Vessel Resonance, Ruiguang Residential Area

Mo Fan rolled up his sleeves, striking a pose like he was ready to throw down.

"Bro, I'm fine." Ye Xin Xia shook her head slightly and said, "Brother Qin Yuan already handled it."

"Oh, that's how it is..."

"The hell, Qin Yuan, why are you staring at me?"

Mo Fan noticed Qin Yuan staring at his chest, jumped in fright, and said in alarm, "I'm a normal guy, pure as can be, not into that stuff."

"How about this—I've got a green tea classmate, pretty good-looking, perfect for you. I'll set you up?"

"Get lost, don't ruin my reputation." Qin Yuan shot Mo Fan a glare and continued, "Haven't you noticed your chest is glowing green?"

At those words.

Mo Fan quickly looked down and saw that, just as Qin Yuan said, his chest was emitting a faint green light, growing denser by the second.

"What the hell!"

Mo Fan hurriedly pulled the 'Little Loach' from his chest and examined it closely.

The originally unremarkable, blemished 'Little Loach' now had the smooth sheen of a jade pendant, its rich green light seemingly guiding something.

"Bro, where did you get that jade pendant? I don't remember you wearing it before."

Ye Xin Xia asked, a little puzzled.

"Ahem... A very talkative old man at the back of the school gave it to me. Said it's a treasure that brings wealth and wards off evil." Mo Fan replied.

"That thing looks familiar. Can I take a look?"

Qin Yuan suddenly spoke.

"Huh, you recognize it?"

Mo Fan lit up and handed the 'Little Loach' to Qin Yuan without a second thought. "Help me check it out. Why the hell is it glowing green? Am I getting cucked or something?"

Qin Yuan stared at the Azure Dragon Vessel in his hand, falling into thought for a moment.

He lifted his left arm, and sure enough, the White Tiger Bracelet on his wrist was also flickering with light—white, so it wasn't very obvious.

"Hey, Qin Yuan, your bracelet is glowing too."

Mo Fan exclaimed in surprise.

Ye Xin Xia looked as well, noticing that the light from Mo Fan's Little Loach and Qin Yuan's bracelet seemed to be resonating with each other.

"Hum!"

"Hum!"

Two hums rang out, and the rust on the Little Loach's surface flaked off into powder, revealing its true form—an emerald-green jade pendant shaped like an azure dragon.

The change in Qin Yuan's White Tiger Bracelet wasn't as drastic, but its black-and-white pattern grew clearer, and the whole thing took on a more metallic silver sheen.

"Already at the Spirit level, huh."

Qin Yuan murmured to himself.

The Azure Dragon Vessel was still at the Mortal level.

But his White Tiger Bracelet had already reached the Spirit level. Last night's absorption of the Demon Spirit Essence, combined with this Sacred Totem resonance, had just pushed it over the edge.

"An unexpected bonus." Qin Yuan felt a flicker of joy in his heart and thought, "With a Spirit-level magic artifact aiding cultivation, I should be able to release Beginner Ice Vine in eight months."

In the original story, Mu Ning Xue took eight months to release magic with the help of a Spirit-level artifact.

There was no reason he'd be much worse off, especially with the Check-in System as a safety net.

Qin Yuan pulled his thoughts back and returned the Azure Dragon Vessel to Mo Fan.

He already had the White Tiger Vessel; there was no need for another Azure Dragon one. Besides, this thing was probably already bound to Mo Fan.

"Qin Yuan, what the hell is going on?"

Mo Fan hung the Little Loach back around his neck and couldn't help asking.

"Look up Stardust Magic Artifact online, and you'll find out."

"The only difference is that my bracelet and your jade pendant are both Growth Demonic Artifacts—they can absorb special energy to improve their quality."

Qin Yuan explained.

"Growth Demonic Artifact?" Mo Fan exclaimed. He had no idea what it was, but it sounded high-end and impressive.

"Heh, that old man didn't lie to me."

"Little Loach, you really are a treasure!"

Mo Fan couldn't contain his excitement, a smile creeping onto his lips despite himself.

Qin Yuan paid no attention to Mo Fan's excitement. Instead, he pushed Ye Xin Xia forward and said with a smile, "Let's go, Xin Xia. I'll walk you back."

"Mm."

Ye Xin Xia gave a sweet smile.

After the two had walked off into the distance, Mo Fan finally snapped back to reality.

"F*ck me, wait up!" Mo Fan scrambled to follow.

On the road.

"Brother Qin Yuan, are you going to live in Ruiguang Residential Area too?" Ye Xin Xia's lips parted slightly, quite surprised.

"Mm, I'm planning to attend the magic high school in Bocheng, so I'll be staying here for a long while."

Qin Yuan said.

"I see!"

Ye Xin Xia suddenly understood.

So that's why Qin Yuan was around here—now everything made sense.

But what caught Ye Xin Xia's attention more was that Qin Yuan was also living in Ruiguang Residential Area.

Didn't that mean she could see him every day?

Mm, happy!

Compared to Ye Xin Xia's inner delight, Mo Fan was more curious about the 'magic high school' Qin Yuan mentioned. Bocheng only had one—Tianlan Magic High School.

So, Qin Yuan was going to be his classmate?

"Qin Yuan, what element did you awaken?" Mo Fan asked.

Ye Xin Xia snapped back to attention and turned to look at Qin Yuan curiously.

"Ice."

Qin Yuan chuckled lightly, not hiding it.

"Brother Qin Yuan is amazing, just like Ning Xue—both ice." Ye Xin Xia's eyes sparkled, genuinely admiring Qin Yuan.

"Xin Xia will be even more amazing in the future."

Qin Yuan said with a slight smile.

He wasn't lying. The future Ye Xin Xia was truly formidable.

Future Goddess, master of the Resurrection Divine Art, with a legion of Forbidden Mages under her command... In terms of status and influence, few in the Magic World could compare.

"Brother Qin Yuan is joking. Xin Xia isn't that amazing." Ye Xin Xia murmured, her pretty face flushing.

"I'm not joking." Qin Yuan shook his head with a laugh and teased, "When Xin Xia makes it big, don't forget me, alright? I'm counting on you to support me."

"Mm..."

Ye Xin Xia's face turned crimson, her reply barely a whisper.

"..."

Mo Fan was speechless.

Silly little sister, Qin Yuan had her wrapped around his finger with just a few words.

But this Qin Yuan really had some skill—the Mu Family Little Princess was like that, and so was his own sister.

Qin Yuan was really popular with girls.

Mo Fan grumbled inwardly and stopped paying attention.

Perhaps with Qin Yuan's appearance, Mo Fan and Ye Xin Xia were just simple siblings, their relationship not as close as in the original story.

Come to think of it, after Ye Xin Xia came to the Mo family, most of her time was spent with Aunt Mo Qing, so she was probably closer to her.

The three chatted until they reached Ruiguang Residential Area.

Mo Fan had already gone back.

Now it was up to Qin Yuan to see Ye Xin Xia to her door.

Ye Xin Xia lived in Building 3, Unit 602, while Qin Yuan was in Building 2, Unit 602—the two buildings facing each other.

And because they lived on the same floor, Qin Yuan and Ye Xin Xia could see each other from their balconies.

Once was a coincidence, twice was a pattern.

Qin Yuan was getting used to it.

After safely delivering Ye Xin Xia to Mo Qing, he returned to Building 2, Unit 602, entered the room, and started cleaning.

Two bedrooms, one living room, bathroom, balcony, kitchen.

He thought it was a single-person apartment, but it turned out to be a small suite—pretty nice.

As for the rent, Qin Yuan never had a chance to pay it, because Qin Yuer had already prepaid the next three years.

What could Qin Yuan say to that?

Sister Yuer was the best!