Chapter 2233
by“Elder Gao！” Yang Kai clasped his fists and saluted.
Gao Xueting nodded slightly and asked with concern, “Was this seclusion successful？”
Yang Kai said, “Thanks to the elder’s blessing, there were no accidents.”
“What kind of flattery is this！” Gao Xueting glared at him. “You go into seclusion, what does it have to do with me.”
“Uh…” Yang Kai’s attempt at flattery backfired, and he didn’t expect Gao Xueting to be so outspoken. He couldn’t help but look a little embarrassed.
“Well, tell me, what’s the matter with you coming to see me.” Gao Xueting returned to the indifferent look she had just now.
“Oh, it’s like this.” When it came to business, Yang Kai immediately became serious and said, “I want to ask Elder Gao, is there any Wu Xiang Xuan Grass in the Qingyang Temple？”
“Wu Xiang Xuan Grass？” Hearing this, Gao Xueting’s beautiful eyebrows furrowed.
“It’s a middle-grade spiritual grass at the Dao Source level, not a very rare thing.” Yang Kai himself was an alchemist, and of course he was very familiar with spiritual flowers and strange grasses and the like.
“What do you want this for？” Gao Xueting asked curiously.
“For alchemy.” Yang Kai said insincerely, looking elsewhere, and said, “Elder Gao, you also know that I’m an alchemist. Of course I need spiritual grass for alchemy…”
The corner of Gao Xueting’s mouth slightly raised, as if showing a hardly noticeable smile. However, she didn’t pursue Yang Kai’s act of ‘protesting too much’ and instead took out her communication compass. While pouring divine sense into it, she said indifferently, “I’ll ask for you. Since this spiritual grass is not a rare thing, there should be some in the warehouse.”
“Thank you, Elder Gao.” Yang Kai quickly thanked her.
Then there was a long period of silence.
Yang Kai remained in this cave abode, feeling as if there were thorns on his back and extremely uncomfortable all over. He had the intention to find something to talk about with Gao Xueting, but was afraid that she would hate him for being talkative, so he could only remain silent.
Gao Xueting also had no intention of talking to him anymore. She just closed her eyes and meditated, treating him as if he didn’t exist, not being disturbed in the slightest.
After a good while, the communication compass in Gao Xueting’s hand suddenly let out a buzz.
She opened her beautiful eyes. After checking it for a while, she looked at Yang Kai and said, “There are indeed Wu Xiang Xuan Herbs, and the quantity is not small. How many do you want？”
“The more the better！” Yang Kai’s expression became serious.
“It seems… you want to refine a lot of pills.” Gao Xueting snorted softly.
Yang Kai laughed dryly.
“What will you exchange for it？”
“Huh？” Yang Kai was stunned upon hearing this.
Gao Xueting said, “The Wu Xiang Xuan Herbs can’t be given to you for nothing, can they？ They are the things of the Divine Temple. What will you exchange for them？”
“Is Elder Gao doing business with me？” Yang Kai was shocked. He never expected Gao Xueting to have such a side.
“Let’s just consider it that way.” Gao Xueting nodded. “Judging from your expression, do you want to take them for free？”
Yang Kai quickly said, “How is that possible！ I originally wanted to buy them.” He paused for a moment and then asked timidly, “Can source crystals be used？”
“The Divine Temple doesn’t lack source crystals.” Gao Xueting replied expressionlessly.
Yang Kai had a speechless look on his face and said, “Since it’s a business deal, then what should be used if not source crystals？”
“Hmph！” Gao Xueting sneered, gave him a meaningful look, and said, “Forget it, I’ll ask Junior Sister Chen for you. How much is this thing exactly.”
“Thank you, thank you…” Yang Kai quickly wiped the sweat from his forehead.
For some reason, when he was with Gao Xueting, he felt particularly stressed. This didn’t even happen when he was with Wen Zishan. He didn’t know why.
Moments later. Gao Xueting raised her head again and looked at Yang Kai, saying, “Junior Sister Chen said that the Wu Xiang Xuan Grass is one thousand source crystals per plant.”
“The price is reasonable.” Yang Kai’s face immediately lit up with joy.
“Top-grade！” Gao Xueting added.
Yang Kai was stunned for a while, and then jumped up in surprise, saying, “You guys are robbing!”
Gao Xueting said indifferently, “Junior Sister Chen is in charge of the temple’s treasury. Everything in the treasury is up to her. If she says it’s one thousand top-grade source crystals, then it’s one thousand top-grade source crystals.”
After saying that. She added, “What？ Are you very poor？”
“Not really.” Yang Kai’s forehead was sweating profusely, and his face was very colorful. “It’s just that this price… something’s not right. Did you make it clear to Elder Chen, Elder Gao? That Wu Xiang Xuan Grass is a middle-grade spiritual grass of the Dao Source level, and it’s not a rare spiritual grass either. In a large sect, they can cultivate it themselves. Why would it cost so many source crystals?”
“Do you take this palace as someone？ Your messenger？ If you want to ask, go and ask by yourself.” Gao Xueting’s already cold face became even colder.
Yang Kai didn’t know why she was angry. Suddenly his face looked embarrassed, and he didn’t know how to answer.
“However…” Gao Xueting suddenly changed the subject, and her beautiful eyes kept turning on Yang Kai. Yang Kai felt a chill, and thought to himself, could this Elder Gao look cold on the surface, but actually be as hot as fire in her heart?
As soon as this thought came up, it scared him and made him feel uncomfortable all over.
“Elder Sister Chen said that if you don’t have the financial resources to buy it, you can also… well, pay with your body. These are Elder Sister Chen’s original words.” Gao Xueting’s words were shocking.
“Gudong…”
Yang Kai couldn’t help swallowing a mouthful of saliva, and cold sweat rolled down his cheeks.
“Don’t get me wrong.” Gao Xueting explained, “What Elder Sister Chen means is that if you join the Divine Palace and become a disciple of the Divine Palace, you can enjoy great discounts. It doesn’t matter if all those Wuxiang Mysterious Grasses are given to you. At that time, you can refine as many pills as you want.”
“Become a disciple of the Divine Palace?” Yang Kai looked at her in astonishment.
“Not willing？” Gao Xueting looked over coldly, and her voice became much colder in an instant. “Do you look down on the Divine Palace？”
“No, no, there is absolutely no such thing.” Yang Kai kept waving his hands. “It’s just… Qingyang Divine Palace is such a big sect. Is it okay to accept people so hastily？”
Gao Xueting snorted lightly and said, “Ordinarily, if one wants to join the Divine Temple, naturally one has to go through various inspections and tests. To put it bluntly, the Divine Temple recruits disciples only once every ten years. Each time, at least several hundred thousand people come to the Qingyang Mountains to participate in the trials, but in the end, only about three hundred people can actually enter the Divine Temple as disciples. And even among these three hundred people, only half can become real disciples. The remaining half, after various tests, can only be registered as outer mountain disciples and will never be able to enter the inner sect. However, if it’s you…” At this point, Gao Xueting looked at Yang Kai with a sidelong glance. “We might as well make an exception and open a convenient door for you.”
She looked as if she had given Yang Kai a great deal of preferential treatment, as if Yang Kai would suffer some loss if he refused.
“Hehe…” Yang Kai laughed dryly. “Then I would like to thank Elder Gao and Elder Chen for their kind intentions.”
“How do you choose？” Gao Xueting didn’t give Yang Kai any time to think and asked eagerly.
Yang Kai coughed a few times, realizing the seriousness of this problem. On the surface, he remained as usual, but in his heart, his thoughts were racing.
Soon, he said, “To tell Elder Gao the truth, over the years, I have been used to coming and going alone and have never joined any sect…”
“What about the Blue Feather Sect？” Gao Xueting directly interrupted him.
Yang Kai widened his eyes and looked at Gao Xueting. “Elder Gao, did you investigate me secretly？”
Gao Xueting said indifferently, “Just a random check. Your information is not difficult to find. Our Divine Temple has a large family business, and it’s not easy to investigate one or two people？”
Yang Kai’s mouth twitched and said, “Then how much does Elder Gao know about the kid？”
Gao Xueting said, “Except for what color your underwear is, I know everything else. Including… you are not a native of the Star Boundary.”
Yang Kai broke out in a cold sweat and wiped his forehead and said, “Elder Gao really has well-informed news.”
In his heart, he was scolding Bian Yuqing, that bitch, to pieces. If there is no accident, Gao Xueting’s information must have been inquired from Bian Yuqing.
Bian Yuqing is just a warrior of the Third-Order Dao Source Realm. If Gao Xueting really intends to inquire about something from her, Bian Yuqing will definitely not be able to lie and hide it.
It’s just that Yang Kai doesn’t know when Gao Xueting actually did this.
“Since Elder Gao knows about the Green Feather Sect, then you must also understand why the kid joined the Green Feather Sect and also know what happened afterwards.” Yang Kai saw that he couldn’t hide it and could only tell the truth.
“Hmm.” Gao Xueting nodded.
“During those few months in the Green Feather Sect, I was very unhappy！” Yang Kai said seriously.
“Oh, don’t worry about that. The Divine Temple is different from a small sect like the Green Feather Sect. It will definitely make you feel at home. Even if you are willing, I can personally accept you as a disciple and teach you to practice.”
Hearing this, Yang Kai’s expression perked up, and he looked at Gao Xueting in surprise.
Since she had said such words, it meant that Gao Xueting was truly sincere in trying to win him over to join Qingyang Temple.
However, from another perspective, he indeed had the capital for this.
He was not very old, but his cultivation was not bad. This was a target that would be fought over by various sects everywhere. Moreover, he was also a Dao Source Realm alchemist and a martial artist from a lower plane star domain. He was full of drive, had a solid foundation, and had taken a Supreme Wonderful Pill. For various reasons, as long as he didn’t have any major accidents, it was only a matter of time before he advanced to the Emperor Realm and became a powerful Emperor Venerable Realm expert.
Qingyang Temple also didn’t want to miss out on a future Emperor Venerable Realm expert, and his conditions were sufficient for Gao Xueting to make such an attempt.
Of course, based on Gao Xueting’s own indifferent personality, if there was no one else to instruct, she definitely wouldn’t have said this. The person instructs behind the scenes, other than Wen Zishan, could it be anyone else?
Soon, Yang Kai figured out everything, and his heart also stirred slightly.
To be honest, although Gao Xueting’s attempt to win him over was not very clever, it was very sincere. Moreover, during this period of time, Yang Kai had also felt the care and concern of the several seniors in Qingyang Temple, and had gotten along well with Xia Sheng and the others.
If he really joined Qingyang Temple and became one of its members, it didn’t seem like a bad thing.
Joining a sect has its own advantages, especially a large power like the Qingyang Temple. In the future, if you go out with the name of a temple disciple, I’m afraid not many people would dare to provoke you.
However, Yang Kai also has concerns in his heart.
His biggest concern is the demonic thought sealed in his body.
On the day when he was eroded by the demonic thought and became a demon he fought a great battle with Gao Xueting. If he really joined the temple and accidentally revealed some flaws, he didn’t know how Gao Xueting would deal with him.
The demonic thought of the ancient great demon is not something that can be ignored casually.
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