57: I can’t help you guys in Yue State!

Floating Cloud Sect Grand Hall.

An old man was sitting in the main seat, leisurely sipping spirit tea.

This person was none other than Luo He, the Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator from the Heavenly Dao Sect who had helped Yue Country!

And Xu Qi'an, Li Yebai, and others were below the main hall.

Seeing that Luo He hadn't spoken for a long time, Xu Qi'an already knew that Luo He wouldn't speak until he saw the superior-grade Spirit Stones.

Just three days ago, Xu Qi'an had contacted him through the Nascent Soul Decree given by Luo He.

Originally, Luo He wouldn't have paid any attention to Xu Qi'an, but Xu Qi'an had mentioned the term 'superior-grade Spirit Stones' in the decree.

Xu Qi'an naturally didn't dare to directly give the superior-grade Spirit Stones away, so he planned a bit and fabricated the source of the superior-grade Spirit Stones, claiming they were obtained from a ling stone mine.

Xu Qi'an shouted towards outside the hall, "Why aren't you bringing those three superior-grade Spirit Stones over quickly!"

"In the presence of Lord Envoy, you still dare to be negligent, you really don't want to live!"

Turning his head, Xu Qi'an said cautiously and with deep respect, "Lord, you are the savior of Yue Country!"

"As soon as I heard that superior-grade Spirit Stones were excavated, I immediately thought of you!"

As Xu Qi'an finished speaking, the three superior-grade Spirit Stones were brought up.

These three superior-grade Spirit Stones were each placed in a jade box, greatly highlighting the preciousness of these superior-grade Spirit Stones.

As soon as Luo He saw the three jade boxes, he instantly teleported to the side of the three maids holding the jade boxes.

His speed was so fast that Xu Qi'an couldn't react at all.

This made Xu Qi'an secretly sigh, "As expected of a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator, how terrifying!"

Luo He then opened the first box, and inside the box was indeed a superior-grade gold-attribute ling stone.

"It really is a superior-grade Spirit Stone!"

Seeing that it was truly a superior-grade Spirit Stone, Luo He's eyes instantly lit up.

These superior-grade Spirit Stones were also rare items for him. After all, he was only at the Nascent Soul Initial Stage cultivation, and he only had a few dozen superior-grade Spirit Stones, which was the result of him saving for many years.

"Last time I helped Nie Fuyun, it was because of a superior-grade Spirit Stone he gave me and some past connections that I took action for him."

"I didn't expect to be able to obtain three superior-grade Spirit Stones this time! My luck is truly here, nothing can stop it!"

Luo He then coughed twice, raised his hand, and put the three jade boxes into his Storage Pouch.

But then he smiled and asked, "I wonder which Cultivator excavated the ling stones?"

Xu Qi'an had anticipated that this person would ask this, so he had already prepared and brought that person over in advance.

"I have brought him over for Lord!"

Xu Qi'an then clapped his hands, and immediately a dark-skinned young man walked in. The aura on him was only at the Qi Refining stage.

Just as Xu Qi'an was about to speak, he didn't expect Luo He to instantly teleport in front of that Cultivator.

Then, with a large hand, he pressed it on the Cultivator's forehead.

This scared Xu Qi'an and Li Yebai, who were both extremely surprised.

"Lord!"

Only after one breath, Luo He withdrew his hand. The Cultivator only felt a moment of dizziness and no significant discomfort.

"It seems that this person did indeed discover the superior-grade Spirit Stones."

Luo He muttered to himself and then waved his hand, saying, "I was abrupt, everyone."

"This superior-grade magic tool will be your reward."

Luo He then patted his storage bag, took out a sword-shaped magic tool, and threw it to the dark-skinned young man.

The dark-skinned young man was instantly overjoyed, quickly thanked Luo He for his grace, and then, at Li Yesheng's signal, retreated.

"Senior, would you like to go and see the ling stone mine again? Perhaps you can still find superior-grade Spirit Stones?" Xu Qi'an asked tentatively.

Luo He, however, waved his hand, "No matter how good a ling stone mine is, there are only a few superior-grade Spirit Stones."

"I know this well."

Xu Qi'an and Li Yesheng, however, breathed a sigh of relief at this moment.

"However, if you can find superior-grade Spirit Stones in the future, remember to give them to me, understand?"

Xu Qi'an nodded repeatedly, a hint of a smile on his face, and even his words became somewhat fawning. While pouring tea for Luo He, he said, "Naturally, Lord. You are our savior, Yue Country. If we don't give them to you, who else would we give them to?"

Luo He seemed very satisfied with Xu Qi'an's words, took a sip of tea, and smiled, "Hmm, that's right."

"This tea is also good."

Xu Qi'an immediately understood, "Lord, don't worry, I have prepared a box of this tea for you!"

Seeing how sensible Xu Qi'an was, Luo He's smile couldn't be contained.

"This child is very much to my liking!"

However, in his heart, Xu Qi'an was cursing, "This old man is taking and taking!"

Only then did Luo He open his mouth and ask, "Speak, why did you ask me to come here?"

Seeing that it was finally time for serious matters, Xu Qi'an quickly said, "Lord, are you aware of the Heavenly Dao Sect Decree from a few days ago!"

Luo He had actually guessed that Xu Qi'an would ask about this, so he said unhurriedly, "I naturally know this, but the one in charge of this matter is not me, but the Elder Chen Xiaotian, who is at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage!"

"But I have noticed your Yue Country's quota. Your Yue Country's quota is not large, only two Jie Dan Cultivators and eighty Cultivators of the Foundation Establishment stage."

"In these ten years, can't you gather the strength of the entire Yue Country and not even complete this small quota?"

"If you can't even complete this small quota, then your Yue Country will no longer be able to enjoy the protection of the Heavenly Dao Sect and can only be kicked out of the cultivation Alliance to fend for yourselves."

Luo He took a sip of tea and said leisurely, as if this matter had nothing to do with him.

But Xu Qi'an's next words almost made Luo He spit out his tea.

"Lord, it's not like that, Lord!"

"Our Yue Country's quota is five Jie Dan Cultivators and two hundred Cultivators of the Foundation Establishment stage!"

"Lord, this is our quota!"

"What!"

Luo He, who was originally lying on the chair drinking tea, instantly stood up with a jolt.

"It's actually this kind of quota!"

Luo He couldn't help but frown.

He knew the strength of Yue Country, so when he initially set the quota, he had deliberately lowered the difficulty slightly.

It was also considered repaying Nie Fuyun for the remaining gifts.

But he didn't expect the quota to be like this now.

"Chief Chen, what is he doing? Does he want to destroy Yue Country?"

"But how could Chief Chen be related to Yue Country, this remote place?"

"This shouldn't be!"

Luo He thought long and hard and remembered that Elder Chen Xiaotian had taken a female Disciple the previous year.

"No way, it can't be that coincidental, the Disciple he took can't be Yuan Yi from Yuan Country!"

Luo He immediately sat back down in his seat, leaned back in his chair, and sighed heavily.

Seeing Luo He's appearance, Xu Qi'an suddenly had a bad premonition.

"Lord, what's wrong?"

Luo He, however, shook his head and said, "I probably can't help with this matter of your Yue Country."

"Lord, why is that? Please save Yue Country!" Xu Qi'an said anxiously.

After all, Luo He had accepted the superior-grade Spirit Stones, so he did want to help, but unfortunately, the decree had already been issued, and there was no reason to withdraw it.

Moreover, this was issued by the most powerful person within the Heavenly Dao Sect, the Elder Chen Xiaotian.

One must know that this Elder Chen Xiaotian was a true second-generation immortal. He also had a father at the Nascent Soul Late Stage, who was one of the two Nascent Soul Late Stage Cultivators in the Heavenly Dao Sect.

How could he possibly offend Elder Chen Xiaotian and that Nascent Soul Late Stage great Cultivator for the sake of a small Yue Country!

"I can't help, I really can't help!"

Luo He waved his hands repeatedly. The help he gave Nie Fuyun before was a small matter, and nothing big would happen if he casually took action.

But now it was completely different.

"Damn it."

Xu Qi'an had already started cursing in his heart.

"Took the ling stones and won't help!"

However, Xu Qi'an had anticipated this possibility beforehand, so he spoke to Luo He.

"Since Lord has difficulties and cannot directly help, then our Yue Country has only one path left!"

"That is to humbly request Senior for some materials for Dan Formation and Foundation Establishment. Our Yue Country intends to fight with all our might!"

Xu Qi'an clasped his hands together and said firmly.

This even moved Luo He a little, "Alright, after all, I took your superior-grade Spirit Stones, so these things are what you deserve."

"I will give you materials for Foundation Establishment and Dan Formation equivalent in value to these three superior-grade Spirit Stones!"

"From now on, you don't need to contact me anymore. I cannot get involved in this muddy water of your Yue Country anymore."

"Otherwise, if I anger certain people in the Sect, I might even be implicated."

Luo He then took out a large batch of materials needed for Dan Formation and materials needed for Foundation Establishment.

"I don't have pills to assist in Dan Formation in my possession, and I still need to entrust someone to refine them. I will give you four at that time!"

"I have done my utmost in benevolence and righteousness. You all should take care of yourselves!"

After Luo He finished speaking, he turned into a streak of light and left Yue Country without any hesitation.

Seeing this scene, Xu Qi'an sighed, but his heart was unusually calm.

"With these materials and the Dan Formation pills he promised, I can also cover up the pills I gathered using the Omnipotent Treasure Basin."

"This way, this quota is not difficult."

"However, looking at Luo He's reaction, it is probably the Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators of the Sect and the Jie Dan Cultivators of the Three Great Countries who are causing trouble."

However, Li Yesheng, who was beside him, slumped onto the ground. Even a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator didn't dare to help. How could their Yue Country possibly complete the quota by relying solely on themselves?

"Sect Leader... We..."

Xu Qi'an flicked his robe and spoke coldly, "Since others are unreliable, we will rely on ourselves!"

"We people of Yue Country are not scared easily!"

"Isn't it just five Jie Dan Cultivators and two hundred Cultivators of the Foundation Establishment stage?"

"How can we people of Yue Country not achieve this?!"