The protagonist stole my spiritual root? Hey, heroine, give birth to me!

"By the way, which period of Huang Rong are you? Has Guo Fu appeared yet?" Chen Xuan asked.

"Hmph, that's none of your business!" Huang Rong blushed.

Although Chen Xuan knew her personality and experiences inside and out, and had absolute power to suppress her, she just didn't want to tell him, for some unknown reason.

However, upon seeing this, Chen Xuan already understood the general idea.

After all, Huang Rong is too mature now, and the fact that he couldn't help but be moved the moment he saw her already explains the problem.

The Huang Rong he summoned was probably the mature Huang Rong from The Return of the Condor Heroes.

"Okay, let's leave it at that for now. We'll get to know each other better over the next few days, and you'll find that I'm not a bad person," Chen Xuan said.

He knew he couldn't push too hard at this point, or it would only backfire.

"This is a cultivation technique used by immortal cultivators. You can try practicing it first." Chen Xuan took out the Tao Te Ching and handed it to Huang Rong.

"This is the method for summoning a celestial soul; you should try summoning one too."

Huang Rong: "..."

"Why...why would you give these to me?" She took the cultivation manual, her expression somewhat complicated.

She wasn't stupid; this young hero Chen Xuan had already subtly expressed his feelings for her through his every move.

"Don't worry, we're not like you. We won't pass on the cultivation techniques to others, especially the Tao Te Ching. You should have read it too, but none of you know how to cultivate it."

"you……!"

The emotions she had just begun to build up vanished abruptly; all she wanted to do now was kill Chen Xuan.

"This is the Vermilion Fruit. Try the Tao Te Ching first, then eat it and see if you can officially embark on the path of cultivation."

"The Vermilion Fruit?? This, this is the legendary Vermilion Fruit?!" Huang Rong was shocked once again.

"Alright, stop making a fuss and hurry up, don't waste my time!" Chen Xuan tried to pinch the beautiful woman's cheek, but she dodged him.

"Don't move!"

After saying this, Huang Rong began her cultivation.

Soon, after eating a Vermilion Fruit, her cultivation level reached the second stage of Qi Refining.

"Alright, now let's try another cultivation technique and see what your innate immortal soul is."

Huang Rong did as instructed.

It can only be said that she is indeed a woman of destiny who has absorbed the essence of heaven and earth; the time it takes for her to summon a celestial soul is even faster than that of Chen Xuan.

"...A dog-beating stick? My immortal soul is a dog-beating stick?!"

Looking at the Dog-Beating Stick in her hand, Huang Rong was both surprised and moved. She never expected to encounter the Dog-Beating Stick again in such an alien world.

"Since that's the case, then you can stay here and cultivate in peace. I'll come to see you regularly." After saying that, Chen Xuan tossed down a bag of Vermilion Fruit and disappeared from Huang Rong's sight.

Afterwards, Huang Rong stood alone on the mountaintop, looking at the blue sky and white clouds in the distance, her heart filled with mixed feelings.

She never imagined that she would be taken away by a stranger and forced to stay here to cultivate.

Even though this place is so beautiful, so beautiful that it made her forget her troubles.

Looking at the beautiful scenery before her, she secretly made up her mind that she must break through her current barrier as soon as possible, and then find a way to find her beloved Jing and return to Xiangyang City.

With their earth-shattering strength, defeating the Mongols would be a piece of cake.

Thinking of this, she took out a jade slip that Chen Xuan had given her and began to study it.

This jade slip contains a lot of information about the demonic beasts, treasures, and spiritual herbs in the cultivation world, as well as some basic common knowledge, including the strength, characteristics, and living habits of those demonic beasts.

This is all very important knowledge for Huang Rong, and she must master it as soon as possible in order to cultivate better.

……

After bidding farewell to Huang Rong, Chen Xuan went back to check on Shen Xirou. Finding that she was still in seclusion, he left the cave without disturbing her further.

"The next step is to find a celestial spirit for me. Qingfeng Mountain, right? Let's go over there and take a look."

Afterwards, Chen Xuan bid farewell to the Zhang family and headed to Qingfeng Mountain alone. Along the way, he specially released Lin Yutong to accompany him.

However, what he didn't know was that behind him and Lin Yutong was a curvaceous figure.

"Someone just popped up out of nowhere? Interesting, interesting. It seems this younger brother Chen Xuan has quite a secret..."

……

"Yutong, what is your immortal soul?" Chen Xuan asked curiously.

"I wouldn't say it's my immortal soul, it's more like Shuiyao's immortal soul, which is water. As for my immortal soul, I really don't know."

"I see. So what are your next plans? Are you going back to your family?"

"Let's forget about it for now. I always felt that when I got into trouble, someone was pulling the strings behind the scenes. We're still too weak right now, and if we rush back to the Lin family, we might run into some problems."

"Okay, then let's wait a little longer."

……

Soon, the two arrived at the so-called Green Peak Mountain and began to search for the Green Peak Deer. However, to Chen Xuan's surprise, there was not a single person on the mountain, including at the foot of the mountain, and not even any monsters!

“There’s nothing here at all. Do you know this place called Qingfeng Mountain?” Chen Xuan asked Lin Yutong.

"I have lived in the lower realm for many years and do not know much about Qingfeng Mountain. However, when I was in the upper realm, this place did not exist. Perhaps it was renamed!"

"Oh, okay then. I'll look around some more," Chen Xuan said.

For some time afterward, he and Lin Shuiyao continued to search for Qingfeng Deer in Qingfeng Mountain, but they never found one.

What's even stranger is that he didn't even find a single ordinary monster!

"There's nothing here, isn't there? Xiao Hongmei wouldn't lie to me, would she?"

Chen Xuan searched all day, turning the entire surrounding area upside down, but found nothing, which made him quite frustrated.

"Husband, look, what's that?" Lin Yutong suddenly said, pointing towards the mountaintop.

Looking around, Chen Xuan was surprised to find a cloud of mist covering the summit of Qingfeng Mountain! Even the divine senses of Chen Xuan and the others could not penetrate it!

"This is really strange. There was nothing there just now, and now this thing has suddenly appeared!"

"Husband, you must be careful. This fog can block our divine senses. There might be some unknown danger inside!" Lin Yutong gripped Chen Xuan's hand tightly.

"Hmm, what my wife says makes sense. Your cultivation level isn't as high as mine yet, so it's safer for you to go back to your cave first!"

After saying that, Chen Xuan sent Lin Yutong back to the cave.

"Eh? Husband, that's not what I meant, I was..." Before Lin Yutong could finish speaking, she had already appeared in the cave.

"My husband is so annoying! He always makes me take responsibility for everything!" Lin Yutong stamped her feet and could only helplessly return to the villa. However, as she walked, she noticed something was wrong.

"Hmm? It didn't look like this before? And why is there a small bamboo house here? Why did you build a new house over there, husband?"

"Never mind, let's go check it out!"

……