Chapter 674: Good Reward

Chapter 674: Good Reward

The cyan light folded back into a scroll and was retracted.

The Celestial Jade Marrow, which radiated an enticing purple-golden halo, was instantly wrapped in the blue light, shot back, and landed steadily in Hua Jin the True One’s hand.

It felt warm and smooth in her grasp; a vast, pure stream of spiritual energy immediately surged into her body, enlivening her spirit.

Hua Jin the True One was unexpectedly moved at this moment.

The first premium Celestial Jade Marrow of this cycle—she finally touched it.

What kind of hard days had she endured before?

This was the spiritual energy concentration a Celestial Jade Marrow should have.

This was a treasure capable of instantly revitalizing a sect!

“Roar!!! Hua Jin! You’re asking to die!!” Chen Niu watched the premium Celestial Jade Marrow get snatched away and boiled with fury; his seven orifices seemed to smoke in rage. His wild demonic power smashed against the Sword Mountain shackles on his body, but with little effect—he could only release impotent, furious roars.

And just as Hua Jin and Chen Niu were locked in fierce combat,

Chen Huaian reclined in a rocking chair, playing on his phone as if nothing were happening.

He was, of course, playing the Electronic Girlfriend game.

After using Divine Wandering in the Void once, Li Qingran’s favorability rating had changed to: ♡♡♡♥♥♥.

There were three uses remaining.

Divine Wandering in the Void had originally been used so he could meet Li Qingran.

Now that they could not only meet but also communicate deeply, the remaining uses of Divine Wandering in the Void mattered less.

The phone screen lit up.

Li Qingran’s exquisitely fresh face—now flushed with a little triumphant excitement—appeared on the interface.

She was sitting cross-legged in her cave dwelling in the Cangyun Realm, cradling two premium Celestial Jade Marrows she had just snatched like precious treasures.

The purple-golden light from the two crystals reflected on her delicate face, making her lips even redder and her complexion whiter—seductive and alluring.

Chen Huaian swallowed.

Although it had been less than half an hour since the last time,

he still thought.

“Master! Master! Look!”

Li Qingran presented the premium Celestial Jade Marrows like offerings, angling them toward the direction of Chen Huaian’s aura. Her big eyes were full of smugness. “Isn’t your disciple amazing? Master asked for one; your disciple grabbed two—completed the mission with extras! That old monk’s claws looked scary, but he didn’t even touch my robe hem!”

She wrinkled her delicate nose with a fox-like slyness.

“Amazing. My Qingran is the best.” Chen Huaian smiled, his tone indulgent. “What reward do you want? Your master will grant it.”

This was the moment Li Qingran had been waiting for.

Her pretty face bloomed with two roses of red; her small hands awkwardly twisted the edge of her robe, even her dainty earlobes flushing pink.

She had thought about this before,

but saying it directly still made her a little shy.

And had she been a bit too clingy to her master lately?

Whether eating, sleeping, or cultivating, she was almost always stuck to her master.

But then she thought: he was her Dao Companion and master. If she didn’t cling to him every day, would she be giving other female cultivators the chance to cling to him instead?

Once that thought passed through, her restraint was tossed aside.

Li Qingran looked at Chen Huaian across the distance, her eyes flowing with a moist allure. She lightly bit her full lower lip with pearly teeth; her voice was soft and syrupy: “Master…your disciple, your disciple wants…”

She seemed to feel words alone were insufficient, and leaned forward slightly, moving closer to the aura of Chen Huaian.

As if, by doing so, her master could feel her more closely.

“Master, I don’t even know what’s wrong with me… ever since… since then, when I’m idle I keep thinking about it…”

She pouted and said plaintively, “Master, do you think your disciple is sick…?”

This little demoness…

Chen Huaian’s Adam’s apple rolled.

Honestly, it wasn’t just Li Qingran who was “sick”—he seemed to be quite ill as well.

This little disciple… was getting more and more adept at teasing him.

Chen Huaian forcibly suppressed the flush at his chest and said in a serious tone, “Dual cultivation is of course fine, but business comes first!”

“Master, your disciple thinks… thinks dual cultivate is business…”

Chen Huaian: “……”

You had to admit,

given the current situation, that monk and Hua Jin could be at it for another half hour.

And the next wave of Celestial Jade Marrow wouldn’t appear for a while.

He might actually be able to return to the Cangyun Realm and be with Li Qingran…

The thought seized Chen Huaian’s mind with lightning speed.

“Li Qingran, wait for me. Your master will be right back!”

After replying to Li Qingran, he immediately turned to Wang Shouyi beside him and said, “This venerable one has an urgent matter and must leave for about one incense stick’s time; if anything urgent happens, call me!”

“Ah?” Wang Shouyi froze.

Given the current situation, was there anything more urgent than snatching Celestial Jade Marrow?

It had to be something very serious.

Wang Shouyi’s expression turned grave at once. He had failed to help his seniors at the Demon Sealing Pagoda in Yun Province last time with Muscle Tyrant; this time he had to be able to assist. “Senior, what is this urgent matter? I might be able to help?”

“You help what!” Chen Huaian’s vision darkened. “This concerns the lives of my countless people. You stay here quietly!”

Having said that, Chen Huaian found a secluded spot near the basin

and, right beside Lin Fan, put on a VR headset.

Why beside Lin Fan? Naturally, for a sense of security.

Chen Huaian thought his physical body still remained where it had been; little did he know that, in Lin Fan’s eyes, he was only a wisp of soul cloaked in gray qi.

“No wonder he’s an ancestor…” Lin Fan was in awe.

Other people send out yang souls or avatars.

The ancestor did it differently—he directly had his physical body leave.

Lin Fan could not for the life of him see the point of such counterintuitive maneuvering.

“But if the ancestor uses it, then it must have the ancestor’s reason.”

Lin Fan murmured and obediently sat beside Chen Huaian’s residual soul, merging his spirit with the Zhang Yibai array and covertly covering the entire scene.

So now the force suppressing Chen Niu came from four sources.

Besides the Burial Sword Array, there was Void Shattering-realm Lin Fan, Unity-realm Zhang Yibai, and Gu Changsheng—these four powers combined meant that even if Chen Niu was in his Demon Immortal incarnation, he could not withstand it.

“The sect leader has already made a move, then…”

Lin Fan’s gaze narrowed slightly as he looked toward the center of the basin where the spiritual energy erupted and purple qi swirled.

“It’s about time this old man acted! Heh heh heh!”

…

Cangyun Realm.

Chen Huaian landed and headed straight for Li Qingran’s room.

He could no longer hold back from wanting to discuss their subsequent strategy with Li Qingran. Li Qingran had finished her bath and changed into a light gauze dress, waiting on the bed.

Through the thin, cicada-wing-like silk canopy, a blurred, exquisite curve could be seen.

Li Qingran lay on her side, curled up; a smooth, jade-like calf peeped out from beneath the hem of her dress, her toes lightly pointed. The delicate curve of her ankle was graceful, her ankle bone sculpted like fine jade.

The exposed skin gleamed with an ivory softness in the dim candlelight. Her small toes were glossy and adorable, gently rubbing against the brocade beneath her.

Perhaps she heard Chen Huaian enter.

The silk canopy moved; a white hand quietly lifted one corner.

Li Qingran poked out half her head.

Wet length of hair clung to the slightly flushed cheek, making her skin seem whiter than snow.

“Master~” the little girl smiled in her eyes as she looked at the impatient Chen Huaian and teased, “Master just comes back so directly—aren’t you afraid of messing things up? If Master has urgent matters, focus on those first.”

Master Chen Huaian had already said he was back.

And he had taken precautions—this time his phone was charged.

The Electronic Girlfriend system could also be set to incoming-call reminders; he could simply log out when the time came.

“Enough nonsense!”

Chen Huaian strode to the bedside and swept her into his arms, embracing her full of softness.

“Your master must properly reward you today!”