Chapter 85: Buying Life with Money

## The Wind Rises in Kyushu

However, this battle ultimately did not continue. Midway through the fight, Luo Ji let out a loud shout: “Wealth for life!”

He clearly realized his predicament. Continuing to fight like this was not a viable solution. Although Lu Ye couldn’t kill him in a short time, if the delay continued, his situation would only worsen, and eventually, he would be no match for Lu Ye.

Lu Ye was momentarily stunned by the forceful shout. He pointed his long saber forward: “I want that great seal of yours!” That great seal was definitely an excellent spirit artifact, likely even more valuable than the small bell he had obtained from the Young Sect Master of the Nine-Star Sect.

Luo Ji chuckled, his spells brewing in his hand. “Let’s fight to the death, now! Immediately!”

“What can you offer then?” Lu Ye asked in a deep voice. He wasn’t dead set on killing Luo Ji; he just felt that the three-day battle had caused him too much loss. If Luo Ji could compensate for these losses, he would cease fighting.

Of course, the primary reason was that if they fought to the death, even if he managed to kill Luo Ji, he would undoubtedly pay a huge price. His opponent wouldn’t foolishly continue fighting him indefinitely; before the situation became irrecoverably dire, Luo Ji would certainly fight with his life on the line!

Luo Ji took the great seal from his storage pouch, then held up the pouch: “It’s all yours.”

Such sincerity? Lu Ye was somewhat surprised, but considering Luo Ji’s expenditure over the past few days, there probably weren’t many valuable items left in the storage pouch, at most some spirit stones and spirit pills.

Given Luo Ji’s straightforwardness, Lu Ye found it difficult to press him further. Continuing would only lead to a mutually destructive outcome. So, after a brief consideration, he nodded: “Agreed!”

Luo Ji tossed the storage pouch forward. He didn’t even ask Lu Ye to make a Heavenly Dao oath or anything similar. In his view, despite their differing faction allegiances, they were both disciples from top-tier major powers, and a certain level of integrity was expected.

“I never knew, what’s your name?”

“Yi Ye!”

Luo Ji nodded, giving Lu Ye a deep look, as if intending to etch his appearance into the depths of his soul. Then, dragging his weary body, he turned and headed out of the valley.

Lu Ye did not take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack. His opponent appeared completely unguarded, but the great seal in his hand was faintly glowing, slowly draining its power. Breaking their agreement now would be forcing Luo Ji into a fight to the death.

After walking some distance, Luo Ji looked up at the sky, his face filled with sorrow…

The loss was immense. The contents of the lost storage pouch were not important; as a disciple of Boundless Isle, he didn't care about those. The crucial point was that he had consumed too many spirit pills in recent days, making his spiritual power murky and unclear. Without a month of recuperation, he wouldn’t be able to recover at all.

In other words, he couldn’t even think about cultivating for the next month. For a low-level cultivator, this was undoubtedly a significant impact, especially for a cultivator of his background.

But a loss was a loss; he wouldn't complain or blame others. Their cultivation levels were still low now, and they would surely meet again in the future. Next time, he would reclaim his honor!

Only when Luo Ji’s figure vanished from sight did Lu Ye let out a long breath. He called out to Amber, climbed onto the tiger’s back, and under Amber’s guidance, found a passageway to rest in.

It was finally over!

This battle had left him mentally and physically exhausted. Although Lu Ye’s cultivation time was short, he had experienced quite a few battles, but he had never encountered such a well-matched and difficult opponent.

When Luo Ji readily conceded defeat at the end of the battle, it was actually Lu Ye who had lost.

Because he had two helpers, Amber and Yi Yi, while Luo Ji had been fighting alone the entire time.

In a direct confrontation, Amber and Yi Yi couldn’t play a significant role due to the formidable power of the great seal. However, occasional sneak attacks were possible. Furthermore, with Amber and Yi Yi distracting him, Luo Ji hadn’t had any time to sleep for the past three days.

Lu Ye, on the other hand, had secretly slept several times.

It could be said that if Lu Ye had also been alone, he would certainly not have gained any advantage in this battle.

Cultivators from these top-tier great sects were indeed extraordinary. This encounter with Luo Ji also taught him a valuable lesson: never judge a cultivator’s true strength solely by their cultivation level.

He didn't even have the energy to inspect Luo Ji’s storage pouch; Lu Ye simply ate some dried meat and fell asleep.

Amber and Yi Yi exchanged glances, then each went to opposite ends of the passageway. Although the battle between the Nine-Star Sect and the Mystic Sect had ended, and Luo Ji had retreated, making danger unlikely, they still maintained the necessary vigilance.

Lu Ye was awakened by activity in his battle imprint. He opened his eyes, frowned, and remained groggy for a moment, experiencing a sudden bout of morning grumpiness where nothing pleased him.

After clearing his head for a bit, he checked his battle imprint. As expected, it was a message from Chu Tian.

The fellow had sent over a dozen messages, asking if he was there…

“No!” Lu Ye replied.

At the Mystic Sect’s stronghold, Chu Tian looked puzzled. He felt as if Lu Ye was somewhat displeased. After a moment of confusion, he replied: “Brother Yi Ye must be joking.”

Previously, he had addressed him as “Junior Brother Yi Ye,” but now he had changed his address. This undoubtedly meant that some news had reached the Mystic Sect. While they knew Lu Ye was a disciple from a top-tier sect, defeating someone like Luo Ji already demonstrated Lu Ye’s future potential.

“What is it?!” Lu Ye asked, fumbling to figure out how to block the guy. After a moment, he understood: he just needed to erase Chu Tian’s mark from the imprint.

Considering that this fellow was his first and only friend… he decided to let him off the hook for now.

“It’s like this…” Chu Tian explained. Only then did Lu Ye learn that the Mystic Sect had won the previous declaration of war, and so they were preparing a celebration banquet to commend the disciples who had performed exceptionally well during the war. Therefore, Chu Tian wanted to invite Lu Ye to attend.

In any case, Lu Ye had greatly assisted the Mystic Sect in the early stages of this battle.

“I’m busy!” Lu Ye immediately refused. Due to his sect master’s previous instructions, he was reluctant to interact with too many people, let alone attend the Mystic Sect’s celebration banquet.

Moreover, Chu Tian’s invitation was probably just a courtesy…

“Uh…” In the Mystic Sect’s stronghold, Chu Tian checked Lu Ye’s blunt reply, realizing that this individual was indeed a man of strong character. He then replied: “Since Brother Yi Ye is busy, I won’t disturb you then. Many junior brothers and sisters had originally wished to thank you in person. Please let me know when you plan to leave, and I’ll see you off!”

Lu Ye ignored Chu Tian’s message and instead took out Luo Ji’s storage pouch to examine it.

As expected, the restriction lock on Luo Ji’s storage pouch had already been opened. After a quick check, Lu Ye was somewhat surprised.

He had thought there wouldn’t be many valuables left in Luo Ji’s storage pouch, but it turned out the fellow was richer than he had imagined.

Indeed, there weren’t many truly valuable items; what remained were spirit pills, spirit stones, and a few defensive talismans. However, these were exactly what Lu Ye needed most.

As for spirit stones, there were only about thirty. Low-level cultivators didn’t consume much of this item, so Luo Ji carried them merely for emergencies. There were quite a few spirit pills: about ten bottles of Spirit Nurturing Pills, and three bottles of another type of spirit pill, totaling nearly a hundred or more pills.

Although these items weren’t enough to fully compensate for his losses over the past three days, they were certainly better than nothing.

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