I'm in Yellow Maple Valley, and I have one equipment slot!

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"Senior...please have mercy!"

Under Zhou Yuan's intense gaze, Yanli's cheeks flushed. Its skin also became burning hot, and it emitted a low, buzzing sound.

She had a delicate and easily bullied appearance.

But in reality, she has an extremely charming face and a hot figure.

This attitude.

This further fueled Zhou Yuan's anger.

Zhou Yuan picked Yanli up and carried her on his shoulder.

……

After one night.

Although Zhou Yuan had consumed a lot of his Golden Elixir True Essence, Yan Li's condition was even worse.

At this moment, her eyes had lost their former liveliness, with the whites of her eyes filling her pupils.

Zhou Yuan walked out of the room.

We arrived at the main hall of the cave.

In the hall, an even more slender figure was looking at Zhou Yuan with a shy expression.

It was Yuan Yao.

Last night, Zhou Yuan didn't use any soundproofing magic in the side room, so Yuan Yao was in the main hall and could hear the battle clearly.

At first, the sound of Yanli begging for mercy came from inside, which made Yuan Yao's heart clench painfully...

But not long after that.

Yuan Yao's face began to flush.

Yuan Yao had already used magic to wash and bathe herself.

She changed into a new set of clothes.

The skirt was slit, revealing glimpses of her two full, fair legs and delicate shoulders.

Large swaths of white, creamy skin were dazzling.

Her eyes seemed to possess a captivating power.

Those exaggerated curves.

This gave Zhou Yuan renewed energy.

"Senior, my sister isn't feeling well, let me keep you company!" Yuan Yao offered herself up.

Zhou Yuan carried Yuan Yao into the side room.

Two days later, Zhou Yuan finally emerged from the side room, his face looking more refreshed than ever before.

Yuan Yao and Yan Li, the two sisters, had already been defeated and were now fast asleep.

Zhou Yuan stood quietly for a moment, feeling refreshed.

They already had a plan in mind.

"I need to go buy some medicinal herbs!"

The purpose was to refine some pills suitable for Yuan Yao and Yan Li's current stage of cultivation, to help them stabilize and improve their Foundation Establishment realm.

At the same time, we also need to prepare some things for ourselves...

Special supplies.

He left the cave dwelling directly and went to Yuhuan Residence on Tiandu Street again.

"Brother Zhou, you've arrived!"

When Gong Yan, the manager of Yu Huan Ju, saw Zhou Yuan arrive, her eyes lit up and she greeted him warmly.

"Um."

Zhou Yuan nodded, and without much small talk, handed over a list that had been prepared beforehand.

"Fellow Daoist Gong, please click on this order and prepare these medicinal herbs for me."

Gong Yan took the list and glanced at it.

The list contains hundreds of medicinal herbs, most of which are common materials for refining Foundation Establishment stage cultivation pills.

However, there is a small portion whose medicinal properties are more focused on warming, tonifying, strengthening, and restoring vitality. It seems that these are used to refine some kind of elixir to restore primordial yang.

This kind of elixir is rarely known to ordinary people, but Gong Yan, being able to serve as the manager of Yu Huan Ju, must naturally be familiar with many elixir formulas.

Coincidentally, she had once seen some special pill formulas used by male cultivators to strengthen their foundation and cultivate their vitality.

A sense of unease crept into her mind, considering the visits from Yanli and Yuanyao a few days ago, and how quickly Zhou Yuan had returned to buy medicine…

Some associations made her cheeks flush slightly.

But I didn't dare ask any more questions.

"Brother Zhou, please wait a moment!"

"I'll send someone to fetch it right away!"

Gong Yan suppressed her distracting thoughts and immediately gave the order.

Yu Huan Ju had ample stock, and soon several tightly sealed packages of medicinal herbs were delivered to Zhou Yuan.

"Just put it on my tab."

Zhou Yuan put the medicinal herbs into his storage bag, and without lingering, turned and left.

His annual dividends from Yuhuanju were an astonishing figure, more than enough to cover the cost of these common medicinal herbs.

Back at the Jade Peak Cave, the faint sound of even breathing could be heard from the side room, as the two women seemed to be resting and recovering on the bed.

Zhou Yuan did not disturb them.

He walked straight into the alchemy room.

For the next few days, he devoted himself entirely to alchemy.

The first pill to be fired was the "Spirit Jade Pill," a mild-tasting elixir well-suited for early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators to aid in their cultivation and solidify their foundation.

With Zhou Yuan's skillful technique and the support of his equipment, several batches of pills were successfully produced in succession.

It boasts both a high success rate and excellent quality.

Then, he took out several other special auxiliary medicines and combined them with some of the warming and tonifying medicinal materials on the previous purchase list to begin refining a batch of pills called "Rejuvenating Pill".

This pill is not for enhancing cultivation, but rather an unorthodox elixir used by male cultivators who practice dual cultivation techniques or the art of sexual intercourse to quickly restore their vital energy.

It has a mild medicinal effect and is primarily nourishing.

There are no side effects.

Zhou Yuan had immersed himself in alchemy for many years and had read extensively on various alchemical formulas, so he was naturally very familiar with this particular formula.

He deliberately mixed the medicinal herbs with a large number of regular medicinal herbs when he bought them, so that even if others saw the list, it would be extremely difficult for them to guess his specific purpose.

When the alchemy furnace was opened again, several pills the size of longan, pale golden in color, and radiating a gentle, warm aura rolled into the jade bottle.

Zhou Yuan took out a pill with satisfaction and swallowed it. He immediately felt a warm current rise from his lower abdomen and quickly flow through his limbs and bones. The slight fatigue he had felt earlier disappeared in an instant.

My energy has returned.

A thought suddenly occurred to him.

Then, he equipped the three Rejuvenation Pills to slots 3, 4, and 5 respectively.

A pale blue light screen appeared:

[Equipment Slot 3: Rejuvenating Pill] (Effect: Increases the regeneration speed of vital energy!)

[Equipment Slot 4: Rejuvenating Pill]

[Equipment Slot 5: Rejuvenating Pill]

"Haha, not bad!"

Feeling as if his internal energy was being constantly nourished and replenished by a gentle force, Zhou Yuan was in a great mood.

With the support of these three equipment slots, plus the efficacy of the pills themselves, he could almost always maintain peak energy levels.

He walked out of the alchemy room with several jade bottles containing the Spirit Jade Pills.

Inside the hall, Yuan Yao and Yan Li had already stood up and were sitting at the stone table.

Upon seeing Zhou Yuan emerge, Yuan Yao immediately stood up and gently brewed him a cup of spiritual tea.

Yanli blushed slightly as she walked behind him, stretched out her slender fingers, and massaged his shoulders with just the right amount of force.

"Thank you for your hard work, seniors." The two women whispered in unison, their eyes sparkling with charm.

"Take these 'Spirit Jade Pills'. They are very beneficial for stabilizing your cultivation level and improving your magical power when you are in the early stages of Foundation Establishment."

Zhou Yuan handed them the jade bottle containing the Spirit Jade Pill and said gently, "From now on, you two must cultivate diligently and not slack off. I also look forward to the day when you can reach a higher realm through your own efforts."

"Thank you so much, senior!"

The two women accepted the pills, their faces showing genuine joy.

They came from humble backgrounds as independent cultivators and knew the value of cultivation resources. Zhou Yuan not only accepted them but also generously bestowed upon them elixirs.

It moved them and made them feel at ease.

Yanli, being bolder, tiptoed and quickly planted a kiss on Zhou Yuan's left cheek before blushing and backing away.

Seeing this, Yuan Yao smiled and leaned forward to give Zhou Yuan a light peck on the right cheek, leaving a faint fragrance.

Neither woman regretted choosing to follow Zhou Yuan at this moment.

They could sense that Zhou Yuan hadn't used any evil techniques that would damage their foundations or exploit their bodies during their dual cultivation; on the contrary, he was quite gentle and considerate. Now, he was even giving them precious elixirs to aid their cultivation—such an opportunity was truly rare.

As Zhou Yuan felt the soft warmth on his cheeks and looked at the two beautiful sisters who trusted him wholeheartedly, a tender feeling stirred in his heart.

He stretched out his arm, one hand encircling Yanli's slender waist, the other taking Yuan Yao's soft hand in his.

"Let's... go back to the room," he chuckled softly, his voice tinged with a hint of mischief.

The two women blushed even more, but did not resist, letting Zhou Yuan embrace them and walk into the side room again.

With the continuous effect of the Rejuvenating Pill, Zhou Yuan's Golden Core power was so strong that even Yanli and Yuanyao, working together, could not withstand it. In the end, they both lost and were covered in sweat.

For the next month, Zhou Yuan indulged himself for once, enjoying the bliss of having two wives and the pleasures of a gentle home.

Yuan Yao was beautiful, charming, and playful, each with her own unique allure, making him quite reluctant to leave.

But he was determined to follow the Dao and knew that immortality was the key.

While enjoying it, they did not completely succumb to its allure.

The daily routine of alchemy and cultivation continued in an orderly manner.

Time flies, the years are like a shuttle.

In the blink of an eye, twenty years have passed.

Over the past twenty years, Zhou Yuan's life has taken on an extremely regular rhythm: alchemy (completing the Six-Hall mission and secretly intercepting supplies), dual cultivation with Yuan Yao Yanli, and dedicated cultivation (focusing on the "Qingyuan Sword Technique" and the "Dayan Technique").

Over the course of twenty years, his reputation for alchemy grew ever stronger, spreading beyond Kuixing Island and reaching several nearby islands and sea areas.

As a "fake alchemist," he maintained an astonishing success rate of 50-60% in refining pills for the Core Formation stage, and the quality of his pills was mostly excellent. He earned the reputation of "the number one alchemist on Kui Xing Island," and even other forces had heard of him.

During this period, the Liuliandian headquarters, due to his outstanding performance and great value, proposed several times to transfer him to the bustling Dengxing Island headquarters Dantang or the main city branch.

The reasons are also quite valid: it is more convenient to purchase raw materials, has a wider sales channel for finished products, lower transportation costs, and is also more beneficial to his personal development.

However, Zhou Yuan politely declined all of these transfer orders.

He knew the saying "the taller the tree, the more the wind will blow," and before his strength reached a sufficient level, it was safer to stay on the relatively familiar and weaker Kui Xing Island and rely on his relationship with Master Mu Long.