"What do you think?" Turquoise Pool's beautiful eyes shifted to Li Changzhou.
"There's nothing much to say on an emotional level, I only like Qing Lan, but in the value game, the four of us together is mutually beneficial while apart we harm each other. This recent Human Tribulation has proven that," Li Changzhou said without any hesitation.
Yang Qinglan nodded in agreement.
Li Qianxia felt that her brother truly was a master.
"So does that mean the four of us have to stick together until death?" Turquoise Pool asked with a smile for confirmation.
Li Qianxia pursed her lips and nodded repeatedly, she had picked up on this implication from her older brother's words.
Yang Qinglan fixed her gaze on Li Changzhou.
"…During missions, together," Li Changzhou added.
"Together on missions," Yang Qinglan, acting as regent, kindly corrected him again.
"Right, right," could Li Changzhou dare to disagree?
"That's exactly what I meant," Turquoise Pool said with a charming and enchanting smile.
Li Changzhou felt an itch in his heart, involuntarily recalling the soft touch of Turquoise Pool's body against his when she jumped behind him in the Forbidden City and then associating it with the tempting scenery he had seen during the vacation a few days ago.
'Good thing my will is strong, otherwise I would've been bewitched by this demoness's "Favored Concubine" long ago!'
——Little brother, I didn't use "Favored Concubine" (seemingly guessing what he was thinking, Turquoise Pool sent a secret message)
——Demoness, you think I'd fall for your trick? With just this little ability, you want to mess up my heart!
Turquoise Pool seemed to laugh even more joyfully, and she said, "Alright, I'll have someone make another trip to the Special Warfare Bureau and try to exchange for some good stuff that money can't buy."
Li Changzhou and the others might be strong, but to speak of wealth — Li Qianxia doesn't have savings of three thousand, Li Changzhou's backpack is empty, and when giving a reward, he can only offer his own blood.
As for Li Changzhou's savings... it's better not to mention them, he simply had no money in his pockets.
"Did anyone become an Immortal today?" Li Qianxia asked Turquoise Pool curiously.
Third Level, Second Level, Supreme Immortal, Li Changzhou could find out if he wanted to. Li Qianxia was asking about First Level Immortals, and to become a First Level Immortal, one must enter the game instance and complete the "Tribulation Immortal" mission.
"No," Turquoise Pool said, "If the four of us, no, along with my five subordinates and Bi's five subordinates, are missing even one person, our missions may fail. Becoming a Tribulation Immortal is not that easy."
The three of them felt deeply about this.
Not to mention seeking snow or going to the Moon last month, if Li Changzhou hadn't fulfilled his promises and treated the Jiajing Emperor with sincerity, even if he killed the Jiajing Emperor in advance, he would end up trapped inside the Five Elements Cauldron by Tao Zhongwen.
Whether he could hold out until Yang Qinglan and the others arrived was also unknown.
This was all under the good fortune of 'unexpectedly meeting Turquoise Pool' and 'Bi, who should have been an opponent, standing on their side,' and so on.
It was not only Li Changzhou and the others' luck but also the luck of Turquoise Pool and Bi.
Without the three of Li Changzhou, Turquoise Pool's mission to become a Tribulation Immortal was almost a hundred percent certain to fail.
And Bi, let alone, she would have been caught up in a life-or-death blood battle with Yang Qinglan and Li Qianxia if they hadn't recognized each other.
"Truly, when going out, one must rely on friends," Li Qianxia couldn't help but sigh.
"The players who participate in the 'Tribulation Immortal' mission probably can only succeed if they know each other, coincidentally meet each other, and enter the same instance. Otherwise, even six first-class players from the Special Warfare Bureau won't suffice," Turquoise Pool affirmed.
"However!" Li Qianxia suddenly became proud, "According to the official game rules, defeating my brother is considered an even harder task than 'Tribulation Immortal!' Hmph!"
She tilted her chin up as if she herself were a Supreme Immortal.
"Yes, Qianxia, you're the strongest," Yang Qinglan laughed.
Li Qianxia rubbed her thumb across the tip of her nose, as cool as can be.
After this chitchat about various trivial matters, they went into seclusion again.
A few days later, Turquoise Pool brought back five items.
"Breath Soil," "Green Wood," "Golden Sand," "Lightning Fire," "Yin Qi Coffin."
"Breath Soil," "Green Wood," "Golden Sand," "Lightning Fire" are for Changzhou to cultivate the Five Elements Qi Blade. I know you've also been asking Yafeiluna to search for them, but foreign countries are full of supernatural nonsense, you have to rely on Xia Country for the Five Elements. These four items are the best materials from the Special Warfare Bureau," she explained.
"All for my brother?" Li Qianxia snorted like a little pig.
"It was all about selling his information after all," Turquoise Pool said with a laugh as she flicked Li Qianxia's forehead with her slender finger.
"This is for repaying the debt, it's for you," Li Qianxia said.
Yang Qinglan seemed a bit shy, "When asking for things... I subconsciously think about what he would want, huh."
"Being coquettish?" Li Qianxia widened her eyes.
"Your brother has controlled my emotions again," Yang Qinglan said without changing her expression.
"I see," Li Qianxia nodded.
Li Changzhou tapped her on the forehead, the kind of tap that could actually make an immortal's skull hurt.
Li Qianxia, covering her head, pouted and revealed an adorably fierce expression, as if she wanted to bite him.
"I owe you a favor," Li Changzhou told Yang Qinglan, he truly needed those Five Elements Materials.
3. Healing injuries - While lying in the coffin, most types of injuries can heal themselves, more severe injuries take longer to recover;
4. Corpse transformation - Female corpses placed in the coffin have a very low probability of reviving as Yin Qi bodies;
5. The heavier the Yin Qi, the better the above effects and the higher the probability of them occurring]
[Remark: Not all who lie in a coffin are vampires; it could also be a beauty — In general, the heavier the Yin Qi, the more beautiful the appearance, and the more beautiful the appearance, the heavier the Yin Qi (refers to living people, normal people)]
"Over 90% Yin Qi in the body?" Yang Qinglan was somewhat surprised.
For inanimate objects, extreme Yin or Yang is possible, but for living beings, Yin and Yang must be in harmony, encompassing the Five Elements, as this is the foundation of all creatures.
Even for her, it was only when she transformed into the Chaos Yin Snake that her body's Yin Qi temporarily exceeded 90%; normally, it's only about 60%.
60% is already quite high.
The difference in Yin and Yang between ordinary men and women is actually very small, let alone 'complete', even a percentage seems too much, and it's these minor differences that divide people into male, female, and neither.
Just like humans and chimpanzees, the genetic sequence of these two species has a similarity of 96.4%, a mere 3.6% difference sets humans as the smartest of all creatures, while chimps can only be studied.
"My 'Queen Mother of the West' persona is of utmost Yin, and your Chaos Yin Snake represents the first strand of Yin Qi between heaven and earth, both of us are capable of using this coffin," Yang Qinglan said.
"Are you planning to be buried together?" Li Qianxia always chatted idly while discussing serious matters.
"I don't mind," Yang Qinglan smiled, "but only after we're dead. Unless your brother joins in while we're alive."
She made a joke, then continued, "I have the right to use this coffin; when I'm not using it, Yang Qinglan can use it. If your Yin Qi gets stronger, it can induce Li Changzhou's Yang Qi, and as Li Changzhou's strength increases..."
"My strength will increase too!" Li Qianxia jumped into the conversation, her eyes sparkling.
She excitedly wrapped her arms around Yang Qinglan's slim and delicate body, her porcelain-like face resting on her shoulder, "Sister Yao, you're the best, this is just like teamplay, like you're supporting me in a game."
To clarify, when Li Qianxia and Li Changzhou played games together, what she said the most was "You AD, why are you taking kills?", and the second most was "I'm killing minions and you're getting money too! Are you out of cash? Eh?", fully justified.
She also liked to support with some random heroes, turning into a mid laner, top laner, or ADC depending on the situation, and if not... well, it didn't work out, but her brother was always there to cover for her.
Only siblings could be such a liability to each other; otherwise, Li Changzhou would be ready to pull out a knife at any minute, charging from the male dorm to the female dorm, giving Ming City University a huge burst of popularity on the trending searches.
Once he had the Five Elements Materials, Li Changzhou entered a state of intense cultivation, akin to retreating from the world.
At the end of February, during the first ever Mecha Racing Contest held on the Moon, he was scheduled to participate in the opening ceremony but didn't go, choosing instead to focus his time on trying to fully upgrade the Five Elements Qi Blade before March 1st.
Li Qianxia attended in his stead, along with Bi and Beia, where they caused mayhem on the Moon.
Legend has it that that night, three arcs of light could be seen flashing across the surface of the Moon from Earth.
The Moon also experienced an explosive boom in immigration and tourism.