Chapter 1806

Don't think that the old Xianling Grass is merely an immortal spirit of heaven and earth; having lived so many years, he still understands a bit of worldly affairs.

A seemingly unrelated sentence had already given Xu Jie the answer.

In contrast, Xu Jie, being a sharp person, upon hearing this hastily helped the old Xianling Grass up with a frightened expression.

"Senior, what are you doing? Junior feels from the heart that it's time for you to make progress, and I wish to contribute my modest effort."

"Serving the master's household diligently is my duty."

"That's what the senior said."

After exchanging a few compliments, Xu Jie suddenly said.

"Rest assured, senior; if I get the chance, I will certainly speak a few words to the elders and the patriarch on your behalf."

The old Xianling Grass didn't realize that the senior Xu Jie referred to was actually his own junior brother Ye Zhangqing.

However, the conversation wasn't over yet; Xu Jie immediately continued.

"Although junior's talent has been weak since childhood, after years of Xiūliàn I have only reached Shèngjìng; honestly, if I had more of these spirit pearls, my cultivation would proceed much more smoothly."

"What a pity; spirit pearls are such treasures that they can only be encountered, not sought."

Xu Jie spoke as if sighing, and upon hearing this, the old Xianling Grass immediately understood his meaning.

He reacted quickly and immediately said.

"'Young friend, what are you saying? We hit it off at first sight; other treasures I may not be able to provide, but as my true form is living spirit grass, I do have some spirit pearls.'"

"'As long as you don't disdain them, that's fine.'"

Speaking, the old Xianling Grass produced another batch of spirit pearls, exactly fifty in number, without changing expression.

Seeing this, Xu Jie likewise placed the batch into his Space Ring without changing expression, and the old and young thus quietly completed a flesh-and-blood transaction.

Having obtained another fifty spirit pearls, Xu Jie's heart was already blooming with joy.

Why keep the old Xianling Grass if not for this batch of spirit pearls?

Ten spirit pearls are nowhere near enough for so many senior and junior brothers; each would get only a few, hardly enough for anything, not even to fill a tooth gap.

Now adding these fifty makes it barely sufficient.

Xu Jie had been aiming for these fifty spirit pearls from the start; however, having said this, he will surely speak to Ye Zhangqing, junior brother when the opportunity arises.

He'll try to put in a good word, but as for the outcome, that's beyond Xu Jie's control.

Furthermore, from the beginning Xu Jie never promised success; he merely spoke a few nice words.

As for the old Xianling Grass, its thinking is simple: having finally obtained this opportunity, giving it a try can't hurt.

Fifty spirit pearls are still bearable for it; even if it fails, at least it will let the patriarch remember its existence.

Perhaps someday it will be remembered.

Both parties understood each other perfectly; after the transaction, the old and young exchanged a glance and both showed a smile that only they understood.

Not long after, the group walked out of the sea of living spirit grass.

At the end of the living spirit grass sea, the old Xianling Grass stopped, bade farewell to the Guo family sequence disciples and to Ye Zhangqing and his companions.

"'I wish the master's household victory at the outset, and I wish you all a bountiful harvest.'"

"'Thank you, senior.'"

Xu Jie and his companions bowed with clasped hands, while the Second Sequence merely nodded slightly.

At the moment of parting, Xu Jie secretly exchanged glances with the old Xianling Grass, and both eyes flashed with an unspoken understanding.

Some things are understood without words.

After bidding farewell to the old Xianling Grass, the group continued on their way, as the Second Sequence had said.

After passing the Cleansing Heart Pool and the living spirit grass sea, they proceeded to the latter half of this Mi Jing.

The latter half is no longer solely controlled by the Guo family; instead, it is jointly governed by several major powers of the Immortal Realm.

Thus, upon entering the latter half, they will encounter members of those other major powers and begin to compete with each other.

Various opportunities and treasures are no longer as easily obtained as before.

"'Junior brother, be more careful in your actions from now on; although everyone's competition is usually just a touch-and-go affair, rarely does it result in mutual slaughter.'"

"'Nevertheless, opportunities move people's hearts; when faced with them, no one will readily yield.'"

When facing those other major powers, Ye Zhangqing and his group must still be cautious.

Especially Zhao Zhengping, Xu Jie and the others, after all they have only achieved full cultivation in the Shèngjìng.

Against those major powers, they hardly have any power to resist.

Ye Zhangqing is somewhat better off, having entered the Emperor Sovereign realm; even if danger arises, he still retains some self-defense capability.

At least he can hold out until they arrive to reinforce.

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhangqing nodded and replied.

"'Thank you, Shī xiōng, we will certainly act prudently.'"

Knowing that the Second Sequence said this out of concern for their safety, Ye Zhangqing's heart actually felt little fear.

Needless to say about himself, speaking of Zhao Zhengping and Xu Jie and the others.

I dare not say much else, but regarding life-preserving skills, Xu Jie and his companions are absolutely not inferior to anyone.

Don't look down on them just because they are only at the Shèngjìng; their life-preserving methods are such that even Ye Zhangqing might feel ashamed.

Especially Xu Jie.

And Xu Jie also spoke with full confidence.

"'Shī xiōng, rest assured; we will definitely not hold you back.'"

Huh???

Upon hearing this, the Second Sequence glanced at Xu Jie with some suspicion, feeling doubtful about where this confidence came from.

However, since Ye Zhangqing had said that, he naturally couldn't say more, nodded, and the group continued on their way.

After leaving the living spirit grass sea, everyone entered onto a stretch of azure Heavenly River.

The river water flows across the horizon; looking through the water, one cannot see the riverbed, or rather, those layers of white clouds are the riverbed.

The river water is clear and wide, and from time to time one can see fish of various appearances swimming in the water.

Some of the swimming fish are gigantic, their size even exceeding a kilometer.

As they swim beneath the people's feet, it is truly like a monster moving through the water.

However, these fish do not actively attack the people; they even seem unaware of the people's presence.

Swimming in the water, they don't even glance at the people.

"These spirit fish belong to a non‑aggressive type, mainly living on the spiritual Qi in the water."

"Spiritual Qi?"

"Not bad; the Heavenly River we see now, simply put, can be understood as a spirit river formed when the Heaven and Earth's spiritual Qi liquefied, no different from Lingchi."

"Huh???"

Upon hearing this, Xu Jie and the others stared at the boundless, winding Heavenly River stretching toward the horizon before them, and were instantly stunned.

Such a huge river is actually formed by the gathering of spiritual liquid, and this river water is spiritual liquid.

For a moment, Xu Jie and the others went numb—what kind of concept is this? Such a vast river, with no end in sight, and you tell me it's formed from gathered spiritual liquid?