Two Realms Shuttle Gate: Don't Call Me a Demon!-Chapter 635 - 389: Overnight Riches
Several days later, inside a certain cave, a bonfire was burning. The cave's former owner, a brown bear, was suspended on a roasting spit, its golden-roasted flesh glistening as fat dripped down bit by bit.
The thousand-hand centipede was perched on the spit, chomping down on the bear meat in huge bites. Its severed body had regrown, and it now needed to replenish its nutrients.
Han Ruyan sat quietly, her blood-colored wedding dress had regained its bright luster, and her body, which had been injured by the Evil Suppression Gold Seal, had mostly recovered.
Next to the bonfire, Su Jie sat cross-legged on the ground, palms facing up, with the Nine-grade Sacred Lotus in front of him. Flecks of sacred radiance were dissipating into the void, imbued with abundant spiritual energy and vitality, which Su Jie absorbed.
The previously desiccated meridians inside his body were continuously regaining their vitality and circulation, nourished by the spring-like Spiritual Power.
Huh!
Exhaling a breath of stale air, Su Jie slowly opened his eyes.
"This injury from the Way was too severe; it took me several days to recover."
Su Jie murmured to himself. It was already the fifth day since he had left, and only now had his injuries fully healed.
Among these, physical injuries were considered light. Mainly, it was because Su Jie had forcefully used the Dharma Form to fight against enemies at the God Unification level. Even though Su Jie had the mysterious Ancient Mirror to help condense the Dharma Form, using it in battle was still too much of a stretch. It was like a child swinging a hammer weighing dozens of pounds, prone to injure both others and oneself.
Su Jie's Primordial Spirit had been damaged because of wielding the Dharma Form and required several days to recover with the assistance of the Nine-grade Sacred Lotus.
Yet, through this battle, Su Jie gained a clear understanding of his current strength.
Reliant on the Seventh Grade Marrying Ghost and the Seven Refinements Thousand-Handed Centipede, along with his own combat power, he should be able to confront and defeat an enemy who had recently ascended to the first tier of the Taoist Platform Realm, with a seventy percent chance of victory.
But against enemies of higher levels within the Taoist Platform Realm, with deeper experience, more treasures, and a greater variety of secret moves and techniques, Su Jie would find it hard to continue the fight.
Take Zhao Junde, for example, with his Evil Suppression Gold Seal. It was too potent a restraint against the Soul Summoning Banner and Han Ruyan.
Overall, Su Jie was quite satisfied with the outcome of the fight. Although he had sustained some injuries, the rewards were plentiful.
Su Jie took out a Storage Bag, precisely the one Zhuang Liangru always carried with him, which now served as Su Jie's spoils of war.
As Su Jie broke the Prohibitions inside the Storage Bag and opened it, he was dazzled by a vast array of Treasure Light, the Spirit Stones and spiritual materials within catching his eye.
Clattering sounds!
Su Jie emptied the contents of the Storage Bag, piling up heaps of Mid-grade Spirit Stones and Top Grade Spirit Stones into a small hill.
Jade Bottles shimmering with spirit light were neatly arranged, each containing elixirs for healing, detoxification, accelerating cultivation, enhancing comprehension, and so on, the total count reaching over a thousand.
In midair, talismans suspended with glowing dao patterns scrawled upon them; these talismans were mainly of the auxiliary variety, as the talismans used for combat had been mostly depleted during the large-scale Sect war and the battle with Su Jie.
Besides these, there were large quantities of spiritual materials and dozens of exquisite Magic Artifacts, which Zhuang Liangru likely meant to bestow upon his Disciples.
In addition to two Mid-grade Magical Treasures confiscated from Zhuang Liangru's possession, the Green Sea Pearl and the Earth Evil Hidden Void Fork, a single mid-grade Magical Treasure was worth three million Spirit Stones, with defensive treasures being more expensive, sometimes reaching four million Spirit Stones.
Adding up everything inside the Storage Bag, Su Jie estimated a staggering value of approximately fifteen million Spirit Stones.
It's worth noting that the entire fortune of a common person from the Secret Realm was only a few hundred thousand Spirit Stones.
Zhuang Liangru truly deserved the title of a Taoist Platform Realm powerhouse; his wealth made Su Jie incredibly astonished, probably linked to Zhuang Liangru's status as the Guan Chao Pavilion's Supreme Elder.
Being the Supreme Elder within Qingzhou's number one Sect, Zhuang Liangru surely had numerous ways to make money, probably receiving hefty tributes every month.
"If it were before the Sect's great war, this old man's wealth might have been even greater."
Su Jie reflected deeply. Zhuang Liangru must have spent a considerable fortune during the Sect War and in treating the poison, making it impossible for Su Jie to estimate how rich Zhuang Liangru would have been at his peak.
In the past, Su Jie earned barely ten or more Low Grade Spirit Stones a month by capturing insects at Ghost Ridge Palace; compared to Zhuang Liangru, he was practically a beggar.
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Unbeknownst to himself, Su Jie had grown to the extent that he could slay a revered Taoist Platform Realm adversary, claiming his fortune overnight and becoming incredibly wealthy.
Although it was against a half-dead Zhuang Liangru, he was indeed a Taoist Platform Realm figure, and that was no fabrication. Should the news get back to Ghost Ridge Palace, it would probably shock the jaws of many there.
Su Jie glanced at the thousand-hand centipede, then took out a portion of the Spirit Stones to strengthen its parts.
After ascending to the seventh grade, the thousand-hand centipede's requirements for Spirit Stones for enhancements had increased, but Su Jie was not stingy.
In addition to the enhancement, Su Jie returned to Blue Star once to retrieve a large supply of poisonous insects to feed to the thousand-hand centipede and replenished the Yin Soul that the Ten Thousand Soul Banner had consumed by absorbing the souls of live pigs.
After several more days, Su Jie finally emerged from the mountains and set off towards the direction of Heavenly Soul Sect.
Killing Zhuang Liangru was an accident; Su Jie's purpose for leaving the Sect this time was still to acquire a large number of ghosts at Heavenly Soul Sect.
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Nanyang City.
Nanyang City could be considered one of the top cities in Qingzhou, with a large population and thriving commerce, situated along a trade route, the foot traffic of merchants and travelers brought significant economic vitality and a commercial atmosphere this way.
But that was the Nanyang City of the past. Today's Nanyang City had become widely known as Ghost City.
The Heavenly Soul Sect from Jingzhou forcefully took over this city, turning it into their main base and a production line for the essence of fear.
