Ch. 32 - I'll Stay With You Until You Grow Old
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Bai QianShuang knew she had already received a lot of kindness from Ye Chuan. If she asked for the spirit stones, she would appear greedy in his eyes.
But she desperately needed spirit stones to replenish her spiritual energy.
The spiritual energy in this world was as scarce as a needle in a haystack, and spirit stones could directly help her recover her strength. If she had enough, they could even help her break through to the next realm.
Just as Bai QianShuang was struggling internally, Ye Chuan suddenly said, "Since they contain usable spiritual energy, why don't you take them all?"
He placed all the spirit stones into Bai QianShuang's hands.
"But… but I have nothing to give you in return." Bai QianShuang hadn't expected him to give them to her directly.
She looked at Ye Chuan and shook her head. She couldn't accept such a gift without offering something in return. She had already taken so much from him.
She couldn't repay his kindness.
"It's fine, you staying here is enough repayment," Ye Chuan smiled. "Such a beautiful girl, it's a pleasure just to look at you."
Ye Chuan's sincere and selfless smile was like a stone dropped into the calm lake of Bai QianShuang's heart, creating ripples.
The girl clutched the spirit stones in her hands. She didn't refuse any further, but said solemnly,
"I, Bai QianShuang, hereby make a Heavenly Dao oath. I will protect you until the end of your lifespan. If I break this oath, my soul shall be destroyed."
Ye Chuan was taken aback, seeing Bai QianShuang make such a serious oath.
Wait, I just gave you some spirit stones, is that all?
Was she that touched?
But compared to high-level cultivators, a mortal's lifespan of less than a hundred years was indeed fleeting, a mere blink of an eye, even just the duration of a single closed-door cultivation session.
It seemed that Bai QianShuang intended to protect him until he died of old age.
That was… fantastic!
He had started cultivating himself, and who knew how long he would live now.
This money tree produced gold coins every day, how could he not be happy?
"Ahem, QianShuang, that oath is a bit… much," Ye Chuan coughed lightly and said seriously. "I only gave you some spirit stones and snacks."
"Too much?" Bai QianShuang hesitated. Had she scared Ye Chuan with her oath?
"Uh…" Seeing Bai QianShuang's innocent expression, Ye Chuan quickly said, "Well, it's not too much. After all, a drop of kindness should be repaid with a spring. It's normal for you to feel this way."
Bai QianShuang nodded. Indeed.
"It's fine, I'll go see if I have anything else I picked up as a child. You can absorb the spiritual energy from these spirit stones first." Ye Chuan said and quickly left the room.
Bai QianShuang stared blankly at Ye Chuan's retreating figure, then looked down at the spirit stones in her hands.
She took a deep breath and immediately began absorbing the spiritual energy.
But a second later, she glanced at the snacks beside her.
Soon, a figure could be seen meditating and absorbing spiritual energy while sucking on a lollipop.
…
Back in his room, Ye Chuan took out his phone and checked the app.
[Beginner Mission: Gain further favorability with Bai QianShuang (Completed)]
[Daily Income: 3000 → 4000, Medium probability of obtaining cultivation-related items]
[Obtained Cultivation Acceleration Card. Added to backpack.]
Whoa!
As expected!
Four thousand!
Four thousand yuan!
Ye Chuan was practically grinning from ear to ear. This was indeed the most profitable method. He immediately opened his backpack and checked the other reward.
[Item: Cultivation Acceleration Card
After use, gain 10 days of idle cultivation experience.]
10 days?
Ye Chuan thought for a moment. He remembered he was seven or eight days away from reaching the Qi Refining realm.
Use it!
[Cultivation Acceleration Card used successfully.]
[You have entered the Qi Refining realm.]
Ye Chuan immediately felt a change in his body. He looked at his arm; it was covered with meridian lines, red spiritual energy flowing through them like blood, coursing through his entire body.
"Boom!" Red spiritual energy burst from his palm, like a burning flame.
With Ye Chuan's control, it could grow larger or smaller, flexible and at his command.
He had reached the Qi Refining realm and could now freely control and use the spiritual energy within his body.
[Name: Ye Chuan
Realm: Early Qi Refining
Special Constitution: High-Grade Fire Profound Body
Spiritual Root Attribute: High-Grade Fire Spiritual Root
Status: Idle cultivation in progress, 7 days until Mid Qi Refining (Cultivation efficiency is affected by manual, spiritual root, and constitution)]
Ye Chuan played with the fireball in his hand, then thought of his daily income of four thousand yuan and couldn't help but grin.
He couldn't spend it all, simply couldn't.
But he also started thinking about how to further increase Bai QianShuang's favorability.
Get her something from the adventure?
To unlock more rewards, Ye Chuan unhesitatingly spent a thousand yuan to enter the text adventure and try to find some treasures for Bai QianShuang.
He had some strength now, so he should be able to survive a little longer.
[Landing Location: TianXuan Continent]
[You appear inside a cave in the Eastern Hua Divine Continent of the TianXuan Continent. Although it's dark, you can illuminate your surroundings with your fire spiritual energy. You choose to…]
[1. Find a way out]
[2. Search the surroundings]
[3. Wait]
Inside a cave?
Ye Chuan thought for a moment. Could there be some treasures inside? It didn't matter if he died, right?
He chose to search the surroundings. There was no way out anyway.
[You search the surroundings and find a treasure chest filled with treasures deep within the cave. You choose to…]
[1. Loot the treasures]
[2. Ignore it and leave]
Treasures?
No need to think twice. This was what Ye Chuan had been waiting for. He immediately chose to loot the treasures!
[You start looting the treasure chest, obtaining some spirit stones. Continue looting?]
Loot!
[You continue looting the treasure chest, obtaining a Tiger Strength Pill. Continue looting?]
Loot!!
[You continue looting the treasure chest, obtaining a Spirit Crystal. Continue looting?]
Loot!!!
[You choose to continue looting the treasure chest, but your actions alert a presence within the cave. Hearing footsteps, you see a Foundation Establishment stage wolf demon. You choose to—]
[1. Run]
[2. Beg for mercy]
[3. Fight]
Seeing the words "Foundation Establishment," Ye Chuan immediately chose to run.
No way, there was a huge difference in their realms. He wasn't some protagonist with plot armor who could easily defeat opponents across realms.
[You choose to run, but you are no match for the Foundation Establishment wolf demon's speed. You are quickly caught and killed with a single swipe.]
[You died.]
[Adventure ended. Items retrieved: 3]
Dead again.
"Well, I can accept that," Ye Chuan muttered. "But why is it that wolf demon again?"
He opened his backpack and checked the items he had obtained.
[Item: Spirit Crystal
A higher purity spirit stone, with an exchange rate of 1:100 compared to ordinary spirit stones.]
Huh? A good item!
He wondered if this one would be enough to help Bai QianShuang regain her full strength.
As for using it himself—
Ye Chuan thought about it and decided against it. He didn't have the patience to meditate and absorb spiritual energy. But then he had an idea.
Could he use the Spirit Crystal directly by clicking on it?