“However, that useless Bai Feng only used a spirit tool to…”

Before he could finish, the talisman interrupted him, “Are you exaggerating a bit? Do you really need me to teach you about this?”

“…”

Brother Chen was so furious he felt like his teeth might shatter.

“What’s wrong? You don’t agree?”

“No, no, no! Brother Ye, your strategy is truly brilliant. I’ll inform the sect about this right away.”

Though he was seething with anger inside, Brother Chen could only suppress it and respond with forced flattery. At the same time, he felt a twinge of regret; had he known it would turn out like this, he would never have contacted that shameless guy, Ye Tang.

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**Chapter 13: Hey, Let Me Get You a Bowl of Beef Noodles**

“Brother, see you tomorrow.”

“Yeah, see you tomorrow.”

Bai Feng waved expressionlessly at Bai Yu Mo. After she left, he pushed open the door, and a splash of water leaped onto the bed, bouncing a few times.

Shopping is exhausting…

He had intended to buy some basic array materials to test the formation system had given him, but that guy Bai Yu Mo seemed dissatisfied with him only wanting a basic material. She dragged him through several more shops until they finally settled on a foolproof Bai Yan Sword Formation that only required infusing spiritual energy.

Oh well, his sister would be leaving tomorrow anyway.

Today was just an accident, limited to today. It was merely Bai Yu Mo’s compensatory psychology after seeing the letter he wrote, feeling regretful. Once she returned to Tian Jian Sect to cultivate for a while, that feeling would gradually fade away, until time completely wore it away.

However, this incident wasn’t entirely bad. Although Bai Yu Mo had provided him with a heap of fortune points, their relationship had also softened a bit.

This leg to lean on might not be very sturdy, but at least he had managed to grasp a little of it. If he ever encountered unavoidable danger, like running into a fortune child who took a dislike to him, Bai Yu Mo might help him out, considering the letter.

“Oh right, the system also gave me a set of Divine Refinement Techniques. Let me see what’s different about this celestial technique.”

Bai Feng turned over with some effort and opened the system.

He read through the Divine Refinement Techniques carefully, and gradually, he entered a mysterious state.

It felt as if he was floating in the air, or swimming at the bottom of the sea. Suddenly, a gust of wind and waves surged, blowing his consciousness far away.

The wind grew stronger, as if he were being squeezed by the sea water. He felt his consciousness stretching and flattening like dough.

‘This is so uncomfortable…’

Bai Feng felt that if this continued, he would be torn apart. Instinctively, he began to gather his consciousness together to resist the pressure of the wind and water.

He didn’t know how long it had been, but suddenly, a sunrise broke over the horizon, and the overwhelming pressure of wind and water vanished in an instant.

For a moment, he felt lighter than ever. The sunlight warmed him, as if he were cradled in a comforting embrace…

Bai Feng gradually regained his awareness, but he felt a bit dizzy. When he opened his eyes, he saw Bai Yu Mo’s face, which was almost in tears, and realized she was shaking him by the shoulders.

“What happened?”

He instinctively grabbed her arm, stopping her shaking.

He felt like his brain was about to be rattled out of his head; everything was spinning.

By the way, why was Bai Yu Mo in his room?

“Brother, you’re finally awake!” Bai Yu Mo exclaimed, excitedly hugging his neck as if she wanted to bury him in her embrace. “I saw you hadn’t gotten up all morning, so I thought I’d wake you up, but no matter what I did, you wouldn’t wake up!”

Bai Feng felt the strength of her arms around his neck. Though they looked slender, they felt like two steel bars tightly constricting him. If this continued, he feared he might slip back into unconsciousness.

“Could you… let go of me first?”

Only then did Bai Yu Mo realize she hadn’t controlled her strength well. She quickly released her grip, “Sorry, sorry! I just broke through to the Golden Core stage and still can’t quite control my strength.”

Bai Feng held his neck with one hand, gasping for breath.

“Oh, so you’ve reached Golden Core… huh? Golden Core?!”

He quickly lifted his head to look at Bai Yu Mo, carefully sensing her aura. It was indeed different, much stronger than yesterday. He even felt a faint pressure emanating from her.

How did she reach Golden Core so quickly? She’s several years younger than me, right?

Truly, she is a fortune child with celestial bones.

It would be impossible for him not to feel envious.

Sometimes he wondered if he should just follow the system’s path; with the rewards from the system, he could quickly reach Golden Core and become a genius.

But then he thought about how this world was filled with fortune children everywhere, and he felt that lying flat and coasting through life was much more comfortable and enjoyable than being a genius for just three seconds.

“Brother, what happened to you just now?” Bai Yu Mo looked at him with concern. “Is it some kind of illness? Should we find a doctor to check?”

“It’s nothing. I was just researching formations and decided to learn a technique to enhance my spiritual awareness,” Bai Feng waved his hand. “I was just really tired from studying last night, so I fell into a deep sleep. You know how exhausting spiritual techniques can be.”

As he spoke, he also took a moment to sense his spiritual awareness. After being jolted awake by Bai Yu Mo, he hadn’t checked it yet, and he was curious about the effects of the Divine Refinement Techniques.

Suddenly, he was quite surprised. As expected of a celestial technique, his spiritual awareness had actually doubled. It felt like a nearsighted person putting on the right prescription glasses; the whole world became clear.

Moreover, as he continued to refine his awareness, it not only enhanced his spiritual strength but also had many other wonderful uses, such as expanding his detection range, concealing his own aura, and even casting illusions without needing to rely on formations.

With such powerful spiritual awareness combined with the system’s fortune child tracking feature, he could perfectly avoid fortune children when he went out.

Finally, the system had given him something useful!

At that moment, as he was immersed in sensing his awareness, he didn’t notice Bai Yu Mo’s expression.

Though her face still showed some worry, there was more joy—indeed, the rumors outside were wrong. Her brother hadn’t fallen; he was still as diligent and hardworking as before.

She had been a bit worried that Bai Feng, accustomed to being lazy, might refuse to join Tian Jian Sect, but now she was no longer concerned.

This morning, she had even asked her father about it. After learning about Bai Feng’s talent with talismans, she could guarantee that he would be accepted into Tian Jian Sect for cultivation.

“By the way, have you had breakfast? If not, let’s go eat together.” Bai Feng felt happy, and he found Bai Yu Mo more pleasing to the eye.

“No, I haven’t.”

Bai Yu Mo shook her head. Although she had already begun fasting and didn’t need to eat anymore as a Golden Core cultivator, she thought it would be nice to share a meal with her brother.

“Then let’s go.”

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“Uncle Bai, do you have any more dishes?”

Bai Feng arrived in the kitchen and asked the chef, who was preparing ingredients.

“Ah, young master! I just bought some fresh beef. How about I make you a bowl of beef noodles to try?”

Since Bai Feng often came to the kitchen to snack and chat about food, the chef had become more relaxed around him over time.

“Sure, add more green onions.” Bai Feng turned to Bai Yu Mo, who was standing outside the door. “If you want something, just say it. Uncle Bai’s cooking is really good.”

Bai Yu Mo shook her head, “Just the same as you.”

“Alright, then two bowls of beef noodles.”

“Got it!”

The chef turned back to his work. Although he didn’t know why the young master and his sister’s relationship had improved again, it was clearly not something he needed to concern himself with. After all, it was a good thing.

Soon, two bowls of beef noodles were ready. Bai Feng sat at a table in the courtyard. Besides the beef noodles, the chef had also prepared several side dishes and desserts for them.

“Dig in! Even though you don’t really need to eat after foundation establishment, life would be a lot less fun without meals.”

Bai Feng picked up a slice of beef from the noodles and tasted it, while he mumbled, “If you want something, just take it yourself. You’re old enough now; I won’t be serving you.”

“Hmm…”

Bai Yu Mo nodded gently. She recalled when she first came to the Bai family as a child, when Bai Feng would pull her to eat, even fearing she wouldn’t dare to use chopsticks, personally placing food in her bowl.

Thinking of this, she stole a glance at Bai Feng, who was focused on his noodles. She picked up her chopsticks, hesitated for a few seconds, took a deep breath to calm her nervousness, and then quickly placed a piece of dry-fried beef strip into Bai Feng’s bowl, so fast that it left a blur in the air.

Bai Feng suddenly froze. He looked at the beef strip in his bowl, then at Bai Yu Mo, who was lowering her head to eat. A hint of confusion crossed his face.

Where did this beef strip come from?