Chen Shi knew he was poor, guessing he wanted to join the Heavenly Soldier Camp for a few months' salary to pay off this starr raft's fare. He smiled right away. "A mere boat fare, is it even worth mentioning? Senior brother, there's no need to take it to heart."
"No. As heaven's movement is vigorous, a gentleman strives unceasingly. I must repay this money so my heart can be at ease," said Jiang Guo.
Chen Shi thought for a moment and said, "You are already an immortal. Logically speaking, the Heavenly Soldier Camp doesn't accept stray immortals like you; it only takes those who have just ascended from the lower realm. I still have some face in the Heavenly Soldier Camp and know Heavenly King Li. I'll go put in a good word, and I can definitely get you into the Heavenly Soldier Camp."
Jiang Guo's face lit up with joy. "Many thanks, junior brother!"
Chen Shi hesitated and asked, "Senior brother, is our Golden Ao Island very poor?"
Jiang Guo shook his head. "It's not that we're poor. We just have no money."
He looked rather gloomy. "In recent years, days on Golden Ao Island haven't been easy. Well, they haven't really been all that good before either; it's just gotten harder in recent years."
Hearing this, Chen Shi hesitated. Most of this Golden Ao Island was likely a bunch of penniless ghosts just like Jiang Guo.
The starr raft set sail, and Chen Shi once again conjured the Purple Sky Immortal Gourd to harvest the Profound Sky Aurora, preparing to forge the third and fourth strands of Profound Sky Sword Energy.
The Primordial Chaos Sword Scripture required the cultivation of one hundred and eight strands of sword energy before one could be considered to have mastered this