Chapter 3
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Chapter 3: Energy Value
Soon, Li Yufei, his youngest daughter, was taken away by the Immortal Master.
Li Xiaojun felt a bit lonely at first, but he was soon surrounded by people coming to congratulate him.
Both of Li Xiaojun’s daughters possessed top-grade spirit roots, which made countless people eager to build a relationship with him.
The next day, the county magistrate and a group of county officials visited again.
In addition, many prominent families in the county sent gifts to Li Xiaojun.
A few days later, Biyun Xianzong sent someone again to inform Li Xiaojun that his youngest daughter was accepted by the Seventh Elder as a direct disciple.
At the same time, the Immortal Sect sent Li Xiaojun a large sum of gold and silver as a reward!
Moreover, the sect asked for Li Xiaojun’s opinion on whether he wanted to take a government position. If he wished to become an official, the sect could help him secure a position in the Dajing court!
Li Xiaojun had no interest in becoming an official, so he declined directly. He chose to continue being a teacher in Honghe Town.
Additionally, Biyun Xianzong delivered a gift from his eldest daughter, Li Yuting.
Li Yuting sent him a delicate small wooden box.
The wooden box had a clever lock, which posed no challenge for Li Xiaojun; he quickly opened it.
Inside the box was a letter and several clear, sparkling stones.
Seeing the stones, Li Xiaojun felt curious and wondered what his daughter had brought them for.
He first picked up the letter and began to read.
It was a letter from his eldest daughter, Li Yuting, in which she shared her experiences over the past two years.
Due to her spirit root talent, she had been accepted as a direct disciple by the Third Elder in the sect.
In the sect, her master and senior brothers and sisters treated her very well.
Alongside cultivating magical arts, she was also learning cultural knowledge from this world.
In the letter, Li Yuting expressed how much she missed her dad and said she would come back to see him after a few days of successful cultivation!
After reading his daughter’s letter, Li Xiaojun felt a deep longing in his heart.
Unfortunately, the Immortal Sect was not a place an ordinary person like him could enter.
So even if he missed his daughter, he could only wait for her to return and visit him.
Fortunately, he had written a letter for the Immortal Master to take back when he learned the master was coming.
After finishing his daughter’s letter, Li Xiaojun’s gaze fell on the clear stones in the box.
He curiously picked up one of the stones.
However, the next moment, a familiar voice echoed in his mind.
[System Notification: Energy material detected, it can replenish system energy. Would you like to absorb it?]
“Hmm?”
Upon hearing the system notification, Li Xiaojun was very surprised.
After a moment of thought, Li Xiaojun nodded.
“Absorb.”
As soon as Li Xiaojun agreed, the transparent stone in his hand quickly lost its luster.
He felt the stone seemed to become lighter, and the next moment, when he gently squeezed it, the stone turned into powder.
“Did the energy inside this stone get absorbed already?”
Li Xiaojun was very surprised.
[System Notification: Congratulations, host has gained 1 energy value. The junior system store is now open.]
Upon hearing this, Li Xiaojun quickly checked the system page.
In the next moment, a system page appeared in his mind, displaying a system store.
Since it was just the junior system, Li Xiaojun only saw one item inside: lifespan exchange.
1 energy value could be exchanged for 1 year of lifespan.
Seeing this, Li Xiaojun was filled with excitement.
Quickly, Li Xiaojun’s eyes shone as he looked at the other transparent stones in the box.
He swiftly picked up another stone, and as it touched his hand, the system’s prompt sounded again.
[System Notification: Energy material detected, it can replenish system energy. Would you like to absorb it?]
“Absorb!”
After absorbing one transparent stone, Li Xiaojun gained another energy value.
Next, Li Xiaojun repeated the same process and let the system absorb the remaining stones.
In total, he acquired 6 energy values.
Looking at the 6 energy values and then at the hundred thousand energy points needed to upgrade the system store, Li Xiaojun decisively exchanged all his energy values for lifespan.
With 6 energy values, Li Xiaojun exchanged for 6 years of lifespan.
After the exchange, Li Xiaojun felt his body light and airy, and after a while, that feeling disappeared.
When he looked in the mirror, he noticed that a lot of impurities had been expelled from his body.
Half an hour later, Li Xiaojun took a shower.
He looked in the mirror again and found that he appeared much younger, looking only about forty years old.
“Mr. Li, you look radiant and seem a bit younger than before.”
In the town, many people saw Li Xiaojun and couldn’t help but compliment how he looked younger.
“Haha, really? I’m still quite young; I’m only 27 this year.
My daughter brought me an elixir from Biyun Xianzong. After I took it, I felt much better!”
Hearing Li Xiaojun’s explanation, everyone remembered that he was only 27 this year.
However, many still envied him as he mentioned that his daughter sent him an elixir for his health.
As time passed, another year went by quickly.
At the beginning of June, Li Xiaojun wrote two letters to his daughters and waited for the Immortal Master to come to Honghe Town to ask them to deliver the letters.
In the letter to his eldest daughter, Li Yuting, he expressed his longing for her and asked what the transparent stones she brought him last year were.
He told her that after absorbing the energy from those stones, he felt much younger.
So in the end, he asked if she could bring him some more of those stones when she returned.
Li Xiaojun’s letter was written in Chinese, a language only his two daughters could understand, so he wasn’t worried about others reading it.
On June 6th, the Immortal Master who conducted spirit root testing came to Honghe Town again, and Li Xiaojun successfully got them to take the letters to his daughters.
A few days later, a female Immortal Master arrived in Honghe Town.
“Uncle, this is something Li Yuting sent me to bring to you.”
The female Immortal Master handed a wooden box to Li Xiaojun.
“Thank you, Immortal Master…”
“You don’t need to be so polite, Uncle. I’m Li Yuting’s senior sister, called He Qingqing. You can just call me Qingqing…” the female Immortal Master smiled and said to Li Xiaojun.
“Since that’s the case, I’ll take the liberty to call you Qingqing. Qingqing, you’ve traveled from afar; I’ll have someone prepare some food for you…”
“No need, Uncle. I flew here on my sword, and it won’t take long to go back. It’s getting late, so I won’t stay. I’ll head back now.”
He Qingqing said as she prepared to leave.
“By the way, Uncle, do you have anything to send to Li Yuting and the others?”
“Yes!”
