Ahem, back to the main topic.
After Zhou Fan cultivated the basic Spells of the Qi Refinement Stage, he discovered that not all Spells could enhance his own strength.
Take the Fireball Technique from the early Qi Refinement Stage, for example; while this Spell boasts astonishing destructive power, comparable to an Innate Body Refinement Cultivator, its effectiveness is quite negligible for a Heavenly Human Realm Body Refining Cultivator like Zhou Fan.
After all, as an offensive Spell, the casting time for the Fireball Technique is much longer than that of the Divine Travel Technique.
In Zhou Fan's opinion, by the time he finished charging a Fireball Technique, he would have already used the Divine Travel Technique to punch his opponent into submission.
Of course, the Fireball Technique wasn't entirely useless for Zhou Fan.
When exploring the Great Desolate Marsh, if he had a proficient Fireball Technique, roasting Vicious Beast meat would be quite feasible.
Besides the Fireball Technique, Zhou Fan also learned Water Bullet Technique, Earth Wall Technique, Gold Thorn Technique, and Wood Entanglement Technique from Shen Yufu.
These basic Spells are among the simpler and more effective of the Five Elements basic Spells, and among these five Spells, Zhou Fan liked the Wood Entanglement Technique the most.
After all, if the Wood Entanglement Technique is manipulated well, it can bind enemies into any desired posture.
And he doesn't even need to carry ropes; it's purely natural, right?
When Zhou Fan steps into the Cultivation World, if there are beautiful Fairies who are ignorant of the times and wish to be his enemy,
Zhou Fan will surely let them experience the power of his “Vine Entanglement,” and then follow up with “Black Gold Thrust”; no Cultivator within the Qi Refinement Stage will be able to resist.
After cultivating several basic Spells of the Qi Refinement Stage, it was already evening.
The gentle Fu Fu Jie had already prepared dinner for them while Zhou Fan was engrossed in cultivating various Spells, then she watched Zhou Fan intently as he delved into his Spells.
As Zhou Fan mastered several Spells, he also sensed Fu Fu Jie's tender and affectionate gaze.
He strode over to Fu Fu Jie's side, gently embraced her delicate, water-like body, and they ate dinner together, clinging to each other.
...
As Shen Yufu and Zhou Fan's intimate encounters increased, Zhou Fan could clearly sense Fu Fu Jie's increasingly intense love for him.
The bright moonlight streamed through the window lattice, casting a glow on Shen Yufu's body.
Zhou Fan looked at the beauty who had fallen into a deep sleep, gently withdrew his arm from under the two blankets, and then tucked the silk quilt around Fu Fu Jie.
Recalling Fu Fu Jie's unreserved love for him after they confessed their feelings that night, Zhou Fan knew that from that moment on, a part of his true heart would be given to Fu Fu Jie.
Fortunately, his true heart still had 9999 parts remaining.
Otherwise, with so many Sons of Destiny in the Cultivation World, what would he do in the future?
After Zhou Fan indulged in some wild thoughts, he snuggled close to Fu Fu Jie and fell into a deep sleep.
...
It was another clear morning, and Zhou Fan, the martial artist who had slept for a full two and a half hours, felt incredibly energetic.
He first painstakingly suppressed the “morning urge,” then got dressed, and after confirming that Fu Fu Jie was still sound asleep, he quietly walked out the door.
Breathing the fresh air within Luoyun Temple, Zhou Fan recalled the location of the three royal women's courtyards, wondering who he should spend the good times with today.
Should it be the dignified and elegant Su Empress, the charming and innocent Pei Empress Dowager, or the captivating Imperial Concubine Yang?
After a difficult ideological struggle, Zhou Fan decided to visit the captivating and still alluring Imperial Concubine Yang.
It was strange, however; logically speaking, among the three royal women, the Pei Empress Dowager should have been the one with the most mature, married womanly charm.
But after their first meeting, Zhou Fan could clearly feel that the Pei Empress Dowager was like an innocent young girl.
Although the Pei Empress Dowager's appearance and figure were undeniably those of a cool and elegant older sister, the clear and naive look in her eyes could not be faked.
Zhou Fan even suspected that a modern college student had Transmigrated when he first saw the Pei Empress Dowager.
One could only say that the Pei Empress Dowager possessed a strong sense of contrasting cuteness.
However, although Zhou Fan was very interested in the Pei Empress Dowager, today's protagonist was not her, but the Great Gan Noble Consort Yang Ruoyao, who was the most charming in Zhou Fan's eyes.
Yang Ruoyao's figure was arguably the best among the three royal women, and according to the intelligence Zhou Fan obtained from the Tianji Tower,
Yang Ruoyao was quite skilled in dance, and there was a saying that her dance once captivated the capital during a selection of palace maids.
Zhou Fan thought that someone who practiced dance year-round would surely have an excellent waist-to-hip ratio, coupled with Yang Ruoyao's foxy face, which could be considered the pinnacle of pure allure.
How captivating she would be when dancing, Zhou Fan dared not imagine.
He just wondered if these three royal women had been disgusted by that good-for-nothing Jiang Wudao's hands and feet.
At this thought, Zhou Fan couldn't help but quicken his pace.
Although the Tianji Tower's records stated that Jiang Wudao had focused solely on political affairs for the past year, attending morning court daily, and had always ignored the women in the harem.
Even if he occasionally visited the harem, Jiang Wudao would maintain the image of a gentleman.
After all, the matter of Jiang Wudao being a eunuch was ultimately just a rumor in the imperial court; many people in the court previously believed that Jiang Wudao was a wise ruler who simply abstained from women.
If Jiang Wudao were truly to mess around in the harem with only his hands and feet, then the matter of him being a eunuch would be set in stone, and many traditional and conservative ministers would be unable to accept such an emperor.
As long as Jiang Wudao wasn't stupid, he wouldn't act recklessly in the harem before his eunuch condition was cured.
With that thought, Zhou Fan was no longer in a hurry.
And to be fair, Zhou Fan's actions were clearly cuckolding the current emperor, yet he was still concerned about whether these Empresses and Consorts were “original goods.”
One could only say that Zhou Fan was truly a pure love warrior.
However, while “original goods” were good, truly mature women naturally possessed their own unique charm.
Alas, at this thought, Zhou Fan felt a bit regretful.
The first Son of Destiny, Ye Fan, was an orphan, so Zhou Fan had no opportunity.
The second Son of Destiny, Jiang Wudao, also had deceased biological parents, so Zhou Fan could only make do with the Empress Dowager whom the previous Great Gan Emperor married before his death.
He hoped that the third Son of Destiny he encountered in the Cultivation World would have a better family, allowing Zhou Fan to thoroughly study Wei-Jin literature.
And, with an academic research mindset, to investigate what kind of unique geomancy could produce a peculiar creature like a Son of Destiny.
Of course, Zhou Fan was mainly after Luck points.
If it weren't for the System he was bound to, the "Benefitting the Immortal Realm System," the pure love warrior Zhou Fan wouldn't bother studying geography.
After all, I, Zhou Fan, am a pure love warrior.
Reiterating his identity as a pure love warrior in his heart, Zhou Fan, in a joyful mood, took light steps and walked towards the location of the still alluring Great Gan Noble Consort Yang Ruoyao.