Immortality begins with raising apprentices

Chapter 31 Getting Rich Quick! (Please read on and vote with monthly tickets!)
The crackling of the charcoal fire warmed the room.

Chen Ye leaned against the headboard, letting Zhiwei clean his wounds with a tense little face.

In just half a month, both Zhiwei and Qingjun showed a visibly improved complexion.

Chen Ye was greatly gratified—this was something he had personally nurtured!
The eldest disciple before me,

Her smooth, dark hair covered her slender waist, and her dark eyes, focused and serene, were partially visible through the wispy strands of hair on her forehead.

Her pale face gained some color and she looked healthier.

But it still carried a sense of illness and frailty, as fragile as a delicate flower bud in the wind.

Nevertheless, we can still glimpse a glimpse of its future potential.

Suddenly, the little girl's long, curled eyelashes began to tremble.

His calm, dark eyes were tinged with fear and timidity.

Even his fingertips were gripping the towel tightly, afraid to move.

Chen Ye closed his eyes, and after hearing his disciple's faint sigh of relief, a complex emotion welled up in his heart.

How could he not know that his eldest disciple was afraid of him?
Rather than saying that the disciple had developed feelings for him and that's why she came to take care of him.

Rather, it's because of their reverence for their predecessors...

For example, Qingjun once dragged her battered body around, busying herself serving her predecessor.

Chen Ye suddenly felt somewhat frustrated.

He began to doubt his previous thoughts.

Why do his apprentices take care of him? Is it because of his hard work, or because of the shadow left on them by his past life?
"Master, does it hurt?" Zhiwei asked in a low voice.

Chen Ye was speechless. His wound had already been mostly healed by the Rejuvenation Pill, and now it felt like being tickled by a kitten.

Seeing his apprentice's tense expression, he deliberately gasped dramatically, "Hiss—"

Zhiwei's hand trembled, and she almost knocked over the basin of water.

Upon catching a glimpse of Chen Ye's mischievous smile, the tips of her ears instantly turned red.

He sullenly buried his head and continued wiping.

The older girl looked a little unhappy.
Fortunately, I'm not as nervous and scared as before.

Chen Ye smiled with relief.
Healing Tuanzi requires a step-by-step approach; you can't expect to become fat overnight.

……

The storeroom.

Chen Ye lay slumped in the chair, drenched in cold sweat from the lingering fear.

Only when he was alone did he release his suppressed negative emotions.

"Damn it!" Chen Ye squeezed out the word through gritted teeth.

Almost, just a little bit!
He almost fell into Zhang Laodao's hands!

Chen Ye reached out and touched his abdomen; through the gauze, his fingertips could feel the tingling sensation of new flesh growing.

He still vividly remembers the feeling of powerlessness he felt when facing Kong Hongxuan, who was covered in frost-scaled armor.

Even the Geng metal energy can't break through the opponent's defense!

It's certainly unpleasant to be ignored or hurt.

But what made Chen Ye most uncomfortable was his weakness.

"If perfect-level Geng metal energy isn't enough, then we'll break through to the limit level!"

"If breaking through the limit level isn't enough, then keep training!"

Chen Ye stared at the thin golden aura at his fingertips.

In fact, the perfect level of Geng metal energy had already exceeded his expectations.

With just the Geng metal energy, he could deal with Gao Ming, who had been fighting for years.

However, it was far from enough to deal with Kong Hongxuan, who was in the late stage of Qi Refining.

"One trick is all you need! As long as you keep building up your proficiency with Geng Metal Qi, sooner or later, even if Kong Hongxuan is wearing his armor, he won't be able to withstand this low-level spell!"

Chen Ye steadied himself and encouraged himself.

He was somewhat expectant as he took out a cloth bag.

Inside the cloth bag was Zhang Laodao's only remaining inheritance.

At that time, Chen Ye had no interest in taking stock of Zhang Laodao's estate.

But he remembered that there were quite a few spirit stones.

Therefore, at this moment, Chen Ye felt a sense of tension, like opening a blind box.

"This old man is quite old, surely he can't be poorer than my predecessor? Not long ago, he even joined the Jade Lizard Society..."

"But Old Zhang indulged in extravagance and his expenses were even greater than before..."

He rubbed his hands together and opened the cloth bag.

The most eye-catching thing inside is a pile of spirit stones.

Chen Ye counted them and found there were twelve spirit stones!
Old Master Zhang was all alone, and he carried all his valuables on his person; this was probably all the spirit stones he had accumulated.

Besides spirit stones, there were also all sorts of miscellaneous small items.

Chen Ye searched Zhang Laodao's body thoroughly, taking everything he could, without missing a single item.

They practically stripped him naked. "A woman's undergarment, tobacco, dried biscuits..."

After flipping through them, only Old Zhang's pipe was somewhat interesting.

Chen Ye picked up the greasy, blackened copper pipe with disdain.

The pipe was heavy in the hand, and there were faint spiritual patterns hidden on the body, which were extremely difficult to detect because they were covered by soot.

He condensed a wisp of Geng metal energy at his fingertips and scraped away the soot, revealing the dense patterns inside.

Chen Ye leaned closer to examine it closely, but could only roughly make out that it was a set of runes.

He tried to infuse it with spiritual energy, but the pipe didn't react at all.

"Strange... Please don't blow it with your mouth."

Chen Ye felt nauseous at the sight of the greasy pipe. Upon closer inspection, he discovered that the barrel was hollow.

There was still a shard of spirit sand floating inside.

Chen Ye's heart stirred, and he filled in twenty spirit sands.

I tried to infuse spiritual energy again.

"Buzz!"

The pipe trembled, and a beam of light shot out.

With a "whoosh," it instantly pierced through the wall, revealing a light gap the size of a pinhole.

Chen Ye clicked his tongue in amazement. Judging from its power, it was only slightly weaker than the perfect Geng metal energy.

But it has a faster rate of fire and makes less noise.

At the same time, it is extremely troublesome to use, as spirit sand must be added each time it is used.

He poured out the remaining eleven spirit sands from the gun barrel.

It requires ten spirit sands to use once.

"It's good for scheming, but not as good as Geng metal energy... No wonder this old man didn't have any spiritual sand on him, he used it all on his pipe."

Chen Ye put away his pipe with satisfaction.

It's a low-grade first-tier magic weapon, which can sell for a little over ten spirit stones.

“A horse will not be fat without night grass, and a man will not be rich without windfall.”

Chen Ye exclaimed that his assets had now doubled!
No wonder even in the most peaceful places in the cultivation world, there are always cultivators who suffer tribulations.

He clutched the cloth bag, his breathing heavy.

Only by painstakingly treating people with miraculous medicines can one obtain a single spirit stone.

He killed Old Zhang, but easily obtained twelve spirit stones and a magic weapon...

After a long pause, Chen Ye shook his head.

While robbing cultivators can certainly make money.

However, this comes with enormous risks.

He has a proficiency panel, and as long as he works steadily, he can improve indefinitely.

There's no need to risk your conscience and your life by becoming a bandit.

……

Chen Ye spent the entire day at home healing his injuries and recovering his spiritual power.

During this time, He Qi returned drunk and gave him two catties of monster meat.

Chen Ye understood that this could be considered He Qi's apology—coldly watching him get injured, only intervening at the last moment.

For Kong Hongxuan to treat him with such courtesy, He Qi must most likely be a cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining.

However, Chen Ye was not in the same good mood as a few days ago when faced with He Qi's closeness.

"You have to rely on yourself for everything."

Chen Ye carried the monster meat, watching He Qi's swaying figure disappear into the snow.

He Qi watched coldly as he offended the Jade Lizard Society yesterday, and then pushed him into the game at the last minute, further offending Kong Hongxuan.

suffice it to say……

He Qi didn't care about Chen Ye's life.

His main reason for spending more money was simply to satisfy his emotional needs.

Chen Ye was not dissatisfied and remained grateful.

Without He Qi's help, his body would have been cold by now!
"But in everything, you still have to rely on yourself..."

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(End of this chapter)