Chapter 95: Defeat You and Then Give It to You!

With Yao Xi as a stable source of thirty times the feedback, Ye Chen’s days at Green Cloud Sect were peaceful and fulfilling. Every morning, he would first move Lu Jing and Lin Ke’er off him, then begin his cultivation. In the afternoon, he would refine pills.

The top-tier magic tool-grade alchemy furnace he had gifted Yao Xi didn’t result in a critical hit. But he did end up with thirty top-tier alchemy furnaces, which turned out to be quite profitable for Ye Chen. Selling them off would make him a fortune.

However, he needed a stable channel to sell them. Otherwise, he’d have to spend time selling them himself, which would be too troublesome. With the top-tier furnace, Ye Chen’s pill refining efficiency had improved drastically. His success rate was off the charts.

Now, with each batch of Five Elements Pills, eighty percent of them were top-tier. One furnace a week was more than enough. This also gave him more time to focus on refining spells and taking pills for his cultivation. In the evenings, he would continue his cultivation, improving alongside it.

During this period, Ye Chen noticed a stream flowing down from the peak of Sword Peak. The water was exceptionally clear, and the spirit Qi was abundant.

So, Ye Chen spent an entire afternoon using his magic to redirect the stream into his courtyard and created a bath pool. This was to give him more options for nighttime cultivation. He could either soak directly in the water or place his jade bed on the surface of the water for an almost perfect experience.

The water in the cultivation world was different, to say the least. With rich spirit Qi, it was probably better than all the expensive skincare products on Earth used by women. Sometimes, Ye Chen even thought the water smelled faintly sweet…

However, he was only about two hundred meters away from the mountaintop, where only his master resided. As an immortal like his master, she surely wouldn’t need to use the bathroom. So, he didn’t worry about whether the water had been used by anyone else.

After entering the Five Elements Cave, Yao Xi stayed for four days before coming out. She didn’t hide anything, openly saying that the spirit Qi in this year’s Five Elements Cave was so abundant it was nearly turning into liquid.

In the past, disciples would be lucky if their dantian expanded by a tenth of its capacity. Most of the time, they couldn’t even reach that. But this year, Yao Xi’s dantian had expanded by almost two-tenths. She said this with obvious joy.

Ye Chen, upon hearing this, felt a mix of emotions. In the past few days, his own dantian had expanded by almost half. According to the effects described on the pill’s recipe, with continued use, it could expand up to three times its original size.

It was clear that compared to the Five Elements Cave, the Five Elements Pills were much more powerful. But Yao Xi didn’t know this and was already very satisfied with her current progress. After leaving the Five Elements Cave, she immediately began preparing for this year’s sect competition.

Although with Yao Xi’s current level, defeating Li Xiaoyao and the other direct disciples to get the Foundation Establishment Pill was unlikely, she was determined to try.

Ye Chen, of course, fully supported her. Even when Yao Xi repeatedly refused and even locked herself away in her small courtyard, avoiding the alchemy lessons from the elder, Ye Chen would still show up on the appointed days. Any spell, magic tool, or treasure that could help Yao Xi, Ye Chen gave without hesitation.

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Once, when Ye Chen needed something from the sect that wasn’t available and had to go to Green Cloud City to fetch it, he couldn’t wait. He went personally and returned late at night, immediately delivering the item to Yao Xi. This made Yao Xi feel touched, but also a bit confused.

Why did it seem like Ye Chen was more enthusiastic about her breaking through to Foundation Establishment than she was? In Yao Xi’s eyes, this must have been because Ye Chen loved her. He was doing everything he could to help her, ensuring she went further.

And with Ye Chen’s help, Yao Xi’s strength soared. She felt that if she faced Li Xiaoyao again, she might not lose so easily this time. All of this made Yao Xi deeply moved.