Chapter 1917: Earth Qilin

"He's... he's gone, Steward Jiang," the servant said, still shaken.

Jiang Hua finally came to his senses and let out a long sigh of relief.

Then he snorted coldly and said disdainfully, "Stupid fool. The clan head is an elder of the Qingfeng Hall; why would he go looking for trash like you?"

Ye Yuan might be impressive, but there were too many powerful people in Emperor Jin's capital. How could the clan head, Jiang Yuan, personally seek out a mere Divine Lord?

Such a thing was absolutely impossible.

After a moment's thought, he turned and left the side room, heading to a separate courtyard in the Jiang residence—the dwelling of the family's honored guests.

"Oh, if it isn't Brother Jiang Hua! What wind blows you here? Huh, why do you look so grim? Is there someone in the Jiang residence who dares to provoke you?"

A middle-aged man in form-fitting attire greeted Jiang Hua with a smile.

This honored guest was named Qin Guan, a True God First Layer expert.

Though he was a True God, he was still very courteous to Jiang Hua.

As an external honored guest, all resource allocation passed through Jiang Hua's hands; Jiang Hua wielded great authority in the Jiang family.

Keeping on good terms with him naturally had its benefits.

Jiang Hua's expression was grim. "Brother Qin Guan, I was threatened today. I hope you can help me get even!"

Qin Guan was surprised. "Someone dared to threaten you? Are they tired of living? Tell me about it!"

Qin Guan wasn't foolish; he wouldn't wade into just any trouble.

If it were a True God he couldn't afford to offend, he naturally wouldn't dare to act.

One should pick the softest persimmon to squeeze.

After hearing Jiang Hua's story, his face darkened. "What an arrogant brat! He must be used to throwing his weight around in the imperial city. This is the Great Emperor's capital—even True Gods dare not act recklessly. This kid really has a death wish! Brother, tell me, how do you want to deal with him?"

Hearing it was just a few Divine Lords, Qin Guan became interested.

This persimmon, he would squeeze.

A flash of ruthlessness passed through Jiang Hua's eyes. "Hmph! This insolent whelp insulted me, but that's not all—he showed no respect for the Jiang residence. He deserves to die! Brother Qin Guan, I'll keep track of his movements over the next few days. You take care of him!"

Qin Guan patted his chest. "Don't worry, leave it to me."

Seeing him agree, Jiang Hua smiled. "Brother Qin Guan, rest assured. After it's done, I will reward you handsomely."

...

The meeting had ended on a sour note, and Xiao Feng looked apologetic.

"Ye Yuan, I'm sorry. My master was immensely kind to me; I can't bear to hear anyone slander him."

Ye Yuan smiled. "I should be thanking you, not blaming you. Those stewards are all arrogant—even True Gods mean little to them. Why bother with such people?"

"But without Elder Jiang Yuan's connection, won't this trip be for nothing?" Xiao Feng said with concern.

"Heaven never seals off all exits. There will always be a way," Ye Yuan said.

"Sir, what do we do now?" Ning Tianping asked.

Ye Yuan said, "Since this path is blocked, let's first buy some spiritual herbs. If Tong'er's strength returns to the True God level, we'll be much safer."

In this capital where True Gods were everywhere, Ye Yuan's current strength was still lacking.

Having a True God by his side naturally made things much safer.

Ye Yuan had prepared for the worst, but he hadn't expected Jiang Hua to actually refuse to let them off.

The group left the Jiang residence and headed straight for the Hundred Herbs Collection.

The Hundred Herbs Collection was a large spiritual herb trading market, covering a vast area. It was built under the leadership of the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion.

But the sellers here were far from limited to the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion.

Over a dozen major powers and large merchants, along with countless small vendors, gathered here to trade, forming a super-large spiritual herb market with an astonishing daily turnover.

Of course, the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion made a fortune from it as well.

The spiritual herbs needed for Tong'er's Rain of Mu Yu Dream Pill were extremely rare; only a place like the Hundred Herbs Collection could possibly gather them all.

If even this place couldn't provide them, then he would have to rely on luck or wait a thousand years for her to recover her appearance on her own.

"Young master, what spiritual herbs do you need?" a beautiful waitress asked Ye Yuan with a smile.

The Hundred Herbs Collection had an inquiry area where martial artists could look up the herbs they needed.

The collection was a dazzling array of spiritual herbs of all grades, vast in variety and quantity.

If martial artists had to search stall by stall, they would waste a great deal of time.

For this reason, the Hundred Herbs Collection had built a large formation that categorized all the herbs and recorded them in the formation.

When they were stocked and when they were sold were all clearly documented.

This made management convenient and also made it easy for martial artists to search.

Ye Yuan said, "Help me look up ironwood ash, blackheart seaweed, earth qilin..."

Ye Yuan rattled off a long list of herbs. The beautiful waitress moved her jade fingers, sending hand seals into the formation before her.

Soon, the results appeared.

"Young master, ironwood ash is available at our Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion and the Myriad Realms Chamber of Commerce. Blackheart seaweed is available at the Deer Hunting Merchant Alliance in two portions..." The beautiful waitress spoke fluently, reporting the results.

Ye Yuan frowned. "What about earth qilin?"

The beautiful waitress smiled. "It was available just now, but it might be gone now. Before you arrived, Master Shen Chang inquired about it and has already gone there. Now, this is the only portion of earth qilin in the Hundred Herbs Collection."

Ye Yuan frowned. "Since it hasn't been sold yet, I should still be able to make an offer, right? Tell me the stall number; that shouldn't violate the rules, should it?"

The waitress smiled. "Naturally, it doesn't violate the rules. You can go and take a look. But Master Shen Chang is a famous six-star divine alchemist in the city, so you..."

Ye Yuan waved his hand. "Just tell me."

The waitress had no choice but to give him the stall number.

Earth qilin was a spiritual herb named for its resemblance to the legendary qilin beast; it was extremely rare.

That such a large market had only one portion showed how precious it was.

And earth qilin was one of the main ingredients for refining the Rain of Mu Yu Dream Pill.

If he missed it this time, he didn't know when he would find it again, so Ye Yuan naturally didn't want to give up.

Following the waitress's directions, Ye Yuan quickly found the stall, where an old man was red-faced and seemed very angry.

The earth qilin was quietly placed in a jade box.

This old man was probably Master Shen Chang, as the waitress had mentioned.

Seeing that the earth qilin hadn't been sold, Ye Yuan also breathed a long sigh of relief.

It seemed the two hadn't reached an agreement on the sale of the earth qilin.

"You stubborn fool! My Jade Hua Heart Healing Pill has reached the peak of Heaven grade, infinitely close to Divine grade! I've said I'll compensate you with other things. Why won't you budge?" Shen Chang shouted angrily at the stall owner.