Seeing the little girl vanish without a trace, Ye Chen's heart was utterly shaken to the core!
This little girl actually discovered the "Polar Heaven-grade" fla he had hidden on his body!
What was even more terrifying was that, even after she appeared, not even the Immortal Divine Venerable present noticed her.
"Cai Xiao'er? She called Cai ng'er 'sister.' Could it be that she's Cai ng'er's younger sister?"
"This little girl looks only eleven or twelve years old, and her realm is rely at the Nine Tribulations True God Realm—not even at the God King Realm. Yet why does she give an even stranger feeling than Cai ng'er?"
Ye Chen raised his head to glance at Cai ng'er, but it seed she too hadn't noticed Cai Xiao'er's earlier arrival—nor had she realized that Cai Xiao'er had spoken to him.
At the mont, Cai ng'er was still selecting recruits.
Seeing this, Ye Chen made a deep note of that little girl in his heart.
"Cai Xiao'er said she has other matters for now? That she'd co looking for in a few days?"
"Fine, in a few days, let's see exactly what she wants from ."
As Ye Chen was contemplating this, a voice from Xiaojiu, housed within the Ice Snow Jade Pendant on his body, rang out: "Ye Chen, that little girl just now was quite peculiar. She seed to possess a divine skill far beyond her realm—sothing that didn't even seem to originate from the Nine Flas Clan."
Upon hearing Xiaojiu's words, Ye Chen's mind stirred, and he transmitted his thoughts back to Xiaojiu: "Xiaojiu, you woke up from your cultivation? Have you heard of this little girl's divine skill before?"
Ever since Ye Chen had handed over the Purple Silver Pearl and the Primordial Gold Divine Flower to Xiaojiu and the little monkey, the two had been imrsed in cultivation.
Ye Chen hadn't anticipated that the arrival of this little girl would awaken Xiaojiu.
"I only woke up when she was speaking to you and sensed a peculiar fluctuation," Xiaojiu explained, "As for her strange divine skill, I've never heard of it, but I can tell—it's absolutely extraordinary."
"Moreover, I have a sense—a gut feeling, Ye Chen—that this little girl harbors no ill intentions toward you. On the contrary, she seems inexplicably drawn to you."
"Maybe, when she cos to find you again, the reasons will beco clear."
Ye Chen nodded.
He too felt that the little girl had no malice toward him; in fact, it seed she had much she wanted to say to him.
"Xiaojiu, continue cultivating. For now, let's wait and see what happens when Cai Xiao'er cos looking for again."
At this mont, Ye Chen couldn't help but feel a strange anticipation toward their next encounter with Cai Xiao'er.
The Ten Thousand Spirits dicine Pavilion's recruitnt of accompanying martial artists was still ongoing.
After spending the ti it takes for about half a cup of tea, Cai ng'er finally chose the last martial artist.
Not one more nor one less. Coupled with the ones she'd previously selected, a total of three thousand recruits were chosen.
First, Cai ng'er cupped her fists and offered heartfelt apologies to the martial artists who weren't selected, instructing Steward Huang to escort these people out of the dicine Pavilion.
Then, Cai ng'er turned to the remaining three thousand recruits, including Ye Chen, and announced, "You three thousand will serve as the extra personnel recruited for accompanying us on this expedition to gather spiritual dicines."
Ye Chen was calm at the mont.
However, many of the martial artists couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief, their faces lighting up with joy.
Cai ng'er continued, "I chose you because I sensed that you either possess great strength or have exceptional divine skills uniquely suited for gathering spiritual dicines."
"Our Nine Flas Clan, especially the martial artists of the Ten Thousand Spirits dicine Pavilion, are rarely mistaken in such judgnts."
As she spoke, a gentle smile graced Cai ng'er's face.
The other martial artists suddenly had a realization: it turns out this was the reason Cai ng'er had chosen them.
At this mont, Cai ng'er continued, "Since you've all opted to participate in our dicine Pavilion's recruitnt for accompanying martial artists, you should already be familiar with the rules of our spiritual dicine gathering expeditions."
"Still, I will reiterate them."
"Our dicine Pavilion's permanent mbers are the main force in gathering dicines; you extra recruits are rely supplentary, ant to help gather so additional spiritual dicines."
"As such, the constraints on you will be minimal from our side."
"For this expedition, all you'll need to do is gather three stalks of lower-grade Mystic Heavenly-level spiritual dicines to et the basic requirent. Afterward, you are free to leave our team if you wish."
"Even if you fail to et the quota of three lower-grade Mystic Heavenly-level spiritual dicines but still wish to leave, you simply need to pay a small fee, and you can depart freely."
"After all, bringing you along to faraway places requires significant effort on our part, so certain conditions are necessary—I hope everyone understands this."
All three thousand recruited martial artists nodded in agreent, expressing their understanding.
Indeed, the dicine Pavilion would expend effort and resources to bring them along. Only requiring them to hand in three lower-grade Mystic Heavenly-level spiritual dicines was a very lenient condition.
Most of them had chosen to accompany the dicine Pavilion precisely for its protection and the lucrative rewards of dicine gathering.
Ye Chen silently nodded in his heart.
Providing three lower-grade Mystic Heavenly-level spiritual dicines posed no difficulty for him whatsoever.
Even if he couldn't find suitable materials, offering a small portion of the Purple Silver Pearl would easily enable him to leave the dicine Pavilion team smoothly. To follow them all the way to the Nine Lotus Holy Mountain—this minor expenditure was well worth it.
Cai ng'er continued, "Of course, following us to gather spiritual dicines won't leave you at a disadvantage."
"In addition to the basic requirent of three lower-grade Mystic Heavenly-level spiritual dicines, any extra or higher-grade spiritual dicines you wish to sell will be purchased by us at market price."
"If you prefer to keep them for yourselves, we will not force you to give them up."
Cai ng'er's words garnered praise from the martial artists.
Many of them had joined the dicine Pavilion's recruitnt because of this rule.
The Pavilion only required three basic spiritual dicines, and any additional ones would be bought at market value, offering great prospects for profit.
This setup promised mutual benefit: they could reap substantial rewards, while the dicine Pavilion could acquire rare spiritual dicines. A win-win scenario.
Several martial artists were already looking forward to showcasing their skills in the eight major dicine-gathering zones!
"That's all I have to say for now," Cai ng'er concluded.
"Our expedition will comnce tomorrow morning at dawn. Gather outside the Ten Thousand Spirits dicine Pavilion at that ti."
"Steward Huang, distribute the tokens for accompanying mbers."
"Yes, Young Lady," Steward Huang replied, taking out three thousand tokens inscribed with "Ten Thousand Spirits dicine Pavilion" and handing them to everyone.
Afterward, Steward Huang escorted Ye Chen and the three thousand recruits out of the Pavilion.
Once Ye Chen and the others departed, Cai ng'er watched their retreating figures, murmuring to herself, "Whenever we embark on dicine-gathering expeditions, the core efforts always lie with our Pavilion mbers. These recruited martial artists are chiefly supplentary, ant to contribute so extra dicines."
"Yet this ti, among the recruits, there's an unbelievably powerful individual!"
"That God King, despite appearing to be about my age, gives an incomparably dangerous feeling."
"It's as if my combat power, capable of rivaling an Upper Immortal Divine Venerable, pales utterly before him. If he wanted to kill , it would be effortless!"
"Even among the recruited martial artists, those few Upper Immortal Divine Venerables didn't give such a sense of danger!"
"Could it be that his strength surpasses those Upper Immortal Divine Venerables?"
As she pondered this, a trace of surprise surfaced on Cai ng'er's flawless face.
The figure filling her thoughts was none other than Ye Chen!
"I wonder why such a powerful God King would hide his strength and join our Pavilion's expedition team."
"Could he be targeting our Pavilion? No, that's unlikely—especially since we'll have a Sovereign attending this expedition."
"Could it be that he simply wants to leverage our Pavilion's operations to reach other regions smoothly?"
Cai ng'er's mind was riddled with questions.
Finally, she shook her head and muttered, "Forget it. As long as he behaves according to our guidelines, it doesn't matter."
"This expedition's centerpiece is that one Heavenly Pond Divine Lotus on Nine Lotus Holy Mountain!"
"The restriction on the mountain only allows those below the Sovereign Realm to enter. Careful planning will be needed."
Lost in thought, Cai ng'er turned and walked back toward her bedroom in the dicine Pavilion.
Outside the Pavilion.
Once Steward Huang had sent out the three thousand recruits, they scattered imdiately.
The fat God King Kuang ng, standing beside Ye Chen, spoke: "Ye Chen, I need to return and inform the seniors of our Qi Yue Divine Nation about my selection as a recruit for the dicine Pavilion. We'll et again tomorrow."
"But don't worry—I promised we'd collaborate, and I ant it. I'll keep an eye on you during the expedition."
Kuang ng's words prompted a helpless smile from Ye Chen.
This God King, soone like him who had traveled from a different Divine Nation to the True Spirit Divine Kingdom, was genuinely warm-hearted.
"Alright, Kuang ng, see you tomorrow then."
After parting ways with Kuang ng, Ye Chen wandered the streets of Haotian Divine City, the capital of the True Spirit Divine Kingdom.
Since arriving at the True Spirit Divine Kingdom, Ye Chen had spent several days in Haotian Divine City.
Knowing he was soon leaving the city for the Extre Spirit Sea, Ye Chen wasn't sure if he'd ever return here.
Thus, he strolled idly, hoping to take in the sights and appreciate the city properly.
As he continued wandering, Ye Chen smiled faintly to himself: "Those guys following —they were participants in the recruitnt process who didn't get selected, just like ."
"They've been trailing all this ti, thinking I wouldn't notice?"
"Looks like they're jealous that I was chosen by Cai ng'er, while they weren't."
Ye Chen's expression remained unperturbed as he kept walking.
After a dozen or so breaths, Ye Chen suddenly felt the entire world quiet down. It was as if the surrounding void had been sealed entirely.
Before long, four martial artists from the True Spirit Divine Kingdom appeared in front of him.
They cracked their knuckles and sneered, moving threateningly toward Ye Chen.
"Human brat, huh? Looks like your pretty face is quite popular with the female martial artists!"
"Cai ng'er actually chose you—a re martial artist who barely defeated the black puppet—and didn't pick us!"
"Well, we brothers are going to see what you look like after we ss up that handso face of yours! Let's see if you'll still be so 'charming' afterward!"
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