Chapter 176

Chapter 176: Yang Ye? Who Is He to Be Reckoned With!

Watching Jidian leave in a hurry， an elder said with some concern:“The young master， he……“

Another person said:“Forget it， if we follow him， knowing the young master’s temper， we’ll get an earful.“

The elder said:“I’m a little worried.“

“Worried about what?“

The person laughed:“With the young master’s strength， in that universe， as long as the Three Sages of Guzhe， the First Heavenly Court Master， and that Lord of Truth don’t show up， no one is a match for him. As for that Yang Ye……. I think the young master is right， just hearing that name you can tell he’s a nobody， not worth mentioning.“

The elder thought for a moment， then said:“I think you’re all right.“

Ye Tianming took Canghan for a stroll around the city， and the two bought many things. Canghan wore a brilliant smile on her face the entire day.

Suddenly， Ye Tianming stopped in his tracks. Not far ahead of him stood an extraordinarily grand pavilion.

Xianbao Pavilion!

Ye Tianming was somewhat surprised. He hadn’t expected to find a Xianbao Pavilion here as well.

After a moment’s thought， he took Canghan inside. He wanted to take a look at this branch of Xianbao Pavilion. It had to be said， the place was truly grand and luxurious. The interior was decorated with the utmost extravagance， and every corner exuded the scent of money.

When Canghan saw this， her mouth dropped open in shock， her face filled with disbelief.

Having grown up in the countryside， when had she ever seen such a sight?

Not just Canghan— even Ye Tianming was stunned by the lavish decor before him. He and Canghan browsed around， and the Xianbao Pavilion had everything. You could say that as long as you had enough money， you could buy almost anything here.

Moreover， Xianbao Pavilion also offered home delivery， which was extremely convenient.

After asking around， he learned that Xianbao Pavilion had already established cooperative relationships with all the major factions in the real world. The daily necessities and supplies of the major factions were basically all handled by Xianbao Pavilion. There was no way around it， because Xianbao Pavilion had now achieved a monopoly. If they wanted to target a faction， they didn’t even need to resort to force— a direct economic sanction would be enough to bring that faction to its knees.

Xianbao Pavilion!

This Xianbao Pavilion was now said to be wealthier than the entire universe!

It was also the wealthiest faction in the history of the real world.

After buying Canghan some food， Ye Tianming made his way to the book pavilion， a place within Xianbao Pavilion dedicated to selling books. Of course， you didn’t have to buy them— you could also rent and read them there.

He browsed through the book pavilion and eventually selected several hundred ancient texts， then took Canghan up to the seventh floor. The seventh floor was a restaurant， enormous in size， capable of accommodating at least a million people， and it had every kind of food imaginable.

Canghan looked around with eyes full of curiosity. A place like this— let alone visiting， she had never even dared to dream of it before.

After paying with spirit crystals， you could help yourself to the food.

Ye Tianming took Canghan to pick out some food， and the two found a corner to sit down. Canghan looked at the table full of food， and her mouth immediately started watering.

Ye Tianming smiled:“Go ahead and eat!“

Canghan nodded eagerly and dug right in.

At that moment， a middle-aged man suddenly walked over. He looked at Ye Tianming and smiled:“Mind if I take a seat?“

Ye Tianming glanced at him.“Sit.“

The middle-aged man smiled:“Thank you.“

With that， he sat down across from Ye Tianming.

Canghan was a little frightened. Ye Tianming gave her a gentle smile.“Keep eating， it’s fine.“

Canghan nodded.“Mm.“

But she still leaned a little closer to Ye Tianming.

The middle-aged man looked Ye Tianming over and smiled:“You’re even younger than I imagined. Do you know who I am?“

Ye Tianming said:“Demon Palace.“

The middle-aged man smiled:“Let me correct that— it’s the Demon Dao lineage.“

Ye Tianming said:“You don’t look like a demon lord.“

The middle-aged man laughed out loud.“You don’t look like a young man either. By the way， let me introduce myself— my name is Han Yue， and I am the current Demon Chief of the Demon Dao lineage. And you?“

Ye Tianming said:“Ye Tianming， Sect Master of the Buddha-Demon Sect.“

“Tianming…….“

The middle-aged man smiled:“What a grand name. You know why I came to find you， don’t you?“

Ye Tianming nodded.“The person I killed was your disciple， wasn’t it?“

Han Yue nodded.“He was my disciple. I never expected you to kill him so effortlessly.“

Ye Tianming said:“I thought you’d come for revenge.“

Han Yue smiled:“Even if I were to seek revenge， I’d need to first understand my opponent’s situation， wouldn’t you agree?“

Ye Tianming looked at Han Yue.“Let’s get straight to the point.“

Han Yue laughed heartily.“I like that too. You killed someone— you owe me an explanation.“

Ye Tianming stared at Han Yue.“There’s no explanation to give. If you feel uncomfortable about it， we can fight another round.“

Han Yue smiled:“You’re that confident?“

Ye Tianming nodded.“When it comes to fighting， I’ve never backed down.“

Han Yue stared at Ye Tianming and said nothing more.

Ye Tianming picked up the teacup on the table and took a light sip， then said:“You don’t need to guess— I have no backing， I’m on my own……. Of course， you definitely won’t believe that.“

Han Yue smiled:“Indeed I don’t. No one gets to where you are now without backing.“

Ye Tianming turned to look at Canghan. Canghan let out a satisfied burp. Ye Tianming smiled:“Full?“

Canghan nodded.“Mm.“

Ye Tianming said:“Then let’s go.“

With that， he took Canghan by the hand and stood up to leave.

Seeing Ye Tianming about to leave just like that， Han Yue’s brow furrowed.“You have so little respect for others?“

Ye Tianming stopped in his tracks and turned to look at Han Yue.“You’re not someone who gets things done. There’s no point talking to you.“

Han Yue narrowed his eyes slightly.“Young man， you speak far too arrogantly.“

Ye Tianming looked at him and said:“I killed your disciple， and you’re furious， but you don’t dare make a move， because you believe there must be a powerful force behind me. On top of that， the previous sect master wouldn’t have passed the Buddha-Demon Sect to me for no reason， so you’re wary. But at the same time， showing goodwill toward me， joining the Buddha-Demon Sect， and developing together— you’re not quite willing to do that either. After all， you’re currently the head of the Demon Dao lineage， and having you suddenly submit to someone else is something you’d never agree to.“

With that， he shook his head slightly.“You know what people fear most? It’s not wanting to be a good person， but not being willing to go all the way as a bad one either.“

Han Yue stared hard at Ye Tianming.“Who exactly are you， and what is your purpose in appearing now?“

Ye Tianming smiled:“I know— you and the other halls and the remaining two palaces are all worried right now. You’re worried that my appearance is aimed at you， that I want to unify the Buddha-Demon Sect. You can rest easy completely. I will absolutely not force any of you to join the Buddha-Demon Sect. You remain free.“

Han Yue’s brow furrowed.“What do you mean?“

Ye Tianming said:“Exactly what it sounds like.“

Han Yue’s expression darkened.

Ye Tianming continued:“But don’t set your sights on me either. The inheritance of the Buddha-Demon Sect was given to me by that senior. It belongs to me， Ye Tianming. We can stay out of each other’s way.“

Han Yue said in a low voice:“Young Master Ye， to be honest， none of us can figure you out. But we want to enter the Buddha-Demon Path— do you think we could cooperate?“

Ye Tianming said:“We can.“

Han Yue was immediately delighted.“Really? We…….“

Ye Tianming added:“There’s a fee.“

Han Yue’s expression froze. He hesitated for a moment， then said:“How much?“

Ye Tianming said:“How much do you think is appropriate per person?“

Han Yue thought for a moment and said:“Per person， one million star core crystals…….“

Ye Tianming’s heart gave a sudden jolt， but his brow furrowed.

Han Yue gritted his teeth.“Three million star core crystals per person— what do you say?“

As he spoke， he looked at Ye Tianming with some anxiety.

Ye Tianming suddenly said:“I’ll waive two spots for you， but you have to do two things for me.“

Han Yue was a little curious.“What things?“

Ye Tianming said:“First， go help me persuade the other halls and the remaining two palaces. Tell them the price is five million star core crystals per spot， and I’m only offering twenty spots.“

Han Yue’s expression froze.

Ye Tianming looked at him.“Will you do it or not?“

Han Yue hesitated for a moment， then said:“Fine!“

Damn it!

Better you than me.

Han Yue added:“But Young Master Ye， you must not breathe a word of this. I’m a man who values his reputation.“

Ye Tianming nodded.“Naturally.“

Han Yue was a little curious.“And the second thing?“

Ye Tianming said:“Is there a way to get down to the worlds below from here?“

Han Yue said in a low voice:“In the past， definitely not. But recently， the heavenly dao of the Guanxuan Universe seems to have collapsed， so it’s possible to slip through……“

Ye Tianming nodded.“I’d like you to send someone down there and deliver some star core crystals to a few friends of mine. If there are better cultivation techniques or anything like that， you can bring some for them too. My friends include An Yan， Nan Lingzhao， the Ancient Civilization， the Transcendent Civilization， the Hundred Clans Civilization……. Let me write you a list.“

With that， he took out a sheet of paper and began writing.

A moment later， he handed the paper to Han Yue.“I’ll leave it to you.“

Han Yue looked at Ye Tianming.“How much?“

Ye Tianming said:“How many spots do you want?“

Han Yue said in a low voice:“I want ten.“

Ye Tianming said:“I’ll count yours at three million each. Minus the two I’m waiving for you， that’s still twenty-four million star core crystals— go ahead and send all of that down.“

Han Yue glanced at him.“Alright.“

Ye Tianming gave a nod， took Canghan by the hand， and turned to leave.

Han Yue took one long look at Ye Tianming， then turned and left as well.

Ye Tianming took Canghan back to the Buddha-Demon Sect. The moment they returned， Jiang Zuo came forward to greet them. He said respectfully:“Sect Master， someone is waiting for you.“

Ye Tianming was puzzled.“Waiting for me?“

Jiang Zuo nodded.“Yes. The person says they’re a good friend of yours.“

A good friend?

Ye Tianming was even more puzzled. The only person he knew in the real world was Zuo Daotian— could it be that the other party had found out he’d come up?

He walked toward the main hall with a sense of confusion. When he saw who was inside， he froze on the spot.“It’s you!“

It wasn’t Zuo Daotian at all.