A ruthless bandit from the celestial realm, he began his cultivation journey after kidnapping the Em

Ye Chen waved his hand dismissively and looked at him calmly.

"Keep it; I have plenty of Grade Six Spirit Replenishing Pills..."

"Take good care of yourself and recover quickly. I have many things waiting for you to do..."

While this transaction might seem like a loss for Ye Chen, he could actually refine 150 Grade 6 Spirit Replenishing Pills quickly using the spiritual liquid from the Purple Gold Gourd...

"this..."

Hearing Ye Chen say this, Lü Luo did not refuse again, nodded in agreement, and said with burning eyes.

"Thank you, senior brother!"

"Don't worry, senior brother, I will recover from my injuries as soon as possible. Just leave anything to me..."

He wished he could recover from his injuries immediately so he could quickly repay Ye Chen's kindness...

That's ten Rank 6 pills; they could buy his life!

I'd go through fire and water for you, senior brother!!!

Ye Chen told him to get some rest, then turned and left...

When he emerged from the cave, he looked up and saw Lin Ningxue walking back not far away, a strange expression flashing across his face...

It's still early, why is this girl back already?

She usually doesn't come back until it's almost dark...

At this moment, Lin Ningxue was walking along in a daze, completely unaware of Ye Chen approaching from the opposite direction. She only realized what was happening when they were about to bump into each other...

"Senior brother...it's you..."

Lin Ningxue stopped and called out to Ye Chen in front of her.

"What's wrong with you? You look like you've lost your soul..."

Ye Chen looked at her in surprise and asked.

Even from a distance, he could tell that Lin Ningxue was acting strangely, seemingly distracted; something must have happened...

Faced with Ye Chen's question, Lin Ningxue first shook her head, wanting to deny it, but when she met Ye Chen's gaze, she couldn't hold back her grievances and cried out while pursing her lips.

"Senior brother... I... I can no longer work at the spirit herb garden..."

"Um?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen had a guess in his mind and looked at her to ask.

"Did the elders of the Spirit Herb Garden discover that you diluted the water when watering the Fire Spirit Grass?"

Besides, Lin Ningxue was diligent and conscientious in the spirit herb garden, without the slightest slack, so it was impossible for her to be kicked out...

This incident was what forced her to leave the herb garden.

Upon hearing this, Lin Ningxue nodded, then shook her head, explaining with a sad expression.

"Elder Sun doesn't know yet, but he'll find out soon..."

"It was Senior Brother Liao, who's in charge of another spirit field. He discovered today that I was watering the Fire Spirit Grass with diluted morning dew..."

"He threatened me, saying he'd either give me a hundred spirit stones or he'd report me to Elder Sun..."

...

Upon hearing Lin Ningxue's words, Ye Chen suddenly realized...

"So that's how it is..."

"One hundred spirit stones, this kid really dares to ask for that much..."

Lin Ningxue couldn't even earn a hundred spirit stones a year in the spirit herb garden. So all of her work was for nothing?

In a way, he also bears some responsibility for this.

If he hadn't asked Lin Ningxue to collect the morning dew and secretly hide it, no one would have been able to find fault with him...

Although he doesn't lack morning dew for refining spirit liquid right now, having some is better than having none. If Lin Ningxue leaves the spirit herb garden, he won't be able to collect morning dew anymore...

Besides, he's also registered at the herb garden, and the other party could very well use this as leverage to blackmail him...

If this matter escalates and the herb garden launches a thorough investigation, his identity as Xu Xiao might be exposed, which would be a real problem...

Ye Chen narrowed his eyes, a cold glint flashing in them, and looked at Lin Ningxue in front of him as he asked.

"Do you know where that guy surnamed Liao lives?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Ningxue nodded, looking at Ye Chen with a hesitant expression...

"Know..."

"Senior brother, what are you going to do?"

She was still a little worried that this matter might implicate Ye Chen...

Meeting Lin Ningxue's gaze, Ye Chen said with a smile.

"He wants spirit stones, right? I'll go give him some and shut him up..."

"this..."

Lin Ningxue hesitated for a moment, then shook her head and said...

"Senior brother, isn't one hundred spirit stones a bit too much..."

"At worst, I won't go to the herb garden."

She couldn't earn that many spirit stones even if she worked herself to the bone in the spirit herb garden, so why bother...?

At most, she'd be punished and kicked out of the spirit herb garden. Saving her a hundred spirit stones would be worth it...

I just gritted my teeth and endured it...

Seeing this, Ye Chen smiled at her and offered words of comfort.

"Don't worry, I'm willing to give it to him, but he might not dare to accept it..."

"Just take me to him, I'll handle this..."

Seeing Ye Chen's insistence, Lin Ningxue stopped talking and sweetly agreed...

"good..."

They immediately led Ye Chen down the mountain...

With Ye Chen's help, Lin Ningxue's initial anxiety eased considerably. She was no longer as frightened as before, and even felt relieved...

It seems that with Ye Chen around, no matter how big the problem is, it can be solved...

The two walked side by side until they reached the foot of the mountain...

It's already dark.

Ye Chen frowned slightly. He hadn't expected the other person to live so low down there. But thinking about it, it made sense. A disciple who had ended up working in the spirit herb garden must be lacking in cultivation resources, so his cultivation level couldn't be very high...

After all, working at the Spirit Herb Garden takes place from morning till night, and disciples aren't allowed to secretly cultivate in the spirit fields during that time, so their cultivation progress is bound to be very slow...

Lin Ningxue's cultivation had remained at the second level of Qi Refining for over a year, only recently breaking through to the third level with Ye Chen's help...

The disciples working in the herb garden must have cultivation levels similar to hers.

Disciples with high cultivation levels can accept missions issued by the sect to obtain more cultivation resources, which is much faster than earning spirit stones in the spirit herb garden...

"Senior brother, it's just ahead..."

Lin Ningxue suddenly spoke, pointing to a cave not far ahead.

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen snapped out of his reverie, looked up, and nodded slightly.

"good..."

"Just point people out in a bit, and I'll take care of the rest..."

After saying that, he secretly activated his concealment technique, hiding his cultivation aura...

His cultivation level plummeted rapidly from the eighth level of Qi Refining...

In just a short while, only the aura of the third level of Qi Refining remained...

"Um?"

Lin Ningxue, walking beside him, vaguely sensed something was wrong. When she turned to look at Ye Chen, she was immediately stunned...

"Senior brother..."

"You...your cultivation level..."

"Level 3 Qi Refining???"

She looked at Ye Chen with a completely bewildered expression...

In the blink of an eye, how did my senior brother's cultivation disappear completely?