235: Chapter 235 Giving Away Money

"Do you want us to keep this matter a secret?" Xu Chuan said.

He also knew that these two families did not want the news of the True Monarch of the Other Shore's fall to spread; they wanted to hold onto Yanyun Mountain.

"They certainly gave up quite a lot of benefits," Lin Ming smiled and said.

This Sun Family head certainly had resolve; he directly ceded a significant portion of the benefits of Yanyun Mountain to their Sect, Yuanxu Mountain.

I fear it is not just because they want us to keep this matter hidden.

But that makes sense; having lost a combatant of the level of the True Monarch of the Other Shore, they are likely looking for a new backer.

"What do you think, Junior Brother?" Xu Chuan looked at Lin Ming and asked.

If this message were to be sent back to the Sect, it would likely take quite a bit of time.

But Xu Chuan did not want to waste time here; he just wanted to quickly take his Junior Brother and leave, returning to the Sect.

Who knows if these demonic cultivators and the people from the Shadow Kill Sect will target them again.

They were lucky this time to encounter a mysterious expert, but that might not be the case next time.

"Since someone wants to give us money, we might as well take it," Lin Ming said.

If someone wants to send them money, they will accept it. As for whether this matter remains a secret, it does not matter to them.

Yuanxu Mountain has no interest in Yanyun Mountain, and it would be improper to extend their reach into Yanyun Mountain.

But since the Sun Family is taking the initiative to send them money, there is no reason not to accept it.

"This money is just hush money," Lin Ming looked at Xu Chuan and said.

"I understand, Junior Brother," Xu Chuan smiled. He instantly understood what Lin Ming meant. Indeed, this money was just hush money.

"Junior Brother, it is time for us to leave," Xu Chuan said. It was time for them to return to the Sect.

"Give me one more day, Senior Brother," Lin Ming said. He still had one thing left to finish. That was the Origin Stones.

The Origin Stones he had bet on the four families. The grand competition this time did not produce a clear result, so his Origin Stones could not just go down the drain.

He absolutely had to get these Origin Stones back; he could not just give them away for nothing. Lin Ming was not capable of such charitable behavior.

"I understand," Xu Chuan nodded. One day was enough for him to prepare as well. After all, he was not sure if they would encounter any attacks on the road, so it was necessary to make some preparations.

"Junior Sister, you missed a good show," Lin Ming immediately looked at Su Lianxue and smiled.

Su Lianxue had returned to Yanyun Mountain that day after the Formation was broken. According to her own account, when she returned to Yanyun Mountain, she saw the existence of this Formation and had stayed outside of it the whole time. Only after the Formation ended did she dare to enter and rendezvous with them.

"I was just lucky," Su Lianxue smiled slightly and said.

Fourth Layer of the Sea Opening Realm. Lin Ming saw through Su Lianxue's cultivation level at a glance.

Although she had intentionally hidden her cultivation level, Lin Ming saw through it at a glance. Going directly from the First Layer of the Sea Opening Realm to the Fourth Layer of the Sea Opening Realm in just a few days—even though the growth rate was slightly slower than before—was still terrifying.

His Junior Sister's Opportunity was not simple. Lin Ming did not have any designs on his Junior Sister's Opportunity; he hadn't even fully figured out his own yet, so he had no time to pry into hers.

"It is good luck," Lin Ming smiled. After chatting for a few moments, the group dispersed.

Xu Chuan took the initiative to go to the Sun Family to finalize the matter. Su Lianxue was pulled away by Yu Yaoqin to talk about what had happened. When she heard that a mysterious expert had intervened, and that this mysterious expert was the one who had instantly killed the Dragon outside Cangyuan City, Su Lianxue knew it was her Senior Brother who had acted. She was not surprised by this at all.

As for Lin Ming, he took on the guise of the person who had placed the bet days ago and went to their gambling den to retrieve the Origin Stones. He retrieved the Origin Stones very smoothly. Lin Ming had been prepared to use his Bitter Sea Realm strength to intimidate them, but he did not expect them to return the Origin Stones so readily. This left Lin Ming a little disappointed. He had been prepared to extort these families.

...

Outside Yanyun Mountain. Li Yunfan rode a horse and left Yanyun Mountain.

He had naturally reached an agreement with the Sun Family, swearing an oath to the Heavenly Dao to keep this matter buried in his heart. In exchange, he had obtained the fruit of the flame star flowing moon sandalwood from the Sun Family. This fruit was the purpose of Li Yunfan's trip.

The invasion of the demonic cultivators and the robbery of the flame star flowing moon sandalwood had once made Li Yunfan think he might not be able to obtain it. In that case, he would have had to seek other Spiritual Plants. But the Sun Family's initiative had fulfilled his goal.

As for the so-called oath to the Heavenly Dao, compared to this, swearing it was no big deal.

"You can prepare to break through to the Spirit Treasury," the old man Xuan's voice rang out. Having obtained this fruit, Li Yunfan could prepare to break through to the Spirit Treasury Realm.

"Mm," Li Yunfan nodded slightly in response.

"The cultivation world is about to descend into chaos," the old man Xuan continued.

After this incident, the old man Xuan also felt that the Qingxuan Realm was about to become unstable. He needed to ensure that Li Yunfan had as much self-preservation capability as possible before the Qingxuan Realm descended into chaos.

"I will work hard, old man Xuan." Li Yunfan's expression became determined at this moment.

...

"How should the Fang Family be handled?" Wu Jing said in a deep voice. The people from the four Sects, after Sun Yiwen distributed a portion of the benefits, had successfully subdued them.

This meant that Yanyun Mountain would remain theirs for the near future; compared to this, the benefits given away were worth it. Times have changed, and sometimes one has no choice but to do this.

Having silenced these people, the next step was dealing with the Fang Family.

"Keep them for now; we don't have enough manpower," Sun Yiwen said after thinking for a moment.

On one hand, it was true that they lacked manpower; both families had suffered significant losses, including the loss of many cultivators. Currently, the Fang Family's force was still large.

Another reason was that they could not afford any more trouble. If they were to act against the Fang Family and the Fang Family found out, the Fang Family would certainly not sit still and wait for death.

If both families were to deal with the Fang Family, the Fang Family would have no chance of winning; Sun Yiwen was confident in this. But even if they wiped out the Fang Family, both families would certainly suffer significant losses. For the two families now, there was no need to incur such unnecessary losses. The Fang Family was still useful to them.

At least they could not act against the Fang Family now; if they were to act, it would be after they had recovered.

"Then let's keep them for now," Wu Jing said coldly.

He had wanted to deal with the Fang Family directly, but Sun Yiwen was right. This Fang Family still had value. Once they were no longer valuable, they could be dealt with.

"There is one more thing you need to do."