Chapter 190
Chapter 190
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 190
Chapter Title: Maoqiu's Might, an Old Friend's Passing
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"To lose focus now... You must think very little of me, Daoist friend!"
Yun Bufan's eyes narrowed. He formed a hand seal, and his spiritual power gathered the water-type spiritual energy from the heavens and earth, forming a tornado. Sharp water blades spun rapidly within it, surging toward the Shi Clan Ancestor.
Boom—
Wherever the tornado passed, mountains shattered and clouds dispersed. In an instant, it had swept up the Shi Clan Ancestor.
Immediately, an earthen-yellow shield appeared within the tornado, blocking the fierce water blades.
"Junior of the Yun Clan, when I fought your ancestor, you weren't even born. And you dare to cross blades with me!"
The Shi Clan Ancestor cultivated a superior earth-element technique, and naturally, he had also mastered powerful, high-level arts.
Moreover, they were defensive in nature.
The earthen-yellow barrier of light was like a turtle shell. No matter how violent the tornado became or how sharp the water blades were, they could not break through it.
"If only I had a Falling Star Lightning Talisman."
Yun Bufan thought to himself.
His water blade storm, combined with a Falling Star Lightning Talisman, would surely be able to break the Shi Clan Ancestor's defense.
Clang, clang—
Yun Bufan's flying sword suddenly shot toward the Shi Clan Ancestor's back, attempting to breach the defensive barrier from behind.
However, it was blocked by the Shi Clan Ancestor's own flying sword.
In a flash, under the control of Yun Bufan and the Shi Clan Ancestor, the two flying swords clashed dozens of times.
The intense impacts of the spiritual artifacts made the Shi Clan Ancestor's heart ache.
The Shi Clan Ancestor hadn't answered his question. If that second-rank Blackscale Crocodile couldn't devour that mountain monkey quickly...
And if the two Foundation Establishment Daoist friends didn't arrive in time, his top-tier flying sword would be ruined.
To gain no benefit and lose a top-tier spiritual artifact on top of it—that would be a massive loss.
At that moment, Yun Xiaoniu and Yun Siniu joined forces to attack the Shi Clan Ancestor, but he was not at a disadvantage.
Yun Xiaoniu and Yun Siniu were both at the first layer of Foundation Establishment, while the Shi Clan Ancestor was at the third.
All of them cultivated superior techniques.
The Shi Clan Ancestor also possessed a top-tier flying sword and a top-tier defensive artifact, allowing him to handle the two of them with ease.
Furthermore, Yun Xiaoniu and Yun Siniu were worried that Maoqiu couldn't defeat the Blackscale Crocodile, causing them to be somewhat distracted and gradually fall into a disadvantage.
It was true that the Blackscale Crocodile had a second-grade, high-tier bloodline, but it was also at the peak of the early second rank.
The Shi Clan had concealed the time of the Blackscale Crocodile's breakthrough. It had not happened recently; it had become a second-rank spirit beast fifty years ago.
Boom!
Deep within the Yunmen Mountains, the dusk was as dark as ink. Ancient trees in the forest were toppled and broken, and a thin mist permeated the air, appearing exceptionally eerie under the crimson, blood-like moon.
With a splash, a thirty-foot-long, ink-black crocodile burst from the water. Its back armor was like profound iron, and its scales glinted with a cold, metallic luster. Its triangular eyes stared intently at the profound black giant ape standing amidst the ancient trees.
Roar!
The Blackscale Crocodile roared and charged at Maoqiu, opening its gaping, bloody maw, intending to bite Maoqiu in two at the waist.
Maoqiu did not dare to be careless. It gripped its Profound Iron Cudgel tightly, its eyes flashing with golden light. It leaped forward, bringing the cudgel in its hands crashing down on the Blackscale Crocodile.
After several hours of fierce battle, although Maoqiu had the upper hand, it had been unable to break through the Blackscale Crocodile's armor.
This Blackscale Crocodile was a metal-element, second-rank spirit beast. It was not an offensive pet but had instead awakened a defensive divine ability.
Its scales, as hard as profound iron, were comparable to top-tier defensive armor.
Bang!
The Profound Iron Cudgel smashed onto the Blackscale Crocodile's back, instantly slamming it into the mountain rock, sending dust and debris flying.
But in the next moment, the Blackscale Crocodile suddenly raised its head and bit down on one of Maoqiu's legs.
"Squeak squeak~" (I was waiting for you to open your mouth.)
Maoqiu cried out in pain, its face contorting, but its eyes revealed a flash of ecstasy. Enduring the immense pain, it seized the opportunity and thrust the Profound Iron Cudgel in its hands directly into the Blackscale Crocodile's throat.
This forced the Blackscale Crocodile to immediately release its bite. Having succeeded, it tried to retreat to evade the sharp edge of the Profound Iron Cudgel.
The attacking momentum of Maoqiu's Profound Iron Cudgel suddenly changed.
In an instant, it unleashed [Illusory Spirit], stunning the Blackscale Crocodile for a moment. This allowed the Profound Iron Cudgel to slip under its jaw and fling it into the air.
[Bewildering Spirit], activated.
A Bewildering Water Mist suddenly enveloped the area in a hundred-zhang radius. Within this mist, Maoqiu's speed abruptly doubled.
Wielding its Profound Iron Cudgel, it leaped up and stabbed at the Blackscale Crocodile's belly.
With a tearing sound, the Profound Iron Cudgel pierced the crocodile's belly armor, plunging deep into its body.
A mournful roar echoed through the mountain forest.
Maoqiu remained unmoved. With a forceful twist of its wrist, it churned the Profound Iron Cudgel inside the Blackscale Crocodile's body.
"Squeak squeak~" (You think you're some invincible turtle with no weaknesses.)
Maoqiu had fought the Blackscale Crocodile for hours and knew very well that it would be difficult to break through its back armor.
The only way to defeat it was to attack its belly.
Therefore, it hadn't used [Illusory Spirit] or [Bewildering Spirit] from the start, waiting for an opportunity to catch it off guard and defeat it in a single move.
But the Blackscale Crocodile was no fool and had been careful to keep its belly from being exposed to Maoqiu's attacks.
However, it failed to see through Maoqiu's ploy of using itself as bait to reveal a flaw.
In truth, Maoqiu had not yet fully refined the Profound Iron Cudgel. Otherwise, it would have definitely been able to break the Blackscale Crocodile's back armor.
As it was now, the Profound Iron Cudgel was just an ordinary weapon in Maoqiu's hands; it couldn't even utilize the cudgel's gravity and ice properties.
"Squeak squeak~"
Suddenly, Maoqiu saw the Blackscale Crocodile's spirit blood gushing out. It jumped up and down in agitation, immediately flipping the crocodile over.
It then tore open the crocodile's massive jaw, reached inside with its thick claws, and forcibly ripped out the second-rank, metal-element spirit core.
"Squeak squeak~" (The... the spirit blood... blood... it's all gone! What do I do? I can't waste it!)
Seeing the dead Blackscale Crocodile continuously bleeding, Maoqiu's face twisted in agony. This was more painful to it than being injured.
The Blackscale Crocodile possessed dragon bloodline, something its master needed.
In Maoqiu's mind, if Xiao Hei saw it being so wasteful, it would surely get a lecture.
Maoqiu immediately enveloped the Blackscale Crocodile with its spiritual power to stop the bleeding.
As for the blood that had already spilled, Maoqiu didn't waste it either. It opened its mouth wide, and with a sweep of its spiritual power, sucked all the spirit blood into its mouth.
At the same time.
The Shi Clan Ancestor, who was fighting Yun Xiaoniu and Yun Siniu, suddenly froze. Yun Xiaoniu seized the opportunity, and with a turn of his flying sword, he sliced off one of the Shi Clan Ancestor's arms.
Yun Siniu was also delighted. With a thought, he cast a spell and severed one of the Shi Clan Ancestor's legs.
But they both remembered Chen Jianghe's words clearly.
They could only cripple the Shi Clan, not truly destroy it.
Otherwise, the Lu Clan would make a move against them. At that point, a single False Core Loose Cultivator would be enough to annihilate both the Yun and Yu Clans.
Seeing this, the Shen Clan Ancestor and the Xu Clan Ancestor both showed expressions of alarm. They quickly forced back their opponents and withdrew from the battle.
The Shi Clan Ancestor was heavily injured, and their side was now at a complete disadvantage. There was no need to continue fighting.
It wasn't worth risking their lives for the Shi Clan.
Even for the Yunmen Mountain spirit mine, it wasn't worth dying for.
Their lives were more precious than the Yunmen Mountain spirit mine. If they died here, their own clans would be instantly destroyed.
"Daoist Shi?"
The Shen Clan Ancestor and the Xu Clan Ancestor came to the Shi Clan Ancestor's side, their gazes wary as they watched Yun Xiaoniu and Yun Siniu. Seeing that they had no intention of continuing the attack, they breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the Shi Clan Ancestor in confusion.
How could he get distracted while fighting two Foundation Establishment cultivators by himself?
"My Blackscale Crocodile is dead!"
The Shi Clan Ancestor sealed his meridians to stop the bleeding. His face was grim, his eyes burning with fury, but within that fury, there was a trace of fear.
"What?!"
"How is that possible? Your Blackscale Crocodile was a peak early second-rank spirit beast. How could it be killed by a strange, peak first-rank monkey?"
"That wasn't a first-rank spirit beast. That monkey is a second-rank spirit beast, and it has a custom spiritual artifact that can break the Blackscale Crocodile's defense. It might even be a mid-stage second-rank spirit beast."
The Shi Clan Ancestor said in a low voice.
Yun Bufan brought the long-armed ape over to Yun Xiaoniu and Yun Siniu's side and saw the heavily injured Shi Clan Ancestor.
Although he didn't know what they were discussing via voice transmission, he could guess that something had happened to the Blackscale Crocodile.
That was what caused the Shi Clan Ancestor to be distracted and get severely wounded by Yun Xiaoniu and Yun Siniu.
"Granduncle, Big Brother, it seems Uncle's spirit pet defeated the Blackscale Crocodile. It might have even killed it. Otherwise, the Shi Clan Ancestor wouldn't have lost focus during our fight."
"That should be it. The Mountain Velvet Beast has a third-grade, low-tier bloodline and a custom spiritual artifact. Even though the Shi Clan's Blackscale Crocodile was a peak early second-rank spirit beast, it might not have been a match for the Mountain Velvet Beast," Yun Bufan nodded.
His perception of Chen Jianghe was once again refreshed.
His Yun Clan's guardian spirit beast, the long-armed ape, also had a custom spiritual artifact, but if it fought the Mountain Velvet Beast, it might not be its opponent.
In his mind, Chen Jianghe's overall strength was already comparable to the peak combat power of the Yun Clan.
Just then.
Two streaks of sword light flew over rapidly, arriving at the battlefield in an instant.
"Daoist Shi, we brothers have come to..."
"Yun Xiao... Daoist Yun!"
The two sword lights landed in front of the Shi Clan Ancestor. One of the Foundation Establishment cultivators greeted the Shi Clan Ancestor, but the other one saw Yun Xiaoniu and showed a look of astonishment.
"Daoist Xu Feng, Daoist Xu Hong."
Yun Xiaoniu took a step forward and cupped his hands in greeting.
He hadn't expected the reinforcements the Shi Clan had invited to be the brothers Xu Feng and Xu Hong. Yun Xiaoniu remembered these two vividly.
Back then, it was his uncle's 'good friend' Ruan Tieniu who, along with the Xu brothers, had escorted them from Mirror Moon Lake to Qinghe Market City.
The Shi Clan Ancestor was stunned.
The Shen Clan Ancestor and the Xu Clan Ancestor also looked bewildered, unsure if these two Foundation Establishment cultivators were helpers invited by the Shi Clan Ancestor or the Yu Clan.
Why were they chatting with Yun Xiaoniu?
Xu Feng and Xu Hong glanced at the Shi Clan Ancestor, then at each other, wondering how to proceed.
They had no friendship with Chen Jianghe.
Their friendship with Ruan Tieniu was also built on transactions.
Therefore, they had no psychological burden about helping the Shi Clan deal with Yun Xiaoniu.
"Big Brother, what should we do?"
"The Shi Clan promised us two thousand spirit stones, but that was just to help provide support, not to actually fight."
"Looking at Daoist Shi's injuries, it's clear a fight has already happened. If he's willing to offer eight thousand spirit stones, we brothers can risk our lives for them this once."
"That's right. Tell that Shi fellow to raise it to eight thousand spirit stones. The five of us against their three... as for spirit beasts, I remember that Shi guy has a second-rank one too. Our chances of winning are high."
"It's settled then. Big Brother, you discuss it with the Shi fellow via voice transmission. If he doesn't raise it to eight thousand spirit stones, we're leaving."
The Xu Feng and Xu Hong brothers made their decision in an instant through voice transmission and were about to ask the Shi Clan Ancestor for a higher price.
But just at that moment.
Maoqiu flew over, holding its Profound Iron Cudgel, and started 'squeaking' incessantly at Yun Xiaoniu.
"Hiss, they have another second-rank profound black Mountain Velvet Beast!"
The Xu Feng and Xu Hong brothers exchanged a look and naturally shifted their positions, creating distance from the Shi Clan Ancestor.
They laughed heartily at Yun Xiaoniu, "I didn't expect that after so many years, you've successfully reached Foundation Establishment, Daoist friend."
"Hmm? You've also succeeded in reaching Foundation Establishment, Daoist friend. Truly worthy of celebration, congratulations!"
Xu Feng and Xu Hong congratulated Yun Xiaoniu and Yun Siniu, then added, "If you two Daoist friends see Daoist Chen, please pass on our regards. We brothers will take our leave now."
"Take care, you two Daoist friends."
Yun Xiaoniu cupped his hands to see them off.
The Xu brothers had arrived quickly, and they left even faster.
"Daoist Shi, let's go. It seems the Yunmen Mountain spirit mine will fall completely into the hands of the Yu Clan."
The Shen Clan Ancestor and the Xu Clan Ancestor sent a voice transmission.
"This is a matter between my Shi Clan and the Yun and Yu Clans. Thank you, two Daoist friends, for coming to help. Since things have come to this, you may leave first."
"Daoist friend, you are..."
"There's no need to persuade me, my two Daoist friends. My mind is made up. Please leave quickly."
The Shi Clan Ancestor, with one arm and one leg, couldn't see them off and could only watch them depart.
Seeing that the Shi Clan's reinforcements had left, Yun Xiaoniu stepped forward and cupped his hands, "Daoist Shi, since things have come to this, are you willing to relinquish the Yunmen Mountain spirit mine?"
"Heh heh~"
The Shi Clan Ancestor gave a bitter laugh and looked at Yun Xiaoniu, "I, Shi, have lost. I am utterly convinced of my defeat. I never expected your Yu Clan to have such a capable person backing you. Six Falling Star Lightning Talismans and a second-rank profound black Mountain Velvet Beast... what a grand display."
"From now on, the Yunmen Mountain spirit mine belongs to the Yu Clan. Please escort me back to the Shi Clan's territory, Daoist Yun."
The reason the Shi Clan Ancestor didn't leave with the Shen and Xu Clan Ancestors was that he feared they might ambush him on the way and frame the Yun and Yu Clans.
That way, they could justifiably carve up the Heling region.
He wasn't worried about the Yu Clan because the Yun Xiaoniu brothers clearly had no intention of killing him. Otherwise, in that moment of distraction...
It wouldn't have been his arm and leg that were severed, but his head.
He could guess why the Yun and Yu Clans didn't dare to kill him. Their territories were already large enough.
And they were all on fertile spirit veins. If they were to seize the Heling region as well, the Lu Clan would surely not tolerate it.
However, the riverside Shen Clan and the eastern ferry Xu Clan had no such concerns. Their territories were not large, both less than a thousand li in domain, so they could expand.
"Thank you for yielding, Daoist friend. But we still need to sign a spirit contract. Afterward, our Yu Clan will help you find healing spirit pills."
Yun Xiaoniu said.
"Fine, I will sign the spirit contract."
The Shi Clan Ancestor was quite straightforward at this point. To the victor go the spoils; there was nothing more to be said.
After signing the spirit contract.
They saw Maoqiu constantly 'squeaking' beside them, gesturing at them about something.
Confused, they could only follow Maoqiu deeper into the Yunmen Mountains for now.
They would escort the Shi Clan Ancestor back to his clan's territory later.
Looking at the ravaged valley, hundred-foot-tall ancient trees had fallen in swathes. Some were cut by sharp blades, others were smashed by immense force, and still others were broken by impact.
Within a thousand-zhang radius, there was not a single spot left unscathed.
The ferocity of the battle between the two spirit beasts was evident.
Maoqiu's leg still bore the wound from the Blackscale Crocodile's bite, the flesh torn open, revealing the white bone beneath.
But Maoqiu paid it no mind.
It led them to the corpse of the Blackscale Crocodile and gestured at Yun Xiaoniu.
"You want a container?"
Yun Xiaoniu asked, puzzled.
Maoqiu nodded frantically.
Yun Xiaoniu and Yun Siniu exchanged a look and shook their heads. How would they have a container on them?
The Shi Clan Ancestor glanced at the lifeless Blackscale Crocodile, his heart aching, but there was nothing he could do.
"I have a container."
With a thought, the Shi Clan Ancestor took out a five-foot-square slurry barrel from his storage bag. The Shi Clan used these barrels when trading with the Shen Clan, so he always kept one on hand.
Seeing the familiar slurry barrel, Maoqiu immediately snatched it. But then, remembering Xiao Hei's teachings, it cupped its hands at the Shi Clan Ancestor to express its thanks.
Then, under everyone's watchful eyes, Maoqiu displayed its superb skills. In just half an hour, it had dismantled the Blackscale Crocodile before them into individual parts.
Its bloodletting technique was masterful, its handling of the crocodile skin was extremely delicate, and it even separated the internal organs completely intact.
This rich and practiced craftsmanship was on par with that of the cultivators at the demon beast market.
Yun Bufan, Yun Xiaoniu, and Yun Siniu watched, dumbfounded and stunned, frozen in place.
Is this something a spirit beast should be doing?
This made Yun Bufan instinctively look at his long-armed ape.
The long-armed ape was also frozen in place, its confused gaze filled with incomprehension. It couldn't understand why this monkey king would be doing such a thing.
The Shi Clan Ancestor only felt his scalp tingle, watching Maoqiu use the slurry barrel he provided to bleed his own spirit pet.
A wave of anger rose in his heart, but thinking of Maoqiu's strength, he could only let out a silent sigh. What could he do now that things had come to this?
It was already dead, what was the point of fussing over it?
After Maoqiu finished its work, Yun Xiaoniu placed all the meticulously separated parts into a storage bag.
Afterward, Yun Xiaoniu and Maoqiu escorted the Shi Clan Ancestor back to the Shi Clan's territory, while Yun Siniu and Yun Bufan returned to Mirror Moon Lake and Qiyun Mountain, respectively.
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After Yun Siniu returned to Qiyun Mountain, he recounted the entire battle of Yunmen Mountain to Chen Jianghe.
"Xiao Hei taught it well. No, wait, I taught Xiao Hei well, which is why Xiao Hei was able to educate Maoqiu so well."
Chen Jianghe was extremely satisfied and very happy with Maoqiu's actions at Yunmen Mountain.
Maoqiu's ability to clean up the battlefield and collect useful items after a fight, this spirit of diligence and frugality, was highly praiseworthy.
Chen Jianghe also gained a clear understanding of Maoqiu's combat strength.
If Maoqiu were given more time to fully refine the Profound Iron Cudgel, its combat power would likely be no less than that of an ordinary mid-stage Foundation Establishment loose cultivator.
When he learned that the Shi Clan had also invited four Foundation Establishment cultivators as reinforcements, Chen Jianghe felt a pang of fear.
Fortunately, the Xu brothers arrived late; otherwise, the outcome would have been uncertain.
He thought his plan was thorough enough, but unexpected things still happened.
"This has taught me a lesson. Even the most comprehensive plan can have oversights."
"The path of cultivation is fraught with danger, and anything unexpected can happen. I was lucky this time, but that doesn't mean I'll be lucky next time."
"I must act with more caution in the future and not be as reckless as I was this time."
Chen Jianghe reflected inwardly.
He should have given Yun Xiaoniu twelve Falling Star Lightning Talismans to destroy the two second-rank puppets and eliminate one Foundation Establishment cultivator first.
Then, Chen Jianghe thought of the Xu Feng and Xu Hong brothers.
He remembered that they had gone to the Beast Taming Market City with Ruan Tieniu. He didn't expect them to have made it out of there alive as well.
They were quite lucky.
However, the idea that they didn't act out of respect for him was complete nonsense.
They must have seen Maoqiu kill the second-rank spirit beast, the Blackscale Crocodile, and grown timid, thus not daring to make a move.
The next day.
Yun Xiaoniu and Maoqiu returned to Qiyun Mountain. Chen Jianghe hadn't even had time to treat Maoqiu's injuries.
News arrived from Mirror Moon Lake.
It was said that the Yun Clan Head, Yun Yifeng, had died from a relapse of an old illness, for which no spirit pill could provide a cure.
"Big Brother, that Yun Yifeng actually died of illness?"
Yu Daniu looked at Chen Jianghe and laughed, feeling a great sense of relief.
A smile also appeared on Chen Jianghe's face.
Died of illness?
Yun Yifeng was a ninth-layer Qi Refining cultivator. How could he possibly die of illness? While it's true that cultivators can get sick, that only applies to the early stages of Qi Refining.
After reaching the mid-stage of Qi Refining, one no longer gets sick, only poisoned.
Even if an early-stage Qi Refining cultivator fell ill, there were various low-grade Calamity Dispelling Pills and elixirs available.
Therefore, dying of illness was completely impossible.
It was highly probable that he had been "respectfully invited to ascend to the heavens" by the elders of the Yun Clan.
The Yu Clan had two Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Yu Daniu also had the powerful connection of Chen Jianghe. It was inevitable that the clan would grow and strengthen in the future.
It would even surpass the Yun Clan.
Therefore, to completely eliminate the rift between the Yun and Yu Clans, they had no choice but to invite Yun Yifeng to ascend.
"The one succeeding as the Yun Clan Head should be Yun Boxu, right?" Chen Jianghe asked with a chuckle.
This Yun Boxu was the same age as Yu Qirui, and the two were childhood playmates.
Plus, Yun Boxu was the only direct descendant of the main Yun lineage, so he would certainly be the one to succeed as the clan head.
This would also be beneficial for fostering good relations between the Yun and Yu Clans.
"Uncle's guess is correct. Boxu has indeed taken over as the Yun Clan Head."
Smiles appeared on the faces of Yun Xiaoniu and Yun Siniu as well.
As they were talking, Yun Bufan once again arrived at Qiyun Mountain. Seeing that the Yu father and son and Chen Jianghe were all present.
He hesitated.
He wanted to say something.
But he didn't know how to begin.
Chen Jianghe glanced at Yun Bufan. He naturally knew why Yun Bufan had rushed to Qiyun Mountain.
However, the Yun Clan had shown him the grace of leading him onto the path of cultivation.
He didn't mind selling a few Falling Star Lightning Talismans to Yun Bufan to settle the karma with the Yun Clan.
Thinking of this, Chen Jianghe kept two for himself and took out six Falling Star Lightning Talismans.
"I have six Falling Star Lightning Talismans left. Your two clans can each purchase three," Chen Jianghe said with a smile.
A look of immense joy appeared on Yun Bufan's face.
He had rushed to Qiyun Mountain precisely because he was worried Chen Jianghe would leave before he could get there. He had heard from Yu Daniu that Chen Jianghe would be leaving Qiyun Mountain after helping to resolve the Yunmen Mountain affair.
He had witnessed the power of the Falling Star Lightning Talismans.
They could definitely serve as a trump card for his clan.
"Thank you, Daoist friend."
At this moment, Yun Bufan dropped his superior attitude toward Chen Jianghe and cupped his hands in thanks.
"I wonder what the price of these Falling Star Lightning Talismans might be?"
Chen Jianghe didn't set the price based on what he paid. He intended to repay the Yun Clan's kindness for introducing him to cultivation, and besides, he was also selling three to the Yu Clan, so he just used the so-called market price.
"Five hundred spirit stones each."
"This... isn't that too low?" Yun Bufan frowned, feeling the price was too low.
"Yeah, Big Brother, you can't even buy second-rank talismans..."
"It's fine. We'll go with this price."
Chen Jianghe didn't have many spirit stones on him. If it weren't for needing spirit stones to rent a mountain peak in Thousand Mountains Market City, he wouldn't mind just giving them to the Yun and Yu Clans.
After all, he was about to leave.
He didn't know if he would ever return, so it was better to repay the Yun Clan's kindness.
Regardless of the Yun Clan's motives, they had indeed guided him, a wandering mortal boy, onto the path of cultivation.
Seeing Chen Jianghe's insistence, Yu Daniu and Yun Bufan didn't say anything more.
Each of them took out fifteen hundred spirit stones and gave them to Chen Jianghe.
Just at that moment.
Lady Zhou hurried into the assembly hall, her expression sorrowful, a layer of mist gathering in her eyes as she looked at Yu Daniu and Chen Jianghe.
"Father, Uncle, my aunt... she's gone..."