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Chapter 206: Increasing Favorability

Chapter 206: Chapter 206: Increasing Favorability

Bai Yunqi immediately realized he was benefiting from the Venerable Family’s fortune and had encountered an opportunity. He respectfully bowed under the strong pressure, "I seek your guidance, Senior."

"I once traveled the world and collected the complete Devouring Technique. The most important part of this cultivation technique is the heart method. If you can master it, you can devour mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas. However, it’s been too long, and I can’t recall where I stored it. For now, I can only advise you not to harbor any malicious thoughts of devouring innocent creatures, lest you fall into the forbidden path of no return.

Hearing you call the young friend a Venerable Family, you must be his Family Guardian Immortal. You also played a part in lifting the seal earlier. As a token of gratitude, the next time the young friend visits, you can come along and comprehend the entire cultivation technique in my Underground Palace."

"Thank you, Senior!" Bai Yunqi bowed again in gratitude.

His true form coincidentally obtained this low-level Heavenly cultivation technique, but unfortunately, it was only a fragmented copy. After cultivation, he found the technique was indeed powerful, but to truly activate it, one had to walk the forbidden path of consuming humans, and the best effect was achieved with pure, innocent boys and girls.

Bai Yunqi also knew that devouring innocent creatures was against Heaven’s will, so for all these years, he never entertained such thoughts.

When he was awakened at the bottom of Hidden Dragon Lake, feeling hopeless about ascending, he entertained evil thoughts and wanted to try this Heavenly technique. Fortunately, he was interrupted by the Venerable Family before straying onto the forbidden path.

Now, he unexpectedly had the chance to comprehend the complete version of the technique. Although the Senior might impose a time limit, it was still a legendary Heavenly technique, and having the opportunity to see the complete version was a fortune in this lifetime!

Thinking of this, he felt extremely excited, thinking that if he hadn’t met the Venerable Family, he might really have devoured creatures and walked the forbidden path, with no chance of return. It was all thanks to being by the Venerable Family’s side that he could so easily seize the opportunity to comprehend a Heavenly technique!

His heart was filled with gratitude, and his favorability soared significantly.

Jiang Yuan didn’t understand the value of the Devouring Technique, thinking that Xiao Bai was simply excited to meet a True Dragon and have the opportunity for another meeting.

"This young lady..." Zhou Jian looked at Hu Zhile and said with a smile while stroking his beard, "Since you cultivate the Earth Element Technique, I’ll give you an Elixir. Consuming it can increase some Spiritual Power."

Hu Zhile was exceedingly happy, having encountered no danger along the way and even received an elixir from a senior. She hastily thanked him and pondered how to share it with her teacher.

The trip to Yellow Dragon Ridge was suggested by her teacher, and he solved the biggest problem, conversing amiably with the senior. She merely guided the way and received a token of gratitude due to her teacher’s introduction, not expressing it would be inappropriate.

After exchanging a few more polite words, both parties formally bid farewell.

As they parted, the earth trembled and yellow soil collapsed. Before long, the once magnificent entrance to the Underground Palace disappeared.

It was getting late, and Jiang Yuan hurriedly led the team home. As he rode on the back of the golden eagle towards the small courtyard, he finally had time to check the harvest of the trip.

In addition to the top-grade poison concocted by Chan Yu and the Communication Stone, the old dragon gave a large pile of shiny Earth Essence, which can be used in medicine or fused into crafted weapons to add attributes.

There were also some ready-made elixirs, various stones for artifact refining, and even an Earth Elemental Magical Treasure—the Earth Spirit Pearl, which can be equipped directly and increases defense power by over 1000;

A book also of the Earth Element Technique "Vast Mountains and Rivers," which at first glance had a simple and straightforward name, but upon careful inspection, it turned out to be a high-grade Earth level technique. Jiang Yuan was eager to test its attack power after it was ready for use.

"Miss Chan Yu, it’s almost dawn now, and Cyan Fish Mountain Market must be closing. We’ll have to wait until the evening for me to take you to the market to find a jeweler. During the daytime Wilderness Ascension, you can rest at my small courtyard."

Returning home just in time, Jiang Yuan completed the task of collecting medicinal powder with ten minutes left on the twenty-four-hour countdown, giving him time to arrange for this girl who was not good with her eyes and very shy.

Chan Yu didn’t expect her first friend to have such good connections!

Not only was there a mighty senior Bai and senior Hu, but there was also a thriving small courtyard full of diverse crops and a majestic Ice-winged Eagle and a young boy about seventeen or eighteen years old.

Due to her toxicity, she was not liked by demon cultivators, and those within a dozen miles of her residence even considered her a flood beast, despising and fearing her. So, growing up, Chan Yu had never been with so many people.

"Jiang Yuan..." she lowered her head slightly, not daring to look at others, her voice as soft as a mosquito hum, "Can I help with anything? Also... I might need... to eat a little more..."

Chan Yu’s round face turned completely red.

Previously in the Underground Palace, Jiang Yuan had given her food. However, without a Storage Bag, she couldn’t save the delicious food when the old dragon breathed out his essence to protect his only friend.

Having been hungry for several days with only a few bites, her stomach was still very empty.

"Just in time, I’ll prepare breakfast, and let Mingchuan fetch some water to wash up. You can eat soon!" Jiang Yuan saw her anxiety and comforted, "Relax, just treat this place as your home. Everyone here is nice and easy to get along with, so there’s nothing to fear."

Chan Yu, wringing her fingers helplessly, said softly, "How... how not to be afraid. That senior Bai is a snake... my natural enemy... Can I really be like at home?"

Oh, right, snakes do seem to eat toads. Even though her true form is a poisonous toad unique to the Wilderness World and not far off from being eaten by a snake, so she’s very afraid of Xiao Bai.

Jiang Yuan gave it a thought, eagles seem to eat toads too!

Although eagles eat snakes, Xiao Bai’s strength is so formidable that the big eagle is very wary of him. Who knows what realm Chan Yu is in, maybe Yun Mo can also restrain her?

"I’ll talk to Xiao Bai and tell him to restrain himself. Just feel comfortable, like it’s your own home!" Jiang Yuan patted her shoulder to soothe her.

[Chan Yu Favorability +60]

In the Underground Palace earlier, this girl’s favorability had increased twice, and now it officially broke through two hearts, heading towards three hearts.

Chan Yu breathed a slight sigh of relief and nodded, then walked to one side of the new wooden bridge and crouched down by the river, curling up into a ball.

Jiang Yuan: ???

"Master, the girl you brought back is so peculiar." Wan Mingchuan, waking up in the morning and going to fetch water, was surprised to see her sitting with her back to the bridge lost in thought, curled up into a ball. He approached and asked softly, "Is she part hedgehog?"

Yun Mo glanced over and sensed that the other party’s strength was significantly above his, instantly feeling emo again. Why was every cultivator Mr. casually brought back so powerful?!

It’s all because I haven’t studied hard enough that I didn’t know for years that the cultivation technique I practiced didn’t match myself, wasting so much time...

Only Hu Zhile was the most reliable, gently saying, "That girl seems to be naturally toxic and introverted and seems to have suffered a lot of bullying. There’s no need to be so cautious; her toxicity has already given her a great advantage. If it were me, anyone who dared to bully me would be poisoned to death, guaranteed that no one would dare to babble any more."

After she finished, she took out the elixirs the old dragon had gifted from her Storage Bag and presented them with both hands, "Sir, these are the thank-you gifts Senior Zhou gave in your honor, and it’s up to you to distribute them."

[Earth Spirit Pill: A Level Three Elixir, can enhance the effect of Earth Element cultivation, restore significant Spiritual Power and Physical Strength, and moderately heal injuries]

Jiang Yuan glanced at the system analysis, discovering it was like a Spirit Core Pill plus version, and when the Alchemy Room upgraded to Level Three, likely the elixirs developed would have similar effects.

"The thank-you gifts the senior gave you are yours to keep. In addition..." he took out a Spirit Core Pill from his Storage Bag and handed it over, "Thanks to your assistance, I was able to quickly locate Chan Yu. Thank you for your hard work."

Not only did he not take back the elixirs, but he also handed her a Spirit Core Pill separately. Hu Zhile was delighted and touched, her favorability rising rapidly and making her more determined on the path of becoming the Family Guardian Immortal.

Jiang Yuan hummed a tune while getting cooking experience at the stove, thinking that earning people’s hearts, when done right, was half the effort and twice the result!

Look at Hu Zhile’s favorability soaring; soon she’ll be a trustworthy, super dear friend. If he could poach her from Yin Mountain, just her skill in gathering musk alone is worth keeping her in the courtyard!