Dividing the Spirit Ginseng Fruits, Final Harvest (Seeking Follow-up Reads)

Qi Chuan flew straight out of the valley entrance and arrived at a stretch of gravel ground.

At this moment, both the Bloodthirsty Spirit Bees and Qi Chan'er had already vanished without a trace.

However, the two had agreed on a meeting place beforehand.

Qi Chuan immediately swept his gaze around, chose a direction, concealed his aura as best he could, and headed that way.

Before long, Qi Chuan arrived in a dense forest. He leaned against a large tree and closed his eyes to wait.

In this towering forest, dense woods like this could be found everywhere. Yet on the great tree behind Qi Chuan, there were dagger scratches.

As he waited, time swiftly passed.

After some time, Qi Chuan's ears twitched and he opened his eyes, having heard a faint buzzing sound.

However, the buzzing was some distance away from him, and it was moving farther away. The direction it was heading was precisely that of the valley from before.

The swarm of Bloodthirsty Spirit Bees had likely returned.

"Whew..."

Soon afterward, someone approached. Qi Chuan saw Qi Chan'er again, panting heavily. Her little face was flushed red, and several drops of fragrant sweat slid down her cheeks.

She was completely unharmed, clearly having perfectly completed the task of luring away the Bloodthirsty Spirit Bees. Still, judging by her appearance, the process had not been easy.

"Did you get them?"

Upon arriving before Qi Chuan, Qi Chan'er stared at him with eyes full of anticipation.

Qi Chuan nodded. Rising to his feet, he swept his palm through the air before him, and six jade boxes immediately floated in midair. As the boxes opened, they revealed six Spirit Ginseng Fruits.

Looking at the six fruits, each half a palm in size, entirely jade-white, covered in slender roots, and brimming with spiritual qi, a smile appeared on Qi Chan'er's lovely face.

The Black Profound Grass she had risked her life to gather earlier from the Black Swamp inhabited by Water Cloud Crocodiles was utterly ordinary in value compared to these Spirit Ginseng Fruits.

With these Spirit Ginseng Fruits, her future cultivation in the Outer Sect would become much smoother.

She immediately beckoned with her hand, and three jade boxes flew toward her, landing in her grasp before she put them away.

"As we agreed, there are six Spirit Ginseng Fruits, so three each. A pleasant collaboration."

Qi Chan'er smiled faintly at Qi Chuan, then extended her tender smooth hand toward him.

As for what Qi Chuan had done in the valley, she truly did not ask, just as she had said before.

Perhaps Qi Chuan had picked some additional spirit herbs in the valley, but their cooperation this time had always been half cooperation and half repayment of a debt of gratitude. So what if all the additional spirit herb gains went to Qi Chuan?

After all, he had saved her life.

For that reason, Qi Chan'er was instead very happy at this moment. At last, she had repaid part of her debt of gratitude.

After hesitating slightly, Qi Chuan ultimately did not mention the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body or the Talisman Treasure.

The Talisman Treasure was too important. Before Core Formation, it was absolutely a Dao Protecting Divine Artifact.

As for the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body, if he had the chance, he could make a copy and give it to her. But taking it out now would be difficult to explain.

With that in mind, Qi Chuan also extended his hand and clasped Qi Chan'er's small hand, immediately feeling a trace of slippery softness.

"A pleasant collaboration."

With a light squeeze, the two let go after only a moment of contact.

"The matter is already settled. The Cloud Rising Mountains are not a place suitable for prolonged stay. We should return to the sect as well, shouldn't we?" Qi Chuan looked toward the direction beyond the mountains and spoke.

"Of course. Let us return together."

Qi Chan'er nodded without objection.

Having escaped danger in the Cloud Rising Mountains this time, she had also made a considerable profit and could return to the Wind Moon Sect.

Thus, the two headed toward the outskirts of the mountains. Along the way, they remained cautious, concealing their auras to avoid alerting demonic beasts and provoking unnecessary battles.

Some time later, at the Wind Moon Sect's mountain gate.

"It is time for us to part ways. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, you may come find me in the Inner Sect." Qi Chuan looked at Qi Chan'er and sighed.

Although Qi Chan'er had long said she would not ask about his other gains within the valley, when all was said and done, he had still taken advantage of the situation regarding the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body and the Talisman Treasure.

Thus, in a sense, he still owed Qi Chan'er a favour.

As for the life-saving grace he had shown her before, Qi Chuan believed that the information she had provided about the Spirit Ginseng Fruits had more or less offset it.

After all, although a life was more important than anything to Qi Chan'er and was truly difficult to repay completely—something no item could offset, lest it make her life seem cheap—from Qi Chuan's perspective, he had merely acted in passing. It had been a simple gesture, and dealing with the Water Cloud Crocodile had been easy for him, so he would not use it to demand more from Qi Chan'er.

"Thank you again for this time," Qi Chan'er said with sincerity.

"If there is ever anything you need me for, you may also come find me in the Outer Sect at any time. I certainly will not refuse."

In her heart, she did not believe that the life-saving grace had been repaid so easily.

After talking for a while, the two ultimately had no choice but to part at the mountain gate.

Qi Chuan headed toward the Inner Sect, while Qi Chan'er went toward the Outer Sect.

Along the way, Qi Chan'er looked back and saw Qi Chuan's retreating figure. After gazing at it for several breaths, she shook her head slightly and gave a self-mocking smile.

"I had originally thought that after entering the Outer Sect, I would cultivate diligently and strive to enter the Inner Sect, surpassing Qi Chuan."

"I never expected that on this trip to the Cloud Rising Mountains, he would instead save me, leaving me owing him a life-saving grace... Forget it, forget it..."

"In the future, I only need to continue cultivating diligently in the Outer Sect. As for what comes later, I will speak of it later..."

Her expression immediately ceased to waver, and her figure disappeared into the Outer Sect.

Qi Chuan returned from the mountain gate all the way to the Inner Sect.

As he quietly reflected on certain matters from this journey, he raised his head absentmindedly and only then realized that he had arrived before the tall building housing the Mission Hall.

He immediately laughed at himself. "Since I am already here, I should settle the mission first."

Thus, he entered the Mission Hall and used the Water Cloud Crocodile fangs to settle the mission.

There were seven sets of fangs in total. Each set was worth three Inner Sect Contribution Points, for a final gain of twenty-one Inner Sect Contribution Points.

Within the Inner Sect, one Inner Sect Contribution was equivalent to ten Low-grade Spirit Stones. These gains were enough to exchange for twenty-one Gathering Yuan Pills.

Under normal circumstances, in order to avoid rapidly accumulating Pill Toxin and Drug Resistance, one would only consume a Gathering Yuan Pill each month.

Twenty-one Gathering Yuan Pills were enough to last nearly two years, meaning Qi Chuan would basically not need to worry about cultivation elixirs for the next two years.

Even so, after leaving the Mission Hall, Qi Chuan merely went to the Pill Pavilion within the Inner Sect to exchange for five Gathering Yuan Pills, then headed toward his Tier 1 High-grade Cave Mansion in the Inner Sect.

After all, Gathering Yuan Pills could be exchanged at any time, while Contribution Points could be saved for unexpected needs.

Before long, Qi Chuan returned from the Pill Pavilion to his Tier 1 High-grade Cave Mansion.

Inside the cave mansion, the gates were tightly shut, and the formation was activated.

Within a quiet room, Qi Chuan took out the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body. He smiled faintly, his expression filled with anticipation.

"Let me see what wonders the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body holds."