22: Spiritual seeds are worth a lot of money!

Seeing that he had already reached the outer perimeter, Tang Tian wanted to explore on his own.

Seeing Tang Tian about to leave, Yu Ping grabbed him and said,

“Brother, you haven’t answered me yet. My sister is a beauty of national renown. If you don’t agree, then my younger sister is also fine.”

“Do you have any treasures you want to exchange with me? My Yu Family is not short on Spirit Stones. At least exchange some with my Yu Family, and don’t exchange with the Liu Family.”

“Then I’ll sell you some talismans!”

Seeing that no matter how well Yu Ping spoke, Tang Tian remained unmoved.

Tang Tian twitched the corner of his mouth upon hearing this; what a sales ability.

Yu Ping saw Tang Tian walking further and further away and shouted from behind, no longer holding any hope.

He really wanted to befriend Tang Tian, after all, a Body Refinement Cultivator, as long as he didn't perish, was definitely a predetermined existence at the Lianqi Sixth Level.

Tang Tian said,

“Yes, but I don’t have Spirit Stones. I found a Spiritual Seed.”

Tang Tian naturally wouldn't say that he had Spirit Stones; a Loose Cultivator with Spirit Stones was just asking for trouble.

Spiritual Seeds of poor quality were too difficult to Cultivate, so only good quality ones could be sold.

Tang Tian rummaged in his pocket and took out a Spiritual Seed from the Medicine Venerable Space.

Yu Ping stared in a daze and said,

“Brother, what a skill… This Spiritual Seed is not cheap…”

That Spiritual Seed was crystal clear, a hundred times better than those sold in pharmacies.

It only had some origin here, and just one wouldn't cause others to kill and burn.

Yu Ping said,

“I’ll give you fifty Spirit Stones! I want this rice seed!”

This rice seed was originally worth one or two silver taels for half a packet. Cultivating it in the Medicine Venerable Space for a long time and selling it for fifty Spirit Stones was quite reasonable.

Tang Tian said,

“There’s only one, otherwise I wouldn’t bear to sell it.”

He took the fifty Spirit Stones.

Yu Ping waved his hand from afar and said,

“Brother, this Immortal Cave will be closed by our two Families in seven days… There are still three days left, remember to come back then…”

“Our Yu Family has many beauties. When you join a Family, be sure to choose my Yu Family.”

Tang Tian nodded slightly. These two Families were really dishonest; they didn't even mention when the Immortal Cave would close.

Three days, he estimated he could still get some scraps.

Along the way, the Yao Beasts blocking the path were all killed by Tang Tian’s heavy sword. Two figures ran from a distance.

It was the Liu Family Patriarch and the Yu Family Head… Tang Tian was startled, thinking he had been exposed.

Upon closer inspection, there were also some Loose Cultivators ahead, being forcibly driven by them.

It seemed unrelated to him, so Tang Tian ran towards the forest.

But he was stopped by the Yu Family Head, who shouted,

“You, Loose Cultivator, come here.”

The Yu Family Head shouted loudly, and two talismans exploded around Tang Tian. Tang Tian naturally dared not run anymore.

He could only go over.

The Yu Family Head said,

“The Liu Family Patriarch and I discovered the Immortal Cave owner’s tomb. Considering that it’s not easy for you Loose Cultivators to get an Opportunity, we’ll take you along.”

Tang Tian, however, cursed them inwardly… What ‘not easy,’ they were just using them as cannon fodder…

The Loose Cultivators still alive had currently been driven, numbering over thirty.

The Yu Family Head said,

“There are still twenty Loose Cultivators alive, let’s go find them quickly.”

Tang Tian was shocked upon hearing this. Good heavens, only fifty Loose Cultivators were left alive.

For so many people to survive in this Foundation Establishment Immortal Cave, they must have some strength.

Although Tang Tian was unwilling, he could only brace himself and go.

The Liu Family Patriarch saw Tang Tian’s heavy sword… and became interested, asking,

“Where did you find the heavy sword in your hand… How many jin does it weigh?”

Tang Tian naturally answered sincerely,

“I found it in a cave. It weighs two hundred jin. I also obtained a Spiritual Seed from the cave, and I hope to exchange it with the Liu Family Patriarch.”

Tang Tian took out the Spiritual Seed from his pocket. The Yu Family Head immediately felt a great loss upon seeing this scene.

If only he had asked first.

The Liu Family Patriarch was very satisfied:

“This rice seed is very good. I’ll give you fifty Spirit Stones.”

Tang Tian took the fifty Spirit Stones… The price seemed to be the same. It seemed Yu Ping had given a pretty good deal.

The Liu Family Patriarch said,

“Are you Lian Qi Second Layer or Body Refining? It seems you have an Opportunity. Would you be willing to join my Liu Family? After joining my Liu Family, I will provide you with Body Refining treasures.”

The Liu Family suffered a heavy blow this time and desperately needed fresh blood.

Tang Tian immediately agreed,

“Willing, willing.”

If he didn't agree, he would immediately become cannon fodder.

The Liu Family Patriarch asked,

“What is your name?”

Tang Tian said,

“My name is Liu Tian.”

The Liu Family Patriarch was stunned. Although he knew Tang Tian definitely wasn't called Liu Tian, he said “Good, good, good” three times.

He then rewarded Tang Tian with five Qi Bursting Pills and ten Gathering Qi Pills.

Having this intention was good… Unlike some outsiders who joined the Liu Family and still kept their own surnames.

They were afraid that the Liu Family wouldn't guard against them.

The Liu Family Patriarch said,

“I have a niece. Although she has no Cultivation talent, she is delicate and cute. You two can become Dao Companions and Cultivate your feelings.”

The surrounding Cultivators looked at Tang Tian with envy, jealousy, and hatred. This person was too lucky.

Without even showing his face, he became the Liu Family’s son-in-law. Tang Tian also changed from being one of the driven to one of those driving them.

At least the danger was reduced. If those fifty Cultivators didn't die, he wouldn't die either.

Most of the remaining living Loose Cultivators were gathered together for half a day.

They were led to a subterranean palace.

This place was incredibly eerie… It was clearly a good burial ground…

Along the way, there were even Qi Refining Third Layer Yao Immortals, but they were easily dealt with by the Liu Family Patriarch.

The Yu Family Head said mercilessly,

“Go in.”

Anyone who didn't comply was killed by him with talismans.

Tang Tian and the others also walked in the last row.

As soon as they entered, a volley of Poison Arrows killed the Cultivators at the front.

They were arranged by height, determining who went first and who went last.

Tang Tian marveled, glad that he had joined the Liu Family.

The Yu Family Head said,

“Keep exploring, why are you stopping?”

The people around stepped over the corpses of those Cultivators and moved forward.

Tang Tian saw that those skeletons died instantly upon being hit by arrows, some dying just from their arms touching an arrow.

This Yu Family Head was not a good person.

Ahead was the main gate of the subterranean palace. Over forty Cultivators pushed with all their might.

The ground suddenly collapsed below, and over thirty Cultivators escaped, but the Yu Family Head and Liu Family Patriarch were overjoyed.

The Yu Family Head said,

“Keep pushing!”

Another trap appeared, and the door was about to open.

The remaining Cultivators, helpless, pushed the door open together, and the subterranean palace door opened.

Dust filled the air, and there were torch stands all around.

The Yu Family Head waved his hand, and violent Spiritual Qi ignited the torches. The subterranean palace was very large.

The Yu Family Head said,

“Everyone take a Fireball Talisman, and let’s go in.”

The Yu Family Head distributed over thirty Fireball Talismans, and he himself still had a large stack.

The subterranean palace was a thousand feet high… Numerous torch stands appeared in this fork in the road… Even with the Yu Family Head’s Lianqi Fifth Level Cultivation.

He only managed to light over three hundred, not even one-thousandth of the entire fork.

But as everyone passed by those torches, the torches automatically extinguished, and they could only be relit.

When they reached halfway down the fork, a huge bird appeared ahead, moving like the wind.

— Its huge wings brushed against the fork, yet it was unaffected.

“— Yao Beast!”

A Cultivator in front cried out, and over thirty Fireball Talismans were thrown out.

The Fireball Talismans lit up the torches ahead, then extinguished again.

The Liu Family Patriarch cried out in alarm,

“— A Lianqi Seventh Level Yao Beast!”

The Lianqi Seventh Level was the highest combat power in Qingmu County, an existence like Tang Yuan’s master.

Tang Tian had already run by this time. The sound of wind came from behind. Good heavens, the Liu Family Patriarch and Yu Family Head were also running fast.

Tang Tian, with a fierce resolve, swallowed five Qi Bursting Pills, increasing his speed by thirty percent.

The thirty-odd Cultivators who couldn't run fast enough were mostly turned into white bones by a single bite from the large bird.

The Yu Family Head threw out the stack of talismans in his hand.

The Liu Family Patriarch, on the other hand, frantically threw out large piles of Poison Pills.

Those Cultivators were either smashed to death by talismans or poisoned to death by Poison Pills.

Tang Tian was fortunate enough to escape, stuffing Gathering Qi Pills into his mouth as if they were free, absorbing the meager Spiritual Qi to prevent himself from collapsing from exhaustion.

The last time he faced such a feeling was with Chi Daizi, but Chi Daizi had intelligence and wouldn't kill him.

But this one had no intelligence and wanted to kill him. Tang Tian ran like crazy.

A clear bird cry appeared— Thankfully, this subterranean palace was in the outer region, and the entrance was only ten kilometers away. At Tang Tian’s Cultivation level, he could reach it in five minutes.

With one strike, this large bird shattered the Yu Family Head’s protective Magic Treasure. The Yu Family Head, covered in various talismans, flew far away.

It pecked hard, tearing off a large chunk of flesh from the Liu Family Patriarch, but that only made the Liu Family Patriarch run faster.

Tang Tian directly dove into the nearby forest, but he was still discovered by the Yao Immortal, who released a wind blade.

Then it continued to chase the Liu Family Patriarch and the Yu Family Head.

Tang Tian felt the fierce wind behind him and immediately sensed danger. The wind blade struck very fast and had already hit Tang Tian.

Tang Tian turned around abruptly, using the sapling to negate the remaining two-thirds of the attack. The sapling actually absorbed the damage.

Tang Tian had no time to marvel. The five-minute distance was forcibly reduced to three minutes by Tang Tian.

The Cultivators outside the Secret Realm looked at Tang Tian, the Yu Family Head, and the Liu Family Patriarch running over with confusion.

Tang Tian ran out of the light circle opened by the Yu Family Head one step slower than the Yu Family Head and the Liu Family Patriarch. That light circle in front of him was the outside world.

Some Cultivators were still confused, but at the Liu Family Patriarch’s reminder, they all ran out.

The Liu Family Patriarch and the Yu Family Head, in terror, closed the Secret Realm passage.

Tang Tian lay on the ground, gasping for breath.

Tang Tian said,

“Glad I made it out—”

At this moment, the Senior Brother’s talisman conveyed Chi Daizi’s voice:

“…Return quickly…”