Inside the Qingxuan Cave Heaven.
Ye Qingxuan stood before a patch of Purifying Spirit Trees, a look of joy on his face.
Eleven years had passed, and now about sixty years had gone by since the Qingxuan Cave Heaven blessed land advanced.
The Purifying Spirit Trees planted in the Qingxuan Cave Heaven blessed land had all grown to the fifth tier.
With this batch of fifth-tier Purifying Spirit Trees, Ye Qingxuan could obtain a large number of contribution points from the Earth Xuan World Alliance and exchange them for fourth and fifth-tier spirit vein sources.
A fifth-tier spirit vein source would be a tremendous boost to both the Qingxuan Cave Heaven blessed land and the development of the mysterious merchant city.
Thinking of this, Ye Qingxuan’s lips curved upward slightly, and he could not wait to take out his disciple token and send a message to Steward Bai Zichun of the Blessing Cultivation Institute:
“Steward Bai, I’ve acquired a batch of fifth-tier Purifying Spirit Trees on my end. Sorry to trouble you to come over.”
Ever since Ye Qingxuan publicly announced that his blessed land had advanced to the second tier, he and Bai Zichun had agreed that he would thereafter supply second-tier Purifying Spirit Trees.
The schedule changed from once a year to once every three years.
And to save time for both parties, Ye Qingxuan later had his attendant Ye Zhaoheng deliver the second-tier Purifying Spirit Trees to Bai Zichun.
This way, Ye Qingxuan also had much more peace and quiet.
Although he was well acquainted with Bai Zichun, he still preferred to be alone.
As the true body quietly cultivating in secret within the Xuantian Sect, Ye Qingxuan avoided contact with outsiders whenever possible.
If not for the fact that this batch of Purifying Spirit Trees was relatively large in number and higher in tier.
After selling this batch of fifth-tier Purifying Spirit Trees, it would be enough for Ye Qingxuan to exchange for fourth and fifth-tier spirit vein sources.
Ye Qingxuan would not have asked Bai Zichun to come in person.
After sending the message to Bai Zichun, he quickly received a reply.
So Ye Qingxuan stepped out of the Qingxuan Cave Heaven and came to the stone pavilion outside the blessed land.
He began to light a fire and brew tea, quietly awaiting Bai Zichun’s arrival.
However, the tea Ye Qingxuan brewed was still the fourth-tier Calming Heart Tea he had previously served Bai Zichun.
With Ye Yuhong’s example before him, Ye Qingxuan did not want to explain it all over again.
Ye Yuhong was not familiar with spirit tea, so perhaps he could not taste the connection between fourth-tier Calming Heart Tea and fifth-tier Calming Heart Tea.
But Bai Zichun had tasted countless teas. If Ye Qingxuan served him fifth-tier Calming Heart Tea, he might well detect the connection between the fourth-tier Calming Heart Tea and the fifth-tier Calming Heart Tea.
At that point, Ye Qingxuan would have to go through another round of explanations.
So to avoid trouble, this time Ye Qingxuan directly brewed the fourth-tier Calming Heart Tea that Bai Zichun had drunk before.
Before long, just as Ye Qingxuan finished brewing the tea, Bai Zichun had already arrived.
Before Ye Qingxuan could speak, Bai Zichun was the first to open his mouth and ask curiously:
“Qingxuan, which shop exactly is it that you opened in the Xuantian Sect? You can even acquire fifth-tier Purifying Spirit Trees?”
When Ye Qingxuan previously sold fourth-tier Purifying Spirit Trees, he had told Bai Zichun that they were acquired by a shop he himself had opened in the Xuantian Sect.
At the time, Bai Zichun had not thought much of it.
He had not expected that before long, Ye Qingxuan’s shop could even acquire fifth-tier Purifying Spirit Trees?
And judging by the tone of Ye Qingxuan’s message, the quantity did not seem small.
Naturally, Bai Zichun could not help but feel curious, developing a strong interest in the shop Ye Qingxuan had mentioned.
In response to Bai Zichun’s question, Ye Qingxuan did not answer directly, but instead changed the subject:
“Hahaha! Just a small shop, not worth mentioning. Steward Bai, please sit! Try the tea I just brewed.”
Although his Tianfu Shop was not much of a secret among the upper ranks of the Xuantian Sect.
The fewer people who knew of the connection between the Tianfu Shop and him, the more peace and quiet Ye Qingxuan could enjoy.
The upper ranks of the Xuantian Sect would not pay too much attention to a single shop, nor would they大肆 publicize the relationship between the Tianfu Shop and him.
But if Bai Zichun knew, there was no telling when he might let it slip.
At that point, trouble would inevitably follow.
After all, could he really ask Steward Bai to swear a dao oath over such a matter?
So, to avoid possible trouble, Ye Qingxuan did not intend to tell Bai Zichun which specific shop was his.
Hearing Ye Qingxuan’s words, Bai Zichun understood and did not ask further.
After entering the stone pavilion and sitting down, he gently took a sip of the tea Ye Qingxuan had poured for him, then spoke again:
“You brat, go on. How many fifth-tier Purifying Spirit Trees do you need to sell this time?”
“This time, I need to sell a total of five thousand fifth-tier Purifying Spirit Trees.”
“How many? Five thousand?”
Bai Zichun was stunned, asking in somewhat dumbfounded astonishment.
Five thousand fifth-tier Purifying Spirit Trees—even with his years of accumulated wealth, it was far from enough to match the value of so many fifth-tier Purifying Spirit Trees.
After coming back to his senses, Bai Zichun gave Ye Qingxuan a deep look and said meaningfully:
“You brat, you’ve hidden yourself quite deeply. It seems that shop you mentioned is developing quite well, huh?”
Feeling Bai Zichun’s gaze, Ye Qingxuan only smiled lightly and calmly.
He rose and poured Bai Zichun another cup of tea:
“Steward, please have some tea. How about I give you another package of tea leaves later, disciple to steward?”
Hearing this, Bai Zichun finally nodded in satisfaction and did not probe further into the source of the fifth-tier Purifying Spirit Trees.
Bai Zichun did not suspect anything else.
After all, on the surface, Ye Qingxuan’s blessed land had only recently advanced to the second tier.
Even if someone said these fifth-tier Purifying Spirit Trees were grown by Ye Qingxuan in his own blessed land, Bai Zichun would not believe it.
Actually, Ye Qingxuan had originally planned to sell only three thousand fifth-tier Purifying Spirit Trees, keeping three thousand in the Cave Heaven blessed land for backup.
But later, after some calculation, Ye Qingxuan figured it out.
A fifth-tier Purifying Spirit Tree was worth 900,000 alliance contribution points, and one fifth-tier spirit vein source was worth 3 billion alliance contribution points.
If he sold only three thousand fifth-tier Purifying Spirit Trees, the contribution points obtained would not even be enough to exchange for a single fifth-tier spirit vein source.
Do not be fooled by how large 3 billion alliance contribution points sounds.
In truth, 1 alliance contribution point could only be exchanged for 1 low-grade spirit stone within the Earth Xuan World Alliance.
3 billion alliance contribution points was merely worth 300,000 top-grade spirit stones.
After weighing it for a moment, Ye Qingxuan ultimately chose to sell five thousand fifth-tier Purifying Spirit Trees.
One fifth-tier Purifying Spirit Tree could be exchanged for 900,000 alliance contribution points, so five thousand Purifying Spirit Trees would be worth a total of 4.5 billion alliance contribution points.
One fourth-tier spirit vein source was worth 100 million alliance contribution points, and one fifth-tier spirit vein source was worth 3 billion alliance contribution points.
With 4.5 billion alliance contribution points, Ye Qingxuan could exchange for one fifth-tier spirit vein source and fifteen fourth-tier spirit vein sources.
After chatting idly with Bai Zichun for a while, Ye Qingxuan handed the five thousand fifth-tier Purifying Spirit Trees over to Bai Zichun.
And through Bai Zichun, he submitted an application to exchange for spirit vein sources.
Before Bai Zichun left, Ye Qingxuan did not forget to give him a package of fourth-tier Calming Heart Tea leaves.
Just like that, Bai Zichun left Ye Qingxuan’s Qingxuan blessed land in satisfaction, carrying the tea leaves Ye Qingxuan had given him.
And Ye Qingxuan, meanwhile, waited in the stone pavilion for the one fifth-tier spirit vein source and fifteen fourth-tier spirit vein sources he had exchanged for.
