After the yandere fairies were reborn, they all wanted to possess me!

"One of these... can increase the purity of a Foundation Establishment cultivator's spiritual energy by 30%!"

"If you eat it during your Qi refining period..."

She paused, her peach blossom eyes narrowing slightly.

"Perhaps... I can directly break through to the Foundation Establishment stage?"

"Of course~"

"Assuming... your body can handle it~"

Su Chen: "..."

Thousand-year-old snow lotus seeds...

This thing...

He'd seen it in the game!

The auction house's grand finale!

One of them... can sell for tens of thousands of spirit stones!

and……

It's expensive but there's no market for it!

"And this too~"

Chu Hongxiu then took out another... fiery red fruit.

The fruit was not large.

Only the size of a pigeon egg.

But the surface... is covered with fine golden patterns.

Like...blood vessels?

"This is the 'Crimson Flame Fruit'~"

"Growing on the edge of lava in the crater of the Southern Wilderness~"

"A once-in-a-millennium ripening~"

"It's a treasure that any body-refining cultivator dreams of!"

"Eating one... can strengthen your bones and muscles, and enhance your blood and energy~"

"Of course, if a cultivator with a fire elemental root eats it... it can strengthen their fire elemental root~"

"And the ice spirit root cultivator ate it..."

She blinked.

"Hmm... most likely... I'll die."

Su Chen's lips twitched.

Then why did you take it out?!

"But..."

Chu Hongxiu changed the subject.

"My senior master has a solution!"

"It can transform its fiery toxicity... into pure energy~"

"Although the effect will be somewhat reduced..."

"But it's top-grade for tempering the body!"

As she spoke, she took out more.

"This is 'Jade Marrow Fungus'~"

"This is the 'Purple Monkey Flower'~"

"This is 'Nine-Leaf Scrophularia'~"

"This is……"

One by one...

They're all... rare and precious treasures!

Every single one...

They all exude... a rich spiritual energy!

Every single one...

If placed outside, it would be enough to cause a fight among Golden Core stage and even Nascent Soul stage cultivators!

And now...

And just like that... it was laid out in front of Su Chen.

It radiates various kinds of spiritual light.

The entire ice palace was bathed in vibrant colors.

"Master Uncle..."

Su Chen swallowed.

"Which sect's treasure trove did you... rob?"

"Robbery?"

Chu Hongxiu raised an eyebrow, a hint of a smile flashing in her peach blossom eyes.

"Does my senior uncle seem like that kind of person?"

"These are all from my master's early travels..."

"I just picked it up... while I was at it~"

Su Chen: "..."

Picked it up casually?

You're kidding me!

These things...

Any one of these things... could trigger a small-scale sect war!

You're telling me... you found it?!

"What's wrong~"

Chu Hongxiu tilted her head.

"I don't believe it!"

"My senior apprentice is so lucky!"

As she spoke, she reached out and gently rubbed Su Chen's head.

"Never mind that~"

Anyway…

"Now it's all yours~"

Su Chen: "..."

He looked down at the pile of rare and precious natural materials in front of him, which radiated an alluring spiritual light.

My mind is in complete turmoil.

This is way too... way too damn generous!

So generous...

He absolutely... dared not accept it!

Such a huge investment!

The reward they'll want in the future is probably...!

Even his life wouldn't be enough to pay for it!

"Master, senior master..."

He swallowed hard.

"All of these...are for me?"

"What else?"

"Master Uncle, please take these out~"

"Of course they're all for you to use~"

Chu Hongxiu looked at Su Chen, who seemed to want to accept the gift but dared not...

A hint of a smile flashed in her peach blossom eyes.

"What's wrong~"

"I'm afraid my senior uncle... what price will he ask you to pay?"

She leaned down, her red lips close to Su Chen's ear, her warm breath carrying a rich floral fragrance onto his earlobe.

Don't worry~

"My senior master just wants to... watch you get stronger~"

"Looking at you..."

She paused, her voice very low.

"Little by little... I'll become the kind of person my senior master likes~"

Su Chen: "..."

Hearing that...

Something seems a little off.

"Come on~"

Chu Hongxiu straightened up and gently tapped her finger.

The thousand-year-old snow lotus seed... floated up and drifted in front of Su Chen.

The icy blue light cast a deep blue glow on Su Chen's face.

"Eat this first~"

"Snow lotus seeds are cold in nature...and they are compatible with your ice spirit root~"

"It can help you stabilize your realm and increase the purity of your spiritual energy."

As she spoke, she pointed to the Crimson Flame Fruit.

"Then... your senior master will help you process the Crimson Flame Fruit~"

"Transformed into pure energy... to temper the body~"

"Although the process... will be a little painful~"

She blinked, her peach blossom eyes full of anticipation.

"But the results... will definitely satisfy you!"

Su Chen stared at the snow lotus seeds in front of him.

The spiritual energy was so dense... it was almost solidified.

eat?

Still not eating?

Is there even a need to think about that?!

eat!

Of course I'll eat it!

Opportunities that come knocking on your door... don't be a fool!

As for Chu Hongxiu's scheme...

We'll talk about it later!

Take the benefits first!

We'll talk about that later, damn it!

He gambled his way to breaking through the Foundation Establishment stage!

"Thank you very much, Senior Master!"

Su Chen reached out and took the snow lotus seed.

It felt icy cold to the touch. Like holding a piece of... millennia-old ice.

"Just swallow it directly~"

Chu Hongxiu looked at him with a smile.

"Your senior master will protect you!"

Su Chen took a deep breath.

Open your mouth.

Throw the snow lotus seeds... into your mouth.

Gurgle.

He swallowed it.

……

ice.

I feel like I've let Baidu down!

It slid down from my throat all the way to my stomach.

then……

boom--!

A surge of powerful ice-attribute spiritual energy... exploded instantly!

It surged wildly through his meridians!

"Ugh...!"

Su Chen let out a muffled groan, and his entire body... froze instantly!

That's...that's incredible!

This spiritual energy... is ten times purer than what he cultivated himself! A hundred times purer!

Wherever it went...

The meridians... were forcibly widened!

My dantian... is being frantically flushed!

The bottleneck at the peak of the ninth level of Qi Refining...

Begin... loosening!

Ok? !

Buhao!

I don't want to break through!

"Concentrate!"

Chu Hongxiu's voice... rang in my ears.

Su Chen gritted his teeth and forced himself to... circulate the "Mysterious Ice Technique".

Guide that vast spiritual energy... to flow orderly through the meridians.

a circle.

Two laps.

Three laps...

……

Time passed little by little.

The temperature inside the ice palace... is getting lower and lower.

A thin layer of frost had formed on Su Chen's body.

But inside him...

The spiritual energy... was becoming increasingly abundant!

It's getting more and more... pure!

The bottleneck at the peak of the ninth level of Qi Refining...

click!

Broken!

Foundation building... is just around the corner!

But Su Chen didn't break through!

He forcefully suppressed the impulse and continued to circulate his energy to solidify his foundation.

Chu Hongxiu watched from the side, a hint of admiration flashing in her peach blossom eyes.

Little one...

He has a good temperament.

It actually managed to suppress it.

……

Another half hour passed.

The last wisp of icy blue spiritual light on Su Chen's body dissipated.

He opened his eyes.

He exhaled a breath of... white, cold air.

"How are you feeling~"

Chu Hongxiu asked with a smile.

"...Very strong."

Su Chen clenched his fist.

The spiritual energy... is more than 30% stronger than before!

purity……

It's at least three times what it used to be!

His spiritual energy quality is now...

It's estimated to be... even purer than that of an ordinary early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator!

"That's good~"

Chu Hongxiu nodded in satisfaction, then reached out and picked up the Crimson Flame Fruit.

"Next..."

"It's time to strengthen my physique!"

As she spoke, a pink flame rose from her fingertips.

Flames enveloped the Crimson Flame Fruit...

Begin...refining.

chi chi-

The fiery red fruit... slowly melted in the flames.

It turned into a mass of... crimson-gold liquid.

Liquid surface...

It was still flickering with... tiny golden sparks.

"The fire poison of the Crimson Flame Fruit... has already been refined by my senior master."

Chu Hongxiu explained softly.

"Now, all that's left here is pure fire energy."

"Although it's still a bit domineering..."

"But with my master's cultivation technique... it should be fine."

She looked at Su Chen, a sly glint in her peach blossom eyes.

"But..."

"Eating it directly... will greatly reduce its effectiveness."

"so……"

She paused, her red lips... curving slightly upwards.

"My senior master will use... a special method... to help you absorb it~"

Su Chen was taken aback.

A special method?

What method?

Before he could even react...

Chu Hongxiu had already... moved closer.

Red lips...

It was pressed directly onto his lips!

"Ugh...!"