72: Chapter 72 A Level of So Powerful It Would Make Capitalists Weep

Luo Yunkai thought he wouldn't see Ye Fan come out of seclusion before leaving Dan City.

After all, that was a Rank 4 Wood Spirit; with Ye Fan's strength, absorbing it would take slow, painstaking effort.

Who knew, after only six days, before the Pill Viewing Assembly had even started, he felt a surge of energy Feedback. His Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Realm... remained completely unshaken.

There was already a gap of a whole major Realm, and Luo Yunkai was currently practicing an Immortal-Grade Cultivation Technique. The Feedback from Ye Fan practicing an ordinary Cultivation Technique wasn't enough to give Luo Yunkai much of a boost.

Luo Yunkai stroked his chin. "What is Xiao Fan doing? Absorbing a Wood Spirit should be focused on strengthening the Spiritual Root; why is he raising his Realm instead? Could it be that Xiao Tian and the others are putting too much pressure on him?"

If so, he should go and advise him.

Unfortunately, seclusion must not be disturbed.

"The Wood Spirit will just be wasted," Luo Yunkai sighed.

A day later, the Formation in Ye Fan's room was deactivated.

Luo Yunkai was stunned. Even if it were used for cultivation, he shouldn't have finished absorbing the Wood Spirit so quickly, right?

Worried that something might have happened to Ye Fan, Luo Yunkai immediately went to Ye Fan's door.

Xiao Tian and Su Xin also opened their doors and walked out almost at the same time.

"Old man, is Brother Fan's progress not going smoothly?"

Luo Yunkai shook his head with a solemn expression, raising his hand to force open Ye Fan's door to investigate.

Before he could touch the door panel, the door opened inward on its own.

Luo Yunkai saw his son behind the door, smiling like a spring breeze, and raised an eyebrow.

This... didn't look like something had gone wrong.

Ye Fan's mouth opened slightly. Realizing they were still in Duobao Tower, it wasn't appropriate to gossip about such a bargain in the open.

"Dad, Brother Tian, Brother Xin, come in and talk."

Luo Yunkai was truly curious and entered the room briskly.

Xiao Tian and Su Xin, naturally, were no exception.

After the three entered the room, they saw Ye Fan efficiently activate the Formations—not just the room's original Formation, but also the same model of Divine Sense-shielding Formation Plate that Luo Yunkai had prepared for him.

Such a big fuss?

The three of them realized that this was no small matter.

After ensuring the environment was safe, Ye Fan finally revealed his harvest.

"Little Wood, come out and say hello."

A tiny green figure popped its head out from Ye Fan's Dantian.

Luo Yunkai's eyes widened slightly in surprise. "This is..."

When Little Wood saw Luo Yunkai, its eyes lit up. With a "whoosh," it flew in front of Luo Yunkai.

The tiny green figure was completely naked, emitting a dense green glow and a refreshing scent of vegetation.

Luo Yunkai's sensation was the most profound.

Foundation Establishment cannot reshape the Physical Body; he had always felt that his current body was not what it used to be, carrying the heaviness of old age.

But after breathing in the fragrance from the tiny green figure for just a moment, he felt the turbid Qi within his body being purified. Even his skin, which had become loose due to old age, grew firm under the influence of this life force.

Although his white beard remained, his originally sagging, wrinkle-filled face became smooth and delicate.

To describe the current Luo Yunkai, one term was most fitting.

Hairs as white as a crane's, but the face of a youth!

Ye Fan stared in shock at the upper half of Luo Yunkai's face that wasn't covered by his beard, and couldn't help but reach up to touch his own face.

"No wonder..."

He murmured.

Xiao Tian looked at the old man, then at Brother Fan, and slapped his thigh. "They look alike! Truly alike! No wonder Brother Xin recognized Brother Fan at a single glance!"

Luo Yunkai touched his face and couldn't resist conjuring a water mirror in front of him. Looking at himself in the mirror, he stroked his beard with satisfaction.

Exactly, this is how he should look. Even if he's old, he has to be a handsome old man!

While he was admiring himself, he noticed his Good Eldest Sons staring at him fixedly. Luo Yunkai had a reputation to maintain, so he coughed lightly and dispelled the water mirror.

Stroking his beard, he looked at the naked little green person before him. Luo Yunkai smiled kindly, appearing like a gentle elder, with no trace of Old Freak Luo's former ruthlessness.

"Little Wood, if I'm not mistaken, you're the Wood Spirit I bought for Xiao Fan, aren't you? I didn't expect you to be an intelligent Spirit of the Wood Spirit. It seems my son and I have stumbled upon quite a bargain."

Little Wood blinked its tiny eyes and hesitantly moved forward, pressing itself against the tip of Luo Yunkai's nose.

Seeing that Luo Yunkai wasn't repulsed, Little Wood grew bolder, sitting on the bridge of Luo Yunkai's nose and swinging its tiny feet.

"White-bearded Grandpa, you really did get a bargain. Little Wood is worth much more than five million Mid-Grade Spirit Stones. Can you make up the difference to Little Wood?" Little Wood asked, tilting its head.

Ye Fan frowned and barked, "Little Wood!"

Little Wood lowered its head aggrievedly, flew down from Luo Yunkai's nose, and large teardrops began to fall.

Ye Fan immediately used his spiritual power to catch Little Wood's tears, took out a pill bottle, emptied the pills, and collected the tears.

Little Wood was stunned by this maneuver.

Ye Fan explained, naturally for the benefit of the equally surprised trio of Luo Yunkai and the others.

"The tears of a Spirit of the Wood Spirit are the best material for merging pills; they can improve a pill's quality."

Little Wood felt even more aggrieved and gritted its teeth, refusing to shed another tear, lest it benefit its master!

Ye Fan didn't mind; he had already collected half a bottle of Rank 4 Wood Spirit Liquid. If the Alchemists outside knew about this, they would probably die of envy.

This was Rank 4 Wood Spirit Liquid that could improve the quality of even Rank 4 pills!

Ye Fan patted Little Wood's head. "What use do you have for Spirit Stones? Why are you so upset?"

Little Wood said aggrievedly, "They are useful! I can absorb the Spiritual Qi from the Spirit Stones and convert it into Wood Qi to replenish what I've lost."

"All my Wood Qi was used by you, Master, to raise your cultivation and strengthen your Spiritual Root. In the future, I'll have to keep helping you strengthen your Wood Spiritual Root. If I don't get any more Wood Qi to replenish myself, I'll drop from Rank 4 to Rank 3. Waaaah... I worked hard for over two thousand years to finally reach Rank 4; I don't want to drop back to Rank 3."

Ye Fan felt awkward.

He really didn't know about this.

After all, he was just a low-level Loose Cultivator before; how could he know about Heaven And Earth Treasures?

Seeing the aggrieved look of the Spirit of the Wood Spirit, Ye Fan also felt he had gone too far and hurriedly gave the space ring to Little Wood.

"I have Spirit Stones; I'll give them all to you."

Little Wood glanced at the million Spirit Stones in the space ring and curled its lip. "So few."

Luo Yunkai understood.

This little thing could continuously strengthen Ye Fan's Spiritual Root.

As long as there was enough Wood Qi.

Wood Qi equals Spirit Stones.

Without a word, Luo Yunkai used his Five-Colored Spiritual Power to hook the space ring in Little Wood's hand. Little Wood instantly lost control of the space ring and watched helplessly as it flew away.

Its pupils shook with shock!

What kind of technique was this?

To forcibly sever the connection between it and its master's space ring?

Little Wood flew to Ye Fan's ear. "Master, who on earth is your father?"

Ye Fan was very calm.

Well, on the surface.

Internally, he was quite shocked.

He finally understood how Jin Fugui felt when his abacus beads were counter-controlled.

Luo Yunkai didn't completely erase Ye Fan's control over the space ring; he simply placed another five million Low-Grade Spirit Stones inside and then withdrew his Five-Colored Spiritual Power.

Feeling its control return, Little Wood immediately pulled the space ring back.

Luo Yunkai didn't mind, smiling as he stroked his beard. "The extra Spirit Stones in the space ring can be considered a partial payment of your worth."

Little Wood took a look—it was only five million Low-Grade Spirit Stones—and curled its lip.

It was a dignified Rank 4 Wood Spirit!

Luo Yunkai raised an eyebrow. "As long as you keep strengthening my son's Spiritual Root, there will be more Spirit Stones once those are used up, until your full worth is paid. After that, you'll have to think of ways to get Spirit Stones from me."

Listen to that!

Using the Wood Spirit's own value to pay for strengthening his son's Spiritual Root!

This was truly to the extent that even capitalists would shed tears!