Chapter 15
Return to the Immortal World, Qi Refinement Level Four

Her eyes held a flicker of anticipation and nervousness, as if she were waiting for Su Yuan's arrival.

Seeing Su Yuan, Huang Liu Hua's face immediately broke into a gentle smile.

“I knew you hadn't eaten yet, so I waited here for you.”

The aroma of the food wafted towards Su Yuan, making his stomach rumble.

He looked at Huang Liu Hua with gratitude, saying, “Thank you, Aunt Liu Hua.”

“No problem, eat up.”

Huang Liu Hua said nothing more, simply watching Su Yuan eat.

After Su Yuan finished, Huang Liu Hua, with her characteristic grace, took the bowl and washed it.

Having finished these tasks, Huang Liu Hua lightly moved to Su Yuan's side, gracefully sitting down.

A fragrant scent, typical of a mature woman, drifted towards Su Yuan's nose like wisps of smoke.

She leaned forward slightly, her massive, soft bosom pressing against Su Yuan.

She spoke softly, her voice gentle enough to melt hearts, “Su Yuan, I know, utilizing the friendship of others to kidnap you, to help us exterminate dangerous zombies, this is quite excessive.

As compensation, and advance payment, for your willingness to assist Sheng Hua Girls' Academy.

Please don't scorn this aging, withered body.”

Before her words finished, she gracefully turned her body sideways.

Her long legs, like nimble serpents, wrapped around Su Yuan's waist.

Now, her voice was even softer, more captivating, filled with an alluring charm.

Those beautiful eyes, moreover, held a fervent plea.

“Aunt Liu Hua, it seems that I have no choice but to agree.”

How could one bear to refuse such a beautiful woman, so proactively offering herself?

For Huang Liu Hua, the position of Sheng Hua Girls' Academy was far more important than her own body.

Because it was not just an ordinary school.

It bore the weight of Huang Liu Hua's life's blood and dreams.

It could be said to be the culmination of her all-out efforts, her unwavering struggle.

She would never bear to see her life's work destroyed.

As the saying goes, a mature woman’s love is like a spring tide, her care and consideration, a cozy nest.

Huang Liu Hua, a virgin, had more tricks up her sleeve than other girls.

An hour and a half later.

Su Yuan left the kitchen.

He glanced at the time and discovered it was already 3 am.

Just then, Su Yuan suddenly remembered that he hadn't asked the system about the time flow rate between the cultivation world and the anime world.

If the difference was too large, it would be troublesome.

Su Yuan hurriedly asked, “System! What is the time flow rate between the two worlds?”

【The time flow rate ratio between the two worlds is 1:1.

If the host encounters an emergency in the cultivation world, you can pause time in the anime world.

When the host returns from the cultivation world, you can continue, and it will not affect the anime world.】

Su Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, “That puts my mind at ease.

To think that I can actually pause time in this world.

Does this mean I'm essentially a god in this anime world?”

“Right, with my current strength, it won't be difficult to pass the sect's grand competition.

However, to enter the inner sect, I still lack some skills.

Since I can pause time in the anime world.

I might as well wait until after the grand competition to play around in the anime world.”

Thinking this, Su Yuan said to the system, “System, return to the cultivation world, and pause time in the anime world.”

【Received! Starting transmission!】

Instantly, Su Yuan's vision turned black.

When he could see again, Su Yuan was back in his cave.

Su Yuan immediately sat down to cultivate.

Just now, when he had been intimate with Yuuka, Ran and Huang Liu Hua, it wasn't entirely for pleasure.

It was also for cultivation.

Returning to the cultivation world was a perfect opportunity to refine the yin essence he had just acquired, and improve his cultivation.

Perhaps it was due to the dense spiritual energy in the cultivation world,

or perhaps it was because Su Yuan's spiritual power had reached the second layer of Qi Refinement.

This time, refining yin essence didn't result in the previous situation where he ran out of spiritual power midway.

As spiritual power, yang essence, and yin essence combined into a single ball of spiritual power, sinking into his Dantian.

Su Yuan's spiritual power level instantly rose two levels.

He reached the fourth layer of Qi Refinement.

Taking advantage of the moment, Su Yuan opened his system panel to check.

【Host: Su Yuan】

【Age: 17】

【Realm: Body Refinement Fifth Layer, Qi Refinement Fourth Layer】

【Cultivation Technique: Blood Demon Body Tempering Technique】

【Magic Arts: Purify Magic, Blood Demon Power, Blood Refining Technique, Soul Refining Technique, Yin-Yang Dragon-Phoenix Double Cultivation Harmony Technique】

【Bag: None】

“Huh? I seem to have never used this Soul Refining Technique.”

Su Yuan noticed that the Soul Refining Technique given by the system had never been used, or even looked at, until now.

Su Yuan opened the introduction to the Soul Refining Technique:

【Soul Refining Technique: Can control the souls in the Myriad Soul Banner to fight,

Or refine the souls in the Myriad Soul Banner into powerful spirit puppets.】

“Control souls, create spirit puppets, it's a magic art that uses the Myriad Soul Banner to fight, it can improve my combat effectiveness, it's quite useful.”

“However, only the ability to create spirit puppets is available.”

After carefully reviewing the usage instructions, Su Yuan discovered that controlling souls to fight requires holding the Myriad Soul Banner in his hand.

He needs to inject spiritual power into it to become the banner master and command the souls to fight.

Refining souls into spirit puppets, on the other hand, doesn't require holding the Myriad Soul Banner.

You only need to have the refined spirit puppet attached to you.

Su Yuan didn't want to expose the fact that he possessed the Myriad Soul Banner.

Because the Myriad Soul Banner was definitely not ordinary.

Even in its current broken state, it could be classified as a magic weapon.

That means a complete Myriad Soul Banner could be a treasure, or even a magic treasure.

In the cultivation world.

A cultivator's weapon is called an Immortal Artifact.

Based on its power and the user's ability to maximize its potential, it is divided into:

Magic weapon, treasure, magic treasure, spiritual treasure.

Each Immortal Artifact is further divided into four grades: low grade, medium grade, high grade, and top grade.

Su Yuan's cultivation level was considered weak in the Nine Nether Sect.

If he was exposed, having the Myriad Soul Banner stolen would be the least of his worries.

If someone discovered the secret behind his rapid progress, they might try to refine his soul and extract information.

At that time, he would be living a life worse than death.

Su Yuan wouldn't reveal the Myriad Soul Banner unless it was absolutely necessary.

“Let's see how to refine spirit puppets.”

Next, Su Yuan carefully studied the method of soul refinement.

“I didn't expect it to require so many materials.”

Refining spirit puppets requires not only enough souls, but also a large number of materials.

Things like Grieving Soul Thread, Evil Poison Grass, Soul-Binding Ghost Jade.

Just by the names, you know these materials are not normal.

That's right, these are all evil things.

And the Nine Nether Sect is the headquarters of evil things.

“Fortunately, these materials are quite common in the Nine Nether Sect.

I have over three thousand merit points, which should be enough to exchange for them.”

Su Yuan hadn't even used spirit stones in the three years, so naturally, he didn't exchange for anything with his merit points.

He just didn't expect it to be useful one day.

What a coincidence.

Su Yuan left his cave and headed towards the Merit Hall to exchange his merit points.

The Merit Hall was only open one day a month to distribute monthly stipends.

The rest of the time, disciples used it to take tasks and earn spirit stones.

Soon, Su Yuan arrived at the Merit Hall.

The grand competition was approaching, and the Merit Hall was filled with disciples taking tasks and exchanging items.

He waited in line at the merit exchange window for a while before it was finally his turn.

Su Yuan handed the jade pendant recording his identity information and merit points to the disciple in charge of exchanging, and mentioned the items he needed.

Soon, a pile of items was placed in front of Su Yuan.

The disciple spoke coldly, “Except for the Soul-Binding Ghost Jade, everything else you need is here.

You are still short 80 merit points to exchange for the Soul-Binding Ghost Jade.

And there's not much Soul-Binding Ghost Jade left, so you should hurry up if you want to exchange.”

“Okay.”

Su Yuan took the items.

Eighty merit points was not much, a medium-difficulty task would suffice.

But the problem now was that there wasn't much Soul-Binding Ghost Jade left.

Su Yuan needed to complete a task quickly to earn merit points.

He approached the wall where tasks were posted and began to browse carefully.

And all the tasks here had a common characteristic.

That is,

Simple tasks took longer and had less merit.

Difficult tasks took less time and had more merit.

Finding a suitable task was quite difficult.

After browsing for a while, Su Yuan finally found a suitable one.

He flicked his wrist, and a thread of blood shot out, wrapping around a jade pendant that projected a phantom image, pulling it down.