Master of Heaven and Earth - -

Leng Yan’s fiery red hair flowed in the breeze as he walked toward the city gate. Two guards stationed at the gate naturally noticed the “special” Leng Yan. However, these seasoned individuals refrained from approaching him, simply bowing slightly in respect.

Entering the city, Leng Yan attracted many gazes from the bustling crowd due to his unusual attire. He paid no heed to the staring eyes, scanning his surroundings until he spotted a nearby tavern.

Every time he visited the worldly cities, Leng Yan would drop by a tavern for a moment of nostalgia, and this time was no exception.

Upon entering the tavern, he was greeted warmly by a waiter and took a seat. He ordered several small dishes and a pot of wine, choosing to drink alone, wrapped in a sense of melancholy.

After a few cups, Leng Yan suddenly sensed a wave of essence power and looked up to see a woman entering. This woman was stunningly beautiful with a slim waist that swayed elegantly.

Upon entering, the woman first glanced at Leng Yan and approached him with a smile! Leng Yan frowned; he could feel that this woman was coming for him, yet he did not recognize her!

Watching her closely, Leng Yan’s grip on his chopsticks tightened, ready to respond to any situation…

“There’s no need to be nervous, Elder. I’m the director of Red Leaf! My name is Sudan,” she seemed to sense Leng Yan’s apprehension and quickly explained, producing a red leaf as proof!

“How did you know I was here?” Leng Yan picked up a piece of meat and placed it in his mouth. His casual demeanor did little to diminish the vigilance in his heart.

The woman smiled as she sat across from him. “Elder, your token carries a special seal. As soon as you enter our territory, we’ll know. Besides, you’ve made quite a stir upon your arrival; how could we not be aware of it?”

“You know about my affairs!” Leng Yan’s eyes flashed with intense killing intent as he spoke coldly.

Sudan felt a shiver run down her spine under Leng Yan’s icy glare, as if she were being watched by a venomous snake. However, as the director of Red Leaf, she was no stranger to pressure. Giving a dry laugh, she said, “There’s no need for such suspicion, Elder. Although we at Red Leaf deal in information, we will never betray our own. Besides, you are our Honorary Elder. Your identity is classified, and others will not know!”

Hearing this, Leng Yan felt somewhat reassured. The mastermind behind Red Leaf seemed to be well-informed and, given the effort to win him over, was unlikely to do him harm.

“Take me to your trading post. I need to sell some items and buy some things!” Leng Yan stood up and commanded.

“Elder, we have star charts, primordial spirit elixirs, and additional information about Yuntian Star available here,” Sudan interjected, holding out a storage bag.

Leng Yan was surprised that Red Leaf had anticipated his needs so thoroughly. He felt a sense of caution towards the big boss behind Red Leaf.

Taking the bag, he glanced inside and indeed found a star chart, along with one hundred thousand primordial spirit elixirs and some organized documents.

“Please convey my thanks to your boss. However, these primordial spirit elixirs are far from enough. I have some items here; can you help me sell all of them? Additionally, could you assist me in locating a Heavenly Elixir and a Unification Elixir?” Leng Yan sat back down and took out a storage bag filled with all the useless items he had, including stalactite liquid and Nine Sons Golden Lotus, along with materials he obtained from Yunzhen.

Sudan accepted Leng Yan’s storage bag, her expression unchanging. “These items are worth about one hundred million primordial spirit elixirs, while the Heavenly Elixir and Unification Elixir are valued at around twenty million each. This means you will still have eighty million primordial spirit elixirs left!”

Eighty million sounded like a hefty sum, but in Leng Yan’s calculations, it was far from sufficient!

Currently, he could disguise himself as Demon Child, but that was not a long-term solution. If his identity were exposed, he could find himself in mortal danger. Although Red Leaf had power, they were not guaranteed to assist him.

Thus, Leng Yan needed to leave this place as quickly as possible and return to Wugang Star. To break through the barrier winds, he needed to at least reach the golden core realm. Given Leng Yan’s circumstances, entering the unification realm should allow him to rival the golden core realm’s power. Moreover, he intended for Xin Xue to break through to the golden core realm as well, which would ensure their safety.

The immortal land carried both Leng Yan and Xin Xue, but to alter time, they needed to consume at least one hundred thousand primordial spirit elixirs each day. As Leng Yan’s realm advanced, the cost to reverse the flow of time also increased. Not to mention, Xin Xue was at the unification realm, which added to their challenges.

One hundred million elixirs for twenty days amounted to twenty million, excluding the additional amounts Leng Yan needed to absorb in order to transition from the mid-stage primordial qi realm to the initial stage of the unification realm.

For Leng Yan alone, breaking through his realm would require at least fifty million primordial spirit elixirs to gather enough essence power for his advancement.

As for Xin Xue’s breakthrough to the golden core realm, the requirements were even more massive-she would need at least one hundred million primordial spirit elixirs.

Already, just for the realm breakthroughs, they were coming up short on elixirs, not to mention the enormous consumption associated with the time shuttle in the starry sky!

In short, primordial spirit elixirs were painfully scarce. Leng Yan furrowed his brow, realizing he had to come up with a plan to acquire more!

Noticing Leng Yan deep in thought, Sudan understood that he was preoccupied and chose not to disturb him. She quietly sat there, observing the man before her.

After a long period of contemplation, Leng Yan looked up and summoned two droplets of “wine yeast” that he had acquired from a wind beast. In total, there were more than sixty drops. Leng Yan sensed that this wine was anything but ordinary.

Desperate for primordial spirit elixirs, he decided to take the risk and present the wine to the people of Red Leaf for appraisal.

“Please take these two drops of wine back, and have your authority evaluate their worth in primordial spirit elixirs,” Leng Yan said.

Sudan received the two drops of wine, wrapped in essence power, with a puzzled expression. She couldn’t help but think that Leng Yan must be really low on elixirs if he was willing to sell even his wine. However, given his title as Elder, she kept her thoughts to herself and respectfully replied, “Of course, Elder. Please be careful; there’s a bounty out for you outside! I’ll take my leave now and will return to inform you once I find out the result!”

Leng Yan nodded and said, “I understand. You can go. I’ll head to Tianlong City shortly as well.”

With a slight smile, Sudan stood up and left the tavern, merging into the crowd. Yet, every move she made was under Leng Yan’s watchful eye, as he had already placed a seal on her.

After leaving money for the food and drinks, Leng Yan also got up and blended into the crowd, proceeding in the direction of Tianlong City.

Three days later, inside the Tianlong Tavern in Tianlong City, Leng Yan sat in a room on the second floor, enjoying exquisite food and fine wine.

After taking a sip of his drink, Leng Yan smiled as he listened to the conversation from the next room.

“Senior brother, the bounty from the Yuntian Sect this time is really tempting! Two supreme-grade treasure tools and thirty million primordial spirit elixirs. If we can capture that person, we’ll be rich!”

“Don’t get carried away. The entire Yuntian Star is looking for this person. Do you really think we’ll be that lucky?”

“Still, this guy is quite elusive. It’s been so many days, and no one has managed to find him!”

“That just shows he has skills. If it were you, you’d probably be so scared you wouldn’t know what to do!” chuckles

“Don’t say that; I really don’t have the guts. Killing disciples of the Yuntian Sect on Yuntian Star is like pulling teeth. Not to mention, taking out the son of the sect master- that’s practically signing your own death warrant!”

“See? That’s why you’ll never accomplish anything big. You lack ambition…”

At this, Leng Yan couldn’t help but let out a chuckle. He hadn’t anticipated that his own value had risen so dramatically-from high-grade treasure tools to supreme-grade treasure tools, along with thirty million primordial spirit elixirs. Even he felt tempted, wishing he could pull off a stunt just to reap the rewards. But if he did that, who would go and claim the bounty?

What initially felt like a mere passing thought suddenly sparked an idea in Leng Yan’s mind. “You want the reward, huh? I can help you two with that!” he said with a devilish grin.

He summoned the immortal land and burned thirty thousand primordial spirit elixirs. A beam of light coalesced in front of him, and as the light dissipated, there stood a replica of Leng Yan.

This was a body created by the immortal land, formed from essence power, and its movements were controlled by Leng Yan’s thoughts.

Watching his doppelgänger, Leng Yan patiently waited for the right moment…

Half an hour passed quickly. From the next room, he heard a voice say, “We’ve eaten and drank enough; it’s time for us to go out and look around. Who knows, we might just stumble upon something good!”

“Let’s hope so. Come on, let’s go search for it!”

Upon hearing this, Leng Yan stood up and steered his fake self toward the door…