!" Shen Nianchu's eyes curved into crescents, this time a genuine smile.
Suddenly, she stopped her hand in mid-air, not putting away the small cauldron, and asked:
"Chen Yuan, where did you get all these? Does Little Baixi have any? If not, take them to Little Baixi."
"Little Baixi naturally has them; she is my Dao Companion," Chen Yuan replied.
Hearing this, the joy in Shen Nianchu's heart lessened a bit.
She didn't even realize she was jealous.
Leaving Shen Nianchu, Chen Yuan cleaned the scent from his robes before heading to his Senior Sister's place.
Finally, after much deliberation, he arrived at Revered Master's place.
Leng Youmeng raised an eyebrow upon seeing Chen Yuan. "Busy enough, you're the last one to visit your Revered Master after coming out of seclusion."
Chen Yuan could tell her jealousy, stepped forward, boldly lifted her chin, and kissed her red lips.
After their lips parted, Leng Youmeng seemed to be in a much better mood.
Chen Yuan casually picked her up in his arms.
"Only one hour," Leng Youmeng said softly.
"Three days and three nights!" Chen Yuan's tone was undeniable. "This disciple's cultivation has reached Nascent Soul Perfection Stage. I believe that Revered Master, who is at Body Integration Perfection, is no match for me. This time, I must wipe away past humiliation!"
The phrase "wipe away past humiliation" was emphasized heavily.
Leng Youmeng's face quickly turned crimson.
"A-alright... I'll do as you say. See... see your performance. If you perform well, Revered Master will reward you."
Leng Youmeng rarely said words that made Chen Yuan scratch his ears and made his Bloodline surge.
Three days later.
"How was it, Revered Master? Satisfied?"
Leng Youmeng shyly turned her face away, too embarrassed to answer, and could only lower her voice, keeping it in a range Chen Yuan couldn't hear.
"Satisfied."
However, Chen Yuan's Divine Sense was at the sixth stage, and by accident, he heard it clearly.
"Revered Master's spiritual body is at Perfection, subtly showing signs of Breakthrough to Mahayana. I may need to go into seclusion for some time. Once I enter seclusion, I don't know what year or month it will be; it could be half a year, a year, or even ten years."
Leng Youmeng looked at Chen Yuan with some reluctance.
"One more time!"
Chen Yuan suggested.
"Mhm..." Leng Youmeng pondered for a moment, then quietly lay down... The next day,
Chen Yuan proposed to Leng Youmeng that he wanted to go out for experience, seeking an opportunity to Breakthrough to the Void Refinement Stage.
Since Leng Youmeng was going into seclusion, he would also go out for some experience.
With Chen Yuan's top-tier Comprehension Ability and Cultivation Aptitude, reaching Void Refinement Stage would naturally be a matter of course.