As Xu Yuan had predicted, Ji Baiwei fell asleep before even half an hour had passed.
The treatment was remarkably effective.
In less than half an hour, over thirty blocked meridians were cleared!
However, aside from gaining a small amount of mysterious power, Xu Yuan's spiritual power, demonic power, and magical power didn't increase at all.
Pulling the blanket over Ji Baiwei's fair skin, Xu Yuan got up and went out.
"Why did it take so long this time?"
Tang Mi approached suspiciously, glancing behind him. "Where's Baiwei?"
"You're being too nosy."
Xu Yuan closed the door and started to shoo her away. "Still not leaving so late? Planning to freeload again?"
"I won't ask anymore, okay?"
Tang Mi immediately backed down.
She already knew what her cousin was thinking.
Even if Xu Yuan had bullied her, it was her own choice.
She didn't need to worry about it.
Freeloading was the most important thing.
Xu Yuan didn't force her to leave.
Arriving in the courtyard, he took out a second-tier shield-like object and placed it on the ground.
Then, Xu Yuan circulated the small ball of mysterious power within his body and slammed his palm against the shield.
With a loud "bang," the shield was sent flying.
Upon retrieving it, a palm print nearly pierced through the entire shield!
If the shield had been fixed in place, that palm strike might have already pierced it.
Without using that mysterious power, Xu Yuan couldn't even leave a mark on the shield.
This power… is incredible!
Tang Mi, who had followed, witnessed this and personally examined the shield, confirming it was a second-tier shield. She was almost speechless with astonishment. To
shatter a second-tier shield like this with a single palm strike… is he even human?
If that palm strike landed on a person…
Tang Mi couldn't help but shudder.
Let alone a Qi Refining cultivator, even a Foundation Establishment cultivator in their robes probably couldn't withstand that palm strike.
No wonder he could reverse the demise of a Core Formation cultivator.
Xu Yuan had already put away his shield and didn't try again.
His mysterious power was limited and couldn't be restored solely by spiritual energy, so he had to use it sparingly.
Seeing that there was still some time before dinner, Xu Yuan seized the opportunity to go to Xin He's room again, asking her to assist him in his cultivation.
That evening, he was as busy as a diligent little bee, flitting back and forth among the flowers.
The next day.
Xu Yuan originally planned to give the Longevity Pill to the Ouyang family after his trip to the Tianxuan Sect, to avoid arousing suspicion by giving it out too quickly.
However, Ouyang Tian feared
that delay would lead to unforeseen circumstances. After all, lustful desires can come and go quickly.
Xu Yuan was about to leave the Immortal Capital again, a round trip that would take at least two or three months.
Once Xu Yuan's initial impulse subsided and he calmed down, would he still be willing to give up ten thousand spirit stones or a Longevity Pill for a woman?
Thinking of this, Ouyang Tian couldn't sit still any longer and personally went to Xu Yuan's house to discuss the matter.
He said his daughter had agreed and wanted to finalize the matter before Xu Yuan left.
Xu Yuan naturally had no problem with it.
In the end, he gave 10,000 spirit stones as a betrothal gift, and the Ouyang family sent Ouyang Ji to their residence that same day.
Everything was kept simple, but according to Ouyang Tian's wishes, they invited their closest elders—Ouyang Ji's parents, Xu Zhaogu, and Xuan Jing—to the residence for dinner.
For this, Su Jin had to purchase a lot of ordinary rice and flour ingredients,
using only a small amount of spirit fish and demon beast meat.
But in Ouyang Tian's eyes, it was already extremely luxurious.
Even the emperor's wedding banquet was not like this.
It made him feel very proud
and even more aware of Xu Yuan's importance to his daughter.
He seemed not to see the group of women in Xu Yuan's residence at all.
Xuan Jing looked at the group of women, and the smile on her face never disappeared.
She was just a little disappointed that, apart from Xiao Nuomi, she didn't see a single child in the residence.
After seeing off the two families' elders,
Xu Yuan went to Ouyang Ji's room.
Ouyang Ji was not wearing wedding attire; instead, she was dressed in plain clothes and sat upright by the bed, dignified and elegant.
"Who are those pretty girls in the manor to you?"
"They're all your sisters."
"All of them?"
Ouyang Ji was somewhat surprised.
"Most of them, I guess!"
Xu Yuan lifted her chin: "What? Regretting it?"
Ouyang Ji gently shook her head.
She had never intended to have Xu Yuan all to herself. The fact
that Xu Yuan had so many young and beautiful women made her think her father was right.
Otherwise, why would Xu Yuan spend ten thousand spirit stones on her when he had no shortage of women?
Xu Yuan sat down next to her and slowly moved closer.
"Wait!"
Ouyang Ji covered Xu Yuan's mouth with her small hand.
Xu Yuan was puzzled: "What's wrong?"
Ouyang Ji got up, picked up the wine pot on the table, poured two cups of wine, brought them over, and handed one to Xu Yuan.
"Husband, please drink the nuptial wine."
Xu Yuan readily agreed.
The two intertwined their arms, their faces less than a foot apart.
Although she had taken the initiative to suggest it, looking at her Daoist partner, who was more than twenty years younger than her, at such close range, Ouyang Ji still couldn't hide her shyness.
The candlelight added to their allure.
Xu Yuan took her empty wine glass.
"Madam, I also know a way for couples to drink together."
Ouyang Ji was both delighted and shy, with a touch of curiosity: "What way?"
Xu Yuan stood up and put down an empty glass.
He filled the empty glass in his hand, tilted his head back and poured it into his mouth, put down the glass, went to the bed, leaned down and sealed Ouyang Ji's red lips with his.
Ouyang Ji's eyes widened instantly. Her
snow-white neck slowly turned pink, and you could see her throat moving. For a long, long time, Xu Yuan finally released her. When he released her, she could barely sit up and could only lean weakly against Xu Yuan. Her face was already flushed. Xu Yuan leaned close to her ear: "Was this wine good?" His warm breath on her ear made Ouyang Ji shrink back. She couldn't answer Xu Yuan's question. Because she couldn't taste what the wine was like at all. She only felt that it was more intoxicating than ordinary wine. Her head was spinning, her heart was burning, and her body felt weak… Xu Yuan kissed her cheek, one hand around her waist from behind, the other stroking her cheek slowly downwards: "Why aren't you saying anything?" "Husband, I'm a little drunk," Ouyang Ji said shyly. "If you're drunk, then rest." Xu Yuan's hand paused high up, sometimes light, sometimes heavy. Ouyang Ji didn't move, only closed her eyes and leaned against Xu Yuan, her breathing gradually becoming heavier. Xu Yuan lowered his head and kissed her red lips again, and she also parted her lips slightly, extremely cooperative. Before long, the two of them fell onto the large bed. The curtains fell, and one piece of clothing after another was thrown out. Scattered all over the floor. The bed began to sing rhythmically. When the singing stopped, Ouyang Ji had successfully broken through to the second level of Qi Chain and fell into a deep sleep. Xu Yuan didn't stay to accompany her. He had to leave tomorrow morning. Time was tight, and the mission was heavy. He couldn't afford to rest for a moment, and after getting up, he rushed to the next battlefield without stopping.
He left Xie Zhi's room.
Seeing that there was still some time before dawn, and considering that Ji Baiwei was still newlywed, and knowing
he wouldn't see her for months, Xu Yuan went to Ji Baiwei's room.
He pushed open the door.
Seeing that the door was locked from the inside, Xu Yuan assumed Ji Baiwei was inexperienced and didn't think much of it. He used his spiritual power to loosen the latch and pushed the door open.
Reaching the bedside, just as he was about to pull back the curtains, he suddenly stopped. Because he discovered there were two people in the bed! "Why is she here too?" Rewinding to the beginning. Since she also had to return to Tianxuan Sect the next morning, Tang Mi, after having dinner, simply stayed and slept in the same room as Ji Baiwei, planning to leave with Xu Yuan the next morning. Ji Baiwei was actually somewhat unwilling. Having just tasted the forbidden fruit, she was in the stage of savoring the sweetness, and Xu Yuan was about to leave. She wanted to see if she could have a chance to spend some more time with him! But she couldn't refuse. After extinguishing the candles, the two sisters lay on one bed, whispering to each other. At first, Ji Baiwei wasn't sleepy at all. She both looked forward to Xu Yuan's arrival and feared his coming. However, she was ultimately just an ordinary person. By midnight, she couldn't stay awake any longer and fell asleep first. Once she fell asleep, Tang Mi, who had nothing to do, quickly became sleepy as well. After yawning, she also closed her eyes and fell asleep. Some time later, hearing a noise in the room, Tang Mi, as a Qi Refining cultivator, whose senses far surpassed those of ordinary people, immediately woke up with a start. "What's going on? Has a thief broken into the manor?" Her first thought was that a thief had broken into the house. But she quickly dismissed it. Not counting Xu Yuan, there were still two Foundation Establishment cultivators in the manor; how could they let a thief sneak into the room?
Thinking about it this way, there's only one possibility: Xu Yuan!
Is he here to see his cousin?
What should I do?
Should I call out to warn him?
I'm sleeping outside; what if he mistakes me for his cousin if I don't make a sound?
Xu Yuan's senses are stronger than Tang Mi's. He could tell from Tang Mi's heartbeat and breathing changes that she was actually awake. He
was just a little surprised that she wasn't making a sound.
Thinking that she had already freeloaded off him several meals, Xu Yuan parted the curtains, ready to collect some interest.
He squatted down and reached under the covers.
He could feel Tang Mi's body was very tense, her skin even firmer and more elastic than a teenage girl's.
Her heartbeat was also faster, but she still didn't make a sound.
His movements became bolder and bolder.
Sensing that Tang Mi was about to lose control, he softly called out, "Bai Wei."
Instantly
, Tang Mi's body tensed up, then quickly softened.
Even when Xu Yuan made another move, Tang Mi didn't make a sound.
"Huh? Why has it gotten bigger?"
Xu Yuan's voice reached her ears again, making Tang Mi both embarrassed and secretly happy.
She clenched her teeth, afraid to make a sound.
How embarrassing it would be if she made a sound now and Xu Yuan realized his mistake!
Even more embarrassing would be if he found out she was pretending to be asleep.
How could she face him afterward?
But...
this guy is getting more and more outrageous!
If this continues, she might really lose control.
What if he comes up and finds someone else here?
Tang Mi was both nervous and anxious, desperately clenching her teeth to keep herself from making a sound.
Some time later...
"Hmm? Cousin, why are you shaking?"
A groggy voice suddenly came from beside her.
Instantly,
Xu Yuan stopped what he was doing.
He remained silent, intending to observe Tang Mi's reaction.
Tang Mi, however, took a while to calm down, feigning just waking up.
"Huh? What? Cousin, was that you speaking just now?"
"Yes, I felt your body trembling. Is it because you're cold?"
"No! Maybe it's because I had a nightmare."
Ji Baiwei didn't ask any more questions, closed her eyes, and continued sleeping.
Seeing this, Tang Mi breathed a sigh
of relief. Xu Yuan chuckled inwardly, deciding to keep it a secret since she hadn't exposed the matter.
He withdrew his hand, released his spiritual energy, and avoided much trouble.
After waiting a while and confirming that Ji Baiwei had fallen asleep again, Xu Yuan got up and quietly slipped out.
As soon as he left, Tang Mi couldn't hold it in any longer and sat up abruptly, panting heavily.
Her movement startled Ji Baiwei, who muttered, "What's wrong now?"
"Nothing, you can continue sleeping. I'm going to the bathroom."
Tang Mi said, lifting the covers and getting out of bed.
As soon as she stepped outside, she bumped into Xu Yuan, who was still there.
Xu Yuan spoke first: "What are you doing in Bai Wei's room?"
"I'm closest to her, whose room would I sleep in if not hers?"
"I didn't agree to let you stay."
Tang Mi gritted her teeth inwardly: "How can you be like this? I was the one who got the short end of the stick just now."
I haven't even caused you any trouble, and you're already talking about me?
"Nonsense! I'm the one who got the short end of the stick. You've had your fun, but I haven't!"
Xu Yuan said righteously.
"Who's having fun?"
Tang Mi immediately denied.
Xu Yuan just waved his hand at her, and she immediately became too embarrassed to speak.
After a while, she finally said: "What do you want?"
Xu Yuan glanced at her panel, which was still a little short of meeting the requirements, so he sent her to his room to sleep.
He then went into Ji Bai Wei's room.
When she lifted the covers and lay down, Ji Bai Wei, who was lying on her side with her back to him, thought that her cousin had returned and moved over a bit.
Xu Yuan reached out to hug her, but she didn't react. It wasn't
until Xu Yuan pressed against her that she finally realized something was wrong.
She tried to turn around to check, but her body was held still, and her mouth was covered. A moment later, her eyes widened in shock. As the first rays of dawn shone down, Ji Baiwei nestled in Xu Yuan's arms, weakly punching him. "You came without a sound, you scared me," Xu Yuan said, holding her smooth body. "I wanted to surprise you!" Ji Baiwei was still happy to be able to spend some time with Xu Yuan before he left. She struggled to stay awake, her heavy eyelids heavy. "Where's my cousin?" Xu Yuan feigned ignorance. "Tang Mi? Didn't she go back last night?" "Yeah! She slept in my room. Didn't you see her when you came?" "No! You were the only one here when I arrived." "Maybe she just missed me when she went to the bathroom." Ji Baiwei said with some concern, "But it's been so long, why hasn't she come back yet?" Xu Yuan: "Maybe she went into the wrong room." Ji Baiwei thought about it and realized it made sense. Her cousin had just arrived and wasn't familiar with the place. She had gone out in the middle of the night, half asleep, so it was normal for her to go into the wrong room. Xu Yuan patted her. "Alright, I have to go now. You should rest." Ji Baiwei's two fair arms still clung to him reluctantly. She kissed Xu Yuan before slowly letting go. Xu Yuan kissed her forehead in return, gave her a storage ring containing a lot of cultivation resources, and then let go of her. He got up and dressed. Outside, he encountered Tang Mi, who had dark circles under her eyes. The latter immediately glared at him fiercely.
"If you glare at me again, I won't give you breakfast today,"
Xu Yuan threatened.
Tang Mi's eyes immediately cleared, and she obediently sat down at the table to wait for breakfast.
After breakfast, Xu Yuan began to set aside resources for the women's cultivation.
For example, Jiang Xuansu and Cheng Yi had already reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, so he set aside spirit stones for them to use in Foundation Establishment.
Also, the auction house needed to continue holding its auctions after he left, so he needed to reserve enough items for the auction.
Some of these items were given directly to the women themselves,
while others were entrusted to Jiang Xuansu for safekeeping.
"Successfully gifted 10,000 mid-grade spirit stones. Current number of women is 35. You can choose to receive 350,000 mid-grade spirit stones or 35,000 high-grade spirit stones."
"Successfully gifted 1 mid-grade Foundation Establishment Pill. Current number of women is 35. You can choose to receive 35 mid-grade Foundation Establishment Pills or 3 high-grade Foundation Establishment Pills."
"Successfully gifted 1 bottle of Thousand-Year Spirit Milk. Current number of women is 35. You can choose to receive 35 bottles of Thousand-Year Spirit Milk or 3 bottles of Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Milk."
...
After gifting a round of items, seeing Tang Mi also looking at him expectantly, Xu Yuan casually gave her a Beauty Pill.
To help her gain some points.
Tang Mi was overjoyed, her gaze towards Xu Yuan changed.
At the same time, she was somewhat shocked by Xu Yuan's generosity.
She had only been accidentally touched, and he had given her a Beauty Pill that her fellow disciples dreamed of.
How valuable must the other women have received?
After bidding a reluctant farewell to the women, Xu Yuan went outside.
"Goo goo ga ga!"
Little Guga clung to his leg, refusing to let go. Even
when Xu Yuan told it to wait patiently at home, it wouldn't release its grip.
"Can I bring a spirit beast?"
Xu Yuan asked Tang Mi.
Tang Mi looked at Little Guga, her eyes lighting up: "Yes!"
"Okay, come on up!"
Xu Yuan said to Little Guga, who immediately jumped up happily.
"Goo goo ga ga!"
Then it climbed up Xu Yuan's leg and onto his body.
After bidding farewell to the women, they arrived at the assembly point at the city gate.
The other female disciples of the Tianxuan Sect, upon seeing Xiao Guga, were completely charmed and tried to touch him, causing Xiao Guga to shrink tightly into Xu Yuan's arms.
Xu Zhaogu and Xuan Jing both came to see them off, bringing Xu Yuan's adopted younger brother.
This time, he wasn't taken away by Ma Xiaoyin but stayed at the Xu residence.
Surprisingly, the other branches of the family didn't object this time, and even supported keeping him in the Xu family.
After the eldest prince, Xuan Yang, arrived, the group officially set off with a farewell banquet from the crown prince. Instead of
riding horses for speed, they opted for carriages.
Xu Yuan, Shi Wujian, and Xuan Yang, the three representatives of the Immortal Dynasty, shared one carriage.
A member of the royal family, a pseudo-Core Formation cultivator named Xuan Ji, led
the group. They didn't seem to be in a hurry, but rather traveled leisurely, stopping frequently as if enjoying the scenery.
After more than half a month, they hadn't even covered half the distance.
Although he had become familiar with the female disciples of the Tianxuan Sect through Gugu Gaga, he hadn't found an opportunity to seduce Ma Xiaoyin.
It seemed Ma Xiaoyin had already inquired about him, knew his strength, and, feeling guilty, was constantly on guard.
At this rate, eliminating her on the road was unrealistic.
Once they reached the Tianxuan Sect, killing her would be even more impossible.
"Looks like I need to think of a way, mainly to create opportunities."
During a rest stop, Xu Yuan discreetly inquired about Fei Yu from the female disciples who were surrounding Gugu Gaga.
Two days later.
Passing through a prefectural city.
The group, warmly received by the prefect, checked into a villa.
That evening.
Hearing a knock at the door.
Xu Yuan opened it.
"Why are you here?"
Tang Mi entered with her hands behind her back: "I came to see Little Gugu." She
sees him every day, and now she comes to see him so late at night?
Xu Yuan didn't believe her nonsense.
He glanced at the information on his interface:
[Name: Tang Mi]
[Age: 25]
[Ability: Three Spiritual Roots]
[Favorability: 48]
[Appearance: 88
] [Figure: 88]
[Temperament: 86]
[Holiness: 100]
[Total Score: 90]
With the addition of one Beauty Pill and one Azure Jade Pill along the way, her total score had successfully reached the system's standard. Her
favorability had also skyrocketed from negative to over forty.
He closed the door.
He turned to look at Tang Mi, who was already holding Little Guga in her arms and rubbing it.
"You dare to come here so late? Aren't you afraid I'll do something to you?"
"Hmph! You're just talking big. I have so many senior sisters and brothers, and a grandmaster here. Do you dare?"
Tang Mi said disdainfully.
Xu Yuan felt like she was using reverse psychology.
He took Little Guga from her arms and put it on the bed: "Good boy, go to sleep."
Little Guga immediately obediently rolled over and lay down on the bed to sleep.
Then Xu Yuan pulled Tang Mi into his arms.
"What...what do you want to do?"
Tang Mi asked nervously,
showing no intention of running away or struggling.
"Guess,"
Xu Yuan chuckled inwardly, whispering something in her ear before his large hands began to move in two directions, one above and one below.
A familiar sensation washed over her, Tang Mi's cheeks flushed, and tears welled up in her eyes.
She bit her lip.
"If you dare treat me like this, Grandmaster won't let you off."
But her feet seemed rooted to the spot, showing no intention of escaping.
The little cub on the bed secretly opened one eye to look this way, but when it saw Xu Yuan glaring at it, it immediately closed it again.
"Who won't let whom off is still uncertain!"
Xu Yuan said something Tang Mi didn't understand, then lowered his head and sealed Tang Mi's lips with his.
Instantly,
Tang Mi's eyes widened.
The night before she left Xianjing
, although Xu Yuan had taken advantage of her quite a bit, she had never been kissed by him.
In other words, this was her first kiss.
Now, it had been taken away by Xu Yuan...
Her eyes welled up even more.
Without struggling, she only let out two soft "woof woof" sounds, as if resigned to her fate, and slowly closed her eyes.
Her hands, which had been tightly gripping Xu Yuan's clothes, unconsciously wrapped around his neck.
Some time later...
"Still so useless!"
A slightly teasing voice rang in her ears, finally pulling Tang Mi from her cloud-like state.
Opening her eyes, she saw Xu Yuan rubbing his fingers.
Embarrassed, she immediately let out a shrill scream.
"Ah! You bastard!"
She shoved Xu Yuan away, looked around, and seeing nothing like a towel, tossed a handkerchief from her storage ring to him.
Then, with weak legs, she fled without looking back.
Back in her room, she was still overwhelmed with shame.
She threw herself onto the bed, pulled the blanket over her head, feeling utterly mortified.
Yet, she couldn't help but reminisce.
After a while, she realized the abnormality in her body.
She quickly took off all her clothes.
Looking at the clothes she had changed out of, unsure what to do with them, she cursed the bastard several times.
She looked down again, hesitated for a moment, and finally, with a pang of heartache, released her spiritual energy.
At this hour, it was impossible to get hot water for a bath.
She took out new clothes from her storage ring, about to change, but hesitated and gave up.
"I'll just sleep like this tonight,"
she muttered, then lay down on the bed, pulling the blanket over her graceful figure.
Before, just being taken advantage of by Xu Yuan had given her many embarrassing dreams.
Tonight…
thinking of the feeling of kissing Xu Yuan, her eyes slowly lost focus.
Her jade-like arms, which had been draped over the blanket, slowly retreated under it.
Meanwhile,
after Tang Mi left, Xu Yuan didn't fall asleep. Instead, he went to the door of the East Warm Pavilion and knocked.
expressions changed again upon seeing the token.
Like Feng Ming, Fang Zhi Zhenren was a pseudo-Dan Zhenren of the Xuanhe Chamber of Commerce, their statuses roughly equal.
With the former backing him, Jiang Heng naturally wasn't afraid of them.
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This time, their composure and gentleness completely vanished.
Shi Jingshu stared at the token, seemingly wanting to say something, but ultimately remained silent.
She knew that with Fang Zhi Zhenren's token in hand, she had no chance of gaining any advantage in today's situation.
At this moment, Pang Zheng, who had been silently observing, directly issued an order to leave: "If you two have nothing else to do, please leave."
As a near-second-tier high-grade alchemist, he was usually the one begged to refine pills; his status was what it was, so he naturally didn't need to consider Shi Jingshu and Chen Fei's feelings.
Moreover, he disliked being disturbed while refining pills, and his patience until now was entirely due to respect for Master Feng Ming.
Shi Jingshu and Chen Fei looked displeased, but they couldn't retaliate.
Now that their attempt to leverage connections had failed, they couldn't say anything more and could only slink away.
Before leaving, Shi Jingshu gave Jiang Heng a serious look.
In the vast Taiyan Immortal City, apart from the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Taiyan lineage, she had never suffered a loss at the hands of any of her peers.
But this Jiang Heng was merely a rogue cultivator with only the ninth level of Qi Refining, yet she was completely helpless against him, unable to even obtain a single high-quality Foundation Establishment Pill.
This made her secretly resentful.
After the two left,
Jiang Heng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He knew he had been a bit too high-profile today.
In fact, obtaining a genuine Foundation Establishment Pill wouldn't have been a problem; that was his expectation before this pill refining session.
But when it came to Foundation Establishment, even a 50% chance could determine the success or failure at a crucial moment.
Therefore, he felt it was worthwhile to confront a Foundation Establishment cultivator like Shi Jingshu head-on.
That's why he chose not to back down.
As for whether Shi Jingshu would hold a grudge, Jiang Heng knew very well that it was certain.
"After reaching Foundation Establishment, with my status as a second-tier alchemist and second-tier talisman master, and with the connections to Wan'er and True Person Fang Zhi, I won't be afraid of her."
"Even if she really won't let it go, I can simply leave Taiyan Immortal City and develop elsewhere."
Jiang Heng knew very well that as long as he could successfully reach Foundation Establishment, he wouldn't have to be so constrained as he was now.
Afterwards, Pang Zheng handed the high-quality Foundation Establishment Pill to Jiang Heng, praising him with some emotion, "Fellow Daoist Jiang is young and promising!"
At this moment, he finally understood why Li Bingyan treated this young man differently, even going so far as to use Senior Li Tong's favor to seek an opportunity to refine a Foundation Establishment Pill for him.
This young man was indeed extraordinary.
After leaving Pang Zheng's residence, Zhao Yang sighed with emotion, "Sixth Brother, I'm increasingly unable to understand you. You actually managed to obtain a token from a fake Core Formation cultivator!"
Bai Ya echoed this sentiment, smiling wryly, "Compared to you, Sixth Brother, I feel like I'm just a fake cultivator.
You're steadily building your business in the city, making connections with important figures;
I'm risking my life in the mountains, killing only low-level demonic beasts.
We're both cultivating, so how can the difference be so vast?"
Jiang Heng modestly explained that he obtained the token because of Wan'er.
But Zhao Yang and Bai Ya both understood that things weren't that simple.
While Ye Muwan's relationship was important, Fang Zhi Zhenren's willingness to produce the token meant that Jiang Heng had somehow gained her approval.
Immediately afterward, the three didn't return to Wangchen Residence but headed straight for the foot of Taiyan Mountain.
Obtaining the Foundation Establishment Pill and immediately attempting to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage was a common practice in the cultivation world. This
was to avoid any unforeseen complications and attracting unwanted attention.
After all, Foundation Establishment Pills are extremely precious, and Taiyan Immortal City is a melting pot of all sorts of people; who knows if someone might be secretly eyeing it?
Moreover, they now possess a high-quality Foundation Establishment Pill.
Bai Ya also intends to break through to Foundation Establishment, so before refining the pill, they had already rented two spiritually rich cave dwellings at the foot of Taiyan Mountain.
Taiyan Mountain is the Daoist temple of the Taiyan lineage, with a spiritual energy concentration far exceeding that of the inner city, and the rental fees are not cheap, but for Foundation Establishment, this amount of spirit stones is nothing.
However, now that Zhao Yang has obtained the Foundation Establishment Pill, he is somewhat troubled.
Although the security situation on Mount Taiyan is better than in the inner city, the Foundation Establishment stage is no small matter. If someone suddenly disturbs you at the crucial moment of the breakthrough, all your efforts could be wasted.
Therefore, it is essential to have someone protect you during the Foundation Establishment attempt for greater security.
Furthermore, if the attempt fails, there will inevitably be dangers, requiring immediate assistance.
The problem now is that both of his Freemason brothers are attempting the Foundation Establishment stage. Zhao Yang understands that no matter who he protects, the other will be neglected.
Although he is a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he cannot be in two places at once.
On the way to Mount Taiyan, Bai Ya volunteered, "Brother, let Sixth Brother break through first. We'll protect him together.
Once he successfully establishes his foundation, you can all protect me. That way, neither will interfere with the other."
Zhao Yang thought this was a good idea.
Jiang Heng, however, smiled and shook his head, "No need for that. I have someone protecting me. Judging by the time, they should be here by now."
Bai
Ya was surprised.
Zhao Yang, however, had a guess in his mind.
As expected, upon arriving at the cave dwelling Jiang Heng had rented at the foot of Mount Taiyan, they met the person who had protected Jiang Heng.
Inside the cave stood a stunningly beautiful woman dressed in a moon-white gauze dress.
She had willow-leaf eyebrows, starry eyes, skin as white as snow, and an aloof and elegant demeanor, like a fairy descended from the moon palace.
It was Ye Muwan, who had come from afar.
Zhao Yang smiled and said, "With Fellow Daoist Ye here, I'm relieved."
Ye Muwan nodded gently.
Afterwards, Zhao Yang and Bai Ya bowed and took their leave. They were heading to another cave dwelling at the foot of Mount Taiyan to prepare for Bai Ya's attempt to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.
As the two left the cave, Bai Ya muttered to himself, "Sixth Brother's luck is truly unmatched—"
After they had gone some distance, the stone door of the cave slowly closed.
Ye Muwan's originally cold and aloof face softened with tenderness and joy: "Brother, I'm not too late, am I?"
Seeing her like this, Jiang Heng felt reassured and smiled, "Not too early, not too late, just right. This Foundation Establishment will depend entirely on Wan'er's protection."
Ye Muwan's smile widened, her tone firm and earnest: "Brother, rest assured about Foundation Establishment; I'll handle everything outside."
At this moment, Yuan Jin, holding her spirit pet Bai Yue, nodded vigorously beside her, saying, "Senior Sister Ye, and me too."
Jiang Heng nodded to the two women.
He didn't say anything more and turned to walk into the cultivation chamber deep within the cave.
"With my years of cultivation accumulation and the support of Senior Li Tong's Foundation Establishment experience, my chances of successfully establishing the Foundation were already over 70%." "
Now, with a high-quality Foundation Establishment Pill, the chances increase by another 25%, that's 95%!"
"Plus, with Wan'er protecting me, there's no chance of failure; 98% wouldn't be an exaggeration!" Jiang
Heng's eyes shone brightly, brimming with confidence.