Her heart was a mix of emotions.
At present, she is their prisoner, yet despite this, they are still willing to keep their promises.
"Your master... truly is an extraordinary person, able to train such remarkable talents."
Su Qingdai sincerely praised, secretly curious about what kind of person Chen Ye truly was?
To be able to train these three talents, he must be a peerless figure himself!
"That’s for sure! Master is the best and most amazing person in the world!"
Qing Jun straightened her small chest proudly upon hearing someone praise her master.
Originally, she found Su Qingdai a bit displeasing, but now she inexplicably felt a bit more favorable towards her.
Her gaze quickly shifted from Su Qingdai’s jade box to the demon snake with its white belly exposed in the blood pool.
The little girl blinked her big eyes:
"Su, sister, is this long creature a Foundation Establishment Eighth-Layer demon snake, isn’t its entire body a treasure? Like, it can be stewed into the most nourishing medicinal dish, right?"
Su Qingdai smiled bitterly and shook her head:
"Qing Jun, little sister, I’m afraid you’ll be disappointed this time. This long creature, you cannot eat it."
"Cannot eat? Why?"
The little girl panicked, pointing at the snake body in the blood pool,
"It’s so big! So much meat!"
Su Qingdai patiently explained, "This red-scaled unicorn snake has been dormant in the blood pool for years, day and night eroded by the violent, turbid blood energy, mottled beyond repair. Not to mention stewing soup, even a mortal touching a drop would have their intestines rot, and a cultivator eating it would go mad."
"Ah..."
With this explanation, Qing Jun lost her appetite too.
It does seem rather filthy.
Forget it...
Better to eat those things that look clean! Otherwise, the tummy would be dirty, and Master wouldn’t want to hug her in the future!
"But it’s not entirely useless."
Seeing her look of disdain, Su Qingdai hurriedly added,
"Its flesh and blood may be poisonous, but those scales and the unicorn on its head are top-tier artifact refining materials! Enough to forge a Second Tier Upper Grade magical treasure!"
"Can’t eat it, then it’s useless! Qing Jun doesn’t care for it!"
The little girl hugged the jade box in her arms tightly and waved her small hand grandly,
"Since Qing Jun has taken the fragrant big fruit, this snake won’t be divided with you! Su, sister, this long creature is all yours, consider it a reward for having the little green snake help earlier!"
With these words.
Su Qingdai was stunned.
A complete material of a Foundation Establishment Eighth-Layer exotic demon beast, these three girls say no, then no?!
Such extravagance, treating spirit stones as if they’re dung, even the most favored true inheritors in the Five Sects of Yan Kingdom couldn’t do that!
She instinctively looked at Lu Zhiwei.
Zhiwei’s expression was indifferent, she nodded slightly: "Since Qing Jun said not to take it, then this demon snake belongs to Taoist Friend Su. Without your array-breaking restraint, we couldn’t have done this smoothly."
In fact.
The treasures they obtained this trip were already enough, lacking even a bit is fine, better to give Su Qingdai something and foster some goodwill.
This girl is, after all, a true inheritor from Medicine King Valley, and now with the Dragon Blood Bodhi, her future is limitless, she’s soon to be the authority of Medicine King Valley.
Su Qingdai solemnly bowed: "Then I shall shamelessly accept it, thank you three junior sisters!"
To her, this Foundation Establishment Eighth-Layer demon snake is a huge fortune! She really can’t refuse it.
...
Outside Luoxiao Grotto Heaven, Hunyuan City.
Unknowingly, a month had passed.
Yet, the number of cultivators in Hunyuan City did not decrease but instead increased.
After all,
It’s the grand event of the Cultivation Realm in the entire Yan Kingdom, with light screen projections, to catch a glimpse of the talents from various sects, and glance into the Cave Heaven Secret Realm, naturally attracting a large number of cultivators.
There are even cultivators from other countries coming from afar.
"Hiss... Isn’t that Ding He? A fierce character known from our Northern Land black market, famously reckless. They say back then he fought for the Foundation Establishment opportunity, managing to survive being chased by over ten same-tier cultivators for three months and ultimately counter-killing them all!"
"I think he’d be no match for Wang Kan of Yehe Fang. This man stumbled into the cave mansion of a Foundation Establishment Late Period cultivator, acquiring his entire heritage. Hmph, even those sect disciples might not compare to him!"
What sparked hot debate among many loose cultivators is undoubtedly those well-known figures among the loose cultivator circles.
"Hey, do you think those high-and-mighty Five Sects talents, this time inside the Grotto Heaven, will end up falling to us loose cultivators?" an old man with a sole eye whispered excitedly.
"Who can say for sure? Inside the Grotto Heaven, life and death depend on fate. But seeing the situation, loose cultivators seemingly have a hidden trend of coming together... strange..."
Compared to the fervor of the loose cultivators within the city.
The atmosphere was rather subtle on the high platform in front of Heaven-Suspended Tower.
Currently, only three sects remained before the platform.
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The cultivators of the three sects gather once every seven days, while disciples are usually sent to study and watch over things.
Today happens to be such a gathering day.
Su Xuange, the leading instructor from Medicine King Valley, is resting with his eyes closed.
However, upon closer observation, one can notice a hint of suppressed anger beneath his calm demeanor.
"Uncle Master, that Chen Ye from the Lingyin Sect is too much of a bully!"
A cultivator from Medicine King Valley in the middle period of Foundation Establishment gritted his teeth and whispered,
"These past days, that fellow has been secluded, completely forgetting his disciple’s actions! Must we, Medicine King Valley, swallow our pride and not uphold justice for our disciples?"
"Indeed! That medicinal garden is clearly the place of our sect’s founders, and those three demonesses are uninvited guests!"
Other disciples whispered among themselves.
"Do not worry, everyone. The life tokens of the disciples are intact, implying Qing Dai is in control."
Su Xuange opened his eyes and said indifferently,
"Nonetheless, we indeed need to make a gesture or two..."
He glanced toward the Spirit Treasure Sect.
Compared to them, the Spirit Treasure Sect is in dire straits.
Recently, half of the twelve true inheritors of the Spirit Treasure Sect have fallen...
As for those who fought with Chen Ye’s disciple earlier, they all perished half a day later.
Strangely enough,
With the continuous fall of disciples, the Spirit Treasure Sect cultivators instead ceased suspecting Chen Ye’s disciple, seemingly suspecting someone else.
Su Xuange held his doubts, waving his sleeves, he walked towards the residence of the Lingyin Sect.
At this time, Chen Ye was reclining in a chair, engrossed in an ancient book.
His aura was restrained, gentle like jade, making him naturally likable, showing no apparent connection to that silver-haired demoness.
"Taoist Friend Chen, you’re in quite high spirits."
Su Xuange stopped one zhang in front of Chen Ye, speaking coldly,
"While your disciple creates havoc inside, you, as the master, confidently read outside. Taoist Friend Chen, I commend you for your composure."
Chen Ye put down the ancient book, looked up, and smiled gently:
"Ah, it’s Taoist Su. You jest, my disciples have been pampered and have seen little of the world. This trip into the Grotto Heaven is merely for them to broaden their horizons and make some friends."
"Make friends?"
Su Xuange laughed angrily at this phrase,
"Beating people half to death or enslaving them to cook and serve meals; is this the making friends etiquette you taught, Taoist Friend Chen?"
"Qing Dai is a true inheritor of Medicine King Valley, of noble standing. Taoist Friend Chen, your beloved disciples have humiliated her like this. Once the matters in the Grotto Heaven are settled, shouldn’t you give our Medicine King Valley an account?"
Facing the questioning from the late period Foundation Establishment cultivator, Chen Ye remained composed.
What a joke?
He is also in the late period of Foundation Establishment!
Chen Ye no longer hid his expression, smirked, and scoffed:
"If we speak of principles. The high levels of each sect have long agreed, matters of the Grotto Heaven do not involve the outside world, life or death left to fate."
"If we speak of unreasonableness... What can you do to me? If it’s a magical battle you seek, I accept!"
"You—arrogant!"
A Medicine King Valley cultivator couldn’t help but shout in anger.
Su Xuange was about to act, wanting to teach the person in front a lesson.
Upon closer examination, his brows furrowed, and he immediately raised his hand to stop the disciples behind him:
"Foundation Establishment Seventh-Layer... You’ve broken through?"
Previously, Chen Ye was merely a Sixth-Layer Foundation Establishment instructor, even with some tactics, he was not a concern.
But once in the late period of Foundation Establishment, even within the Five Sects of Yan Country, could one be considered a Great Cultivator with his own mountain!
If fighting in front of the Heaven-Suspended Tower... Winning is well, but losing, Medicine King Valley’s reputation will be utterly diminished!
"Just luck." Chen Ye nonchalantly replied.
"Luck indeed, life and death left to fate."
With fears in his heart, Su Xuange suppressed his anger, coldly laughed,
"Since Taoist Friend Chen is so confident, I won’t break the rules. However, Taoist Friend Chen seems too assured regarding your disciples... I wonder if they can continue their lucky encounters!"
Others only know Qing Dai has a spirit pet in the middle period of Foundation Establishment, but little do they know that exotic demon snake is best at lurking and obscuring, its poison can even slow spiritual power and paralyze the divine soul.
Given Qing Dai’s life token is still intact and the day she did not use Qing Huan, keeping her trump card hidden.
Therefore,
Su Xuange believes, everything is still in Qing Dai’s grasp!
She’s merely employing temporary measures, making use of Chen Ye’s three disciples!
Upon emergence from the Grotto Heaven, he would see if this man could still smile!