Chapter 479: One Hundred It Is!

Although the passage between the two realms had not been fully opened, a large number of low-level martial artists had already poured in from the Hurricane Realm.

Through these low-level martial artists, the Purple Firmament Sect had already taken control of almost all secular nations in the Southern Domain.

After the disciples of the Nether Cloud Sect escaped through small teleportation arrays, under Ye Yuan's arrangement, they dispersed, disguised themselves as the most ordinary low-level martial artists, and scattered to various border cities.

Ye Yuan and his group were the last batch.

The teleportation arrays connecting the Southern Domain and the Northern Domain were mostly established in these border cities.

Of course, these teleportation arrays were now without exception under the control of the Purple Firmament Sect.

The Nether Cloud Sect could only hold its mountain gate; the secular nations were beyond its ability to protect.

After the passage between the two realms was opened, a large number of low-level martial artists surged in. The Purple Firmament Sect naturally would not let go of such a strategic choke point, and even the remote Xinyang City was no exception.

Basically, these cities now had Sea Transformation Realm experts stationed, firmly controlling the teleportation arrays.

The characteristic of these border cities now was that it was easy to enter but hard to leave. Those coming in from the Northern Domain via teleportation arrays were not checked, but returning was extremely difficult.

Every border city had a high-level Sea Transformation Realm expert stationed; ordinary people simply could not get through!

If it weren't for the extreme scarcity of Soul Sea Realm martial artists, the Purple Firmament Sect would even send Soul Sea Realm experts to guard these border cities.

However, high-level Sea Transformation Realm was already an extremely powerful existence in the Southern Domain. Apart from the high-level members of major sects, very few ordinary martial artists could defeat them.

Even for a sect like the Nether Cloud Sect, one of the eight great sects, only a handful of people could forcefully break through, and even they could not guarantee that the high-level Sea Transformation Realm expert would not destroy the teleportation array.

It was precisely because Ye Yuan's strategy of the golden cicada shedding its shell caught the Purple Firmament Sect off guard that the defenders of these border cities had not yet reacted. Otherwise, breaking through would have been extremely difficult.

Over the past few days, the Nether Cloud Sect had infiltrated these border cities in several batches and agreed to act together today, forcefully breaking through!

Tian Feng and Luo Qingfeng were both Soul Sea Realm martial artists, so dealing with Sea Transformation Realm was naturally no problem.

With Ye Yuan stationed in Xinyang City, dealing with late-stage Sea Transformation Realm was also not a big issue.

"Many people think that setting up a teleportation array is a huge project. Actually, setting up a small teleportation array that can only accommodate three to five people and teleport only a hundred miles is not difficult. But such teleportation arrays have very few uses. For martial artists with fast footwork, they can reach the destination in less than an hour, so their utility is minimal and they are easily overlooked. This is what we call 'dark under the lamp,'" Ye Yuan said with a smile.

"Hehe, well said, 'dark under the lamp'! Junior Brother Ye, not only are you exceptionally skilled, but your courage and boldness are also extraordinary! Without you, even if we held the Nether Cloud Sect, we would still end up dead!" Tian Yu said.

"Yes! If it weren't for this strategy of the golden cicada shedding its shell, the Purple Firmament Sect would have reacted immediately and notified the border cities to intercept us. Once they destroyed the teleportation arrays, we would have been trapped with no way to escape!" Mo Yuntian said.

Ye Yuan just smiled and changed the subject: "Let's go check out the teleportation array first. We've agreed with the Sect Master to act at midnight tonight. It's better to get a clear picture of the surroundings."

Everyone nodded and headed toward the teleportation array.

Although Xinyang City was remote, it was far from the central authority, so the Yan Kingdom's control over it was very weak.

Because many beast hunters passed through here to enter the Boundless Forest, Xinyang City was quite prosperous.

In this environment, the martial artists in Xinyang City were quite powerful. Condensation Realm martial artists could be seen everywhere on the streets, and even a few early-stage Sea Transformation Realm martial artists were present.

Thus, Ye Yuan and his group moving through the city did not attract much attention.

There were markets everywhere, with martial artists spontaneously setting up stalls on the streets.

After crossing two streets, Ye Yuan suddenly stopped in front of a stall.

The stall owner was an old man at the Condensation Realm, unremarkable in appearance.

"Old sir, how much is this medicinal herb?" Ye Yuan pointed to a herb on the stall and asked.

The old man, who had been bored, glanced at Ye Yuan indifferently and said, "Fifty mid-grade spirit crystals, no low-grade accepted!"

"What? A quasi-fourth-grade herb for fifty mid-grade spirit crystals? Why don't you just rob us?" Tian Yu nearly jumped up.

The old man couldn't be bothered to look at Tian Yu and said flatly, "Take it or leave it. If not, get lost and don't disturb my sleep!"

Ye Yuan, however, casually took out fifty mid-grade spirit crystals and said, "Here are fifty mid-grade spirit crystals, old sir. Please count them."

Seeing Ye Yuan produce fifty mid-grade spirit crystals without blinking, the old man's eyes lit up, and he immediately perked up.

Many nearby stall owners noticed this and began murmuring among themselves.

"What a fool with more money than sense. No one knows the origin of that herb, can't even name it, let alone its use. That kid buying it—is he going to feed it to pigs?"

"Heh, Old Man Qihai has asked all the high-level alchemists in the city, and none of them recognize that herb. That kid is so young—don't tell me he knows what it's for!"

"Probably some rich brat with money to burn. I've seen plenty of such idiots!"

"Look at the badge on his chest—he's just a pill master. What does he want with a quasi-fourth-grade herb? These days, all kinds of morons exist!"

Since the herb's name was unknown, naturally no one knew what pill it could be used to refine.

Moreover, there was only one herb; even if someone wanted to experiment, they couldn't get any meaningful results.

This old man called Qihai had been at the stall for a month, but the herb simply wouldn't sell.

A completely useless herb—no matter how cheap he sold it, no one would waste money on it.

When Ye Yuan asked about the herb, Qihai casually quoted a price of fifty mid-grade spirit crystals, which was almost enough to buy a fourth-grade medicinal herb!

He never expected Ye Yuan to actually buy it, but Ye Yuan, without even frowning, pulled out fifty mid-grade spirit crystals!

Qihai sat up and sized up Ye Yuan. After a moment, the old man suddenly smiled and said, "I was half-asleep and misread it. This herb should be a hundred mid-grade spirit crystals!"

At these words, the murderous intent from Ye Yuan's fellow disciples surged.

This old man was simply price-gouging, not doing business at all!

He was outright robbing them!

In an instant, the price had doubled!

Ye Yuan laughed heartily and said, "Fine! One hundred it is!"