Third senior brother Chen Mo was a little better, after all, he was at least a disciple of True Man Su Xing, but he was still exhausted, his face turning pale.

Upon seeing Li Ye return.

The third senior brother quickly stood up to greet him and said, "Junior brother, you're finally back. Look at the situation here. The few of us have been trying our best to maintain things these past few days. We should have suppressed the Tribulation Ash, preventing it from reigniting."

"But the Tribulation Qi appearing within the lotus flowers was consumed by us... it shouldn't affect the growth of your Spirit Plants, right?"

Just thinking about the past few days' situation, he felt entirely uncomfortable.

On one hand, they had to undergo the Tribulation, while on the other, they needed to suppress the Tribulation Ash, all the while being careful not to harm the lotus flowers—a task akin to dancing on the blade's edge.

It was several times harder than a simple Tribulation Crossing.

I really wonder how junior brother managed to cultivate these Spirit Plants all by himself before.

Could it truly be talent so profound, a daunting and admirable feat?

"It's fine."

Li Ye shook his head and said, "The Tribulation Qi was meant for cultivation use. As long as the lotus flowers themselves aren't damaged, there won't be any problem.

It's more about whether senior brother and the other Taoist friends weren't harmed by the Tribulation Qi in the lotus flowers.

I should blame myself. I left in a hurry and didn't explain the situation here in detail to senior brother. If any of the Taoist friends were harmed because of it, it truly wouldn't be right."

He asked with considerable concern.

"No problem!"

Li Yuan stood up, his voice full of vigor and said, "This Tribulation Crossing is actually a good thing for us. After undergoing it these days, I feel there's a tendency for the resentment and hostility within me to be completely resolved."

His eyes turned, and his tone was somewhat flattering:

"Taoist Friend Li, these lotus flowers... should be for sale, right? If you consider selling them, why not think about our Enlightened Race? The price is whatever you say it is!"

As he spoke, one could almost see a tail wagging behind him.

You sly dog!

The other few hearing what he said were almost dead with anger, cursing silently in their hearts.

You, who seem like a simple-minded brute, turned out to be the most cunning one—they personally experienced the effects of the lotus flowers here, and of course, they wanted to purchase them too, just didn't find it decent to ask.

Who would have thought this guy would say it first.

Indeed crafty!

But with him asking this, the others also eagerly looked at Li Ye, waiting for his response.

"Selling, of course, they would be sold," Li Ye replied, "But the Tribulation Qi inside these lotus flowers is different, so the price is naturally different. Moreover, it's necessary to exchange it with Tribulation Qi; the cheapest would still require three hundred thousand Spirit Stones for one use."

Three hundred thousand?

"Taoist Friend Li, did you misspoke?" Ying Ying gulped, "With just three hundred thousand, you can experience a Tribulation Crossing and gain insight from it. It's kind of you, but you can't be doing this."

"Yeah!"

Xuan Houyan also chimed in, "If it's three hundred thousand, don't even talk about others, my Xuan Turtle Race would buy everything from you!"

Yan Sihuo and Feng Yue discontentedly said, "Buying everything? How about a fight, see who's stronger, and who can buy from Taoist Friend Li then."

Who here was not from a great race, coming all the way here?

Do they truly lack that bit of Spirit Stones?

For them, the Mountain and Sea Divine Beasts, there are two critical Tribulations: the first is the Enlightenment Tribulation to awaken the spiritual intellect, and the second is the Transformation Tribulation to shed the beast body, to achieve a Human Race Innate Body.

These two Tribulations have trapped countless Mountain and Sea Divine Beasts.

If they had the help of Li Ye's lotus flowers...

Thinking of this, the way they looked at each other changed.

It concerns the future of their entire race; had their relations not been decent, they might have already turned against each other.

Li Ye was well aware of their thoughts, understanding that before, he was only considering matters of the Human Race, without really thinking about the Spirit Race and Demon Race's thirst for Tribulation Crossing.

He sighed slightly:

"Ah."

"Even before selling, here you all are at daggers drawn."

"If this causes discord, it would be a predicament for me."

Chen Mo also added, "You are friends whom I invited to help. Neither I nor my junior brother want to see you arguing incessantly now. This matter has yet to be decided; it's not too late to argue after the sect has reached a conclusion."

Though said that way.

The several Mountain and Sea Divine Beasts inside couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Even within rules, there are personal relations to consider. If you want things to go smoothly, having a good rapport with Li Ye would help—now they are already competitors.

The future of the clan eventually outweighs friendship, even if they are unwilling, they must strive for that fortune and opportunity for their respective clans, as it is the clans that raised them.

Li Yuan spoke up again: "I understand what both Taoist friends mean, but unfortunately this matter is too important... I too cannot make promises, just hope our friendship can last forever."

The others all nodded.

Li Ye and Chen Mo exchanged a glance, seeing helplessness in each other's eyes—this was already the best outcome.

It was also at this moment.

The sect token hanging at Li Ye's waist suddenly began to glow with a halo.

Time flowed, four colors intertwined and shone.

A spatial rift emerged before Li Ye, inside there appeared a scroll.

Li Ye quickly caught the scroll, then unfurled it.

The scroll depicted the terrain and array of the Netherworld Marketplace, with the Yang World of Dongcang Marketplace already established, only the Netherworld Marketplace was left.

This was precisely the blueprint approved and recognized by the Four Seasons Sect for the Netherworld Marketplace.

Strangely, the Netherworld Marketplace was identical to the Yang World Marketplace, except the arrays were almost entirely reversed, transforming from gathering spiritual power and celestial phenomena into sun and moon essence to how to condense yin qi and summon souls.

Its appearance broke the awkward atmosphere.

Xuan Houyan was the first to lean over, carefully examining the array structures on it, somewhat struggling: "I have not built a Netherworld Marketplace before, but have heard elders in the clan mention it.

The most important thing for the Netherworld Marketplace is to connect the two realms of yin and yang.

Taoist Friend Li, it seems connecting the two realms of yin and yang requires variants of spirit plants like locust or willow trees, have you prepared and cultivated them in advance?"

Li Ye mysteriously smiled: "Not only willow and locust trees, I specially prepared a type of peach tree—I plan to use peach trees as the carrier for the Netherworld Marketplace array, with the spirituality of willow and locust trees guiding the way, so as to truly ensure the Netherworld Marketplace is isolated from the Yang World yin and yang."

As he spoke, he took out a peculiar piece of peachwood.

This peachwood actually had the warm ambiance of spring, yet also the harsh chill of autumn, most importantly it possessed an indescribable divinity.

As if it were...

"Peach Blossom Great God?"

"This..."

"Her elderly branch?"

To the Mountain and Sea Divine Beasts, Peach Blossom Mountain God is renowned, as it was her who isolated the Spirit Realm where they lived from the Four Seasons Sect's territory.

The "isolation" and "boundary" divine techniques of Peach Blossom Mountain God are said to originate from two ancient deities, even in the talent-filled Four Seasons Sect, they stand as the strongest, bar none.

And how does this piece of peachwood carry the aura of autumn? Didn't Peach Blossom Mountain God only showcase the spring aspect, where does the autumn spiritual power come from?

What other mysterious cards does Li Ye have?

They were astonished, the third senior brother thought of something, appearing excited.

This is clearly the Spring Beauty Autumn Peach that the senior brother acquired back then!

This peach tree is very special, blooming in spring, fruiting in autumn, revealing its unique traits in the richest vitality and impending decay, perfect for serving as the entrance and exit of the Netherworld.

Chen Mo asked:

"Junior brother, how much of this peachwood do you have?"

"To build a Netherworld Marketplace that exactly mirrors Dongcang Marketplace, it will likely require nine hundred eighty-one blocks of peachwood of roughly this size."

Li Ye smiled even more mysteriously: "Simply using peachwood to construct might be inadequate, better to use actual peach trees to build the city."

He looked towards the sky, muttering to himself: "Now, it seems spring is also near?"

Spring?

Could it be...

Xuan Houyan was the first to think of something, immediately ran outside the array, then flew into the air, looking down from above—

Only to see, at the perimeter of Dongcang Marketplace and all buildings and array nodes, small trees visibly sprouting and growing.

These small trees resembled peach trees, but at the trunk, one could distinctly sense the presence of Transporting Locust Spirit and Willow Spirit!

They grew rapidly in a spring breeze seemingly coming from nowhere, bathing in the warm sunlight, yet within the shadows cast by the trunks, shadows appeared of a dark town.

It was the embryonic form of the Netherworld Marketplace.

Xuan Houyan no longer knew what to say.

Li Ye, unbeknownst to him, had already secretly planted the branches of Spring Beauty Autumn Peach and so many small spiritual objects within the array.

What other surprises does he have hidden?

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