Forge your destiny into a sword, slash your soul and ascend to immortality

Chapter 68 The Monk Has Money
"You three stay here for now while I go and check out the situation."

After Jing Qian finished speaking to the three of them, he stood up and walked out of the dock.

For him, nothing could be more interesting than this.

He wanted to see whether this group of greedy people could really challenge the three thousand years of the official store system and seize his property.

He was very curious about whether the vested interests behind these official stores would defend to the death the official store system on which their monopoly depended.

Or would he be so short-sighted as to take action against his Jing's store for a little profit?
However, before he could step out of his own dock, he saw four imposing figures approaching together.

The person leading the way was Qian Yuan!

Among the other three, two were wearing the same green official robes. Looking at one of them, he looked 70% similar to Xu Xi.

Jing Qian immediately guessed that these two people were Zhou Qu and Xu He, the two managers of the Maritime Affairs Office.

It is rare to see the three major managers of the Maritime Affairs Office gathered together.

The fourth person following at the end was even more peculiar. He was actually a big and burly monk.

The four of them were all at the [Dragon Elephant] realm, staring at Jing Qian together, as if with infinite oppression.

But Jing Qian was not at all panicked. His combat experience was far richer than imagined, and his personal combat power was no less than that of an ordinary [Dragon Elephant].

He stepped on the Fulong Pile and easily neutralized the might of the four [Dragon Elephants]. He bowed politely and said:
"Hello, four seniors."

"I wonder what brings you here?"

But Qian Yuan said kindly:

"Xiao Qian, the Yin Year arrived early, and you were stranded at sea. I was worried that you would be attacked by the wind and waves and would not be able to return."

"I didn't expect that your boat handling skills are quite similar to those of your ancestors."

"Back when Jingchuan was at your level of cultivation, he might not have been this cool and effortless."

"Manager Qian, thank you for your compliment. If you have anything to say, just tell me directly."

Jing Qian was too lazy to argue with the other party.

Qian Yuan then said:
"You just returned to the island, so we shouldn't bother you."

"However, the sudden arrival of this Yin Year caught all the [Life Islands] off guard, and some necessary preparations were not made."

"This is Master Miaojue from Shedi Zang Island. He originally came to our Hunzhou Sea Market to sell goods, but he didn't want to stay here."

"When the Yin Year arrives, Master must return to [Shedi Zang Island] to guard it. This is a matter of great importance. However, sailing in the Yin Year is not something that ordinary people can do. I can only trouble you to make an extra trip and send Master back."

"I know you're still resting, and the Maritime Affairs Office will definitely not let you run for nothing."

"You only need to make this one trip, and the Maritime Affairs Office will allow you to no longer undertake government duties for five years."

At the same time, the great monk beside him also spoke:

"Thank you for giving me a ride, my dear friend. I will pay five times the boat fare. I won't let you suffer any loss."

Jing Qian glanced at the big monk. From the observation of [World Solution], he could see that the malice in the other party was about to break through the sky.

He knew exactly the purpose of these jackals in front of him.

I thought the other party could do some tricks, but after all this time, he still had to crush me with his strength and took my life.

This fat monk must be the thug we hired.

The cultivation level of [Dragon Elephant] is indeed impressive, enough to control ordinary [Destiny] cultivators.

But for Jing Qian, it is far from enough.

Everyone has seriously misjudged his strength and thinks they can easily control him, which will definitely lead to surprising results.

He looked at Qian Yuan deeply and replied:
"Manager Qian, this is against the rules. Your words are not enough. I want to meet with the landlord and get his instructions in person."

Qian Yuan seemed to have been prepared and replied:

"I wish the owner of this house will make further progress in his practice. He has already gone into seclusion."

"The matters concerning the Maritime Affairs Office will be decided by the three of us through discussion."

Zhou Qu on the side also said:

"Jing Qian, this matter has been agreed upon. Please take the trouble to go."

"During the Yin Year, our [Hunzhou Island] will follow wartime regulations. This is a military order and cannot be discussed!"

"Besides, this maritime transportation is the responsibility of your Jing's main store. In the past few years, your Jing family has been absent for a long time. Now that you have the ability, you naturally have to take on the responsibility."

"If not, just hand in the official store license!"

Jing Qian curled his lips. His status and position were at a disadvantage at the moment. Although this rule protected his safety and prevented these great repairers from taking action against him personally, it also restricted his actions.

It’s just another trip to the sea. The big monk sent by the other party looks stupid, so I accepted it.

He just opened his mouth and said:
"Since the seniors have said so, I will take this job."

"However, I need to pay the shipping costs in cash, and I only want high-quality metal materials as payment."

"Hahahaha!"

The big monk laughed wildly:
"That's easy. My [Shedi Zang Island] is rich in mineral resources. We supply 90% of [Hunzhou's] [white copper]."

"If you want gold and silver, I'll have to go through some trouble, but I don't lack any low-quality metals!"

"I promise you thirty [White Copper] ingots for the fare. If you can deliver me to [Shedi Zang Island] within ten days, I will give you an additional thirty."

"Master, be open-minded, so let's go."

Jing Qian turned around and walked towards the pier.

He still planned to stay in Hunzhou Island, so there was no need for him to fall out with his immediate superior for the time being.

I can only pretend to be accommodating for now.

The monk Miaojue nodded to the three managers and followed closely behind them with the gait of a dragon and a tiger.

He walked all the way to the dock, and with a single step, he jumped onto the Dingyuan.

Then he said to Jing Qian:
"Let's go, kid, don't waste time!"

"Master, where's your boat fare?"

Miaojue curled his lips, took out thirty neatly stacked [white copper] ingots from his storage treasures, and piled them in the cabin.

Then, the small boat gently pushed forward and rowed towards the Hunhe River.

Less than two hours after the Dingyuan returned to the island, it was driven out again, and a rich and fat monk also joined the ship.

This monk Miaojue is a [Dragon Elephant] monk who specializes in business on [Shekizang Island] and leads the production and sales of metal minerals on the island.

The ability may be mediocre, but the wallet must be full.

He stood on the deck, feeling the sea breeze from the Hunhe River, and felt quite cheerful for a moment.

When I get to the vast ocean later, I will not only be able to kill my enemy with my own hands, but also the thief who rang the [Drinking Dragon Plate].

It can also be exchanged for the ownership of three floors of Jing’s Building, which can immediately make up for the loss.

Fortunately, Manager Qian came to me and gave me this good job. Otherwise, I would have lost three ships of [white copper] and would not have been able to explain to the temple.

Miaojue was thinking about his own little plan in his heart, but he heard a voice coming from the rudder:
"Master, my treasure ship has special properties. When we reach the sea, I need you to reduce the power of the Dharma image a little, otherwise the wind will be strong and the waves will be high, making it difficult for me to steer the ship."

"understood."

Miaojue answered casually after hearing this.

As he spoke, Miaojue suppressed his [White Elephant] power to about 30% of the normal level.

He couldn't help but continue to think that this kid from the Jing family was able to come up with such a brilliant idea as the Jing Building. He must have a good business mind. If he was his own disciple, he could call him to help the business on the island.

It's a pity that the other party didn't understand the overall situation and actually... Thinking of this, Miaojue suddenly felt a pain in his chest, and his Dharma image somehow inexplicably collapsed.

Then, everything went dark before his eyes and he knew nothing.

Miaojue lay dead on the ground with a huge wound on his back.

Looking through the wound, his internal organs and dantian were completely shattered.

Jing Qian walked to his body and didn't know what to say for a moment.

This big monk [Dragon Elephant] was stupid and clearly came to kill me, but I was completely unprepared and was killed by my sword.

On weekdays, Jing Qian would test his sword on a seventh-grade monster.

The power of the Dharma image, which was only 30% of its strength, could not withstand a single blow from his sword after being broken down by [Worldly Solution].

Qian Yuan is also a fool. He actually found an even more foolish person to kill him. Isn't this just giving money to himself?
Jing Qian took out a string of ebony Buddhist beads from Miaojue's arms, held it in his hand and examined it carefully.

Then his fingers trembled and he almost lost his grip.

This!
Master Miaojue is the best family member!
Jing Qian couldn't believe his eyes!

A string of twelve ebony Buddhist beads, each of which is a ninth-grade storage treasure!

That three-way Buddha head is an extremely rare eighth-grade storage treasure, and its value is even greater than the total value of the other twelve Buddhist beads.

A string of Buddhist beads is worth a fortune!
Even though Jing Qian's heart was firm and would not be easily shaken, when he saw the Buddhist beads, his blood rushed up and his face turned red.

How could he know that this [Shedi Zang Island] was the only wealthy island among the fifteen [Life Islands] that had precious mineral resources.

There are two ninth-grade [white copper] veins and one eighth-grade [lapis lazuli] vein on the island, with an annual output value of nearly 30,000 gold. Its GDP can even compete with [Hunzhou Island].

The precious metal trade has extremely high requirements for transportation.

The string of ebony Buddhist beads in Miaojue's hand was a treasure that was accumulated at great expense by [Shektsang Island], specially used for transporting metal treasures. It was not his personal property.

If the people of She Di Zang Island found out that it was Jing Qian who killed people and stole treasures, I am afraid that even the owner of the island and the monk Yanshou would have to personally take action to cause trouble for him.

But Jing Qian didn't care at all. The next second after he got the Buddhist beads, he sat down and started digesting them.

[Sumeru] has never fought such a prosperous battle since its birth.

Its power exploded wildly and swept towards the Buddhist beads.

"Phew!"

"Snapped!"

"bump!"

The sound of the broken Buddhist beads sounded like heavenly music to Jing Qian's ears.

Thirteen streams of thick grey smoke converged towards him and were completely swallowed up by him.

Then, the [virtual world] in that dimension suddenly changed dramatically, and a surging spatial fluctuation arose from it.

Jing Qian sat comfortably on the Dingyuan, sensing everything carefully. For him, this was another moment of qualitative change on his path of cultivation.

He only felt that the fusion between himself and [Sumeru] was becoming more and more perfect and impeccable.

This dramatic change in the [virtual world] lasted for a whole day. When it finally evolved and was sensed by Jing Qian, he felt a surge of excitement in his heart!
"From now on, anyone who says anything bad about Master Miaojue will become my mortal enemy!"

"Master Miaojue will always be my dearest big brother!"

He was seen kneeling on one knee, with his right hand gently resting on the deck of the Dingyuan. The next second, both the ship and the people disappeared!

On this day, the noble Lord of [Sumeru], the Sky of [Void World], came to the world in his divine ship.

Thirteen storage treasures expanded the [virtual world] more than twenty times, forming a huge space that was two meters wide and high, and ten meters long.

And Jing Qian actually moved the Dingyuan in completely.

The various sundries that had almost filled the space were now just a small hill piled on the deck.

Within the rich space, countless ingots of [white copper] and [lapis lazuli] were neatly stacked.

The quality of the number one brother on the list of the rich and powerful can definitely stand the test!

If Jing Qian had known earlier that She Di Zang Island was so rich, he would have visited the island long ago. Why would he need a personal invitation from Big Brother Bang?

He strolled through the completely changed [virtual world], carefully counting the number of metal treasures.

Only then did he realize that these were a total of one thousand [white copper] ingots and one hundred and twenty [green gold] ingots, with a total value of more than twenty thousand gold ingots.

Including the ebony Buddhist beads, this was the highest single income Jingqian had ever received in his life, even exceeding that of the group from [Qishishishima].

With so many metal treasures, there is no longer any obstacle for [Sword Fang] to be promoted to [Purple Eyes], and the road to a higher realm has even been started well.

Thanks to the tremendous evolution of the [Virtual Realm], his iron furnace was finally completed.

Jing Qian strolled to the corner of the [Virtual Realm]. The [Tushita Furnace] was moved here during the evolution of the realm.

The furnace cover, which had been closed for half a year, was finally opened, and a weak but vital white flame burned brightly inside.

[World Solution] As the power appeared, a message came into his eyes:
[Life Stove: Void Furnace]

[Rank: White Flame Stove]

[Possession: Tushita Furnace]

[Kitchen Spirit: Raccoon Dog]

[Life Fire: White Fang 1, Blue Blood 3]

This [Life Stove] of mine was really burned out completely!
Jing Qian created a miracle of cultivation and successfully lit the stove with his ninth-level cultivation.

Moreover, he used the life of his own spiritual treasure to transform into the [Life Stove] to rely on, and used the void transformed by [Sumeru] to replace the core of his vital energy.

This [Void Furnace] not only has the possibility of never burning out, but is also perfectly integrated into his cultivation system.

If you count carefully, this [Life Stove] alone consumed three seventh-grade [Dragon Life Candle] life fires, one hundred and twenty-one [Longevity] lamps and two hundred and seventy-three [Yin Pearls].

It even incorporates a [inspiration], which can be said to be extremely costly.

However, once the [Life Stove] is completed, miraculous effects will immediately appear.

Jing Qian used his spiritual sense without hesitation, and a deep blue [Life Fire] suddenly rose from it.

This is the seventh-grade stock he took out from the [Jiao Ming Candle], and he will use it up while it's all gone.

[Life Fire] circled in the air and suddenly landed on his body.

Jingqian finally realized the moment of his dream.

When the stove was lit and the [Life Fire] was free, he could finally start his destined journey as he pleased.

The fifth burning of the body to determine fate began so leisurely.

Jing Qian's [Life Essence] gushed out and combined with the [Life Fire]. He picked up three [Yin Bones] and ignited them using a secret method.

No one understands destiny better than him!
His spiritual consciousness once again leaped into the strange space.

This is the fifth time I’ve visited this place, and I’ve even become accustomed to the space itself.

The whispers disappeared completely, as if they were too lazy to say another word to him.

And three golden fate pieces suddenly fell in front of him.

The divine power of [Solution to the World] was displayed, and the true meaning of the three [Fate] entered his heart directly.

Completely consistent with the fourth destiny, from left to right, they are arranged in order: [Tushita Furnace], [Sumeru] and [Worldly Solution].

Jing Qian did not hesitate, and with infinite expectation, he put his mind into the second [Sumeru].

(End of this chapter)