"Second-stage Middle Grade!"

Xu Ping gazed at the Shuize Mouse that had successfully broken through the realm, a faint smile unconsciously forming at the corner of his mouth.

He had invested a significant amount of precious resources for this Shuize Mouse's advancement.

Fortunately, his efforts hadn't been in vain; the Shuize Mouse had smoothly achieved a breakthrough to the Second-stage Middle Grade realm.

"Master!"

The Shuize Mouse opened its eyes, swiftly jumped down from the stone bed, then nuzzled Xu Ping's pants with its head affectionately, a look of excitement and flattery on its face.

Although the master often threatened to stew it, he was actually quite generous.

Bam!

Xu Ping gave it a kick!

"Go clean yourself up!"

The mouse was covered in blood stains, which Xu Ping found somewhat disgusting.

Even after getting kicked, the Shuize Mouse continued to have a flattering smile on its face. Its demonic power gently swept around, instantly clearing the stains.

"You've grown quite a bit!"

Xu Ping looked up and down at the rejuvenated Shuize Mouse.

Its body had grown from the original height of two zhang to nearly three zhang, and its half-blue, half-red fur looked increasingly deep in color.

It was unknown how much its demon fire power had increased.

"Try out your demon fire!" Xu Ping ordered immediately.

"Okay!"

The Shuize Mouse nodded obediently, and its demonic power surged around it as a ball of purple demon fire spewed from its mouth.

Boom!

Instantly, the temperature in the cultivation room skyrocketed, and the scorching heat seemed to melt the stone bed.

Fortunately, the cultivation room had a powerful array in place; otherwise, the entire room might have been reduced to ashes in the raging flames.

"Not bad!"

Xu Ping nodded in satisfaction.

This ball of demon fire was indeed formidable, comparable to the demon fire of a Second-stage Upper Grade demon beast.

Even with his physical body, he could feel his skin getting hot.

If enhanced with an array, this demon fire should be enough to craft an artifact embryo.

However, the Shuize Mouse had just broken through to the Second-stage Middle Grade, and its cultivation was still unstable.

It would be wiser to craft the artifact embryo once its cultivation stabilizes.

...

...

Time flew by, and half a month passed in the blink of an eye, with the Shuize Mouse's cultivation thoroughly stabilized.

Xu Ping was about to attempt crafting an artifact embryo when Yang Hong visited him, bringing significant news concerning the "Earth Master."

Inside a pavilion.

Yang Hong leisurely took a sip of Spirit Tea, then slowly began to speak:

"Fellow Daoist Xu, the Earth Master's lineage has always been incredibly niche. Even with Luoyun Sect's deep accumulation, we have only recorded a scroll of Quasi-Tier Three inheritance."

"Quasi-Tier Three inheritance?"

Hearing this, a trace of undisguisable disappointment flickered deep within Xu Ping's eyes.

If it was only a Quasi-Tier Three inheritance, it might not include the method to upgrade a Second-stage large Spirit Vein to a Quasi-Tier Three Spirit Vein.

Nonetheless, Xu Ping still decided to make the exchange, believing that having something was better than nothing.

"Thank you, Elder Yang, I will exchange for it!" He suppressed his emotions and expressed his gratitude with a cupped fist.

"It's a small matter, not worth mentioning." Yang Hong smiled and waved his hand dismissively.

The two concluded the transaction with two Cyan Profound Divine Thunder Talismans.

After completing the transaction, they chatted a bit more.

After the transaction, they had a few more casual conversations.

Suddenly, Xu Ping shifted the conversation to Purple Bamboo Mountain.

"Elder Yang, Purple Bamboo Mountain was originally occupied by the ill-intentioned Shuize Sect. Thankfully, your sect eradicated Shuize Sect, removing a major threat to the cultivation realm in Yue Country."

Xu Ping discreetly flattered him before continuing, "Now that Purple Bamboo Mountain naturally belongs to your sect, I've been living here for quite some time and have grown accustomed to the environment. I'm thinking about purchasing it; how much Spirit Stone would that require?"

"Purchase it?"

Upon hearing this, an unexpected expression appeared on Yang Hong's face.

Indeed, after Luoyun Sect destroyed Shuize Sect, according to customary practice, all Shuize Sect's properties, including numerous spiritual lands, were transferred to Luoyun Sect.

However, in reality, Luoyun Sect had only sent people to take over a Fourth Rank and a Third-rank Upper Grade Spirit Vein of Shuize Sect.

It's not that they didn't want to acquire all the Third-rank Spirit Veins, but rather the sect was short-handed and unable to manage everything.

Third-rank Spirit Veins were one thing, not to mention the Second-stage Spirit Veins.

Thus, although Luoyun Sect nominally owned all of Shuize Sect's Spirit Veins, in reality, they didn't have the capacity to manage them.

For some loose cultivators who secretly occupied various Spirit Veins of Shuize Sect, Luoyun Sect mostly turned a blind eye and never sought to charge them rent.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, although we at Luoyun Sect nominally control all Shuize Sect's Spirit Veins, the sect's affairs are many and varied..." Yang Hong said meaningfully, squinting slightly.

"I understand what Elder Yang means, but I still wish to purchase Purple Bamboo Mountain!" Xu Ping cupped his hands and said.

He naturally understood the reasoning. Given Luoyun Sect's current size and manpower, Second-stage Spirit Veins like Purple Bamboo Mountain were essentially in a semi-abandoned state.

Even if he resided there for a hundred or eighty years, Luoyun Sect would likely not come demanding rent.

However, the problem was that Purple Bamboo Mountain was still nominally Luoyun Sect's property.

If he expended significant effort and resources to successfully upgrade the Spirit Vein here to a Quasi-Tier Three Spirit Vein,

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