It didn’t take long for the two to finalize the types and prices of resources for this transaction.

Currently, Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace doesn’t lack any type or age of medicinal resources, but the number of alchemists within the sect is limited, making it impossible to consume everything internally. On the other hand, Dragon Tiger Pill Cauldron Sect is teeming with high-level alchemists and has an almost insatiable demand for various herbal ingredients. Naturally, both sides agreed to a barter system.

Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace would regularly supply Dragon Tiger Pill Cauldron Sect with a massive amount of medicinal resources. In exchange, Dragon Tiger Pill Cauldron Sect would provide Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace with a specified quantity and type of pills. Both sides got what they needed and were very pleased.

“…I have brought all the pill resources your side requested this time. Senior Sister, please check them. If everything is in order, you can hand over the agreed medicinal resources to us.”

As Yun Tianyi spoke, he raised his hand slightly, signaling the elders accompanying him to bring over two large star-patterned sandalwood boxes.

The boxes were filled with space bracelets and rings, each brimming with treasures, numbering in the hundreds or thousands.

Yun Tianyi handed two space bracelets to Xuebing Xuan, who skillfully used her divine senses to inspect them. Inside were bottles of pills, ranging from the lowest mortal grade to the highest celestial grade, with no shortage in quantity.

In simple terms, the amount of pills in this transaction could satisfy Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace’s needs for about thirty years. Such transactions occurred three times a year between Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace and Dragon Tiger Pill Cauldron Sect, and the quantity and quality had been increasing each time.

The reason for this was, of course, the rapid improvement in Qing Muling’s cultivation and his growing divine abilities, which led to an abundance of divine herbs in the sect’s medicinal garden.

Although the market for various pills had become quite inflated due to the current chaotic times, the prices of sacred and divine herbs, the precious raw materials, had also risen significantly, which didn’t affect Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace much.

From the perspective of Dragon Tiger Pill Cauldron Sect, a reliable supply of medicinal ingredients was essential for their massive pill production, making a deep strategic partnership with this female cultivator sect a natural choice.

Xuebing Xuan immediately summoned a group of inner sect elders and stewards to inspect and count the pills in the space bracelets. After confirming everything was correct, they stored them in the warehouse.

Then, a large group of female cultivators from Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace, dressed in colorful robes, entered one after another, each holding a delicate jade box filled with hundreds of space bracelets.

“Young Master Yun, all the agreed medicinal resources are here. You may check them at your leisure.”

Xuebing Xuan said, signaling a maid beside her to present a golden-purple jade token to Yun Tianyi. He injected magical power into it, causing countless herbal directories to appear, with detailed annotations on the grade, age, price, and quantity of each herb, along with images.

Beside Yun Tianyi, several elders from Dragon Tiger Pill Cauldron Sect took out long, cold jade boxes from a space bracelet, each containing rare divine herbs over 150,000 years old, perfectly preserved.

The elders beside Yun Tianyi couldn’t help but be amazed. Even though they had seen many top-quality herbal resources, the ones before them were exceptionally rare and difficult to cultivate, yet Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace could provide them in large quantities.

What did this mean?

Could it be that Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace’s high-end herbal cultivation techniques had far surpassed those of Dragon Tiger Pill Cauldron Sect? How was that possible?

Yun Tianyi was shocked and quickly pondered. Pills were the most important and demanded cultivation resource for cultivators, akin to food for mortals. Their importance was self-evident.

Every supreme Dao lineage power, with billions of disciples, needed pills for cultivation, body refinement, magical power purification, and advancement. The demand for pills was almost endless, making it the largest expenditure in the sect’s annual budget.

Most Dao lineage powers either cultivated their own herbs or purchased large quantities to have their alchemists refine them into pills, which were then distributed by the sect’s warehouse. This was a common practice among almost all Dao lineage powers.

Of course, except for sects like Dragon Tiger Pill Cauldron Sect, which specialized in alchemy, most Dao lineage powers couldn’t produce enough pills for their own use, making large-scale external purchases inevitable.

With demand came supply. Many Dao lineages and families with vast spiritual lands specialized in cultivating various spiritual herbs and grasses, while many small families and rogue cultivators made a living from alchemy. They generally lived very well.

Thus, Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace, with its nearly unlimited high-end herbal resources, essentially had nearly unlimited financial power, leading to rapid growth in strength.

And all of this was likely due to Qing Muling, right?

Countless thoughts flashed through Yun Tianyi’s mind. As an ancient power with a legacy of millions of years, Dragon Tiger Pill Cauldron Sect naturally had its own intelligence channels and was aware of the recent changes in Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace.

After more than an hour, the elders from Dragon Tiger Pill Cauldron Sect finally finished inspecting and counting all the herbs, and both sides were very satisfied.

Finally, Xuebing Xuan said, “This cooperation went well. Next time, bring more supplies. In these chaotic times, it’s always good to have more reserves for peace of mind.”

Yun Tianyi’s face stiffened slightly, and he spread his hands, saying, “Senior Sister, the amount of celestial-grade pills you requested is quite large. We had to open our sect’s strategic reserves to gather this batch. If you want more next time, it might be difficult.”

Yun Tianyi smiled wryly. The pills provided to Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace were the best in both quantity and quality, and they were prioritized. However, this female cultivator sect seemed like a bottomless pit, accepting everything without refusal.

If not for the rare herbal resources they provided, the high-level members of Dragon Tiger Pill Cauldron Sect might not have agreed, as many orders from other sects and Dao courts had to be delayed or canceled to meet Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace’s demands.

Xuebing Xuan smiled indifferently, “What are you worried about? Your strategic reserves can’t be that limited. If you meet our needs, we can give you more in return. For example, next time, we can double the divine herbs we provide, all over 500,000 years old, and give you an additional hundred rare Heavenly Medicines. How about that?”

“…”

This time, not only Yun Tianyi but also the elders and guards behind him changed their expressions.

For a sect like Dragon Tiger Pill Cauldron Sect, a massive amount of divine and Heavenly Medicine resources was invaluable for refining celestial-grade pills, many of which were rare and hard to find.

Now that Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace could provide these resources almost indefinitely, wouldn’t Dragon Tiger Pill Cauldron Sect also benefit greatly? Their profits could increase several times, even tenfold.

“Senior Sister, are you serious?”

Yun Tianyi asked solemnly. If they could indeed obtain such a large amount of Heavenly Medicine resources, he would find a way to meet Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace’s demands, even if it meant clashing with his own father.

Xuebing Xuan confirmed, “Of course. As a representative of our sect, I guarantee it. As long as you bring enough pills next time, we will provide the corresponding amount of Heavenly Medicine. You won’t suffer any losses.”

“Let me think about it.”

At this point, Yun Tianyi wasn’t in a hurry.

If he could solve his sect’s herbal supply problem once and for all, selling more restricted pills wouldn’t be an issue. He could even have the old alchemists who had been in closed-door cultivation for years come out and work around the clock.

With such a large amount of divine and Heavenly Medicine resources, they could even attempt to refine some legendary pills recorded in their sect’s ancient texts.

However, agreeing to Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace’s terms outright seemed unwise. He needed to propose some additional conditions, even though the deal was highly beneficial for Dragon Tiger Pill Cauldron Sect.

After some thought, Yun Tianyi slowly said, “If Senior Sister can fulfill one of my requests, I will agree on behalf of the sect.”

“What request?”

“Let me meet Junior Brother Qing Muling. Don’t give me the excuse that he’s trapped in the Guixu Ruins. We know that’s not true.”

“Sorry, but that’s the truth. You may not believe it, but there’s nothing I can do.”

Xuebing Xuan replied calmly.

To prevent others from poaching, the news that Qing Muling was trapped in the Guixu Ruins had spread throughout the Great Void months ago, fooling many powers.

As a result, many high-level immortals had secretly ventured to the Guixu Ruins to investigate, but they found nothing.

Dragon Tiger Pill Cauldron Sect’s high-level members had never believed the rumors, which was why Yun Tianyi made this request.

“Senior Sister, given our long-standing friendly cooperation, can’t you give me a straight answer?”

Yun Tianyi insisted, “If you find it difficult, I’ll request an audience with the Supreme Sect Master. I’m sure she will take my request seriously.”

Xuebing Xuan shook her head, “It’s your choice to seek an audience with the Sect Master, but Junior Brother Qing is indeed trapped and hasn’t returned. There’s nothing I can do if you don’t believe me.”

Frankly, the safety of Qing Muling was more important than all the friendly sects combined, so Xuebing Xuan wouldn’t reveal anything about this matter.

After some more questioning, Yun Tianyi saw that he couldn’t get any information from Xuebing Xuan. He wasn’t discouraged and decided to take his leave, planning to seek an audience with Mu Yinghua or even Xinyu Emperor later, hoping for a different answer.

…

In the Supreme Sect Master’s chamber.

Amidst layers of luxurious curtains, on a large embroidered bed, Mu Yinghua contentedly lifted her snow-white body from Qing Muling. Her face was flushed with a rosy glow, her beauty breathtaking.

Thanks to the time-accelerating formation, after thousands of days and nights of intense cultivation and the nourishment of countless Dao Rhymes, Mu Yinghua finally broke through the threshold of the second-grade Great Golden Immortal. Her rapid progress would astonish even Quasi Holy Emperors.

The key reason was that Qing Muling had given her a lotus seed from the Harmony Creation Blue Lotus. The immense and unimaginable Dao Rhyme from the lotus seed greatly boosted Mu Yinghua’s cultivation, allowing her to break through the second-grade Great Golden Immortal barrier at an incredible speed.

Moreover, the essence of the lotus seed had not been fully absorbed, meaning her cultivation could still improve. With dual cultivation with Qing Muling, reaching the first-grade Great Golden Immortal in the short term was not impossible.

Of course, Qing Muling also benefited significantly, now at the mid-stage True Immortal level. If he allowed Mu Yinghua to continue this intense cultivation for a few more months, achieving the Xuan Immortal Dao Fruit would be a natural outcome.

“The effect of that lotus seed is remarkable. If you could give one to Fengge Emperor, wouldn’t that be…”

Mu Yinghua hesitated and asked tentatively.

“That will have to wait until I break through to the Xuan Immortal realm. With each major realm, I can only produce one lotus seed, no more.”

Qing Muling replied, though in reality, he could produce three lotus seeds per major realm, but he naturally kept this to himself.

Mu Yinghua immediately said, “Then we’ll talk about it later. Just remember not to mention this to anyone else, or it could cause endless trouble.”

Such a treasure would tempt even Quasi Holy Emperors. If they found out, they would surely pester Qing Muling endlessly, causing unnecessary conflicts within the sect.

“Understood.”

Qing Muling said. The three lotus seeds produced at the Elemental Immortal level had already been secretly given to the senior sisters of Origin Star Palace, likely aiding Dongfang Zhihan’s breakthrough.

The three True Immortal-level lotus seeds had been partially distributed, with one given to Mu Yinghua and two still in Qing Muling’s possession.

As for who to give them to, Qing Muling was still weighing his options.

It’s not about having too little but about fairness. With too many Dao Companions, no one would be happy if he favored one over the others. It was better to give none.

“Should I go out later to help them with their tribulations?”

Qing Muling lazily asked from the bed. Many female immortals in other female cultivator sects had yet to complete their Taiyi Golden Immortal tribulations. Since they had already given him the promised benefits, he couldn’t delay any longer.

Mu Yinghua gracefully got out of bed and dressed, her voluptuous figure gradually hidden beneath layers of luxurious robes.

Hearing Qing Muling’s words, she turned and softly said, “No rush. Rest here for a while. Once the elders have sent the guests away, it will be safer for you to appear.”

Letting Qing Muling rest in her chamber had the added benefit of preventing other senior sisters from seeking him out, giving him a chance to recover his energy before the next round of intense cultivation. After all, Mu Yinghua still cared for him despite the prolonged cultivation.

“Alright, I’ll stay here for now.”

Qing Muling said. Mu Yinghua leaned down, hugged him, and kissed him before leaving.