Chapter 667: A List

"Ahem, is Young Master Ye here?"

Ye Yuan and Bai Guang were chatting when Hu Rong's embarrassed voice came from outside the door.

Bai Guang glanced at Ye Yuan in surprise; clearly, Ye Yuan had once again unfortunately been proven right.

"Come in." Ye Yuan said calmly, without much surprise.

After entering, Hu Rong seemed awkward, his gaze darting away, unable to look Ye Yuan in the eye, his face burning.

A late-stage sixth-order powerhouse, now acting like a shy maiden, was quite a sight to behold.

After entering, Hu Rong didn't speak, and Ye Yuan naturally didn't initiate either, making the atmosphere awkward.

Finally, unable to bear the awkwardness, Hu Rong broke the silence: "I wonder... if Young Master Ye has any way to capture the Green Spirit Tree?"

With these words, he essentially admitted his earlier mistake.

A sixth-order powerhouse bowing to a fourth-order martial artist was not a normal occurrence.

Clearly, Hu Rong was completely at his wit's end with the Green Spirit Tree.

The Green Spirit Tree's power far exceeded his imagination; no wonder even Lord Hu Yan had suffered a great loss at its hands.

Ye Yuan glanced at Hu Rong and said calmly, "You should remember what I said earlier, right?"

Hu Rong's face showed a struggle. The Green Spirit Tree's value was not just in healing Hu Rong's injuries.

Otherwise, why would Hu Yan have gone to such great lengths to capture it?

The Green Spirit Tree was a divine spiritual wood, immensely powerful in wood elemental energy.

Wood attribute governs life, greatly benefiting both human martial artists and demon beasts.

Unlike ordinary spiritual wood, the Green Spirit Tree greatly nourished a martial artist's soul.

Breaking through from the sixth to the seventh order was a huge hurdle!

It was a major bottleneck from the middle three realms to the upper three realms, blocking countless humans and demons alike.

This difficulty was far greater than breaking through from the Sea of Qi to the Sea of Soul.

And the key to this breakthrough was the soul!

So Hu Yan's original intention to capture the Green Spirit Tree was surely to break through to the seventh order!

He just hadn't expected the Green Spirit Tree to be so powerful—truly a case of trying to steal a chicken only to lose the bait.

Hu Rong certainly knew this.

So giving up the Green Spirit Tree was something he truly couldn't do.

"This... Could Young Master Ye consider another condition? The Green Spirit Tree is of great significance to my clan; we really can't part with it. Young Master Ye can propose other terms, even if the cost equals that of the Green Spirit Tree," Hu Rong said.

Ye Yuan shook his head and said, "The Green Spirit Tree is useless to me, but it's a life-saving item for a friend of mine. If you insist on keeping it, then find your own way."

Ye Yuan was indifferent to Hu Rong's attitude.

Since even the Wood Spirit Trapping Dragon Formation had failed, the Dark Demon Tiger clan had exhausted their options, so he wasn't worried Hu Rong wouldn't comply.

As long as he didn't act, Hu Rong would never get the Green Spirit Tree.

Hu Rong was extremely frustrated. He wanted to subdue Ye Yuan and force him to capture the Green Spirit Tree.

But Bai Guang's presence made him very wary.

Bai Guang's strength wasn't great, but his bloodline was too noble!

To the Dark Demon Tiger clan, Bai Guang's status was almost like that of their master.

What made Hu Rong most cautious was that he had accompanied Bai Guang to the edge of the Dark Forest that day.

When Bai Guang approached the Dark Forest, the aura he emitted resonated with the forest!

And Bai Guang himself didn't know that no demon beast in the Divine Prohibited Demon Region dared to get so close to him!

If Hu Rong believed Bai Guang had no connection to that place, he would be lying!

Losing the Green Spirit Tree meant Hu Yan only lost the chance to become seventh-order.

But if anything happened to Bai Guang, the Dark Demon Tiger clan might face extinction!

To the descendants of divine beasts, they, as impure-blooded lower clans, were beings that could be casually erased.

This was determined from the moment of their birth!

Otherwise, even if the Tiger Lord appeared, why would Hu Rong be so respectful to a junior?

Descendants of divine beasts were born proud!

"This... Fine! But you must promise to heal Lord Hu Yan's injuries!"

After agonizing for a long time, Hu Rong finally made this difficult decision.

Because he realized he had no way to deal with this fourth-order brat.

His backing was too strong!

He possessed fearsome dragon bloodline, had beaten even the Dragon Lord into a pig's head, and was a sworn brother of the Tiger Lord.

Who in the demon race would dare provoke such a person?

Ye Yuan nodded, "Don't worry, I'll naturally share some Green Spirit Fusion Liquid with you."

Hu Rong winced in pain but nodded, "Alright, deal!"

"Hold on, I didn't say it's a deal. Have you forgotten what I said earlier?" Ye Yuan said calmly.

Hu Rong was startled, recalling Ye Yuan's previous words, and his face turned even uglier.

Last time, Ye Yuan had said that if he came back, the price would increase!

"This... Young Master Ye, you and the Tiger Lord are sworn brothers, a distinguished guest of the Tiger clan. We've been planning for the Green Spirit Tree for ten years! Losing it would be a heavy blow to our clan. If you add more conditions..."

Hu Rong looked troubled, turning a pleading gaze to Bai Guang.

Bai Guang said irritably, "You really have a bad memory! That day you tried to harm my big brother, what did I warn you?"

Hu Rong broke out in a cold sweat, feeling wronged.

It wasn't that he wanted to provoke this great deity, but the brat was asking for the moon!

And the Tiger clan had spent ten years preparing for the Green Spirit Tree; he had to try or he'd never give up.

Ye Yuan said, "For Bai Guang's sake, I won't make things hard for you. Here's a list of spiritual herbs. Prepare them for me, and that's all."

Hu Rong was overjoyed, "Just preparing some spiritual herbs? My Tiger clan has some influence in the Divine Prohibited Demon Region; preparing a few herbs is no problem."

Ye Yuan just smiled. When Hu Rong took the list, his smile instantly froze.

The list was densely packed with spiritual herbs, many of which he had never even heard of.

Some were fifth-order, some sixth-order, and the quantities were considerable.

This... this was outright robbery!

"What? You said it was no problem just now, but now you're backing out?" Ye Yuan said with a half-smile.

Hu Rong wished he could slap himself. Knowing how shrewd this brat was, why did he have to brag?

Now what? He couldn't go back on his word, could he?

And given the brat's personality, if he refused, who knew what he might do next!

"Ha... haha, n-no problem, I'll... I'll do my best to prepare!" Hu Rong said awkwardly.