Just then, Tian Cheng walked over from the side.
He laughed heartily. "Brother Ye, you've really been hiding your strength!"
Ye Qiubai glanced over and ignored him.
Tian Cheng faltered, but continued, "Don't worry, Brother Ye. Everything here is yours, whether it's the Yin Dragon blood or the Yin Bone Flower."
That startled Xin Hongyi.
Originally, Tian Cheng had wanted the Yin Dragon blood to temper his body.
And now he was giving it up just like that?
But on second thought, it made sense. After all, with the strength Ye Qiubai had displayed, even Tian Cheng probably knew he couldn't contend with him.
He might as well give up the Yin Dragon blood outright and regain some of Ye Qiubai's goodwill.
Just then, Liao Meisheng said angrily, "Tian Cheng, we contributed too! If we hadn't discovered this place and drawn out the Yin Dragon with a barrier, how could he have killed it?"
Beside them, Xin Hongyi snapped, "Have you no shame? Without Ye Qiubai, could you have killed the Yin Dragon?"
Liao Meisheng coldly flicked a finger, and a burst of finger force took the shape of a sword and shot toward Xin Hongyi!
Xin Hongyi hadn't expected him to attack outright and failed to react in time!
She could only watch helplessly as that sword of finger force pierced toward her!
If it struck Xin Hongyi, she would likely suffer serious injuries, if not die!
At that moment, Ye Qiubai stepped forward and extended a finger as well!
He intercepted that sword of finger force.
"That's going too far, isn't it?"
Liao Meisheng sneered. "She's a southern barbarian. If she lacks strength, getting beaten is only natural."
"You!"
Xin Hongyi was about to step forward, but Ye Qiubai stopped her.
Ye Qiubai said coldly, "You just want the Yin Bone Flower, don't you? Then you can have it."
Everyone present froze at his words.
Xin Hongyi said anxiously, "Why are you giving him the Yin Bone Flower? Even if you have no use for it, selling it outside would get you plenty of resources!"
Ye Qiubai ignored her and walked over to the Yin Dragon Pool. At its center floated a patch of soil.
Atop the soil stood an unopened flower bud.
Endless Yin Qi swirled around the bud!
This was the Yin Bone Flower.
People in the outside world used it in medicines, formations, or... corpse refinement!
Its value went without saying.
Ye Qiubai beckoned with his hand and retrieved the Yin Bone Flower.
Then, under everyone's astonished gazes, he tossed the Yin Bone Flower to Liao Meisheng.
Liao Meisheng seemed somewhat incredulous as well. "You're really giving it to me?"
Ye Qiubai nodded.
Liao Meisheng was about to say more, only to discover that Ye Qiubai had already slashed at him!
Liao Meisheng's expression changed drastically. He immediately retreated, narrowly keeping his vital spots out of harm's way, but the hand holding the Yin Bone Flower was severed!
Ye Qiubai walked forward and took the Yin Bone Flower back into his hand.
"What are you doing?!"
Ye Qiubai put away the Yin Bone Flower and looked at Liao Meisheng's shocked, furious face. "As you can see, murder and robbery. Nothing wrong with that, is there?" he said flatly.
Liao Meisheng: "..."
Tian Cheng: "..."
Liao Meisheng's face turned livid. Clutching the stump of his arm, he said, "Are you really going to take things this far?"
Ye Qiubai didn't answer.
In his mind, since Liao Meisheng was connected to the Sunset Dynasty, the question of taking things too far no longer existed.
They were already mortal enemies.
Either you die or I perish!
Seeing that Ye Qiubai had no intention of sparing him, Liao Meisheng couldn't help shouting, "Killing is forbidden during the exchange! You're breaking the rules! The academy will punish you!"
"So what?"
A person only lived once. Why be wary of this and afraid of that?
He was a sword cultivator. If he overthought everything he did, he would lose a sword cultivator's purity.
He would lose that keen edge.
And then he wouldn't get far.
With that thought, Ye Qiubai shot forward!
The sword in his hand slashed out fiercely!
He unleashed the Nine Swords of the Heavenly Demon outright!
He had no intention of giving Liao Meisheng any chance to resist!
Seeing that sword slash toward him, Liao Meisheng's expression changed drastically.
Against this strike, he had no chance of resisting!
If he tried to take it head-on, he definitely couldn't withstand it. As for fleeing?
He had already been locked onto. How could he possibly escape!
At that thought, Liao Meisheng gritted his teeth, pulled the points stone from his robes, and hurled it at Ye Qiubai!
Instantly, Liao Meisheng vanished from the spot, teleported out!
Only his words remained.
"Ye Qiubai, if I don't avenge this, I swear I'm not human!"
Ye Qiubai paid it no mind. He put away his sword and absorbed Liao Meisheng's points stone.
The Yin Dragon was worth 1,000 points, while Liao Meisheng's points stone contained 400.
Added to Ye Qiubai's original 470.
His points reached a whopping 2,100!
Xin Hongyi walked over. "I thought you were really going to give it to him."
Ye Qiubai shook his head. "Didn't I give it to him? He just failed to hold on to it."
Tian Cheng also walked over at that moment and smiled. "Brother Ye, are you going to use the Yin Dragon blood yourself, or sell it once you leave?"
Hearing this, Ye Qiubai looked at Tian Cheng. "It's no use to me. As for selling it, there's nothing I need."
Pills? His master refined them by the furnaceful.
Weapons? He already had Dark Demon and the Azure Cloud Sword.
Cultivation methods and martial techniques? He had the Nine Swords of the Heavenly Demon and the Primordial Sword Scripture his master had given him.
There was simply nothing he lacked...
Hearing this, Tian Cheng brightened. "In that case, why not sell it to me? Not only will I give you a satisfactory price, Brother Ye, I'll owe you a favor as well!"
Many people would rather spend a fortune to buy something.
After all, matters that could be settled with money were the simplest.
But favors were different.
The hardest debt in the world to repay was a debt of gratitude.
The Eastern Region Academy disciples nearby were also shocked to hear this.
"Senior Brother Shi is actually paying such a price?"
"You know, Senior Brother Shi rarely asks others for help, precisely to avoid owing favors!"
"That shows just how important this Yin Dragon blood is to him..."
"Ye Qiubai will probably be happy to give Senior Brother Shi the Yin Dragon blood."
Yet, contrary to their expectations, barely had those words fallen.
Ye Qiubai shook his head. "There's nothing I need. As for your favor? I need that even less."
With that, he walked over to the Yin Dragon's corpse, extracted its blood essence, and casually tossed it to Xin Hongyi.
Tian Cheng's expression froze, then turned rather ugly.
He snorted coldly. "In that case, I won't disturb you any longer. Let's go!"
He left with the people from the Eastern Region.
Xin Hongyi smiled. "Tian Cheng is extremely talented. You're just going to waste that?"
Ye Qiubai shrugged. "What use would his favor be? He can't even beat me."
"True."
Looking at the Yin Dragon blood before her eyes, Xin Hongyi said, "This Yin Dragon blood is extremely precious and vital for body refinement. You're really giving it to me just like that?"
"I don't need it anyway."
Then Ye Qiubai said, "All right, I'll stand guard for you. Hurry up and absorb it, and then we'll go earn some more points."
To Ye Qiubai, something like this was useless to him. Giving it away was just giving it away.
Besides, Xin Hongyi was one of his own.