Ye Chen's memories.

  His predecessor's father was an Eighth Layer of Qi Refining cultivator, holding some status in the family and retively wealthy.

  He doted on his only son quite a lot.

  So before Ye Chen came here, his father stuffed him with a full twenty low-grade spirit stones.

  Now, he took out fifteen low-grade spirit stones to buy pills.

  It was easy.

  After the transaction was completed, Ye Chen felt joyful.

  After all, now that he had enough pills, he wouldn't have to waste the precious system feedback opportunity on low-grade Qi Gathering Pills.

  He could give Lin Ke'er something more valuable.

  And receive a higher return.

  After the transaction was completed, Ye Chen didn't rush back.

  Instead, he strolled around the street, checking out the beauties.

  But he only walked along the main street, avoiding the secluded areas.

  The safety of the Silver Moon Market was only retive.

  Every month, some cultivator corpses would still be found.

  And the market managers were too zy to investigate the murderers.

  They would occasionally kill a few robber cultivators from the wild and hang them at the entrance as scapegoats.

  A wise man does not stand under a dangerous wall.

  With the system in hand and a promising future, why risk it?

  He wandered around the main street.

  Many cultivators came and went, entering the surrounding shops for transactions and shopping.

  There were quite a few female cultivators as well.

  But most of them didn't trigger any response from the system.

  Either their looks and figures didn't meet the standard, or they weren't virgins.

  A few who did meet the standard only had multipliers of two or three times, with the highest being five times.

  Though they were indeed quite pretty, Ye Chen couldn't even be bothered to take a look.

  After all, the system only triggered once a week, so naturally, he had to choose the highest.

  So for now, Lin Ke'er was still the most suitable target.

  He couldn't give up yet.

  ***

  One Leaf Pill Shop.

  This was the Ye family's pill shop.

  Steward Zhang sat on the second floor, looking at the spirit stones in front of him, listening to his subordinates' reports, and smiling.

  Ye Chen had indeed taken the bait.

  And this kid had a father at the Eighth Layer of Qi Refining, making him ripe for exploitation.

  Steward Zhang no longer pnned to target Ye Chen deliberately.

  Instead, he intended to continuously exploit Ye Chen with tasks.

  Anyway, Ye Chen's alchemy skills were cking, so to complete the tasks, he would have to buy from him.

  With this in and out, he would make a huge profit.

  If things continued like this, he just needed to wait for Ye Chen's spirit stones to run out and explode.

  Even if Ye Chen's father went all out to support him.

  In the end, it would be easy to find an opportunity to have Ye Chen refine pills in person and expose him.

  In Steward Zhang's view, Ye Chen was already completely in his grasp.

  He could destroy him at any time.

  There was no need to pay too much attention anymore.

  ***

  After returning to his room, Ye Chen immediately rummaged through his luggage.

  He quickly found a jade tablet.

  "Longxiang Hands"!

  This was an external martial arts cultivation technique.

  The essence of the Qi Refining stage is to guide spiritual energy to cleanse the body, shedding the mortal form, and ultimately achieving true spirit Foundation Establishment.

  The physical body is crucial.

  But most cultivation techniques have mediocre effects on enhancing the body, so one must cultivate an external martial art to achieve internal and external cultivation.

  This not only enhances combat power but also increases the chances of achieving Foundation Establishment in the future.

  The earlier one starts cultivating, the better.

  However, such techniques are not cheap.

  And this "Longxiang Hands" was bought by his predecessor's father for three mid-grade spirit stones.

  It was a simplified version of a technique from a sect stronger than the Qingyun Sect.

  It's said that such techniques are usually deliberately sold by major sects.

  On one hand, it's a way to screen for potential talents; if a genius cultivates it well, they might be absorbed into the sect.

  There's also a rumor that these techniques have hidden fws, countered by the original version of the technique.

  Ye Chen didn't know if these rumors were true.

  But the "Longxiang Hands" could temper muscles and bones, making it an excellent external martial art.

  His predecessor had been busy with alchemy after arriving here and hadn't had time to learn it.

  As for Ye Chen... he didn't pn to learn it either.

  These jade tablets are one-time use; they shatter after learning, and they come with a Dao heart oath, preventing them from being passed on.

  Since that's the case.

  Ye Chen pnned to give this external martial art to Lin Ke'er.

  "Longxiang Hands" wasn't bad, bought for three mid-grade spirit stones.

  If it returned tenfold?

  What kind of technique would it return?

  Could it explode into the original version?

  Ye Chen was very much looking forward to it.

  Unfortunately, he had just given a gift yesterday.

  He had to wait six more days for the cooldown period to end.

  But Ye Chen wasn't in a hurry.

  He continued his daily routine of cultivation and alchemy.

  Quietly improving his cultivation.

  ***

  The second week.

  Ye Chen arrived at the pill shop early in the morning.

  His family's pill shop wasn't rge, with two floors.

  It mainly sold pills sent by the family and purchased various herbs, especially Silver Moon Grass.

  The name of the Silver Moon Market comes from the Silver Moon Grass.

  The local mountains are rich in Silver Moon Grass.

  And Silver Moon Grass is the main ingredient for refining Clear Meridian Pills.

  As the name suggests, Clear Meridian Pills can clear pill toxins and impurities accumuted in the meridians.

  They are very popur among te-stage Qi Refining cultivators.

  As for ordinary cultivators, they don't even think about it.

  They barely have enough pills to consume, let alone spare money to buy Clear Meridian Pills.

  Pill toxins are not as terrifying as poverty.

  After waiting for a while.

  A female cultivator entered the shop, dressed somewhat fmboyantly, but she looked a bit older.

  Seeing Ye Chen, her eyes lit up, and she hurried over, "Fellow Daoist Ye..."

  She knew Ye Chen very well.

  Young and already an alchemist.

  Most importantly, he was generous.

  After being hooked by that vixen Lin Ke'er, he kept sending her pills every day.

  Even the kids next door were envious to tears.

  So upon seeing Ye Chen, she discreetly tugged at her colr, showing off her assets.

  If she could capture Ye Chen, wouldn't she also have an endless supply of pills?

  However, Ye Chen looked at her, gnced at the unresponsive system, and took a step back, responding coldly.

  He could see through her intentions at a gnce.

  But with your level, you think you're worthy of me giving you anything?

  Ye Chen's cold attitude made the female cultivator's mouth twitch.

  She was embarrassed but didn't dare to get angry, so she went to the back to tidy up, feeling resentful.

  At this moment, Lin Ke'er also arrived for work.

  Still in a white dress, with a somewhat ethereal and fairy-like aura.

  Her long hair flowing, stunningly beautiful.

  Seeing Ye Chen, Lin Ke'er was slightly surprised.

  But she quickly smiled sweetly, her eyes curving like crescent moons, looking very happy to see Ye Chen, "Fellow Daoist Ye, you've finished your seclusion? You must have gained a lot!"

  Ye Chen wasn't in the mood for Lin Ke'er's pretense.

  This kind of woman never spoke a word of truth.

  Ye Chen only wanted to trigger rewards.

  So he immediately said, "I have a gift for Fairy Lin."

  Upon hearing this, Lin Ke'er was slightly surprised.

  Ye Chen came to give her a gift on his own initiative?

  It was probably pills again.

  Of course, Lin Ke'er didn't want to refuse.

  But Ye Chen had given her ten low-grade Qi Gathering Pills st time.

  One pill a day, and she hadn't finished them yet.

  If she accepted now, would it make her seem greedy?

  Meanwhile, another female cultivator tidying up the counter gritted her teeth in jealousy upon hearing this.

  ***

  Lin Ke'er was decisive and immediately shook her head, "Fellow Daoist Ye, I appreciate your kindness. But I still have three pills left from the st gift you gave me.

  So I can't let you spend more..."

  Lin Ke'er decided not to accept this time.

  To build a good image.

  It wouldn't be good if Ye Chen thought she was only after his pills.

  So occasionally refusing wasn't a bad thing.

  The female cultivator beside her was even more envious.

  She was shouting in her heart, how am I not as good as Lin Ke'er?

  Give it to me, give it to me...

  I really want it!!!