Chapter 524

Chapter 524: Clear Nest

"Miss, you’re making it very easy for misunderstandings!"

Wang Chen looked helplessly at Yun Feifei, who was tugging at his sleeve. Realizing the issue, her pretty face flushed, and she quickly released her hold.

Wang Chen couldn’t help but ask, "Have you finished all the spiritual rice you exchanged last time?"

In four months, consuming five thousand pounds of spiritual rice—was she a natural glutton as the legends described, a true master who didn’t reveal her true self?

Yun Feifei explained, "I used it to brew some spiritual wine, but then the negative energy surge happened…"

After a few subtle hints, Wang Chen learned why Yun Feifei and Sun Yulian wanted to buy three-ying rice from him.

It turned out that long-term consumption of this spiritual rice effectively boosts resistance to negative energy.

Cultivators who have negative energy in their bodies can benefit from eating three-ying rice as a form of dietary therapy.

The key point is that three-ying rice has a gentle nature; consuming it regularly is also beneficial for the body and can even assist in cultivation.

The recent negative energy surge lasted over four months; although it had started to wane, based on past experiences, the Underworld Realm’s environment would have a more significant negative impact on cultivators for the next six months to a year.

This impact primarily comes from the pervasive negative energy in the atmosphere!

Once negative energy enters a cultivator’s body, it can take considerable time and effort to remove it, and in severe cases, it can harm their foundation.

In such circumstances, the effects of three-ying rice become evident.

"There’s no three-ying rice available in the city right now…"

Yun Feifei’s information was clearly much better than Wang Chen’s: "Even if there is, the price will surely be much higher, so Yulian and I came to ask for your help, Senior Brother."

Now he understood!

Wang Chen realized that by pioneering farming, he had seized a great opportunity.

"Don’t worry, Senior Brother."

Yun Feifei continued, "We will buy it at market price; we won’t let you suffer a loss."

"That’s fine."

Wang Chen replied with a smile, "Then I’ll give you one thousand pounds as well."

He possessed an Invulnerable Vajra body, unaffected by the negative energy, so he didn’t have a greater need for the three-ying rice.

Yun Feifei and Sun Yulian were willing to pay a high price to purchase it, which was certainly a good deal.

Moreover, this Junior Sister had a great personality; she always informed him of important news promptly.

It was also necessary to maintain a good relationship.

While they were talking, a middle-aged cultivator in a white robe and high crown stepped onto the preaching platform in the hall.

An invisible aura of oppressive force instantly enveloped the entire space.

Golden Core true master!

The previously noisy hall suddenly fell silent, and all the disciples were as quiet as cicadas in winter, gazing in awe at the Golden Core elder on the platform.

In the next moment, a deep voice rang out, "Fellow cultivators, greet Master Bai Jun."

"Disciples pay their respects to Master Bai!"

A group of Purple Palace cultivators bowed in unison.

Master Bai Jun, seated high on the preaching platform, nodded and said, "No need for formalities."

His voice, though not loud, resonated clearly in the ears of everyone present, like the tolling of a great bell.

It was utterly captivating.

Master Bai Jun was the head of the law hall in Wei Fa City, overseeing all the affairs of the West Sea Sect in the Underworld Realm.

He was a high-level Golden Core extraordinary practitioner!

Wang Chen had long heard of Master Bai Jun’s great reputation, but this was his first time seeing the law hall master since arriving in the Underworld Realm.

It was said that Master Bai Jun rarely made public appearances, spending most of his time cultivating in the secret hall.

Only during significant crises in Wei Fa City would this Golden Core true master emerge to take charge.

Today, he had gathered all the outgoing assignment disciples, including Wang Chen, for a reason.

As the negative energy subsided, evil nests began to emerge.

Although this year’s negative energy tide had completely receded, the dense concentration of negative energy had given rise to many new evil nests around Wei Fa City.

If these nests were not dealt with promptly, allowing them to grow unchecked would pose a serious threat to the Wei Hall and even to Wei Fa City itself.

In the past, numerous Wei Halls had been destroyed due to the dangers posed by evil nests!

Master Bai Jun ordered all disciples to immediately conduct a thorough search of their assigned areas for expansion to root out these new evil nests.

Newly emerged evil nests were the easiest to deal with, but they were often well-hidden, requiring patience and experience to locate.

"All gains from eliminating evil nests belong to the individual," Master Bai Jun declared in a commanding voice. "If you capture a nest stone, you can exchange it for three thousand to thirty thousand merits!"

As soon as the Golden Core true master finished speaking, the hall erupted in murmurs of excitement.

Many cultivators revealed expressions of thrill and eagerness.

However, some were left confused, including Wang Chen.

It was Yun Feifei beside him who offered an explanation.

She explained that the evil nests in the Underworld Realm were unique; these nests themselves were a special kind of evil spirit that could coexist with other spirit beasts and evil spirits, quite different from the evil nests in the Mountain-Sea Realm.

When such a nest was destroyed, there was a chance of obtaining its core, known as a nest stone.

Nest stones were more valuable than Evil Energy Pearls, considered heavenly materials and treasures that could be exchanged for merits.

Yet Master Bai Jun’s offered exchange rate was significantly higher than before, at least doubled!

Of course, evil nests varied in size, and the quality of the nest stones also differed.

"We only need to obtain three or four small nest stones," Yun Feifei whispered, "and we can exchange them for the merits needed for entering the veins!"

This was undoubtedly an excellent opportunity to earn merits. If it weren’t for the Golden Core true master overseeing the event, many might have already rushed out to eliminate the evil nests.

Evil nests were not like cabbages in the field; finding them depended on luck, and the longer it took, the more troublesome it became.

Seeing that the disciples were brimming with enthusiasm, Master Bai Jun did not prolong the meeting and promptly announced its conclusion.

Once the master left, the hall erupted in a buzz of excitement.

Many disciples gathered in groups of three or five, discussing plans to cooperate in eliminating the evil nests.

Evil nests were not to be underestimated; they certainly hid unpredictable dangers, making group action much safer than going solo.

Especially those cultivators who had spent several years in the Underworld Realm quickly formed teams.

Some even began recruiting on the spot, causing quite a commotion in the hall.

"Wang Junior Brother," Yun Feifei asked, "do you have a team in mind?"

Wang Chen shook his head. "No."

Yun Feifei’s eyes brightened. "Then why not join our team? I’ve already made arrangements with Junior Sister Yulian!"

A female team?

Wang Chen hesitated, then gently declined. "I’m not planning to join a team for now."

He was accustomed to acting alone and didn’t feel that joining Yun Feifei’s team would be better.

"That’s fine," Yun Feifei said without pressing him. "You’re welcome to join us whenever you want!"

Wang Chen nodded. "Thank you."

He took out two thousand pounds of spiritual rice and gave it to Yun Feifei and Sun Yulian, directly trading it for spirit stones.

Yun Feifei didn’t take advantage of Wang Chen, offering a high price of five spirits per pound, which amounted to ten thousand spirits for two thousand pounds.

Both sides were very satisfied.