Chapter 341: Asking for Money

Chapter 341: Chapter 341: Asking for Money

For several days, the black prison was anything but quiet.

Low hisses echoed one after another, followed by the sound of tremendous impacts.

The prisoners were greatly disturbed.

"Stop it! Don’t you understand a word I’m saying?!"

"A beast is a beast, after all..."

Others were happy to watch the chaos, as if the world wasn’t messy enough.

"Put your back into it! Did you forget to eat before you came?"

"It’s been a while since we had this much excitement in prison. Come on, Grandpa here can give you some pointers..."

When Bai Mo and Li Wuji arrived, they saw the Sea Race creature slam against the wooden bars with a thunderous CRASH.

In the confines of the black prison, such a deafening noise was truly unpleasant.

KRAK!

It was the sound of its carapace cracking. The Sea Race creature paid it no mind, continuing its assault, completely ignoring the people and events around it.

But a blue liquid seeped from the cracks in its carapace, easily sealing them shut.

"How truly violent."

Watching this behemoth from the deep sea go berserk, Bai Mo couldn’t help but shake his head and sigh.

He reached out, patted Ah Er on the head, and led it toward the exit.

Li Wuji, standing to the side, recalled something he had heard.

"It’s often said that the Sea Race lacks intelligence. Seeing this now, it seems there’s some truth to it."

"This species dominates the great oceans, so they must have their own power and heritage. Yet a Sea Race creature of this realm can still be so easily blinded by rage..."

’A good thing.’

Bai Mo was quite interested in this Sea Race creature.

The Pill Book mentioned that such beings were different from the Human Race and possessed many unique qualities.

’If I study it more, I might learn something.’

But that would have to wait until the creature calmed down.

Just as Bai Mo stepped out of the black prison, a gust of wind swept past his feet.

Terrified and trembling from its time in the black prison, Ah Er took a few quick steps and scurried away.

It still had many chores on the mountain—weeds to pull, plants to water—none of which could be neglected.

The reason Bai Mo had brought it to the black prison was to train its courage. Otherwise, he couldn’t trust it to run errands for him alone in the future.

Li Wuji’s gaze followed Ah Er as he asked casually,

"Junior Brother, when are you planning to head out?"

Bai Mo thought for a moment and replied,

"In a little while. Our fellow disciples are returning from the Unpassable River just now, so it’s not a good time for me to leave."

"Even if I do go out, I’m afraid I’ll only have three days of free time at most."

The two discussed for a moment. Bai Mo simply told Li Wuji to get himself in optimal condition and wait for the appointed day.

Just as he was seeing Li Wuji out, a creature spread its wings and descended from the sky. It was a messenger goose from the Foreign Affairs Hall.

Bai Mo immediately went forward.

He first politely fed it two Feeding Pills, then handed over the letters.

Li Wuji had sharp eyes and noticed that there were two separate letters. He listened as Bai Mo gave detailed instructions before letting the goose depart.

"Heh, Junior Brother is a busy man."

"Unlike me. I’m all alone. Besides cultivating, I have nothing else to do."

Bai Mo shook his head.

"I’m involved in the Alchemy Dao. To be honest, if I didn’t rely on performing Alchemy for fellow disciples to earn Spirit Stones, I’m afraid I couldn’t cover my expenses."

"I’ve been slacking for a while and haven’t had much income. This letter to my old home is actually to ask for Spirit Stones."

"Besides that, there are some matters related to the Alchemy Dao. I need to contact some colleagues from the Pill Pavilion to get an evaluation..."

Things were hectic.

While Li Wuji was in seclusion, Bai Mo received more news.

Some came from An Caiwei in Silkworm Valley, delivered by messenger.

Many new treasures had appeared in the marketplace—rare and valuable items brought back from the Unpassable River.

Among them were even some sacred items for the Alchemy Dao.

She had written specifically to give Bai Mo a heads-up.

Then there was a verbal message from Yuan Chu and his two companions from Divine Dao Mountain.

It said that the three of them had important business and had wanted to find Bai Mo.

However, just as the sect was pacifying the Sea Eye, it began to muster its forces to deal with the great bandits west of Jade Spring Pass.

The three were unfortunately selected for the mission and had to temporarily halt their plans. They would speak with him in person after they returned.

’The battle at Jade Spring Pass is urgent. The sect clearly doesn’t intend to waste any time on it.’

Bai Mo mused.

’With such haste, perhaps some disciples returning from the Unpassable River will be eager to sell off what they have to exchange for suitable resources before rushing to the front lines?’

’This is a good time to acquire some excellent items.’

With this in mind, Bai Mo started a fire and began his Alchemy.

Stealing moments of leisure amidst his busy schedule, he actually managed to stockpile a considerable number of Pills.

For a time, a rich Pill Fragrance wafted over Mi Mountain.

...

In Immortal Arrival City, the disciples at Mountain View Tower were abuzz with discussion in their spare time.

Although they weren’t in the sect proper, some had significant backgrounds, and their information network was even better than Bai Mo’s.

"The Unpassable River Sea Eye has been pacified."

"With so many sects, so many great Nascent Soul cultivators thrown into it, even the greatest storm would have to calm down."

"I heard some Sea Race creatures charged ashore and wreaked havoc for hundreds of miles?"

"That did happen, but the sects were prepared. The losses weren’t great, and they even captured quite a few of the Sea Race..."

Just then, someone came upstairs holding a letter.

"A letter from Junior Brother Bai. Who among you is free? Take it over to his shop."

That evening, the Pill Shop closed its doors.

The clerks gathered together once more, a single letter lying between them.

These days, they had been doing quite well, basking in the limelight.

Thanks to the Pills Bai Mo had sent back, the shop was once again vibrant and full of life.

"Sigh. If we weren’t so incompetent, the Shopkeeper wouldn’t have to worry about the shop’s affairs while he’s in seclusion cultivating at the sect."

"Did this letter come with any Pills?"

Wei An unfolded the letter and shook his head.

"No."

He understood Bai Mo’s character well enough to know that he wouldn’t write about the shop’s affairs unless something was wrong.

And it hadn’t been long since the last letter.

"He probably has something else on his mind."

Sure enough, after reading the letter, they understood the Shopkeeper’s reason for writing.

"This... cultivating in a sect really isn’t easy. To think the Shopkeeper could be short on money!"

"I heard that the lass from Lanshan is also having a hard time in the Xuandao Sect, and he’s helped her out many times."

"The Shopkeeper is in the inner sect, so it’s naturally even harder for him."

Everyone chimed in, carefully reading the letter’s contents, wanting to know what life and cultivation were like in a great sect.

But Bai Mo hadn’t described much this time.

Qin Wen looked at Wei An.

"How many disposable Spirit Stones do we have in the shop?"

Wei An pondered for a moment.

"Around twenty thousand. We’ll send them all to the Shopkeeper this time."

"The Shopkeeper is highly skilled; it’s not hard for him to earn Spirit Stones with his Pills. He’s probably just spent all he had and has reached a point where he needs them again."

Everyone was startled.

"We have twenty thousand Spirit Stones?!"

Heavens, few of the poor souls in Immortal Arrival City had ever seen so many Spirit Stones.

The Loose Cultivators searching for herbs in the Celestial Barrier Mountains spent all day scrimping and saving for just a few Spirit Stones.

Wei An was usually the one managing the ledgers. They hadn’t been paying attention and had actually accumulated so many Spirit Stones.

Wei An glanced at them.

"What’s there to be so shocked about?"

"This includes the base funds the Shopkeeper left behind, our usual operating income, plus our recent earnings. It all adds up."

He blinked.

"Twenty thousand Spirit Stones is a large sum. Someone should go with one of the Xuandao Sect’s immortal masters to deliver it."

"So, which one of us is the right person to go?"