Chapter 105

The "Xihe Flower" growing in the Tang Valley Sea, absorbing the brilliance of the Fusang Divine Tree and the Golden Crow all year round, blooms eternally; if it doesn't count as the Flower of Supreme Yang, Li Youyi truly doesn't know what other strange object in the world counts.

For this reason, he had asked the knowledgeable Master Coffin.

Master Coffin had seen records about the Xihe Flower in the ancient books of the Nine Li tribe. It was called a rare ancient medicine, but it contained terrifying fire poison that could burn a Wu Xiu's body. Only some top-level pharmacists, with ancient secret pill formulas, could regulate the fire poison of the Xihe Flower and refine supreme great pills.

But this processing was extremely delicate, and ordinary pharmacists dared not try.

This was for humans!

For the demon race, the Xihe Flower was a legendary transformation divine medicine, not afraid of the fire poison within, and was hard to come by.

Li Youyi only had the idea of helping Yao Yin gather the Xihe Flower after learning that she possessed demon race blood.

But with his current "Square-Inch Bright Fire" mental power cultivation, he couldn't walk out of the spatial barrier between the Lesser Yang Star and the Tang Valley Sea; he had to break through to the Great Mental Master realm to have a chance.

From the third realm of the Mental Master, "Square-Inch Bright Fire", to the first realm of the Great Mental Master, "Square-Foot Earth Fire", it was only one realm away, but this was a major realm, requiring a very long time to swallow light and nurture fire.

Normal cultivation might be one or two years, or perhaps three or five years.

Yao Yin's ice-soul cold Qi would flare up at any time, and she might not be able to wait until then.

To quickly improve his mental power realm, he could only buy Light Flame Pills.

One Light Flame Pill was worth one hundred thousand silver coins; how many would it take to break through a major realm?

Yao Yin said: "How much money is needed? I can transfer all the industries my mother left me, and I can raise quite a bit."

Li Youyi avoided Yao Yin's clear, moving cyan eyes full of infinite longing for the future, regretting in his heart, feeling that he was impulsive last night and shouldn't have given her hope without certainty.

Because without hope, she could calmly face any known miserable ending. But with hope, and then having that hope shattered, was truly fatal.

"It's just a clue, let's not talk about this, Hidden Twenty-Five is back!" Li Youyi said.

The light in Yao Yin's eyes dimmed, but the five fingers in her sleeves clenched tightly, having already made a certain determination.

Hidden Twenty-Five held a standard horse-slaying saber exactly like Li Youyi's, exuding a coldness, and stepped in front of the two, whispering: "I've inquired clearly, this demonic ape comes from the Tianya Ridge and is called the Dharma-Dao Fire Ape."

"In these two days, four Nine-Spring supreme people from the Nine Li tribe have challenged it one after another; three were seriously injured, and one had his head exploded, not only suffering heavy losses but also losing all face, mocked by the Wu Xiu of the world. Yet they couldn't find a way to get back at it, because in these few months, the Nine Li tribe has only cultivated four Nine-Spring supreme people."

Li Youyi said: "Can't Five-Sea realm Wu Xiu take action against evil demons?"

Hidden Twenty-Five said: "First, this demonic ape is not an evil demon, but an orthodox demon race that cultivates human law codes. Second, it comes from the Tianya Ridge, and its background is terrifyingly large. Human Wu Xiu of high realms who dare to take action against it will definitely bring about a disaster of death."

"There is also a saying about orthodox demons?" Li Youyi was surprised.

Hidden Twenty-Five said: "In the Lingxiao Life Realm a thousand years ago, humans were uniquely strong, suppressing all parties in the four realms, and their power covered the Nether Realm. Among the demon race, many were learning human cultivation law codes, opening wisdom, walking the path of Spring Eyes, Sea of Qi, and Dao Seed Life cultivation. After longevity, they could even transform into human form."

"They learned human astronomy, geography, military, economy, artifact refining, rune drawing... and so on. Although they learned it in a four-unlike way, they considered themselves the orthodox demon race, a symbol of civilization, distinct from evil demons who still ate raw meat and drank blood."

"Tianya Ridge is the number one demon domain in the Southern Realm, with countless demon soldiers and generals, and countless spirits and ghosts, its power is monstrous. The Four-Pole Ape King is one of the four great demon kings of the Lingxiao Life Realm, having lived for sixteen hundred years. A single breath can generate a thousand miles of clouds, and a wave of his hand is a collapse of mountains and earth."

"You say, with such a supreme existence that can almost change the world as backing, do the Five-Sea realms of the Nine Li tribe dare to take action against the Dharma-Dao Fire Ape? If the Dharma-Dao Fire Ape has any accident in Li Prefecture, the various tribe leaders of the Nine Li tribe are afraid they won't be able to sleep peacefully."

Li Youyi clicked his tongue secretly, having lived for sixteen hundred years, isn't that equivalent to living from the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties to the 21st century?

What is the difference between this and the gods and demons in myths and legends?

He said: "With the Four-Pole Ape King and Tianya Ridge being so powerful, couldn't they directly crush the Nine Li tribe?"

At least the Nine Li tribe on the surface appeared too weak in front of the Tianya Ridge demon group.

Hidden Twenty-Five said: "That's not the case! As long as Yu Yaozi is not dead, the four great demon kings dare not take the field themselves. Besides, the Zuoqiu Gate is in the Southern Realm, and the Four-Pole Ape King cannot cover the sky with one hand."

Yao Yin had a strong hostility toward the demon race, looking toward the ring, eager to try: "This Dharma-Dao Fire Ape seems to be a Glass Pure Immortal Body, I wonder how many trace veins it has cultivated in its body?"

Hidden Twenty-Five said: "It is said that among the four Nine-Spring supreme people of the Nine Li tribe who went to challenge it, one was a Pure Immortal Body transformed by taking exotic medicine, and was beaten and broke both legs within a hundred moves."

Yao Yin said: "If I step into the Nine Springs, I will definitely let it know what is meant by 'there is a heaven beyond heaven, and people beyond people'."

"Let's go, there's no benefit, let's not get involved in this matter!" Li Youyi urged.

The coldness in Yao Yin's eyes dissipated, her face became gentle and calm again, and she walked toward Yao Pass City with the two attendants behind her who had used the Disguise Technique.

It was Li Youyi who wanted to enter the city to buy Spring-Breaking Needles.

Hidden Twenty-Five walked side by side with Li Youyi, whispering: "It's not without benefits; the Dharma-Dao Fire Ape hung up a Dyeing Mist Exotic Medicine. If you win against it, you can get it. But similarly, if you want to challenge it, you must prepare an Otherworld Coffin as a stake."

Li Youyi laughed: "Everyone knows that an Otherworld Coffin is priceless, and it wouldn't be strange to open any treasure, and the Nine Li tribe is least lacking in Otherworld Coffins. Being able to take the benefits from the Sui Sect side, and winning it yourself... this is a good way to make money."

Hidden Twenty-Five cared a lot about the honor of the Nine Li tribe, suggesting: "Why don't you also erect a big flag, write that the Spring-Gushing realm Wu Xiu of the Sui Sect are all clay chickens and pottery dogs, challenge once, and charge a high fee, there's definitely a big profit."

"Forget it, tomorrow is the Long Mountain Grand Sacrifice, business is important. Entering Burial Immortal Town to gather exotic medicine, isn't that earning more?"

Li Youyi was now thinking entirely about the Tenth Spring Shenque and the Great Mental Master matter, not wanting to push himself to the forefront, which was dangerous and delayed business.

Because Wu Xiu gathered, a large amount of cultivation resources were transported to Yao Pass City.

The Coffin Sea Chamber of Commerce had seventeen Spring-Breaking Needles at its branch in Yao Pass. But the price was much more expensive than in Nine Li City a few months ago, each one needing two thousand silver coins.

"Black shop, definitely a black shop."

Li Youyi turned and left without a hint of hesitation.

In Nine Li City, a Spring-Breaking Needle only cost one thousand silver coins.

Li Youyi looked at Hidden Twenty-Five, asking with his eyes if the Hidden Sect had any special channels to get cheap goods from the Coffin Sea Chamber of Commerce.

Hidden Twenty-Five said: "I'm just a new Hidden Person, only a year earlier than you in entering the Hidden Sect. Logically speaking, there must be Hidden Persons in high positions within the Coffin Sea Chamber of Commerce. If you become a Hidden One, you will naturally get the list of all Hidden Persons."

Li Youyi looked at Yao Yin.

She said: "With the waist token of the Medicine Li tribe, there are some discounts, but not much less."

"Buy, buy, buy them all!"

Li Youyi chose to compromise and took out a bag of Spring-Gushing coins and handed them to Yao Yin.

No matter what, impacting the Tenth Spring was more important than anything at the current stage.

Yao Yin was surprised, confused: "Buy all seventeen?"

"It might not even be enough!"

Li Youyi stood with his hands behind his back, looking bitter, walked toward the Heaven One Chamber of Commerce, and suddenly stopped: "Ask how many Light Flame Pills they have, I'll take them all."

After some bargaining, Yao Yin spent thirty thousand silver coins to buy all seventeen Spring-Breaking Needles.

She and Hidden Twenty-Five came to the Heaven One Chamber of Commerce and happened to see Li Youyi walking out with a livid face.

Yao Yin said: "The Coffin Sea Chamber of Commerce has three Light Flame Pills, each can be given at a low price of one hundred and thirty thousand silver coins. I guess it's because almost everyone gathered at Burial Immortal Town is a Wu Xiu, and Mental Master pills are hard to sell."

"A huge chamber of commerce, only three Light Flame Pills, what is this enough for? And one hundred and thirty thousand silver coins, still a low price? This is much more pit-like than getting them from Yin Twenty-Four!"

Li Youyi thought of the price he had just asked at the Heaven One Chamber of Commerce, one hundred and forty thousand silver coins for one Light Flame Pill, even more pit-like than the Coffin Sea Chamber of Commerce. Now that he thought about it, Yin Twenty-Four was quite reliable, only charging one hundred thousand silver coins for one Light Flame Pill.

He had misunderstood her before!

Li Youyi took the Spring-Breaking Needles he had been thinking about from Yao Yin's hand, and the stuffy air in his chest dissipated quite a bit.

Yao Yin said: "She is different, she must have gotten the Light Flame Pills at the Nine Li Divine Temple."

Li Youyi's heart moved, asking hopefully: "Can you get Light Flame Pills at a low price at the Nine Li Divine Temple?"

"Hard to say, after all, the one at the Nine Li Divine Temple is her maternal grandmother. Although I also call her grandmother, there is still a layer of blood relationship." Yao Yin had been boarding at Yin Twenty-Four's house since she was a child, calling Yin Twenty-Four's mother "mother", but after all, she wasn't her biological mother.

Li Youyi had indeed scraped together a large sum in the Long Forest Gang, not lacking money, but if he used it all to buy Light Flame Pills, he couldn't buy many. The matter of impacting the Great Mental Master could only be discussed in the long run.

After instructing Yao Yin to sweep the Spring-Breaking Needles at the Heaven One Chamber of Commerce, the three left the city.

"Selling paintings, selling paintings, the best 'Thousand-Mile Sui River Map', absolutely worth the money."

"Big brother, look at how this calligraphy of mine is written, absolutely rigorous in rules, exquisite in layout, and distant in artistic conception."

An old man dressed as a Confucian scholar was selling calligraphy and paintings on the side of the street, with several of the best-quality calligraphy works hung high, clearly feeling very good about himself.

In this street crowded with Wu Xiu and fierce beasts, this scene was extremely abrupt, and after selling for half a day, not a single one was sold.

Li Youyi was surprised in his heart, and after coming to this world that valued martial arts and was strange, it was the first time he had seen such an old man obsessed with calligraphy and painting skills, looking like he had the demeanor of a Confucian disciple.

Driven by curiosity, he walked over and kindly reminded: "The old senior has come to the wrong place. What is the difference between selling fans in winter and selling cotton-padded jackets in summer by selling calligraphy and paintings here?"