Trading system, I exchanged vegetables for golden pills.

"What's in your head?!" Ye Chen rolled his eyes.

He's been so blunt; if he really had any ulterior motives, he'd be a little embarrassed.

It's as if he's some kind of bad person.

He's a good man, and he's mortal with gambling and drugs!

However, Qi Lirong also became serious at this moment. Although her face was still a little pale, she had already stood up.

"In terms of age and talent, you are qualified to be my teacher. Your disciple, Qi Lirong, pays respects to my master!"

Qi Lirong spoke solemnly, and at the same time knelt down on the ground with a thud, kowtowing several times to Ye Chen in a very formal manner.

"So direct! You didn't even ask me what secret technique I'm going to pass on to you? What if it doesn't help your situation?" Ye Chen chuckled.

"I believe my master wouldn't lie to me. Besides, where else can you find such a good opportunity to have a genius acupuncturist as your master? In the future, when I seek your treatment, will my master have the nerve to charge me? Don't you think so, Master?"

Qi Lirong stared at Ye Chen with her big eyes wide open, looking pitiful.

I must say, her logical thinking is flawless, even quite clear!

If the so-called secret method doesn't work, wouldn't it be much cheaper for her, as a disciple, to seek treatment from her master?

There's no reason to refuse such a good thing.

Not bad, you're quite quick-witted!

Ye Chen nodded in satisfaction: "Good, your brain circuitry is quite unique. You have the makings of a cultivator. From now on, you are my second disciple, Ye Chen. Your master's affairs are your affairs, understand?"

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have received a disciple with a special physique, triggering a hidden reward: the Profound Heaven Dual Cultivation Method and 100 low-grade spirit stones. Would you like to claim it immediately?]

Ye Chen felt a little uneasy. The hidden reward had arrived, and it seemed pretty good.

Ye Chen didn't know whether the dual cultivation method was legitimate or not, and he didn't have time to care about it. What was the deal with those 100 low-grade spirit stones?

Holy crap, they finally gave out spirit stones!

The system has finally shown some conscience!

I've been taking Qi-boosting pills every day and I'm almost developing a drug resistance!

It's not that Qi-boosting pills are bad, but they are meant for emergency replenishment of energy.

While it can be used for cultivation, long-term use is ultimately not as good as cultivating directly from the outside world through breathing exercises.

It's like someone who's always been fed; when the day comes that they need to eat on their own, they find that their mouth and hands aren't very cooperative!

The principles are similar.

If it weren't for the fact that spiritual energy on Blue Star was so scarce that Ye Chen had no other choice, he wouldn't have relied on Qi-replenishing pills as the main source of spiritual energy for his cultivation.

Now the system has finally become human, sending him 100 legendary spirit stones.

It would be a lie to say I wasn't excited.

Ye Chen has never seen what a spirit stone looks like!

"Here it comes, here it comes, that same expression again. Master, you, you wouldn't really be planning to do something to me, would you?" Qi Lirong stared blankly at Ye Chen.

Ye Chen snapped out of his daze, slightly taken aback. Oh, oh, he'd forgotten he had a disciple here.

Ye Chen coughed lightly: "Ahem, get up. Now that you've become my disciple, I'll teach you a secret dual cultivation technique!"

"Dual cultivation secret technique, Master, are you serious? They're still outside!" Qi Lirong exclaimed in surprise.

"Oh, no, no, I'm just passing on a breathing technique to you. I just let it slip, don't mind!" Ye Chen said calmly.

Qi Lirong stared wide-eyed at Ye Chen.

"Why are you staring at me like that? Don't be rude!" Ye Chen gave her a sharp rap on the head.

"Ah—" Qi Lirong cried out in pain, covering her head with her hand.

Ye Chen then told Qi Lirong about the precautions for cultivation and gave her a healing pill.

"Take this; it should relieve your pain!"

Qi Lirong said "Oh," and swallowed the healing pill in one gulp, not caring whether it was poisonous or some strange pill.

She trusted her cheap master quite a bit.

After all, what bad intentions could a handsome master possibly have? At most, he just wants to cultivate together. If he can accept the worst, what else can't he accept?

"Remember the time, set a few alarms, and start doing as I say from tomorrow, understand?" Ye Chen instructed.

Qi Lirong nodded obediently, "Yes, Master, I understand!"

"By the way, Master, you said I'm your second disciple, so who is the eldest brother?" Qi Lirong asked in confusion.

After all, Ye Chen is so young, how could he already have disciples at such a young age?

Ye Chen smiled and said, "Your senior brother's name is Li Wenlong. He works at the clinic. He used to be the director of the acupuncture department at the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital. You can talk to him if you encounter any difficulties in the future!"

"Wow, really!" Qi Lirong's eyes narrowed into crescent shapes.

"So I'll have someone to rely on from now on, right, Master? If anyone bullies me, will you be able to help me?!"

Just then, Liu Yiyi and the others walked in. Liu Yiyi smiled and said, "Xiao Qi, what are you doing here? Did someone bully you?"

"Oh no, I'm chatting with my master!" Qi Lirong said frankly.

"Master?"

Liu Yiyi looked around: "What master?"

I have some good news to share with you all. Starting today, I, Qi Lirong, am Mr. Ye Chen's second disciple!

Chen Tingting, Liu Yiyi, and Wang Zhaodi stared blankly at Qi Lirong, then at Ye Chen.

"You, you're serious, you've become Biao Guo'er's apprentice?" Liu Yiyi exclaimed in surprise, her mouth agape.

"Of course I'm serious!" Qi Lirong said happily, sharing her joy with everyone.

Ye Chen stood aside with a smile, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

"Brother, you wouldn't happen to have a crush on our Xiao Qi, would you? What kind of new way of picking up girls is this?" Liu Yiyi's eyes widened like saucers.

Ye Chen rolled his eyes at her: "I don't chat with people with unhealthy ideas, so as not to get corrupted."

"Brother, are you serious? What are you going to teach Xiao Qi if you take her as your apprentice?" Chen Tingting asked, puzzled.

"Master said he would teach me the secret method of dual cultivation!" Qi Lirong smiled mischievously.

Ye Chen's face turned green!

"Go away, all of you, leave! Don't ruin my reputation, I'm still single!" Ye Chen shooed the girls out of the room.

......

The hotpot gathering came to an end, and Chen Tingting and her group of six left.

My second uncle is cleaning up the mess.

Ye Chen was collecting the system's hidden rewards.

With Ye Chen's current mental strength, he could learn the Xuan Tian Dual Cultivation Secret Technique in a short while.

Of course, whether one has truly mastered it remains to be seen through practical application.

Contrary to Ye Chen's expectations, 100 low-grade spirit stones did not rain down in a torrent.

Instead, only one ring appeared in his palm.

A ring? Ye Chen was stunned. Holy crap, could this be a storage ring?

The ring is entirely silver-white with an intricate engraving around its surface, making it look like an ordinary ring.

Ye Chen tried to sense it with his divine sense, just as he had done when he operated the Sumeru Needle Bag!