Chapter 489: Gathering Storm?
Chapter 489: Gathering Storm?
Returning to Kunlun Immortal Palace, Chen Huaian and Wang Shouyi switched to a slower flying boat heading for Wind Spirit Sect. Ever since his passionate entanglement with Hua Jin the True One, Wang Shouyi had become a completely different person.
It wasn't that he'd grown cold or arrogant.
Rather, he couldn't seem to lift his head in Chen Huaian's presence. Every time Chen Huaian looked at him, Wang Shouyi would lower his gaze and avert his eyes, clearly embarrassed.
"Brother Wang, what exactly were the side effects of that pill? Since you were with Her Eminence, did you figure it out? This is crucial for improving my future prescriptions," Chen Huaian asked knowingly.
Wang Shouyi hemmed and hawed: "E- Elder... how should I put this side effect, well..." He agonized over his answer, caught between a rock and a hard place.
From his and Hua Jin's perspective, they absolutely couldn't reveal the true side effects - it was better taken to the grave. Yet he still wanted to help Chen Huaian perfect the formula.
Finally, he blurted out: "The side effects include bodily heat and emotional agitation... perhaps Elder could add some calming supplementary ingredients to counteract these effects. It'd be best if users could remain as steady as Mount Tai and cold as iron after taking the pill... after all, combat requires calmness."
Chen Huaian chuckled inwardly.
What a brilliant description of "calming effects."He gave Wang Shouyi a thumbs up: "Brother Wang, you're a genius! I'll improve it in that direction."
Wang Shouyi sighed in relief.
Managing to both deceive and help his adoptive elder was truly fortunate. In this regard, he really was a genius.
But then Chen Huaian abruptly changed topics: "So what were you and Her Eminence doing in that formation for so long? Didn't encounter any danger, did you?"
Wang Shouyi's face instantly turned crimson.
He shot Chen Huaian a flustered glance, forcing out a nervous laugh: "Ahahaha, Elder, how could there be any danger with Her Eminence present? The formation was completely safe!"
"Then why—"
"Elder, let me explain." Wang Shouyi steeled himself to fabricate: "Premium Celestial Jade Marrow is fundamentally different from medium and low grades. At this level, it can be considered a natural treasure of heaven and earth. Meaning... it's developed sentience and can flee. Her Eminence set up the formation precisely to prevent its escape, which also drained her True Essence, allowing those Moon Shadow Sect scoundrels to steal our prize."
"Oh~" Chen Huaian deliberately drew out the syllable.
Premium Celestial Jade Marrow had grown legs and could run away.
Tsk tsk, people really could imagine anything when desperate.
Wang Shouyi thought he'd covered well.
Unbeknownst to him, his face had turned red as a monkey's bottom - anyone could tell he was hiding something.
Chen Huaian decided to stop teasing the young man before he became genuinely upset.
"I'll go cultivate for a while. Come get me when we near Wind Spirit Sect."
After this announcement, he entered the flying boat's private compartment.
The door slammed shut.
Only then did Wang Shouyi completely relax.
"The Elder grows more terrifying by the day."
He shook his head with a sigh.
Only now noticing his back was soaked with cold sweat.
"Now even speaking with Elder feels like my thoughts might be exposed... I must be extremely careful around him and never reveal what happened in the formation."
Remembering those scenes in the formation...
Wang Shouyi's thoughts began wandering again.
Meanwhile in the compartment, Chen Huaian had already donned his helmet to enter Cangyun Realm.
With the Hundred Thousand Mountains' demon race invasion imminent, as Moon Shadow Sect's Supreme Elder, he needed to personally oversee preparations to boost the disciples' confidence against the demons.
...
"Ancestor, this is the premium Celestial Jade Marrow."
In the sect master's hall, Liu Yuanqing respectfully presented the stolen golden crystal with both hands.
All the important Moon Shadow Sect elders and deacons were gathered, their curious gazes fixed on the precious item.
Chen Huaian accepted the Celestial Jade Marrow.
He was eager to see if this thing could be planted in Cangyun Realm.
But his Electronic Girlfriend game's notification arrived first:
[New currency detected! Currency system converting... 3, 2, 1, conversion complete!]
[To protect player interests, the game has converted your remaining original currency to new currency based on actual value!]
Three-second conversion?!
What Chinese efficiency!
Chen Huaian's mouth twitched.
He checked his inventory.
Well then, his original eight trillion in assets had been converted to just over three hundred premium spirit jades.
Clearly money had already been worthless when he exploited the money printing presses.
What could three hundred premium spirit jades buy?
When he opened his avatar cultivation interface, he got a clear answer:
Never mind the details - maintaining a Great Ascension Stage initial-level avatar cultivation cost a mere ten thousand premium spirit jades!
The unit was—per hour!
"Hahahahaha!" Chen Huaian threw back his head in mad laughter, shaking the entire hall.
"I've done it! I've finally done it!"
Under the shocked gazes of everyone present, Chen Huaian covered one eye with a hand, slightly bowing his head:
"I want the heavens to no longer obscure my sight! I want the earth to no longer bury my heart! I want all demons of the Hundred Thousand Mountains to mine for me! Hehehe!"
"What's wrong with the Ancestor?" An uninformed elder asked fearfully.
Su Qinian and Zhang Mengchu were already accustomed, waving it off: "The Ancestor has these... peculiar days every month. You'll get used to it."
"Haha, the Ancestor just thought of something happy."
Li Qingran stepped in front of the laughing Chen Huaian, smiling to smooth things over.
"Everyone please wait a moment, let the Ancestor enjoy this."
When Chen Huaian finished his revelry, he stored the premium Celestial Jade Marrow then retrieved it as an item. Pointing it at the ground showed red "cannot place" grids.
[Please select an open area!]
Seeing this prompt confirmed it could be planted in Cangyun Realm.
Excellent news!
It would've been troublesome if limited to Earth Star. Hua Jin the True One and Monk Faming each had their own methods for locating resources - they could even precisely calculate Celestial Jade Marrow's birth time. Planting on Earth Star risked discovery at any moment.
But in Cangyun Realm? Even after ten thousand years, Hua Jin and Monk Faming would never find this premium Celestial Jade Marrow.
"Sect Master, urgent news!"
A Moon Shadow Sect disciple rushed in, kneeling on one knee.
"Our informants report Bliss Sect has defected to the demon race! The demons are now preparing in Western Continent!"
"They're said to be crossing Cangbo Mountain Range under Nine-Tails' leadership to attack our Moon Shadow Sect directly!"
"Sect Master, Ancestor, the storm gathers! The demons aren't as weak as we thought - their momentum appears unstoppable!"
The hall's elders exchanged glances before looking hopefully at Li Qingran and Chen Huaian.
"Do you know why the demons insist on attacking our Moon Shadow Sect?" Li Qingran frowned - this was terrible news.
Moon Shadow Sect had just been established, with everything waiting to be developed. They hadn't even begun recruiting disciples.
Yet now they faced the Hundred Thousand Mountains' demon race? This difficulty level was absurdly high.
"Disciple heard... heard..."
The messenger carefully glanced at Chen Huaian before hesitating:
"The demons claim their advanced Spirit Vein was stolen by human cultivators, so they're taking revenge on Cangyun Realm's sects."
"They say our Moon Shadow Sect stole their advanced Spirit Vein..."