Welcome Gains

As Lin Fei lay naked beside the delicately breathing Elder Song, his gaze was locked onto the ceiling. At least that's how it looked on the outside, but the truth was he was looking at a number of notification windows covering his vision.

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║ You have kissed Song Yi! [First Time] ║

║ Reward: (20 ✖ 5) 100 SP ║

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║ You have received a blowjob from Song Yi! [First Time] ║

║ Reward: (80 ✖ 5) 400 SP ║

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║ You have given cunnilingus to Song Yi! [First Time] ║

║ Reward: (80 ✖ 5) 400 SP ║

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║ You have had sex with Song Yi! [First Time] ║

║ Reward: (150 ✖ 5) 750 SP ║

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║ You have kissed Song Yi! ║

║ Reward: 20 SP ║

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║ You have creampied Song Yi! [First Time] ║

║ Reward: (350 ✖ 5) 1750 SP ║

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Unbelievable! Lin Fei thought. But on second thought, it did make sense. This was after all the 'Dual Cultivation System.' Despite not technically practicing any dual cultivation, he had been rewarded more than when he had forged his Divine rank Physique.

He noted the First Time tag on most of the notifications and wondered if that applied to him or to women. After all, this wasn't his first time having sex, so it wouldn't make sense to add First Time to it. Unless, of course, it applied to women he fornicated with.

A quick mental calculation let him know that he had earned 3,420 SP in total. From a single session. While most of it could be contributed to the First Time bonus, it was still quite a hefty amount.

With these, his total was brought up to 4,170 SP. A number that would be able to allow him to buy a Tier 4 item. More importantly, it would allow him to buy a Tier 4 pill called the Meridian Washing Pill.

Usually, Tier 3 or 4 products needed an Adept Tier Alchemist to create. Those below Tier 3 mostly came in the form of elixirs and were sold at a low price, being the experimental products of budding alchemists.

However, an adept alchemist was different. They were considered true blue alchemists and given such designation by the Golden Dawn Consortium themselves.

Their products sold at very high prices. A Tier 4 Pill from the market would cost him more than a million Low-Grade Spirit Stones at the very least. This was an insane amount of price that would leave even the Inner Sect Disciples floored.

Lin Fei had previously deduced that he would have five months without resources to break through to the Qi Gathering Realm. The truth was, it would've only taken him a half-a-month or an entire at most to complete body tempering and bone refinement without those elixirs.

The rest of those four months would've all gone into trying to open Meridians and establishing Dantian. This was the cruelty of the cultivation world. The further you progressed, the slower you grew. It was basically a definitive law.

But alchemy was different. It was a cheat in the world of cultivation. It skipped the process of growing, extracting, refining, and creating a curated hammer that could be used to break through the bottlenecks.

On his own, Lin Fei would need months to open all the meridians. With the Meridian Washing Pill? Only a single day. That was the power of alchemy. And that was what justified the price of millions. Because in the world of cultivation, nothing was more precious than time.

"You're a trial disciple, right? How long have you been here?" Elder Song asked.

Lin Fei turned his head slightly to gaze at her profile. "Eight years," he answered.

"I haven't seen you before; otherwise, I would've remembered your face."

"Well... I was a bit lost these past few years, but now that I have found myself, you'll be seeing me more often."

She smiled and rested her chin on his shoulder. "I noticed your cultivation. It's at the peak of Bone Refinement. Do you need any help in cultivation? Resources? Or just prolong your stay? Or if you want, I can take you in as my servant."

Lin Fei turned his body entirely, giving her his arm to rest her head on. "Most wouldn't even offer..."

"I'm not most." She played with his long locks of hair. "And besides, you did win my heart. So there's that."

"Already?"

"There's no rule that says you can't fall in love at first sight." She then put a finger on his lips before he could speak. "But, don't mistake my attraction as love for you."

Lin Fei smiled and kissed her finger, taking it in his mouth. "While I appreciate the offer, I won't be needing it. Still, thanks."

"Your choice. My offer stands until whenever you change your mind."

"I have to leave now." Lin Fei made to stand up, pulling his arm from under her.

"You'll be around, right?"

Hearing her question, he paused while picking his clothes and turned toward her. "Do you have a partner?"

Although cultivators didn't marry, they would have partners at some point. Mostly to procreate, but some sought companionship.

"I had one years ago. He died."

"Children?"

"One." She followed his example and started rummaging through her closet to pull out a set of clothing, which she then tossed to him. "Those are torn; wear these. They belong to my son, although he doesn't live here anymore."

Lin Fei picked the clothes, expressing gratitude.

"I will come pay you a visit in a few days."

Elder Song offered him a cheerful smile, and Lin Fei waved at her before he took off.

After their earlier romp, while they were far from exhausted, they had decided to take a rest. It was like shifting back into the lifestyle you had once left behind; it took some getting used to.

Lin Fei arrived at his home and threw his torn clothes into a basket.

"You've been awfully silent since I emptied my balls." He addressed his mother.

Lin Xinyue had been hovering around since the beginning. When he had started it on with Song Yi, she had been making crude comments and suggestive remarks. He had had to actively ignore her to focus on the meal before him.

However, after he had come inside Elder Song, she had gone entirely silent. Lin Fei couldn't help wondering what she was thinking about.

Lin Xinyue finally snapped out of her daze and looked at her son. "I think...," she paused, "your dick is slightly bigger than before."

"Mother!"