That night.

Song Qingzhu, who had just escaped from the cave that morning, was tied up and brought back by four law enforcement disciples.

The disciples stationed at the other four sects secretly found it amusing, thinking that Song Qingzhu was both incompetent and loved to play around.

Song Qingzhu, who had been taken back to Chaoyang Sect, was directly escorted to the Elder Hall!

"Qingzhu, I'm so sorry you had to suffer!"

Shen Changsheng personally untied her.

"It's nothing. For the sake of the sect, it's nothing for a disciple to suffer a little grievance."

Song Qingzhu said dismissively.

Subsequently, Song Qingzhu personally reported the entire transaction process to his master and the other seven elders.

When they learned that Song Qingzhu had brought back another 100 spirit stones, their faces lit up with excitement, and they immediately declared that they would secretly reward Song Qingzhu handsomely.

After Song Qingzhu left.

Tu Changyang spoke again: "It seems that Gao Yan has quite a few spirit stones!"

“I suspect they’ve discovered a spirit stone mine outside!” Sixth Elder Xu Changfeng said, his eyes gleaming.

Upon hearing about the spirit stone mine, everyone present began to breathe rapidly.

"Senior Brother, what do you think?"

Tu Changyang stared at Shen Changsheng and asked, "If the other party really controls a spirit stone mine, we must seize it, because it is too important to our Chaoyang Sect. With this spirit stone mine, we might be able to cultivate two more Celestial Realm cultivators!"

Of the eight elders, the First Elder Shen Changsheng, the Second Elder Zhang Changming, and the Third Elder Lu Changqing have all broken through to the peak of the Grandmaster level for many years.

However, due to the thin spiritual energy within the cave, he has been suppressing his cultivation and has not dared to break through.

After all, the throughput of spiritual energy for a Celestial Realm expert is simply too great.

However, if they can obtain spirit stone mines outside the cave, they can go to the outside spirit stone mines to break through, and after breaking through, they can also use spirit stones to cultivate!

If the spirit stone mine is large enough, they won't even need to rely on the cave world; they can live directly in the outside world.

These people hid in the cave and never came out.

It's not that they like to hide, nor that they dislike the vast world outside.

The problem isn't that they don't have enough spirit stones to support their consumption!

Anyone would be tempted by the opportunity to live outside.

Furthermore, once one reaches the Celestial Realm, their lifespan can increase to 200 years.

Of the eight elders, Shen Changsheng was over 100 years old and had only a few decades left to live. Therefore, the allure of the Celestial Realm was even greater for him.

Shen Changsheng's eyes flickered: "Fellow junior brothers and sisters, the idea that Gao Yan controls a spirit stone mine is just our guess. After all, the spiritual energy outside has been depleted for many years, and it is no longer possible to create new spirit stone mines. Before we entered the blessed land, we had already searched the entire world. Even if we missed something, the scale of the spirit stone mine is probably not very large. So, don't have too high expectations."

Hearing Shen Changsheng say this, everyone gradually calmed down.

Shen Changsheng continued, "Besides, we are not robbers or bandits. If word gets out that we stole other people's spirit stones, wouldn't we be laughed at, or even used by those with ulterior motives, or even attacked by a group of people!"

Upon hearing this, everyone felt a chill run down their spines.

As time goes by, the spiritual energy within the blessed land becomes increasingly scarce, making spirit stones, a valuable resource for cultivation, extremely important!

If other sects knew that they had obtained some spirit stones through legitimate means, they would feel jealous and envious, but they would have no excuse to attack them.

If they obtain spirit stones through improper means, other sects will have a reason to cause trouble. After all, if you can rob others, why can't you rob them?

At that time, Chaoyang Sect will either have to distribute the spirit stones it has obtained or fight to the death, and will eventually be besieged and destroyed.

"So, what does Senior Brother mean?" Zhang Changming asked.

Shen Changsheng pondered for a long time before slowly speaking: "The first two transactions were very good. All we gave up were some pills. As long as we keep the secret and continue to trade with him, all the spirit stones in his hands will eventually fall into our hands. So, there is no need for us to take any risks!"

"But what if the news leaks?"

Tu Changyang said, "After all, there are no secrets that stay hidden forever."

"Then let's speed up the transaction!"

Shen Changsheng said, "Order someone to send more pills to the affiliated families so they can raise more money. In the next transaction, we will try our best to buy more spirit stones!"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"Alright, let's discuss how to distribute these spirit stones!"

Shen Changsheng continued, "36 of the 100 spirit stones will be handed in, and the remaining eight will be given to each person. Does anyone have any objections?"

Everyone nodded again, generally agreeing with Shen Changsheng's method of distribution.

After all, each person had already received two coins, and now they had received eight more, which was equivalent to their annual income.

The next morning.

After breakfast, Chu Xiu drove Gao Yan and Xiao Zhuo to the airport.

Because the textile factory business was handled so well, my father-in-law is likely to be promoted in the future, so we need to be careful about the impact. Therefore, my future mother-in-law specifically called to remind me not to drive back.

After all, Gao Yan's Bentley and the Ferrari he bought for Xiao Zhuo were both too flashy and conspicuous.

We live in the era of self-media.

If someone films him and then distorts the facts and posts it online, even if Zhuo Jinsen has not committed any corruption, it will still have a significant impact on his promotion.

Therefore, during this period, it's best to keep a low profile and avoid giving others any clues or leverage.

Given Gao Yan's current status and position, he doesn't need a luxury car to enhance his image. Since his future mother-in-law brought it up, and he hadn't planned to drive back anyway, he readily agreed.

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