Lightning Spirit Root Appears (Seeking follows, monthly passes, recommendation tickets)

Seeing Li Yunjing toss out his identity token, the few outer sect disciples felt helpless and one after another removed their own.

These outer sect disciples took turns picking up Li Yunjing's identity token.

With the two tokens placed together, the outer sect disciples channeled their divine sense, and immediately, the two tokens connected, glowing with a soft, clear light.

On their own tokens, the numbers in the contribution point column dropped significantly one after another.

Conversely, the number on Li Yunjing's token jumped rapidly, quickly reaching a value of 2000.

"Hmm!"

Seeing Yue Zhouwang hand the token back to him, Li Yunjing nodded and took it.

"Good! You lot know exactly how rich you are! The contribution points you gave aren't for me! I'm taking your points, but I'm doing things for you!"

Li Yunjing nodded in satisfaction, revealing a smile as he spoke indifferently.

Ugh! Taking our contribution points to do things for us—can he really say it so refreshingly and refinedly?

The group of outer sect disciples complained inwardly.

"Young Master Li, what about our business?"

Yue Zhouwang asked cautiously.

"Rest assured! You saw Fu Chao's connection with the 'Law Enforcement Hall' with your own eyes; what else is there to worry about?"

Li Yunjing waved his hand and said with finality.

"Rest assured! Rest assured!"

Hearing this, Yue Zhouwang and the others nodded repeatedly, their smiles returning.

It was just that they seemed to have misunderstood one point: Li Yunjing said Fu Chao had powerful connections, but he never said he had powerful connections...

These 2000 low-grade spirit stones were destined to be thrown away.

After eating and drinking their fill, amidst the respectful send-offs of Yue Zhouwang, Wang Yun, and the others, Li Yunjing and Ma Xingyuan swayed as they walked along the mountain path to head back.

By now, the moon was hanging over the treetops, and as the cold wind brushed past, the tipsiness of the two dissipated quite a bit.

While chatting aimlessly with Ma Xingyuan, Li Yunjing reviewed the day's events, starting to weigh the gains and losses.

It was already the second half of the night when the two returned to Qiongze Peak.

Back at Qiongze Peak, it was already late into the night, so the two didn't bother with anything else and quickly returned to their rooms to rest.

Two hours later, as the sun began to rise, the two had just gotten up and finished washing when they needed to get some fodder to feed the Piebald Horse.

At this moment, someone unexpectedly arrived.

"Steward Hou, you've come so early, is there something the matter?"

Li Yunjing chuckled and offered a greeting.

"Hahaha! Brother Li, look at you! You arrived at our Qiongze Peak without revealing your identity, and this elder brother didn't know, which led to much offense! How about this: I'll arrange for people to take charge of your chores for this month; you don't need to do them anymore!"

Hou Boyan's face was piled with smiles at this moment.

This Steward of Qiongze Peak no longer resembled the fierce and malicious person he had been before.

Clearly, this Steward of Qiongze Peak was very well-informed; in less than half a day, he had already learned what happened at the Elegant Fragrance Garden.

"How could this be? Wouldn't it cause any trouble?"

Li Yunjing's eyes lit up; he had long since wanted to stop doing these chores, but harboring concerns, he still asked.

"Rest assured! You will still receive credit for this chore until the end of the month!"

"It's just that I'll arrange for two people to help you with the work. Whether you want to cultivate at Qiongze Peak or go out for a stroll to see friends, it's all fine—there will absolutely be no aftermath!"

Knowing Li Yunjing's concerns, Hou Boyan quickly guaranteed.

"Then I shall trouble you, Brother Hou."

At this time, Li Yunjing naturally wouldn't be ungrateful and continue to be modest.

If Hou Boyan took it seriously and thought he, this "Young Master," had some special hobby and just liked being abused, and stopped mentioning the job change, that would be a disaster!

"Hahaha! Good!"

Hou Boyan was overjoyed and immediately added, "Junior Brother Li, Junior Brother Ma, it's quite inconvenient for you two to live here. Why not move up to Qiongze Peak? I still have two palaces there; it just so happens you can each have one!"

"That works too! Thank you for your trouble, Brother Hou. In the future, this younger brother will naturally find a way to repay you!"

Li Yunjing nodded and agreed.

"You're too polite! You're too polite, Junior Brother Li!"

Hou Boyan laughed loudly. Why had he come?

Was it not for that single promise from Li Yunjing?

As long as this young master succeeded in the future and remembered his care today, that would be enough.

As for these favors, to Hou Boyan, they were all just a matter of lifting a finger.

If he could gain a bit of favor for the future, it might just play a major role at a critical moment.

Hou Boyan could certainly calculate these accounts clearly.

Li Yunjing and Ma Xingyuan had nothing to pack; they had no intention of taking any of the items here with them.

The two followed Hou Boyan directly toward the mountain peak.

Along the way, Hou Boyan observed their expressions and steered the conversation toward whatever Li Yunjing seemed to favor.

This greatly surprised Li Yunjing, who had not expected such a thick-browed, large-eyed, and rugged-looking man to possess such a delicate mind.

Indeed, one cannot judge a person by their appearance, just as one cannot measure the sea with a bucket.

The summit of Qiongze Peak was truly far superior to the mountainside.

Hou Boyan personally settled Li Yunjing and Ma Xingyuan in, letting the two rest before taking his leave.

From that day on, Li Yunjing and Ma Xingyuan took up residence there.

Their days of leisure had arrived.

They had ample time to cultivate every day and no need to worry about trivial matters.

At first, Li Yunjing had been somewhat anxious, wondering when Wei Henian's retaliation would come.

But after waiting a few days with no activity, he felt much more at ease.

As for the business with Yue Zhouwang and Wang Yun, he had long since cast it to the back of his mind.

Could such trivial matters truly be worth remembering?

Ten days flashed by, and Li Yunjing had done nothing else recently.

He focused his entire heart and mind on cultivating five minor techniques: the Flying Flame Technique, Azure Wood Art, Clear Spirit Art, Falling Rock Technique, and Cold Star Sword Art.

The effort of these ten days had not been wasted; these five minor techniques had reached a level of proficiency.

At the very least, an average outer disciple would have to study for three to five years to reach the level Li Yunjing had achieved.

This greatly enhanced his combat capabilities.

In these ten days, Li Yunjing had also raised his Qi Refining cultivation to the peak of the second level.

He was only one step away from breaking through to the third level of the Qi Refining stage.

The power of the Creation Divine Thunder had not yet fully dissipated and was still silently transforming Li Yunjing's body.

His spiritual roots now possessed six attributes.

In addition to the five elements, the lightning spiritual root now emitted a six-inch glow.

A mid-grade, six-attribute spiritual root!

Ma Xingyuan also benefited from being with Li Yunjing; he had finally managed to settle his mind and cultivate diligently for the past while.

He was not far from the fourth level of the Qi Refining stage.

He estimated that within two or three months, he would be able to apply for the outer disciple assessment.

Yet, during these ten days, trouble had been mounting for the inner disciple, Wei Henian!