70: Zhang Yan: Brother Chu Yuan, he's so nice...

"That's not right!"

You Lian looked at Chu Yuan with a surprised expression, questioning in her voice: "The Yin Fiend Qi in the cold pond is different from the outside world. Regardless of whether you have wounds or not, it will drill into your body. You just inhaled a lot of Yin Fiend Qi, where did it go?"

Hearing this, Chu Yuan was startled internally, but he said calmly: "Sister You Lian, I don't know either. That Yin Fiend Qi disappeared as soon as it entered my body, and I don't know where it went."

Upon hearing this, You Lian narrowed her eyes.

Her Divine Thought quickly swept over Chu Yuan's body, not even sparing his Soul.

But moments later.

She looked surprised and questioned, "There's no abnormality. Could it be that you, kid, have a special Physique?"

Chu Yuan shook his head and said, "I'm not sure, and no one has told me."

You Lian looked at him deeply but did not dwell on the topic.

"Alright, the books you need have been prepared for you. Study hard during this period."

Speaking up to this point, You Lian narrowed her eyes, a hint of danger flashing within them.

"You had best let the Venerable One see your value as soon as possible, otherwise, I can't guarantee that I won't absorb all the Yang Qi in your body!"

Chu Yuan quickly lowered his head and smiled, saying: "Sister You Lian, I learn things very quickly. I should be able to satisfy Sister Qingyi."

"It had better be!"

You Lian let out a cold snort. "Put the books away and follow me!"

"Okay!"

Chu Yuan stored the books lying nearby into his sumeru ring and followed You Lian.

The two arrived three hundred meters away and saw a wooden courtyard house.

You Lian said: "This place is quite close to the cold pond. You will live here!"

"You can arrange your other time freely, but you are not allowed to leave the thousand-meter radius of the cold pond, or you will bear the consequences!"

"I understand!"

Chu Yuan nodded quickly, looking very obedient and compliant.

You Lian continued: "I will arrange for someone to come over. You can tell her if you need anything, but if you fail to satisfy the Venerable One, you should be able to guess the consequences."

Chu Yuan nodded, only to see You Lian's figure flash, disappearing before him.

He withdrew his gaze and walked into the courtyard with a calm expression.

The courtyard seemed to have been cleaned recently; it looked quite tidy.

Chu Yuan looked around. Overall, there was just an inner room, a main hall, and a side room that looked like a kitchen.

It wasn't exactly crude, but it wasn't good either.

Chu Yuan looked at the wooden house with bare walls and the empty kitchen, shaking his head with a wry smile.

Walking into the inner room, there was only one quilt on the bed and nothing else.

He shook his head slightly, took out all the books he had just received, and began flipping through them one by one... On the other side.

After You Lian left, she came to the main hall where Ye Qingyi was located.

"Greetings, Venerable One!"

Ye Qingyi slowly opened her eyes and waved her hand, saying, "Rise."

Immediately, she looked at You Lian. "How is that kid? Is there anything unusual?"

You Lian nodded slightly and recounted the process of Chu Yuan absorbing the nine yang profound spirit flower.

Afterward, she also mentioned the existence of Yin-Yang Power and the disappearance of the Yin Fiend Qi.

Ye Qingyi listened quietly, involuntarily narrowing her eyes. "I originally brought him back casually, intending for him to roast meat for me, but unexpectedly, this kid seems to have secrets!"

You Lian lowered her head. "Venerable One, please forgive this subordinate's incompetence, I cannot discern the issue with him!"

Hearing this, Ye Qingyi smiled and shook her head, waving her hand. "It's fine. If I couldn't see it, I wouldn't expect you all to see it either!"

"You don't need to assign anyone to go over anymore. You will be directly responsible for interacting with him. Observe him more and see if you can find any anomalies."

"As you command!"

You Lian immediately and respectfully agreed.

"You may withdraw now!"

Ye Qingyi waved her hand and said, "I want to eat roasted meat tonight. Have him prepare it!"

"As you command!"

You Lian nodded in agreement and retreated from the main hall.

Ye Qingyi's gaze seemed to pierce through space, looking toward Chu Yuan's location.

"Little brother? Don't disappoint me, or else..."

...At the same time.

Great Xia, Yuxiao Imperial City.

Inside a majestic yet somewhat graceful courtyard.

Zhang Yan looked at the young girl in front of her and asked anxiously: "Ninth Princess, have you still not found any news of Brother Chu Yuan?"

"No!"

The young girl shook her head, asking curiously: "Sister Yaner, you always mention this Chu Yuan. Can you tell me a little about him?"

Hearing this topic, Zhang Yan's eyes drifted toward the distance.

"Brother Chu Yuan, ah, he is wonderful..."

...At the location of the Yin Fiend Cold Pond.

Inside the wooden house.

Chu Yuan spent half an hour roughly scanning the twenty-six books.

Among them, three were recipe books, recording the methods for hundreds of dishes, as well as corresponding information about the various ingredients used in the dishes.

Strictly speaking, these ingredients should be considered spiritual items; most could even be used as Spirit Medicine, and their effects were all recorded in the recipe books.

There was also one book recording the brewing method for a wine called qing you wine, along with corresponding information on the various spiritual items needed for brewing.

The rest were either insights on Culinary Skills or brewing, or records and descriptions of various usable ingredients, and so on.

Chu Yuan sorted them and put them away, then a trace of his consciousness entered the primal origin space.

He duplicated the three recipe books and the brewing manual, placing the copies into his sumeru ring.

He sat leaning against the edge of the bed, his eyes slightly closed, seemingly recalling the content he had just read.

In reality, he was using the primal divine crystal to learn the three recipe books and the method for brewing qing you wine.

But just as he finished learning the preparation methods for two dishes, he sensed someone arriving.

Opening his eyes, he saw that You Lian had already appeared before him, looking at him calmly.

Chu Yuan quickly stood up and smiled, saying: "Sister You Lian, why have you come? Has the person you assigned for me arrived?"

You Lian shook her head, raised her hand, and tossed over a jade pendant, saying in a cold voice:

"This is a communication jade. You can speak directly to me if you need anything, and if I need you to do something, I will also notify you through it."

Hearing this, Chu Yuan couldn't help but examine the jade pendant in his hand curiously, asking:

"Sister You Lian, can this jade pendant communicate with anyone?"

You Lian narrowed her eyes and looked at him in surprise. "You actually don't know what a communication jade is?"

Chu Yuan was startled internally, then scratched his head and smiled, saying: "I only joined the Sect a short time ago, so I know very little about these things."

"Oh, really?"

You Lian looked at Chu Yuan with a half-smile, her gaze falling upon his finger. "You have a Spirit Treasure-grade sumeru ring, yet you don't know what a communication jade is?"

Chu Yuan lowered his head to look at the sumeru ring, then chuckled: "Sister You Lian, you mean this? I found this on a dead Man in Black during my training!"

"All his belongings inside are still there. I don't even know the purpose or value of those things, so I haven't touched them!"

Saying this, he took off the sumeru ring and handed it over.

"If Sister You Lian doesn't believe me, you can check it."

Hearing this, You Lian narrowed her eyes and swept her Divine Thought over the interior of the sumeru ring.

When she saw the Demon God Cult token, her eyes flickered.

"No need!"

She shook her head, then casually explained: "A communication jade needs to establish a connection with another person's communication jade before it can transmit messages."

"Yours is currently only linked to mine, so you can only communicate with me."

"Furthermore, yours is somewhat low-grade and can only transmit messages within a ten-thousand-mile radius."

Hearing this, Chu Yuan's eyes lit up. Wasn't this just a phone?