41: Opportunities are everywhere

"How about this: in this desolate place, you and I form an offensive and defensive alliance. We'll split the profits from along the way fifty-fifty, plus the Medicinal Pills I just mentioned, in exchange for the remaining White Lotus Vermilion Fruit you have. If you agree, consider it me owing you a favor. What do you say?" Zi Ning's eyes darted about, her voice clear and crisp.

Yang Kai pondered for a moment. The two of them remained in a stalemate. Just as Zi Ning grew a bit impatient, Yang Kai suddenly said in a deep voice, "I get seventy percent, you get thirty, plus five thousand Spirit Stones. Otherwise, it's off the table."

"Deal!" Zi Ning's eyes lit up. She immediately took out the Medicinal Pills they had discussed earlier, along with a small brocade pouch, and handed them over. As for the seventy-thirty split, she pretended not to hear it. When it came time to divide the profits, it would naturally depend on whose fist was bigger. Such verbal promises couldn't be counted on.

Yang Kai loosened his grip on the long whip and placed the Jade Bottle from Zi Ning's hand into his Storage Pouch, then began to examine the exquisite brocade pouch.

"This is a Spirit Stone Pouch specifically for storing Spirit Stones. It can hold exactly five thousand Spirit Stones. Consider the Spirit Stone Pouch a gift from me!" Zi Ning was very generous, her eyes fixed on Yang Kai, as if afraid he would go back on his word.

Yang Kai's Divine Thought probed the Spirit Stone Pouch, confirming there was indeed a considerable amount of Spirit Stones inside. He then put the Spirit Stone Pouch into his Storage Pouch and began to check the Medicinal Pills in his Storage Pouch. After confirming the quantity was correct, he tossed the remaining fruit in his hand over with a single throw.

Zi Ning quickly stepped forward and caught it with both hands, then gave Yang Kai a big, chiding roll of her eyes before walking to the side to Cultivate.

Meanwhile, Yang Kai also sat down cross-legged, took out the Jade Bottle containing three Yellow Dragon Pills, and tilted it slightly, pouring out a round, pill-shaped Medicinal Pill, a mixture of azure and white, emanating a faint medicinal fragrance.

Yellow Dragon Pill. This was something he had heard Meng Yun mention when he first became an Outer Sect Disciple—a potent Medicinal Pill that could raise a Cultivator's cultivation by one level in the Qi Refinement Stage. For some time, Yang Kai had focused on researching this Yellow Dragon Pill, and now he finally saw the true face of this Medicinal Pill.

"Each Qi Refinement Stage Cultivator can take a maximum of three Yellow Dragon Pills, and it's not guaranteed that every time one is consumed, it will raise one's cultivation by a level. Those with bad luck might need to take three consecutively to Breakthrough one level of cultivation. Otherwise, the price of this Medicinal Pill would be even higher." Yang Kai pinched the Medicinal Pill between two fingers, thinking to himself.

After observing it for a while, Yang Kai glanced at Zi Ning, who was still Cultivating, then opened his mouth and swallowed the Medicinal Pill in his hand. He then closed his eyes, focused his mind, and entered a meditative state.

The fierce medicinal power spread within Yang Kai's body. His cultivation, which had just broken through to the ninth level of the Qi Refinement Stage, began to rise rapidly like a rising tide, without any feeling of exhaustion. Soon, his cultivation reached the Peak of the ninth level, and the remaining medicinal power began to break down the solid Bottleneck, pushing Yang Kai's cultivation into the tenth level of the Qi Refinement Stage.

"Good luck. This one Medicinal Pill raised my cultivation by one level. The further one's cultivation advances into the Late Stage, the greater the increase. My current total magical power is more than double what it was at the ninth level. Only by truly Cultivating does one realize how difficult it is to fight above one's level."

Yang Kai carefully experienced the various changes of the tenth level of the Qi Refinement Stage, sighed inwardly, and opened his eyes. At this moment, Zi Ning's Cultivation also seemed to be nearing its end. Seeing that he still needed to wait a moment, Yang Kai took out the Jade Slip he had found earlier and began to examine it.

The information stored within the Jade Slip was quickly scanned by his Divine Thought. In a few breaths, Yang Kai put down the Jade Slip he had placed on his forehead and carefully savored the information he had just received.

"Heaven's Pride Martial Performance. The Old Ancestor of the Flowing Cloud Sect truly lives up to the title of an Immortal. Such a grand undertaking indeed possesses the aura of an Immortal. To be able to personally create an independent space that has not been eroded by tens of thousands of years — what that voice said earlier was true. This place can be said to be full of Opportunity!" Yang Kai excitedly gripped the Jade Slip in his hand, wishing he could collect all the Heaven And Earth Treasures mentioned in the Jade Slip into his possession.

Just then, a purple lightning bolt suddenly shot out from around Zi Ning, who was Cultivating, soaring into the sky. A surge of cultivation aura, far more turbulent than Yang Kai's, swept out, drawing Yang Kai's attention.

"Hmph!!!"

Zi Ning's tongue exploded with a spring thunder, and a mysterious Dao sound echoed. Then, the turbulent and somewhat uncontrolled cultivation fluctuations calmed down again. She opened her eyes, the smile in her eyes showing her excellent mood at the moment.

"This place truly is a blessed land. The problem that has troubled me for so long finally shows signs of being resolved. If Daddy knew, he might be happier." Zi Ning was excited. Although she tried her best to hide it, the smile on her lips could not be suppressed.

"Since you've also finished Cultivating, let's set off. There are still many blessings here. If we delay any longer, they'll be taken by others. After all, before entering this place, you saw how astonishing the number of Disciples participating in the Martial Arts Arena competition was." Yang Kai subtly put away the Jade Slip, stood up, and said.

Zi Ning was also very tempted by this suggestion. With her knowledge, she had long discovered the extraordinary nature of this place. The pure and condensed Spiritual Qi was so oppressive that people could barely breathe. The air was filled with the medicinal fragrance of various precious medicinal materials, making her wonder about the origin of this place, perhaps a certain medicinal garden.

The value of a medicinal garden that had not been opened for many years and had not been harvested, even with Zi Ning's background, was enough to make her somewhat lose control. Now, Yang Kai's suggestion perfectly suited her wishes, and she immediately agreed.

"Let's go, let's go! But before that, I need to go to one place first—to get revenge!" Zi Ning stretched out her hand, once again taking out a new light blue crystal ball, washing away the Impurities from her body, and said with a hint of eagerness.

Yang Kai raised an eyebrow, as if he had thought of something, but he didn't say much, silently following behind Zi Ning, watching her performance.

The two returned along the way they came, arriving at the spot where Yang Kai had fought the giant python. Zi Ning looked at the giant python lying alone on the ground, a large hole gouged out of its forehead, and immediately understood that the giant python was as dead as could be.

Her expression changed, and she quickly walked towards the rock cave guarded by the giant python. Seeing the stripped root on the ground, she bent down to identify it, then her face changed, and she said in disbelief, "You actually ventured alone into the territory of a Foundation Establishment Stage Yao Beast and even killed that Yao Beast?"

Zi Ning had received orthodox Cultivation Legacy since childhood. Based on the traces of battle along the way, it was not difficult to see that only one person had been involved. The remaining root in the rock cave was the root of the White Lotus Vermilion Fruit. Combining the two, Zi Ning immediately deduced the cause and effect of the matter, and when she looked at Yang Kai again, she had less contempt and more solemnity.