After finishing his tea, Li Boyang said directly, "In that case, I'll set off now."
Ye Yunbing tossed the bronze plaque with the character "Mountain" to Li Boyang and said, "This is young friend Boyang's bronze plaque. Lin Bo, take young friend Boyang to the teleportation array."
Under Ye Yunbing's arrangement, Lin Bo quickly led him to the teleportation array of the Fuyun Sword Sect.
This is an open space about two miles in circumference.
In the middle of the open space is a high platform with a Bagua symbol, and next to the platform, an enormous phoenix statue soars into the air with its wings spread.
The phoenix's beak is open, facing the very center of the Bagua platform.
At the eight corners of the Bagua, there are eight jade pillars nearly ten meters high, and eight altar-shaped platforms connected to the base of the jade pillars by a pipe made of an unknown material.
Above the jade pillar, eight unidentified round beads floated on the pillar, emitting a strange light.
At the center of the Bagua is the Taiji Yin-Yang symbol. At the Yin line, a black crystal emits a dark, ominous glow, while at the Yang line, a white crystal radiates a milky white halo.
"Is this the teleportation array?"
Looking at the black and white light emanating from the teleportation array, with endless mystery flowing within it, Li Boyang was amazed.
"Brother Boyang, you just need to stand in the middle of the teleportation array."
Following Lin Bo's instructions, Li Boyang stepped onto the stone steps below the Bagua Platform and walked to the center of the Bagua Platform's Yin and Yang symbols.
"We'll have to wait a bit; the resources to activate the teleportation array will be delivered soon."
Sure enough, two minutes later, about ten people walked over from the distance of the teleportation array.
These people worked in pairs, with each pair carrying a large iron box.
"I wonder who has such a big influence that they would open a teleportation array just for one person."
"A thousand spirit stones, plus a space spirit stone, if I had that, I could reach the Innate Realm within a year."
"I heard that this person has connections with Elder Ye and the sect leader. The resources for opening this teleportation array were provided by Elder Ye and the sect leader."
"Alright, stop gossiping. Elder Ye specifically instructed us not to let that person know."
After the leader gave a reprimand, the people immediately fell silent.
These dozen or so people were still four or five hundred meters away from the teleportation array. Under normal circumstances, someone with the strength of the Later Heaven Realm would not be able to detect them.
"For me right now, this is an enormous favor."
At a distance of four or five hundred meters, a normal Acquired Realm cultivator wouldn't be able to detect it. Unfortunately, Li Boyang followed the orthodox path, and his sensory organs were far more sensitive than those of an Acquired Realm cultivator, so he heard it.
From their conversation, we can deduce that the teleportation array can be activated regardless of the number of people. As long as the array's capacity is not reached, the materials consumed by one person are no different from those consumed by a hundred people.
Only then did he realize why Ye Yunbing had agreed so readily when he learned that he wanted to repay the favor.
Just now, the combined bets of the sixty or seventy people from both Jiuhua Kingdom and Yunhai Kingdom amounted to only five hundred yuan stones.
Although Li Boyang had no concept of Yuan Stone, it did not prevent him from speculating on its value.
Now, activating a teleportation array once costs a thousand spirit stones, plus a space spirit stone that, judging from its name, is probably even more precious than spirit stones used to be.
Li Boyang already knew that he owed a huge favor. Compared to that, his actions on the stage were less than a third of what he owed, and could only be considered a small favor.
Even if I didn't hear what those people were saying, I would definitely notice when they took the contents out of the iron box.
"Ye Yunbing and the leader of the Fuyun Sword Sect? Two old foxes."
Li Boyang bit his lip, unsure whether to be happy or angry.
This is like those two people investing in themselves, like angel investors on Earth. They think, "I value your talent, so I'll pay for your work, but I'll take the lion's share."
The actions of Ye Yunbing and the leader of the Fuyun Sword Sect were similar. Whether this investment would yield a return was determined by Li Boyang's own conscience, and there was no coercion involved.
As long as Li Boyang remembers this favor, he will be unable to refuse when the two people need his help one day.
After the disciple carrying the large iron box arrived at the teleportation array, Lin Bo said, "Brother Boyang, please wait a moment. Once these spirit stones and space crystals are placed, the teleportation array can be activated."
Under the leader's command, these people opened the large iron box and evenly distributed the elemental stones inside to the eight altars.
"Is this the elemental stone?"
When the large iron box was opened, it was filled with irregularly shaped, milky-white stones about the size of pebbles.
Judging from its appearance alone, it looks very similar to quartz, except that it lacks the translucent properties of quartz. Li Boyang could not discern the preciousness of the Yuan Stone from its appearance.
After the disciples of the Fuyun Sword Sect had evenly distributed the spirit stones, the leader took out a sandalwood brocade box with gold-threaded edges from his pocket.
Judging from the way he carefully opened the brocade box, it was clear that the spirit stones on the altar were probably not as precious as the contents of this box.
Inside the brocade box was a nearly transparent rhomboid crystal. The moment the box was opened, Li Boyang noticed that the air around the crystal had strangely collapsed and contracted, as if the air had been swallowed up by the tiny crystal.
This rhomboid crystal must be the so-called space spirit stone.
"Brother Boyang, you just need to calm your mind and focus for a moment."
Lin Bo took the spatial spirit stone handed to him by the leading disciple, walked to the huge phoenix stone sculpture, and gently tossed the spatial spirit stone in his hand.
The spirit stone naturally flew towards the phoenix's beak.
The instant the phoenix caught the spatial spirit stone, the crystals of the eight jade pillars in the teleportation array suddenly burst forth with intense, dazzling light.
The elemental stones placed on the altar were being consumed rapidly, turning into powder one by one.