Lu Ye shook his head and said lightly, "It's getting late, let's rest early."

Looking at the night outside, Jiang Qingge knew he was changing the topic and sighed inwardly, "It really is late."

With that, she glanced wistfully at the carefree Lu Ye, and gritted her teeth slightly, unexpectedly taking off her outer clothes right in front of Lu Ye.

In an instant, the perfect figure wrapped in the white dress quietly revealed itself.

Lu Ye's eyebrows slightly furrowed; normally Jiang Qingge would change behind his back, but now she started directly?

However, Jiang Qingge indeed deserved the title of the No.1 Fairy of Cloud Leaf City, with her perfect figure, alluring curves, and faultless appearance.

Except her brain is a bit problematic... what a pity.

She secretly glanced at Lu Ye and found a hint of surprise in his eyes, rather than his usual emotionless demeanor, causing a slight smugness to flicker in Jiang Qingge's heart.

But leaving only sleepwear in front of a man was a first for Jiang Qingge.

After feeling smug, a hint of panic and shyness surfaced, and she hurriedly climbed into the wooden bed.

"Are you... are you going to sleep?"

After lying down, Jiang Qingge actually moved a bit to the side, making room.

Lu Ye frowned even more, "You are not Jiang Qingge, who are you?"

Jiang Qingge: "..."

Looking at Lu Ye's serious face, she suddenly found it a bit amusing.

If it weren't to provoke an emotional response from him, she would never do this.

"If you're not sleeping then I'll sleep first." Jiang Qingge quickly said.

She was only saying it; if Lu Ye really climbed up there too… she probably wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.

Watching Jiang Qingge swiftly close her eyes, Lu Ye withdrew his gaze and immersed his consciousness.

"After midnight, the myriad paths can be recharged again."

Without two thousand silver to specify drawing, Lu Ye hoped that he could draw an Innate Pill.

An Upper Grade Innate Pill could save a lot of cultivation time.

Being in the inn, the Ancient Star Scripture is too aggressive, making cultivation inconvenient.

Lu Ye thought for a moment. Once Jiang Qingge's breathing stabilized, he'd stealthily leave the inn after she truly fell asleep.

...

Outside Qingshan City, about five miles away.

As usual, Lu Ye found a secluded, deserted forest.

Satisfied, he nodded and jumped onto a big tree, crossing his legs to begin cultivation.

After about an hour, Lu Ye prepared to open his eyes, slightly excitedly opening the myriad paths.

[Myriad Paths Charge: 10/10.]

"Draw."

Murmuring in his heart, the ancient myriad paths flickered faintly.

The next moment, a prompt floated into view.

[Congratulations host, you obtained a Two-Stripe Top Grade Innate Pill *1! It has been placed in the Dao Pavilion warehouse...]

Top Grade Innate Pill? And it's two-striped?

A sense of joy surged within Lu Ye's heart.

Pill stripes only appear at the top grade elixir level.

One stripe is the lowest, three stripes the highest!

Achieving top grade signifies the energy contained within the elixir is extremely pure, without any impurities!

Moreover, it has none of the pill toxins feared by martial arts cultivators!

The potency differs widely.

If previously it was estimated that breaking through to Innate Third Layer might take ten days to half a month.

Now with this Two-Stripe Top Grade Innate Pill, Lu Ye is confident about breaking through to Innate Third Layer tonight.

He immediately takes the elixir out and gazes at it.

The round elixir has two faint lines appearing on it, looking extremely pleasing.

Furthermore, the fragrance of the elixir seemed more refreshing, making even the scent slightly invigorating, speeding up the circulation of innate true qi within his body.

"It's not bad, truly a good thing."

His eyes slightly brightening, Lu Ye placed it into his mouth.

The Two-Stripe elixir melted upon entering his mouth, turning into a large, warm stream enveloping his body.

To his surprise, despite the energy being far greater than an Upper Grade Innate Pill, the potency of the Two-Stripe Top Grade was much milder.

The impact on the body was greatly reduced, allowing safe absorption.

"No wonder top grade elixirs throughout history either remain unknown or become objects of competition once they appear."

The Ancient Star Scripture began to flow, and his Hundredfold Talent activated; Lu Ye felt his strength visibly soar!

After running three Circulations, there was still some potency from the Two-Stripe Top Grade Innate Pill left unabsorbed.

Lu Ye's state reached Innate Second Layer Perfection!

Just a little more, he could advance to the Third Layer.

"If the base of Upper Grade Elixir is 1 giving a hundred cultivation with hundredfold amplification, then the Two-Stripe Top Grade Innate Pill starts at 2 or 3, making for a tremendous difference with amplification."

Higher base value leads to exponentially terrifying amplification through personal talent.

"Just right, I can use the remaining potency to break through to the Third Layer!"

After a while, Lu Ye's body emitted a fleeting yet terrifying aura of Innate Third Layer that made countless martial artists tremble.

Opening his eyes, a faint shimmer appeared in Lu Ye's gaze and then returned to normalcy.

Less than a year to reach Innate Third Layer, yet Lu Ye was still somewhat dissatisfied.

"The Five Poison Sect emerges; Northern Xuanzhou should descend into chaos, I'll need to retreat for some time upon returning."

Lu Ye muttered to himself as he gazed at the night sky.

Five Poison Sect dominated Xuanzhou ten thousand years ago; its reappearance is clearly not just for minor disturbances.

To control the Northern Territory and use it as a stronghold to ascend to the peak of Xuanzhou surely leads to conflict with the existing Three Great Sects.

The situation will be extremely chaotic.

Heeding his thoughts, Lu Ye's figure flickered, instantly departing the forest.

...

In the inn room.

While dreaming, Jiang Qingge suddenly felt thirsty.

She groggily woke up, intending to pour herself a drink, but was startled upon catching sight with the corner of her eye.

Lu Ye... was gone!

There was no trace of him in the entire room.

"Lu Ye..."

Jiang Qingge didn't know why but felt a panic gradually welling in her heart.

Could something have happened to him?

Just then, the door silently opened from the outside, and a shadow slipped inside.

"Ah..."

Witnessing this, panic emerged in Jiang Qingge's eyes.

Just as she was about to scream for help, the shadow swiftly appeared beside her, covering her mouth.

"Ah... mmph mmph!"

"Don't shout, it's me."

A low voice came from the darkness.

Upon hearing this voice, Jiang Qingge's tensed body suddenly relaxed.

It's Lu Ye!

Feeling the hand covering her mouth, Jiang Qingge, driven by a sudden impulse, stealthily extended her tongue and quickly licked Lu Ye's palm...

"?"

Swiftly retracting his hand, a peculiar expression appeared on Lu Ye's face.

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