Two Realms: I Will Become the Immortal Emperor

Chapter 38: Chapter 39: Raising Yunzhou’s Aesthetic Standards

「Yunzhou.」

Chen Che arrived at the agreed-upon location, but when the appointed time came, Ding Fei was nowhere to be seen.

’Could he have had a change of heart and run off with the goods? Unlikely. That kid doesn’t seem like the type to be blinded by greed...’

Chen Che thought to himself.

He decided to wait for another hour. If the other man didn’t show up, he would go directly to his home.

「About a quarter of an hour later.」

Ding Fei arrived, panting for breath.

”My apologies, Senior.”

Having interacted with him before, he had some understanding of this young Senior and knew he disliked excuses. So, he immediately explained, ”I was by the Red Water River today. It took quite a while to buy this for you.”

As he spoke, he raised his hand, revealing a black turtle strung up with a grass rope.

It was as black as ink and quite striking.

”A Profound Ink Turtle?” Chen Che raised an eyebrow.

After they began their partnership, Chen Che had not only asked the other man to collect Spirit Herbs but also to purchase some Spiritual Objects that could replenish Qi and Blood.

He could only barely activate the thirteenth move of his True Martial Seventeen Scattering Hands.

Even if he could execute the remaining moves, they would lack power due to his insufficient Qi and Blood.

Relying solely on Spirit Rice to replenish his Qi and Blood was far too slow, so he needed to supplement it with nourishing items. Although such things were sold on the Earth Element Star, they were all artificially farmed. Not only were they not old enough, but they were also ripened with Arrays, making them exorbitantly expensive and their nourishing effects rather poor.

”Exactly!”

Ding Fei nodded quickly. ”A man named Ah Shui caught it. He waited by the river for the better part of half a month just to catch this Profound Ink Turtle.”

”How much?” Chen Che asked.

”You’re embarrassing me, Senior. You’re helping me get rich, how could I ask you for money? This is a gift to show my respect...”

Ding Fei quickly handed over the Profound Ink Turtle.

Chen Che cut him off directly. ”Business is business, and personal matters are personal matters. Even blood brothers must keep clear accounts. Just do your part well. You don’t need to go to such lengths to flatter me or try to guess my every thought.”

”Yes!”

Ding Fei nodded hurriedly.

However, he inwardly breathed a sigh of relief. The other man might seem ruthless, but he was extremely principled in his dealings. He didn’t seem like the type to exploit people for all they were worth.

With that in mind,

he handed over an account book. ”Only four Pills were sold these past few days. Please, take a look...”

”That’s a bit low.”

Chen Che frowned slightly as he flipped through the account book.

They had sold twelve in the last cycle.

”It’s because the Foundation Establishment Tomb has already been plundered, and the dust has now settled...” Ding Fei quickly explained. In the last few days, four Loose Cultivators at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer had joined forces to break into the tomb of that Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

They took the treasures from inside and left.

The saga of the Foundation Establishment Tomb, which had lasted for the better part of a month, thus came to an end.

”I see.”

Chen Che nodded.

With the tomb gone, the fighting ceased.

The Cultivators’ demand dropped, so the market naturally cooled down.

However, he wasn’t worried. After opening that side hall, he had no shortage of Pill Formulas or Pills.

Thinking of this, he suddenly raised an eyebrow and asked, ”How is Hu Yao doing?”

”He’s been very down lately. I heard that on the day the tomb was opened, he went to try his luck. After immense trouble, he managed to obtain a Cultivation Technique. Before he could even warm it in his hands, another Late-stage Qi Cultivation Cultivator snatched it away, and he was injured in the process.”

Ding Fei sighed.

Chen Che secretly shook his head.

He had expected as much. When faced with an opportunity, which low-level Cultivator wouldn’t fight tooth and nail for it?

”In that case, let’s go see him,”

Chen Che decided.

...

「A moment later.」

In a private room of a tavern within the Market.

Chen Che saw Hu Yao, who hadn’t shown his face in days, and noticed he was pale and even walked with a limp.

”Your injuries are quite severe, Brother!”

Chen Che couldn’t help but comment.

Several days had already passed. With a Cultivator’s recovery speed, a minor injury would have healed long ago.