Wei Yunqing replied with a beaming smile:
"Senior Brother Ye, leave this matter to me. I definitely won't squander your good fortune."
Seeing his junior sister agree so readily, Ye Shaotian smiled until his eyes narrowed, then said solemnly:
"Junior Sister Yunqing, though we are senior and junior siblings, opportunities are things one can encounter but never seek. I put a great deal of thought into obtaining this seed and spent a large sum of spirit stones. Now, ripening the Enlightenment Fruit will also require spirit stones, so you'll need to shoulder more of that portion.
"Furthermore, for both our sakes, it would be best if you and I swore a Heavenly Dao oath that this matter must not be known by a third person. Otherwise, whether this fruit can even end up in our hands would be hard to say."
Wei Yunqing lowered her eyes and considered it. She felt Senior Brother Ye's terms were reasonable enough, though her heart ached for the Storage Pouch she had only just managed to fill. But she was determined to seize this opportunity, so she nodded.
"Alright. I trust Senior Brother Ye. You and I supported each other all the way from the Outer Sect to the Inner Sect; our bond as fellow disciples isn't false. We seized the last opportunity, and this one will be no different."
With that, she readily swore a Heavenly Dao oath.
Ye Shaotian greatly appreciated Wei Yunqing's decisiveness and likewise swore a Heavenly Dao oath. Afterward, the two rented a Herb Field, spent spirit stones to set up a Top-grade Spirit Gathering Formation, and began cultivating the Enlightenment Fruit.
If Yunxi learned of Yunqing's new opportunity, she would probably be so annoyed that she would raise a middle finger at the heavens. For now, however, she