Qi Oliver returned to the bedroom alone.
He didn't know when Meng Christopher and the others would come back, but at this moment, with no one to disturb him, it was the perfect time to cultivate!
Taking out all the best resources from the Spirit Treasury and placing them in front of him, Qi Oliver began his cultivation that lasted the entire night.
The Primal Chaos Creation Scripture, which he had practiced in his previous life, was extremely powerful. The speed at which it absorbed spiritual energy and refined Yuan Power was like a whale swallowing water. In just one night, Qi Oliver had absorbed and refined one-third of the Meng family's collections that had been accumulated over decades in the Spirit Treasury!
His cultivation also advanced from Master Realm Third Rank to Master Realm Eighth Rank!
Earlier, by relying on the innate Pure Yin Qi in Meng Sophia's body, he had not only stepped into the Master Realm but also directly advanced to Master Realm Third Rank in one go!
On the Immortal Spirit Continent, martial arts cultivation was divided into three major stages:
Mortal Martial, Spiritual Martial, and Immortal Martial!
Among them, the Mortal Martial stage was further divided into four realms: Martial Artist, Martial Master, Master, and Grand Master!
For most martial artists, advancing from the Mortal Martial stage to the Spiritual Martial stage was as difficult as ascending to heaven.
However, Meng Sophia had a special constitution. As long as one reached the peak of the Grand Master Realm, they could rely on her Pure Yin Body to easily establish a foundation and step into the Spiritual Martial stage!
It was because Qi Oliver had believed Meng Sophia's words that he had always restrained himself and never touched her.
Now, even though he had "wasted" such a good "material", if he hadn't seized the innate Pure Yin Qi in Meng Sophia's body, it would most likely have been taken by someone else anyway!
"What a pity. The talent of this reincarnated body is still somewhat lacking. After settling the grudge with the Meng family, I'll go find some heavenly treasures to improve the body's talent! With the experience from my previous life, cultivating in this life will definitely be easier than before."
At dawn, Qi Oliver slowly opened his eyes and thought to himself.
The talent of this body was actually considered extremely outstanding in the Eastern Spirit Region. But now that Qi Oliver had awakened the memories of his previous life, his standards had naturally changed.
He got up and walked outside the courtyard.
Meng Sophia had woken up at some point. Her eyes were bloodshot with anger as she stared at Qi Oliver.
"Qi Oliver, you bastard! You said you wouldn't humiliate me anymore as long as I behaved! What is this, then!" Meng Sophia shouted in anger.
Qi Oliver said calmly: "Is defying my orders considered 'behaving'?"
Meng Sophia fumed: "When did I defy your orders?"
Qi Oliver replied: "Last night, I told you to sleep in the courtyard, but you insisted on going back to Qinglan Courtyard. That is defiance!"
Meng Sophia was left speechless.
"Don't forget your current identity. You're just my prisoner, not some esteemed Young Lady of the Meng family. So you have no right to negotiate any terms with me!" Qi Oliver said indifferently.
Meng Sophia gritted her teeth: "Must you be so heartless?"
"You don't deserve to talk about 'heart'—not even the 'heartlessness' you're complaining about!" Qi Oliver said coldly.
Meng Sophia bit her lip and said nothing.
She was filled with regret now—regret that she hadn't stabbed Qi Oliver to death with a sword when he was poisoned!
Of course, the reason she hadn't acted directly earlier wasn't because she had any affection for Qi Oliver. It was because she was worried that if Qi Oliver died at her hands, the Qi family might cause trouble for the Meng family when they came to investigate someday! But if Qi Oliver died from poisoning, the Meng family could just brush it off by saying "failed to save him in time".
Qi Oliver swung his sword and cut the ropes binding Meng Sophia.
"The Spirit Stones should be delivered soon. Come with me to receive them," he said calmly.
Meng Sophia's face darkened: "Fine!"
As soon as the two reached the front courtyard of the mansion, several teams of guards, carrying large crates, entered the mansion.
Meng Sophia felt extremely puzzled—how could Qi Oliver have timed this so perfectly?
What she didn't know was that Qi Oliver had long known the guards' movements clearly through the Heavenly Map.
In Qi Oliver's spiritual sea, a scroll colored in black and white hovered. On the scroll was a miniature map of the area within a thirty-li radius, centered on himself!
This scroll was none other than the Heavenly Map!
The Heavenly Map was a divine artifact that Qi Oliver had obtained in his previous life. It was entirely thanks to the Heavenly Map that he had been able to reincarnate with the memories of his previous life and awaken those memories at the critical moment of danger!
Legend had it that the Heavenly Map could survey all realms; whoever obtained it could command the heavens and earth of all realms with a single thought!
Unfortunately, Qi Oliver in his previous life hadn't had time to study it thoroughly before he was brutally killed by the Female Emperor of the Jie Clan!
Although there were many suspicious points about the battle that had led to his death in the previous life, Qi Oliver didn't have much time to dwell on the grudges of his past life at the moment.
Now that he had been reincarnated, he first needed to live well in this life. Only when he returned to his peak strength would he have the chance to investigate the grudges of his previous life clearly.
"Young Lady, Master Son-in-law, these are the Spirit Stones mined in the past half a month—66,500 in total!" the guard in charge of escorting the Spirit Stones said with a grin.
Ever since Qi Oliver had seized several Spirit Mines for the Meng family, the Meng family's monthly income from Spirit Stones had increased by more than 100,000! The guards like them also received much more Spirit Stones as bonuses each month. That was why these guards stationed outside held Qi Oliver in gratitude and awe.
Qi Oliver smiled slightly—with this batch of Spirit Stones, his cultivation could improve further.
"Good job. You've all worked hard. Each of you can take 50 Spirit Stones as a reward, then leave," he said calmly.
The guards were overjoyed and quickly cupped their hands: "Thank you, Master Son-in-law!"
Everyone excitedly picked up their Spirit Stones, and no one noticed the unnatural expression on Meng Sophia's face. After taking the Spirit Stones, the guards respectfully left.
Qi Oliver stored the remaining Spirit Stones away, then glanced at Meng Sophia and asked: "There must be other reasons why the Meng family can't tolerate me, right?"
Meng Sophia's face changed slightly, and she hesitated: "No! Don't overthink it!"
Qi Oliver sneered: "Even if you're blind and can't see my merits, Meng Christopher wouldn't have tried to kill me just for the sake of the Spirit Abyss Secret Realm. After all, with my abilities, as long as I grow a bit more, I can bring even more benefits to the Meng family. Moreover, you never even tested me about the secrets of the Spirit Abyss Secret Realm—how could you be so sure I wouldn't tell you? So I guess there must be another reason why you want to kill me!"
"No, there really isn't!" Meng Sophia denied firmly.
Qi Oliver said calmly: "It doesn't matter. If you're not willing to talk now, everything will be clear when Meng Christopher comes back."
How rare were martial prodigies like him? Qi Oliver, with such talent, becoming a son-in-law of the Meng family should have been like adding wings to a tiger for the Meng family. As long as Meng Christopher wasn't stupid, he wouldn't do something as shortsighted as "killing the chicken to get the egg". And in Qi Oliver's memory, Meng Christopher was quite scheming and shrewd—he wouldn't make such a fool of himself without some hidden agenda!
Returning to the courtyard again, Qi Oliver told Meng Sophia to stay there and not let anyone disturb him. Then he went back to the room to cultivate.
Meng Sophia stayed in the courtyard for a while, then quietly left. She whispered a few words to a guard, who then hurried out of the Meng mansion. Meng Sophia quickly slipped back to the small courtyard.
She thought she had done it without anyone noticing, but little did she know that Qi Oliver had seen everything.