Return a favor

If Qin Ming were so easy to kill, how could he dare to trade perfect elixir here with such confidence?

In the Secret Realm, countless Martial Kings coveted Qin Ming's perfect elixir, yet not a single person dared to make a move.

First, those Martial Kings without a Power were simply not as strong as Qin Ming. Even if they killed Qin Ming, there were numerous Powers waiting here, making it impossible for them to obtain Qin Ming's wealth.

As for those Major Powers, although they had the strength to kill Qin Ming, there were so many Powers here that if they killed him, they would likely be annihilated by everyone else's focused fire the very next instant.

With such mutual wariness, not a single Power had harassed Qin Ming during his trading over this period.

Qin Ming did not know Yang Quan's thoughts, and he smiled indifferently: "Don't forget my master's strength; he can refine ninth-grade elixir and has long since touched the Power of Heaven and Earth."

"Since you know, I won't hide it from you: our Old Ancestor is injured." Yang Quan decided to take a gamble, betting that Qin Ming would not leak this information.

Because Qin Ming had no connection with their Yang Family, he likely wouldn't act against them.

If Qin Ming were to become hostile toward the Yang Family, even if he were to die the next second, he would still notify the Martial Artists to surround and kill Qin Ming.

Trading his own life for the lives of the entire Family—Yang Quan was willing to make that trade.

Qin Ming said calmly: "Just as I expected; only if a Martial Venerable or above is injured would it be possible to need a ninth-grade elixir.

Ordinary Martial Artists don't need such high-quality Medicinal Pills when injured.

So, I assume you didn't find it in the Secret Realm?"

"Of course." Yang Quan smiled bitterly, "If I had found it, I wouldn't be so distressed right now. You also know what a Martial Venerable means to a Family. Therefore, even though the harvest in this Secret Realm was significant, it simply cannot solve the problem for our Yang Family.

Next, I'll have to see if I can go elsewhere to collect a ninth-grade healing pill."

Qin Ming understood; it seemed Yang Quan was already feeling disheartened.

This was a quite wealthy Ancient Secret Realm; if it wasn't found here, it would be even more impossible elsewhere.

Those Major Powers might possess ninth-grade healing pills, but they wouldn't trade them with the Yang Family. No one would ever have too many of such Medicinal Pills; they were almost life-saving elixirs that maintained a Family's prosperity.

Unless a Family was at its wits' end, they would not trade such Medicinal Pills.

Furthermore, the Yang Family could not openly search for such Medicinal Pills. Since Qin Ming could guess that a Martial Venerable was injured, others could surely guess it too.

The Yang Family dared not let people know that their great backer had met with trouble; they could only collect the Medicinal Pills secretly.

"Do you remember the time you lent me Spirit Stones at the Yan City Auction House? I want to ask, why did you lend me the Spirit Stones?" Qin Ming asked with confusion. That time, it had been one billion High-Grade Spirit Stones.

One billion High-Grade Spirit Stones meant nothing to Qin Ming, but for Yang Quan, it was not a small sum.

Don't look at the Yang Family having such a large Power in Yang City and assume that these Major Powers all have plenty of Spirit Stones.

Quite the opposite; although these Powers are Major Powers and are very good at earning Spirit Stones, they also have many places where they need to spend them, often even living beyond their means.

Cultivating Family descendants requires Spirit Stones, managing Shops requires Spirit Stones, and managing cities requires Spirit Stones.

The larger the Power and the greater the ambition, the more Spirit Stones are needed.

The Yang Family has many Martial Emperors, and the other Four Families also have many Martial Emperors. Only by spending more Spirit Stones can they cultivate more Martial Emperors.

Therefore, don't be deceived by the Yang Family's large estate; their Spirit Stones are actually quite tight.