23: Qixia Sect Master Nan Yue Li

After all, being new here and unfamiliar with the place, being too conspicuous easily attracts jealousy and trouble.

"Alright. Since Junior Brother is so resolute, the two of us will naturally comply," Ye Qinghe replied helplessly.

Everyone has their own ambitions; there is no need to force it.

"Thank you."

After speaking, Xiao Chen waved his sleeve, and twenty Medicinal Pill bottles were displayed on the counter.

The two women tallied them. The count was correct, and the quality was identical: top-grade!

Ye Qinghe immediately said, "That is 160,000 Spirit Stones in total. Junior Brother, do you want to directly exchange them for Spirit Stones, or do you have other needs?"

"I'll directly exchange them for Spirit Stones," Xiao Chen said after a moment of thought.

If so many top-grade Spirit Gathering Pills appear in a short period and he continues to refine them, clues could easily be discovered.

If an Inner Sect Elder were to discover this and come to ask questions, he couldn't trust that the two of them would truly keep silent.

"Alright." Ye Qinghe was somewhat confused but did not say anything more.

She originally thought he would continue buying medicinal ingredients, but she didn't expect him to exchange them directly for Spirit Stones. With such superb Alchemy talent, shouldn't he make the best use of it?

She then finished counting the Spirit Stones and handed a Spirit Stone pouch to Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen took it casually, didn't even look, and put it directly into his qiankun ring.

Ye Qinghe was slightly stunned: "Junior Brother, aren't you going to count them?"

"No need. Such a beautiful Senior Sister certainly wouldn't make a mistake," Xiao Chen said, winking at her.

Ye Qinghe's small face flushed, like a hibiscus blooming for the first time, exquisitely delicate.

Qin Xianger, who was nearby, rolled her eyes. Clearly, the same tactic had no effect on her.

Xiao Chen did not linger. He turned around and swaggered out of the External Affairs Hall.

Ye Qinghe's beautiful eyes stared at him, watching him until he was far away.

"Still looking? If you keep looking, your soul will be gone," Qin Xianger teased, looking at Ye Qinghe with a speechless expression.

Ye Qinghe playfully chided, "Senior Sister Qin, stop making fun of me!"

"Although he's a bit older, his cultivation is a bit low, and his flesh is a bit old, his Alchemy talent is decent overall. Junior Sister, why don't you follow him?"

"Get lost! Senior Sister Qin, seriously, since you think he can refine qi gathering pills of this grade, is it possible for him to refine foundation establishment pills of the same quality?"

"Are you suggesting?"

Ye Qinghe nodded and slowly said, "The success rate for assisting Foundation Establishment with a regular foundation establishment pill is only 10%. If he can refine this top-grade foundation establishment pill, the Foundation Establishment probability might not be 100%, but it would be at least 90%!"

In Qixia Sect, a single ordinary foundation establishment pill sells for 6,000 Spirit Stones. If it fails, all previous efforts are wasted.

Clearly, as an Outer Sect Disciple, accumulating so many Spirit Stones is an extremely difficult task.

"I think it's highly unlikely. The foundation establishment pill is an Advanced Second-Grade Medicinal Pill, while the qi gathering pill is merely a Low-Grade First-Grade Medicinal Pill—a difference as vast as heaven and earth."

"That's true."

Although she said that, a seed of curiosity had quietly been planted in Ye Qinghe's mind... Xiao Chen returned from the External Affairs Hall and immediately went to Su Yuqing's residence.

Since they are all his women, he must spread his favor equally and speed up the improvement of their cultivation.

"Knock, knock, knock..."

Su Yuqing opened the door with a look of confusion, which instantly turned into surprise and then joy, making her almost jump up happily.

"Brother, why are you here?"

Xiao Chen smiled wickedly, slipped inside with the speed of lightning, embraced her slender waist, and didn't forget to look at her silky beautiful legs.

Those long legs!

They are naturally a perfect match for black silk stockings!

"What's wrong? Are you unhappy that I came?"

"How could I be..." Su Yuqing's pretty face flushed, the pink blush extending all the way to her neck, causing Xiao Chen's heart to stir, making him long to kiss her.

Xiao Chen picked her up by the waist, placed her on his lap, and said mysteriously, "I want to give you a gift."

"What gift?" Su Yuqing blinked her beautiful eyes, her face full of curiosity.

Hearing this, Xiao Chen opened his palm, and with a thought, two pairs of black silk stockings materialized.

"What is this?" Su Yuqing looked for a long time, but then seemed to realize something, and immediately covered her small face shyly.

"This is most suitable for you to wear."

"But... this is too shameful." Su Yuqing lowered her head, wishing she could bury her face between her ample peaks, having never seen such clothing before.

"When you wear this, Brother will be full of energy when Cultivating."

Su Yuqing could only nod shyly, thinking, 'If I wear this, how can you Cultivate in peace?'

She then lifted her skirt, revealing her snow-white long legs, and slowly covered their lustrous sheen with the black silk stockings.

Xiao Chen couldn't help but let his eyes light up. Sure enough, things popular on Blue Star looked truly unique when worn by girls in the Cultivation World.

Tsk tsk tsk... "Brother, do you like it?" Su Yuqing stood up and spun around. The black silk stockings were faintly visible beneath the high slit of her skirt.

Xiao Chen pulled her into his embrace and whispered in her ear, "I love it too much!"

"Brother, kiss me..."

Such a beauty, such a soft, delicate body, such a reasonable request—who could refuse?

Xiao Chen certainly couldn't refuse!

...Qixia Palace.

A woman wearing a snow-white long dress leaned quietly against the window. Moonlight, like water, spilled onto her exquisitely beautiful oval face, making her appear as beautiful as a celestial illusion.

Her pair of icy eyes were like a cold pool in autumn water, calm and waveless.

She gazed quietly out the window, remaining silent for a long time, maintaining this posture for several hours.

This was the current Qixia Sect Master, Nan Yueli, whose cultivation had now reached the Fifth Level of the Nascent Soul Stage.

A woman also wearing a snow-white long dress slowly walked up from behind. She was equally beautiful, like a banished immortal, with a faint, shallow smile playing on her lips.

Their appearances were almost identical, but their temperaments were completely different.

"Sister, what's wrong with you lately? You always seem distracted."

Nan Yueli paused, slowly turned her elegant head, and looked at her younger sister. "Xing Yao, you've arrived."

"Sister, since you returned last time, your cultivation has Advanced further. Did something happen along the way?"

"N-nothing," Nan Yueli said, her eyes flickering. An imperceptible pink flush appeared on her pretty face, but it returned to normal in an instant.

Nan Xingyao pursed her lips and smiled. "Sister, don't hide it from me. We are twin sisters, connected in spirit. How could I not know what's on your mind? Sister, you must have met someone you love."

"Stop talking nonsense," Nan Yueli said, annoyed and shy. Whenever she recalled the scenes that occurred at the bottom of the cliff that day, her heart and mind became extremely confused.

After attending the Four Directions Assembly, Nan Yueli was attacked by the Demon Sect on her way back. Originally, dealing with them was not difficult.

Unexpectedly, the Demon Sect Elder was adept at trickery, hiding the Joyful Union Poison within the spiritual energy. After being poisoned, she desperately tried to flee back to Qixia Sect but fell into the bottom of an abyss along the way.

"Then tell me, Sister, you and I have always raised our Realms together, never one before the other.

Now I am only at the Fourth Level of the Nascent Soul Stage. Why are you already at the Fifth Level, Sister?"