Chapter 1538: Chapter 971: Xuanyang Ice Soul Array Chapter 1538: Chapter 971: Xuanyang Ice Soul Array “That’s right, I have been in seclusive cultivation for a hundred years and have finally successfully stepped into the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.”

“Moreover, in subsequent seclusive cultivation, I have successfully stabilized my cultivation at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.”

“However.”

“Those five Enlightenment Tea Leaves have long been transformed into my cultivation and various insights.”

“This time, although the gains are immense.”

“The consumption has also been extremely large.”

“A full seven Enlightenment Tea Leaves, I’m not sure how long it will take me to repay them.”

He Song did not continue to hide his cultivation level.

Because before this, He Song had already mentioned that he wasn’t far from the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

And Han Yuezi naturally knew this as well.

At the same time, the five Enlightenment Tea Leaves in He Song’s hand were given to him by Han Yuezi knowing full well that He Song’s cultivation was about to successfully break through to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

Now, after consuming five Enlightenment Tea Leaves, plus a hundred years, it certainly would allow He Song’s cultivation to advance further.

This was something He Song could not hide from Han Yuezi, even if he wanted to.

If after using seven Enlightenment Tea Leaves, He Song still hadn’t successfully broken through to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage,
in Han Yuezi’s view, He Song might no longer be of value for friendship.

With such factors combined, He Song naturally had long planned accordingly, so he didn’t hide anything.

Instead, after casually mentioning his cultivation progress, he quickly lamented the expense of the Enlightenment Tea Leaves.

Upon hearing He Song’s words,
Han Yuezi couldn’t help but show an expression of realization.

He Song’s seclusive cultivation this time had indeed lasted too long.

And before going into seclusion, he had obtained five Enlightenment Tea Leaves.

If he hadn’t broken through, it would have been surprising.

Han Yuezi’s previous question was merely one with an already known answer.

However, as He Song began to lament the high price of the Enlightenment Tea Leaves, Han Yuezi had to speak up.

“Fellow Daoist, you are mistaken here.”

“Ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators, wanting to break through to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, could not do so as easily and quickly as you have.”

“Lingering at the Nascent Soul Early Stage for over a thousand years, or even exhausting their lifespan and failing to break through to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage is the fate of most Nascent Soul cultivators.”

“Compared to them, you’ve managed to successfully break through from the Nascent Soul Early Stage to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage in just a few hundred years.”

“In which, the aid of the Enlightenment Tea Leaves cannot be understated.”

“Without those seven Enlightenment Tea Leaves, it wouldn’t have been this easy for you to break through to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.”

“Having been in seclusion for a century and successfully breaking through to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, you must also have realized the benefits of the Enlightenment Tea.”

“Though these Enlightenment Tea Leaves are somewhat expensive.”

“When compared to a cultivator’s cultivation and lifespan, they are almost negligible.”

“Moreover, this item is a benefit bestowed upon Jubao Pavilion monks like us.”

“For others, even if they offered more resources, they may not be able to acquire such treasures to boost their cultivation and insight.”

“Besides.”

“Why would you need to pay for seven Enlightenment Tea Leaves worth of resources?”

“After all, you only need six.”

Han Yuezi had previously exempted He Song from the resources required for one Enlightenment Tea Leaf, so even with He Song acquiring seven Enlightenment Tea Leaves,
he only needed to settle the account for six.

This was an agreement between Han Yuezi and He Song.

In mentioning this, Han Yuezi wanted to use it to curb further complaints from He Song.

One should not bite the hand that feeds him.

Having received the benefits, it would be ungracious for He Song to continue complaining.

Han Yuezi thus blocked all potential complaints He Song might have had.

However, He Song was merely expressing a minor lament.

Seeing Han Yuezi bring it up, he just nodded.

Then, he took out a large amount of resources from his storage bag.

With He Song’s actions, a vast array of various resources quickly accumulated into a mountain outside the small pavilion where they stood.

“These resources are the gains I’ve made over the past century, as well as some I’ve borrowed from friends.”

“Fellow Daoist, you may examine these resources to see how many Enlightenment Tea Leaves they could cover.”

“As for the remainder.”

“I certainly am not very fluid in resources at the moment.”

“But rest assured, Fellow Daoist, I will bring out the resources gained over the next century to repay the value of those Enlightenment Tea Leaves.”

“In this cycle, it should not take too long to fully repay what I initially owed.”

These resources were indeed the gains He Song accumulated over a century.

However, the resources he claimed to have borrowed from friends were actually from his own original stockpile.

Of course, He Song didn’t take out too much, just a bit more than what he obtained through the Jubao Pavilion over the past century.

And the combination of these two sources represented nearly two hundred years of pure profit from He Song serving as the Jubao Pavilion Branch Master.

This would allow him to repay what he owed for the resources he had previously.

According to He Song’s calculations.

These resources were already enough to purchase the next Enlightenment Tea Leaf.

In other words,
A typical Jubao Pavilion Branch Master, if they didn’t consume or expend resources on cultivation, and accumulated all their resources.

It would only take about two hundred years to purchase an Enlightenment Tea Leaf from Han Yuezi.

Of course, this was the discounted price given to He Song by Han Yuezi.