Chapter 8: Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique

Ye Chen observed Lin Ke’er, noting how she had rejected his gift but subtly mentioned that she still had three pills left. It was clear she was hinting that he should send more in a few days. This made Ye Chen want to laugh, but he quickly suppressed the urge. There were more important matters at hand.

He spoke up directly: “It’s not pills, but a martial technique — Dragon Elephant Fist — that my father prepared for me. It can refine flesh, blood, and tendons. This is a martial art passed down from the Dragon Elephant Sect! I see that you’re close to breaking through to the mid-stage of Qi Gathering. With the assistance of this external technique, you can refine your body and blood, and your progress will be accelerated.”

Upon hearing this, Lin Ke’er, who had been steadfast in her refusal, froze. Her pupils contracted sharply.

Not pills, but a martial technique? This.…

The immense surprise hit Lin Ke’er like a sledgehammer, leaving her dizzy.

A martial technique? And one that could refine tendons and bones? This was far too precious.

Most basic external martial arts could only temper the flesh, and their effects were mediocre at best. The next level up could refine tendons and bones, but such techniques were rare. Even Qi Refining Stage cultivators would feel their wallets bleed if they had to buy one. The most advanced types could refine tendons, bones, and even internal organs. But those were typically only accessible to top-tier sect disciples.

Loose cultivators like herself had no hope of acquiring such techniques. Lin Ke’er had never practiced external martial arts, knowing that once she broke through to the mid-stage of Qi Refining, she would need to save up more spirit stones and look for a better technique. She never expected Ye Chen to bring this to her directly.

This….

Although she knew Ye Chen had feelings for her, she hadn’t anticipated such a generous gesture. Ye Chen was being far too lavish.

The shop fell into an uncomfortable silence. One of the female attendants looked at Ye Chen with a face twisted by jealousy. The other servants couldn’t help but look at him as if he were some spoiled rich kid.

Meanwhile, Manager Zhang had appeared in the hallway at some point, his face tinged with a faint greenish hue. He knew Ye Chen was a simp, but he hadn’t expected him to be this hopeless.

This martial technique was worth at least two or three middle-grade spirit stones. And Ye Chen was just giving it to a woman? What the hell was wrong with him? Was he completely ignoring his own family?

If Manager Zhang didn’t know better, he would’ve thought Ye Chen came from a Foundation Establishment family. Two or three middle-grade spirit stones… do you even know how many women you could get with that?

Manager Zhang gritted his teeth as the urge to snatch the jade slip from Ye Chen’s hands almost overwhelmed him. Even though it wasn’t his, just watching made him feel sorry.

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Ye Chen, however, didn’t care at all about what anyone thought of him. He simply smiled lightly and looked at Lin Ke’er.

Lin Ke’er pursed her lips, her beautiful eyes filled with longing. But her willpower was still strong. She suppressed the urge to reach out and said, “Fellow Daoist Ye, you also need a martial technique yourself. I can’t accept it….”

She wanted it, no doubt about that, but her modesty made her resist. She wanted to refuse a few more times before finally accepting it. That way, it would look better. It would appear that she was only accepting because she truly couldn’t refuse. This was the way she had handled things before.

Ye Chen could see exactly what she was thinking from her expression. A cold sneer rose in his heart.

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This woman had been spoiled by his previous self. She had gotten used to being pampered. She clearly wanted it desperately. But now, she had to make him work for it, like she was the prize.

Ye Chen felt a rising distaste. He couldn’t keep acting like this, constantly giving in and begging her to take things. He was done. He immediately made a motion to retract the jade slip: “You’re right. If that’s how it is, then I’ll take it back.”

Seeing Ye Chen actually take it back, Lin Ke’er’s eyes widened in shock.

Ye Chen… was taking it back? How could he take it back? Hadn’t he always insisted that she accept it after a few more polite refusals?

At that moment, Lin Ke’er was filled with immense regret. She even had the urge to leap forward and snatch the jade slip from Ye Chen’s hands. That was worth several middle-grade spirit stones, an external technique that could refine the tendons and bones! Even if she didn’t eat, drink, or cultivate for the next few years, it would still take her at least ten years to afford it. And yet, just because of one sentence, it had slipped through her fingers?

Lin Ke’er felt as though, for the next few years, she would wake up in the middle of the night, slapping herself twice in frustration. She was truly regretful. But just at that moment, Ye Chen’s hand paused as he was retracting the jade slip.