509: Chapter 509 For the Child

Zhou Yan strode to the door, picked up Lv Yang, and left the Sect Main Hall without another word.

1.5 billion! You've got to be kidding me!

Forget about redeeming a Soul Transformation Cultivator; that amount is enough to hire a Body Integration Cultivator as an enforcer!

Because Qingxu Grotto-Heaven implements a point system, the purchasing power of points is very high. Buying resources within the Grotto-Heaven is not only cheap but also high quality.

So whether it's his own share or the Sect Master's share, this amount of resources is incredibly vast, enough to rival a nation's wealth.

But this is assuming they are used as points, not spent directly as money.

After all, these resources are the Sect's property. Giving a little to friends and family is fine, but selling them directly is going too far.

Therefore, these resources are hard to liquidate, yet the Spirit Stone allowance they receive based on their status is quite small.

Back when he held the title of Reserve Holy Son, the pocket money he prepared for going down the mountain was only a few million.

And that was pooled together by a group of people; clearly, even these Void Refining grand Cultivators don't have much cash flow.

Not to mention them, even Zhou Yan's own expenses to maintain his Saint status are significant. For the Culinary Academy he founded, the Sect covers 90%, and for his Immortal Cave, the Sect covers 70%.

Even so, his Spirit Stone allowance is largely consumed; basically, whatever is issued is used to maintain these things.

One can imagine how many Spirit Stones a Void Refining Cultivator must consume just to maintain their lifestyle.

According to the Sect Master, what he originally owed must have been more than this, but over the past 20 years, he has slowly paid back a lot, leaving only 1.5 billion.

But this 1.5 billion is enough for the Sect Master to spend several more years paying back, let alone him.

Like the Sect Master, he doesn't have much income; everything he does is considered part of his duties, so there are no extra commissions.

Among the Elders, only the diligent Sixth Elder makes significant extra money by selling Medicinal Pills. But according to what Wang Yao once said, the Spirit Stones the Sixth Elder spends to maintain Pill Peak are astronomical, making him the number one person who pays to work.

So the remaining 1.5 billion is truly neither a lot nor a little.

It's just enough to make that old guy, the Sect Master, ache for a long time, unable to pay it all at once.

Anyway, his Senior Brother has already been there for over 20 years; another two years is just another two years. At most, Zhou Yan can try to find a way through Taiyi City to see if he can transfer some funds to help cover a bit more, aiming for a few years' sentence reduction.

Zhou Yan hadn't flown far before the Fourth Elder quickly caught up and immediately began exchanging pleasantries.

"Little Zhou Yan, it's been so long. I've missed you to death."

"By the way, now that you're back, you didn't even come to see me. Where are you going in such a hurry?"

This burst of warm emotion was like seeing one's parents immediately after returning home for the New Year; the enthusiasm was so great that Zhou Yan couldn't react for a moment.

It wasn't until the Fourth Elder prepared to pull him back to Equipment Peak for some tea that Zhou Yan stopped him.

"Master, I really have something to do. It won't be too late to chat when I'm done and come back."

Hearing this, the Fourth Elder looked at the monk lying on the cloud and frowned.

"It's not that I'm scolding you, Little Zhou Yan."

"Those old bald donkeys and old ox-noses aren't people to be trifled with. You really shouldn't have been so impulsive."

"But the thing you really shouldn't have done is not finishing the job cleanly. Look, he's still breathing. If he has some kind of marker on him that reveals his location to his Sect while he's dying, it'll be trouble."

"I'll help you dispose of him. First, I'll restrain his Soul and refine it with a Magic Treasure."

"Once his Soul loses its spirituality, he'll go to Reincarnation on his own. Even if they find him then, they won't be able to recover his memories from before death."

"Even the Karma won't touch our hands."

With that, the Fourth Elder reached out to grab Lv Yang, unable to help shaking his head and sighing.

"Sigh, after all, we are Master and disciple. I won't ask your reasons this time... uh, I hope you don't do this again next time."

"Wait, wait, Master, what are you thinking? I'm not trying to kill him right now."

The Fourth Elder's brow furrowed again.

"Sigh, it's only a matter of time."

"It's not a matter of time. Master, I really don't need your help."

"Look at you, child, being so polite with your Master. I'll just kill him for you and be done with it."

"I really don't need it, Master. Really. Look at this, there's no need for such trouble."

"You child, if I'm killing him for you, just accept it. Why be polite among family?"

"Really, no. I'm not a child anymore; I can handle it myself."

"Oh, stop being stubborn. Just consider it killed for the sake of the child."

"Wait, what child do I have?"

Listening to all this, Lv Yang silently shed tears. He didn't know if he should open his eyes or if he was still dreaming.

After a while of back-and-forth, Zhou Yan finally promised that he would definitely let the Fourth Elder do the killing next time, then bid him farewell and headed out of the Sect.

At the same time, the Fourth Elder didn't forget to return the two repaired Magic Treasures to Zhou Yan.

To Zhou Yan's surprise, the Feather Robe had actually been repaired to the sixth Rank, and even that Curse-type Magic Treasure had been raised to above the fifth Rank, just shy of the sixth.

In the words of the Fourth Elder...

"These two pieces of trash were too useless. If the Materials weren't solid, they wouldn't even be as good as fourth-Rank Magic Treasures."

"If it were just a simple repair, the Feather Robe would likely only have become a high-quality fifth-Rank Magic Treasure, while the curse-type one would only have reached standard fifth-Rank."

"So I used a few tricks, using the curse-type treasure as a catalyst for the Feather Robe. After Fusion and refinement, I exceptionally raised the Feather Robe to the level of a sixth-Rank Magic Treasure."

"At the same time, by taking advantage of the Rank-up boost, not only did the curse-type treasure not drop in Rank, but after adding some minor Materials, it also reached high-quality level within the fifth Rank."

Faced with such Heaven-Defying techniques, Zhou Yan had nothing to say except to spam '666'.

He immediately transferred the Feather Robe to Lord Canglan's equipment slot via his inventory.

After all, his alt account's Rank was higher now, so this equipment was perfect for it. As for the curse treasure...

Zhou Yan looked at the small hammer before him thoughtfully and eventually fed it to yuanwu xielü, planning to help it level up as well.

Otherwise, if this continued, Zhou Yan might reach Body Integration while yuanwu xielü remained at the Nascent Soul level, which would be a waste.

After finishing all this, Zhou Yan kicked Lv Yang beside him and said,

"Since you're awake, stop pretending to sleep. You have no cultivation; it's not like others can't tell."

After thinking for a moment, Lv Yang sat up somewhat awkwardly.

Actually, as soon as he woke up, he really wanted to ask Zhou Yan how he knew that name. After all, even he knew very little about it, yet Zhou Yan could say it directly.

And unlike Long Tianxing, who would cough up blood after saying it himself.

This was what he found strangest. Was there no price for spreading that kind of information?

"I know you have a lot of questions. Don't worry, we can talk slowly once we reach the Eastern Region. For now, let's get used to each other, at least until our relationship improves enough to share some secrets."

"Don't you agree, Lv Yue?"

Lv Yang froze, then turned to look back at the now-distant Sect Main Hall.

"No way, even this is recorded?"

"Wasn't the content of the Old Era completely wiped out?"

"They really don't leave any secrets for others."

Zhou Yan looked at Lv Yang and curled his lip.

"Didn't you expose my background right from the start? You don't seem like the type to leave secrets for others either."

Perhaps because some keyword was mentioned, Lv Yang became more talkative after hearing that name. He took the initiative to converse with Zhou Yan, as if he really intended to build a relationship where they could share secrets as Zhou Yan suggested.

At the entrance of the Sect Main Hall, the Fourth Elder stood with his hands behind his back, looking in the direction Zhou Yan had left. The Sect Master then took a few steps and came to his side.

"See, I told you, leaving Little Xie in the Joyous Union Sect was the right move. It brought an unexpected surprise."

The Fourth Elder turned his head, a look of disdain on his face.

"You can mention that to Master again. Don't worry, I'll be there this time."

"When the time comes, I'll be responsible for scraping you off the ground; just don't smear yourself all over my soles."

Immortal Master Qingxu didn't seem to care, stroking his beard as he spoke.

"You can't put it that way. I was also well-intentioned but did something bad... ill-intentioned but did something good... anyway, it counts as making up for my mistakes."