Investment Return System, Start by taking Demon Empress as a Disciple

Chapter 40: System recovery function, big loss

Chen Daoxuan believed he had a fairly good temperament. Thanks to the influence of the Heavenly Dao Hall, even if his emotions fluctuated occasionally, he could quickly regain his composure. However, upon seeing his disciple's appearance, he was taken aback!

"This… This is what you call a demoness (Succubus), huh!"

Chen Daoxuan took a sharp breath, his voice filled with amazement.

A black silk evening gown with exposed shoulders and back accentuated Leng Yanran's figure, revealing her curves. The translucent gauze material above her abdomen allowed her well-toned muscles to show through, and even the enchanting violet markings, remnants of practicing the Chaos Heavenly Demon Art, were faintly visible.

Coupled with the two demonic horns atop her head, if one were to say she was any different from the demoness he had imagined, only black wings on her back were missing!

For a moment, Chen Daoxuan exclaimed, "This system truly spent its points well!"

After Leng Yanran left the mountain, he found himself with nothing to do and decided to soak in the hot spring in the Spirit Pool Hall.

Afterward, Chen Daoxuan casually set up a clothes rack in the Spirit Pool Hall. He spent more than ten system points to exchange for several sets of clothes for himself and also exchanged a few sets for Leng Yanran, placing them on the rack.

Initially, he thought that one system point per set of clothes might be a bit expensive, considering it was a year's worth of cultivation progress. However, seeing Leng Yanran make her appearance in the system-exchanged evening gown, he felt it was well worth it!

He even wished he could exchange for more. After all, as a master, how could he let his disciple go without stylish attire?

"Master? What's the matter, Master?"

Leng Yanran stood before her Master, greeted him, but noticed that he was staring at her without any reaction.

Blushing, she twiddled her hair and called out softly twice, "Master?"

"Oh, it's nothing. I was just pondering some cultivation difficulties. I lost focus for a moment. Are the clothes I prepared for you a good fit?"

Chen Daoxuan finally came back to his senses, quickly adjusted his expression, and calmly inquired.

"I see, I apologize, Master, for interrupting your contemplation. The clothes you prepared for the disciple fit perfectly. Thank you, Master!"

Upon hearing that her Master had been interrupted by her while pondering important cultivation matters, Leng Yanran felt guilty. If her Master considered it a cultivation issue, it must have been crucial. Not only did he not blame her, he even cared about something as trivial as whether the clothes fit her properly. It warmed Leng Yanran's heart. Indeed, her Master was the best man in the world!

However... she couldn't let her Master discover the fact that she had secretly kept a set of his clothes!

In the midst of their conversation, Leng Yanran bowed once again to her Master. Her pure white attire almost dazzled Chen Daoxuan's eyes.

"Cough, it fits well. Now, tell me about your journey down the mountain."

Chen Daoxuan had to cough to hide his embarrassment and shift the topic.

"Yes, Master!"

As her Master brought up the main matter, Leng Yanran's expression turned serious. She began reporting the entire process of her trip down the mountain. While narrating, she also poured tea for her Master.

Chen Daoxuan leisurely sipped the tea, listening to Leng Yanran's report. He occasionally nodded in approval at her actions.

This time, he didn't offer Leng Yanran any tea. After all, with her current level of cultivation, she couldn't casually enjoy the enlightenment of Dao contained in the Enlightenment Tea like he could. Drinking too much might lead to counterproductive effects and hinder her future cultivation.

Half a cup of tea later, Leng Yanran had fully recounted the details of her journey.

Chen Daoxuan finally set down his tea cup.

"Very well done. Since the Luo Heaven Sect dared to provoke my disciple, they deserve no pity in death, and their annihilation is a result of their own deeds.

"As for those casual cultivators who joined in for excitement, among them may be some with kind hearts and a bit of accumulated virtue. It wouldn't be advantageous for future cultivation to kill them all indiscriminately, as that would accumulate bad karma."

Chen Daoxuan's approval showed that he appreciated Leng Yanran's decision not to massacre all the onlookers. Within the Heavenly Dao Hall, he was an all-powerful existence, akin to the Heavenly Dao itself, and naturally knew about some of the world's hidden truths.

If someone indulged in countless evil deeds, it would lead to bad karma.

While this might not have an immediate impact, in the future, when attempting to break through to higher realms, they could easily fall prey to inner demons or even heavenly retribution if their bad karma was excessive.

Conversely, those who benefited others and did good deeds would accumulate virtue. Such people, regardless of luck or cultivation, would progress more smoothly and occasionally experience unexpected surprises.

Although these concepts were beyond Leng Yanran's current reach, Chen Daoxuan didn't want his future disciple to jeopardize her path to becoming an immortal due to accumulated karma when facing tribulation.

"I never expected these rules to exist. Thank you, Master, for your guidance."

Leng Yanran was greatly astonished after listening to her Master's explanation. She had no reason to doubt her Master's words and merely felt her own cultivation was too low and her perspective too limited.

"By the way, Master, this ring is Daoist Luo Wu's storage ring. As for the spatial treasures of the others, they were all destroyed by master's Sky Monument Divine Art. I only brought back this one.

"However, this Daoist Luo Wu must have been extremely wealthy. The treasures in this ring alone are probably worth an entire Moro Kingdom!"

Regaining her composure, Leng Yanran suddenly remembered something. She took out a ring and presented it to her Master with both hands.

"Tsk, no problem."

Chen Daoxuan shrugged off the notion. What good could come from the accumulated resources of these cultivators? The items he casually exchanged from the system were superior by a thousandfold, if not more. Without hesitation, he took the ring and planned to store it in his system's space.

Suddenly, a thought crossed his mind, and he silently called out to the system.

"System, can this ring and the treasures inside be recycled into system points?"

[Ding, recycling permission has been granted to the host after accepting a disciple.]

[Including the spatial ring and the contained treasures, a total of 331 system points can be exchanged. Would you like to proceed with recycling?]

Upon hearing the system's response, Chen Daoxuan quickly replied, "Yes."

[Recycled, a total of 331 system points exchanged.]

Upon hearing that the ring yielded 331 system points, Chen Daoxuan was initially delighted. This meant he had found another way to earn system points in the future! However, his joy was short-lived as he soon felt a pang of regret.

"Damn, how many system points did we lose in wiping out Luo Heaven Sect this time? This is a huge loss!"