Chapter 481: The Progenitor of Profligates

"What? Old man, say that again!"

Jin Peng thought he had misheard. In this Xinyang City, was there really someone who dared not sell to him?

Qihai smiled faintly and said, "Young Master Jin, I'm truly sorry. Before you arrived, I had already settled on a price with this young brother. According to industry rules, our transaction is considered complete, and it's not good to go back on my word. If I break the rules, this old man will have no face left in this trade."

Hearing Qihai's words, even Ye Yuan was surprised.

This old man's earlier behavior had left a strong impression of being profit-driven.

But now that the two of them had raised the price to five hundred medium-grade primal crystals, the old man still wanted to sell to him?

Jin Peng narrowed his eyes, his gaze at Qihai revealing murderous intent.

"Afraid of losing face? Do you believe that I'll revoke your license right now and make it impossible for you to stay here?" Jin Peng said through gritted teeth.

Qihai, however, looked unconcerned and said, "Hehe, if this place doesn't want me, there are plenty of others. Although I, Qihai, love primal crystals, I cherish my reputation even more."

Saying this, Qihai ignored the gloomy Jin Peng and turned to Ye Yuan, saying, "Young brother, I'll take these primal crystals, and you take the herbs."

Ye Yuan's impression of the old man had greatly improved, and he smiled, saying, "Alright, I'll take the herbs. As for the price... I'll give you five hundred medium-grade primal crystals."

Qihai waved his hand and said, "No need, no need. Since we've already agreed on a price, it's settled. This old man won't take an extra primal crystal; one hundred is one hundred!"

Ye Yuan hadn't expected the old man to be such a principled person, actually insisting on only one hundred medium-grade primal crystals.

Since the old man insisted, Ye Yuan didn't want to force him to take more.

But Ye Yuan knew that Qihai had completely offended this profligate, and he feared that Jin Peng wouldn't let Qihai leave Xinyang City alive.

Ye Yuan was the kind of person who, if others respected him an inch, he would respect them a foot.

He had already made up his mind to ensure the old man's safety.

Qihai's strength at the Crystal Coagulation Realm was still a bit weak in Xinyang City.

As for Jin Peng, seeing that these two completely disregarded him and directly completed the transaction, he was already fuming with rage.

He sneered, "Good, very good! In this Xinyang City, this is the first time I've met someone with such guts! Yu Qing, seize this old man. I want to see if he's really that principled!"

Yu Qing was naturally the guard at the fourth level of the Sea Transformation Realm behind him.

He was Jin Peng's top enforcer and had undoubtedly committed many misdeeds following Jin Peng.

Of course, following Jin Peng had also brought him many benefits, including ample cultivation resources that allowed him to break through to the fourth level of the Sea Transformation Realm.

Yu Qing's strength was enough to rank in the top ten across all of Xinyang City.

Among those present, he was the only mid-stage Sea Transformation Realm cultivator. Who would Jin Peng fear?

Just as Yu Qing was about to make his move, Ye Yuan lightly stepped forward, blocking the path between Yu Qing and Qihai.

"This old man, I'm protecting him!" Ye Yuan said calmly.

A sinister smile flickered across Jin Peng's lips. "Take care of both of them!"

"Yes!" Yu Qing cracked his knuckles eagerly.

He had gradually come to enjoy this feeling of bullying others. Following Jin Peng, he could do whatever he wanted in Xinyang City!

"Alas... This kid has more money than sense, and he's quite loyal. But he's a bit foolish. What a pity..."

"This Jin Peng is a little tyrant. Who dares to provoke him in Xinyang City? If you hit the young one, the old one comes. That's the scariest part!"

"Why would the old one need to come? I'm afraid he can't even get past this immediate hurdle! I reckon that kid thinks he's somewhat strong and can fight above his level, but he's facing a mid-stage Sea Transformation Realm cultivator!"

"This kid must also come from a profligate background, with experts at home always giving in to him, so he thinks he's something special. In truth, they're just flowers in a greenhouse; they wilt as soon as they step outside."

Seeing that the scene was gradually getting out of control, many stall owners started discussing among themselves.

Clearly, no one was optimistic about Ye Yuan.

In their eyes, Ye Yuan and Jin Peng were probably the same—both from a playboy background.

But... Jin Peng had brought a Sea Transformation realm mid-stage cultivator with him, were you stupid?

Of course, they guessed the beginning, but they couldn't guess the ending.

Ye Yuan was indeed from a playboy background, but this playboy was a heaven-defying one.

Yu Qing grinned, unleashing the full power of his Sea Transformation realm mid-stage, and threw a punch straight at Ye Yuan's face.

This kind of direct domination was even more satisfying!

Ye Yuan's fellow disciples watched this scene indifferently. The moment Yu Qing threw his punch, Tianyu curled his lips in disdain and spat out two words: "Idiot!"

A Sea Transformation realm fourth layer daring to show off in front of Ye Yuan was purely suicidal!

Ye Yuan hadn't moved at all, just quietly watching Yu Qing, watching him execute that flashy punch.

Just as Yu Qing's storm-like punch was about to hit Ye Yuan's face, Ye Yuan gently extended a finger.

Yu Qing hadn't expected a Sea Transformation first layer to be so arrogant in front of him—this was the height of seeking death.

"Go to hell!" Yu Qing sneered.

The fist and finger collided, but the scene everyone imagined did not appear.

Yu Qing's狂暴 momentum dissipated into nothing the moment it touched Ye Yuan's finger.

The expression on Yu Qing's face froze, unable to believe what had just happened.

"Ah!"

Yu Qing suddenly let out a miserable scream and collapsed limply to the ground.

Everyone looked closely and saw that Yu Qing's chest was already soaked with blood.

"This... what's going on? One finger crippled a Sea Transformation fourth layer?"

"Are my eyes playing tricks on me? That kid, is he really a Sea Transformation first layer?"

"So... so strong!"

"I've seen Yu Qing fight before; he's very strong! And he was defeated by that kid with just one finger?"

Many felt their eyes were playing tricks on them. Ye Yuan hadn't even emitted any aura, just gently poked Yu Qing's fist with his finger, and Yu Qing ended up like this?

That was a Sea Transformation realm fourth layer!

How did it seem like cotton candy?

When these people looked at Ye Yuan again, their eyes were filled with intense fear.

Ye Yuan ignored Yu Qing on the ground and turned his gaze to Jin Peng.

Jin Peng had long been stunned by this scene. When he suddenly noticed Ye Yuan's gaze, he couldn't help but shudder.

"No, no, no, you... don't come over!" Jin Peng was so scared he kept backing away.

Ye Yuan looked at Jin Peng and suddenly grinned, saying, "Playboy? Hah... I'm the ancestor of playboys!"

Seeing Ye Yuan's malicious smile, Jin Peng felt a great sense of foreboding!

"You... you... what are you going to do?"

"Heh, you'll find out soon enough." Ye Yuan smiled.