Chapter 200: It’s All Junior Brother Liu’s Credit

Chapter 200: Chapter 200: It’s All Junior Brother Liu’s Credit

"Three thousand Spirit Stones a portion? The price went up?"

One of the Purple Cloud Valley Inner Sect Disciples who had heard the news couldn’t help but ask. Back in Purple Cloud Valley, it was two thousand Spirit Stones at most. Even though Inner Sect Disciples couldn’t get a spot in line, the price was still relatively fair.

"This price is for the families of our fellow disciples. The internal price for Purple Cloud Valley members is still two thousand Spirit Stones."

Yang Haichen said calmly. Hearing this, the Purple Cloud Valley disciples nodded. Some quickly walked away, obviously to inform their families to gather Spirit Stones, while others directly took out Spirit Stones to purchase the Spiritual Cuisine.

In just a few breaths, ten portions of Spiritual Cuisine were sold.

In the tallest building in the area, Steward Lin opened a window and watched Yang Haichen selling the Spiritual Cuisine. Then, he glanced at the Spirit Contract Jade Token on his desk that had just been returned and slowly narrowed his eyes.

’Peak Master Mo is about to leave. Logically, the Mo Family shouldn’t be lacking the resources a Second Grade Spirit Chef needs. So why is Young Friend Liu selling such a large amount of Spiritual Cuisine? Could it be that he isn’t planning to leave with Peak Master Mo?’

Steward Lin couldn’t help but mutter to himself. The matter of Peak Master Mo’s departure was no secret; at the very least, the middle and upper echelons of Purple Bamboo Peak were all fully aware. They had even prepared for the transfer of power on Purple Bamboo Peak after he left.

This was all to prevent Purple Bamboo Peak from falling into a period of chaos after Peak Master Mo’s departure. The only question was, even if Young Friend Liu, a Second Grade Spirit Chef, wasn’t leaving with him, how could he possibly be lacking resources in Purple Cloud Valley?

’Peak Master Mo would never abandon his disciple, but the current situation undoubtedly proves that Young Friend Liu is gathering resources. In that case, the only possibility is that Young Friend Liu will neither return to the Mo Family with Peak Master Mo nor remain in Purple Cloud Valley!’

Steward Lin’s eyes brightened. He closed the window, sat down in a nearby chair, and carefully examined the two Spirit Contract Jade Tokens on the desk. Recalling the words of the people from the Great Xia Royal Family when they delivered the tokens, Steward Lin felt that their hope of using these two tokens to reach a cooperative agreement with Young Friend Liu was likely to fall through.

’What a strange business.’

Steward Lin shook his head. He wouldn’t delve deeper into the matter, nor would he voice his speculations. If he had the chance later, he would still help the few people on his list—this was all information he had gathered from his recent investigations.

Peak Master Mo had three disciples. Besides Liu Chen, who was an orphan, Ye Linglong and Ji Suyao both had parents. If the opportunity arose, these four people must be brought into Purple Bamboo Peak.

Without Peak Master Mo back then, he would still be just a common steward, not the current Steward of Purple Bamboo Peak. He could never fully repay this debt of gratitude to Peak Master Mo, so he could only extend it to his disciples.

"Fifty portions of Spiritual Cuisine have been sold! The remaining twenty portions will be sold in two hours at the square outside the post station."

Yang Haichen’s loud voice drifted over. Steward Lin put away the Jade Tokens on his desk. The future Peak Master of Purple Bamboo Peak would be the current Grand Elder. Perhaps he wouldn’t even need to intervene for these four Meridian Passage Realm cultivators to become members of Purple Bamboo Peak. After all, the Grand Elder’s disciple was Young Friend Liu’s partner in selling Spiritual Cuisine.

’The Peak Master and the Grand Elder have such good eyes. One is a Second Grade Spirit Chef with decent Cultivation, and the other is a prodigy who appears foolish but is truly wise. Why can’t I ever find such good prospects?’

Steward Lin muttered to himself again. That last shout from Yang Haichen was meant for the Purple Cloud Valley disciples. When the Spiritual Cuisine went on sale later, if the disciples from Qingxu Hall and Thunder Mountain failed to buy any, it couldn’t be said that there was never any intention to sell to them—rather, they just didn’t seize the opportunity.

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"Thunder Mountain and Qingxu Hall each bought five portions of Spiritual Cuisine, and the rest were all bought by Purple Cloud Valley disciples. Junior Brother Yang, that move of yours really pissed off the various major families."

In the afternoon, as they walked down the road, Xie Xichen looked at Yang Haichen with great admiration. This guy was the only Cultivator who could manage to spite Thunder Mountain, Qingxu Hall, and most of the major families, yet still have them all desperately trying to curry favor with him.

"It’s all thanks to Junior Brother Liu. Rather than selling it cheaply to families who might be our enemies, it’s better to sell to Purple Cloud Valley disciples. Even if we have our own conflicts, we are all members of Purple Cloud Valley."

Yang Haichen shook his head. "I didn’t expect this either. It just goes to show how popular Second Grade Spiritual Cuisine is. If it weren’t for the tight supply of Spirit Stones, the disciples from Qingxu Hall and Thunder Mountain probably wouldn’t have been able to buy any at all."

"By the way, is Junior Brother Liu really leaving?"

Ren Xunchun, who was nearby, couldn’t help but ask. The Second Grade Spiritual Cuisine was secondary; the crucial thing was the life-saving grace from their time in Fire Dragon Valley. That was a debt that couldn’t be repaid with Spirit Stones. Moreover, the Spirit Stone transaction was completely fair trade, so there was no gratitude involved at all.

"Probably. Otherwise, there would be no need to sell the Spiritual Cuisine like this."

Yang Haichen nodded. He had deduced this himself. After all, he was well aware that Peak Master Mo was returning to his family, which made Junior Brother Liu’s unusual behavior very obvious.

"This can be considered a good thing. Putting other places aside, just within the Seven Kingdoms, the strength of the Great Xia Dynasty’s Cultivation Realm isn’t even top-tier. If you want better development, you ultimately have to leave. The Foundation Establishment Realm is already the peak in the Great Xia Dynasty, and the strongest expert in the entire Land of the Seven Kingdoms is only at the Bright Aperture Realm. If we reach that realm and still want to break through, our only choice is to leave."

Xie Xichen spoke calmly. He didn’t think he would get stuck in these realms. If everything went smoothly, after breaking through the Qi Refining Realm, he would travel abroad to seek opportunities for further advancement. This was the path his master had arranged for him.

"If that’s the case, by the time we have a chance to meet again, Junior Brother Liu might already be some big shot we can’t even hope to associate with."

Ren Xunchun couldn’t help but look over. He hadn’t received any information about the Mo Family, but sometimes, not getting an answer is an answer in itself. The Mo Family was most likely not in the Land of the Seven Kingdoms. If they truly did meet again, the scene he was imagining was quite likely to happen.

"Alright, that’s enough. We’re almost there."

Yang Haichen shook his head, not voicing his own speculation. He remembered a time when Junior Brother Liu’s Cultivation had been abnormal for a period. He hadn’t asked in detail back then, but looking back now, it seemed to be enough to prove Junior Brother Liu’s extraordinariness. Moreover, there was the living example of Ren Xunchun; the only one who could have detoxified him back then was Junior Brother Liu.

Inside the residence, Liu Chen studied the text floating before him. Following his thoughts, words formed from Spiritual Power materialized in the air. Once the entire essay on his insights into Magic was fully formed, it settled directly onto a blank sheet of paper that had been prepared nearby.

[Engraving Technique: Unique]

"The characters are elegant. Although not as good as Junior Sister Linglong’s, it’s at least more aesthetically pleasing than writing by hand."

Liu Chen flipped through the newly completed essay on Magic insights, feeling quite satisfied. He had finally compensated for the shortcoming of his ugly handwriting. Besides this, the Engraving Technique could also be used to inscribe Arrays and Talismans. The only regret was that Liu Chen lacked the Skills in those areas.