Chapter 33: Yao Lai and Yao Zi’er Join Kunlun

A few dozen seconds later, Zhao Ling’er led three figures to stand before Ye Yang.

These three were Zhao Qingzhi, Yao Lai, and Yao Lai’s granddaughter, Yao Zi’er.

“Qingzhi pays respects to Mr. Ye.” Upon reaching Ye Yang, Zhao Qingzhi bowed respectfully.

“We pay respects to Mr. Ye.” Yao Lai and Yao Zi’er followed suit, bowing in unison with Zhao Qingzhi.

“You may rise.” With a casual wave of his hand, Ye Yang unleashed a burst of spiritual energy that lifted Zhao Qingzhi, Yao Lai, and Yao Zi’er from their bows.

Feeling themselves lifted by an invisible force, Yao Lai and Yao Zi’er felt reassured, now fully convinced that everything Zhao Qingzhi had said was true.

“Thank you, Mr. Ye.”

Zhao Qingzhi, Yao Lai, and Yao Zi’er thanked Ye Yang in unison, then slowly stood up.

“Mr. Ye, this is Yao Lai, the head of a medical family with nearly five thousand years of heritage in Great Xia. His status is extremely high in Great Xia, and even across the entire Earth. If he joins Kunlun, his prestige could attract many of Earth’s top talents to research spacefaring technology.”

After standing, Zhao Qingzhi pointed to Yao Lai and respectfully introduced him to Ye Yang.

“Though only a low-grade Wisdom Root, his acquired conditions are decent and meet the criteria for joining Kunlun. Are you willing to join Kunlun?”

After hearing Zhao Qingzhi’s words, Ye Yang looked at Yao Lai and asked calmly.

“Joining Kunlun is my honor.”

The moment Ye Yang finished speaking, Yao Lai nodded without hesitation.

Joking aside, joining Kunlun offered the chance for longevity, or at the very least, a lifespan of thousands of years like past Kunlun members, along with mastery over extraordinary powers. How could he hesitate with such an immense opportunity?

“This is the identity token for Kunlun members. After binding it with a drop of your blood, you will understand the wonders of Kunlun.” Ye Yang nodded, casually tossing a mission jade token toward Yao Lai.

“Thank you, Mr. Ye.” Yao Lai respectfully caught it.

“Mr. Ye, this is Yao Lai’s granddaughter, Yao Zi’er, who possesses the Wisdom Root physique.”

Seeing Yao Lai preparing to bind the mission jade token with his blood, Zhao Qingzhi quickly pointed to Yao Zi’er and introduced her to Ye Yang.

He had no choice but to introduce her quickly.

Once Yao Lai bound the Kunlun identity token, he would see the task allowing those with the female Wisdom Root to follow Mr. Ye directly. Upon seeing this task, Yao Lai would surely rush to recommend Yao Zi’er first, claiming the referral reward.

Referring a mid-grade Wisdom Root came with a reward of one thousand points—a significant amount that Zhao Qingzhi couldn’t afford to let slip away.

“A mid-grade Wisdom Root physique. Are you willing to join Kunlun and follow by my side?” After Zhao Qingzhi’s introduction, Ye Yang looked at Yao Zi’er and asked.

Ye Yang was curious about Yao Zi’er’s Water Spirit physique.

After all, a mid-grade special physique that could rival a top-grade special physique, like the Heavenly Charm Physique, was extremely rare, even among the myriad special physiques described in the Heaven and Earth Yin-Yang Record.

Having encountered it, Ye Yang was determined to experience its unique qualities.

“Mr. Ye, I am willing.” Hearing Ye Yang’s words, Yao Zi’er, like Yao Lai, responded respectfully without hesitation.

“Good, this is your identity token.” Ye Yang nodded and tossed out another mission jade token.

The moment Yao Zi’er caught the token, Yao Lai successfully bound his mission jade token with his blood, sensing the wonders of Kunlun through it.  However, upon seeing the conditions for referring new members in the tasks, Yao Lai immediately shot a glance at Zhao Qingzhi, that sly old fox.

To be honest, before binding the identity token, Yao Lai had thought referring members to Kunlun required special conditions.

But now, referring others to join Kunlun was a privilege all Kunlun members had.

Moreover, successful referrals came with point rewards.

Truthfully, if it were just himself, Yao Lai wouldn’t care about the referral privileges or point rewards. On the contrary, he would be grateful to Zhao Qingzhi.

Without him, Yao Lai wouldn’t have qualified to join Kunlun. But the issue was that Zhao Qingzhi had used his granddaughter as a condition, making him pay an extra twenty heaven-and-earth spiritual herbs.

This made him very uncomfortable.

Referring his granddaughter to join Kunlun not only gave Zhao Qingzhi the point reward for free but also cost Yao Lai an additional twenty spiritual herbs.

Even if those twenty herbs were the lowest-grade spiritual herbs, they were still worth ten thousand Kunlun points. The thought of losing at least ten thousand Kunlun points made Yao Lai’s heart ache.

“Fine, at least Zhao Qingzhi, that old thing, doesn’t know how terrifying the Medicine family’s five-thousand-year heritage truly is. In his mind, the Medicine family probably has a hundred spiritual herbs at most. Indeed, our regular treasury only holds about a hundred spiritual herbs. But like a cunning rabbit with three burrows, the Medicine family, since its founding, has always worried about potential calamities and how the family could rise again if such a disaster struck.

“To ensure the Medicine family could recover after a decline, we have a hidden treasury. Leaving aside the various rare treasures stored there, the heaven-and-earth spiritual herbs alone are no less than those in our main treasury. With over two hundred spiritual herbs, giving forty to Zhao Qingzhi still leaves more than a hundred and sixty. The Kunlun points from so many spiritual herbs might just make up for the gap in Wisdom Root grades.”

After feeling distressed for a while, Yao Lai thought of the Medicine family’s five-thousand-year heritage and felt less upset.

Soon, Yao Zi’er also successfully bound her identity token.

After binding it, she saw the privilege to refer others to join Kunlun and Ye Yang’s task to recruit those with the female Wisdom Root.

Unlike Yao Lai, Yao Zi’er didn’t feel upset about it. She saw things clearly: even without using her as a condition, Yao Lai would have agreed to Zhao Qingzhi’s demand for forty spiritual herbs.

The opportunity to join Kunlun was so immense that forty spiritual herbs were a bargain.

“Mr. Ye, besides referring Yao Lai and Yao Zi’er to join Kunlun, we have also brought many heaven-and-earth spiritual herbs today. Please review their grades.”

After successfully earning the fifteen hundred Kunlun points for the referrals, Zhao Qingzhi looked at Ye Yang and moved on to the main topic of the day.

“Bring in all the spiritual herbs you’ve brought. I will evaluate their grades and grant you point rewards.” Ye Yang nodded.

“Yes.” Zhao Qingzhi and Yao Lai immediately nodded respectfully.

With that, they went outside the villa to have their respective entourages begin transporting the heaven-and-earth spiritual herbs they had brought.

“Brother Zhao, you truly are a genius in commerce. You turned a free benefit into a condition, making me hand over an extra twenty spiritual herbs. Well played.”

After heading outside to arrange the transport of the herbs, Yao Lai looked at Zhao Qingzhi with a half-smile.

“Brother Yao, you and I both know that even if I hadn’t used your granddaughter as a condition, you would have given me the forty spiritual herbs in the end. Using her as a condition merely saved you some thinking time.” Zhao Qingzhi replied with a smile.