After conquering the Empress, I proved my Dao with the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace!

It seemed that the relationship between the two of them had always been ordinary and uneventful.

But without realizing it, this ordinariness has become a part of life.

This ordinariness has become something we only realize, in a daze, that we've always had each other in our lives.

Inside the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace, Empress Yaoxi, who was sitting cross-legged, revealed a hint of jealousy on her beautiful face.

As if sensing the turmoil in Qin Chuan's heart, she kept muttering the words "stinky man."

But recalling everything Li Yunchu had silently given, she had to admit that the girl was truly devoted.

After a long while, Empress Yaoxi seemed to have thought of something, and a smile reappeared on her fair face.

The four words that only she could hear echoed within the space of the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace.

"I am the greatest!"

Outside, Qin Chuan smiled and murmured, "She is Li Yun Chu."

That was a smile after many years of separation, a reunion.

His body suddenly swayed and disappeared from the sight of everyone on the Fourth Peak.

When it reappeared, it was surprisingly in the mountains.

He was on the stone steps of the mountain path where the outer disciples were being assessed for advancement, right in front of the woman.

The woman nearly bumped into Qin Chuan's arms.

Qin Chuan's sudden appearance startled her, and she instinctively stepped back.

"Little Ancestor...you..."

The inner disciple not far away widened his eyes and immediately fell silent upon seeing Qin Chuan.

"From today onwards, you are the core disciple of the Fourth Peak!"

At such close range, Qin Chuan felt a connection in his heart. He looked at Li Yun Chu, who was still unconscious, and spoke softly.

The woman stood there, somewhat bewildered and at a loss, seemingly very nervous and incredulous.

Fear gripped him, and he looked to the inner disciple beside him for help.

The inner disciple took a deep breath, immediately bowed his head in agreement, raised his right hand to take out the jade tube, and glanced at the woman.

"What's your name?"

Before the woman could speak, Qin Chuan's voice rang out.

"Her name is Li Yunchu. She will cultivate in my cave from now on."

"Huh? I... I didn't say that..."

The woman's eyes widened, and she was about to explain.

On this fourth peak, Qin Chuan's identity and his words are the will of Heaven.

The inner disciple nodded, branded the jade tube directly, then clasped his hands in a fist salute and left.

All of this happened so suddenly.

The woman was still in a daze and did not notice that Qin Chuan had already grabbed her hand.

"What...what are you going to do..."

The woman was immediately jolted awake when her hand was grabbed, her eyes widening in fear.

She suddenly realized the other person's identity and the terrifying rumors circulating within the sect about him.

Just as she was about to struggle, Qin Chuan pulled her into his arms and leaped up.

On the fourth peak, Qin Chuan soared into the air.

All the disciples on this peak looked surprised when they saw the woman in Qin Chuan's arms.

"What's in Little Ancestor's arms...?"

"I've never seen him before. Judging from his clothes, he should be an outer disciple."

"No way, he was quiet for most of the day, and now it's not even dark and he's already back to his old ways?"

The people on the fourth peak looked at each other in bewilderment.

"let me go!!"

In mid-air above the fourth peak, the woman's face was flushed, and her phoenix eyes gradually revealed intense anger.

She struggled incessantly, but couldn't break free from Qin Chuan's embrace.

He could only glare at Qin Chuan, who was so close at hand, and gradually his anger grew stronger.

Almost immediately after the two landed and arrived at the middle section of the fourth peak, outside the entrance to He Jiusheng's cave, the two arrived.

The woman suddenly opened her small mouth and bit Qin Chuan's arm hard.

Qin Chuan glanced at her, smiled slightly, and released his arm.

"You can cultivate here. In a few days, you will know who I am."

Qin Chuan smiled and gave Li Yun Chu a deep look.

"As the senior disciple of the Fourth Peak and a direct disciple of the sect, do you have the privilege to bully other disciples at will?!"

The woman quickly took a few steps back, staring at Qin Chuan with a hostile expression.

"I was no longer a direct disciple yesterday."

Qin Chuan smiled, sat down cross-legged, and looked at the woman in front of him with great interest.

The woman grew increasingly angry under Qin Chuan's gaze, but then she remembered his identity and the rumors surrounding him.

She shuddered, took a few steps back, and became even more wary.

In her memory, there were too many rumors about the person in front of her.

Any one of these rumors would be enough to terrify an outer disciple to the extreme.

Time passed slowly, and soon dusk passed and night fell.

The sky is dotted with stars, and although they are blurry, it won't be long before everything becomes clear.

Perhaps it was the chill of the night wind, or perhaps it was the chaos of panic.

When the wind blew, the woman huddled in a corner of the rock, looking helpless.

Qin Chuan glanced at it, then got up and walked away.

"Stop!!"

The woman immediately tensed up, but Qin Chuan ignored her and walked straight up to her.

Immediately, he took out a robe from the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace and gently draped it over her body.

This gentle gesture startled the woman for a moment.

Qin Chuan smiled, stepped back, and closed his eyes to meditate.

The woman remained silent, occasionally glancing at Qin Chuan with a look of confusion and bewilderment.

At this moment, along with many disciples of the Fourth Peak who were hiding and observing the area, were also confused.

They whispered among themselves, all curious about Qin Chuan's chivalrous behavior.

There was another person, looking lost and confused, who was He Jiusheng.

"Has this kid changed his ways?"

He Jiusheng murmured in surprise.

The night passed quickly.

The woman remained tense throughout the night, afraid to meditate or close her eyes.

She was terrified that if she closed her eyes, the terrifying images that flashed through her mind would appear the next moment when she opened them.

This tension, coupled with the fatigue from the daytime mountain climbing exercise, added to the tension.

Before she knew it, she drifted off to sleep.

As the morning sun rose, the woman's eyelashes fluttered on her ordinary face.

As she slowly opened her eyes, she suddenly shuddered and immediately stood up.

Two robes fell from her body.

The robe was thick; one could imagine it was warm.

One of them was draped over her by Qin Chuan when she was conscious.

Another thing was that Qin Chuan covered her up while she was unconscious.

Before her, there was a faint flame, radiating warmth.

This warmth, imbued with the power of heaven and earth, gently helped her recover her weary body.

Upon seeing this, the woman paused for a moment, and when she looked up, Qin Chuan was no longer in sight.

Just as they were hesitating, Qin Chuan's figure walked up the mountain steps from the side, holding some fruit in his hand.

These spiritual fruits are not even available to inner disciples; they are exclusively for direct disciples.

Qin Chuan placed it in front of the woman.

The woman's expression was somewhat complicated. After a night's rest, she seemed to have accepted the arrangement.

But she was still uneasy, wondering what it was about her that had attracted this exceptional young man.

I don't know why, but a single sentence decided my fate.

"Try these spiritual fruits, they taste pretty good."

Qin Chuan picked one up, took a bite, and then handed another to the woman.

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