Li Xiang was fed up.

  He thought Ye Chen was completely out of his mind.

  For now, he decided not to pursue Lu Jing.

  It wasn't because he was scared off by Ye Chen.

  He just wanted to see Ye Chen make a fool of himself.

  Li Xiang could roughly guess the situation of the Ye family; the resources they could provide to their family disciples were about the same as his own.

  The resources Ye Chen could get were limited, so how much could he give to Lu Jing?

  And for how long?

  Once Ye Chen ran out of things to give, Lu Jing definitely wouldn't spare him a second gnce.

  Meanwhile, as long as Li Xiang focused on cultivating and improving his strength.

  Lu Jing would ultimately be his.

  All of Ye Chen's efforts.

  Were nothing more than sending resources to enhance the strength of his future Dao companion.

  Just a pure clown.

  ...

  And Ye Chen's words today were heard by so many people.

  In just one day, it spread like wildfire throughout the entire Silver Moon Market.

  Now, all the cultivators in Silver Moon Market knew for the first time that there was such a "lick spirit" in the world.

  It was utterly absurd to them.

  Everyone unanimously believed.

  Ye Chen must have a screw loose.

  When he gets dumped in the future, he'll regret it for the rest of his life.

  But there were also quite a few female cultivators who became very interested in Ye Chen.

  Not because they were moved by Ye Chen's demeanor.

  Mainly because they also wanted a man who would give gifts like that for them.

  ...

  As for the rumors outside.

  Ye Chen didn't care at all.

  Giving a gift once and getting tenfold in return.

  If it were you, you'd be even more of a "lick spirit" than me.

  I'm not licking women; I'm licking resources.

  As for licking until there's nothing left?

  Impossible, with the system's feedback.

  I'll only get more and more!

  Ye Chen continued to practice alchemy and cultivate every day.

  Then he would take some time to go out, change his appearance, and sell the pills he had accumuted.

  Life was stable and fulfilling.

  As for Lu Jing, she obviously knew about this matter too.

  At first, Lu Jing was a bit worried.

  Afraid that Li Xiang's words would affect Ye Chen, making him suddenly come to his senses.

  If Ye Chen stopped giving gifts.

  What would she do?

  So Lu Jing hated Li Xiang.

  A disciple of a Qi Refining family, who hadn't given her a single pill in six years.

  Occasionally offering some guidance on talisman crafting, but always with a condescending attitude.

  Now that she had found a cultivator willing to provide her with resources.

  He still came to mess things up?

  And he still wanted her to be his Dao companion?

  Dream on.

  She wouldn't even give him to a dog.

  These days, at work, Lu Jing wouldn't even look at Li Xiang.

  But when she came to see Ye Chen, she was even more enthusiastic.

  She would occasionally pretend to accidentally have some physical contact with Ye Chen.

  Like holding hands, deliberately getting close while talking, breathing on Ye Chen's face, and so on.

  She even took the initiative to help Ye Chen tidy up his room.

  Bringing him some beast meat she had carefully braised for herself.

  Lu Jing did all this hoping Ye Chen would be immersed in her tenderness.

  Unaffected by Li Xiang's words.

  If Ye Chen really came to his senses.

  She would cry her eyes out.

  Fortunately, Ye Chen's attitude towards her remained unchanged, very infatuated.

  Occasionally letting Ye Chen take advantage of her on purpose.

  Ye Chen would be particurly excited.

  He wasn't affected by the outside rumors at all.

  Seeing this, Lu Jing was relieved.

  ...

  In the blink of an eye.

  Another week passed.

  Ye Chen, after finishing his routine cultivation and alchemy for the day.

  Was ready to go out and buy a storage bag.

  Ye Chen had long been looking forward to a storage bag.

  It was a must-have in the cultivation novels he read in his previous life.

  It could hold a rge number of items without bearing their weight.

  If he had a storage bag on Earth.

  He wouldn't even need to pay for parking.

  Just put the car in the storage bag and carry it away.

  A regur storage bag, half a cubic meter.

  Fifty low-grade spirit stones.

  Ye Chen now had a medium-grade spirit stone saved up.

  He could easily buy a rger one, one cubic meter.

  If it multiplies tenfold, that's ten cubic meters, a great deal.

  With a storage bag, he could carry all his belongings with him.

  If he ever needed to run away, he wouldn't have to pack, much more convenient.

  Ye Chen left through the back door, heading straight for Qingyun Workshop.

  It's said that crafting storage bags has some requirements.

  So only Qingyun Workshop in Silver Moon Market sells them.

  "Fellow Daoist, you're here. Would you like me to notify the manager?"

  The receptionist at Qingyun Workshop recognized Ye Chen.

  And asked directly.

  Ye Chen shook his head, "No need today, I'm here to buy a storage bag, a bigger one, preferably one cubic meter."

  Hearing this, the receptionist looked a bit surprised.

  Storage bags were considered a high-status item among Qi Refining cultivators.

  After all, while storage bags were useful, they were ultimately just a tool for holding items.

  Unless there was a special need, like going into the mountains to gather herbs or hunt beasts, or for trading.

  Most ordinary cultivators would rather carry a backpack.

  Spending fifty low-grade spirit stones just to store things.

  Not many were willing to do that.

  After all, their entire wealth might not even be worth that much.

  If they had that money, they'd rather spend it on buying magic spells or something.

  "Please follow me, sir..."

  "This is a storage bag produced by our sect."

  "This storage bag has a capacity of one cubic meter, priced at one medium-grade spirit stone."

  "The exterior is made of Cloud Patterned Silks, which offers good resistance to fluctuations from magic battles, preventing the storage bag from being damaged in combat..."

  "As long as it's not directly hit by magic, it basically won't break."

  "And our storage bags, under normal use, won't have issues for twenty years."

  "But we still recommend repcing them every fifteen years, as array patterns can age..."

  "If it suddenly breaks, it's troublesome, and you'll need an Array Master to open it, risking the loss of items."

  The servant introduced the storage bag to Ye Chen.

  Ye Chen listened to the introduction, feeling a bit bewildered.

  Storage bags could age? They needed regur repcement?

  This was unexpected for Ye Chen.

  But then he thought about it, and it seemed reasonable.

  In his previous life, electrical appliances and such would also break down after long use.

  Storage bags seemed to use formations for their storage function.

  Materials aging and formations gradually failing seemed normal.

  Besides, he wouldn't be using it.

  The system's feedback would definitely be of better quality.

  So, Ye Chen decided to buy it.

  Seeing a hundred low-grade spirit stones being taken out just like that.

  The receptionist was overjoyed.

  After all, besides his sary, he earned commissions.

  And items like storage bags had high commissions.

  This single sale would earn him a low-grade spirit stone.

  How could he not be happy?

  Ye Chen pyed with the storage bag for a bit, confirmed the space size was fine.

  Then tucked it into his chest and left Qingyun Workshop under the servant's attentive attitude.

  ...

  Outside Silver Moon Market.

  A group of weary herbalists emerged from the mountains, and seeing Silver Moon Market close by, they all breathed a sigh of relief, their faces filled with joy.

  The group consisted of over a dozen people.

  Lin Ke'er, who had been gathering herbs in the mountains for a month, was among them.

  CPDD