Zhou Xuan's voice spread across the plain.
Old Ancestor Taichu raised his head.
Old Ancestor Hunyuan and Old Ancestor Wuji looked at Zhou Xuan.
Light returned to their eyes.
Zhou Xuan pointed at the metal machine beside him.
"This Purifier can wash away every trace of corruption, turbid qi, and Scrap in Central Province."
"What comes out is the Top-Grade Crystal Stone you're holding."
Zhou Xuan tucked his hands into his sleeves.
"You want Crystal Stones? Fine."
"Trade Scrap for them."
Old Ancestor Taichu froze for a moment.
He looked at the Crystal Stone in his hand, then at the machine.
"Scrap?"
Old Ancestor Taichu asked.
Zhou Xuan nodded.
"All across Central Province, there are Forbidden Zones even the Court Guardian Pavilion doesn't dare touch."
"Heavily corrupted Turbid Qi Great Demons hold those places."
"And there are all the corrupted origin sources your Seventy-Two Immortal Veins have accumulated over the years, too afraid to absorb them."
"Gather all of it and bring it to the Immortal-Burying Abyss."
"I'll use the Purifier to wash away the corruption and give you pure Crystal Stones in exchange."
Zhou Xuan turned to glance at Xie Yuan and the others lying prone in the distance.
Xie Yuan was straining his ears to listen. When his eyes met Zhou Xuan's, he quickly buried his head in the dirt.
"Small sects like Xie Yuan's are too weak. They can only pick up scraps around the edges."
Zhou Xuan looked back at the three old ancestors.
"The real bulk will have to come from your Seventy-Two Immortal Veins."
"You old fellows in the longevity realm have spent your days living in pampered luxury within your immortal veins. It's time to stretch those bones."
"Lead the teams yourselves. Slaughter those Turbid Qi Great Demons and dig out the corrupted