"Silly girl, do you value Ye Chen that much? He can't awaken his bloodline, and he's destined never to become an Immortal in this life," Ouyang Xing looked at Ouyang Xue with eyes full of doting affection and couldn't help but sigh.

As far as he knew, ordinary cultivators in this world absolutely had no hope of becoming Immortals.

Even those cultivators who had awakened their bloodlines could mostly only cultivate to the Celestial Spirit Realm, which was already their limit.

As for beyond the Celestial Spirit Realm, those Immortals who transcend the mundane, only cultivators with extremely powerful bloodlines might have the chance to step into that realm.

And although Ye Chen's Qi Sea Foundation was very strong, five times that of a normal cultivator,

he hasn't awakened any bloodline, making it undoubtedly extremely difficult to condense Gang Qi in the future.

Unexpectedly, in this lifetime, he might even have trouble stepping into the Celestial Spirit Realm.

After all, the stronger the Qi Sea Foundation, the harder it is to improve one's cultivation.

Even a genius who has awakened a Profound Bloodline and cultivates extremely fast, if possessing a five-fold Qi Sea Foundation, would still find it challenging to improve their cultivation.

Let alone an ordinary cultivator like Ye Chen who cannot awaken a bloodline.

For someone like him, having a five-fold Qi Sea Foundation is instead a huge shackle.

Therefore, he really didn't have high hopes for Ye Chen.

"I know, but doesn't our War King Hall have the Spiritual Waterfall? Ye Chen can use it to rapidly elevate his cultivation, plus his martial arts talent is extremely high. If he steps into the Gang Qi Realm, even without a bloodline, his strength shouldn't be weaker than some seed students," Ouyang Xue said with an incredibly serious expression.

A bloodline is just one of the factors determining the strength of a cultivator.

Besides that, there's martial arts.

If a cultivator's martial arts realm is extremely high, their combat power will also far surpass the cultivators of the same level, even cultivators with powerful bloodlines might not be their match.

And Ye Chen, not only has a five-fold Qi Sea Foundation, but his martial arts talent has also reached Upper Grade Perfection.

Once he successfully steps into the Gang Qi Realm and cultivates a Yellow Level Middle Grade martial art to Perfection Realm, he'll be able to defeat many students with powerful bloodlines.

If one day, he manages to cultivate a Yellow Level Middle Grade martial art to the Transformation Realm, there's even hope for him to defeat some seed students.

That's why Ouyang Xue is so determined to recruit Ye Chen into the War King Hall.

She really doesn't want to miss out on such a talented genius with immense potential.

"Alright, I'll try to negotiate with Duanmu Lang, but I'm afraid he won't easily hand them over," Ouyang Xing sighed helplessly.

If it weren't for his deep affection for his niece Ouyang Xue since she was a child, he wouldn't have bothered saving Ye Chen's foster father and mother.

"What? Ouyang Xing, do you also intend to save them? Your Ouyang Family's status in the Celestial Flame Academy is already declining; I advise you not to meddle. These two ants aren't worth it," the white-haired elder Duanmu Lang sneered, his lips curled into a playful smirk.

The Ouyang Family is one of the six great families of the Royal Capital because the Hall Master of the War King Hall is held by the patriarch of the Ouyang Family.

However, since the accidental fall of the Hall Master of the War King Hall decades ago, no one has been able to assume that position.

Because to become the Hall Master of the War King Hall, one must first pass an extremely rigorous test.

In these decades, no one in the Ouyang Family has been born who could pass that test.

So, the position of Hall Master of the War King Hall has remained vacant to this day.

Over the years, many elders from other factions have begun to covet the position of Hall Master of the War King Hall.

If it weren't for the incredibly deep foundation of the Ouyang Family, they might have already succeeded.

So, the Ouyang Family is really in a tumultuous time, and Ouyang Xing has absolutely no need to provoke the Duanmu Family over outsiders like Ye Ming and Xiao Hui.

"Duanmu Lang, just name your price. Although Ge Shan is a guard of your Duanmu Family, he was recruited from outside. Even if he dies, it won't have a significant impact on your Duanmu Family. Tell me, what compensation do you want? I'll try my best to satisfy you," Ouyang Xing said after pondering for a moment.

"Compensation? I'm afraid you can't afford it," Duanmu Lang scoffed, his eyes full of greed.

In fact, what Ouyang Xing said is true, Ge Shan is not a direct descendant of their Duanmu Family but was recruited from outside.

So his death isn't a big issue for the Duanmu Family.

If it weren't for Duanmu Jie entrusting Duanmu Lang to kill Ye Chen's foster father and mother, he wouldn't bother with this matter at all.

For this reason, if Ouyang Xing can offer sufficient compensation, he might really release Ye Chen's adoptive father and mother.

After all, these two ants, he can crush them whenever he wants, there's really no rush.

"Speak, what do you want?" Ouyang Xing furrowed his brows involuntarily.

Instinct told him, Duanmu Lang would most likely make an outrageous demand.

"I want two Middle Grade Spiritual Artifacts, not one less. If you can't provide them, those two are definitely dead." Duanmu Lang said with a ferocious expression.

"What? Two Middle Grade Spiritual Artifacts? Why don't you go rob someone." Ouyang Xing's pupils suddenly contracted, even his beard trembled uncontrollably with rage.

One must know, Middle Grade Spiritual Artifacts are extremely expensive, even Ouyang Xing only has one.

Yet Duanmu Lang demands two Middle Grade Spiritual Artifacts as soon as he opens his mouth, which is utterly ridiculous.

"Heavens! Middle Grade Spiritual Artifacts, even our family doesn't have them. We'd have to sell all our family's wealth to possibly afford that."

"It looks like these two are doomed, their lives aren't worth two Middle Grade Spiritual Artifacts." The onlooking new students gasped and whispered among themselves.

"Damn! I only have two Low Grade Spiritual Artifacts on me, I absolutely can't ransom my adoptive father and mother." Ye Chen's fists clenched tightly, even his nails dug into his flesh, yet he was unaware.

He really didn't expect Duanmu Lang to be so greedy, needing two Middle Grade Spiritual Artifacts to ransom his adoptive father and mother.

With his current financial resources, let alone two Middle Grade Spiritual Artifacts, he couldn't even produce one.

Unless he sold the Exquisite Purple Fire on him.

However, exposing such Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects casually could bring him mortal peril at any time.

By then, not only would he be unable to save his adoptive father and mother, but he would also give up his own life.

"Heh! Ouyang Xing, if you don't have such capital, don't make such big claims! Since you can't provide two Middle Grade Spiritual Artifacts, I have no choice but to send them on their way." At this moment, a terrifying murderous intent suddenly surged from Duanmu Lang, his eyes coldly staring at Ye Ming and Xiao Hui, as if looking at two dead people.

"Wait, Third Uncle, just agree with them." Ouyang Xue's body trembled suddenly, her expression extremely anxious.

"How to agree? All the wealth on me combined can't exchange for two Middle Grade Spiritual Artifacts. This Ye Chen's potential is limited, it's not worth us spending so much." Ouyang Xing said furiously.

If Ye Chen could awaken his bloodline, even if Ouyang Xing had to produce four Middle Grade Spiritual Artifacts to ransom Ye Chen's adoptive father and mother, he would agree immediately.

After all, their Ouyang family is enormously powerful, they can manage to provide a few Middle Grade Spiritual Artifacts.

Unfortunately, Ye Chen cannot awaken his bloodline, his potential in this lifetime is bound to be limited.

Such a person is not worth the Ouyang family investing so much.

"Third Uncle, if you don't agree, I'll go ask my father. Duanmu Lang, I will definitely gather those two Middle Grade Spiritual Artifacts for you, just release Ye Chen's adoptive father and mother first." Ouyang Xue said with an unparalleled determination.

In her view, using two Middle Grade Spiritual Artifacts to exchange for a genius like Ye Chen is a worthwhile matter.

After all, since ancient times, the entire Celestial Flame Dynasty has never produced a monstrosity with a five-fold Qi Sea Foundation.

If he can truly grow, the future achievements will be unimaginable, maybe he could help their Ouyang Family revive the War King Hall.

Therefore, no matter what today, she must save Ye Chen's adoptive father and mother, and not let Ye Chen's heart grow cold.

"Ouyang Xue, do you take me for a fool? These two ants, I won't release temporarily, unless you exchange them with two Middle Grade Spiritual Artifacts, and I give you three days to provide them, or you'll never see them again." Duanmu Lang sneered, the corners of his mouth full of cruel intent, making it hard not to shiver.

"Damn!" Ye Chen clenched his teeth so tightly that his gums began to bleed.

At this moment, he really wanted to go and fight Duanmu Lang.

But rationally, he knew that doing so would only mean a pointless death.

"Ye Chen, don't worry, I will definitely gather two Middle Grade Spiritual Artifacts to ransom your adoptive father and mother, just focus on the new student competition. The better you perform, the greater the chance to save your adoptive father and mother." Ouyang Xue involuntarily stood in front of Ye Chen and said softly to him.

"Hmph! Let's go, remember, you only have three days, otherwise prepare to collect their corpses." Duanmu Lang glanced at Ye Chen with a mocking gaze, then ordered the six Golden Dragon Guards to escort Ye Ming and Xiao Hui away.

"Adoptive Father, Adoptive Mother, I will rescue you, wait for me." Ye Chen clenched his fists, making an ear-piercing cracking sound, swearing to the sky.

Now, the only thing he can do is choose to trust Ouyang Xue.

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