Xia Zihan stared wide-eyed at the two bottles of pills in Qin Luo's hands in disbelief, her lips trembling slightly as she asked, "Where...where did you get such precious pills?"
Qin Luo smiled slightly: "I found this while tidying up my belongings. I thought it might be helpful to you, so I brought it over. I didn't expect it to delay your cultivation, Fellow Daoist Zhao Jiu."
Xia Zihan's gaze became very complicated. She knew that this was the resource she needed most right now. She had already used up the bottle of Qi-enhancing pills yesterday. When the pills ran out, she realized that she had overestimated herself. One bottle of Qi-enhancing pills had only allowed her to cultivate back to the third stage of the Spiritual Awareness Realm.
Thinking of this, she felt somewhat disappointed and unwilling. Just as she was about to continue her cultivation, she didn't expect Wang Wu to come to her rescue again.
However, she suppressed her restless emotions and said softly, "I cannot accept these two bottles of pills because I have not done anything for them. I have already accepted your Spirit Awakening Pill, and if I accept these pills as well, I am afraid that my mental state will become unstable. Although I am eager to improve my cultivation, I do not want to owe too many favors, fearing that I will be unable to repay them in the future."
After saying that, Xia Zihan's eyes revealed a hint of helplessness.
Qin Luo outwardly maintained a smile, but inwardly he was cursing Xia Zihan to the core. "If you don't take the pills, how am I supposed to cultivate? Are you trying to bankrupt me?!"
But he still tried to persuade her sincerely.
"What are you saying, Fellow Daoist Zhao Jiu? Do you think I did this for your reward? I've already said that we're all in the same boat now. Only when your cultivation improves will our chances of survival increase. Besides, these pills are of no use to me. They can only be of the greatest value in your hands."
“Fellow Daoist Wang Wu, I…” Xia Zihan hesitated as she looked at the two bottles of pills in his hand.
"Could it be that Fellow Daoist Zhao Jiu is really a woman? How can you be so indecisive? If I hadn't seen your Adam's apple, I would have thought you were a woman."
Qin Luo grumbled and cursed as he forcefully shoved the pill into her hand before walking out, satisfied.
When Xia Zihan heard the first part of what he said, she thought her disguise had been exposed, but what he said next made her breathe a sigh of relief. Then, when Qin Luo stuffed the pills into her hand in one go, she didn't even react until she had two bottles of pills in her hand and realized that he had already left.
"Ah~, I will remember this kindness from Fellow Daoist Wang Wu!"
Xia Zihan looked at the two bottles of pills in her hand and said firmly, then took a deep breath and continued to start a new round of cultivation.
As Qin Luo walked outside the temple, he hummed a little tune. He didn't care whether Xia Zihan was dressed as a man or a woman. As long as she was willing to cultivate, he would accompany her in the act.
Now that she had accepted the pills, he felt relieved. Now he just had to wait for his cultivation level to be restored.
Moreover, it would be at least ten days before those men in black caught up with them. He refused to believe that Xia Zihan couldn't break through to the Spirit Gathering Realm with the help of the pills. Once she broke through, he would immediately head to the Southern Region.
After all, he was also very interested in the items in that cave, but that interest was in the opportunities in Xia Zihan's cave. He knew that the system said he could also get back the opportunities obtained by the bound person, and he wondered what kind of good treasures he would get then.
Thinking of this, Qin Luo felt even more excited and wished he could drag Xia Zihan to explore that cave right now, but it was just a thought in his mind.
Without any cultivation to protect them, the two would likely face certain death the moment they stepped into the primeval forest, just like in the simulation.
Therefore, Qin Luo could only suppress his burning desire and begin to look forward to the return of spiritual energy.
Qin Luo didn't have to wait long; just two hours later, a mechanical voice sounded in his mind:
[Xia Zihan has entered the fourth stage of the Spiritual Awareness Realm. Based on her current affection level for the host: 5, the return reward will be randomly distributed between 6 and 30 times the original value.]
[Cultivation points are doubled, with a multiplier of 25, granting twenty-five times the cultivation level of the fourth stage of the Spiritual Awakening Realm]
Qin Luo felt a surge of powerful purple spiritual energy instantly flood his body, causing his meridians to throb with pain from the expansion of this energy. This power was so immense that his body was under tremendous pressure, and beads of sweat rolled down his forehead.
Seeing this, he quickly sat down cross-legged and began to fully circulate the Myriad Manifestations Return to One Technique, attempting to completely refine it. As the Myriad Manifestations Return to One Technique circulated, his body transformed into a bottomless black hole, devouring the vast purple spiritual energy. In no time, he completely refined this power.
When Qin Luo opened his eyes, a sharp purple light flashed past them, and his aura was much stronger than before. The seventh bloodline in his body was lit up, allowing him to reach the seventh level of the Spiritual Awareness Realm!
"Phew~"
Qin Luo exhaled a breath of stale air, his face filled with excitement as he sensed his own cultivation level.
"As expected, I still have to rely on this cultivation method to progress quickly. I've broken through two minor realms in a row with just a few simple steps. It seems that I'm not too far from the Spirit Gathering Realm."
After calming down, Qin Luo stared at the information returned by the system. He saw that his usual 1 point of affection value had now become 5 points, which made his return rate reach as much as 25 times.
It seems that this multiplier is closely related to the level of affection, but asking a straight man like him to care about and be considerate of others is simply asking for his life.
"Forget it, let nature take its course."
Thinking of this, Qin Luo could only shake his head helplessly and put this troublesome matter behind him.
......
A week had passed in the blink of an eye. During this week, Qin Luo had diligently practiced the simulation every day, but the rewards he received were always extremely ordinary items, such as a box of rouge, a woman's robe, and a thin...
Cough cough, Qin Luo put these things back into the system space. From these items, it can be seen that Xia Zihan is no longer worried about cultivating the Spiritual Awareness Realm after accepting those two bottles of pills. Therefore, the rewards these times are just some insignificant women's items.
During this week, he also received five more cultivation bonuses, with the highest multiplier reaching 27 times and the lowest only 6 times.
At this moment, Qin Luo's nine acupoints had already been lit up, but because the spiritual energy required to merge the acupoints into the spiritual sea was several times greater than before, and Qin Luo needed hundreds of times more, his cultivation level was helplessly stuck at the ninth stage of the Spiritual Awareness Realm.
"It seems we can only pin our hopes on Xia Zihan's breakthrough to the Spirit Gathering Realm and the return of her."
Qin Luo gazed into the depths of the temple and murmured softly, a strange glint of anticipation flashing in his eyes.
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