Thirty Years (Part One)
The Dao Enlightenment Tea Tree is an extremely rare and precious Spirit Tree. It is naturally close to the Dao, and any one of its branches, leaves, or roots would be a rare treasure in the outside world.
Moreover, it is a Sixth Tier, Upper Grade Dao Enlightenment Tea Tree that has grown for more than 200,000 years. Its value is immeasurable. Once such a treasure enters the Upper Realm, it will probably Bloodline Metamorphosis into Seventh Tier Spirit Root as quickly as the Beacon Beacon-Fire Sword.
The Old Man Zhui Dao used Secret Method to refine the Dao Enlightenment Tea Tree, which not only greatly shortened the time for his breakthrough, but also further enriched his own foundation and greatly enhanced his understanding of the Dao of Heaven and Earth.
That's why he was able to possess combat power comparable to a veteran Mid-Stage Void Refinement expert as soon as he broke through to the Void Refinement.
After exchanging a few words, Yang Tianyou smiled slightly, swirled his teacup, and asked, "Senior, you didn't come to my Purple Moon Mountain simply to deliver these Dao Enlightenment Teas, did you?"
The Old Man Zhui Dao gave a wry smile and said, "I can't hide it from you, Great White. I've come here to ask for some Heavenly Stele Stone Milk."
"To be honest, senior, my Yang Household doesn't have much Heavenly Stele Stone Milk left, and it's all used for other purposes. I can only offer ten drops at most." Facing the old man who had broken through to the Void Refinement Old Man Zhui Dao, Yang Tianyou didn't make his position as firm as he had when he refused the Spiritvoid Pavilion Master last time.
However, what he said was true. The Lineage did not have much Heavenly Stele Stone Milk left, only thirty-two drops at most. Taking out ten drops was already quite a lot.
"Ten drops..." The Old Man Zhui Dao slightly. "In recent years, my junior brother and I have also obtained a lot of Spirit Vein Essence through various channels. The Spirit Vein of True Martial Sacred Mountain has reached the peak of the Sixth Tier, Mid Grade, just one step away from completion."
Even if one is on the verge of promotion, it cannot be resolved with ten drops of Heavenly Stele Stone Milk; at least twenty drops are needed.
As they spoke, the Old Man Zhui Dao subtly observed Yang Tianyou's expression.
A moment later, a surge of joy filled his heart.
"It seems the Yang Household does indeed possess so many Heavenly Stele Stone Milk," the Old Man Zhui Dao thought to himself.
As long as they have them, things will be much easier. What he fears most is that the Yang Household doesn't have that many Heavenly Stele Stone Milk.
The former can be solved with resources and personal connections; simply put, it's about spending money.
The latter is like a skilled cook trying to cook without rice—there's simply no way to do it.
"These are all kinds of treasures accumulated by my True Martial Sacred Land over the years. Great White, please take your pick and don't be shy." The Old Man Zhui Dao the Dao waved his sleeve and placed a golden Storage Ring on the stone table.
Yang Tianyou's heart stirred slightly. Although the Heavenly Stele Stone Milk was precious, everything had a price. As long as the price was right, what did it matter if he had to exchange twenty drops?
Moreover, with Old Man Zhui Dao having broken through to the Void Refinement, his combat power is unparalleled. The Yang Household would be best off maintaining a sufficiently close relationship with him.
With that thought in mind, he extended his Divine Sense and entered his Storage Ring.
A dazzling array of precious resources came into view: Law Treasure, Talisman, Pills, Formation Disc, Spirit Gold, and high-grade ores—everything imaginable was available, with the highest-grade being Sixth Tier, Supreme Grade.
If Yang Tianyou had seen these treasures a hundred years ago, he would have been extremely excited, like a mouse entering a granary.
However, now, the various resources hoarded in the Yang Household's treasure vault alone are several times more than Old Man Zhui Dao took out, so the attractiveness has naturally decreased significantly.
With a sigh, Yang Tianyou began to select items.
He selected mostly high-grade spirit medicine, but the Heavenly Stele Stone Milk was missing twenty drops, so the Lineage had to replace it with a sufficient number of high-grade Pills.
In the past, the Yang Household wouldn't have had this capability.
However, after Zhiming broke through to the Sixth Tier, his ability to refine Pills greatly increased.
If we're really going to compare, he's already one of the top three Alchemy masters in the Lu Wu Realm, it's just that the outside world doesn't know that.
"Great White, are you sure you don't want to choose more?" The Old Man Zhui Dao asked tentatively, looking at the Storage Ring that had returned to his hand.
"No need. The Heavenly Stele Stone Milk is only Sixth-Tier Low-Grade Spirit Items. Even though it is much more precious because of its special properties, it still has its level restrictions."
The treasures I've brought are more than enough to compensate for the value of the Heavenly Stele Stone Milk."
Yang Tianyou said with a smile.
Since we've decided to do everything we can to Old Man Zhui Dao, we can't afford to lose sight of the bigger picture for the sake of small gains. What's wrong with giving up some of the benefits that are rightfully ours?
We can naturally recover it through other means later.
The biggest taboo in developing power is short-sightedness.
Sure enough, as soon as Yang Tianyou finished speaking, the Old Man Zhui Dao's gaze towards him became several times more amiable.
"We, the True Martial Sacred Land, will remember this kindness between our Great White and your noble family. We will do our utmost to help you in the future, even at the cost of our lives!" the Old Man Zhui Dao said solemnly.
Upon hearing this, Yang Tianyou's smile widened. "Senior, what are you saying? Since we are the pillars of this society, we should work together to overcome this difficulty, shouldn't we?"
After speaking, he flipped his right hand, and a small jade bottle, half a foot tall, appeared in his palm. Drops of Heavenly Stele Stone Milk, like the most perfect pearls, swayed and rolled in the bottle.
Looking at the Heavenly Stele Stone Milk before him, a longing flashed in the Old Man Zhui Dao's eyes.
The junior brother, who was capable of using the Divine Strike Technique, perished, and the Ancestor, True Lord Tianhai, descended, using up two of the True Martial Holy Land's Void Returning Foundations.
Although the strength of the True Martial Sacred Land increased rather than decreased due to the breakthrough of the Old Man Zhui Dao to the Void Refinement Realm.
But it's important to know that the Old Man Zhui Dao was just one person.
With his duties already stretched thin, once he leaves the True Martial Sacred Land, the sect will lack the resources to suppress him. If they are ambushed by enemies at the Void Refinement level, they will inevitably suffer heavy losses.
Therefore, the Old Man Zhui Dao set his sights on the Spirit Veins.
With their Sixth-Tier Upper-Grade Spirit Vein, the Yang Household could reliably hold off the Mountain-Moving Army Corps even without the Purple Moon Army and the Purple Moon Immortals Couple in charge.
Facts speak louder than words. With this Heavenly Stele Stone Milk, their sect would have an extra layer of protection after advancing their Spirit Veins.
Even if he doesn't stay in the sect, with the foundation that the True Martial Sacred Land has accumulated for hundreds of thousands of years, he can even do better than the Yang Household.
After obtaining the treasure, the Old Man Zhui Dao hurriedly bid farewell to Yang Tianyou and returned to the Southern Sea to advance his Spirit Veins.
Yang Tianyou handed the selected spirit medicine to Yang Yuqi and asked Zhiming to spend more time refining the Pills before entering the Seclusion Chamber.