A Storage Ring!
Chu Qingyun's heart skipped a beat. He was certainly familiar with it; an object appearing from thin air was the telltale sign of a Storage Ring in use.
The gazes of Jintai, Ye Can, and Zhou Li instantly fixed upon the exquisite white ring on Ning Xue's hand, their eyes filled with envy.
'A Storage Ring... Even in Lianshan County City, that's a priceless treasure.'
As far as they knew, only the Clan Leaders of the Four Great Clans, four powerhouses at the Martial King Level, possessed Storage Rings. Yet Ning Xue, a re Martial Artist, also had one.
This made it clear that her background was truly extraordinary.
'Could she be from the Imperial City? Or even...'
As Chu Qingyun accepted the brocade box, he too gave the white ring a long look and couldn't help but purse his lips.
'We both have Storage Rings, yet she can use hers so openly while I have to keep mine hidden, making absolutely sure no one finds out.'
'The comparison is infuriating.'
Chu Qingyun opened the small, white brocade box. A blast of icy Qi spilled out, making him shiver uncontrollably despite having already acclimated to the heat of the Sea of Fire.
Inside the box lay a thumb-sized, snow-white leaf covered in fine horizontal lines. It radiated waves of intense cold.
"Young Master Chu, if you stare at it any longer, this Ice Heart Leaf will completely evaporate," Ning Xue remarked coolly from the side.
Chu Qingyun quickly closed the box and cleared his throat. He made a show of tucking the box into his robes, but in reality, he had slipped it into his Storage Ring.
'Although I've never heard of an Ice Heart Leaf, anything that can help one achieve enlightennt must be an incredible treasure.'
Besides, seeing the envious looks on Jintai and the others, Chu Qingyun could guess its value.
After stowing the Ice Heart Leaf, Chu Qingyun turned to Ye Can and said with a grin, "The Ye Family is one of the most renowned clans in Lianshan County City, and Young Master Ye is a prodigy of the younger generation. I'm sure your contribution won't be shabby."
At these words, Ye Can's face twitched. His hand, already inside his robes, set down the brocade box he had been holding and took out a small jade bottle instead.
"Since Miss Ning Xue has offered an Ice Heart Leaf, the Ye Family certainly won't be stingy. However, I left in a hurry and didn't bring any great treasures. These twenty drops of Primordial Spirit Liquid will be your paynt."
Ye Can's expression was a bit sullen as he spoke, tossing the small jade bottle to Chu Qingyun.
'Originally, I was just going to give him a Tier Three Spiritual dicine to get this over with.'
'I never expected this guy, Chu Qingyun, to be so cunning, using the Ye Family's reputation to put on the spot.'
'If the other two give sothing better than , won't that make the Ye Family look like cheapskates compared to the Jin and Zhou Families?'
The competition among the Four Great Clans was fierce. No one, not even Ye Can and the others, dared to trifle with their family's reputation.
Twenty drops of Primordial Spirit Liquid!
'This is bleeding dry!'
Chu Qingyun opened the small jade bottle to count the drops, inwardly ecstatic.
'Back in the Grand Hall, I had to fight for my life, even using my Puppet, just to snatch a re six drops of Primordial Spirit Liquid.'
'I can't believe I got twenty drops so easily just by acting as a guide.'
'What a score! This is a massive profit!'
Before Chu Qingyun could speak again, Ye Can turned directly to Jintai. "The Jin Family has always prided itself on being generous. Brother Jintai, you surely won't offer less than I did, right?"
Misery loves company. It's better for everyone to suffer together than to suffer alone.
Having been played by Chu Qingyun and forced to suffer a silent loss, Ye Can naturally wanted to drag the others down with him to feel a bit better.
Jintai's expression turned cold. He shot Ye Can a glare and said, "I, Jintai, will certainly not be outdone by you. Twenty drops of Primordial Spirit Liquid. Catch, kid! But I'm warning you, if you can't break this damn array, don't bla for turning ruthless."
Jintai also tossed a jade bottle to Chu Qingyun, which contained another twenty drops of Primordial Spirit Liquid.
"Of course, of course. Breaking the array won't be a problem at all."
Chu Qingyun was ecstatic, having obtained another twenty drops of Primordial Spirit Liquid.
'Right now, the people back in the Grand Hall are probably still fighting to the death over this Primordial Spirit Liquid. If they knew I got forty drops just by leading the way, they'd probably die of apoplectic rage.'
After Jintai had also been forced to pay up, he and Ye Can both fixed their stares on Zhou Li.
Zhou Li gave a wry, helpless smile. With the other two families having offered so much, he couldn't afford to be stingy and tarnish the Zhou Family's reputation.
"I don't have that much Primordial Spirit Liquid on . I do have a piece of Extraterrestrial teorite Iron that I acquired not long ago. I was planning to save it to forge a weapon after advancing to the Martial Spirit realm, but it looks like I'll give it to you as paynt instead."
As he spoke, Zhou Li took out a box roughly the size of two fists and tossed it to Chu Qingyun.
Catching the box, Chu Qingyun frowned slightly.
It was light—very light, almost like an empty box.
When he opened it, he found a black piece of tal inside. Holding it in his hand was like holding a wad of cotton; he could feel no weight at all.
'Could it be fake?'
The thought flashed through his mind, but he imdiately dismissed it.
'His family's honor is at stake, so Zhou Li wouldn't be stupid enough to try and pass off a fake. Besides, judging by his reluctant expression, it doesn't seem to be a counterfeit.'
"Haha, excellent. Since all four of you have shown your sincerity, let's get back to breaking the array."
After collecting all his rewards, Chu Qingyun led the four of them onward to find the next Array Base.
At this mont, Chu Qingyun was in an exceptionally good mood.
The rewards from this trip had far exceeded his expectations.
He still wasn't sure what Primordial Spirit Liquid was used for, but judging by how desperately everyone fought over it, it was definitely no ordinary item. 'I can ask You Yun about it after we get out of here,' he thought.
With a clear path forward, they quickly found the remaining three Array Bases.
Each Array Base had the sa layout and the sa kind of Spiritual dicine: the Tier Three Fiery Red Lotus.
After he collected the last Fiery Red Lotus and destroyed the final Array Base, the entire Sea of Fire began to tremble. Fire Beasts of all shapes and auras writhed and roared within the flas, continuously converging and then collapsing.
The five of them, Chu Qingyun included, could clearly feel the fluctuations from the Sea of Fire growing weaker and weaker.
With its four Array Bases destroyed, the Four-direction Illusionary Fire Array had lost its energy supply and was now in the process of collapsing.
In just a little while, the entire Grand Array would be completely destroyed!
"Haha, fantastic! We can finally get out of this godforsaken place! It's just too bizarre!"
"The Four-direction Illusionary Fire Array is truly incredible. It's all thanks to the knowledgeable and experienced Miss Ning Xue that we were able to identify it and break through."
"Miss Ning Xue has extraordinary origins. A re Grand Array is naturally nothing to her."
Seeing that the array was about to collapse, Jintai, Ye Can, and Zhou Li grew cheerful and imdiately began to shower Ning Xue with flattery and praise.
They completely forgot who had helped them find the Array Bases, leaving Chu Qingyun ignored off to the side.
Chu Qingyun didn't mind, however.
'I've already gotten my paynt, after all. That's what truly matters.'
Two minutes later, all the flas went out.
All five of them, including Chu Qingyun, stared with wide, astonished eyes.
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