Chapter 954

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“Moreover, these are not ordinary scales from the Silver Moon Tianjiao; they are… the scales from its heart region.”

A sixth-grade spiritual beast.

Even in the vast lands of Qingzhou, such creatures were exceedingly rare.

Jia Tiancai had never seen one with his own eyes, but he had read about them in ancient texts. The Silver Moon Tianjiao was known for its formidable power, rumored to possess a trace of the ancient divine dragon’s bloodline. Its scales were unparalleled treasures in the world, unique and precious.

When the Silver Moon Tianjiao underwent a breakthrough, its old scales would fall off, and new ones would grow in their place. Jia Tiancai had read in ancient texts that many powerful figures in the Dongxu realm would risk their lives to seize these discarded scales. These scales contained the life essence of the Silver Moon Tianjiao after its transformation, offering an absolute enhancement to warriors of any level. Of course, only those who had reached the Tian Gang realm and above could truly absorb the life essence contained within the scales. Warriors of lower realms simply could not withstand the life essence of such a high-grade spiritual beast, even if the scales contained only a trace of the Silver Moon Tianjiao’s essence.

Moreover, these were ordinary scales. The scales from the heart region of the Silver Moon Tianjiao contained ten times the life essence, offering an even greater enhancement.

Ye Wushuang naturally recognized their value.

“I need these scales,” Ye Wushuang said earnestly, looking at the others.

Jia Tiancai scratched his head and laughed, “You discovered this place. You didn’t take any of the spiritual pills, techniques, or instruments we found earlier; you gave them all to us. If you need these scales, they are rightfully yours.”

Yun Yin and Gongyang Yan also nodded in agreement. Ye Wushuang truly needed them. He had reached the Wan Fa realm and had a lifespan of two thousand years. However, in the several life-and-death battles he had faced, he had expended over three hundred years of his lifespan to summon the primal power from the first layer of the Nine-Heavens Spirit Suppressing Pagoda. For a warrior, lifespan was fundamental. The loss of lifespan significantly hindered Ye Wushuang’s progress. These Silver Moon Tianjiao scales could help him compensate for the loss.

Without delay, Ye Wushuang grasped the scales and said, “I will begin the refinement process now. Please wait for me for a moment.”

“Sure, no problem.”

“Alright.”

Jia Tiancai and the others stepped out of the room and waited outside the door patiently.

Inside the room, Ye Wushuang, without any hesitation, began to draw out the life essence from the Silver Moon Tianjiao scales.

Outside the room, Jia Tiancai and the others gathered together.

“Our core disciples in Lingjian Mountain were only four before, and I had never interacted with them. I thought they were all aloof and unapproachable, but I didn’t expect Junior Brother Ye to be so amiable…”

“Yes, technically, we should address him as Senior Brother Ye.”

“He’s only seventeen. Calling him ‘senior brother’ would make him sound old.”

“I’m nine years older than him, and I can’t bring myself to call him that either…”

At this moment, Yun Yin smiled and said, “However, he is indeed very kind-hearted. He has changed my perception of core disciples.”

Jia Tiancai added, “Although Lingjian Mountain is one of the seven great powers, our foundation is actually much weaker than the other six. If it weren’t for the formidable strength of Sect Leader Si Yin, we would surely be bullied. Because of this, the disciples of Lingjian Mountain are actually very united…”

“Hmm.”

As they chatted idly, time slowly passed by. In the blink of an eye, a quarter of an hour had gone by, yet there was still no movement from within the room. The others outside were each engaged in their own cultivation, without any sign of impatience.

However, at that moment, footsteps could be heard approaching from the front courtyard.

“Huh?”

A voice of surprise rang out.

“Someone is already here!”

Several figures emerged from the front hall. Jia Tiancai looked at the two leaders and his eyes widened in astonishment. “Xu Boyuan, Lu Cuishan!”

The two young men at the forefront appeared to be in their mid-twenties, both with first-class demeanor and aura.

They also looked at Jia Tiancai with curiosity.

The young man named Xu Boyuan was stunned for a moment before he finally said, “You are… Jia Tiancai?”

Recognized, Jia Tiancai’s cheeks turned red.

“Ah, it really is you,” Lu Cuishan couldn’t help but laugh. “Jia Tiancai, you’ve reached the Wan Fa realm. That’s quite an achievement…”

Hearing this, Jia Tiancai opened his mouth but couldn’t utter a single word.

Xu Boyuan came from the Xu family of the Tianyan Empire, while Lu Cuishan was from the Lu family of the same empire. Both the Xu and Lu families were pillar families of the Tianyan Empire. Xu Boyuan and Lu Cuishan were among the more outstanding talents within their respective families. Although they were slightly inferior to the top-tier geniuses of the seven great powers, they were undoubtedly top-tier talents on the Qingzhou continent.

The seven great powers often participated in joint trials and competitions. Back then, Jia Tiancai had encountered Xu Boyuan and Lu Cuishan during one such trial. At that time, Jia Tiancai was at the same cultivation level as them, but the result was… he was utterly defeated in separate duels with both of them.

However, Xu Boyuan and Lu Cuishan did not kill Jia Tiancai back then. To this day, Jia Tiancai still remembered the words they had spoken to him.

“Your name is quite good, Tiancai, meaning ‘talent given by heaven,’ but your surname is not. Jia Tiancai, fake talent, it seems you really are a fake genius!”

“Since you entertained us so well, we won’t kill you. But in the future, if you see us, you must give way. If you really can’t avoid us, then when you see us, kneel down, kowtow three times, and call us ‘grandfather’ three times!”

Now, Jia Tiancai never expected to run into these two here. The Tianlin Ancient City was so vast, and the space of the Heavenly and Earthly Gates was so immense—how could it be such a coincidence!

Xu Boyuan noticed that the group seemed to be waiting for someone and couldn’t help but ask, “We sensed the aura of Silver Moon Tianjiao scales with our secret treasures earlier, and it was coming from here. Are you… waiting for someone?”

Upon hearing this, Jia Tiancai and the others’ expressions tensed up.

“No, we just came here to seek treasure and are taking a break because we’re tired…” Jia Tiancai quickly replied.

Xu Boyuan was about to say something more, but Lu Cuishan pulled him back and said with a smile, “Boyuan, seeing Jia Tiancai reminds me of what we said back then.”

Xu Boyuan was taken aback: “Oh?”

On the other side, Jia Tiancai’s expression turned sour.

Lu Cuishan continued with a chuckle, “Jia Tiancai, back then when we spared your life, we told you what to do when you saw us again, do you still remember?”

Jia Tiancai remained silent.

Lu Cuishan went on directly, “If I remember correctly, you were supposed to kneel down, kowtow three times, and call us ‘grandfather’ three times, right?”

“You couldn’t have forgotten, could you? That was the price we set for sparing you back then.”

As soon as these words were spoken, Yun Yin, Gongyang Yan, and the others’ faces changed. A sense of anger began to rise in their hearts, and they all grasped their spiritual instruments tightly.

“Huh?” Lu Cuishan, seeing this, couldn’t help but laugh and say, “What? Unwilling to fulfill your promise and thinking of fighting us?”

Xu Boyuan, on the side, also recalled the past. He folded his arms, leaned against a pillar, and watched the scene unfold with amusement.