I have no way to repay you but to offer myself in gratitude!

Five days later, in the Cultivation room.

Lin Yuan took the Jade Slip, which recorded the Nine-Bend Bewildering God Formation, from his brow, a look of unconcealed joy on his face.

In these five days, besides refining all the Spiritual Materials for thirty furnaces of spirit gathering pills, yielding two hundred and seventy supreme-grade spirit gathering elixirs, he spent the rest of his time comprehending this Formation.

Once this Formation is set up, it is enough to trap and kill a Golden Core Cultivator!

At this moment, the golden characters in his eyes quietly refreshed.

Cultivation: Foundation Establishment Early Stage: 25/10000 (addable points)

Fourth-Grade Alchemist: 0/600 (addable points); Sixth-Grade Artifact Refiner: 0/400 (addable points); Ninth-Grade Formation Master: 0/100 (addable points)

Fourth-Level Fire Control Art: 0/400; Illusion Transformation Art (Perfection)

usable attribute points: 799

special attribute points: 1

Lin Yuan's thoughts precisely paused after "Ninth-Grade Formation Master."

With a thought, the golden characters on the panel instantly blurred, then reassembled.

Ninth-Grade Formation Master directly leaped to Sixth-Grade Formation Master!

Boom—!

A vast and profound understanding of Formations, like the Nine Heavens' Milky Way pouring down, forcefully surged into his mind.

Countless experiences and knowledge regarding Formation layout, Spiritual Materials usage, and Formation eye transformations were force-fed into him.

Previously, when comprehending the Jade Slip, those obscure and perplexing difficulties that he couldn't figure out suddenly became clear, understood in an instant.

He felt as if he had become a Great Master who had immersed himself in the Dao of Formations for hundreds of years, his understanding of Formations having reached the Transcendent Realm.

"Sigh... attribute points are almost depleted again, my second brother will have to work hard again!" Lin Yuan lamented in his heart.

He casually patted his Storage Pouch at his waist, and more than a dozen kinds of Spiritual Materials, shimmering with spiritual light, immediately appeared on the ground in front of him.

There wasBlack Jade Refined Gold (Dark Jade Fine Gold) with its subtle inner glow,Xuanbing Iron (Profound Ice Iron) exuding chilling Qi, andPurple-veined copper (Purple Vein Copper) entwined with lightning.

These were precisely the core Materials needed to refine the Nine-Bend Bewildering God Formation.

He opened his mouth and exhaled, a wisp of azure Earth Core Nether Fire spewing forth.

Lin Yuan's ten fingers danced, like a Heavenly God plucking lute strings, and profound hand seals were struck into the flames. Those hard Spiritual Materials seemed to come alive, flying into the flames on their own under the precise control of his Divine Sense, melting, purifying, and shaping. The entire process was delightful to behold, filled with the demeanor of a Grandmaster.

Soon after, he successfully refined exquisite small Formation Flags shimmering with spiritual light, and a Formation Plate covered with profound patterns.

Upon completion of the refining, fine beads of sweat seeped from Lin Yuan's forehead, and his face was somewhat pale.

Compared to Alchemy and Artifact Refining, refining Formation Flags and Formation Plates consumed far more mental energy.

He pushed open the stone door of the Cultivation room.

As soon as he stepped out, he saw two graceful figures seated in the living room.

Han Shuang was sitting at the tea table, her fair hands holding the pot, brewing tea for the guest opposite her. Her movements were skilled and elegant, possessing a unique charm.

Su Qingyan sat gracefully.

Upon seeing Lin Yuan, Su Qingyan immediately stood up, a gentle smile on her face.

"I've come specifically to congratulate you on your new residence."

As she spoke, she handed over an exquisite Jade Casket.

Lin Yuan took it with a smile.

"No need to be so formal with me."

Su Qingyan's gaze was as gentle as water: "As a small Cultivator in the Qi Refinement Stage, I don't have anything particularly good to offer. The gift is humble, please don't dislike it."

Lin Yuan opened the Jade Casket, and inside, a sachet lay quietly.

The sachet was made of ordinary silk, but a lifelike red plum was embroidered on it with red thread, and a faint, refreshing fragrance wafted from it, invigorating the heart.

Lin Yuan found the sachet exceptionally familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before, but he couldn't recall it at the moment.

"I like it very much." Lin Yuan carefully put away the sachet.

"I suddenly remembered I have something to take care of, Sister Qingyan, please make tea for Brother Yuan. He's been in seclusion for so many days, he must be exhausted!"

Han Shuang said, about to get up.

After not seeing her for a few days, her Cultivation had actually improved again, having entered the Blood Moving Realm Middle Stage. Her aura was much more solid than before, which must have been the effect of the Dragon meat and yang returning lotus root.

"Wait a moment."

Lin Yuan said, "I've just finished refining the Formation Flags and Formation Plate. You can go busy yourself after I've set up the Formation."

As he spoke, he took out the newly refined Formation Flags and Formation Plate, and with a flicker of his figure, he appeared outside the Immortal Cave.

As he struck one Formation Flag after another into specific positions around Wind Listening Cliff, and placed the Formation Plate at the core of the Immortal Cave.

Buzz—

Clusters of dense white mist appeared out of thin air, quickly enveloping the entire Wind Listening Cliff.

From the outside, the area was now a vast expanse of white, and the outline of the Immortal Cave could no longer be seen clearly.

If a Cultivator's Divine Sense were to sweep over, it would be instantly swallowed and distorted by this white mist, unable to detect anything.

If someone were to rashly intrude, they would be trapped and perish in an endless illusion.

Han Shuang stood at the entrance of the cave, her beautiful eyes filled with wonder.

"Take this."

Lin Yuan raised a hand and tossed her an exquisite Jade Token that served as an entry and exit pass.

"With this item, you can freely pass through the Formation."

Su Qingyan looked at the Jade Token in Han Shuang's hand, a hint of envy in her eyes.

After Han Shuang left with the Jade Token, Su Qingyan turned to look at Lin Yuan, her eyes shimmering.

"Aren't you going to show me around your new Immortal Cave?"

A mischievous smile played on Lin Yuan's lips.

"Let's go, I just opened up a hidden place, I'll take you to see it."

He took Su Qingyan's hand, led her through the bedroom, and came before the landscape painting, activating the mechanism.

Deep steps led underground.

When Su Qingyan saw the intimate secret room, especially the huge heart-shaped soft couch, and the various "torture instruments" and clothes hanging on the wall, her pretty face instantly flushed red, and even her earlobes became hot.

She lightly spat, and her beautiful eyes glared at Lin Yuan in annoyance: "Sister Han Shuang... truly put a lot of thought into it."

Lin Yuan didn't give her a chance to react, sweeping her into his arms and tossing her onto the soft, large bed... An hour later, Su Qingyan leaned lazily in Lin Yuan's embrace, slightly out of breath.

"Did you not realize what the gift I gave you was?"

Lin Yuan mused, "I just found it familiar, but couldn't recall it for a moment."

Su Qingyan chuckled, her voice carrying a hint of slyness.

"The fabric used to sew the sachet is indeed just ordinary fabric, but..."

She paused, then leaned close to Lin Yuan's ear, her breath like orchids.

"But, it's my old bedsheet."

A thunderous sound erupted in Lin Yuan's mind, and a forgotten scene instantly became clear.

The first time he Dual Cultivated with Su Qingyan, the bedsheet spread beneath her was this very pattern.

The red plums embroidered on that sachet, where were they embroidered?

They were clearly... the scattered red marks left after that night.

She had actually cut that piece of fabric and sewn it into a sachet.

"Your gift is truly unique!"

"I have something to give you too!"

He patted his Storage Pouch at his waist, and in his palm, six shimmering Medicinal Pills immediately appeared.

No more, no less, exactly six High Grade foundation establishment pills.

"Hiss..."

Su Qingyan gasped, her beautiful eyes wide, staring intently at the six Medicinal Pills.

"You're so good... but I don't need so many, just two will be enough for me to successfully Foundation Establishment!"

"Take them all."

Lin Yuan's voice carried an undeniable dominance.

"With your Aptitude, six High Grade foundation establishment pills, plus the Legacy you received, I want you to steadily enter Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment!"

Su Qingyan's heart warmed. She proactively hooked her arms around Lin Yuan's neck, leaned into his ear, her voice as seductive as silk, with a hint of challenge.

"Brother Yuan treats me so well, Qingyan has nothing to repay you with, so I can only offer myself... a hundred times!"