Refining the Mountains and Rivers

The curtain dropped on the gambling fight at Heavenwait Temple. Grandmaster Yao had ended up being the one smiling at the end, and Jiang Taishou had faded into ashes. The entire Black Demon Sect was filled with sorrow and mourning. According to those responsible for statistics, on this day, several dao companions and families became bankrupt and turned to enemies. As for lovers who broke up, the number was simply uncountable.

And the chief culprit of all of this was actually receiving the largest speculative gains of his life.

“Greetings, Grandmaster Yao.” A fat middle-aged cultivator said with a smile, his face jubilant and pleasant. He lifted a jade box with his hands. “This is the winnings that grandmaster made from the betting ring. There are a total of 857,250,000 spirit stones. I made a decision on my own end to collect a full 860 million spirit stones for grandmaster. I ask grandmaster to please look through it.”

Qin Yu’s heart leapt in his chest, a stunned expression on his face. Although he knew his gains would be incredible this time, he never thought it would be such a terrifying number.

A compensation rate of 1:5. Even if it rose five times over again, it would still be far from reaching this number.

“Grandmaster Yao, is something wrong?” The fat cultivator tensed up, bitterly regretting that his expression of respect wasn’t enough and that Grandmaster Yao wasn’t happy enough with him. But, this was already the limits of his authority. If he wanted to show even greater sincerity, he would have to send a request to the higher ups.

Qin Yu regained his composure and waved his hand. “It’s not a problem. I was just thinking of something else. Since this is the case, I will accept it.” Inside the jade box were nine pitch black cards. They were covered with runes that shimmered all over them and they released a mystical and majestic aura. This sort of spirit stone card was released by the Demonic Path and had absolute authority throughout the entirety of the Land of Divinity and Demons. It could be drawn out and used anywhere; it was the most convenient kind.

Looking through with his divine sense and seeing that there weren’t any problems with the amount of spirit stones, Qin Yu smiled. With this terrifying amount of spirit stones, it would be much easier to purchase high level monster beast souls and blood in the future.

The betting ring cultivator seemed simple and honest, but his thoughts were insightful and shrewd. He quickly said his goodbyes, “Grandmaster Yao, our trade is already cleared. If there is nothing else, I will excuse myself first.”

“Be careful.” Qin Yu played with the excellently crafted jade box for a moment and then placed it on a nearby table. “Tuba, come in.”

Tuba walked in and fell to his knees. “Your Highness.”

“Is this great amount of spirit stones because of you?”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

“Where did they come from?”

Tuba said, “Your Highness knows that our titan tribe cannot use spirit stones. Through the many years we lived in the Infinite Realm, we slowly saved them up. The great priest bid me to bring them with me and give them to you in a time of need. Since there happened to be a betting ring this time, this subordinate acted on his own. I ask Your Highness for forgiveness.”

Qin Yu smiled. “These spirit stones will indeed be useful to me in the future. I owe your titan tribe a favor.”

Tuba was overjoyed. “Thank you, Your Highness!” Before he left, he had been given a reminder by the great priest to have His Highness develop a favorable impression of the titan tribe. This was the best way to save their tribe. Moreover, he was not to mention anything else, because that would only create pressure on His Highness and make him feel bothered instead.

Qin Yu knocked on the table and his eyes flashed. “Tuba, there is something I need you to do.” A moment later, a puzzled Tuba flew out from the palace and directly soared towards Jiang Taishou’s residence.

Although he didn’t know why His Highness decided to give shelter to those who were with the surname Jiang, he didn’t inquire because he knew that His Highness must have a reason for doing so.

Qin Yu put away the jade box. He leaned back against his chair and closed his eyes, muttering, “It seems that the Black Demon Sect hasn’t come to a decision on how to carry out the agreement. But, this actually gives me a chance to understand the truth.”

Three days later, as Qin Yu was cultivating, Tuba came in to report that the sect’s Elder Xu had arrived. He opened his eyes, his eyes flashing. This was the reason he hadn’t gone into seclusion.

“Have him wait in the main hall for a moment. I will tidy up and then come.”

After a moment when Qin Yu finished washing up, he stepped into the main hall and said, “Elder Xu, I wonder what your reason for visiting today is?”

His attitude was a bit cold but at least he was calm and not aggressive or menacing. This caused Xu Song to relax a little. “Greetings, Grandmaster Yao. I came here today in hopes of having a discussion with you concerning the matter of the spirit plant material transactions.”

Qin Yu nodded. “I already expected this. But, let’s not be in a hurry. Let’s have some tea before we continue speaking.” He clapped his hands and two pretty maids walked in with bowed heads and small steps. They served up cups of hot tea.

Xu Song didn’t know just what plot this surname Yao was scheming, but he maintained his composure and took a sip. Then, he commented with approval, “What great tea!”

Qin Yu said, “The tea isn’t bad, but to have such flavor, I must thank these two maids. Their tea steeping method is excellent.”

Xu Song had already put away his disdain of Yao Bin. He knew he wouldn’t say these things without reason. He glanced towards the two maids.

Soon, the hand carrying the teacup slightly trembled and there was a trace of gloominess in Xu Song’s eyes.

Qin Yu smiled. “You may leave.” After the two maids left, he continued to say, “It seems that Elder Xu appears to know those two.”

Xu Song slowly said, “Those two maids, I seem to recall that they used to serve at Grandmaster Jiang’s side.”

“That’s right. At the gambling fight at Heavenwait Temple, Grandmaster Jiang lost his life. I often feel guilty when I think about this and find it hard to be at peace. Unfortunately, since things went that far, it is impossible to turn back. I could only give shelter to some of Grandmaster Jiang’s old disciples and workers so that they aren’t humiliated by others.”

Xu Song was silent for a long time. He said, “Grandmaster is wise. I think you must have already guessed my real goal for coming here today. I wonder if grandmaster has an answer ready or not?”

Qin Yu laid down the teacup. “We will do as it’s usually been. I will agree to the conditions that Jiang Taishou had in the past, and I can also give the Chief Elder an additional 10% of the profits.”

As he spoke, his hand flashed and a card appeared in his hand. He placed it on the table. “This is just a bit of my sincerity. I hope that Elder Xu can accept and speak some kind words on my behalf.”

Xu Song hesitated for a moment. He ruefully smiled, “Grandmaster Yao has such amazing methods; I am in deep admiration. I believe that the sect can accept this result. While I am here, I wish grandmaster good luck and great wealth in the future.”

He casually received the card and swept through it with his divine sense. Seeing the amount, he was much more satisfied. It seemed that this surname Yao wasn’t someone who didn’t know what proper actions to take.

After speaking some more words, Qin Yu stood up and personally saw Xu Song out of the temple.

He turned back around and took a seat, continuing to drink tea. His eyebrows furrowed as he fell into contemplation. He had managed to temporarily suppress the matter of Jiang Taishou dying. But he knew it was a fact that because of this matter, he had offended the Chief Elder as well as a number of other people.

Compared to those people, he was still too weak. He should find some way to increase his strength. That way, even if some accident occurred in the future, he would have something he could rely on. Qin Yu didn’t believe that he could rest without worries after the gambling fight event at Heavenwait Temple. In front of a genuine powerhouse, the strength he displayed wasn’t anything at all.

Qin Yu’s eyes flashed. He left behind a message that he was going into seclusion and then entered the training chamber. He turned his hand and took out the storage ring. With a flick of his sleeve, light flashed and countless blue veins appeared, filling up a corner of the chamber.

These blue veins were the harvests that Qin Yu had obtained in the Infinite Realm after two powerful beings had killed each other. They were materials that could be refined into a Super Storm Flow. Those terrifying life forms in the mountain valley had been suppressed by the rules of the Infinite Realm and struggled to stay alive. Even so, they were horrifically strong. At their peak they must have been inconceivable formidable beings.

With materials provided by those terrifying life forms, he could refine a set of Super Storm Flow magic weapons. This was enough to become one of Qin Yu’s terrifying hidden cards! Although he could use this card only one time, it should be enough to protect himself.

He lifted a hand and a blue vein flew over, falling into his grasp. A drop of blood fell from his fingertip and fused into the blue vein. A day later, a pale-faced Qin Yu looked at the several dozen refined blue veins and bitterly smiled.

The materials provided by those terrifying life forms were incomparably potent. He had now built up the Undying True Demon Body and his blood essence was exceedingly formidable. But after spending a whole day, he had only refined this much; the degree of difficulty far surpassed his imagination. Optimistically speaking, if he wanted to entirely refine this set of Super Storm Flow, he would need at least two to three months!

As he thought, a hidden card wasn’t that easy to create.

Qin Yu shook his head. He swallowed down a pill and closed his eyes to restore his blood essence. Luckily, the Undying True Demon Body regenerated quickly. If it were anyone else, they would likely be hugging onto a pile of blue veins and crying out helplessly.