Stuck on the highway, I just flew home on my sword!

Three more days passed.

The morning mist had not yet dissipated.

A military green SUV with a special license plate roared into Qinghe Town.

The SUV stopped precisely outside the gate of Lin Ye's courtyard.

The car door opened, and two burly men with buzz cuts, dressed in black, jumped out.

The two of them worked together to lift a heavy wooden box, about half a person's height, out of the trunk.

The wooden crate landed with a dull thud, causing the ground to tremble slightly.

Bai Zhi jumped out of the passenger seat.

Today she changed into a smart black combat uniform that accentuated her great figure.

She pushed open the courtyard gate and swaggered inside.

"Hey! Master! Come out and greet your customers!"

Bai Zhi put her hands on her hips and shouted into the house.

The wooden door creaked open.

Lin Ye, wearing loose gray pajamas, came out yawning.

He glanced at the huge wooden crate in the middle of the yard.

"I went to great lengths to get what you wanted."

Bai Zhi walked up to the wooden box, patted the lid, and her face clearly said, "Praise me!"

"This is a top-quality jadeite rough stone from an old mine in northern Myanmar."

"Without any cutting or processing, the spirit... uh, in your words, contains an extremely pure natural magnetic field."

"A full 500 jin (250 kg), Longge had to get a special permit to transport it here."

Bai Zhi raised her chin, like a proud little peacock.

She thought that Lin Yesong should look at her in a new light this time.

Lin Ye walked to the wooden box.

He didn't lift the lid like a normal person would.

Instead, he released his divine sense, which instantly penetrated the thick wooden planks and the rough surface of the raw stone.

Several clusters of rich emerald green light immediately appeared in his mind.

Although it cannot compare to the spirit stones of the cultivation world, it is more than enough to set up a simple spirit-gathering array in this Dharma-ending Age on Earth.

Lin Ye withdrew his divine sense and nodded, a rare occurrence for him.

"The quality is so-so."

He looked at Bai Zhi and, for the first time ever, uttered two words.

"Thanks."

The fact that these two words came out of Lin Ye's mouth was even more astonishing than the sun rising in the west.

Bai Zhi was stunned for a moment.

Immediately, a tremendous sense of accomplishment welled up from the bottom of my heart.

She crossed her arms, raised her chin even higher, and her lips curled up wildly, yet she still tried to appear reserved.

"Hmph, at least you have a conscience."

"Now you know how powerful I am, right?"

"From now on, as long as you ask, no matter how strange or unusual something is, Dragon Pavilion can get it for you."

Bai Zhi was preparing to take the opportunity to propose the conditions for recruiting him.

Lin Ye had already turned around and walked towards the heavy wooden box.

He gripped the edge of the wooden box with one hand.

That's 500 pounds of solid wood and raw stone! The two burly men who carried it in were panting heavily from exhaustion.

Lin Ye, however, picked it up with one hand as casually as if it were an empty cardboard box.

He didn't even catch his breath.

Bai Zhi's pupils trembled again.

Is this even human arm strength?

Before she could recover from her shock, Lin Ye's cold voice drifted over.

"Is there anything else?"

Bai Zhi shook her head subconsciously.

"If there's nothing else, you can go back now."

"The door is in the back; remember to close it when you leave."

After Lin Ye finished speaking, he picked up the huge wooden box and walked into the house without looking back.

"Bang."

The door slammed shut again.

Bai Zhi remained frozen in place.

The smile on his lips was still frozen on his face, making him look particularly comical.

A gust of cold wind blew by, stirring up a few fallen leaves on the ground.

A full ten seconds passed.

"Lin Ye!!!"

Bai Zhi finally snapped, jumping up and down in anger.

"You ungrateful bastard!"

"That's so inhumane!"

"I'm never talking to you again!"

She turned around angrily, stormed out of the yard, and slammed the gate shut.

He kept muttering to himself as he walked toward the SUV.

"That straight man is doomed to be single forever!"

"Serves you right for going on blind dates at 25!"

"I'm so angry! I have to eat two baskets of xiaolongbao tonight to make up for it!"

In the room.

Lin Ye listened to the car engine sounds gradually fading away outside and couldn't help but shake his head and smile.

This little girl has a fiery temper, but her mind is as pure as a blank sheet of paper.

It's quite amusing when you tease them.

However, there are more important things to do now.

Lin Ye's gaze fell on the wooden box in front of him.

Time flew by and it was evening.

Lin Ye sat cross-legged on the bed, mentally tracing the patterns of the Spirit Gathering Array.

The phone on the bedside table suddenly emitted a piercing vibration.

Lin Ye frowned and picked up his phone.

The screen showed a barrage of mentions in the work group chat.

[@Everyone, please redo next month's marketing plan before midnight tonight! We need it for the meeting tomorrow morning!]

The one who sent the message was their bald and pot-bellied boss, Zhang the Skinflint.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Bapi's private chat message popped up.

[Lin Ye, your part of the data calculation is the most important; it must be finished tonight.]

Young people should be more willing to endure hardship; working overtime now is a blessing for you.

Don't think that going back to your hometown for blind dates will interfere with your work; companies don't employ idle people.

Looking at the lines of text on the screen, filled with a fatherly tone and a PUA vibe.

Lin Ye laughed in exasperation.

He had tolerated this grandson for a long time in order to save his second uncle a few taels of silver.

Working 996 every day, doing the work of three people, but only getting paid the salary of one.

They often end up taking the blame and getting scolded.

But now?

I've already cultivated immortality, why would I still indulge you?

Lin Ye's fingers flew across the screen.

You bear the hardships, you enjoy the blessings.

Save that meager salary to buy yourself hair growth tonic.

I've resigned.

Click send.

Without any hesitation, Lin Ye clicked on the boss's profile picture and added him to the blacklist.

Then I left the work group that only knew how to make empty promises every day.

It flowed smoothly and was completed in one go.

Looking at the WeChat interface that had instantly become quiet, Lin Ye felt a sense of clarity he had never felt before.

The shackles of the mundane world were completely severed at this moment.

From now on, he will no longer be the helpless, exploitative office worker Lin Ye.

Rather, he is the only cultivator on this planet.

Lin Ye tossed his phone aside and jumped off the bed.

Since you've resigned, there's no need to rush back to the city.

The beautiful scenery of Qinghe Town makes it a perfect training ground for him as a beginner.

Tonight, we'll set up this spirit-gathering array.