67: Two top-grade furnace tripods

The next day.

After instructing the Black Crystal Bee Queen to obey Da Shuang, Liu Xuan prepared to return to Yongning.

Before leaving, two enchanting women dressed in pink robes found Liu Xuan.

"Your humble servants Liu Sisi and Yang Rongrong greet Senior Brother Liu. From now on, we belong to you!"

Liu Xuan carefully examined the two women. They wore identical pink robes. Their appearance was top-tier—not exactly breathtakingly beautiful, but they possessed a natural, alluring charm that easily stirred one's impulses.

"Belong to me?"

"Who are you..."

Liu Xuan asked, puzzled.

"We are Cultivators from the Dual Cultivation Hall. I am at the Middle Stage of Qi Refining, Level 4, and Sister Yang is at Level 5. We are here to assist you in your Cultivate."

Liu Sisi was quite talkative, while Yang Rongrong, standing to the side, was more reserved, so Liu Sisi spoke for her.

After some questioning, Liu Xuan finally understood. The two women were the cultivation Cauldrons that Ancestor Qingyun had promised to give him earlier.

Liu Sisi and Yang Rongrong were not ordinary Cauldrons; they were Advanced Cauldrons cultivated by the Dual Cultivation Hall. Not only had they reached the Middle Stage of Qi Refining, but they were also proficient in various talents—zither, chess, calligraphy, painting, singing, and dancing—mastering them all.

Furthermore, unlike ordinary Cauldrons, they followed a high-end route. They were sold to only one master in their lifetime, becoming exclusive Cauldrons, and their price was exceptionally high.

Each woman cost four hundred Spirit Stones, totaling eight hundred Spirit Stones—a price an ordinary Late-Stage Qi Refining Cultivator could not afford.

'As expected of a Foundation Establishment Ancestor, his generosity is truly grand!'

Liu Xuan took the two women to the Dual Cultivation Hall, then boarded a First-Rank Mid-Grade White Crane to head back to Yongning.

High in the air, on the back of the White Crane, Liu Sisi and Yang Rongrong looked at Liu Xuan with extreme satisfaction.

While at the Dual Cultivation Hall, they appeared glamorous, but in reality, they were merely exquisite Cauldrons, no different from slaves.

The day they were sold marked the end of their good days; from then on, their lives would depend entirely on their master's whims.

If they encountered a perverted master, they would suffer torture every day, making them wish for death in vain.

They didn't know if Liu Xuan was a pervert, but he seemed decent for now.

He had handsome features, a face like jade, an extraordinary bearing, and refined manners. At a glance, he did not seem like a bad person.

Moreover, Liu Xuan was already a First-Rank Mid-Grade Talisman Master at such a young age and was a Disciple of Ancestor Qingyun. His future could not be brighter!

Being able to follow someone like Liu Xuan was already the best outcome for them. If they could gain Liu Xuan's favor, they might even have a chance to continue their Cultivate.

Liu Xuan had only one flaw: he was lustful and had many women. But in the eyes of the two women, this was not a flaw at all. With all the skills they had learned at the Dual Cultivation Hall, what they feared most was that Liu Xuan wasn't lustful!

Returning to the Liu Mansion in Yongning County, She Xiaorong had taken people to White Crane Lake, and Xia He was not around either, as she had gone to report to Zhao Deliang. Currently, Wang Yuwan was in charge of the mansion.

Wang Yuwan was clever and delicate. During this time, she had developed a good relationship with Xia He and She Xiaorong, and she also got along well with Liu Xuan's sister, Liu Miao. She managed many affairs in the mansion.

"Get them settled, and remember to arrange them in the same room," Liu Xuan instructed.

"Yes!"

Wang Yuwan examined the two women and immediately understood Liu Xuan's intention.

Liu Xuan left right after speaking, as if he had something urgent to attend to. Wang Yuwan looked at Liu Sisi and Yang Rongrong. "Two ladies, please follow me. I will take you to your room."

"Thank you for your trouble, Sister!"

Liu Sisi nodded with a smile and followed Wang Yuwan.

Seeing that the two women had an extraordinary air, with every movement seemingly containing a certain charm, Wang Yuwan realized they were both Cultivators, so she dared not neglect them.

...

Cultivation Chamber.

A black ginseng root suddenly appeared in Liu Xuan's hand—a First-Rank High Grade Black Spirit Ginseng.

Placing the Black Spirit Ginseng before him, Liu Xuan flipped his hand, and a small three-foot umbrella appeared in his palm.

It was a First-Rank Top-Grade Five-Colored Umbrella. Just as its name implied, the umbrella was evenly distributed with five colors: white, cyan, blue, red, and yellow, corresponding to the Five Elements.

Injecting a trace of magic power, the Five-Colored Umbrella unfolded, its five colors slowly rotating—it was extremely dazzling.

Liu Xuan increased the flow of magic power. A layer of five-colored barrier descended from the umbrella, covering his entire body like a dome to block all external attacks.

The Five-Colored Umbrella was considered top-tier even among First-Rank Top-Grade Magical Artifacts. If sold, it would likely fetch four or five hundred Spirit Stones, making it more expensive than ordinary First-Rank Top-Grade Magical Artifacts.

Liu Xuan was currently at the third level of Qi Refining and could not fully unleash the power of the Five-Colored Umbrella, but blocking a few attacks from an ordinary Late-Stage Qi Refining Cultivator would certainly be no problem.

Retracting his magic power and closing the Five-Colored Umbrella, Liu Xuan placed it on the ground, and a small grayish-white bag immediately appeared in his hand.

The bag was seamless, with the texture of animal hide. It looked like a bag, yet it had no opening.

Liu Xuan injected a trace of magic power, immediately establishing a Divine Soul connection with the Storage Pouch in his hand, sensing a grayish, hazy space.

The space was like a bubble, ten cubic meters in size, and it could deform to a certain extent.

If spherical, the space's diameter was about 2.7 meters; if cubic, its side length was just over two meters.

It wasn't realistic for transporting large quantities of supplies, but it was much more convenient for carrying Talismans and Magical Artifacts!

A Second-Rank Low Grade Storage Pouch sold for two thousand Spirit Stones at the Sect—a true luxury item. Among the Disciples in the Qi Refinement Stage, Liu Xuan had only seen Zhao Deliang possess one. Others might have had one, but they certainly didn't hang it openly on their bodies.

With a thought from Liu Xuan, a grayish, hazy opening appeared on the Storage Pouch. The Black Spirit Ginseng and the Five-Colored Umbrella were covered in dark light, disappearing in the blink of an eye and appearing inside the storage space.

"Interesting!"

Liu Xuan continuously stored various items from his person into the storage space.

The Storage Pouch was the thing Liu Xuan had been most curious about since coming to the Cultivation World. He had always wondered, since the Storage Pouch could store items and even negate their weight, why it wasn't used to transport supplies? Wouldn't that eliminate transportation costs?

Later, he realized that the Storage Pouch had a wear-and-tear rate. Storing supplies accelerated the wear, and putting items in or taking them out also accelerated it. If used to transport ordinary supplies, the money earned wouldn't even cover the wear and tear.

After experiencing the wonder of the Storage Pouch, Liu Xuan put it away and hid it on his body. When he needed to take things out in the future, he would pretend to take them from his pockets to avoid exposure and attracting greed.

Finally, Liu Xuan looked at the terrifying figure in his Sea of Consciousness, hesitating whether to take it out and have a look.

Once the reward in the Sea of Consciousness was taken out, it couldn't be put back. He would have to carry it hidden, and there was a possibility of being discovered.

"Forget it! It has to be taken out eventually!"

The Corpse Refining had no aura and no fluctuations of magic power. All its power was concentrated within its corpse body. As long as it was not in a combat state, even a Foundation Establishment Cultivator would not be able to detect anything unusual unless they used their Divine Sense to probe it at close range.

If he disguised it well and was careful, it wouldn't be so easy to expose.

With a thought, a flash of black light appeared before Liu Xuan, and a dark-golden Corpse Refining, one meter eighty centimeters tall, appeared in front of him.

The Corpse Refining was stark naked, its entire body dark gold, and its lower parts were bare, making it impossible to distinguish its gender.

The moment it appeared, the temperature in the Cultivation Chamber dropped suddenly, and a chilling aura, along with an aura that inspired fear, spread throughout the room.