69: The taste of the furnace is really good!

Fortunately, Liu Xuan was not a reckless person; he had only drawn out a trace of Essence Blood just now, so the slight injury on his hand was of no consequence.

The pain vanished quickly. He touched his right fist, feeling not the slightest discomfort, but rather a warm, refreshing sensation...

"Hmm!"

In the future, when there is time, he could spar with Little Shadow; it would be a way to familiarize himself with combat experience while also loosening up his muscles and bones.

Withdrawing all his Qi and blood power back into his heart, the aura on Liu Xuan's body vanished.

Leading Little Shadow out of the Cultivation Chamber, Xia He, She Xiaorong, and his sister Liu Miao were waiting at the door.

"Who is this..."

Liu Miao looked at Little Shadow, who was behind Liu Xuan with her head lowered and entirely shrouded in a hood, and asked.

"Her name is Little Shadow. She is an Innate Martial Artist, a personal bodyguard I hired," Liu Xuan explained.

Liu Miao looked Little Shadow over with suspicion but didn't say much. Seeing that Liu Xuan was fine, she offered a few words of concern before taking her leave.

She hadn't seen him for a few days and was just worried about Liu Xuan's safety. Since this place was full of Liu Xuan's women, it would be inconvenient for her to stay any longer.

Xia He and She Xiaorong were also eyeing Little Shadow. Given Liu Xuan's personality, they guessed that this person was definitely not just some Martial Artist bodyguard; perhaps she was another woman Liu Xuan had found somewhere, and likely one with a shady background.

However, they didn't intend to investigate Little Shadow's identity right now. Compared to Little Shadow, they were currently more curious about the two female Cultivators who had returned with Liu Xuan.

"Husband, who are the two sisters who came back with you today? Why not invite them out and introduce them to us?" Xia He said.

Liu Sisi and Yang Rongrong did not conceal their auras, both being at the Middle Stage of Qi Refining. Plus, the two women were dressed luxuriously with extraordinary manners; at a glance, they were not ordinary Cultivators, and Xia He felt a trace of pressure.

She Xiaorong didn't speak, but her beautiful eyes were fixed on Liu Xuan, clearly also very curious about the two women's identities.

"Them?"

"Those two are Cauldrons from the Dual Cultivation Hall."

Liu Xuan went to the living room, walked to the main seat, and sat down. With a mysterious expression, he asked Xia He and She Xiaorong: "Guess how many Spirit Stones it cost to buy the two of them?"

"Cauldrons?"

She Xiaorong shook her head to indicate she didn't know. She was a Martial Artist, not a Cultivator; she had heard of things like Cauldrons but hadn't understood them in detail.

Xia He was a Cultivator of the Red Pine Sect, so she did know about the Cauldron business of the Dual Cultivation Hall, but she didn't know the specific price, only that it was very high.

Two Middle Stage of Qi Refining female Cultivator Cauldrons, and buying them outright—the price would definitely be exorbitant. Thinking of this, Xia He frowned and didn't speak.

"Eight hundred!"

Seeing that they couldn't guess, Liu Xuan stopped teasing them and made a gesture of eight with his hand. "A full eight hundred Spirit Stones! Tell me, isn't that expensive?"

Xia He really couldn't hold back anymore. Liu Xuan was actually showing off here. Her brows furrowed deeper, and she said in a slightly cold tone:

"Husband! I have no objection to you buying Cauldrons to Cultivate, but one must always act according to one's means!"

"You are currently at the Early Stage of Qi Refining, so choosing an Early Stage of Qi Refining Cauldron would be very appropriate. Why waste Spirit Stones to buy Middle Stage of Qi Refining Cauldrons?"

"Buying two at once, that's eight hundred Spirit Stones! No matter how many Spirit Stones you have, you shouldn't spend them like this!"

Xia He was angry not because of Liu Xuan's act of buying Cauldrons, but because she felt Liu Xuan wasn't considering the current situation and was wasting Spirit Stones recklessly. Her intention was actually for Liu Xuan's own good.

Of course!

She wasn't entirely without selfish motives; Liu Xuan had previously promised to give her a stage-breaking pill after their child was born.

The stage-breaking pill was a special Medicinal Pill, and its price was ridiculously high. A stage-breaking pill for breaking through to the Late Qi Refining Stage alone cost 1,200 Spirit Stones, and that only increased the chance of a Breakthrough; it couldn't guarantee a 100% success rate.

With Liu Xuan wasting Spirit Stones like this, what would happen if he couldn't come up with the Spirit Stones to buy the Medicinal Pill for her later?

Liu Xuan was stunned, then laughed and said: "He'er, you've misunderstood. These two female Cultivator Cauldrons weren't bought by me, but were gifted to me by my Revered Master."

"Revered Master?"

Xia He looked puzzled; she didn't know Liu Xuan had any Revered Master.

Could it be that Liu Xuan's father-in-law, Lin Tianyue, had given them? Was Lin Tianyue so generous as to give away 800 Spirit Stones just like that?

"Your husband has been promoted to a First-Rank Mid-Grade Talisman Master. This time, when I returned to the sect, I went to pay respects to Ancestor Qingyun of the Talisman Hall and was accepted by him as an official Disciple. These two Cauldrons were gifted to me by Ancestor Qingyun."

Liu Xuan reached into his sleeve, appearing to take something from his pocket, but in reality, he retrieved a token from his Storage Pouch and showed it to Xia He.

"This is the Personal Disciple token of the Talisman Hall. Take a look!"

"Personal Disciple!"

Xia He stroked the patterns on the Talisman token, confirming it without a doubt, because she had seen the same kind of token before; her Revered Master, Zhao Deliang, had one exactly like it, only the inscribed information was different.

Since Liu Xuan had become a Personal Disciple, wouldn't that mean his status was equivalent to his Revered Master, Zhao Deliang?!

No, no, no! It was more than that.

Liu Xuan had only just joined the sect two years ago and was twenty years old. In terms of future prospects, he was several levels higher than his Revered Master, Zhao Deliang.

"I'm sorry!"

"Husband, my voice was a bit loud just now..."

Xia He returned the token to Liu Xuan and came to his side to apologize in a low voice.

"It's fine! I don't blame you. It was I who didn't explain it clearly right away, and you were thinking of me."

Liu Xuan held Xia He's jade-like hand to comfort her.

Beside them, She Xiaorong's eyes sparkled with brilliance. She felt fortunate for her wise decision back then and no longer had the slightest doubt about Liu Xuan's promise.

The two women stopped asking about Liu Sisi and Yang Rongrong and turned to reporting what had happened over the past few days.

Understanding the general situation, Liu Xuan sent them back to rest; he was in a hurry to taste the Cauldrons.

...

Side courtyard.

Liu Sisi and Yang Rongrong's room.

"Young Master, please come in!" As soon as Liu Xuan reached the door, the two women opened it to welcome him.

Liu Xuan was not polite; he strode into the room, scooped Liu Sisi up by the waist, lowered his head, and wanted to kiss her.

"Young Master, wait a moment!"

A slender, jade-like finger pressed against Liu Xuan's lips, and a strange fragrance wafted over.

"Our sisters have some talents; would Young Master like to enjoy them to add to the mood?" A soft, sweet, and enchanting voice rang in Liu Xuan's ear.

"Oh?"

"What kind of talents?"

Liu Xuan asked.

"Singing and dancing, musical instruments, tea art, bartending, poetry, painting... Which would Young Master like to see?"

"Then let it be dancing! The others are not appropriate for the occasion."

Liu Xuan released Liu Sisi from his arms and walked to the bedside to lie down diagonally. He wanted to see just how good the top-tier Cauldrons from the Dual Cultivation Hall really were.

"As you command!"

Liu Sisi and Yang Rongrong walked gracefully to the center of the room, their soft, delicate bodies dancing slowly.

Liu Xuan's eyes lit up!

The two women's dance moves were indeed extraordinary, perfectly embodying the curvaceous beauty and supple grace of a woman's body.

His heartbeat began to accelerate, his Qi and blood gradually boiled, and even with Liu Xuan's current self-control, he was almost seduced to the point of losing his composure.

"Young Master~"

"Am I beautiful?"

As they danced, Liu Sisi and Yang Rongrong came to Liu Xuan's side, pressing against his body and swaying.

How could Liu Xuan hold back? He pulled Liu Sisi onto his body in one motion.

...

"Hiss~"

The taste of a Cauldron is truly wonderful!