When Xiao Hongling stepped out of the wall, tightly holding the bag filled with spiritual energy pills in her arms, she felt a lot of grievances in her heart, but she didn't want them to turn into tears.

Although Chu Shen seemed to take advantage of her vulnerability, he didn't have a position to help her.

What really determined her choice was herself.

She didn't have the power to decide her fate. She didn't want to end her own life, nor did she want to be expelled from the Langxun Heavenly Palace. She definitely didn't want to be taken by her creditors one by one to bear children. So, she could only exchange what she wanted with a price that satisfied Chu Shen.

"I will definitely stay at the Chongxue Peak!"

Gritting her teeth and enduring the discomfort, Xiao Hongling didn't want to disappoint herself. She left unsteadily, rushing to cultivate and attempting to pass the Heavenly Examination.

On the other side, Chu Shen was also not in the mood to refine pills. The flexibility and charm of his senior sister were worth savoring, and the distractions from the system rewards were also scattered.

[Congratulations on forming a bond!]

[Bonded individual: Xiao Hongjiang

Identity: Lover, scholar at Chongxue Peak

Spiritual aptitude: Spiritual treasure

Spiritual root: Metal ninth grade

Realm: Qi Refining stage, seventh layer

Destiny: Descendant of a cultivator, deep attachment, half-step into the abyss

Intimacy: 20%]

[Status: Primordial Origin Fusion

Spiritual Essence Reward (Female): Increase lifespan by ten years, first level of Spiritual Harmony Heavenly Platform (10%), Spiritual Root Evolution (10%)

Spiritual Essence Reward (Male): Increase lifespan by ten years, first level of Spiritual Harmony Heavenly Platform (10%), Spiritual Root Sprouting Gold (10%)]

[Karmic Connection Reward: Divine Comfort Heavenly Origin, twenty years of Sword Dao cultivation, one Sword Embryo]

[Achievement: Giving and Receiving]

[Achievement Reward: One hundred pieces of Spiritual Stones, thirty Dao Embryo Pills, Dao Embryo Pill formula]

To be honest, looking at it now, most of these rewards are just average.

Divine Comfort Heavenly Origin, apart from giving him a moment of blissful pleasure, the enhancement effect is not as good as the original Soul Jade.

What's the use of twenty years of Sword Dao cultivation? There are countless individuals in the cultivation world who have immersed themselves in Sword Dao for many years.

The Sword Embryo is useful, but it takes a long time to grow and refine. Who knows how long it will take for him to upgrade the Embryo into a renowned sword.

Except for the Dao Embryo Pill formula.

This is truly a divine medicine. Originally, it was difficult for his mortal concubines to give birth to children with spiritual roots. But with the Dao Embryo Pill, all of his children, except for one unlucky daughter, have obtained spiritual roots.

However, he only obtained thirty pills before, and no matter how hard he tried afterwards, he couldn't get any more. His concubines have also used up more than ten pills, and he is worried about running out of stock.

Now that he has the formula, he finally no longer has to worry about this aspect and has kept an ace up his sleeve.

In the cultivation world, having children is like drawing cards. Even if those high-ranking cultivators come together, there is still a considerable chance of having children without spiritual roots. To avoid such a situation, many things that can improve the aptitude of future generations are highly sought after. If he were to sell the Dao Embryo Pills, they would probably sell out quickly.

Of course, he cannot engage in such a big business right now. Once it is known that he has the formula for this divine medicine, those high-ranking cultivators would probably try to snatch it away. He can only keep it as a hidden ace and hide it well.

The system panel was hidden again, and the alchemy room was tidied up. Today, he had no intention of continuing with alchemy. After a satisfying meal, it was only natural to aid digestion and savor the delicious food.

He was planning to bring Bai Ying back home when a middle-aged cultivator blocked his way halfway.

"Fellow Daoist, why are you blocking my path?" Chu Shen changed directions twice, but the other party blocked him with an unpleasant expression, which made him unhappy.

The middle-aged cultivator snorted coldly, "You've taken Xiao Hongling's Red Pill, haven't you?"

Speaking of this, he felt even more resentful.

In fact, many people had been plotting against Xiao Hongling ever since they found out she had been affected by a strange poison. This middle-aged cultivator was the most dedicated among them.

The reason why Xiao Hongling ended up in such a desperate situation, burdened with debts she couldn't repay, was due to the manipulation of these "creditors" who instigated her to borrow money.

Otherwise, when she realized that she could no longer stay at Chongxue Peak, she would have left immediately and wouldn't have fallen into the current situation of being heavily indebted.

The reason behind the actions of these "creditors" was simple. Female cultivators who could enter Chongxue Peak were recognized by Langxun Heavenly Palace for their aptitude. If given the opportunity, these creditors believed that there was a high probability of having offspring with excellent aptitude by having children with these talented women.

Not only were those scholars who had no hope of obtaining the official disciple status of Langxun Heavenly Palace and could only rely on their offspring interested, but even those who still had hope had various reasons to consider this option.

They simply regarded Xiao Hongling as prey. They were only one step away from turning her into a complete breeding machine. They had even made arrangements in advance, determining the order in which each person would come.

This middle-aged cultivator was preparing to take advantage of the situation.

For this reason, he had paid a considerable price in the disputes among the creditors to obtain this "right."

In fact, such dark deeds had always existed under the cover of the good atmosphere at Chongxue Peak. Objectively speaking, there were various traps and schemes that led to these unfortunate events over the years. Otherwise, there wouldn't have been so many people expelled from Langxun Heavenly Palace, many of whom were failures who caused trouble due to their own mistakes.

What's worth pondering is that if one doesn't cause trouble or make mistakes, Langxun Heavenly Palace wouldn't interfere, even if poor souls like Xiao Hongling fell into traps and were completely exploited.

But this time, before everything even started, Chu Shen intervened and messed things up.

When the experienced middle-aged cultivator saw that Xiao Hongling had spent a long time in Chu Shen's alchemy room and came out leaning against the wall with an unnatural posture, he knew what had happened.

Considering Chu Shen's expertise in refining spiritual energy pills, he immediately understood Xiao Hongling's intentions.

The resentment was overwhelming. How could he have imagined that all his hard work would benefit Chu Shen instead of himself and others?

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, so he decided to confront Chu Shen right there.

However, Chu Shen's words made him lose his temper: "So what if I did? Are you planning to kill me?"

This was the territory of the Langxuan Heavenly Palace. If he caused trouble, his entire clan would be expelled. How could the middle-aged cultivator dare to violate the explicit prohibition?

He had to change his approach and threaten instead: "Hmph, do you know how much money that bitch Xiao Hongling owes me? Since you've taken her red pill, does that mean you'll settle this debt?"

Chu Shen didn't know that these people had intentionally set a trap for Xiao Hongling, but now she was his woman and had brought him a trump card, so he didn't mind taking on her troubles.

"How much does she owe you?" Chu Shen asked.

The middle-aged cultivator smirked and held up five fingers: "Five hundred low-grade spirit stones!"

For most scholars at the Chongxue Peak, this was definitely a huge sum of money. These "creditors" had pooled their resources from over a dozen people to come up with it, and he believed that when Chu Shen heard this number, he would definitely back down.

Although the first pill of Xiao Hongling's had been eaten by the other party, as long as they were willing to provide compensation, he could let this matter go.

After all, what he and his accomplices wanted was for Xiao Hongling to bear their children, not to marry her. The first time was just an extra delicious meal.

If all the children of the dozen or so people were born, and Xiao Hongling still had value left, they wouldn't mind using her to obtain more benefits.

Unexpectedly, Chu Shen looked at him with confusion and asked, "Is that it?"

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