Chu Xuan carried Mu Yuling's verbal order, so the disciple guarding the treasure vault did not stop them.

Upon entering the vault, Li Chuan initially intended to choose a Treasure Robe. Among magical treasures of the same quality and function, Treasure Robes are usually the most expensive, as they concern one's life and require the most materials, making them the most cost-effective choice.

However, when his gaze fell upon a first-tier Spirit Hoe Treasure Artifact, he changed his mind.

"I'll take this hoe," he said, holding the Spirit Hoe.

Chu Xuan looked surprised. "Are you sure, junior brother?"

Spirit Hoes are rarely used functional magical treasures, as the spirit plants requiring a Spirit Hoe are either extremely precious or highly toxic, making them hard to come by.

The main reason, however, is that crafting functional magical treasures is quite complex, making them expensive and not cost-effective, leading those who use them to be seen as fools.

Li Chuan replied, "Yes, this is it. You might not know, senior sister, but I've recently become fascinated with spirit plants. I'm always worried about encountering a special spirit plant without the proper tools to collect it, causing severe damage. Now that I have this, I won't have to worry."

Hearing this, Chu Xuan couldn't help but chuckle. "When I first started cultivating, I was just as fanciful as you, junior brother, but to this day, I've never struck it rich."

Special spirit plants are not easy to encounter. Chu Xuan shook her head and left with Li Chuan.

Outside the vault, she said to Li Chuan, "Junior Brother Li Chuan, if you ever encounter any difficulties in the sect, you can come to Elder Peak No. 7 to find us. We won't refuse to help if we can."

After saying this, they should have parted ways, but unexpectedly, Li Chuan said, "I actually have a small favor to ask of you, senior sister."

"Oh? What is it?"

"Please follow me, senior sister."

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Dual cultivation among cultivators doesn't necessarily mean they have to be physically intimate. Often, they simply meditate together, forming a spiritual qi field between them.

Some Dao Companions have been together for hundreds of years without ever being physically intimate.

Of course, Chu Mengyou and Zhao Bingqian were not such a case.

However, Chu Mengyou was quite exhausted yesterday, and she wasn't in the mood for any intimate activities, not even dual cultivation.

She and Zhao Bingqian sat cross-legged on the bed, each cultivating on their own.

Suddenly, there was a knock on their door.

Both opened their eyes simultaneously, and Zhao Bingqian looked displeased. "Who would come looking for us so late at night?"

When Li Chuan's voice came from outside, Zhao Bingqian's anger flared up.

"Senior sister, are you there?"

Chu Mengyou also looked displeased. Li Chuan had said he would come in the morning, but it wasn't even dawn yet.

Was he really that addicted?

With a swish, Zhao Bingqian opened the door, and in the dim moonlight, Li Chuan stood at the entrance with a sly look on his face.

"What do you want this time?" Zhao Bingqian asked coldly.

Anyone would be in a bad mood if someone came looking for their Dao Companion in the middle of the night.

He refrained from hitting Li Chuan only because he remembered Chu Mengyou's words from the day before, so he held back.

"Senior Brother Zhao," Li Chuan pointed to the sky behind him, "Senior Sister Chu Xuan from Elder Peak No. 7 said she needs a few junior sisters to help her with something. I came to see if Senior Sister Mengyou is available."

Zhao Bingqian looked in the direction Li Chuan pointed and saw Chu Xuan hovering in mid-air, her expression cold and aloof. He quickly bowed to her, and Chu Xuan nodded slightly in response.

He had thought Li Chuan was looking for Chu Mengyou, but it turned out to be a disciple of the Seventh Elder.

Zhao Bingqian couldn't help but look back at his Dao Companion, Chu Mengyou, who had already gotten out of bed and was walking over gracefully. She softly said, "If Senior Sister Chu Xuan needs my help, of course, I have time."

"In that case, please come with me, senior sister. Farewell, Senior Brother Zhao." Li Chuan didn't waste words and, after speaking to Zhao Bingqian, left with Chu Mengyou.

Zhao Bingqian watched as the two flew off to join Chu Xuan, heading into the distance. His thoughts began to churn, and he couldn't help but mutter to himself, "I didn't expect this guy to cozy up to Senior Sister Chu Xuan. If I could use him to get to know Senior Sister Chu Xuan and join Elder Peak No. 7, that would be great."

Elder Peak No. 7 wasn't solely composed of Mu Yuling's disciples; there were also many Inner Sect disciples.

Being part of Elder Peak No. 7 was certainly better than being an ordinary Inner Sect disciple, so it was no wonder Zhao Bingqian had such thoughts.

However, he didn't know that it wasn't Chu Xuan who needed Chu Mengyou's help.

It was Li Chuan who sought out Chu Mengyou.

After they disappeared from Zhao Bingqian's sight, Li Chuan suddenly rushed over to Chu Mengyou and scooped her up in his arms.

"Ah, Junior Brother Li, what are you doing?" Caught off guard, Chu Mengyou was a bit bewildered.

Li Chuan, holding her, said to the stunned Chu Xuan, "Thank you for your help, Senior Sister Chu Xuan," and then flew off in another direction without looking back.

Chu Xuan was also bewildered.

Li Chuan had only asked her to serve as a backdrop, to wait in mid-air, without explaining the specifics.

She had been about to ask Li Chuan why he had called Chu Mengyou out in the middle of the night, but she hadn't expected him to run off with her.

"This guy, could he be..." Chu Xuan quickly took out a bronze mirror, and after forming a hand seal, two figures appeared on the mirror's surface.

It was Li Chuan and Chu Mengyou.

As a cultivator with a strong penchant for gossip, how could she not have a means of spying?

While others used magical treasures for attack, defense, or life-saving, she had crafted one specifically for spying.

"Junior brother, didn't you say Senior Sister Chu Xuan needed my help?" Chu Mengyou's voice came from the bronze mirror.

Chu Xuan saw Li Chuan stop with Chu Mengyou on a tree, handing her a handful of spirit stones, and said, "If I didn't say that, how could I get you out here? Take these spirit stones, and from now on, you're mine."

After Chu Mengyou took the spirit stones, he began to untie her belt.

Chu Mengyou playfully scolded, "You said morning, why did you change it to midnight?"

Li Chuan replied fiercely, "It's all because of that Seventh Elder; she's just too provocative."

"What? What's wrong with the Seventh Elder? I've seen her a few times, and she seemed normal."

"I don't know, but when I saw her just now, she was dressed quite provocatively. You wouldn't believe..."

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Listening to Li Chuan use various vulgar terms to describe Mu Yuling, Chu Xuan couldn't help but widen her eyes. "How dare he call my master provocative? If my master hears this, he'll be in big trouble."

"He's clearly an outsider, still stuck in a worldly mindset. My master is free-spirited and true to herself, don't you understand? She's also training the male disciples of Elder Peak No. 7."

"The stronger a cultivator's inner strength, the less they care about others' opinions."

"Little old man, you can't handle just a few glances; your mental fortitude needs work."

"Ah, just a third-stage Qi Refining guy; I shouldn't have expected much from him."

Chu Xuan watched with great interest while commenting on Li Chuan, but suddenly, she frowned.

"That guy just gave Junior Sister Mengyou 50 spirit stones."

"Is Junior Sister Mengyou that cheap?"

"Is it really that hard to earn spirit stones in the Outer Sect? Or is she just training her mental fortitude?"

"But Junior Sister's mental fortitude far surpasses other Qi Refining Stage disciples. She can even tolerate such a sleazy old man."

"I should mention this to my master and have her take Junior Sister Mengyou under her wing. With such mental fortitude, her future achievements will surely be great."

While Chu Xuan was evaluating, she heard Li Chuan in the bronze mirror commenting on her, "And that Chu Xuan, she's dressed quite provocatively too."

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