Chapter 336

Chapter 336: A Priceless Friendship

Ji Yang smiled slightly:

“Sure, of course.”

Xuanqing wanted to smile, but then saw Ji Yang’s actions and hurriedly asked:

“What are you sharpening your sword for?”

“Oh, I’m making a lotus seed Xuanwu soup!”

Xuanqing’s expression froze, and it felt like crying without tears. It hadn’t expected to taste the bitter consequences of its earlier boasts so soon.

“Actually, it’s not that I don’t want to, but you know, even though I’m a True Spirit, I’m only at the Spirit Transformation Stage right now. If I were to hide by myself, I could indeed evade Unity with the Dao or even Great Ascension stage cultivators. But if I carry a spiritual boat, then there’s really no way.”

“So you were just lying to me!”

Ji Yang rubbed his flying sword, creating sparks of electricity, and calmly asked, but his tone was low enough to send a chill through Xuanqing, who quickly pulled its limbs back into its turtle shell, revealing only its head:

“Ahem, it’s not entirely a lie! But if I really have to use that secret method, I would probably end up like the turtle in the lotus soup.”

After saying this, Xuanqing completely withdrew its head, clearly feeling stubborn.

However, Ji Yang paused his movements; he picked up on a different meaning from Xuanqing’s words.

Clearly, this turtle still had some abilities hidden, but the cost was significant, making it prefer to be soup rather than reveal them.

But Ji Yang thought that in the Cultivation World, nothing was absolute. The reason it couldn’t do it was simply that the stakes weren’t high enough!

“One hundred!”

“What? One hundred of what?”

Xuanqing poked its head out again, confused.

“One hundred pills!”

Upon hearing the mention of one hundred pills, Xuanqing was unmoved and shrank its head back, speaking in a deep voice:

“This has nothing to do with pills!”

“Two hundred!”

Xuanqing’s head moved slightly, but it still refused:

“This isn’t about the number of pills…”

“Three hundred!”

Xuanqing fell silent for a moment but still didn’t agree, continuing:

“I’m not that kind of Xuanwu!”

“Five hundred!”

Originally full of rejection, Xuanqing fell into silence, clearly weighing the pros and cons.

After a moment, Xuanqing spoke again:

“Using this kind of divine ability requires depleting our True Spirit essence, which is the most crucial thing for a True Spirit. Once the essence is damaged, it could severely affect…”

“Six hundred!”

Ji Yang interrupted Xuanqing’s lengthy speech and stated a price again.

At this moment, Xuanqing’s head popped out once more.

“That’s true Spirit essence…”

“Seven hundred, can we agree? If not, that’s fine!”

This time, Ji Yang didn’t give Xuanqing a chance to bargain; he announced his final offer directly.

Although there were still plenty of Yun Ling Dan in the Heaven’s Secret Pearl, everything has a balance of interests, and these pills were hard-earned, taking him at least a month to collect!

Moreover, his Yun Ling Dan wasn’t just any ordinary drug; it could help replenish his magical power. Spending too much on this Xuanwu was obviously not worth it; who knew if it even had real abilities!

This time, Xuanqing did not rush to refuse but instead took out a Yun Ling Dan from the space within its turtle shell and tasted it carefully.

After a while, having swallowed the pill, Xuanqing slowly said:

“Actually, I don’t think the essence is that important. Can it surpass the friendship between the two of us?”

“When will you give me the pills?”

“First, two hundred; after we safely return to the sect, I’ll give you the rest!”

“Deal!”

Xuanqing accepted without further hesitation, extending its limbs from the turtle shell once again.

Ji Yang didn’t delay either, counting out two hundred Yun Ling Dan and handing them over! He also took out his iron pick, his gaze fixed on Xuanqing.

“Ahem, what are you doing? I’m not going anywhere!”

Xuanqing said with a serious expression.

However, after Ji Yang made his offer, he really had considered running.

But, given Ji Yang’s combat power, he quickly abandoned that thought.

After receiving the pills, Xuanqing didn’t waste time; this time, it didn’t put the harvested Yun Ling Dan away in the turtle shell but instead brought out the ones it had collected before.

Then, Xuanqing stuffed all the pills into its mouth at once.

Once the pills were in its stomach, Xuanqing’s eyes brightened, and its four claws began to move slightly.

Immediately, its body emitted invisible circles of light that spread outward.

Soon, this layer of invisible aura covered the entire spiritual boat.

The spiritual boat, under this unseen aura, continued to fly at a stable speed, yet any other cultivators outside would be unable to detect its presence—even the primordial spirit energy couldn’t sense it.

Ji Yang noticed the unusual nature of this aura, and a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.

Truly a True Spirit, it indeed had some impressive skills.

Given this, the two at home must also have some hidden abilities.

Little Black aside, the True Dragon might still be able to squeeze out a little more.

After doing all this, Xuanqing appeared wilted, as if its vitality had been drained, half-dead as it lay on the deck of the spiritual boat, weakly mumbling:

“Remember, you still owe me five hundred pills!”

With that, Xuanqing fell into a deep sleep.

It seemed this time it had really used its true abilities!

With this invisible halo as cover, Ji Yang felt much more at ease.

At this rate, if he flew at full speed for another three days, he would safely reach He Dao Sect!

…

In the air, three streaks of light flashed by.

The passing cultivators below noticed the commotion above, and some wanted to use their primordial spirit energy to check, but upon sensing the momentum of the three figures, they quickly withdrew, afraid to investigate further.

“Elder Du, how much longer?”

These three were the elders tracking Ji Yang—Elder Guan, Elder Du from the spiritual herb garden, and Elder Yu!

Among the three, Elder Guan was at the late Void Refinement stage, while the other two were not far behind; their combined strength was formidable even among the group of elders.

Moreover, now all three elders were involved.

As high-level cultivators, they were no longer limited by the ordinary flying speed of treasures.

For the three, a standard treasure-grade spiritual boat actually hindered their speed, especially with time pressing and their weighty responsibility.

At this moment, the three were fully focused on pursuing Ji Yang.

Although Ji Yang had the shielding of the Heaven’s Secret Pearl, Ren Yuning did not. The three had various methods to sense Ren Yuning’s position; even if one method failed, they had many others.

This time, they were fully equipped to capture Ji Yang!

After leaving the sect, they quickly deduced Ji Yang’s destination based on the specific route.

It was indeed in the direction of He Dao Sect.