Chapter 18 - Too Much Yang Energy

The next day at noon, Ye Anping was still sleeping when Xiaodie hurriedly hauled him out of bed. He was powdered, combed, and dressed in new clothes, and in no time, he was turned into a noble young man. As the saying goes, the man relies on his clothes, and the horse relies on its saddle.

On ordinary days, in the Hundred Lotus Sect, he usually wore a linen sweater while his hair was only tied into a ponytail. He also didn't like to wear accessories. If it weren't for the fact that all the disciples recognized his face, they would have basically regarded him as a young man from a poor family.

But now, with the outfit that Xiaodie had dressed him in, he finally looked like a young master of the Immortal Families---with black cloud patterns on his sleeves and a virtuous, pure, and bright demeanor. Going outside would certainly make him a coveted target for human traffickers.

On the side, Xiaodie covered her mouth and, with a soft smile, quipped, "Young master, you look so good now. Even the servants can't help but want to pounce on you."

Ye Anping looked at himself in the mirror and sighed quietly. "Has the Elder of the Black Star arrived yet?"

"Yes, Elder Wang is playing chess with the Patriarch. The Patriarch has specifically asked me to instruct you to dress a little more formally and attend the noon tea ceremony."

"Yes, yes, I know."

Ye Anping understood his father's intention---he most likely wanted him to show his capabilities in front of the Black Star Sect Elder and see if there was a chance that he would take him back and teach him.

Although his old man's idea might be good, it was a shame that the Hundred Lotus Sect, firstly, did not have a specific cultivation method passed down, and secondly, did not produce any famous cultivators.

The title of the Young Master of the Hundred Lotus Sect was equivalent to the 'Kindergarten Class Award' in a job application resume, which was insignificant.

After tidying up his clothes, Xiaodie hung gold and jade tassels on his belt and led him to the Heavenly Pavilion. Ye Anping did not want to embarrass his father, so after entering, he followed Xiaodie's advice and saluted Ye Ao and an old man with white hair on his temples in a very formal way. Then, he took the initiative to serve them tea.

Mixing tea and pouring water for an hour, he yawned more than a dozen times before the two finally finished the game.

"Elder Wang, your chess skills are really good, I am willing to admit defeat."

"Hehe..." Elder Wang smiled and stroked his beard, saying, "My Matriarch often summons me to accompany her in chess games, and I even won several times. If I were defeated by you, Chief Ye, then my Matriarch would lose face."

"Ahaha, so that's how it is."

Tired of listening to them singing praises to each other, Ye Anping glanced at the chessboard, feeling a little embarrassed for the two old men.

When he was in high school in his previous life, he participated in the *Youth Chess Competition *and won first place.

In his opinion, the chess skills of these two people were similar to that of kindergarten children fighting. He even felt that these two old men who had lived for hundreds of years might not be as good as his high school classmates from his previous life.

And this old man said he also defeated the Matriarch of the Black Star? Did that old woman who lived for thousands of years also play chess so badly? It shouldn't be.

After the two chatted about their business for a while, Elder Wang looked at Ye Anping and asked, "Chief Ye, you sent me a five-hundred-year-old spiritual herb. I guess you didn't just want me to come and play a game of chess, right?"

"Ahaha..." Ye Ao laughed apologetically, then grabbed Ye Anping's shoulder and said, "Elder Wang, this is my son who is turning fifteen this year. May I ask you to give him some advice?"

"It's easy to give advice, but..." Elder Wang stroked his beard again. "If you are thinking of letting him enter the inner circle of the Black Star, then please forgive me, there is nothing I can do about it. Chief Ye, you should know that the Black Star Sect's strict requirements for inner disciples are not something that an insignificant deputy Elder like me can influence."

"Yes, yes, I understand." Ye Ao cupped his hands and asked, "How about the outer circle?"

"It's no problem getting into the outer circle, but you should know the saying that a chicken's head is better than a phoenix's tail." Elder Wang glanced at Ye Anping again. "Rather than letting Mr. Ye go to the Black Star Sect as an outer disciple, it's better that he stays in the Hundred Lotus Sect as a young master."

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"Fine." Elder Wang shook his sleeves, beckoned Ye Anping to come to him, then lightly touched his pulse on both wrists with his sword finger and swept over his body with his spiritual sense.

"???" "???"

Question marks popped up above the heads of both father and son.

Ye Ao had no idea, and even Ye Anping himself didn't know that such a problem would occur; after all, he trained according to the method in the game.

There were no established sects in the "Heavenly Sword Fantasy" game, but skill combinations were built to distinguish varied professions. Different skill combinations had different effects, whether it was the summoning style or the sword control style...

Elder Wang sighed again and said, "However, if you find a partner, considering your cultivation method, the partner may suffer."

"Suffer?" Ye Ao was puzzled. "What do you mean?"

"Excessive sexual activity can affect both the man's body through kidney deficiency, and the woman's. This lad's training method plus these two skills combined, unless he can find a partner who is one or two stages above him, the partner will run away every day to hide in her mother's house."

Ye Ao's jaw dropped.

A partner one or two stages higher? Did he mean his son should find a woman in the Core Formation stage to be his partner?

This... how to find her?

He's just a Core Formation cultivator himself.

And if Ye Anping reached the Foundation Building stage, shouldn't he be looking for a Nascent Soul cultivator to be his partner?

Which of the Core Formation or Nascent Soul stage women would be willing to be the partner of a Qi Refining or Foundation Building stage cultivator?

"So... what should we do?"

Elder Wang also understood that finding a partner one or two stages above him was unlikely, so after stroking his beard, he said, "You can take a few concubines to share the burden."

"So... it's like that." Ye Ao looked at Ye Anping, nodded awkwardly, and then gave him a hard pat. "Did you understand? Hurry and thank Elder Wang."

"Oh..." Ye Anping cupped his hands and hastily stepped forward to fill his teacup. "Many... Many thanks, Elder Wang, for your advice."

Ye Ao had mixed feelings as he was already worried about Ye Anping's marriage. That girl, Pei, was bullied by this kid every day, and most likely, she was already unwilling to marry him, but now that he had to accept several concubines, wouldn't she be even more reluctant?

He was not a despot relying on his cultivation strength to capture ordinary women for his son.

Well... Let's think about this matter later.

With a sigh, Ye Ao said, "Elder Wang, there is actually another person that my son would like to introduce to you."

"Introduce?"

"Well, it's a girl my son rescued from a demonic cultivator a few days ago, and she has a letter of recommendation from Taixu Master. It seems that she was planning to go to the Black Star Sect."

"Great Master Taixu?" Elder Wang's eyes widened, and he asked, "Where is that girl?"

"She is recuperating in the back room, please come with me." Ye Ao stood up and looked at Ye Anping. "Anping, follow us."

"Mm-hmm."