Arrived home late, managed to catch up with today's second update.

  Neimen Elder's Hall

  After meeting with Tie Niu and Dongfang Ruo, as their masters still had instructions for them and could not accompany Chu Yi, the latter went to the Elder Hall to sign up for the Inner Disciple Grand Competition.

  As the grand competition of the inner door held every ten years, its scale is huge, and it can be said that it is a grand event in the Supreme Mysterious Yang. Each time there are five precious quotas for promotion to become direct disciples.

  It is also the best opportunity for all inner door disciples to leap over the dragon gate. After all, the identity of "direct disciple" in the sect is a symbol that is more authoritative than many elders. In addition, the candidates for the position of abbot are also selected from among the direct disciples.

  And the most attractive thing is that the top five of each internal door competition can get great benefits, first of all, it is an opportunity to enter the Xianxuan space.

  This "Xianxuan Space" was left by the founder of the sect, and it contains great opportunities. For example, a direct disciple once entered with the cultivation of Jindan Initial Stage, and in just half a year, he cultivated to Yuanying, and this person is now the leader of the Wushang Xianyang Sect. The wonders within are truly beyond words.

  Secondly, it is to receive the personal baptism of the Supreme Elder, thereby opening the Heavenly Eye. Don't underestimate the ability of the Heavenly Eye, also known as the "Immortal Eye". If opened, one can see through all evil spirits and demons, sweep away illusions and heart demons, and from then on, the path to spiritual cultivation will be smooth and unobstructed, no longer disturbed by external factors. The benefits gained are boundless, far surpassing a hundred years of bitter cultivation.

  The last reward is even more coveted, which is to be appointed by the Pope as the head of the peak, and to accept disciples.

  Such a reward is undoubtedly a great honor for the cultivator, and being able to become the master of one peak within the nine major sects, widely recruiting disciples, contains too many meanings.

  After registering at the Elder Hall, Chu Yi didn't rush back to Chun Jun Peak, but instead headed straight to Bi Tian Peak's Trading Market, holding a token and going directly up to the third floor of Wan Bao Pavilion. Huang Quan, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, warmly welcomed him.

  "Chu, you've finally remembered this old friend of yours."

  The times are different from the past, Chu Yi's battle with Bai Qianyu at Bi Tian Peak has long been widely spread, and his reputation as the first disciple of Chun Jun Peak is now almost known to everyone. As Huang Quan, the agent arranged by Wan Bao Ge in Wu Shang Xuan Yang Zong, naturally has a very wide range of information channels. After verification from several parties, it was confirmed that this rumored first disciple of Chun Jun Peak who suddenly appeared out of thin air was actually the little cultivator who sold him the nine-leafed Lingzhi fruit back then.

  For this, Huang Quan was indeed delighted for a while. Fortunately, he had recognized the talented person at first sight and made friends with him. According to Huang Quan's calculation, during the internal gate competition, Chu Yi had a good chance of entering the top five based on his performance in Bi Tian Peak. At that time, once the latter became a personal disciple, their identities would be vastly different, and relying on the good relationship they had established earlier, he would definitely gain from it.

  "It's been a year since we last met, and Huang Lao Ge's cultivation has made even more progress, truly worthy of congratulations." Seeing an old acquaintance, Chu Yi also piled on the smiles, praising.

  "...it's all thanks to that Nine-Leaf Lingzhi fruit you sold me..."

  Huang Quan saw that Chu Yi was still the same, sincere and genuine, and his heart was also open. He smiled and said: "I gave that nine-leafed Lingzhi fruit to my superior, coincidentally, a guest elder in the pavilion had been searching for this kind of spiritual material to refine Dan, after getting the fruit, he spent half a year refining a furnace of 'Nine Yang Rebirth Dan', and bestowed one pill upon me. Otherwise, with my mediocre talent, I wouldn't know when I could reach the Spiritual Movement stage!"

  "What a good treasure did you get this time, Brother Chu?" After a few casual words, Huang's business nature was revealed, and he asked with a smile.

  "There are a lot of things, I'm afraid..." Chu Yi furrowed his brow and hesitated.

  "Are you afraid that this small shop can't afford it?"

  Huang Quan was taken aback and said, "Chu younger brother, I, Huang Quan, am also one of the 72 executives of the Wanbao Pavilion. Although my cultivation is shallow, I still have some influence within the pavilion. As long as you can bring out a good treasure, we can discuss the price, and don't worry about having too much merchandise, I won't have any problem taking it in."

  As a member of the Wanbao Pavilion, he was used to being wealthy and arrogant, so Huang Quan's words came naturally, revealing his true nature.

  "Since you've said so, please take a look at this first." Chu Yi hesitated for a moment, took out a spiritual herb that resembled wheat ears, with a golden yellow color and an intense fragrance, and handed it to Huang Quan.

  "Thousand-year demon-suppressing grass, what a great thing!"

  Huang Quan's eyes lit up, and he exclaimed: "Chu, my brother, once you've experienced something, the second time is always easier. I won't hide it from you, this is a priceless treasure. I heard that you spent over 100 days in the barbaric outer realm, tempering yourself, and had many strange encounters. You even managed to obtain the thousand-year-old demon-suppressing grass... This luck of yours..."

  Chu Yi smiled and nodded: "Huang Lao Ge, how much would you estimate this one stalk of Demon-Subduing Grass is worth?"

  "Chu's goods are probably not just this one, right?" Huang Quan said with a smile, narrowing his eyes.

  "Not a few."

  Chu Yi came here to get rid of a batch of demon-suppressing grass, firstly because the spiritual stones in his hands were almost used up, and secondly, he thought about exchanging some rare spiritual materials with five-element source power for the benefit of Hongmeng space.

  "It's hard to estimate without an accurate figure."

  Huang Quan's face showed a hint of difficulty as he said, "The降妖草 is an essential material for refining the镇妖符. Although its unit price isn't high, if we can supply it in bulk, the price will be significantly higher than selling individually. And if we can refine it into镇妖符 and sell it afterwards, its value will increase even more."

  These words, once spoken, already reveal that Huang Quan has made up his mind to get close to Chu Yi. After all, such a heartfelt talk is not something a self-interested businessman would say to a client. This behavior can only mean that Huang Quan attaches great importance to Chu Yi, he doesn't just want to make this deal with Chu Yi, but also thinks about the next time, and the time after that.

  Chu Yi also saw through Huang Quan's thoughts, and what he said was quite touching. He immediately said: "Refining it into a 'Demon-Suppressing Talisman' for sale is indeed the best way to maximize profits, but brother also knows that I'm about to participate in the inner sect's grand competition, which doesn't leave me with much time to spare. And since I urgently need spirit stones, I can only settle for second-best."

  "There are 400 stalks of Millennium Fire-attribute Ling Grass that can subdue evil spirits. Big brother, take a look and give me a price."

  Chu Yi had a total of 800 stalks, and he took half of them to sell. Firstly, he didn't want to make it too public, as this was a secret that couldn't be known by others. Secondly, he thought that in the future when he went out, having some Thousand Year Demon Suppressing Grass, which was priceless, would come in handy when making friends or giving gifts.

  Although Huang Quan had mentally prepared himself, he was still startled when he suddenly heard the astonishing figure of "four hundred" from Chu Yi's mouth.

  "Four hundred shares... No wonder Chu was worried that I wouldn't be able to settle with you earlier!" Huang Quan revealed a hint of bitter smile, excitement mixed with slight embarrassment.

  When he heard this, Chu Yi was also puzzled in his heart. He had been worried that Huang Quan would not be able to pay the full amount earlier, and had thought of selling all 800 stalks of the demon-suppressing grass. But now, even after reducing the number by half, why did Huang Quan still look so shocked?

  One stalk of demon-suppressing grass costs over 10 million spirit stones, and four hundred stalks would be around sixty to seventy million. Considering Huang Quan's lavish spending when he bought the Nine-Leafed Lingzhi fruit, it shouldn't be like this.

  But Huang Quan's next words suddenly dispelled Chu Yi's confusion and made him overjoyed.

  "Chu, you don't know this, but for over a hundred years, the Thousand Year Fire Attribute's Demon Suppressing Grass has almost disappeared from the market. In the Trading Post City, one stalk of Thousand Year Fire Attribute's Demon Suppressing Grass was sold at a sky-high price of 400,000 Spirit Stones. If you can take out 400 stalks, that would be 1.6 billion Spirit Stones. This doesn't even include the price increase for bulk sales. Roughly estimated, it would be at least 1.8 billion Spirit Stones to buy this batch of Demon Suppressing Grass from you."

  As for the price of the demon-suppressing grass, Chu Yi had learned it from Xie Qianqian's mouth, but what he didn't know was that the price Xie Qianqian told him was actually the market price from a hundred years ago. As rare things are precious, with the increasing number of demonic beasts in the Savage Territory over the past century, thousand-year-old demon-suppressing grass became even scarcer, and its price naturally skyrocketed, rising by as much as three times.

  Suppressing the unexpected joy in his heart, Chu Yi spoke up: "Insufficient spirit stones are no problem, old rules, Huang Lao can use rare spiritual materials with five-element source power to exchange for it."

  Finally made it home late and managed to catch up with today's second update. Thanks to book friends for pointing out the calculation error in the numbers, which has been corrected. Also, a declaration: the spirit stones mentioned here refer to mid-grade spirit stones, so even over 100 million is not a big deal. 10,000 mid-grade spirit stones = 1,000 high-grade spirit stones = 100 top-grade spirit stones = 10 supreme-grade spirit stones = 1 ultimate-grade spirit stone