The ship was indeed bought back quickly, but the price was a bit higher than expected.

"Fifteen spirit stones?"

Everyone was surprised by the amount; even those who were financially well-off were unwilling to be taken advantage of.

"Senior Brother Feng, what's going on?"

"What do you mean, what's going on? That's the price they're selling it for, what can I do?"

Ah Jiang frowned as well. She didn't mind giving in to him a little, but that didn't mean she was willing to be taken advantage of.

"But, but, I don't have enough spirit stones."

Ning Anran looked very unwell. Was she really going to risk a month's income just to save a little time?

"Yes, the senior brothers and sisters are wealthy, but as for me and Junior Sister An, we..."

Wan Fangfang didn't finish speaking, but her face showed signs of grievance and she was about to cry.

“I also asked the shopkeeper, and he said that there are too many people who need talisman boats right now. The price is only because of me. However, he pointed out a way for me to make money from spirit stones.”

Feng Jinyu said with a hint of pride.

"What is it?" Wan Fangfang asked.

Feng Jinyu bent her finger, gesturing for everyone to come closer, and then said mysteriously:

“We’ve been encountering monsters a lot lately, so if we get some, it can offset the price of this talisman ship. The shopkeeper said the price will definitely satisfy us.”

“But,” Wan Fangfang said hesitantly:

"All spiritual plants and demonic beasts within the sect's territory are forbidden to be hunted at will. Nowadays, when we patrol daily, we report any demonic beasts we see instead of hunting them. Isn't that wrong?"

Feng Jinyu didn't care at all:

"So what? Countless people have secretly taken action, and no one has been punished. Even the most ordinary first-tier spirit beast is worth ten spirit stones, and even its corpse is worth three to five spirit stones. Such a good deal is something you wouldn't normally have the opportunity to find, but now that it's being offered to you, you dare not?"

Seeing their hesitation, Feng Jinyu said again:

"It's not like we're asking you to kill some powerful demonic beast. As long as we catch three live first-tier demonic beasts, that's enough, isn't it? First-tier demonic beasts are just newly sentient, physically strong wild animals. It's not worth making such a fuss about."

Tang Shaofeng expressed his support:

“Senior Brother Feng is right. What’s the big deal about a Tier 1, Tier 2 demon beast? Even if the sect finds out, would they punish us for something like this? Besides, since it’s the sect’s market people who are buying it, it means the sect needs it. What are we afraid of?”

Wan Fangfang also agreed: "Yes, maybe there are many people doing this behind the scenes, otherwise the shopkeeper wouldn't have told Senior Brother Feng."

After the two of them finished speaking, Senior Brother Feng looked satisfied, while the other two looked hesitant.

A-Jiang, however, was indifferent. She was just worried that once these people tasted the benefits, they wouldn't be willing to let go.

The proposal was quickly approved, and the plan was drafted to begin tomorrow.

Feng Jinyu has brought the talisman boat back, which will greatly increase their patrol speed and give them time to capture monsters.

They searched different routes every day, so all six of them kept their eyes wide open after setting off, looking for any monsters.

On the first day, A-Jiang, who had the highest cultivation level, was in charge of operating the talisman boat. It was also her first time using such a talisman, and she found it very novel. This white jade boat, which was two zhang long, could seat two people side by side, and it could also provide a canopy in rainy or snowy weather, which was very convenient.

"If you were to buy a boat-shaped magic artifact like this, it would cost several hundred spirit stones."

Ah Jiang secretly thought to himself that he needed to work hard to earn money so that he could buy one for himself in the future.

Just as A-Jiang was lost in thought, a red cloud of smoke appeared in the distant sky.

"Hey, we've spotted a Tier 3 demonic beast over there," Ning Anran said, pointing to the plume of smoke. "It's less than fifty miles from us."

"Sigh, the sect requires us to report level three demonic beasts, so we can't get our hands on them," Tang Shaofeng said with a hint of regret, drawing everyone's attention.

He coughed twice and said, "It's strange, our team is capable of dealing with third-tier demonic beasts, so why does the sect insist that we patrol every day and not deal with them ourselves after we find them?"

Qiu Zihe agreed, saying, "I don't understand the sect's actions either, but I haven't been a member for long, so perhaps there are other reasons?"

Everyone looked at Feng Jinyu again, and Feng Jinyu said with a hint of smugness:

"This entire area spanning tens of thousands of miles belongs to the sect's property. The mountains are rich in spiritual energy, which naturally produces many spiritual objects. These spiritual objects are collected by a branch of the Hall of Affairs. However, the area is too large, and no matter how many people there are, it is not enough. Therefore, the method of releasing alarm smoke was devised."

"Besides their own people collecting resources daily, the Hunting Department previously had two other methods. The first was issuing special missions, such as rewarding those who could exterminate level-five monsters on certain mountain peaks. The second was using Spirit Gathering Tokens, which could be obtained with sect contribution points. With this token, sect disciples could collect resources within a certain time and range."

"If you collect something privately without using these two methods, it will be treated as a violation of the sect rules. However, disciples who encounter spiritual objects and do not collect them, but instead set off alarm smoke, will also receive a certain reward. This incident is just an extension of a previous rule, only on a much larger scale."

Qiu Zihe smiled and said, "Thank you for clearing up my doubts, Senior Brother."

"Senior brother knows so much," Ning Anran said with a charming smile.

Feng Jinyu looked smug and felt incredibly comfortable.