Herb Pavilion, top floor.
In the elegant room, sandalwood incense wafted softly.
Liu Quan personally brewed the finest Spirit Tea for Chen Ye and his companion, and the usual slick smile on his face now had a touch of respect.
In the past, although Chen Ye was the steward of Lisong Valley, his position was nominally comparable to the Guardian of the Herb Pavilion... but that was only in name.
He and Chen Ye were both Qi Cultivation Stewards, essentially still cultivators of the same tier.
But now, everything is different...
"Steward Liu." Chen Ye picked up the tea cup, took a gentle sip, and spoke in a bland tone, "Steward Ma, went back to the sect for reporting duty?"
"In response... in response to the steward."
Liu Quan quickly bowed and truthfully replied,
"Recently, due to Lisong Valley, the supply of Spirit Plants has been delayed, so Steward Ma... returned to the sect because of this."
Chen Ye sneered; Lisong Valley’s supply issues were due to recent disturbances by Tribulation Cultivators, making it difficult for people in the valley to go out.
And yet, the sect didn’t send cultivators to handle it immediately...
Chen Ye understood that this was definitely the Wei Family’s interference, paving the way for a rightful takeover of Lisong Valley.
He took another sip of tea and glanced at Lin Qiongyu, who had been anxious and hadn’t dared to lift her head since she walked in.
"Sit." He pointed to the chair opposite.
"...Yes, Master." Lin Qiongyu’s voice was as soft as a mosquito’s, and she carefully placed her shapely hips on the edge of the chair, still somewhat constrained.
Chen Ye cast her a glance and then withdrew his gaze.
He focused his thoughts.
"Clatter—"
All of a sudden, pearls and treasures, and Spiritual Light shone brightly!
The enormous resources from the Storage Magical Artifacts of Wei Shu, the cloaked man from the Ten Thousand Puppet Sect, Ji Yuanliang... and several other cultivators, piled up like a small mountain, filling the entire elegant room’s floor!
Spirit Stones, pills, various puppet parts, and Magical Artifact materials...
The dense Spiritual Qi seemed almost ready to utterly inundate this elegant room!
"This... this..."
Even Liu Quan, accustomed to seeing Treasures of Heaven and Earth, was struck dumb by this terrifying scene before him, unable to speak!
No wonder,
Chen Ye needed him to handle these resources; if not for the Herb Pavilion’s channels, how long would it take for an individual to sell all these off?
This could well be the wealth of several Foundation Establishment Cultivators!
Wait a minute...
Liu Quan’s heart trembled, his eyes wide in awe.
Could it be, Steward Chen ambushed several Foundation Establishment Cultivators in the Grotto Heaven?!
It must be known that each Foundation Establishment Cultivator is a prominent figure.
If Chen Ye indeed ambushed several Foundation Establishment Cultivators, these cultivators would all be great figures Liu Quan had heard of!
"As Steward Liu can see, I would ask Steward Liu to manage these resources for me."
Chen Ye’s voice sounded calmly,
"Though there are many resources, it should not be a problem for Steward Liu. As for the reward, extract a portion from the proceeds of the Spirit Stones—you take one, I take nine. How does that sound?"
Transporting resources all over the Yan Kingdom and finding suitable buyers would indeed require considerable manpower and resources.
On the surface, it seemed giving a tenth to the Herb Pavilion was a loss-making deal, but in reality, it was extremely cost-effective.
Ordinary Loose Cultivators wanting to entrust the Herb Pavilion with consignment had to pay up to two-tenths in Spirit Stones, let alone such a large-scale transaction?
However, Chen Ye is also a Lingyin Sect cultivator, and a steward-level figure at that, so naturally, the handling fee wouldn’t be the same as for a Loose Cultivator.
"No, no, no!"
Liu Quan snapped out of it, his face full of smiles,
"The steward jests! You are a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, and in the future you’ll be a Guardian of our sect! Since you are a senior figure of our sect, it’s only right that the Herb Pavilion serves the steward! How about this... I, Liu Quan, dare to make the decision to treat this transaction as a Guardian-level discount, and only take half a tenth as a handling fee!"
Even at half a tenth, under such vast resources, it’s still a considerable sum.
Chen Ye felt justified; having endured so much for the Lingyin Sect, why shouldn’t he enjoy some benefits?
"Very well..."
Chen Ye nodded, looking at the resources with some anticipation,
"I wonder if Steward Liu could appraise them for me? So I can know the future returns."
This indeed touched upon Steward Liu’s expertise.
Steward Liu’s expression turned serious, stepping forward to carefully count and verify.
"This is the Lower Grade Second Tier Green Wood Heart! Worth at least nine hundred Spirit Stones!"
"And this! A complete Demon Core of a Three-Eyed Wind Wolf! Superior quality, probably fetching a sky-high price of one thousand two hundred Spirit Stones!"
"This pile of puppet materials, if sold to the Ten Thousand Puppet Sect, would be invaluable!"
The more Steward Liu counted, the more his voice trembled.
Lin Qiongyu, meanwhile, covered her rosy mouth, her beautiful eyes wide open.
She knew Chen Ye was remarkable, but that was just a vague concept; how could it compare to the impact of a massive amount of Spirit Stones right before her eyes?
So many Spirit Stones...
If her Lin Family had even one of these Treasures of Heaven and Earth, she wouldn’t have had to leave her home in desperation, racking her brain over her sister’s illness.
Chen Ye nodded to himself.
The bulk of these resources came from Pharmacist Xu of the Medicine King Valley.
Once the little white fox made good relations with the Vine King, it helped Chen Ye obtain Pharmacist Xu’s Storage Ring from the vines.
After the Vine King extracted resources beneficial to its cultivation, it handed them all over to Chen Ye.
Besides that, the remaining resources came from Wei Shu and the Ten Thousand Puppet Sect Foundation Establishment Cultivators, though their resources were far less than Pharmacist Xu’s.
Especially the Myriad Puppets cultivator, who had invested all his resources in his puppets, being notably poor—though he still maintained the dignity of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.
Steward Liu first focused on appraising the highly valuable Treasures of Heaven and Earth, before slowly tallying the numerous basic resources.
These basic resources were mostly collected by Wei Shu and others in the Songyang Cave Heaven, of relatively low grade but abundant in quantity.
A moment later,
Sweat appeared on Steward Liu’s forehead, and he respectfully said: