Chapter 9: and

Feng Zeyan only showed a caring demeanor toward her when he had a use for her; when he didn't, he would cast her to the back of his mind.

Feng Zeyan had never done anything like Li Tianhen, who personally went out to search for spiritual treasures for her.

Let alone searching for spiritual treasures, it was already quite something if he didn't snatch the rare treasures Si Nansheng had found to give to Liu Xuewei.

Before leaving, Li Tianhen reminded Si Nansheng that she could visit the library pavilion if she had nothing else to do.

Although the Four Gods Sect’s library pavilion did not house many books, none of them were ordinary; most had been retrieved by Li Tianhen from various secret realms and ancient ruins.

Even though Si Nansheng could not cultivate yet, it was still good to read more.

However, since Si Nansheng currently lacked cultivation and would get hungry, Li Tianhen did not forget to remind Ye Yanqing to prepare food for her every day.

There weren't many books in the library pavilion, but Si Nansheng read them diligently, going through them one by one quite quickly.

Unless it was mealtime and Ye Yanqing called her out to eat, she spent almost all her time in the library pavilion.

She even slept among the piles of books at night.

By the time Li Tianhen returned, she still hadn't emerged from the library pavilion.

During this period, she had even picked out a few basic cultivation techniques to keep on hand; once she could cultivate, she wanted to start from the most fundamental techniques.

However, after searching all around, she hadn't found the techniques she truly wanted.

"Junior Sister, Junior Sister, come out quickly! Master is back and wants to see you."

Ye Yanqing called from outside, and Si Nansheng stumbled out of the library pavilion, still dazed.

"Eldest Senior Brother..." Si Nansheng called out in a soft, sweet voice.

"Did you fall asleep in the library pavilion?" Ye Yanqing looked at Si Nansheng in high spirits.

"I stayed up too late reading yesterday and accidentally fell asleep. Is Master back already?" Si Nansheng rubbed her eyes.

Li Tianhen had only been gone for about half a month, right?

Wasn't this speed a bit too fast?

"Yes, just got back. Let's go."

When she saw Li Tianhen, Si Nansheng was stunned; he was sitting there looking somewhat exhausted.

"Master, what's wrong? Are you hurt?" Si Nansheng looked at Li Tianhen with concern.

"I'm not hurt, just traveling without much rest. The things you need were quite far away."

Li Tianhen waved his hand, and Si Nansheng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Tianhen waved his hand again, and eight exquisite boxes appeared on the previously empty table.

The moment the boxes were opened, even Si Nansheng could sense the dense fluctuations of spiritual energy.

These were actually eight-attribute spiritual treasures.

"Oh, right. I ran into your Second Senior Brother on the way. He asked me to bring this storage ring for you to use for now; it has about five hundred square meters of space.

He said the mission he took this time is to search for ore, and he will find some high-quality ore to re-forge a storage ring that suits you better."

Li Tianhen took out a storage ring. Its design was simple, yet it looked quite elegant.

Five hundred square meters!

The storage ring she used at the Saint Heaven Sect only had twenty square meters.

Moreover, it was a hand-me-down that had never been filled.

Even if it were filled, it would be empty again after a single turn.

No matter how many good things she found, they would be taken away by those so-called senior brothers of the Saint Heaven Sect for various reasons.

And she never had any chance to refute them.

She hadn't expected that this Second Senior Brother, whom she hadn't even met yet, would give her a five-hundred-square-meter storage ring directly.

"Hehe~"

Li Tianhen and Ye Yanqing watched as Si Nansheng smiled like a silly goose, and for a moment, they didn't know where to look.

"Ahem, Master, please thank Second Senior Brother for me. I really like this storage ring." Si Nansheng came back to her senses and smiled at Li Tianhen.

"Since you have a storage ring now, Eldest Senior Brother has prepared some talismans for you. Keep them safe."

Ye Yanqing took out a pile of various talismans and stuffed them into Si Nansheng's storage ring.

Si Nansheng was stunned.

Other people usually gave talismans a few at a time; she hadn't expected her Eldest Senior Brother to prepare a whole pile for her directly.

What a grand gesture!

"Use these slowly for now. Once you can cultivate, Eldest Senior Brother will modify the spirit-gathering array in your courtyard and prepare a few defensive dharma disks for you."

Ye Yanqing looked at Si Nansheng with a smile. Si Nansheng nodded obediently, but her eyes turned red.

"Junior Sister, what's wrong?" Seeing Si Nansheng looking like she was about to cry, Ye Yanqing felt a pang of heartache.

"It's nothing, I just feel that this life is completely different from before." Si Nansheng shook her head gently.

Li Tianhen understood what Si Nansheng meant and reached out to pat her head.

Ye Yanqing looked at Si Nansheng with heartache, secretly deciding that he would treat his Junior Sister even better in the future.

Knowing that Si Nansheng needed to use spiritual flowers and herbs to forge her meridians, Li Tianhen told her to nourish her body well first.

Every day, Ye Yanqing prepared plenty of spiritual beast meat to help her build up her strength.

Ye Yanqing was quite skilled at cooking, and the stewed spiritual beast meat was very fragrant. At first, Si Nansheng enjoyed it, but after a long time, she didn't want to eat it anymore.

"Eldest Senior Brother, can we not eat stewed meat anymore?" Si Nansheng looked at Ye Yanqing pitifully.

"Well, Junior Sister, our Four Gods Sect has almost reached the state of fasting; we rarely eat. Eldest Senior Brother only knows how to stew meat. What would you like to eat? I can go learn it."

Ye Yanqing scratched his head in embarrassment. None of the senior brothers had any desire for food; they just took fasting pills when hungry. Only the Fifth Junior Brother could cook a little.

But he... wasn't here!

"If Eldest Senior Brother doesn't know, I do! Let's have roasted meat today. Let Eldest Senior Brother taste my skills!" Si Nansheng blinked her large eyes.

"Of course! I'll go catch some spiritual chickens in a moment, and we'll roast them right here in the courtyard."

"Eldest Senior Brother is the best." Si Nansheng laughed happily, and Ye Yanqing patted her head.

Ye Yanqing caught two spiritual chickens, and the two of them got busy in Si Nansheng's courtyard.

Li Tianhen, who was lazing about on a tree, suddenly twitched his nose.

This smell...

It's so fragrant!

"Junior Sister, is it ready? Can we eat it?" Following the scent, Li Tianhen found his way to Si Nansheng's courtyard.

Before he even entered the gate, he saw his two disciples sitting together roasting something.

His Eldest Disciple, who usually had no desire for food, was waiting eagerly to be fed.

"Eldest Senior Brother, wait a moment, it'll be ready soon."

"It smells so good, your Senior Brother here can't wait anymore." Looking at the golden spiritual chicken in Si Nansheng's hands, Ye Yanqing had completely lost his usual composure.

Li Tianhen pouted in grievance: Two rebellious disciples, sneaking food here and not even knowing to call their Master to join them.

"Ahem, what are you two doing?" If you don't call your Master, then your Master will just have to invite himself.

"Master, I was just worried that Junior Sister was hungry, so I caught two spiritual chickens for her. Junior Sister's skills are truly excellent."

Ye Yanqing gave Si Nansheng a thumbs up, and Si Nansheng smiled shyly.

"It is quite fragrant. Nansheng, your body has been nourished enough now; you can start using those spiritual treasures."

Li Tianhen glanced at the golden, oil-dripping roasted chicken and gave Si Nansheng a reminder.

"I understand, Master."

"Then I'll be off." Li Tianhen turned and left.

(End of chapter)