The Fourth Calamity: My Sect Has Countless Prodigies

Chapter 83 Yun Yi's Visit

Five days later.

Within the Lianyun Mountains.

Winter has arrived, and the cold wind howls, chilling the clouds and the sky.

He wandered alone through the dense forest, intending to reach the sect he remembered.

"Sigh, I'll be returning to my family soon, and now I can only hope for the best."

Yun Yi is truly at a loss when it comes to the hundreds of bags of unsold spirit rice.

The family now plans to put aside the matter of Yun Yao for the time being and summon him back to Yun Family City. However, there is no force in Yun Family City that can absorb this batch of spirit rice.

If he were to return now, all the Lingmi would be lost, and his month's business would have been for nothing.

With a few complaints in his mind, Yun Yi's vision slowly revealed the familiar exit of the dense forest.

In his mind, once he passed through this dense forest and reached the open area, he would be at the gate of the Qingxuan Sect.

Yun Yi quickened his pace and soon reached the exit of the dense forest.

A few rays of sunlight shone through the gaps in the trees onto his face.

Yunyi gently parted the branches on both sides and looked at the open space in front of him.

However, at that very moment, his steps froze.

The dilapidated stone tablet from my memory is long gone, replaced by a magnificent mountain gate.

The stone pillars of the mountain gate are carved with golden dragons, which gleam in the sunlight and are magnificent.

"Where's the Qingxuan Sect...? What have they done to me?"

Yun Yi froze, and subconsciously looked up at the huge plaque hanging above the mountain gate.

The three large characters "Qingxuan Sect" are written in a vigorous and flowing style, as if a stream of light is slowly rotating within them.

In the distance, several players saw Yun Yi's stunned expression and began to discuss it amongst themselves.

"Who is this person?"

"I don't know... but judging from his appearance, he's probably here to see the sect leader, right?"

"How about we go and take him with us?"

"Good idea."

As soon as he finished speaking, the man who loved cilantro stepped forward, looked at Yun Yi, and asked, "What is the name of this fellow Daoist? Is there any business with you in my Qingxuan Sect territory?"

Yun Yi's thoughts were interrupted by the question, and he immediately snapped out of his shock.

"Young friend, my name is Yun Yi. I previously made a deal with Sect Leader Zhou, and I have come here with important matters I wish to discuss with him. Do you have the time?"

The person who loves cilantro chuckled upon hearing this.

It seems this person really does have business with the sect leader, and he's here to make a deal.

I've heard the name Yun Yi on the forum before; he seems to be a big shot.

Thinking this to herself, she smiled and said, "Alright, Fellow Daoist Yunyi, the sect is still under construction, and many roads are impassable. Please follow me now."

"Then I'll accept it without further ado."

Yun Yi nodded slightly and handed a spirit stone to the person who loved cilantro.

Since others have come to guide us, how can we not give them something in return?

He doesn't hesitate to eat cilantro without any hesitation, and doesn't show any displeasure on his face.

"The sect leader is currently residing in the small courtyard in front of the sect. We can just go there directly."

And so, the cilantro lover led Yunyi into the mountain gate.

As he walked past, the dilapidated ruins in his memory were completely swept away.

The ground was leveled and unadorned, and the road was paved with bluestone, making it an easy-to-walk stone path.

The two followed the path and soon arrived at Zhou Yi's residence.

The man who loves cilantro gently knocked twice on the courtyard gate and said softly, "Sect Master, a fellow Daoist named Yun Yi has come to visit you."

It turned out to be Yun Yi.

Upon hearing the name, Zhou Yi paused slightly, his expression stiffening.

Since his discussion with Yun Yi that day, he has learned some things about the Yun family through various channels.

These circumstances are almost identical to what Yun Yi described. As a powerful Foundation Establishment family, the Yun family not only dominates a city, but also develops trade caravans, trades resources, and obtains profits.

Similarly, the Yun Yao he killed was indeed the legitimate daughter of the Yun family.

"This is bad."

Zhou Yi didn't take the other party for a fool. Based on the timeline, Yun Yao must have died in the Lianyun Mountains area.

Now that they've come to the Qingxuan Sect, they might be suspicious of me.

That's what they thought, but outwardly they couldn't show their weakness in the I Ching.

"It's Fellow Daoist Yun Yi! Please come in quickly."

Zhou Yi stepped into the courtyard and said with a smile.

The man who loved cilantro helped Yunyi inside, then turned and left the courtyard without saying much.

"Sect Leader Zhou is truly remarkable. I never expected that such a significant change would occur within the Qingxuan Sect in just half a month."

Yun Yi sighed.

Although he had seen sects that were many times more prosperous than Qingxuan Sect.

But like this.

This was the first time he had ever seen something like turning ruins into a sect in just half a month.

Zhou Yi chuckled and said modestly, "Not at all, the recent establishment of the sect is mostly due to the efforts of my Qingxuan Sect disciples."

"I wonder what brings you here, Brother Yun?"

Zhou Yi stopped beating around the bush and went straight to the point.

Many things become more suspicious the longer they are left unsaid, so asking directly to clarify things makes one appear more open and honest.

Upon hearing this, Yun Yi smiled slightly: "Sect Leader Zhou, I have come here today to make a deal with your sect."

"Oh...a deal? Tell me about it."

Upon hearing the word "transaction," Zhou Yi became interested. Since they weren't there to cause trouble, everything would be fine.

As for Yun Yi, he didn't say much and simply took out a bag of spirit rice from his storage bag.

Zhou Yi looked at the bag of spirit rice and felt a little surprised.

It's already winter, and the autumn harvest is long over, so why would Yunyi still be selling spirit rice at this time?

Normally, wouldn't it be more profitable to sell them after everyone's winter reserves are depleted?

Zhou Yi noticed this oddity but did not rush to ask about the price or reveal his food shortage.

Yun Yi dared not be the first to show weakness and expose the fact that the spiritual rice in his hands was not selling well.

Once it's exposed, the situation in the transaction could become one-sided.

After all, in the entire Southern Region, cultivators like Zhou Yi who can reach the late stage of Qi Refining on their own are already old foxes.

He didn't want to get cut too badly.

Yun Yi pondered for a moment before speaking softly, "Sect Leader Zhou, to be honest, I intended to purchase spirit rice to take back to my clan as supplies some time ago."

"But after purchasing it, we found that the quality of the spirit rice was too low and did not meet the family's requirements, so we have been selling it everywhere these days in the hope of making up for some of the losses."

Zhou Yi chuckled and pointed out the crux of the problem: "A loss may turn out to be a blessing in disguise."

"In my opinion, Fellow Daoist Yun, there's no need to rush. Why not wait until next spring to sell this batch of spirit rice? You might even make a fortune."

As soon as Zhou Yi uttered these words, cold sweat instantly broke out on Yun Yi's forehead.

He knew he could no longer fool this old fox.

Thinking of this, Yun Yi simply let out a wry smile and, following up on what he had said before, told Zhou Yi about the expired spirit rice.

Zhou Yi remained completely calm throughout, and did not reveal any signs of a shortage of spiritual rice within the sect.

In the end, he only said that in order to help Yun Yi minimize his losses, he was willing to buy spirit rice and let his disciple eat it first for the first three months.

This way, there won't be any other problems, and it's a win-win solution.

Of course, the final transaction price was definitely driven down very low by Zhou Yi.

He bought the spirit rice, which would normally cost around 500 spirit stones on the market, for only 300 pieces.

Zhou Yi killed Yun Yi, but Yun Yi was full of gratitude towards him.

He originally thought that the other party would ask for an exorbitant price, cutting it to three or four hundred spirit stones, causing him to bleed a lot.

To everyone's surprise, Zhou Yi ended up only buying it at half price.

Following this transaction, Zhou Yi subtly brought up the matter of purchasing the formation.

Upon hearing this, Yun Yi was quite willing to help Zhou Yi and agreed to inquire about large-scale formations for him after returning to Yun Family City.

Soon, as the matter came to a close, Yun Yi got up to say goodbye.

On his way out, he looked at the brand-new Qingxuan Sect and felt a surge of emotion.

"The sect leader is kind and not greedy, the disciples are diligent and hardworking, and the entire Qingxuan Sect is united as one. How could such a sect not rise to prominence?"

He trudged along the muddy dirt road, his steps heavy, leaving behind many clear footprints.