Hao Ren awoke from his meditation, opened his eyes, and let out a long sigh.
Alas!
Being parasitized by the "True Demon Stone" was indeed a bittersweet experience!
After a day of frantic cursing, Hao Ren had successfully killed 150 enemies, including two Golden Core elders of the "Sheng Feng Sect."
Over a dozen more enemies were afflicted with "heart demons," or had their "Dao hearts damaged," or their "realms plummeted." In short, they were utterly miserable!
Hao Ren's greatest foe, Zhen Zhibing, was critically wounded and on the brink of death.
...
Thinking of their pathetic states, Hao Ren couldn't help but marvel: "I'm truly a 'master schemer,' bah, I'm a 'cowardly cultivator'!"
[Ding! Congratulations, "Master Schemer," bah, congratulations, Host, you have successfully advanced to the "Foundation Establishment Realm." All your friends will be compelled to send you gifts.]
Compelled to send gifts?
What does that mean?
As Hao Ren pondered with confusion, a gust of fragrant breeze suddenly wafted over him.
Little Dragon Girl threw herself into Hao Ren's arms.
Little Dragon Girl seemed… off, at this moment.
Her beautiful eyes, usually full of spirit and cuteness, seemed to have lost their luster, as if controlled by some mysterious force. She moved like a puppet on strings.
"Master, please accept my gift!"
Little Dragon Girl's voice was also robotic, a stark contrast to her usual gentle, "little white rabbit" tone.
Ugh… this must be what the system meant by "compelled gifts"!
Whether you want to give it or not, if the system tells you to give it, you must give it!
Little Dragon Girl extended her hand and unbuttoned the first button of her top.
Hao Ren.
o（(⊙﹏⊙)）o
Holy cow!
Little Dragon Girl, why are you unbuttoning your clothes while giving a gift!
We're all adults here. If you insist on doing this, I can only say, no, no… no, stop!
Little Dragon Girl, are you trying to give yourself as a gift to me?
How could I possibly accept such a thing?
I'll get shy!
⁄（⁄⁄•⁄w⁄•⁄⁄）⁄
Of course, if you insist on doing this, out of respect for you, I might not be able to refuse!
Wow, she's unbuttoning it, unbuttoning the second button now.
Amazing!
Little Dragon Girl, bah, Big Dragon Girl!
It's like seeing peaks from different angles, isn't it!
A beautiful poem, isn't it!
Hey, hey, hey, Big Dragon Girl, uh, why is Little Dragon Girl reaching into her chest…
Wow, her chest is glowing, is she about to transform like a magical girl?
So exciting!
Then, Hao Ren saw Little Dragon Girl pull out a jade slip.
Little Dragon Girl handed the jade slip to Hao Ren.
"Master, this is for you!"
Hao Ren.
o（(⊙﹏⊙)）o
WTF?
That's it? Just a jade slip, nothing else?
Hao Ren expressed his disappointment, bah, no disappointment, not disappointed at all.
〒▽〒
Look how happy he smiles, tears of joy streaming down his face.
As a kind person, an upright person, a person who has transcended low-level vulgarity, he would never think of those messy things.
Fortunately, Little Dragon Girl stopped at the last moment. If she hadn't, Hao Ren would have considered knocking her out to prevent her from "losing her beastly nature."
Yes, that's right!
〒▽〒
Hao Ren took the jade slip and examined it carefully.
[Divine Ability Name: Light Splitting Spirit Stabilization]
[Detailed Description: An ancient secret divine ability. It can remove impure spiritual energy during a cultivator's Foundation Establishment, forging a perfect "Foundation Establishment Spiritual Sea." This divine ability is too heaven-defying and must be performed by a Golden Core cultivator. Each Golden Core cultivator can only perform it once in their lifetime.]
Oh, Hao Ren finally understood.
No wonder he could condense a "perfect lightning-attribute Foundation Establishment Spiritual Sea"; it was all thanks to this divine ability.
Little Dragon Girl truly cared for him; she used a divine ability that a Golden Core cultivator could only perform once in their lifetime on Hao Ren.
Hao Ren looked at Little Dragon Girl gratefully.
Uh…
Hao Ren's gaze involuntarily drifted downwards, landing on Little Dragon Girl's chest. He could vaguely see a necklace hidden amidst the curves.
Oh!
So that's how it is!
He had been wondering why he couldn't find Little Dragon Girl's spatial storage equipment, but it was hidden in her bosom!
Search!
Next time I have a chance, I must search thoroughly!
Hey, why wait for next time? Isn't today as good as any?
"Next time," "today," it feels a bit strange!
Whatever, let's do it!
Hao Ren.
（￣（●●）￣）
A pair of "lecherous hands" reached out towards Little Dragon Girl.
Just as he was about to succeed, a roar came from outside the cave.
"Roar! Boss!"
The voice was booming, filled with infinite dominance!
Hao Ren was startled and instinctively retracted his hand!
"Officer, I'm innocent, I was just patting her down, didn't do anything, absolutely nothing, uh…"
Hao Ren raised his hands and "defended" himself, then suddenly came to his senses.
What am I afraid of!
There are no police officers here. No one will stop my "lecherous hands"!
That voice was clearly the voice of the "Azure-Eyed Purple Gold Hound."
I scared myself!
Hao Ren was speechless, having wasted another precious opportunity.
He looked at Big Dragon Girl, bah, Little Dragon Girl, he had lost interest.
Hao Ren, dejected, walked out of the cave.
Outside the cave, the "Azure-Eyed Purple Gold Hound" was squatting with a pack of its underlings.
Wild boars, pheasants, eagles, black bears…
Thousands of wild beasts had gathered outside the cave.
Hao Ren glared at the "Azure-Eyed Purple Gold Hound" irritably.
"What are you doing?"
"Giving gifts!"
Roar!
The "Azure-Eyed Purple Gold Hound" roared.
Its subordinates, packs of wild boars, pheasants, eagles, black bears… lined up neatly and approached.
Roar!
The "Azure-Eyed Purple Gold Hound" roared, issuing commands.
The first row of wild boars, "well-trained," knelt on their front hooves, prostrating themselves with their hindquarters raised high, and kowtowed three times to Hao Ren with a "dong dong dong."
Roar!
The "Azure-Eyed Purple Gold Hound" roared, issuing commands.
After the first row of wild boars finished kowtowing, they turned and left. The second row of pheasants approached.
"Dong dong dong," the pheasants knelt in unison and kowtowed.
Roar!
The "Azure-Eyed Purple Gold Hound" roared, issuing commands.
The third row of eagles flew forward, and "dong dong dong," they kowtowed to Hao Ren.
…
Hao Ren.
彡（—＿—；）彡
Speechless!
Utterly speechless!
He suspected that the "Azure-Eyed Purple Gold Hound" was also a transmigrator, and a die-hard fan of "Hong Kong gangster movies."
Having his subordinates kowtow to the Ancestor Master in unison, this was a "classic birthday tribute scene" from Hong Kong movies!
So, this was the gift from the "Azure-Eyed Purple Gold Hound"? A pack of beasts kowtowing!
Thank you, thank you and your whole family!
Hao Ren rolled his eyes at the "Azure-Eyed Purple Gold Hound."
[Ding! Congratulations, Host, your friend "Wang Tenglong" is about to send you a gift. Uh… because your friend "Wang Tenglong" is currently dual cultivating with the Grand Elder "Fey Hong Immortal" of "Nine Dragon Peak," ten thousand three hundred characters are omitted here. He is temporarily unable to deliver the gift in person… The system is about to activate the teleportation array to send "Wang Tenglong's" gift over.]