"Hehe, I know you have many questions in your heart, Miss Mo," Jiang Che said with a composed smile, though his expression carried an air of mystery in Mo Lianxing's eyes.
"Jiang... Young Master Jiang, I do have many doubts. Could you please enlighten me?" Mo Lianxing was visibly excited—she had too many questions to ask.
For instance, where did the "Human Emperor Scripture" truly come from?
Those automated alchemy furnaces were considered top-tier money-making assets tightly controlled by the Fatebearers' Association in the Nine Heavens—how could they have ended up in the mortal realm?
And what about that supreme-grade Body Sculpting Pill Jiang Che had promised her—when would it finally be refined?
"Of course you may ask, but..." Jiang Che slowly raised a single finger and spoke softly, "Only one question!"
In an instant, Mo Lianxing stiffened. She had at least a dozen questions in mind, yet Jiang Che was only willing to answer one?
"Jiang... Young Master Jiang, could you make it a few more?" Mo Lianxing's tone carried a hint of coquetry.
A millennia-old monster acting coy—who could resist that?
"No, only one!"
A Sigma male never falls into a woman's trap.
"For Ruoxu's sake, could you answer three questions for this humble one?"
Jiang Ruoxu: "???"
Wait, since when is it my face you're using? No benefits for me, but all the blame gets dumped on my head?
Jiang Che glanced at Jiang Ruoxu with a faint smile and said, "Apologies, but his face isn’t that big yet."
Jiang Ruoxu: "..."
Mo Lianxing also shot a look at her disciple—useless apprentice, I told you to build a good relationship with Jiang Che!
"Then... Young Master Jiang, I’ll just ask one question. When will the supreme-grade Body Sculpting Pill you promised me be ready?"
Jiang Che's lips twitched.
Sis, when did I ever promise you a supreme-grade Body Sculpting Pill?
"Ahem, Miss Mo must be joking, no? I did say my master would refine a Body Sculpting Pill for you, but have you forgotten the condition I set?"
Jiang Che's gaze burned as he looked at Mo Lianxing.
Mo Lianxing tensed up immediately.
Of course she hadn’t forgotten!
Jiang Che had said back then... that the price for refining the Body Sculpting Pill was... for her to become his Dao Companion.
But honestly, she couldn’t just sell herself for a mere Body Sculpting Pill.
"Miss Mo, become my Dao Companion, and I’ll give you not only a supreme-grade Body Sculpting Pill but also a vast plot of top-tier spirit farmland as a betrothal gift. Oh, and... three top-grade spirit stones!"
The moment these words left his mouth, Mo Lianxing’s breathing became ragged.
Of course, she had long coveted that expansive top-tier spirit farmland in Jiang Che’s villa. And top-grade spirit stones—three of them!
Spirit farmland, spirit veins, spirit springs, spirit stones, spirit herbs... these were all considered absolute strategic resources in the Nine Heavens.
They were categorized into low-grade, mid-grade, high-grade, and top-grade!
Rumor had it that beyond top-grade, there were legendary saint-grade and immortal-grade treasures. But in her previous life, even as a Nirvana-stage powerhouse, the highest she had ever gotten her hands on were high-grade items. Occasionally, if heaven smiled upon her, she might stumble upon a single top-grade spirit stone—something she would enshrine as a family heirloom!
And Jiang Che was offering three at once?
"Young Master Jiang, I accept... I’m willing to become your Dao Companion!"
Mo Lianxing didn’t refuse this time. Too much... it was simply too much!
Three top-grade spirit stones... in her previous life, after cultivating for thousands of years, she had only ever obtained two.
At the top-grade level, whether it was spirit herbs, spirit stones, or spirit farmland, these were no longer things ordinary cultivators could even dream of touching.
To put it into perspective—low-grade spirit stones were like bicycles, mid-grade were ordinary cars, high-grade were luxury vehicles worth millions, and top-grade were supercars worth tens or even hundreds of millions.
As for the legendary saint-grade and immortal-grade? Those were probably on the level of private yachts and aircraft carriers...
...
Mo Lianxing agreed without hesitation, while Jiang Ruoxu was on the verge of collapse.
[Master... Master, you can’t agree to this! He’s a playboy with so many women around him...]
The poor disciple desperately sent a mental message.
Mo Lianxing shot him a sidelong glance. [Oh? Are you going to give me top-grade spirit stones then? Can you refine a supreme-grade Body Sculpting Pill for me?]
Jiang Ruoxu nearly blurted out a promise, but then he checked his system shop.
[Top-grade Spirit Stone Fragment: Collect five fragments to synthesize one top-grade spirit stone.]
[Fragment Box Price: 200 Pretend Points, with a 0.005% chance to drop a fragment.]
What kind of scam is this? Not only do you need fragments to synthesize one, but the fragments are gacha drops? A 1 in 20,000 chance to get a fragment?
Sure, the box was cheap at just 200 Pretend Points, but the drop rate was abysmal! 200 × 20,000... that’s 4 million Pretend Points just for one fragment!
Unless he was insane!
"Hehe, Miss Mo is truly decisive!"
Jiang Che’s smile widened as he waved his hand grandly.
Instantly, the entire space lit up with dazzling brilliance. A terrifyingly dense spiritual energy filled the air, interwoven with the aura of the five elements. Floating midair were vast clusters of radiant, multicolored spirit stones—piled up like a small mountain, numbering at least in the hundreds of thousands!
Mo Lianxing’s jaw dropped so wide she could’ve swallowed a top-grade spirit stone whole.
"All... all top-grade spirit stones? These are all top-grade spirit stones!!!!!"
Overcome with excitement, her inner miser flared up, and she nearly lunged forward to snatch a few.
"Hey hey hey! Miss Mo, restrain yourself!"
With that, Jiang Che recalled all the "top-grade spirit stones."
Of course, they couldn’t possibly all be genuine top-grade spirit stones.
What a joke—a single top-grade spirit stone cost a whopping 1 million points in his system. Hundreds of thousands of them? He’d have to sell himself to afford that.
But no matter—his Divine-Grade Special Effects would handle it!
Jiang Che had discovered a new use for his Divine-Grade Special Effects: fraud.
He could easily use them to disguise low-grade spirit stones as top-grade ones. If a Divine-Grade skill could be detected, could it even be called Divine-Grade?
Of course, he’d have to test this theory when he eventually ascended to the Nine Heavens.
......
"Ahem, Young Master Jiang, I lost my composure."
Mo Lianxing’s voice trembled. The background of Jiang Che’s master was simply too terrifying—hundreds of thousands of top-grade spirit stones!
Was his master running a bank in the Nine Heavens or something?
How absurdly rich was this guy?!
Damn it!!! She regretted it!
She’d undersold herself!!!
She shouldn’t have settled for just three top-grade spirit stones. After all, she was a Nirvana-stage immortal maiden—while her looks might not rival Jiang Che’s master’s, in the Nine Heavens, she was still one of the most stunning beauties in any region.
Three was too little—she should’ve asked for at least five!!!
However, Mo Lianxing was genuinely tempted—following Jiang Che would surely guarantee her a life of luxury and comfort!
So what if it meant becoming his cultivation partner? By all accounts, she was the one getting the better deal!