I am a full-level celestial master, you let me enter the strange talk of rules?

After the elder finished speaking, the other elders nodded in agreement.

The expression on his face changed from admiration to excitement, and from excitement to greed.

Tianli coughed, interrupting their discussion.

He glanced at everyone present, his tone becoming serious: "We, the Xinggu Tian Clan, must abide by the rules; a person without integrity cannot stand."

"If we want to survive in this area, we have to give them the promises we deserve. Since we accepted their flowers, we have to keep our word."

His words were still spoken in a grand and dignified manner, but the elders all understood the implied meaning.

Let's keep them calm for now, and wait until they find more flowers before we decide what to do.

You can say Tianli is hypocritical, but the fact that he's gotten to this point shows he still knows how to behave.

He knows when to be tough, when to show weakness, when to be enthusiastic, and when to be indifferent.

This sense of propriety is the most basic quality of a clan leader.

The other elders nodded in agreement.

Elder Tian Jin spoke up, “The clan leader is right. We should appease them first. Don’t call them ‘honored guests’ or ‘close friends.’ We should give them the treatment they deserve and the gifts they need to receive. Let them feel that our Xinggu Tian Clan is trustworthy and worthy of our trust. Only then will they be willing to continue helping us find flowers.”

Another elder spoke up, saying, "If we find another one within ten years, then we won't have to rely on the main clan for cultivation resources of spatial power anymore."

Another elder added, "It's not just about spatial power; the Four-Colored Resurrection Flower also has a miraculous effect on ancestral reversion. The purity of our bloodline has always been inferior to that of the main clan. If we could have more Resurrection Flowers, we might be able to activate some of the abilities left behind by our ancestors."

The elders became more and more excited as they spoke, as if they could already see the family's rise to power.

As Tianli listened to their discussion, he still wore that perfectly timed smile, but a barely perceptible hint of excitement flashed deep in his eyes.

Outsiders really don't know how important the Four-Colored Resurrection Flower is to Xing Gu Tian Shi.

The atmosphere at the evening banquet took a strange turn.

Zhang Yangqing and the beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes were wary of being tricked into revealing information, and they had already mentally rehearsed all sorts of questions they might be asked.

Where were the flowers found? How were they found? Were there any other discoveries? Should we send someone with you? And so on.

They prepared various responses, a mix of truth and falsehood, reality and illusion.

As a result, Tianli and the others didn't mention the Four-Colored Resurrection Flower at all.

Not a single word was mentioned.

They talked about the weather, even though there was no sun, they could still talk about the density of the fog, and about the scenery of Sancai Mountain, even though it was all barren mountains and wilderness.

They were talking about the hardships of the profession of mortician, and Tianli even remarked, "Our Xinggu Tian clan has had members who were morticians before, and that job was not easy."

It must be said that the people of Xinggutian are incredibly enthusiastic.

They would offer drinks, serve food, chat about everyday things, and ask all sorts of questions, but never get to the point.

At the end of the banquet, Tianli gave them many gifts.

Two sets of decent weapons and equipment, a longsword and a soft armor. Although they are not as good as the Holy Sword and Holy Armor, they are definitely not bad either, almost at the same level.

Several bottles of pills needed for cultivation; they are not medicinal herbs, but pills.

The difference between medicinal herbs and elixirs is like the difference between iron ore and an iron sword.

Medicinal herbs are raw materials that need to be refined, purified, and absorbed by ourselves, which is inefficient and wasteful.

The pills are finished products, taken directly, with mild effects, rapid absorption, and almost no waste. Moreover, what someone of Tianli's caliber brings out is definitely not an ordinary item.

In addition, there were several spirit stones of good quality, some snacks and dry food from the Three Colors Mountain, and even two spirit beasts for transportation.

Although it is not a rare breed, it is docile, hardy, and suitable for long journeys.

When the beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes accepted these things, she felt a little uneasy.

She glanced at Zhang Yangqing furtively; his expression remained calm, showing no sign of emotion.

Back in the guest room, the beautiful woman with almond-shaped eyes closed the door, placed the gifts on the table, then sat on the edge of the bed and let out a long sigh.

She looked at the valuable gifts on the table, then at the night outside the window, her brows furrowing deeper and deeper: "Brother, something feels off. They're being way too enthusiastic! Inviting us to dinner, giving us gifts, pills, equipment, and even spirit beasts—this isn't the treatment of an honored guest; it's like they're worshipping our ancestors."

Zhang Yangqing sat at the table without answering; he was also deep in thought.

What exactly is Xing Gu Tian Shi trying to do? Even if the Four-Colored Resurrection Flower is important to them, it doesn't warrant such a grand display.

He had seen many ways in which powerful forces bribed people, but it was rare to see someone like Tianli, who invested so much money before even confirming whether the other party could continue to provide value.

At least Zhang Yangqing was the leader of a sect in his original place, and in that position, he could understand Tianli's feelings.

A thought suddenly popped into Zhang Yangqing's mind: Holy crap, could it be that the Four-Colored Resurrection Flower, the one I made is even better than the naturally grown one?

Zhang Yangqing was right; that was indeed the case.

He is a "mysterious" person who has reached the sacred realm, and was once the "only one" in this world.

Although his cultivation level is not high enough yet, his understanding of the realm is there.

His understanding of strange energy, his control over energy fusion, and his grasp of the word "balance" are unmatched by any cultivator in this world.

Only he could create this four-colored resurrection flower.

Only he could control the strange energy so precisely, and perfectly integrate it with the other three energies to produce special effects that surpass the natural quality.

This wasn't just Zhang Yangqing's wild guess, because only this explanation could explain why Tianli's attitude was so good.

If the flowers were fake or of mediocre quality, Tianli wouldn't have gone to such great lengths.

He could have easily given them some things and then kicked them out.

But he didn't; instead, he became even more enthusiastic and polite.

This shows that the flowers were not only real, but also of a quality that far exceeded his expectations.

Why was Zhang Yangqing so certain? Because think about it: if you were the owner of a trading shop, and someone who didn't know anything about it sold a priceless treasure cheaply, the owner would make a huge profit and naturally wouldn't mention the quality of the item anymore. He would be afraid that you would realize he had sold it too cheaply.

With this in mind, Zhang Yangqing began to make a fairly accurate guess.

But it didn't matter to him; he just did it on a whim anyway.

So what if you think it's a treasure? If I want, I can mass-produce it.

Zhang Yangqing told the woman with peach blossom eyes his guess. The woman with peach blossom eyes gritted her teeth and felt cheated. "Damn it, they only gave us this little bit of stuff. I should have compared prices at other places and made a killing at other Xinggu Tian clans."

After all, Zhang Yangqing couldn't take the resources with him, but that didn't mean the beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes couldn't. What she got were genuine resources that could bring her profit.

Just like the two outsiders Zhang Yangqing killed a while ago, most of their resources were with the beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes, and Zhang Yangqing was too lazy to take them, it's the same principle.

The beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes hesitated for a long time before asking, "Big brother, shall we still make our move?" (End of this chapter)