Chapter 144: Crazy Shopping, 5,000x Multiplier and Yu Liang Under Attack??

The change of surroundings from the peaceful Cloudwater Sect to the extremely bustling outer area of Jade City was exceptionally stark.

Seeing Xiaoxiao’s barely concealed excitement, Yu Liang suddenly remembered something important.

He had never given her the prize money.

"Xiaoxiao."

"Hm?" She turned around, her expression carrying a hint of confusion.

"Come here."

Although Xiaoxiao was a little reluctant to miss scenery, she obediently walked over. Before she could even ask what he wanted, Yu Liang casually tossed a low grade space ring toward her.

"Your prize money."

She froze.

"My... prize money?"

"Yes. Take it."

Xiaoxiao stared blankly at the spiritual ring in her palm before probing it with her divine sense.

The next instant, her entire body stiffened.

[ Ding! Host spent 1,550,000 Mid Grade Spiritual Stones. ]

[ Multiplier Triggered: 5,000x ]

[ Host Receives: 7,750,000,000 Mid Grade Spiritual Stones. ]

Yu Liang’s eyebrows rose slightly as he looked at the notification.

Seven billion seven hundred and fifty million Mid Grade Spiritual Stones.

’Not bad.’ With a satisfied smile, he casually closed the system panel.

Meanwhile, Xiaoxiao was still staring into her spiritual ring as though she had suddenly forgotten how to breathe.

The prize money inside her was 200,000 Mid Grade Spiritual Stones as promised. She had forgotten about it completely loving with them but it seems he didn’t.

To someone like Yu Liang, it was merely a tiny fraction of what he possessed.

To Xiaoxiao, however, it was an astronomical fortune.

She had never possessed so much wealth in her entire life. Yet now, she suddenly had 200,000 Mid Grade Spiritual Stones.

Converted into Low Grade Spiritual Stones, that was 200,000,000

Two hundred million!

Her mind went completely blank.

With this amount of wealth, she could purchase cultivation resources she had previously only dared to dream about. She could replace her worn out equipments, stockpile pills like crazy, improve her cultivation, and still have an enormous amount left over.

Xiaoxiao’s fingers tightened around the spiritual ring, and her eyes gradually turned red.

"Young Master..."

Her voice trembled slightly.

She had originally thought that participating in the competition and earning a place among the rankings was already an incredible opportunity.

For the first time, Xiaoxiao truly understood just how frighteningly wealthy this seemingly carefree Young Master actually was even after spending time with him.

As Lin Xuehan’s private flying boat approached the towering, dark obsidian city walls of the capital city, the massive defensive light barrier array buzzed with a terrifying force. Flying directly inside the city was strictly prohibited by the laws of both the royal court and the sect, forcing all incoming cultivators to descend outside the giant northern gates.

Once their feet touched the smooth ground, the huge contrast between the three of them became extremely obvious.

Yu Liang stood with his hands casually behind his back. His luxurious robes flowed smoothly with air, and the golden identity badge of Heavens Table gleamed at his waist. Lin Xuehan fell into a extremely vigilant posture half a step behind him, her right hand never leaving the hilt of her long sword.

As for Lin Xiaoxiao, this young female disciple looked exactly like a curious country bumpkin entering the big city for the very first time.

Her big eyes darted back and forth between the massive armored city guards and the endless lines of luxurious merchant carriages, her small mouth parted in complete, wide eyed wonder.

"Don’t fall behind, Xiaoxiao," Yu Liang let out a light laugh and gestured with his hand for them to pass through the city gates. "We have an extremely long shopping list today, and you are the chief designer. Senior Sister please lead the way directly to the most high end commercial district."

Before leaving the sect, Yu Liang intentionally visited the internal treasury of the pavilion to exchange for a small fraction of his wealth. Although his system storage space held literal mountains of Mid Grade Spiritual Stones, but he did not have High Grade Spiritual Stones but he didn’t planned to use it frequently because using high grade stones meant only for Soul Formation Realm experts and above to buy basic furnitures and decorative cloths would cause chaos in the market streets.

Therefore, he had directly converted 500,000,000 Mid Grade Spiritual Stones into a staggering 500,000 High Grade Spiritual Stones, packing them into several spatial rings. His pockets were practically bursting with pure cash now.

When they walked into the high end commercial pavilion of Jade City’s grandest merchant guild, Yu Liang went completely insane with his spending.

He did not even look at the ordinary things or standard screens that ordinary rich clans loved to buy. Under Xiaoxiao’s sharp, professional eye and his own desire to build a perfect paradise for his woman Mei Hua, he targeted only the rarest plus most absurdly expensive treasures available in the whole building.

"Young Master, please look at this," Xiaoxiao whispered softly, pointing her finger toward a crystal display cabinet holding a massive bolt of glowing fabric. "This is top grade Lunar Silk, woven by deep sea sprites under a full moon. It naturally regulates body temperature and releases a faint, soothing fragrance. If we use this Lunar Silk to make the bedroom curtains and bedsheets, Mistress Mei Hua will never feel any cold mountain wind."

"Buy it! Take the entire stock!" Yu Liang said without a single millisecond of hesitation.

"Wait, there is also this set," Xiaoxiao smiled with growing confidence, pointing her finger toward a set of cloud wood chairs carved with invisible resting arrays. "And that gigantic central screen over there carved from Deep Sea Purple Coral! It naturally purifies the air and calms the mind during deep cultivation."

"Pack them all up for me!" Yu Liang waved his hand grandly pointing at all pieces.

But he did not stop there at all. Anything that Xiaoxiao suggested, plus every single rare, beautiful piece of top tier craftsmanship that he felt Mei Hua might even look at twice, he bought out instantly.

He directly bought a giant courtyard fountain made from pure warming sun stone, three dozen spiritual lamps fueled by eternal glow gems, and luxurious floor carpets made from the feathers of rare spirit swans.

The guild manager’s face instantly transformed from polite professionalism to absolute, body trembling sycophancy as the total bill climbed to terrifying heights that he had never seen in his entire life.

[ Ding! Host spent 650,000,000 Mid Grade Spiritual Stones on high-end luxury furniture, rare spiritual textiles, and estate decorations ]

[ Multiplier Triggered: 2000x ]

[ Host Receives 1,300,000,000,000 Mid Grade Spiritual Stones ]

Yu Liang’s smile remained extremely bright.

He casually pulled out three spatial rings filled to the brim with shining Mid Grade Spiritual Stones and tossed them onto the manager’s desk, settling the whopping 650,000,000 mid grade spiritual stone bill as casually as if he were paying two coppers for a bowl of plain noodles.

Standing behind him, Lin Xuehan and Lin Xiaoxiao watched this astronomical spending display with their minds completely blown to pieces.

In their lives, they had seen many wealthy people spend money, but those young masters always bargained if price is high pulling out their backgrounds just so they can get a little discount, checked their budgets, or showed off loudly just to gain face.

But Yu Liang did not care about showing off at all, his entire mindset was purely, ’My woman will like this item, so I will buy out the whole shop.’

An involuntary trace of extreme envy flickered deep within the hearts of both girls.

Lin Xuehan stared at Yu Liang’s back, her cold, icy gaze softening into a very complex emotion. Xiaoxiao bit her lower lip softly, her heart pounding fast.

Both of them could not help thinking in their minds. ’Mistress Mei Hua is truly the most fortunate and happy woman in the entire world! If their own future Daoist Partner could possess even one percent of Yu Liang’s devotion, care, and generosity, they could die with no regrets.’

"Alright, the heavy shopping is complete," Yu Liang turned around with a very satisfied smile after the guild manager packed all the goods into delivery spatial rings. "Let’s head toward Azure Merchant Street now. It is getting late, and it is time to go home."

Lin Xuehan and Xiaoxiao nodded their heads, following him through the twisting, grand roads of this capital city.

The Azure Merchant Street has became a famous giant commercial street because it serves as the headquarters for his Heavens Table business.

The moment they stepped into the area of Azure Merchant Street, the noisy sounds of the outer city faded away instantly. The heavily armored security guards wearing the official Heavens Table uniform stood perfectly straight doing there duties, the moment they saw him entering they all bow down deeply to pay respects as Yu Liang approached.

However, just as Yu Liang opened his mouth to talk to Xiaoxiao about the storefront layout, a sudden, extremely violent air exploded in front of them.

Whoosh!

A blurred human shadow, moving at a speed so blindingly fast that it left afterimages in the air, shot out directly from the main entrance of the Heavens Table.

Lin Xuehan’s cold eyes narrowed instantly.

Her right hand slammed onto the hilt of her long sword as her powerful Core Formation Realm pressure released without warning.

Xiaoxiao gasped out loud, stumbling back three steps just from the terrifying momentum of the incoming shadow.

However, before Lin Xuehan could even draw her sword blade and step into a battle stance to defend him, that shadow had already completely bypassed her defensive area and locked straight onto Yu Liang.

With a burst of sweet, happy laughter and a familiar fragrance that instantly cut through the tense air, the figure threw her soft arms tightly around Yu Liang’s neck, burying her beautiful face deeply into his chest with boundless joy.