Harvesting Fate Points

Chu Ye acted as though he hadn't heard Yan Shaozhe.

He first looked at Ma Xiaotao:

"If you tear my clothes in a moment, I wonder whether Dean Yan will reimburse me."

Ma Xiaotao froze for a moment, then let go.

"Chu Ye, don't dodge the subject."

"How exactly did you suppress the Evil Fire? My Martial Soul is the Evil Fire Phoenix. Apart from Ultimate Ice, no one can suppress me."

Chu Ye couldn't help sneering as he said:

"A frog is still a frog, even if it mutates."

"Your so-called Evil Fire is only there because your bloodline isn't pure enough."

"Does it need a reason to submit before Ultimate Fire?"

The Ma Xiaotao of the past would have flown into a rage long ago.

But now that Chu Ye could suppress her Evil Fire, he had her completely in the palm of his hand.

Yan Shaozhe hurriedly stepped in to smooth things over:

"Chu Ye, Xiaotao has a rather impatient temper. If you can ease her Evil Fire, I'll owe you a favor."

Chu Ye had ignored him just now, probably because his offer hadn't been good enough. Pills and the like might no longer satisfy Chu Ye.

Chu Ye said, "Dean Yan, I don't want your pills, and I don't want your favor either."

In Chu Ye's eyes, Yan Shaozhe's favor wasn't worth a damn. It was worth less than a sheet of toilet paper.

At least toilet paper could be used to wipe his ass.

Yan Shaozhe couldn't help frowning, already prepared for Chu Ye to demand an exorbitant price.

Chu Ye said:

"First, I want a chance to cultivate inside the Golden Ancient Tree."

"Second, the treatment can't be completed all at once, and the Evil Fire can't be suppressed in a single day."

"I'll need multiple sessions to completely suppress Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire. During that time, Ma Xiaotao must follow my instructions, even if I tell her to serve me tea and pour me water."

"If she can't control her temper, then there's nothing to discuss."

At those words, Ma Xiaotao's eyes widened:

"You want me to serve you tea and pour you water? I'm one of the Shrek Seven Devils, and you..."

"If you don't want to, forget it."

Chu Ye then turned and walked away.

Yan Shaozhe grew anxious. "I'll agree on Xiaotao's behalf. Do you have any other conditions?"

Hearing this, Ma Xiaotao's face darkened, but she had no choice but to rein in her temper.

Chu Ye continued, "On the trip to the Spirit Pagoda, I want to take the little ones from the outer courtyard along to broaden their horizons. Dean Yan, you'll arrange the places and cover the expenses too."

Yan Shaozhe's vision darkened. This brat really was taking him for a sucker.

But looking at his disciple Ma Xiaotao, Yan Shaozhe could only sigh and say:

"All right. As for a place to cultivate inside the Golden Ancient Tree, I can't promise you one just yet. I need to discuss it with Mu En."

"But you must first treat Xiaotao once today and produce results. Otherwise, none of this counts."

Chu Ye nodded.

"Don't worry. I never lie."

He thought to himself, I'm not Shendu, who breaks his word.

Wang Dong and the others were completely stunned as they watched Chu Ye.

What did it look like when a dean of the Martial Soul Department was completely at the mercy of a senior student?

What was all this?

But if they could go to the Spirit Pagoda, they had only one word for Chu Ye now: loyalty!

After all, the Spirit Pagoda had been spoken of as something almost miraculous.

Who wouldn't want to go?

If they happened to get lucky and obtained a powerful Soul Spirit, they would immediately pull far ahead of their peers.

After the farce ended, Chu Ye returned to the classroom dormitory building to rest.

He had moved here after becoming a teaching assistant.

Evening soon arrived.

Just then, a knock sounded at the door. "Knock, knock."

Chu Ye said, "It's unlocked!"

Ma Xiaotao pushed the door open. She had changed into everyday clothes that showed off her graceful figure to the fullest.

Unlike her overbearing manner during the day, her face was now flushed a deeply unnatural red.

Chu Ye asked, "Why didn't you come earlier?"

Ma Xiaotao's gaze shifted awkwardly. "Something held me up for a while. Is that a problem?"

Chu Ye frowned. "Suit yourself. We'll start the treatment now. Close the door and sit cross-legged opposite me."

To have her Evil Fire treated and suppressed, Ma Xiaotao obediently followed Chu Ye's instructions. The two then sat cross-legged, facing each other.

She had thought something blush-inducing would happen that night.

After all, Chu Ye had said she had to obey every instruction, but she had completely misunderstood.

After having her sit cross-legged, Chu Ye pressed his palms against hers and began suppressing the Evil Fire.

Once Chu Ye unleashed his Ultimate Fire, his Soul Power entered the meridians in Ma Xiaotao's body.

The Evil Fire that had plagued her for over a decade shrank back as though it had encountered its natural enemy, dissipating bit by bit at the same time.

The whole process lasted about half an hour.

Chu Ye finally withdrew his hands and said coolly:

"That was the first session. When you go back, remind Dean Yan of his promise."

?

That was it?

Hearing this, Ma Xiaotao felt as though her whole body had gone limp.

Her entire body was covered in fragrant sweat, and her red everyday dress looked as though it had been soaked through.

Although she felt her Soul Power had decreased slightly, it hadn't dropped by much.

But she felt that the purity of her flames had increased considerably, and the Evil Fire's influence on her mind had diminished by who knew how much.

Ma Xiaotao was astonished. Was this Ultimate Fire?

She felt that before Chu Ye, her Soul Emperor cultivation and powerful Martial Soul, which she had once been so proud of, weren't even worth mentioning.

Ma Xiaotao bit her lip and said, "Chu Ye, thank you so much for helping me today."

Chu Ye waved a hand and said, "You can thank me, but looking like that, you'll make me think you want to offer yourself to me."

A blush appeared on Ma Xiaotao's face at his words.

Chu Ye rolled his eyes. "I was only joking. Don't take it seriously."

Ma Xiaotao felt a little disappointed. She then said:

"Sorry to trouble you again on the trip to the Spirit Pagoda. I should be going too."

Chu Ye said:

"Don't worry. I'm not the sort to take money and leave the work undone."

Ma Xiaotao left reluctantly.

She thought to herself, Doesn't Chu Ye want to ask me to stay, even a little?

If he asked, it's not as though I'd be unwilling to spend a little more time talking with him.

Yet even after she had walked a long way, she still hadn't heard him ask.

Ma Xiaotao's face flushed with embarrassment and anger.

What he didn't know was that Chu Ye was thinking only about the Fate Points he had gained.

"Fifty thousand Fate Points?"

"Not a bad haul!"

Chu Ye couldn't help marveling:

"It really does take key figures from the original work to bring in a large number of Fate Points."

"And this is only the first course of treatment. Once I've finished suppressing the Evil Fire, I'm afraid even the Sword of Judgment won't be able to trigger the Evil Fire in her body."

At that thought, Chu Ye felt quite satisfied.

Yes, he wasn't doing this for that cultivation opportunity in the Golden Ancient Tree, although it was indeed somewhat useful to him.

But what mattered most to him was still the Fate Points. Everything else was just a bonus.

He then sank into his Sea of Consciousness.

For Chou Ox, Mu Xuan, had sent him a message.