The mountain gate had reacted so quickly, and the reaction was so big. Someone must have added fuel to the fire and made a snitch.
After leaving the Sealing Dragon Abyss, other than the martial practitioners of the Eastern Tang Kingdom, those of Broad Creed Mountain were either from Overlooking Abyss City or the Spirit Wind Canyon.
Between Xu Chuan and Wen Ningzhi, the latter was undoubtedly more suspicious.
These past two days, Yan Zhaoge had also asked Ah Hu to investigate Wen Ningzhi. The latter's relationship with the clan's Assignment Hall's Elder Cui was naturally no longer a secret.
Yan Xu glanced indifferently at Yan Zhaoge, "Wen Ningzhi reported it to this old man, who then passed it on to the clan. This old man is in charge of the Eastern Tang, and is also in charge of the Spirit Wind Canyon's affairs. Anything that happens in the Eastern Tang Kingdom, this old man will report it to the clan. What problem do you have?"
Yan Zhaoge laughed, "It's not a big problem. It's just that I suspect that Wen Ningzhi might have betrayed the clan and colluded with external enemies."
"That's why I can't help but associate this matter with him. Perhaps his snitching on me isn't just an internal problem of the sect."
"After all, Elder Yan, you know that I just beat a certain clan's disciple half to death in the Dragon Sealing Abyss."
Yan Xu's gaze abruptly turned cold as he glared at Yan Zhaoge, "Yan Zhaoge, watch your words!"
Yan Zhaoge said calmly, "I did. That's why I said, suspect, suspect."
Looking first at Yan Zhaoge, then looking at Yan Xu, the Disciplinary Elder sighed, before saying to Sikong Qing, "Junior apprentice-niece Sikong, you can leave first."
Glancing quietly at Yan Zhaoge, Sikong Qing retreated as told.
After she left, the Disciplinary Elder asked, "Martial Nephew Yan, what exactly happened?"
Yan Zhaoge took out something, opening his palm. As everyone in the great hall looked over, they saw that it was a faint yellow crystal with patterns on its surface that resembled a white cloud.
Overlooking Abyss City's managing elder Xu Chuan's eyelids twitched upon seeing this crystal. "Cloud-Veined Stone!"
Yan Xu glanced at it and said, "Cloud-Veined Stone. What are you taking this for?"
Yan Zhaoge smiled, not speaking as he took out another stalk of spirit grass, saying to the Xu Chuan beside him, "I'll have to trouble Elder Xu to boil this Enchanting Spirit Grass into juice."
Xu Chuan's eyes flashed. The spirit grass in front of him was called the Enchanting Spirit Grass. After it was burned to ashes, it could be used as a medicinal catalyst for another type of precious medicine. Even if it was boiled into a juice, it wouldn't be poisonous and would be useless. It would be a waste.
However, he did not refuse, immediately instructing his attendant to do as Yan Zhaoge said.
Yan Xu stared coldly at Yan Zhaoge. The Disciplinary Elder and the King of the Eastern Tang Kingdom did not speak, only quietly watching from the side.
The concoction was done very quickly. Yan Zhaoge smiled as he picked up the Cloud-Veined Stone, beginning to infuse his aura-qi within.
The Disciplinary Elder frowned, "Junior apprentice-nephew Yan, the Cloud-Veined Rocks cannot be directly infused with a martial practitioner's aura-qi, otherwise they will explode and shatter!"
Yan Zhaoge smiled, "Rest easy, Elder. I know this. Therefore, other than having the effect of calming the mind, Cloud-Veined Rocks are sometimes also used as weapons. Still, even if they explode, their power is very limited."
"But at this moment, the Cloud-Veined Gem in my hand will not explode."
As he said this, Yan Zhaoge dipped the lower half of the Cloud-Veined Stone in his hand into the medicinal concoction of the Enchanting Spirit Grass, his own palm only grasping the upper half.
His Stellar Energy poured endlessly into the Cloudveined Gem.
Indeed, the Cloud-Veined Gem did not explode, remaining as stable as it had been in the beginning.
Xu Chuan stared fixedly at Yan Zhaoge's palm. He did not believe that Yan Zhaoge would make such a big fuss just to prove something as trivial as this.
The next moment, Xu Chuan's eyes abruptly widened.
The King of the Eastern Tang Kingdom, who had originally been leaning against his chair, straightened his back once more.
The gazes of the Disciplinary Elder and Yan Xu that were focused on Yan Zhaoge were also suddenly dazed.
Before their eyes, the cloud-like patterns on the surface of the Cloud-Veined Gem in Yan Zhaoge's hand suddenly became gentler, as a milky white liquid seeped out from within, merging with the medicinal concoction of the Enchanting Spirit Grass, resembling milk as it floated on the surface of the concoction.
Within it, a thick fragrance suppressed the pungent smell of medicine, instantly filling the entire Great Hall.
Everyone present was experienced and knowledgeable; just from a whiff, they roughly knew what that milky white liquid was.
That was not a drink or medicine, but a treasure known as Jade Essence.
This treasure had many uses, and was also precious. Whether it was used in artifact forging or pill concoction, it would greatly increase the success rate of the refinement, at the same time raising the quality of the weapon and the spirit medicine, saving on raw materials.
In the Eight Extremities World, the production of Jade Essence was extremely limited, only being produced in an extremely small number of places in the Mountain Domain and the Wind Domain. However, the demand for it was shocking, to the point where it was unable to meet the demand every year, sometimes even to the point where there was demand but no supply.
Whether it was Broad Creed Mountain or the Eastern Tang Kingdom, every year, they would expend a large amount of resources or money to purchase and exchange for Jade Essence.
Even so, it was hard for them to truly satisfy the demand, and they could only use it sparingly, not daring to go all out.
However, seeing Yan Zhaoge's demonstration now, this small Cloud-Veined Gem actually contained Jade Essence, and the method of extraction was also extremely simple.
Whether it was the Cloudveined Gem or the Enchanting Spirit Grass, they were both much cheaper than Jade Essence, and their production was also much greater.
How much Jade Essence did this entail?
They would have enough for their own use; they would definitely be able to export it!
The three Martial Grandmasters could no longer sit still. Standing up from their seats, they instantly arrived before Yan Zhaoge, each of them extending a finger to touch a bit of the white liquid.
Very quickly, they were all completely sure that this was indeed Jade Essence!
In front of them, it was also impossible for this to be something that Yan Zhaoge had conjured up through trickery. Instead, it was truly the Jade Essence produced by the combination of the Enchanting Spirit Grass and the Cloud-Veined Gem.
The Disciplinary Elder sucked in a deep breath, suppressing his agitated emotions, saying, "Junior apprentice-nephew Yan, you have performed a great merit!"
"It is completely not inferior to the current Internal Crystal Furnace; it might even surpass it!"
Yan Xu's cold face also warmed greatly, but immediately following that, his expression changed slightly.
The next moment, Yan Zhaoge's voice slowly drifted into his ears, "Elder overpraises me; I only came across it by chance, and thus came to know of this secret."
"However, from what I know, the Spirit Wind Canyon has produced quite a bit of Cloud-Veined Gem these past few years, and a large portion of it seems to have been sold to the Fire Domain where the Sacred Sun Clan is located."
Yan Xu's face darkened, "This is also the first time this old man has heard of such a method. I have also never heard of it before, and it has never been circulated throughout the entire Eight Extremities World."
"Since we already know of it, we will naturally have to prohibit the flow of Cloud-Veined Gems in the future. However, while it is a pity that Ning Jiuwai sold Cloud-Veined Gems earlier, the ignorant are not guilty; we should not blame him for this."
"Oh —" Yan Zhaoge dragged out his words, "How can Elder Yan be sure that he really doesn't know of it?"
Yan Xu opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but discovered that within the depths of Yan Zhaoge's slightly playful gaze, a cold glint clearly flickered.
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