Chapter 17: Lin Ke’er Regretted!

“Bang…”

“Seven medium-grade Qi-Nourishing Pills, but no high-grade ones. However, this is my first attempt. A few steps were not perfectly executed. Let’s try one more batch. If I can produce ten medium-grade pills, I’ll deliver them to Lin Ke’er.”

Ye Chen, in a good mood, continued to sit cross-legged and refine the pills. By the time the sun began to set, the second batch was finally complete. Two high-grade Qi-Nourishing Pills had appeared among the ten, prompting a satisfied nod from Ye Chen. He picked out the ten medium-grade pills, placed them in a vial, and immediately left the courtyard, heading toward Lin Ke’er’s address.

Lin Ke’er’s residence was located on the far edge of Silver Moon Market, a more secluded area. In terms of safety, it was relatively lower.

But now that Ye Chen had broken through to the fourth level of Qi Gathering, with a physique far superior to others at the same stage and the powerful Black Yellow Sword Finger as an attack spell, he felt more confident.

Though, in the grand scheme of the cultivation world, he might not be that strong, as long as he was stronger than those around him, it was enough.

Thus, Ye Chen wasn’t as cautious as before. As he walked through the alley, he brushed past various cultivators.

There were even many heavily made-up women, some looking well past their prime, standing by the street, calling to Ye Chen, inviting him inside. Now and then, older men, some appearing to be close to their graves, followed these women into their homes.

Ye Chen couldn’t help but feel a bit of a sense of irony as he observed the cultivation world. It looked just like Earth at this moment.

The Silver Moon Market wasn’t that large. After about twenty minutes of walking, Ye Chen arrived at the address Lin Ke’er had left him.

It was a rather dilapidated little courtyard, with two modest houses facing each other within the yard. Each house was small, about thirty square meters at most. For such a place, the rent was one low-grade spirit stone per month. It was truly ridiculous.

However, Ye Chen, having been in the cultivation world for a while, understood that although land wasn’t particularly expensive, protection and order came at a steep price.

Silver Moon Market had order, patrolled by a guard force. Therefore, bandit cultivators didn’t dare to openly stir trouble. There was at least some basic level of safety. So that single low-grade spirit stone was essentially a protection fee.

Ye Chen glanced around, not feeling much of a need to linger on his thoughts. Once he delivered the pills, he still had to return to cultivate.

Ye Chen stood outside the courtyard and called out, “Fairy Lin, I’ve come to see you.”

Soon, the door to one of the rooms opened.

Lin Ke’er, with her cool and refined aura, looked pleasantly surprised to see Ye Chen. She hurriedly walked to the gate of the courtyard and opened it. “Fellow Daoist Ye, what brings you here? Please come in.”

She gestured for Ye Chen to enter the courtyard. Though small, the courtyard had a stone table and benches, enough for the two to sit comfortably.

Ye Chen smiled as he spoke, “It’s nothing important. I was just a little worried about you, Fairy Lin, and wanted to know if you’ve entered the mountains yet.”

Ye Chen didn’t bring up the previous gift he had given her, something Lin Ke’er appreciated the most about him. He never repeatedly mentioned gifts, nor did he try to pressure her psychologically.

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“Thank you for your concern, Fellow Daoist Ye. I’m still studying the Sword Finger Technique you gave me. I’ve just entered the basics and plan to continue for another month to refine my skills. Speaking of which, I must thank you again, Fellow Daoist. This Sword Finger Technique is truly marvelous. It’s far more powerful than anything I had prepared before. With this technique, I’m sure I’ll gain much more when I enter the mountains.”

Lin Ke’er spoke these words with sincere gratitude.

Over the years, Lin Ke’er had accumulated enough spirit stones to prepare for her breakthrough into the middle stage of Qi Gathering and had also chosen her own spells. But compared to the Sword Finger Technique Ye Chen had given her, her own preparations seemed vastly inferior.