CHAPTER 143: CHAPTER 143 WHITE JADE BEE (SUBSCRIPTION REQUESTED)

Floating beside Chu Qin, Lu Ping suddenly became interested and quietly observed from the side.

He still had some impression of this disciple, Chu Qin.

There were a few Doorway Affairs that involved Chu Qin.

Such as clearing out Sandstorm Beasts, which included him.

Seeing this, Lu Ping specifically pulled up the system interface to check Chu Qin’s personal information panel.

[Name: Chu Qin]

[Identity: Disciple of Cyan Mountain Sect]

[Age: 22]

[Personality: Loyal, Lovestruck]

[Status: Healthy]

[Realm: Sixth-Layer Qi Cultivation]

[Talent: Wood and Water Dual Spirit Roots]

[Location: Cyan Lotus Mountain]

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In terms of strength and age, he was comparable to Zhang Nianchuan, and the cultivation technique he practiced, Wood Origin Heart Method, was very compatible with his Spirit Root attribute.

In terms of potential, he was really quite good, considered the backbone of the Cyan Mountain Sect.

But the description in the personality field made Lu Ping take a few extra looks.

Loyalty was fine; Lu Ping liked this very much.

Lovestruck...

This kid is a romantic?

Looking again at this place, which is Lu Xuelian’s residence, and seeing that young girl Lu Xuelian was also single, the gossip flame in Lu Ping’s heart couldn’t help but start to ignite.

Just as he wanted to continue observing, to see what this kid planned to do next, before Chu Qin could knock, the tightly closed door opened.

The door was half-open, revealing Lu Xuelian’s charming green silhouette, which made Chu Qin stunned.

After realizing it was Lu Xuelian, he quickly regained his senses and waved, a bit clumsy with his words.

"Lu... Junior Sister Lu."

For a while, he didn’t know how to open his mouth, feeling extremely nervous inside.

"Eh?"

Seeing Chu Qin outside, Lu Xuelian was clearly surprised and exclaimed in astonishment.

Although the two often communicated and weren’t considered unfamiliar, they seemed a bit at a loss at the moment.

Especially seeing Chu Qin’s silly, awkward look, Lu Xuelian found it amusing but didn’t know what to say.

"Come in and sit."

She could only say this, first inviting Chu Qin inside to sit down.

The small house she lived in wasn’t actually a boudoir but was built by Yanyang Lake for the convenience of taking care of the Cyan-tailed Spirit Fish.

Occasionally, other female disciples would also stay with her to assist in raising the Cyan-tailed Spirit Fish.

"No, no need."

Chu Qin, a bit shy, thought about the purpose of his visit, took out a small jade box from his Storage Bag, and handed it to Lu Xuelian.

"I luckily got fourth place in the sect’s grand competition. Although I didn’t get the Fire Source Stone, I was rewarded with three Crescent Pills."

"Inside is a Crescent Pill."

"I see you’ve been stuck at the Third-Layer Qi Cultivation bottleneck recently, unable to break through. So, I’m giving you this Crescent Pill, hoping it helps you overcome the bottleneck."

After saying this in one breath, Chu Qin worried that Lu Xuelian might decline this gesture, immediately stuffed the small jade box into her hand, then turned and left.

The way he left looked like he was escaping.

A bit cowardly.

Lu Ping, watching from the side, found it both amusing and helpless.

Is he really this shy?

Turning his gaze back to Lu Xuelian.

Looking at the small jade box in her hand, recalling Chu Qin’s earlier words, Lu Xuelian was first a bit bewildered, but then her face flushed a little.

Giving unexpected favors, it’s either treachery or thievery.

Upon careful consideration, how could she not guess what Chu Qin meant?

As for this senior brother, she had a pretty good impression, a quite favorable feeling, and frankly, she had thoughts of forming a Dao companion.

But this Crescent Pill was a bit too valuable.

Chu Qin received only three Crescent Pills for getting fourth place in the sect’s grand competition.

Which Qi Cultivator wouldn’t want more of such Spirit Pills that can improve cultivation?

Naturally, they’d want as many as possible.

"Wood Chu."

Murmuring softly, Lu Xuelian was still quite happy inside.

It’s just, whether to use this Crescent Pill now or return it to Chu Qin later, she hesitated.

It wasn’t about rejecting Chu Qin’s goodwill, just felt this goodwill was a bit too precious.

If it were a gift of hairpins or jade rings, she wouldn’t refuse, happily accepting and cherishing it for several days.

Witnessing this interaction between the two, Lu Ping found it intriguing and couldn’t help but think of his three children.

Speaking of which, do they have someone they fancy?

Over the years, he didn’t notice any signs of them wanting to date or getting particularly close to any opposite sex.

A bit worried.

Matters of Dao companionship should be left to their own fate, it’s not really something to interfere with.

Chuckling to himself, Lu Ping then turned towards Yanyang Lake, returning to his cave mansion in the back mountain.

Looking at the sect’s recent developments, thinking for a moment, Lu Ping checked the Reputation Points and decided to do something more for the sect.

[Reputation: 5]

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Just seeing the Reputation Points, Lu Ping’s eyes went wide.

How come there were only 5 Reputation Points left?

With so few Reputation Points, the only thing he could exchange for in the Mall was the option of [Instant Transmission], everything else could only be looked at, not exchanged.

Reputation Points were spent quickly; he needed to acquire more Reputation Points.

"Secluded cultivation?"

Not yet, he had no plans for Secluded Cultivation recently.

Although the Sect Level had upgraded to Foundation Establishment Level, the benefits of [Secluded Cultivation] in the system had changed as well. Secluding for a month could gain 2 points of Reputation, a year would yield 24 points, but that was still too little.

How about going on a Doorway Affairs exploration mission?

points of Reputation Points, just right.

The price for exploration missions in this regard hadn’t increased in the system.

Say it and do it.

Exchanging for a [Doorway Affairs] exploration, with Reputation Points emptied, Lu Ping opened the system map.

"Just one exploration chance, don’t mess with me."

The exploration map unfolded with some changes, the area expanded a bit more than before.

The originally unexploitable grey areas on the edge of the map had now unlocked large regions available for exploration.

The current map’s explorable area was about nineteen thousand li, expanding nine thousand li more than the previous map.

Regarding the marked red dot Hidden Affairs, Lu Ping noticed there was none.

Honestly, he still needed to use Reputation Points for Doorway Affairs exploration.

Where to explore?

Looking around the map, after all, it was just enough for one exploration.

Let’s try the northern part of Cyan Lotus Mountain, along the shores of Lingxi in Yunmeng County in Lushan County’s northernmost point.

After choosing the area, the exploration began.

Ripple after ripple spread from Lu Ping’s chosen spot, rotating slowly like radar exploration.

The ripples and the interface exploration scene didn’t differ from earlier explorations.

Results came quickly.

[Doorway Affairs: On the East Bank of Lingxi, in Hundred Flowers Valley outside Yunmeng County, lives a group of White Jade Bees. You can try capturing this group of White Jade Bees as sect resource cultivation.]

[Quantity: 221]

[Combat Power: First-Layer Qi Cultivation to Eighth-Layer Qi Cultivation]

[Status: Long-term breeding in Hundred Flowers Valley]

[Completion Reward: 390 Reputation Points, Jade Peak Pill Recipe ×1]

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