104: Beast Taming Sect Master Shangguan Jing

Inside the Merit Hall, there was deathly silence.

It took a long time for that Elder in the Late Golden Core Stage to finally recover slowly from the endless shock.

He glanced at the "Jingguan" composed of eleven heads piled up on the counter, and then looked at the incomparably beautiful figure in front of him, whose white clothes were whiter than snow and whose expression was indifferent.

He fiercely swallowed a mouthful of saliva, his Adam's apple bobbing.

Prodigy!

This was absolutely a peerless Prodigy rarely seen even in ten thousand years!

He dared not show any further neglect, and with trembling hands, he began counting and settling the rewards for Ye Feiyan.

"One Foundation Establishment Peak assassin from the Blood Fiend Sect, fifty contribution..."

"One Early Golden Core Stage Hidden Agent from the Myriad Spirits Sect, five hundred contribution..."

"One Early Golden Core Stage Hidden Agent from the Myriad Spirits Sect..."

As his voice, filled with shock, continuously rang out.

The atmosphere inside the entire hall became extremely oppressive.

Finally.

When he finished counting the last head, a number that was enough to drive everyone present mad was painstakingly uttered from his mouth.

"Total... ten thousand and three hundred contribution value."

Boom—!!!

This number was like a massive stone weighing hundreds of millions of catties, violently smashing into the calm lake surface, instantly stirring up monstrous waves.

"T-ten thousand?!"

"I didn't mishear, right?! It's actually ten thousand contribution value?!"

"Heavens! I worked so hard, fighting on the battlefield for over a month, and only managed to accumulate less than three hundred contribution!"

The deathly silent hall erupted into chaos at this moment.

Countless gazes filled with endless fervor and worship focused on Ye Feiyan.

Especially the male Disciples who already harbored admiration for her.

At this moment, they immediately revered her as the one and only Goddess in their hearts.

Not only was she born with peerless beauty.

Her strength was also Heaven-Defying to such an extent.

This was simply the perfect Dao Companion!

However, facing this massive sum that could drive anyone mad, and the countless fervent gazes around her.

Ye Feiyan remained indifferent.

It was as if that mere ten thousand contribution value was nothing more than a pile of insignificant numbers in her eyes.

She didn't even bother to pay attention to the surrounding fellow Disciples who had already fallen into a frenzy.

Instead, she spoke plainly to the Elder, who was already stunned into numbness.

"Elder, exchange them."

As her voice fell.

She began to "splurge" openly in front of everyone.

"Fourth-tier Spiritual Item, Essence of Lihuo, eight thousand contribution, exchange."

"Third-tier Top-Grade Spirit Medicine, Nine-Leaf Dragon Ganoderma Grass, one thousand contribution, exchange."

"Third-tier..."

Under the unbelievable gaze of the Elder.

Ye Feiyan didn't even blink, using up most of the ten thousand contribution value she had just acquired, which hadn't even had time to warm up.

Only a few hundred remained for backup.

"..."

The entire hall once again fell into a deathly silence.

Everyone was stunned by her magnificent generosity, treating money like dirt.

After finishing all this, Ye Feiyan finally nodded lightly toward the dumbfounded Bai Yunxi and the other two, acknowledging them.

Immediately afterward, under the gaze of countless eyes filled with reverence and worship, she turned and drifted away... returning to the quiet Small Courtyard.

Mysterious Ink was still lazily sprawled out in the center of the courtyard like a Salted Fish, basking in the sun.

"You're back?"

It didn't even bother to lift its eyelids.

"Mm."

Ye Feiyan nodded gently and voluntarily spoke about the progress of collecting the Materials for refining the infant transformation pill.

"Adding what I found previously in the Tianyun Mountain Range, along with what I exchanged today."

"Now, the hundreds of Materials required to refine the infant transformation pill are almost complete."

"All that's missing is the final fourth-tier Main Spirit Medicine called 'blood king ginseng,' and three relatively rare third-tier Supplementary Spirit Medicines."

Hearing this, a trace of confusion flashed in Mysterious Ink's pair of majestic dragon pupils.

"Why didn't you just exchange for the infant transformation pill all at once inside the Merit Hall?"

"Or go to the major Merchant Associations in Three Seas City and buy them at a high price?"

"With your current wealth, you shouldn't be short of this amount of Spirit Stone, right?"

"Sigh..."

Hearing this, Ye Feiyan sighed helplessly.

A rare trace of bitterness appeared on her cold, beautiful face.

"Do you think I don't want to?"

"Ordinary infant transformation pills are useless to me."

"Because I possess a 'Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment'!"

"Although this type of Foundation is unique through the ages, it is also destined that every subsequent Major Realm Breakthrough will be hundreds or thousands of times more difficult than for an ordinary Cultivator!"

"An infant transformation pill of ordinary quality simply cannot help me capture that sliver of opportunity for Breakthrough."

"Only an infant transformation pill of Perfect Quality can help me ascend to the heavens in a single step."

"And to refine an infant transformation pill of Perfect Quality, every Material required must be of the highest Vintage and the most superior quality!"

"In this small East Sea Region, there is simply no Alchemist capable of refining the Perfect Medicinal Pill that I need."

"Therefore, I must collect the Materials myself and refine them myself."

After hearing this explanation, Mysterious Ink finally realized the situation.

So, having too good of a Foundation also had its troubles.

He responded indifferently.

"Fine then, you handle it yourself."

"I'm going to look for information regarding that 'blood king ginseng' and the other three Spirit Medicine Ingredients."

Ye Feiyan nodded gently, and having finished speaking, she transformed into a streak of light and disappeared into the horizon again.

In the blink of an eye, only Mysterious Ink the Dragon remained within the enormous courtyard.

He yawned, rolled over, changed to a more comfortable position, and continued sleeping facing the sun, silently waiting for the experience points to arrive.

Life was leisurely and comfortable... However, only half an hour later.

His pair of majestic dragon pupils, which had been half-closed, suddenly narrowed, and he abruptly turned toward the empty Void Realm outside the courtyard gate.

The next moment.

A gentle laugh, filled with warmth and admiration, softly echoed within the courtyard without warning.

"Hehe..."

"What a magnificent Black Jiao."

"To actually be able to sense This Sovereign's arrival."

The instant the voice fell.

A middle-aged man, dressed in Scholarly Robes, with an elegant face, and appearing to be around forty years old, silently appeared in the courtyard.

He stood there quietly, yet seemed to be completely integrated with the entire heaven and earth.

Profound as the sea.

Unfathomable.

A Powerhouse.

This thought instantly arose in Mysterious Ink's mind.

The newcomer's strength was in no way inferior to his own current strength.

He quickly guessed the identity of the person who had arrived.

It was the current, incredibly mysterious Sect Master of the Beast Taming Sect—Shangguan Jing!

Shangguan Jing stood with his hands clasped behind his back, his profoundly deep eyes first scrutinizing Mysterious Ink with interest.

Finally, he slowly opened his mouth and asked, "Where is your owner, Ye Feiyan?"

"The owner is out on business."

Mysterious Ink, Speaking Human Words, his magnetic voice slowly rang out.

"May I ask, Sect Master, why you are seeking her?"

"Hmm?!"

Hearing this, Shangguan Jing's face, which had been filled with a warm smile, suddenly hardened.

He was somewhat surprised.

How could this Black Jiao know his identity?!

According to the intelligence he controlled, he had never shown his face to this master and servant pair before, had he?

He began to carefully examine the Black Jiao in front of him, which was filled with a mysterious aura.

However... the more he looked, the more alarmed he became.

His profoundly deep eyes slowly narrowed, and his brows furrowed slightly.

Unfathomable.

He couldn't see through it at all!

Under the probing of his Divine Sense, the Black Jiao before him was actually like a bottomless... abyss.

It seemed as if it had no cultivation whatsoever.

But, this was absolutely impossible.

Since it could use Speaking Human Words, how could it be an ordinary creature?!

Therefore, only two possibilities remained!

The first!

This Jiao possessed some extremely powerful, Top-Grade Concealment Technique.

A powerful Concealment Technique shielded its cultivation, preventing him from seeing through it.

The second!

Was that... its Realm was already not beneath his own!