No way! This system is like a vampire. Forty-five spirit stones a day, and with three people, it would cost 20,000 high-grade spirit stones over six months, which is equivalent to half a year's income for a Xuan-level power. Where is she going to get so many spirit stones?

"Can I buy on credit? You know I don't have that many spirit stones right now."

"No, the Heaven-Defying Time Cultivation Chamber requires a lot of spiritual energy. Without spiritual energy, the cultivation chamber simply cannot be built." The system was also somewhat helpless, mainly because the space was too severely damaged. Or rather, the Seven-Colored Divine Lotus was too badly injured. A large amount of spiritual energy was used by the Divine Lotus to heal its wounds, and a small portion was used to cultivate medicinal herbs. There was simply no extra spiritual energy to squander.

"Alright! I'll go back and think of something." She calculates that her monthly allowance is one hundred high-grade spirit stones, while her senior brother's is five hundred—it's a drop in the ocean. She can't cultivate for even a few days. Truly, a single spirit stone can be enough to kill someone!

After Xiu Qiyu finished cultivating, she sat down next to Ye Xiruo and asked, "What's wrong? You look so pale."

"The Time Training Room costs 45 commercial spirit stones every day. Over six months, it will cost a total of 20,000 high-grade spirit stones. Waaah, I don't have any spirit stones."

"Don't worry! I'm here." Xiu Qiyu gently patted Ye Xiruo's shoulder: "There are still a few days left. I'll figure something out."

"Can you really handle it?"

"Don't worry! It'll be fine. Let's go out!"

Sure enough, when Ye Xiruo got up to cultivate early the next morning, he did not see Xiu Qiyu.

Slowly climbing down from the tree, should I go back to sleep? It was a difficult decision.

"Junior Sister, are you going back to sleep? Xiu Qiyu asked me to tell you that he went out to earn spirit stones."

"Okay, I understand."

"Are you troubled by the spirit stones?" Never mind, I'd rather go for a walk with my senior brother and clear my head.

"Yes, what we need most right now is spirit stones."

"Those pills are estimated to fetch tens of thousands of spirit stones. They were all failed attempts at refining before, otherwise the price would be even higher."

"Tens of thousands of yuan, so many."

"Not much. Do you know how many spirit stones a Grade 9 Rejuvenation Pill costs? Five thousand high-grade spirit stones."

"so much?"

"Yes, King-level pills are practically priceless, and Emperor-level pills are even more precious."

"Been taught a lesson."

After dinner, Zishu and Ye Xiruo went to the Bounty Tower together. Upon entering, they were greeted by a large screen displaying the missions issued by disciples and elders. These missions were categorized into SS, S, A, b, c, and d levels based on their difficulty.

"If you're interested, junior sister, you might want to take on a few missions. There's a reward amount for each mission."

"How come I didn't think of that?" Ye Xiruo looked at the open A-level tasks. Once selected, all she had to do was register at the steward's office. If the bounty hunter was satisfied, the spirit stones or merit points would be directly deposited into her identity token, which was very convenient.

These bounties cover a wide variety of questions: some are for completing medicinal formulas, some are for rare spiritual herbs, some are for commissioning high-level alchemists to refine pills, some are for capturing spirit beasts, and some are for finding treasure maps. In short, they are all kinds of questions.

Zishu accepted three S-level missions directly, took out his identity token, and had the person in charge register them.

Good heavens! Upon seeing that it was Zishu's token, the person in charge registered it without saying a word.

This matter caused a sensation throughout the entire Pill King Palace. S-rank missions are second only to SS-rank missions in difficulty, and some S-rank problems have remained unsolved for years despite bounties being offered for them. Zishu took on three at once; it was impossible for it not to cause a stir.

Inside the Danwang Palace, such conversations could be heard everywhere.

"Junior brother, have you heard? Someone took on three S-rank missions in one go."

"I don't believe he can complete it. Maybe he's just using this opportunity to become famous?"

“That makes sense. If you take on too many tasks but can’t complete them, you’ll lose merit points and spirit stones.”

"I really want to know who this madman is?"

"I heard that the Senior Brother has appeared at the Bounty Tower."

"What's so great about the senior brother? Wait, you're talking about the senior brother."

"No, it wasn't rough. Someone saw it with their own eyes, and it seems the young master was also there."

"Junior brother, I was wrong. I shouldn't have doubted my senior brother's abilities."

"Since Senior Brother accepted the task, he'll definitely be able to complete it. It's a pity he left as soon as he accepted; otherwise, I would definitely rush over to pay my respects."

After Zishu left, Ye Xiruo also picked out about ten questions to ask, getting impatient.

"Your Highness, we've registered you. Is there anything else we can do for you?"

"have."

The manager's face stiffened: "It is my honor."

"Prepare a room for me that's convenient for receiving missions. I'm staying here tonight. Remember to bring my lunch over at noon."

"yes."

A disciple led Ye Xiruo up to the second floor, directly facing the bounty poster. The outside scenery was clearly visible from inside, but from the outside, nothing seemed different. The room wasn't large, but it was very clean.

"You may leave!"

"Yes, Young Master."

She plopped down on the soft futon and started doing quests. When she accepted a quest, she would first look at the reward amount, then at the difficulty of the question, and do these ten quests first before picking the rest.

The bounties she chose weren't too difficult for her, were they? For example, why does the furnace keep exploding during the fusion stage of refining a certain elixir? Or, to complete an incomplete ancient elixir recipe, or to find a substitute herb for an extinct one without affecting its efficacy? And what about the symptoms of poisoning, and how to find an antidote?

Where were the ancient elixir recipes? The system provided some, as well as alternative herbs and various combinations. Therefore, she submitted the task in just half an hour. Then she accepted twenty more in one go.

Ye Xiruo had no idea how much trauma this frenzied task-farming behavior had inflicted on the new manager's mind.

By the end, completing tasks had almost become an instinct. Just thinking about angering the spirit stones that followed filled her with motivation.

Senior Brother and Seventh Brother Xiu are both working hard to earn spirit stones. Although she is weak, she should do something too, otherwise her conscience will not be at peace.

After accepting the mission, Zishu went to his private alchemy room, hung up the sign, and began refining the Azure Cloud Pill.

During lunch, Ye Xiruo took stock of the tasks she had accepted. There were eight A-level tasks, thirteen B-level tasks, and twenty-eight C-level tasks. She let the rest go because they were too low-level.

If all of them are adopted, I can get about 500 high-grade spirit stones, which is not bad. After dinner, I'll continue grinding!