Translator: AnubisTL
Hu——
Breathing in the familiar air of the Sunset Glow Sect, Gu Feng spread his arms, his face relaxed.
Beside him, Elder Shang let out a heavy snort. This kid had gone out to complete a mission and not only secured a massive amount of contribution points accumulated by the outer sect but also earned over four million Spirit Stones and gained a bit of fame. It was truly a triple success, a bountiful harvest!
As for Elder Shang, he had been running around without gaining any benefits. Even the one lavish meal he had was treated by Gu Santong from the Myriad Harmony Guild. He couldn't help but feel extremely frustrated.
Gu Feng was so stingy! On the way back, Elder Shang had hinted several times that he was hungry, but Gu Feng had only pulled out some leftover food from a restaurant and invited him to share.
Come on, that food was from days ago and not fresh at all. How could someone so wealthy not treat an old man to a decent meal? He had seen stingy people, but never someone this stingy.
"Elder Shang, are you tired?" Hearing Elder Shang sigh, Gu Feng tentatively asked. It must have been exhausting to travel at such speed while carrying someone.
"I'm not tired, I'm hungry!" Elder Shang retorted irritably, then strode straight toward the Hall of Elders of the outer sect.
"How about I treat you to a meal?" Gu Feng hesitated for a few breaths before shouting after Elder Shang.
"No thanks!" Elder Shang's mouth twitched, and he didn't even turn back.
Kid, stop pretending. Everyone knows your true colors. He had already learned everything from Gu Santong.
Someone with a history of skipping out on bills? No matter how hungry he was, he wouldn't dare eat with Gu Feng, lest he get fleeced again!
"What a great man! Elder Shang truly lives up to being a model for the outer sect elders of the Sunset Glow Sect!"
The voice of Gu Feng's admiration came from behind, and Elder Shang's face darkened. He almost tripped over his own feet.
Model my ass! Your whole family are models! Goodbye, and never see you again!
Gu Feng didn't return to his own courtyard but instead went directly to the Alchemy Hall of the outer sect...
At this moment, Yan Xixi was in their usual alchemy room, refining pills. Through the stone door, the faint sound of rumbling could be heard.
Inside the alchemy room, thick black smoke filled the air, accompanied by the smell of burning. Yan Xixi's face was smeared with black and white, clearly having just experienced a failed alchemy attempt.
She sat on the ground, letting out a soft sigh, a deep worry etched between her brows.
Ever since Gu Feng had left on his mission, her heart had become restless. She visited the Mission Hall several times a day, begging the elders there to check if Gu Feng's soul tablet showed any abnormalities.
Because of this, she had been unable to eat or sleep properly. Even in her dreams, Gu Feng would appear, and every time she dreamed of something happening to him, she would wake up in a panic and sit until dawn.
"Gu Feng's soul tablet is still intact. The outer sect has already sent elders to investigate. He should be fine."
Her unstable state of mind had caused her alchemy efficiency during this period to drop to an appallingly low level.
Like this time, after the alchemy failed, she just sat there in a daze for several hours.
In the blazing Spirit Fire, a pair of fiery eyes stared at the girl above, occasionally letting out faint sighs.
"Knock, knock, knock——"
After who knows how long, there was a knock on the alchemy room door. Yan Xixi, fearing that Gu Feng had returned, had specifically turned off the soundproofing array.
Hearing the sound, her body jolted, and she shot to her feet, immediately opening the door.
"Hi—"
The Gu Feng before her looked somewhat pale, his aura weak, but at least he was in one piece. It seemed he had been injured, but it didn't appear to be anything serious.
Yan Xixi's body moved slightly, as if she wanted to lean forward, but in the end, she stayed in place, offering a smile as radiant as a blooming pear blossom.
"You're back?"
"Mission accomplished perfectly!" Gu Feng winked at her, a victorious expression on his face, then laughed. "Looking at you, it seems your alchemy didn't go so well. As a fellow alchemy failure, I'm deeply comforted!"
"Stop talking nonsense!" Yan Xixi lightly scolded, though her heart was filled with joy.
"So, has Chu Youhuan come looking for me recently?" Gu Feng entered the alchemy room, closing the stone door and activating all the arrays.
"Come? Of course she has! She's been looking for you almost every other day." Yan Xixi pouted, feeling a bit sour at the mention of Chu Youhuan.
"Hehe, how's the construction of her toilet cultivation chambers going?"
Hearing this, Yan Xixi perked up. "That woman, Chu Youhuan, is really greedy. Not only did she rent the land you mentioned before, but she also pulled some strings to acquire a plot of land originally used for growing spirit grains. She said she's planning to build 40,000 toilet cultivation chambers!"
"40,000?" Gu Feng was also stunned. "Where did she get so much money?"
"At the end of last month, the entire Jade Maiden Sect mobilized and robbed about a million Spirit Stones." Yan Xixi said with some disdain.
That woman had no bottom line. For the sake of Spirit Stones, she had even modified the Jade Maiden Sect's rules, encouraging her disciples to go out and rob.
When she had this idea, she hadn't considered that some of Gu Feng's actions were not far from robbery. Or perhaps she had thought of it but had found a thousand reasons to justify Gu Feng's actions with high-sounding principles.
"That amount of Spirit Stones is far from enough to build 40,000 toilet cultivation chambers!"
"She borrowed!
I heard she borrowed from the inner sect, the outer sect, and even money lenders outside, scraping together ten million Spirit Stones, all of which she poured into those two plots of land." At this point, Yan Xixi seemed to think of something and giggled.
"Chu Youhuan has been quite anxious these past few days, sometimes ordering the construction to speed up, other times to slow down. She's acting like a lunatic!"
Hearing this, Gu Feng couldn't help but laugh. He had never imagined that Chu Youhuan would be so crazy, her gambling nature was just too strong.
"So, how's the construction going now?"
"One plot of land is already finished, and the other is almost done!
Are we going to sell the Bone Cleansing Pills next?"
Gu Feng laughed even harder. "No rush, let's wait a bit longer!"
"Hehe, I knew you'd say that. You're trying to drag her down over there, aren't you?" Yan Xixi smiled brightly, clearly delighted.
"You're underestimating the fifth-ranked genius on the inner sect's Heavenly Ranking. She won't collapse so easily. At most, she'll just be a bit anxious." Gu Feng chuckled, then took off a storage ring from his left index finger. "There are over four million Spirit Stones here. Help me exchange all of them for the Spirit Herbs needed to refine Bone Cleansing Pills. I'm going to refine another batch and go all out."
"Got it!" Yan Xixi didn't ask where Gu Feng got the Spirit Stones. After all, he had a thousand ways to make money. She took the storage ring and walked straight out of the alchemy room.
"Ah—! When did you get here? You scared me!"
Yan Xixi exclaimed, quickly closing the alchemy room door to prevent Chu Youhuan from seeing Gu Feng.
"Xixi, hasn't Gu Feng returned yet?"
"No!"
"Has he come back secretly and is hiding from me? Did something go wrong with the Bone Cleansing Pills..."
Chu Youhuan fired off questions like a machine gun.
"Senior Sister Chu, don't overthink it. Gu Feng should be back soon. Once he returns, we'll start selling the Bone Cleansing Pills immediately!" Yan Xixi reassured her.
"As soon as he's back, notify me right away!"
With that, Chu Youhuan hung her head and left, muttering to herself, "Forget it, I'll go hide for a few days and get through this tough period..."
(End of the Chapter)
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