"When did you start liking alcohol?"
Lin Chen looked at Liu Qingxia and said indifferently.
In his impression, Liu Qingxia was not someone who enjoyed drinking.
"What? Are you unwilling?"
Liu Qingxia glared at Lin Chen and said coldly.
"Alright, let's drink then."
Seeing Liu Qingxia's resentful look, Lin Chen immediately admitted defeat. He wouldn't dare provoke her at this moment.
Soon, several jade vials were placed on the table.
Liu Qingxia filled her cup to the brim and drank it all in one go. Lin Chen was not to be outdone and started drinking as well.
At this moment, Little Chenxia sensibly disappeared somewhere...
"Is this Jade Immortal Drunk!?"
As the exquisite wine went down his throat, a burning sensation instantly spread through his throat and stomach. Lin Chen was surprised that it was actually a Sixth Rank Jade Essence. Though it was good, it was indeed strong liquor.
As expected, after a few cups of nectar, Liu Qingxia's cheeks turned rosy, and her country-toppling beauty appeared even more enchanting.
Gulp—
Lin Chen watched, gulped, feeling dry-mouthed, and the evil fire within him, spurred by the strong liquor, was about to erupt.
However, Lin Chen's state of mind was extraordinary, and the moment the evil fire was about to explode, his rationality calmed him down.
Yet, just as one wave settled, another rose. What Lin Chen didn't expect was the half-drunken Liu Qingxia, emboldened by the liquor, got up from her seat and moved over, sitting on Lin Chen's lap.
"Husband, do you find me alluring now?"
Liu Qingxia wrapped her arms around Lin Chen's neck, her red lips close to his ear, panting softly.
The sultry voice made Lin Chen shudder all over, dazed. Was this still the noble, ice-pure Liu Qingxia he knew?
Looking at her glowing, stunning face, feeling the warmth of their bodies touching, the evil fire inside Lin Chen surged again, and he couldn't help but lean in to kiss that waiting pair of lips.
As Lin Chen touched that enticing mouth, he suddenly woke up and couldn't help but chuckle bitterly, realizing he had fallen under her Bewitching Technique.
This woman had indeed gone to learn the Bewitching Technique passed down through the generations of the Divine Flame Sect, and it seemed he was the first victim of her technique.
No, perhaps this woman learned the Bewitching Technique just to deal with him.
It wasn't just the bewitched arts; it was then that Lin Chen realized that the Jade Immortal Drunk also had issues. This woman had drugged the wine, and it wasn't an ordinary aphrodisiac, likely personally refined by Zhao Rushi.
It had to be said, Liu Qingxia went to great lengths for today, but unfortunately, this level of aphrodisiac couldn't shake Lin Chen's state of mind.
If Lin Chen didn't want to, with a single thought, he could rely on his formidable will to immediately break Liu Qingxia's bewitched arts, but doing so would cause a backlash and injury to Liu Qingxia.
Over the years, Lin Chen owed Liu Qingxia too much. They were husband and wife, and though Lin Chen was focused on pursuing martial arts and indifferent to matters between men and women, Liu Qingxia had gone to such lengths, he would be too heartless not to satisfy her.
Soon, the couple embraced deeply, their clothes falling away, engaging once again in marital intimacy.
...
On the first of the new moon, Lin Chen arrived at the dungeon holding Duo'an, where the Second Soul Division and the Sky Howling Demon Wolf had been guarding without slightest neglect.
After all, this was Cloud Sky City. There was no room for error. Duo'an was a powerful figure of the Creation Realm Fifth Level, and if he escaped, it would be a disaster for Cloud Sky City.
After arriving at the dungeon, Lin Chen waved a hand and stored the Second Soul Division inside the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron.
During this time, Lin Chen's Three Purities Soul Drawing Technique had reached The Tenth Level Realm, but the divine soul cultivation progress of the Second Soul Division hadn't caught up.
Without the assistance of the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron, who knows how many years it would take for the Second Soul Division to break through.
After collecting the Second Soul Division, Lin Chen used the power of the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron to imprint a divine soul brand onto Duo'an's divine soul.
After doing all this, Lin Chen gave Duo'an a Communication Jade Slip, instructing him to return to the Flying Crane Sect to act as his spy, monitoring their every move.
By planting a divine soul brand in Duo'an's divine soul, he could sense if Duo'an harbored any rebellious thoughts, but communicating still required the Communication Jade Slip.
Once released, Duo'an returned to the Flying Crane Sect with a complex mind. Now that his divine soul was branded by Lin Chen, his life and death were in Lin Chen's hands, and he had to obey Lin Chen. Upon returning to the Flying Crane Sect, he had to devise a way to deal with Lei Haotian. If Lei Haotian discovered that his divine soul had been branded, Lei Haotian would certainly not spare him.
Then Lin Chen went to the Lingxi Pavilion and found Zhao Lingxi, leaving behind a million low-grade spirit crystals.
Currently, a million low-grade spirit crystals were not considered abundant energy for the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron. This amount of spirit crystals couldn't even provide a tenth of the energy needed to illuminate the eleventh star map within the cauldron.
However, for the Jade Cauldron Sect, this million low-grade spirit crystals was a significant resource.
This amount, equivalent to ten billion when converted to supreme grade spirit stones, was enough to support the Jade Cauldron Sect for ten years, provided none of the ancestors breakthrough to the Creation Realm.
...
When Zhao Lingxi returned to the Lingxi Pavilion, she was furious to the point of bursting. All the departments were pressing her to release more cultivation resources.
Money? Zhao Lingxi was racking her brain day and night to find ways to make money. Whether foreign trade or business within the Eastern Domain, under her management, it was expanding rapidly, and they were earning more spirit stones. Yet, with martial cultivation progressing swiftly across all factions in the Eastern Domain, the demand for spirit stones was skyrocketing, where was she supposed to find that kind of money?
Zhao Lingxi hadn't cut a single bit from the rations for the various military camps, yet those guys had banded together to demand more resources from her. What was Zhao Lingxi supposed to give them?
Lin Chen, on the other hand, was a hands-off manager, not worrying about anything, but he had Zhao Lingxi completely stressed out.
Just as Zhao Lingxi was furious beyond compare, Lin Chen suddenly returned.
"These two years have been hard on you. Here, take this."
Lin Chen walked up with a face full of smiles. Zhao Lingxi was about to vent her anger, but Lin Chen immediately took out a spatial ring and handed it to her.
Suppressing her anger, Zhao Lingxi accepted the spatial ring to see what Lin Chen was giving her.
When Zhao Lingxi's divine soul probed the spatial ring and saw the mountains of spirit crystals, glistening and pristine, she was utterly stunned!
Spirit crystals, all spirit crystals, and in such quantity.
Zhao Lingxi had never seen so much money in her entire life!
In an instant, Zhao Lingxi jumped into Lin Chen's embrace, hugging him tightly, her red lips imprinting on Lin Chen's face.