Long Aotian's Fussy Little Cauldron

A pampered, delicate little golden egg who uses others' power to throw his weight around, paired with a cool, noble, money-making dragon-prodigy who supports him

Mutual pining.

Yue Xingruan was the young lord Ying Si's bookboy at the Prince of Yong'an's residence. He grew up spoiled, surrounded by fine clothes and good food. Unused to doing a thing for himself, vain and delicate, all he wanted was to stay by his young lord's side forever, eating whatever was put in front of him and acting as his little lapdog. One day, he hoped to become the mighty chief steward of the prince's estate.

Who could have guessed that Ying Si would test positive for a Heavenly Spiritual Root and leave for the Xianyang Sect to cultivate? Left behind, Yue Xingruan hurriedly packed a huge bundle and chased after him.

The two began a simple life of fighting monsters and leveling up.

However...

When Ying Si reached the Golden Core stage, Yue Xingruan was still at the Qi Refining stage.

Even after Ying Si reached the Deity Transformation stage, Yue Xingruan was still at the Qi Refining stage.

Most of the spirit stones the young lord earned went toward supporting Yue Xingruan, the little freeloader, and still didn't make the slightest difference.

Yue Xingruan was getting anxious. After all, one's cultivation level was tied to one's lifespan. The Qi Refining stage was hardly any different from being mortal, and he'd be dead in a little over a hundred years.

But he had a Mixed Spiritual Root, and the spiritual energy he absorbed each day was tiny, less than what he used up. Cultivation really wasn't for him.

So Yue Xingruan's little brain came up with a plan to get something for nothing.

From then on, he had all the spiritual energy he could ever need.