Chen Ye slightly searched through his memory in his mind.
He Qinyuan had interactions with several apprentices and disciples in Luoxiao Grotto Heaven.
At that time,
Huayue Mansion had four people entering the Grotto Heaven, namely Zhong Shan and Zhong Yue brothers, Hua Wuyin, and He Qinyuan.
Among them, Zhong Shan and Zhong Yue died by the hands of their apprentice,
And back then, the four were already at the peak of the Middle Period of Foundation Establishment.
As for now... this female is already at the Seventh-Layer of Foundation Establishment.
As for the other female cultivator,
Chen Ye had never seen her before, her appearance was fair and beautiful, vaguely resembling Hua Wuyin, seemingly a relative.
Presumably, she is also a disciple of Huayue Mansion.
"The people of Huayue Mansion arrived so quickly... However, the matter of Celestial Abyss can’t compare to that of Luoxiao Grotto Heaven. Even if He Qinyuan and the others breakthrough to the Late Period of Foundation Establishment, they still can’t meddle in the matters of the Divine Son."
"Moreover, the impact of the Celestial Abyss matter is far-reaching, and Huayue Mansion should not just send a few disciples. Afterwards, Huayue Mansion’s teachers will likely come as well."
Chen Ye, in thought, slowly followed behind the two.
The two were completely unaware, even though He Qinyuan was cautious and meticulous, she still couldn’t detect Chen Ye’s tracking.
He Qinyuan, accompanied by the fair-haired girl, shuttled through the market, specifically choosing spirit plants and demon beast materials with Yin-cold attributes unique to Qi Kingdom.
The girl, who seemed to be a Hua family relative, appeared quite curious about the strange objects of the market, occasionally whispering questions, with He Qinyuan patiently answering her.
"The girl is named Hua Jingxin? She is indeed a member of the Hua Family."
Chen Ye withdrew his gaze, intending not to follow them anymore.
They were purchasing so many spirit plants and materials, it seemed they were just stocking up for a specific array or pills.
And the female cultivator beside He Qinyuan was clearly someone who hadn’t experienced much of the demon path’s harshness, if He Qinyuan were executing some important task, she definitely wouldn’t bring her along.
But as he was about to depart, he noticed the two of them didn’t leave the market after buying their supplies, instead heading toward a dark stone wall at the end of the market.
The dark stone wall was densely covered with various jade scrolls and beast skins.
This was the bounty wall of Greed Demon Vein Market, the place where bottom-level loose cultivators and various passersby issued tasks, bounties, and recruitments.
"Hmm? What are they doing at the bounty wall?"
Chen Ye slightly raised an eyebrow, slowed his steps and discreetly followed from afar.
He Qinyuan walked up to the bounty wall, took out a notice with writing, and paid a large amount of spirit stones to the Emotion Crossing cultivator, affixing the notice at the most prominent place on the wall.
After posting the notice, He Qinyuan swiftly pulled Hua Jingxin and disappeared into the crowd, leaving the Greed Demon Vein Market.
Once the aura of the two women completely vanished, Chen Ye leisurely strolled over.
He tucked his hands in his sleeves, hunched over to get closer to the newly posted bounty.
"Recruitment for Celestial Abyss guide at high payment..."
Chen Ye glanced over the writing on the notice, a glimmer of realization appeared in his eyes.
It turned out, they were preparing for a trip to Celestial Abyss by purchasing a lot of supplies!
This was indeed a reasonable move.
The people of Huayue Mansion coming to Qi Kingdom were originally here to investigate Celestial Abyss.
And within Celestial Abyss, the laws are chaotic, especially now with the explosion, the environment has become even more complex.
Moreover, He Qinyuan and Hua Jingxin are both from Ruins Country, unfamiliar with the geomancy and terrain here in Qi Kingdom.
Under such circumstances, if they wish to delve into Celestial Abyss to explore its changes, recruiting a local cultivator familiar with its terrain is absolutely necessary.
"What’s strange is... when the Li Family passed by Chouyun Pass, why didn’t they investigate Celestial Abyss together with the Li Family back then?"
Chen Ye shook his head, pressing down the doubts in his heart, his gaze continued down, landing on the last line of the recruitment conditions on the notice.
"Recruitment requirements: Must be a cultivator at the Early Period of Foundation Establishment, have explored deep into Celestial Abyss and returned safely, familiar with paths in Celestial Abyss’s periphery and middle sections. Reward: Two thousand lower grade spirit stones, along with a slot in Wuyang Palace’s Zhuxin Hall."
Hmm.
The reward is quite rich for an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator, worthy of Huayue Mansion cultivators; they are unquestionably generous.
Seeing these recruitment conditions, Chen Ye couldn’t help but think to himself, by then, many cultivators will likely be attracted.
Actually, this reward is sufficient to recruit a Foundation Establishment cultivator of middle period, but He Qinyuan’s requirements are limited to the early stages, which is understandable.
Finding an early-stage guide can handle the basic dangers of Celestial Abyss, and is easier to control; even if a demon cultivator of the Early Period has guts, they wouldn’t dare harm them secretly.
"Early Period of Foundation Establishment, familiar with Celestial Abyss..."
Chen Ye pondered for a while; his identity as Qing Xuan matches He Qinyuan’s requirements.
It is worth noting,
Currently among those surviving the explosion of Celestial Abyss, it seems that only he and Tuoba You are left.
What Chen Ye valued most was the slot for Zhuxin Hall in Wuyang Palace.
Zhuxin Hall is a place for cultivation, containing a spiritual lightning called Purifying Demon Lightning, though its name carries a hint of righteousness, it is still a treasure of a sect like Emotion Crossing Sect from the demon path.
Demon path’s cultivation progresses rapidly, but often has a shaky foundation and is susceptible to evil qi eroding the divine soul.
And the spiritual lightning within Zhuxin Hall can cleanse the accumulated evil qi within a cultivator’s divine soul, helping them rebuild their Dao heart.
Although this spiritual lightning is completely useless to Chen Ye.
Yet, Zhuxin Hall is located within Wuyang Palace!
He was troubled about how to enter Wuyang Palace, but unexpectedly, the people of Huayue Mansion delivered him an advantageous opportunity.
Although Tuoba You can also enter Wuyang Palace,
Chen Ye would not consider Tuoba You a fool.