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

"What are you saying? I don't understand," Chen Xuan said calmly.

"Hmph, don't give me that. Ever since Brother Qingfeng took your spiked peach blossom, his hair turned completely white overnight, and he looks old and frail. Isn't that all your doing?"

"What? Is that so? Take me to see it!" Chen Xuan looked surprised, and his sincere attitude made Hua Mengjie hesitate in her doubts.

Now is not the time to use our brains; saving lives is the right thing to do.

Soon, the two arrived at Qingfeng Mountain and found Li Qingfeng unconscious.

"He brought this upon himself; his life force has dissipated. What does it have to do with me?"

"Wha, what do you mean?"

"What do you mean? It's simple. It's about what you told me before, that Li Qingfeng didn't have any life energy, and that you asked me to add some to his life force," Chen Xuan said.

"What...what does this have to do with that?"

"Of course there is. This Li Qingfeng lied to you! He didn't leak any life energy at all. He was just greedy and wanted more, so he ate my spiked version of peach blossom. You understand the principle of extremes meeting, and his body couldn't withstand this huge amount of energy, which caused a large loss of life energy."

"So that's how it is... Brother Qingfeng, he was lying to me!" Hua Mengjie's tone was somewhat puzzled.

But she was not disappointed.

"Well, since there's nothing else, I won't bother you any longer. There's no point in keeping such a conman around." Chen Xuan said, and slowly walked away.

Because he knew that Hua Mengjie would definitely try to keep him.

"Wait, wait! This... this is my last contribution points. Although I can't afford one of your Life Peach Blossoms,... the petals are still acceptable, right?"

"You still want to save him?"

"No matter what, he is still...! If he dies, I have a feeling that something really serious will happen! So... please!"

"Sigh, since that's how it is..."

Chen Xuan sighed, then tossed a petal to Hua Mengjie before drifting away.

"So, all our contribution points were taken by our master to please that good-for-nothing!"

"I really thought the senior members of the Mission Hall had made a mistake. Turns out, there really aren't any contribution points left. I was such an idiot..."

"That's right, it's a pity that all the hard work we've done over the years has benefited others!"

"How pathetic! How lamentable! If that's the case, then it seems we owe our master nothing. We might as well leave Qingfeng Mountain behind! We don't need the master-disciple relationship anymore!"

Some people said this and then left Qingfeng Mountain.

But many more people chose to stay, either because they genuinely had feelings for Hua Mengjie, or because they wanted to make Hua Mengjie feel apologetic and thus gain a favor from a Mahayana cultivator.

"I..." Faced with the verbal attacks from her many disciples, Hua Mengjie opened her mouth, but couldn't say anything.

Because it was indeed a mistake she made, and she truly let down her disciples.

"Cough cough." A cough sounded, and Li Qingfeng slowly woke up.

"Mengjie, it's so good to see you again! But I'm still very weak..."

Hua Mengjie saw Li Qingfeng lying there and wanted to say something, but suddenly she clutched her head in slight pain. After a while, her eyes became clear.

Clear-cut stupidity.

"I'm sorry, it's all Master's fault! Master is sorry for you all!" Hua Mengjie looked at everyone, her face as pale as paper, her delicate body trembling slightly, tears uncontrollably sliding down her beautiful cheeks.

"Master..." The disciples beside him were also startled and called out softly, but their voices sounded so weak and powerless.

Seeing their usually aloof and dignified master in such a state of disarray, they felt a mix of emotions.

"However, don't worry, I will definitely find a way to make up for the contribution points that Master owes you, I promise! Even if it takes all my strength, I will never break my promise!" Hua Mengjie took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down a little, and looked at everyone with a firm gaze.

"And... Brother Qingfeng, I will definitely find a way to save you! No matter the cost, I will do it!"

After saying these words, Hua Mengjie felt she had no face to stay on Qingfeng Mountain any longer. She turned around and staggered down the mountain.

Somewhere in the Flying Immortal Sect.

"Sigh, how am I supposed to give away so many contribution points?! Most of my disciples have extremely high cultivation levels, and even if I were at the Mahayana stage, it would be impossible for me to make up for all the contribution points I've consumed!"

Hua Mengjie stood there, her delicate body trembling slightly.

"Even Brother Qingfeng..." she murmured to herself, her voice filled with despair.

It's all because of money! How could she, a cultivator at the Great Ascension stage, have fallen to such a state, suffering because of these things!

However, thinking about the predicament everyone was facing, Hua Mengjie took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down.

"Sigh! For everyone's sake, for the sake of making amends, I... I'm going all out! Even if endless hardships and obstacles await me ahead, I will bravely move forward."

After a fierce internal struggle, Hua Mengjie finally made up her mind. She slowly raised her head and walked towards Chen Xuan's cave with heavy but resolute steps.

On Chen Xuan's side.

He had just returned to his room and given Ji Youruo a kiss when he heard the system notification.

"Ding! Congratulations, host, for successfully modifying the storyline of the Chosen One Ye Xingchen. Rewards: 50000 Destiny Points, 10 pieces of S-rank set, 1 Star Jade, one level increase in cultivation, 1 Valkyrie Fragment, 1 Nine Revolutions Reincarnation Sword, 2 Source Stones, 2 Soul Enhancers, 10 pieces of M-rank set, and 50 lottery draws!"

Chen Xuan: "???"

"Dude, I only kissed this woman once, and you're giving me all these nice things?"

Chen Xuan muttered to himself, looking at Ji Youruo with burning eyes.

Ji Youruo trembled. She wasn't stupid. Ever since Chen Xuan tied her up, she knew she was doomed. This Chen Xuan was too mysterious. With just a rope, she was powerless to fight back. She couldn't even self-destruct, let alone have any other trump cards up her sleeve.

I'm doomed. I'm completely doomed.

Thinking of this, she closed her eyes in despair.

"Well, sensible!"

Chen Xuan praised it and then planned to take advantage of the system, but this time, no matter how much he kissed it, it had no effect.

"Could it be... You Ruo, you've fallen for me?" Chen Xuan asked with a strange expression.

"Hehe! I will like you. Before, it was seduction! Now, you can hit me or kill me, it's up to you!" Ji Youruo's face was slightly red, but her tone was firm.

"If it's not that you like me, then what is it?"

Just as Chen Xuan was racking his brains trying to figure it out, the door to his cave was opened again.

"Hey, you think you can just come to my house without knocking? If the person who comes here today doesn't give me a straight answer, I'll show them why the flowers are so red!"

As Chen Xuan spoke, he put Ji Youruo down and walked into the hall.