Cozy Little Courtyard

"I won't go," Chen Changqing shook his head.

When he was working as a servant in the Immortal Spirit Cave, he witnessed two battles between Foundation Establishment cultivators.

He has memories of those two battles.

It's nothing more than a clash of spells, magical artifacts, and talismans, and a fierce battle between contracted spirit beasts.

It did not help improve his combat strength.

If the spell misses and hits yourself instead, that would be truly tragic.

Instead of wasting time, it would be better to train properly, draw talismans well, and absorb the essence of the soul along the way.

Chen Changqing discovered that as his physical cultivation and spiritual power cultivation improved...

During training and combat, the Soul-Devouring Black Lotus burned even more intensely.

The feedback and insights increased, and more special energy flowed into the body, which greatly helped the training.

His physical cultivation has now reached the fourth level of Body Refinement. Logically speaking, at this point, it would be extremely difficult to improve his physical strength. Even with a lot of cultivation resources, he could only improve it by a tiny bit.

However, even after a day of training, his physical fitness still improves by more than ten points, and he can clearly feel the improvement.

The effects of the Creation Black Lotus are extremely good, but the Creation Black Lotus burns very fiercely, and the amount of soul essence required each day is also slowly increasing.

Chen Changqing sensed that the soul essence stored within the Black Lotus of Creation could only be used for three months.

If it burns even more intensely later, it might not even last three months.

He wouldn't even let go of the soul of a beast.

Xiong Qidong chuckled and said, "Master Wang is really interesting. He gets beaten to a pulp by Master Zhao every time, but he still comes to challenge him every few years."

I think Master Wang is itching for a beating again.

Xiong Qidong knew a little inside information; he learned that Zhao Qiyuan had obtained a very powerful magic weapon.

If Wang Pingfan comes to take on this challenge, he will most likely be seriously injured again.

Chen Changqing smiled: "Possibly."

He also learned from his brother-in-law that Master Zhao had obtained a powerful magic weapon.

However, Wang Pingfan was quite a character. He was originally just an ordinary low-level rogue cultivator with a fifth-grade pseudo-spiritual root in Dayang County, but he had great ambitions and was incredibly audacious.

He didn't want to contract ordinary spirit beasts, but rather wanted to contract spirit beasts with the potential to reach the Foundation Establishment stage and possessing top-quality aptitude.

However, the value of a top-tier contracted spirit beast is terrifying, far beyond what ordinary people can accumulate.

Moreover, even if ordinary people manage to save up enough, the two great immortal clans will plunder most of it.

But Wang Pingfan was fearless and often risked his life deep in the misty mountains.

The key point is that, despite risking his life multiple times, he didn't die deep in the Cloud Mist Mountain and even obtained a large amount of wealth.

But every time he went out of the mountains, a lot of his harvest was taken away by the local village head.

Even so, he managed to save enough money to buy a top-quality contracted spirit beast, and it wasn't until he was over forty years old that he finally contracted a six-tailed spirit fox cub.

Afterwards, he repeatedly ventured deep into the Cloud Mist Mountain, risking his life, and used a large amount of cultivation resources to quickly improve the cultivation level of the six-tailed fox cub.

Finally, through sheer force and the use of various resources, the six-tailed fox demon's cultivation level was pushed to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Afterwards, he spent money to pull strings and became an outer disciple of the Immortal Spirit Cave.

Next, they arrived in Dayang County, where they forcibly took away a great deal of cultivation resources from the Zhao and Sun families and established the Wang Immortal Clan.

Xiong Qidong chuckled and said, "You really don't want to go? A battle between Foundation Establishment cultivators is a rare sight indeed."

"I'm not going," Chen Changqing shook his head.

After eating and drinking his fill, Little Black killed five fat pigs and two sheep.

Chen Changqing, carrying a large piece of wild boar meat given to him by Xiong Qidong, returned to Sanhe Town with Xiao Hei.

Back at the Sanhe Courtyard.

Fang Rongrong swept the yard clean, and the firewood pile in the corner was neatly arranged.

Fang Rongrong is washing clothes in the yard right now.

She looks better and has fairer skin than she did two months ago, but she's still so thin.

However, the parts that should be perky are not small at all.

At this moment, from vigorously washing clothes, a faint blush appeared on her originally fair face.

The blush added to her beauty.

Upon seeing Chen Changqing, she gently brushed a strand of hair from her forehead and tucked it behind her ear, revealing a bright smile: "Changqing, you're back."

Her smile was so beautiful that it brightened the whole courtyard.

She originally thought that Chen Changqing was really no good.

But a month ago, when she was giving Chen Changqing a bath, she couldn't help but tease him a little while looking at his muscular physique.

Then Chen Changqing pulled her into the bathtub.

Changqing is really good at it.

She realized what a real woman is.

Those various techniques were absolutely amazing.

She was completely captivated.

Although Chen Changqing didn't mention anything afterward.

They didn't even mention making her a concubine.

But she was past her prime and dared not ask for anything.

Afterwards, she completely devoted herself to Chen Changqing.

She took even better care of Chen Changqing every day.

Boil water, cook, do laundry, tidy up the house, soak feet, and warm the bed.

Fang Rongrong loves her life now.

You won't get hit or scolded.

There was no chaos or disorder.

Chen Changqing was very kind to her and didn't treat her like a servant at all.

She wanted to live like this forever, so she worked very hard and diligently.

Especially when it comes to cooking, I try to make different dishes.

She also put in extra effort when serving Chen Changqing.

Well, what she liked best was serving Chen Changqing.

Changqing is really good at it.

The feeling of flying in the sky was amazing. Whenever she felt that way, she felt that it would be worth dying for Chen Changqing.

"Yes, it's here." Chen Changqing nodded with a smile, went to the kitchen, and put the wild boar meat in the kitchen.

He discovered that there was meat stewing in the pot, and the aroma was extremely strong.

When he arrived in the courtyard, Fang Rongrong had already filled the washbasin with hot water, and brought him a towel and soap powder.

Chen Changqing washed the oil off his hands and dried them.

Fang Rongrong took the towel and proudly showed off, "I've learned how to make braised wild boar from Sister Zhang. It tastes just like Aunt Zhang's. It's simmering over low heat and will be ready soon."

Sister Zhang is my next-door neighbor, the wife of a patrolman in Sanhe Town.

They moved here two months ago and have become familiar with their neighbors.

Fang Rongrong and her neighbor, Sister Zhang, got along very well and had a good relationship.

Chen Changqing smiled and said, "Well, then I'll have to try your cooking."

Fang Rongrong returned to the kitchen, turned up the heat, and reduced the sauce over high heat.

Soon, the delicious dish was ready.

Fang Rongrong carried two large basins of braised wild boar meat to Chen Changqing.

The meat chunks in the bowl were a bright red color, as if coated with a layer of glistening honey, and shone with an enticing luster in the sunlight.

The rich sauce coats every piece of meat, giving it a slight sheen, but it's not greasy at all; instead, it exudes a profound beauty.