174: Return to the Immortal Sect and sign in safely.

"Grand Elder, this is something Master left for the Immortal Sect!"

Ye Ming took out a space ring and handed it to Nian Xuan.

"Alright, the Immortal Sect has recorded it!"

Nian Xuan snapped back to reality, accepted the space ring with a smile, and then said, "Let's go back!"

"Mhm!" Ye Ming nodded, secretly breathing a sigh of relief. He had finally managed to smooth things over!

After he finished speaking, the Small Pagoda, which had been keeping watch nearby, instantly erupted with immortal light, enveloping Ye Ming and the others, including the nine innocent Little Golden Dragons.

A moment later, the area outside the Human Emperor Hall quieted down.

From then on, the Trial Grounds of the Human Emperor Hall would no longer open, but the five quasi-immortal artifacts within were made publicly available for anyone capable to comprehend!

This incident only caused a day of turmoil in the Spirit Realm before everything returned to normal.

The Spirit Realm was constantly chaotic, and the myriad spirits had long grown accustomed to it. Everyone went about their business; the world never stopped turning just because one person left... Immortal Sect.

Ye Ming's figure appeared on Daozi Immortal Mountain. He had just returned after drinking tea in Peach Blossom Spring.

Three months had already passed since the trial ended.

Thinking of the commotion he caused upon returning to the Immortal Sect, Ye Ming immediately revealed a slight smile.

The shocked expressions of the other two Grand Elders and dozens of Elders at that time were extremely comical, as if they had never seen the world before, asking question after question.

In the end, Nian Xuan dismissed them.

On the third day after his return, the Immortal Sect specially held a grand banquet for him, attended by everyone in the Immortal Sect.

That banquet lasted seven days and seven nights. Afterward, he was dragged off by the three Grand Elders to drink tea.

Just before he returned, these three Grand Elders even asked him if he wanted to become the Immortal Lord.

The result was obvious: Ye Ming refused them.

The position of Immortal Sect Master was indeed excellent, but he didn't want it; it was too busy, requiring him to handle Immortal Sect affairs day and night.

He still preferred quietly staying on his own Immortal Mountain and checking in.

However, mentioning the Immortal Lord reminded Ye Ming of the Nine Heavens Profound Maiden; there was still no news of her.

The odds are against her!

Ye Ming shook his head slightly. In a few more years, once he became an Earth Immortal, he could go look for her.

It would be great if he could find her, but if not, the Immortal Sect would have to cultivate a new Immortal Lord!

He would do his best!

With that thought, Ye Ming walked back to his Immortal Palace and publicly announced he was entering seclusion!

Ye Ming had a Puppet take his place in seclusion, while he entered the Cave Heaven.

Cave Heaven.

Ye Ming reappeared beside the five Primordial Spirits. After briefly checking the absorption progress, he went underground, intending to examine the changes in the Spiritual Veins.

At this moment, inside that Lava Cave.

Little White Dragon was slowly absorbing Immortal Crystals. Not far from it, two small Dragons, one Azure and one blue, were also absorbing them.

They had recently gained sentience and were brought here by Little White Dragon to absorb together.

A moment later, Little White Dragon seemed to sense something and quickly turned its head to look.

It saw Ye Ming observing everything behind it.

"Master!"

Little White Dragon quickly got up, approached Ye Ming, and called out fawningly.

"Mhm, not bad. It seems you haven't forgotten what I instructed you to do!" Ye Ming nodded in satisfaction.

What pleased him the most were the two Spiritual Veins that were already close to the Quasi-Immortal Rank!

"It's what I should be doing!"

Little White Dragon chuckled.

It then turned its head to look at the two small Dragons who were still watching curiously, and quickly beckoned to them, saying, "Hurry up and come over! This is our Master!"

Hearing this, the two small Dragons quickly put down the Immortal Crystals, scurried over, flew in front of Ye Ming, and positioned themselves slightly behind Little White Dragon.

The two Dragons lowered their Dragon heads toward Ye Ming and respectfully said, "Greetings, Master!"

"Heh heh, your development is good. You're not far from the Quasi-Immortal Rank, but absorb as many Immortal Crystals as you can to step into the Immortal Rank sooner, understand?" Ye Ming smiled contentedly and instructed them.

"Understood!" The two small Dragons nodded their little heads.

Meanwhile, Little White Dragon glanced back at the Immortal Crystals on the ground.

In the past few days, they had absorbed over a thousand Immortal Crystals, plus it was about to advance to the Immortal Rank.

At that time, it would need a large amount of Immortal Crystals, at least around ten thousand pieces. Calculating this, the Immortal Crystals Master gave it were simply not enough!

There were not just three Supreme Spiritual Veins here, but also five other Supreme Spiritual Veins that had appeared recently.

Including itself, there were a total of eight Supreme Spiritual Veins. If it alone needed to absorb that much, there wouldn't be enough left for the other Spiritual Veins to advance!

After thinking it over, Little White Dragon turned back and voiced its request to Ye Ming.

"Master, the Immortal Crystals you provided aren't enough for all the Spiritual Veins to advance together!"

Hearing this, Ye Ming raised an eyebrow. Such a huge appetite?

But having a big appetite was fine; he might not have much else, but he had plenty of Immortal Crystals!

So, Ye Ming didn't ask Little White Dragon how much it needed; he simply waved his hand.

"Crash~"

Two million Immortal Crystals poured out of his hand like flowing water, and within a few breaths, the Immortal Crystals piled up.

They nearly submerged Little White Dragon and the others. As far as the eye could see, half the Lava Cave was filled with Immortal Crystals!

"Wow, so many Immortal Crystals!"

Little Blue Dragon was the most excited, plunging headfirst into the pile of Immortal Crystals and even swimming around in it.

"Is that enough? If not, I can add more!"

Ye Ming smiled faintly, as if these Immortal Crystals were worthless in his eyes.

"Enough, Master, that's more than enough!"

Little White Dragon said, staring intently at the pile of Immortal Crystals and constantly gulping.

"Mhm, then hurry up and absorb them!"

Ye Ming nodded slightly, then turned and left the Lava Cave, handing the area over to Little White Dragon and the others.

As soon as Ye Ming left, Little Azure Dragon could no longer restrain itself.

"Awoo, Immortal Crystals, here I come!"

Little Azure Dragon plunged into the Immortal Crystals and played alongside Little Blue Dragon.

Seeing their behavior, Little White Dragon immediately shook its head and sighed. They were just children after all!

Unlike them, it had to cautiously sneakily absorb Immortal Qi right after gaining sentience. After experiencing so much, it must count as an adult now!

Little White Dragon thought with a look of worldly experience, then slowly flew toward the Immortal Crystals.

Halfway there, it saw Little Azure and Little Blue frantically absorbing Immortal Crystals, and Little White Dragon instantly broke down!

"Why didn't you wait for me to get there before starting to absorb? You guys are too much!"

With a flash of white light, Little White Dragon quickly joined the absorption of Immortal Crystals, even more frantically than Little Azure and Little Blue, absorbing three-tenths of one Immortal Crystal in a single breath.

In the shadows.

Ye Ming, who had been observing, laughed heartily before leaving after seeing this scene.

Although he had many Immortal Crystals, he disliked ingrates.

Thus, he pretended to leave and hid, observing whether the three little Dragons would exhibit any bad behavior after his departure.

If they had, he would have immediately emerged and erased their sentience, but thankfully, after observing for a while, he found nothing unusual.

Immortal Rank Spiritual Veins were quite important to him, and not a single problem could be allowed to occur.

Afterward, Ye Ming sat down next to the five Primordial Spirits. He also needed to absorb Immortal Crystals; having one more person absorbing them meant finishing the Immortal Crystals faster and improving his own strength.