She had initially thought the Three Great Seals would at most weaken her strength by twenty percent, but judging by her current condition, they had almost crippled her by forty percent.
If that were the case, let alone Ye Cangtian having trump cards, even if the opponent had no trump cards, she might not be his match.
With that thought, she quickly extended her hand and said, "Although I cannot give you elixirs, I can give you some rare medicinal herbs. I have the Ice Mountain Snow Lotus and the Xuanbing Immortal Bamboo, both of which I can give to you!"
"But as for the cultivation techniques, as I said, I can only pass them to my disciples. If you cannot accept this, then come!"
As she spoke, Han Xiang raised her ice-blue long sword again, appearing resolute.
"Boss, Boss, quickly agree to her."
As the voice faded, Yao Bao'er immediately rushed to Ye Cangtian's side and urged him.
The Ice Mountain Snow Lotus and the Xuanbing Immortal Bamboo, as the other party had said, were indeed rare herbs, and both could be used to refine divine-grade elixirs.
Although both herbs were recorded in the notes of the Lord of Darkness, and there were associated elixir recipes, the Lord of Darkness's Qiankun bag did not contain these two herbs.
Now that she had finally encountered them, Yao Bao'er could not care about anything else; getting the herbs was the priority.
"Sigh!"
Looking at Yao Bao'er's anxious gaze, Ye Cangtian sighed. This girl was so engrossed whenever she saw herbs!
He had intended to continue extorting them to maximize his benefits, but with Yao Bao'er's current demeanor, even if he continued to extort, it was unlikely to yield better results.
With that thought, Ye Cangtian said, "Alright, we'll do as you say, but I have one condition."
"What condition!" Han Xiang glanced at Ye Cangtian and asked subconsciously.
"From now on, no matter who comes here, you shall not easily take their lives, unless they intend to kill you," Ye Cangtian stated directly.
In plain terms, his purpose for coming here was merely exploration and to survey this region, in order to expand living areas for the people here.
Since the other party could not leave the secret realm, it was unlikely to affect the lives of the people, so Ye Cangtian proposed a condition to reduce killing.
The primary objective was to ensure that if any other human powerhouses came here, they would be treated with mercy, thus preventing any loss of human powerhouses.
"We can agree to that," Han Xiang immediately responded.
Seeing Han Xiang agree so readily, Ye Cangtian frowned and said faintly, "You'd best think clearly. You know the desire for killing is not easily controlled."
"I don't like killing, so it has nothing to do with me!" Han Xiang replied.
Huh?
Ye Cangtian found this hard to believe. He pointed to the ice sculptures still present in the great hall and asked, "If you don't like killing, then what about those people?"
Hearing this, Han Xiang finally understood that the other party had misunderstood.
"Most of those people agreed to stay and keep me company. However, their lifespans were limited, and after so many years together, I couldn't bear to see them leave, so I froze them..."
Han Xiang began to explain. As for the small portion of people, they were frozen because they believed there were rare treasures here and intended to eliminate her.
And those beasts were also frozen into ice sculptures because they intruded here and caused harm first.
Hmm?
Hearing this, Ye Cangtian's impression of Han Xiang improved slightly, and he therefore believed her assurance.
"Alright, bring out the Tianshan Snow Lotus and the Xuanbing Immortal Bamboo."
"Our time is limited, we'll leave after collecting our items."
Listening to Ye Cangtian, Han Xiang nodded, then took out her Qiankun bag and threw it to Ye Cangtian.
Ye Cangtian directly gave the Qiankun bag to Yao Bao'er. After Yao Bao'er confirmed it was correct.
He then looked at Han Xiang and said, "I apologize for the disturbance today. Please accept this as compensation."
As he spoke, Ye Cangtian took out two small porcelain bottles and tossed them over.
"This is..."
When Han Xiang looked at the elixirs in the medicine bottles, she was instantly stunned. Those were divine-grade elixirs, Nine Heavens Longevity Pills, with medicinal effects countless times more potent than the Nine Revolutions Golden Pills.
With these two elixirs, it was as if she had gained two extra lives.
She hadn't expected Ye Cangtian to offer her compensation, let alone such precious elixirs!
That's right, they were Nine Heavens Longevity Pills!
The reason Ye Cangtian gave her these elixirs was mainly because he had killed many guards here today.
In the days to come, the other party would likely be even more lonely.
Another reason was that although this Heavenly-tier powerhouse was a bit overbearing, she was not entirely ill-intentioned.
After a moment of silence, Han Xiang looked at Ye Cangtian and hesitantly said, "I have an impudent request. If you manage to gather the Four Great Seals, could you take me away from here and to the Heavenly Realm?"
Han Xiang stated that in return, she could accept one disciple from Ye Cangtian's group and pass on her cultivation techniques.
"We can!"
Ye Cangtian's eyes lit up, and he immediately agreed.
After all, her cultivation techniques were quite powerful. If he hadn't possessed the ability to devour, he might have been in trouble this time.
Therefore, if her cultivation techniques could be passed down, the Yin Group's strength would definitely be improved in the near future.
With that thought, Ye Cangtian turned to Lan Yue and Nami and asked, "Do you two wish to become Han Xiang's disciples?"
As his voice fell, both women shook their heads.
Lan Yue's reason was that she had already become a disciple of Elder Zhou, and it was only by Ye Cangtian's influence that Elder Zhou reluctantly agreed.
Therefore, she would not become a disciple of anyone else, lest Elder Zhou be displeased and expel her from the sect.
Nami, on the other hand, also provided an explanation.
She was of the Mermaid royal lineage, and all her cultivation techniques originated from the mermaid royal family's inherited techniques, which were the most suitable for her.
Moreover, these techniques were in no way inferior to what Han Xiang could impart, so she had no need to learn from Han Xiang.
Seeing both women refuse, Ye Cangtian felt a bit troubled. The remaining candidates were Yao Bao'er and Zhang Yong.
Yao Bao'er, by nature, was unwilling to practice martial arts; even if she obtained the inheritance, she would likely neglect it.
As for Zhang Yong, his cultivation was only at the Profound level. Han Xiang might not value such a low cultivation.
However, he still hoped someone would inherit Han Xiang's cultivation techniques, so he grudgingly looked over.
Sensing Ye Cangtian's gaze, Yao Bao'er waved her hands repeatedly, saying, "Boss, don't look at me. Her moves would be wasted on me, and besides, I don't care for them! And if that happens, you'll be one rank lower than her, which isn't worth it..."
Yao Bao'er's thinking was that she and Ye Cangtian were on equal footing.
If she were to become his disciple, then Ye Cangtian would also be one rank lower than Han Xiang, a situation Yao Bao'er absolutely could not accept.
Sigh!
Ye Cangtian sighed. Since no one was willing, forcing them would be useless.
Besides, he himself disliked forcing others.
With that thought, he looked at Zhang Yong beside him. This was the last candidate.
Zhang Yong, however, looked full of anticipation.
He was merely a minor guard, and ordinarily, he had no opportunity to receive an inheritance. After all, the secret realms and dangerous lands that offered inheritance were places he could not access.
To put it another way, even if he could clear these secret realms and dangerous lands, it would be by following stronger individuals.
During such expeditions, if any inheritance was discovered, it would be the stronger individuals who benefited, with him having no connection to it whatsoever.
At most, he would receive some crystal stones as compensation.
But this time was different. There were only five people in total, and everyone else had refused the inheritance, leaving only him.
This was an absolute stroke of fortune!
If he could truly obtain the inheritance, he would surely receive special training from the Yin Group, and his cultivation would soar.
At that point, he might not only surpass Xiong Bing and Su Lie but also have the hope of becoming a Heavenly-tier powerhouse in the future.
On the other side, seeing Zhang Yong's face full of anticipation, Ye Cangtian looked at Han Xiang helplessly. However, this time, before he could even speak, her voice came through.
"Boy, I hope you respect the strong. While I proposed taking a disciple, I do have my bottom line. If the aptitude is too mediocre, then forget it, otherwise, I would be letting down my sect!"
"Moreover, my cultivation techniques are heavy on chilling energy, very Yin and soft. It is truly unsuitable for a man!"
"If he forces himself to cultivate, he might not live long!"
Han Xiang naturally knew what Ye Cangtian was about to say, but she was unwilling to agree, given the significant gap between them.
Han Xiang's words were like a basin of cold water poured down, and Zhang Yong immediately deflated.
He had thought a great opportunity would fall upon him, and the fire of hope for a comeback had ignited in his heart, but who knew that she simply didn't think highly of him.
And amidst the conversation between the two Heavenly-tier powerhouses, what was he considered? He could only bitterly accept reality.