Thirty billion!
Ye Xuan stared at the storage ring in his hand, silent.
Thirty billion was no small sum, yet Lan Qing had lent it to him without any interest!
Clearly, this wasn’t because of Ye Xuan himself, but due to Qin Guan or the Yang Clan.
Lan Qing suddenly smiled. “Young Master Ye, I have matters to attend to, so I’ll take my leave. If you need anything, just come to the Immortal Treasure Pavilion and give the word. If it’s within my power, I won’t refuse!”
Ye Xuan smiled. “Alright!”
Lan Qing clasped his fists, glanced at Zhang Shi, and left.
Zhang Shi watched Lan Qing depart, chuckling softly. “No wonder he’s the head of the Luo Realm branch of the Immortal Treasure Pavilion. He’s leagues above that Lan Shan!”
Ye Xuan shook his head with a smile. “This thirty billion is a massive favor.”
Zhang Shi laughed. “Let alone thirty billion, even three hundred billion would be worth your favor, Young Master!”
Ye Xuan laughed heartily, looking into the distance. “Where to now?”
Zhang Shi replied, “Luo City. From what I know, the realm lord there is named Luo Tian.”
Ye Xuan blinked. “Will they acknowledge me as Young Master?”
Zhang Shi was stunned, then laughed. “Young Master, don’t joke! How could they not?”
He hesitated, then added, “Young Master, don’t lower your stance. Whether it’s me or Luo Tian, we’re just working for the Yang Clan. Without them, we’d never reach Upper God Realm in our lifetimes!”
Ye Xuan fell silent.
Zhang Shi continued, “One word from you, Young Master, and the entire Luo Realm could have a new lord.”
Ye Xuan shook his head with a smile.
Power!
He had to admit, the allure of power was immense at times.
Young Master of the Yang Clan?
Before, he hadn’t grasped the concept, having had no contact with the Yang Clan. But Zhang Shi’s words made him realize how terrifying his title was.
A single word could alter countless lives!
Zhang Shi added, “Young Master may not know, but Luo Realm, in the grand scope of the Yang Clan’s domains, is insignificant. It’s like a small town in the mortal world—no, not even that, just a slightly larger village.”
Ye Xuan was curious. “Who’s running the Yang Clan now?”
Zhang Shi gave a wry smile. “I don’t know!”
Ye Xuan was surprised. “You don’t know?”
Zhang Shi nodded, his smile bitter. “My rank’s too low to access the Yang Clan’s higher echelons!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
Zhang Shi continued, “But I know the Yang Clan has a mysterious unit!”
Ye Xuan looked at him. “Mysterious unit?”
Zhang Shi nodded. “It’s said to be composed entirely of sword cultivators, few in number but terrifyingly powerful. They answer to one person: the Listening Cloud Sword Emperor!”
Listening Cloud!
Ye Xuan was stunned. “Listening Cloud?”
Zhang Shi nodded. “Yes!”
Ye Xuan smiled faintly. “So it’s her!”
Long ago, he’d met Listening Cloud, and Tu as well!
Tu!
Ye Xuan sighed softly. He actually missed Tu a bit!
Since Tu left, there’d been no word from her.
Deciding then and there, Ye Xuan resolved to have the Yang Clan help find Tu.
Snapping out of his thoughts, he said, “Let’s go to Luo City!”
Zhang Shi nodded.
The two vanished from the spot.
Shortly after, a woman in a purple robe and an old man appeared.
The woman was the one they’d met earlier. The old man stared into the distance, his gaze dark, lost in thought.
The purple-robed woman suddenly said, “Let’s go!”
They disappeared.
…
Luo City.
When Ye Xuan and Zhang Shi arrived, Ye Xuan was awestruck by the city’s scale!
Its walls stretched beyond sight, towering a hundred zhang high. Standing before it, one felt as insignificant as an ant.
Of course, unlike the mortal world, no wall was too high for cultivators who could soar through the skies. Even the heavens themselves were trivial to the mightiest.
Zhang Shi chuckled. “Luo City dwarfs my Upper God Realm!”
Ye Xuan smiled at him. “How do you normally get promoted?”
Zhang Shi thought for a moment. “Two ways. First, have enough strength. If I reached beyond Upper God Realm, I could be promoted to a larger universe with more power and resources. Second, make significant contributions to earn a promotion.”
He shook his head. “Both are hard! Truth be told, without a miracle, Upper God Realm and Upper God status are my limit!”
Ye Xuan smiled lightly. “Meeting me makes Upper God Realm your starting point!”
With that, he walked forward.
Zhang Shi froze, then burst with joy, his body trembling with excitement as he hurried after Ye Xuan.
As he’d said, without a special opportunity, Upper God Realm was his ceiling.
But Ye Xuan was that opportunity!
The Young Master of the Yang Clan!
Following Ye Xuan was like being a trusted aide to an emperor in the mortal world. A mere guard in name, but who’d dare underestimate him?
Entering the city, Ye Xuan glanced at the bustling crowds on both sides, the city thriving.
Zhang Shi said, “Young Master, let’s head to the City Lord’s Mansion!”
Ye Xuan nodded. “AlrightFinal Response: Alright!”
Just then, a voice called out, “Brother, hold on!”
Ye Xuan turned to see a young man in his twenties, dressed in an elegant robe with a jade pendant at his waist, looking refined and scholarly.
Ye Xuan smiled. “Something up?”
The young man approached, smiling. “I’m Li Feng. May I have your name?”
“Ye Xuan,” he replied.
Li Feng pointed to the Great Dao Brush at Ye Xuan’s waist, smiling. “Brother Ye, to be honest, I stopped you because of this item!”
The small tower suddenly spoke, “Broken Brush, you’re too low-class! Everyone recognizes you. How do you even survive?”
Great Dao Brush: “…”
Ye Xuan glanced at the brush and smiled. “For this?”
Li Feng nodded, smiling. “Brother Ye, a friend of mine wants to buy it. Name your price.”
Buy the Great Dao Brush?
Ye Xuan was stunned.
Great Dao Brush: “…”
Li Feng smiled. “Yes! Brother Ye, name a price!”
Ye Xuan shook his head, smiling. “Not for sale.”
Li Feng smiled. “We’ll offer a price you’ll be satisfied with!”
Ye Xuan thought for a moment. “How about a hundred billion?”
Li Feng’s smile faded.
Ye Xuan grinned. “Too much?”
Li Feng chuckled. “A hundred billion? It’s just a clone of the Great Dao Brush! Even if it were the real thing, it’s not worth that!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
Somewhere in the Milky Way, a voice rang out, “Damn!”
In Luo City, Ye Xuan looked at Li Feng, smiling. “Young Master Li, who’s your friend?”
Li Feng shook his head. “No need for you to know, Brother Ye!”
He stepped forward, opening his palm to reveal a storage ring. “Brother Ye, I’ll take the Great Dao Brush!”
Ye Xuan glanced at the ring, it held only ten million cosmic veins!
Ten million!
Ye Xuan was speechless.
The small tower spoke up, “Ten million… Broken Brush, you’re too cheap! If I were you, I’d buy a block of tofu and smash my head in! So embarrassing!”
The Great Dao Brush snapped, “Broken Tower, can you shut up?”
The tower replied calmly, “Why yell at me? Yell at him!”
The brush calmed down. “Why yell at a dead man?”
The tower asked, “You set him up?”
The brush replied, “None of your business!”
The tower: “…”
In the city, Ye Xuan looked at the ten million cosmic veins, shaking his head with a smile. “Brother Li, planning to strong-arm me?”
Li Feng looked at Ye Xuan, pinching the ring, reducing it to nine million. “Sell?”
Ye Xuan shook his head.
Li Feng smiled, pinching again, leaving five million. “Sell?”
Ye Xuan shook his head, smiling.
Zhang Shi looked at Li Feng calmly, his gaze like he was staring at a corpse.
Li Feng suddenly put away the ring, smiling. “Brother Ye, now there’s nothing left!”
Ye Xuan thought for a moment. “Brother Li, look at me. Do I seem like an easy target?”
Li Feng laughed. “What, Brother Ye, trying to threaten me?”
Ye Xuan shook his head. “I just want you to look at me, see if I’m easy to bully.”
Li Feng studied Ye Xuan seriously, then laughed. “You look very easy to bully!”
Ye Xuan asked, “How so?”
Li Feng grinned. “Soft and frail, gentle voice, good temper—these types are usually easy to push around, right?”
Ye Xuan glanced at him, smiling. “What use are those eyes of yours?”
Zhang Shi swiped two fingers.
Slash!
Blood sprayed from Li Feng’s eyes.
“Ah!”
Li Feng screamed, stumbling back, roaring, “You dare hurt me! You dare!”
Ye Xuan shook his head. “Used as a pawn… what use is that brain?”
Zhang Shi swiped again.
Slash!
Li Feng’s head flew off, blood gushing like a fountain.
Murder!
The crowd gasped, retreating in panic.
Killing was forbidden in the city!
At a nearby tavern, a man in white sipped his wine, smirking. “Thought he was smart, turns out he’s an idiot. Killing in Yang Clan territory… that’s just begging to die!”
