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To be honest, Tougen Akiyama had never expected the Old Heavenly Master to actually produce so much money. It was only after he took the cloth bag in a daze that he understood the meaning behind the Old Heavenly Master's earlier question.

The weight of the cloth bag dragged Tougen Akiyama's arm straight down. Just as it was about to hit the ground, Rota slightly raised a finger, and the bag stopped falling.

"Old Heavenly Master, what is inside this bag?" Tougen Akiyama was certain that it was not filled with copper coins. One only needed to listen to the sound coming from within to tell.

"Copper coins? This old man does not have such things. Why not open it and see for yourself?"

Tougen Akiyama slowly opened the bag, and a blinding radiance burst forth from within. Trembling, he exclaimed, "Gold... gold... Are these all gold?"

Tougen Akiyama swallowed in shock. He had thought the Old Heavenly Master could never produce such a sum, but who could have imagined that he would directly pull out an entire bag of gold? It nearly blinded him.

"This gold should be enough, yes? You can keep whatever is left over. This old man has no use for that much money." Rota stroked his beard and smiled at Tougen Akiyama.

"Yes, thank you, Old Heavenly Master. I gratefully accept your kindness."

The bag of gold weighed more than Tougen Akiyama could handle. He could not carry it back by himself, yet he was also too embarrassed to trouble Rota to carry it for him.

Fortunately, Rota had taken a Kasugai Crow with him when he left the Demon Slayer Corps, and it happened to come in handy now.

After releasing the Kasugai Crow, Rota pointed toward the Celestial Master Mansion atop the mountain