"Madam Liu, I'll go ask and get to the bottom of this."
Chen Ze put away the Black Jade Plate and hurried off.
Half an hour later, he arrived at Ye Haitang's residence. Ye Haitang sat in the stone pavilion, her expression calm.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, I've asked Cousin Qingling. She can't help with this matter, so please seek someone else. I don't want the Profound Yin Crystal anymore."
Ye Haitang spoke evenly. She could set up a Formation to hatch the Spirit Beast Egg, but it would have to be done somewhere thick with yin energy. That would mean leaving Azure Dragon Island, and she was not foolish enough to do that.
"Fairy Ye, no matter what, you did help me a little. How about this? I'll give you a small piece of Profound Yin Crystal as a token of our friendship. The more friends one has, the more paths open before them. What do you think?"
Chen Ze spoke sincerely and took out a black crystal the size of an egg.
"Thank you for your kindness, Fellow Daoist Chen, but I cannot accept a reward without merit. I don't like taking things from others for free. How about I buy it from you with Spirit Stones?"
Chen Ze did not refuse. He agreed and sold the egg-sized Profound Yin Crystal to Ye Haitang for ten thousand Spirit Stones.
After seeing Chen Ze off, Ye Haitang entered the Azure Pavilion.
Inside the pavilion was a Formation over thirty meters wide, with more than a dozen grooves of varying sizes upon it.
Ye Haitang took out over a dozen Profound Yin Stones, placed them along with the Profound Yin Crystal into the grooves, and sat cross-legged atop the Formation.
"Once the war ends, I'll follow Uncle and Auntie to the