The return was quite fruitful.

Chen Yuan took out a storage ring and handed it to Ye Baixi.

"Little Baixi, you take this."

Ye Baixi took the storage ring and immediately immersed her consciousness into it.

It was fine if she didn't look, but once she did, it nearly scared her soul out of her body.

"Brother Chen Yuan, where did you get so many Spirit Stones?"

Ye Baixi was astonished. A total of 4200 High-Grade Spirit Stones; she had never seen so many Spirit Stones in her life.

There were also some ningzhen pills, injury soothing pills... twenty or thirty of them, enough for her to Cultivate to the Nascent Soul Stage.

Chen Yuan didn't hide much, telling Ye Baixi about his experience in the Hanyuan Mountain Range. These Medicinal Pills were all spoils of war.

"Wuwuwu, it was too dangerous." Little Baixi cried in Chen Yuan's arms.

Chen Yuan stroked her head and said gently:

"This is how we Cultivators are, contending with heaven and earth. Whether it's Cultivating or buying Medicinal Pills, Spirit Stones are needed.

Personal Disciples only get ten High-Grade Spirit Stones a month, which isn't enough for Cultivation later on. I was just thinking of making sure you wouldn't have to worry about Spirit Stones in the future!"

Ye Baixi rubbed her red eyes, "I don't care, you're not allowed to do that again in the future."

"Alright, alright, I promise you." Chen Yuan playfully flicked her little nose, then took out the bai ci sword and the Profound Ice Fist together.

"This is the Earth Rank Flying Sword, bai ci sword. It was compensation from that Spirit Transformation Great Cultivator. You keep it safe."

"Brother Chen Yuan..." Ye Baixi wanted to say something, but Chen Yuan directly interrupted her.

"I don't Cultivate swords, so this bai ci sword would be wasted on me.

I've already comprehended this fist technique; you can learn it too. It's good to have many skills!"

After much back and forth, Ye Baixi finally accepted the sword.

[Ding, detected that Host has gifted 4200 High-Grade Spirit Stones and a one-hundred-cubic-meter storage ring.

Triggering ten thousand times critical return.

Congratulations to Host for receiving High-Grade Spirit Stones: 42 million.

One million cubic meter storage ring ×1.]

[Ding, detected that Host has gifted one Earth Rank Flying Sword, bai ci sword, and one Earth Rank Cultivation Technique Secret Manual, "Profound Ice Fist."

Triggering one hundred times return.

Congratulations to Host for receiving Heaven Rank Flying Sword: Yixuan Sword.

Heaven Rank Fist Technique: "Heavenly Thunder Fist."]

[Ding, detected that Host has gifted eighteen ningzhen pills and seven injury soothing pills... Triggering eight times return. Congratulations to Host for receiving: Fourth-grade Medicinal Pill qingming pill ×18, Fourth-grade healing pill Huichun Pill ×7

...]

Chen Yuan nodded inwardly. Triggering a ten thousand times critical hit was already very good.

"Brother, this is for you."

At this moment, Ye Baixi took out a Jade Slip.

Chen Yuan took it curiously and asked, "Baixi, what is this?"

"This is a Spirit Rank Zither Dao Cultivation Technique I borrowed contribution points from Senior Sister to buy for you. Earlier, Brother chose a movement technique, but didn't have a Zither Dao Cultivation Technique to match, so I..."

A warm current flowed through Chen Yuan's heart, and at the same time, he felt a moment of trance. Having seen too many strange and eccentric women in his previous life, he couldn't believe it when he met a normal Little Girl at first.

He actively kissed Ye Baixi.

A quarter of an hour later.

Chen Yuan released her, then kissed her face twice more, "I love you, Baixi. I really like this Zither Dao Cultivation Technique."

"Hehe~ As long as Brother likes it." Ye Baixi was also very happy. As long as Brother was happy, she was happy too.

"Brother, I'm so sleepy, I'm going to sleep first. You should rest early too." Ye Baixi yawned and fell asleep in Chen Yuan's arms.

Cultivators in the Golden Core Stage no longer need sleep, but Ye Baixi was too tired.

She had been undergoing high-intensity Cultivation for the past ten-odd days, and had just been with Chen Yuan for so long, she was extremely sleepy.

Chen Yuan gently placed her on the bed, then walked to the pavilion, sat cross-legged on the ground, and began to Cultivate.

"System, Cultivate Heavenly Thunder Fist."

[Received. Beginning automatic comprehension for Host.]

Ten breaths later, Chen Yuan's aura was contained, his Fist Intent reached Major Achievement, and the purple thunder Dragon gained sentience, seemingly able to sense its Revered Master's presence.

In an instant, Chen Yuan completely comprehended the "Heavenly Thunder Fist," and his Fist Dao Realm broke through to the third Realm, the Spirit Realm.

It was consistent with Sword Dao: comprehending Sword Force meant one could kill with a drawn sword, naturally possessing the momentum of heaven and earth.

Comprehending Sword Intent, with Sword Intent reaching Major Achievement, the sword gaining sentience when raised, becoming one with the sword, that was the Spirit Realm.

Fist Dao was the same, and Zither Dao was also the same.

Taking out the Cultivation Technique Ye Baixi had given him, Chen Yuan smiled knowingly. The Little Girl didn't know he already had a Heaven Rank Zither Dao Cultivation Technique.

After putting away the Cultivation Technique, Chen Yuan took out the qingming pill and High-Grade Spirit Stones to begin Cultivating.

Below Ziqing Peak was a fifth-grade Spirit Gathering Formation, and Cultivating on the mountain was dozens of times faster than Cultivating in the Fire Cloud Merchant Guild's Cultivation Chamber.

However, it was a bit slower than Senior Sister's Cultivation Chamber.

Overnight, Chen Yuan swallowed a qingming pill and absorbed several High-Grade Spirit Stones, raising his Realm to the seventh stage of Perfection.

Before participating in the Grand Competition, he could enter the eighth stage.

Ye Baixi slowly woke up, and just like before, she let Chen Yuan do as he pleased.

After waving goodbye at the corner, Chen Yuan arrived at Revered Master's sleeping quarters.

"Good morning, Sister Mei'er!"

"Senior Brother Chen... good morning!" Liu Meier said timidly.

"Are you that scared of me?" Chen Yuan looked at her directly with his sword-like eyebrows.

"No... not scared!" Liu Meier shook her head repeatedly.

"Haha, go announce me quickly, just say Disciple wishes to see Revered Master." Chen Yuan's eyes curved slightly.

"Uh, Senior Brother, Revered Master instructed me yesterday that you don't need to be announced when you come; you can just go straight in."

Hearing this, Chen Yuan tapped her head, "Then why didn't you say so earlier!"

"Ouch!" Liu Meier covered her forehead, pouting. You didn't ask! You just started bullying me as soon as you arrived!

"Does it hurt? I'll rub it for you!"

Chen Yuan reached out, gently rubbing her forehead.

Liu Meier wanted to stop him, but how could she be Chen Yuan's match? In the end, she could only let him do as he pleased.

Liu Meier looked up at the man in front of her. How wonderful it would be if he was always this gentle and didn't bully her.

"Alright, take this. I'm going in now." Chen Yuan took out an injury soothing pill and slipped it into her hand, then turned and strode into the sleeping quarters.

Liu Meier looked at the Medicinal Pill in her hand, her heart a mix of emotions.

[Ding, detected that Liu Meier's favorability towards Host has exceeded 60. Do you wish to bind?]

"Bind."

[Ding, binding successful. Triggering binding reward.

Congratulations to Host for receiving: Two thousand Emotion Points.]

Inside the sleeping quarters.

Leng Youmeng's eyes held scrutiny.

"What's wrong, Revered Master?" Chen Yuan naturally sat beside Revered Master and took her hand.

Leng Youmeng didn't resist, as if asking casually, "You like Mei'er?"

Before Chen Yuan could explain, Leng Youmeng continued on her own, "It seems you really like girls who are easy to bully."

Chen Yuan's mouth twitched, about to explain, but Leng Youmeng interrupted him.

Leng Youmeng smiled faintly, grasping Chen Yuan's hand, "No need to explain anything. Liu Meier is just my maid. If you like her, I can directly give her to you."

Leng Youmeng's smile was beautiful; a single smile could enchant all. This described her perfectly at this moment.

Chen Yuan then remembered that Liu Meier was a maid, with a very low status. Those powerful figures would often exchange maids, who had absolutely no human rights.