The Yin Yang Demonic Art is further divided into the Yin Volume and the Yang Volume. Women cultivate the Yin, men cultivate the Yang.

Under normal circumstances, Dual Cultivation with a member of the opposite sex can allow a practitioner of the Yin Yang Demonic Art to rapidly increase their cultivation base, even breaking through realm bottlenecks.

However, if both parties have cultivated the Yin Yang Demonic Art, then under the balance of Yin and Yang harmonization—with the Yin and Yang Volumes mutually drawing from and complementing each other—an effect where one plus one is greater than two can be achieved.

This is why, even with the limitation of binding to the Yin or Yang energy of the first Dual Cultivation partner, it remains the supreme demonic cultivation technique revered by hundreds of millions of demonic cultivators across the continent.

Even with an unremarkable spiritual vein grade and relatively ordinary cultivation talent and comprehension, as long as both partners in a Dao couple cultivate the Yin Yang Demonic Art, they can achieve terrifying effects comparable to those of heaven-defying geniuses.

Therefore, Han Lie’s successful cultivation of the Yin Yang Demonic Art was indeed incredibly good news for Ye Qingxuan.

But this matter, she obviously would not tell Han Lie.

Immediately, Ye Qingxuan made a grasping motion in the air with her jade-like hand. The jade scroll stored in Han Lie’s storage ring instantly flew out and landed in her hand.

Han Lie didn’t mind having the cultivation method for the Yang Volume taken back; he had already mastered it anyway.

“This Senior has a small favor to ask, hoping Sect Leader will lend a hand.”

“The Servant Disciple department matter?” Ye Qingxuan asked.

“Yes.”

Han Lie nodded slightly.

He wasn’t sure if Zhou Ze, who had taken over as the new manager of the Servant Disciple department, would come looking for trouble with him, but it was best to avoid such trouble if possible. So, Han Lie was considering whether he could have Ye Qingxuan step in to resolve this matter.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have any peace for his cultivation.

“A trivial matter not worth mentioning requires This Palace’s personal involvement? Has your old servant’s mind gone dull?”

Ye Qingxuan said with keen interest, “If you can’t even handle a few ants from the Servant Disciple department, what use value do you still have for This Palace?”

Using a butcher’s knife to kill a chicken? Wouldn’t that lower her status?

“……”

Han Lie was momentarily speechless. Indeed, he shouldn’t have counted on Ye Qingxuan.

But upon careful thought, what Ye Qingxuan said wasn’t without reason. Having her personally intervene to settle Servant Disciple department matters was indeed a bit… that.

“However…”

A moment later, Ye Qingxuan flicked her jade finger lightly, and another storage ring fell before Han Lie. “Considering you, this old servant, have successfully cultivated the Yin Yang Demonic Art, This Palace will reluctantly consider you to still have some value.”

“Here are one thousand Spirit Stones. Take them for your cultivation.”

“If you can handle the Servant Disciple department matter yourself, This Palace will reward you with another five thousand Spirit Stones. If you cannot handle it… then fend for yourself.”

“Sect Leader, how can This Senior accept this?”

Though his words refused, Han Lie’s body was quite honest. He immediately picked up the storage ring from the ground and pocketed it with lightning speed.

In the Heavenly Void Sect, Servant Disciples, whose status is lower than even dogs, receive an annual salary of only one Spirit Stone. Therefore, for Han Lie, one thousand Spirit Stones was undoubtedly a huge sum.

And because of this, once you become a Servant Disciple in the Heavenly Void Sect, wanting to turn things around and rise up is as difficult as ascending to heaven!

“Don’t want it? Then return it to This Palace.”

“Sect Leader, you aren’t lacking these thousand Spirit Stones. Something given away is like water spilled; there’s no reason to take it back. Isn’t that right?” Han Lie said shamelessly.

“Do you think you’re funny?” Ye Qingxuan’s face turned cold.

But secretly, she was somewhat amused. Why hadn’t she noticed before that Han Lie had a bit of a sense of humor? Perhaps she had been too strict with him before and hadn’t treated him like a person at all.

“It’s… passable.” Han Lie replied brazenly.

“Sharp-tongued. You may leave now.”

“Sect Leader, This Senior will take his leave then.”

Just as Han Lie turned to leave, Ye Qingxuan suddenly shouted coldly, “Find some time to go to Jade Purity Pond and wash off that stench on you! It reeks!”

“If you come to Violet Heaven Palace next time still carrying this stench, This Palace will make you properly relive the nightmares of your youth.”

Han Lie was taken aback.

Stench?

He might be old in years, but he still paid attention to personal hygiene. How could he possibly stink?

Han Lie’s mind didn’t make the connection immediately. He didn’t realize that the ‘stench’ Ye Qingxuan referred to was Zhuo Hongyi’s lingering scent on him.

Han Lie himself couldn’t smell it. So he thought Ye Qingxuan was just being crazy again.

“Understood, Sect Leader.” Han Lie couldn’t be bothered arguing with Ye Qingxuan about whether he smelled or not and promptly left Violet Heaven Palace.

Returning to his small wooden hut, Han Lie took stock of his current assets.

Counting his century-long savings of Spirit Stones and the Spirit Stones Ye Qingxuan gave him the first time, he now had roughly thirteen hundred Spirit Stones in total, plus five Qi-Assisting Pills.

Qi-Assisting Pills are pills that can temporarily increase one’s speed of absorbing spiritual energy within a certain timeframe. For those geniuses with spiritual veins above seventh-grade, they aren’t very useful, but for cultivators with spiritual veins below seventh-grade, they hold significant value.

Therefore, Qi-Assisting Pills primarily target ordinary cultivators below seventh-grade spiritual veins.

With his Pure Yang Sacred Body, Han Lie naturally didn’t need these few Qi-Assisting Pills anymore, so he considered finding time to go to the sect trading market to sell them off, which should also fetch quite a few Spirit Stones.

“The most important thing right now is figuring out how to snag those five thousand Spirit Stones from Ye Qingxuan…” Han Lie stroked his beard and muttered to himself.

Originally, Han Lie thought that as long as Zhou Ze, the new Servant Disciple department manager, didn’t come looking for trouble with him, he would naturally be happy to enjoy some peace and quiet. But that female demon Ye Qingxuan had dangled bait in front of him, and for those five thousand Spirit Stones worth of cultivation resources, Han Lie really had no choice but to take it.

Five thousand Spirit Stones! Even for an Inner Disciple of the Heavenly Void Sect that’s a huge sum!

Typically when Inner Disciples first enter the Heavenly Void Sect, they receive five hundred Spirit Stones as startup funds from the sect. Afterwards, if they want more resources like Spirit Stones, pills, magic tools, etc., they have to find ways themselves.

Of course, the Heavenly Void Sect has many channels within the sect to earn Spirit Stones, including but not limited to sect missions, training journeys, alchemy, artifact forging, talisman making, etc.

Overall, disciples might profit greatly, but the sect never loses.

Now, even if Zhou Ze doesn’t come looking for trouble, Han Lie is afraid he might have to go look for trouble with Zhou Ze.

Moreover, the target Ye Qingxuan set for him is indeed not too difficult.

“If This Senior remembers correctly, Zhou Ze seems to be at the Qi Refining Stage seventh layer cultivation.”

With Han Lie’s current strength, facing Zhou Ze was still a bit tricky.

So.

“Must hurry to improve my cultivation.”