Time quickly came to early morning. After claiming the daily Diary Copy cultivation rewards, my Star Aperture increased by another +3.

Then, Chu Ge summoned the System.

“System, open the information panel.”

“Ding, the panel is as follows:

Name: Chu Ge.

Realm: Aperture Opening Realm.

Villain Points: 25500.

System Sections:

diary section (Level 3)

check-in section (Level 2)

Punch-in section (Level 2)

Mission: To surpass in the Grand Competition…

The System sections cannot be upgraded for now.

Upgrading the diary section to Level 4 requires 80000 Villain Points, and upgrading the check-in and punch-in sections each requires 40000 points.

Summoning the Diary Copy, Chu Ge thought for a moment; it seemed there was nothing particularly worth recording.

【Today, I intercepted several of Ye Chen’s future opportunities: the Relics of a Six Heavens Cultivator, a remnant ancient spiritual technique, and a treasure that accelerates cultivation.】

【These were all aids for Ye Chen to gain fame in the Grand Competition, and now they are all in my hands. It’s quite interesting; when I went to the Inner Sect market to retrieve that last Opportunity, Ye Chen actually came there too.】

【No need to think, it must be the Child of Destiny’s halo at work. With the Opportunity snatched, this halo subtly guided Ye Chen to the Inner Sect market; otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence?】

Upon seeing this, Luo Huangjun and Tantai Jinglian, the two owners of the Diary Copy who were watching, both furrowed their brows slightly.

That day, they had personally witnessed Ye Chen being severely beaten. Although his injuries were not critical, they were certainly not light.

Logically, he would need several days of rest to recover.

It was absolutely impossible for him to recover in just one night.

Under some subtle guidance, this Ye Chen, despite his injuries, still went to the Inner Sect market to contend with Chu Ge for this Opportunity that was about to be seized.

Realizing this, both of them understood that the Child of Destiny’s halo was not a simple thing.

【Alas, I didn’t see Master all day today. It’s the first day without seeing Master, and I miss her!】

【Oh, right, and Shijie.】

“This, this, this! This disciple!”

Luo Huangjun, who was still pondering over Ye Chen’s so-called halo of destiny, suddenly saw this new line of text in the Diary Copy, and her mind instantly trembled.

A crimson flush instantly climbed onto her cold face.

A wisp, a touch, in the blink of an eye, this crimson visibly intensified, covering her entire face.

Even her translucent earlobes showed faint blushes.

“It’s all nonsense, disciple!”

She mumbled softly, her chest heaving violently, as if she couldn’t catch her breath.

Such an eighth-heaven King figure was now feeling breathless because of a single sentence from Chu Ge.

“Bad Martial Brother! Bad Martial Brother!”

Su Ling’er grumbled discontentedly, extremely displeased with Chu Ge’s perfunctory words.

However, this dissatisfaction was quickly cast aside.

“Ding, detected that the daily Diary Copy reward for diary owner Chu Ge has been settled. Copy owner Su Ling’er has received a reward: Seven-Day Cultivation Boost Card.”

The excited emotion quickly dissipated; it was not the source reward Su Ling’er had expected.

“Is that all?”

Muttering to herself, Su Ling’er immediately used the cultivation card.

…………

“One-Month Cultivation Boost Card? After use, one can gain a month’s worth of cultivation progress at one’s own cultivation speed…”

“Truly miraculous.”

Not getting what she wanted, she wasn’t discouraged; there was still plenty of time, and there would always be opportunities.

Suddenly, the Diary Copy in her mind trembled slightly. The next moment, a red dot appeared on the friends list.

Luo Huangjun was no stranger to this; it was a notification that someone had sent her a message through the Diary Copy.

Luo Huangjun opened it and found that it was a message from Tantai Jinglian.

［Tantai Jinglian: What was Shimei’s reward? Mine was a Half-Month Cultivation Boost Card.］

Shijie only got half a month, huh…

Thinking this, a strange sense of schadenfreude welled up in Luo Huangjun’s heart, making her feel happy.

［Luo Huangjun: I got one month.］

After much deliberation, Luo Huangjun ultimately decided not to add that somewhat smug-looking triumphant emoji to the expression bar.

She just felt it was a bit inappropriate.

Moreover, her Shijie was never a magnanimous person.

After sending the message, there was no response from the other side. Luo Huangjun, with a rather pleasant mood, used the One-Month Cultivation Boost Card.

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In the early morning, the morning sun began to rise.

Today was Chu Ge’s fourth day since entering Taihuang. His cultivation was gradually getting on track.

Daily reading of cultivation knowledge and history, expanding his horizons, transforming apertures, practicing spiritual techniques, opening Star Apertures—everything was proceeding in an orderly fashion.

“Junior Brother! Junior Brother!”

Outside the door, a crisp shout rang out.

Chu Ge smiled knowingly and opened the door.

As expected, standing prettily outside the door was a girl with a graceful and voluptuous figure, full of feminine beauty—it was Su Ling’er.

The girl had a smile on her face, shallow dimples appearing, and a pair of large eyes that were exceptionally bright. She exuded vitality.

Upon seeing Chu Ge, Su Ling’er’s already bright eyes seemed to glow even more.

Chu Ge also noticed that the girl was somewhat different from usual.

The eyes gazing at him were exceptionally bright compared to before, shimmering with light, as if holding a hidden pool of autumn water.

“Shijie.”

Chu Ge greeted her with a smile.

“Hehe.”

The girl returned an even brighter smile.

“Let’s go, let’s go! I’ll take you to collect the rewards issued by the Holy Land.”

“Oh? That fast?”

Chu Ge raised an eyebrow. He knew there would be a very generous reward for retrieving the huanglong seal, but it hadn’t been specified when he would receive it. Chu Ge had expected to wait for some time, so he hadn’t thought it would be so quick.

While thinking, Chu Ge and Su Ling’er left the Taihuang Hall together.

As they walked side by side, Su Ling’er’s expression was normal, but her heart was somewhat restless.

She had naturally received the notification after getting the source reward that day.

She understood what it meant to increase the diary owner’s favorability.

Regarding Chu Ge, ever since the Diary Copy appeared, she had been extremely curious.

Now that this diary owner had become her Junior Brother, after a few days of getting along, she had a quite good impression of Chu Ge.

If a deeper relationship could truly develop between them in the future, Su Ling’er would not be averse to it.

It’s just that she felt uncertain!

She secretly glanced at Chu Ge, who was walking towards the morning sun.

His face was as handsome as ever, appearing even more ethereal and refined under the faint morning light. The subtle aura emanating from him also made Su Ling’er feel very comfortable.

As she watched, Su Ling’er became lost in thought.

When she came back to her senses, she found Chu Ge also looking at her with a smile.

Su Ling’er’s heart instantly tightened.

‘This is simply unfair!’

‘Going to raise Junior Brother’s favorability? I’m afraid I’ll fall first!’

Su Ling’er thought this, not daring to look at Chu Ge again.

She felt she really couldn’t handle him.

This Junior Brother was too monstrous.

Both in talent and in appearance and temperament.

‘However, if I could truly become Dao Companions with Junior Brother, it should be quite nice, right…?’

This thought suddenly sprouted in Su Ling’er’s mind. She quickly shook her head, trying to shake off this bold idea.

“We’re here.”

With an un-faded blush on her face, Su Ling’er looked at the magnificent pavilion before them and spoke as if nothing was amiss.

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