Chapter 114: The Foreign Tribe’s Purpose

“Young Master Su, everything else is fine, but isn’t a thousand spirit stones a bit too steep?” Yang Junchen frowned.

A thousand spirit stones—each worth a hundred million on the market—amounted to a staggering one hundred billion! Why would Young Master Su need so many? They certainly couldn’t be used as food.

“A thousand spirit stones is already the lowest price. If you think it’s too expensive, then this deal is off,” Su Yifan said firmly.

The reason Su Yifan demanded such a large quantity was due to his family’s immense needs. Relying solely on the spirit stones he scavenged himself wouldn’t last long.

Indeed, a thousand spirit stones was costly, but for cultivators like him, the price was justifiable. For martial artists, however, spirit stones weren’t particularly useful. While they could absorb the spiritual energy within spirit stones to temporarily boost their power, the effect was limited. Moreover, improper control could cause their bodies to explode, a fatal risk inherent in using spirit stones for martial artists.

Hearing Su Yifan’s resolute stance, Yang Junchen quickly realized his prepared arguments were useless.

“Alright, I’ll relay all this to them when I get back,” Yang Junchen said, then shifted his tone. “By the way, Young Master Su, there’s something else I need to tell you.”

“Oh? What is it?” Su Yifan asked, his gaze fixed on him.

“It’s about those foreign assassins. I’m sure you know that recently, many talented young martial artists in our Xia Nation have been killed,” Yang Junchen said slowly. “According to our investigation, the foreigners’ goal is likely to disrupt an upcoming elite selection event here in Xia.”

At first, the Dragon Squad was unclear about the foreigners’ motives. But considering the imminent elite trial hosted by Dragon Scale, it became apparent that this was the reason behind the attacks. It was audacious for those foreigners to carry out assassinations within Xia’s borders—truly despicable!

“Elite selection? What’s that?” Su Yifan asked.

“It’s a trial selection held by Dragon Scale every two years, open to participants aged sixteen to twenty-five,” Yang Junchen explained. “Dragon Scale is the strongest organization in Xia because it gathers nearly all the most gifted martial artists in the nation.”

His eyes shone with admiration. He had once been a participant in the trial but unfortunately failed. Although he didn’t make it into Dragon Scale, those eliminated could choose to join the Dragon Squad to serve the country. Not wanting to waste his potential, he ultimately joined the Dragon Squad.

Upon hearing Yang Junchen’s words, Su Yifan suddenly thought of Xie Wei—wasn’t she preparing to participate in this trial again? Since she wasn’t around, she was probably secluded for cultivation. With her martial talent and the aid of the Body Refining Pill, she was likely to make significant breakthroughs.

“You’ve said a lot—is this to warn me to be cautious of those assassins?” Su Yifan raised an eyebrow.

Yang Junchen nodded. “Yes. On the way here, Elder Chen asked me to tell you to be careful with everything. If you need help, feel free to contact the Dragon Squad at any time.”

He had once thought it a pity that Young Master Su declined Dragon Scale’s invitation. Now, knowing that Su Yifan could slay a Martial Emperor, he realized how foolish his earlier thoughts were. Even among the prodigies in Dragon Scale, very few could kill a Martial Emperor.

“Alright, I get it. Hurry back and take care of my affairs,” Su Yifan said dismissively, not taking the warning seriously. Those assassins’ methods posed no threat to him. His only concern was to check on his sister’s cultivation.

With her extraordinary constitution, her speed of refining spirit stones should be quite remarkable.

“Sure thing, Young Master Su,” Yang Junchen agreed and turned to leave.

After only a few steps, he stopped, turned back with a flattering smile, and said, “Young Master Su, could you leave me a contact number? That way, I can inform you immediately if anything arises.”

Su Yifan didn’t refuse and gave him his contact information.

After seeing Yang Junchen off, Su Yifan returned to his sister’s room. He knocked, and soon, Su Meng emerged.

“Meng’er, how’s your cultivation going?” Su Yifan asked curiously.

“Brother, the cultivation method you gave me is incredible. I felt significant changes in my body just moments after starting,” Su Meng said excitedly. She had already noticed obvious improvements and enhancements. Now, she felt her strength had grown substantially. If she could, she wished to find a cow immediately to see if she could kill it with a single punch.

Hearing this, Su Yifan felt pleased and eagerly asked, “Meng’er, how many spirit stones did you just refine?”

Su Meng thought for a moment. “About fifty.”

What? Fifty?

Su Yifan thought he must have misheard. She had been cultivating for less than an hour, yet she refined fifty spirit stones in such a short time.

At a rate of fifty stones per hour, just imagine how many spirit stones she would consume in a day! Fortunately, she was still in school; otherwise, with such a refining speed, even he couldn’t supply her alone.

“Brother, what’s wrong? Is there a problem?” Su Meng noticed his silence and worried something was wrong with her cultivation.

“Nothing, nothing. You keep practicing,” Su Yifan said, wanting to find a quiet place to think.

Su Meng nodded and returned to her room.

Back in his room, Su Yifan sat on the bed lost in thought.

With his parents and sister, they consumed at least a thousand spirit stones daily, even with intermittent cultivation. If they practiced continuously, he dared not imagine how many spirit stones would be needed.

Though the Dragon Squad and Dragon Scale would surely exchange spirit stones for pills, it was unclear how many they could provide. He had to find another way.

Just then, an idea struck him.

Of course! When he was on the mountain, besides refining spirit stones, his beautiful master also provided many precious spirit herbs and medicinal materials.

Spirit herbs could be used to concoct pills necessary for cultivation or made into medicinal baths. If he could find some rare spirit herbs for his family, it would also accelerate their cultivation.

But where to find such herbs in a short time?

Right.

At that moment, Su Yifan thought of Crow. That guy’s knowledge was vast; surely he would have information about spirit herbs.

Without hesitation, Su Yifan took out his phone and called Crow.

Soon the call connected, but the ringtone that greeted Su Yifan was the playful “Makapaka” nursery rhyme.

“Makapaka akawaka mikamaka mum~~”