Chapter 74

The first thing after emerging from seclusion.

Ye Qingxuan immediately contacted Zhu Dafu:

"Zhu Dafu, starting today, Tianfu Shop will publicly announce the acquisition of special items from the Otherworld Battlefield."

Besides heavenly treasures, spiritual herbs, and divine materials, the Otherworld Battlefield also produces various strange and unique items under unexpected circumstances. Most of these have little practical use, so their value is very low.

The items Ye Qingxuan intends to acquire are precisely these low-value special items.

Otherwise, if every single thing in the Otherworld Battlefield were listed as a target for acquisition, selling the entire Tianfu Shop wouldn't even be enough.

Not long after, Zhu Dafu's reply came through: "Uh, Boss, how should we set the prices?"

Originally, Zhu Dafu wanted to persuade him, since collecting those things seemed useless, but in the end, he held back.

Some matters are better left unasked.

Seeing Zhu Dafu ask about pricing, Ye Qingxuan thought for a moment and replied directly:

"Set the prices according to the market rates for first and second-grade spiritual materials. Handle the specifics as you see fit."

"However, it doesn't matter if we acquire other materials. If black skin-bag materials appear, you must acquire them. If the seller demands too high a price, contact me immediately."

The other materials were merely a cover; Ye Qingxuan's true target was the World Embryo Membrane.

As for Zhu Dafu, bound by a Dao Oath, Ye Qingxuan had no worry that Zhu Dafu would leak his information or act against him.

Hearing Ye Qingxuan's instructions, Zhu Dafu instantly understood: the black skin-bag materials were Ye Qingxuan's real goal.

He didn't ask further about the function of the black skin bags and simply agreed:

"Understood, Boss. Once the materials are acquired, I will deliver them to you."

Inside Tianfu Shop, after sending his reply, Zhu Dafu immediately began arranging the acquisition of special items from the Otherworld Battlefield.

Regarding Ye Qingxuan's orders, Zhu Dafu had never been negligent.

He knew that everything he currently possessed and enjoyed came from Ye Qingxuan; he would not foolishly cause Ye Qingxuan to become dissatisfied with him.

After years of development, Zhu Dafu had gradually built up the framework of Tianfu Shop.

Currently, the revenue from the channels was not large, but it was steadily rising.

Watching Tianfu Shop grow increasingly prosperous, Zhu Dafu felt an indescribable sense of accomplishment.

Former fellow disciples who had once interacted with him now greeted him with "Boss Zhu" upon meeting, a title that made his heart bloom with joy; he thoroughly enjoyed this feeling.

Although Tianfu Shop did not belong to him, he was now its nominal ruler and held a portion of the shares in its channel network.

Moreover, since Ye Qingxuan rarely interfered in Tianfu Shop's other affairs, he was basically in full charge on a daily basis.

Therefore, Zhu Dafu truly treated Tianfu Shop as his own career, working on it with all his heart and strength.

If Tianfu Shop could develop to a point where the Zhu Merchant House, his birth family, looked at him with admiration or even sought to curry favor with him, then he would be truly content for the rest of his life.

Realizing his own fanciful little thoughts, Zhu Dafu couldn't help but shake his head: "Daydreaming again. I suppose I can't afford to be idle!"

After muttering to himself, Zhu Dafu got busy with Tianfu Shop's affairs.

Although Tianfu Shop was indeed developing well, Zhu Dafu believed that reaching a level where the Zhu Merchant House would admire or even flatter him was nothing more than a pipe dream.

He merely, out of unwillingness to accept his lot, occasionally indulged in such fantasies and expectations in his heart.

On the other side.

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

After giving his instructions, Ye Qingxuan took out a teapot and began brewing tea.

To date, it had been three years since he had properly enjoyed tea or admired the scenery beyond the mountain peaks.

Once the tea was ready, Ye Qingxuan called out loudly:

"Zhao Heng, Zhao Yu, come up here, both of you."

He did not use telepathy but shouted directly.

There was no particular reason; he simply felt like it, carried away by the moment, so he shouted loudly. Although Ye Qingxuan only called out, with the support of spiritual power, his voice quickly reached the cave dwellings of the two brothers, Ye Zhao Heng and Ye Zhao Yu, at the foot of the mountain.

Soon, Ye Zhao Heng and Ye Zhao Yu arrived outside Ye Qingxuan's stone pavilion and stood respectfully to the side. Ye Zhao Heng spoke:

"Young Master, what are your orders?"

Seeing this, Ye Qingxuan smiled lightly: "Nothing special. I just called you two up for some tea. Sit down."

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhao Heng and Ye Zhao Yu exchanged a glance, appearing somewhat constrained, but finally, at Ye Qingxuan's gesture, they sat down inside the stone pavilion.

After the two sat, Ye Qingxuan poured a cup of tea for each of them and said with interest:

"Taste it and see how it is."

Ye Zhao Heng and Ye Zhao Yu each lifted their cups, took a gentle sip, and Ye Zhao Heng praised:

"Excellent tea. After drinking it, my body and mind feel much more relaxed."

Hearing his elder brother's words, Ye Zhao Yu quickly added:

"Indeed excellent tea, just as my brother said."

Observing their reactions, Ye Qingxuan burst into laughter: "Hahaha, you two!"

He then took out a portion of tea leaves and handed them to the two:

"Take these. Drinking this tea has some benefits."

Neither Ye Zhao Heng nor Ye Zhao Yu refused. Accepting the tea leaves, Ye Zhao Heng smiled and thanked:

"Thank you, Young Master, for gifting us this tea!"

Ye Qingxuan shook his head and said calmly: "You two need not be so constrained in front of me. I am not some stern person."

Looking at the two, whose sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes now showed a hint of maturity and steadiness, Ye Qingxuan felt a surge of emotion:

"In the blink of an eye, it has been nearly sixteen years since you two came to Xuantian Sect with me. Serving as my attendants, have you ever regretted it?"

It had taken him seven months to open up the blessed land, and now it had been fifteen years since that opening.

Hearing Ye Qingxuan's words, Ye Zhao Heng firmly shook his head and said: "Young Master, we do not regret it. If we were still outside, Zhao Yu and I would still be stuck at the Qi Refining realm."

Ye Zhao Yu also chimed in from the side:

"Yes, Young Master, you have provided so many cultivation resources for me and my elder brother, and your demands on us are not high. We are already content."

Hearing this, Ye Qingxuan glanced at the cultivation bases of the two.

They were still at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, though not far from the mid-stage. However, to break through to the Purple Mansion realm would take at least forty more years.

Given the talents of Ye Zhao Heng and Ye Zhao Yu, even within the Xuantian Sect, with him providing sufficient cultivation resources, they would at most reach the Nascent Soul realm and then hit their limit.

Thinking of this, Ye Qingxuan seemed to recall something. His eyes flickered slightly as he looked at Ye Zhao Heng and Ye Zhao Yu and asked, "I have a way to rapidly increase your cultivation bases. But after using this method, your control over spiritual power will weaken, your combat strength will decline, and breaking through realms will become extremely difficult."

"Most crucially, after taking this elixir, breaking through to the Soul Transformation realm will essentially be your limit. Attempting to break through to the Void Penetration realm afterward will be a hundred times harder."

Having spoken, Ye Qingxuan looked deeply at the two and said, "Are you willing to accept such consequences?"

Hearing Ye Qingxuan's words, Ye Zhao Heng and Ye Zhao Yu pondered for a moment. Finally, they exchanged glances and firmly said in unison, "Young Master, we are willing!"

Given their talents, breaking through to the Soul Transformation realm was already a luxury for them, so this choice was not difficult for them.

Seeing the two agree, Ye Qingxuan nodded. "Good. Then you two go down first. Come back in ten days."

"Yes, Young Master."

As the two were about to leave, Ye Zhao Yu suddenly seemed to remember something and said, "By the way, Young Master, Young Master Ye Qingxiao came to look for you and asked you to contact him after you emerge from seclusion."

"Alright, I know."

Ye Qingxuan was not surprised by Ye Zhao Yu's words.

After all, that fellow Ye Qingxiao had already left him a message long ago.

(End of this chapter)