Entirely disregarding the identity of a Vortex Divine Artisan—because Wen Ping already possessed an Anomalous Vein.
However, Wen Ping did not answer this question, only replying faintly, "If you don’t want to join, I won’t force you."
"Alright, 10 it is." To see the Two-Star Vortex Map Creation Book, she could only compromise.
After receiving the White Crystals, Wen Ping took her to the dorm area and said, "Stay here, 50 Gold Coins per day."
"More expenses?"
Zhantian Qingxuan really didn’t know what to say, and then she thought of Wen Ping’s words—anything done here requires money. Although 50 Gold Coins wasn’t much, spending this much for one night’s stay had a bit of the feeling of a rip-off.
She had stayed in the best inns, with sandalwood crafted from the horns of Great Demons, costing not even 20 Gold Coins a night.
However, since the 10 White Crystals were paid, the 50 Gold Coins were insignificant.
After settling the two in a room, Wen Ping tossed over a scroll of parchment, "Elder Zhantian, this is what was inside the Black Box—your family letter."
The old lady received the parchment scroll and glanced at it.
She hadn’t expected Wen Ping to actually open it.
But after looking at the contents of the parchment, she realized, understanding why Wen Ping appeared in the Secret Realm. It turned out she inadvertently handed the opportunity over; otherwise, he wouldn’t have gained the Secret Treasure.
...
After arranging Zhantian Qingxuan and Zhantian Ye, Wen Ping went to the kitchen to find something to eat, and also to feed Haha. Then he went to the back mountain to check on his Jianmu tree species. After 20 days and generous watering with Spiritual Water, all eight trees had grown to one meter tall.
The Red-eyed Giant Ape continued working as the leader of the planting team, treating Hei Ze and Ling Yun like handmaids.
Wen Ping casually bought eight more seeds and handed them to the Red-eyed Giant Ape, instructing them to continue planting. His idea was simple: one day he wants Jianmu trees to fill the entire mountain. But buying eight seeds made his heart ache.
80,000 Gold Coins!
Just like that, buried into the ground.
But while his heart was aching, receiving the sect’s income for these 20 days immediately covered the cost of the eight seeds.
Late at night, Wen Ping returned to the Tingyu Pavilion.
"System, claim rewards."
[Hellfire upgrading...]
As the pop-up window appeared, Wen Ping felt his whole body tremble, a stream of cold suddenly drilled into his body.
While the cold stream continuously drilled into his meridians, it was like ants entering without gaps. Moreover, their ultimate goal was to reach the Earth-Breaking Meridian Gate, constantly pouring in cold streams.
The Hellfire within the Earth-Breaking Meridian Gate gradually got replaced.