"Also in the Divine Gaze Realm."

Glass spoke in the Sea of Consciousness.

The only one who could make a Divine Gaze Realm suffer would naturally be another of the same realm.

Judging by Huangfu Liang's trepidation, it seemed this was no ordinary Divine Gaze Realm opponent.

The bold woman sat with one leg slanted across the bench, one hand pressed on the table, and the other holding chopsticks, her expression unpleasant.

After a few more bites, she suddenly set down her chopsticks, her face puffed with anger.

She couldn't cook at all.

If cooking had realms, she might be in the Celestial Human Realm of cooking failures, unable to break through.

After a hard time, she had finally learned how to prepare rabbit meat and how to balance the spices.

But after just a few days of eating wild rabbit, there were none left.

She didn't know if the cultivators had eaten them all or if the rabbits had moved elsewhere.

It had been several days since she last caught a rabbit; today, out of options, she had caught a deer.

Thinking cooking it like rabbit meat would work, she found the meat bitter, bland, and seemingly undercooked as soon as it touched her mouth.

She was furious—was this fit for human consumption?

Huangfu Liang was deeply anxious, seeing how angry the other appeared.

Alas!

He didn't know which out-of-the-way corner this oddball emerged from, but in the same Divine Gaze Realm, they could press him into submission.

He couldn't afford to go all-out.

Because if he did, the other party might do the same, which would worsen the situation.

Seizing the moment as the woman ate, he gave Han Yu a look and quickly stood up with his gourd.

Perhaps it was the city's first rule in effect, for the woman didn't intend to stop them, allowing the two to leave.

As Han Yu reached the door, he casually glanced back, and his expression turned odd as he clearly saw the woman disdainfully pushing aside her deer meat and helping herself to the meat from their plates with gusto...

He suddenly had a wild thought—was she simply hungry?

——

"The Mo Family is genuinely starving!"

Bian Renjie abruptly stood and said to the weary-looking Ye Hei.

When Ye Hei hurried back after circling the Celestial Essence Eight Sects, Bian Renjie had been waiting with great impatience.

As soon as he returned, before even having time to rest, Ye Hei was called over by Bian Renjie.

He was naturally eager to hear the results.

The good news was that all eight families had faith in the Unparalleled Tower.

But each time Ye Hei mentioned a family's price, Bian Renjie's face grew visibly stern.

When the Mo Family was mentioned, his expression was dark as though it were the bottom of a pot.

One pill wouldn't severely hurt the Unparalleled Tower, but some loss was to be expected.

However, the appetite of the Mo Family's Sixth instantly unsettled Bian Renjie.

Their greed was obscene—a mineral vein?

A Spirit Stone Mine symbolized an unending resource supply, symbolizing the sect's foundations.

Even though this pill could accelerate group cultivation, it could only be useful below the Divine Gaze Realm, not to mention the scary side effects, if unchecked, might drain the disciples.

It simply wasn't worth the price.

After Ye Hei relayed the following conditions, Bian Renjie's face finally eased somewhat.

The Blood Ganoderma had been acquired unintentionally by the Unparalleled Tower many years ago; it was incompatible with the Fire Attribute Spirit Root and sect's cultivation technique, so it had remained as an ornamental plant in the medicinal garden.

The Mo Family wanted it?

The Unparalleled Tower consistently opposed anything the Mo Family insisted on.

Their tradition was not to give in to Mo Family demands.

Bian Renjie was honestly unwilling to give it, preferring it to collect dust.

Yet, Ye Hei's negotiations had reached near perfection; even if he himself stepped in, there was little room for further bargain.

Moreover, what was the Celestial Essence Nine Sects about?

Face!

The other families believed in the disappearance of pills for the sake of face, naturally; the Unparalleled Tower's ridiculous excuse couldn't simply be to monopolize the pills themselves, and that's why they believed.

"Should we give it?"

Ye Hei could only wait for Bian Renjie's decision, as the compensations he talked out ultimately needed Bian Renjie's approval to hold.

Thus, he hadn't made any grand promises or commitments with any family.

Bian Renjie's face was changeable, ultimately any demands from other families had to be met, and there was no reason the Mo Family's couldn't be.

They could give it, but being extorted by the Mo Family was infuriating.

After mulling over it for a while, Bian Renjie sighed resignedly.

"You should arrange it tomorrow, just let it pass today; go get some rest first."

Imagining the Mo Family receiving the goods and their smug looks made him lose all interest.

But Ye Hei didn't leave, his expression hesitant.

Bian Renjie looked up at him, asking.

"Is there anything else?"

After careful thought, Ye Hei spoke, "Sect disciple Ou Mingdong has recently broken through to the Divine Gaze Realm."

Bian Renjie's expression changed upon hearing this, feeling slightly comforted—the sect had another genuine talent sprout.

Furthermore, he had a profound impression of Ou Mingdong; when he entered the sect, in a crowd of new disciples meeting the standards and celebrating, he alone cried his heart out.

"He wants to undergo worldly training to lay the foundation for future breakthroughs."

Ye Hei said again.

Bian Renjie appeared puzzled, somewhat confused.

"It's your decision to make on such matters; there's no need to consult on everything."

Ye Hei's status in the Unparalleled Tower was well-known; on the surface, he handled errands, but the reality was that any task he personally attended to was a significant matter.

Like this time, he negotiated among eight sects, addressing sect leaders and could haggle with them.

Digging deeper, he was akin to representing Bian Renjie.

The Unparalleled Tower disciples privately gossiped that in the next generation's upper echelons, Ye Hei would start at least as an Elder, if no peer surpassed him, his position could...

The sect's higher-ups didn't refute these rumors, and Bian Renjie didn't shy away, delegating almost all matters to Ye Hei unless they were too critical.

Thus, for minor matters like a disciple training outside the sect, Ye Hei's indecision truly baffled Bian Renjie.

"He wants to be a Guardian in Tianning Prefecture."

Ye Hei said with a peculiar expression; for Ou Mingdong to seek his help wasn't a major issue—it could easily be resolved.

Even if Tianning Prefecture already had a Guardian, he could easily arrange for them to comply out of courtesy as many smaller sects would.

But Ou Mingdong going to Tianning Prefecture was a bit...

"Then let him go, it's your decision."

Bian Renjie waved him off, speaking indifferently.

"Tianning Prefecture borders Shuzhou Prefecture."

Shuzhou Prefecture? So what?

"The Guardian of Shuzhou Prefecture is from the Su Family, Su Wanjun."

Bian Renjie's face instantly darkened again.

Back then, when Ou Mingdong cried his heart out, saying he had come to the wrong place, it was all because he wanted to be in the same sect as her, wasn't it?

The Unparalleled Tower had never seen such an oddball.

"I think it's not worldly training he's after but rather romantic entanglements."

Upon hearing this, Bian Renjie was visibly angered.

The Su Family and the Mo Family were in-laws, always allied, which meant Ou Mingdong had a liking for someone from the Mo Family.

This was why Ye Hei couldn't decide on his own; refusing seemed unreasonable, as his declared intent was to be a Guardian and undergo worldly training.

Agreeing, however, would mean he might constantly run off to Shuzhou, creating problems for Bian Renjie.

The best approach was to let the Sect Leader decide!

What's there to decide? Bian Renjie already had a verdict.

"Training anywhere is training; Qingzhou Prefecture seems fine. Let him seek opportunities in Qingzhou Prefecture; the Divine Gaze Realm is not the end—our Sect Leader holds him in high regard."

Qingzhou Prefecture...

Ye Hei's mouth twitched slightly. That barren land did have opportunities, but after numerous cultivators had come and gone over the decades, even if plowed over and over, no one found any opportunities.

Ou Mingdong would likely have to return after ten days or so.

"Tell him if he truly can't find opportunities, to come back with a Blood Ganoderma."

Bian Renjie thought for a moment, adding this.

Ye Hei was truly impressed now—look at the sect leader's tactics—it's been years since Blood Ganoderma appeared in Qingzhou.

It's certain now that Ou Mingdong would be stuck in Qingzhou Prefecture for a long time…

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