Chapter 146: To Give or Not to Give?

Ye Chen surveyed the interior of the Boundless Demon Sect’s Internal Affairs Hall. The place was practically empty, which was a bit of a disappointment. Turning around, he saw Su Yuxuan looking at him with a mix of frustration and resentment.

Ye Chen chuckled and pulled out a blood crystal he had obtained from killing a Blood Fiend. Such a Foundation Establishment-level blood crystal was hugely beneficial for demonic cultivation and could fetch at least five top-grade spirit stones in the market.

“Don’t worry, Junior Sister. I’ll give you this blood crystal. Cultivate well, and when the time comes, we siblings will join forces. Our combined strength will cut through all opposition. We will definitely carve out a bloody path!”

Ye Chen spoke with a grin. Su Yuxuan looked at the blood crystal, her lips parting as if to speak, but no words came out. Giving her a blood crystal at this time seemed pointless. The defensive array might only hold for three to five days before breaking. By then, they would all likely be dead.

In her heart, Su Yuxuan was almost furious with Ye Chen. If it weren’t for running into him, she could have either fought her way out or escaped. If Ye Chen hadn’t escaped the encirclement just before, she could have fled too.

Now what?

Recalling all of Ye Chen’s actions up to this point, Su Yuxuan began to wonder if he might actually be a spy sent by the Misty Sect to infiltrate the Green Cloud Sect.

As Su Yuxuan accepted the blood crystal, Ye Chen heard the system notification in his mind: “Gift successful…”

“50x feedback initiating…”

“Reward: Fifty Foundation Establishment-level Blood Spirit Crystals!”

So, these were called Blood Spirit Crystals. With a feedback of fifty crystals, that was equivalent to 250 top-grade spirit stones. This rate of return was simply skyrocketing.

Ye Chen still had two portions of Blood Spirit Crystals. If he could give these away within two weeks, that would total 750 top-grade spirit stones in revenue.

What a windfall!

“Why so pessimistic, Junior Sister? Just focus on your cultivation, there’s always a chance! Besides, even if we die, your Senior Brother will be with you. You won’t be alone in the afterlife.”

While talking, Ye Chen examined the array, trying to gauge how long it might hold. If only it could last another two weeks. But after a long inspection, he couldn’t determine much.

Ye Chen, lacking knowledge about arrays, was resolved to change that. Once he returned, he planned to find a female cultivator skilled in arrays to whom he could give gifts, thus enhancing his knowledge and skills not only in arrays but also in other varied cultivation arts like artifact crafting. The more skills he mastered, the more solutions he would have when facing challenges.

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Su Yuxuan, hearing Ye Chen’s attempts at reassurance, curled her lips in disdain. She had no intention of dying here.

Deep in thought, she pondered a way to break their current predicament. Quickly, she pulled out a jade slip containing a spell. She glanced cautiously at Ye Chen, who was still inspecting the array, and then pressed the jade slip to her forehead.

This jade slip contained the spell she had snatched from the two elders. As she accessed its contents, her eyes lit up—this spell was far more powerful than she had imagined. If she could master it, there might genuinely be a chance to escape this dire situation.

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However, her hope faltered as she reviewed the materials required for the spell’s cultivation. Among other things, it needed items like the Blood Spirit Crystals, one of which Ye Chen had just given her. That part was manageable.

But another required material, typically obtainable in the outside world with some effort, was now beyond her reach, trapped as they were in the Internal Affairs Hall. With the top-tier spell in hand and a potential escape within sight, the inability to cultivate it due to a lack of materials was maddening.