After taking the Soul Refining Lifespan Replenishing Pill, Hua Meigui’s lifespan was enhanced and the aging side effects were eliminated, restoring her devastatingly beautiful appearance.

Logically speaking, Jun Changxiao should have long been accustomed to seeing it, but now he was thinking of idioms in his mind to describe that woman—truly too abnormal!

Was this still the original Gou Sheng?

Was this still the sect master who once staked his very life on a single gamble?

The system speculated, “Could it be that after the host became a child, his emotional intelligence slowly started to unlock?”

“You’re awake?”

Hua Meigui’s voice was gentle as water.

Actually, after the pill was completed, her appearance had recovered. Jun Changxiao had been unconscious these two days, and she’d been the one taking care of him all along.

“Uh…”

Jun Changxiao shifted his gaze away from that exquisitely beautiful face and said, “Looks like that guy does have some skill—he really restored your appearance.”

The system was relieved.

The attitude of deliberately avoiding was still there.

“Thank you.”

Hua Meigui said.

She’d heard about the pill refining process and knew Jun Changxiao had expended a large amount of soul for her sake.

“We’re already an old married couple. Isn’t saying thanks a bit too formal?” Jun Changxiao said.

“Damn!”

The system said, “He’s definitely been possessed. In the past, he fundamentally couldn’t say words like that!”

Hua Meigui was also very surprised Jun Changxiao said “old married couple,” so her pretty face blushed slightly as she thought, “Has he finally accepted me?”

…

“Smack smack smack!”

In the dining hall, Gou Sheng like a vicious dog frantically swept through the sumptuous food until the plates stacked dozens of layers high, only then did he leisurely lean back in his chair and burp.

“Sect Master.”

Gongsun Hou said, “What should we do with Baili Qianchou?”

“Send him back to Crime City, of course.”

“Poof!”

Baili Qianchou, sitting at another table eating, heard this and directly sprayed out the soup and vegetables in his mouth, howling in his heart, “Discarding the donkey after grinding, burning the bridge after crossing!”

“This person’s medical skills are strange, but he was able to cure the lady’s illness, so he does have some capability. Sending him back to Crime City would be wasteful.” Gongsun Hou lowered his voice, “How about… we detain him in the sect first.”

“You’ve given me an idea!”

Jun Changxiao’s eyes lit up, then he took paper and ink and wrote a letter.

That same day.

His personal letter was delivered to Boundary Mountain.

“Smack!”

The Boundary Hall’s hall master opened it to look and furiously smashed the table, roaring, “Too much bullying!”

Such rage stemmed from the letter’s content—”Baili Qianchou is guilty and should be punished. This seat has decided to execute on behalf of the Boundary Hall, detaining him in the Eternal Sect until his sentence is complete. Please be sure to approve.”

“Detestable!”

A high-level member said angrily, “What qualifications does his Eternal Sect, a mere sect, have to execute on behalf of the Boundary Hall!”

“Please be sure to approve?”

Someone said, “Meaning he won’t allow us to refuse?”

“Clearly riding on our heads!”

“This can be tolerated, what cannot!”

The Boundary Hall’s high-level members were furious beyond measure, but could only be classified as incompetent rage, because if anyone proposed going to the Eternal Sect to demand an explanation, it would definitely instantly go silent, or they’d remember the blankets drying in the courtyard that hadn’t been collected yet.

…

“Creak!”

The cell door opened, the room dim.

Wearing striped prison clothes and holding bedding, Baili Qianchou walked in.

“The sect master said.” Gongsun Hou said, “Serving time in Crime City is still serving time, serving time in the Eternal Sect is also serving time. You’ll spend the rest of your life here from now on.”

“Gongsun Hou!”

Baili Qianchou skillfully placed the bedding on the bed and roared, “Is this how your Eternal Sect treats benefactors!”

The person was healed.

Yet he still had to serve time.

His heart was bitter, he wanted to cry loudly.

Gongsun Hou smiled and said, “Our sect’s cells are more comfortable than Crime City, our sect’s food is more delicious than Crime City. You should be grateful rather than shouting and yelling.”

This point.

Baili Qianchou didn’t deny.

“Of course.”

Gongsun Hou said, “The sect master also said that if you perform well during your sentence, your sentence can be appropriately reduced.”

“Elder Gongsun.”

Su Xiaomo came over and said, “Mealtime.”

“Smack!”

A table was set up outside the cell. Various colorful delicacies were arranged, waves of fragrance drifting over, deeply stimulating Baili Qianchou’s taste buds—he was just short of drooling on the spot.

“This is your lunch.”

Su Xiaomo pushed a small bowl through the cell gap. Inside the bowl were two steamed buns and a few pieces of pickled vegetables.

Baili Qianchou’s expression collapsed as he said, “This is your Eternal Sect’s food?”

Gongsun Hou and Su Xiaomo didn’t pay attention to him, then sat down one after another and began eating the delicious food in front of him with big bites.

“Good! Good!”

Baili Qianchou picked up the bowl as if in defiance, gnawing on the dry steamed bun. His eyes couldn’t help but look toward the outside dishes, could only swallow his saliva into his stomach again and again.

At first, he didn’t pay much attention.

But over the next few days, every mealtime, the two would carry a table over to eat and drink heartily. Only then did he realize… they were deliberately tempting him!

“Tsk tsk.”

“Junior Martial Sister Liu’s lion’s head meatballs are so flavorful!”

“Don’t just eat, come, come, have a drink.”

Su Xiaomo and Gongsun Hou ate and drank, completely torturing Baili Qianchou.

Looking down at the steamed bun in his hand, he howled inwardly, “Not fragrant!”

The second day.

Su Xiaomo and Gongsun Hou came again.

However, before the two started eating, Baili Qianchou finally couldn’t hold back and roared, “What exactly is your purpose!”

“Very simple.”

Gongsun Hou said, “Join the Eternal Sect.”

“So that’s it!”

Baili Qianchou had been pondering these past few days—they were deliberately tempting him, there must be some reason. Now he finally completely understood.

No wait!

Just say it directly!

Using this method to torment me is simply too inhumane!

It wasn’t that they didn’t say it, but Jun Changxiao, having just brought him back from Crime City to the sect, realized he should be an iron-willed man, so he didn’t have the face to speak up and directly used the old routine instead.

“Gongsun Hou!”

Baili Qianchou said coldly, “We’ve been colleagues for so long, don’t you know my character? Don’t even think about forcing me to submit using such despicable methods!”

…

“Forgive me for being unruly and indulgent in loving freedom all my life, and fearing that one day I’ll fall…” With the accompaniment of “Boundless Oceans Vast Skies,” the cell slowly opened. Baili Qianchou walked out from inside, then straightened the Eternal Sect uniform he’d just changed into.

Very comfortable, very fitting.

He hadn’t backed down!

Just like the lyrics.

Forgive me for being unruly and indulgent in loving freedom all my life!

…

For the sake of freedom, Baili Qianchou chose to compromise. Thus the Boundary Hall’s three great Demon-Slaying Masters all gathered at the Eternal Sect—truly a complete family.

Indeed.

As long as the hoe is wielded well, no wall corner can’t be dug down!

Unfortunately, recruiting a Middle Seeking Truth Realm expert didn’t advance the epic quest, so Jun Changxiao still needed to think of ways to complete the other indicators within just one year.

“Swish!”

Opening the shop, he prayed, “Hopefully this time something good will appear.”

Recently, because of Hua Meigui’s matter, as soon as the cooldown recovered he would immediately refresh. Unfortunately, every time he held hope, every time it ended in great disappointment.

“Ding!”

“Ding!”

Frequent refresh sounds rang in his sea of consciousness, coming over ten times in succession. Still the desired goods hadn’t appeared, inevitably making his mood depressed.

Refreshing one more time, Jun Changxiao directly jumped up and blurted out, “Life Source?”

That’s right!

In the shop’s first row, second slot, the three characters “Life Source” were prominently written!

Item: Life Source.

Description: A miraculous forbidden land from a certain plane.

Function: By sacrificing one’s lifespan, it allows warriors to quickly advance to the Lower Seeking Truth Realm.

Drawback: Expending lifespan will produce unknown side effects.

Price: 5000 Prestige Points.

From the description, Jun Changxiao immediately judged this was definitely the Life Source that had previously allowed disciples to advance realms, so he roared, “You damned system, didn’t you say the goods sold in the shop weren’t stolen from other planes!”