Chapter 153 - 26: Supreme Cultivation Technique! The First Red-Quality Talent Entry Is About to Appear

The next day.

Ye Liuyun first went to the Embroidered Uniform Guard to check in for duty.

Even though he’d been promoted to Lord Thousand Households, whether he checked in or not made no difference—no one would dare say a thing anyway.

But Ye Liuyun was still in the habit of making the trip.

He gave Si Nan and Shi Sheng a simple rundown, then left the Embroidered Uniform Guard, heading to the Prosperity Tower.

As for Purgatory, there was no need to rush.

After he got his hands on the cultivation technique, it’d still be in time to visit Purgatory. The prisoners were all inside anyway—they weren’t going anywhere.

...

When Ye Liuyun arrived,

Xie Ling’Er happened to be inside the Prosperity Tower.

"Lord Ye himself has graced us with his presence. Forgive me for not welcoming you from afar, Lord Ye."

Seeing Ye Liuyun, Xie Ling’Er walked over with a smile as dazzling as flowers.

Though young, Xie Ling’Er was already a master at this routine—she could talk one way to people, another way to ghosts. Not bad at all.

"Where’s the thing I wanted?"

Ye Liuyun didn’t beat around the bush. He went straight to the point.

Beauty was pretty, sure, but it couldn’t compare to a technique that could take his martial realm one step further.

When Ye Liuyun came right out and asked, Xie Ling’Er’s eyes instantly became mournful and aggrieved.

"My lord, it’s been so long since we last met. Do you really have nothing but cultivation techniques in your eyes?"

As she spoke, Xie Ling’Er deliberately leaned in closer to Ye Liuyun.

"Speaking of which, I haven’t even congratulated Lord Ye on his promotion to Lord Thousand Households!"

Although the Xie Clan’s business association in Great Qian Imperial City was just a branch, its intel network was no joke.

When Ye Liuyun was promoted to Lord Hundred Households, Xie Ling’Er got the news immediately.

She’d thought Ye Liuyun was just a regular prospect, but now it was clear she’d underestimated him. The more capable he appeared, the more Xie Ling’Er wanted to draw him in.

Xie Ling’Er herself was only a collateral descendant of the Xie Clan’s business association.

She wasn’t one of the main house.

If she managed to recruit talent for the business, her standing inside the Xie Clan’s association would rise considerably.

That’s why,

seeing Ye Liuyun again, Xie Ling’Er was being so enthusiastic.

And Ye Liuyun could tell: despite how close Xie Ling’Er seemed, she always maintained a certain distance; she was just adept at using her charm—she wasn’t really the type to literally throw herself at someone.

Too bad.

Ye Liuyun wasn’t some green kid.

Faced with Xie Ling’Er’s coy manner, Ye Liuyun wasn’t even fazed inside, let alone on his face.

If it was only about looks and charisma, Shu Fan before hardly lost out to Xie Ling’Er.

"Alright, alright!"

Seeing Ye Liuyun totally unmoved,

Xie Ling’Er started wondering if she’d gotten uglier recently, lost her charm or something. Otherwise, why was there zero reaction?

She motioned with her hand.

Soon enough,

someone brought over a booklet.

It wasn’t the actual cultivation technique manual, but an introduction to it.

’Flame God Vajra Skill.’

According to the intro, this was a technique walking the path of pure strength and extreme yang. It could cultivate inner strength, but also worked as a body refinement technique—exactly what Ye Liuyun had asked for.

This was a top-grade cultivation technique.

As expected, the Prosperity Tower’s resources never let him down.

"I noticed before that Lord Ye’s current technique seemed to be Cangyang Force. The Flame God Vajra Skill can be considered an advanced version of Cangyang Force—so Lord Ye can keep building on your previous inner strength cultivation!"

If you rashly switched to a new technique, it could cause your new inner strength to clash with the old.

You might have to abandon your work and start over, or else just sit on your hands and watch.

The technique Xie Ling’Er had found really matched what Ye Liuyun needed inside.

"How much is it?"

"One hundred thousand... gold taels."

When saying ’gold,’ Xie Ling’Er deliberately paused.

Not cheap, but honestly—a fair price.

A top-grade technique was never easy to come by, especially one that happened to fit him perfectly.

"Of course, if Lord Ye is short on cash, I can also..."

Xie Ling’Er knew it was a hefty sum. Maybe she could use this chance to cozy up to Ye Liuyun a bit.

Only,

before she could finish, Ye Liuyun spoke up.

"No need. I’ll have someone send the money over later."

"???"

Interrupted, Xie Ling’Er was caught off guard.

"What, you thought I couldn’t afford it?"

"Of course not!"

When she came back to herself, Xie Ling’Er pushed down those thoughts and smiled broadly.

Though inside, she was thinking:

That’s a hundred thousand gold taels, not silver.

With Ye Liuyun talking so casually, it looked like he really had the money.

Tch, she didn’t know where Ye Liuyun got it, but for an Embroidered Uniform Guard Lord Thousand Households to fork out that much coin, he definitely didn’t earn it in some upright way.

Ye Liuyun’s people worked fast.

Soon enough, several chests of gold were hauled in. While Prosperity Tower’s folks were counting, Ye Liuyun had Xie Ling’Er bring over the actual Flame God Vajra Skill manual.

He had to confirm it was genuine, after all.

Opening the manual, Ye Liuyun flipped through it for a while.

Sure enough, as he read through the Flame God Vajra Skill, his body’s pure yang inner strength started surging uncontrollably.

He’d only been a step away from the Grandmaster Realm.

Now, with the Flame God Vajra Skill, Ye Liuyun sensed the opportunity to break through to Grandmaster Realm.

"Hoo!"