Banshee Family Training Record

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Ye Jinglan, Nie Ningshuang, Zhu Yunqing, and Qi Qiao also gathered around her, hugging her one by one to express their welcome back home.

Not far away, Dongfang Yue watched all this with envy and emotion, but she didn't know what she should do at this moment.

It wasn't until Yun Chuan turned around and waved to her, signaling her to come over quickly, that the girl realized what was happening. She then came forward and gave Hua Caiyan a big hug.

Hua Caiyan was immersed in joy. Although she didn't know why Dongfang Yue was here, it didn't stop her from hugging her best friend.

Chapter 781 Was she asleep too?

Then, disregarding the fact that Yun Chu'an had prepared celestial fruits and fine wines to welcome her, she couldn't wait to say, "Chu'an, hurry! Find a quiet place. Then, eldest sister, third sister, fourth sister, all of you come here. I'll quickly tell you all the magic arrays I've memorized."

Upon hearing this, Yun Chu'an was slightly surprised: "So eager?"

"Yes, I'm in a huge hurry!" Hua Caiyan said anxiously. "You have no idea how much I've memorized right now! Wow, let me tell you, my brain is about to explode!"

"Hurry up, I'll tell you everything, and then I'm going to have a good long sleep and forget all about it!"

Seeing her anxious expression, Yun Chu'an was momentarily lost in thought, and couldn't help but recall his own state before and after the college entrance examination in his previous life.

Hana Ayahan is probably in the same mood and state right now.

Thinking this, he did not hesitate. Holding her small hand, he disregarded the grand banquet that had been painstakingly prepared in the palace and led everyone to the quiet study in the deepest part of the palace.

Hua Caiyan sat cross-legged in the middle, with the others forming a circle around her. Five Golden Core cultivators were serving her in a circle; in the whole world, she was probably the only one who could have such an honor.

Without speaking, Hua Caiyan formed hand seals, closed her eyes, and connected her spiritual sense directly with the people around her. Then, she transmitted all the information in her mind to them: "First, and most importantly, the method of utilizing the Primordial Chaos Qi..."

She frantically "crammed" her knowledge into the group, afraid of missing anything, and they all began to memorize it together.

Yun Chu'an, however, remained calm and composed, showing no sign of panic. The reason was simple: he had a system.

With just a little bit of low-grade spirit stones, the system can help him memorize all the information that Hua Caiyan transmitted to him, allowing him to remember these things without any omissions and without any effort.

This is much cheaper than the system store.

Time passed slowly, and the sun gradually set in the west, plunging the earth into darkness. The moon slowly rose in the east until it reached the center of the sky, announcing the arrival of midnight.

At this moment, Hua Caiyan, who was in the study, finally breathed a long sigh of relief. She turned her head to look around and asked somewhat uneasily, "Have you memorized everything?"

Ye Jinglan, Zhu Yunqing, and the others nodded in agreement: "We've all memorized it, that's fine."

Yun Chuan said gently, "Don't worry, we are Golden Core cultivators, and our memories are better than yours. Rest well, Caiyan, you've worked hard these past few days."

"Leave the rest to us."

Hua Caiyan breathed a slight sigh of relief and said, "That's good."

Without another word, she closed her eyes, tilted her body, and lay back in Yun Chu'an's arms, breathing evenly—almost instantly, she fell into a deep sleep.

Yun Chu'an opened his arms and embraced her soft, delicate body. Zhu Yunqing looked at her younger sister with heartache. Although they were only one place apart in the family hierarchy, there was a deep bond between the two of them, like that of an elder sister who was like a mother. This made her always worried about Hua Caiyan.

Yun Chuan said softly, "Don't worry, I'll take care of Caiyan. Everyone who needs to rest should go and rest. Whatever it is, we can talk about it tomorrow, it's not too late."

No one objected; they all got up and went back to rest.

Yun Chu'an also carried the little fox back to his room, where he cuddled her and slept fully clothed, thus resting.

The next day, afternoon.

Hua Caiyan slept for a full eight hours, until the sun had begun to set in the west, before finally waking up from her dream.

"what……"

She stretched out her arms, yawned widely, her eyes glazed over, and when she opened her eyes, the first thing she felt was no longer the unfamiliar and wary environment of the Qin army's arsenal, but the familiar and reassuring bedroom.

Beside her, a familiar and comforting vibration was soothing her soul: "Awake?"

Her lover's voice came, and she turned her head slightly to see Yun Chuan lying beside her, looking at her.

Despite having so many things to do, he didn't go anywhere today. He just stayed here quietly with her, waiting for her to wake up.

A hint of confusion appeared on Hua Caiyan's face, then she couldn't help but mutter to herself, "I...I'm back?"

Yun Chu'an looked at her with a pained expression, hugged her tightly, and gently patted her back: "Yes, you're back now. Do you remember what happened yesterday?"

Hua Caiyan gradually regained her memory, recalling that she had obtained what she wanted. She then used this as an excuse to ask for leave and fled, leaving the Qin Kingdom without stopping. After taking many detours, she finally returned home. (The last two lines are a poetic expression and don't directly relate to the preceding text.)

Moreover, she poured out all the things she had painstakingly memorized to Yun Chuan and the others.

Fearing they might not have remembered, and that all her efforts would have been in vain, she said urgently, "You all remember it for sure..."

After all, after a good night's sleep, she had completely forgotten about those things.

Yun Chu'an lowered his head and gently kissed her forehead, comforting her, "Yes, you can rest assured about that."

Hearing this, the little fox finally felt relieved.

And it was at this moment that she finally had time to recall some of the illogical things that had happened yesterday.

"Oh, by the way, Chu'an," she suddenly asked, "Why is Dongfang Yue in our house?"

Upon hearing this, Yun Chu'an's body stiffened abruptly. He then turned his face away, looking rather embarrassed: "Ah, this... cough cough... she's just visiting our home..."

The more guilty he seemed, the more suspicious Hua Caiyan became. Knowing Yun Chu'an's flirtatious nature best, alarm bells immediately went off in her head, and she couldn't wait to ask, "Could it be that you've also... no way?"

Seeing Hua Caiyan's tense and excited gaze, Yun Chu'an swallowed hard, then nodded slightly: "Yes, but she's still very hesitant about it and doesn't plan to tell anyone..."

Hua Caiyan was so angry that she jumped up and down, scratching and clawing at Yun Chuan: "Yun Chuan! He went deep behind enemy lines for you, risking his life in the Qin people's arsenal, walking a tightrope every day to steal secrets!"

"You're doing just fine, not only enjoying yourself in the back, but also flirting with other women everywhere, and you've even brought another sister into the family! Ahhh, I'm going to strangle you—!"

She was furious, screaming and scratching. Yun Chu'an quickly dodged, not daring to resist at all, and could only try to change the subject while dodging, "Oh, Caiyan, no, Caiyan, oh right, I have something important to talk to you about. Which of these terracotta warriors do you like best?"

Hua Caiyan threw a huge pillow at him, hitting him in the face, and said angrily, "I don't like any of them! You can choose one yourself, I'm ignoring you!"

After saying that, she turned around, her back to him, her face full of resentment and sullenness.

Yun Chu'an cautiously approached her, and seeing that she no longer reacted suddenly, he carefully reached out and put his arm around her: "Don't be angry, Caiyan, calm down. Getting angry will only hurt your health, and in the end, you'll be the one who suffers..."

Hua Caiyan turned her face away, refusing to look at him. Yun Chuan was not annoyed, but simply stretched out his fingers and guided the spiritual power in his body to outline the shape of a stone lion in front of him: "Actually, before today, I had been conceiving the image of the terracotta warriors we will be creating in the future."

"Look, right here. I plan to create several types of war beasts based on the stone lion. The first one is called the 'Mysterious Yellow Jade Lion,' mainly responsible for offense. Its characteristic is that it can spew out a terrifying torrent of spiritual energy from its mouth, sweeping away thousands of troops..."

"And this kind is called the 'Mysterious Yellow Ink Lion.' They can construct a spiritual energy barrier to protect our army, so everything you do can be maximized..."

He coaxed her softly, but what he meant was the same thing: I've been keeping your matter in mind for a long, long time, and I've been thinking about coordinating with you.

Hua Caiyan puffed out her cheeks as she listened to these words and understood their meaning, and her anger gradually subsided.

Anyway, she already knew his personality, so she couldn't help but roll her eyes at him with a hint of resentment, purse her lips, and then whisper, "You got off easy!"

Chapter 782 Three Kinds of Lions

After saying this, Hua Caiyan stopped complaining, turned around and looked at him: "Just these kinds?"

Seeing that she had calmed down, Yun Chu'an was delighted, but he didn't delay and continued, "And there's more! There's also this kind that can travel at high speeds in the sky, overcoming the biggest weakness of traditional terracotta warriors. I've decided to name it 'Xuanhuang Heavenly Lion,' and it will be our mainstay on the Golden Core battlefield..."

He spoke eloquently, as if he had truly done extensive preparation, which Hua Caiyan found fascinating.

However, in reality, out of Hua Caiyan's sight, his eyes were fixed on a small, pale blue screen beside him, reading aloud the product descriptions word by word.

He had no energy to work on designing terracotta warriors and war beasts during this time; his main focus was on dealing with the powerful families in Caozhou City.

During this period, he combined the evidence that Ye Jinglan had secretly collected some time ago with the evidence he had kept hidden, and he had been publicly presiding over the trial. He not only wanted to make everyone in Caozhou City suffer heavy losses, but also wanted to seize the power of discourse and make all the cultivators in the city applaud.

Even if he were free, he had never studied this subject before and was not good at it at all, so how could he possibly be prepared for it?

Fortunately, he didn't know how, but the system shop did have the corresponding items. At this moment, all he needed to do was recite the instructions, which would be enough to amaze Hua Caiyan.

only……

Looking at the prices listed on the shop interface for these clay war beasts, he couldn't help but grit his teeth inwardly.

Each design drawing costs me 100,000 high-grade spirit stones.

It's so dark...

Wouldn't it be better to keep 300,000 high-grade spirit stones for my own breakthrough to the Nascent Soul stage?

"System!" he whispered to himself, "Can I buy the lion's design blueprints separately? I only want the core components. As for the protective array on its surface and the balancing patterns, I can use the information that Rainbow Flame brought back!"

As he spoke, his heart leaped into his throat, fearing that these things were all complete sets and he wouldn't be allowed to buy them separately.

After all, at this price point, he really couldn't afford it.

He was looking forward to it, and thankfully, in this respect, the system was even more intelligent than he had imagined.

As he waited expectantly, the system interface began to change. The original "Jade Lion" began to disassemble, forming different, packaged modules.

At the same time, the system notification sounded in his ears: [Disassembly complete, analyzing the engraved magic array content brought by the colorful flames... Equivalent replacement in progress... Generating a new solution...]

As Yun Chu'an listened to these words and looked at the screen, he saw that many modules had been replaced, and the prices on the side were constantly decreasing.

Seeing that he suddenly stopped talking and was looking down as if he was thinking about something, Hua Caiyan couldn't help but look up at him curiously: "What are you thinking about?"

Unbeknownst to her, Yun Chuan was intently staring at his system panel.

Fortunately, the system processed the information quickly, and within moments, a completely new solution was proposed: [Equivalent replacement completed. A new solution has been developed. Please check, host.]

Yun Chuan had no interest in looking at the complicated and tedious descriptions on the interface; his gaze was fixed directly on the price in the upper right corner.

Thirty thousand high-grade spirit stones.

In an instant, he felt extremely comfortable all over, as if his whole body was breathing again.

He couldn't help but lower his head and give Hua Caiyan a big kiss on the cheek, his mouth full of praise: "Caiyan, you are so amazing!"

Hua Caiyan was confused about what he was so happy about. Yun Chu'an wasn't in a hurry. He opened the system and, following the details, enthusiastically explained to her, "I just had a new idea. Come, listen to my plan..."

Hua Caiyan yawned slightly. She wasn't really interested in these tedious and cumbersome things. Now that she had retrieved everything Yun Chuan needed, she had her worries gone. She lay there lazily, looking at him, and said, "I don't want to listen. It's so annoying. I don't like listening to this anyway. Stop reading."

Yun Chu'an stopped, then lowered his head and gently kissed her lips, coaxing her softly as if soothing a child, "Alright, alright, I won't recite anymore. Caiyan, shouldn't you improve your cultivation level?"

Hua Caiyan muttered, "I also wanted to mention it, but unfortunately I didn't have the time. When I was in Qin, I spent all my time either working for them or sleeping. I didn't have much time to cultivate."

"Sigh, I'm alright, at least I've achieved my goal and escaped. Those cultivators still in the arsenal, they're truly ruined. Their families are all in Qin, they can't escape either. They've wasted their prime years, and they probably won't have another chance to reach a higher realm in the future, after all, the salary the Qin people pay them is so meager..."

She muttered to herself, a hint of sympathy in her voice. Yun Chu'an didn't know the details of what she had experienced in the Qin arsenal, whether she had made reliable friends there, colleagues who shared her hatred for Qin, or even people who noticed her abnormality but still covered for her...

However, it's clear that Hua Caiyan's demeanor has changed significantly during this trip. At least initially, she shouldn't have felt any extra sympathy for the human cultivators of Qin.

She was the one among the many sisters of the Huai Mountain family who hated human cultivators the most.

Yun Chu'an hugged her tightly, lowered his head and gently kissed her cheek, softly comforting her, "Don't worry, we'll resolve this as soon as possible."

"The emperor's allied forces have already begun their operations. The Qin king's overstepping of his bounds will surely lead to his own destruction. Perhaps in five to ten years, the once invincible Qin king will be defeated and killed."

"And at that time, those people will be freed and liberated."

Upon hearing this, Hua Caiyan rallied, her eyes shining, and nodded vigorously: "Yes, things... will definitely be like this!"

Yun Chu'an lowered his head and gently kissed her cheek again. Hua Caiyan suddenly looked up, excitedly kissed his lips, and rolled over to pin him down: "But before that, Chu'an, quick, give it to me!"

"You have no idea how bored I've been these past few days..." (The rest of the text appears to be a jumbled collection of characters and symbols, possibly from different sources, and doesn't form coherent sentences.)

She shouted this, reached out and began to take off her clothes, pressed him down, and began to demand intimacy.

Yun Chu'an smiled, kissed her, and embraced her without resisting.

The two then engaged in sexual intercourse, posing in various positions, and only after several rounds were they finally satisfied.

Hua Caiyan lay lazily on the bed, her long, black hair loosely draped over her shoulders, her cheeks flushed with satisfaction, and her eyes glazed over, clearly enjoying herself immensely.

Yun Chu'an held her sweaty body in his arms, his eyes still bright and alert, clearly showing that even such lovemaking did not make him feel tired.

Instead, at this moment, his eyes were fixed on his system, still formulating a plan for her next stage of cultivation: "So, Caiyan, to form a golden core, you first need to do these things..."

Hua Caiyan didn't say much, nestled against his chest. At this moment, she didn't want to think about anything anymore. She was willing to do whatever Yun Chuan asked her to do.

Then, as time marched on, the outside world was in turmoil, and in Caozhou, things also began to turn turbulent.

The wind is surging.

Under his personal direction, a purge began to spread. Those who surrendered early, such as the Chen family, were purged lightly; those who remained obstinate were subjected to heavy losses; and as for those determined to resist, old cases were reopened, and then Yun Chu'an raised his butcher's knife.

The killing was a bloody and brutal affair.

Countless independent cultivators applauded with glee, feeling immensely relieved, while many small and medium-sized families were filled with dread, fearing that they would be the next to behead Yun Chu'an. Rumors also circulated in the shadows, suggesting that his ruthlessness would only alienate the people, and how many families would ultimately remain truly loyal to him?

Amidst these doubts, the first workshop to produce terracotta figurines and jade lions opened in Caozhou City.

Chapter 783 Breakthrough to Nascent Soul (Final Chapter of this Volume)

It contains an intricate and complex assembly line, which can only be used by cultivators at the lowest Foundation Establishment stage. Those who enter must first undergo a lengthy training process and pass all the required tests before they can begin working.

Few people understand the purpose of the dials they are operating, or how they are ultimately assembled, since assembly lines and artisanal workshops are fundamentally different things.

However, Yun Chuan put up his own advertisement, stating that anyone who successfully joined the company would receive 3,000 mid-grade spirit stones per month.