Naturally, Lin Mo wouldn’t pick up a bad seed he encountered in the wild.
Lin Mo really didn’t want to deal with Shen Ke’er anymore.
Out of sight, out of mind.
After much deliberation, he decided to leave Azure Bamboo Peak for a while.
Yesterday, a letter arrived from home. Lin Mo’s grandfather, Lin Nantian, was having his birthday in half a month, and he needed to go home.
Of course, before leaving, he still had to inform Yuehua.
After all, he was Yuehua’s disciple and a member of the Azure Spirit Sect. He had to follow the rules in everything he did.
When Yuehua saw Lin Mo, her eyes lit up slightly.
She had actually noticed long ago that her eldest disciple had a very good appearance.
It was just that he usually didn’t care about his clothes. Despite being the senior disciple of Azure Bamboo Peak, he dressed as simply as an outer disciple.
Upon learning that her disciple was going to visit an elder, she naturally agreed.
“Thank you, Master, for your approval. This disciple takes his leave!”
Lin Mo left decisively.
Looking at the retreating back of her disciple, Yuehua slightly raised her hand and then put it down, a hint of loneliness appearing on her face.
In the past few days, she had hunted in the Great Continent Mountain Range and obtained a lot of high-quality Spirit Beast Meat, all prepared for this disciple.
Now, it seemed Lin Mo had no intention of giving her a chance to get closer.
She had never truly taught her disciples.
Even after accepting this eldest disciple into her sect, she had spent very little time teaching Lin Mo to cultivate.
She had only explained the Mind Method and incantations for a short period before going into seclusion.
It could be said that her eldest disciple’s current success in Core Formation was entirely due to his own efforts and talent, and had little to do with her as his Master.
In the past, Lin Mo had always been the one to proactively get close to her, and their relationship had been maintained by this disciple.
Now that Lin Mo was intentionally distancing himself from her, she wanted to mend their relationship but didn’t know what to say or do.
She could only watch helplessly as Lin Mo’s distance from her grew.
Her heart felt even heavier. Even when she wasn’t in seclusion, she spent her days meditating and cultivating. Now, she had lost the desire to cultivate.
Lin Mo, on the other hand, knew that True Lord Yuehua wanted to get closer to him, but he didn’t want that.
Through the Yellow Millet Dream, he had learned about the original owner’s future experiences, and he truly couldn’t muster any more affection for this Master.
He intended to travel by Sword Riding towards White Emperor City, which would take three days.
However, the White Emperor City auction was still ten days away.
Since he had plenty of time and the surrounding area was rich in spiritual energy, he figured there would be many Spirit Herbs and medicinal ingredients.
After purchasing an alchemy furnace at the White Emperor City auction, he could casually practice refining elixirs, which would help with his cultivation progress or be a good source of income if he sold them.
After all, he had unlocked the Alchemy skill. If he could refine elixirs himself, why waste Regret Points by randomly drawing from the System?
[You stingy host, for two hundred Regret Points, I can give you a chance to draw a ninth-grade pill. And you tell me it’s a waste?]
‘Did I ever draw one?’
‘Besides, the pills I draw are random. They might not be something I can use. Why would I waste Regret Points on drawing?’
[I’m a System, you know. Can you at least try to extract my value? You make me seem so useless.]
‘No, you’re very useful. I just don’t want to spend Regret Points on things that have no immediate benefit.’
Lin Mo did indeed enjoy drawing lots, but he always chose randomly, hoping to get something interesting from the System.
For example, ‘Lei Bi’, ‘Lollipop’, ‘Black Silk Stockings’, ‘Air Cannon’, ‘Yellow Millet Dream’…
If Lin Mo hadn’t randomly drawn, he wouldn’t have known about such unique items!
Therefore, random draws were very important, and they could also expand the scope of his future targeted draws.
For unknown things, this was precisely what fueled his desire to draw randomly.
If he were to draw things he needed, Lin Mo would only draw things he couldn’t currently obtain.
For instance, Cultivation Techniques, Spirit Roots, abilities, and so on…
Didn’t he get the Alchemy skill from drawing in the ability category?
To then specifically target drawing ‘elixirs’ would be a fool’s errand, wouldn’t it?
With this in mind, Lin Mo decided to go foraging.
The days of foraging passed quickly. In a few days, Lin Mo found quite a few medicinal herbs and Spirit Herbs.
Besides that…
He looked at the red-clothed girl lying unconscious under a large tree not far away.
Lin Mo wondered if he should deal with this person.
This girl he had found in a nearby river the second day.
She wasn’t injured at all; she was perfectly healthy, but for some reason, she had fallen unconscious.
Lin Mo thought about it and decided not to take the girl with him.
There were three reasons.
First, this girl was incredibly beautiful, no less so than the four Junior Sisters he had led before.
Second, the girl was surrounded by Demonic Energy, which was extremely sinister and abnormal.
With these two points alone, she looked like trouble, didn’t she?
Most importantly, Lin Mo knew this red-clothed girl was indeed not a good person. Whoever picked her up would be unlucky.
Of course, Lin Mo wasn’t one of those rigid righteous cultivators who would draw their swords at the sight of a Demonic Cultivator.
In his opinion, whether one cultivated immortality or demonic arts, the standard for judging good or bad was one’s heart, not the outward appearance of an immortal or a demon.
He said the red-clothed girl was a trap for a reason, and they would know when things escalated later.
It was already good of him to pull the girl out of the river. Who knew why she was unconscious?
Furthermore, during his hunting trips these past few days, he had cleared out all the Demonic Beasts within a hundred-mile radius.
Another point was that the girl’s cultivation realm was not weak; it was certainly no lower than his.
If she woke up and encountered someone with ill intentions, it would be the ill-intentioned person who had the misfortune.
Besides, Ye Kai was also nearby. What if this big pit were to fall right into his hands?
Thinking this, Lin Mo decided not to meddle further and flew towards White Emperor City by Sword Riding.
…
Just as Lin Mo left, True Lord Yuehua arrived in the vicinity with Ye Kai and Shen Ke’er, also by Sword Riding.
“Master, I see the spiritual energy here is abundant, and I don’t see any Demonic Beasts. I’d like to gather some Spirit Fruits and medicinal herbs for you and Senior Sister.”
“If we’re lucky, we might even find some Spirit Herbs and medicinal ingredients to treat Senior Sister Ke’er’s injuries.”
Ye Kai was maintaining his persona again.
But both Shen Ke’er and True Lord Yuehua fell for it.
True Lord Yuehua said with great satisfaction, “Kai’er, you are indeed thoughtful.”
Shen Ke’er said with deep affection, “Junior Brother Ye, with you… and Master, I am truly happy.”
The reason for their journey this time was that Ye Kai had proactively requested True Lord Yuehua’s help for Shen Ke’er.
Coincidentally, True Lord Yuehua had heard that White Emperor City was holding its once-in-a-decade auction.
They decided to try their luck and see if they could find any Spirit Herbs and medicinal ingredients there to cure Shen Ke’er’s poison.
Shen Ke’er was deeply moved upon hearing this and considered Ye Kai the man she would marry for the rest of her life.
It had to be said that they were lucky.
There was only one route for the Azure Spirit Sect to fly to White Emperor City.
The surrounding Demonic Beasts had also conveniently been cleared by Lin Mo.
True Lord Yuehua sensed no danger in the vicinity and let Ye Kai explore the area.
After leaving Shen Ke’er and Yuehua’s sight, Ye Kai’s amiable smile immediately vanished.
He couldn’t stand Shen Ke’er at the moment.
But this was an opportunity to further gain Yuehua’s and Shen Ke’er’s favor, and he couldn’t waste it.
He only searched perfunctorily around the area and was about to get some low-quality Spirit Herbs and Spirit Fruits to fob them off.
The next moment, a red-clothed girl lying under a giant tree caught his attention.
Upon seeing the girl’s appearance, he eagerly walked towards her.
‘Such a stunning woman, why is she unconscious in a place like this?’
Seeing that the girl seemed to be sleeping soundly, Ye Kai slowly reached out his hand…
At this moment, the red-clothed girl’s red eyes suddenly opened. She glanced around briefly. Had that person left?
She began to size up Ye Kai in front of her, a slight smile curving her lips: “Did you save me?”
Unfortunately, this red-clothed girl was no good.
In other words, would it be a case of dogs biting dogs and getting fur all over their mouths in the future?
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