"My great-uncle promised that if I obtain the external elixir, I will refine it."

Fang Baoliu's graceful figure pressed against the ground, trembling slightly. "Furthermore, everything in the Fang family will be inherited by me."

"Including the three ancestral earthly magical artifacts, as well as all the secret techniques passed down!"

Bai Cang simply nodded upon hearing this. "Anything else?"

No wonder Fang Baoliu was so excited!

The Fang family is willing to trade everything they have now for the future of a "Danjing Family"!

These items were nominally for Fang Baoliu, but in reality, they were all "offerings" to Bai Cang.

After all, Fang Baoliu's identity is that of a "concubine" by Bai Cang's side!

But for Bai Cang: This is far from enough!

The Fang family of Yujin Mountain, what kind of "broken copper and scrap iron" do they think they can exchange for their dignified "Daoist Master's personal disciple" to sell themselves to Heshan Dao?

Although his identity as "Daoist Master's Personal Disciple" was entirely fabricated by himself.

Although Bai Cang had planned to renege on the debt from the very beginning.

But who knows besides himself?

Fang Baoliu might be able to guess some clues, but she would definitely deliberately lose her memory and would not reveal a single thing.

After all, she was the biggest beneficiary in this "deal".

Moreover, she didn't know much; at most, it was just some guesswork.

As for Bai Cang: even if Fang Baoliu was truly made of rare and precious materials, it was not worth him "selling himself" to Heshan Dao for it.

In short: You need to pay more!

"The sect leader promised that the Fang family could borrow money from the sect, as long as the amount did not exceed fifty billion spirit pearls, and could withdraw it at any time."

Fang Baoliu's body visibly tensed up, clearly showing that he was extremely nervous. "In addition, the sect leader has allowed me to select ten precious materials from the sect's treasury, which I can access at any time."

Upon hearing this, Bai Cang finally revealed a satisfied smile.

The so-called 5 billion spirit pearls of resources were just an extra; the name sounded nice, but it wasn't enough to move Bai Cang.

Although he was indeed deeply tempted, it was purely out of instinct due to his fear of being poor.

Ordinary resources are no longer of much use to Bai Cang now, and having more spirit pearls is just a number.

The treasures that are truly useful to him cannot be measured by spirit pearls.

For example, rare and precious materials, talismans of true lords, magical artifacts...

Choosing any ten precious materials would roughly be enough for one magic weapon.

It's hard to say whether exchanging a "magic weapon" for an external elixir is a loss or a gain.

Although these things were actually said by Heshan, Bai Cang had already accepted them as his own.

"This is a list of precious materials, a list of the Heshan Treasure Vault, and a list of all the Fang family's collections."

Just then, Fang Baoliu thought that Bai Cang was still not satisfied, so she quickly presented a jade scroll and said in a pleading voice, "I beg you to have mercy, my lord. I am willing to make a vow of Dao heart to serve you for three hundred years, to work hard without complaint, to be your ox or your horse, without any objection!"

Bai Cang couldn't help but laugh upon hearing this.

If Fang Baoliu were to refine an external elixir and advance to the level of a pseudo-core cultivator, his lifespan would not increase; at most, it would be three or four hundred years, and it would never exceed the limit of five hundred years of lifespan.

In other words, after serving her for three hundred years, she probably wouldn't have many years left to live; she would basically be destined to be a beast of burden for the rest of her life.

There were unexpected benefits too?

"What are you saying, Senior Sister? We are family, how could I not help you with your plans?"

With this in mind, Bai Cang took the jade book and said calmly, "Since Senior Sister is so kind as to refuse, let's first make a vow of Dao heart!"

As he spoke, Bai Cang began browsing the web with complete focus.

After Fang Baoliu made his vow of Dao, Bai Cang had already made up his mind.

The Fang family's storeroom didn't have anything of value, and Bai Cang casually circled eighty percent of it.

We have to leave them some "survival money," right?

With a casual flick of his wrist, Bai Cang had already decided the fate of the Fang family.

The Fang family, consisting of hundreds of members and over a hundred cultivators, will likely face hardship for the next few decades.

However, apart from various classic texts, Bai Cang did not accept the three Earthly Fiend artifacts of the Fang family that were at the pinnacle of the Seventy-Two Forbidden Realms.

The reason is that these three Earthly Fiend Magic Artifacts are all items passed down by the Fang family for hundreds of years, and they are most compatible with the Fang family's cultivation methods. Others always feel that they are not quite right when using them.

Most importantly, they were all combination magic tools and had no potential to be upgraded to magic treasures, so Bai Cang did not take them seriously.

Immediately afterwards, Bai Cang marked up the list of treasures in Heshan Treasury, and then among dozens of treasures, he marked out the ten most valuable and hardest to collect, before throwing the jade book back to Fang Baoliu.

"Thank you for your kindness, teacher! Thank you for your compassion, sir!"

Fang Baoliu was extremely grateful and then quietly made a few more marks on the jade book.

Two of the three Earthly Fiend Magical Artifacts, along with the remaining ten percent of the Fang family's "assets," were quietly "swept away."

Meanwhile, inside the Tianyue Palace.

Yao Zhenjun sat at the head of the table, and all fourteen Zhenjun of Heshan were seated there.

Suddenly, Ma Jiu Zhenjun descended like the wind and strode in.

"That kid is completely unyielding; there's virtually no chance of him getting close to the teacher."

Upon entering the hall, Ma Jiu Zhenjun loudly proclaimed, "I disagree with the sect leader's plan; it's simply throwing away the resources of Heshan."

Yao Zhenjun raised an eyebrow upon hearing this. "Ma Jiu, since you also call me teacher, why don't you dare to come to Tianhe Temple to pay your respects? Don't you want this backer?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Jiu Zhenjun's face immediately turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

Yao Zhenjun retorted sarcastically, then added, "We absolutely cannot aspire to be worthy of Tianhe Shangzhen."

"If we force this, and they don't know what's good for them, the annihilation of the Heshan family will be imminent."

"Therefore, we must change our strategy and do our utmost to befriend Master Bai; that is the best course of action!"

Before he could finish speaking, True Monarch Ma Jiu retorted, "I disagree! What is he anyway, that he deserves to be treated like this by us?"

Yao Zhenjun rose up with a flick of his sleeve, and a heavy, mountain-like pressure swept out instantly. "What are you, Ma Jiu, to dare to speak to me like this?"

"Have you grown too big for your britches and want to go down on the battlefield with me?"

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed.

Ma Jiu Zhenjun was visibly shaken and quickly bowed, saying, "Ma Jiu misspoke, please forgive me, Sect Leader!"

Yao Zhenjun ignored him, but looked around and said in a deep voice, "Master Bai has only been practicing the Dao for ten years, yet he has already condensed a high-grade Dao foundation. It is only a matter of time before he attains the Golden Core."

"If we can befriend them, it will be worth any price!"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

Another True Lord couldn't help but speak up, saying, "Isn't the Sect Leader's statement a bit alarmist?"

"A child prodigy may not necessarily be a great adult. Is the sect leader being too gambler-like by making such a judgment?"

This person was none other than Feng Xinglie, the head of the Feng family, one of the three great families of Heshan.

Yao Zhenjun's attitude towards him improved considerably.

Perhaps to shut up the True Lords, he immediately explained patiently, "I just received news: the Corpse-Withered Old Ghost has died and his Dao has vanished."

"Before that, some people saw it appearing in the Black Barbarian Mountains. The path that Master Bai took to enter the Ten Thousand Mountains happened to pass through that place."

These words caused another uproar among the crowd!

How could they not recognize the withered corpse ghost?

Although he is an old dog raised by Qianshan, he is a genuine fake-core "True Lord" with combat strength, and is an equal to everyone present.

Many of the True Lords of Heshan present had dealt with it before, and they claimed that they were not confident of victory against it.

Master Bai has only been practicing for ten years, yet he already possesses the combat power of a pseudo-core cultivator?

This, this, this is too scary!

"My mind is made up. I will use all the resources of Heshan to win the favor of Master Bai!"

Yao Zhenjun looked around and said in a deep voice, "I have finished speaking. Who agrees? Who disagrees?!"

At the same time, Bai Cang stepped into the hermitage.

Suddenly, his expression changed drastically!

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