Crane Courtyard

Ye Fan, who was standing to the side, was stunned.

He could clearly tell that these people were up to no good, especially the old man blocking his way; Zhou Tong even showed Killing Intent. He thought a fight was about to break out and he was about to see Zhou Tong's true colors.

Unexpectedly, the situation took a sudden turn, and he actually found a place to cultivate his resources?

However, Ye Fan was a shrewd person, so he agreed first regardless of the circumstances, "Thank you, seniors!"

Ye Fan bent his waist very low, making a very good impression.

This concerns my future spiritual practice; moral principles can be put aside for now.

"It's nothing! It's just a little bit of energy, don't worry about it!" Jiang Yun stroked his beard and gave a kind and gentle smile.

"Well, my brother's resources have been secured. His resources are simple: source material. And I'll need some things for my cultivation in the Dragon Transformation Realm!" Zhou Tong continued, looking at the elders with a smile still on his face, completely devoid of his previous aggressive demeanor.

"We are willing to provide you with a drop of top-grade Dragon Marrow!" Jiang Yun smiled. "Generally speaking, a drop of top-grade Dragon Marrow is enough to allow a cultivator in the Dragon Transformation Realm to advance directly from the first stage of Dragon Transformation to the fifth or even sixth stage! I think that should be enough for you to make some progress in the Dragon Transformation Realm."

The stronger one's physique, the stronger the ancient scriptures one cultivates, and the more terrifying the resources consumed.

For cultivators with ordinary physiques who practice ordinary Saint-level scriptures, a drop of top-grade Dragon Marrow is indeed enough to cultivate to the fifth or even sixth stage of the Dragon Transformation.

"Not enough!"

Zhou Tong shook his head and said, "I believe the Jiang Family has some connections in Central Plains. How can one drop of top-grade Dragon Marrow be enough? At least ten drops will be needed! You promised to meet all my cultivation needs in the Dragon Transformation Realm."

The Ancient Hua Dynasty, one of the Four Great Dynasties of Central Plains, was established by Hengyu the Great and can almost be considered a branch base of the Jiang Family. The Jiang Family undoubtedly possesses the most Dragon Marrow in the Eastern Wasteland.

"Even in the Central Plains, a single drop of top-grade Dragon Marrow would require 300,000 jin of Pure Source." An old man exclaimed in astonishment, "Ten drops, that's three million jin of Pure Source! Why don't you just rob it?"

"Three drops, that's the limit. Three drops of top-grade Dragon Marrow are enough for you to cultivate to the Paragon of the Dragon Transformation Realm."

"Deal!" Zhou Tong nodded.

At this moment, Jiang Yun said to an old man beside him, "Go and fetch three drops of top-grade Dragon Marrow!"

The old man nodded immediately and then quickly left.

"Young friend, are you satisfied?" Jiang Yun then smiled and looked at Zhou Tong.

"Seniors, your words have all been recorded, you can't go back on your word!" Zhou Tong then raised the Array Patterns in his hand, simultaneously channeling a wisp of divine power into it—

"All the resources this young man needs in the Other Shore Realm and the Dao Palace Realm..."

All of what was said before was recorded, and there was even video footage. Jiang Yun's kind expression was vividly recreated in front of everyone.

"Rest assured, our Jiang Family has a history of over 100,000 years, and we would never ruin our reputation over such a trivial matter!" an old man said with a smile.

He found Zhou Tong's behavior ridiculous; what did he think the Jiang Family was?

Would you go back on your word for such a small amount of cultivation resources?

"Haha, my two young friends, don't worry!" another old man laughed.

Three drops of top-grade Dragon Marrow may seem like a lot, but given the Jiang Family's connections in Central Plains, these three drops of top-grade Dragon Marrow would only cost a maximum of 500,000 jin of Source.

As for the other person's spending in the Dao Palace Realm or even the Four Extremities Realm, that's even more laughable. How much resources could be spent on cultivation in the mere Dao Palace Realm, or even breaking through to the Four Extremities Realm?

Even the Jiang Family's Divine Body only weighs less than 300,000 jin!

All the elders wore satisfied smiles, looking at Zhou Tong and Ye Fan with beaming eyes.

Having received information from Jiang Taixu, they've already gotten a very cheap deal on these resources; the Jiang Family has made a huge profit.

"Young friend, you can rest assured! The Jiang Family never goes back on its word," Jiang Yun concluded. "Haha, young friend, you should go and rest now!"

As he spoke, Jiang Yun walked ahead, gesturing with his hand as if to invite someone.

"Haha, that's good!" Zhou Tong laughed and followed behind Jiang Yun.

Soon, Jiang Yun led the two to a garden called Crane Courtyard.

"This Crane Courtyard is now entrusted to you two young brothers! Once we have confirmed the Divine King's whereabouts, we will certainly apologize to you both!" Jiang Yun said, taking two jade bottles from an old man beside him, handing one to Zhou Tong and the other to Ye Fan.

"The three drops of top-grade Dragon Marrow and two jin of Source are here. You two young brothers can cultivate here in peace. No one will disturb you around here!" Jiang Yun said at the end.

"That's good!" Zhou Tong nodded, and then entered Maple Grove Court with Ye Fan.

Crane Courtyard is a garden covering a full two hectares. It is one of the gardens in the Jiang Family's residence specifically for guests.

"The Desolate Ancient Jiang Family is truly remarkable; their guest rooms are actually such a large garden?" Ye Fan walked through Maple Grove Court, a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Within the Crane Courtyard, a peaceful atmosphere prevails, with pavilions and towers dotting the landscape, flowing springs and waterfalls, and cranes dancing in the air—a truly beautiful place.

"It's perfectly normal!" Zhou Tong walked inside with an air of nonchalance.

"Zhou Tong, aren't you afraid they'll come after you for tricking them like this?" Ye Fan asked immediately.

"How can this be called a trap? It's just a matter of one party willing to give and the other willing to receive! They made such a hasty decision without doing their own research, and now they've lost money. Who's to blame?" Zhou Tong chuckled.

"You're really ruthless. Did you foresee this all along? Is that why you were so generous in agreeing to supply me with resources from the Dao Palace Realm?" Ye Fan's gaze towards Zhou Tong was different now. He had actually been scheming since so early on. So this is what you're like, you Little Tyrant.

It's a good thing I even gave him a small piece of the Root of Profound Yellow Mother Qi; resources come so easily.

"Who could have predicted so much?" Zhou Tong said helplessly. "When I agreed to your request, it was because I happened to have enough Source to support your cultivation to the Paragon of the Dao Palace. But then, I accidentally used up all of those Sources. What could I do?"

"But to be fair, the resources the Jiang Family provided weren't a bad deal!"

Zhou Tong's expression immediately turned serious, and he said, "The price I paid to save the Divine King of the Jiang Family was far more than just this little bit of resources... That treasure is worth more than several thousand or tens of jin of Source... I believe that if word got out, some holy lands would be willing to pay tens of millions of jin of Source to buy it."

"So, don't worry! I'm not really cheating them; these are essentially my resources!"

Ye Fan then asked with some curiosity, "If this was an accident, then how did you originally intend to get me those ten million jin of Source?"

"Hey, don't push your luck! I only promised you a little over a million jin of Source to break through to the Dao Palace Perfection, at most 1.5 million catties. As for the tens of millions of jin of Source to break through to the Four Extremities Realm, you'll have to get that yourself."

"However, I'm quite unhappy with what the Jiang Family did, so I'll let you get a little advantage."

"If it weren't for the Jiang Family's actions, I would have had my own ways of getting you that many resources, so don't worry about it."

"It must be one of those swindling and cheating methods! You're such a swindler, Zhou Tong!!" Ye Fan glanced at Zhou Tong.

"Me, Zhou Hei?" Zhou Tong glared at Ye Fan. "You're the one who's Ye Black! You were trying to trick me, weren't you? You're quite adept at using this trick of changing the concept of 'million jin of Source' to 'ten million jin,' trying to get me to agree while I wasn't paying attention and make it a fait accompli?"

"Are you trying to trick me into being your backup plan because you're worried the Jiang Family might back out? →_→"

Zhou Tong squinted, his expression one of complete understanding of Ye Fan.

That nickname really wasn't wrong; Ye Fan truly lives up to his reputation as Ye Black!