Having cultivated myself into an immortal, all I want to do is raise female disciples.

"I'm not too clear on the specifics, but I've heard that the Immortal Capital's recent actions have become particularly aggressive, as if it has reached an agreement with the Demon Dynasty. The Immortal Capital has begun to plunder the treasure troves of various sects in the Kuntian Domain. Those who do not hand over their treasure troves are killed on the spot. In just a few days, it has destroyed many sects."

"Rumor has it that the next step is to take action against the Three-Day Academy."

The two major powers of the Immortal and Demon era suddenly began to panic...

They surely understand the principle of draining the pond to catch all the fish, and that co-opting others brings more long-term benefits than destruction; they wouldn't be so foolish.

Unless there is a compelling reason to accelerate the process.

Did they do it spontaneously?

Or... is someone pulling the strings behind the scenes?

No way to know.

Yun Ping squinted, pondered for a moment, and Chu Lantian's irritating face appeared in his mind.

This was a promise he made to his former best friend; he would never abandon the Lantian Empire.

As long as he is alive, the Lantian Empire will not perish.

"Okay, I'll take the job."

"real?!"

Chu Chenxi didn't expect Yun Ping to accept it so readily!

Yunping smiled and nodded, then added, "However, I have a small request."

"any request?"

"I need to go to your national treasury."

65. The old rogue's true purpose

Chu Chenxi agreed to the matter of going to the national treasury without much hesitation.

the reason is simple.

While the Lantian Empire's treasury does contain the wealth accumulated over countless years, most of its magical artifacts, though considered priceless treasures by ordinary people, are hardly worth considering by a powerful figure like Yun Ping.

There weren't many things that he could approve of. It was already a miracle if one or two items in the vast national treasury met his standards.

Moreover, given Yunping's relationship with their Lantian Empire, it's unlikely he'd take anything too outrageous—at least not the Imperial Seal.

In conclusion, Chu Chenxi did not feel there was anything wrong with agreeing.

Seeing that Chu Chenxi had agreed, an indescribable, eerie smile flashed across Yun Ping's face. However, this chilling smile vanished in an instant, and he returned to his usual calm and composed demeanor.

He glanced back at Fang Qingzhu, who was sitting in the palace master's seat, and then said, "In that case, I will go to the empire first, and come back to sit for a while after I have finished dealing with the matter."

"It's alright." Although Fang Qingzhu was dissatisfied, she couldn't show it: "Important matters are at stake, there's no need to waste time on me."

Although Fang Qingzhu really hoped the old rogue would stay with her a little longer...

Let's talk about the past, let's talk about the future...

Previously, the sworn siblings would often sit atop the North Ice Palace, gazing at the pale moon, eating stolen fruit and chatting freely. In a way, those were especially precious times for Fang Qingzhu.

Later, Xuan Lei became Emperor Wen, and Fang Qingzhu became one of the controllers of the Northern Ice Palace. Their identities became increasingly distant, making it difficult for them to meet again.

Now that Fang Qingzhu is the Palace Master of the Northern Ice Palace, how could she stop Yun Ping because of some personal feelings?

Even though she was quite unwilling, she could only pretend that nothing had happened.

Upon hearing Fang Qingzhu's words, Yunping smiled faintly and then instantly stepped forward.

When Fang Qingzhu came to her senses, Yunping's wickedly grinning face was already looming larger and larger in front of her.

"you……"

Before Fang Qingzhu could react, Yunping grinned mischievously and reached out to pinch Fang Qingzhu's cheek.

The master of the Northern Ice Palace, a peak Void Realm expert, was currently having his face pinched playfully by an ordinary young man in white robes while sitting on his throne.

Fang Qingzhu's face flushed red. She quickly brushed Yun Ping's hand away, touched her cheek where the touch still lingered, and glared at Yun Ping angrily: "What are you doing?!"

"I just noticed your face looked so stiff, so I rubbed it for you."

Where am I stiff?

"Everything about her is stiff. What, now that she's getting old and becoming an old woman, she starts worrying about all sorts of trivial things?"

Upon hearing this, Fang Qingzhu immediately lost her temper: "Who's become an old woman? I'm still a young girl, okay?"

"She's over a hundred years old, yet still acts like a young girl..."

"you--!"

Fang Qingzhu was so angry that she almost lost her temper.

Before she could even get up, a warm hand was placed on her head.

The anger that had been simmering in the heart of the Palace Master of the Northern Ice Palace vanished instantly.

Yunping smiled and patted Fang Qingzhu's head: "Good girl, little bamboo, I'll come and keep you company after things are settled."

Memories of the past suddenly flooded her mind, and Fang Qingzhu blushed deeply. She bit her lower lip, looked up at Yun Ping with bright eyes, and couldn't help but whisper, "So many people are watching..."

"It's alright, it's alright~ Let them be jealous. You're my sister, not just anyone can be a match for that status."

"Tch...who wants to be your sister? You're crazy..."

Despite saying that, Fang Qingzhu never shook off Yunping's hand, which was stroking her head.

The old rogue smiled slightly and said, "Alright, stay here and wait for me to come back."

"Um……"

Fang Qingzhu nodded slightly, her face becoming even rosier.

Seeing this, Yunping nodded in satisfaction, then withdrew his hand, turned his back, and walked towards Chu Chenxi, who had been waiting for a long time.

He waved to Ye Yuchan and the others, signaling them to follow him.

"Let's go, let's set off." Yunping came up to Chu Chenxi and said to her.

Chu Chenxi glanced at Fang Qingzhu in the distance, whose face was still slightly flushed but who was trying hard to straighten her expression. She seemed to want to say something, but swallowed the words back and changed the subject: "Speaking of which, I heard... Sister Luo Kui is here too. Where is she now?"

Upon hearing Chu Chenxi's way of addressing Fan Luokui, everyone suddenly remembered that this girl used to be quite attached to Fan Luokui.

Yunping saw no need to hide anything, and after telling Chu Chenxi what had happened, the latter immediately showed a pained expression.

She glared at Jiang Shaoguang with a fierce look: "So that's how it is. You're the culprit who made Sister Luo Kui look like that..."

"Me??" Jiang Shaoguang was completely bewildered. What did this have to do with him?

"Hmph, that's why I say women shouldn't be with men; a true woman should cultivate with other women!"

—Speaking on the issue.

However, Chu Chenxi was completely unaware of the outrageous things she had just said. She still proudly raised her head and said coldly, "Hmph, when Sister Luo Kui wakes up, I will definitely rescue him from the sea of ​​male suffering!"

Jiang Shaoguang, Gu Xingzhuo, and Yun Ping: "..."

This girl's thoughts seem quite dangerous.

……

……

The journey to the Lantian Empire's treasury was without any difficulty or danger.

First of all, the person driving the carriage was not Fan Luo Kui, so there was no danger of the carriage overturning—this girl was still resting in Han Yin City at the moment, and Yun Ping had no intention of forcibly taking her along. After experiencing so much, she deserved a good rest for a while.

Secondly, the fact that Chu Chenxi was a princess of the Empire provided them with many advantages. No one would dare to stop them along the way. Even when they, dressed in strange clothes, entered the Imperial Palace, the guards at the gate only dared to mutter a few words and would not dare to stop them.

Within the Lantian Empire.

Led by Chu Chenxi, the group traveled through the palace. The corridors were intricate and each path seemed to lead to a special area. Ye Yuchan, once again experiencing the luxury and nobility of the imperial family, was practically drooling.

Finally, the group arrived at a gray-black stone gate.

The stone gate was engraved with a large number of profound arrays. At a glance, they were all seventh or eighth-order arrays, most of which were restrictions, and a few of them had the meaning of concealment.

Upon closer inspection, there are three keyholes at the bottom of the stone door, each with a different shape, suggesting that three keys are needed to open the door.

Since she had already brought the keys beforehand, Chu Chenxi did not hesitate and stepped forward to insert the three keys of different shapes into the keyhole.

The moment of reversal.

All the restrictions on the stone gate vanished instantly, and a faint golden glow appeared on the surface of the stone gate. A crack suddenly appeared in the center of the gate, and the stone gate opened to both sides.

The next second, what appeared before everyone was one mountain after another.

It's not simply a mountain of gold made up of gold coins...

"Holy crap..."

Almost bursting into profanity in shock, Ye Yuchan stared dumbfounded at everything in front of her.

It was a vast plain—if it had to be described, that was the only way to describe it.

The wealth was like slender green blades of grass on a vast prairie, stretching as far as the eye could see, almost covering the entire, ridiculously wide area. A rough calculation showed that the gold bricks alone could fill at least dozens of courtyard houses...

Not to mention the mountain of magical artifacts piled up in the distance.

Yes.

Those magical artifacts that ordinary cultivators would consider priceless treasures are now casually tossed into the national treasury by the incredibly wealthy Lantian Empire, forming mountains of magical artifacts...

"One hundred million? One billion? Ten billion? How much is that...?"

Faced with Ye Yuchan's astonished question, Chu Chenxi blinked and said, "Well, because there are so many, we don't really know how much wealth is here..."

Is this what they call a rich person?

They've become so wealthy that they don't even know how much money they have anymore...

Gudong.

Ye Yuchan swallowed hard, feeling like she was about to lose control of herself.

however.

Yunping shook his head in dissatisfaction: "Not this one."