Qian Youcai Came to Borrow Spirit Stones, and Ling Yi Set His Sights on the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce!
To challenge an inner disciple, one needs at least the strength of the Qi Refining, Seventh Level.
However, the strength of the Qi Refining, Seventh Level is not secure; one must at least reach the Qi Refining Eighth Layer, or even the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining.
Ye Cheng came to ask Ling Yi for help.
"You need to think this through carefully. If you succeed in the challenge, you'll likely become the target of everyone's criticism."
For Ling Yi now, helping Ye Cheng reach the Qi Refining Stage Ninth Layer is incredibly easy.
He's currently at the Qi Refining, Fourth Level; all he needs are five Advancement Pill.
First Tier low- Advancement Pill, Realm Breaking Pill specifically for the Qi Refining Stage; one pill is enough to break through a minor realm.
"Brother Ling, rest assured, I will never expose your existence. If you ever need assistance with any future demolitions, Ye Cheng will certainly go all out."
Ling Yi shook his head; with his current strength, he was no longer afraid of any trouble.
At least within the Nine Rings Domain, given Ling Yi's current Primordial Spirit strength, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him invincible.
There is only one Nascent Soul Stage in the Nine Rings Domain.
Moreover, it was only by chance that he reached the Nascent Soul Stage.
Having exhausted his lifespan of over two thousand years without breaking through to the Spirit Severing Stage, it's clear that this Nascent Soul Stage is the limit of his lifetime.
Nine times out of ten, this person reached the Nascent Soul Stage by consuming a pill that depletes potential.
Ling Yi's Primordial Spirit is now comparable to that of Spirit Severing Stage stage cultivator.
In other words, Ling Yi has no intention of causing trouble right now; otherwise, the Immortal Cultivation Realm of the Nine Rings Domain would surely descend into chaos.
"Brother Ye helped me back then, so I owe you a huge favor. Helping you break through to the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining is naturally no problem."
As he spoke, Ling Yi flipped his hand, and a porcelain bottle landed on the stone table.
"This is First Tier first-tier Advancement Pill. Below the Foundation Establishment Stage, one pill can help one break through a minor realm!"
" Advancement Pill? These are too precious. I only need some Qi Gathering Pill." Ye Cheng was shocked.
He knew about the Advancement Pill. Although it was only of the First Tier, it required at least Fifth Pin alchemist to refine it.
There is only one Fifth Pin alchemist in the entire Nine Rings Domain.
Moreover, it's located in the distant Fire Cloud Nation. Even if Advancement Pill were refined, it wouldn't be possible for it to appear in the Muli Nation.
They will inevitably be absorbed by the cultivation sects within Fire Cloud Nation.
The key issue is that the materials for the Advancement Pill are extremely difficult to find.
In Ye Cheng's view, this Advancement Pill was simply Legend existence.
"There are less than ten days left. Even with enough Qi Gathering Pill, it's impossible for Brother Ye to break through to the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining," Ling Yi said.
"This!" Ye Cheng smiled wryly; he was well aware of this.
But the father is now in a dilemma.
They could either rebel directly, confront the emperor head-on, and seize power.
However, this process will inevitably result in widespread death and destruction, which is not what Ye Cheng wants to see.
Based on Ye Cheng's understanding of his father, he doubted that even his father, the Prince of Zhennan, would do such a thing.
But if they don't rebel, then what awaits the Ye Clan is the emperor's executioner's blade.
Ye Cheng clasped his hands in a fist salute to Ling Yi, bowed deeply, and said earnestly, "Thank you!"
He knew that saying anything now would be useless; he only needed to remember this kindness and repay it in the future.
Ling Yi didn't seem to care about this.
Helping Ye Cheng is simply repaying the Karma from the past.
Besides, I just find Ye Cheng pleasing to the eye, that's all.
Just after Ye Cheng left, someone else came looking for him.
It turned out to be Qian Youcai from Myriad Treasures Tower.
Seeing Qian Youcai's expression, Ling Yi immediately had a bad feeling.
"Young Master Ye, the Five Elements Art have been stolen." Upon seeing Ling Yi, Qian Youcai to the point.
"Tell me the details!" Ling Yi frowned.
Magical Dharma Artifact are not uncommon in the Immortal Cultivation Realm.
Even in the resource-poor Nine Rings Domain, Dharma Artifact are not particularly rare.
Something must have gone wrong, or someone is deliberately targeting us.
"Originally, I had already obtained a set of Five Elements Art from another Myriad Treasures Tower, but the personnel transporting them suddenly disappeared unexpectedly, their fate unknown, and the Five Elements Art have since vanished."
Ling Yi said in a deep voice, "Sect Master Qian, shouldn't this be your responsibility? I've Jindu, so your Myriad Treasures Tower should guarantee that the goods I need will arrive."
"If you can't even do this, then I'll have to doubt the capabilities of your Myriad Treasures Tower."
Qian Youcai shook his head and continued, "At first, I thought it was an accident. Although Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce has a good reputation, it's inevitable that there will be some hotheads who don't know their own limits."
"Upon receiving the news, I immediately prepared another set of Five Elements Art, but two days ago, the person who transported the Five Elements Art disappeared again, their whereabouts and fate unknown."
Do you think someone is targeting you?
"Perhaps it's aimed at the young master!"
"Heh, so you're blaming me?" Ling Yi sneered.
"Young master, please don't be angry. I didn't mean that. It was just a guess. Dharma Artifact aren't hard to come by, but collecting a complete set of Five Elements Art is not easy."
"Once could be an accident, but twice in a row must be deliberate. Perhaps someone doesn't want the young master to obtain the Five Elements Art."
Ling Yi sneered, "Do you really think I don't know the ins and outs of your Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce? Isn't this the year your Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce's president is changing?"
Upon hearing Ling Yi's words, Qian Youcai surprised. He never expected that Ling Yi would know so much about the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce.
Qian Youcai saw Ling Yi's cold, mocking gaze and immediately gave a wry smile.
I underestimated this young man after all.
If the other party knows about the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce, then they must also know about the struggle between the Second Elder and the Ninth Elder of the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce.
"Don't worry, young master, I have already arranged for another set of Five Elements Art to be delivered. This time, I have also arranged for ten Foundation Establishment Stage experts to escort them, so there shouldn't be any problems."
"That's your problem!" Ling Yi waved his hand and said.
"You came to see me not just for this matter, right?"
Qian Youcai nodded. "I can't hide it from you, young master. I'm here to make a deal with you."
Tell me!
"I would like to borrow some Spirit Stone from you, young master. Of course, the Spirit Stone will not be lent for free; they will be repaid with interest after six months. In addition, you will become an honorary guest elder of the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce."
Ling Yi remained silent, simply watching Qian Youcai and waiting for him to continue.
"The title of Honorary Guest Elder is merely a formality and does not require you to do anything for the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce. However, with this honorary guest elder status, you can enjoy a 40% discount on any purchase at any Myriad Treasures Tower location."
"Can you make that decision?" Ling Yi asked.
This deal was quite worthwhile; Ling Yi will definitely need the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce to help him search for more resources in the future.
This advancement to the Golden Core requires five elemental Spirit Treasure.
Because Ling Yi has a system that allows him to return ten thousand times the value of gifts, he can lower the standard and only need a set of Five Elements Art.
Advancing to the Nascent Soul requires the Spirits of the Five Elements, which are even harder to obtain.
The Spirits of the Five Elements are special life forms born from the lands of the five elements.
On his own, let alone collecting them all, he probably doesn't even know where they might appear.
However, if the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce were to help, it would save a lot of trouble.
The Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce is ubiquitous throughout the Immortal Cultivation Realm.
It includes not only the Nine Rings Domain, but also the other seventy-five Outer Domain.
As for whether the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce exists in the Inner Domain, Ling Yi didn't know, but he figured it probably did.
Or rather, the headquarters of the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce should be located in the Inner Domain.
The position of president of the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce that the Second Elder and the Ninth Elder were vying for was merely the president of a branch of the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce in the Nine Rings Domain.
There are seventy-five domains, and each domain has a guild leader.
This demonstrates the immense power of the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce.
Of course, even if Ling Yi obtains the status of honorary guest elder of the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce, it will probably only be valid within the Nine Rings Domain.
Ling Yi was not satisfied with this.
He wanted more, or rather, Ling Yi had his eye on the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce.
"Don't worry, young master, as long as the Spirit Stone are in place, I can make the decision," Qian Youcai said with a smile.
"How many Spirit Stone do you need?" Ling Yi asked.
Hearing Ling Yi's words, Qian Youcai breathed a sigh of relief. However, not knowing Ling Yi's background, he didn't dare to speak rashly for the time being.
After a moment's hesitation, he cautiously looked at Ling Yi and asked, "One hundred million Low-Grade Spirit Stone?"
100 million Low-Grade Spirit Stone is equivalent to 10,000 High-Grade Spirit Stone.
Ling Yi checked his system inventory: 107,790 High-Grade Spirit Stone.
That translates to nearly 1.1 billion Low-Grade Spirit Stone.
One hundred million Low-Grade Spirit Stone, of course, is no problem.
However, simply being an honorary guest elder is not enough.
Seeing that Ling Yi remained silent, Qian Youcai spoke again, "How about fifty million?"
Ling Yi shook his head. "One hundred million? Can you guarantee that your Second Elder will remain in the position of Chairman?"
Qian Youcai moment. One hundred million Low-Grade Spirit Stone stones should have been enough.
But he couldn't guarantee that.
The Ninth Elder's side also has considerable resources.
The key point is that his method of borrowing Spirit Stone violates the rules.
Once they start, the Ninth Elder will likely unleash his hidden power.
That would then become a contest of wealth between the Second Elder and the Ninth Elder.
One hundred million Low-Grade Spirit Stone is a lot, but for the two elders of the Myriad Treasures Tower, it's probably not enough.
"Can you guarantee 50,000 High-Grade Spirit Stone?" Ling Yi asked again.
Qian Youcai asked nervously, "If you, young master, can produce 50,000 High-Grade Spirit Stone, then naturally there will be no problem."
Fifty thousand High-Grade Spirit Stone are equivalent to five hundred million Low-Grade Spirit Stone.
But that's not the point; the point is the High-Grade Spirit Stone.
Because obtaining Spirit Stone was too easy, Ling Yi did not realize the true value of High-Grade Spirit Stone.
Don't even mention 50,000 High-Grade Spirit Stone; just 10,000 High-Grade Spirit Stone and the Second Elder is secure.
"I can provide 50,000 High-Grade Spirit Stone, and I won't charge you interest. However, the status of honorary guest elder isn't enough. I want to become an elder of the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce, a powerful elder!"
"This... I can't make that decision, but the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce of Commerce only has nine elders, and that number is fixed, unless..."
Unless what? Unless an elder retires, or simply dies.
"Since you can't make the decision, go ask someone who can."
Qian Youcai clasped his hands in a fist salute to Ling Yi, then turned and left.
After leaving Ling Yi's courtyard, Qian Youcai shook his head with a wry smile.
He, a cultivator at the Golden Core Stage Great Perfection, actually felt immense pressure when facing Ling Yi just now.
That feeling was something I had never experienced even when facing the Second Elder.
"I wonder what Ling Yi's background is. Fifty thousand High-Grade Spirit Stone! I doubt even many people in the Inner Domain could come up with that many High-Grade Spirit Stone in one go."
After Qian Youcai left, a figure emerged from the distant woods.
It was Guo Pengsheng.
He didn't come with Qian Youcai; like Qian Youcai, he came to find Ling Yi.
Or rather, they came to win over Ling Yi.
He hoped Ling Yi would make a deal with him, rather than with Qian Youcai.
Unexpectedly, Qian Youcai also came to see Ling Yi today.
Seeing the solemn expression on Qian Youcai he left, Guo Pengsheng couldn't help but sneer.
"Heh, business is like war. You can forget about making this deal."
"Leave Ling Yi's deal to me!"
Taking a deep breath and adjusting his expression, Guo Pengsheng arrived at the gate of Ling Yi's courtyard and knocked on it.