In the central pavilion on the lake.

Lian Xiao, Hu Yi, and their spouse, along with Lian Chong, soared into the sky and flew directly to the pavilion while the contemplative Qin Yu raised his head and immediately stood up with a smile.

"What brings the two seniors here?" Qin Yu asked.

In fact, Qin Yu had more or less guessed the reason.

"Brother Qin Yu, you have spent a precious Life Creation Pill to save my son, and my spouse and I are deeply grateful. However, after days of pondering, we really couldn’t think of a way to express our gratitude. So..."

A space ring slipped off Lian Xiao’s finger and flew out, "This is my space ring, it holds my collection of ten thousand years, including Primordial Spirit Stones, various precious alchemy medicinal herbs, and some artifact refining ores... all of which are at your disposal, Brother Qin Yu, to take as much as you want."

"Mine as well, this space ring has already been released from the Blood Contract, and you can take everything if you wish," Hu Yi said with a smile.

The couple did not care at all about their collection of ten thousand years.

"Seniors, this is..." Qin Yu didn’t even know what to say, he had saved their son’s life, and them giving gifts was normal, but offering everything like this made it difficult for him to know how to react.

Should he really take it all like a blatant opportunist?

Lian Chong patted Qin Yu on the shoulder and laughed, "Brother Qin Yu, just take it, don’t be so modest. Your Life Creation Pill is worth a life after all."

Qin Yu smiled faintly and accepted the two space rings.

He swept his Spiritual Sense through them.

Alchemy medicinal herbs?

Inside Qingyu Immortal Mansion, there grew a multitude of Immortal Ginseng, those herbs had grown for many years, their medicinal effects far more precious than those in this space ring.

Ores?

Although the ores in Qingyu Immortal Mansion were not abundant, they were much more numerous and superior than those in the space ring. The items in Immortal Emperor Ni Yang’s mansion were way more precious than these.

Qin Yu had accepted the space rings just to see if there was a ’Top-Grade Primordial Spirit Stone.’

If there were a Top-Grade Primordial Spirit Stone, it would mean that the strength of the Sword Immortal Puppet could be upgraded to that of a Second-Level Golden Immortal.

A Sword Immortal of Second Level Golden Immortal’s strength would probably be tough even for Zong Jue to defeat.

"Thousands of Low Grade Primordial Spirit Stones, dozens of Middle Grade Primordial Spirit Stones, and two Upper Grade Primordial Spirit Stones. Are these precious?" Qin Yu wondered with a wry smile.

"It seems I’ve overestimated the Primordial Spirit Stone Veins on Pengmo Island.

Regarding Upper Grade Primordial Spirit Stones, Qin Yu owned them in hundreds. If anyone possessed a Top-Grade Primordial Spirit Stone, he would willingly trade a hundred Upper Grade Primordial Spirit Stones for one Top-Grade Primordial Spirit Stone.

Unfortunately, in the Mortal World, Qin Yu had yet to find anyone who possessed a Top-Grade Primordial Spirit Stone, perhaps... Zong Jue did.

Qin Yu handed the two space rings back to Lian Xiao and Hu Yi, holding only a Low Grade Primordial Spirit Stone in his hand.

"Seniors, consider this Low Grade Primordial Spirit Stone as your gift to me," Qin Yu said serenely with a smile.

"Brother Qin Yu, what is this..."

Lian Xiao and Hu Yi were utterly dumbfounded for a moment.

They certainly knew what was in the space ring, and Qin Yu chose only one low-grade primordial spirit stone.

In the mortal world, where primordial spirit stones were extremely scarce, a low-grade primordial spirit stone was still considered precious. However, compared to the Life Creation Pill, it was incomparable. After all, the Tribulation Spirit Pill, which had the same effect, was extremely valued by the master of Liuyun Island.

Hu Yi looked at Qin Yu, suddenly feeling moved.

"Brother Qin Yu, are you worried that we might feel uneasy because we owe you a favor, so you only took the lowest worth item, a low-grade primordial spirit stone?" Hu Yi countered.

A low-grade primordial spirit stone, for them, was indeed negligible.

Qin Yu did this, indeed, to make them feel more at ease.

If Qin Yu had taken nothing, this would have left Hu Yi and his wife forever indebted to Qin Yu. But Qin Yu had taken something, only a low-grade primordial spirit stone.

"A low-grade primordial spirit stone as compensation is enough. I just want to ask one thing..." Qin Yu said, looking at Hu Yi and Lian Xiao.

Lian Chong slapped Qin Yu’s shoulder and said, "Good brother, taking just one low-grade primordial spirit stone, I really admire you. Ask whatever you want, and we will surely answer."

Hu Yi and Lian Xiao also nodded as they looked at Qin Yu.

Qin Yu nodded and said, "Seniors, I need to handle a matter urgently that requires a top-grade elemental spirit stone. I wonder if there are any here? Of course... I will exchange it with my Life Creation Pills, of which I still have a few."

Qin Yu had not mass-produced ’Life Creation Pills.’

Firstly, Qin Yu did not know if the green spots inside the Meteor Tear were finite. If they were limited, running out would be disastrous.

Secondly, a treasure is only considered a treasure when it is rare.

Having fewer in number would increase the value of the Life Creation Pills.

"Top-grade elemental spirit stone." Hu Yi frowned and slowly said, "If we had such top-grade spirit stones, we wouldn’t need you to exchange them with Life Creation Pills; we would give them to you directly. But my wife and I don’t have any."

Lian Xiao also frowned and said, "Big Brother has them, but... the likelihood of him taking them out is not great."

Lian Chong countered, "Dad, Mom, Uncle is already at the Twelfth Tribulation, he might ascend to the Demon World at any time. In the Demon World, the quantity of primordial spirit stones exceeds that in the mortal world, so why would Uncle need to carry that top-grade primordial spirit stone with him? Besides, I see Uncle treating Brother Qin Yu very well; he might just take it out."

Qin Yu knew in his heart that the top-grade elemental spirit stone was clearly only held by Senior Zong.

"Chong’s first statement was correct."

A voice sounded beside everyone’s ears, and Senior Zong suddenly appeared inside the pavilion. The pavilion contained a stone table with four seats.

"Indeed, I am a Twelfth Tribulation Independent Demon, and the time is not far for me to ascend to the Demon World. To me, this top-grade elemental spirit stone is not so significant," said Senior Zong.

Lian Chong immediately said, "Then Uncle should take it out."

"I cannot take it out," Senior Zong shook his head and said.

Qin Yu was startled, yet he did not speak and silently listened as Senior Zong explained.

"Do you know that the primordial spirit stone vein in the core area of Pengmo Island is the largest in the Chaotic Star Sea, and this top-grade primordial spirit stone is the core of that vein!" Senior Zong’s gaze swept over everyone.

Qin Yu subtly nodded to himself.

The vein of Small Primordial Spirit Stones was only a few dozen miles long, and it was possible that there were no Top-Grade Primordial Spirit Stones. If there were Top-Grade Primordial Spirit Stones, nine times out of ten, those would be the core.

"I once extracted the Top-Grade Primordial Spirit Stone," he said. "But after I did, I found that the entire vein had run dry. However, when I put the Top-Grade Primordial Spirit Stone back, I noticed that the vein was slowly producing some Primordial Spirit Stones again."

Senior Zong looked at Qin Yu, "Brother Qin Yu, this Primordial Spirit Stone vein is just a minor vein. In the Demon World, with so many veins, losing one core, hollowing out a vein, isn’t much. But this is in the Mortal World, where Primordial Spirit Stone veins are too few. Removing the core—the Top-Grade Primordial Spirit Stone—would turn this vein into a dead vein, and if mined further, it would run dry."

Senior Zong looked toward Hu Yi, "Second Sister, over the years, have you ever seen the Primordial Spirit Stone veins of Pengmo Island decrease?"

Hu Yi shook her head, "No."

Senior Zong nodded, "Right, every year the amount of Primordial Spirit Stones I harvest is equal to the amount that grows back. Thus, the vein can continue indefinitely."

Qin Yu understood the implication in Senior Zong’s words.

"Before I occupied Pengmo Island, others had held it. But none of those predecessors ever extracted that piece of Top-Grade Primordial Spirit Stone. For millions of years, this has been the case! I don’t want my actions to cut off this vein," Senior Zong said, his gaze fixed on Qin Yu.

Understanding Senior Zong’s meaning, Qin Yu spoke with a smile, "Senior Zong needn’t say more. I understand the difficulties faced by Senior Zong. Since the vein has continued for millions of years, let’s keep it going."

At that moment, Qin Yu felt a stir in his heart, and with a flip of his hand, the Communication Order appeared in his hand.

"Big Brother, Monkey and I have successfully passed the Ninety-Nine Tribulations, haha... We did it, we succeeded! Haha..." Little Black’s voice came through the Communication Order.

Little Black was clearly very excited at the moment.

Qin Yu, who had been feeling slightly regretful just a moment earlier, immediately became excited, "You succeeded? You both passed the Ninety-Nine Tribulations, that’s great, that’s great."

Yet, Qin Yu still harbored a hint of doubt. Even the Five-clawed Golden Dragon and Golden Winged Great Peng Bird had failed their Tribulation Crossings. Little Black and Hou Fei must at least be Upper Level Divine Beasts. Crossing their tribulations shouldn’t have been so simple.

"Gaga, Big Brother, this Mixed Feathered Bird had a really close call this time. Luckily, Uncle Lan’s guidance was very effective. The Mixed Feathered Bird and I barely managed to succeed in our tribulation crossing," exclaimed an excited Hou Fei.

Only then did Qin Yu realize that their successful Tribulation Crossing was related to Uncle Lan’s guidance.

"Big Brother, Monkey and I are coming soon, where are you?" Hei Yu asked anxiously.

...

******

Qin Yu and his two brothers communicated, while on Tenglong Continent, the Demon Cultivators and Cultivators had already clashed intensely.

The timeline shifts to True Master Ming Liang confronting Lady Lian Yue about the "Ink and Wash Painting."

Inside the Piao Miao Hall of Yin Yue Palace, Lian Yue Palace had already been blasted open. True Master Ming Liang was holding Lady Lian Yue’s Nascent Soul, while Wu Hei was furiously charging at True Masters Ming Shan and Lan Bing.

"You won’t speak, very well..." True Master Ming Liang’s eyes, deep and tranquil like a still pond, burst forth with terrifying light.

"Stop!"

The shout echoed through the entire Piao Miao Hall, and Wu Hei, like a fierce god, charged forward at great speed.

"One more step, and she will die," said True Master Ming Liang, his eyes returning to their tranquil state as he merely glanced at Wu Hei, who abruptly stopped. True Master Ming Liang’s voice had already resounded in his mind.

True Master Ming Liang looked at Lady Lian Yue and transmitted his voice, "It seems you are truly seeking death." 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

"If you’re going to kill, just do it. Don’t waste time," Lady Lian Yue’s Nascent Soul said with a cold smile.

"Then... die," he responded.

True Master Ming Liang, holding Lady Lian Yue’s right hand, suddenly brightened.

Seeing this, Wu Hei became furious, raising his black giant ax and charging toward True Master Ming Liang, who merely flicked his left hand.

A speck of light.

In an instant, it filled Wu Hei’s entire field of vision.

At that moment, Wu Hei felt death itself. He hastily swung his black giant ax at the speck of light. When he struck, he felt a huge jolt in his body, and uncontrollably retreated hundreds of meters, crashing into another palace.

"So powerful."

The Independent Demons from other sects were all shockingly surprised.

Wu Hei’s strength was unquestionable, as evidenced by his overpowering True Masters Ming Shan and Lan Bing, yet True Master Ming Liang casually injured Wu Hei with just a flick of his finger.

What kind of power was this?

No wonder he was the spiritual leader of the Cultivators’ side.

"Don’t overestimate yourself; had it been Wu Kongxue, I might have shown some courtesy. You... are not qualified," he uttered, his thin lips releasing words that infuriated Wu Hei to the point of vomiting blood.

And True Master Ming Liang, standing in the midst of the surrounding Independent Demons, was in his fluttering Daoist robe, his calm and serene eyes clearly showing that he did not take the person in front of him seriously.

"Haha... Ming Liang, didn’t you say you’d show courtesy if Wu Kongxue came? Well, I’m here now, let’s see you release Lian Yue."

A wild laugh erupted.

At the same time, a sea of blood-red clouds spread across the sky.

Back in the days of the Nine Sword Immortal Mansion, Lady Yan Ji had fought fiercely to deploy a few Heavenly Demon Blood Clouds, yet Wu Kongxue, simply by appearing, had brought forth thousands of them, each infused with a rich scent of blood.

"Wu Kongxue."

True Master Ming Liang, about to deliver a killing blow, stopped his right hand and observed the blood-red clouds in the sky.

A red streak of light descended from the sky, and in an instant, a figure appeared in the Piao Miao Hall. The man was as handsome as a woman, remarkably similar to True Master Ming Liang himself.

Same cherry lips and white teeth, same jade-like skin—it was just that Wu Kongxue’s eyes were a terrifying blood red, adorned with a blood-red robe, as if dyed freshly with blood.

"Ming Liang, long time no see."

"Wu Kongxue, you survived the battle with Hu Yi that’s indeed very fortunate," True Master Ming Liang said indifferently.

Wu Kongxue flashed a splendid smile: "During our Eleventh Tribulation, our battle was inconclusive. Now that we’re both in the Twelfth Tribulation, I still don’t know to what realm your ’Dianxing Technique’ has advanced, nor whether it can withstand my ’Blood Demon Demon Path.’

"Why not try and see?" True Master Ming Liang, still grasping Lady Lian Yue’s Nascent Soul, rejuvenated the glow in his hand.

(Chapter three is here~~~ Finally managed to finish before 1 am!)

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