"Gift successfully given!"

  "The gift consists of ten medium-grade Essence Cultivation Pills."

  "Processing feedback..."

  "Tenfold feedback, rewarded with one hundred medium-grade Essence Cultivation Pills."

  Back in his room, Ye Chen showed no sign of sadness.

  Listening to the system's notification, he nodded in satisfaction.

  Lu Jing indeed provided a tenfold reward.

  This greatly reduced Lin Ke'er's importance.

  However, the female cultivator at Qingyun Workshop, who offered a fifteenfold reward, still lingered in Ye Chen's mind.

  After all, an extra fivefold is no small amount.

  Over the years, it would accumute to an astronomical figure.

  Not to mention, many things can't be measured simply by spirit stones.

  For instance, gifting magic.

  The difference between tenfold and fifteenfold feedback is vast.

  Regarding the female cultivator at Qingyun Workshop, Ye Chen found inspiration from Lu Jing and had an idea.

  Over the past few days, Ye Chen had inquired about it.

  The clerk at Qingyun Workshop is Sun Ye.

  And Sun Ruoxin is his daughter.

  Sun Ye is quite greedy, but his talisman crafting skills are decent.

  He was once an outer disciple of the Qingyun Sect but got injured during a sect competition and could no longer progress.

  Thus, he was assigned to manage Qingyun Workshop at the Silver Moon Market.

  Since the other party is greedy, that makes things easier.

  Ye Chen pnned to pay tuition to learn talisman crafting from him.

  Unlike Lu Jing, who is an unpaid apprentice and has to work for him, Ye Chen would be paying, essentially hiring a teacher.

  Given his character, learning talisman crafting from him wouldn't be cheap.

  But once he establishes this connection, he could also get to know Sun Ruoxin.

  Thereby gaining access to the fifteenfold feedback channel.

  An increase of fivefold feedback.

  The tuition spent could easily be recouped.

  Ye Chen understood this trade-off clearly.

  As for being an alchemist and learning talisman crafting, would it be a waste of time?

  Not at all.

  Learning more is always beneficial.

  But even if he doesn't master it, as long as he gets Sun Ruoxin's fifteenfold feedback, it wouldn't be a loss.

  However, for now, his resources are still insufficient.

  So, he decided to accumute more first.

  After figuring out his general development pn, Ye Chen leisurely picked up a novel to read.

  To be honest, this world has no censorship.

  Some plots are truly thrilling.

  ...

  Early the next morning.

  Ye Chen continued his routine cultivation.

  Though he woke up every morning full of vigor, Ye Chen wasn't in a hurry, as he understood the value of deyed gratification.

  In the perilous cultivation world, only cultivation and strength matter; other things, like women, are mere illusions.

  They only slow down his cultivation speed.

  Once he becomes powerful, what enjoyment won't he have?

  So, unless the system prompts him to give gifts, Ye Chen wouldn't go out to meet female cultivators.

  But by afternoon, Lu Jing came again.

  Under the guise of concern for Ye Chen, she comforted him once more.

  On the third day, Lu Jing happened to pass by after work to check on Ye Chen.

  On the fourth day, Lu Jing even brought Ye Chen the first Exorcism Talisman she crafted.

  The cultivation world indeed has spirits.

  If some cultivators die in peculiar environments, they might turn into anomalies.

  Exorcism Talismans are very effective against such anomalies.

  In short, Lu Jing almost visited daily, finding reasons to see Ye Chen.

  This series of moves was undoubtedly effective.

  After all, if a mature and elegant dy frequently seeks you out, most male cultivators would have wild thoughts.

  Wondering if she likes them.

  Not to mention, she constantly builds a persona and gives meaningful gifts.

  Coupled with her inherent charm, most male cultivators would fall for this combination.

  Ye Chen's reaction was exactly what Lu Jing anticipated.

  Initially, he was mencholy, occasionally gazing towards the mountain during conversations.

  Later, his spirits improved significantly.

  His gaze towards Lu Jing became different, more passionate.

  He no longer mentioned Lin Ke'er at all.

  He seemed to have shifted his affections.

  Ye Chen's behavior delighted Lu Jing.

  The progress in winning over Ye Chen was much faster than she imagined.

  Honestly, Lu Jing even felt a bit disdainful of Ye Chen.

  Though she was charming, Ye Chen's change of heart was too swift, wasn't it?

  Is this true love?

  Previously, Lu Jing thought Ye Chen was deeply affectionate, and she had some admiration.

  But now, Lu Jing simply saw Ye Chen as a lecher.

  He just liked pretty faces.

  So, she only needed to show a bit of closeness to Ye Chen, and he quickly shifted his affections.

  However, disdain aside, this was exactly the result Lu Jing wanted.

  The sooner she secured Ye Chen, the sooner she could gain more resources for herself.

  Only then could she quickly improve herself and break free from the constraints of her apprenticeship contract.

  ...

  On the evening of the sixth day.

  Ye Chen personally saw Lu Jing out, even somewhat reluctant, wanting to escort her home.

  But Lu Jing declined, "No need to see me off, Daoist Ye."

  "If you're free tomorrow, you can come to my pce for lunch."

  "I have a piece of beast meat; once it's stewed with spirit rice, it tastes excellent. My cooking skills aren't bad; you must try it..."

  Hearing this, Ye Chen showed a look of joy and agreed without hesitation.

  Seeing Ye Chen's eager expression, Lu Jing smiled inwardly.

  "Too easy, a piece of cake..."

  "Lin Ke'er, your little lick spirit is indeed nice, but soon he'll be mine."

  Lu Jing thought with satisfaction as she bid farewell and left.

  Watching Lu Jing's graceful figure as she walked away, Ye Chen also smiled.

  Lu Jing's tactics were indeed far superior to Lin Ke'er's.

  Inviting him to her home for a meal.

  This gesture alone would make a man feel hopeful.

  Thinking that Lu Jing was personally cooking for him, her attitude towards him was clearly special.

  Lu Jing must like me.

  Such tricks couldn't fool Ye Chen.

  But tomorrow was also the day for the next round of gift-giving.

  He might as well fulfill Lu Jing's wish and give her a surprise.

  Let's see if Lu Jing could provide him with some critical feedback rewards.

  ...

  The next day.

  After completing his daily cultivation tasks, Ye Chen only refined one batch of pills in the afternoon.

  Then he headed to Qingyun Workshop.

  "This way, Daoist friend, what would you like to see?"

  The servant recognized Ye Chen from his previous visit to buy magic.

  Ye Chen replied, "I'm looking for your clerk. Is he in?"

  Last time, Clerk Sun Ye had shown him a defensive magic, the Golden Light Technique.

  It was quite effective.

  Ye Chen decided to buy that magic today.

  After all, he already had offensive magic, so he needed to keep up with defensive magic.

  Later, he would also buy speed-enhancing magic.

  He aimed for comprehensive development.

  During the purchase, he could also get acquainted with the clerk.

  Let him know that he had money.

  That way, when he approached him to learn about runes and talismans, it wouldn't be so abrupt.

  Since Ye Chen was somewhat familiar, the servant didn't ask much, just asked Ye Chen to wait and went to the backyard to call someone.

  Soon, the Cerulean Pace Clerk, Sun Ye, arrived and invited Ye Chen to the second floor...

  CPDD