After Nalan Yan walked away, Lin Qingyou reminded Ye Liuyun.
"Kid, this Little Girl is very strange. She clearly knew about your Alchemy problems long ago, yet why has she been pretending not to know? What do you think she is planning?" Lin Qingyou asked.
Back when she was practicing Alchemy in the Alchemy Pavilion, Ye Liuyun knew that Nalan Yan must have been paying attention to her. After all, when she did the Alchemy test, she had refined so many at once, and then she had practically lived in the Alchemy Pavilion; if she hadn't noticed anything at all, that would have been abnormal.
"Sigh! I think she must be very interested in your Alchemy. To put it bluntly, she definitely has ulterior motives, it's just that because her relationship with me hasn't reached a certain level, there are some things she can't bring herself to say," Ye Liuyun replied.
Looking back at the Spirit Stone vein under the fissure, Yun Yun and the others struck a rock layer with their palms. After the rock layer cracked, white light overflowed, and Spiritual Qi surged like a sea. Behind the broken rock layer, a layer of crystal-like objects similar to diamonds appeared; this was the Spirit Stone.
This object contained a large amount of Spiritual Qi. A thumb-sized Spirit Stone contained the energy requirements for a Cultivator for one day, so this object became the universal currency of the Cultivation World.
Spirit Stones are divided into Low Grade, Medium Grade, High Grade, and Top Grade according to their quality. After these Spirit Stone veins are broken down, special Magical Artifacts are used to polish them into the standard sizes on the market.
"Haha, we're rich! Sect Master, our Yunxia Sect is rich!" Yun Ling looked at the massive Spirit Stone vein before him, ecstatic.
Yun Yun's face was also full of smiles. With such a massive Spirit Stone vein, the development of their Yunxia Sect for the next hundred years would definitely be very smooth.
"Start excavating. Sect Leader Zhuo, Sect Leader Zhang, Sect Leader Du, Sect Leader Yang, the task of excavating the Spirit Stone vein will be handled by your four Sects. I will take the Yunxia Sect out to wait for the guests coming later," Yun Yun said, glancing at the four Hua Ying Realm Cultivators behind her.
These four were the Sect Leaders of the Yunxia Sect's affiliated Sects. The Yunxia Sect's four affiliated Sects were, respectively, the Yun Ling Sect, Hualing Sect, Hailing Sect, and Tianling Sect.
"Yes, Sect Master." The four nodded, then signaled their Disciples to start excavating the Spirit Stones.
As affiliated forces of the Yunxia Sect, after the Spirit Stone vein inside was completely excavated, it would be no problem for each family to take tens of millions of Spirit Stones.
At this moment, new guests arrived. Several powerhouses were seen flying through the air from afar, but once they arrived at the area where the Spiritual Vein had emerged, they stopped.
"This? Sigh! We're late. The battle has already ended. It looks like the Yunxia Sect has repelled the Zixia Sect." These were the powerhouses from the Xixia Sect and the Yanxia Sect.
The two were floating a thousand meters away from the area where the Spirit Stone vein was located.
"Sect Master Xi, shall we join forces and seize this Spirit Stone vein?" The Yanxia Sect Master said with a cold and stern expression.
Behind them were a large number of Disciples. They were the ones who had received the news and came to get a share, but on the way, they heard that the battle here had ended. However, they were still somewhat unwilling to give up and wanted to come over and take a look.
"How can we seize it now? The Yunxia Sect and their affiliated Sects are all here. Even if there were casualties earlier, it would be very difficult for us to easily take this place. Besides, there are so many people watching around here; if this gets reported to the Yun Sect, we would be in trouble. Sigh! This Opportunity has nothing to do with us. Let's go back," Sect Master Xi sighed and then resolutely turned and left.
Seeing that the Xixia Sect Master had turned back, the Yanxia Sect Master could only let out a heavy sigh, expressing helplessness.
Yun Yun and the others had actually already sensed the aura of the Cultivators from the two Sects; they were waiting outside, but they hadn't expected the two opposing Sects to turn around and leave.
This time, their Yunxia Sect was prepared. If the two families dared to make a move, she would use a special Magical Artifact to record the footage of the two families attacking. In that case, these two families would definitely be severely punished by the Yun Sect.
"Tch! You know what's good for you." Seeing the people on the other side retreat, Yun Yun breathed a slight sigh of relief.
At their excavation speed, this Spirit Stone vein would take about a week to be completely excavated.
At night, the atmosphere was slightly heavy. The Disciples and upper management of the Yunxia Sect were gathered in front of the bodies of the fallen fellow Disciples, watching them solemnly.
"Send off the heroes of the Sect," Yun Yun announced in a deep voice.
As soon as these words were spoken, all the Disciples closed their eyes, and Yun Yun and the others also used their magic power to condense flames, wrapping their bodies in them.
This time, the Yunxia Sect and the four affiliated Sects lost nearly fifty Cultivators in total; this loss was not small, accounting for nearly half of the official Disciples admitted to the Yunxia Sect each year.
The battlefield is always like this; it is impossible for no one to die, so Sects like theirs will not resort to this kind of armed conflict unless absolutely necessary.
However, when interests are involved, it is very difficult to negotiate with words.
In the Cultivation World, these Sects suffer losses of Disciples every year, so they must replenish them every so often; the number of Cultivators who can truly live to the end is very few.
After the ceremony, everyone went to rest; Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue went to sit on a nearby cliff. For some reason, although the moonlight was bright and the area was brightly lit tonight, it gave the two of them a cold, astringent feeling.
Perhaps it was because they had seen too many dead people all at once, leaving them feeling somewhat melancholic and reflective.
"Liuyun, do you regret entering the Cultivation World?" the two asked while leaning against each other, looking at the bright moon in the sky.
At the mention of this, Ye Liuyun shook her head without hesitation.
"No regrets, because if I didn't enter the Cultivation World and stayed in the Mortal World, there wouldn't be a good path forward. Furthermore, Mortals only live for a hundred years from birth to death. If I hadn't turned into a woman, it would be fine, but since I have, and I have to live as a Mortal for a hundred years, I might as well find a place to hang myself from a tree." Ye Liuyun replied.
"Sigh! That is true. I really don't understand why the heavens let us transmigrate to this world and rely on each other, only to make you turn into a woman. If such an absurd thing hadn't happened, we could have been an Immortal couple in the Cultivation World, and we could have been together openly. Why must we be so secretive?" Lin Aoxue also sighed.
Upon hearing this, Ye Liuyun suddenly turned to the side and pushed Lin Aoxue down, silencing her with a kiss before she could say anything else.
It was the dead of night here, with the bright moon hanging high and no one else around; it was the perfect time for Ye Liuyun to reclaim her male dignity. Ye Liuyun released the emotions she had suppressed for many years at this moment.
The time during the day was purely passive; Lin Aoxue had no rationality and there was no foreplay at all. Besides hurting her self-esteem, there was no other feeling, but tonight was different.
"Wuwuwu! Liuyun, wait a moment. What if someone sees us?" Lin Aoxue said, gently pushing Ye Liuyun.
However, Ye Liuyun reached out and pinned Lin Aoxue's hands to the side.
"If they see us, then let them see. What, are you afraid?" Ye Liuyun asked seriously.
Lin Aoxue's face flushed red, and then she turned her head away and stopped speaking. Ye Liuyun knew exactly what this reaction meant: it meant "do whatever you want." In their past life, this was how Lin Aoxue would react when she couldn't win an argument against Ye Liuyun.
Perhaps it was because Ye Liuyun had developed a certain amount of hostility today, so she appeared slightly rough toward Lin Aoxue. However, Lin Aoxue was not angry; on the contrary, she felt that the person she loved seemed to have never changed, and it was just that their way of interacting needed to change.
If anyone were around at this moment, they would certainly have a feast for their eyes. Unfortunately, even if someone were nearby, it would be impossible to see what Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue were doing.
Because this area was isolated by Lin Qingyou's power, unless one was an Immortal, other Cultivators would see nothing when looking this way.