txolops Chapter 67 Each Person's Decision
Chapter 67 Each Person's Decision
Early the next morning.
Bai Lin no longer wears her hair in braids, but instead puts it up in a bun, which signifies her change in status.
In her eyes as she looked at Li Ping, besides admiration, there was also a hint of happiness.
She called out softly, "Senior."
As if recalling the scene from last night, a blush immediately rose on her face.
Li Ping smiled and pulled her into his arms: "Don't call me senior, just call me young master from now on."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Ping heard the girl in his arms obediently change her address and call out, "Young Master."
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Several months later, Master Hu came to visit again.
Upon seeing Bai Lin for the first time, he was taken aback, then smiled and said, "Congratulations, fellow Daoist."
"By the way, I'll give this bottle of pills to you, fellow Daoist. I'm sure it will be of some help to you." Master Hu winked and handed a bottle of red pills to Li Ping.
Li Ping declined verbally, but quickly put the pill into his storage bag.
As far as he knew, Master Hu's "Myriad Wonders Yang-Nourishing Pill" was highly regarded among the high-level cultivators in the Immortal City.
As he accepted the pills, Li Ping called out, "Lin'er, serve tea to Fellow Daoist Hu."
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Since taking Bai Lin into his household, aside from the occasional playful interactions, Li Ping still spends most of his time making talismans, refining pills, and cultivating.
Although Bai Lin had tasted forbidden fruit for the first time, she did not indulge in pleasure. Apart from managing the spirit fields and trading with the Meng family cultivators, she spent most of her time in arduous cultivation.
Li Ping has never been stingy with rewards for his own people.
With Li Ping providing close guidance in his cultivation, and with ample elixirs to enhance his cultivation level, he was able to achieve his goals.
Before the New Year, Bai Lin's cultivation had greatly improved, and she was not far from breaking through to the fourth level of Qi Refining.
As the New Year approached, Li Ping took a rare day off to stroll through the market with Bai Lin, where he bought her several high-grade first-tier magic artifacts and a second-tier magic robe.
Without Bai Lin even having to say anything, he took the initiative to wave his hand and let Bai Lin freely choose gifts for her family and friends, saying that Mr. Li would pay for it today.
To Li Ping's dismay, this young girl didn't choose the most expensive item; instead, she picked out cheap ones.
Li Ping had no choice but to personally select a gift for her worth approximately two hundred spirit stones.
He wasn't a stingy person. The other woman's daughter was with him, so what was a little spirit stone?
Furthermore, with a 100% success rate first-tier high-grade alchemy skill and a second-tier mid-grade talisman-making skill, his current speed of earning spirit stones is terrifyingly fast.
He is not short of spirit stones.
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Back at Xiantao Mountain, after some tender moments...
Bai Lin curled up in Li Ping's arms like a kitten and cautiously made a request: "Brother Ping, can you come home with me?"
Upon hearing this, Li Ping shook his head without hesitation. What a joke! Of course not.
Not to mention that he had other things to do, as the annual gathering of the Tongzhou Association during the New Year period required his attendance.
The mere fact that someone was secretly watching him, waiting for him to leave the city to make their move, made him absolutely unwilling to risk leaving the city.
Seeing Li Ping shake his head, Bai Lin couldn't help but show a hint of disappointment between her brows.
Her subtle changes in expression naturally did not escape Li Ping's notice, which immediately angered him: "What kind of expression is that? You've gone too far! I have to teach you a lesson today."
In the spacious room, the jade-toothed bed soon began to creak and groan rhythmically...
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Not long after, Bai Lin returned home alone with the elders of the Bai family.
Leaving aside Bai Mingde's mixed feelings of sorrow and joy upon seeing the change in Bai Lin's expression, what he envied most were the young cultivators of the Bai family who ascended to immortality around the same time as Bai Lin.
They were still toiling away in the fields within their family, receiving only a meager amount of resources allocated by the family each year.
As for Bai Lin, not only did he become a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator in a short period of time, but he was also incredibly generous, surpassing even the late-stage Qi Refining cultivators in his clan.
I'm so envious! Does Senior Li need a housekeeper?
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At the Immortal Peach Mountain Cave, the seven members of the Tongzhou Society reunited after a year.
Li Ping's gaze swept over the six people. In the past year, everyone had had a pretty good year.
Zhang Tie's cultivation level successfully broke through to the ninth level of Qi Refining. He only needs to spend another year or two condensing his mana to attempt the Foundation Establishment stage with the help of Foundation Establishment Pills.
As the ancient tree grew, its aura also grew stronger. After two years of arduous cultivation, it was not far from breaking through to the eighth level of Qi Refining.
Cheng Yao, as she had planned last year, has successfully broken through to the seventh level of Qi Refining and become a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator.
Li Ping guessed that her sycophantic manager must have helped her a lot in getting the breakthrough.
Qi Hanmo has condensed a considerable amount of magical power at the fifth level of Qi Refining.
Teng Feng broke through to the fifth level of Qi Refining.
Bai Qing has solidified his Qi Refining Level 4 and is now moving towards Qi Refining Level 5.
Of course, the changes in the others were not significant; the biggest change was in Teng Feng.
Last year, he said at the meeting that he would resign and venture out of the city, and this year he actually did it.
Now, he has changed his long robe into a short jacket made of unknown animal hide.
Several scars now marred his face, likely from the dangers he encountered during his adventures. A sense of weariness etched on his brow spoke of the complexities of his past experiences.
Only his eyes, at this moment, shone as brightly as stars, radiating an innocent light.
Clearly, for him, wandering outside the Immortal City was more comfortable and more suitable for him than cultivating inside the Immortal City.
However, daring to venture out of the city means facing many dangers outside the immortal city, and the scars on Teng Feng's face serve as a warning.
Who knows, one day he might encounter danger and perish.
Li Ping would not go out of the city to rescue him. He believed he had already done enough, and within his capabilities, he had provided considerable assistance to the other six members of the association.
In this situation, if someone else makes a huge mistake and asks him to solve it, he will absolutely not force himself to do so.
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As usual, Li Ping distributed two bottles of combined pills to each of the six people and inquired about the unfinished business from last time.
After careful consideration, Gu Musheng designated a close relative as the successor to his contributions within the organization.
Cheng Yao chose one of her best friends.
Qi Hanmo stated that he had no one closer to him in the Immortal City than his six siblings. If something were to happen to him, his contributions would be equally distributed among the rest of the guild.
This way, the rest of the people can have one less burden of pressure.
Teng Feng spoke last, saying that he grew up eating food from everyone in the village, and that everyone else in the village was just an ordinary person.
If he unfortunately passes away, could you please ask your elder brother to return his share of contributions to the people in the village where he was born, as if he were helping the village one last time?
The other six people, including Li Ping, agreed to his request.
Because Cheng Yao broke through to the late stage of Qi Refining, the total amount of the Foundation Establishment Fund reached 1740 spirit stones after this gathering.