Everyone let out an 'oh' at once. There had been a gloating look in their eyes a moment ago… as if they were taking pleasure in others' misfortune. However, that look had vanished by now.
'This guy arrived and offended the Xin Royal Clan right away. He looks like an ordinary middle-aged guy, but the words he spoke make him seem like an old traveller.'
'Moreover, his words also illustrate that the amount of information he needs is huge. And, he's clearly finding it difficult to put emphasis on any one topic. That's why he chose this approach in which we just discuss… and he merely gets to listen to everyone.'
'Fu*k, what kind of an old fox comes up with such a terrific way…'
'However, this person's cultivation obviously isn't low. I can't feel his cultivation, but the amount of pressure I am feeling right now is just too huge.'
"Hey, have you heard? The Ling Clan have clashed with the Gao Clan in the Xin Kingdom? I heard that the Gao Clan's Second Young Master Gao Xuan and Ling Clan's Eldest Young Master Ling Yun are rivals in love. These two are engaged in a terrible struggle…" a man seated at a nearby table suddenly changed the subject of their previous conversation and began to talk about the recent anecdotes of the Lower Heavens.
Ye Tian Yun raised his eyebrow, 'Gao Xuan and Ling Yun are rivals in love?'
This caught his interest. He flipped his palm over. 'Chink' sounds were heard, and glistening spiritual stones fell on the table where those two men were seated. A total of twelve spiritual stones!
Those two were pleasantly surprised. They turned their heads to look at Ye Tian Yun. Ye Tian Yun smiled and nodded his head. His indication was obvious — 'Keep talking.'
They were overjoyed at this. They put the spiritual stones in their pockets and began to talk loudly about the history of Young Master Gao Xuan and Young Master Ling Yun as love rivals...
The other people saw this, and their eyes emitted a golden light, 'For god's sake! Did they earn spiritual stones just for saying a few words? What sort of charity is this?'
The atmosphere in the restaurant immediately turned lively.
"Het, do you know which sects are currently at the top in the Xin-Wu Battlefront right now?" the person who said this winked at Ye Tian Yun. He was obviously speaking to Ye Tian Yun.
'The Big Sects are here already?' Ye Tian Yun flipped over his hand, and a spiritual stone went flying...'
"Yeah, let's talk about the current situation in the Xin-Wu Battlefront..."
Chink! Another spiritual stone dropped.
"Have you heard about the talented Core disciple of the Blazing Dragon Sect – Ye Mo?"
Chink! Another spiritual stone.
"Do you know the Ten Great Experts of the upcoming young generation?"
Chink!...
"Did you hear that the Gracious Sword Sect is engaged in a terrible internal power struggle?"
Chink!
….
'Damn! Where is this guy taking out so many spiritual stones from? He keeps throwing spiritual stones as if they are mud balls or something.' He had ignited the atmosphere of the entire restaurant!
The extraordinary might of spiritual stones had urged everyone to talk about stuff while they tried their best to outdo one another. However, they were still being very discreet. Sometimes, the people – who had raised a topic in advance – waited for the others to finish their talk before resuming their topic. Such patient people received an applauding look from Ye Tian Yun, and also got many more spiritual stones as reward…
Ye Tian Yun had a huge stock of spiritual stones; as the Crown Prince of the Great Ye Empire, the last thing he was worried about was spending all of his spirit stones. All though most of the rewards he gave away were low-tier spiritual stones, in the Lower Heavens, it was already a fortune. Even the Core Disciples of major sects only received about a dozen low-tier spiritual stones every month.
Besides, there was no other way but to spend lots of money if he wanted to get information on so many sects and clans in the Lower Heavens in one stroke. After all, all of these sects and clans were noteworthy. Therefore, Ye Tian Yun didn't mind spending the spiritual stones.
The people realized that this gentleman would enthusiastically throw a spiritual stone over even when some old rumour or anecdote was mentioned. This discovery made everyone ecstatic.
Some people had already earned their second spiritual stone… or even their third.
This restaurant had been turned into a news conference!
The people who came later to have a meal couldn't go inside. Ye Tian Yun continued to throw spiritual stones left-and-right like some rich and overbearing person. This had wrapped the entire restaurant in a golden cover…
Everyone was full of excitement. And, they were trying their best to come up with the most interesting talks. Meanwhile, Ye Tian Yun gradually organized his thoughts.
'So, the situation of the Lower Heavens is like this ah.'
The beast tide had wreaked havoc for some time but had later encountered the united resistance of the forces of the Lower Heavens. So, it was somewhat restrained by now, and it had been curtailed within the region of the Cyan Forest Mountain Range. It looked like the situation had been restored to how it used to be when everyone minded their own business.
However, the major powers had already tasted the sweetness of power and resources. The sheer amount of spirit beast cores they had gained this time – irrespective of the quality and quantity of the cores – was several times more than what they had been able to obtain in the past.
This was indeed an enormous wealth!
So, who wouldn't wish to get some more?
The beast tide had already retreated. So, internal strife began between the major sects and clans.. They began to compete over the resources they had obtained. These were indeed chaotic times!