A Sect from a Spirit Vein

Generally speaking, when external cultivators request to borrow land, the owners of the Spirit Vein usually agree. After all, fortunes change, and sometimes you seek help from others, so when your sect’s cultivator is establishing their Foundation, they might help in return. Moreover, if someone can successfully establish their Foundation on your land, it forges a bond of goodwill, and mutual aid in the future is normal.

However, as the distance is too great, mutual help is impossible now, so only profit can convince the owner.

Li Da hurriedly said, "Senior, our sect is willing to offer a generous land rent gold. If you don’t want Spirit Stones or Spirit Crystals, our sect also has all kinds of Heavenly and Earthly Treasures and rare materials. By the way, I noticed there’s a Foundation Establishment Array set up here. How about our sect gifts you a Golden Core Level Mountain Protection Grand Array?"

Everyone had already discovered that in this chaotic and mixed land of the Hundred Races, Spirit Stones were no longer the common currency. Cultivators tended to barter instead.

However, the giant face simply said, "I’m really sorry, but I can’t lend out the Spirit Vein for now."

Tan Yunxing couldn’t hold back anymore, stood out, and shouted, "Senior, if you’re not satisfied with the compensation, please feel free to name your conditions; everything is negotiable!"

The giant face shook, and the Blood Leaf Forest rustled: "It’s not a matter of compensation. I am using this Spirit Vein to cultivate a secret technique. If you cultivators establish your Foundation here, it would disturb the celestial-human communication and disrupt the spiritual mechanism, which would be detrimental to my secret technique. Please understand."

After a pause, it added: "Alternatively, you can wait for seven days. After seven days, my secret technique will be complete, and then I will lend the Spirit Vein to you."

Hearing this, Tan Yunxing felt as if his vision darkened; tomorrow was already the final deadline, how could they wait another seven days?!

Li Da was striving hard on the side: "Senior, our sect’s cultivators’ Foundation Establishment opportunity is about to pass, we truly can’t wait another seven days. Could we negotiate? If your secret technique suffers damages, our sect is willing to make an effort to compensate."

The giant face gradually faded away, leaving behind the final words: "I’m sorry, it’s too important, I cannot agree."

Tan Yunxing’s face turned pale, still wanting to shout, but Li Da had already pulled him back: "Junior Brother Tan, let’s discuss this."

When everyone gathered in a secluded place, Tan Yunxing spoke urgently, with veins bulging on his arms: "Elder Yang, Senior Brother Xiao, it seems that although this person is at the Golden Core level, he has no helpers and is probably just a loose cultivator. Moreover, he is fully focused on his secret technique, probably unable to spare attention. We should just force our way in!"

Before Yang Jiye could speak, Xiao Tianci calmly said: "This is not appropriate. Our Yunshan Sect is a reputable sect, how can we commit such banditry? The other party has been courteous in words, and there’s a legitimate reason. We have no grievances or hatreds with each other, forcibly seizing someone else’s Spirit Vein is not what a real man would do."

Unexpectedly, Xiao Tianci objected, causing Tan Yunxing to flare up with anger, which he forcibly suppressed, switching to a pleading tone: "Senior Brother Xiao, I heard you were also troubled and missed a chance for Foundation Establishment; you should understand how I feel, help me, please!"

Xiao Tianci was momentarily stunned, then sighed softly.

Yang Jiye was caught in a dilemma and asked Li Da: "What do you think should be done?"

Under Tan Yunxing’s expectant gaze, Li Da braced himself and said: "Junior Brother Tan, I’m afraid we cannot fulfill your wish. Even putting aside good and evil, or right and wrong, the other party is no ordinary junior cultivator, but a Golden Core Master. We, with two Foundation Establishment cultivators and a hundred inner sect elites, could invade while he is focused on his secret technique, but there is no way we can hold off his rage long enough to protect you through your Foundation Establishment."

"This time, fate truly is unkind. Let’s give up on the Foundation Establishment and go back to patiently wait for the next opportunity."

Tan Yunxing looked at him with resentment but found himself unable to argue. His face turned deathly pale, and his body swayed as if about to faint.

Don’t give up, don’t give up, this is the opportunity I have finally awaited!

If I can’t succeed, what will my mother think of me when I return, how will my master view me, and what will the disciples of Yunshan Sect gossip about?

His desperate gaze scanned the faces of the crowd, and suddenly he caught sight of Yang Jiye’s hesitant expression, triggering an idea as if grabbing onto a straw for survival, he fell to his knees.

"Elder Yang, you have a way, don’t you?" Tan Yunxing choked up, "You’ve watched me grow up, help me, please!"

"For the sake of my father, please save me?"

Yang Jiye hurriedly pulled him up, looking at his tear-streaked face, his heart softened.

"Alright, let’s give it a try."