The ransom was paid, and the cultivation level was improved again

“No… don’t… don’t cripple my Dantian.”

Ling Bufan used all his strength to beg for mercy, but Ye Tian acted as if he hadn’t heard, his finger continuing towards Ling Bufan’s Dantian.

“Kid, stop! We agree, thirty-five million lower grade yuan stone it is!”

“You wait, this Emperor will go back and get the yuan stones now. If you dare to cripple Fan’er, even if you escape to the ends of the earth, I, Ling Changxiao, will not let you go!”

Seeing Ye Tian’s decisive and unyielding stance, Ling Changxiao and Ling Kongxiao were truly afraid this time.

If they just stood by and watched Ling Bufan be crippled by Ye Tian, even if their eldest brother didn’t trouble them, their father would skin them alive.

Their father had been unable to break through to the Martial Venerable Realm for so many years. It was not easy for a junior with Martial Venerable Realm aptitude to appear in the family, and he doted on him immensely.

They knew that besides hoping Ling Bufan would break through to Martial Venerable in the future and lead the family to glory, their father also hoped to glimpse the mysteries of Martial Venerable when Ling Bufan broke through, to help himself break through to the Martial Venerable Realm.

Therefore, Ling Bufan was too important to the Ling Family and to Ling Zhentian; there could be no mistakes.

It was also because of this that, even though they were very reluctant to spend thirty-five million lower grade yuan stone, they had no choice but to agree.

‘But kid, the Ling Family’s yuan stones aren’t that easy to take. Once Fan’er is back, let’s see how you escape this Emperor’s grasp!’

Ling Changxiao snorted coldly in his heart. After speaking, he didn’t dare to delay, immediately transforming into a streak of light and rushing towards Maple Leaf City.

“Holy cow, I didn’t expect the Ling Family to actually compromise, and for thirty-five million lower grade yuan stone?!”

“This kid is truly bold, daring to haggle with a Martial Emperor!”

“But I’m very curious, even if this kid gets the yuan stones, how will he escape the pursuit of a Martial Emperor?”

“Perhaps this kid has some treasure that can teleport through space?”

“Perhaps. But even if this kid can run, the Zhong Family is in Dalin City; they can’t escape at all!”

“Who told Zhong Dashan to follow this kid? Having offended the Ling Family, the small Zhong Family is completely finished!”

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The surrounding onlookers discussed animatedly, a cacophony of voices.

Hearing these words, Zhong Dashan and Zhong Qianqian on the golden flatboat, although they tried their best to control their expressions, Ye Tian still saw their worry deep in their eyes.

Ye Tian glanced at Zhong Dashan, then ruffled Zhong Qianqian’s hair, and said gently, “Da Shan Brother, Qianqian, don’t worry, I won’t let anything happen to your Zhong Family.”

Once the yuan stones arrived, his strength would increase again.

Ye Tian believed that by then, even the Ling Family’s Martial Emperor level 8 would not be his opponent.

If the other party dared to target the Zhong Family, he wouldn’t mind letting the Ling Family know how terrifying he was.

Did they really think having a Quasi-Venerable in the family was so impressive?

Let’s see if they can even catch him first!

“Ye Tian Brother, I understand.”

Zhong Dashan nodded. At this point, he could only choose to believe Ye Tian.

“Brother Ye Tian, Qianqian believes you too.”

Zhong Qianqian looked at Ye Tian, her bright eyes filled with affection.

Swish!

A Martial Emperor level 3’s speed was no less than a hundred times the speed of sound. In a few breaths, he arrived back here.

Ling Changxiao stood in the air, appearing in front of Ye Tian, holding a space ring. He said, “Kid, this Emperor has brought the yuan stones you wanted. They are all in this space ring. Quickly release my nephew.”

Ling Changxiao spoke, brandishing the space ring in his hand.

“Since you’ve brought them, give me the yuan stones,” Ye Tian said calmly, looking at the Ling Family’s Martial Emperor level 3.

“Kid, one hand delivers the person, one hand delivers the money. Otherwise, how do I know if you’ll release my nephew after I give you the yuan stones?”

Clearly, Ling Changxiao did not intend to give the yuan stones to Ye Tian so easily. He was also worried that Ye Tian would kill him.

Besides that, Ling Changxiao also had another plan in mind. He intended to directly attack Ye Tian and forcefully capture him the moment Ye Tian handed over Ling Bufan.

As for the ransom, how could their Ling Family possibly pay ransom to others? If they set this precedent, wouldn’t it be telling others that their Ling Family was easy to bully?

Ye Tian knew Ling Changxiao’s thoughts. He actually didn’t care about the ‘one hand delivers, one hand pays’ principle; he was only concerned that Ling Changxiao hadn’t brought the yuan stones.

“Since you don’t trust me, then I have no choice but to kill your nephew in front of you.”

“But rest assured, as long as you give me the yuan stones, I will keep my word and certainly release your nephew. As for whether you believe me, that’s not my concern.”

Saying this, Ye Tian extended a finger and continued, “I’ll give you one breath of time to consider. If the time is up and I haven’t received the yuan stones, then don’t blame me for being impolite.”

Ye Tian could tell that both of the Ling Family’s Martial Emperors valued Ling Bufan greatly, especially when he threatened to cripple Ling Bufan.

Therefore, his attitude was strong, unafraid that the two Ling Family Emperors wouldn’t agree to his demands.

Indeed.

Ling Changxiao and Ling Kongxiao’s expressions changed after hearing Ye Tian’s words.

But they only thought for a moment before Ling Kongxiao nodded to Ling Changxiao, signaling him to give the yuan stones to Ye Tian.

Ling Changxiao also had the same thought and said, “Kid, I’m giving you the yuan stones. Catch them. I hope you keep your word, otherwise, don’t blame my Ling Family for being impolite to you.”

As Ling Changxiao spoke, he tossed the space ring towards Ye Tian.

Ye Tian didn’t care about his condescending manner. He grabbed the space ring and quickly inspected it.

This was just an ordinary space ring, filled with lower grade yuan stone, emitting a rich Origin Qi.

Ye Tian didn’t count them directly; he let the system recharge.

Once the system finished recharging, he would know how many yuan stones there were.

“Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining 3.5 billion wealth points.”

The next second, the system’s pleasant notification sound rang in Ye Tian’s mind.

The number of yuan stones was exactly correct.

With so many wealth points credited, Ye Tian was also delighted.

His cultivation could be improved again.

“System, elevate my cultivation!” Ye Tian said in his mind, a happy expression on his face.

“Ding, consuming 1.2 billion wealth points, host’s cultivation has increased to Martial Emperor level 5.”

“Ding, consuming 1.4 billion wealth points, host’s cultivation has increased to Martial Emperor level 6.”

After consuming 2.6 billion wealth points in a row, Ye Tian’s cultivation reached Martial Emperor level 6.

This caused the Origin Qi in his Dantian to increase tremendously, like half a giant lake.

If this Origin Qi were to be unleashed, even a third-grade city would be submerged instantly.

A mountain several thousand meters high would be reduced to dust.