Lei Xiaohui had actually been quite plain as a child, which was probably related to her height and how she dressed. As she grew older, she blossomed, and after going to work in a big city, she finally became what one might call an above-average beauty. Still, her height was her most striking feature. At 1.8 meters tall, she had a heroic and dashing presence, giving her a unique charm.

If she could improve her appearance through cultivation, her standards weren’t too high; she would be perfectly content just to be as beautiful as Yao Yao and Zhao Xueqing.

"As for those vine sticks, I left them in the shed by the oil press. I’ll move them in a few days. When I do, I’ll give one to Lei Jiaming and the others. I’ll just say I bought them online."

’It would be a little hard to explain if I just brought them out now.’

The vine sticks Li Xiang had cut down in the Primeval Forest had the potential to mutate, making them naturally superior to anything sold online. They were sturdier and more elastic. In fact, Li Xiang himself was quite fond of them.

He decided to use a vine stick for his daily practice. Whipping out the eight- to nine-hundred-kilogram Profound Iron Mountain-Removal Rod at the drop of a hat would be far too outrageous. He could only conveniently use that when he was out hunting beasts.

The three girls went to take a look at the vine sticks. They had each marked the ones they had used before, so they found them easily.

Those three had the perfect diameter, weight, and feel for them, as they had been carefully selected. San Niu brandished the vine sticks, talking and laughing for a while before heading back into the shop.

That evening, Li Xiang was in the backyard walking his dog, teasing his cat, and petting the Little Fox when he received a very suggestive message from Yao Yao: "Big bro, what kind of beautiful women do you like?"

"Why?" Li Xiang asked.

Lying on her own bed, Yao Yao snickered and replied, "You can tell me. Hmm... Any beauty from any time or place, from anywhere in the world. It doesn’t matter if they’re real or even a character from an anime. As long as you like them, I can go find reference materials."

"What are you up to? You should be asleep," Li Xiang chided.

"Oh, don’t be shy. I can find the reference materials and practice my Transformation Technique based on their pictures or descriptions. As long as it’s someone you like, I’ll train diligently and transform for you to enjoy."

"You’re going too far," Li Xiang replied, speechless.

"I’m serious. I don’t need any official status. I’ll just be your secret lover." After sending the message, Yao Yao was so flushed with embarrassment that she covered her face, not daring to look at her phone.

Li Xiang didn’t reply for a long time.

’Is he ignoring me now?’ Yao Yao couldn’t help but feel dejected. She muttered to herself, ’He won’t even have me as a mistress? Fine, ignore me. We can talk about it later. He’s probably just too embarrassed to say yes. Well, I’m not giving up. I refuse to believe he can actually resist a goddess like me.’

Whenever Yao Yao thought about her insane ability, her confidence soared. Even against Luo Feifei, she wouldn’t feel the least bit inferior. She believed she had a fighting chance.

Suddenly, a message from Li Xiang came through. Yao Yao was instantly excited. She grabbed her phone, tapped it open, and then couldn’t help but let out a PFFT.

Because Li Xiang had said: "Are you ovulating or something? Hurry up and get some sleep. Work hard and cultivate well. We’ll talk when you set foot in Tier Six."

"Big bro, how did you know I was ovulating?" Yao Yao joked. In fact, Li Xiang had guessed correctly. She had been feeling extra amorous these past few days.

"Go to bed early. I’m going to take a shower."

"Hmph~"

Yao Yao put her phone aside. Since it was still early, she decided to cultivate for a while longer. Li Xiang’s "promise" echoed in her mind: once she stepped into Tier Six, would they be able to... *you know*?

’You just wait. I’m taking a screenshot of this and saving it. I’ll definitely work my butt off to reach Tier Six.’ Suddenly, Yao Yao felt incredibly motivated to cultivate.

Li Xiang played with his pets in the backyard for a little while, then went up the back mountain to see Tuantuan and its mother. He gave them some Spirit Fruit and then went to bed.

Although Tuantuan’s mother was not a potential Extraordinary, she had performed a great service by giving birth to Tuantuan, so she was rewarded with Spirit Fruit.

The other thing was that Li Xiang now had a massive surplus of Low Tier Spiritual Medicine, a result of killing so many bats in Malaysia’s Lu Cave.

These Low Tier Spiritual Medicines actually had minimal effect on him now. But since his Realm was still relatively low, he could make up for the lack of quality with sheer quantity. Once he reached a High Tier, however, quantity probably wouldn’t cut it anymore.

The higher one’s Realm, the scarcer High Tier resources became, and the more difficult cultivation was.

After the Saint Tier, he would probably have to wait for the Apocalypse to arrive, for a massive surge of Extraordinary Particles, for various portals to the Otherworld to open, and for all kinds of higher-tier Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to appear. Only then could he once again advance by leaps and bounds.

Actually, the system’s store did have High Tier Spiritual Medicine; it was just that the required Achievement Points were astronomically high, and he currently couldn’t afford to redeem any.

That evening, the little goose and the big rooster were already in their coop and hadn’t come out. So, Li Xiang didn’t give any Spirit Fruit to the cat, the dog, or the fox, deciding to wait until the morning meeting to reward them all at once.

He took a cold shower and went to the large terrace on the second floor to cultivate. Having just set foot in Tier Seven, he felt his foundation was still unstable. He planned to train hard at home for the next few days to solidify his Realm.