"Welcoming on both sides of the road?"

Chen Yuan remained silent, feeling that something wasn't quite right.

Even if she welcomed him on both sides of the road, he wouldn't possibly repay her with "diligence and conscientiousness."

"Creak."

He pushed the door open and slowly walked inside, turning to close the door behind him.

Illuminated by candlelight, Chen Yuan could see that Shen Yanshu was wearing something a little revealing. Headlights flashed, rising and falling...

Realizing that Chen Yuan was staring at a certain part of her, a blush flashed across Shen Yanshu's pretty face. She tightened her clothes and said:

"Brother Chen still wants to wear a mask to show himself?"

She stared intently at the black ghost mask on Chen Yuan's face.

"Hehe, since you know everything, then there's no need to hide anything..." Chen Yuan smiled, reaching out to remove the mask, revealing a handsome face.

High nose bridge, deep eyes, thin lips, and a pair of sword-like eyebrows that made him look very heroic.

Seriously, when he first transmigrated, he was very satisfied with this face, which gave him a great sense of immersion.

Chen Yuan's unveiling of his true face brightened the eyes of Shen Yanshu, who was very focused. She had long heard that Patrol Envoy Chen Yuan not only had great potential but was also very heroic.

Now that she saw him, the rumors were true.

"Brother Chen's true face is indeed handsome..." she praised.

Chen Yuan raised an eyebrow:

"Is that so? I personally don't feel it. I have face blindness and can't tell who's good-looking. Besides, in the dangerous Jianghu, it's not about the face,

but about fists and blades!"

"Brother Chen is right."

Shen Yanshu deeply agreed with this statement. The Shen family was threatened by Bei Haisheng because their fists weren't hard enough, and her sword wasn't sharp enough, which led to Bei Le coveting her.

Therefore, she aspired to martial arts since she was young.

Unfortunately, the Phoenix Marrow Spirit Body emphasized foundation. She had been cultivating hard for more than ten years and was only at the Bone Refinement stage. There was still a distance to reach Qi Gathering. Although Shen Kaishan couldn't be said to be sexist,

he also poured most of the Shen family's resources into her younger brother.

"Alright, let's not waste any more words. You know what I'm here for." Chen Yuan went straight to the point, looking at Shen Yanshu as he spoke.

This time, obtaining the opportunity couldn't be said to be the easiest, but it definitely wasn't difficult.

Shen Yanshu nodded with a solemn expression:

"Of course, I will definitely do what I promised."

She knew that Chen Yuan was helping her entirely because of the Phoenix Marrow Qi in her body, without any other reason. In Chen Yuan's eyes, she didn't detect any unusual gaze.

Perhaps, in his eyes, she was just a carrier of the Phoenix Marrow Qi.

Perhaps that was the only way he could reach the Hidden Dragon List at the young age of twenty-something, shocking all directions in one battle!

Thinking of this, she felt somewhat relieved, but also a little uncomfortable.

No woman is indifferent to the way a man looks at her.

"That's good..."

Chen Yuan smiled. He wasn't afraid that Shen Yanshu would go back on her word. At worst, he would give her a family extermination package. However, if he did that, everything he had done would be in vain,

and the effect of the Phoenix Marrow Qi would be greatly reduced.

"However, you must also do what you once promised, not to tell anyone that I possess the Phoenix Marrow Spirit Body, and not to force me to be a cauldron.

As for how you found out that I possess the Phoenix Marrow Spirit Body, I don't want to know."

Shen Yanshu said with a solemn expression.

"Don't worry, Chen Yuan has always been a man of his word!"

Chen Yuan's lips curled into a warm smile.

This was indeed true. He generally fulfilled his promises.

A man's word is worth a thousand gold!

"I believe Brother Chen."

Shen Yanshu smiled and said.

"I believe in myself too."

......

......

Inside the room.

The atmosphere was silent.

Shen Yanshu sat cross-legged on the bed, concentrating and calming her mind. After a while, she nodded at Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan understood, got up and came in front of her.

"Are you ready?"

"Ready."

"I'm coming."

"Come on!"

Shen Yanshu took a deep breath and stared as Chen Yuan slowly stretched out a hand and placed it on top of her head.

With a focused gaze, Chen Yuan opened his Celestial Eye, a streak of azure divine light flashing in his eyes. In his sight, he could clearly see a fiery red glow hidden in Shen Yanshu's dantian.

That...

was the Phoenix Marrow Qi!

The innate spiritual energy that Shen Yanshu had nurtured for more than twenty years.

It was something she had brought with her from her mother's womb, extremely precious. If word got out, it would definitely attract many martial artists to fight for it. But fortunately, neither Chen Yuan nor Shen Yanshu wanted this matter to be leaked.

The Taixuan True Scripture circulated, and a faint light condensed in Chen Yuan's palm. Golden spots instantly covered Chen Yuan's entire right arm.

A powerful suction force emanated from his palm.

Shen Yanshu sank her Qi into her dantian and slowly mobilized the Phoenix Marrow Qi within. Traces of blood-colored light swirled on the surface of her skin. The dantian Qi had a sense of resistance.

But under the full concentration of the two, it was still successfully moved.

It flowed through Shen Yanshu's body, legs, arms, dantian...

The Phoenix Marrow Qi seemed to be spiritual, wandering through Shen Yanshu's entire body. And she also assisted it along its path, ensuring that the Phoenix Marrow Qi would not be consumed.

If she hadn't cooperated wholeheartedly, most of the spirituality of the Phoenix Marrow Qi would have merged into her body. Of course, this would have been a good thing for her,

allowing her to cleanse her marrow and open her meridians.

However, Chen Yuan had helped her, and since she had already agreed in advance, she naturally couldn't go back on her word now. She didn't know how much Chen Yuan knew about this Phoenix Marrow Qi.

If he noticed her playing tricks, the day the Phoenix Marrow Qi was extracted might be the day she died.

In fact, even now, Shen Yanshu didn't know what Chen Yuan would do to her after taking the Phoenix Marrow Qi, whether she would be safe and sound, or... kill her to silence her!

In Chen Yuan's eyes, she could feel coldness, and he didn't have much feeling for her, just treating her as a tool.

Now, she could only hope that Chen Yuan would keep his word and keep his promise.

Before long, Shen Yanshu had mobilized the Phoenix Marrow Qi to her chest. The vast power caused some fine sweat to appear on her forehead, and she felt a pressure.

She had nurtured this power for more than twenty years, and it was already closely connected to her, almost integrated with her. Now, suddenly taking it out would naturally not be as easy as in the novels.

But the more it was like this, the more it meant that this power was greater, and the more it would help Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan's pupils flashed with azure light. He could feel the location of the Phoenix Marrow Qi. Soon... the Phoenix Marrow Qi passed through the meridians and reached her head.

This was the most costly place.

Shen Yanshu's face was already covered in sweat, and her loose hair was clumped into small braids.

She widened her eyes. Now was the critical moment.

Suddenly.

That fiery red Phoenix Marrow Qi was successfully sucked out by Chen Yuan. In the void, the airflow seemed like a phoenix, slowly flowing.

Chen Yuan frantically circulated the Taixuan Scripture, using his right arm to absorb the fiery red airflow into his body.

As soon as it entered, Chen Yuan felt a scorching aura flowing along his meridians. As if in a dream, Chen Yuan seemed to hear a phoenix cry.

Streams of fiery red light were continuously sucked out from the top of Shen Yanshu's head.

After a moment, the Phoenix Marrow Qi was completely extracted by Chen Yuan. Her body swayed and she fell directly onto the bed. Her clothes were already soaked with sweat, revealing what novels wouldn't allow to be written.

Shen Yanshu gasped for breath, and after turning her gaze, she stared intently at Chen Yuan.

That fiery red light seemed to illuminate Chen Yuan's flesh, and coupled with his handsome face, it gave him a very sinister feeling.

Chen Yuan closed his eyes, controlling the power and circulating it within his meridians. In an instant, golden paint covered his flesh, turning it golden.

Diamond Glazed Body!

Chen Yuan felt that without the powerful physical strength of the Diamond Glazed Body, the scorching Phoenix Marrow Qi might even have burned his skin.

Gradually, the extremely unruly Phoenix Marrow Qi was tamed by him, obediently staying in his dantian, occupying most of the space and being incompatible with the cyclone he had condensed.

He frowned. He had originally thought that he could directly increase his cultivation, but it seemed that he still needed to find a quiet place to convert it into true Qi cultivation. Now, it was only temporarily stored in his dantian.

Thinking of this, his furrowed brow relaxed. Even if he needed to convert it, it wouldn't take long, just a few hours would be enough.

Moreover, this kind of converted power wouldn't make him feel weak.

Opening his eyes, Chen Yuan happened to meet Shen Yanshu's gaze. After a moment of silence, Chen Yuan's lips curled into a slight smile, and he asked:

"What does it feel like to have the Phoenix Marrow Qi leave your body?"

Shen Yanshu pondered for a few breaths and said:

"A... a sense of being drawn out."

Chen Yuan: "???"

A sense of being drawn out....

Why did it feel a little improper, but thinking about it, it seemed to be true.

It could be clearly seen from Shen Yanshu's current sweaty state.

"Brother Chen, the Phoenix Marrow Qi now belongs to you." Shen Yanshu said with a slight movement of her eyes, smiling with an unusual emotion.

"This is what I deserve."

"That's right." Shen Yanshu did not refute.

Chen Yuan killed Bei Le for her, solved the Shen family's trouble, and also bore the pressure from Bei Haisheng. This was indeed what he deserved.

"I actually want to befriend Brother Chen."

Shen Yanshu said with a solemn expression.

Chen Yuan's talent was extraordinary, and now he held a high position. There was no harm in befriending him, only benefits for the Shen family and for her as well.

Walking in the Jianghu, the Shen family's power was nothing. She still needed to rely on her own efforts to gain the friendship of some people.

"Coincidentally, I also like to make friends."

Shen Yanshu possessed the Phoenix Marrow Spirit Body. Once she broke through to Qi Gathering, her cultivation speed would directly increase several times, and she could definitely be called a genius.

Anyway, there was no loss, so Chen Yuan didn't mind.

Shen Yanshu stood up from the bed, reached out and picked up a robe to put on, and poured Chen Yuan a cup of tea, saying:

"Brother Chen doesn't mind that I'm a woman?"

In this world, there was still some sexism after all.

Women in this world were only fit to have children and please men...

Relatively speaking, their status was much lower.

"There are many women who have become famous in the Jianghu. As long as they have talent, women are not necessarily inferior to men." This was indeed true. Back when the country was founded, women could hold up half the sky,

but unfortunately later...

Shen Yanshu looked at Chen Yuan with surprise, seemingly not expecting him to say such a thing.

"Brother Chen is righteous!"

She admired him somewhat.

Chen Yuan internally retorted, you're the one who's 'righteous'.

"If there's anything Yanshu can help with in the future, feel free to ask. As long as I can do it, I will definitely not refuse." She said very solemnly.

"The same goes for you, but it requires a price."

It was okay to ask him for help, but he needed to get benefits.

In the end, the relationship between him and Shen Yanshu wasn't that good, it was just a kind of exchange of benefits.

"Okay."

"Recently, that old ghost Bei Haisheng probably won't let it go, so your Shen family better be careful and don't be too flamboyant. The current me may not necessarily be his opponent."

Chen Yuan reminded her.

Shen Yanshu nodded. She naturally understood this principle.

As for the marriage agreement, don't take the initiative to mention it, just let both sides default to it, otherwise, it may cause Bei Haisheng to vent his anger on them.

"Miss Shen, rest well. Chen is taking his leave."

Chen Yuan smiled, put the black ghost mask back on his face, turned and pushed open the door, disappearing into the vast night.

The most important thing for him now was to convert that Phoenix Marrow Qi into cultivation strength!

Looking at Chen Yuan's departing figure, Shen Yanshu was silent.

This time, she had finally overcome the disaster, and she could concentrate on preparing for a breakthrough.

After all, she had already reached the Bone Refinement cultivation.

Thinking about it, Shen Yanshu suddenly froze, thinking of what Chen Yuan had said earlier: "The current me may not necessarily be Bei Haisheng's opponent."

What did this mean?

Not necessarily...

That is to say, he himself also had some confidence in being able to resist Bei Haisheng.

Sure enough, daring to kill Bei Le in public and antagonize Bei Haisheng, Chen Yuan had a trump card!

......

......

East of the city.

Inside the room where Chen Yuan lived.

After leaving the Shen family, he rushed back home at a very fast speed, closed the door, lit the candle, sat cross-legged on the bed, concentrated and calmed his mind.

He adjusted his aura to the highest level.

After a while, he took a deep breath, his eyes shining brightly.

He could begin!

The Taixuan Scripture was activated by him, and the surrounding heaven and earth spiritual energy rushed towards his body, his body constantly absorbing the heaven and earth spiritual energy through dozens or hundreds of acupoints, transforming it...

Inside the dantian, the true Qi cyclone slowly rotated and expanded, gradually starting to envelop the Phoenix Marrow Qi.

At the first collision, the scorching Phoenix Marrow Qi suddenly burst open, dissipating into Chen Yuan's limbs and bones, cleansing his internal organs, and the Taixuan Scripture also gradually began to absorb that vast spiritual energy.

There were no skills, only conversion.

Nothing was said all night.

The next morning, when the first ray of sunlight shone on Chen Yuan's body, he suddenly opened his eyes, a bright light flashing, and a powerful aura swirled around him.

Inside the dantian, the vast cyclone filled the entire dantian.

This also meant that Chen Yuan had reached the peak of Qi Gathering overnight!

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