Chapter 617: The Second Imperial Prince, Nangong Buhui

Ye Lin did not take what Liu Ruyan said to heart.

After taking the lion's share of the Immortal Source Stones, he utilized Endless Devour to begin elevating his cultivation.

Murder and robbery?

How could that kind of thing be as fast at making money as running a shady business? The risks were high and it was a capital offense; it was just not worth it.

Besides, he didn't consider his business shady; the customers were satisfied, the employees were happy—how could such a business be considered shady, right?

One by one, the Immortal Source Stones were reduced to powder after Ye Lin devoured their energy.

He took the lion's share of the profits from the Yihong Zoo over these four months, and if Liu Ruyan wanted to absorb his Yang energy, he would even charge her for it.

Therefore, in just four months, the number of low-grade Immortal Source Stones in Ye Lin's possession reached a staggering 800 million!

This was even enough for eight ascenders to reshape their physical bodies.

Ye Lin had no intention of being a miser, so he converted all these Immortal Source Stones into his own cultivation.

Boundless immortal Qi poured in through the pores all over his body, instantly clearing his extraordinary meridians and vessels.

Supported by such a massive quantity of Immortal Source Stones, the barrier between the Meridian Condensation Realm and the Spirit Gathering Realm could not stop Ye Lin and was instantly broken through.

Early Spirit Gathering, Mid Spirit Gathering, Late Spirit Gathering!

It was not until he reached the Late Spirit Gathering stage that Ye Lin finally stopped absorbing the Immortal Source Stones.

"Low-grade Immortal Source Stones still have too many impurities," Ye Lin frowned slightly.

The energy contained in one top-grade Immortal Source Stone was equivalent to one million low-grade Immortal Source Stones.

But if one wanted to use low-grade Immortal Source Stones to buy a top-grade one, it often took about 1. million to purchase a single piece.

One of the reasons for this was that low-grade Immortal Source Stones had too many impurities; if a cultivator absorbed them in large quantities, they would have to waste time dealing with the impurities, otherwise, it would lead to an unstable foundation.

"Devouring people is still more comfortable..."

Ye Lin muttered to himself as he stood up; if he waited for those people to finish devouring the Immortal Source Stones and then devoured the people, it was equivalent to having a human-shaped purifier help him filter out the impurities contained in the low-grade Immortal Source Stones, so naturally, there would be no negative effects.

However, he was not a murderous maniac, so he naturally could not just do such things at will.

In four months, being able to advance from the Great Perfection of Meridian Condensation to the Late Spirit Gathering stage was an extremely astonishing speed of cultivation improvement, especially since the current Changsheng Continent had long since entered the Age of Dharma Decline.

Ordinary cultivators might need years or even decades to have a chance at a single breakthrough.

Just as Ye Lin stood up, Liu Ruyan also rushed over to find him in a flurry.

"Something happened! The government of Lingquan County has brought people to investigate us!" Liu Ruyan's expression was extremely grave.

"Don't panic. Send word down and have all the demon beasts revert to their original forms."

Ye Lin waved his hand, then strode toward the entrance of the Yihong Zoo.

At the entrance, a man wearing the official uniform of the Nuhai Dynasty stood with his hands behind his back, with several powerful guards behind him.

"I am Yan Fan, the cultivator responsible for governing Lingquan County."

"Are you the owner of this Yihong Zoo? Someone reported that there are illegal transactions going on in here."

Yan Fan lowered his eyes, looking Ye Lin up and down with a scrutinizing gaze.

"I'm being wronged, my lord!"

Ye Lin threw himself onto Yan Fan, crying out about the injustice while stuffing a storage ring into the other man's hand, taking the opportunity to wipe his snot on him.

"Our Yihong Zoo is a legitimate establishment; please don't listen to the slander of villains!"

With a movement of his divine sense, Yan Fan checked the number of Immortal Source Stones inside the storage ring.

He tucked the storage ring into his robes without changing his expression.

"Oh? Then I must conduct a thorough investigation!"

Yan Fan led the guards behind him and walked straight into the Yihong Zoo.

However, because Ye Lin had already given the order, as soon as Yan Fan entered, he could only see a large pile of animals walking around, and a few little foxes even looked up at him cutely.

Except for Liu Ruyan, not a single woman could be found in the zoo; everywhere he looked, there were only animals.

"Hmm, not bad, there really is no problem."

Yan Fan nodded with satisfaction.

"Then I shall respectfully see you off, my lord; you are welcome to come to our zoo to see the animals next time." Ye Lin smiled, preparing to send Yan Fan away.

But at this moment, Yan Fan stopped in his tracks.

He gave a look to the guards behind him, and those guards understood, retreating directly and leaving only Yan Fan and Ye Lin behind.

Yan Fan put his arm around Ye Lin's shoulder and then laughed softly.

"Brother Ye, I can see that you are a sensible person. Since that's the case, I'll speak plainly with you."

"My coming here to check if your Yihong Zoo is in violation is only secondary; the main point is to act as a go-between for you. You are about to strike it rich!"

Ye Lin raised an eyebrow slightly and then asked.

"Oh? How so?"

"A big shot wants to buy a stake in your Yihong Zoo. This is a truly top-tier big shot!" Yan Fan said mysteriously.

"What big shot?" Ye Lin pressed.

"The current Second Imperial Prince of the Nuhai Dynasty! Nangong Buhui!" Yan Fan said, enunciating every word.

"So that's how it is. I wonder how many Immortal Source Stones this Second Imperial Prince intends to invest to buy a stake?"

Ye Lin nodded.

If he could establish a connection with the Second Imperial Prince of the Nuhai Dynasty, it would indeed be a good thing for him.

It would obviously be much more convenient if he wanted to open branches in other cities.

Yan Fan looked at Ye Lin in shock.

"It is a great honor that the Second Imperial Prince is willing to buy a stake in your Yihong Zoo, and you still dare to ask him for Immortal Source Stones?"

"What do you mean? He's not planning to provide any Immortal Source Stones and just wants to show his face to buy a stake?"

Ye Lin looked at Yan Fan with equal shock, the two of them staring at each other.

"Brother Ye, I advise you to think twice! The Second Imperial Prince is willing to buy a stake, which is a great thing for you. When the Second Imperial Prince successfully ascends the throne one day, you will have the merit of supporting the dragon!"

Yan Fan began to persuade him meaningfully.

"Besides, the Second Imperial Prince doesn't want much; he only wants fifty percent of the profits from your Yihong Zoo. From now on, your Yihong Zoo will be the Second Imperial Prince's property, and within the Nuhai Dynasty, absolutely no one will dare to touch you!"

Ye Lin sneered.

So that was it; this Second Imperial Prince Nangong Buhui was actually a master of empty-handed white-wolf tactics.

It would be one thing if the Emperor of the Nuhai Dynasty made such a promise, but a mere Second Imperial Prince dared to claim that no one would dare to touch him?

To say nothing else, the first thing the Second Imperial Prince's rivals would do is suppress this Second Imperial Prince's assets.

It seemed he had been too honest during this period, as someone actually dared to set their sights on him.

"Brother Ye, have you considered it?" Yan Fan said with a smile.

"Go tell the Second Imperial Prince to burn incense, bathe, wash himself clean, and put on his best-looking clothes," Ye Lin said.

"What is this for?" Yan Fan asked in confusion.

"Does that even need asking? Of course, it's to send him off for a marriage alliance!"