"Safe travels, Young Master Zhou!"
Delight was written all over Bai Qingtian's weathered face. That wine was worth every coin, he thought.
At last, he had fulfilled his wish and forged something of a connection with Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen nodded. "You're too kind. You can see me off here."
"Of course, of course. I'll head back, then."
Bai Qingtian did not insist. He returned with a broad smile.
Only after Bai Qingtian had gone far away did the smile vanish from Zhou Chen's face. His brows drew together as he headed home.
After his intimate exchange with Bai Tangyin just now, he had suddenly discovered that the Divine Statue within him had absorbed nearly half the Miasma Poison accumulated in her body over the years.
At his current cultivation speed, even if he went outside the city to absorb denser black mist and ate more black meat containing Miasma Poison, he could accumulate no more than six or seven inches of Mist Incense a day.
Yet after barely two hours of intimacy, the Mist Incense in his mind had already grown back to six feet.
That speed was nothing short of astonishing!
Zhou Chen reckoned that a few more sessions would let him cleanse all the Miasma Poison from Bai Tangyin's body while gaining even more Mist Incense himself.
He had never expected such a windfall.
Zhou Chen murmured inwardly, Looks like I should have more intimate exchanges with Bai Tangyin whenever I have time.
Then he looked at his panel:
[Martial arts: Wild Bull Fist (major accomplishment) 1065/3000; Martial arts: Wind-Riding Steps (major accomplishment) 478/3000] [Realm: second-rank flesh tempering realm (minor accomplishment) 396/5000]
Zhou Chen did not hesitate.
He still needed far too much experience to reach major accomplishment in his cultivation realm. He might as