Post-Mythical Era: I don't want to die in the third reincarnation

Ding Huan muttered to himself, "This old fellow really has no shame."

But he liked those who were shameless because his own downfall was due to caring too much about his reputation.

"Did you say you would give me more Immortal Crystals?" Ding Huan's voice trembled with excitement.

After speaking, he still seemed incredulous and added, "Just give me the thirty thousand Immortal Crystals you owe me, then another thirteen thousand.

No, just twelve thousand Immortal Crystals will do. I absolutely will do my utmost to find more Immortal Spirit Springs for the Yan clan."

"Ha ha ha..."

Yan Yongju laughed heartily, "Rest assured, when Yan Yongju gives his word, it is as solid as spit and nails. Focus on finding Immortal Spirit Springs for the Yan Clan; don't worry about the Immortal Crystals."

Grateful beyond words, Ding Huan replied, "Okay, I will go and search for the Immortal Spirit Springs now. Please wait for my good news."

After speaking, Ding Huan took the Storage Bag containing seventy thousand Low Grade Immortal Crystals. His whole being was filled with determination as he headed to a new location to continue searching for Immortal Spirit Springs.

"Not bad, Huan Qi, this time I've found a genius for our Yan Clan. The prosperity of our Yan Clan relies on this young man," Yan Yongju remarked, watching Ding Huan's departing figure, his entire demeanor one of mirth.

Ding Huan wanted to leave? Dream on.

How could his Yan Clan possibly let such talent slip away?

Yan Huanqi hadn't thought too much about it; he still hadn't calmed down from the excitement of discovering new Immortal Spirit Springs.

After leaving Yan Yongju and Yan Huanqi, Ding Huan lamented in his heart about encountering such shameless people.

He was still too kind. If he had met someone ruthless, wouldn't there just be three Great Immortal Crystal Condensing Arrays arranged?

It turns out that Yan Yongju taught him how to conduct himself and handle affairs.

Since Yan Yongju taught him how to conduct himself and handle affairs, he naturally had to reciprocate and teach Yan Yongju a lesson on the same.

On this occasion, it took Ding Huan just one day to find a completely new Immortal Spirit Spring.

Using the old method, employing the Great Universe Technique to structure the Cycle, stripping the Mottled Dao Rhythm, stripping the Spirit Origin Dao Rhythm Rules...

After Ding Huan stripped away the chaotic and dense Dao Rhythm Laws one by one, the rich Immortal Spiritual Energy once again surged forth.

He set up the Hidden Spirit Arrays, unable to just lay down one; to prevent any leakage of Immortal Spiritual Energy, Ding Huan laid down several more Hidden Spirit Immortal Arrays.

Behind the Hidden Spirit Immortal Arrays, naturally, was a Concealing Big Array.

He would definitely not let anyone from the Yan Family know what he was doing.

Within the vast Concealing Immortal Array, Ding Huan set up twenty Immortal Crystal Condensing Arrays. Laid out in a line, they truly resembled a factory.

Twenty Immortal Crystal Condensing Arrays; this Immortal Spirit Spring was too small; there wasn't enough Immortal Spiritual Energy.

No matter, he continued setting up Immortal Arrays to extract Immortal Spiritual Energy, adding another Big Array if one wasn't enough.

At the Yan Clan's first Immortal Spirit Spring, Ding Huan indeed exercised restraint, as he worried that extracting too much Immortal Spiritual Energy might lead to the desolation of the spring.

"Leave some leeway in life, for a future encounter," that was Ding Huan's philosophy.

Now for Ding Huan, it was because he was too kind.

It was because of his kindness that he was deceived by Yan Yongju spouting lies with eyes wide open.

This time, Ding Huan wished he could extract all the Immortal Spiritual Energy from the Yan Clan; he wouldn't care about over-extraction.

Had there not been a time constraint, Ding Huan would have even considered searching for another Immortal Spirit Spring to continue condensing Immortal Crystals.

Because he didn't search for a third Immortal Spirit Spring and didn't cultivate, he had plenty of extra time.

Ding Huan wandered through each Immortal Crystal Condensing Array, like inspecting for deficiencies in a production workshop.

Once he spotted any flaws or overlooked aspects, he immediately repaired and improved the Immortal Crystal Condensing Array.

The Immortal Spiritual Energy from the Immortal Spirit Spring, like a dam bursting, was extracted by Ding Huan and then flowed into these twenty Immortal Crystal Condensing Arrays, instantly condensing into Immortal Crystals.

In just five months, Ding Huan had acquired an additional million High Grade Immortal Crystals.

Far from being complacent, Ding Huan intensified his efforts.

Feeling the Immortal Spiritual Energy in the Immortal Spirit Spring diminish, he added two more Immortal Arrays to extract Immortal Spiritual Energy.

Seven months later, after gaining another three hundred thousand Immortal Crystals, Ding Huan clearly felt the weakening of the Immortal Spiritual Energy in the Immortal Spirit Spring.

Continued extraction of Immortal Spiritual Energy would surely desolate the Immortal Spirit Spring.

Ding Huan wasn't worried about the desolation of the Immortal Spirit Spring but rather lost interest in wasting time there.

He directly laid down various prohibitive Laws, locking up the nearly depleted Immortal Spirit Spring, and then went to find the Clan Leader of the Yan Clan.

Compared to when Ding Huan first arrived, the Yan Clan's territory was now much livelier.

More and more members of the Yan Clan were returning, and the land of the Yan Clan was clearly saturated with Immortal Spiritual Energy.

Ding Huan sent a message to Yan Huanqi.

"Mr. Ding, how is it going?" Yan Huanqi eagerly asked Ding Huan upon arrival, wanting to know if Ding Huan had found a new Immortal Spirit Spring.

Ding Huan sighed and said, "Finding Immortal Spirit Springs requires Immortal Crystals as a primer. I've almost run out of Immortal Crystals on me. I'd like to take the portion that originally belonged to me."

Yan Huanqi knew Ding Huan was making up a story, but Ding Huan was actually asking for his own Immortal Crystals.

"Ha ha..."

The hearty laughter of Yan Yongju transmitted, "Ding, my friend, you deserve the Immortal Crystals. Although you haven't found a new Immortal Spirit Spring in almost half a year, you've worked hard."

"Let's go, today the Yan Clan will host a banquet to express our gratitude for Mr. Ding,"

Ding Huan said anxiously, "I am not qualified to attend a gratitude banquet. Please give me my Immortal Crystals first so I can continue to put forth effort for the Yan Clan."

"Sure thing," Yan Yongju pulled out a Storage Bag and handed it to Ding Huan, "Here are thirty thousand Immortal Crystals to repay you."

Ding Huan slightly furrowed his brow, "Clan Leader Yan, wasn't there supposed to be an additional one hundred and twenty thousand? Why is it missing?"

Yan Yongju was taken aback for a moment. The one hundred and twenty thousand was meant for you after finding the second Immortal Spirit Spring Eye, not now.

Losing interest, Ding Huan put away the Storage Bag and said, "I plan to return to Moon Invitation Immortal City for a while. Searching for the Immortal Spirit Spring Eye has been too tiring recently."

Hearing Ding Huan was about to leave, Yan Yongju hurriedly said, "Mr. Ding, you can't leave. You can rest here in the Yan Clan as well."

"Your Yan Clan is alright, but giving out Immortal Crystals feels like a painfully slow and reluctant process," Ding Huan's tone grew increasingly uninterested.

Yan Yongju quickly pulled out another Storage Bag and handed it to Ding Huan, "Mr. Ding, here are one hundred thousand Low Grade Immortal Crystals for now. Rest here at our Yan Clan for a bit before continuing your search for the Immortal Spirit Spring Eye.

Rest assured, in our Yan Clan, you are as at home as in your own house, and you only need to mention anything to Huan Qi."

Taking Yan Yongju's Storage Bag, Ding Huan coldly said to Yan Huanqi, "The owed twenty thousand Low Grade Immortal Crystals must be paid double within a month, ten times if it is overdue. If not paid, bear the consequences."

With that, Ding Huan turned and walked away.

Yan Yongju never expected Ding Huan to not even respond to him, let alone help find the Immortal Spirit Spring Eye for his family.

"Huan Qi…"

A murderous flash crossed Yan Yongju's eyes as he looked at Yan Huanqi. Just took an extra hundred thousand Low Grade Immortal Crystals and thought to leave just like that?

Yan Huanqi sighed and did not move.

Seeing Ding Huan had vanished, Yan Yongju stared at Yan Huanqi and said, "Huan Qi, such talent this man is, capable of finding an Immortal Spirit Spring Eye, why didn't you act earlier?

Besides, I gave an extra hundred thousand Immortal Crystals."

Yan Huanqi replied, "Clan Leader, I think this situation is inappropriate because his attitude now is entirely different from a few months ago. I think I might guess who he is."

"Who?" asked Yan Yongju.

"A few years ago, at the Hundred River Immortal Path, there was an Array Master named Ding Huan who helped find an Immortal Spirit Spring Eye and was later banished from the sect. It must be him," Yan Huanqi explained.

Hearing Yan Huanqi's words, Yan Yongju fell silent.

After a while, he sighed, "I saw he didn't even reach True Immortal yet and wanted to keep him to work for the Yan Clan.

But it turned out to be this person, who is known to have manipulated several stewards and elders of the Hundred River Immortal Path...

In that case, I indeed made a mistake. Huan Qi, take another hundred thousand Immortal Crystals to Moon Invitation Immortal City and see if the relationship can be mended."

As he said this, Yan Yongju felt something was off.

Ding Huan was not someone easily outwitted. Why was it that when he initially offered seventy thousand Low Grade Immortal Crystals, Ding Huan humbly agreed to continue the search for another seven months?

After seven months of not finding any Immortal Spirit Spring Eye, why has his attitude suddenly become so arrogant?

"Clan Leader, just paying double would suffice, which is forty thousand Immortal Crystals," Yan Huanqi quickly said.

Yan Yongju was puzzled that in just seven months, Ding Huan's attitude had changed so drastically. He sighed,

"This man is on many Immortal Sects' list of geniuses. If he wished, he could invite any sect to destroy our Yan Clan.

What I don't understand is, seven months ago, owing him thirty thousand Immortal Crystals, giving him a hollow promise, yet he was genuinely delighted. How could he change so much in a few months?"

Yan Yongju questioned Yan Huanqi, who was equally perplexed.

Even if it knocked their heads, they couldn't imagine that within seven months, Ding Huan had secretly taken away one million three hundred thousand High Grade Immortal Crystals from Yan Clan's territory, almost drying up an Immortal Spirit Spring Eye.

Yan Yongju was still worried about Ding Huan seeking revenge. In the Fourth Immortal Domain, inter-sect conflicts are strictly forbidden, not to mention extinguishing an entire clan.

Yet, these sorts of incidents were all too common secretly, and after a clan is destroyed in the Immortal Domain, at most, a self-investigation order is issued, and the rest fades over time.

...

Ding Huan, carrying over a million High Grade Immortal Crystals and several hundred thousand Low Grade Immortal Crystals, did not return to Moon Invitation Immortal City.

With all these Immortal Crystals unspent, how could he go back to take on more tasks? He was not a miser.

Thus Ding Huan steered his iron pot away from Moon Invitation Immortal City altogether. He wanted to find a place for secluded cultivation and try to advance to Golden Immortal first.

The surface of the Fourth Immortal Domain seemed utterly calm, with apparently stern laws.

But Ding Huan didn't believe it.

From Yan Yongju of the Yan Clan daring to withhold his Immortal Crystals, even hinting at keeping him, it was clear that foul play was common in this place.

The fact that Yan Yongju made no move in the end was likely because the Yan Clan's Protecting Array was not fully repaired yet, and fighting could not have retained him.

Yet, this was just Ding Huan's own thought.

With the power Ding Huan now possessed, Yan Yongju indeed could not have kept him.

But Yan Yongju didn't think so; he believed Ding Huan was a bridge for Immortals and thus thought he could definitely keep him.

The only reason he didn't act was because Ding Huan was on the list of sought-after individuals by many Immortal Sects.

Ding Huan was invited by the Yan Family Immortal Clan to search for Immortal Spirit Spring Eyes, and many in Moon Invitation Immortal City knew about it.

Suddenly, the Yan Family Immortal Clan had an Immortal Spirit Spring again; probably many now knew what was going on.

Now, keeping Ding Huan at the Yan Family, once it got out, was no small matter.

(Good night, Dao Friends!)