Chapter 297

Chapter 297: What a Friend

The host and guest settled into their seats.

Yuan Yuan clapped his hands.

Suddenly, a group of classical beauties filed in, presenting an array of exquisite pastries and tea before Lu Ye and Lin Chuyue.

Each of these ladies was breathtakingly beautiful, with graceful figures and a delightful fragrance wafting around them.

Strong people never lack for women.

In his previous life, Lu Ye never had to worry about women either; if he wanted, he could have not just eight, but eight hundred, eight thousand, or even eight million women at his disposal.

He could even create a planet of women, collecting beauties from around the world.

Unfortunately, what Lu Ye lacked was not beauty, but love.

“I’m a rough guy, don’t know how to speak sweetly or be subtle. I have no clue what brings you here today, my friend.” Yuan Yuan got straight to the point.

Lu Ye wasn’t much for small talk either.

“Then I’ll just say it outright; I need the Infinity Sky Tree from the Life Source Sect. I hear that you have a good relationship with them, and I may have taken out a few strong members from that sect. I’d prefer not to directly approach them for fear of misunderstandings.”

“So, I’d like to ask you, my friend, to act as a middleman. I’m willing to buy it with spirit stones, and you can set the price based on what the Life Source Sect wants!” Lu Ye said with a smile.

“Infinity Sky Tree? That’s quite a crucial treasure for the Life Source Sect. If it’s just a straightforward purchase with spirit stones, it’s likely to cost quite a lot of stones.”

Lu Ye chuckled lightly.

“Are you worried I won’t have enough spirit stones?”

Yuan Yuan suddenly snapped out of it. Darn it, he forgot! Just recently, Lu Ye had extorted a massive amount of spirit stones from a bunch of sects, making him the richest person in the Fourth Heaven.

Me worrying about his spirit stones?

“What am I thinking? If you’ve got enough spirit stones, that makes things easier. I can get in touch with the Life Source Sect right away!” Yuan Yuan exclaimed.

“Thank you, my friend. If you have time, you can discuss it with them in person.”

“No problem, Lu Ye. If you don’t mind, stay at my residence. I’ll head to the Life Source Sect immediately and do my best to facilitate this transaction. If it doesn’t go through, please don’t blame me.”

“You’re joking, my friend. No matter the outcome, I’m very grateful.”

“Then I’m off!”

And with that, he vanished, racing toward the Life Source Sect.

Lu Ye chose to remain behind, waiting at the city lord’s mansion.

The speed was impressive.

In just an hour, Yuan Yuan returned, his face alight with excitement.

“Lu, my friend, it worked!”

Lu Ye curiously inquired, “How many spirit stones do they want for the Infinity Sky Tree?”

Yuan Yuan held up one finger.

“One million?” Lu Ye asked, surprised.

“No, no, too much.” Yuan Yuan shook his head.

Lu Ye raised an eyebrow.

“One hundred thousand?”

“No, no, still too much.”

Lu Ye sighed lightly.

“It can’t possibly be just ten thousand. The Infinity Sky Tree is a highly valuable treasure; that wouldn’t be a fair trade at all.”

“My friend, it’s still too much. The Life Source Sect only requires one spirit stone for you! I can bring back the Infinity Sky Tree directly, as they’re willing to give it to you as a friend!” Yuan Yuan said with satisfaction regarding the Life Source Sect’s stance.

He thought Lu Ye would laugh too.

But Lu Ye’s expression darkened.

One spirit stone!

One spirit stone!

Two hundred thirty thousand spirit stones!

Before being friends, the Life Source Sect traded for just one spirit stone.

Now, as friends, they expect Lu Ye to cough up two hundred fifty thousand spirit stones—after a lot of negotiating, they grudgingly settled for two hundred thirty thousand.

This friend is way too expensive!

Lu Ye couldn’t help but let out a sigh.

Guarding the Great Dao is just outrageous.

In his past life, how many times had he been taken for a ride on this path?

Lu Ye pulled out a spirit stone.

“Tell the Life Source Sect that I’m buying this friend.”

This time around, Lu Ye would just see if after becoming friends with the Life Source Sect, they would try to take advantage of him again the next time they met.

Please, just take advantage of me one more time!

I swear I’ll slaughter you all!

Sigh, guarding the Great Dao…

Getting the Infinity Sky Tree was so much easier this time, even with him only being at the Realm of Domain.

In his last life, getting the Infinity Sky Tree was so difficult—even when he was at the Heaven and Earth Realm.

“Hahaha, no problem, I’ll relay it truthfully.”

Lu Ye double-checked just how foolish he had been in his past life before taking his leave with Lin Chuyue.

He used spirit stones to exchange for a ton of cultivation resources.

Then, he took Lin Chuyue to a remote little city in the Fourth Heaven.

This little city lay near the wasteland, close to the void.

Here, monsters and demons ravaged the land year-round, but one strong person resided in this small city, known as Bai Qingfeng.

In his previous life, Lu Ye had almost become Bai Qingfeng’s mentor, but it never happened.

As Bai Qingfeng had been implicated by him, he fell victim to the Celestial Eater Mayfly clan.

Now, Lu Ye had not meddled with the Celestial Eater Mayfly clan at all.

Bai Qingfeng had remained here, safeguarding the city’s peace, honing his path on the Stop War Dao.

Similar to guarding the Great Dao, but this kid was clever enough to use kill to stop war.

Right now, Bai Qingfeng was only at the Realm of Domain level. In his past life, after receiving Lu Ye’s guidance, he had made rapid progress.

This time, Lu Ye intended to grant him an opportunity as a sort of compensation!

Their silhouettes appeared before Bai Qingfeng.

Bai Qingfeng froze, his guard fully up, ready to flee at any moment.

Lin Chuyue released an aura characteristic of the Heaven and Earth Realm.

Bai Qingfeng didn’t even think, immediately cupping his hands.

“Junior Bai Qingfeng, greetings to the two seniors!”

Fleeing was not an option; it would be impossible in this lifetime.

Facing a Heaven and Earth Realm, there was no way he could escape.

“Is he the one you recommended?” Lin Chuyue surveyed Bai Qingfeng, somewhat surprised.

This kid does seem to have some potential.

“Indeed.”

Lu Ye looked at Bai Qingfeng and didn’t waste words, pointing a finger at him.

Bai Qingfeng was startled; to him, the vast cosmos seemed to converge at Lu Ye’s finger.

There was no escaping it, nowhere to run.

He could only passively accept.

As Lu Ye’s finger touched Bai Qingfeng’s forehead, a technique was instantly transmitted to him.

The technique was called the **Stop War Battle Scripture**!

Bai Qingfeng was taken aback, the profound technique swirling in his mind.

Every word was a Dao.

He immediately fell into enlightenment, a massive amount of spiritual energy flooding toward him.

“Strong comprehension ability!” Lin Chuyue was even more astonished.

“Aside from being a bit weak in strength for now, can he meet all your needs?” Lu Ye smiled.

Lin Chuyue pondered for a moment, noticing the number of devoted and angry gazes around, it was clear that Bai Qingfeng was beloved.

“Yes!”

Just as Lu Ye was about to speak, the system’s notification abruptly rang out.

“Ding ding ding! Host, host! Bai Qiulan and Yue Hongling are about to cross tribulation!”

Lu Ye raised an eyebrow.

“You stay here and take care of him; I have a few matters to attend to.”

After being blocked from the Ascension Pool all day, it was his turn to block it and see what Bai Qiulan was planning to do with Yue Hongling!