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Ye Chen returned to his room and eagerly emptied everything out of his storage bag...

Spirit stones and pills instantly piled up into a small mountain, among which were several dull magical treasures and weapons.

"No wonder he's an inner sect elder's lackey, he sure has a lot of spirit stones..."

Ye Chen's eyes lit up, and he muttered to himself with a chuckle.

Although Ji Bo is not as talented as Long Aotian, he is already quite wealthy compared to other disciples...

Many inner disciples probably don't have this many spirit stones and pills; they are only richer than others because they have latched onto the elders' coattails.

Ye Chen casually put the spirit stones and magic artifacts into his storage bag, his gaze then falling on the bottles and jars of pills...

When Lin Ningxue helped him classify the pills before, she explained the methods of differentiation and their effects to him in person. Now, he personally took charge, sorting these pills into categories...

Before long, all the pills were counted.

"This lackey is quite wealthy, he actually has two hundred and thirty Spirit Replenishing Pills, one hundred and fifty Spirit Gathering Pills, and quite a few Grade One pills. He must have been greedy..."

Ye Chen muttered something to himself, then put all the sorted pills into his storage bag...

"It's a pity we ran out of spiritual liquid, otherwise I would definitely have reached the Foundation Establishment stage tonight..."

He sighed with a regretful expression.

Now that we have the pills again, we still lack the spiritual liquid. We can only wait until the Purple Gold Gourd has completely refined Ji Bochang before using the spiritual liquid to refine the Spirit Replenishing Pill...

"call..."

After a night of cultivation, he was exhausted and couldn't help but yawn before preparing to lie down and sleep...

After all, it's not that quick for the Purple Gold Gourd to refine a Foundation Establishment cultivator; it would take at least half a day.

Just then, another noise came from outside the room...

"Clatter!"

Ye Chen's expression froze, and his brows furrowed unconsciously...

Who's the fool who's courting death again!

We just dealt with Ji Bozhang, could it be that Elder Long has sent another expert to teach him a lesson?

If their strength is even greater, exceeding the Foundation Establishment stage, he might find them difficult to deal with...

As I pondered, a fragrant breeze drifted by...

Ye Chen's heart tightened; realizing something was wrong, he abruptly looked up, his heart leaping into his throat...

They arrived so quickly!

Just as he was about to make his move, a figure dressed in fiery red came into view...

"It's you..."

Ye Chen paused, a hint of surprise in his expression. He hadn't expected Liu Ruyan to come looking for him...

He had previously worried that if he broke through to the Golden Core stage in the near future, what would he do if he couldn't find Liu Ruyan...

He was so excited when he saw Liu Ruyan suddenly appear before him that he quickly walked forward.

"Why are you here?"

"Are you planning to take me to rescue Qing'er?"

Ye Chen asked.

His arduous cultivation was not only for achieving immortality, but also to rescue his younger sister Ye Qing'er, who had been captured by the man in black robes, and his father, who had been killed by a single palm strike from an immortal...

Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan glanced at Ye Chen in front of her with a calm expression and asked in a flat tone.

"You've broken through to the Golden Core stage?"

She could tell Ye Chen's cultivation level at a glance; even with the use of a concealment technique, it still couldn't hide from her...

Reaching the twelfth level of Qi Refining in just a few days, this kid certainly has some talent and hasn't disappointed her...

His ability to reach the twelfth level, in particular, confirmed her previous suspicions: this young man was indeed of the bloodline of an ancient race...

Since the annihilation war ten thousand years ago, many traditions have vanished and disappeared, broken off in the river of time, and even cultivation levels have undergone tremendous changes...

From the Qi Refining stage onwards, cultivators can only reach the tenth level of Qi Refining at most; no one can ever reach the twelfth level. This level is not stable, and the strength required to enter the Foundation Establishment stage is relatively weaker...

If one's foundation is not solid, it will be difficult to go far on the path of cultivation. Even if many geniuses emerge in the cultivation world in the next ten thousand years, few will be able to reach the Emperor Realm, and the glory of cultivation in ancient times will never be restored!

Ye Chen's expression stiffened, and his voice immediately softened in response to Liu Ruyan's question...

"Not...not yet..."

He hasn't even successfully established his foundation, let alone condensed his golden core. It's impossible for him to break through to the golden core realm and fulfill his promise in the short term...

Liu Ruyan looked at Ye Chen in front of her, a smile playing on her lips, and said calmly.

"Our agreement was that we would rescue your sister together after you broke through to the Golden Core stage..."

"You're only at the Qi Refining stage now, how can I possibly go with you to rescue people?"

Upon hearing Liu Ruyan's words, Ye Chen was immediately disappointed. His smile was replaced by bitterness. He pursed his lips, looked up at Liu Ruyan, and asked sullenly.

"If you weren't coming with me to rescue people, then what are you doing here?"

He had some doubts.

Wasn't this woman supposed to go back to recover from her injuries? Why is she suddenly coming to find me?

Surely they couldn't have come here to give him pointers on cultivation?

If that's the case, he has many questions...

Faced with Ye Chen's question, Liu Ruyan blushed, feeling incredibly shy. Looking at Ye Chen in front of her, she was momentarily at a loss for words...

Why are you blushing?

Ye Chen suddenly moved closer, staring intently at Liu Ruyan's flushed cheeks and asked.

Liu Ruyan was startled and explained guiltily, "I... just feel a little stuffy..."

"hot?"

Ye Chen turned his head and glanced at the broken doors and windows. The room was drafty, so how could it be stuffy?

He was skeptical, and the way he looked back at Liu Ruyan changed...

Is this woman horny?

"So... what do you want from me?"

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow at Liu Ruyan in front of him, and before she could answer, he leaned closer and teased her in a low voice.

"You wouldn't... be here to cultivate with me, would you?"

After he finished speaking, he remained wary of Liu Ruyan suddenly making a move; that woman had quite a temper...

Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan's heart tightened, as if her secret had been exposed. Her face turned as red as if it were bleeding, and she lowered her head shyly like a little woman, gritting her teeth as she spoke.

"yes!"

"I...desire to cultivate together with you..."

Her face remained outwardly calm, but her mind was a complete mess, filled with an unprecedented sense of shame...

This is so embarrassing...

"what?"

Ye Chen froze for two seconds, then his eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at Liu Ruyan, whose face was flushed red...

I thought I'd get beaten up for making a joke, but it turned out to be true!

Does this woman want to sleep with him?

"Gurgle!"

Ye Chen couldn't help but recall their intimate conversation in the carriage last time. His gaze unconsciously drifted to Liu Ruyan's curvaceous figure, and he swallowed hard, his heart suddenly burning with desire...

He still cherishes that kind of joy when he thinks back on it...

Who could bear to refuse a stunningly beautiful woman who comes to their door in person?