Trading system, I exchanged vegetables for golden pills.

Ye Chen casually found a rock outside the door and sat down, acting as if nothing was wrong and not in a hurry at all.

Elder Wu searched around for a while before finally bringing out a plastic bag full of things and placing it in front of Ye Chen.

He also had cloth bags in his room; I don't know if the cloth bags cost extra.

Or perhaps they wanted to express their minor dissatisfaction with the plastic bag.

Elder Wu seemed to be speaking with great sincerity:

"Here are five gold bars, more than ten antiques, and some rare dried medicinal herbs. This is all I have left. I hope you won't find them too expensive!"

He then pulled out a card: "Of course, if you want money, I have some too. This card has 20 million in it, and the default PIN is six zeros!"

Ye Chen didn't look at the things he was given, but instead glanced at Elder Wu and smiled faintly: "What's in your arms?"

Elder Wu froze for a moment, then forced a smile and said, "No, it's nothing, just an ordinary jade pendant!"

"Oh, it's just an ordinary jade pendant. Let me take a look!" Ye Chen reached out his hand!

Elder Wu's expression shifted, and he forced a smile: "No, there's nothing much to see, just a jade pendant I used to wear, a gift from my former Daoist partner!"

Ye Chen didn't retract his hand; he still beckoned, "You old fool, you even have a Daoist partner? Stop kidding, hand it over!"

Elder Wu had no choice but to take out the box from his arms, though he seemed to be reluctant to do so.

Ye Chen had already noticed Elder Wu's subtle actions during his mental probe.

This is also why Ye Chen let Elder Wu retrieve it himself; otherwise, how could he let the other party take out the good stuff on his own?

If Ye Chen went in with him, he might be fooled.

The things that he specially put away and took with him must be quite extraordinary.

Seeing Elder Wu's reaction, Ye Chen became even more curious about the contents of the box.

So many antiques and good things were brought out, but this is the only thing they are so reluctant to part with.

The box is not very big, about 20 centimeters in length and width, and is flat.

What's special is that this box is made of pure jade.

That's incredibly extravagant!

To be honest, the jade quality of the box alone is quite good; it's probably worth a fortune.

That's why Elder Wu could wear it close to his body, just like an inner armor.

As long as he hunches his body slightly, no one will notice anything unusual from the outside.

"Open it!" Ye Chen said calmly.

Elder Wu felt a pang of pain, but his hands obediently complied.

When the jade box was opened, a faint yellowish-brown light flashed and disappeared, revealing a pure yellowish-brown stone block!

Ye Chen's pupils contracted. This dense and heavy aura... this aura was actually similar to the foundation-building items he and Xiao Qi possessed.

At the same time, a thick energy continuously emanated from the rocks and soil.

Without saying a word, Ye Chen snatched the box from Elder Wu's hand and immediately closed the jade box to prevent the energy from continuing to leak out.

Jade itself has the effect of blocking and sealing energy.

No wonder it needs to be stored in a jade box; Elder Wu probably realized this too!

It's good that he did that, otherwise the energy would probably have been almost completely lost if he had used something else to store it!

"What a waste of money!" Ye Chen couldn't help but curse, "Who told you to peel off all the outer stone?"

Elder Wu thought to himself, "This is his stuff, you know..."

Elder Wu opened his mouth, "Ye, Ye Chen, can you, can you give it back to me? You've seen it yourself, it's just a piece of clay!"

He's currently focused on how to get his things back.

For a brief moment, he felt that the pain in his dantian had lessened.

This thing will be useful for his injuries. As long as he absorbs this energy, his Qi Sea might recover.

Therefore, his eyes were filled with longing, but he forcibly restrained himself.

Ye Chen tried not to make his intentions too obvious, and calmly asked, "Where did this come from?"

"You might not believe it, but this is really just an ordinary stone. I was just thinking of leaving the Luoshui Sect, so I wanted to take a stone with me as a souvenir!" Elder Wu was talking nonsense.

Ye Chen had no choice but to use the Mind-Asking Ruler again, asking, "I'll ask you one more time, where did this come from? Why didn't you absorb and refine it? Who were you going to leave it for?"

Elder Wu, momentarily dazed, blurted out, "Yesterday I was cultivating in the back mountain when I heard a faint light emanating from the mountainside at night. After some effort, I finally unearthed this stone. I sensed that its energy was extraordinary. I originally intended to refine it directly, but there have been changes within the sect, so it's not the right time to refine it yet, and that's why I've delayed it until now!"

Ye Chen couldn't help but sigh, "It's a good thing you didn't have time to refine it, otherwise this good thing wouldn't have fallen into my lap."

It was thanks to his strong sense of justice that he helped Liu Qing uphold justice and thus stumbled upon such an opportunity!

Ahem, that's right, good deeds are rewarded!

Since the opportunity had come to him, Ye Chen accepted it with pleasure.

Some things may seem like coincidences, but perhaps coincidences are also part of fate!

When luck is on your side, even if you open your mouth wide and tilt it back, something might just fall right into your mouth...

Elder Wu was taken aback. Why did he speak the truth again?

This Ye Chen is truly strange; he can actually get people to say what's on their minds.

Oh no, Ye Chen is definitely even less likely to return the item to him now.

Elder Wu was filled with regret.

If I had known, I would have absorbed it immediately when I discovered it yesterday. How could I leave such a rare and precious treasure overnight?

What the hell, everything's happening all at once? You old Xu, why couldn't you have made your move later, damn it!

Can't we wait until he's fully absorbed it before stimulating him?

Elder Wu cursed Elder Xu in his heart.

But it's too late for regrets now.

Elder Wu took a deep breath and said, "Ye Chen, I've given you everything. Can I leave now?"

Ye Chen nodded: "Don't worry, I keep my word. I won't kill you!"

"Where is the back mountain?" Ye Chen asked.

Elder Wu was heartbroken, but he still pointed Ye Chen in the right direction.

"Thank you!"

Ye Chen thanked him and flew in the direction Elder Wu had pointed.

He wanted to go to the back mountain to investigate himself and see if there were any similar things!

Elder Wu was secretly relieved to see that Ye Chen had really let him go.

"Oh well, what's done is done. At least I'm safe. I'll look for opportunities later!"

Elder Wu sighed and muttered to himself.

He glanced at the plastic bag on the ground, but Ye Chen didn't move.

Uh, that's a bit hurtful. Does Ye Chen not even give a second glance to all these good things?

He was hesitating whether to pick a few things to take with him when a large group of people came towards his residence, led by Elder Li...

What the hell are these guys doing here?

"Ye Chen, you... damn it—"

Elder Wu called out, but Ye Chen had already disappeared.

Elder Wu's eyelids twitched, and he took off running towards the back mountain.

He knew very well that he had to find Ye Chen at this moment, or he would be doomed.

Ye Chen said he wouldn't kill him, but Elder Li and the others didn't know that.

Damn it, Elder Wu has nowhere to vent his anger.