17: Accidentally became a wealthy man

"The Sect Master called for me to come here; could it be that he wants us to investigate who created this illusion?" an Elder couldn't help but ask.

He Qianqiu nodded, looking around at everyone present and said, "The Sect has this illusion, which has caused a temporary craze. Disciples from both the inner and outer gates, across all twelve peaks, are deeply engrossed in it."

"If it was created unintentionally by a Disciple of our Sect, merely to earn Spirit Stones, then that's fine. But if it was introduced from outside, and especially if it's being exploited by someone with ulterior motives, this is not a good sign."

"Our Cultivation Sect is supposed to be free of desires, severing all worldly thoughts. Yet, right now, the entire Sect is immersed in this illusion, and everyone is unable to extricate themselves."

"This matter must be thoroughly investigated. At the very least, we need to find out which peak these illusions originated from, and by whose hand!"

These illusions were so captivating that even these managing Elders found it hard to resist their temptation, let alone those Disciples with shallower Cultivation.

If the source wasn't found, there would always be hidden dangers.

"Whose hand it came from is currently unknown, but according to the Disciples below, the person selling the illusions in Tianyi Sect is none other than Senior Brother Li's Young Master from Jiu Yi Peak, Li Fengyun."

"How about we call this Senior Martial Nephew Li over for questioning?"

Currently, Jiu Yi Peak's Peak Master, Li Zhengyuan, was in closed-door Cultivation.

And Li Fengyun's mother, Ye Qingyu, seemed to have severed ties with Jiu Yi Peak and moved to Xiao You Peak.

As the thirteenth peak of the entire Tianyi Sect that had been abandoned, the various Elders present naturally disdained going to Xiao You Peak.

Therefore, directly questioning Li Fengyun was the best approach.

"Then have someone go and call Li Fengyun over."

He Qianqiu pondered for a few breaths, then immediately raised his eyes, summoned a Disciple from outside the hall, and sent him to Jiu Yi Peak.

At this time, Li Fengyun was still with his Senior Brother.

When the people from the main peak arrived, they dragged him out of bed.

He originally wanted to throw a tantrum, but upon hearing that the Sect Master and the various managing Elders had specifically asked for him by name, he could only swallow the words he was about to curse.

"Could it be that the Elders also want to use a back door and buy illusions from me?" Li Fengyun vaguely guessed in his heart.

Because besides the matter of the illusions, he really couldn't think of why the Sect Master and Elders would want to see him.

"But is it possible they want to know the source of the illusions?" Li Fengyun reconsidered; it seemed not impossible.

Should he expose Chen Qingfeng then?

Chen Qingfeng hadn't said whether he could reveal that he was the one who made the illusions.

He would go to the main hall first and see.

He'd probe the Elders' intentions.

If they were furious, he would resist as much as he could. If he really couldn't resist, he would say he picked it up outside the mountain gate.

If their attitude was good, then revealing Senior Brother Chen shouldn't have any impact.

Thinking this, Li Fengyun immediately followed the Senior Brother who had come to Jiu Yi Peak and headed to the main peak.

...

"Disciple Li Fengyun greets the Sect Master and all Senior Martial Uncles and Senior Brothers!"

As he stepped into the main hall, dozens of profound gazes instantly converged on him, making Li Fengyun feel a chill down his spine.

Oppression.

An unprecedented sense of oppression!

There was no furious outburst as he had imagined.

Nor was there the gentle attitude he had expected.

There was only a silent stillness, which made it impossible for Li Fengyun to discern any intentions.

This kind of posture, he knew without even thinking, definitely wasn't about buying illusions from him.

Most likely, they were asking about the source of the illusions in his possession, and who had created them!

"Senior Brother Chen!"

"It was Chen Qingfeng, Senior Brother Chen from Xiao You Peak, who made them!"

They hadn't even asked anything.

In fact, none of the Elders present had even uttered a sound.

Li Fengyun immediately confessed.

Chen Qingfeng: "Damn it, he's truly a good brother. In the blink of an eye, he sold me out!"

"Xiao You Peak?"

"Chen Qingfeng?"

"Is there a Disciple named Chen Qingfeng at Xiao You Peak?"

"In my memory, Zhang Dazhi's Disciples seem to be few and far between. Could there still be some who survived by chance?"

"I thought Xiao You Peak was empty."

The situation at Xiao You Peak was not well known to those present.

Xiao You Peak was simply too transparent; if that peak wasn't mentioned, they would even completely overlook its existence.

"How many illusions have you sold within the Sect in total?"

Li Fengyun bowed his head, not daring to be careless in the slightest: "Four thousand nine hundred!"

He had hidden over a hundred for himself.

Excluding the profit of two hundred he earned per illusion, it meant he made no money and paid no money, but got over a hundred illusions for free.

"How many Spirit Stones did you sell them for?"

Li Fengyun replied again, "Senior Brother Chen takes eight hundred, and I take two hundred, making each one thousand Spirit Stones!"

One thousand Spirit Stones each...

He sold four thousand nine hundred...

Which means, Chen Qingfeng earned four million nine hundred thousand Spirit Stones?

Damn!

Damn!

Damn!

As this number was revealed, everyone in the main hall was stunned.

Even He Qianqiu, the Sect Master of Tianyi Sect, felt his mouth twitch violently and almost fell off his seat.

"Talent!"

"Truly a talent!"

"Xiao You Peak, which has always been impoverished, resource-scarce, and transparent to the point of being invisible, has, after this person's machinations, actually become the wealthiest peak in the entire Sect!"

Envy flared.

The thought of a full four million nine hundred thousand Spirit Stones, all earned by Chen Qingfeng, made not only the Elders of the various halls and peaks present, but even He Qianqiu, the Sect Master of Tianyi Sect, feel a pang of envy.

They had been scrounging, toiling like oxen and horses, working themselves to death, and Cultivating for most of their lives, yet each had only accumulated a few hundred thousand Spirit Stones.

But Chen Qingfeng, in just a few days, had swept up nearly five million Spirit Stones from the Tianyi Sect's Disciples.

"These bastards, they are so stingy when it comes to Cultivating, but when they spend money, they don't even bat an eye."

"One thousand Spirit Stones each, gone in less than an hour. They're really generous with their spending!"

"Sect Master, I've realized that our Sect's various stipends and mission rewards are still too much. Shouldn't they be appropriately reduced?" an Elder began to suggest.

These rascals, they say to save when you should save, and spend when you should spend.

But they gave all their Spirit Stones to Xiao You Peak. Isn't this deliberately making them jealous?

Xiao You Peak was so consistently poor.

Suddenly, it became incredibly rich.

This was even more unbearable than killing them.

"It is time for an appropriate reduction," He Qianqiu agreed, nodding. Then, his eyes fixed on Li Fengyun in the main hall, and he asked seemingly casually, "Do you know where this Chen Qingfeng is now?"

Li Fengyun dared not conceal anything and immediately bowed, saying, "After I handed over all the money from selling the illusions to Senior Brother Chen earlier, I saw Senior Brother Chen seemed to have gone to the Trading Hall."

Trading Hall?

At these words, the various Elders present immediately exchanged glances, each seeing their own ulterior motives in the other's eyes.

"Cough, cough!"

"Sect Master, I suddenly remembered that my Eight Treasures Peak seems to have an urgent matter to deal with. How about you and the other Elders continue chatting? I'll be right back?"

"Cough, cough!"

"Sect Master, my Qiqing Peak has a furnace of Medicinal Pills being refined, and they're probably about to come out now. May I be excused to go back and look after this batch of Medicinal Pills? You all can continue discussing here?"

"Cough, cough! My Six Cloud Peak also has an urgent matter..."

"My Wuping Peak also has something..."

All at once, after learning Chen Qingfeng's location, dozens of managing Elders in the main hall all stood up, making excuses to leave first.

Good heavens!

Five million Spirit Stones!

Never mind Chen Qingfeng's Cultivation talent. Just having so many Spirit Stones on him, wouldn't they have to treat him like a father?

If they were slow, they might miss out!