Tower Bedchamber.

Enjoying the constant stream of cool Qi pouring into his dantian, flooding him even faster than during his usage of the mysterious Qi-gathering formation, Bubai couldn't help but recall the words of the devil...

“Are you sure there will be no problems?”

“I applied with master to use her for my cultivation. Master agreed. Her senses have been sealed off, but she will cooperate.”

“Brother Bubai, feel free to play however you desire.”

Feeling an abnormal pleasure, the groggy Bubai dispelled his worries as he followed his instincts to enjoy the full version of the dragon's roar!

Taking in the aftermath of his dragon roaring at Xiao Hong, Bubai still experienced a faint sense of abnormal bliss.

In fact, when he first started, the pleasure stemming from his disbelief over the unexpected surprise had bombarded his mind.

This shock fueled the harvesting of numerous strands of high-quality memory Qi!

It wasn’t until satisfaction settled in, and the memory Qi's quality began to decline into the medium range, that he shifted focus to purely plundering her cultivation using the Sun Furnace method.

The motive for his behavior was clear - to recover his mysterious green Qi. The reason was obvious.

“Has Brother Bubai recovered? Than, it is WeiWei’s turn… hehehe…” With a giggle, the demoness at his side resumed her duties...

Three whole days. That’s how long they played this game of entrepreneurship. He was the small business, WeiWei was the big corporation.

With WeiWei’s lack of transparency, there were still many things he was still unclear about, hidden by the fog of war.

How had WeiWei persuaded the old man to sacrifice Xiao Hong instead of utilizing her himself?

What technique was employed to keep a foundation establishment cultivator in a state of stasis?

Why was Xiao Hong willingly cooperating with the harvesting even when seemingly aware of her situation?

Countless other unanswered questions lingered, yet he never dug out the answers because he refrained from probing too deeply.

Instead, he reveled in the uninterrupted cultivation, alternating between plundering a foundation establishment cultivator and enduring the same fate himself.

Honestly, it was a blissful time, especially since it was a win-win scenario where he made a lot of money.

Of course, just like any business venture, where there’s a victor, there's also a loser. In this case, it was none other than their bank, Xiao Hong.

Originally, Xiao Hong was in the late stage of Foundation Establishment. But now, she had fallen all the way down to the early stage within a mere three days, which spoke volumes regarding the intensity of his plundering.

In exchange, Bubai was able to wantonly harvest over 300 strands of high-quality memory Qi from WeiWei, letting her drain him as she pleased, yet he still maintained a brimming full reservoir of Qi!

Not only that, his cultivation had experienced a significant leap, completing the saturation process for five organs, each corresponding to their respective meridian networks!

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This breakthrough propelled him to the seventh level of Qi-refinement, marking his official entry into the late stage of Qi-refining!

In fact, had WeiWei not extensively drained a substantial portion of his essence and Qi from his already saturated body, he might have effortlessly reached level eight or even level nine!

The benefits of dual cultivating with a woman more than an entire realm above him was utterly amazing!

Too bad she was just an unconscious doll. Otherwise, he would’ve harvested even more high-quality memory Qi from her.

Then again, he dared to play with this arrogant beauty only because her senses were sealed. Otherwise, he was afraid he would be slapped to death before he could even extract a single strand of Qi.

However, the multiplayer sport eventually had to come to an end. The early stage of Foundation Establishment marked the lowest point his plundering could go.

He couldn’t be too excessive because Xiao Hong still required the basic Foundation Establishment cultivation base to participate in the upcoming event.

Certainly, with her diminished cultivation level, the stakes and danger for her had been elevated significantly.

Bubai really didn’t understand why this exchange was allowed, but the schemes and intrigues of the upper echelon were not something he should know with his strength.

But if he had to hazard a guess, it likely involved palace drama, and this time, WeiWei seemed to be a winner.

With a cheerful demeanor, WeiWei effortlessly hoisted the sacked Xiao Hong onto her shoulder, securing her with a slender arm. She then turned to Bubai, delivering her final words.

“Brother Bubai doesn’t have to worry about WeiWei because master and many other uncle masters will be there to take care of WeiWei. And no matter what happens, WeiWei will always come back to Brother Bubai…”

Good job. You, Miss, just raised the flag.

But honestly... Bubai didn’t worry about her. Instead, he worries more for her master, uncle masters, and every other men in the secret realm…

After watching WeiWei skip out of the room with light steps, Bubai finally laid flat on his bed, staring up at the ceiling in a daze, his groggy mind doing its best to process his situation.

“Already 83% progress…”

Way faster than he imagined. It was as if a lazy author suddenly decided to give him a buff in cultivation.

Regardless if there was an author or not, it was the truth that the harvest was insane, but three days was really too much.

So, he blacked out.

Upon awakening, Bubai found himself momentarily disoriented, his senses slowly adjusting to the warmth of the blanket enveloping him. Drawing a strand of Qi, he allowed it to dissolve into his body, gradually dispelling some of the lingering grogginess.

As the memories of the recent insanity flooded back, a wry smile crept onto his face. "She's so good to me, I almost couldn't resist falling…"

Sometimes, the most dangerous knife are not the ones concealed in the dark, but rather the tempting benefits delivered straight to one's mouth.

Casting aside the blanket, he noted the thin, oily black layer on his skin, remnants from his successful meridian nourishment process. So, he got dressed and went downstairs.

Lounge.

As he soon as he entered, his gaze rested upon Xiao Lan, seated at the table and nibbling away at her bowl of spirit rice.

Their eyes briefly locked, and he averted his gaze, shifting it towards Wei Yi and Wei Er who were joyfully frolicking on the large rug while eating their dried rations.

Seated facing the stairs, Wei Yi's eyes lit up when she saw him, “Ah, master, you’re awake!”

Tucking her dried rations into the cloth band wrapping her chest, Wei Yi got up, her gaze subtly brushing over the quiet Xiao Lan before she cleverly continued, “Wei Yi will immediately go prepare the bath for master.”

Bubai nodded, “Good.”

Wei Yi then hurriedly helped her sister up, “Wei Er, let’s go prepare the bath water.”

“Yes, sister.” Wei Er pouted slightly, stuffing the rest of her rations into her mouth as she was towed away by her sister.

After watching the two leave, Bubai turned his attention back to Xiao Lan, still silently staring at him with an expressionless face as she held the bowl of rice in her hand.

“…”

Xiao Lan slowly finished the bite in her mouth before she asked in a soft voice, “Okay?”

Bubai nodded, “How long have I been out?”

Xiao Lan shifted her gaze toward the window, staring out into the darkness beyond. Following a brief moment of silence, she turned her attention back to Bubai, tilting her head ever so slightly, “More than a day?”

A vague and inaccurate estimate, but he couldn’t blame her. It seems he really needs to get back to work and restart the countdown.

Watching Xiao Lan resume her quiet meal, he couldn't help but sigh inside when he sensed the almost empty sack of spirit rice in his spatial storage after his recent purchases, probably only enough to feed Xiao Lan for a couple more months of harvest.

He also needs to begin earning some money.

Thankfully, he had already had an idea – a venture he had long conducted research on during his market exploration days, but had temporarily shelved due to caution.

Now, with the imminent turmoil and the likelihood of many upper echelon members leaving the sect, he saw a chance to make some quick profit!

“Now, I just need to get my hands on that technique…”