Everything Is Ready!

"Heh." Ya Fei gave a disdainful laugh, carrying a distinct note of mockery, before continuing in a tone of certainty: "At this level of cultivation, do you still need to care about such trivial formalities? I am helping you both now, understand?"

Helping? Us?

The two looked at each other, neither understanding the deeper meaning behind her words.

"Honestly..." Ya Fei sighed, her tone expressing pity for their lack of wit, and then continued: "If you speak well of the Saint in your daily lives and help foster this romance, then if it truly comes to fruition, imagine the rewards the Saint might bestow upon you both once he is pleased. Will you ever have to worry about your future again?"

"Besides, as women ourselves, you don't actually think the Saint would take a fancy to us common, plain-looking girls, do you? Don't dream such dreams. Look at that disciple instead—she has excellent talent and an outstanding appearance. That is a suitable partner."

Can it really be interpreted that way...

The Head Steward is telling us to whisper sweet nothings into his ear on her behalf...

"I still feel like this isn't quite right..."

One of the maids said timidly. This matter could be big or small; if they were to say the wrong thing, it would be a matter of life and death.

"You're hopeless. Can't you just avoid saying anything out of line? Look at the commotion today; the Saint must have bestowed some heaven-defying treasure. You just need to praise it. Over time, even if he didn't have any ideas, he will eventually."

Ya Fei remained persistent. If this woman didn't step up, she would be the one to suffer in the end. Since she had already started the ball rolling, she would see it through to the end, regardless of the outcome. The two maids, not knowing how it happened, were muddledly persuaded and successfully tied to this chariot.

Walking to the door, she took the opportunity to glance inside. The white light in the room had dimmed significantly compared to before. Seeing this, Ya Fei naturally dared not linger. As a servant, one should have self-awareness and not appear in the wrong place at the wrong time. She turned and gave a few instructions before heading off to handle the inventory.

Early the next morning.

The white energy surrounding Medusa dissipated, but she did not end her cultivation state, continuing to consolidate her realm. On the other side, it was Zhang Nian who was shocked. After the baptism of the Heaven-Seizing Creation Pill, Medusa's cultivation speed could be described as advancing by leaps and bounds. Last night, she was increasing her Dou Qi by 100 points per hour, but today that had increased fifteen-fold; she was now gaining 1500 Dou Qi per hour, and the Dou Qi he received in return had also increased to 150,000 per hour.

[Ding! Returning... Dou Qi increased by 150,000]

Listening to this latest electronic notification, Zhang Nian woke up from his dream in a start. No wonder he felt his body bloating more and more in the second half of the night. This couldn't go on; according to the 24-hour Dou Qi dissipation theory, he didn't have much time left.

"No... I have to wake Medusa from her cultivation state, give her the Fallen Heart Flame first, and then heading to the Starfall Pavilion in the Central Plains will be much easier."

He walked toward the adjacent room, where Ya Fei had already been waiting for a long time. The servants had only finished counting all the items late last night, and after confirming everything was correct, Ya Fei had been standing at the door waiting to report.

Glancing at the beautiful scenery of the woman in the yellow dress standing at the door, Zhang Nian knew that the tasks he had assigned yesterday must have been completed. He immediately instructed: "Go find Medusa later and get a token that allows free entry and exit. Do not bring people into the mountain at will; you know the consequences without me saying them. Once the items are counted, just put the register in my room. Hand the warehouse keys to Medusa as well; if there are extras, you can keep one. Alright, I have other things to do now, you may withdraw."

He did not look at Ya Fei once throughout the entire exchange.

"Creak~"

Pushing open Medusa's door, Zhang Nian walked inside. Ya Fei, who had followed him all the way, sensibly closed the door behind him and led the two maids away from the room.

Walking through the room, Zhang Nian paused slightly. The room emitted a faint fragrance; was this originally a girl's room? Could it be?? Not necessarily; the Misty Cloud Sect didn't only have that one girl. He must be overthinking it.

He pushed open the door to the cultivation chamber.

"Squeak~"

As the sound entered, Medusa was disturbed. Her brows furrowed slightly, a look of displeasure appearing on her face. She then opened her eyes and happened to see Zhang Nian standing in front of her. She immediately put away her dissatisfaction, bowed, and saluted: "Master, this disciple did not know it was you who arrived. Please forgive my lack of manners."

Seeing this, Zhang Nian waved his hand slightly, sitting on a stone stool nearby without a care, his tone gentle: "Cultivation should be gradual. You should be able to feel the changes in your body. Breaking through in strength is only a matter of time; the most important thing right now is to familiarize yourself with your body."

Medusa nodded slightly, feeling that what her Master said made a lot of sense. In reality, Zhang Nian was afraid that this young woman would push too hard and make him feel uncomfortable from the bloat. The amount of Dou Qi stored in his body had reached hundreds of thousands overnight; he had to call a stop to it.

"Mm-hmm. Oh, right, I have another good thing for you." As he spoke, Zhang Nian flipped his palm, and the Fallen Heart Flame, which had been sealed in the system space, appeared in his hand. He explained: "I didn't give it to you before because your bloodline hadn't awakened. Now you should be able to feel your affinity for the aura of fire, right? Don't worry, this Fallen Heart Flame has already been tamed by me; even if it tried to lash out, it wouldn't be able to break through this spatial barrier."

With that, Zhang Nian pushed his hand forward.

"For me?" Medusa was slightly stunned. This was a Heavenly Flame! Although she didn't know much about the Fallen Heart Flame, Heavenly Flames were spiritual objects of heaven and earth, rare and hard to find. He was giving such a treasure to her?

"Take it. This thing will help with your cultivation. Zi Yan has an aversion to fire, so this can only be given to you. I originally obtained it for your sake anyway." Zhang Nian kept a trick up his sleeve, saying this intentionally to try and increase Medusa's favorability.

[Ding! Medusa's favorability increased by 5, currently 75. Return multiplier increased to 2000]

"Uh..."

Seeing the hesitation on Medusa's face, Zhang Nian continued: "The greatest benefit of this Fallen Heart Flame is that it can continuously release Heart Fire. By tempering your Dou Qi through the Heart Fire, your cultivation will be twice as effective with half the effort, and it will be much faster than before. Of course, you don't have to worry about being burned by the flames; I've already applied protection to the exterior."

Hearing this, Medusa was finally moved. She craved power intensely, perhaps because of the plight of the Snake-People Tribe. Finally, after building up her mental resolve, she bowed gracefully to Zhang Nian and thanked him: "Thank you, Master~"

"Alright, alright, it's just a small thing, take it."

Zhang Nian was overjoyed inside. Just now, that pleasant electronic sound had rung out. Everything was exactly as he had thought; Heavenly Flames could also be part of the returns!!

[Ding! Bestowed Heavenly Flame Fallen Heart Flame upon disciple Medusa... Returning... Return multiplier 2000]

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining...]