534: Chapter 534 propelled Li Qin to the heavens!

Ye Chen was stunned. "Wait... are you trying to fleece me now?"

Li Qin snorted self-righteously, her chin lifting slightly.

"Of course!"

"Think about it. I might be the head manager of your harem in the future. Shouldn't you bribe me in advance?"

Ye Chen's lips twitched several times. "Head manager of the harem? Have you lost your mind?"

"What? You won't admit it?"

Li Qin started counting on her fingers with a serious expression.

"Sister Bing Lan is your primary wife, that's for sure."

"Bai Wanqing is eyeing you like a hawk; I can tell."

"And then there's that Princess of the United Kingdom. She chased you all the way home, calling everyone 'Sister' left and right. She clearly wants to be the 'other woman' knowingly."

"Plus, with me around, you definitely won't be able to resist the temptation... Tsk, tsk, tsk!"

She looked up at Ye Chen with a half-smile. "The size of your harem is almost catching up to an ancient emperor's."

Ye Chen: "..."

Hmm.

She probably missed two.

One was Jin Meiting.

The other was Yi Yue.

Right...

He needed to pay Yi Yue a visit when he had some free time.

After all.

Yi Yue was also an ordinary person. If he could boost her strength as well, her safety wouldn't be much of an issue anymore.

Although that woman Night Owl was there, external help was still external help.

Seeing this, Li Qin thought Ye Chen felt guilty.

Thus.

She patted Ye Chen's shoulder triumphantly.

"So, you have to bribe me properly!"

"I'm a very fair person. I'll speak up for whoever treats me well."

"If you don't help me break through, your word won't carry any weight in the house in the future!"

Ye Chen took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down.

This girl's silver tongue was much more formidable than he had imagined.

"Alright, alright, enough with that."

He waved his hand dismissively. "Actually, I really do want to see how many resources it takes to push you to the Heaven Realm."

He paused, his gaze landing on Li Qin, a hint of seriousness in his eyes.

"Sit back down properly, I'll try again."

Li Qin was stunned for a moment, then her eyes lit up like 200-watt light bulbs.

"Really?"

"When have I ever lied to you?"

"Great!"

Li Qin scrambled back onto the yoga mat, crossed her legs, placed her hands on her knees, and straightened her back.

Her posture was even more textbook than before.

"Come on! I'm ready!"

"Go ahead and ravage me to your heart's content!"

Ye Chen didn't rush. Instead, he closed his eyes and sent his perception into the shanhai bottle.

After collecting that Life-Eroding Insect last night, the spiritual energy in the shanhai bottle had actually become quite abundant.

At least.

It should be more than enough to raise five or six people to the Heaven Realm.

This time, he had to be willing to make a sacrifice to get the prize—he'd test the waters first!

Immediately.

Ye Chen drew out the spiritual liquid.

One drop.

Two drops.

Three drops.

Three drops of spiritual liquid flew out from the mouth of the bottle, hovering in mid-air, crystal clear and glowing with a faint golden light.

Ye Chen flicked his fingers repeatedly, and the three drops of spiritual liquid turned into three streaks of light, entering Li Qin's forehead one by one.

Li Qin's body jolted, and the expression on her face instantly froze.

The spiritual energy contained in the three drops was several times more massive than the single drop from before, surging wildly through her body like three bursting torrents.

Her face suddenly turned bright red, and her whole body trembled violently.

Ye Chen didn't stop. He pressed his right hand onto the Baihui point on top of her head, transferring his true qi into her body to guide the violent spiritual energy along her meridians.

He wanted to see exactly how much that black hole inside Li Qin could swallow.

The result...

...was somewhat unexpected.

That black hole was like an insatiable Taotie, accepting everything and consuming it all.

The aura on Li Qin's body also began to climb.

Mid Yellow Realm, Late Yellow Realm, Peak Yellow Realm...

Breakthrough!

Early Profound Realm!

The aura continued to climb!

But just as she stepped into the Mid Earth Realm, the power was actually sucked dry...

Holy crap!

Is this thing really going to drain my entire stock?

Ye Chen gritted his teeth and drew out another drop of spiritual liquid, flicking it into Li Qin's forehead.

That made four drops.

Including the very first drop, it was now a total of five.

The total amount of spiritual energy in five drops was enough to push three ordinary people to the Mid-Heaven Realm.

But after Li Qin's aura reached the Mid Earth Realm, its speed slowed down significantly.

The black hole's speed of devouring spiritual energy grew faster and faster, as if it could never be filled.

Ye Chen gritted his teeth and drew out two more drops of spiritual liquid.

Six drops.

Seven drops.

Li Qin's aura finally broke through again, entering the Late Earth Realm.

But there was still no sign of it stopping.

Ye Chen took a deep breath and drew out all the remaining spiritual liquid from the shanhai bottle.

Then.

He sent it all into Li Qin's body.

"Boom!!!"

A terrifying pressure erupted from Li Qin. The air in the entire gym vibrated violently, fine cracks appeared on the wall mirrors, and the green plants on the windowsill were overturned by the airwave, spilling soil everywhere.

Li Qin's aura climbed frantically, as if it were on a rocket.

Peak Earth Realm!

Heaven Realm!

The aura continued to rise until it reached the Early Heaven Realm, where it finally stopped.

Ye Chen withdrew his hand and let out a long breath.

A layer of fine sweat broke out on his forehead, and his face was somewhat pale.

Not from exhaustion, but from heartache.

All that spiritual liquid—he was back to square one in an instant!

This amount would have been enough for him to push eight ordinary people directly to the Heaven Realm.

But on Li Qin, it only managed to build up to the Early Heaven Realm!

Damn it!

This time, he had to snatch those five insects from the Holy Sect.

That way...

Not only could he make up for this loss, but he could also save up a huge amount!

Feeling depressed, Ye Chen sent his perception into Li Qin's body for a careful examination.

Her meridians had been widened to their limit, and her energy center had been stretched to its maximum capacity.

The black hole was still rotating slowly, but ripples appeared in the space around it, like waves spreading after a stone is thrown into the water.

It was saturated.

At least temporarily.

If he forced any more spiritual energy in, Li Qin's body wouldn't be able to handle it and would explode on the spot.

Ye Chen withdrew his perception and opened his eyes.

Li Qin was still sitting cross-legged on the floor with her eyes closed. The flush on her face gradually faded, and her breathing became steady and long.

After a long while, she slowly opened her eyes.

Those eyes were full of bewilderment.

"A-Chen..."

She looked down at her hands, clenched them into fists, released them, and then clenched them again.

"I feel like I could kill a cow with one punch."

Ye Chen's lips twitched. "Even ten cows wouldn't be enough for you to hit."

Li Qin leaped up from the yoga mat and excitedly grabbed Ye Chen's arm, her eyes shining like stars.

"Thank you, A-Chen! I knew you weren't lying to me!"

She was so excited she was incoherent, wishing she could pick Ye Chen up and spin him around three times.

Ye Chen felt dizzy from her shaking and pulled his arm back irritably.

"Don't get happy too soon. Do you know how many resources I spent to push you to the Heaven Realm?"

Li Qin blinked, looking innocent. "How many?"

Ye Chen rubbed his nose, his tone carrying a hint of pain.

"Enough for me to push eight ordinary people directly to the Heaven Realm."

"But with you, it only got you to the Early Heaven Realm."

"I'm practically bankrupt after this."

After he finished speaking...

...he couldn't help but rub his brow, feeling a deep sense of regret.

If he had known the black hole in Li Qin's body was such a glutton, he would have waited until he had saved up more resources.

Now, there wasn't a single drop of spiritual liquid left in the shanhai bottle—really, not even one drop...

Hearing this, Li Qin was stunned for a moment, then she started giggling.

"Then what should we do?"

"Do you want me to pay you back with my body?"