Awakening of the Harem Emperor: I Fight for My Dao Companion

The next day, just as Lin Hao stepped out of Senior Sister's cave dwelling, he ran into a familiar face.

He intended to greet her, but the other person spoke first.

"Lin Hao, I'm now in the Foundation Establishment stage."

Chen Yueming raised her snow-white, pointed chin.

Foundation Establishment? A hint of surprise flashed in Lin Hao's eyes; this woman had actually broken through!

"And then? Are you here to settle the score?"

"You..." Chen Yueming snorted coldly. Seeing that the man wasn't overly surprised, she continued speaking on her own.

"I'm heading to the inner sect tomorrow, so you'd better hurry up with your cultivation. Don't keep me waiting too long."

Boom!

The woman unleashed the aura of the Foundation Establishment stage, a force so overwhelming it made one tremble. She thought he would be frightened, but his expression remained indifferent.

"Inner disciples can go to the life-and-death platform. When the time comes, I'll kill you myself!"

"Oh."

The woman harbored great animosity towards him, and Lin Hao had nothing much to say to her. He glanced around; after the rain, the mountains were greener, and the flowers and plants more lush.

Disciples came and went in groups of twos and threes, discussing the upcoming outer sect competition.

However, there was nothing new—just bragging and betting on who would take the top spot, and whether there would be a dark horse...

Lin Hao listened with one ear while slowly making his way to his own cave dwelling.

Once home, he took out the Cloud Thunder Beast hide he had obtained earlier from his storage bag.

He planned to draw a second-grade talisman, holding the White Cloud Ink in his hand, his brush moved like a dragon and snake.

Puff...

A wisp of green smoke rose from the talisman paper, clearly a failure.

He adjusted his breathing and continued drawing, failing again.

Eight in a row, all failed, until the ninth one was finally successful.

A second-grade low-grade talisman, Palm Thunder, comparable to a strike from the early Foundation Establishment stage!

It seemed that drawing second-grade talismans during the Qi Refining stage was still quite strenuous. Lin Hao sighed, put away the remaining Cloud Thunder Beast hide, and took out ordinary talisman paper to prepare for drawing first-grade top-grade talismans.

Perhaps due to the high consumption from drawing second-grade talismans, his success rate for first-grade top-grade talismans was low, only managing to draw two successful ones out of ten attempts.

After consuming twenty Spirit Recovery Pills, he finally drew six Golden Shield Talismans, three of which were for trading with Cui Qing'er, and he kept three for emergencies.

After finishing the talismans, he didn't return to Senior Sister's cave dwelling but instead sent a letter stating he needed to go down the mountain to handle some personal matters.

Senior Sister didn't reply, possibly because she was exhausted from yesterday's activities.

Three days later, a clear female voice interrupted Lin Hao's intense cultivation. He raised his hand to open the restriction on his cave dwelling.

Shortly after, Cui Qing'er walked in with graceful steps. Today, she wore a white gauze dress, like a pure celestial maiden. As the breeze blew, the light fabric fluttered elegantly.

Her alluring face, though expressionless, naturally captivated the soul.

If Lin Hao didn't know her true nature, he might have thought she was an otherworldly fairy.

Lin Hao used his object manipulation technique to float a small stool in front of the woman, speaking indifferently, "Sit."

Cui Qing'er's calm eyes showed a hint of confusion. Wasn't this person asking her over for a trade? Why so polite?

She bit her lip lightly and sat down, curious to see what he intended.

"Have some tea."

Lin Hao placed a cup of tea in front of her. Seeing she didn't move, he said calmly, "Don't worry, I won't drug you."

Cui Qing'er's demeanor immediately became unnatural. She suppressed her chaotic thoughts and said coyly, "I brought the spirit stones. Where are the Golden Shield Talismans?"

Lin Hao took out five Golden Shield Talismans and said, "I have the Golden Shield Talismans ready, but I don't intend to trade with spirit stones."

Surprise flashed in the woman's eyes. Lin Hao could actually craft top-grade talismans!

But if not with spirit stones, what would he trade with? She was puzzled when she saw the stone door behind her close.

"Now let's discuss the details of the trade." Lin Hao's lips curled into a mischievous smile.

"What do you mean?"

Cui Qing'er frowned and asked.

"Become mine and help me with tasks."

Cui Qing'er was slightly stunned. This man's cultivation was only on par with hers, so why such arrogance?

"Don't worry, I won't treat you poorly. I'll give you five Golden Shield Talismans every month. Once you become a Foundation Establishment cultivator, ten second-grade talismans a month."

"Then... what do you need me to do?"

Lin Hao leaned closer and whispered in her ear, "Accompany me and help me find trading partners."

Hearing this, Cui Qing'er's eyes widened.

Her thoughts raced, and she smiled charmingly, "Alright!"

Such generous rewards were hard to refuse.

The main thing was that they had already been intimate, so there was no psychological barrier to doing it again.