75: Chapter 75 Companion Spirits

City Lord's Mansion

After learning that people from the Yongzhen Sect had arrived, Lin Ming and Su Lianxue went to the City Lord's Mansion.

Upon entering, they saw four men and women dressed in the robes of the Yongzhen Sect.

Bitter Sea Realm

Lin Ming's gaze landed on a handsome man among the four.

His cultivation had reached the Bitter Sea Realm, and he had attained the fifth layer. Judging by the robes he wore, this person was not at the Disciple level, but had reached the Elder level.

This was interesting.

Although Liuhui ore is quite precious, it shouldn't be enough to mobilize an Elder at the Bitter Sea Realm, right?

Besides the Elder of the Bitter Sea Realm, two of the remaining three were at the second and fourth layers of the Spirit Sea, and the last one was at the Lingtai Ninth Heaven.

They probably weren't ordinary Disciples of the Yongzhen Sect.

That was interesting.

Or was there something about this transaction that he didn't know?

As Lin Ming stepped into the room, the gazes of those few fell upon him.

"I wonder which Elder of the Yongzhen Sect you are, Senior?" Lin Ming spoke first.

"My name is Zhao Hong," Zhao Hong nodded slightly.

"You two must be the Disciples of Old Ancestor Master Yun Hua," Zhao Hong said.

A female Disciple with a Nine-and-a-half-segment aptitude had appeared at Yuanxu Mountain and had been accepted under Old Ancestor Master Yun Hua; this was no longer a secret.

After all, as a top-tier Sect in this realm, Yuanxu Mountain didn't need to hide such things.

"Yes," Lin Ming nodded.

"I am already aware. After the matter in Tianyuan City, you will return to the Yongzhen Sect with us," Zhao Hong nodded.

The other three also looked at Lin Ming with slight curiosity.

After all, this person was a Disciple of Old Ancestor Master Yun Hua, and Old Ancestor Master Yun Hua was a legendary figure in the cultivation world.

However, they hadn't really heard of this specific Disciple.

There were indeed a few in the younger generation of Yuanxu Mountain who were famous in the cultivation world, but Lin Ming was not among them.

Or was this person Yuanxu Mountain's secret weapon?

For a moment, the group was full of curiosity about Lin Ming.

"City Lord Ji Ze, you may take us to the Liuhui ore vein now," Zhao Hong looked at City Lord Ji Ze and said in a gentle tone.

"You have traveled a long distance, would you not like to rest first?" City Lord Ji Ze said.

This so-called transaction was actually not between Tianyuan City and the Yongzhen Sect, but between Yuanxu Mountain and the Yongzhen Sect.

Liuhui stone appeared to be the property of Tianyuan City, but in reality, Tianyuan City was merely the guardian; the actual ownership was in the hands of Yuanxu Mountain.

However, Tianyuan City could indeed obtain a substantial income from this Liuhui ore vein, which served as their reward for being the guardians.

This transaction had actually been finalized between the Yongzhen Sect and Yuanxu Mountain long ago. As the guardians, they were responsible for hosting the people from the Yongzhen Sect and fulfilling their duties; that was enough.

"No need," Zhao Hong shook his head.

He did not want to waste time here; he needed to get his hands on that object as soon as possible.

"Then, please follow me," seeing this, City Lord Ji Ze immediately nodded.

"Young Friend Lin, are you interested in joining us?" Zhao Hong invited Lin Ming.

"Since Senior has invited me, I would be impolite to refuse," Lin Ming replied.

He was curious about what kind of object would make an Elder of a Sect personally step out; it definitely wasn't just Liuhui ore.

They boarded the carriage prepared by the City Lord's Mansion and drove out of Tianyuan City.

"Young Friend should know the purpose of our trip," Zhao Hong said.

"I do not know," Lin Ming shook his head.

How would he know the purpose of the Yongzhen Sect's trip? He only knew that the Yongzhen Sect and Tianyuan City had a transaction regarding Liuhui stone; he knew nothing else.

When Zhao Hong heard this, he showed a slight look of surprise.

"We came here this time for an Associated Spirit Object," Zhao Hong said slowly.

"An Associated Spirit Object of the Liuhui ore vein?" Lin Ming said, slightly surprised.

"That is correct," Zhao Hong nodded.

Associated Spirit Object.

In that case, everything made sense.

Lin Ming hadn't expected that the Liuhui ore vein actually contained an Associated Spirit Object, and he did not think Zhao Hong would lie to him.

There was no need for him to lie to him.

Judging from what he said earlier, the Sect must have known that the Liuhui ore vein contained an Associated Spirit Object; it seemed a deal had been reached between the two parties.

Otherwise, Zhao Hong would not have told him these things.

However, since this Liuhui ore vein contained an Associated Spirit Object, it was clear that the grade of this Liuhui ore vein was not low.

"What kind of Associated Spirit Object is it?" Lin Ming asked.

"glazed heart liquid," Zhao Hong said.

Tier 6 Spirit Object - glazed heart liquid.

This was discovered inadvertently by Disciples of Yuanxu Mountain and Disciples of the Yongzhen Sect during their last transaction.

Although they couldn't confirm the exact location of the glazed heart liquid for the time being, they knew that the Associated Spirit Object of this Liuhui ore vein was indeed the glazed heart liquid.

glazed heart liquid.

That was no wonder.

Lin Ming remembered that the Yongzhen Sect had a special Cultivation Technique that required the support of various Spirit Objects to successfully Cultivate, and the glazed heart liquid was one of the required Spirit Objects.

That was no wonder the Yongzhen Sect had sent an Elder directly; clearly, someone in the Sect was Cultivating this Cultivation Technique and needed the glazed heart liquid.

And Yuanxu Mountain would certainly need a Spirit Object like the glazed heart liquid; after all, the more Spirit Objects, the better—who would complain about having too many Spirit Objects?

However, this item was not an absolute necessity, so he guessed that Yuanxu Mountain had squeezed the Yongzhen Sect hard for it.

Handing over this Spirit Object might add a powerful opponent to the Yongzhen Sect, so they wouldn't give it to the other party so easily.

After about an hour of travel on mountain roads, they arrived at the location of the Liuhui ore vein.

"All miners inside the ore vein have been temporarily dispersed," City Lord Ji Ze said.

According to the requirements of the Yongzhen Sect, Tianyuan City had dispersed all the workers in the ore vein several days ago, leaving only a few guards to watch over the ore vein.

"Hmm," Zhao Hong looked at the ore vein in front of him and nodded slightly.

He immediately took out a circular disk from his Storage Ring; there was an indicator on the disk.

The indicator could be seen moving continuously. After about a dozen seconds, the indicator stopped moving and pointed in one direction.

Zhao Hong followed the direction of the indicator and came to a mine entrance.

"Let's go," as his voice fell, Zhao Hong was the first to walk into the mine.

The few people behind him followed in Zhao Hong's footsteps one by one.

City Lord Ji Ze was the same; he had hesitated slightly at first, but in the end, he also chose to enter the mine.

Meanwhile.

At a certain location inside the mine tunnel.

"Damn it, the guys from the Yongzhen Sect have arrived, and it's an Elder, and even Old Ancestor Master Yun Hua's Disciple has come."

"These guys, they moved fast enough."

The sharp voice said.

"The location has been confirmed, but it will still take some time."

"If it really doesn't work, we'll have no choice but to take action."