Cultivating the Xuanbing Fist, Plan
Chen Yuan turned his head and asked, “What is it, Revered Master?”
Leng Youmeng flipped her right hand, and an ancient-looking Cultivation Technique landed in her palm.
“You gave your Revered Master such a valuable gift, so your Revered Master has nothing good to give you in return. This Secret Manual is called the Profound Ice Fist, and it is Earth Rank High Grade.”
Leng Youmeng waved her right hand, and the Cultivation Technique landed in Chen Yuan's hand.
Chen Yuan didn't stand on ceremony, accepting it happily. After putting it into his storage ring, he waved his hand and turned to exit the sleeping quarters.
“So rude, not even bowing to your Revered Master anymore.” Leng Youmeng murmured softly, but from her curved willow-leaf eyebrows, it was clear that she was not angry at this moment.
What shocked her the most was Chen Yuan's strength. She naturally didn't believe he could slay a Nascent Soul expert—it was too unbelievable—but when she sensed Chen Yuan's Fourth Tier Nascent Soul Divine Sense, she completely believed it.
She was inwardly amazed; Chen Yuan actually possessed great talent in the Dao of Divine Sense!
Little Baixi was still with the Eldest Senior Sister, so Chen Yuan returned to his own residence first.
In the small courtyard pavilion, Chen Yuan sat down on the ground, then took out the Profound Ice Fist and began looking through it.
Actually, there was no need for Chen Yuan to learn it; giving it to Ye Baixi would return an even stronger Cultivation Technique.
But what if Revered Master tested him on it? Anyway, having many skills never hurts.
Chen Yuan opened the Cultivation Technique Secret Manual and began comprehending it. Three hours later, Chen Yuan's right hand formed a fist, his Fist Intent materialized, and a purple Dragon surged forth from the center of his fist.
The purple Dragon's spine emitted dense cold Qi. At this moment, the surrounding temperature seemed to drop to freezing point.
Emperor Grade Talent coupled with top-tier Comprehension Ability allowed Chen Yuan to fully Revered Master the Profound Ice Fist in just three hours, and his Fist Dao faintly showed a trend toward Breakthrough to the Third Realm.
Chen Yuan withdrew his Aura, secretly startled. As expected of an Earth Rank Secret Manual, its power was several times greater than his Profound Rank Secret Manual.
The setting sun cast its afterglow; night was approaching.
Chen Yuan left his residence and flew toward the Eldest Senior Sister's residence. At this time, Baixi should be resting.
In front of the residence, Chen Yuan happened to see Xiao Cui coming out.
“Sister Xiao Cui, is Eldest Senior Sister in? I have something to discuss with her.”
Hearing this, Zhao Cui hurriedly and respectfully replied, “Senior Brother Chen, please wait a moment. This servant will go and inform her.”
A moment later, Zhao Cui walked out of the residence. “Senior Brother, this servant will lead you over.”
Chen Yuan nodded and followed behind.
Inside the Cultivation secret chamber,
Ye Baixi was lazily lying on a soft cushion, gazing at the sunset outside the window, her longing transforming into a tide that swept through the entire secret chamber.
Since becoming familiar with the Eldest Senior Sister, Ye Baixi was no longer as reserved as before.
Through Qin Shuhan's specialized training over the past ten-odd days, Ye Baixi's courage had grown significantly, and the feeling of inferiority she carried had faded greatly.
At this moment, a figure walked into the Cultivation secret chamber. The person was Second Senior Sister Shen Nianchu.
Upon seeing Second Senior Sister, Ye Baixi intended to stand up and bow.
Shen Nianchu waved her hand and lay down right beside her. “Little Baixi, you don't need to bow to me every time in informal settings. Just treat me like a good friend.”
This wasn't the first time Shen Nianchu had said this. This time, Ye Baixi didn't refuse and called out, “Jiejie.”
“Thinking about Junior Martial Brother again?” Shen Nianchu asked.
Hearing this, Ye Baixi looked out the window. “Gege has never traveled far before, I'm very worried.”
Shen Nianchu blinked her eyes. “Don't worry, Junior Martial Brother is already back.”
Ye Baixi excitedly stood up and quickly asked, “Senior Sister, where is Gege?”
“Did you forget? The Newcomer Grand Competition is the day after tomorrow. Senior Sister said that unless it's an important matter, you are not allowed to leave the Cultivation secret chamber.”
The Sect Grand Competition was half a month later, and Shen Nianchu was also miserably confined here.
A wave of disappointment instantly surged onto Ye Baixi's face.
At this moment, the door to the Cultivation secret chamber opened, and two figures walked in. The arrivals were none other than Qin Shuhan and Chen Yuan.
The moment she saw Chen Yuan, Ye Baixi immediately ran over and hugged him tightly.
At this moment, shyness and timidity were completely tossed aside. She only wanted to see if Chen Yuan was hurt or if he had lost weight.
Chen Yuan rubbed her head and said gently, “How has your Cultivation with Eldest Senior Sister been recently?”
“Hehe, I'm already at the Golden Core Third Layer! I condensed an Eighth Grade Six-Inch Golden Core and opened a Purple Mansion Grotto-Heaven.” Ye Baixi boasted.
“That's great.” Chen Yuan praised her without reservation.
“Little Baixi's talent is in no way inferior compared to yours. Up until now, the entire Sect hasn't found a second person whose internal Golden Core is six inches in size.”
Qin Shuhan sighed with emotion from the side.
Back then, when Shen Nianchu Awakened an Eighth Grade Five-Inch core, it was shocking enough. Who knew another Ye Baixi would appear?
All one could say was that Revered Master had truly good foresight; every Disciple brought back was such a Prodigy.
Hearing this, Ye Baixi realized that her Senior Sisters were still present, and she shyly jumped off Chen Yuan.
Noticing Ye Baixi's embarrassment, Qin Shuhan changed the subject. “The Newcomer Grand Competition is the day after tomorrow. I shouldn't let you leave.
However, after discussing it with Junior Martial Brother, we decided to give you an opportunity.”
Shen Nianchu feigned shock and quickly pressed, “Eldest Senior Sister, what opportunity?”
Qin Shuhan smiled faintly, flipped her right hand, and five balls of light floated in mid-air. Inside the balls of light was a slip of paper.
“Of these five slips of paper, four have ‘No’ written on them, and one has ‘Yes’ written on it.
You will choose one person to make the selection. If you choose the ‘Yes’ slip, you can return to your residence to rest tonight.”
Shen Nianchu looked delighted and urged, “Little Baixi, you choose! Whether I can go to Tianqing City to eat duck neck tonight depends on you.”
Ye Baixi was stunned and pointed to herself: “I get to draw?”
“That's right! Little Baixi, my luck is terrible, so we're relying on you this time.”
After speaking, Shen Nianchu even made a gesture of pleading.
Chen Yuan also urged, “Baixi, hurry and choose one.”
Ye Baixi nodded, mustered her courage, and chose the leftmost ball of light.
The slip of paper was held in Ye Baixi's hand. After taking a deep breath, she slowly opened it.
Shen Nianchu quickly leaned her small face closer.
The slip of paper clearly read ‘Yes’.
Seeing this, Shen Nianchu excitedly hugged Ye Baixi. “Little Baixi, you're amazing! So great, no need to Cultivate tonight!”
Qin Shuhan shook her head. Shen Nianchu truly had a child's nature, only thinking about playing.
“Baixi, you are so awesome! You're my great savior.”
At this moment, Ye Baixi felt completely fulfilled, having fully integrated into the Ziqing Peak family.
Chen Yuan carried Ye Baixi on his back and walked toward the door. “You're amazing, Baixi! There's a reward tonight!”
Ye Baixi wrapped her arms around Chen Yuan's neck, her eyes curved like crescent moons from smiling; she was incredibly happy today.
Chen Yuan recalled the years he spent teaching in the countryside in his previous life.
There was always a quiet, unnoticed student in the class. To help him integrate, the teacher organized a drawing where drawing a blank page meant no homework.
They let that student draw. In reality, all the slips were blank. When the student drew the blank page, the whole class cheered for him and embraced him, preventing him from heading toward a life of inferiority.
Therefore, the entire plan was orchestrated by Chen Yuan and the two Senior Sisters, and naturally, all five balls of light contained the identical ‘Yes’ slip.
It was all done so that Ye Baixi could improve, become confident, and integrate into their family.
Inside Ye Baixi's residence.
Chen Yuan pressed her against the wall and began kissing her.
Ye Baixi responded boldly... Three hours later, Ye Baixi lay contentedly in Chen Yuan's embrace.