After talking with Tan Miaotong, Ye Chu learned that Tan Miaotong and Ye Jingyun were here to send Tan Miaotong back home. Back then, Tan Miaotong had come along with Qing Wenting. Because Qing Wenting possessed a supreme treasure, she had no choice but to leave. She instructed Ye Jingyun to escort Tan Miaotong back.
That was how he ended up encountering the two women here. What surprised Ye Chu, however, was that Ye Jingyun had not brought any strong experts from her family. She was escorting Tan Miaotong all by herself. Did she have that much confidence in her own strength?
Unlike Ye Chu, both Tan Miaotong and Ye Jingyun were extremely alluring in appearance. Along the way, there would surely be no shortage of men who harboured ill intentions towards them. Although ordinary people could never be a match for Ye Jingyun, what if they were unlucky enough to run into a great cultivator? At that point, Ye Jingyun’s current level of strength would not be sufficient!
Ye Jingyun was not a fool. She naturally understood this risk. Yet she still dared to set out on the journey. It seemed this woman must have other means up her sleeve.
Seeing Ye Chu looking her up and down, Ye Jingyun’s beautiful brows furrowed slightly. She suppressed the urge to gouge out his eyes and said, “I want to discuss something with you. It will benefit both of us.”
“Let’s hear it!” Ye Chu took the tea that Tan Miaotong had brewed. When his hand brushed against hers, Tan Miaotong quickly withdrew it. Her eyes flashed with shy panic, which Ye Chu found rather enticing.
Ye Jingyun saw Ye Chu’s careless attitude, watched him and Tan Miaotong so naturally sharing the act of one brewing tea and the other drinking it, completely ignoring her presence. She took several deep breaths to calm herself before continuing, “Outside Ma Yuan City, a spiritual spring has been discovered. The spiritual energy in it is extremely dense. It is highly beneficial for tempering the body and refining the primordial spirit.”
“Such a good thing exists?” Ye Chu’s eyes lit up. He finally pulled his thoughts back somewhat. He naturally knew what a spiritual spring was. It was a hot spring containing extremely rich spiritual energy. If a person could soak in it, it would be like receiving a baptism of spiritual energy, greatly useful for cultivators.
Of course, spiritual springs came in different grades. Some had very weak effects and were only useful for ordinary people. Others, however, could be of great benefit even to terrifying powerhouses who had seized creation. Ye Chu wondered which kind Ye Jingyun was referring to.
“Rumour has it that this spiritual spring is of great use to any cultivator below the great cultivator level.” Ye Jingyun looked at Ye Chu and continued, “Originally, I planned to join forces with the city lord of Ma Yuan City to take a look. But… humph…”
Thinking of the insults from those sect members, Ye Jingyun could not help but snort.
“You mean to team up with me?” Ye Chu asked, looking at Ye Jingyun.
“It depends on whether you want to or not. If you and I can enter and soak in that spiritual spring, we can at least gain one layer of advancement!” Ye Jingyun stared at Ye Chu as she spoke.
“One layer!” Ye Chu could not help clicking his tongue. If he were to cultivate normally, breaking through one layer would take several months at the very least. Moreover, Ye Chu was currently in the process of advancing from mid-grade to high-grade. The time required would be even longer. If he could use this spiritual spring to break through, it would certainly be a wonderful opportunity.
“Your strength should have already reached the Primordial Spirit Realm, right? You still couldn’t secure a spot?” Ye Chu asked curiously.
“The master of this city is also in the Primordial Spirit Realm. If I relied solely on my own strength, I might not be able to defeat him. Besides, many people have set their eyes on this spiritual spring. Various forces in the surrounding area are all fighting to seize it, competing for the limited spots to enter!” Ye Jingyun explained to Ye Chu.
“There are quite a few Primordial Spirit Realm cultivators in the surrounding area?” Ye Chu asked, looking at Ye Jingyun.
“Quite a few!” Ye Jingyun replied. “The land here is far more fertile than in the Yao Kingdom. The cultivation resources are much richer than in Yao City, so the cultivators nurtured here are naturally far stronger than those in Yao City. Just from what I know, there are already five forces nearby with Primordial Spirit Realm powerhouses. And there are probably others I don’t know about.”
This truly surprised Ye Chu. He had not expected this spiritual spring to attract so many people.
Seeing that Ye Chu had not yet given an answer, Ye Jingyun continued, “So, what do you say? If you and I join forces, we might be able to secure a spot. The spiritual energy in that spring that cultivators can absorb is limited. It can only support ten cultivators below the great cultivator level. If we miss this chance, there won’t be another one as good.”
“Then let’s go take a look!” Ye Chu nodded. Naturally, he would not pass up such an opportunity.
Ye Jingyun also breathed a sigh of relief. Although she did indeed have means to stand out among the crowd, using the supreme treasure her father had secretly given her just for this one spiritual spring would be far too extravagant.
“In two days, the spiritual spring will boil over. At that time, the spiritual energy will be at its densest. We can head over and fight for a spot,” Ye Jingyun said to Ye Chu.
Ye Chu agreed and paid no further attention to Ye Jingyun. Instead, he curiously asked Tan Miaotong where she was headed. The answer, however, brought him some pleasant surprise.
The direction Tan Miaotong was going was exactly the same as Ye Chu’s.
Of course, when Ye Jingyun heard Ye Chu say they were heading in the same direction, she could not help rolling her eyes. She coldly mocked him and warned Tan Miaotong to be careful of Ye Chu. Naturally, she did not believe for a moment that Ye Chu was truly going the same way as them.
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The two days passed quickly. During these days, Ye Chu spent time with Tan Miaotong. Having such a beauty by his side was pleasing to the eye even if nothing happened.
Of course, this feminist Ye Jingyun still found various excuses every day to beat up the men of Ma Yuan City.
On the morning two days later, Ye Chu woke up very early. Then, moving quietly, he crept towards Tan Miaotong’s room. At the door, Ye Chu gently pressed his hand against it. Not expecting much, he discovered to his delight that the door was not locked. Thinking of Tan Miaotong and Qing Wenting’s sleeping habits, Ye Chu felt his heart beat a little faster.
Ye Chu pushed the door open. But when he entered, he did not see the scene he had imagined. Instead, he found two women fully dressed and sitting upright in the room, waiting with composed expressions.
“Haha… Miaotong, I told you long ago that Ye Chu is no good person. Now it’s proven, right? He got up early and sneaked over here. Who knows what he was thinking?”
Ye Chu had never expected that Ye Jingyun and Tan Miaotong had dug a pit for him to jump into. Caught red-handed, he pretended to remain calm and said to the two women as if nothing had happened, “I woke up very early and kept waiting for you two to come get me so we wouldn’t miss the moment the spiritual spring boils. But after waiting for a long time with no sign of you, I had to come over myself.”
Tan Miaotong’s pretty face flushed as red as if blood were seeping through. Even her neck was dyed with colour, and her earlobes had turned completely red. She did not dare look at Ye Chu.
“Now you understand that Ye Chu is a bastard, right? I kept telling you these past two days, but you wouldn’t believe me!” Ye Jingyun looked triumphantly at Ye Chu and reminded Tan Miaotong, “Don’t let him fool you in the future!”
Ye Chu ignored Ye Jingyun’s words. He simply shrugged and said, “If you two don’t set off soon, I’m afraid there really won’t be any spots left for us in that spiritual spring.”