Bonus chapter for 600 gifts: Studying Daoist Scriptures with the [Beautiful Lady Yu] spell

When Ying Jiaren emerged from the bathroom, she wore a scarlet silk robe, her white hair piled high and adorned with golden dangling hairpins, tassels, phoenix-tail pins, and other ornaments that jingled together.

Her cheeks were flushed. Carrying a case, she tapped on it:

Knock! Knock! Knock!

Clear notes rang out, and sticks of Sandalwood Incense flew from the case.

The Sandalwood Incense landed in censers all around, sending up multicolored smoke.

Wang Quan sniffed and discovered that the various kinds of Sandalwood Incense had dozens of effects, including calming the mind, increasing wisdom, reducing distracting thoughts, and nourishing flesh and blood.

"Fellow Daoist Ying, how much did this Sandalwood Incense cost?"

"Since it's helping both of us cultivate, I should pay half!"

Ying Jiaren shook her head. "No need!"

"I made it all myself. It barely cost anything!"

Wang Quan grew serious. "However little it cost, we should still settle the accounts properly."

Ying Jiaren blinked. "Ten thousand Green Beetles!"

"All right!"

"I'll transfer it to you in a moment!"

Ying Jiaren gave him a long look, then snapped her fingers.

Click!

Click!

The sounds of turning gears and opening mechanisms came from the ceiling.

Wang Quan looked up and saw crystal boxes descending.

Thin cords extended from both ends of each crystal box, one attached to a ceiling beam and the other hanging down.

When he saw what was inside the boxes, the corner of his mouth twitched.

Over the years, he had seen plenty of bizarre practices among the Market Ward's cultivators, including many scenes of people selling their own flesh and limbs.

Yet the contents of these crystal boxes still made him somewhat uncomfortable.

Because each box contained a brain immersed in an unknown liquid.

Ying Jiaren murmured, "Scholars from the mortal world supplied all of