Thinking about how he hadn’t seized any opportunities in the past three months, and with the system already restless, Bai Feng reached out and grabbed Bai Yu Mo’s wrist, determined not to give the system even the slightest chance!

“Let’s go. We’re having a nice dinner tonight, and I’ll help out too.”

With that, he pulled Bai Yu Mo toward the kitchen without waiting for a response.

In the kitchen, Bai Feng glanced at the large amount of ingredients Bai Yu Mo had prepared in advance, pondering for a few seconds. It was clear she was looking forward to him finishing his seclusion soon. “How about we have hot pot tonight?”

“Hmm…” Bai Yu Mo nodded, then looked up and asked softly, “Brother, can I join you in seclusion next time?”

Bai Feng instinctively glanced at her. If he remembered correctly, usually only partners would seclude together, right?

After all, during seclusion, one typically focused on cultivation and breakthroughs in a safe environment, often in private caves, which naturally lowered defenses against the outside world. Thus, only those with very close relationships would seclude together.

He flicked her forehead lightly. “What’s going on in that head of yours every day?”

Bai Yu Mo covered her forehead and retorted, somewhat dissatisfied, “What’s wrong with that? We’ve grown up together as siblings; isn’t that relationship closer than those of partners?”

“You make a good point, but it’s a no-go!” Bai Feng rejected her without hesitation. “Not everything can be done just because of a close relationship.”

This time, however, Bai Yu Mo seemed to have accumulated some emotions after not seeing him for seven days and didn’t give up easily. “It’s just seclusion for cultivation, not a wedding night.”

Bai Feng felt a bit helpless, but thinking of the system lurking around, he could only continue to persuade her. “It’s been this way since ancient times; everyone has formed fixed notions about it. If others find out you and I are secluding together, I’m already used to the rumors, but can you think about how others would see you?”

“Since ancient times, huh?” Bai Yu Mo lowered her head and muttered softly.

Bai Feng rubbed his forehead. Logically, after all this time, Bai Yu Mo’s guilt and insecurity should have faded, right? Why did it feel like they had intensified after his seven-day seclusion?

“…I was wrong.” He sighed and reached out to pat Bai Yu Mo’s head. “Next time, I won’t seclude for that long, okay? If I do, you can do whatever you want with me.”

“…”

Bai Yu Mo suddenly fell silent, then shook her head as if regaining her composure. She lowered her head and said softly, “I’m sorry. I was being unreasonable. Just pretend I didn’t say anything. Let’s continue cooking.”

Hearing her apology, Bai Feng felt even more flustered.

This was clearly a sign that the system was about to shove luck points his way!

“Wait!” He seemed to have made a decision. “Next time, let’s seclude together.”

“Really?”

Bai Yu Mo looked up, her face showing a hint of disbelief, as if she couldn’t understand why Bai Feng had suddenly changed his mind.

Bai Feng nodded. “I thought about it. It’s just cultivation together. Didn’t we often discuss cultivation insights and even practice together in the living room before?”

“Hmm! Then it’s settled!”

Although Bai Yu Mo felt Bai Feng’s reasoning was a bit flimsy—after all, he had just firmly rejected her—this didn’t matter.

The important thing was that Bai Feng had agreed to seclude together.

“Let’s get back to cooking.”

Bai Feng felt a little relieved inside; he had finally managed to smooth things over.

To prevent the system from shoving luck points at him, he was willing to go all out—he could just avoid seclusion for a while!

As long as Bai Yu Mo’s guilt and insecurity faded, she probably wouldn’t care about such things anymore.

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At the dinner table, Bai Yu Mo kept adding slices of meat to the pot, her face lit up with a smile, clearly in a good mood.

“Brother, eat more.”

Bai Feng picked up a slice of meat, rolled it in the dipping sauce, and casually asked the busy Bai Yu Mo, “Did anything happen while I was in seclusion?”

“Nothing.” Bai Yu Mo shook her head, but then suddenly remembered something and quickly added, “Wait, there is one thing. The holy land in Zhongzhou and the sects in the Northern Region have confirmed their collaboration. People from the holy land might come to the Northern Region soon, and according to tradition, we’ll probably have to spar with the disciples from the holy land.”

“They really are collaborating…”

Bai Feng nodded, not particularly surprised.

Previously, the actions of the Divine Lord Heilian had clearly angered the holy land in Zhongzhou. These holy lands valued their reputation, and the Divine Lord’s interference in the Northern Region was a slap in the face to them.

The sects in the Northern Region were also furious about the Divine Lord’s support for the demonic path, so it wasn’t surprising that both sides would unite to combat the demonic forces.

However, more than the demonic path, he was actually more concerned about the disciples from the holy land.

There must be quite a few children of fortune among them, right? With his current luck points, he might be surrounded by them!

Fortunately, he probably wouldn’t need to participate in the sparring, but if there were any tests related to formations, he might not be able to avoid it.

He hoped there weren’t any formation geniuses among the children of fortune from the holy land in Zhongzhou.

‘Master Liu Meng should know a bit about the formation geniuses in the holy land. I’ll ask her later.’

After pondering for a moment, Bai Feng suddenly noticed that his small bowl was already piled high with meat slices, forming a small mountain.

He silently glanced at Bai Yu Mo, who was pretending not to know anything, and then took his bowl, transferring half of the meat slices into hers.

“What’s with all this? You can’t waste food! You eat this half!”

“Oh…”

Bai Yu Mo nodded weakly, picking up her chopsticks to take a piece of meat from the portion Bai Feng had given her.

“I’ll go find Master Liu Meng later to ask about some formation matters. I might be back quite late, so you don’t need to rush to make dinner.”

Bai Feng said casually while eating.

Usually, he wouldn’t mention such trivial matters, but considering Bai Yu Mo’s earlier emotional instability, he wanted to inform her in advance to prevent the system from shoving luck points at him just minutes after he left.

“Okay.”

Bai Yu Mo nodded, a slight smile creeping onto her lips—this scene felt oddly like a conversation between a husband and wife.

Then she suddenly thought of something and looked up at Bai Feng, asking, “Brother, I encountered some problems while cultivating. Can we discuss and spar a bit when you come back?”

“Sure, I want to see how much my strength has improved after reaching the Golden Core completion.”

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“So soon you’ve reached Golden Core completion? I remember you only secluded for seven days, right?”

Liu Meng looked at Bai Feng, who had come to visit, with a hint of surprise on her face.

This didn’t seem like an ordinary talent!

Bai Feng shook his head. “After all, I’ve been through so many battles and taken so many pills. If I hadn’t broken through to Golden Core completion, that would have been embarrassing.”

“True, your experiences during the Golden Core stage are far more exciting than mine back then.”

Liu Meng nodded with a smile, then asked, “You usually don’t come looking for me without a reason. Did you encounter some issues with formations this time?”

“I didn’t want to disturb your peace.” Bai Feng nodded awkwardly. “But I do have some questions. Also, I want to know if there are any particularly talented formation masters in the holy land of Zhongzhou.”

“Formation masters from the holy land…” Liu Meng pondered for a few seconds. “Their formations are quite interesting; they say they’re related to immortal formations. However, I haven’t heard of any formation geniuses from the holy land in recent years, not even one who could compare to Lan Qian’s talent.”

Speaking of Su Lan Qian, she seemed to recall her stagnated cultivation due to inner demons and sighed. “By the way, if you have time, go check on Lan Qian. She’s been a bit reluctant to go out lately, and my attempts to persuade her haven’t worked.”

“Understood, Master.”

Bai Feng nodded, feeling a bit puzzled. He remembered giving Su Lan Qian several personal items before his seclusion, each entwined with a trace of his consciousness. Logically, they should have been able to help her fend off her inner demons during these seven days.

Could it be that just having personal items wasn’t enough?

He decided to inquire thoroughly this time. After all, Su Lan Qian was his capable assistant, and many of the formation disks he planned to auction were made with her help. She couldn’t afford to have any issues.

“Alright, if you have any questions, hurry up and ask. I still need to continue studying that gift you sent me.”

“Master, you haven’t figured it out yet?”

Bai Feng was a bit surprised, but then he remembered that the fragment of the formation was made by an unknown immortal, so it probably wasn’t easy to study and complete.