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The fair-skinned young man was so angry he wanted to curse...

Isn't that cheating?

Although there's nothing wrong with it, isn't this just too much of a bullying?

Faced with Lin Ningxue's challenge, the fair-skinned young man angrily got up from the ground, his face dark and his teeth clenched.

"I...I give up!"

"Junior sister, this cave dwelling is yours now..."

With his current strength, he could still defeat Lin Ningxue in a direct confrontation. However, doing so would definitely invite Ye Chen's challenge again, and then it wouldn't be as simple as just losing an arm...

Rather than get beaten up again, it's better to admit defeat.

"what?"

"Senior brother, you're admitting defeat just like that?"

"How about... we demonstrate?"

Lin Ningxue paused, then looked hesitantly at the fair-skinned young man in front of her and asked.

Her opponent was at the eighth level of Qi Refining; if they really fought, she wasn't entirely confident of victory...

I had planned to have a great, exciting battle, but to my surprise, my opponent just gave up.

"No, junior sister, you can stay here in peace. I'll be leaving now..."

"If you ever see anything you want in the future, just tell your senior brother in advance. I'll give it to you if I can, but please don't take advantage of me, okay?"

The fair-skinned young man shook his head, said with a mournful face, and then turned and left without hesitation.

He thought to himself, "What's the point of sparring? Even if I win, I'm afraid I won't even be able to keep my other arm..."

What's the difference between this and outright robbery? You'll just get another beating...

Seeing the fair-skinned young man flee in panic, Lin Ningxue stood there stunned, feeling a little guilty.

The thought that he had also seized a luxurious cave dwelling made him excited.

This is like a dream...

She turned around, looked at Ye Chen with a joyful expression, and clasped her hands in gratitude.

"Senior brother, I can stay here too..."

"Thank you for your help, Senior Brother!"

"I will never forget your great kindness, Senior Brother. I will definitely cultivate diligently and repay your kindness in the future..."

She knew in her heart that without Ye Chen, she would have absolutely no chance of defeating the fair-skinned young man.

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen waved his hand dismissively.

"It's nothing, don't worry about it..."

"Just call me when you've cooked the food."

He discovered that although the girl's cultivation level wasn't high, her cooking skills were excellent, and the food she cooked suited his taste perfectly. Having her stay in the cave next to his was a good thing...

"good..."

Lin Ningxue was stunned for a moment, then quickly agreed.

If this can be considered her way of repaying Ye Chen, she's willing to cook for him for the rest of her life...

Seeing Ye Chen return to his cave, Lin Ningxue quickly entered her own cave as well. Feeling the rich spiritual energy in the courtyard, she immediately felt refreshed...

The first thing she did wasn't go to her room, but headed straight for the kitchen, which wasn't far away...

After returning to his cave, Ye Chen went straight to the flower garden, bent down, took out a storage bag from his robes, and used his senses to retrieve the seeds he had brought back from the spirit herb garden...

These are the seeds of a fourth-grade Fire Spirit Grass, and they are only just sprouting green shoots.

I learned from Lin Ningxue that it takes at least a year for a fourth-grade Fire Spirit Grass to grow from sprouting to maturity.

The spirit field in the spirit herb garden is planted with fire spirit grass. It was planted at the beginning of the year, and it has been more than half a year since then and it has not yet matured. You can imagine how difficult it is to grow fire spirit grass.

Although the spiritual energy in the cave is abundant, it is far inferior to that in the spirit herb garden. The two are vastly different, and it is extremely difficult to cultivate fire spirit grass in such an environment.

Ye Chen didn't take it to heart. At this moment, he carefully buried the Fire Spirit Grass seeds one by one in the soil of the flower bed, leaving only a tiny green sprout showing...

Then, with a flick of his wrist, a purple-gold gourd appeared out of thin air!

He grabbed the purple-gold gourd, uncorked it, and carefully poured the spiritual liquid inside onto one of the fire spirit grass seeds...

I only poured three or four drops and then stopped, watching the effect intently without blinking.

The reason he didn't irrigate it all was because he was worried that if the spiritual liquid didn't work, it would all be wasted.

A few drops of spiritual liquid were instantly absorbed by the Fire Spirit Grass seed...

The next second, a tender sprout emerged from the soil and grew rapidly at a visible speed, while also producing many branches and leaves.

In the blink of an eye, it grew as long and thin as an arm and sprouted seven or eight leaves.

Ye Chen's eyes widened, and he couldn't help but gasp.

"This...this is way too fast!"

The Fire Spirit Grass growing before us is even thicker and closer to maturity than the batch in the Spirit Herb Garden...

From the moment a seed sprouts to near maturity, it only takes a breath!

After the initial shock, Ye Chen was overjoyed. He looked down at the purple-gold gourd in his hand and grinned...

"This king has truly struck gold this time..."

"Looks like that cannon shot from the carriage wasn't a waste of time, otherwise we wouldn't have gotten this purple-gold gourd..."

He eagerly picked up the purple-gold gourd and continued pouring spiritual liquid, dripping two drops onto the nearly ripe fire spirit grass...

The Fire Spirit Grass, which had just stopped growing, has regained its vitality, sprouting several more leaves. Its roots and stems have become as thick as fingers, gradually transforming from emerald green to fiery red, and emitting a wisp of intense medicinal fragrance!

"This is...it's matured!"

Ye Chen's eyes lit up, and he became excited.

A few drops of spiritual liquid were enough to easily cultivate a fourth-grade fire spirit grass...

"I've struck it rich!"

"With this purple-gold gourd, we'll never have to worry about spiritual herbs again..."

He chuckled and muttered to himself, reaching out to pluck the mature Fire Spirit Grass from the ground...

When brought close to the nose, the medicinal aroma became even stronger!

"This is really good stuff..."

"I wonder how much spiritual power it would increase if I took it directly?"

Ye Chen muttered to himself as he looked at the fourth-grade Fire Spirit Grass in his hand.

He then crumpled the fourth-grade fire spirit grass into a ball, stuffed it into his mouth, and began to chew it vigorously...

The Fire Spirit Grass wasn't bitter; instead, it released a hot, sweet flavor in the mouth. The juice, swallowed down the throat, instantly transformed into a surge of scalding spiritual energy that entered the body, flowing through every limb and bone...

In a short while, Ye Chen felt his whole body become hot, as if he were on fire. Steam kept rising from his head and his forehead was covered with beads of sweat.

Startled, he quickly sat cross-legged on the ground, activating the Supreme Sensing Technique to frantically absorb the spiritual energy transformed from the Fire Spirit Grass...

The immense spiritual energy was refined in an instant, circulated through a small cycle, and gathered in the dantian.

After a while, Ye Chen's feverish body gradually calmed down and he returned to normal.

When he opened his eyes again, his aura was much stronger than before. Although he hadn't broken through to a higher realm, there were clear signs that he was about to break through his bottleneck...

If he consumes just one more Grade 4 Fire Spirit Grass, he can directly break through to the fifth level of Qi Refining!

Ye Chen looked up at the hundreds of Fire Spirit Grass seeds that had just been planted in the flowerbed, and his eyes immediately lit up...