After the time travel, my cheat program disappeared.

If they were ordinary Crystallization Realm cultivators, they would definitely have already started searching for spirit pearls, rare and precious materials, and elixirs to prepare for Crystallization and Core Formation.

but--

The teacher said he knew.

Thousands of tall buildings rise from the ground.

The basics are the most important.

There's no need to rush into a higher realm just for the sake of temporary pleasure; you clearly have better options.

Moreover... there isn't a single 'Shadow Demon Lord' chasing after him right now.

She captured the purple hue that shimmered and glowed in the starry sky.

Like an aurora swaying against a starry sky, it is so dazzling and dreamlike that it captivates the heart.

Most importantly... Shi Yan seemed to smell Hua Xiangrong's scent in that purple hue.

Even without using your character's attribute panel.

Shi Yan could also feel that the spiritual energy and physical strength within his body had greatly improved, and even his divine sense seemed to be clearer.

The teacher's words can be captured—

Outside the inner city of Yinghua, the whispered sweet nothings between the Yinghua girls and the literati, poets, and passing cultivators, and... things that should not be seen or heard.

After a long time, Shi Yan once again experienced the pleasure and satisfaction that came after bullying Wen Ruya.

Holding Hua Xiangrong, who seemed to have transformed into a pool of spring water, in his arms, Shi Yan suddenly fell into deep thought.

In the game—

Hua Xiangrong was different from all the other girls.

Even in the later stages of the game, when Shi Yan has become an immortal, as long as his cultivation level is not yet full.

By comprehending the Great Dao and experiencing the full spectrum of life alongside those girls who are merely 'mortals' and still at the Body Tempering Realm, one can gain some cultivation to varying degrees.

Can...

Only the flower can comprehend beauty.

Going to Wushan with Hua Xiangrong will only ever grant you new CGs, but you'll never gain any cultivation.

Regardless of Shi Yan's level of understanding, all she gained was spiritual satisfaction in front of the computer, behind VR glasses...

Shi Yan always thought that it was because Hua Xiangrong was just a 'mortal'. Even if she might be a hidden big shot, her cultivation level was only [--].

Therefore... it cannot provide any benefit to oneself at all.

Looking back now, it might just be a mechanism.

Just like the other Yinghua girls in Yinghua City... whose CGs can be unlocked with spirit stones.

It's just a mechanism.

and so--

Shi Yan's mouth tasted bitter.

She recalled the diary entries that seemed to have no end after she was attacked by the Shadow Demon Lord, forced to faint, and then woke up.

How much cultivation have I missed out on?

But... things like cultivation and spiritual energy...

Can they really just disappear for no reason?

She looked at the limp girl in her arms with a complicated expression.

Hua Xiangrong's golden, majestic eyes were now filled with tenderness.

As the teacher carefully savored the flavors, the lingering honey-like aroma on the lips and teeth...

A surge of vitality seems to be spreading.

What Hua Xiangrong offered him... was perhaps far more complex than just cultivation.

Shi Yan had a strong premonition.

Perhaps... that purple progress bar is the key.

Once the galaxy within my Purple Mansion is filled with purple, I might be able to unlock some new things.

An even stronger way to defy fate.

A stronger postnatal fortune.

Or even something else.

Everything within his Purple Mansion was brought about by the rocks—

The stones carved from the mountains are a rare treasure that remains quite valuable even in the later stages of the game.

Shi Yan didn't think that... all it brought him was high attribute value, a strange realm, and... "natural charm".

Because of the pleasure bonus from "Innate Allure," even Nascent Soul Realm cultivators like Xing Qiyan and Sword Spirit like Xi Xue Zhi Wu were easily routed by Shi Yan.

Hua Xiangrong... was naturally also a victim of this correction.

Shi Yan held the girl's soft body in his arms.

Because of the shock and excitement brought by the attribute panel, she even wanted to stay in Yinghua City.

Let's grind until we reach the ninth level of the Purple Mansion Realm first.

That weird progress bar, you can slowly squeeze... cough, I mean slowly grind it up.

However, she touched the soft, delicate face of the girl in her arms.

The girl's cheeks felt so hot.

It felt even hotter than when I had a fever.

Teacher Yan poked the girl's little face as if he were poking a cute cotton candy.

Under Shi Yan's gentle caresses, Hua Xiangrong felt as if she were melting away.

Those adorable golden eyes seemed to be getting misty.

Hua Xiangrong's physical strength is very poor.

In the words of the game, it's like... the girl's energy level is completely depleted.

Although continuing to tease them is not out of the question.

In the game... continuing will unlock new CGs, and the exhausted girl has a unique allure.

Can--

Reality is not like a game.

There's no reason why corrupted save files can be restored if you forcibly close the game.

not to mention...

Sitting in his lap was a vibrant young girl.

Shi Yan simply held Hua Xiangrong in his arms, gently playing with the girl's little finger, and told Yunyi about the Ming family.

She wanted to take revenge on Ming Zhongle.

She wanted Ming Zhongle to 'fall' and be shattered to pieces.

She wanted to see Ming Zhongle's expression of despair.

In front of Yunyi, Shiyan vented his darkness.

She... was getting a vaccination.

Because those things were destined to be done in front of Hua Xiangrong and Yunyi.

In the game, doing something like this in front of righteous cultivators can make them lose favor.

But...maybe it's because of the overly positive filter.

Hearing Shi Yan's method of revenge, Hua Xiangrong just hummed softly, her face flushed.

Yunyi, however, did not seem to dislike it too much.

As Shi Yan traced the outline of Hua Xiangrong's collarbone with her fingertips, she raised her head and gazed in the direction of the Ming family.

Ming Zhongle...

Happy wedding!

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Although I have said... I won't exploit girls too much.

Hua Xiangrong's physical strength is actually not very good, etc.

However... by the time Ming Zhongle got married, Shi Yan's cultivation had already reached the ninth level of the Purple Mansion Realm.

Including that strange purple progress bar in front of your cultivation level.

"▆▆▆▆".

It has already increased significantly, and half of the cultivation level column has almost turned purple.

In fact, based on the progress of Shi Yan's visit to Yinghua City these past two days, if she wanted to... she would have already entered the Golden Core realm.

It's even possible that they've already approached the Spirit Realm.

But... Shi Yan discovered something a little interesting.

for example--

Even if the cultivation level on the panel has reached the ninth level of the Purple Mansion Realm, the cultivation level required to break through to the Golden Core Realm has been fully replenished and reached its limit.

But every time she went to Hua Xiangrong to comprehend the Great Dao, after the clouds and rain... the stars in the Purple Mansion would still become even more brilliant.

Based on Shi Yan's experience in the game.

That's you slowly 'accumulating spiritual energy'. Simply put, it's gradually increasing the maximum value of your spiritual energy.