Chapter 231: Final Arrangements

Several days later.

Ye Qingxuan sat inside the stone pavilion, quietly awaiting the arrival of Ye Yuhong.

After sending a message earlier informing Ye Yuhong that he had emerged from seclusion, Ye Yuhong had replied, stating he would rush to the Xuantian Sect today to meet.

Thus, Ye Qingxuan left the Qingxuan Blessed Land early in the morning and sat in meditation within the stone pavilion, waiting for Ye Yuhong's arrival.

"Whoosh!"

Sensing the sound of air being torn apart from a distance, Ye Qingxuan looked up.

He saw a figure with white hair yet still upright, heading toward the Qingxuan Blessed Land.

Ye Qingxuan rose and left the stone pavilion, stepping outside to gaze at Ye Yuhong's approach.

Within a few breaths, once Ye Yuhong landed before him, Ye Qingxuan feigned shock and asked:

"Family Head, what has happened to you?"

Ye Yuhong had been injured in the Xuanmu Realm.

But Ye Yuhong did not actually believe this.

"Qingxuan, I wish to exchange the Blessed Land's share of the family's profits for a source of a fifth-rank spiritual vein and a fifth-rank, low-grade protective formation. Do you have any means to arrange this?"

To avoid arousing Ye Yuhong's suspicion, Ye Qingxuan could only pretend he was unaware of the Ye family's ordeal in the Xuanmu Realm.

However, this was something he had actively requested, and a single source of a fifth-rank spiritual vein was worth at least three hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones, let alone the fact that he also requested a fifth-rank, low-grade clan-protecting formation.

He would absolutely not open his mouth to proactively make such a request to Ye Qingxuan.

Therefore, when Ye Yuhong made this request, he felt deeply guilty in his heart.

The fifth-rank, low-grade clan-protecting formation needed by the Ye family would cost at least one hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones on the open market.

Even if a first or second-rank Blessed Land was incredibly powerful, the spiritual plants cultivated there over a century could not possibly be worth three hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones.

After inviting Ye Yuhong into the stone pavilion to take a seat, Ye Qingxuan began to release his own Dao Fire to brew tea for Ye Yuhong.

He preferred to believe that Ye Qingxuan had obtained a great opportunity, acquired a vast amount of spirit stones, and wished to give back to the family under the guise of the Blessed Land's share.

"Family Head, please take a seat!"

Previously, Ye Qingxuan had offered it proactively, and the Ye family indeed needed it, so Ye Yuhong did not refuse.

Similarly, for fifth-rank formations, the larger the area covered by the formation, the more formation bases and formation discs required, and naturally, the higher the price.

Hearing this, Ye Qingxuan fell silent for a moment before slowly speaking:

Upon hearing Ye Qingxuan's inquiry, Ye Yuhong smiled faintly and said casually:

"Hehe, it is nothing. I merely accidentally sustained a slight injury in the Xuanmu Realm; it is no cause for concern."

The two realms are separated, and sound-transmission talismans cannot communicate between them.

Although the spirit stones Ye Qingxuan had given him previously were always provided under the name of the Blessed Land's share.

After sitting down, looking at Ye Qingxuan who was silently brewing tea.

Ye Yuhong hesitated for a moment before finally asking:

"In that case, that is good."

If it were not for the fact that he was about to pass away, and could not rest easy leaving the Ye family behind, wanting to elevate the family's foundation to a higher level before his passing.

Looking at the Family Head, whose face bore the marks of hardship, whose eyes had already grown dim, and who gazed at him with hope.

Recalling the scene when he first met the Family Head, Ye Qingxuan felt a moment of daze.

A trace of sorrow rose in his heart. Ye Qingxuan took out a storage ring and handed it to Ye Yuhong:

"Family Head, the items you requested are all prepared. Please take a look."

Upon hearing this, Ye Yuhong paused.

Then he hurriedly took the storage ring Ye Qingxuan gave him and began to examine its contents.

"This... there are far too many items in here, isn't there?"

Looking at the contents within the storage ring, even though Ye Yuhong had been somewhat prepared, he was still shocked.

Besides the source of a fifth-rank spiritual vein and a set of fifth-rank, supreme-grade protective formations sufficient to cover Mount Yunwu and the Ye Immortal City.

The storage ring also contained various elixirs, magic treasures, talismans, and formation discs.

Especially the talismans; among them were hundreds of fifth-rank talismans, dozens of sixth-rank talismans, and over ten thousand nuclear explosion pills of various ranks.

All these items combined were worth at least over one million high-grade spirit stones.

Ye Yuhong wanted to refuse, but these items were indeed urgently needed by the Ye family.

His lifespan was nearly exhausted; he was no longer thinking for himself.

The current Ye Yuhong had only the future of the Ye family on his mind.

If the Green Demon Clan had not appeared, within the territory of the Xuantian Sect, Ye Yuhong might not have worried too much about the safety and inheritance of the Ye family.

But now, a world war has erupted between the Di Xuan Realm and the Green Demon Realm; a single misstep would have a massive impact on the Di Xuan Realm.

How could a war between two realms be so simple?

Although Ye Yuhong was merely the head of a small family, he always felt that the battlefield between the two realms would never be such a trivial skirmish.

It was precisely because of this worry that Ye Yuhong risked leading the Ye family's elite into the Xuanmu Realm for training, accelerating the accumulation of the family's strength.

But he did not expect...

Ye Qingxuan saw the conflict in Ye Yuhong's heart.

To put Ye Yuhong at ease, Ye Qingxuan suggested:

"Family Head, there is no need for this. Consider these items as the Ye family's Blessed Land share for two hundred years."

"Just treat it as me advancing the Blessed Land share for a hundred years in advance for the Ye family."

Hearing these words, Ye Yuhong slowly put away the storage ring in his hand and said gratefully:

"Qingxuan, thank you!"

Over these years, Ye Qingxuan's help to the Ye family has been truly immense.

Yet the Ye family has been unable to help Ye Qingxuan in the slightest.

Therefore, facing Ye Qingxuan, Ye YuHong has always felt deep guilt.

Ye Qingxuan smiled, shook his head, and said:

"Family Head, there is no need for this."

He provided these resources to the Ye family entirely out of gratitude for how the family had cared for his parents and out of respect for Ye YuHong.

Now that his parents have passed away, and once Ye YuHong eventually departs this world,

his ties to the Ye family will grow ever thinner.

Pouring a cup of freshly brewed tea for Ye YuHong, Ye Qingxuan said softly:

"Family Head, please have some tea."

Ye YuHong nodded slightly, put away his storage ring, a trace of nostalgia flashing in his eyes, and spoke:

"Qingxuan, I have never told the rest of the Ye family about your situation here."

"From now on, only the successive Family Heads of the Ye family will know of your relationship with us."

"For the next century, no one from the Ye family will come to disturb you."

"By then, if I am no longer here, the new Family Head of the Ye family will come to find you bearing the Ye Family Head's token."

"The benefits from this blessed land over the following centuries, you should entrust to the next Family Head of the Ye family."

Hearing that Ye YuHong had not revealed his situation to others, Ye Qingxuan felt a surge of emotion in his heart.

He understood this was Ye YuHong's way of protecting his safety and privacy.

Watching Ye YuHong speak as if laying out his final wishes, Ye Qingxuan took a deep breath, slowly rose, and bowed respectfully to Ye YuHong, saying:

"The Ye family's disciple, Ye Qingxuan, faithfully obeys the Family Head's command."

Seeing Ye Qingxuan refer to himself as a disciple of the Ye family, Ye YuHong could not help but burst into hearty laughter.

"Hahaha, Qingxuan, the most correct and fortunate thing I have done in my life was sending you to the Xuantian Sect."

Having spoken, after receiving Ye Qingxuan's bow, Ye YuHong immediately vanished from the stone pavilion.

Inside the stone pavilion, only Ye YuHong's final words echoed:

"Qingxuan, take care. This old man is leaving."

Watching Ye YuHong's departing figure, Ye Qingxuan silently murmured:

"Family Head, may your journey be peaceful."

Standing motionless in the stone pavilion for a long while, Ye Qingxuan finally turned slowly and stepped into the Qingxuan Blessed Land.

(End of this chapter)