His gaze swept across Di Yun and Linghu Chong, feeling only that their auras were unfathomable and even more formidable than the likes of Jing Ke and Yao Li.
He silently guessed, These two... are at least in the Nirvana Realm!
"Greetings, three adults," Shangguan Hong did not dare to be negligent and hurriedly bowed in salute.
Yuan Tiangang raised a hand. "Sit. When does the head-of-family competition for your Shangguan Family begin?"
"Replying to Your Excellency, in half a year."
Shangguan Hong sat down, took out a storage ring, and pushed it across.
"Inside this are ten million low-grade spirit stones, plus fifty plants of century-old spiritual medicine, considered an initial token of gratitude."
Yuan Tiangang took the storage ring, swept it with spiritual energy to know the amount was correct, and casually put it away into his own storage ring.
"Tell me about the situation of the Shangguan Family," Yuan Tiangang said.
Shangguan Hong gathered his thoughts and said in a deep voice:
"The head of the family, who is my father, had his cultivation drop to Nirvana Peak after being injured."
"There is also an old ancestor in the clan who is already at Peak Heaven Human."
"There are also two Nirvana Realm elders, assisting my second brother and fifth sister respectively."
He paused, his tone solemn:
"As for the forces behind those brothers and sisters of mine, they have not yet been investigated clearly, but they are definitely not ordinary forces; they are at least existences capable of contending with the Shangguan Family."
Hearing this, Yuan Tiangang's eyes flashed with a hint of understanding.
"In half a year's time, you will continue to act as your surface pavilion master and assist us in stabilizing the situation."
He pointed at Di Yun and Linghu Chong.
"These two are Di Yun and Linghu Chong. From now on, they will temporarily garrison Langya Pavilion. You should cooperate with them more."
"Understood, I understand," Shangguan Hong hurriedly stood up and cupped his fists toward Di Yun and Linghu Chong.
"Greetings, Lord Di, Lord Linghu."
Di Yun and Linghu Chong nodded slightly and did not say much.
Shangguan Hong took out another roster and offered it with both hands:
"This is the roster of all members of Langya Pavilion, and the locations and persons-in-charge of the strongholds in various places are also within it."
Yuan Tiangang took the roster, flipped through it for a few pages, and handed it to Di Yun. "You two familiarize yourselves with it first. I have matters to attend to and will take my leave."
With that, Yuan Tiangang's figure flickered and he vanished into the inner hall.
Di Yun and Linghu Chong exchanged a glance and began to review the roster.
Standing to one side, Shangguan Hong looked at these two Nirvana Realm powerhouses, growing ever more certain in his heart that asking Misty Rain Tower for help was truly his only path to survival.
Outside Langya Pavilion, the morning light grew brighter, and the bustle of Qingzhou City sounded once more.
No one knew that the intelligence organization of this Qingzhou Black Market had quietly changed masters.
And Misty Rain Tower's intelligence network had thus taken a crucial step toward covering the Eastern Region.
Yuan Tiangang left Langya Pavilion, his figure flickering a few times before returning to the Misty Rain Tower stronghold.
Inside the Rain-Watching Pavilion, Ye Junlin stood by the window, gazing at the scene of fluttering drizzle outside the window.
Seeing Yuan Tiangang return, he turned around and asked, "How did the matter go?"
"Replying to the Lord, the handover was smooth."
Yuan Tiangang took out the storage ring containing ten million low-grade spirit stones and fifty plants of spiritual medicine and handed it over.
"This is the initial token of gratitude offered by Shangguan Hong, and the Langya Pavilion roster has already been handed over to Di Yun and Linghu Chong."
Ye Junlin took the storage ring, his spiritual energy probing inside to sweep it, and nodded with satisfaction:
"Ten million low-grade spirit stones, that is indeed quite a lot."
With a slight movement of his mind, he spoke to the system:
System, migrate the Eternal Night Space to the dimensional space directly above the Misty Rain Tower stronghold.
[Ding! Instruction received. The Eternal Night Space is beginning migration... Migration complete.]
As the system prompt fell, Ye Junlin felt the surrounding space tremble slightly, then return to normal as if nothing had happened.
Yet he could clearly sense that the Eternal Night Space was already suspended in the dimensional crevice above the stronghold, forming a stealthy connection with this place.
"Let's go, back to the Eternal Night Space." Ye Junlin took the lead and stepped into an invisible spatial portal beside him, with Yuan Tiangang following closely behind.
When he reappeared, he was already in the grand hall of the Eternal Night Space.
The familiar spiritual light misted, and the light screen floated quietly. Unlike before, through the lattice windows of the hall, one could vaguely see the outline of the Misty Rain Tower stronghold below.
"Much more secure," Ye Junlin smiled. "Coming and going will be more convenient from now on."
He took out the storage ring containing the spirit stones and commanded in his heart:
System, exchange ten million low-grade spirit stones for energy points.
[Ding! Ten million low-grade spirit stones have been exchanged for 100,000 energy points.]
Looking at the pulsating figures on the light screen, a flash of excitement crossed Ye Junlin's eyes.
Ever since acquiring the system, this was the first time he possessed such a massive amount of energy points.
Ye Junlin rubbed his hands together, his gaze resolute. Ten thousand... no, one hundred thousand energy points. Should I choose a Gold Grade draw? Or a Platinum Grade draw?
Forget it, I'll take a gamble! I'll directly perform ten consecutive Platinum Grade draws.
Pondering for a moment, he said to Yuan Tiangang, "Gangzi, go fetch a basin of water."
Though harboring doubts, Yuan Tiangang still obediently fetched a basin of clear water.
Ye Junlin washed his hands clean, shook off the water droplets, and pondered to himself:
This is the first time pulling a platinum prize; I need to cleanse my hands to pray for good luck.
If I can pull a Platinum Summoning Card, I will be able to summon a character from the Land Immortal Realm...
He grew increasingly expectant. The Land Immortal Realm was an existence far surpassing the Heavenly Human Realm. If he could draw one, Eternal Night Heaven would no longer fear other top-tier forces in the Eastern Region.
System, consume 100,000 points of energy to initiate a ten-consecutive Platinum Grade draw! Ye Junlin took a deep breath and issued the command.
[Ding! Consumed 100,000 points of energy, initiating a ten-consecutive Platinum Grade draw!]
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