Chapter 44: Even when given a chance, you still mess it up!

At this moment, Tian Cheng walked over from the side.

He laughed loudly, saying, "Brother Ye, you've been hiding your true strength!"

Ye Qiubai glanced over but ignored him.

This caused Tian Cheng to pause, but he continued nonetheless, "Don't worry, Brother Ye. Everything here is yours, whether it's this Yin Dragon Blood or the Yin Bone Bud."

This actually left Xin Hongyi stunned.

Originally, Tian Cheng had wanted the Yin Dragon Blood to temper his body.

Was he just giving it up like this now?

However, upon reflection, it made sense. After all, the strength Ye Qiubai had displayed was likely something even Tian Cheng knew he could not contend with.

It was better to simply give up the Yin Dragon Blood to salvage some of Ye Qiubai's goodwill.

At this point, Liao Meisheng shouted angrily, "Tian Cheng, we also contributed! If we hadn't discovered this place and used a barrier to lure the Yin Dragon out, how could he have possibly killed it?"

Hearing this, Xin Hongyi rebuked him, "Have you no shame? If it weren't for Ye Qiubai, would you have had the ability to kill the Yin Dragon?"

Liao Meisheng snapped a finger, sending a streak of finger-qi shaped like a sword flying toward Xin Hongyi!

Xin Hongyi had not expected him to strike directly and was momentarily unable to react!

She could only watch helplessly as the sword-like finger-qi pierced toward her!

If it hit her, she would likely be dead or severely injured!

At that moment, Ye Qiubai took a step forward and extended a finger as well!

He intercepted the sword-like finger-qi.

"Isn't that enough?"

Liao Meisheng sneered, "She's just a Southern Barbarian; if she lacks strength, she naturally deserves a beating."

"You!"

Xin Hongyi was about to step forward, but Ye Qiubai held her back.

Ye Qiubai said coldly, "Don't you just want the Yin Bone Bud? I'll give it to you then."

Hearing this, everyone present was stunned.

Xin Hongyi grew anxious, "Why are you giving the Yin Bone Bud to him? Even if it's useless to you, you could sell it to exchange for many resources!"

Ye Qiubai ignored her and walked toward the Yin Dragon Pool on his own. In the center, a patch of soil had risen.

Above the soil sat a single, unbloomed bud.

The bud was surrounded by endless yin energy!

This was the Yin Bone Bud.

People in the outside world used it for medicine, formations, or even... corpse refining!

Its value was self-evident.

Ye Qiubai reached out and retrieved the Yin Bone Bud.

Then, under the astonished gazes of the crowd, he tossed the Yin Bone Bud to Liao Meisheng.

Liao Meisheng seemed somewhat incredulous, asking, "Are you truly giving it to me?"

Ye Qiubai nodded.

Just as Liao Meisheng was about to say more, he realized that Ye Qiubai had already swung his sword!

Liao Meisheng's expression changed drastically. He immediately retreated, narrowly avoiding a fatal blow, but the hand holding the Yin Bone Bud was severed!

Ye Qiubai walked forward and reclaimed the Yin Bone Bud.

"What are you doing?!"

Ye Qiubai stowed the Yin Bone Bud away, looked at the furious and shocked Liao Meisheng, and said indifferently, "As you can see, killing someone to seize their goods—there's nothing wrong with that, is there?"

Liao Meisheng: "..."

Tian Cheng: "..."

Liao Meisheng's face turned ashen. Clutching his severed arm, he said, "Are you truly going to take things to such an extreme?"

Ye Qiubai did not answer.

In his heart, since Liao Meisheng had connections to the Sunset Dynasty, there was no such thing as "taking things to an extreme."

They were already life-and-death enemies.

It was either you die or I do!

Seeing that Ye Qiubai had no intention of letting him go, Liao Meisheng shouted, "Killing during exchanges is forbidden! You are violating the regulations, and you will be punished by the Academy!"

"So what?"

In this life, why bother fearing this or that?

He was a sword cultivator; if he thought too much about his actions, he would lose the purity of a swordsman.

He would lose that sharp edge.

And if he did, he would never go far.

With that thought, Ye Qiubai's body shot forward!

The long sword in his hand slashed out violently!

He directly unleashed the Nine Swords of the Heavenly Demon!

He had no intention of giving Liao Meisheng any chance to resist!

Seeing the sword strike, Liao Meisheng's face paled in terror.

Under this strike, he had no chance of fighting back!

If he tried to take it head-on, he certainly couldn't withstand it. As for fleeing?

His aura had long been locked onto; how could he possibly escape!

Thinking of this, Liao Meisheng gritted his teeth and pulled a Point Stone from his robes, throwing it toward Ye Qiubai!

Instantly, Liao Meisheng's body vanished from the spot, teleported away!

Leaving behind only a final shout

"Ye Qiubai, if I do not avenge this, I shall not live as a man!"

Ye Qiubai did not care. He sheathed his sword and absorbed Liao Meisheng's Point Stone.

The Yin Dragon was worth 1,000 points, and Liao Meisheng's stone contained 400.

Combined with Ye Qiubai's original 470, his total points reached 2,100!

Xin Hongyi stepped forward and said, "I thought you were actually going to give it to him."

Ye Qiubai shook his head. "I wasn't giving it to him; I just didn't bother to hold onto it."

Tian Cheng also stepped forward, smiling, "Brother Ye, do you intend to use the Yin Dragon Blood yourself, or will you sell it once we are out?"

Ye Qiubai looked at Tian Cheng and said, "This thing is useless to me. If I sell it, there is nothing I need."

As for pills, his master could refine a whole furnace at a time.

As for weapons, he already had the Dark Demon and the Azure Cloud Sword.

As for cultivation techniques, he had the Nine Swords of the Heavenly Demon and the Primordial Sword Scripture given by his master.

He lacked nothing...

Hearing this, Tian Cheng's face lit up. "In that case, why not sell it to me? Not only will I give you a satisfactory price, but I will also owe you a favor!"

Many people would rather pay a high price to acquire something.

After all, matters that could be solved with money were the simplest.

But a favor was different.

The hardest debt in the world to repay is a debt of gratitude.

The disciples of the Eastern Region Academy nearby were also shocked by this.

"Senior Brother Shi is actually willing to pay such a price?"

"One must know that Senior Brother Shi rarely asks others for favors, precisely so he doesn't owe anyone anything!"

"This shows just how important this Yin Dragon Blood is to him..."

"Ye Qiubai will probably gladly give the Yin Dragon Blood to Senior Brother Shi."

But unexpectedly, as soon as those words were spoken, Ye Qiubai shook his head.

"I have nothing I need. As for your favor? I have even less need for that."

Having said that, he walked to the Yin Dragon's corpse, extracted the essence blood, and casually tossed it to Xin Hongyi.

Tian Cheng's expression froze, looking quite unsightly.

He let out a cold snort and said, "In that case, I shall not disturb you further. Let's go!"

Leading the people of the Eastern Region, he departed the area.

Xin Hongyi smiled and said, "Tian Cheng's talent is extremely high. You just wasted it like that?"

Ye Qiubai shrugged. "What use is his favor? He can't beat me anyway."

"True."

Xin Hongyi looked at the Yin Dragon Blood in her hands and said, "This blood is extremely precious and vital for body tempering. Are you truly just giving it to me like this?"

"I don't need it."

After saying that, Ye Qiubai added, "Fine, I'll protect you while you absorb it. Once you're done, we'll go earn some more points."

To Ye Qiubai, such things were useless to him; giving them away was no loss.

Moreover, Xin Hongyi was one of his own.