Alchemy was complete.

  Looking at the ten freshly refined high-grade Essence Cultivation Pills, a satisfied smile appeared on Ye Chen's face.

  Now, Ye Chen had almost reached a masterful level in refining Essence Cultivation Pills.

  They were basically all high-grade.

  He stored the pills in his storage bracelet.

  As Ye Chen stepped out of the room, the maid hurriedly reported, "Master Ye, Fairy Lin is still waiting outside."

  Ye Chen raised an eyebrow and smiled.

  Lin Ke'er was indeed provoked.

  If he had no value, Lin Ke'er naturally wouldn't act this way.

  She would probably be eager to sever ties with him immediately.

  But since he could still afford such valuable gifts, his worth suddenly changed.

  Clearly, Lin Ke'er now wanted to recim him, the once dispensable lick spirit.

  But, how could it be that easy?

  With a mocking smile on his face, Ye Chen walked towards the door.

  "So it's Fellow Daoist Lin. I apologize for being occupied with alchemy at a crucial moment."

  Seeing Lin Ke'er, Ye Chen politely expressed his apology.

  But the obvious unfamiliarity and the address of "Fellow Daoist Lin," which Lin Ke'er was unaccustomed to, made her a bit angry.

  She had only been away for a month.

  Ye Chen's attitude changed so quickly.

  Knowing she was upset, he hadn't come to see her even once.

  Scumbag, truly a scumbag.

  However, Lin Ke'er came today to recim Ye Chen, the lick spirit.

  So she suppressed her anger and spoke as pleasantly as possible, "No problem, of course, alchemy is more important..."

  "I didn't come for anything else, just to fulfill my promise to invite Fellow Daoist Ye for a meal."

  "Let's go now."

  Lin Ke'er's pn was to take the initiative to invite Ye Chen for a meal.

  She had never invited Ye Chen before.

  Now being so proactive, Ye Chen would surely be fttered.

  She could easily recim Ye Chen.

  But Ye Chen just smiled at her words...

  This Lin Ke'er really thought of him as a die-hard lick spirit.

  Show a little kindness, say a few nice words, invite for a meal, and think the lick spirit would come back to grovel?

  Where did you get your confidence?

  From Liang Jingru?

  Facing the confident Lin Ke'er, Ye Chen shook his head, "Forget it, I have pns today!"

  Rejected?

  Lin Ke'er's eyes widened, wanting to say something more.

  Footsteps approached from behind.

  Ye Chen's previously indifferent face suddenly broke into a smile.

  Lin Ke'er quickly turned to look back.

  She saw a voluptuous, mature woman walking towards the door with a cheerful smile and a swaying figure.

  Who else could it be but Lu Jing, with such a dramatic sway in her walk?

  "Fellow Daoist Ye, I'm pnning to make braised horned pig meat today. This beast meat, if prepared well, is the most delicious, rich but not greasy, lean but not dry..."

  Halfway through, Lu Jing seemed to notice Lin Ke'er and invited her with a bit of surprise, "Ke'er, you're here too? Perfect, why not join us? I'm sure Fellow Daoist Ye wouldn't mind."

  Lin Ke'er's face turned ugly.

  She invited Ye Chen to a grand restaurant, and he refused.

  But he would eat what this cheap woman Lu Jing made?

  Lin Ke'er had never been treated this way.

  She cast a cold gnce at Lu Jing, who pretended to warmly invite her, then turned and left.

  Lu Jing watched this scene, secretly delighted.

  Lin Ke'er hadn't given up.

  But she couldn't swallow her pride and still put on that superior attitude.

  It wouldn't be long before Lin Ke'er gave up.

  By then, Lu Jing could finally rest assured, no longer worried about Ye Chen being taken away.

  Perhaps because Lin Ke'er had visited, Lu Jing was even more enthusiastic than usual today.

  The weather was hot, and cooking made it even hotter.

  To cool down a bit, Lu Jing pulled her dress down slightly, revealing a deep, bottomless Mariana Trench.

  She also tied up her skirt, her plump long legs shining white.

  She gave Ye Chen a good wave of benefits.

  This made Ye Chen secretly pleased.

  The only pity was that the cultivation world seemed to ck bck silk stockings.

  Otherwise, it would be even more exquisite.

  ...

  In the days that followed, Ye Chen's life remained stable.

  Cultivating, alchemy, enjoying delicious food, and watching benefits.

  Though there were no electronic devices, life was much more pleasant than in his previous life.

  And Lin Ke'er hadn't appeared in the past two days.

  Ye Chen didn't mind.

  Because he had already seen through Lin Ke'er.

  As long as he gave Lu Jing a few more good things in front of Lin Ke'er, to provoke her a bit.

  Lin Ke'er would definitely take the initiative.

  ...

  Morning.

  Ye Chen woke up leisurely.

  After finishing his cultivation, Ye Chen checked the items in his storage bracelet.

  Having just bought a storage bag st week, he didn't have many spirit stones left to give good gifts.

  So he decided to give pills and save up spirit stones.

  Next week, when he had enough spirit stones, he pnned to buy a better teleportation and speed spell.

  As he was pondering, the door was knocked.

  "Open the door, nephew, your father is here to see you..."

  This was clearly Steward Zhang's voice.

  Huh?

  Why did his biological father suddenly come?

  Ye Chen suddenly felt a bit panicked.

  But after hesitating for a moment, he quickly went to open the door.

  As soon as the door opened, he saw not only the chubby Steward Zhang standing there but also a middle-aged man with a cold, hard face and a murderous aura.

  He looked somewhat simir to himself.

  Recalling memories from his previous life, Ye Chen addressed the man, "Dad, you're just in time! I'm out of spirit stones, give me some to spend..."

  As soon as Ye Chen spoke, the stern expression of the middle-aged man almost broke.

  And Steward Zhang, seeing this scene, understood why Ye Tianhe, despite being so formidable, had such a useless son.

  This was too indulgent.

  If his son dared to speak like that, he'd probably sp him to death.

  Steward Zhang stifled a ugh and saluted Ye Tianhe, "Fellow Daoist Ye, I'll be on my way."

  Ye Tianhe nodded politely.

  After Steward Zhang left, Ye Tianhe entered the room, looking at Ye Chen with a displeased expression, "I heard you've taken a liking to a female cultivator, giving her pills every day, and even gave away the 'Longxiang Hands' I bought for you?"

  He looked as if he was about to take action the next moment.

  Ye Chen quickly shook his head, "No, it's actually a female cultivator pestering me!"

  "After all, I look like you, Dad, naturally handsome, female cultivators are drawn to me every day."

  "I don't know who the hell is spreading rumors about me?"

  "Jealousy, it must be jealousy!"

  Seeing Ye Tianhe's disbelief, Ye Chen hurriedly continued to prove himself, "Dad, look at my vitality..."

  As he finished speaking, Ye Chen activated the Longxiang Prajna Art.

  His blood energy immediately surged.

  Ye Tianhe's eyes lit up at the sight of Ye Chen's blood energy.

  Ye Chen's blood energy was of high quality, and his flesh looked solid.

  Far exceeding the effects of ordinary external martial arts.

  Clearly, he had been practicing Longxiang Hands.

  There was only one copy of Longxiang Hands.

  So the rumor of him giving it away was obviously unfounded.

  Then Ye Chen released his cultivation for Ye Tianhe to sense, "Dad, look, I'm almost at the fifth yer of Qi Refining now. If I had given my resources to others, how could my cultivation have progressed so quickly?"

  Ye Tianhe carefully sensed and his eyes lit up.

  Ye Chen was indeed close to a breakthrough.

  Ye Tianhe's smile grew wider, genuinely happy, "Good, good, my son is promising..."

  Ye Tianhe had come to the Silver Moon Market to pick up goods.

  When he arrived, he overheard the servants at the store discussing his son, spreading some rumors.

  It had infuriated Ye Tianhe.

  His son, a lick spirit?

  Giving away cultivation resources, even precious external martial arts techniques, to others?

  If that were true, Ye Tianhe pnned to let Ye Chen experience what it meant to have a father's love as heavy as a mountain.

  After all, having poor spiritual roots was unavoidable.

  It was innate, not anyone's fault.

  But being a lick spirit, that was truly unforgivable.

  Fortunately, those rumors were false.

  If Ye Chen had given away Longxiang Hands, where would this abundant blood energy come from?

  As for giving away resources, that was even more impossible.

  Ye Chen's talent was well known to him.

  Without sufficient resources, it was impossible for him to break through so quickly.

  Ye Tianhe rexed, affectionately patting Ye Chen's shoulder, "Son, you must never be a lick spirit!"

  "I once had a friend who fell for a female cultivator, giving her control over everything he had."

  "They became Dao companions for just a month before my friend got injured. Although the injury wasn't severe, he only needed to buy some pills and rest for a year."

  "But that very night, the female cultivator secretly ran off with his decades' worth of possessions."

  "If I hadn't helped him, my friend might not have survived that year."

  "But due to ck of resources for healing, he suffered a major setback, his cultivation dropping from te Qi Refining to mid-stage, ruining his life..."

  "Son, you're still young, with me as your backup, you have the chance to correct any mistakes."

  "But if you become a lick spirit, there's no saving you for life!"

  "Lick spirits, lick spirits, destined to have nothing."

  Ye Tianhe was still worried about Ye Chen becoming a lick spirit.

  He earnestly shared a cautionary tale with Ye Chen.

  Ye Chen nodded in agreement.

  Such things were all too common in his previous life.

  As long as nothing happened, it was fine.

  But once something did, the other party would just take the money and run.

  They couldn't even afford to fight a divorce case.

  Ye Chen earnestly promised, "Dad, don't worry, I, Ye Chen, will never be a lick spirit in this life."

  Ye Tianhe looked at his son's determined expression, very satisfied.

  He had been worried that his son wouldn't adapt after leaving the family for the Silver Moon Market.

  Unexpectedly, he seemed to be in even better shape than when he was with the family.

  His progress was also greater.

  This was a pleasant surprise.

  So Ye Tianhe took out a long sword emitting a blue glow from his storage bag and handed it to Ye Chen.

  "This is the Clear Breeze Sword, a high-grade magic artifact."

  "I spent all the money I earned this year to buy this artifact."

  "The Silver Moon Market is too close to the mountain ranges, and there might be beasts coming out. If anything happens, you can better protect yourself."

  A high-grade magic artifact?

  Ye Chen immediately became excited.

  If he gave this to Lu Jing, it would multiply tenfold, wouldn't he soar directly?

  Seeing his son happy.

  Ye Tianhe was also in a great mood.

  But if he knew Ye Chen's thoughts.

  He would probably want to sp this unfilial son to death on the spot and start over with a new one!

  CPDD