System crash? I prove it with my control panel!

"I do!"

After a moment of careful consideration, Chen Wen looked firmly into Qin Shuiru's eyes and made a solemn promise.

If you don't have a heavy burden to bear, who will gamble their youth on tomorrow?

Chen Wen had long known that there is no such thing as a free lunch.

Since she acknowledges him as her younger brother, it's normal that she has ulterior motives.

Besides, I had already been chosen as an Earthly Fiend Qi.

Whether it suits him or not, he looks glamorous on the outside, but his soul has completely transformed into the form of the soul possessed by Inazuma.

Over the years, although the soul of the Ink Marsh has been sealed, it has been subtly changing his soul.

Children, whose spirits are not yet fully formed, are naturally the most susceptible to change.

In other words, he may not have been suited to this evil energy before, but now he has been transformed into the person most compatible with it.

Qin Shuiru was not displeased when she saw Chen Wen hesitate for a moment before agreeing; on the contrary, she was quite satisfied.

If Chen Wenzhen only agreed without hesitation, then I would suspect that someone might be setting a trap for me.

She bent down slightly, revealing the deep valleys of her playful breasts, raised her hand to gently rub the boy in front of her, her eyes crinkling as she softly laughed:

"My dear brother, I will protect you no matter what happens in the future."

"If you have any questions, feel free to come to me."

As she spoke, she raised her hand and pointed at the jade pendant on her waist. A stream of light flashed and disappeared into Chen Wen's jade pendant.

Chen Wen instantly realized that this meant he had been granted access to his cave dwelling.

His eyes brightened slightly, and he quickly said, "Thank you, sister."

Chen Wen then asked curiously, "Sister, aren't you a member of the main branch of the Qin family? How come you lack earthly evil energy?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Shuiru's expression changed slightly, but she quickly regained her composure, her eyes sparkling as she parted her lips slightly.

"Brother, you must know that people in this world are all people who hate those who have and laugh at those who don't."

She rose and strolled along the waterside pavilion, causing the spirit fish to scatter in fear, until she reached a pavilion where she stopped, went ashore, sat on a stone bench, and continued speaking.

"You see me as someone who enjoys endless glory, but I also have my troubles; just like you, in the eyes of these disciples who do odd jobs all over the mountain, you are already someone who enjoys endless glory, but in reality, aren't you still so scared that you don't even dare to go home, hehe~"

Fuck your sister!

Chen Wen cursed inwardly, but remained outwardly calm, feigning ignorance.

"Sister, once we reach the Foundation Establishment stage, we'll have no more worries, right?"

Qin Shuiru shook her head and chuckled: "Otherwise, Foundation Establishment is even more difficult. It's only within a sect that one can be considered a human by that being in the heavens after Foundation Establishment."

A hint of bitterness flashed in her eyes as she said softly:

"You should have realized today that no matter how arrogant He Qingpu is, he still has to obediently go to the Hall of Punishments to beg for forgiveness."

Chen Wen felt a chill run down his spine. She really did know the whole story of what happened today. Luckily, she hadn't lied!

He went over and continued to massage Qin Shuiru's shoulders.

As I passed the stone table in the pavilion, I picked up the jade box on it and glanced at it. It was Xue Yingchun again. This spendthrift woman, does she even know what she's drinking?

He remained calm and began massaging his shoulders;

Qin Shuiru glanced at him, then closed her eyes, gave a few satisfied hums, and continued:

"Looking at the bigger picture, so what if these nine peaks are occupied by nine different families?"

"You're still obediently following orders, huh~"

Qin Shuiru gave a mocking smile, "As long as we obey and train Foundation Establishment disciples for the sect, the sect will not care about us."

"Remember, this sect belongs to one person!"

Qin Shuiru said this telepathically.

Chen Wen didn't dare to reply. He naturally knew who Qin Shuiru was talking about—the Ancestor!

He suspected this level of cultivation. They said that this person could be sensed by others, and at the very least, they should be able to easily hear their telepathic messages.

Of course, the ancestor wouldn't be so idle.

However, we should still remain cautious.

Finally, Chen Wen asked another question, "Sister, the sect recruits so many disciples every year. Even if Foundation Establishment is difficult, there should be quite a few. What about those advanced Foundation Establishment cultivators?"

Qin Shuiru pondered for a moment, then finally shook her head.

"You will know about this once you have established your foundation. Knowing it now will only add to your troubles."

"You should leave now. I've already spoken to the He family; at most, it'll just be your peers causing you some trouble."

"As for the secret realm, you need not worry. When the day it opens, I will summon you."

Chen Wen had no choice but to agree.

Before leaving, Chen Wen noticed that Qin Shuiru suddenly looked up at the sky for no apparent reason.

Chen Wen followed the line of sight, but all he saw was a sky full of rosy clouds.

Unable to understand, he could only leave with his spirit beast egg in his arms.

Upon leaving the cave, he overheard the servants outside discussing him.

However, instead of mocking, they expressed envy and admiration.

"Senior Brother Chen and Senior Sister Qin have such a good relationship, and they're not pretentious at all. The way he acted when he came over was really amusing."

"Yeah, yeah, Senior Brother Chen is so cute, I really want to hug him~"

"If only I could be as gifted as Senior Brother Chen, become the leader of the mountain, and be exceptionally accepted as a true disciple!"

"With your low-to-mid-grade spiritual root, you can't even get into the first ten mountains!"

"Hey, you're not talking like you can get in there!"

"I possess a lower-grade spiritual root!"

......

Chen Wen only listened to a few words casually while waiting for the crane to arrive.

indeed.

He is now the envy of others.

"唳~"

Before the crane could circle down, Chen Wen leaped onto its back.

His immediate task is to properly place the spirit beast eggs.

In less than half an hour, Chen Wen returned to Luoyun Mountain.

Upon landing, ignoring Ah Yi who came to greet him, he rushed straight into the secluded training chamber.

He placed it directly on his spiritual spring to absorb spiritual energy, and fearing that the spiritual energy would be insufficient, he also took out tens of thousands of spirit stones to place in it.

Feeling waves of joy and satisfaction emanating from his sea of ​​consciousness, Chen Wen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But when he looked into his storage bag, he couldn't help but feel a pang of regret.

He currently has 10,000 low-grade spirit stones, 50 mid-grade spirit stones, and over 200 high-grade talismans in his storage bag.

The ritual implements consist of a sword, a shield, a brush, a needle, a divination disc, and a robe.

There is also an unidentified animal hide, which is the vessel for the Withered Wood Glory Yuan Technique.

There are also twenty-eight drops of green beads.

There were also more than 15,000 spirit stones in the Taotie's stomach.

There were also miscellaneous items such as pills and medicinal herbs, which took up a lot of space.

This was all his possessions.

It can be said that they were penniless!

Some might say he's ungrateful, having so much wealth yet still complaining about being poor.

It depends on who you compare yourself to. Compared to the outer disciples, I have a little money.

However, if one were to follow an inner disciple, they would only accumulate a small amount of savings.

But he is a true disciple, so naturally he follows the true teachings.

Not to mention those far away, even just Liu Hongchen, they occasionally have some contact.

Liu Hongchen once revealed that the share of Qingming City alone amounted to several hundred contribution points every month.

Over a year, it can amount to several times its own.

Moreover, he consumes thousands of spirit stones every month in the mountains.

Now another gold-devouring beast has arrived. Although it has not yet been born, it has already shown signs of being a gold-devouring beast.

These tens of thousands of spirit stones will only be enough for it until it is born.

To ride and soar through the skies later on, you'll need to spend at least tens of thousands of spirit stones.

And you have to pamper it, just in case it dies and you have to worry about that.

However, Chen Wen was not discouraged. He thought that once he broke through to the late stage of Qi Refining, Qin Shuiru would give him a boost and improve his treatment.

And occasionally I'd go to her place to freeload, and the service was alright.

He took out a jade box from his storage bag, carefully pinched out a few tea leaves and put them into the jade pot, then directed the spring water to heat it with his spiritual power and poured it into the jade pot.

Instantly, a delicate fragrance filled the air, refreshing the mind and spirit.

Taking a sip, one immediately feels the lingering fragrance on the lips and teeth, and a sense of tranquility and joy, as if one is in a misty fairyland, where the body and mind are cleansed.

Chen Wen couldn't help but exclaim, "As expected of Xue Yingchun, I finally got to drink it again!"

The pot of tea was finished.

Chen Wen picked up his identity jade token and went to the mission hall interface to view the missions.

Since Qin Shuiru reminded him to cultivate some top-tier first-order spells, he naturally needed to accumulate some contribution points.

He had no other source of income, so he could only look at the tasks.

True disciples are not required to undertake any missions, but they can accept them at will.

The same task is given priority to the true disciple, so that he can save a lot of trouble.

Open the task list and filter for Qi Refining tasks.

Suddenly, a wide variety of tasks appeared before my eyes.

He frowned as he glanced at the list of tasks, which consisted mainly of gathering herbs, hunting animals, and retrieving items.

He screened again, and none of them left the clan.

This time it's a bit better; tasks include guarding the site, patrolling, and feeding the animals.

His face darkened. How could he, a true disciple, compete with his own disciples for these tasks? He was destined to be ridiculed.

He selected again: talismans, belonging to the wood element.

This time, his eyes lit up.

There are many bounty talismans.

Basically, they all contribute a few points.

However, he could draw low-to-mid-grade first-tier talismans as easily as playing around.

There aren't many high-grade talisman quests, but they offer a full ten contribution points!

These are all his qualifications for advancement!

Why didn't I think of doing tasks before?

It's all Ah Yi's fault for selling my drawing style talisman directly to the miscellaneous affairs department, causing me to lose so many contribution points!

Chen Wen was somewhat annoyed.

However, he didn't rush to accept the mission, as it would be a waste to do so.

He directly opened the mission manager's contact information and sent a message.

"exist?"

"exist!"

Reply almost instantly.

Then a series of messages came in.

"It's Senior Brother Chen! How are you, Senior Brother Chen?"

"What can I do for you?"

"My name is Liu Zhengfeng. I have long admired your reputation!"

...

Chen Wen frowned slightly as he looked at the constantly vibrating jade pendant. He disliked people who were so overly familiar with others.

However, he still replied to the message.

"I want to post a task."

There was a moment of silence on the other end before a reply came:

"Senior Brother Chen, are you going to post the mission at our Purple Cloud Peak or at the sect level?"

Chen Wen thought for a moment. If he made low-grade talismans every day, he could basically keep making them. The Gluttonous Stomach could replenish his mana, and the Profound Yellow Refining Heart Technique could restore his soul and keep up with the consumption of low-grade talismans. Moreover, he would basically never fail.

He immediately replied, "I want to set up a quest in the sect to sell talismans. Low-grade talismans earn 1 contribution point, mid-grade talismans earn 4 points, and high-grade talismans earn 10 points."

Chen Wendu sets prices based on market prices.

Now his spiritual power has reached its limit, and he can draw three top-grade paintings a day.

However, at this moment, a message arrived.

"Senior Brother Chen, this is the Mission Hall, not the Purple Cloud Pavilion. The sect has rules that prohibit issuing missions except for purchasing special talismans. If a disciple wants to exchange their drawn talismans for contribution points, they must sell them to the Purple Cloud Pavilion. (Smiles)"

Chen Wen was stunned when he saw the message; he was unaware of this regulation.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. If all the resources were sold in the mission hall, who would the sect profit from?

He apologized and then began searching for information about the manager of the Purple Cloud Pavilion in Qingming City...

Chen Wen felt utterly exhausted.

Why not just go directly to Liu Hongchen?

He quickly sent a message directly to Liu Hongchen.

Liu Hongchen became even more anxious after learning that he was going to sell high-grade talismans, and a series of messages bombarded him.

"Junior brother, how many talismans are you going to use? What kind of talismans?"

"Junior Brother Jingwen, don't sell them to anyone else. I want them all and will give them to you at the highest market price."

"Brother Jingwen, please give me a reply, and I will send someone to fetch it."

"Brother Jingwen, I've arrived!"

Chen Wen was astonished; he hadn't expected that high-grade spirit talismans would be so sought after.

He held a grudge against Ah Yi again, for this guy had caused him heavy losses!

We must find an opportunity to teach him a lesson.

He counted the wooden armor talismans in his storage bag; there were a total of one hundred and ten.

He wasn't idle during his seclusion to study animal hides; he made two or three hides every day. If he hadn't run out of materials, he could have made even more.

He immediately contacted Ye Fan and told him to "go to the miscellaneous affairs office to buy high-grade talisman paper and spirit ink, and settle the bill with spirit stones at the end of the month."

"Yes."

Ye Fan replied instantly.

Chen Wenling watched Ye Fan leave the room and head to the errand room.

Nodding in approval, he thought to himself that the kid was attentive to the tasks he had been given, at least he knew to handle them personally.

Chen Wen will definitely go easy on him next time he tries to trick him.

Before long, a figure landed outside Chen Wen's cave.

Chen Wen's spiritual sense naturally detected that it was indeed Liu Hongchen.

He waved his hand to activate the formation, and then flashed to the valley entrance.

Chen Wen habitually observed his attire.

The robes of the true lineage are nothing to worry about.

Hairpin, a mid-grade Buddhist artifact, worth over five thousand.

The long sword at his waist is a high-grade magic weapon, worth over five thousand.

Earrings, mid-grade magic artifact, valued at around eight thousand.

The bracelets are mid-grade magical artifacts, one on each side, and appear to be a set, worth tens of thousands.

shoe......

...

In summary: She's a wealthy woman, but not as wealthy as Qin Shuiru!

Chen Wen remained calm and composed, his demeanor gentle and refined, and he smiled faintly:

"Senior Sister Liu, it's been so long! You're as charming as ever!"

"Junior Brother Jingwen, you are one too."

Liu Hongchen was quite impatient. After exchanging a few pleasantries, he couldn't wait to speak:

"Junior Brother Jingwen, how many of those top-grade spirit talismans do you have? How many can you produce each month? What kinds of spirit talismans can you inscribe? I want them all, no matter what kind they are!"

The barrage of questions only fueled Chen Wen's curiosity, but he stepped aside and extended an invitation:

"Senior Sister Liu, talismans don't grow legs and run away. Why don't you come inside with me for a cup of tea first?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Hongchen realized she had been somewhat out of line, and her pretty face flushed slightly. She followed Chen Wen inside, explaining as she went:

"Junior Brother Jingwen, please don't be offended. I was being presumptuous. It's just that we're missing too many high-grade spirit talismans. If we had more, my share would be much higher."

Upon hearing this, Chen Wen sighed inwardly. The Qingming Sect had truly harmed people; in just one year, people had turned into ghosts.

She's still a child!

But they ended up like this, and so did Zhai Ji.

Chen Wen was also drawn in by her words and couldn't help but ask in confusion:

"A high-grade spirit talisman is missing? What happened?"

Liu Hongchen thought for a moment, and feeling there was nothing she couldn't say, she began to speak:

"It's because the patriarch of a Purple Mansion family in Qingming City hasn't appeared for over a hundred years. Rumors are circulating that he has perished. The Fang and Li families have been testing the waters recently, and during this time, the prices of spiritual talismans and other items have been rising again and again, with supply falling short of demand..."

.......