Lin Mo silently put away the spirit stone pouch.
As if by coincidence, Xia He appeared at this moment.
Upon seeing True Lord Yuehua, Xia He politely bowed, “Greetings, True Lord Yuehua!”
Yuehua lightly nodded, acknowledging Xia He.
She did remember Xia He. During the sect’s entrance test, Xia He had a Heavenly Spirit Root, making her a prime target for the Twelve Peaks’ peak masters.
Unfortunately, Xia He had not chosen her Azure Bamboo Peak.
However, what business did she have at her courtyard now?
Just as True Lord Yuehua was pondering, Xia He shyly called out, “Senior Brother Lin…”
Lin Mo frowned. If she wasn’t here to return money, he would definitely show Xia He no mercy and turn to leave.
Fortunately, Xia He was indeed here to return money.
“Um, about the spirit stones I owed you last time, I’d like to return a portion first.” As she spoke, Xia He took out a spirit stone pouch. “Here’s one million spirit stones, please count them?”
Of course, Lin Mo would count them.
Right there and then, in front of True Lord Yuehua and Ye Kai, Lin Mo finished counting the spirit stones. The amount was exact.
Ye Kai’s mouth watered at the sight of so many spirit stones.
Even True Lord Yuehua, who considered herself well-traveled, was greatly shocked. Was her disciple this wealthy?
In her memory, her disciple usually dressed plainly, used inexpensive items, and most importantly, those spirit stone pouches were always quite empty.
Recalling Lin Mo’s earlier words, ‘If I don’t have to subsidize Azure Bamboo Peak, it’s still manageable,’ combined with the fact that she had heard her disciple had been focused on cultivation and hadn’t had much time to manage Azure Bamboo Peak’s affairs recently…
True Lord Yuehua suddenly understood. As long as Lin Mo didn’t have to pay out of his own pocket for Azure Bamboo Peak, he could be this wealthy and live very comfortably.
An indescribable emotion surged in her heart. Compared to her, her disciple was more like the true master of Azure Bamboo Peak.
Shame, she felt utterly ashamed.
Lin Mo wasn’t surprised to suddenly receive a significant amount of Regret.
He continued to ask Xia He, “When do you plan to repay the remaining four million spirit stones?”
Four million more?
Over the years, had any of the other eleven peak masters been richer than the him, or rather, his disciple Lin Mo, if he hadn’t had to pay everything himself?
True Lord Yuehua couldn’t sit still any longer and made an excuse to return to her room.
Xia He fidgeted and said, “Senior Brother Lin, I’ll have to give you those spirit stones in installments, about once every three months, with at least five hundred thousand spirit stones each time.”
Five million spirit stones was still a considerable sum for her.
She couldn’t directly ask her family for it. This one million spirit stones was all her savings, supplemented by selling some Pills and magical artifacts.
However, even if she had the five million spirit stones, she would still choose to give them to Lin Mo in batches.
These were opportunities for her to meet him actively. Once she paid it all at once, it would be difficult to find excuses to see Lin Mo in the future.
After confirming the repayment schedule, Lin Mo didn’t make things difficult for Xia He. He nodded, then turned to Ye Kai, “See? When it’s time to repay, be proactive. Don’t make me chase you, or the entire sect will know you’re someone who owes money and doesn’t pay, which will tarnish your reputation.”
“I understand, Senior Brother. I won’t shortchange you,” Ye Kai replied, forcing down his anger, and took his leave.
As he was about to leave, Lin Mo smiled and reminded him, “Later, I’ll have another Junior Brother show you the location of the spiritual spring. Remember not to be lazy and transport all the spiritual soil there back to the rear mountain. Everyone on Azure Bamboo Peak is still waiting to eat.”
Hearing this, Ye Kai walked away even faster, his face dark.
Seeing that no one was around, Xia He, with a blush on her cheeks, fidgeted and called out, “Senior Brother Lin…”
Lin Mo directly interrupted her, “Don’t say anything.”
He had nothing to discuss with Xia He and directly slapped her across the face and told her to get lost.
Inside the house, Yuehua felt what was happening outside the courtyard and was dumbfounded.
Since when had her disciple become so violent…
Why did that girl run away looking excited after being hit?
Could it be that she was getting old and couldn’t keep up with the trends of the cultivation world?
…
Returning to his own courtyard, Lin Mo, having nothing else to do, began to teach Gu Zi cultivation.
Gu Zi listened intently. Lin Mo could explain the obscure and difficult questions clearly.
Senior Brother is truly an extraordinary person!
In just one afternoon, he had broken through from the sixth level of Qi Refining to the seventh.
Lin Mo nodded with satisfaction, “A teachable kid.”
Grateful for Lin Mo’s praise, Gu Zi appeared very happy and repeatedly expressed his gratitude, “My rapid breakthrough is all thanks to Senior Brother’s patient explanations and the Foundation Establishment Pill Senior Brother gave me…”
Speaking of Pills, Lin Mo suddenly remembered that he had collected quite a few Pills and magical artifacts from the groups belonging to that Poison Eyebrow Old Man and hadn’t dealt with them yet.
It seemed that some of the Spirit Herbs planted by the original owner in his backyard had also matured, so he would sell them together.
Now that he had time, after giving some of the Pills he didn’t need to Gu Zi, Lin Mo headed down the mountain to Cloud Stream City.
After reaching the Golden Core stage, Lin Mo could perform Sword Riding.
An hour later, he arrived at Cloud Stream City.
Miss Xiao Zi rushed forward to greet Lin Mo enthusiastically upon seeing him.
“Young Master Lin, are you here at the Treasure Pavilion today to buy or sell something?”
“Both!”
Lin Mo intended to purchase some better quality clothing for himself.
The original owner’s clothes were simply too plain and simple, a waste of such a handsome face.
“Young Master Lin, what quality of magical robes are you looking for?”
Magical robes, like weapons, had different qualities.
Lin Mo thought for a moment and replied, “At least Spirit Treasure level or above.”
Upon hearing Lin Mo’s request, Miss Xiao Zi became very enthusiastic. After carefully searching for a while, she painstakingly selected two sets of Spirit Treasure quality magical robes.
One set was primarily white, embroidered with flowing clouds.
The other set was primarily black, with no embroidery, but an excellent cut.
Lin Mo was very satisfied with both sets.
“I’m really looking forward to seeing Young Master Lin wear these two outfits next time…” Miss Xiao Zi said with a smile.
“Let me see these items!” Lin Mo took out some things he didn’t need from his storage ring.
Miss Xiao Zi examined them and gave a quote.
“Those Pills and magical artifacts are worth about five hundred thousand spirit stones.”
“As for the local-grade blade techniques, I can offer one million spirit stones for them.”
“And your Spirit Herbs are very rare and can be used to refine very high-quality healing Pills, worth two million spirit stones. Does Young Master Lin truly want to sell them?”
“Sell!”
After deducting the cost of the two Spirit Treasure level magical robes he bought, Lin Mo ended up with nearly three million spirit stones in hand.
After finishing his business, Lin Mo immediately rode his sword back to the sect.
As soon as he reached Azure Bamboo Peak, a tall woman ran towards him.
“Senior Brother Lin!”
The woman’s face was one of urgency as she grabbed him, “Junior Sister Shen, something has happened to her!”
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