Carrying the resources, Ye Lin headed into the Azure Cloud Sect.
As soon as Ye Lin stepped onto Lone Peak, he saw Chu Xue standing with her hands behind her back atop a massive boulder, her expression complicated.
"Master, I've completed the task. These are the resources the Long Family handed over this time."
Ye Lin clasped his hands and bowed to Chu Xue, then waved his hand, and a large pile of resources appeared on the ground.
"I know. You did very well. Take three Mid-grade Spirit Stones and go."
Ye Lin was stunned. These resources had to pass through the Sect Master's hands; no one else was qualified to tamper with them.
And three Mid-grade Spirit Stones was an enormous sum.
But a moment later, he understood. His master's actions meant that her secret contest with the Sect Master had officially begun.
Still, he had no desire to be dragged into a secret contest between two Golden Core Realm bigwigs. The less he knew, the safer he'd be.
"Thank you, Master."
After taking the three Mid-grade Spirit Stones, he bowed to Chu Xue, then headed down Lone Peak.
"I hope you won't disappoint me. The Azure Cloud Sect is a den of filth and corruption now. You're the only person I can trust. The Seal-less Flower..."
Watching Ye Lin's retreating figure, Chu Xue murmured to herself. The Seal-less Flower was the most crucial spiritual herb for breaking through to the Golden Core Realm and forging a Golden Core.
"It's time to make a trip to Golden City. Once I master a spiritual technique, I won't have to worry about spiritual attacks anymore."
Ye Lin flew on his sword, lost in thought.
Spiritual attacks were impossible to guard against. Once someone mastered a high-tier spiritual technique, a Foundation Establishment