In the outskirts of Bishui County stood a quiet, elegant little courtyard.
With his excellent eloquence and personal charm, Xiang Yuan had secured the lease on this small courtyard. The owner was easygoing; upon hearing that he only wanted it for two days, they did not charge him a thing.
This comforted Xiang Yuan considerably. It proved that once one left the famed righteous sects, there were still good people in the Dry Abyss Realm.
He left behind a plum blossom mark outside the courtyard to contact Daoist Purple Duckweed, then took out the Enlightenment Cushion inside, sat down cross-legged, entered meditation, and examined the gains from vanquishing demons and devils.
He had not dared do this at Sword Heart Studio. He had been on edge at every turn, treading on thin ice, terrified that the moment he entered meditation, some wild demoness would take him from behind—and there would still be a long line waiting outside the door.
When he had first arrived at Sword Heart Studio, whenever such unrealistic fantasies crossed his mind, he would mock himself for dreaming peaches.
He no longer thought so now. They really would dare.
If he had not run fast enough, he would already have been detained as the top courtesan.
Back to the point: Xiang Yuan sat in meditation and began sorting through the three great gains from this journey.
The first great gain was obtaining a drop of Gods and Devils blood for pill refinement. Its origins were mysterious and its medicinal potency immense. The moment it entered his body, it greatly advanced his blood medicine, once again granting him the blood replacement and marrow cleansing cultivators dreamed of.
Anyone who frequently underwent blood replacement and marrow cleansing knew that such a tremendous fortuitous opportunity vastly increased one's potential and