Reward Triggered!

Zhang Chen smiled mysteriously and gently squeezed her palm. "Don't forget, there are always miracles in this world."

"Believe in me, and have a little confidence in yourself, too."

Looking at Zhang Chen's confident, spirited expression, the hard block of ice in Lin Qingxue's heart

finally cracked.

Perhaps... this was fate refusing to let her die?

Perhaps... this husband of hers, who seemed to have no cultivation at all,

really could bring her a miracle?

An unprecedented sense of security welled up in her heart.

At that moment, she was no longer the abandoned outcast cast aside by her family, nor the frail invalid who had endured the bitter cold nights alone. She had someone to rely on.

"Mm."

Lin Qingxue nodded firmly, her eyes reddening. "I believe you."

The red candles flickered, and the atmosphere gradually grew tender and alluring.

Looking at the peerless beauty before him, her face gradually relaxing, Zhang Chen felt his heart stir.

"It's late. We should rest."

Lin Qingxue's cheeks warmed. She gently closed her eyes, her long eyelashes trembling softly.

She didn't refuse.

Zhang Chen lay lazily on the bed!

The familiar mechanical voice rang out on time in his mind, crisp and pleasant, like celestial music.

[Ding! Detected that the host has consummated his marriage and successfully taken a wife!]

[Calculating rewards...]

[Bride: Lin Qingxue.]

[Identity: Zhang Family Young Madam/Former Lin Family Prodigy.]

[Special Physique Detection: Extreme Yin Ice Spirit Body (S-rank, in a damaged sealed state).]

[Overall Rating: 95 points (Supreme).]

Zhang Chen's eyes suddenly lit up.

S-rank! 95 points!

Just as he'd expected. How could she be some sickly waste? She was nothing less than an undeveloped treasure trove, a gold mine!

The so-called Cold Poison was merely a false appearance caused by the backlash of her special Extreme Yin Ice Spirit Body.

With the right method, this wasn't an illness at all. It was instead an heaven-defying cultivation aptitude.

[Given that the host's first bride has exceptionally high aptitude, Newbie Critical Hit Reward triggered!]

[Congratulations, host. You have received: Cultivation Infusion (directly raises cultivation to Qi Refining Level 10 Great Perfection)!]

[Congratulations, host. You have received: Supreme Marrow Cleansing Pill ×1 (clears impurities from the body and improves Root Bone)!]

[Congratulations, host. You have received: Physique Enhancement Pill ×1 (enhances the bloodline and removes the negative effects of a special physique!)]

[Congratulations, host. You have received: Family Destiny Golden Dragon (juvenile stage, Golden Core cultivation; can suppress the family's destiny and increase the entire clan's cultivation speed)!]

[Congratulations, host. You have received a special item: Upper Yellow Grade Spirit Vein Upgrade Card ×1 (can unconditionally raise one Spirit Vein by one minor grade)!]

The successive reward notifications left Zhang Chen a little dazed.

He'd struck it rich! This time, he'd really struck it rich!

Without the system, with his trash Mid Yellow Grade aptitude, reaching Qi Refining Level 10 Great Perfection would take him another twenty or thirty years, even if he ate Zhang Family pills for every meal.

And now, all he had to do was take a wife and sleep once?

This was just cheating!

But this feeling... was incredible!

"System, claim the cultivation reward!"

Zhang Chen silently called out in his mind. He couldn't suppress his impatience.

[Distributing reward...]

Rumble—!

As soon as the voice faded, a vast amount of Spiritual Power appeared out of nowhere in Zhang Chen's dantian and sea of qi.

It was like a little stream that had run dry suddenly being hit by a once-in-a-century flash flood.

The Spiritual Power surged wildly, instantly breaking through the meridians that had been blocked within his body.

"Ugh!" Zhang Chen grunted, his muscles tensing all over.

This wasn't gradual cultivation. It was a crude, forceful infusion!

Qi Refining West Layer! Break through!

Qi Refining Fifth Layer! Break through!

Qi Refining Sixth Layer... seventh layer... eighth layer...

The aura around him began climbing steadily. His unremarkable physique crackled as the Spiritual Power washed through him.

His bones grew denser, his meridians widened, and even his skin began to seep a faint gray layer of impurities.

Lin Qingxue, lying beside him, had already fallen asleep, exhausted.

But now she was jolted awake by the terrifying wave of heat that suddenly erupted beside her.

Still groggy, she opened her eyes and instinctively reached out to touch Zhang Chen. "Husband, what's wro—"

Before she could finish, an invisible wave of force knocked her hand away.

Lin Qingxue instantly snapped fully awake, her beautiful eyes wide with shock as she stared at the man beside her.

Zhang Chen was now enveloped in a faint golden glow. His weak aura, which had been only at the Third Layer of Qi Refining, was now like a volcano on the verge of eruption, surging wildly.

She knew this kind of Spiritual Power fluctuation all too well!

It was just like hers before she reached Foundation Establishment.

How could this be the Third Layer of Qi Refining?

This was clearly Qi Refining Great Perfection, and he even seemed on the verge of breaking through to Foundation Establishment!

"How is this possible..."

Lin Qingxue covered her red lips, her face full of disbelief. "Could it be... he's been hiding his strength all along?"

That was it! It was the only explanation!

He'd fooled the entire East Mountain Islands!

How could this be a waste young master? He was clearly a peerless genius, keeping his true abilities hidden and pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger!

Just as Lin Qingxue's mind churned with thoughts, the Spiritual Power inside Zhang Chen finally accumulated to its limit.

Qi Refining Level 10 Great Perfection!

The power surged wildly through his body, unable to find an outlet. In the end, it could only burst outward.

"Break!"

Zhang Chen let out a low roar and snapped his eyes open.