Fairy, please have some self-respect. I am not the reincarnation of your deceased husband.

One month later.

"call--"

As usual, Chen Lianshu completed today's morning repair.

Feeling the increasingly solid and powerful spiritual energy within him, he couldn't help but sigh that things were different now.

At the current rate of cultivation, it seems possible that he may reach the threshold of the Golden Core stage within the next few years.

With his talent, without any special opportunities or rare treasures to aid him, if he were to cultivate on his own, he would probably exhaust his lifespan during the Foundation Establishment stage and still not be able to form a Golden Core.

Now that the system is gradually regaining its functionality, we can finally see a glimmer of hope for the future.

With a slight thought, he immediately checked the progress of his karmic tribulation:

[The correct path: 9%]

[The Demonic Path: 10%]

Ever since Mu Qianxue visited that day, she has come to visit every other day.

For the latter half of the month, he simply stopped acting altogether and came over every day.

If it weren't for the fact that it was his turn to be on duty at the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall today, the other party would probably already be outside the door.

However, Chen Lianshu was enjoying it.

After all, there's an opportunity to advance the repair of the karmic entanglement, so why not take it?

During that month, he also frequently invited the other party to dine together.

Initially, it did indeed trigger the repair.

But gradually... no matter whether he cooked by himself, or the two of them cooked together, or they went to the dining hall, there was no progress.

Clearly, the opportunity triggered by this karmic calamity was not as simple as he had initially thought.

After a long period of observation, he also came to a general conclusion:

Repair will only be triggered when the red heart above Mu Qianxue's head shines brightly and beats rapidly.

In other words... it only works if you can make the other person feel a certain emotion because of you.

Can…

"well--"

But thinking of this gave Chen Lianshu a headache.

It's just that Senior Sister Mu rarely showed her emotions.

Normally, he has that aloof and unapproachable demeanor, never showing his emotions, and his logic is completely inscrutable.

Even their attempts to probe her have yielded no results so far.

Soon it was time to go to the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall for my turn to be on duty.

As soon as Chen Lianshu pushed open the door, a communication talisman glowing with a faint spiritual light flew into her hand.

That was the routine message from the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall, reminding him that he was on duty today.

Although outer disciples do not have to work every day like menial disciples, they are required to take turns on duty every month.

The tasks are varied, including assisting with sect missions, helping inner disciples, or handling simple errands.

Only if an outside mission is accepted during the month can one be exempted from duties for that month.

"..."

He carefully put away the communication talisman, tidied himself up a bit, and headed towards the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall.

The Miscellaneous Affairs Hall is located at the East Outer Gate. There were quite a few disciples on duty today, and even Chen Lianshu, who rarely interacted with others, saw many familiar figures.

As soon as he arrived in front of the hall, he attracted almost all the attention of those around him.

Apart from a few female disciples who were drawn to her because of her appearance, most of them came to see her because of some recent rumors.

The reason is none other than Mu Qianxue.

Despite his remote location, Mu Qianxue's "legitimate reason" for visiting, and her deliberate attempt to avoid others, he still attracted considerable attention...

"Senior Brother Chen, you're on duty today too?"

A greeting came from above.

Looking up, I saw a young male disciple approaching with a smile.

It was Xu Yi, a junior brother from the outer sect who was "somewhat familiar" with Chen Lianshu.

"Um."

Chen Lianshu responded softly.

"It's been a long time. Congratulations on your breakthrough, Senior Brother Chen."

Xu Yi politely expressed his delight.

They then moved even closer, finally revealing their true purpose.

He nudged his senior brother lightly with his elbow, and asked with a mysterious chuckle:

"I wonder if my senior brother... still has any 'stock' left?"

"have."

Although the boy didn't explicitly say what it was, Chen Lianshu knew perfectly well what it meant.

The other party was referring to his way of earning spirit stones in the outer sect: selling spirit talismans.

Chen Lianshu was extremely skilled in making talismans, and the talismans he made were not only highly effective but also inexpensive.

Therefore, they are quite popular among outsiders.

The man in front of him, Xu Yi, was the one who sold the talismans on his behalf.

"I didn't bring it with me today, I'll send it to you tomorrow."

"Okay, it's a deal then!"

Because Chen Lianshu's talismans sold so well, Xu Yi was genuinely afraid that this "money tree" senior brother would find someone else to sell them on his behalf.

He hurriedly handed over a storage ring, saying ingratiatingly:

"Senior brother, please don't ask anyone else to sell it for you, or I'll really be starving."

"This is the profit split from last time."

Chen Lianshu did not refuse and accepted the ring. She scanned the number of spirit stones inside with her divine sense and looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"?"

"Too many."

"It's alright, just consider it a 'buyout fee' prepaid by my junior brother."

Xu Yi didn't feel any heartache at all; on the contrary, she felt that she had gotten a good deal.

Before he could try to "brainwash" this money-making senior brother with reason and emotion, a call came from inside the hall.

"Xu Kuai"

"They're here!"

After agreeing, he gave Chen Lianshu a final instruction: "Remember to give it to me tomorrow," before hurrying off to register.

About fifteen minutes later, most of the disciples had finished their tasks and left.

"Chen Lianshu".

Finally, his name was called.

Chen Lianshu walked to the front desk, and the disciple in charge of registration looked up at her.

"Chen Lianshu?"

The executive sister said uncertainly.

"Um."

Chen Lianshu responded softly.

Although he has become quite famous recently, this steward disciple was sent by the inner sect to take turns on duty and did not know him.

I only glanced at him a couple more times because of his appearance.

"This is your pass."

The disciple in charge didn't say much, but simply made a mark in his notebook and wrote down his name.

"Access token?"

Chen Lianshu let out a soft question.

He really couldn't think of any kind of outer gate job that would require a pass token.

"May I ask, senior sister, what is my task...?"

"Go to Jade Spirit Peak and deliver a scroll of array diagrams to Peak Master Pei."

"To the inner gate?"

Upon hearing the name "Jade Spirit Peak," Chen Lianshu was quite surprised.

Because only the inner sect members would use the name Lingfeng.

This explains why outer disciples do indeed need a token to enter the inner sect.

Chen Lianshu of Yuling Peak had also heard of him.

That was the place where Mu Qianxue's inner sect resided.

The peak master of Jade Spirit Peak seems to be the other party's master?

Her name seems to be... "Pei Wanyun"?

"right."

The disciple in charge nodded.

She was too busy to answer questions.

But this junior brother was so good-looking that I became a little more patient.

"But I don't know the way..."

"This is a map."

"..."

Taking the map, Chen Lianshu was both amused and exasperated, but had no choice but to accept it.

Although the route is somewhat roundabout, it is not tiring because one can fly on a sword, and one will not come into contact with any unnecessary people.

This job was easy, which suited him perfectly.

After receiving the token, Chen Lianshu left the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall.

He took off on his sword and headed towards "Jade Spirit Peak" where Pei Wanyun and Mu Qianxue lived.

……

Meanwhile.

The outer gate, not far from the Foreign Affairs Hall.

A graceful figure with an elegant demeanor is slowly walking towards us.

It was precisely to inquire about the reason for the disciple's recent unusual behavior that he personally came to the outer gate—

Pei Wanyun.