Returning to the clan increases favorability.
Two days later, Chen Yuan opened his eyes; Tianqing City had arrived.
During these two days, Chen Yuan consumed all of the remaining two qingming pills, and his cultivation broke through from the Golden Core Sixth Layer to the Golden Core Seventh Layer, still a slight distance from the Golden Core Eighth Layer.
With the augmentation of the Primordial Immortal Scripture, Chen Yuan's Realm would not be unstable; everything was a matter of course.
Shen Ling, who was driving the carriage nearby, was secretly astonished. She had witnessed firsthand how Chen Yuan Cultivated.
The surrounding Spiritual Qi converged into his body like a tide, making him seem like a black hole.
Chen Yuan first settled Shen Ling, buying her a two-courtyard house on North Street, which cost 20 High-Grade Spirit Stones.
Looking at the land deed, Shen Ling was a bit embarrassed to accept it. Converted to Low-Grade Spirit Stones, it was a staggering 200,000.
It was extremely valuable to her, and she felt a pang of heartache for the Spirit Stones, feeling it wasn't worth the expense.
"Alright, don't worry about it!" Chen Yuan ruffled her hair. "In my heart, you are worth these 200,000. I'll take care of you from now on."
Hearing this, Shen Ling's eyes curved into crescents, and she felt like she was the happiest woman in the world.
She initially thought Chen Yuan was an extremely stingy person, but now it seemed he was only like that to outsiders.
Before leaving, Chen Yuan gave Shen Ling all 23 ningzhen pills he had bought with the Spirit Stones returned by the System.
Shen Ling was deeply touched. This was more than 60,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones, wasn't it? Chen Yuan was truly good to her.
Ziqing Peak, in front of the Peak Revered Master's sleeping quarters.
A streak of light came from afar, arriving in an instant. The person was none other than Chen Yuan.
Seeing this, Liu Meier quickly bowed respectfully: "Senior Brother Chen, hello!"
Chen Yuan smiled gently and pinched Mei'er's little face. "Sister Mei'er has been eating well recently; her little face has become much rounder."
Liu Meier shyly lowered her head and timidly said, "Senior Brother, please don't pinch my face, okay?"
Chen Yuan lifted her chin and whispered in her ear:
"I've always remembered what you told on me that day, Senior Brother is very vengeful."
Hearing this, Liu Meier's face turned pale with fright, and tears welled up in her eyes.
Seeing this, Chen Yuan flipped his right hand, took out a Spirit Gathering Pill, and handed it to her. "Why are you crying? This is for you."
Having just been startled, Liu Meier hadn't quite recovered.
Chen Yuan directly took her hand and put the Medicinal Pill into it.
After reacting, Liu Meier wanted to refuse.
"If you accept it, I'll forgive you. Otherwise, one day I'll make things difficult for you and kick you off the mountain." Chen Yuan pretended to be fierce, scaring the Little Girl into tears again.
Liu Meier quickly put the Spirit Gathering Pill into her storage ring, lowering her head and whispering, "I'll take it, just don't bully me anymore!"
"Okay, I won't bully you." Chen Yuan extended his hand in assurance, then said, "Go and announce that Disciple wishes to see Revered Master."
When Liu Meier entered, Leng Youmeng also happened to awaken from her Cultivation.
She rubbed her throbbing head. Tonight, the pain from her Soul would flare up again, a pain that would make her curl into a ball, wishing she could die on the spot.
"Revered Master, Senior Brother Chen has returned and wishes to see you!" Liu Meier respectfully reported.
Hearing this, Leng Youmeng wanted to refuse because she was feeling very uncomfortable at the moment.
But then she thought, Chen Yuan had just returned, and it wouldn't be appropriate to refuse him.
"Let him in!"
Liu Meier walked out of the sleeping quarters, stepped aside, and made a gesture of invitation:
"Senior Brother Chen, please!"
Chen Yuan nodded and walked inside.
Approaching, Chen Yuan respectfully bowed: "Disciple greets Revered Master."
Leng Youmeng nodded slightly, showing no unusual expression, "Mm, rise!"
"How was your experience these twelve days? Let me see the results of your training."
Chen Yuan immediately displayed his Golden Core Seventh Layer cultivation.
"Golden Core Seventh Layer!"
Leng Youmeng stood up in shock, walked in front of him, and grasped his large hand.
The Spiritual Qi within his body was vast and robust, with no trace of instability; it truly was the Golden Core Seventh Layer!
Heavens! Chen Yuan's Cultivation speed was too Prodigious!
"Then how many Yao Beasts have you killed in total these days?" Leng Youmeng asked, assuming that with Chen Yuan's Heaven-Defying level, he must have killed at least a hundred!
Chen Yuan shook his head, "Disciple hasn't killed a single Yao Beast!"
Leng Youmeng looked puzzled. Seeing this, Chen Yuan immediately explained:
"Disciple has killed seven Golden Core Cultivators and two True Lords in the Far North Land these past few days."
Hearing this, Leng Youmeng was stunned, not reacting for a moment, then her beautiful eyes widened. "The Far North Land? Killed Nascent Soul True Lords? What exactly happened?"
Chen Yuan knew his Revered Master would have this expression. He immediately took out the ice crystal snow lotus.
"ice crystal snow lotus!" Leng Youmeng was inwardly shocked. "Where did you get this?"
Chen Yuan recounted the entire process to his Revered Master, from learning about it from his Senior Sister to traveling to the Hanyuan Mountain Range in the Far North Land to find the ice crystal snow lotus, in full detail.
Upon hearing that he was almost killed by a Spirit Transformation Great Cultivator, Leng Youmeng's heart fiercely clenched.
Looking at the ice crystal snow lotus in her hand, Leng Youmeng's normally calm heart began to pound.
For her sake, Chen Yuan, at only the Golden Core Third Layer, dared to venture into the Hanyuan Mountain Range. Fortunately, he didn't encounter any Great Yao Beasts of the Soul Transformation level, otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
"Chen Yuan, you are not to take such risks again." Leng Youmeng's heart was pounding, but her face remained stern.
Chen Yuan knew this was his Revered Master worrying about him.
"Revered Master, ever since I learned you were tormented by the after-effects, my heart has been in great agony.
Because I like you, I couldn't remain indifferent.
Before I left, I swore that I would find the ice crystal snow lotus, or else I would never return.
If I can't even protect the woman I love, what kind of man am I!"
Still, that saying holds true: cheesy pick-up lines might be cringey for women on Blue Star, but for women in the Cultivation world, especially those who haven't experienced love and only know Cultivation, their power is like a ten-million-point critical hit.
Looking at the man's resolute gaze, Leng Youmeng was deeply moved, her eyes even turning a little red.
From this moment on, her heart seemed to have accepted Chen Yuan.
[Ding, affection increased by 10. Current affection for Host from Leng Youmeng is 77.]
Chen Yuan embraced his Revered Master's slender waist. This time, Leng Youmeng did not resist.
In an instant, the two kissed.
Chen Yuan easily pried open his Revered Master's teeth this time, and Leng Youmeng actively responded.
[Ding, detected Host gifting a sixth-tier Spiritual Plant, ice crystal snow lotus, triggering a hundredfold return.
Congratulations to Host for obtaining a seventh-tier Spiritual Plant: Heavenly Soul Grass.
(Effect: Can temper the Primordial Spirit after consumption.)
Heavenly Soul Grass has been placed in the System space. Host can retrieve it at any time.]
A quarter of an hour later, Chen Yuan released Leng Youmeng.
A blush had spread all over Leng Youmeng's body. She rose from Chen Yuan's embrace and said somewhat shyly:
"Chen Yuan, you go back first. We can't Dual Cultivate tonight, come back tomorrow night!"
"Okay!" Chen Yuan nodded. "Revered Master, you heal your injuries first, then I'll be going!"
As he turned to leave, Chen Yuan was called back by Leng Youmeng.