The Black-Yellow Jade Lit Up!

"The level-three system has unlocked a shop."

Lin Ye opened the system shop and saw a densely packed selection of Cultivation Methods, martial arts, and Law Treasures, all related to the devil dao. Only items like Spirit Stones and Storage Bags were not divided between the devil dao and the righteous path.

"A heaven-grade Cultivation Method like the Sunflower Manual only costs 500 Devil Dao Points. That's pretty cheap."

"The Heavenly Devil Instruction costs 2,000 Devil Dao Points."

He looked through the shop. Yellow-grade Cultivation Methods and martial arts cost just one Devil Dao Point each, while profound-grade ones cost from 10 to over 50. Earth-grade Cultivation Methods and martial arts cost between 50 and 200 Devil Dao Points, and heaven-grade ones cost over 300. Even the very best heaven-grade Cultivation Methods and martial arts cost only a few thousand Devil Dao Points.

"There are even Cultivation Methods, martial arts, and Law Treasures above heaven grade."

Shock appeared on Lin Ye's face.

Cultivation Methods above heaven grade were divine arts, martial arts were Divine Ability Techniques, and Law Treasures were spirit treasures. Divine arts, Divine Ability Techniques, and spirit treasures were all outrageously expensive. Even the lowest-grade ones cost tens of thousands of Devil Dao Points, and those were far from the most expensive. He even saw items whose prices had a whole string of zeros. Every one of them was terrifying enough to destroy heaven and earth, but he couldn't afford them. It was better not to look, lest he dwell on them every day and lose the mood to have fun.

"Good, good, good! With this system shop, I can exchange points for whatever I want. All I need are Devil Dao Points."

He checked his Devil Dao Points. He had only 1,000 in total, which had been one of his rewards this time. There was little he could buy with 1,000 Devil Dao Points-only two ordinary low-rank heaven-grade martial arts.

"Ten-Thousand-Li Communication Talismans, Storage Bags... I can buy all of those."

The thing Lin Ye wanted most right now was the True Devil Instruction, the advanced Cultivation Method of the Heavenly Devil Instruction. If he cultivated that divine art, his strength would increase considerably.

But the True Devil Instruction was expensive, costing 60,000 Devil Dao Points. There were also some divine-art-level Body Refining Techniques that had certain cultivation requirements, but once mastered, they would give him a truly terrifying physique!

Lin Ye kept looking through the system shop and didn't notice his junior sister Yu Yu approaching. She couldn't see the system shop, though, and thought her senior brother was just spacing out, so she walked up to him.

At that moment, Lin Ye was still tapping through the treasures, Cultivation Methods, and martial arts in the system shop, entirely unaware of two enormous objects breaking through the shop's display. His finger accidentally touched one of them.

"Ah!"

Junior Sister Yu Yu covered her chest. "Senior Brother, you're so naughty."

Her face flushed red, Yu Yu ran off in a huff.

"Uh, what happened?" Lin Ye was a little confused, but after looking at his hand and recalling his junior sister's actions and the very real sensation he had just felt, he instantly realized he had done something bad. "It's all this system shop's fault. I didn't notice Junior Sister had arrived."

And what was his junior sister thinking, suddenly coming so close?

"Ah, I'd better go make it up to her."

Lin Ye closed the system shop, went to his junior sister's bedroom, and knocked on the door. "Junior Sister."

"Your junior sister isn't here," Yu Yu said from her bedroom doorway, still very angry and pouting.

When his junior sister didn't open the door for a long time, he had to find a way to appease her. "Junior Sister, I was cultivating a Secret Method just now. My consciousness was immersed in it, so I didn't notice you coming."

"Is... is that so?" Yu Yu thought about it. Her senior brother had indeed seemed a little strange just now, and it really didn't seem as though he had done it on purpose. But even if he hadn't meant to, he had still touched her there!

"Junior Sister, open the door. Let me make it up to you and apologize."

Lin Ye opened the system shop again and found the section for storage rings. There were even custom-made storage rings. Law Treasures cost considerably more than martial arts and Cultivation Methods. After all, Cultivation Methods and martial arts could be passed on to many people, but there was only one of each Law Treasure, for one person to use, so it was only natural that they were expensive.

"A high-rank earth-grade Law Treasure storage ring costs 500 Devil Dao Points. A custom-made one costs 600."

Lin Ye decided to have the system make a custom one. An ordinary high-rank earth-grade Law Treasure was too ordinary—he had two of them himself. Giving her that kind of high-rank earth-grade storage ring surely wouldn't show any thought, so he wanted to have a pretty one custom-made.

His junior sister liked blue, so he would order a water-blue storage ring with extra decorative patterns and her name, Yu Yu, engraved on it.

He entered the details, selected a custom order, and made the exchange.

Six hundred Devil Dao Points vanished, and a high-rank earth-grade storage ring made to his specifications appeared. It was exceptionally beautiful and even had a concealment function.

"Junior Sister..."

Lin Ye called out to his junior sister again and again. Soon, she opened the door, pouting and puffed up with anger.

She was about to speak when Lin Ye took out the custom-made storage ring. "Junior Sister, this gift is for you. It's a high-rank earth-grade storage ring, made especially for you. I had a master artifact refiner make it."

"Senior Brother, you've hardly left the Black-Yellow Sect. Where did you find a master artifact refiner?" Yu Yu didn't believe him.

"Junior Sister, if you don't believe me, look at this ring." Lin Ye held it out to her.

Yu Yu took a look and instantly fell in love with it. She even saw her name, which was seamlessly integrated into the ring. It hadn't been engraved on afterward, but had been part of it during the refining process.

"Senior Brother, I forgive you."

Junior Sister Yu Yu broke into a happy smile and put on the ring, as though nothing had happened.

To Lin Ye, a few hundred Devil Dao Points were nothing. The treasures and Cultivation Methods he had given his disciples and his junior sister were worth far more than that.

Getting his junior sister to forgive him this time was already a fine result. Otherwise, if she got angry, who would give him massages?

Spirit Yang City.

Yang Yang was reorganizing the Blood Wolf Gang. He cut out the business of collecting protection fees and made the entire gang run legitimate businesses and establish intelligence outposts everywhere. Seven days later, he had more or less gotten the Blood Wolf Gang in order and completed the task his master had given him.

"I'm exhausted!"

Yang Yang first sent his master a message, informing him of the situation with the Blood Wolf Gang.

"That's enough. If there's nothing else, come back."

Lin Ye didn't care about the Blood Wolf Gang. He had only done it to complete the task. Now that he had received the task rewards, he wouldn't care even if the Blood Wolf Gang disappeared tomorrow.

"Yes, Master!"

Yang Yang also prepared to return.

The Supreme Simplicity Sect.

Li Xuansu came to see Dongfang Bai. Over the past few days, Dongfang Bai had cultivated diligently, and his True Qi had grown slightly denser, but he was still a long way from breaking through to the Second Layer of the True Qi Realm.

"Elder Li." Dongfang Bai respectfully cupped his fists.

"Dongfang Bai, how is your practice of the Supreme Simplicity Sword Technique coming along?"

"Elder Li, I have cultivated the Supreme Simplicity Sword Technique to perfection."

"Really?"

Li Xuansu was shocked.

"It's exactly as I said." Dongfang Bai immediately demonstrated the Supreme Simplicity Sword Technique at the perfect realm, leaving Li Xuansu thrilled. "A genius, a true genius!" she exclaimed.

Compared to Dongfang Bai, the disciples she had taken in before were practically trash. Unfortunately, Dongfang Bai was unwilling to take her as his master. Otherwise, she could have had a monstrously gifted disciple.

Of course, it didn't matter if he didn't become her disciple. He was still a disciple of Supreme Yin Peak, and if she treated him a little better, he would be no different from her own disciple.

"Dongfang Bai, I'm going to the Chu Kingdom's imperial capital to carry out a task for the sect, and I need to take a disciple with me. I originally planned to take one of my own disciples, but now I'm giving you the opportunity. Do you want to go?"

The Chu Kingdom's imperial capital?

Dongfang Bai was certainly interested. Above all, he was curious about what Li Xuansu was going to do there. If he obtained any important information, he could pass it on to his master.

"I'm willing to go." Dongfang Bai cupped his fists.

"Good. Get ready. We leave tomorrow."

"Yes!"

Dongfang Bai answered.

The next day.

Supreme Yin Peak, Supreme Simplicity Sect.

A massive Crimson Yang Crane descended from the sky. Its enormous body was enough to carry more than ten people. It was a demon pet raised by the Supreme Simplicity Sect, at the peak of the third tier and comparable to a True Qi Realm Peak martial artist. It could also soar through the sky, leaving True Qi Realm martial artists helpless against it.

"Get on."

Li Xuansu leaped onto the Crimson Yang Crane, and Dongfang Bai climbed on as well. But when the crane took flight, Dongfang Bai found it hard to keep his footing.

"Use your True Qi to grip the Crimson Yang Crane's feathers, and you'll be able to hold on steadily."

"Yes, Elder."

Dongfang Bai circulated his True Qi and attached it to the feathers. It was like gripping solid ground, completely secure. No matter how fast the Crimson Yang Crane flew, he remained as steady as a mountain.

The Crimson Yang Crane was swift, crossing city after city. After half a day, it reached Bianjing, the Chu Kingdom's imperial city.

The Crimson Yang Crane could not fly directly into Bianjing, so it landed at a demon pet station outside the city.

Afterward, Li Xuansu took Dongfang Bai into Bianjing, where they settled at an inn. Fortunately, they had two rooms between them. Otherwise, he couldn't have stood sharing a room with an old woman.

"Dongfang Bai, we won't be attending to our business until tomorrow. If you're bored, you can walk around nearby, but don't go far. Bianjing is the imperial city, unlike the Supreme Simplicity Sect. Things are quite complicated here, especially since you're so delicate and beautiful. You could easily attract trouble, so you'd best wear a veil."

"Yes, Elder!" Dongfang Bai took note, but he didn't go out. He was no stranger to the world, and even Bianjing held little interest for him. He only wanted to stay with Li Xuansu, lest he miss any important information.

Sure enough, around evening, an effeminate-looking man entered Li Xuansu's room. He was a eunuch, presumably from the imperial palace.

The eunuch left after spending less than a quarter of an hour in Li Xuansu's room. As for what had been said, Dongfang Bai hadn't heard it.

Time flew, and the next day arrived.

Early that morning, Dongfang Bai ate breakfast with Li Xuansu, then set out with her for a place in Bianjing.

"Elder Li, is this the imperial prison?"

"That's right, the Chu Kingdom's imperial prison. Our task here is to visit someone in the prison."

When they reached the entrance to the imperial prison, they were stopped.

Li Xuansu took out a token. "At the imperial family's request, we need to enter the depths of the prison to see someone."

"You two are seniors from the Supreme Simplicity Sect, correct? Our superiors have already informed us. Please enter."

Li Xuansu put away the token and led Dongfang Bai into the imperial prison.

Inside the imperial prison.

"Elder Li, who are we going to see?" Dongfang Bai was very curious.

Li Xuansu explained, "A traitor to the Supreme Simplicity Sect. She was a True Disciple of our sect, at the Third Layer of the Innate Realm. She stole a treasure from the sect and also caused trouble in Bianjing, attempting to assassinate the Chu emperor. She was caught and imprisoned here."

"I see."

Dongfang Bai asked no further questions.

Before long, Dongfang Bai followed Li Xuansu into the depths of the imperial prison, where they saw a woman with disheveled hair. Her hands and feet were bound with refined iron chains, and her shoulder blades were shackled as well. Her Dantian's sea of Qi had probably been destroyed; otherwise, such measures alone could not have restrained an Innate Realm expert.

"Elder Li, so you've come!" The woman raised her head and spoke coldly.

"Tell me, where is the sect's item?"

"Elder Li, I can tell you, but no one else can remain here."

"Fine." Li Xuansu agreed and told Dongfang Bai to look around elsewhere in the prison. The jailers were also sent away, leaving only Li Xuansu and the woman.

Dongfang Bai very much wanted to stay. He might have learned some special information. The traitorous True Disciple of the Supreme Simplicity Sect had clearly been waiting for someone from the sect, yet was willing to reveal the treasure's whereabouts, so there was evidently a secret involved. Unfortunately, he wasn't allowed to stay.

"Senior from the Supreme Simplicity Sect, let me show you around," a jailer said.

"Fine."

Dongfang Bai answered casually and wandered around the imperial prison. Before long, a jade pendant on his person lit up, giving off a faint red glow.

"The Black-Yellow Jade lit up! Master said that when it lights up, it means someone suited to be a disciple of our Black-Yellow Sect is nearby." Delight appeared on Dongfang Bai's face. Did that mean his future sixth junior brother or sister was here?