"It seems like a Magical Treasure that produces Tribulation Ash."

Third Senior Brother Chen Mo, who is quite proficient in the art of Artifact Refining, carefully observed the Bronze Cauldron and said thoughtfully:

"It appears the Hell Path acts so brazenly to create disasters and collect Tribulation Ash."

"No wonder their foundation is so substantial. Trading Tribulation Ash—no major sect could refuse, let alone the smaller ones."

Some previous doubts were cleared instantly.

No wonder those guys could stay so long in dark rat holes; they had Tribulation Ash as a profit. But why is this Magical Treasure still preserved here?

He glanced at Li Ye and asked directly, "Junior Brother, what do you plan to do with this? Since your Spirit Beast found it, you should decide."

"I plan to keep it."

"Senior Brother, just pretend you never saw it."

He was well aware of this Magical Treasure's value.

Even if it can't be used in this world presently, it could be used in a small world in the future; it's certainly an ace up the sleeve.

"Hmm."

Third Senior Brother thought so too. If this thing were taken back to the sect, it would definitely cause unnecessary trouble.

He didn't even consider studying it further; a Magical Treasure that turns the world into Tribulation Ash is too unique. He feared losing control and doing something rash.

It was strange.

He felt he might lose control, but he trusted Li Ye to handle it well.

Thinking this way, he felt relieved and walked away.

Leaving only Li Ye and the Brocade Rat in the cave.

Li Ye began wrapping the Bronze Cauldron with the Four Seasons Sect's secret Sealing Technique, like layers of silk, and inserted numerous talismans, while asking the Brocade Rat:

"Your skills aren't bad."

"What else can you do?"

The Brocade Rat blinked its tiny sesame-like eyes and chirped—meaning it could find hidden spaces and build nests and tunnels in those spaces, creating a navigable space passage.

It's just been born recently but will become stronger in the future.

"Not bad." Li Ye, being somewhat sensitive to spatial fluctuations due to Jianmu, thought that with its help, he wouldn't get trapped while exploring in the future.

For instance, the situation when he was trapped at a Hell Path stronghold would likely not happen again.

He soon sealed the Bronze Cauldron completely and placed it outside the Golden Core world, adding layers of seals to prevent any sudden issues from arising.

After dealing with it, Li Ye looked at the Tribulation Ash, sweeping with his Divine Sense—it totaled over a thousand jin.

It's known that one tael of Tribulation Ash is about equal to the spiritual power of ten thousand Spirit Stones.

One jin is sixteen taels.

There's over a thousand jin here...

Just a quick calculation made Li Ye a bit shocked.

By rights, it was their discovery, and even if they split it, no one would object. After all, the Four Seasons Sect wouldn't insist on claiming everything.

What's meant to be yours will surely be yours.

But Li Ye had an idea—to use this Tribulation Ash to cultivate a special Spirit Plant, allowing the Tribulation Ash to be reused.

After all, compared to the one-time Spirit Stone profit, if the Marketplace is well developed, the higher its rating, the greater the benefits they can receive.

Others knew this too, which is why they entrusted the Tribulation Ash's disposition to Li Ye.

Since they trusted him so much.

He indeed hadn't cultivated a new Spirit Plant or Spirit Beast in quite some time.

Why not go big?

Tribulation Ash, Tribulation Qi, Tribulation Crossing...

Li Ye squinted at the glazed bracelet on his wrist.

The Brocade Rat beside him sensed his aura and shrank in fear.

…

Time slowly passed.

Two years later.

The basic infrastructure of Dongcang Marketplace had been built.

This included the array using Xi Soil as the foundation, various buildings, and adjustments to the celestial phenomena within the marketplace—all completed.

There was something quite odd; in these days, the Celestial Tribulation seemed to have increased.

Although adjusting celestial phenomena could lead to more Thunder Tribulations, this seemed a bit excessive.

During this period, Li Ye was very busy.

He traveled back and forth because celestial adjustments, Spirit Plant cultivation, Jade Fragrant Melon nurturing, Potato Flood Dragon habitat, and the connection between arrays and Spirit Plants all required his arrangement.

He was busy like a spinning top.

But this kind of practice was indeed rare for him, not to mention having reliable Dao friends and senior brothers. His proficiency in arrays and various Magic advanced significantly.

And after the busyness.

He returned without fail to a fifty-mu plot he had specifically allocated for himself, mysteriously doing something inside, unknown to anyone.

Everyone was very curious.

Especially during occasional gatherings and chats, Li Ye refused to reveal anything, only saying he was cultivating a very special Spirit Plant, very, very special.

Every time he left them in suspense, piquing their curiosity.

A Spirit Plant that Li Ye spoke of in such a manner.

How special could it be?

What was in that plot of land?

"Indeed."

"What could it be?"

Li Ye looked expectantly at the mature Spirit Plants, mumbling to himself: "It seems it's time to let Senior Brother and a few Dao friends experience it firsthand."

He patted the Brocade Rat, which had already dug a hole just big enough for Li Ye to hide inside. With intentional concealment from the array, it would never be discovered.

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