In the center of the courtyard, an ancient Spirit Tree stood quietly, its branches and leaves flickering with specks of light, emanating a clear and ethereal Spiritual Power. Below the tree, a stone table carved from Spiritual Jade, along with several stone stools of the same material, complemented each other, exuding an air of elegance.

Wei Qingye looked around.

The courtyard was gently enveloped by a pale blue light curtain, clearly revealing the vast and boundless night sky outside and a distant, not particularly grand yet mysterious, red tree.

Occasionally, Spirit Butterflies fluttered about, or various Spirit Beasts scurried around, providing a sense of vitality without being too noisy.

"This place is really nice."

He could clearly feel that this courtyard... whether the blue bricks and red tiles or the row of houses in the distance, was a whole entity, or rather, a living Spirit Plant.

Moreover, it was the "fruit" carefully cultivated by the Spirit Plant.

"Brother Li always manages to create something surprising."

"Sigh."

"I wonder if I were to pester him incessantly, could I coax Brother Li into selling me a courtyard?"

He glanced at the East Monarch Forsythia glowing in the corner of the courtyard, silently sat on a stone chair, and soon fell asleep with his head on the table.

The other Sword Cultivators were in a similar situation.

Cultivators, after all, are not very choosy about their accommodations. Though this place seemed simple, it felt extremely comfortable, and under the cover of night, they naturally fell asleep in no time.

Others were not so lucky, though.

For example, the Body Cultivators from the Spirit Refining Sect.

Duan Jiurui frowned, bearing the eager gaze of her junior brothers and sisters, compelled to ask:

"Are there really only thirty-six... no, twenty-four Ruoxian Pavilions?"

Although Ruoquan Island was large enough and creating Ruoxian Pavilions didn't require much effort, Li Ye still didn't construct many, only doing the Celestial Spirit count.

The Sword Cultivators had just picked twelve, leaving naturally twenty-four—yet the problem was that Duan Jiurui had brought over forty people, and there weren't enough houses?

They were here to support Li Ye, after all.

Fortunately, Li Ye had anticipated this possibility.

Li Shier immediately replied: "If you are willing, you can swap the Ruoxian Pavilion quota for a training ground accommodating a hundred cultivators for cultivation and enlightenment.

However, it is not as cheap as a single Ruoxian Pavilion.

Each day, each person needs one hundred thousand Spirit Stones.

But since you are guests invited by my Patron, you can have a twenty percent discount."

A training ground?

Duan Jiurui and her brothers and sisters discussed with Divine Sense and thought it feasible. Anyway, they had lived together on a peak before, and this arrangement might be more comfortable.

So, Duan Jiurui paid the Spirit Stones immediately and led her brothers and sisters into the so-called training ground.

As they entered, they looked around.

This place was different from the five demonstrated Cave Mansion courtyards before; it was an island floating on the ocean surface.

Looking afar, they could see the turbulent sea and the line where the sea met the sky.

At the same time.

A light curtain unfolded before them, displaying the various facilities and services of the Ruoxian Pavilion training ground: a courtyard that could house a hundred people, a Pill-Refining Room, a practice room, a Spirit Beast Room, a Spirit Garden, a library, and a hot spring pool, all available for the guests to use freely.

Moreover, fresh Spirit Fruit and Spiritual Tea would be delivered each day for everyone's enjoyment.

Most importantly, the Ruo Wood Spiritual Qi here was exceptionally dense.

Only slightly less than a standalone Ruoxian Pavilion; other Fifth Tier Spirit Veins were certainly not inferior.

Otherwise, a hundred cultivators practicing and meditating here might drain the Spiritual Qi.

The group immediately scattered to claim their respective courtyards, then regrouped to discuss:

"Sister Duan, can we... lease it long-term?"

"Yeah, if we can lease it long-term, we would have a foothold in the East Pole Yang Sea."

"We can apply for Spirit Stones from the sect."

After having a look around this training ground, they were indeed very satisfied, even considering hiring Li Ye at a high price to help design their Cave Mansion in the Northern Domain.

However, it would probably be unaffordable.

The favor alone is insurmountable.

Even within the Four Seasons Sect, many Spirit Plant Masters want to invite Li Ye, but to no avail.

This is why they were keen to secure the lease of this training ground as a possible outpost for the Spirit Refining Sect. Although it would certainly entail taking turns to guard it, having it and not having it is a considerable difference.

"..."

Duan Jiurui rubbed her temples.

"You guys really have confidence in me."

"Did you forget those cultivators who followed us just now? If you truly want to purchase it, the price would be astronomical."

"Where else in this world can one find such pure Ruo Wood Night for us to rest?"

The Spirit Refining Sect's cultivation method is actually more aligned with mortals. They would even help mortals cultivate land out of boredom, moving mountains, digging lakes, and carving out rivers just for fun.

They work from sunrise to sunset more punctually than the Four Seasons Sect.

Every year, on just "sleep" alone, they spend an insurmountable number of Spirit Stones—and all these Spirit Stones are profited by the Four Seasons Sect.

"What's there to fear!"

"That group of scholars and monks behind us can't compete with us? Worst case, we invite our uncles to reason with them."

The brothers and sisters were unfazed.

Group skirmishes are kind of their tradition. After all, Body Cultivators might be at a disadvantage against pure Magic Cultivation, but when grouped together, it's not the same disadvantage.

"Sigh, you really think highly of me." Duan Jiurui was tempted, too, but her relationship with Li Ye was just so-so. If anything, she had merely granted many conveniences to Zhao He.

Can this modest favor exchange for the long-term rental right to such a training ground?

This place certainly doesn't lack tenants.

She sighed again, waved her hand, and said, "I'll think about it. You all walk around and adapt a bit since we've leased it for a month anyway."

As soon as she finished speaking.

Her brothers and sisters immediately dispersed.

"Walk around?"

"No, no, it would be a waste not to sleep well in such a good place."

"If you want to go, go by yourself. We will go rest first!"

They finished speaking, returned to their courtyards, entered the rooms, closed the doors, lay on the beds, and started sleeping without meditation or All Heavens circulation, just pure sleep.

Duan Jiurui was speechless for a moment.

But honestly, she felt like sleeping too.

However, her curiosity about the so-called "Ruoquan Market" was stronger, so she resisted the urge to go back to sleep immediately and passed through a portal to the market.

She wasn't the first to arrive.

Upon entering, she heard a familiar voice: "Do you guys even lack lamp oil? Instead of offering it daily to the Golden Body, it'd be better to let us use it for more students to read by candlelight!"

Huh?

Isn't that the voice of Lv Qingge from Bitter Journey Academy?

Golden Body offering?

That must be the Buddhist Sect then.

Duan Jiurui immediately perked up and quickly looked over.

She saw Lv Qingge standing in front of a shop, arguing with a monk in a kasaya holding prayer beads, both vying for an item called "Treasure Lotus Lamp Oil."

The lamp oil was contained in a translucent lotus lamp, emanating an indescribable light of purity and compassion, which even the sealing talismans couldn't completely obscure.

Just one glance revealed why these two were vying for it.

Bitter Journey Academy still favored night studies with the "head hung and resting on the beam" and "hip stabbed with an awl," while Kongxiang Temple didn't need mentioning, as offering an eternal lamp before the Buddha was a form of cultivation.

She truly hoped the two would start fighting.

Nonetheless.

If such treasures were available for sale here, could she make any gains?

It was fortunate her brothers and sisters went to sleep. Surely, no one would compete with her for things that Body Cultivators needed, right?

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