At that moment, seeing Luo Qingshan nod, Ye Xingchen actually jumped up in excitement. Watching her husband's excitement, Luo Qingshan blushed all over her face.
Afterward, Luo Qingshan returned to the Empress Palace, where she had many matters to handle, while Ye Xingchen happily returned to Phoenix Perch Palace, picked up his fishing rod, and headed toward the pavilion in the middle of the lake.
At that moment, within the Empress Palace, powerful cultivators kept receiving Luo Qingshan's orders and transforming into streaks of light, shooting off in every direction.
The entire Demon Race seemed to have become a state machine, beginning to operate at a frenzied pace.
Our protagonist, however, was sitting at ease in the lakeside pavilion at that moment as he spoke to the system:
"System, start today's check-in."
"Ding! Check-in in progress. Check-in successful. Congratulations, host. You have received the reward-Steal the Heavens and Replace the Sun." Steal the Heavens and Replace the Sun: a divine-grade mask. Once worn, it can conceal the host's presence and face, preventing anyone from probing them. An indispensable divine artifact for traveling, murdering, and plundering.
Hearing the system's voice, Ye Xingchen was speechless. The system had actually rewarded him with a divine-grade mask. It wanted him to hide his identity and go around murdering and plundering!
System: "Please take note, host. Every check-in reward is random. Please do not make arbitrary assumptions about this system. As the sole system across the myriad worlds, this system would never have the host commit such utterly shameless acts!"
Hearing the system's voice, Ye Xingchen rolled his eyes and stopped paying attention to this thick-skinned system.
He casually took the Steal the Heavens and Replace the Sun mask out of the system space and examined it carefully. Although he had said that, Ye Xingchen valued every reward from the system very highly.
The entire mask was golden, with a faint divine glow. It felt very soft to the touch, and he had no idea what material it was made from.
The mask left only the eyes and mouth exposed. Once Ye Xingchen put it on, it felt as though he were wearing no mask at all, without the slightest discomfort. He could not help marveling inwardly that, as expected of something produced by the system, it was truly extraordinary.
After he carefully placed Steal the Heavens and Replace the Sun into the system space, the system's voice rang out again:
"Ding! Check-in in progress. Check-in successful. Congratulations, host. You have received the reward-Imperial Dao Divine Fist." Imperial Dao Divine Fist: a divine-grade fist technique created by an ancient Heavenly Emperor. With a single punch, Imperial Dao Qi envelops the user, as though the Heavenly Emperor himself has descended, suppressing the nine heavens and ten lands, unmatched by anyone! "Ding! Would the host like to cultivate the Imperial Dao Divine Fist immediately?"
Hearing the system's voice, Ye Xingchen did not hesitate in the slightest.
"System, cultivate the Imperial Dao Divine Fist immediately!"
"Ding! Cultivating the Imperial Dao Divine Fist. Congratulations, host. Cultivation of the Imperial Dao Divine Fist is complete. Because the host possesses the Great Dao Chaos Physique and was born with immeasurable fortune, the Imperial Dao Divine Fist has automatically been cultivated to its highest realm!"
At that moment, Ye Xingchen sat in the pavilion in the middle of the lake, a terrifying imperial presence emanating from his body. He seemed to have become an ancient emperor, making others unable to help feeling the urge to bow in worship.
In mere moments, Ye Xingchen had comprehended the Imperial Dao Divine Fist to its highest level and could release and withdraw it freely. It came to him as naturally as though he had cultivated it for countless years.
After briefly sensing this Imperial Dao Qi, Ye Xingchen was very satisfied with it.
One man sitting alone, ten thousand bowing in worship-this must be what it felt like!
After waiting a while and hearing nothing more from the system, Ye Xingchen slowly stood.
At that moment, Ye Xingchen's features were handsome and elegant, his bearing transcendent, like a young gentleman as fine as jade. Anyone who saw him would inwardly praise him as a peerlessly handsome man.
Yet who could have imagined that this jade-like young gentleman, who outwardly possessed only Xiantian cultivation, was actually a peerless prodigy whose might overshadowed the ages!
He looked up at the sky, which was slowly darkening. Ye Xingchen knew that Luo Qingshan should be back before long. Remembering what she had promised him, the corners of his lips lifted slightly, and tenderness filled his heart.
By the time Ye Xingchen leisurely returned to Phoenix Perch Palace, Luo Qingshan had already returned, just as he had expected.
With Qing'er attending them, the two ate dinner. Then Ye Xingchen pulled a bashful Luo Qingshan into their room.
Looking at her husband's grinning face, Luo Qingshan remembered the request she had agreed to and sat even more nervously on the edge of the bed, her face full of bashfulness.
Looking at the bashful Luo Qingshan, Ye Xingchen slowly wrapped his arms around her slender waist from behind, his eyes smiling.
"Wife, have you arranged everything?!"
Only upon hearing Ye Xingchen's words did Luo Qingshan slowly turn around, her eyes filled with gratitude as she smiled tenderly at him.
"Yes, everything is arranged. I believe humans will soon start coming to buy pills. Although they're only first-grade pills, their effects are indeed much better than those refined by humans. Most importantly, first-grade pills are used up very quickly. Before long, the Demon Race's pills will be able to break into the human market!"
"I've already given orders to establish a pill hall at the border between the humans and the Demon Race, with a Demon Race elder stationed there, and have some members of the Demon Race whose transformations failed go there to sell pills."
"I've also secretly dispatched Black-Clad Guards to protect it from the shadows and prevent anyone from deliberately sabotaging it!"
"Husband, you're a talented man of the human race. I'd like you to name this pill hall yourself!"
Hearing Luo Qingshan's words, Ye Xingchen smiled slightly, stroked his chin with his right hand in thought, and then said:
"How could your husband dare not listen to you, wife? How about calling it the Ten Thousand Pills Pavilion?!"
"The Ten Thousand Pills Pavilion?! What a wonderful name! Husband, you're amazing! We'll call it the Ten Thousand Pills Pavilion-a pavilion of ten thousand pills, yours to choose from!"
Hearing Ye Xingchen's words, Luo Qingshan's eyes instantly lit up. She happily threw herself into his arms and spoke excitedly.
Feeling Luo Qingshan's excitement in his arms, Ye Xingchen's face was full of tenderness. Remembering the members of the Demon Race whose transformations had failed that she had mentioned, an idea immediately came to him.
Perhaps the Steal the Heavens and Replace the Sun mask could be used this way too.
At that moment, held in Ye Xingchen's arms, Luo Qingshan breathed in his familiar scent, and a sense of happiness rose in her heart.
Looking at the breathtakingly beautiful woman in his arms, Ye Xingchen gave a mischievous grin and whispered tenderly into Luo Qingshan's ear:
"Wife, it's late. Let's get some rest! You still have plenty to do tomorrow!"
Hearing Ye Xingchen's words, a rosy blush instantly crept across Luo Qingshan's breathtakingly beautiful face.
Looking at Luo Qingshan's bashful, enchanting appearance, Ye Xingchen gazed at her affectionately, as though everything beautiful in the entire world belonged to him.
With a casual wave of Ye Xingchen's hand, the entire room instantly went dark, and he tenderly held Luo Qingshan.
Feeling the nervous breathing of the woman in his arms, Ye Xingchen's heart was filled with boundless gentleness and endless affection.
That night, their hearts drew closer and closer.
That night, their feelings grew deeper and deeper.
That night, the moon in the sky outside the window shyly hid among the clouds.