“Um…” Ye Buxiu turned to Shui Miao and said, “This map is broken. If you don’t mind, I can take you to see the place first.”

"No need, senior. Please go ahead with your work. We'll go by ourselves," Minato quickly declined.

Seeing that the Water Phoenix Sect Master trusted him so much, Ye Buxiu felt relieved and took out the contract to sign with them.

"Seniors, we'll take our leave now." Minato and the other two took their leave, and Kanzan and the other two also stood up to say goodbye.

"Okay, go ahead."

Ye Buxiu's tense expression finally relaxed after seeing the four people off.

He picked up the intact fruit, peeled it, and ate a few bites.

Who are these people? Their behavior is disgusting enough, but how did they even find my house address?

What if the people who come later can deduce my location and then surround and attack this area?

Ye Buxiu felt a little flustered.

He can still fool one or two people into paying his rent, but what if a whole group comes at once?

What if one of them can crack his ultimate move? Wouldn't that be even more disastrous?

The more I think about it, the more panicked I become.

Unable to eat any more, Ye Buxiu simply stood up and looked into the distance.

And then there's Xiao Huang'er, that girl is such a worry.

I'll have to give her a talking-to when she gets back; things aren't as peaceful as they used to be.

Ye Buxiu's gaze then fell upon the square chessboard on the wooden table.

The fees have expired, and he has no idea what's going on on this planet.

Never mind, let's go for a walk.

Ye Buxiu simply changed into a piece of clothing he had knitted himself and went out.

Above Mount Yinmo.

Shui Miao and her group flew slowly, chatting and laughing.

"Thank you both for your suggestions. It seems you are quite satisfied with the price of five million spirit stones," Minato said to Hizuka.

As the head of a sect, he was far more mature than Huozhong. His manners were impeccable.

Hizaka laughed heartily.

"No need to be so polite, brother. Although you are a transcendent being, how can you live in this world without the help of spirit stones?"

"Ahem, Sect Master, watch your words." Guan Sanguan realized that Huozhong was about to spout nonsense again, so he quickly stopped him.

Fire Mound reacted instantly and bowed slightly in the direction of Ye Buxiu.

"We really behaved very inappropriately when we ate the immortal fruit today. Didn't you notice the senior's expression? You were all..."

Realizing he was about to say something inappropriate, Guan Sanguan was so frightened that he quickly covered his mouth.

"There's nothing we can do about it. With the fierce competition these days, people might even fight to the death for a single piece of spiritual energy, let alone a top-grade immortal treasure that's tens of thousands of times stronger than a spiritual energy source," Shui Miao concluded.

Hitsugaya seconded, "That's right. My mind was blank at the time. I didn't have time to care about being dignified."

"Was that a test we were going to get just now?" Minato suddenly blurted out.

After thinking about it carefully, the group realized that this was indeed a possibility.

It was easy for them to see from their brief interaction that the senior enjoyed testing others.

Guan Sanguan quickly gathered his thoughts and then slowly said...

"The senior had anticipated our arrival and prepared fruit to wait at the door beforehand."

When we entered, we were met with immense pressure, but it was the seniors who came to our rescue.

What does this tell us?

Our seniors were giving us a hint!

We became the tenants of the seniors.

But just as we entered his courtyard, the powerful figures inside poured cold water on us, warning us not to presume to be on equal footing with our seniors.

We were fairly sincere in this round.

Unexpectedly, we completely lost our guard when he brought out the fruit. Wasn't this our senior testing our greed?

Our self-control in the face of temptation falls far short of the standards set by our predecessors.

Perhaps our seniors are already quite disappointed in us.

Everyone gasped in shock upon hearing this; the thought was truly terrifying.

Don't let his gentle appearance fool you, he has this trick up his sleeve.

This is a true master; he doesn't show his emotions on his face.

As they spoke, they passed Yinmo Mountain. Shuimen unfolded the address in the painting Ye Buxiu had given him, looked around to confirm the direction, and then bid farewell to the two of them before heading towards his own territory.

Guan Sanguan and Huozhong surveyed the area above Yinmo Mountain.

Everything was being built according to the schedule. After the two finished their investigation, they decided to go and see the heart of the Water Phoenix Sect, since they would be neighbors in the future.

After crossing a hill, they saw the two figures, Minato and his companion, floating in the air above.

"What are you doing in the air? Why don't you go down?" Hizaka asked, following Minato's gaze.

Numerous fierce birds filled the sky above the dense forest.

Not only the aerial killer, the serrated eagle, but even the aerial overlord, the parrot, has gathered here.

These birds don't have very strong spiritual power, but they have a great sense of teamwork, and now there are thousands of them gathered together.

If we actually go down there, it would be troublesome if we got entangled with these guys.

And this is just what flies in the sky; if it were to actually go down, who knows how many land beasts would attack it.

Upon seeing the arrival of the two from the Hizaka group, Minato reluctantly revealed a bitter expression.

"The trees here are lush and produce a lot of fruit, which has attracted so many wild animals."

The senior must know all this, so why did they still arrange for us to come here?

Is this meant to test our courage?

Or should we rely on our own abilities to conquer this mountain forest?

Minato suddenly remembered that he had just broken through to the seventh level of spiritual power. What should have been more than ten years of hard training was accomplished by him in a big meal.

Could it be that the senior helped me improve my cultivation level just so that I could undergo this test?

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