Zhang Bin gently laid Tian Bingbing, who had buried her head in his chest as shyly as an ostrich, onto the soft bed they had once shared for a night.

Then, he admired the beauty on the bed as if she were a treasured jewel.

Her flower-like face, her fair skin blushing with health, those large, sparkling eyes, and her long legs.

All of this composed an exquisitely beautiful picture.

"Senior Brother, don't be naughty," she protested.

Shy and anxious, Tian Bingbing tried to struggle out of bed.

But Zhang Bin began to kiss her deeply, and she froze as if struck by a bolt of thunder. It took a moment before she came to her senses. "Don't, Senior Brother! You're bullying me…"

Immediately after, she could no longer speak, completely lost in the moment.

Ever since becoming a Taiqing Sect Disciple, ever since becoming Zhang Bin's partner, her heart had belonged to him.

Aside from diligently cultivating, her thoughts were of Zhang Bin every day.

Now that their relationship was out in the open, how could she possibly control herself? How could she have any strength to resist?

When their kiss ended, Tian Bingbing spoke in a panicked voice, "Senior Brother, my dad will be back from grocery shopping any second. We should get out of here, right?"

"Call me husband, and we'll go," Zhang Bin said with a mischievous smile.

"Husband…" Tian Bingbing whispered bashfully, her voice softer than a mosquito's buzzing.

"I didn't hear that. A little louder," Zhang Bin said with a wicked laugh.

"You're awful! I'm not talking to you anymore." A mix of shyness and annoyance filled her as she lightly pounded on Zhang Bin's chest.

The two continued to flirt until Tutu's monitoring indicated that Tian Guangjin was about to return. Only then did they leave the room.

Tian Guangjin had prepared a table full of delicious dishes for Zhang Bin.

Tian Bingbing's mother had passed away from an illness when she was three, and Tian Guangjin had never remarried, raising his daughter all by himself.

Thus, there were only the three of them for dinner.

After three rounds of drinks, Tian Guangjin said, "Xiao Bin, Bingbing, I'm thinking of resigning. Then I can manage the martial arts hall, and Bingbing can focus on cultivating with you. That way, she can grow stronger faster and won't hold you back. What do you think?"

Touched and shy, Tian Bingbing also felt a flicker of worry. If her father arranged this, she would have to cultivate with Zhang Bin and might have to move to Sanchahe Village. Would Xiao Fang and Liu Ruolan welcome her?

"Father-in-law, that's an excellent plan, and I fully support it," Zhang Bin said with a delighted expression. "However, it could be improved to make it even better."

"How can it be improved?" Tian Guangjin asked, surprised.

"Father-in-law, would you like to join my Taiqing Sect?" Zhang Bin asked, his words an earth-shattering pronouncement.

"Me?" Tian Guangjin jumped to his feet, pointing at his own nose. "I'm this old," he asked in shock, "is that even possible?"

To be honest, he had always dreamed of joining a True Cultivation Sect and becoming one of the cultivators, but in his youth, he'd never had the chance.

He never expected that now, at forty-two years old, the opportunity would suddenly appear before him.

What excited him even more was that the sect willing to accept him was the Taiqing Sect.

Everyone in the Martial World was saying that Zhang Bin's Taiqing Sect was incredibly powerful, comparable to the Kunlun Sect. They had even set up a Great Array that not even Zhou Tianyu, a master at the Nascent Soul Realm, could breach.

"You're my father-in-law, so of course you get to use the back door," Zhang Bin said with a devilish grin. "I guarantee that as long as you join the Taiqing Sect, you can reach the Golden Core Realm within your lifetime."

"I can reach the Golden Core Realm?" Tian Guangjin was stunned, his face a mask of disbelief. "How is that possible? I'm not one of those peerless, once-in-a-generation cultivation geniuses."

"Cultivating to the Golden Core Realm isn't that difficult," Zhang Bin said seriously. "As long as you have an excellent Cultivation Method and sufficient resources, even a cultivator with above-average aptitude can reach it. And my Taiqing Sect has both of those things."

He wasn't just boasting; it was the truth.

For cultivators, the most important thing is their Cultivation Technique, followed by cultivation resources. Tellingly, the so-called 'four essentials of cultivation' don't even include innate talent, which is why it's not considered a prerequisite.

Tian Guangjin had been cultivating since he was young and had already laid a solid foundation, having opened eleven meridians.

His aptitude wasn't excellent, but it wasn't poor either.

With these conditions, his chances of reaching the Golden Core Realm were very high.

For most other people, no matter how talented they were, they could never embark on the path of cultivation without those four essentials.

Tian Guangjin burst into excited laughter. "That's fantastic! I'm willing to join the Taiqing Sect."

"However, Father-in-law, you must do something very important for the Taiqing Sect," Zhang Bin's expression turned serious.

Tian Guangjin replied without hesitation, "Since I'll be a Taiqing Sect Disciple, it's my duty to work for the sect. Just give me the order."

"It's actually quite simple," Zhang Bin said solemnly. "You and Bingbing will continue to manage the Longyin Martial Arts Hall. It will become a place to select and nurture Outer Sect Disciples for the Taiqing Sect. I will assess them periodically, and those who are qualified will be formally accepted into the sect and granted the Taiqing Sect's Cultivation Method."

This was him planning for a rainy day. He knew that the Genetically Enhanced Humans would bring about a terrible disaster and that the Black Prison Star People aboard the warship would awaken in a hundred years. He had to make thorough preparations. Just becoming powerful on his own might not be enough to turn the tide. Only by expanding the Taiqing Sect and nurturing many powerful disciples could he have any real confidence.

Using the Longyin Martial Arts Hall as a gateway to select and train talented disciples was an excellent method.

Furthermore, with Tian Guangjin as his father-in-law and Tian Bingbing as his girlfriend, they would naturally dedicate themselves to this task.

"Is the Taiqing Sect going to expand? Do we have enough cultivation resources?" Tian Guangjin asked urgently, so thrilled he felt he might faint.

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