"I have the item. What price are you offering?"

"Senior, please name your price in spirit stones!"

"Heh... Go ahead and name your price. Do you have any spirit-summoning magic treasures? Do you have any top-grade spirit stones? I just want a spirit treasure, and I bet you'll have a hard time getting one out!"

Ye Feng's eyes widened in disbelief. Were prices here really that high?

Aside from top-grade spirit stones, he had everything else...

I'll trade it for a map...

But he quickly realized that the other person was joking with him!

If it were the Qingyun Sect of the past, a mid-level sect, they would have had a real hard time even acquiring a single spiritual treasure.

"You don't have any of these, so what are you bragging about? Name your price. You've caused such a commotion along the way, you must have some Soul Light, right? I'll sell you this map for two...five...points..."

Lu Su looked at the soul stone Ye Feng had taken out and decisively chose to raise the price.

The soul stone contains only a sliver of spiritual light and will appear dark gray.

Then at three o'clock, a line will appear on the soul stone.

Two at nine o'clock, two at twenty-seven, three

It will only turn green when it reaches 100 points!

These one hundred points can be used to refine spiritual magical artifacts... Even if infused into a casting tool whose body is only at the spirit treasure level, it can still possess some of the characteristics of a spiritual magical artifact.

For example, an ordinary spirit treasure flying boat, if infused with one hundred points of soul light,

Basically, he's equivalent to a top-tier Nascent Soul cultivator in terms of combat strength, acting as a guard and patroller of the sect.

Moreover, if you have enough spiritual materials, you can directly upgrade it up to the level of a low-grade spiritual magic weapon!

One hundred points of soul light... worth ten million high-grade spirit stones!

Even if you exchange it for top-grade spirit stones, it would still be around eight hundred...

They spent a month in the secret realm, and on average, each person probably earned not much more than that, and they had to be extremely careful and live in fear every day.

Ye Feng could almost hear the sound of the people in front of him swallowing.

It wasn't that he was showing off; it was just that this one was freshly harvested, and he'd gotten at least one...

Having traveled hundreds of thousands of miles, they had accumulated enough soul stones, each containing a thousand points of soul light, to fill two boxes.

Qianhuan has already eaten two or three hundred.

Reaching out and drawing energy from the soul stone, Ye Feng extracted five points of soul light and channeled them into another soul stone.

These soul stones are a specialty of the Ghost Soul Sect. I brought back three rings when I visited them last time.

It's not very useful under normal circumstances, but now is the time to come in handy.

Lu Su's hands trembled slightly as he accepted the soul stone.

He sighed deeply and tossed a jade slip to Ye Feng.

"Walk!"

After saying that, he walked away without looking back.

Of the five, three lingered for a few more glances at Ye Feng, reluctant to leave, but ultimately caught up with the group.

"Elder Lu...he's all alone, why don't we...?"

"Nonsense! Our Mingjing Sect follows the righteous path, how could we do such a thing!"

"Aren't all those secret realms and powerful sects just doing the same thing—collecting protection money...?"

"Others are others, we can't do that!"

Lu Su's words were firm, and his gaze was stern.

In truth, how could there not be inner struggle?

This Ye Feng, seemingly innocent, harbors a deep-seated indifference deep within his eyes...

Even though it was fleeting, it still sent chills down Lu Su's spine.

This person is not as simple as he appears.

Such a gaze...it doesn't belong to a ruthless killer.

He's an arrogant and unparalleled genius!

Those eyes... how should I describe them?

God! Almighty God!

A word suddenly popped into Lu Su's mind, and then he found it amusing.

A Nascent Soul cultivator actually gave me this feeling.

Sigh, no matter what, I didn't do that robbery.

I've refined my mindset once again!

The Mingjing Sect's techniques are a process of repeated refinement.

So-called,

A clear mirror in the mind should not be allowed to be covered with dust.

I feel like I'm not far from reaching the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm after this trip back!

"senior!"

"Holy crap..."

Ye Feng's sudden appearance beside him instantly shattered Lu Su's calm composure.

The Mirror Platform almost shattered into pieces...

"What...what are you planning now?"

"Could you sell me some top-grade spirit stones?"

...

As Ye Feng flew at breakneck speed, he looked at the multicolored, top-grade spirit stone in his hand, a look of delight on his face.

This old man is actually quite nice.

A wisp of soul light, eight top-grade spirit stones!

One top-grade spirit stone is equivalent to ten thousand high-grade spirit stones.

By this calculation, Ye Feng earned approximately 16,000 top-grade spirit stones during his half-day in the secret realm.

Selling it for trading points would amount to 160 million trading points, plus 160 million high-grade spirit stones...

Ye Feng spent ten years in the Tiannan Continent, even robbing two major sects, yet he only earned 2 billion trading points and roughly 3 billion high-grade spirit stones.

As a result, I earned almost a tenth of that amount in just one day in the secret realm...

Judging from Lu Su's appearance, even in the Central Continent, this should be considered a large income.

Unfortunately, there's too much for Tiannan to handle.

Sigh, if only I could open a few stores in the central continent!

But without formidable strength and a powerful backer, even if Ye Feng went there, he'd probably just be easy prey...

Since only Nascent Soul cultivators were in the secret realm, he could afford to be a little more carefree.

Once you're outside, you're nothing!

The redemption option is now available in the system.

However, a ratio of 20,000 to 1 is clearly not worthwhile.

The uses of top-grade spirit stones go far beyond simply absorbing them for cultivation.

If a few hundred are buried within the sect, it's equivalent to creating a spiritual vein.

What is a spiritual vein?

That means it can be replenished even after being depleted; that's what makes a spiritual vein.

The same applies to top-grade spirit stones; high-grade spirit stones are used to supply the formation, and they are constantly being consumed every day.

Once it's used up, it's gone.

However, top-grade spirit stones are constantly being consumed and replenished!

With tens of thousands of these, a level-five formation could probably be kept constantly active without any problems.

Even a level six formation can maintain a minimum level of vigilance!

Ye Feng immediately teleported 500 of the 800 top-grade spirit stones he had just exchanged back to his hometown.

Let's make everyone happy first!

———

Central part of the secret realm, forest

The group of over a hundred people swept through the area, capturing Soul Lights. They barely even bothered to look at the level two and three spiritual herbs they encountered along the way.

Only level four or five spiritual creatures would make them pause for a moment.

The leader, appearing to be about twenty years old, dressed in white and carrying a black sword, strolled leisurely through the forest as if taking a leisurely walk, seemingly oblivious even when the soul light flew right before his eyes.

"Lord Yu Bai, cultivators from the southern region usually appear in the southern part of the forest. If we move sideways, we should be able to find them quickly!"

Beside Lord Yu Bai stood an elderly man with white hair and beard, tall and slender, as straight as a sharp sword...

But at this moment, the sharp sword had lost its edge, standing meekly beside Lord Yu Bai.

"Heh... Jun Tianjue, you mean I should put everything aside and go find that remnant of the Five Elements Sect you mentioned?"

Standing beside him was none other than Tian Juezi, the former master of the Heavenly Sword and one of the Ten Great Sects!

Ten years have passed, and Tian Juezi's hair and beard have turned much whiter, and the sword aura that once constantly lingered in his eyes has become more subdued...

"My lord, this Ye Feng is definitely not to be underestimated. This man..."

"How powerful can a cultivator from the borderlands be? The Five Elements Sect left behind so many places of inheritance back then. Does that mean that just because a disciple from the outer sect has emerged, my Black and White Sword Sect would mobilize the entire sect to hunt him down?"

As he spoke, a cold glint appeared in Xie Yubai's eyes.

"Don't forget who introduced you to the sect. Don't think that just because you have some sword talent you can command me. We're on a mission this time. If we mess things up... humph!"

After reprimanding Jun Tianjue, Xie Yubai's tone softened.

"If Ye Feng truly received the true teachings of the Five Elements Sect, we will naturally encounter him on our journey to the heart of the secret realm."

"If he doesn't go to the center..."

"Not going? Is there anything to worry about with a mere Nascent Soul cultivator?"

Jun Tianjue thought about it and agreed. If Ye Feng had confidence in himself, he would definitely try to get a glimpse of the central inheritance, and he would naturally encounter it at that time.

Before he could come to his senses, Xie Yubai spoke again.

"However, what you said about the entire sect possessing five elemental spiritual roots cannot be ignored! Regardless of the cultivation techniques or treasures he used, once we're out, I'll ask the elders to arrange for you to lead a team to Tiannan to capture this person alive."

Then, whether it's a dragon or a worm, we'll see!

"...yes!"

Upon hearing this, Jun Tianjue felt extremely bitter.

Ye Feng nearly killed him with just a Nascent Soul cultivator; if it weren't for the sect's formation, he probably wouldn't have escaped...

He simply wanted to demonstrate his worth, so he reported that his divine power avatar was on par with Ye Feng's...

This time, they've really dug a hole for themselves!

Now I can only hope that the Black and White Sword Sect can provide me with a powerful enough treasure.

But what if Ye Feng also advances to the Nascent Soul stage...?