Enduring humiliation for three years, seizing the elixir, the treasure, and the holy maiden.

And what's with this perverted saintess? Is she really going to fight to the death?

Could it be...

The people at the next table were still chatting when one of them reached for the last dish of peanuts on the table.

The other person was quick and snatched it first, and the two of them pushed and shoved each other over the dish to go with their drinks.

Su Chen glanced at it and withdrew his spiritual sense.

They do have the leisure time.

After spending two more days in the market, Su Chen had a pretty good grasp of the two families' backgrounds.

Luoyan City has a solid foundation and is well-preserved.

Lin Wanwan's methods were gentle, and her subordinates respected her.

Xueyuan Pavilion expanded aggressively.

Bai Luwei is ruthless in her military tactics, and for the past three years, her offensive has consistently put pressure on Luoyan City.

The two sides' battle lines are firmly locked in Tian Shu Star City.

That place is the only spot on the Boundless Sea where the aura of the boundary gate can be sensed from afar.

Whoever possesses it takes a step closer to the upper realm.

Su Chen rubbed his temples.

They each occupied half of the city, and neither of them would let go.

After all.

They all stayed there, waiting for Su to return.

One wanted to see the other.

I want to be the first one to see him.

This is a tricky matter.

If they meet Lin Wanwan first, Bai Luwei's attempt will fail, and the battle will never end.

I first met Bai Luwei, and then I felt bad for Lin Wanwan's jar of food.

It has thorns at both ends.

Su Chen decided to avoid this mess altogether.

First, find a place to stay, then privately call the two of them together.

Let's close the door and talk things out all at once.

We should take them to the upper realm in the future, so as not to waste time in the sky over this broken sea.

Su knew exactly where he would be staying.

I used to live in Luoyan City.

There are some of Su's old acquaintances there.

Su Chen concealed his Nascent Soul aura and mingled into a merchant caravan's spirit boat heading towards Luoyan City.

The spirit boat headed north.

Many of the villages and towns that flashed past the porthole had been ravaged by war.

On the charred, broken wall, half of a flag that hadn't been completely burned was still nailed to the wall.

On the official road, groups of rogue cultivators carrying bundles and fleeing for their lives came one after another.

The two of them had a great time fighting.

The ants below, however, truly suffered.

This debt.

Once Su brings the two of them together, it's time to settle things once and for all.

The city wall was raised by a full three zhang (approximately 10 meters).

The large banner of Luoyan City on the city wall fluttered in the sea breeze.

Luoyan City is far more magnificent than it was seventy years ago.

The temple stands in the north of the city, its spiritual light soaring into the sky; one glance is enough to tell that it is Lin Wanwan's residence.

Su Chen didn't go that way.

He avoided the bustling main street and turned into an inconspicuous alley in the east of the city.

Deep in the alley, there is a small alchemy shop with a small storefront.

The plaque bears two characters: "Listening to Snow".

There was a very long queue at the entrance.

Among those queuing, there were many people with the aura of Nascent Soul and Divine Transformation stages.

A woman dressed in plain clothes is testing the pills for a customer.

With a cool and aloof expression, and exceptionally long and slender fingers, he could discern the degree of refinement of a pill simply by holding it up to the light.

Wang Mei.

The lowly slave I bought from that slave trader at the auction house back then.

Now, he has become one of the top alchemists in the Xuanhuang Continent.

One of the shop assistants didn't recognize Su Chen and reached out to stop him.

"Fellow Daoist, you need to wait in line..."

He hadn't finished speaking.

Su Chen gently pressed down with a wave of pressure.

The Nascent Soul stage cultivator's knees buckled, and he immediately knelt on the ground, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

We've encountered a reclusive master.

The figure in plain clothes inside the shop trembled violently.

Wang Mei raised her head and looked towards the doorway.

That familiar spiritual pressure...

She disregarded the distinguished guests filling the hall, put down the pills in her hand, and personally went out to greet them.

He repeatedly ordered the staff to seal the door and turn away guests.

Those Nascent Soul cultivators who had been queuing for half a day were politely asked to leave before they could even react.

The master is back.

This is the day we've been waiting for.

Su Chen was invited into the back room.

The back room was heated by an underfloor heating system, making it warm and cozy, and keeping out the chill.

Wang Mei forbade Su Chen from doing it himself.

She personally served him tea, then knelt down at Su Chen's feet and took off his shoes.

Just like before, she gently massaged Su Chen's feet.

But speaking of this technique...

She is naturally much stronger than Lu Yao.

well..

It's a pity that this woman was once considered a saint.

The Dark Moon Demon Sect was destroyed.

There was nowhere else to go.

Fortunately, he later developed a remarkable talent for alchemy.

He actually became the number one alchemist!

"Master, you must have had a long journey."

It called out "Master" so naturally.

For the past seventy years, this title has never been broken.

Su Chen let her have her way.

While rubbing her hands, Wang Mei chattered on about the events of the past few years.

She single-handedly built Tingxue's alchemy workshop.

The elixirs sold in the workshop are now sold throughout the Xuanhuang and Heishan continents.

Over the years, she has focused on alchemy and has reached the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage.

As she spoke, she took out a storage ring and presented it to Su Chen with both hands.

"These are the spirit stones that I saved for my master, tens of millions of them."

"The master can take it whenever he wants."

"Over the years, how many men have wanted to marry slaves."

"Many sects want to take me under their wing."

"None of them responded."

"I'm keeping this alchemy skill and all the belongings in the shop, just so that they can be put to use when my master returns."

That statement does seem to have some sincerity in it.

Su Chen once told a woman that...

The reason for not referring to herself as a lowly slave is actually to give her freedom.

As a result, the woman switched to a different maid who kept talking.

It seems she's really determined to stick with me...

Su Chen waved his hand, naturally not intending to take the storage ring.

What you earn yourself, you own.

"I've said it countless times, there's no need for this."

"I am not the kind of pervert who enjoys humiliating female cultivators and insists on hearing people call him 'master' all the time."

Su Chen's face darkened.

Wang Mei paused for a moment, holding the storage ring in her hand.

"It was my own willing choice to become this spirit slave."

"It has nothing to do with the owner."

"I fear that one day, this call of 'master' will cease."

"The master will then completely abandon his servant."

"If Master won't even accept this little bit of stuff that I've saved up..."

"Then what is that servant girl to her master?"

The room fell silent for a moment...

Occasionally, the charcoal inside the earthworm would pop softly.

Wang Mei knelt at Su Chen's feet, looking up at him with her face upturned.

That usually aloof and unapproachable face softened like a pool of spring water, now facing only Su Chen.

Rumors throughout the city say that Master Tingxue is cold-hearted and averse to men.

So many suitors came to propose marriage that they wore out the threshold, but she didn't see a single one.

"It's not that I'm being arrogant."

Wang Mei's voice was a little hoarse.

"It was only through my own efforts that I realized that there was no room for anyone else in my heart but my master."

Before she finished speaking, she propped herself up, leaned forward, and gently kissed him.

Su Chen did not dodge.

After a long while, he reached out and helped the person stand upright.

"I, Su, can give you pills, can protect you, and can help you go further in your alchemy journey."

"Can it be recognized..."

"I can't give you that."

That's a very frank statement.

In the upper realm, there are Lin Zhiya and Liu Yunhan.

There's also Bai Luwei, who owes him, and his three Daoist partners: Lin Wanwan, Wang Yuyan, and Li Tianqi.

Su did not grant Wang Mei a single promise from beginning to end.

Wang Mei smiled.

There was a hint of relief in that smile.

"This servant does not desire any title."

"From beginning to end, all I wanted was my master."

"Whether I have a title or not, I don't care in the slightest."

She lowered herself down again, her forehead resting against Su Chen's knee.

The toes of a pair of feet curled up unconsciously.

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