Wu Yuting sneered, "Oh, Chen Xuanming!"

"As for the cultivation technique, I won't return it!"

"Even if I did, I wouldn't return those thirty thousand contribution points to you!"

"If you have the guts, come and snatch it directly from Jade Sun Peak!"

"I'd like to see if you dare to act recklessly in the Dharma Transmission Pavilion and openly violate sect rules by seizing the belongings of fellow sect disciples!"

In front of Chen Xuanming, Wu Yuting slowly put the three cultivation technique jade scrolls into an empty storage pouch and hung it at her waist.

She stood tall, her chest heaving, with an endless charm exuding.

Chen Xuanming was both angry and ashamed.

Originally, he was already ashamed of being captivated by Wu Yuting's beauty.

But now, in front of all the Foundation Establishment realm brothers, he could not accept being humiliated by Wu Yuting in public.

Chen Xuanming dashed forward instantly and said angrily to Wu Yuting, "Wu Yuting, do you have any shame?"

"If you don't return my contribution points today, we're not done!"

Wu Yuting was startled and couldn't help but step back a few steps.

At this moment, Deng Xiangdong took a step forward, his figure flickering swiftly, standing between the two.

"Silence!"

He was a disciple of the Hidden Aspect True Master and also the Chief Elder of the Law Enforcement Pavilion.

The surrounding people stopped their discussions when they saw him stepping in.

When the surroundings quieted down.

Deng Xiangdong cupped his hands toward Shen Xuan's side.

"Junior Brother Shen, please!"

Shen Xuan smiled wryly.

If he had known it was such a trivial matter, he wouldn't have come along for the spectacle.

It would have been better to slip away!

Now that Deng Xiangdong revealed his identity.

If he didn't step up, it wouldn't be good.

He didn't care about Wu Yuting's reputation.

But he still had to survive in the sect, so he had to maintain the image of Senior Brother of Gu Feng.

"Senior Brother, they are bullying me!"

Seeing Shen Xuan's appearance, Wu Yuting's smile blossomed like a flower as she ran to Shen Xuan's side.

Her voice grew louder.

She knew very well that this Senior Brother Shen had deep cultivation and high skills.

Last time at the Silver Hook Gambling House, he made the Purple Qi Alliance bow in submission.

Dealing with the Artifact Refiners of Jade Sun Peak was a piece of cake!

Indeed.

Shen Xuan stood in front of her, facing the two from Jade Sun Peak directly.

"Shen Xuan of Gu Feng, greetings to Senior Brother Jiang and Junior Brother Chen of Jade Sun Peak."

Shen Xuan cupped his fists as a salute.

Chen Xuanming and Jiang Wanli exchanged a glance and said, "Senior Brother Shen, I didn't mean to make things difficult for Junior Sister Wu."

"Thirty thousand contribution points isn't a small amount for me. Please advise Junior Sister Wu to return them to me!"

"Alright!"

To everyone's surprise, Shen Xuan agreed quite readily.

"Junior Sister, Senior Brother Chen wants you to return the thirty thousand contribution points. Will you?"

"I won't!"

Chen Yuting pouted.

"He gave it to me voluntarily! Why should I return it?"

Shen Xuan nodded.

"Junior Brother Chen, I've advised her. You see, Junior Sister Wu is unwilling to return them."

"In the future, if there's an opportunity, I'll advise her again."

"Ah!"

Chen Xuanming was dumbfounded.

The two of them were clearly putting on an act.

Did they think they could resolve the matter with just a few words?

He helplessly looked toward Senior Brother Jiang Wanli.

"Junior Brother Shen, the way your people from Gu Feng are toying with my Jade Sun Peak disciples isn't good!"

Shen Xuan frowned slightly.

This Jiang Wanli was escalating the dispute between the two to the relationship between the two peaks, clearly unwilling to concede.

"Senior Brother Jiang, you speak too highly of it. Let me try advising again."

Shen Xuan asked, "Junior Sister, let me ask you. Have you practiced the charm technique?"

Wu Yuting stomped her foot and said, "What kind of question is that, Senior Brother! I'm not a demon cultivator, why would I practice a charm technique!"

"Let me ask you again. Did you give Junior Brother Chen a mind-befuddling potion?"

"How could that be? I don't have such a thing!"

"So, you wanted to purchase a cultivation technique but didn't have enough contribution points. When Junior Brother Chen heard about it, he voluntarily offered the funds, purchased it, and gifted it to you without compensation, correct?"

"Yes!"

Shen Xuan said to Jiang Wanli, "Senior Brother Jiang, you see, the matter is quite clear."

"Junior Brother Chen willingly and voluntarily offered the funds, and Junior Sister Wu is deeply grateful."

"Now, Junior Brother Chen regrets the pain in his heart, I understand."

"However, a gift is a gift."

"What was given can't be taken back!"

Jiang Wanli's face turned dark, glaring at Shen Xuan and Wu Yuting, speechless.

He certainly couldn't say openly that his junior brother was infatuated with Wu Yuting's beauty, utterly smitten, and muddleheaded.

That was the only reason he voluntarily offered the funds to purchase the cultivation technique and gift it to her.

"You..."

Chen Xuanming was equally speechless.

"Here's the deal. Junior Brother Chen, if you are not convinced, you can file a complaint in the Law Enforcement Hall."

"The Law Enforcement Hall enforces the law impartially and will surely get you justice."

"I have matters to attend to, so I won't delay you any further."

"Junior Sister, let's go!"

Having said that, Shen Xuan turned to leave.

Wu Yuting followed behind him triumphantly.

Once they left the Law Enforcement Pavilion.

They hadn't gone far before they saw Wu Xueting approaching.

"How did it go? Did that fool buy the cultivation technique for you?"

Wu Yuting softly recounted the earlier events to Wu Xueting.

Shen Xuan sighed.

"Dear Junior Sisters, could you please keep a low profile!"

"If this continues, Master will ground you again!"

Shen Xuan didn't want to lecture.

They're old enough.

The Master and True Master Wu couldn't discipline them.

He wasn't inclined to do so either.

"What can we do! Senior Brother earns spirit stones and only takes Sister Jinqin and Sister Yuehan, not us sisters!"

Wu Yuting said with grievance.

"Senior Brother, you are a capable person and have no need to do so. But us sisters, we have nothing!"

"That Chen Xuanming is no good either! He looks honest, but he's thinking about ridiculous fantasies, like a toad wishing to eat swan meat!"

"Senior Brother, you have no idea. We two sisters took turns entertaining him for over a month, and only then did he voluntarily offer the funds!"

Shen Xuan silently observed the two sisters, radiant as flowers, before him.

Chen Xuanming didn't really lose out.

The sisters took turns coaxing him.

After all, they put some thought into it.

Men like Chen Xuanming, who are immersed in artifact refining, are filled with fantasies due to a lack of experience with women of such caliber as the Wu sisters.

To him, it was impossible to resist the allure of such high-level beauties as the Wu sisters.

Being enticed by the Wu sisters was inevitable.

Even without the Wu sisters.

Chen Xuanming would still be tripped up by other female cultivators.

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"Take care of yourselves!"

Shen Xuan transformed into an escape light, heading directly back to Little Gu Peak.

He couldn't be bothered to deal with these two sisters.

...

Shuiyue Residence, inside the practice room.

A mysterious jade talisman flashed with golden light.

This was Deep Water Hook Snake Essence Blood.

Shen Xuan was filled with anticipation.

Before him, appeared ancient golden characters.

[Stealable Talent: Great Snake Tail Hook, Infinite Strength]

Shen Xuan thought it over.

This time, he didn't choose the unique talent of the Deep Water Hook Snake [Great Snake Tail Hook]

but continued to solidify the [Infinite Strength] talent.

In physical attacks, he had [Sharp Teeth and Fangs] as a trump card, along with the heaven-defying method [Devouring All Things].

There was no need to cultivate another [Great Snake Tail Hook].

Shen Xuan's [Infinite Strength] had already reached Great Success.

The fact that Deep Water Hook Snake Essence Blood could reveal this talent was truly rare.

[Talent: Infinite Strength Great Success (876/1600)]

Shen Xuan calculated.

A single Essence Blood plundered added over fifty skill level points.

This was a Great Success level talent skill!

The entire Deep Sea Hook Snake Essence Blood could push [Infinite Strength] close to Perfection.

[Dao Rhyme: 818]

Dao Rhyme Points received nearly six hundred points in one go!

No wonder it's a Tier Two Top Grade Water Demon!

Shen Xuan felt relieved.

Last time, he plundered a Patrol Spirit Dog, only increasing the skill level of [Sharp Teeth and Fangs].

Dao Rhyme Points were negligible.

Spirit Root Talent was added to Earth Spirit Root.

The harvest was minimal.

"I still need to hunt water attribute demon beasts!"

Even if the grade isn't high enough, they can still increase Dao Rhyme Points.

Shen Xuan secluded himself for deep cultivation.

The incident with the Wu sisters tricking Chen Xuanming of Jade Sun Peak didn't cause much stir in the sect.

After all, it was something Chen Xuanming willingly gifted.

If everyone were like Chen Xuanming, always wanting to take back what they once gave.

Where would the male cultivators of Cyan Cloud Sect find their Dao companions!

Soon, the storm subsided.

Even Master Gu Feng didn't pursue the matter.

...

Shuiyue Residence.

"Senior Brother, the people from Jade Sun Peak have a terrible attitude towards our Little Gu Peak. Senior Sister Jinqin went to order a magical treasure, and they made all sorts of excuses, ending up in a quarrel with Sister Jinqin!"

The speaker was Wu Yuting.

As the instigator, there wasn't a hint of embarrassment on her face.

In just half a year,

the giant furnace refining at Little Gu Peak went from running nonstop to operating on a three-day cycle.

The reason was simple.

The ingredients for the Spirit Gathering Pill were almost depleted.

Cyan Cloud Sect dispatched numerous people to frantically purchase and stockpile Spirit Pill materials.

The entire Great Song Country saw a surge in Spirit Pill material prices.

Prices have now increased by seventy percent.

Yet there are no available supplies.

This drew dissatisfaction from Medicine God Valley.

The price of Tier Two Spirit Pills has always been stable.

The increase in material prices equates to cutting into Medicine God Valley's profits.

A Golden Core True Master from Medicine God Valley personally visited the sect to discuss this with the Sect Leader of Cyan Cloud Sect.

The meeting ended on a sour note.

Both are among the seven major sects of Song Country, both considered trailing behind.

Cyan Cloud Sect and Medicine God Valley once had good relations.

This time, they're on the verge of turning hostile.

Shen Xuan speculated that Medicine God Valley might have heard whispers of the giant furnace refining.

But lacked concrete evidence.

Once the Cyan Cloud Sect's Spirit Pill Hall produces results from the giant furnace refining.

The two sects are sure to clash.

Cyan Cloud Sect, forcefully taking away a hefty piece of the pie from Medicine God Valley.

In such a resource-deprived cultivation environment, Medicine God Valley suffered significant losses.

Conflict between the two sects is anticipated.

However, these diplomatic sect matters are of no concern to the senior and junior sisters of Little Gu Peak.

They only know one thing.

Little Gu Peak now has Spirit Stones.

The Spiritual Qi in the cave mansion can be used freely; just don't waste it.

Gu Jinqin particularly made a windfall from this.

That's why she went to the Artifact Refining Hall to create a new magical treasure.

"Senior Brother, Sister Jinqin is asking if you want to go to Jade Sun Peak together to teach them a lesson?"

Shen Xuan quietly sipped his tea.

He was not a child of a sect family.

He's not about to overeat and spar with fellow sect members at the Artifact Refining Hall.

"If you want to go, go. I'm not going."

Shen Xuan refused outright.

"Ah! Senior Brother, if you don't go, neither will I."

Wu Yuting's eyes darted around.

"Senior Brother, why don't we join with those from the Purple Qi Alliance, set up a betting pool, and bet on Sister Jinqin winning!"

"I need to cultivate now!"

"Junior Sister, please leave!"

Shen Xuan expressionlessly drove Wu Yuting away.

Gu Jinqin was instigated by the Wu sisters to engage in magical combat with the Artifact Refining Hall cultivators.

He had absolutely no interest in this matter.

Cyan Cloud Sect had set up a challenge arena competition.

The sect cultivators could challenge those of the same realm and sect under the supervision of the Law Enforcement Hall.

It's called sparring.

But it was actually to settle personal grudges.

However, the cost was quite high.

Each match cost ten thousand Spirit Stones, paid by the challenger.

In magical combat, one must stop at just hurting, not endangering the opponent's life.

In Shen Xuan's opinion.

Such challenge arenas were devoid of technical merit.

Even a lion fights a rabbit with all its might.

The goal of magical combat between cultivators is to kill the opponent.

How could one possibly hold back!

Stopping at just hurting!

This level of magical combat was not worth watching.

Logically, even though Gu Jinqin was a female cultivator, she was from a Core Formation family.

With considerable strength.

Her fellow sect members at the Artifact Refining Hall had no advantage.

However, news of disaster came in a few days later.

Gu Jinqin was injured by people from Jade Sun Peak!

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