When Yang Dan, who was building a house in the market, arrived, everyone was sitting silently at Ye Feng's door.

Even Mu Yufeng, who is usually quite proactive, stood to the side, her face pale.

"What happened? What's going on?"

Yang Dan asked around, but no one spoke.

In the end, it was the woman who uttered the word "brothel" who spoke up.

"We have some questions we'd like to ask our seniors."

"Fang Xue, tell me if there's anything wrong, I'll go ask. Why is work stopped?"

A work stoppage means conflict, it means everyone's mission has vanished...

That was a situation she couldn't handle, and an outcome she desperately tried to avoid.

She didn't want to see that happen before Ye Fengxin gave his new instructions.

At least, there is still hope, a new hope.

Once the market is built...

"We just want to ask him if he wants to open a brothel!"

"What?"

Yang Dan could hardly believe her ears.

More importantly, she knew Ye Feng's identity as a disciple of Qingyun.

How could someone so young, at the Foundation Establishment stage... or even the Golden Core stage, possibly do such a thing?

That's impossible.

Yang Dan said firmly,

"Then why did he build a market here? What else is here besides us withered flowers and fallen willows?"

"And why was he so vicious? He treated us worse than slaves."

"...He won't even eat the food we cook, isn't it because he thinks we're dirty?"

"Also, what does it mean that he asked Xiaofeng to hang a pot of flowers in each room? Have you seen this anywhere else besides brothels?"

...

Yang Dan wanted to refute, but didn't know where to begin.

She had no right to reveal Ye Feng's identity, and after hearing Fang Xue's analysis, she was even more at a loss for words.

The scene remained deadlocked, and the women who were still in the market gradually returned, sitting silently in the open space.

They all believed Ye Feng could hear them from inside, but as no one came out, their hearts sank...

Little did they know that Ye Feng was still hundreds of meters underground.

Even with his powerful divine sense, he couldn't penetrate that far through the mud to know what was happening up there.

Fortunately, Ye Feng would return to his room when it got dark.

Moreover, he was in a good mood today. He had already upgraded his weapon-forging level to level two and even reforged Xu Xiao's golden bracelet.

The gold bracelet, originally a low-grade spiritual artifact, is now a high-grade spiritual artifact.

Not only that, the spiritual energy it could store had increased dozens of times, almost equivalent to Ye Feng's own spiritual energy.

In addition to the previous shockwave and shield skills, it can also consume stored spiritual power to amplify the spells cast by Ye Feng.

It's practically tailor-made for me...

Indeed, powerful weapons must be forged by oneself.

But... what's going on above?

Isn't it dinnertime now?

As your mana level drops, you'll become increasingly reliant on food, and occasionally you'll even need...

They're almost like ordinary people now.

While in prison, the Xu family provided him with numerous spiritual foods, so it wasn't immediately apparent.

Now, having found some substandard food in the mountains, I naturally need to relieve myself.

They have indeed been feeling down these past few days.

However, Ye Feng didn't have a good solution for the time being.

Perhaps... we should create another cultivation method?

Ye Feng was startled by his own sudden thought.

But in an instant, a surge of heroic spirit arose again.

Why can the Qingyun Ancestor create it, but I can't?

Even the Azure Cloud Ancestor only relied on the Rank Yuan Technique.

I not only possess the Elemental Array Technique, but also have full five-elemental spiritual roots, and a system... although the system isn't very helpful in some ways...

Let's give it a try then. The Qingyun Ancestor was able to create a Nascent Soul cultivation technique after reaching the Nascent Soul stage.

There's no reason why I, at the peak of Foundation Establishment, couldn't create a Qi Refining technique!

With a creak, Ye Feng's door opened.

Everyone turned their attention to it.

"What's going on today? Aren't we going to eat?"

Ye Feng's tone remained as impolite as ever.

It wasn't that he insisted on doing it that way, but subconsciously he felt that it showed more "respect" towards people.

In his view, treating them as normal people is the greatest respect.

Another point... is self-protection. What if one or two oddballs come along and become obsessed with you?

"Why pretend to be deaf and dumb, senior? We just want an answer!"

It was Fang Xue who spoke. During this time, Ye Feng had also learned about everyone's names from Yang Dan.

As for the past... there's no need to know about it.

Ye Feng was somewhat confused by Fang Xue's words, but he disliked her accusatory tone.

"I don't have the answers here. If you want the answers, go find them yourself!"

Upon hearing Ye Feng's words, the women's faces turned deathly pale.

No answer... isn't that the answer?

Fang Xue and Yang Dan have just said so much; you should have heard everything you needed to hear.

But Ye Feng didn't offer a single explanation.

This made everyone's hearts as cold as winter.

Especially for Mu Yufeng, Ye Feng's saintly image in his mind suddenly collapsed.

Tears streamed down my face uncontrollably...

Although Ye Feng sensed something was amiss, now was not the right time to investigate.

I'm not a nanny, why should I care so much?

He then turned to look at Yang Dan.

"How is the construction of the market area going?"

"The market town... is only half-built..."

Yang Dan was somewhat confused as to why Ye Feng hadn't offered any explanation, but she still answered truthfully.

Hearing her words, Ye Feng nodded.

The construction of the market town wasn't entirely for the sake of these women.

The system indicated that once he advances to the Golden Core stage, he can choose a faction under his full control as the trading point.

At that time, I can easily refine hundreds of Foundation Establishment Pills and hundreds of spiritual weapons... I won't be bothered by the fact that this alley is deep and secluded.

Moreover, this place isn't far from Qingyun Sect. If there's any problem, I can get here in half a day with my flying speed, making delivery and such convenient.

It's still the territory of independent cultivators, without any affiliation, so it's just right to be my private territory, Ye Feng's!

As for Yang Dan and the others, they also have something to do. Once the market is built, they can upgrade the formation to level two. With her cultivation at the seventh level of Qi Refining, blocking those below the Golden Core stage will not be a problem.

As for those who don't want to work, they are free to stay or leave as they please...

This place belongs to him and to them, and Ye Feng feels no guilt whatsoever about letting them build it themselves.

Just as Ye Feng was about to turn around and go back into the house, Fang Xue spoke again.

"I know we are filthy and useless, so there's no point in hiding us. We might as well not wear these clothes!"

After saying that, Fang Xue stood in the threshing ground, tearing off her clothes and throwing the pieces on the ground.

Ye Feng narrowed his eyes, remaining calm and collected. To his surprise, no one around him stopped him; they simply looked at Fang Xue with sorrow in their eyes.

Until she tore off the last piece of her bra, and was completely naked,

The physique of a cultivator... goes without saying.

A long, slender neck, fair skin, undulating breasts, and a deep, secluded...

Unfortunately, Ye Feng found it difficult to bear that stubborn and angry look.

Dirty or whatever... when did I say that?

Ye Feng also realized that he seemed to have missed a gossip tea party, but what was he thinking now?

You want me to apologize for things I didn't say?

"Nonsense!"

After leaving those words behind, Ye Feng turned around, closed the door, and went inside.