Arrival at Tai Ling Base City

Yang Lie chuckled. "I know. But if someone wants it, I'll just give them the formula. The most valuable ingredient in the formula is the Moon Spring Fruit anyway. Without Moon Spring Fruit, everything else is useless."

Zhao Meixian raised her delicate brows slightly. "So it was Moon Spring Fruit! No wonder it can increase Life Essence! By that calculation, the payment you asked for was far too low!!"

Moon Spring Fruit was an extremely rare heavenly treasure on Konghe Star that could increase Life Essence. Once discovered, it would be fought over and claimed by all the major top-tier factions.

A Moon Spring Fruit had once sold for the astronomical price of three billion yuan at a major auction, eventually falling into the hands of the Yun Family.

Yang Lie hurriedly said, "Then should we add a little more?"

Zhao Meixian rolled her eyes at him. "In your dreams!"

The two took another long detour through the forest before arriving at the eastern gate of Tai Ling Base City.

"Miss, the master sent me to bring you back to the Zhao Family!"

As soon as Yang Lie and Zhao Meixian arrived at the eastern gate, a middle-aged man in a black suit stepped out from the side and blocked their way. He had short black hair, meticulously combed into place.

Yang Lie's gaze sharpened slightly. "Another Heaven and Human Realm expert!"

The middle-aged man seemed to have merged completely with his surroundings. This was a characteristic of Heaven and Human Realm experts when they activated the unity of heaven and man.

Zhao Meixian said flatly, "Uncle He, I plan to stay with my grandfather for a while. You may leave."

Uncle He slowly replied, "Miss, this is the master's order. Please do not make things difficult for me."

Staring straight into Uncle He's eyes, Zhao Meixian enunciated each word. "Uncle He, that woman sent assassins to kill me! How did your master deal with her?"

Uncle He sighed faintly. "Miss, the master is your father after all. Since he wants you to return, you should go back."

"So he did nothing! That woman sent a Heaven and Human Realm rapist to kill me, yet that man did nothing. What right does a man like that have to be my father? What right does he have to interfere with my life? Uncle He, please go back. Otherwise, don't blame me for what happens next!"

A chill flashed through Zhao Meixian's eyes as she directly activated her bio-armor ability. In an instant, she transformed into the Ice Blue Evil Dragon, her dragon eyes fixed coldly on Uncle He.

"The Ice Blue Evil Dragon! Madam's bio-armor! Miss, you truly are outstanding! I am no match for you. I will return and report this to the family head!"

Looking at the Ice Blue Evil Dragon, a trace of gratification flashed through Uncle He's eyes. He withdrew the fluctuations of his unity of heaven and man, stepped aside, and cleared the road.

"Miss Meixian, I was ordered by the master to come and receive you!"

A sharp and capable-looking middle-aged man in a black suit and short hair strode toward Zhao Meixian. He carried himself with an extraordinary air.

Zhao Meixian withdrew her bio-armor. "Uncle Zou, this is Yang Lie. He's my classmate. He protected me all the way back. Please have someone take good care of him!"

"Yes, Miss Meixian! Wang Xi."

Only then did Uncle Zou glance at Yang Lie. He clapped his hands and gave a low shout.

A young man in a black suit, looking shrewd and capable, stepped forward. "Chief Steward, please give your orders."

Uncle Zou said, "Student Yang Lie escorted Miss home. He is an honored guest of our Yun Family! Take good care of him!"

"Yes!"

Wang Xi came before Yang Lie and smiled warmly. "Hello, Student Yang Lie. My name is Wang Xi. I will be responsible for your daily needs during this period. If you need anything, feel free to tell me."

Yang Lie said, "All right!"

Wang Xi directly brought Yang Lie to a manor belonging to the Yun Family that was used to host honored guests.

Yang Lie continued cultivating the Flood Dragon Fist and Vajra Skill in the manor.

Three days later.

"This is the complete corpse of the Fourth Order Ferocious Beast, the Silver Tai Tan Giant Python, that you wanted! I'll also send over the remaining Third Order Ferocious Beast corpses soon!"

Zhao Meixian arrived at the manor, bringing the corpse of a Silver Tai Tan Giant Python fifty meters long. Its entire body was covered in silver scales and radiated a terrifying pressure.

"This is fantastic!"

Yang Lie's eyes burned as he looked at the Silver Tai Tan Giant Python.

The Silver Tai Tan Giant Python was an extremely vicious upper-grade Fourth Order Ferocious Beast. It took two or three Heaven and Human Realm hunting parties working together to kill one without suffering losses. This titan python was fifty meters long and weighed over ten tons. Based on market prices alone, it was definitely worth several billion yuan or more.

Konghe Star's specialty was Ferocious Beast Meat. Ordinary people could not afford Ferocious Beasts above the Fourth Order. They were generally exported to other planets in exchange for resources, or consumed by Golden Core Realm martial artists as nourishment for cultivation.

Zhao Meixian said, "This is the Flesh Essence Extractor. With this machine, you'll be able to extract the flesh essence from Ferocious Beasts more efficiently!"

Beside the Silver Tai Tan Giant Python's corpse stood a cylindrical machine ten meters tall. It was the Flesh Essence Extractor.

The Flesh Essence Extractor could draw out the flesh essence within a Ferocious Beast and form it into various pills, or turn it into strange liquids. It was also a technological tool alchemists used to assist with alchemy.

If he wanted to consume a fifty-meter-long Silver Tai Tan Giant Python as quickly as possible, he could only use the Flesh Essence Extractor.

Yang Lie smiled. "Thanks!"

Zhao Meixian said, "Your identification and school transfer procedures have already been handled! You can start attending school in two days!"

Yang Lie said, "Thank you!"

Student enrollment status was extremely important to Yang Lie. Only with it could he continue taking the college entrance examination. If he missed the examination two years from now, getting into one of the Four Super First-Rate Universities would become even more difficult.

Even in the interstellar era, there were repeat test-takers. However, to become one, a person first had to possess power and influence on a planet. Secondly, the examination difficulty for repeat test-takers was several times greater than for current graduates, and there were very few admissions slots. Competition for those places was incredibly fierce.

Zhao Meixian smiled faintly. "This manor is yours! Don't rush to refuse. You need space to cultivate martial arts, and you also need space to deal with these Ferocious Beast corpses. An ordinary house isn't suitable."

Yang Lie said, "All right! But I don't want the steward or servants. I can't afford to keep them."

There were ten servants in the manor, including a steward, chefs, house servants, and gardeners. Their salaries were no small expense.

Zhao Meixian chuckled. "If you're short on money, that's no problem at all! I'll cover their salaries!"

Yang Lie said, "I prefer living alone."

Yang Lie had too many secrets. He was only an Essence Solidification Realm martial artist now, without the strength or status to protect those secrets.

Zhao Meixian readily agreed. "All right! I'll have them leave immediately!"

After everyone had left, Yang Lie inspected the manor where he lived, confirmed the locations of the surveillance cameras, and only then returned to the master bedroom and entered the Small World.

"One hundred days is too long! I'd better use spirit stones to speed things up! I want to taste the Thousand-Year Dragon Scale Fruit!"

Yang Lie buried the Silver Tai Tan Giant Python's corpse in one mu of Spirit Land within the Small World, then used ten spirit stones to begin accelerated cultivation.