6: Chapter 6 Investment Returns and Warm Daily Life
Liu Rumei's words carried a scorching breath that almost burned Li Yifei's ear.
He looked at the delicate, thorny rose before him, whose eyes were now full of belonging and dependence. A powerful sense of satisfaction welled up in his heart.
"Junior Sister will slowly come to understand the profundity of this Cultivation Technique in the future."
Li Yifei smiled faintly, released the two women's hands, and calmly stood up.
He didn't take the opportunity to make any frivolous moves. This perfect sense of distance instead made Liu Rumei and Xiao Waner feel more at ease.
And at this moment, the cold, mechanical voice arrived as expected.
Ding! Congratulations, Host, for successfully binding Dao Companion: Xiao Waner!
Dao Companion Talent: Pseudo Spirit Root
Generating rewards based on Dao Companion talent...
Congratulations, Host, for receiving rewards: Two hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones, one High Grade Tier 1 defensive Magical Artifact "Spirit Silk Feather Robe," and three High Grade Tier 1 Talismans "Vajra Talisman"!
Ding! Congratulations, Host, for successfully binding Dao Companion: Liu Rumei!
Dao Companion Talent: True Spirit Root
Generating rewards based on Dao Companion talent...
Congratulations, Host, for receiving rewards: One thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones, one Low Grade Tier 2 flying Magical Artifact "Wind Chasing Shuttle," and one bottle (ten pills) of Low Grade Tier 2 perfect quality "Purple Cloud Pill"!
Li Yifei's heart was once again shaken by the System's grand generosity.
As expected!
Both having Pseudo Spirit Roots, Xiao Waner's rewards were similar in value to Lin Qingxue's, consisting of basic Spirit Stones and practical Magical Artifacts and Talismans.
However, Liu Rumei, with her True Spirit Root, had her rewards directly multiplied several times! Not only did she receive more Spirit Stones, but she was also directly rewarded with a Tier 2 flying Magical Artifact and an entire bottle of perfect quality Medicinal Pills!
Although the Wind Chasing Shuttle was a Low Grade Tier 2 item, for a Qi Refining Stage Cultivator, it was an unattainable luxury, worth at least five hundred Spirit Stones!
"Investment means investing in potential stocks!" Li Yifei secretly sighed in his heart, looking at Liu Rumei with even greater satisfaction.
At this point, his initial "Family Prototype" was officially established. One virtuous and gentle, two with different talents, one already six months pregnant, and two newly joined capable assistants.
His grand endeavor of "many children, many blessings" had finally entered the right track.
...
Since that night, Li Yifei's life entered a new and fulfilling rhythm.
During the day, he was still the diligent Alchemy Genius.
He would go to the Pill Fire Hall to publicly perform Alchemy, maintaining his persona, and at the same time sell the Medicinal Pills he refined to exchange for a steady stream of Spirit Stones.
With more capital, the types and quantities of Spiritual Plants he could purchase greatly increased, and his "visible strength" in Alchemy was also steadily improving.
As for Liu Rumei and Xiao Waner, they had completely bid farewell to their past difficult lives of scrambling for a few Spirit Stones and Medicinal Pills.
Li Yifei's Immortal Cave was spacious enough, and the Spiritual Qi was much denser than the residences of ordinary outer Sect Disciples.
He unreservedly supplied them with the Medicinal Pills rewarded by the System and those he refined himself for their Cultivation.
The two maidens no longer had any worries and only needed to meditate and Cultivate peacefully every day, consolidating their rapidly increased Realms. This stable and affluent Cultivation life was something they dared not dream of before.
At night, with the Immortal Cave's stone door tightly shut and the Restrictions activated, it became the trio's most private and warm sanctuary.
Under the soft glow of the Moonstone, the three were no longer as awkward as their first time.
Li Yifei sat cross-legged in the center, his left hand holding the gentle Xiao Waner, and his right hand grasping the passionate Liu Rumei.
The Grand Ultimate Yin-Yang Dual Cultivation Secret Canon began to circulate, their three auras intertwined, and Spiritual Energy cycled through each other's Meridians, forming a profound resonance.
Xiao Waner was always the first to enter a meditative state. Her nature was pure, her mind free of distractions, and each time she immersed herself in the feeling of being enveloped by warm Spiritual Energy, her small face filled with tranquility and satisfaction.
Liu Rumei was different; she was more ambitious and proactive.
In the intervals of the Cultivation Technique's operation, she would open her misty, peach blossom eyes and boldly gaze at Li Yifei's profile, feeling the abyssal power within him, her eyes almost overflowing with fervor and possessiveness.
To all this, Li Yifei merely responded with a gentle smile.
He enjoyed the good fortune of having two beauties by his side, and even more, the joy of his cultivation steadily increasing without him realizing it.
The bond brought by Dual Cultivation was far deeper than a simple exchange of benefits.
The daily blending of Spiritual Energy made their auras increasingly familiar with each other; a glance, a tiny movement, was enough to understand the other's intentions.
This morning, Dual Cultivation ended.
Xiao Waner carefully brewed a pot of Spiritual Tea for Li Yifei and Liu Rumei. The tea's fragrance wafted, refreshing and invigorating.
"Senior Brother Li, Sister Liu, please have some tea." Her voice was soft, and her face carried a satisfied blush. After this period of nourishment, her previously somewhat malnourished, thin cheeks had become rosy and plump, appearing even sweeter and more charming.
"Waner Junior Sister is still the most skillful." Liu Rumei took a sip, then lazily stretched, her perfect curves faintly visible beneath her thin clothing. She looked at Li Yifei, a hint of playfully reproachful affection in her eyes. "Yifei, I gained a new Spell from my Cultivation yesterday, but I always feel the Spiritual Energy circulation isn't smooth. Tonight, you really must 'guide' me well."
She deliberately made the word "guide" sound meaningful.
Li Yifei laughed heartily, reached out to pull her into his embrace, then waved at Xiao Waner, inviting her to sit beside them as well.
"Don't worry, I'll take care of all your Cultivation." He held both women, feeling their warm, soft bodies, and a surge of ambition rose in his heart. "Not just Cultivation, but once our Family grows strong, the entire Qingyun Sect, and even the entire Cultivation World, will have a place for us!"
The maidens nestled in his arms, their eyes sparkling with infinite longing for the future.
Such warm and peaceful days passed in a flash, and two more months went by.
Li Yifei's magical power Cultivation, under the dual enhancement of Medicinal Pills and Dual Cultivation, had quietly reached the peak of the Qi Refining Fifth Layer, only a hair's breadth away from a Breakthrough. And his Body Refining Cultivation had secretly advanced to a new stage.
Lin Qingxue's belly had also slightly bulged. He had arranged for her to rest peacefully in the quietest room of the Immortal Cave, nourishing herself daily with Spiritual Foods like mountain delicacies, her complexion so rosy it seemed water could be squeezed from it.
Everything was developing in the best direction.
However, Li Yifei was not satisfied with this.
His gaze had already begun to subtly search for new "investment targets" within the Sect.
"To expand the Family, three people are still too few."
This day, while selling Medicinal Pills in the Outer Sect Market, his gaze was drawn to a distant, aloof and cold figure.
Su Yanran!
She was still as dazzling as ever, but unusually, she had no followers by her side. She was frowning in front of a stall, seemingly troubled by an expensive Tier 2 Magical Artifact Material.
Li Yifei's heart stirred.
"The time seems to be ripe."
He didn't immediately step forward, but instead turned his gaze in another direction.
There, a woman dressed in a Sect Deacon's robe, with a dignified and mature demeanor, was looking at the Medicinal Pill Shop's price list with a troubled expression.
In Li Yifei's mind, her information appeared as if from a System.
Bai Zhi, Outer Sect Pill Fire Hall Deacon, Qi Refining Eighth Layer True Spirit Root, slightly older, over thirty. Due to an injury to her Foundation from a battle with an enemy some years ago, she has no hope of Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment in this life and is worried about resources for her old age.
"A heavenly proud daughter with unlimited potential, and a charming, mature Deacon who holds power..."
The corner of Li Yifei's mouth curved into a smile.
"Only children make choices."
"And I, as the head of the Family, naturally... want them all!"