“Master, I’m planning to take one of these Supreme-Grade Minor Yuan Pills to the Golden Jade Chamber of Commerce for auction today. Then I’ll head home and cultivate my Spiritual Power.”
“Why auction a Supreme-Grade Minor Yuan Pill? Zhen’er, do you need money?”
“Uh, well…”
He didn’t need money, but he had to follow the plot. Without auctioning off a rare treasure like a Supreme-Grade Minor Yuan Pill, how could he catch the eye of Fair Rich Beauty Big Sister?
This particular Supreme-Grade Minor Yuan Pill was a plot device of great significance. It would end up in Fair Rich Beauty Big Sister’s hands, purchased at a collector’s price, providing the supposedly cash-strapped Yan Zhen with ample startup funds.
After all, in the script, his beautiful female master had only covered his pill-refining expenses. She left everything else for him to handle on his own, to build his independence.
It was precisely when Fair Rich Beauty Big Sister later brought out this little pill and reminisced about the past that she touched the heart of Yan Zhen, that emotionless, ascetic upgrading machine. That was when he truly acknowledged her as his big sister.
“I, uh, Fatty Nian has been taking good care of me, so I figured I’d bring something to give his auction a bit of prestige. This Supreme-Grade Minor Yuan Pill is perfect for it. I’ve got two, so I’ll keep one as a memento.”
“Hm. Learning the ways of the world… It’s about time you did. Go on, then.”
After bidding farewell to his beautiful female master, Yan Zhen activated the Star Shifting Fire Seal and vanished from sight.
“An auction, huh… That means the girl should be making her appearance soon.”
Chen Xi smiled faintly, a gleam of anticipation in her eyes.
There weren’t many young women she approved of, but this good big sister of her precious disciple was one of them.
Outwardly foxy and flirtatious, she was deeply conservative at heart.
She seemed like a flashy, useless ornament, but in truth, she had a sharp eye and exceptional abilities—an ideal helpmate.
She was the first to recognize Yan Zhen’s potential and invest in him, helping him out on numerous occasions. Later, as his “big sister,” she handled all sorts of miscellaneous tasks for him, even single-handedly organizing his wedding. Everything she took on was managed flawlessly.
She was polite and attentive toward elders like Chen Xi, treating them with genuine care. She was less a mere “righteous sister” and more like the lead wife of the household.
In fact, she did harbor feelings for Yan Zhen, much like Chen Xi herself. But she feared rejection would shatter their current bond, so she kept her heart hidden away.
“Maybe this time I can try playing matchmaker…”
That was Chen Xi’s thought. After all, having such a capable “little sister” around would be ideal.
Unaware of his beautiful female master’s musings, Yan Zhen followed the script. He disguised himself simply and made his way to the Golden Jade Chamber of Commerce. A servant girl led him to his usual VIP room, where he settled in to wait quietly for Fatty Nian.
Sinking into the wide-backed chair, Yan Zhen pulled up the System Interface to review this crucial turning point in the plot.
At this moment, Fatty Nian should be reporting to Fair Rich Beauty Big Sister. Upon learning of Yan Zhen’s arrival, he would casually mention “a young Pill Refiner who can produce Minor Yuan Pills—and he’s the top student on Mystic Academy’s Nine Stars Ranking.” He’d describe Yan Zhen as a young man brimming with potential and ask if she wanted to forge a deeper connection.
What kind of person was Fair Rich Beauty Big Sister? Countless prodigies and young heroes coveted her, so she wouldn’t spare a glance for some so-called genius from a backwater.
Only when Yan Zhen entrusted the Supreme-Grade Minor Yuan Pill to Nian Lun for auction would it pique her interest enough for her to agree to meet him.
Then, just before the auction officially began, Fair Rich Beauty Big Sister’s condition would flare up unbearably.
Her affliction was uniquely stubborn, alleviable only by an Antidote Pill—and it had to be of Supreme Grade. Ordinary ones would only worsen her symptoms.
So they would think of Yan Zhen, who had just refined a Supreme-Grade Minor Yuan Pill, and invite him to attempt crafting a Supreme-Grade Antidote Pill.
With his beautiful female master’s guidance, after several failures, Yan Zhen succeeded in producing a Supreme-Grade Detox Pill, easing her pain.
And thanks to his beautiful female master’s hints, Yan Zhen learned the details of Fair Rich Beauty Big Sister’s condition.
Her cultivation talent was poor, but to seize power, she needed a certain level of strength. So she forced herself to consume fast-upgrade pills.
Yet potent medicines had side effects. Not only did they stall her cultivation progress, but the excess medicinal power accumulated in her body, clogging her meridians and eroding her health. Each flare-up brought excruciating agony.
Only an Antidote Pill capable of dissolving the excess power could bring relief.
Even a top-grade nine Antidote Pill contained trace impurities, which ordinary mystic cultivators could expel as impure qi during refinement. But she couldn’t.
Thus, she required a flawless Supreme-Grade Antidote Pill, utterly free of impurities!
Such pills treated the symptoms, not the root cause. There was a true cure: dual cultivation with a Pill Refiner who possessed Extreme Flame. Using her as a cauldron, they could gather the accumulated medicinal power in her body and refine it back into a pill.
This would not only cure her completely but benefit both parties immensely.
The catch? She had an innate Cauldron Constitution. In dual cultivation, if she couldn’t maintain control, she would easily fall under the partner’s dominance, becoming a slave.
With the Golden Jade Chamber of Commerce’s vast wealth drawing constant envy, she as Chief Manager couldn’t afford to show weakness—let alone gamble on a stranger’s character.
Thus, she resolved to avoid that root cure until the last resort.
To hook up with the Golden Jade Chamber of Commerce, Yan Zhen volunteered that he possessed Extreme Flame and could cure her outright—without Body Fusion Dual Cultivation. It would just take longer, require rare materials, and he candidly admitted he was after the medicinal power in her body… so he’d help.
Overjoyed, Fair Rich Beauty Big Sister agreed that as long as it didn’t involve dual cultivation, money and resources were no issue.
Yan Zhen then accompanied her to the Golden Jade Chamber of Commerce Headquarters in the neighboring kingdom for a full month of treatment.
His rapid breakthrough to Mystic Scholar came from absorbing substantial medicinal power from her during the process.
Yan Zhen focused intently on the lengthy text scrolling across the System Interface, committing every key detail to memory to ensure he didn’t miss a beat.
At last, he dismissed the interface, brimming with confidence.
—Come on, my Fair Rich Beauty Big Sister. Let’s kick off our scene together!
Click.
The VIP room door opened again. Fatty Nian stepped in. Yan Zhen started to rise and greet him, but Fatty Nian paused at the threshold. With a fan-like pudgy hand, he made an inviting gesture, his expression deferential to the extreme.
“Chief Manager, please come this way. Young Master Yan Zhen is inside.”
“Mm. You wait outside.”
A sultry, evocative female voice drifted in, followed by a long, shapely leg sheathed in black lace stepping over the threshold in crystal high heels, entering Yan Zhen’s view.
