Gu Pingsheng poured himself a cup of spiritual tea and smiled, "I don't want to know. What the immortals on the Holy Spirit are concerned about is not something we can covet."
"Aside from the local Holy Spirit children, those with the lowest cultivation levels on the Holy Spirit are probably at the Tribulation Transcending stage. Are we their match?"
Let's continue with our previous topic.
Yunlan remained expressionless and silent from beginning to end, but Danxia still had thoughts about what the Holy Spirit was looking for.
Gu Pingsheng didn't care what he thought, as long as he didn't drag Shengshi down with him.
"Danxia, just like I said before, Shengshi will no longer cooperate with your Dandian. After all, Dandian has Elder Xu Chong, and I'm afraid he might do something underhanded to our Shengshi."
His subtext was that as long as Xu Chong wasn't in the Pill Hall, there was still a possibility of cooperation between them.
Danxia didn't show it on his face, but he was extremely dissatisfied. Although he disliked Xu Chong's actions, he was still satisfied with his abilities, so he had no intention of kicking him out of the Dan Hall.
However, he was unwilling to give up on Sheng Yang, a major client.
"If you don't cooperate with our Pill Hall, what will happen to your Shengshi's supply of pills?"
"With your current tens of thousands of disciples and those few alchemists in your academy, is it possible to manage?"
Dan Xia knew the alchemists at Shengshi Academy all too well. Only a few teachers in the academy could refine decent pills, and none of the disciples were worthy of his attention.
Those who could catch his eye were basically all in the Pill Hall.
Gu Pingsheng naturally understood his meaning, and smiled, saying, "There's no need for the Pill Hall Master to worry about that. I always keep my word, and since I said it in front of all the disciples, there's no reason for me to go back on my word."
Seeing his serious expression, Danxia's face turned cold as she stood up. "Then I hope Dean Gu won't regret it."
"Of course not, and neither will the Pill Hall Master. I hope you won't regret it. After all, our Shengshi Academy accounts for the lion's share of the Pill Hall's spirit stone income. Tens of millions of spirit stones a year can just disappear like that." Gu Pingsheng said this while smiling at Dan Xia, whose face had turned pale.
"Besides our Shengshi Sect, I doubt any other sect could bring such great benefits to the Pill Hall."
Danxia's face turned pale immediately. He had seen the accounts and found that Shengshi's annual expenditure was only a few million spirit stones.
"You said tens of millions, how much exactly?"
Gu Pingsheng grinned, held up two fingers, and then hooked one of them halfway down. "Around eighteen million."
Yunlan gasped upon hearing this—so much!
The Yunyuan royal family receives over three million a year, which he considers excessive, while Shengshi Academy receives just as much every year!
Those rich people!
Danxia tightened her grip on her back, her eyes swirling with turmoil.
Xu Chong submitted accounts for around nine million, having embezzled half of it. Over the years, his family's spirit stones must be overflowing.
"Thank you, I'll treat you to some spirit wine next time." Danxia said and left, too ashamed to stay any longer.
Yunlan also noticed something amiss and leaned closer to Gu Pingsheng, asking, "What's wrong? The accounts don't match up. Did Xu Chong embezzle it?"
Gu Pingsheng took a leisurely sip of spiritual tea and nodded with a smile, "No wonder he is an emperor."
Yunlan gasped, "Hiss... Xu Chong has been living in a prosperous era for at least 150 years, if not two hundred. He's been embezzling money every year, all these years..."
"Wow, no matter how you look at it, she's richer than me, the emperor."
These words completely lacked the demeanor of an emperor and even carried a hint of roguishness.
Gu Pingsheng glanced at him, looking completely unsurprised. "What are you still doing here? So free today?"
Yunlan waved her hand and said, "I'm not busy and it won't make a difference if I stay a little longer. I'll leave after I've seen my son."
Gu Pingsheng smiled when he thought of how well Yun Zhongtian and the others had behaved themselves. He picked up his spirit tea and sipped it leisurely, no longer bothering to chase them away.
...
After soaking in the spirit pool, Shu Jianyue not only recovered from her injuries, but also reached the eighth level of the Void Refinement stage.
Chong Jiu was no longer surprised by this, and looked at Yan Xi, who had already come out, while holding her.
Her rosy complexion shone even brighter in the shimmering light.
A burning sensation welled up inside me, and I couldn't suppress it.
Shu Jianyue opened her eyes and saw him staring intently at her, his gaze burning. Looking down, she blushed and glared at him, "Still looking? Turn around."
Chong Jiu coughed lightly and turned around.
Shu Jianyue left the spirit pool, changed her clothes, and said, "Let's go out. I don't know how long we've been in here."
Chong Jiu nodded, looked down at Yan Xi in his arms, and asked, "Xi Xi, do you want to go out together?"
Yan Xi shook her head, "I'm not going out. I should be transforming into human form soon."
"Really?" Shu Jianyue hugged her from Chong Jiu's arms, kissed her, and her eyes were full of surprise.
"Mm." Yan Xi nodded, her eyes slightly narrowed.
Chong Jiu looked at the spot where Yan Xi had been kissed and felt an urge to take her place.
"Then let your mother know when the time comes, and your mother will come in to keep you company, okay?" Shu Jianyue wanted to kiss her again, and was about to lean in when Chong Jiu took Yan Xi away.
"Didn't you say you were going out? I'll take her back to her room." Chong Jiu carried Yan Xi away.
Shu Jianyue rolled her eyes. "Can't I deliver it myself?"
Nestled in the soft blankets, Yan Xi smiled at Chong Jiu, "Father, you're not even jealous of me, are you?"
"No, that's not true. Just recover well. Your father and mother will come in to keep you company then." Chong Jiu's ears turned slightly red. He patted her little head and then went out.
When Shu Jianyue reappeared on Qionglai Peak with Chong Jiu, Yu Chuan immediately pounced on her.
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