Song Yan was lying down when he suddenly heard footsteps outside his cave mansion. Without using his divine sense, he raised his eyes to look and saw a cultivator in blue robes appear outside the restraint.

This cultivator was someone he knew. A few years ago, he had invited Song Yan to visit the Hehuan sect women for entertainment, but for some reason, the invitations had become less frequent, only occasionally asking him out for a drink.

Even if it was "occasionally," the two could rightfully call each other friends.

Most cultivators here are diligent in their cultivation; being invited out two or three times a year indicates a good relationship, let alone this situation?

"Friend Shi, Friend Shi!" Zhao Nuo called out in a lowered voice.

Song Yan opened the restraint and stood up to greet him.

Zhao Nuo approached, raising his eyebrows and making eyes, saying, "When I went out to have fun today, I suddenly thought of Friend Shi. I was perplexed since Friend Shi doesn't have a Dao partner. Why haven't I invited you out these past few years?"

After speaking, he solemnly hooked his arm around Song Yan's shoulder and said, "Today! Today, we must make up for the regret of past years for you and me!"

Song Yan asked, "Still those Hehuan sect women?"

Zhao Nuo shook his head and sighed, "That batch of Hehuan sect women is now well-resourced and have gained many benefits from dual cultivation; most of them have reached the Crimson Palace Realm. Now, not even one piece of profound jade, even ten pieces, would catch their eye."

He laughed and said, "However, today I discovered a Soul Capturing Valley at a mountain two days away from Seeking Immortal Valley. This Soul Capturing Valley is a gold-spending paradise for cultivators like us. The female cultivators inside are much better than the previous Hehuan sect women!"

Song Yan asked, "Friend Zhao, don't you save your profound jade for refining Crimson Palace Pills?"

Zhao Nuo said, "Hiring someone for alchemy is only for cultivators with a future, like the Yun Yun cultivator next door to you. She truly has ability; she's even been noticed by a Dust Light Sect Elder and taken as a disciple.

As for us, at most, we go buy the cheapest Crimson Palace Pills to increase our lifespan slightly, and that's the end of it.

I've already saved the money for that.

The rest, I plan to spend extravagantly and indulge."

Song Yan asked, "And what happens afterwards?"

Zhao Nuo said speechlessly, "You still aspire to break through to the Purple Mansion? Forget about it. Who has the chance besides those prodigies?

Rather than wasting time pursuing an unattainable realm, it's better to enjoy life; this way, you won't have come to this world in vain."

He patted Song Yan's shoulder and said, "Right now, although disaster hasn't struck here yet, there are many refugees. I just hope the disaster comes slower, arrives after I die of old age. Alright, enough about that—just one question: Friend Shi, are you coming or not?"

Song Yan smiled and said, "Let's go."

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Two days later...

The two arrived at Soul Capturing Valley, but they didn't have much profound jade. So they only found some beautiful mortal women in the Mortal Area, watching the dancing women while drinking wine.

By the end, they blindfolded themselves with silk cloth and played a game of hide-and-seek.

Capturing a dancing woman satisfied them, and they could take her to the bedroom and spend a delightful night.

They indulged for three days and nights. On the third day... feeling penniless, they reluctantly left.

After leaving, Zhao Nuo invited Song Yan to hunt demon beasts around the area, which is the main economic source for ordinary cultivators.

After hunting demon beasts, all the skin, bones, and flesh can be sold. If they are of good quality, they can also be offered at the Dust Light Sect's "beginning of the month purchase."

Every start of the month, a steward from the Dust Light Sect comes to Seeking Immortal Valley to release a quantity of material requirements. If a loose cultivator has them, they can hand them over immediately for profound jade. If not, they can find them within the time frame to exchange at Dust Light Sect, first come, first served.

Generally, materials from demon beasts can be sold.

Cultivators who exchange for profound jade must pay Seeking Immortal Valley's "cave mansion rental fee" and purchase "cultivation resources," "healing medicine," "various elixirs," and others from the steward, causing most Dust Light Sect expenditure to flow back, even profiting instead of losing.

Overall, Dust Light Sect merely offers a piece of inferior Profound Qi Land but gains many conveniences.

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In the wild...

Song Yan and Zhao Nuo engaged in a hunt, capturing a lone intermediate demon beast, and they defeated it together. Song Yan directly handed it over to Zhao Nuo, who promised to split the profits at the start of the month. Song Yan offered Zhao Nuo more, but Zhao Nuo refused, saying, "How could I cheat my brother of money? Besides, this lone demon beast was quick. If it weren't for brother blocking it, we could not have captured this beast."

The two were quite successful; capturing a demon beast without injury is indeed fortunate.

On the return path, Song Yan flew by sword, while Zhao Nuo rode a yellow-skinned gourd.

As they were flying, two escape lights flashed towards them.

They were a celestial couple.

The male cultivator had sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, carrying himself such that he exuded a sense of standing out from the crowd and constantly maintained this uniqueness.

The female cultivator was extraordinarily charming, with snow-capped peaks, a flowing skirt, and her lips always carrying a slight smile.

Seeing cultivators approaching from the front, the male cultivator glanced disdainfully.

Zhao Nuo rushed to pull Song Yan aside, giving way, and respectfully made obeisance in mid-air.

Song Yan followed and did the same.

The pair of cultivators ignored them and proudly left.

After they passed, Zhao Nuo looked at Song Yan and asked, "Friend Shi, why didn't you avoid just now?"

Song Yan curiosly asked, "Who are they?"

Zhao Nuo lowered his voice and said, "Fang Tiancheng and Fairy, they are a famous righteous celestial couple; one excels in talismans and the other in the Alchemy Dao. Both are invited external guest stewards by Dust Light Sect. It's said they both have remarkable talent and are geniuses with limitless futures."

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