Chapter 2205: Chapter 2205: Cleansing Immortal Grass
Strangely enough, the seemingly frivolous Young Master Zhu didn’t put up any form of dispute and silently handed over the ring filled with red crystals.
This scene left many who were hoping for a good show greatly disappointed and they labeled Young Master Zhu with a comment: "Paper Tiger."
However, Young Master Zhu himself didn’t seem to have this awareness and, alongside Afeng, swaggered away.
"Master, why did you..." Not far off, Afeng suddenly stopped, somewhat puzzled as he asked.
Young Master Zhu smiled slightly, "What do you think of that guy?"
"Very strong, deeply hidden! Especially his eyes, they seem a bit special." Afeng glanced at Ye Haochuan from afar, murmuring.
"You don’t need to be discouraged; if you hadn’t sealed your True Immortal cultivation, you certainly wouldn’t have lost to him!" Young Master Zhu said with a smile.
Afeng nodded lightly, then again puzzledly asked, "I don’t understand, why did you, Master, give in and hand over a million red crystals to him?"
"Since we’ve already probed him, there’s naturally no need to waste any more time. That guy has already noticed the clue. If he keeps pestering us, wouldn’t it be tedious?" Young Master Zhu smiled with deep meaning.
For many, a million red crystals is an astronomical number, but for him, it’s truly nothing, not worth worrying over.
This time, Young Master Zhu did not come for Rui’er; it was Afeng’s mention of Ye Haochuan’s "peeping" that drove him with curiosity and vigilance to personally probe Ye Haochuan.
The earlier probing at least proved that Ye Haochuan indeed didn’t recognize him and wasn’t intentionally spying on him.
Coming to Shuanghua County this time, he carried an extremely important mission, allowing no room for error. If Ye Haochuan was here for this matter, then even if he had to unseal himself, he certainly would have had to eliminate Ye Haochuan.
On the other side, Ye Haochuan had already thoroughly explained the information about Jiang Shuying and Fan Qingyin to Boss Yao, while on the side, he also looked for the traces of Lin Qingxuan and Xu Linglan.
Compared to Jiang Shuying and Fan Qingyin departing from Shuanghua County, Lin Qingxuan and Xu Linglan had even fewer clues, which naturally made the price considerably higher.
Thankfully, with the million red crystals just given by Young Master Zhu, Ye Haochuan offered it all as a bounty.
When Boss Yao left, looking at Ye Haochuan, his gaze was somewhat different, not just looking favorably, but more like having a new understanding of Ye Haochuan due to the matter with Young Master Zhu.
"Those two were indeed rude just now. Why did you let them go for only a million?" After Boss Yao left, Rui’er muttered with dissatisfaction.
"Getting a million is quite good already; if that Young Master Zhu were to fight seriously, it would be very troublesome!" Ye Haochuan said with a shrug.
"Are you saying that Young Master Zhu is an expert? No way, he seemed clearly just an incompetent dandy." Rui’er said incredulously.
"His gaze at you, is colored in form but not in heart, clearly acted out. Though the acting was brilliant, he ultimately lacked the essence of a dandy." Ye Haochuan explained profoundly.
He’s seen enough dandies to fill a long line and naturally knows what a true dandy looks like.
Moreover, earlier while he was "peeping," he had already noticed Young Master Zhu’s pure gaze towards Boss Yao, devoid of the slightest distraction, unlike a lecherous dandy eyeing beauties.
The reason he didn’t say much when Young Master Zhu teased Rui’er was that he had long seen through Young Master Zhu’s essence and wanted to understand Young Master Zhu’s purpose here.
Thus, the two, each with a probing mindset, began a silent duel, and in the end, both sides tacitly understood without saying it outright.
Rui’er, being a smart woman, understood Ye Haochuan’s explanation and felt somewhat disappointed.
Originally thinking it was her beauty attracting someone, it turned out not to be the case. Though she had no intention to provoke Young Master Zhu, what woman doesn’t hope for her charm to be overwhelming?
Waiting for news about Jiang Shuying and Fan Qingyin requires some time. Ye Haochuan intended to first find a place to settle down and earnestly comprehend the Heavenly Gang Creation Technique and the Ten Thousand Swords Sect Technique.
The Ten Thousand Swords Sect Technique was the sword technique given to him by Liu Xianglan, profound beyond compare. Ye Haochuan had pondered over it for several days without grasping the doorway.
As for the Heavenly Gang Creation Technique given by Dou Chi’s sister, it was even more peculiar; some of its theories were somewhat subversive to his understanding, making him hesitant to try rashly.
Just as he was about to leave the tavern, he suddenly heard a man boastfully exclaim, "Last night, guess what I heard? A deeply hidden expert accidentally let slip the most, claiming that in our Shuanghua County, there’s a mysterious secret realm filled with treasures..."
"Enough, bragging again, what deeply hidden expert, I think it’s just an ignorant bumpkin suddenly setting eyes on Youlan Valley." One expressed doubt.
Youlan Valley is a famous medicinal garden in Shuanghua County, with a wide variety of herbs though not of high grade, hardly mysterious in any way.
The previous person, somewhat displeased, hummed lightly, "You’d better believe it, he sounded very convincing. He said that the secret realm was recorded in ancient times, but a mishap made its entrance disappear from our sight thousands of years ago. Recently, someone found that its entrance had stabilized again, hence some mysterious experts came to strike it rich in there."
"If it is as you say, the secret realm untouched for thousands of years, wouldn’t it be filled with herbs and ore everywhere?"
"It seems there’s no ore, but herbs are definitely there, for they say that world is small, yet its soil is special, a paradise for herbs. It’s said there might even be Cleansing Immortal Grass!"
"Cleansing Immortal Grass? That’s an essential material for refining Metamorphosis Immortal Pill!" Some were already astonished.
"Indeed, due to the presence of Cleansing Immortal Grass, countless Immortal Transformation Peak super experts have come to vie for the chance of Immortal Metamorphosis." The person spoke animatedly.
"Cleansing Immortal Grass?" Ye Haochuan muttered thoughtfully.
He finally understood why Young Master Zhu and Afeng, with such high cultivation, appeared in Shuanghua County with scant flower energy; they undoubtedly came for this secret realm.
This Cleansing Immortal Grass is extremely appealing to Ye Haochuan as well. Though his true strength has reached the True Immortal Early Stage, his cultivation is still restricted at the Late Stage of Immortal Transformation.
The True Immortal Realm represents a qualitative leap for cultivators; breaking through isn’t merely about impacting with cultivation but requires purging all impurities within the body to induce the Heavenly Tribulation and enter the True Immortal threshold.
Ye Haochuan’s cultivation had always been smooth sailing, but to break through to True Immortal, complete preparation is necessary.
"Cleansing Immortal Grass, having heard of it, naturally cannot be missed!" Ye Haochuan resolved in his mind.
