Who Let Him Cultivate Immortality

Chapter 523: Debt Repayment Thunder

Chapter 523: Debt Repayment Thunder

"There's ten million spirit stones in this storage ring, consider it a deposit. Please accept it, Mr. Tao."

Vice-master Shi felt a pang of pain. He had initially planned to use the ten million to buy advertising rights, but now it had become a deposit.

"The remaining forty million will require some time to gather. Please wait for half a month, Mr. Tao."

"We haven't finished filming the one-minute promotional illusion yet. In half a month, we'll deliver the illusion along with the forty million spirit stones to you."

"This is a contact token." Vice-master Shi handed Tao Yaoye a palm-sized wooden token, the same kind he had given to Lu Yang.

"Once we've gathered the spirit stones, we'll use the token to contact you, Mr. Tao."

Shi Huagu's attitude was nothing if not considerate.

Just as Lu Yang had mentioned earlier, in this matter, it was the Jiuyou Sect seeking Tao Yaoye's help, making her the one in control.

"Alright, I have other matters to attend to, so I won't be seeing you off." Shi Huagu slowly stood up and gave Huo Huashen a look, signaling him to escort Lu Yang and the others out.

Huo Huashen understood and took out some eye drops from his storage ring, handing them to Shi Huagu.

Shi Huagu: "..."

"I meant for you to see them off!"

If it weren't for Huo Huashen's high talent and the potential to become a deputy leader or even the leader of the sect, Shi Huagu would have long since killed this fool!

Huo Huashen thought to himself, "How is this my fault? Your signal was too ambiguous."

Huo Huashen escorted the three of them out. After walking about two miles, they heard a thunderous sound behind them, startling them.

They turned around to see the sky above Shi Huagu's location change dramatically, with dark clouds gathering and lightning flashing, as if it were the end of the world.

This was a tribulation that posed a life-threatening danger even to those at the Body Fusion stage. Even from this distance, they could feel the pressure of the thunder...

"Wait, why don't I feel any pressure?" Lu Yang was puzzled. Judging by the expressions of his two junior sisters and Huo Huashen, the residual power of the thunder should have reached them.

Why didn't he feel a thing?

"Of course, it's because this Immortal is here." Immortal Fairy stepped forward, patting her chest proudly, her chin slightly raised in a very smug manner.

"Fairy, you're that powerful?" Lu Yang was astonished, not expecting Immortal Fairy to have such a significant presence.

"Naturally. Most thunder tribulations originate from Heavenly Immortal Ying's Dao fruit. Wouldn't the thunder tribulation give this Immortal some face?"

The thunder tribulation wasn't created by Heavenly Immortal Ying, but he had popularized its methods and types.

It was the first time Lu Yang realized Immortal Fairy had such a significant presence that even a thunder tribulation would give her face.

It seemed Immortal Fairy had left a considerable psychological shadow on Heavenly Immortal Ying.

"Judging by the looks of it, this thunder tribulation should be the 'Debt Repayment Thunder,' specifically targeting those who owe money."

Lu Yang recalled that Huo Huashen had taken a piece of Qin Haoran's inheritance from him, which was related to debt...

Lu Yang confirmed that Huo Huashen standing beside him was alive and sighed inwardly. It seemed Vice-master Shi valued Huo Huashen greatly, as he was still alive.

"Isn't the name of this thunder tribulation a bit too plain?" Lu Yang thought thunder tribulations should have names like 'Upper Purity,' 'Purple Sky,' 'Return to Silence,' or 'Six Ding Six Jia.'

Calling it the 'Debt Repayment Thunder,' why not just call it the 'IOU Thunder'?

Heavenly Immortal Ying, do you even know how to name things?

"This Immortal thinks the name is quite fitting."

Lu Yang suddenly understood, revealing an enlightened expression: "So it was the Fairy who named it. No wonder it has a back-to-basics feel. Upon closer inspection, it has profound meaning. As the saying goes, 'A debt must be repaid.' If the debtor would repay, they wouldn't face a thunder tribulation. Thus, those who don't repay must face the consequences. The Fairy's name is truly thought-provoking, with multiple layers of meaning in just a few words. It's truly profound!"

Immortal Fairy smiled in a manner befitting her age: "Hehe, this Immortal didn't think that deeply."

Tribulation crossing at the Body Fusion stage was a rare sight, so the four of them watched for a while.

Huo Huashen had seen it several times before, mainly accompanying Lu Yang and the others.

It was just for the spectacle. This thunder tribulation could threaten even those at the Body Fusion stage, and with Lu Yang and the others' current cultivation, they couldn't grasp the secrets of Shi Huagu's tribulation crossing.

As for Immortal Fairy, she had witnessed Heavenly Immortal Ying create this thunder tribulation firsthand, so there wasn't much to see.

Leaving Shi Huagu to face the tribulation alone, Huo Huashen escorted the three to the flying boat.

Before leaving, Huo Huashen felt he had to speak his mind, lest he bottled it up.

"If you three have the chance, you should try our barbecue shop. Though it can't compare to the delicacies of the immortal sects, our skewers are quite good."

"Sure."

In the cabin of the flying boat, Lan Ting still hadn't recovered.

How did a simple task turn into being intercepted by the deputy leader of the Jiuyou Sect, then being asked to cooperate, and finally receiving ten million spirit stones and being politely sent off?

Lan Ting wasn't short of money, but she had never seen such an easy way to earn it.

She came from the Lan family, which had no regional prefix. Most noble families had regional prefixes, like the Yan family of Qingzhou or the Wen family of Liang State. Only a few noble families had no regional prefix, indicating that mentioning the Lan family alone was enough. This was a privilege of top-tier noble families, a result of both strength and heritage.

The Meng family had the same status as the Lan family.

Though the Lan family wasn't as prestigious as the Meng family, the number one noble family in the world, it was still a top-tier noble family.

Lu Yang also breathed a sigh of relief. This trip had gone smoothly, without needing to kill anyone at the Body Fusion stage or face anyone at the Tribulation Crossing stage.

"Senior Brother Lu, these ten million spirit stones..." Tao Yaoye held the storage ring, looking at Lu Yang with wide eyes, feeling uneasy about how easily the spirit stones had come.

She hadn't done anything and yet received ten million spirit stones, with another forty million pending.

Lu Yang waved his hand: "You earned it with your skills. Keep it."

"Oh."

"There's one more thing I need to remind you."

"What is it?"

Lu Yang squinted, noticing a few burly men approaching from a distance. He calmly reminded her, "When you're out and about, don't flaunt your wealth. It attracts trouble."

Tao Yaoye suddenly realized that she hadn't used voice transmission when talking to Senior Brother Lu earlier. Any cultivator paying attention could hear what she was saying.

Now, in the eyes of others, she was a cultivator with ten million spirit stones, a fortune that could take a Divine Transformation stage cultivator a lifetime to accumulate, while she was only at the Golden Elixir stage!

Wealth and strength not matching was bound to attract trouble!

Several burly men with fierce expressions approached. Their cultivation levels were unclear, but they were at least at the Golden Elixir stage, possibly even the Elemental Infant stage.

Long-distance flying consumed too much spiritual power, so many cultivators who could fly would still choose to take a flying boat.

The burly men surrounded Lu Yang and the others, ignoring Lu Yang and Lan Ting, and focused on Tao Yaoye, a hint of greed in their eyes.

"Dao friend, you seem to have quite a few spirit stones?"

"Carrying so many spirit stones isn't safe. How about we keep them for you?"

"What do you want?" Tao Yaoye asked warily, her hand quietly touching her identity jade token, ready to use her artifact at any moment.

So what if they were at the Elemental Infant stage? She wasn't afraid.

The leader of the burly men sneered, no longer hiding his intentions.

"Have you considered depositing your spirit stones with our Falling Money Commerce Association? We offer five percent interest annually."