Starting with Proficiency Panel-Chapter 645 - 641: It doesn’t hurt anymore, and the spirit is renewed

After speaking, Lu Ren paid no mind to Ao Li's taunts. Ling Que'er was battered and bruised, with tear stains still lingering at the corner of her eyes.

Though his actions had been gentle enough, Ling Que'er's constitution was simply too poor. Had Lu Ren not transferred some Thick Earth Essence Qi to her, her body would likely have been severely injured.

Nonetheless, Lu Ren was surprised to find that Ling Que'er's Primordial Yin Body seemed to be quite special, subtly enhancing his Ancestral Witch Constitution.

This left Lu Ren rather amazed, as he had meticulously studied Ling Que'er beforehand and found her to be a bona fide Human Immortal Realm cultivator in the Journey to the West World, equivalent to the Bright Awakening Realm in current world terms.

However, because she nurtured a single breath of Immortal Spirit Qi, her Spiritual Soul was greatly extended, but even newly ascended immortals have their limitations on lifespan.

When heaven and earth cast down disasters, there are three calamities and five tribulations. Surviving them grants another five hundred years, but failing means there is no escape unless one finds a way to bypass these trials and directly enter the Earth Immortal Realm—that is true Longevity and Vision, living as long as heaven and earth.

As for what the Journey to the West World values in terms of living as long as heaven and earth, it's tied to a Primordial Assembly, twelve thousand years, after which the entire world is reshuffled, reversing to chaos and reopening the heavens and earth.

Overall, Lu Ren still feels that the Immortal Path in the current world holds an advantage.

By the time Ling Que'er woke up, it was already evening.

The awakened Ling Que'er was initially stunned for a moment, then hurriedly rose to cover herself with blankets, staring at the crimson spot left after the sheets were pulled away, leaving her in shock for quite a while.

Lu Ren leisurely sipped tea as he said, "Don't be so sentimental, I'll give you enough wealth when the time comes."

Ling Que'er burst into tears at this, sobbing uncontrollably. She glared at Lu Ren, her voice choked with emotion: "Do you have any idea how much pain I endured last night?!"

Lu Ren was surprised: "Pain? I was quite gentle, and I think you seemed to enjoy the latter half of the night more than I did."

Ling Que'er was momentarily speechless, finally muttering softly, "I've given you my Primordial Yin Body, you need to take responsibility for me!"

Lu Ren chuckled, "That might be a bit difficult, but..."

He flipped his hand, and just like large and small pearls dropping on a jade plate, the sound of Gold and Jade Coins falling on the table echoed constantly. In the blink of an eye, they had piled up into a small mountain on the table.

"I think these should be enough for you to advance to the Earth Immortal Realm, right?"

With the Earth Path Principle as his foundation, Lu Ren was completely indifferent to these Gold and Jade Coins. Perhaps in the Journey to the West Immortal Path Cultivation System, those below the Earth Immortal Realm value these coins quite highly, as they can aid cultivation and serve as currency for exchanges, becoming earthly currency over time, with Celestial Court setting the prices, acknowledged by major forces.

However, once advancing to the Celestial Immortal Realm in the Journey to the West cultivation system, the desire for these Gold and Jade Coins becomes almost negligible.

Seeing the gold and jade coins piled on the table like a small mountain, Ling Que'er stopped sobbing, her eyes lighting up as she stared at the coins.

She swore that even before her misfortune, she had never seen so much money; the gold and jade coins on the table were enough for her to advance her cultivation, at least without worrying about the first two tribulations.

In other words, it was as if Lu Ren casually produced fifty million and placed it on the table, anyone seeing it would widen their eyes.

Ling Que'er no longer concealed herself, her tears stopped flowing, her face showed no sorrow, neither did she sob, no longer looking pitiful.

She immediately endured the pain and got out of bed, ready to plunge into the pile of Gold and Jade Coins, but her head was suddenly held back by Lu Ren's hand.

Ling Que'er looked at Lu Ren with confusion: "Didn't you say all of this was mine?"

Lu Ren said calmly, "These are indeed yours, but before that, I want to ask you a question."

Confirmed that it was hers, Ling Que'er's eyes couldn't move away, fixated on the pile of gold. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"What question, if I know the answer, I'll tell you everything."

"What did you scatter on me last night?"

Ling Que'er didn't hesitate: "That was just to spice things up, Brother Lu, you know, when doing something a bit more enticing, you need to create an atmosphere, as you mentioned."

Lu Ren was noncommittal, then said, "And why did Mrs. Chen and Old Zhang keep pounding on the door last night, do you know why?"

Ling Que'er's eyes finally struggled to move away from the pile of Gold and Jade Coins, swallowed down... Hmm, there was still some fishy taste lingering.

How strange, clearly after becoming an immortal the body should transform into an Immortal Body, pure and clean, devoid of filth with only sweetness and purity, as Mrs. Chen said, devoid of any fishy taste, so why is there still some?

Muttering to herself, Ling Que'er forced a smile: "Maybe because I was screaming rather miserably yesterday, so Mrs. Chen and Old Zhang thought you were doing something unusual, you know, some customers have tastes that are hard to accept, even darker ones violently buy slaves to torture to death.

Perhaps they were concerned."

Lu Ren wore a faint, enigmatic smile: "Little Ling Que'er, sometimes lying can result in losing one's tongue."

Ling Que'er felt a chill in her heart, though Lu Ren appeared smiling, throughout their interactions, she couldn't quite figure out what kind of person Lu Ren was, but understood perfectly that he was someone who operated at the fringes of the rules he set himself, with no restraints.

If she stubbornly refused to speak she might truly die, that inadvertent coldness she sensed from him was only matched once in her life by a Celestial General who destroyed her sect, whose coldness was inferior to Lu Ren's, embarrassingly lacking.

After a long internal debate and constant fixation on that pile of Gold and Jade Coins, she asked: "If I answer truthfully, are all those mine?"

Ling Que'er contemplated a bit, finally resolved, with that wealth she wouldn't need to stay trapped at Red Archway, the Celestial Realm is vast enough, she could easily find a place to retreat and cultivate unknown to even herself.

Lu Ren said, "I've never broken my word."

With Lu Ren's confirmation, Ling Que'er said brightly: "Mrs. Chen and Old Zhang are sent by the Futu Taoist, collecting those with special Primordial Yin and Yang bodies, to bring them back to him."

"Futu Taoist?"

"The mastermind behind the Red Archway in Yingzhou, a powerhouse at the Celestial Immortal Realm."

"What does he want with people of special constitution?"