Chapter 60: Conversation

Eight years after Ye Qingxuan contracted the Blessed Land!

Since Ye Qingxuan had not sold any elixirs through the Hundred Treasures Pavilion in recent years, Bai Wenyan could no longer hold back and came personally to the Qingxuan Blessed Land to ask Ye Qingxuan the reason.

At the stone pavilion at the entrance of the Qingxuan Blessed Land.

After Ye Qingxuan's careful arrangement over several years, many fairy-like and exquisite ornamental spiritual plants had now grown around the stone pavilion.

Even upon the stone pavilion, sparse vines of spiritual plants wound around, emitting faint starlight.

At this moment, inside the stone pavilion, Ye Qingxuan and Bai Wenyan sat opposite each other. Ye Qingxuan brewed a pot of tea with fluid grace and poured a cup for Bai Wenyan: "Senior Brother Bai, please!"

Bai Wenyan took the cup of tea Ye Qingxuan had poured for him, sipped it carefully, and slowly relaxed his entire body and mind.

No longer as anxious as when he first arrived, Bai Wenyan quietly drank the tea in his cup and could not help but exclaim: "What excellent tea!"

Meanwhile, Ye Qingxuan drank his tea while leisurely admiring the distant scenery beyond the mountain peak. The ethereal aura around him had become increasingly prominent in recent years, as if he were about to completely detach himself from the mortal world.

Seeing Ye Qingxuan in such a state, Bai Wenyan was momentarily stunned. After regaining his composure, Bai Wenyan smiled and said:

"Junior Brother, you truly have a good temperament. After becoming a Blessed Cultivator, you live even more freely and carefree, not at all anxious like other Blessed Cultivators."

Hearing Bai Wenyan's words, Ye Qingxuan simply took another sip of tea and lightly smiled: "Senior Brother Bai is joking. I am merely finding joy amidst hardship."

Facing Ye Qingxuan's explanation, Bai Wenyan did not believe it.

After a moment of silence, Bai Wenyan finally revealed the purpose of his visit: "Junior Brother, have you not come to the Hundred Treasures Pavilion to sell elixirs in recent years due to some special incident?"

He admitted he had underestimated his junior brother Ye. Ye Qingxuan's growth speed was faster than he had imagined. A Third-Rank Alchemist! Even for him, that already counted as a major client.

Bai Wenyan himself was currently only a late-stage Third-Rank Purple Mansion Realm cultivator.

Therefore, the elixirs from this junior brother could bring him considerable profit, leaving him no choice but to take it seriously.

Seeing that Bai Wenyan had finally stated his purpose, Ye Qingxuan did not hide anything and apologized:

"Senior Brother Bai, in recent years I have opened a shop in the market myself, so future elixirs will be sold at the shop. I apologize!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Wenyan suddenly understood.

Knowing the reason, Bai Wenyan no longer tried to persuade him. Instead, he smiled: "So that is how it is. Junior Brother, you should have told me earlier, so I could have gone to support your shop!"

"But it is not too late now. Senior Brother wishes your shop great prosperity and a rolling tide of wealth in the future, hahaha!"

Ye Qingxuan's elixirs could bring him considerable resources, but only if they did not harm Ye Qingxuan's interests would he accept them with a clear conscience.

Now that Ye Qingxuan had opened his own shop, he could only offer sincere blessings.

He and Ye Qingxuan had been close friends for many years. If he let Ye Qingxuan sacrifice his own interests so that he could gain ample profits, Bai Wenyan knew he would not be so shameless.

Therefore, after learning the truth, Bai Wenyan did not press the matter but offered his heartfelt blessings instead.

Facing Bai Wenyan's blessings, Ye Qingxuan lightly smiled and shook his head, saying:

"My shop has always been managed by the two brothers, Zhao Heng and Zhao Yu. As you know, my current situation prevents me from going there personally, so I did not invite Senior Brother to the shop's opening."

"Moreover, that shop is currently just a small operation, not yet worthy of mention. However, Qingxuan still thanks Senior Brother for the blessings. Borrowing your auspicious words, I hope the shop's business will continue to improve!"

After speaking, Ye Qingxuan poured another cup of tea for Bai Wenyan.

Bai Wenyan tasted the tea again and said with a moistened voice: "Junior Brother, do not be modest. Does Senior Brother not know your alchemy skill? With your level of alchemy, developing the shop would be a simple matter."

Speaking to the end, Bai Wenyan joked: "Perhaps in the future, Senior Brother will have to seek refuge with you and make a living at your shop? Hahaha!"

Hearing Bai Wenyan's joke, Ye Qingxuan's eyes lit up, and he immediately said:

"How about Senior Brother comes to help at Junior Brother's shop right now? Junior Brother can offer you three times your current salary at the Hundred Treasures Pavilion!" He truly wanted Bai Wenyan to help him at his shop, as the two brothers, Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu, were still too young and their cultivation too low.

They could manage watching the shop, but if the shop expanded in the future, the two of them might not be able to handle it.

Bai Wenyan had worked at the Hundred Treasures Pavilion for many years and possessed sufficient experience, so Ye Qingxuan sincerely invited him to manage the shop.

Facing Ye Qingxuan's invitation, Bai Wenyan felt a slight stir in his heart, but soon spoke to refuse:

"I am honored by Junior Brother's regard, but Senior Brother has worked at the Hundred Treasures Pavilion for many years and does not wish to leave for now, so I can only disappoint Junior Brother's kindness."

Although Ye Qingxuan offered him triple the salary, for Bai Wenyan this was merely temporary gain.

This junior brother Ye, though possessing astonishing alchemy talent, was ultimately a Blessed Cultivator, whose ceiling had basically been reached. He would not achieve anything significant in the short term.

Compared to this junior brother Ye's shop, the platform of the Hundred Treasures Pavilion was much larger.

As long as he broke through step by step to the Jin Dan and Yuan Ying realms in the future, relying on his many years of seniority, he might well secure the position of a manager at the Hundred Treasures Pavilion.

By then, the benefits he would gain would be far greater.

Seeing Bai Wenyan refuse his invitation, Ye Qingxuan was not disappointed and said calmly:

"In that case, Junior Brother will not force the matter. If Senior Brother ever needs Junior Brother's help in the future, please do not stand on ceremony with me."

Hearing Ye Qingxuan's words, Bai Wenyan laughed heartily:

"Hahaha, Junior Brother rest assured. If that day truly comes, Senior Brother will not stand on ceremony with you."

After speaking, the two exchanged a smile, understanding everything without words.

After finishing the tea in his cup, Bai Wenyan looked at the sky and said as he prepared to leave:

"Junior Brother, it is getting late today. Senior Brother will take his leave now and visit Junior Brother again in a while."

After speaking, Bai Wenyan stood up.

Ye Qingxuan did not try to detain him further and also stood up, saying:

"Take care, Senior Brother! If you have time in the future, you are welcome to gather with me here at the Qingxuan Blessed Land."

Upon hearing this, Bai Wenyan rolled his eyes at Ye Qingxuan, gave no reply, and flew away directly on his sword.

During this visit, Ye Qingxuan had hidden his Blessed Land tightly, showing no intention of inviting him to tour the Blessed Land.

However, although he was curious about what Ye Qingxuan's Blessed Land looked like, he had no intention of probing Ye Qingxuan's secrets.

After all, everyone has secrets! That is normal.

Ye Qingxuan did not know Bai Wenyan's small thoughts. After Bai Wenyan left, he went to the Qingxuan Cave Heaven.

Looking at the huge furnace constantly smelting various First-Rank spiritual ores, he said joyfully:

"Soon! Soon!"

The author has it hard! With the same plot, some friends say it's dragging, while others say the pace is too fast.

The author will make a brief defense here: the current plot is mainly a transition phase. After opening up a grotto-heaven blessed land, the protagonist will enter a period of rapid advancement; there is no need to detail this stage. Once this transition is complete, the protagonist's foundation within the Xuantian Sect will be nearly stable. Most of what follows will involve the avatar laying out plans outside the Xuantian Sect. Later, as the growth speed of the grotto-heaven blessed land slows, the plot will also ease up.

All the plot the author has written so far is not useless. Thank you all for your support, gratitude! (End of this chapter)