Chapter 54: Zero-Cost Shopping in the Cultivation World

For the next period, Ye Chen’s life was remarkably calm. Every day, he focused on his cultivation and learning new spells.

As for Sun Ruoxin, Ye Chen continued his lessons in talisman crafting under her guidance. The father and daughter, however, had clearly begun treating him like a cash cow. They constantly tried to get him to buy expensive items. For instance, Sun Ye had specially brought in a bottle of Rejuvenation Pills, urging Ye Chen to purchase them.

Cultivators, as they aged, would gradually lose their youthful appearance. But if they took the Rejuvenation Pill, even if they were hundreds of years old, their skin and features would remain as youthful as they were in their prime. Naturally, this made the pill highly sought after by female cultivators.

However, the Rejuvenation Pill was a second-grade elixir. Even Ye Chen himself couldn’t concoct it. On top of that, the materials were quite rare, with each pill costing a hefty twenty middle-grade spirit stones. And that didn’t include other miscellaneous items, like top-tier magic tools or large, powerful defensive talismans.

Despite knowing that they were trying to take advantage of him, Ye Chen didn’t mind in the slightest. As long as he confirmed that the items were truly useful to Sun Ruoxin, he would pay without hesitation.

This attitude left Sun Ruoxin, who had long considered Ye Chen nothing more than a gullible simp, quite surprised. Was Ye Chen really that wealthy? And wasn’t he just a little too obsessed with her? Yet, even after sensing Ye Chen’s infatuation, Sun Ruoxin didn’t show him any more affection. If anything, she became even colder and more distant. She didn’t even bother calling him “Junior Brother” anymore.

Ye Chen didn’t mind this at all. It was perfectly normal for a simp to be treated this way. After all, when you’re constantly giving gifts, no matter how cold or dismissive they are, they’re only going to treat you worse.

Ye Chen remained unfazed by Sun Ruoxin’s cold attitude. As he continued sending gifts, his profits from the fifteen-times feedback stacked up exponentially. For easy-to-handle items, he dealt with them quietly. For those that were difficult to sell in Silver Moon Market, he stored them away in his spatial pouch, waiting for a more opportune time.

At present, Ye Chen had accumulated a single high-grade spirit stone. This didn’t even include the treasures he hadn’t yet processed. The amount he had earned was clear to see. Therefore, while Sun Ye and his daughter greedily treated him like an ATM, he only hoped that Sun Ruoxin would increase her demands.

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In his room, Ye Chen sat cross-legged on the Stalactite Jade Spirit Bead Bed, his body pulsing with spirit Qi. Suddenly, it felt as though an invisible chain had been shattered.

Ye Chen opened his eyes, and a brilliant light flashed within them. Thanks to the terrifying enhancement effect of the Stalactite Jade Spirit Bead Bed, Ye Chen had broken through to the sixth level of Qi Refining in just three months. He was now only one small realm away from the later stages of Qi Refining.

Beside his cultivation, Ye Chen had made rapid progress in his mastery of spells. For instance, in his Five Elements Concealment Technique, Ye Chen could now maintain an invisible state while moving at a slow pace. The effect was exceptional.

When Lin Ke’er and Lu Jing came to find him, even though he was only three meters away, they couldn’t detect his presence. He had even tested it at Green Cloud Shop. Standing still in a shop for half an hour. Sun Ye came out to assess items, yet he never noticed Ye Chen.

With the Emperor’s Qi Viewing Technique, Ye Chen could now easily see through a cultivator’s realm and life force. He still couldn’t quite make sense of their luck, but for the time being, it was enough.

For example, Lu Jing and Lin Ke’er were both at the fourth level of Qi Refining, which Ye Chen could easily discern. He could even distinguish their specific cultivation progress. Because Lu Jing was focused on cultivation rather than studying spells, her progress was actually faster than Lin Ke’er’s, and she would likely break through to the fifth level of Qi Refining before Lin Ke’er.

Ye Chen could clearly see the cultivation levels of Sun Ye and Sun Ruoxin. Sun Ruoxin, with her Qi Refining sixth level, was on the same level as Ye Chen himself.

As for Sun Ye, Ye Chen had originally thought he was at the seventh level of Qi Refining, but to his surprise, Sun Ye was actually a high-level expert at the ninth level of Qi Refining, meaning he had hidden his cultivation very well.

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Ye Chen estimated that even if he practiced the so-called Zen Mind Qi Observation, he wouldn’t be able to see through Sun Ye’s cultivation fully.

However, Ye Chen could tell that Sun Ye’s life force was particularly withered. It was clear that he had suffered some severe injuries in the past. It was said that breaking through to Foundation Establishment required a high demand on one’s life force, and with Sun Ye in this state, it was obvious he had no chance of achieving it.

In any case, Ye Chen was very satisfied with the effectiveness of his spells. With the spells he had now, Ye Chen felt confident that even disciples of the Green Cloud Sect were no match for him. At least within the sect’s jurisdiction, he should be invincible at the same cultivation level. Against loose cultivators, crossing a small realm or two wouldn’t be a problem either.

This gave Ye Chen a huge sense of security. As for Jin Zhaodi, who was just a loose cultivator, and at most, was at the seventh level of Qi Refining. Even if she sought revenge, Ye Chen felt confident he could hold his ground.