An Offer of Marriage

"Sorry, Xiaogang."

Ling Yi did not accept the gold card from Yu Xiaogang. Instead, he said apologetically, "The ' Eight Petal Immortal Orchid ' can only produce eight drops of ' Star and Moon Dew ' each month. This is the result of human intervention. Otherwise, if we let nature take its course and rely purely on luck, we might not be able to condense eight drops of dew containing the Lingyun of the Immortal Orchid even in a year..."

"Including the losses from the initial trials, the Dragon Power I refined for you has already consumed about one-third of the city's previous reserves. Adding other losses, there are now less than forty drops of ' Star and Moon Dew ' left in Lingyun City that can be traded."

"I can pay more!" Yu Xiaogang ignored the refusal in Ling Yi's voice and said without hesitation that they could talk.

After selling all four types of Dragon Power except for "Radiant Holy Dragon"Dragon Power and "Blood Shadow Demonic Dragon"Dragon Power to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Yu Xiaogang's Gold Soul Coin savings have once again climbed to over 300,000!

The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon's Dragon Power alone cost the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan nearly 60,000 Gold Soul Coin to buy from Yu Xiaogang, under Yu Yuanzhen Yuanzhen's direction.

Of course, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan also benefited, because after the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's Dragon Power, equivalent to a level six Soul Scholar, was absorbed by the grandson of a clan elder, the other party's cultivation speed was tested and found to have reached approximately the level of level eight Innate Soul Power!

It should be noted that when this elder's grandson Martial Soul Awakening a year ago, although his Martial Soul was indeed "Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon", his dragon aura was weak and his Innate Soul Power was only level six.

Now, after being cleansed by the pure Dragon Power, his Martial Soul aura is solidified, no weaker than that of his elder brother Yu Xiaogang when he first Martial Soul Awakening. And Yu Xiaogang's elder brother's Innate Soul Power is level eight!

Faced with Yu Xiaogang's arrogant display of "not short of money," Ling Yi remained unmoved, firmly shaking his head and saying, "Xiaogang, it's not that I'm unwilling to sell to you, it's just that the remaining ' Star and Moon Dew,' as well as the monthly output thereafter, have basically already been allocated and arranged."

After a pause, Ling Yi glanced at Yu Xiaogang, whose face was grim, and continued in a somewhat complicated tone, "Before you returned, your second uncle (Yu Luomian) came to ' Lingyun City ' to find me and arranged for at least ten standard portions of ' Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon ' Dragon Power every year thereafter."

"As you know, although I can reduce the error rate to near zero and minimize losses, each standard amount of Dragon Power requires three drops of ' Star and Moon Dew '."

"The other materials are fine, but as I told you before, the production of ' Star and Moon Dew ' is fixed. Unless a second ' Eight Petal Immortal Orchid ' appears, there's really no way to increase it."

"I can only give you a maximum of twelve drops per year, as for three hundred drops... I'm sorry, I really can't afford that."

Upon hearing Ling Yi's explanation, Yu Xiaogang fell silent, his mind a jumble of thoughts.

Each standard amount of Dragon Power is roughly equivalent to the Soul Power of a level one Soul Scholar.

As for Ling Yi's statement that each standard amount of Dragon Power consumes three drops of "Star and Moon Dew," Yu Xiaogang had nothing to say, because if he were to prepare the impurity-removing potion, it would take about five to six drops to complete. And that's assuming it's successfully prepared.

Thinking of this, Yu Xiaogang felt deeply regretful. In order not to be restricted by Ling Yi's technology, and after watching the whole process, he felt that it was not difficult. He insisted on spending 6,000 Gold Soul Coin to buy an extra 12 drops of "Star and Moon Dew" and try to make it himself. As a result, the materials that could successfully make four potions in Ling Yi's hands were used to make only one potion!

Five hundred Gold Soul Coin for a single drop of "Star and Moon Dew"—honestly, that's really expensive.

According to the weight units commonly used in Lingyun City, 500 milliliters of pure water weighs one jin (500 grams), but one milliliter of water can be divided into twenty drops.

The weight of "Star and Moon Dew" is slightly higher than that of pure water, but the difference is not significant.

In other words, the twelve drops of "Star and Moon Dew" that he bought for six Gold Soul Coin were less than one gram!

If this were Ling Yi's previous life, it would be equivalent to some kind of rare material, less than a gram of which would sell for six million RMB!

Unaware that Ling Yi was also mentally calculating exchange rates, Yu Xiaogang suddenly remembered a name Ling Yi had just mentioned. Like a drowning man grasping at a straw, he hurriedly asked, "City Lord, you just said that my second uncle came to you and set a standard of ten portions of Dragon Power each year. He... why did he bypass me? Without my blood and Soul Power... I mean, could he give me a portion of those ten portions?"

Ten portions would be roughly thirty drops. If we could get half of that, or even eighteen drops, plus the twelve drops Ling Yi promised each year, we could get thirty drops a year!

Then, he would acquire a portion from other research groups within the Martial Soul Research Institute at a high price. In five or six years at most, he could accumulate three hundred drops of ' Star and Moon Dew '.

If Ling Yi intervenes, he will receive the "Radiant Holy Dragon" Dragon Power, equivalent to a level 30 Soul Elder! His Martial Soul "Luo Sanpao" will then be able to complete the first stage of evolution!

Seeing the bloodshot Yu Xiaogang's eyes, Ling Yi's face showed a look of pity, and he sighed, "Xiaogang, what your second uncle wants is the Dragon Power ' Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.' As long as your family provides the blood and Soul Power of a member whose Martial Soul is the ' Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon,' then..."

Yu Xiaogang didn't hear Ling Yi's next words at all, and walked out of the ' Martial Soul Research Institute ' in a daze.

Watching Yu Xiaogang's dejected figure leave, Ling Yi stood there, his face showing undisguised helplessness and regret.

Of course, only Ling Yi himself knew that his heart was at peace at this moment.

Not to mention that Yu Xiaogang held almost no weight in his heart, even if Tang Yuehua had just stood in front of him, he would still have refused without hesitation.

In this world, apart from his parents and other blood relatives, women like Yang Shelly, and partners like Li Zhishu, there are also mentors like Jin Gang, Lou Gao, and Tie Futu who have supported him along the way, as well as followers belonging to Lingyun City and scattered throughout the Douluo Continent. Ling Yi's emotions will not easily fluctuate.

If one cannot clearly distinguish between those close to them and those who are not, it is itself a sign of heartlessness and neglect towards those who are close to them.

In addition, everything Ling Yi said to Yu Xiaogang earlier was true. Whether it was the ' Star and Moon Dew ' he had left behind or the monthly output thereafter, it was all planned out in a specific way.

Of course, the Soul Elder- level "Radiant Holy Dragon" Dragon Power that Yu Xiaogang needed could not be created solely by preparing a potion with three hundred drops of "Star and Moon Dew".

Ling Yi has had the "Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well" for nearly ten years, and the "Eight Petal Immortal Orchid" and other Ling Yi Immortal Herb have been growing under his nose for nearly ten years. Over the years, Ling Yi has taken some stems, leaves, petals, stamens, sap and other tissues from almost every kind of Immortal Herb.

Some of the Immortal Herb even spawned new seedlings!

For example, the "Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum", "Beautiful Silk Tulip", and "Eight Petal Immortal Orchid" are all grown by cuttings, while the latter two are transplanted by root division. With the vitality gathered by Ling Yi and Ah Yin, and the special environment of the "Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well", each of them now has no less than twenty new seedlings!

Not to mention consuming a young "Eight Petal Immortal Orchid", the petals harvested over the years, after deducting those used, are enough to create the "Radiant Holy Dragon" Dragon Power for Yu Xiaogang to evolve "Luo Sanpao".

But as I said before, given the relationship between Ling Yi and Yu Xiaogang, how could he possibly waste those precious resources for him?

As for getting Yu Xiaogang to spend money?

If this were more than two years ago, when the other party had a huge sum of two million Gold Soul Coin, Ling Yi could have given Yu Xiaogang a "Martial Soul Evolution Package" at half price in order to obtain a sample of the "Radiant Holy Dragon" bloodline.

This is similar to Ning Fengzhi spending five million Gold Soul Coin to buy five hundred sets of Tang San's "Hidden Weapon Sets" in the original novel. Not to mention the price of ten thousand Gold Soul Coin per set, all the parts had to be crafted by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect itself, and Tang San was only responsible for providing the blueprints for the parts and the final assembly.

It's true that technology is valuable, but only someone like Tang San, who believes in the supremacy of Tang Sect Hidden Weapons, would take it for granted and completely forget that this is Douluo Continent, a world where Martial Soul power reigns supreme.

The reason Ning Fengzhi was willing to pay such a price, apart from the fact that the "Hidden Weapon Set" could indeed enhance the combat power of Support System Soul Master and his own wealth, was primarily due to the "Beautiful Silk Tulip," a rare and precious flower that allowed Ning Rongrong's Martial Soul Evolution into the "Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda"!

Aside from repaying Tang San's kindness in gifting him the rare and precious flower, he also harbored the idea that if Tang San still had any clues about the "Beautiful Silk Tulip," he could sell it to Ning Fengzhi and then to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

As for an opportunity that can evolve Martial Soul's aptitude to level five or six, selling it for two million Gold Soul Coin, to be honest, Ling Yi didn't think he was being greedy.

However, Yu Xiaogang only had 300,000 Gold Soul Coin in his hands. In order to avoid causing unnecessary trouble, Ling Yi simply did not mention the "Martial Soul Evolution Package".

Just as the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had planted spies in Lingyun City, Ling Yi also had his own spies within the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

The five portions of Dragon Power that Yu Xiaogang brought back certainly made everyone in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan realize that this former good-for-nothing, the laughingstock of the family, was not truly worthless. However, as Yu Xiaogang had expected, everyone's attention did not fall on the fact that his Martial Soul had the potential to evolve into the "Radiant Holy Dragon".

Compared to allowing Yu Xiaogang, who is nearly thirty (twenty-eight years old) and whose strength has just reached the threshold of Soul Ancestor, to undergo a transformation, and whose future can only be described as having the hope of breaking through to Titled Douluo, more than 90% of the people in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan prefer to cultivate those clan children under the age of ten!

At worst, they can accumulate a large amount of "Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon" Dragon Power to help the veteran Soul Saint who are stuck at level 79. As long as they successfully break through to Soul Douluo, the foundation of the [Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan] will definitely be visibly enhanced!

If it weren't for the fact that these Dragon Power are less effective for stronger individuals, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, including Yu Yuanzhen, would actually prefer to prioritize supplying them to the three level 89 Soul Douluo elders of the clan.

If they could succeed in taking down even one of them, Yu Yuanzhen would be willing to devote the entire clan's strength, using every means, both soft and hard, to ensure that Ling Yi was captured and that Dragon Power would be continuously generated for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Putting aside the hard facts, Yu Luomian, who arrived in Lingyun City before Yu Xiaogang, bluntly stated that the daughter of an elder of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, aged sixteen, possessed the Martial Soul "Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon" and Innate Soul Power at level seven. She could marry Ling Yi if Ling Yi agreed!

A daughter of pure bloodline with Innate Soul Power of level seven is usually not someone who can marry into the main lineage of the family, except for those geniuses with Innate Soul Power of level eight, nine, or even full Soul Power.

Indeed, that was the case. According to the original arrangement of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, the daughter of the clan elder named Yu Wushuang was to marry Yu Xiaogang's elder brother.

But now, as long as Ling Yi speaks up, the elder of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan has said that his daughter can be married off!

All of this was because his grandson's aptitude had indeed improved from the sixth level of the Innate Realm to the eighth level of the Innate Realm, the same as Yu Yuanzhen's eldest son!

If Ling Yi becomes his son-in-law, how much benefit can the family gain from Ling Yi? His branch of the family will surely benefit.

Yu Yuanzhen had no objections. With real-life examples before him, Ling Yi's importance had far surpassed that of the originally intended future daughter-in-law.

It can be said that, apart from Yu Yuanzhen's eldest son, everyone in the entire Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was supportive of this marriage alliance.

The annual supply of ten standard portions of "Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon" Dragon Power is woefully inadequate for the entire "Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, which comprises over 1,800 members.

According to Yu Luomian's initial request, there was no upper limit; they would take as much as Ling Yi could provide.

After Ling Yi explained that an "Eight Petal Immortal Orchid" could only produce ninety-six drops of "Star and Moon Dew" per year, and even if all of them were used to make "Extraction Potions," only thirty-two doses could be prepared, Yu Luomian once again generously offered to buy all thirty-two doses every year, at the same price that Yu Xiaogang sold to the family, one standard dose was ten thousand Gold Soul Coin!

As a result, I was rejected again.

Even the current annual quota of ten portions was negotiated by Yu Luomian, who kept nagging Ling Yi for half a day, and finally threatened him with "I'll go back right away and bring my Wushuang niece to you to see," forcing Ling Yi to agree to the number.

The condition was that the marriage proposal be dropped.

"That's such a pity, she's the eldest daughter of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan— "

City Lord’s Mansion, Liu Erlong glanced at Ling Yi out of the corner of his eye, a smile that Ah Rou found familiar. She seemed to have seen it on Yang Shelly and Ah Yin's faces a few years ago.

"Sister Shelly and Sister Ah Yin are not in the city now, and the city lord must be feeling lonely at night. With that beautiful Yu Family, who is only sixteen years old, coming, it will fill the void a bit..."

"What do you think, little sister Ah Rou?"

Ah Rou: "..."

Ling Yi: "..."