Chapter 691 - 630: Ascend to the Peak 39
It’s best to leave with Si Kaojing sooner rather than later. According to Si Kaojing, Tan Shuangshuang should quickly pack up and leave with him immediately. Tan Wencheng and Tan Qianzheng also think so, and Tan Shuangshuang herself wants to see the world at Wuji Sect as soon as possible. It would soon be her own sect.
When she went back to pack, Tan Shuangshuang casually glanced at the items Si Kaojing had given her, and was stunned. She found many elixir pills suitable for her current level, all of them top-grade and safe to consume without toxin.
Top-grade elixir pills are always precious, naturally expensive, and hard to buy if you don’t have the right connections. Apart from these top-grade pills, Si Kaojing also prepared a full five million spiritual pearls for Tan Shuangshuang!
Yet these items weren’t as shocking as the contents of the four extra-large boxes, which held three thousand low-grade spiritual stones and one thousand mid-grade spiritual stones, even more precious.
Tan Shuangshuang was so stunned by the treasures that she couldn’t close her mouth. These items were incredibly valuable, equivalent to the storeroom of a small cultivation family. Si Kaojing was so generous to her, gifting so much at once!
In her past life, Tan Shuangshuang heard from Wuji Sect disciples who came to give her resources that Si Kaojing had gained inheritance from an ancient great power during an adventure. According to sect rules, personal exploration profits belong to the individual unless a sect task is issued.
Since this ancient great power’s legacy was gained by Si Kaojing himself, it naturally belongs to him. Because of this, many people say Si Kaojing is extraordinarily wealthy, ranking among the richest even in the wealth-filled Wuji Sect.
Si Kaojing admitted to acquiring the cultivation technique due to visible changes, but he’s always denied inheriting the vast wealth left by the ancient great power.
Initially, outsiders didn’t believe Si Kaojing only acquired the technique, but over time, they noticed he hadn’t shown any lavish habits. He doesn’t spend frivolously nor does he make extravagant purchases.
After a year or two, they thought maybe Si Kaojing was just putting on a front, not wanting to flaunt his wealth. But after decades passed without him spending lavishly, people gradually believed he only got the technique and not the wealth.
However, with these pricy gifts in hand, Tan Shuangshuang was instantly sure that Si Kaojing had indeed inherited the ancient great power’s fortune!
Tan Shuangshuang, gaining such great benefits from Si Kaojing, naturally wouldn’t tell anyone. She decided unless she becomes strong enough, she’d rather not use these spirit stones publicly to prevent anyone from assuming Si Kaojing is this rich, avoiding bringing him trouble.
Tan Shuangshuang knew Si Kaojing liked her as an excellent junior, partly because he cherished her parents, transferring his feelings to her.
However, Tan Shuangshuang didn’t mind that. One wouldn’t be good to another for no reason; there have to be reasons. For genuine goodwill, understanding each other’s character over time is necessary.
Tan Shuangshuang felt confident that once she joined Wuji Sect, spending more time with Master and Second Master, she would win their genuine affection for her as herself, not just because she was their beloved disciple’s daughter.
With such a large sum of money, Tan Shuangshuang was unsure how to manage it. She thought of leaving it at home but felt uneasy about it. Carrying everything seemed risky, fearing it might get lost in an unfortunate event outside.
Tan Shuangshuang considered giving Tan Family some spirit stones since they had vast expanses and many places needing spirit stones, but the source was hard to explain.
Tan Shuangshuang wasn’t worried about Tan Family coveting Si Kaojing’s wealth; she trusted her family’s integrity. Her fear was that if they carelessly mentioned it, it might bring trouble to Si Kaojing.
Ultimately, after thinking it over, Tan Shuangshuang, like many cultivators, chose to carry everything with her, which is the habit of cultivators.
Cultivators might venture far for exploration, seeking opportunities for breakthroughs without knowing how long they’d be away, just like Tan Shuangshuang’s parents. So they are accustomed to carrying their fortunes with them.
After deciding on how to manage her wealth, Tan Shuangshuang finally calmed down and started packing her and Fei Hu’s adventure supplies. With the space bracelet advantage, Tan Shuangshuang brought a heap of items this time.
Of course, to disguise her space bracelet, Tan Shuangshuang wore around her waist a circle of twenty storage bags as camouflage, since everyone prepares many empty storage bags for collecting spiritual medicine when going to the secret realm. Not bringing any would seem odd.
Fortunately, these storage bags were made small and exquisite for aesthetics, easy to carry many of them.
Each of the storage bags was just palm-sized, beautifully decorated with imagery of medicinal plants or birds and beasts, adorned with golden silk, silver thread, and various gemstones, more like a collection of exquisite waist accessories.
After tidying up and securing the storage bags, Tan Shuangshuang stepped out and bumped into Tan Feiyu, who was looking for her. Originally, Tan Feiyu was heading to the Book Collection Pavilion to find information on hatching Illusion Butterfly Eggs but remembered halfway that the Illusion Heart Grass was paid for by Tan Shuangshuang, and three thousand spiritual pearls was no small amount.
Tan Feiyu turned back to ask his mother for his private money since his spiritual pearls had been taken by her, fearing he’d spend them wildly. Now, needing to pay Tan Shuangshuang for the Illusion Heart Grass, he had to ask her first.
After getting the money, Tan Feiyu recalled that Tan Shuang had been summoned by Grandpa, so he thought to wait at Tan Shuangshuang’s courtyard, coincidentally meeting her as she was leaving.
Seeing Tan Shuangshuang about to leave, Tan Feiyu hurried over and handed her a storage bag, saying, "Sister Shuangshuang, this contains three thousand spiritual pearls, repayment for the Illusion Heart Grass."
Having just struck a fortune, Tan Shuangshuang naturally rejected Tan Feiyu’s little purse. She pushed back the storage bag he offered and said, "No need, the Illusion Heart Grass is a gift from me. You just focus on hatching the Illusion Butterfly Eggs. I’m heading out for a while, and I hope by the time I return, you’ve successfully hatched the Illusion Butterfly."