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Chapter 771 The Shorter Your Temperament...

"What do you mean by satisfaction?" Ruan Xiao Qing asked Su Yang a moment later.

"It means exactly what it sounds like— satisfaction. I am a Dual Cultivator, and I can tell at a glance that your body is currently struggling and filled with stress," Su Yang responded to her with a calm smile on his face. "Spend one night with me and I'll relieve all of that built-up stress you've accumulated."

And then he turned to look at Ruan Zongze who was standing there with a dumbfounded look on his face and continued to speak, "I can also tell that your husband here is only overbearing on the outside and is actually very tame and pathetic in the bedroom."

Su Yang's gaze on Ruan Zongze's fuming face lowered a little bit, and he chuckled, "And with his size, I doubt you would feel anything when he does it. Do you even feel anything? Perhaps you might still be a maiden."

"HOW FUCKING DARE YOU TRAMPLE ON MY DIGNITY AS A MAN BEFORE SO MANY PEOPLE AND MY WIFE!!!" Ruan Zongze roared, and his cultivation base that was at the Sovereign Spirit Realm suddenly exploded, causing the tables and chairs in the room to fly around.

"Your dignity? What dignity could you possibly have as a man when you cannot even satisfy your own wife? It's quite shocking that you would even be shameless to say something like that." Su Yang shook his head.

"I WILL FUCKING KILL YOU!" Ruan Zongze roared as he pounced at Su Yang.

"W-Wait!" Ruan Xiao Qing hurriedly shouted, but alas, Ruan Zongze was too enveloped in rage to hear anything now.

"Whoa!" Su Yang stood up and jumped backward when he saw Ruan Zongze rushing at him, landing on the stage behind him a second later.

Bang!

Meanwhile, Ruan Zongze smashed the chair Su Yang was sitting on into many pieces even though he knew Su Yang was long gone from that spot.

"Calm down, won't you?" Su Yang said in a calm voice from the stage, and he continued, "They say the shorter your temperament the shorter you are down there, and you're proving this saying right."

"FUCK YOU!"

Ruan Zongze roared before jumping onto the stage with Su Yang.

When the two youngsters on the stage saw this, they immediately jumped from the stage and ran back to their own family with fearful looks on their faces, looking like they'd just narrowly escaped death.

Su Yang shook his head at Ruan Zongze, and he said, "You really want to fight me? I don't usually waste my energy without a reason. How about this— if I win, you'll let me spend a night with your wife?"

"SCREW YOU!"

Ruan Zongze roared as he pounced at Su Yang once again.

Su Yang used the Nine Astral Steps to dodge Ruan Zongze's strikes with ease, and he spoke as he dodged Ruan Zongze's continuous assault, "Oh, right, I almost forgot. You have no authority, so I shouldn't even be asking you in the first place."

He then turned to look at Ruan Xiao Qing and spoke, "What do you say, Lady Ruan? I'm one of the best Dual Cultivators in this world— this is a once-in-a-lifetime chance…"

Ruan Xiao Qing was speechless, as this is her first time being courted before so many people and in such a fashion. It was so ridiculous that it was almost compelling!

Boom!

Ruan Zongze suddenly smashed the arena with his bare fists, creating a massive crack on the arena that went from one end of the stage to the other.

"Zongze, stop it right now! Are you going to bear responsibility for destroying the Ancestral Pavilion?!" Ruan Xiao Qing shouted at him.

"..."

Ruan Zongze immediately stopped moving, yet his expression still looked extremely terrifying and intimidating at this moment, and he was panting heavily, almost like he was out of breath.

"I'm sorry, Su Yang, but I'll have to decline your offer." Ruan Xiao Qing said, and she continued, "Now can we stop this nonsense and get back to business?"

"What?! Are you just going to let him go after everything he's said to me?! I'd rather die than let him trample on my dignity!" Ruan Zongze shouted while pointing at Su Yang, almost like a child who was trying to push the blame onto someone else.

"If you want a deathmatch with him then do it outside the Ancestral Pavilion. However, I'll tell you right now that you'll die if you fought him for real." Ruan Xiao Qing said, dumbfounding everybody there.

"W-What? I'll be the one dying? Not him?" Ruan Zongze stared at his own wife with a gawking look on his face.

"If you can't tell by now, he's been playing with you like a puppet. If the two of you fought for real, I doubt you'll be able to win despite your advantage in cultivation. Furthermore, there's no way someone related to Immortal Fairy Su Yue could be so simple."

Su Yang smiled after hearing Ruan Xiao Qing's words, and he said, "You're a smart woman. I want to help you even more now. However, I'll refrain from it until I get my hands on the Dew of Life later."

Ruan Xiao Qing raised her eyebrows. Why was Su Yang so confident that he'll obtain the Dew of Life from them? The way he spoke just now was as if the Dew of Life was already in his hands!

Ruan Xiao Qing then turned to look at the other families and bowed to them slightly, "I apologize for the commotion today, but the Ruan Family will retire from this gathering now since we have other business to take care of. We shall see you all again next year."

"Please follow us back to the Ruan Family, Su Yang." Ruan Xiao Qing said to him before she disappeared from the scene.

Su Yang didn't say anything and casually jumped off the stage to follow Ruan Xiao Qing, acting as if nothing abnormal had happened.

"Let's go, little girl." Su Yang said to the little girl who'd been silently standing by the entrance this entire time.

Chapter 772 A Quick Detour

Ruan Zongze remained behind for a few extra moments after his wife and Su Yang left the place, and he swept the crowd there with a furious look on his face.

'I will not let this go! Since you dared to step on my dignity as a man, I shall do the same to you! I don't care if you are Immortal Fairy Su Yue's husband or not— I will make you pay for humiliating me before so many people today!' Ruan Zongze cried inwardly.

Once they'd left the Ancestral Pavilion, Ruan Xiao Qing said to Su Yang, "Our family household is in another city a few thousand miles away if you don't mind."

"I know— I went there first to look for you." Su Yang nodded.

"We have carriages waiting outside. Please follow me." Ruan Xiao Qing said as she led the rest of the Ruan Family with her.

Meanwhile, everybody in the Ruan Family looked at Su Yang with admiration in their gaze, as they couldn't believe how calm Su Yang was despite being surrounded by them, especially after everything he's done to their patriarch.

If it were any of them in Su Yang's shoes right now, they'd be too afraid to even walk properly.

Sometime later, they arrived somewhere outside where a dozen luxurious carriages were stationed.

"You can stay in this one with your companion. We will arrive at the Ruan Family in about a day," said Ruan Xiao Qing with her fingers pointed to one of the carriages.

However, Su Yang shook his head and said, "I can take us back to your house in just a few minutes, but I can only bring one person with me."

He retrieved the wooden flying boat and tossed it on the ground.

"How about it? Your family can return a little later," he said.

Ruan Xiao Qing pondered for a minute before nodding her head, "Very well. Let me talk with the family."

She then went to speak with the Ruan Family.

"What? You're going to return to the family alone with that man?! Alone?! I won't allow it!" Ruan Zongze immediately refused.

Ruan Xiao Qing frowned and said to him in a cold voice, "What? Are you really that afraid that he might do something to me? Or are you doubting me, your own wife? Don't forget that you were the one who married me, not the other way around!"

Ruan Rongze immediately began sweating, as he feared Ruan Xiao Qing when she's angry.

"I am sorry for doubting you, my wife…" Ruan Zongze spoke in a tamed voice.

"Then I'll be leaving now. I'll see you all in a day!" Ruan Xiao Qing said as she turned around and returned to Su Yang.

"Okay, we can leave now."

Su Yang nodded and got onto the flying boat and turned to look at the little girl, "Come over here."

The little girl nodded and calmly entered the boat with him.

Once Ruan Xiao Qing was also on the boat, Su Yang controlled it and disappeared from the place instantly.

"Heavens! What kind of spiritual treasure was that?! I have never seen anything like that before!"

The people from the Ruan Family exclaimed in a shocked voice.

A few minutes later, Su Yang stopped the flying boat.

Ruan Xiao Qing spoke in a slightly trembling voice, "H-Have we arrived?"

"No, not yet."

Ruan Xiao Qing raised her eyebrows. Then why did they stop moving?

"I have to prepare the Immortal-grade techniques first. You think I carry them around like money?" Su Yang said. "So we're going to take a slight detour."

"Okay…" Ruan Xiao Qing nodded, silently wondering to herself where they're going to go.

A few moments later, Su Yang descended the flying boat before a massive mansion.

"W-Wait a second… this place is…"

Ruan Xiao Qing's eyes widened with shock when she saw the Lian Family's building in front of them. Although she has only been to this place once in her lifetime, she would never forget this familiar presence— the feeling of authority and power!

"T-This is the Lian Family's household! What the heck are we doing here?!" Ruan Xiao Qing exclaimed in a shocked voice as Su Yang got off the flying boat.

"Just follow me." Su Yang said as he casually approached the building with the little girl following behind him innocently, as she had no idea what kind of place they were at.

"W-Wait a second! We cannot just—"

However, before Ruan Xiao Qing could even finish her sentence, Su Yang opened the door and casually walked inside, acting as though it was his own home.

"Heavens…"

Ruan Xiao Qing swallowed nervously, and she decided to follow him a moment later.

"Hm? You're back already? Did you get the Dew of Life from the Ruan Family?" Lian Li was the first to greet Su Yang.

"No, I am currently in the process of obtaining it, but it shouldn't take much longer." Su Yang said.

"Oh? Who's that following you?" Lian Li looked at the cute little girl standing behind him.

"A little friend I picked up on the way. Anyway, I am going to go write up some cultivation techniques. Can you take care of my guests in the meantime? It'll only take an hour." Su Yang said.

"Okay." Lian Li nodded.

"Y-Your Highness!" Ruan Xiao Qing greeted Lian Li when she saw Lian Li after entering the building.

"Oh? Matriarch Ruan?" Lian Li raised her eyebrows. Did Ruan Xiao Qing follow Su Yang all the way here? Why? Does it have something to do with the Dew of Life?

"I'm sorry if I'm intruding, Your Highness, but I am…"

"It's okay, you don't have to explain yourself since you're with Su Yang." Lian Li said to her with a warm smile on her face.

"Uhhh…" Ruan Xiao Qing was dumbfounded by Lian Li's character, as she felt like an entirely different person for some reason. What happened to the prideful little princess from before? Did something happen to her that caused this drastic change in character?

Chapter 773 Twenty Immortal-Grade Techniques

Once Su Yang left the scene, Lian Li brought the little girl and Ruan Xiao Qing to the guest room where they were served tea and other snacks.

"Y-Your Highness, if you don't mind me asking, what's the Lian Family's relationship with that man, Su Yang? Is he really Immortal Fairy Su Yue's husband? He called himself a dual cultivator, too..."

"Indeed, Su Yang's a dual cultivator. I don't really know much about his relationship with Immortal Fairy Su Yue, but I guess you can call them partners. As for his relationship with the Lian Family…"

Lian Li pressed the robes around her stomach down to reveal the bump to Ruan Xiao Qing and continued, "He's the father of my child."

"GOOD HEAVENS!" Ruan Xiao Qing stood up from her seat while shouting in a shocked voice, as she would've never imagined that Lian Li and Su Yang would be in that kind of relationship!

"H-He's a dual cultivator, right? That means he should have a lot of cultivation partners! Why did you pick someone like him to conceive your child?" Ruan Xiao Qing asked Lian Li with clear disbelief on her face.

"The answer to that question is actually quite simple," Lian Li spoke with a calm expression on her face, and she continued, "It's because I love him. And yes, there are other women besides myself in the family, but what does that matter? He may be a dual cultivator with many partners, but he loves all of us equally, and that's all it really matters for me and the others, I believe."

"I...I see…" Ruan Xiao Qing mumbled despite not really understanding Lian Li's feelings.

"As long as you are satisfied, Your Highness. I'm sorry if my remarks were rude." Ruan Xiao Qing said a moment later.

"I am more than satisfied," Lian Li said with a mysterious smile on her face.

Sometime later, Lian Li turned to look at the little girl who was calmly sipping on the tea in her hands this entire time.

"What is your name, little girl? And what is your relationship with Su Yang?" Lian Li asked her.

"Shi Yuchun," she responded after putting the tea down. "And… big brother hired me…"

"Huh? He hired you? For what?" Lian Li raised her eyebrows.

But alas, Shu Yuchun shook her head, "I don't know. Big brother only told me to follow him and he'll pay me."

"Uhhh…"

Lian Li and Ruan Xiao Qing looked at each other. If they didn't know any better, they would've immediately locked up Su Yang after hearing such words from the little girl.

"Although I'm not sure what he's thinking, Su Yang won't treat you badly," Lian Li said with a stiff smile on her face.

Shi Yuchun nodded, "I know. Big brother is very kind."

Sometime later, Feng Xindou entered the room.

"Oh? Who are these guests?"

"Y-Your Majesty!" Ruan Xiao Qing stood up and bowed to Feng Xindou in a hasty manner.

"You are… the Ruan Family? Oh, this must be about the Dew of Life. Did Su Yang already convince you to give the Dew of Life to him?" Feng Xindou asked her.

"Eh… N-Not yet… We're still in the middle of a negotiation."

"Is that so?" Feng Xindou nodded in a nonchalant manner, almost like she wasn't too interested in their affairs.

"If you don't mind me asking, why does Su Yang want the Dew of Life? What is he going to do with it? Although we have never used it, the Dew of Life is rumored to have the ability to revive even the dead!" Ruan Xiao Qing said.

"Now that you mention it, I also don't know why he wants the Dew of Life. Perhaps you can enlighten us, Li'er." Feng Xindou turned to look at Lian Li.

"Well… this is the situation," Lian Li proceeded to explain to them about one of Su Yang's partners who was having trouble conceiving, so Su Yang is going to heal her with those ingredients.

"Oh my… infertility? Now that's a harsh fate for most women…" Feng Xindou shook her head in a solemn manner.

"Infertility…" Ruan Xiao Qing also turned silent. As a mother of three children, she couldn't imagine what it would feel like to not have the ability to give birth as a woman, especially when most if not all women are expected to bear children by their partners.

Sometime later, Su Yang returned to them and said, "Okay, I am ready to go to the Ruan Family now."

"See you later, Su Yang." Lian Li said to him.

After leaving the Lian Family, Su Yang brought Ruan Xiao Qing and Shi Yuchun to the Ruan Family's household.

"Here are a total of 20 Immortal-grade techniques that I believe will greatly benefit the Ruan Family. Take a look at them." Su Yang said as he placed 20 scrolls on the table, dumbfounding Ruan Xiao Qing speechless.

"T-Twenty Immortal-grade techniques?" Ruan Xiao Qing wouldn't be surprised if there exists less than 20 Immortal-grade in this world, yet there were 20 of them laying on the table and she was only an arms-length away from them. It felt like she was almost dreaming at this moment.

A few moments later, Ruan Xiao Qing began looking through all 20 techniques.

'H-How am I supposed to pick which one I want? All of them are exceptional techniques that could change the foundation of the Ruan Family!' Ruan Xiao Qing cried inwardly afterward.

"Take your time, I'll go concoct the Beauty Preserving Pill in the meantime." Su Yang then sat down somewhere in the corner and pulled out an ordinary pill cauldron before he tossed in a few ingredients and began concocting the pill.

'He's also an Alchemist?! Is there anything this man cannot do?!' Ruan Xiao Qing stared at Su Yang's figure with a gawking look on her face, but she didn't have time to worry about Su Yang and continued to focus on the 20 cultivation techniques before her.

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Chapter 774 This Is What I've Been Yearning For!

A couple of minutes later, Su Yang stood up and retrieved the pill from the cauldron, and he said, "Okay, I have the pill now. What about you? Have you decided on which technique you want in exchange for the Dew of Life?" Su Yang asked her afterward.

"What?! You're done already?! How's that possible! I may not be an Alchemist but I know it takes hours for one to complete a pill!" Ruan Xiao Qing exclaimed.

"Don't compare me to those losers. Take a look at the pill if you're doubtful."

Su Yang showed her the pink pill in his hands.

"That's…"

Ruan Xiao Qing became speechless again. Did he really concoct that pill in just a few minutes?

"Anyway, let me know when you're done." Su Yang said before walking to the couch.

"Come over here, little girl." Su Yang beckoned her with his hands after sitting down.

Shi Yuchun nodded and sat next to him.

"What is your name?" Su Yang asked her.

"Shi Yuchun," she said.

"Shi Yuchun, huh? Do you have a family?"

"No… They passed away last month," she responded.

"You have my condolences…" Su Yang said to her, and he continued, "Do you remember what I said to you before— that I want to continue to hire you?"

Once he saw Shi Yuchun nod her head, Su Yang continued to speak, "How do you feel about coming to work for me at my sect— the Profound Blossom Sect? You won't have to become a Cultivator and or a disciple. Instead, you'll do other stuff such as management and whatnot."

"If you work for the Profound Blossom Sect, I can promise you that you'll never have to beg for money or walk around in ragged clothes ever again."

'The Profound Blossom Sect? I have never heard of a place like that before…' Ruan Xiao Qing pondered to herself as she listened to Su Yang while trying to decide on her techniques.

"Okay," Shi Yuchun nodded her head without any hesitation.

"Good. Then I'll take you back with me to the Eastern Continent once we're done here." Su Yang nodded with a smile on his face.

"The Eastern Continent?!" Ruan Xiao Qing dropped the techniques and turned to look at him with wide eyes.

"Did I forget to mention that I am from the Eastern Continent? Well, not that it matters, anyway. Well? Have you decided on the techniques yet?"

"G-Give me some more time!" Ruan Xiao Qing quickly went back to looking at the techniques.

About ten more minutes later, Ruan Xiao Qing approached Su Yang with five of the twenty scrolls in her grasp and said to him, "I want these five Immortal-grade techniques."

Su Yang nodded and said, "Does that mean you're willing to trade the Dew of Life?"

Ruan Xiao Qing clenched her teeth slightly and nodded, "Yes!"

Not only does Su Yang know the Lian Family but he's technically a part of the Lian Family! There's simply no way the Ruan Family could refuse the Lian Family, especially after learning his reason for needing the Dew of Life.

"Very well…" Su Yang nodded.

"Wait." Ruan Xiao Qing suddenly said, and she continued, "I will only give you the Dew of Life if you give me everything that you'd offered me."

"Everything…?" Su Yang raised his eyebrows, but he was confused by her words. Instead, he was slightly surprised.

Ruan Xiao Qing nodded and said, "Do you remember what you offered me besides the pill and the Immortal-grade techniques? Well, I want that, too! I know you're Her Highness's partner, but you're a dual cultivator so it shouldn't matter, right? I want you to satisfy me!"

Su Yang smiled at her words and said, "Are you sure? What about your husband?"

"What about my useless husband? As you'd said, his thing is as small as his temperament! I won't be satisfied even if we did it all day. I was going to look for another man to satisfy me sooner or later!"

Although she didn't want to say it, Ruan Xiao Qing had already planned on having Su Yang satisfy her when she agreed to follow him back to the Ruan Family alone. It was only after meeting the Lian Family that she'd decided to fully commit to her plans.

Of course, Su Yang already knew this and he only pretended obvious of her desires. In fact, he knew that Ruan Xiao Qing wanted to cheat on Ruan Zongze purely from the way she looked and spoke to him.

"Well? What do you say?" Ruan Xiao Qing asked him again a moment later.

"Do I even need to give you an answer? I would be delighted to satisfy you instead of that man. In fact, you won't even notice his existence as a man after I am done with you!" Su Yang said with a smile on his face.

Su Yang then turned to look at Shi Yuchun and said, "I'll be right back. I am going to do some 'business' with her."

"Un." Shi Yuchun nodded innocently.

Sometime later, Su Yang entered Ruan Xiao Qing's bedroom.

'A dual cultivator, huh? I wonder what they'll do differently…' Ruan Xiao Qing wondered to herself as she removed her clothes and sat on the bed.

"Aren't you going to take your clothes off?" Ruan Xiao Qing asked Su Yang after seeing that he still had his clothes on when she was already naked on the bed.

"There's no need to be so impatient." Su Yang said as he admired her beautiful and slender body.

He then loosened his robes and allowed them to slide off his body.

"Oh my…" Ruan Xiao Qing covered her mouth from shock after seeing the majestic sword between Su Yang's legs, unconsciously comparing it with her husband's tiny dagger.

'The difference is too much! It's like comparing a mighty dragon to a baby snake! This is a real man! This is what I've been yearning for!'

A lustful smile appeared on Ruan Xiao Qing's beautiful face without being aware of it herself, and she swallowed nervously, feeling as though her entire body was burning with desire.

'If it's him, he'll definitely be able to satisfy me!' Ruan Xiao Qing cried inwardly.

Author's Note: Check out my new novel 'Inferior Cultivation System' if you like OP MC, smart MC, knowledgable MC, Systems, and face-slapping.

Chapter 775 It's Like Comparing a Sword to a Tiny Needle!

After taking off his clothes, Su Yang approached the bed with an unfathomable aura around him, looking like some kind of divine deity in Ruan Xiao Qing's eyes.

Once Su Yang was standing before her with his dragon upright and straight like a pole, Ruan Xiao Qing swallowed again, feeling an overbearing coming from the mighty dragon that threatened to ravage her body.

"H-Hurry… put it inside me…" Ruan Xiao Qing unconsciously spoke what was in her mind, even spreading her legs willingly.

"No need to be impatient… Allow me to loosen your body a little bit since I doubt you'll be able to handle it."

Su Yang then laid next to Ruan Xiao Qing on the bed and began caressing her body with his hands, using his slender fingers to tease her body.

"Mmm…"

Ruan Xian Qing closed her eyes to enjoy the burning sensation that was overflowing her body.

"It hasn't even been a minute and you're already this wet? I guess you really have been deprived of satisfaction for sometime…" Su Yang said to her with a smile on her face.

"Why else do you think I am doing this? I can't even release my frustration unless I do it myself!" Ruan Xiao Qing responded in an irritated tone just from remembering how useless Ruan Zongze was.

"Then allow me to help you…"

Su Yang sat on the bed and grabbed her legs before spreading them wide apart before lowering her mouth, kissing the sweet and juicy area between her legs.

"Aaah~!"

Ruan Xiao Qing moaned in a sharp voice when she felt Su Yang's tongue suddenly invaded her paradise.

"Yes~ This is it!" Ruan Xiao Qing exclaimed in a satisfied voice, even pressing on Su Yang's head with her hands.

'Is this a dual cultivator?! He can please me more than my husband who uses his whole body with just his tongue!' she cried inwardly, feeling her pent-up frustrations being released at a rapid pace.

A few minutes later, Su Yang placed Ruan Xiao Qing down and closed the distance between his big brother and Ruan Xiao Qing's little sister.

"What do you think? How does it compare to your husband's?" Su Yang asked her as he placed his majestic sausage right on top of her soaking wet slit.

"I...It's like comparing a sword to a tiny needle!" Ruan Xiao Qing responded in a panting voice.

Su Yang chuckled and said, "I don't mean our sizes. That's too obvious. I'm talking about our ability to pleasure— are you feeling satisfied? Do you want more?"

"I want more… I want your whole thing inside me!" Ruan Xiao Qing quickly responded with a yearning look on her face.

Su Yang nodded, and he moved his hips back a little bit before thrusting it forward again, shoving his thick rod inside Ruan Xiao Qing's tight cave in a single movement without stopping.

"AHHHH~!"

Ruan Xiao Qing released her loudest cry of delight yet, feeling incredibly satisfied with just the penetration alone, and Yin Qi gushed from her body.

"Haaa… Haaa… haaa…" Ruan Xiao Qing panted with her eyes rolled behind her head and her tongue sticking out like she was extremely thirsty.

"Here's so more!" Su Yang said as he began thrusting his rod in and out of her body.

"Oooohhh~! Mmmmm! Aaaaah~!!!"

Ruan Xiao Qing nearly fainted when Su Yang began moving his hips, and the only thing keeping her conscious awake was the constant feeling of pleasure that stimulated her body and brain.

Su Yang smashed Ruan Xiao Qing's body for the next few hours without much break, only allowing Ruan Xiao Qing to breathe for a few seconds after she climaxed before he began pumping Yin Qi from her hole again, relieving her of many years of sexual frustration in a single session.

"How do you feel?" Su Yang asked her at the end of their session.

"Do I… really… need to… answer that?" Ruan Xiao Qing mumbled in an exhausted voice.

Su Yang smiled and said, "You can go ahead and rest for a few hours before we continue with our trade. I'll be waiting outside for you until then."

"Okay…" Ruan Xiao Qing did not think about anything else and immediately fell asleep, as she has never felt so comfortable and tired at the same time before.

Su Yang left her room and returned outside a few moments later.

"Sorry for making you wait this long, but we will have to wait for a few more hours before we can leave this place. You can go to sleep if you're tired," Su Yang said to Shi Yuchun when he saw her half-asleep face.

Shi Yuchun nodded and laid on the couch, quickly falling asleep. Meanwhile, Su Yang went to the bathroom to clean his body.

Once he came back outside, he sat on the floor beside Shi Yuchun and began cultivating the Yin Qi he'd just absorbed from Ruan Xiao Qing.

However, after cultivating only for two hours, Su Yang suddenly opened his eyes and turned to look at the entrance to the room.

"Oh? You have returned already? What happened to the rest of the Ruan Family? Did you leave them behind to come back here faster?" Su Yang spoke with a smile on his face when he saw Ruan Zongze standing there.

However, Ruan Zongze ignored his questions and roared, "Where is my wife?!"

Luckily for Shi Yuchun, Su Yang had created a formation around her before Ruan Zongze appeared, so her peace was undisturbed by Ruan Zongze's loud voice.

"Your wife? Oh, she's inside her room right now. But I wouldn't disturb her if I were you." Su Yang said with a calm look on his face.

"What? Why not? What's she doing inside?" Ruan Zongze stopped in front of Ruan Xiao Qing's room and turned to look at Su Yang with a frown on his face.

"I don't know what else to tell you besides… if you open that door and disturb your wife, you'll regret it dearly."

Ruan Zongze swallowed nervously after hearing Su Yang's words, feeling an ominous feeling coming from the door in front of him.

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Chapter 776 You Might as Well Be a Woman!

"You're definitely up to something again! I don't believe you!" Ruan Zongze said as he began reaching for the doorknob.

Seeing this, Su Yang sighed and said, "Don't say I didn't warn you if your marriage falls apart afterward because you didn't want to listen to me."

Ruan Zongze's movements immediately froze after hearing Su Yang's words. Their marriage would fall apart if he opened the door? What kind of nonsense is Su Yang talking about? There's no way something like that would happen!

Yet… Ruan Zongze did not dare to open the door and remained standing there for an entire minute.

"You… did something to my wife, didn't you? What did you do to her?!" Ruan Zongze turned to glare at Su Yang with bloodlust in his eyes.

"I didn't do anything to her," Su Yang shrugged.

"Fucking bullshit! I don't believe you! I am going inside!" Ruan Zongze resolved himself and began turning the knob on the door.

It was at this moment the door suddenly opened, and Ruan Xiao Qing walked out of the room with an angry expression on her face, looking like someone had disturbed her peaceful sleep.

"W-Wife… Are you okay?" Ruan Zongze asked her in a nervous voice after seeing her furious expression.

"I would've been if you didn't open your loud mouth!" Ruan Xiao Qing shouted at him, and she said, "Get out of here right now before I beat you!"

Ruan Zongze was baffled, as he couldn't understand why she was angry at him.

However, he didn't dare to oppose her and began walking towards the exit.

Su Yang chuckled when he saw this, and Ruan Zongze stopped to look at Su Yang.

"I won't forget this!" he growled in a low voice.

"What are you talking about? I was even kind enough to give you a warning— a warning that you'd ignored. You can only blame yourself for not listening to me." Su Yang shrugged.

"Che!" Ruan Zongze coldly snorted before leaving the room.

Once Ruan Zongze was gone, Ruan Xiao Qing turned to look at Su Yang and said to him, "Thank you for warning me and delaying him so that I had enough time to dress. It would've turned chaotic if he saw me naked." Ruan Xiao Qing said to him a moment later.

"Though, it wouldn't really have mattered that much if he saw me or not."

"Oh? Why is that?" Su Yang asked her.

"Because I am going to find a new husband— someone who can actually satisfy me. This is something that I have learned after my session with you, and I don't think I will be able to continue living my life deprived of satisfaction after experiencing that with you."

"I have been delaying our divorce because it would make things difficult between my Ruan Family and the family he came from, but I don't care anymore. I don't need a useless man as my husband!"

Su Yang nodded and said with a smile on his face, "I will give you my blessings ahead of time then."

Ruan Xiao Qing also smiled, and she said to him, "Of course, my first husband candidate will be you, Su Yang. What do you say? Want to become my husband?"

"Unfortunately, I already have my family, so I cannot join yours," he responded.

"I thought so." Ruan Xiao Qing said.

"But if you ever feel like visiting me again, my bedroom doors will always be open for you even if I have a new husband," Ruan Xiao Qing winked at him in an alluring manner.

"I will definitely keep that in mind."

"Anyway, let me bring you the Dew of Life now… Ah!" Ruan Xiao Qing suddenly released a weird noise when she began walking.

"I-I forgot about how sensitive my body is right now…" she mumbled afterward.

Sometime later, Ruan Xiao Qing returned with a small glass bottle in her hands, and inside this glass bottle was a single drop of liquid.

"This is the Dew of Life, I hope you weren't expecting more…" Ruan Xiao Qing said to him with an awkward smile on her face after showing him the Dew of Life.

Su Yang smiled and said, "Don't worry, I didn't expect any more than this."

"I really admire you, Su Yang. To give away 5 Immortal-grade cultivation techniques and the Dew of Life just to help with your partner's infertility."

"Lian Li told you, huh? Although the Dew of Life may be priceless in your eyes, there is nothing in this world that's worth more than my women's happiness," Su Yang said in a clear and calm voice.

"Nothing worth more than your women's happiness?" Ruan Xiao Qing stared at Su Yang with a slightly dazed look, and her heart began beating faster than just a moment ago, feeling an indescribable feeling after hearing such wonderful words!

"Now I want to become your woman even more after hearing those words," Ruan Xiao Qing said with a smile on her face.

Sometime later, Su Yang carried Shi Yuchun like a princess since she was still asleep and left the Ruan Family on the flying boat.

"Just you wait! I will definitely get my revenge sooner or later!" Ruan Zongze growled in a low voice after Su Yang left.

"Unless you want to challenge the Lian Family and Immortal Fairy Su Yue, you should forget about your revenge," Ruan Xiao Qing suddenly appeared behind him and said.

"M-My wife!" Ruan Zongze jumped back from being startled. "W-What do you mean by that? He's related to the Lian Family?!"

"Not only related, but he's technically 'the' Lian Family!" Ruan Xiao Qing said.

"Anyway, you can stop calling me your wife starting now because I plan on divorcing you." Ruan Xiao Qing suddenly dropped this shocking news.

"WHAT?! DIVORCE?! BUT WHY?!" Ruan Zongze exclaimed in a shocked voice.

"Because I want a real man as my husband!" Ruan Xiao Qing suddenly squatted and pulled Ruan Zongze's pants down and said in a cold voice, "Look at that small thing! And you dare to call yourself a man with that?! You might as well be a woman!"

Chapter 777 Pill of Rebirth

"Get out of my face! I don't want to hear a single peep from you!" Ruan Xiao Qing pointed at the door and shouted.

Ruan Zongze opened his mouth but no words came out, and he lowered his head in a shameful manner before walking out the door.

Meanwhile, Su Yang returned to the Lian Family with Shi Yuchun beside him.

"Welcome back, Su Yang. Did you obtain the Dew of Life this time?" Lian Li greeted him shortly after he entered the building.

"Yes, this is the Dew of Life." Su Yang showed her the glass bottle with a single droplet of liquid inside.

"What…? That's the Dew of Life? There's so little of it!" Lian Li mumbled in a surprised voice.

Su Yang chuckled and said, "Don't let its appearance fool you. Even though it's only a droplet of liquid that's the size of an ant, it's a powerful treasure that is also one of the most important ingredients that is needed to cure Liqing's infertility."

"Is that so? How many do we need now?" she then asked.

"Eight more. There are nine ingredients required for the pill that'll cure her infertility, and it would be a miracle if we can even gather half of them in this world." Su Yang sighed.

"Is this cure really that powerful? It only fixes infertility, right? I cannot imagine why curing something that seems so simple would require such a list of valuable ingredients." Lian Li said.

"The Pill of Rebirth that I am preparing to concoct is not only for infertility, as it will reconstruct every organ within one's body, which includes their meridians and Dantian, essentially giving them a second chance in life. In other words, I can give a cripple who cannot cultivate this pill and he'll be able to cultivate afterward like he'd experienced a rebirth."

"There exists such a powerful pill?!" Lian Li was dumbfounded, as she has always believed that someone with a crippled cultivation body cannot be cured!

"Do you really need something so powerful for Sister Liqing's infertility, though? Aren't there other methods to cure her that don't involve the Pill of Rebirth? It might be quicker that way, after all."

"Yes, there are many other methods that can cure Liqing's infertility problem, and I can even do it in less than a single day if I wanted to. However, I want the best for Liqing, and the Pill of Rebirth is the best even if it might take a little bit longer since it will affect her cultivation and other things that will greatly benefit her in the long run. This applies to everyone in the family including you, Li'er. If there's a chance, I will opt for the best option for you if possible."

"Su Yang…" Lian Li nodded with a loving gaze.

Sometime later, Su Yang asked, "Where's your mother?"

"Oh, she's inside her room, and she told me to tell you that she's 'ready'." Lian Li said.

Su Yang nodded and said, "Okay, I will be with her shortly."

"By the way, this is Shi Yuchun, and she'll be working for the Profound Blossom Sect in the future so we'll drop her off before going to the other continents later."

"Okay." Lian Li nodded.

"Anyway, it's about time I go see your mother. I have been making her wait long enough," Su Yang said as he walked away.

"Un." Lian Li nodded.

"You can join us whenever you want. It'll be a unique experience." Su Yang chuckled as he disappeared into the hallway.

"Me? Joining your cultivation session with my mother?" Lian Li stared at Su Yang's disappearing back with a gawking look on her face, as she cannot even begin to imagine cultivating with Su Yang in the same room as her mother.

Sometime later, Su Yang knocked on Feng Xindou's room.

"Can I come inside?" Su Yang spoke from the outside.

"Yes! Come inside!" Feng Xindou responded a second later.

Su Yang then pushed the door open and walked into the room.

And to his surprise, Feng Xindou pounced on him like a tiger in heat the moment he stepped foot inside the room.

"Su Yang… I know you're purposefully teasing me by making me wait so long after agreeing to satisfy my body…" Feng Xindou said to him with her body naked and with Yin Qi flowing down her legs like a river.

"As an Empress, you should learn to be more patient," Su Yang said to her while Feng Xindou removed his clothes for him.

"Who cares about that? I am not the Empress in the bedroom— only a dissatisfied woman yearning for satisfaction!"

Su Yang chuckled and said, "I like the way you think."

He then lowered his body and scooped Feng Xindou's body off the ground before carrying her to the bed like a princess.

After tossing her on the bed, Su Yang immediately spread her legs and inserted his rod into her cave, as it was already wet enough without any foreplay.

"Aaaaah~ Yes! This is it! This is the feeling of satisfaction that my body has been longing for!" Feng Xindou released a satisfied moan as Su Yang ravaged her lustful hole with his beast.

A few hours later, Feng Xindou laid on the bed with her body twitching and her hole leaking with Yang Qi.

"Thank you, Su Yang…" Feng Xindou mumbled to him in a low voice.

Su Yang nodded and said, "Don't even mention it. This is simply 'treatment'. Nothing more, nothing less."

Feng Xindou nodded.

"Anyway, do you want to remain here while I continue treating you or would you like to move to the Profound Blossom Sect in the meantime? It'll be a lot more convenient if I can treat you whenever you need it without needing to travel a million miles. Of course, it doesn't require much effort for me since I have the flying treasure. It'll be all up to you." Su Yang asked her.

"Hmmm… Give me some time to think about it." Feng Xindou said.

"Okay." Su Yang nodded.

Chapter 778 Returning to the Southern Continent

"Take your time to rest and think about my suggestion. I'll be visiting the other continents in the meantime," Su Yang said as he left the bed and the room shortly after.

"Are we ready to leave?" Lian Li asked him after seeing him return.

"Yes. Let's return to the Profound Blossom Sect for now." Su Yang nodded.

Sometime later, Su Yang brought Lian Li and Shi Yuchun back to the Profound Blossom Sect.

"Su Yang, you're back already? That was much quicker than I'd anticipated." Liu Lanzhi said when he entered her room.

"I am only dropping off someone before I continue my business. This little girl here is named Shi Yuchun, and I picked her off the streets so that she can work at the Profound Blossom Sect." Su Yang introduced the little girl.

"You picked her off the streets?" Liu Lanzhi looked at them with wide eyes.

After a moment of silence, Liu Lanzhi asked, "I understand the situation… sort of. But what exactly do you want her to do in the Profound Blossom Sect?"

Su Yang then said, "I have realized this long ago but I never mentioned it since it doesn't matter in our current situation, but the Profound Blossom Sect has no workers. The disciples are currently taking turns cleaning the sect and other miscellaneous things, but if we can hire normal people to do that, they'll have more time to focus on cultivation instead."

"Hmm… Now that you mention it, we haven't hired anybody to maintain the sect since our drama with the Million Snakes Sect…" Liu Lanzhi pondered.

A few more moments later, she nodded, "Okay, I will start hiring more workers to help maintain the sect starting today. And this little girl here can be our first worker."

"What should we do about their salary?" Liu Lanzhi then asked.

"I'll let you decide on that."

Su Yang then turned to look at Shi Yuchun and said, "Starting today, you will be working for the Profound Blossom Sect. Your job is simply to help maintain cleanliness within the sect and other things once you are experienced enough. If you want to cultivate, the sect will provide you with resources so if you want to become a disciple in the future, you can simply just ask the Sect Master here."

Shi Yuchun nodded.

"Then I'll be back later. I will be going to the Southern Continent now."

"See you later." Liu Lanzhi said to him.

"Goodbye, big brother."

Sometime later, Su Yang left the Profound Blossom Sect again with Lian Li and flew to the Southern Region.

Meanwhile, Liu Lanzhi said to Shi Yuchun, "Follow me, I'm going to assign you a living quarter and give you uniforms."

Shi Yuchun nodded.

A few minutes later, Liu Lanzhi gave one of the unoccupied buildings in the Outer Court to Shi Yuchun, dumbfounding the little girl who has never lived in such a big house before.

"I… I am going to live here?" Shi Yuchun asked Liu Lanzhi with clear disbelief written on her face.

"Yes, this will be your new home from now on." Liu Lanzhi nodded.

"I am very busy right now, so I will let one of the disciples give you a tour around the sect later. They can also tell you more about the Profound Blossom Sect. Until then, you can look around the house."

"Thank you, Sect Master." Shi Yuchun said to her.

"Don't thank me, it was Su Yang who brought you here." Liu Lanzhi said with a smile on her face before leaving the place to find a disciple to accompany Shi Yuchun.

Meanwhile, in the Southern Continent, Su Yang stopped the flying boat directly above a familiar-looking place— the Boar Tribe.

"This is the Southern Region, where Sister Liangyu came from?" Lian Li looked around the almost desolate area with her interests intrigued.

"Yes," Su Yang nodded, and he descended directly inside the city, dumbfounding the people there.

Although the people there were startled by Su Yang's sudden appearance at first, even mistaking him for an intruder, when they finally saw his handsome face and jadelike skin, they immediately recognized his identity.

"Y-You are! Our Savior!" The people there quickly gathered around Su Yang and Lian Li before kowtowing on the ground and praying to them as though they were gods.

"Stand up and bring me your chief. I want to speak with him." Su Yang said to them.

"Right away, Savior!"

A few moments later, a muscular man wearing clothes that stood out from the rest could be seen running towards their direction in a hurried manner.

"If my memories serve me right, you are Lebao." Su Yang looked at him with a calm expression on his face.

"That's correct, Savior." Lebao did not kneel on the floor like everyone else but still lowered his head when speaking to Su Yang, as he knew very well the difference between them. "What brought you back to the Boar Tribe, Savior?"

"It's nothing serious. I just want to see if you recognize any of the names on this list." Su Yang showed Lebao the list of ingredients.

A few moments later, Lebao shook his head and said, "Unfortunately, I don't. Perhaps the Dragon Tribe might know something…"

"I see… Thank you." Su Yang did not linger around the place and immediately went to the Dragon Tribe.

After Su Yang left, Lebao fell on the ground on his butt with his back soaked in sweat.

'Damn! Thank the heavens he left so quickly! I could hardly resist my emotions just now! Even though it's been many months since Qin Liangyu left the tribe and I already have my own family, my heart still burns every time I am reminded of what happened on that day!' Lebao sighed inwardly.

"I heard the Savior is here! Where's the Savior?!"

The ladies that Su Yang had cultivated with appeared sometime later in hopes to see Su Yang again, but alas, they were too late to the scene and Su Yang was already long gone.

Chapter 779 Spiritual Root of Restoration

After leaving the Boar Tribe, Su Yang traveled to the Dragon Tribe, and despite their little drama previously, Su Yang remained calm and descended in the middle of their tribe.

"Intruder! We have an intruder!" Someone immediately shouted after Su Yang landed on the ground.

Very quickly, the tribesmen from the Dragon Tribe surrounded them with their weapons raised.

"Who are you?! Do you have any idea where you are?! You are trespassing into our Dragon Tribe's territory! No, this is already considered as an invasion!" One of the warriors there shouted at them.

Su Yang glanced at this warrior and spoke in a nonchalant voice, "Where's Chief Long? I want to speak with him."

"You haven't answered my questions! Who are you?!" The warrior questioned Su Yang again, but he didn't dare to do anything too aggressive, as the aura emitting from Su Yang and the goddess beside him was so immense that they were having trouble breathing.

Su Yang shook his head and retrieved his storage ring before pulling out a large black weapon.

"T-T-That's the Black Dragon Axe! Why do you have our—" The place instantly turned silent, and the tribesmen there all looked at Su Yang with a terrified look in their gazes.

After a few seconds of awkward silence, another voice resounded there, "What's with this commotion?! Where's the intruder?!"

Chief Long's voice could be heard loud and clearly from not far away.

The tribesmen there made a path between Su Yang and Chief Long, and when Chief Long saw Su Yang's handsome face, he immediately fell on his butt with a terrified look on his face, looking like he was before the murderer who slaughtered his parents.

Chief Long could also feel a burning sensation in the arm that had been severed by Su Yang during their match before, almost like it was recalling the feeling it'd experienced on that day.

"Y-Y-You! What are you doing here?! My Dragon Tribe hasn't approached the Boar Tribe since then, much less bother them! In fact, the Dragon Tribe never left our own territory since then!" Chief Long immediately began telling Su Yang how 'well-behaved' the Dragon Tribe has been ever since their fight, fearing that he was there to kill them all.

"Calm down, I am not here to fight." Su Yang calmly approached Chief Long.

He then showed the list of ingredients to Chief Long and spoke, "Do you recognize any names on this list?"

"Uhh…"

Although he was dazed by the confusing situation, Chief Long took a look at the list regardless with an obedient look on his face.

A few moments later, Chief Long pointed to one of the names and said, "I-If I recall correctly, there is a family in the Desolate City that likes to collect the rarest resources in this world, and they'd obtained something with a similar name not long ago…"

Su Yang looked at the name Chief Long was pointing to—

"The Flower of Resurrection, huh?" Su Yang nodded. "I see, thank you."

"W-Wait!" Chief Long suddenly said as Su Yang turned around.

"What is it?" Su Yang stopped and looked at him.

"I also know a second name on the list! In fact, it's even within the Dragon Tribe! And I am willing to exchange it for the Black Dragon Axe you'd taken from us!" Chief Long gritted his teeth afterward.

There was a good chance that Su Yang might steal this treasure from him without returning the Black Dragon Axe to him, but Chief Long desperately wanted the Black Dragon Axe back so he had no other choice but to risk everything!

Su Yang raised his eyebrows when heard Chief Long's words, and without any hesitation, he tossed the Black Dragon Axe at Chief Long's feet and said, "Okay. If you really have one of the ingredients on this list, I'll return the Black Dragon Axe to you."

"Eh? Really? You won't go back on your words afterward?"

The results were so unexpected that Chief Long became doubtful. Surely, there must be some hidden agenda for Su Yang to return the Black Dragon Axe so easily.

"I will promise you that I won't take the Black Dragon Axe from you afterward, so you can stop looking at me with those eyes. The Black Dragon Axe may be a powerful Heaven-grade treasure, but it's useless in my hands. If you give me the ingredient, I'll give you the Black Dragon Axe and even something extra."

After pondering in silence for a moment, Chief Long stood up and nodded, "Okay. I will trust you. Follow me back to my place."

A few minutes later, Su Yang and Lian Li followed Chief Long back to his home.

"Wait right here for a moment." Chief Long said to them before entering his home.

Half a minute later, Chief Long returned outside with a small wooden box and spoke, "We found this sometime last year by chance when we went out hunting. After doing some research, we have learned that it was called 'Spiritual Root of Restoration'. Hopefully, it's the same one you're looking for."

Su Yang accepted the wooden box and placed it in front of his nose before taking a few deep sniffs.

"Smells like the right ingredient." Su Yang nodded a few moments later, leaving Chief Long speechless.

If he was in Su Yang's shoes, he would at least peek inside to make sure he wasn't being fooled. After all, what if he wanted to fool Su Yang for revenge?

Sometime later, Su Yang retrieved his storage ring and tossed the Spiritual Root of Restoration into it before taking out a pill and giving it to Chief Long.

"T-This is?" Chief Long looked at the pill with an ominous feeling.

"Consume this pill and your limbs will regrow within a year."

"W-What?!" Chief Long exclaimed in a shocked voice. Does such a powerful pill really exist in this world?

"You don't have to believe me if you don't want to. I am not the one missing a limb." Su Yang shrugged as he tossed the pill at Chief Long in a nonchalant manner.

Chapter 780 Desolate City

"T-Thank you, Senior!" Chief Long bowed to Su Yang in a respectful manner after catching the pill.

"By the way, which way is this Desolate City?" Su Yang asked afterward.

"Towards the east from this place." Chief Long said.

Su Yang nodded and returned to the flying boat with Lian Li.

A few moments later, they flew away from the Dragon Tribe and flew towards the east.

Once Su Yang was gone, Chief Long fell on his butt again and stared at the mysterious pill in his grasp.

There was no way for him to tell whether the pill is poisoned or not because he is not an alchemist, nor are there any alchemy masters in the Dragon Tribe. However, since Su Yang really kept his promise and returned the Black Dragon Axe, this mysterious pill might actually be exactly as he'd described it.

"Ahhh! Fuck it! I am already crippled! If this pill kills me then so be it!" Chief Long shouted before tossing the pill into his mouth and swallowing it whole.

Meanwhile, Lian Li asked Su Yang sometime after they left the Dragon Tribe, "So we now have 2 ingredients out of the required nine, and if this family has the third ingredient, we'll be almost halfway there. I think we are quite fortunate already. Don't you think so too, Su Yang?"

Su Yang nodded and said, "Yes, obtaining 2 ingredients out of nine is already very fortunate for us, and we still have two more continents to explore after this one."

Sometime later, Lian Li pointed at the large city a few miles in the distance and said, "Do you think that's the Desolate City?"

"We'll see."

A few moments later, they descended outside the city and approached the guards standing outside. However, unlike the Eastern Continent and the Holy Central Continent, there weren't as many people entering and leaving the city.

"Is this the Desolate City?" Su Yang asked the startled guards, as they have never seen someone with skin as pale and pure as theirs, nor have they seen any women even half as beautiful as Lian Li before.

"Y-Yes, this is Desolate City!" The guard nodded in a dazed manner.

Su Yang then said, "Is there a family known for collecting rare treasures in this city? I'm here to meet them."

"A family that collects…? Oh, you mean the Ji Family?"

Su Yang nodded and suddenly retrieved a handful of spirit stones before asking them, "Can you tell me a little more about this Ji Family?"

The guards' stared at the glistening spirit stones in Su Yang's grasp with a gawking expression, and they immediately began telling Su Yang everything they knew about the Ji Family.

"The Ji Family is one of if not the wealthiest family in the Southern Continent, and as you already know, they have a habit of collecting extremely rare treasures from around the world. If you have something rare to sell, they will buy it for much more than others would. However, if you want something from their collection, expect to pay much more as well."

"I see… Thank you. Here's something for your work." Su Yang handed the spirit stones to the guards before entering the city with Lian Li.

"Oh! One more thing, Senior!" One of the guards suddenly stopped them.

"Hm?"

The guard then turned to look at Lian Li before speaking in a nervous tone, "Don't tell them I said this but… The Ji Family has a son who is extremely perverted and well-known for harassing any beautiful women he sets his eyes on. If I were you, I would go there alone."

"Is that so? Thank you for your warning, but I am not someone who would hide my own woman in fear of another man. If he dares to even look at her inappropriately, I'll personally gouge his eyes out." Su Yang spoke with a cold smile on his face, causing the guards to shiver in fear.

Once Su Yang left the scene, the guards mumbled to each other.

"Just who was that man? To look down on the Ji Family in such a manner, he must have come from an incredibly powerful background."

"Did you see that goddess beside him though? Seeing her beauty has significantly increased my own standards! I would've never imagined that such a beautiful woman could exist in this world!"

"Are you kidding me? I don't think I'll be able to forget about her in this life!"

"Haaa… If I had a woman who has even 10 percent of that goddess' beauty, I would be able to die peacefully at any moment of the day!"

"Hahaha! Have you looked in the mirror before? I'd off myself if you can get a woman that's even one percent of that goddess' beauty!"

"Man, fuck you!"

Meanwhile, Su Yang and Lian Li just arrived at the Ji Family's household that took up an entire street.

"These people are definitely rich…" Lian Li mumbled after seeing the overly decorated building, feeling like she was staring at a building made of pure gold.

After standing around for a few seconds, Su Yang approached the doors, where a single guard that emitted the cultivation of peak Earth Spirit Realm stood.

"Hmmm?"

When the Earth Spirit Realm guard noticed Su Yang's approaching figure, he immediately began pondering to figure out Su Yang's identity.

'I have never seen this man or the woman beside him before, but… they're definitely experts! The aura they're emitting is stronger than every single Heavenly Spirit Realm Cultivators that I have encountered before!' The guard thought to himself.

"Welcome to the Ji Family, esteemed guests. How may we assist you today?"

The guard bowed to them in a respectful manner.

"I'm here to do business with the Ji Family. I may have some treasure they want, and they might have something that I want. Are they home?" Su Yang asked the guard.

"Yes, they are. Please follow me to the guest room whilst I notify the Ji Family of your presence."

Chapter 781 Ji Family

After following the guard to some spacious room with a single long table and a couple of chairs, the guard said to them, "Please wait here for a couple of minutes while I notify the Ji Family of your presence."

Once the guard left the room, Lian Li turned to look at Su Yang and asked him, "What kind of treasure do you intend on trading them for the Flower of Resurrection?"

"Just a few things that definitely don't exist in this world," Su Yang responded with a smile on his face.

"Huh?" Lian Li looked at him with slightly widened eyes, and she asked, "If it doesn't exist in this world then how are you going to trade them?"

"Did you forget where 'Immortal Fairy Su Yue' came from? She brought a couple of things from the Divine Heavens to this world— things that cannot exist here as this world is still too immature. Since they are collectors, I'm sure it would fascinate them. If not, I can always pull out a Divine-grade technique as an offer."

"Oooh… I see…" Lian Li nodded with an enlightened expression on her face.

Meanwhile, somewhere inside the Ji Family, the guard that greeted Su Yang and Lian Li stood before three people— a beautiful middle-aged woman, a slightly muscular middle-aged man, and a chubby young man.

"We have unknown guests that appear to be important people? Did you not ask for their names?" The middle-aged man asked the guard.

The guard then realized that he'd forgotten about this and shook his head, "I was too nervous and forgot to ask about their background… Their aura… It's definitely extraordinary. I wouldn't be surprised if they were royalty, Lord Ji."

"Royalties, huh? Very well, I will meet them." The middle-aged man nodded before standing up.

"I will come with you, father." The chubby young man followed him.

However, the guard suddenly stopped them and said, "Y-Young Lord Ji… I think it would be for the best if you didn't go…"

"What? Why not?" The chubby young man frowned.

"Well…" The guard turned to look at Lord Ji with a gaze pleading for help.

"Hmmm…"

The middle-aged man narrowed his eyes and pondered, 'I have never seen him so nervous before. Perhaps the guests are actually royalty…'

After a moment of pondering, he nodded and said, "Ji Ran, stay here with your mother."

"What?! Why are you leaving me behind because of some words a guard said?!" Ji Ran the chubby young man exclaimed.

"And you! You may have been with us for a long time, but don't forget your position as a mere guard! How dare you speak such nonsense!" Ji Ran then pointed at the guard and started shouting angrily.

"Ji Ran, calm down." The middle-aged woman suddenly said, and she continued, "Although Zou Taixin may only be a guard, he's been working for the Ji Family even before you were born so show him some respect. Furthermore, he has greeted tens of thousands of guests for us. I don't think he would speak nonsense and I believe that there's a good reason why he'd said such words."

"Thank you, Madam Ji." Zou Taixin bowed to Madam Ji.

"Anyway, I can't keep the guests waiting for too long. I'll be back." Lord Ji said as he left the room with Zou Taixin.

As they approached the guests' room, Lord Ji asked Zou Taixin, "So? What is the real reason you don't want my son to be present? He may be hot-tempered at times, he is usually well-behaved before guests."

Zou Taixin showed a bitter smile and said, "I think it would be better for you to see the reason for yourself, Lord Ji, as my words would not do any justice."

"What? Why would you need to…? Actually, don't tell me. I'm even more interested in these guests now." Lord Ji said with a smile on his face.

Sometime later, they arrived at the guests' room.

"Thank you for being patient, I am Ji—" Lord Ji opened the door before speaking with a smile on his face.

However, when he saw Lian Li's otherworldly beauty and felt Su Yang's unfathomable aura, Lord Ji choked on the empty air from shock.

*Cough* *Cough* *Cough*

"Ahem!"

After clearing his throat a few coughs later, Lord Ji spoke with an awkward expression on his face, "I-I apologize for that unsightly scene just now, esteemed guests. I am Ji Hong, the head of the Ji Family… May I ask for your identities?"

"Su Yang from the Eastern Continent," he responded with a calm expression on his face.

"E-Eastern Continent?!" Ji Hong's eyes widened with shock.

Lian Li then spoke without letting Ji Hong recover from his shock, "Lian Li from the Holy Central Continent."

"H-Holy Central Continent?! That place exists?!" Ji Hong nearly tripped over himself after hearing Lian Li's words, but he managed to hold onto the table and prevent his embarrassing fall.

Sometime later, when Ji Hong finally managed to get to his seat and sit down, he looked at Su Yang and Lian Li with a serious expression on his face.

'No wonder Zou Taixin said it would be for the best if my son had stayed behind! If he saw this goddess, who knows what he might do to offend them! And if they're truly from another continent, it means that they have the capability to traverse the Jade Sea! We cannot afford to offend someone like them!'

"A-Anyway, what brings you to the Ji Family? I was briefed that you would like to sell some treasures to my Ji Family and are possibly even looking for a treasure here. What do you have to sell? And what kind of treasure are you looking for?" Ji Hong spoke to them with a business-like expression on his face after calming down.

Su Yang nodded and said, "We are indeed looking for a treasure that you might possibly have, and we would like to exchange some of our treasures for it."

Chapter 782 You Should Become My Woman!

"I see… What is this treasure, exactly?" Ji Hong asked them a moment later.

"Do you have a treasure called 'Flower of Resurrection'?" Su Yang then asked.

"Flower of Resurrection?! So you are here for that treasure, huh..." Ji Hong sighed.

"Is there a problem?" Su Yang asked with raised eyebrows.

"Well, to be completely honest with you, esteemed guests, the Flower of Resurrection is the rarest treasure in our collection, and there are always people trying to obtain it. However, I am only willing to exchange the Flower of Resurrection for something of equal value or more, but alas, the Flower of Resurrection is a one-of-a-kind treasure…"

"If you're looking for one-of-a-kind treasures then you don't need to worry, as I have plenty of them right here…"

Su Yang retrieved Qiuyue's storage pouch before dumping out a couple of treasures on the table.

"T-This is!" Ji Hong stood up from shock when he saw these treasures on the table. However, he was shocked not because he recognized them. Instead, he was shocked because he doesn't recognize any of these treasures!

As one of the top treasure collectors in the Southern Continent, Ji Hong's knowledge regarding treasures is extremely vast so there are very few treasures in this world that he doesn't recognize. And in most cases, these treasures turn out to be one-of-a-kind treasures like the Flower of Resurrection.

And for there to be so many treasures that he doesn't recognize to gather in the same spot, it greatly shook Ji Hong's soul as a collector.

"FABULOUS!" Ji Hong shouted with his face full of excitement.

"If you don't mind, can I take a closer look at these treasures?" Ji Hong asked Su Yang a moment later.

"Be my guest," Su Yang nodded.

Ji Hong quickly walked to stand beside Su Yang and the treasures, but he didn't immediately look at the treasures.

Instead, he retrieved some kind of silk gloves and wore them on his hands before he began touching the treasures, almost like he was afraid of staining them even with his fingerprints.

Ji Hong proceeded to spend the next ten minutes looking through every single one of these unknown treasures with intense focus, leaving not even a single spot on these treasures unchecked.

Sometime later, Ji Hong placed the treasures down and took a deep breath before looking at Su Yang speaking, "Each of these treasures emits an aura that surpasses the Flower of Resurrection. I cannot imagine why you would want to exchange any of them for the Flower of Resurrection."

Su Yang smiled and said, "It's for my woman."

"Y-Your woman?" Ji Hong's eyes unconsciously turned to look at Lian Li.

"So? Are you willing to exchange for the Flower of Resurrection? You can decide." Su Yang asked him a moment later.

One would expect Ji Hong to immediately accept Su Yang's offer but he did not respond for a good second before asking, "If you don't mind me asking, where did you find these treasures? From the Eastern Continent? Or the Holy Central Continent?"

Su Yang shook his head and said, "It's from neither of these places."

"Huh? Then where did you find them?"

"Let's just say it was brought here by an Immortal from another world," Su Yang responded with a calm expression on his handsome face.

Ji Hong could not even find the proper expression to react to such words and merely stared at Su Yang in a speechless and gawking manner.

Suddenly, a small commotion could be heard coming from outside the room—

"Young Master! You cannot enter right now!"

"Get out of my way, you damn guard!"

Bang!

"Let me see what is going on here that I am not allowed to attend!" Ji Hong's son Ji Ran suddenly kicked the door open and walked inside in an overbearing manner.

And of course, as someone who is obsessed with beautiful women, Lian Li's otherworldly face was the first thing Ji Ran noticed after entering the room.

"Heavens! I have never seen a woman so beautiful in my life! Are you a fairy?! A real goddess, perhaps?! You should become my woman! I promise that I will treat you like a queen!" Ji Ran ignored everything else in the room and made his way towards Lian Li.

However, before he could even take two steps, a large figure blocked his path, causing Ji Ran to look up.

"F-Father?" Ji Ran mumbled in a dazed voice.

PAP!

Ji Hong suddenly raised his hands with his fingers spread and smacked his own son across the face, sending him flying out of the room in a vicious manner.

"Who gave you the permission to enter this room?! I'd specifically told you to stay behind with your mother!" Ji Hong pointed at Ji Ran and shouted.

"F-Father… I-I'm sorry…" Ji Ran immediately began sobbing like a baby.

"I don't need your apology! I need you to stay the fuck out of this room!" Ji Hong then slammed the door closed before turning to bow to Su Yang and Lian Li.

"I deeply apologize for my useless son's behavior just now, esteemed guests. He's an idiot who immediately loses his mind whenever a beautiful woman enters his sights. I will properly punish him later."

Su Yang smiled and said, "Fortunately for him, you'd stopped him, as I would've cut him down if he'd taken another step."

Ji Hong immediately began sweating after hearing Su Yang's words, yet he didn't dare to react angrily like one normally would if someone were to threaten to kill their son before them.

"Anyway, let's continue our business. Go ahead and pick one. I'm waiting." Su Yang said in a nonchalant manner afterward, almost like he didn't just threaten to kill Ji Hong's son just now.

"T-Then I will pick this one…" Ji Hong pointed to one of the treasures there with trembling fingers a moment later.

"Are you sure?" Su Yang asked him. "As a collector, you should be able to tell their worth even if you don't recognize them. The one you'd picked just now is the cheapest one."

"I know…" Ji Hong nodded with a sweaty forehead, and he continued a second later, "I don't mind. Really."

Chapter 783 Collection Room

"If that's your choice, I won't say anything else. Bring the Flower of Resurrection here so we can finish this deal," Su Yang said.

However, Ji Hong did not immediately leave and said instead, "D-Do you think I will be able to buy the other treasures? Even if it's just one or two of them, I'd love to add them to my collection! Please! I beg of you!"

Seeing Ji Hong begging him, Su Yang said, "Just like you, I have no interest in money. However, if you have some treasures that I want, I can consider exchanging my treasures for them."

"Oh, thank you! Thank you very much! Please, follow me to the collection room! The Flower of Resurrection is there, too!"

Su Yang nodded and proceeded to follow Ji Hong into another room that was on the other side of the house.

Sometime later, they stood before a giant door that emitted an ominous feeling.

Su Yang frowned slightly when he saw this, and he said, "What is inside this room? Why do I sense a cursed presence coming from within?"

"What do you mean by that, Senior? Cursed presence?" Ji Hong looked at him with a genuinely confused look on his face, clearly having no clue what Su Yang was talking about.

"Cursed presence? I also don't feel anything," Lian Li also said.

"It's not unrealistic that you can't sense it because I am currently using a unique technique that allows me to see things one normally is unable to see," said Su Yang, who had the All-Seeing Celestial Eyes activated, which allowed him to see the cursed presence.

"Li'er, it'd be for the best if you stay out here just in case. The cursed presence is pretty intense but it won't be able to harm us because of our cultivation base. However, it might be a different case for the vulnerable little one inside your body right now." Su Yang said to her.

Lian Li nodded, "Okay, I'll stay out here until you're done."

"I'm really sorry about this, Seniors… I collect treasures from all around the world, and most of them I don't have any information on, so I might have picked up a cursed treasure or something, but it was definitely not intentionally…" Ji Hong immediately began apologizing.

Su Yang shook his head and said, "Don't worry about it, I am not blaming you. Cursed treasures are incredibly rare, and not many people know how to spot them even where I am from so I definitely don't expect people here to know about their existence."

"Thank you, Senior! And once again, I apologize for all of this…" Ji Hong nodded.

A few moments later, Ji Hong took a minute to deactivate the formation that was protecting the collection room before opening the door.

"Thank you for waiting, esteemed guest." Ji Hong said to him afterward.

Su Yang narrowed his eyes slightly at the cursed presence that was oozing out of the open door. However, no matter how intimidating it may appear, Su Yang has experienced cursed presences that were many times more powerful.

Thus, he entered the collection room with Ji Hong with a calm look on his face.

The instant Su Yang entered the collection room, he could feel the temperature in the room drop sharply, feeling almost like he'd been transported into a snowy area with cold breezes.

The collection room itself was quite vast with many display cases properly placed inside, looking like an expensive jewelry store. But instead of jewelry, there were rare treasures being displayed.

"Feel free to look around, esteemed guest. If you see something that you like or are interested in, please let me know. The Flower of Resurrection is towards the end of the room."

Su Yang nodded and proceeded to look through the treasures in the room while ignoring the cursed presence that quickly surrounded him, almost like it was trying to analyze his existence.

'Hmmm, although these are definitely top-grade treasures in this world, I don't need any of them…' Su Yang thought to himself until he noticed a glowing red jewel sitting calmly in the middle of the room.

'This is…'

Su Yang narrowed his eyes at this red jewel that appeared to have some sort of liquid trapped in the center.

Ji Hong could tell that Su Yang was interested in the red jewel and said to him, "That's one of many treasures that I have no information on, and it was sold to me by some Cultivator who said he'd found it near a volcano that'd recently erupted. There appears to be some kind of liquid inside the jewel, but I do not dare to crack it open so I left it untouched."

Su Yang then said, "The liquid inside is the real treasure, as it's basically Yang Element spiritual energy that'd liquefy. This is perfect for someone like me. I'll exchange this jewel for one of my treasures, and once again, I'll let you decide."

"Thank you, esteemed guest! I will take it out for you now!"

Ji Hong quickly opened the display case and retrieved the red jewel from inside before handing it to Su Yang.

Su Yang in return allowed Ji Hong to pick one of his treasures.

Once the transaction was completed, Su Yang continued to look around for more treasure.

After a couple more minutes, Su Yang stopped walking again and stood in front of another display case.

"So this is the cursed treasure, huh? Its appearance doesn't match its powerful presence," Su Yang shook his head at the wooden sword in the display case.

"How'd you know this was a treasure?" Su Yang turned to ask Ji Hong a moment later.

"Oh, that? I thought it was only an ordinary wooden stick at first, but when the person who sold me this weapon tried to destroy it but failed, I knew it was a treasure." Ji Hong said, and he continued, "The person who sold me that treasure was a Cultivator at the peak of the Heavenly Spirit Realm, but he was unable to make a dent on this wooden sword with a Heaven-grade treasure."

Chapter 784 Cursed Treasure

"Do you mind if I try it?" Su Yang asked Ji Hong a moment later.

"Try? Try what?" Ji Hong raised his eyebrows in a puzzled manner.

"Try to destroy it," he responded with a smile on his face, and he continued, "Don't worry, I'll pay for this wooden sword even if I break it."

"If that's the case, I don't mind." Ji Hong nodded, feeling much more relieved after hearing Su Yang's second sentence.

"Good. We can continue the exchange after I see everything else." Su Yang said, and he returned to looking at the collection room that had over a hundred treasures.

Sometime later, Su Yang stood before the Flower of Resurrection, a glowing red flower that appeared to be being burned by flames without actually being burned.

"This is indeed the Flower of Resurrection," Su Yang nodded with a smile on his face. "Here's the treasure you wanted for it."

Su Yang then handed the treasure to Ji Hong.

"Thank you very much for your business, esteemed guest. Allow me to take it out for you."

A few moments later, Ji Hong retrieved the Flower of Resurrection and placed it inside a wooden box to preserve its quality before handing it over to Su Yang.

"Then let's finish our last exchange with the cursed sword," Su Yang said as he approached the cursed sword.

However, right as Ji Hong tried to open the display case, Su Yang suddenly said, "Wait a second."

"Is there something wrong?" Ji Hong asked.

"Cursed treasures have a consciousness of their own, and it can tell that I want it, so it wants to challenge me. If you touch it now, it might try to harm you."

Hearing Su Yang's words, Ji Hong immediately jerked his hands back in a startled manner, almost like he accidentally touched something too hot.

A moment later, Su Yang opened the display case and grabbed the wooden sword with Sword Qi protecting his body.

Shaaaaaa!

The moment Su Yang touched the wooden sword, black smoke began coming out, almost like it was scorching his skin.

"E-Esteemed guest! Are you okay?!" Ji Hong exclaimed in a startled voice, and he looked at Su Yang with a worried look on his face.

"Don't worry, it's not hurting me. The smoke is not because I am getting burned— it's because I am suppressing its cursed presence." Su Yang said, and he continued, "Let's go outside. I want to see if this cursed treasure is really that durable."

Ji Hong nodded and followed Su Yang outside.

"By the way, are you really okay with breaking it? It may be cursed, but it's' still a treasure nevertheless…" Ji Hong asked him out of curiosity.

"If it breaks over something so simple, it isn't worthy of being called a cursed treasure." Su Yang said with a smile on his face.

"Oh? You're back? How did it go?" Lian Li asked them after they left the collection room.

Su Yang nodded and explained to her their current situation.

"That wooden stick is the cursed treasure? Unbelievable…" Lian Li said as she looked at the wooden sword that was slightly trembling in Su Yang's grasp. If it was laying in the middle of the street, she would've definitely treated it as trash and ignored it.

"How are cursed treasures even created?" Lian Li asked a moment later.

"Nobody really knows, but because cursed treasures always have their own consciousness, people believe they are spiritual treasures that have turned evil after gaining its own consciousness." Su Yang said.

And he continued, "Some spiritual treasures will gain their own consciousness naturally whilst some spiritual treasures are born with their own consciousness."

"I see…" Lian Li nodded.

Sometime later, they arrived in a vast and empty court somewhere in the Ji Family's household.

"Okay, esteemed guest. You can do whatever you want here." Ji Hong said to them.

Su Yang nodded and said, "The both of you should stand back. Things might get a little hectic."

Ji Hong and Lian Li proceeded to distance themselves from Su Yang.

Once they were distanced enough, Su Yang created a defensive formation around himself just in case.

A few moments later, Su Yang tossed the wooden sword into the sky and said, "If you can survive this hit, I'll make you my weapon!"

Su Yang retrieved another sword before releasing his Sword Will.

"Heaven Consuming Strike!"

An immense pressure appeared in the area, and the sword in Su Yang's hands gushed with black flames.

Su Yang swung the sword towards the sky a second later, sending a massive arc of black flames flying at the cursed weapon.

If the cursed weapon had a face to make an expression right now, it would definitely be a face filled with fear and shock.

WHOOSH!

The Heaven Consuming Strike consumed the entire cursed treasure and continued to fly towards the heavens, taking the cursed sword with it.

As for the defensive barrier Su Yang had created, it was easily shattered by his own technique.

Ji Hong's jaw dropped to the ground when he witnessed Su Yang's strength.

'If he wanted to, he could easily destroy an entire city or two with that technique!' Ji Hong cried inwardly.

Even Lian Li was not spared from the shock and cried inwardly, 'Heavens! He had such a powerful sword technique?! If he'd used that during our spar… I wouldn't be standing here right now!'

Su Yang remained standing there afterward, and he stared at the sky, almost like he was waiting for the cursed sword to come back down.

"I don't think that cursed treasure would be able to survive such an attack…" Ji Hong mumbled in a dazed voice.

"I doubt even a Divine-grade treasure would be able to survive that…" Lian Li also mumbled.

However, to their surprise, they could see a small dot in the sky that grew larger and larger.

"Heavens! It survived! The cursed treasure actually survived!" Ji Hong exclaimed when the cursed sword returned to the ground.

Chapter 785 The Northern Continent

Chapter 785 The Northern Continent

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The sword in Su Yang's hands disintegrated into nothing after releasing the Heaven Consuming Strike, and Su Yang calmly watched as the cursed sword casually fell back to the ground with a somewhat arrogant feeling to it.

"Hmm… Not bad, as even a Divine-grade spiritual treasure would've been damaged by that attack just now." Su Yang said as he lifted his palm, using his spiritual energy to retrieve the cursed sword on the ground.

"Okay, as promised, I'll make you my weapon for now." Su Yang then tossed the cursed sword into his storage ring before returning to Lian Li and Ji Hong.

"The cursed treasure won't cause any trouble in the future, right?" Lian Li asked him.

"No, it won't. Although I don't know how cursed treasures are created, I know how to seal them or turn them back to normal spiritual treasures," Su Yang said in a calm voice. "Once we return to the Divine Heavens, I'll free it from its cursed state and see what kind of treasure it really is."

Lian Li nodded.

"Anyway, thank you for your time and exchanging the Flower of Resurrection." Su Yang said to Ji Hong as he retrieved the flying boat and boarded it.

"N-No! I should be the one thanking you, esteemed guests!" Ji Hong bowed to them.

Su Yang and Lian Li disappeared from the Ji Family shortly after, leaving Ji Hong speechless.

"Xiao Rong. Where is the Northern Continent?" Su Yang said out loud.

A few seconds later, Xiao Rong appeared before him after coming from somewhere and pointed in a certain direction.

Su Yang nodded and controlled the flying boat to fly in that direction.

A few minutes later, they arrived before a vast land with spiritual energy similar to the Eastern Continent if not a little bit better.

"So this is the Northern Continent, huh?"

After staring at the place for a moment, Su Yang turned to look at Xiao Rong and asked her, "Can you find the location with the strongest Cultivators here? Since the spiritual energy in this area is similar to the Eastern Continent, the strongest Cultivator should also be around the peak of the Heavenly Spirit Realm and the Sovereign Spirit Realm."

Xiao Rong nodded and began using her spiritual sense to sweep the continent.

A few moments later, she said, "This way."

Su Yang then followed behind her.

Sometime later, they arrived at this unknown mountain peak that was so high up in the air that it was on the same level as clouds, even surrounded by them.

"Hmm… second level of the Sovereign Spirit Realm, huh? Not bad considering this place is only slightly better than the Eastern Continent." Su Yang mumbled after sensing this Cultivator's aura.

At the same time, the Cultivator that had been cultivating in peace also noticed Su Yang and the others' presence.

"Who are you?"

A cold voice resounded, and a tall shadowy figure appeared before them a few seconds later.

"I'm Su Yang from the Eastern Continent, and I may have some business here," he said.

"The Eastern Continent?"

The shadowy figure sounded slightly shocked, and it continued a moment later in a slightly more respectful tone, "What do you mean by you 'may' have business here? What do you seek in the Northern Continent, fellow Cultivators from the Eastern Continent?"

"We came to the Northern Continent in hopes of finding the things on this list. Let me know if you recognize any of the ones that aren't crossed out." Su Yang said as he handed the ingredient list to the shadowy figure with his spiritual energy.

"Hmmm…"

The shadowy figure looked at the list for a long moment before speaking again, "I do not recognize any of the names on this list, but that's most likely due to my lifestyle, as I haven't left this peak for over 1,000 years now. Therefore, you should find someone else to see if they can recognize it."

"Is that so?" Su Yang nodded and said, "Thank you for trying."

He then turned to look at Xiao Rong and said, "Find me the next strongest Cultivator."

Xiao Rong nodded and turned around, disappearing from the scene with Su Yang and Lian Li shortly after.

The shadowy figure sighed in a deep voice after Su Yang left, "I thought that I'd reached the pinnacle of cultivation in this world, but alas, it appears that I had been a frog in a well this entire time…"

"Thank you for opening my eyes, Cultivators from the Eastern Continent…"

Meanwhile, Su Yang stopped the flying boat above a massive pavilion sometime after leaving the unknown mountain peak.

"Who dares to fly above the Ning Family's household?!"

A loud voice boomed a few seconds later, and two Cultivators, presumably a couple, came out of the buildings and flew towards them a minute later.

"Who are you?! Do you know where you are?! You are trespassing in my— Ning Family's territory! This is considered an invasion!" One of the figures, a middle-aged man with sharp facial features shouted at them, and he was only at the peak of the Heavenly Spirit Realm.

The other figure, a beautiful middle-aged woman, was surprisingly at the first level of the Sovereign Spirit Realm.

"Calm down. I don't know who you are because we are from the Eastern Continent, and we need some help looking for a few ingredients." Su Yang said in a nonchalant voice.

"What? The Eastern Continent? How is that possible?" The middle-aged man exclaimed in a shocked voice.

"Are you really from the Eastern Continent?" The woman also couldn't help but ask them.

Su Yang nodded and said, "Yes, and I am looking for the ingredients on this list."

The middle-aged man caught the list and looked through it.

"Do you recognize any of the ingredients on that list?" Su Yang asked them again a moment later.

"No, I don't." The middle-aged man said in a cold voice before tossing the list back to Su Yang, and he continued, "Now get lost!"

Su Yang narrowed his eyes at the middle-aged man.

'This man… he's lying.' Su Yang thought to himself.

Chapter 786 Lotus of Awakening

"I know you're skeptical of our presence, but rest assured that we're only here for the ingredients on that list. If you truly don't recognize any ingredients on that list then we will leave peacefully. If you do recognize the ingredients or even have one of them, I am willing to exchange for it with my own treasures that will definitely not disappoint you." Su Yang said to them.

"Which part of 'don't recognize' do you not understand? I don't care what kind of treasure you have! Get out of this place before I force you!" The middle-aged man shouted, looking unfathomably angry for some reason.

Seeing this, Su Yang shook his head and said, "I understand that our arrival has bothered your fun time in the bedroom, but there's no need to be so angry. You can go ahead and continue your session. We can wait here until you're finished."

"YOU LITTLE—!"

Just as the middle-aged man was prepared to explode, the beauty beside him extended her arm and blocked him from charging at Su Yang.

"Honey?! Why are you stopping me?!" He turned to look at her with a puzzled look.

She shook her head and said, "I won't blame you for not realizing our situation because you're only at the Heavenly Spirit Realm, but those people are experts that far surpasses even myself, especially that young lady with the silver hair. If you attack them, who knows what might happen to the Ning Family afterward…"

"W-What?!" The middle-aged man exclaimed in a shocked voice, and he turned to look at Su Yang's handsome face with his body soaked in cold sweats.

The beauty then stepped forward and bowed to Su Yang, "Greetings, Seniors. This one is called Ning Menghua, and this short-tempered one beside me is my husband, Ning Hao. Since you are from the Eastern Continent, you probably don't know us, but we're the ruler of the Northern Continent."

"I hope you didn't take offense just now regarding my husband's attitude towards you, Seniors."

Su Yang silently looked at the beauty for a second before speaking in a calm voice, "We are the ones who intruded upon your territory and even disturbed your peace, so I fully understand."

"Thank you, Seniors. Now, regarding the ingredients on this list…"

Ning Menghua pointed at one of the names and said, "Not only do I recognize the Lotus of Awakening but it's in our possession. However, it is also one of our most precious treasures, and we never even thought about letting it go, much less exchanging it for something else…"

Su Yang nodded and said, "Perhaps this will change your mind."

He then retrieved a scroll from his storage ring before tossing it to Ning Menghua.

"This is?"

Ning Menghua accepted the scroll and took a peek inside at the contents.

"T-This is!"

Her eyes widened a moment later, her expression filled with shock.

"W-What's the matter? What is it?" Her husband Ning Hao was startled by her reaction.

"Take a look at it for yourself…" Ning Menghua handed the scroll to him a moment later before looking at Su Yang with a serious look on her face.

"T-This is a Divine-grade cultivation technique?!" Ning Menghua exclaimed in a shocked voice.

"That's right. It's a Divine-grade cultivation technique, and I am willing to exchange it for your Lotus of Awakening." Su Yang said to them with an enticing smile on his handsome face.

"..."

The Ning couple was speechless, as they were definitely tempted by this incredible offer. However, this offer also sounded too good to be true!

"Excuse me for doubting you, Senior, but we don't know if this cultivation technique is real or not, as we have never seen a Divine-grade cultivation technique before, only having heard about it in legends." Ning Menghua said to him.

"I understand. Then I shall give you an entire week with the cultivation technique so you can see for yourself whether it's real or not." Su Yang said to them.

"R-Really? You'll let us cultivate it for a week?" Ning Menghua looked at him with a dazed expression. "Aren't you afraid that we might not return it?"

Hearing her words, Su Yang smiled and said, "If that's the case, I will simply take it back from you by force— including the Lotus of Awakening."

"I...I wouldn't dare…" Ning Menghua trembled in fear after seeing the cold smile on Su Yang's face. She was confident that if Su Yang wanted to take their Lotus of Awakening by force, he could achieve it even right now.

"Then do we have a deal? If the Divine-grade cultivation technique turns out to be real, you'll exchange it with the Lotus of Awakening?" Su Yang asked them a moment later.

"Please give us a moment to talk about this, Seniors." Ning Menghua immediately began talking to Ning Hao about this exchange.

"What do you think? I am personally willing to exchange the Lotus of Awakening for this Divine-grade cultivation technique if it's real. After all, we can only admire the Lotus of Awakening with no real use for it. This Divine-grade cultivation technique, however, will without a doubt change our lives!" Ning Menghua said.

Ning Hao nodded and said, "I also agree with you. I'd rather have the cultivation technique."

"Good, then it's decided!"

Once they've come to a decision, Ning Menghua returned to Su Yang and said, "Thank you for your patience, Seniors. We have decided that we will be willing to exchange the Lotus of Awakening if this Divine-grade cultivation technique is indeed real."

"Very well. Then I shall return in a week to retrieve the Lotus of Awakening from you." Su Yang nodded.

"Please wait for a second, Seniors!" Ning Menghua suddenly stopped them as they were prepared to leave.

"What's the matter?" Su Yang looked at her.

"If you don't mind me asking, why do you need the Lotus of Awakening?" she asked him, as they haven't been able to find a proper use for this treasure yet.

Su Yang smiled handsomely and responded in a calm voice, "It's going to be a present for my woman."

"I… I see…" Ning Menghua nodded her head in a dazed manner, seemingly charmed by Su Yang just now.