Falling in Love to Escape the Original Book Plot [BL]
Chapter 110: No Cheap Deal

Chapter 110: No Cheap Deal

Zhen Yuan and Shen Xu reached the top of Black Turtle Mountain the following evening.

Since it was late, they didn’t try to find the red-veined loquat tree.

Instead, they found a good place and pitched their tent.

"We have finally reached the top." Shen Xu exclaimed and Zhen Yuan smiled with a doting look.

"How is your body?" He asked.

"Better than ever before." The double proudly declared.

When he heard this, Zhen Yuan chuckled, rubbing his wife’s hair.

"Your cultivation is almost stabilised."

"I will go to the gravity tower when we return to the academy."

"Not yet." Zhen Yuan shook his head.

"What do you mean?" Shen Xu couldn’t help but be confused.

"I found a recipe for a blood bath in the space library. It can help to stabilise your cultivation and refine your body. It won’t be too late to go to the gravity tower after you advance to the peak stage of the foundation establishment realm."

"Blood bath? What is it?"

"It is a bath filled with spiritual water, monster blood and herbs."

Hearing this, Shen Xu contorted his face in disgust.

"Doesn’t sound pleasant." He muttered.

"It’s not going to be pleasant." Zhen Yuan confirmed and soon continued.

"It will be disgusting and painful to soak in monster blood. However, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages."

"Do we have the monster blood and herbs?" Shen Xu asked.

"We have enough level one and level two monster blood. However, we lack level-three monster blood and some herbs. But don’t worry, I have already messaged manager Zhang."

"I am already a foundation establishment realm cultivator. Will level one blood and herbs work on me?" Shen Xu expressed his doubt and Zhen Yuan couldn’t help but smile.

"Not just you. I will also soak in the monster blood."

"You will?" Shen Xu asked and an R-rated image involuntarily flashed in his mind.

At the same time, Shen Xu subconsciously looked at Zhen Yuan as if trying to see beneath his clothes.

’Is brother Yuan the thin or lean kind?’ He wondered and a faint flush appeared on his face.

"What are you thinking about?" Zhen Yuan asked but Shen Xu couldn’t answer.

Instead, he dodged the man’s look and continued the conversation.

"Brother Yuan, how long will it take to prepare the blood baths?"

"The level one bath will take one month, level two will take three months, and level three will take one year."

"So long?"

"After mixing the spiritual water, blood, and herbs, the concoction needs to rest for a while. This rest allows the materials to mix and gradually produce the medicinal and refining effect."

"How long do we need to soak in the level one bath?"

"Three months." Zhen Yuan said and quickly continued.

"Your cultivation will fully stabilise after soaking in the level one bath. However, we can’t stop there. You must properly refine your body before you advance to the golden core realm."

"I know." Shen Xu said in a solemn voice.

Although he was occasionally careless, he hadn’t forgotten his tribulation.

Since a strong body was related to his life, Shen Xu would naturally work hard to prepare.

"Good." Zhen Yuan smiled.

"Brother Yuan, can we retreat together?" The double asked and Zhen Yuan nodded.

"We can retreat when we return to the academy."

When Shen Xu heard this, his mood immediately improved.

’We can finally retreat together.’ He thought and subconsciously chuckled.

"Brother Yuan, what do you want to eat? I will make it for you."

"Spicy barbecue."

"What a surprise! I also want to eat spicy barbecue." Shen Xu said and began to prepare the food.

Beside him, Zhen Yuan looked at the person with a doting look.

’Xiaoxu, I like everything you make. However, you have mentioned ’spicy barbecue’ at least eight times today.’ He thought.

"Xiaoxu, do you need help?"

"Help me start a fire."

"Okay."

Two hours later, Shen Xu leaned on Zhen Yuan with a satisfied expression.

"Your cooking has improved again." Zhen Yuan praised.

"I got some ideas from a few spiritual cooking books." Shen Xu said and continued.

"It’s too bad I haven’t had time to seriously practice."

"There is one year and four months before the opening of the demon plants forest. You have enough time to practice."

"Mmmm." Shen Xu nodded.

Early the next day, the two had breakfast, packed their tent, and began walking.

"The Black Turtle Ridge is almost thirty kilometres long. Brother Yuan, do you know which direction we should go?"

"Aren’t you the one who read the book?" Zhen Yuan teased but Shen Xu rolled his eyes.

"How can I remember such details?" He said.

"I don’t even remember if the ridge was properly described. I only know the red-veined loquats tree is in a hidden cave guarded by a level two, peak stage, crystal-quill porcupine."

"Fortunately, you have me." Zhen Yuan said, held Shen Xu’s hand and began heading to the North West.

At noon, the two arrived at a mountainside.

"The cave is inside." Zhen Yuan revealed and Shen Xu couldn’t help but be surprised.

"I don’t see anything." He said.

"Focus your spiritual sense and try to feel the qi flow." Zhen Yuan instructed and Shen Xu did as asked.

A moment later, his eyes widened and he stared at the rocks with an excited face.

"I feel it. The surrounding qi is flowing into the boulders."

"Good." Zhen Yuan praised.

"The monster is inside. What do you want to do?"

"Although we arrived earlier than Xiao Weimin, I am sure he will come before the fruits mature and ripen. I don’t want to kill the monster and give the protagonist a cheap deal." Shen Xu said, his brows creased in a frown.

"You want to check the tree but don’t want to kill the monster." Zhen Yuan stated, looking at the double with a helpless look.

"We can use invisibility talismans." He suggested and Shen Xu immediately peppered up.

"That’s it." He exclaimed.

Hearing this, Zhen Yuan chuckled and opened his mouth to say something.

However, before he could, his eyes narrowed into slits.