183: Chapter 183 The Fountain of Life Obtained

"This wine is really good!!"

A figure in a green robe lay on a rocking chair, holding a wine gourd and taking a deep gulp. As the Monkey Wine went down, a stream of pure spiritual power slowly flowed into his Dantian.

"Tao Yao, do you think anyone will come tonight? Who will it be? Why don't you guess? If you get it right, I'll give you something!"

"I'm not guessing!"

Beside him, Tao Yao sat lazily on a stone bench, her long, fair jade legs crossed. She propped up her charming face with her hand and casually picked up a spirit fruit from the stone table, throwing it toward Ning Yuan.

He raised his hand to catch the flying spirit fruit, wiped it on his clothes, and took a fierce bite. The sweet juice immediately burst forth, and he nodded in satisfaction.

"Boring, you don't understand romance at all!"

"If you want to find fun, go find someone else. I won't do those embarrassing things with you!" Between her flowing glances, her charming cheeks flushed slightly, clearly thinking of something unsightly.

"This is called sentiment. Once you've experienced it, you'll know the flavor!"

Ning Yuan finished the spirit fruit in a few bites. His gaze swept over Tao Yao's nearly perfect body, and a wicked smile appeared on his face as if he were thinking of something indescribable.

However, thinking of what might happen next, he quickly composed himself. With a wave of his hand, a blood-red scale armor appeared.

"This is the Grade 8 Blood Scale Armor; its defensive power goes without saying! It'll be a safeguard in case a fight breaks out!"

"At least you have a bit of a conscience!"

Looking at the shimmering Blood Scale Armor before her, Tao Yao's beautiful eyes lit up, but she let out a playful huff. Before her voice could even fade, both she and the armor vanished; she couldn't wait to put on this Grade 8 treasure armor!

"Hehe, what a grand gesture, little friend, giving away a Grade 8 treasure armor just like that! As expected of a chosen one from the Ming Dao Sword Sect!"

Suddenly, a light chuckle echoed through the night sky. The voice seemed to come from all directions, making it impossible to tell where the person was.

"Little friend, you don't seem surprised at all?"

The same voice sounded beside him again. After a glance back, Ning Yuan withdrew his gaze, still maintaining a calm and composed manner. He didn't show the slightest panic because of the visitor's identity.

"Surprised by what? Surprised by your identity or your cultivation? There are many people with cultivation like yours in the Ming Dao Sword Sect, and there are plenty who are stronger than you!"

During the conversation, Tao Yao returned, looking at the newcomer with full vigilance. Even though her cultivation was far below the newcomer's, she circulated her spiritual power to the limit, ready to act at any moment.

He didn't expect the first person to come looking for him wouldn't be Bear Opens Mountain, but him!

This person was the Old Ancestor of the Cloud Tiger Tribe — Yun Yi!

"That is natural! But are you really from the Ming Dao Sword Sect? I don't think so!" Yun Yi stared closely at the changes in Ning Yuan's expression, trying to find any clues to see if he truly came from the Ming Dao Sword Sect.

"Ridiculous! Do I have to prove my own identity?"

Ning Yuan sneered. Under Yun Yi's knife-like gaze, he didn't reveal a single flaw. In fact, he did come from the Ming Dao Sword Sect, so it wasn't exactly a lie, even if he had been expelled.

Hearing Ning Yuan's answer, Yun Yi was somewhat uncertain whether what he said was true or false. It was impossible to tell from just two sentences.

However, his identity was certainly not simple. Whether it was the Grade 8 treasure armor seen just now or having a Void Refining follower by his side, both proved this point.

Without that treasure armor, even if he really came from the Ming Dao Sword Sect, Yun Yi might have made a move for the void breaking pill. But now, Yun Yi quietly dismissed the idea.

Yun Yi waved his hand and smiled, "It doesn't matter to me. As long as you can produce what I want, everything else is negotiable!"

"The void breaking pill?"

"Exactly. I can still provide the spring of life!"

"Fair enough!" Ning Yuan said readily. He paused and held up five fingers, continuing, "Five drops of spring of life for one void breaking pill!"

"You must be joking, little friend. Right now, there probably isn't that much in the entire Jiu Xuan!" Yun Yi shook his head and laughed. Only nine drops of spring of life condensed every hundred years, and their Cloud Tiger Tribe only received four drops. Now, asking for five drops at once—how could he possibly provide it!

"Then four drops?" Ning Yuan said tentatively.

"One drop!"

"Too few!" Ning Yuan shook his head in refusal, but secretly felt delighted. As long as there was spring of life, the quantity wasn't an issue. With the System around, he could have as many as he wanted!

His weathered eyes stared at Ning Yuan's handsome face. After a long while, Yun Yi also shook his head and said, "In that case, I can only give up on exchanging for the void breaking pill!"

After speaking, Yun Yi made a move to turn and leave, his peripheral vision staying on Ning Yuan. But the result disappointed him; Ning Yuan didn't look like he was going to call him back at all, still lying peacefully on the rocking chair.

Yun Yi's originally calm face became slightly unnatural. He really needed the void breaking pill to strengthen his tribe's power. However, in the current situation, if he showed even a hint of hesitation, the price for the void breaking pill would rise to a level that would make his heart ache.

So, to keep the price as low as possible, he had to put on this performance.

"Does this little bastard have such good composure?" He had already taken three or four steps, but there was still no sound from behind. Yun Yi couldn't help but curse in his heart.

Just as he steeled himself and prepared to turn back, the voice that finally made him feel relieved came from behind. The corners of his mouth curled up into a successful smile.

"Sigh, don't go! I'll agree, alright? I don't want to miss out on something as rare in the world as the spring of life!"

Yun Yi slowly turned around. Under Ning Yuan's helpless gaze, he returned to his previous position and said with a smile, "Then I must thank you, little friend!"

"How many do you want to exchange?" Ning Yuan said crossly, but his eyes looked at Yun Yi with expectation, as if the words 'I want it' were written on his face.

"Two!"

With a thought, two small jade bottles appeared in his palm. Looking at the spring of life in his hands, a look of reluctance appeared in his eyes. Given the value of the spring of life, using it to exchange for void breaking pills was truly not cost-effective.

As long as the Spring Eye remained, there would still be more spring of life. But the void breaking pill was different; if he missed this chance, who knew if there would be another opportunity in the future!

"Take them!" Ning Yuan casually tossed out two small bottles. Tao Yao, standing nearby, immediately understood and walked slowly to Yun Yi, snatching the two jade bottles from his hands and then carefully checking their authenticity.

Yun Yi didn't mind this at all, because he did the same. After receiving the porcelain bottles, he opened them immediately to confirm there were no issues before feeling relieved.

Once everything was confirmed, Tao Yao returned to Ning Yuan's side and handed the two jade bottles to him.

"Ding! The host has obtained two drops of spring of life. After the hundredfold reward, you have obtained two hundred drops of spring of life!"