This Many Spirit Stones Might Not Be Enough

Two Golden Core cultivators traversed the city of Luofeng County. They clearly knew the routes by heart. Luofeng County would arrange for cultivators to patrol at night, and these two cleverly avoided the patrol routes.

At this moment, Li Haoran was woken up by Su Yiren. After his fiancée briefly explained the whole story, his expression became somewhat strange.

"Has Senior Brother Meng finally gotten targeted for flaunting his wealth?"

"What do you mean by 'flaunting wealth'? Can't I tell others I have money?" Meng Jingzhou glared. When he was the young master of the Meng family in the capital, who dared to covet his possessions?

Su Yiren and the other two secretly followed the two Golden Core cultivators. As they moved across the rooftops, Lu Yang caught a glimpse of someone in the distance moving across the rooftops just like him.

"Is Luofeng County this lively at night?"

Lu Yang wanted to chase after them to see what was going on, but then he saw the two Golden Core cultivators climb over a high-walled courtyard, so he had to deal with the immediate situation first.

"I remember this is... the Prefect's residence?" Li Haoran hesitated, wondering if he had remembered it wrong.

The Phoenix Blood Stone Spirit Stone 500,000 spirit stones is indeed precious, but not precious enough to tempt a prefect.

Unless there's something else going on with the Phoenix Bloodstone that Senior Brother Meng bought.

The high-walled compound is shrouded in a protective array; if one advances rashly without knowing the proper method, the people inside will notice.

Su Yiren ignored the formation and successfully led the three into the courtyard.

"Master, we're back." Two Golden Core cultivators respectfully addressed the middle-aged man who stood with his hands behind his back.

Li Haoran had never met the prefect before and did not know whether this middle-aged man was the prefect or a steward.

The middle-aged man gave a curt "Hmm": "Did you get that thing?"

The two men were somewhat ashamed. "We encountered an accident, and we were worried about making too much of a commotion, so we didn't continue stealing that item."

"Accident?"

"Yes, we encountered the same people who were also trying to steal that item at Li Haoran's house. Although they didn't reveal their identities, I suspect they were sent by the Mo family."

"What happened? Tell me in detail."

The two recounted the scene in detail, but to their surprise, the master flew into a rage. "Hmph, you've been deceived! You didn't encounter members of the Mo family at all, but disciples of the Ask Dao Sect!"

"If I'm not mistaken, they're eavesdropping on the roof right now!"

"I've already said all this, so please come out now and let's have an open and honest discussion."

Li Haoran was startled and was about to show himself when Lu Yang stopped him.

Lu Yang shook his head and said nothing.

The master waited for a long time but no one appeared. "It seems you have indeed encountered the Mo family. Sure enough, the Mo family also knows about the existence of that item."

He was just making a casual bluff.

He learned from his subordinates yesterday that three Foundation Establishment Realm stage disciples of the Ask Dao Sect had arrived in Luofeng County, one of whom was a local. However, he did not take the matter to heart.

Unexpectedly, this afternoon, a subordinate reported that one of the disciples of the Ask Dao Sect had bought an extremely rare Phoenix Blood Stone and was searching for similar Phoenix Blood Stones in other shops.

When he heard his subordinates describe the appearance of the Phoenix Bloodstone, he was startled and suspected that it was the problematic Phoenix Bloodstone.

This must not fall into the hands of the Ask Dao Sect; it would be disastrous if they discovered anything amiss.

He sent two men to steal the Phoenix Bloodstone, but they encountered the Mo family.

The Mo family is the most powerful Lineage in Luofeng County, and they are at odds with him, the county governor, who has always wanted to find something to use against him.

"Tsk, I wonder how that stuff got out of there. Did they ask the shop owners who sell it?"

"The man is gone. The shop owner made a lot of money and went on vacation with his wife and children. He won't be back for a while. Now only a few of the shopkeepers are left to look after the place."

"How enviable!"

"Ah, sir, what did you just say?"

"Nothing."

The prefect thought to himself that after he finished this job, he would take his wife and children to travel to other places.

"What do they say from the mine? When will the work be finished? We can't keep using the excuse of a mine collapse to stop the miners from going in and mining."

The reason for the mine collapse can only be delayed for a while. After all, in the world of cultivation, a few cultivators with high cultivation levels can directly open up a new mine.

Take the prefect himself as an example. If he were to take action, he could open up a mine tunnel in half a day. Now he claims that his cultivation has gone wrong and he will not be able to take action for half a month.

They said it would take another three days.

"Tell them to speed things up, but be careful to keep it a secret. Absolutely no outsiders can know about this. This matter concerns not only us, but also the interests of the Phoenix Clan!"

"Yes!"

Lu Yang and his companions were taken aback. Judging from the prefect's words, he was colluding with the Phoenix Clan?

With the arrival of the Great Era, the power struggles between the Central Continent and various forces are intensifying, including the conflict between the Central Continent and the Demon Race.

Among the Demon Race, some wanted to go to war with the Great Xia Dynasty, while others wanted to ease relations with the Great Xia Dynasty and face the great crisis together. Therefore, the Demon Race was divided into a pro-war faction and a pro-peace faction.

"I just don't know which faction the Dragon Clan and the Phoenix Clan belong to."

Lu Yang heard that the Demon Race had sent out many spies to infiltrate the Central Continent, intending to cause trouble in secret.

"And also, do you know how to treat them after they've accomplished this?"

At this point, the prefect revealed an expression of reluctance, but also of having no other choice but to do so.

The two Golden Core cultivators were taken aback, then their eyes flashed with killing intent.

"You mean... these past few days are considered overtime, and they should be paid triple wages?"

"Right."

The prefect turned around, saw the gazes of the two Golden Core cultivators, and paused for a moment.

Why are you looking at me like that?

The two Golden Core cultivators said with a hint of resentment, "Master, you never said you'd give us extra pay when we were working the night shift, like tonight."

Even if those in the Golden Core stage don't need to sleep, we can't just use it all up during the day and then continue using it at night, can we?

My wife is still waiting in bed.

Why do others get extra pay for working overtime, but they get to work for free?

"... We'll give you extra money too."

"Master, what should we do with that Phoenix Blood Stone?"

"Hmph, since we can't do it secretly, let's do it openly. Tomorrow, you'll pretend to be merchants and say that the Phoenix Blood Stone is very rare, and you'll buy it for a high price!"

How many weights do you want?

"One million Spirit Stone!" The prefect refused to believe that Foundation Establishment Realm Ask Dao Sect disciple wouldn't be tempted by such a deal that would net him 500,000 Spirit Stone.

The two Golden Core cultivators hesitated.

"What's wrong? Just say it."

"Master, that Dao Ask Dao Sect disciple might not be short of Spirit Stone."

"Then one million five hundred thousand Spirit Stone!" The prefect was determined; he refused to believe that two million Spirit Stone wouldn't be enough for the other party to back down.

"It might still not be enough."

Two million!

"It's still not enough."

The prefect was furious. "Then tell me, how many Spirit Stones will it take for them to let go! I refuse to believe that they're only at the Foundation Establishment Realm; how many Spirit Stones could they possibly have? They won't even be tempted by two million Spirit Stone!"

"We heard that the other party is the eldest son of the Meng family."

The Meng family and the eldest son—these two words together signify immense power and wealth, making them someone no one dares to offend.

The Meng family, as the foremost Aristocratic Clan in the Central Continent, enjoys a far-reaching reputation.

Upon hearing this, the prefect's anger intensified, showing no fear of Meng Jingzhou's status: "So what if he's the eldest son of the Meng family? I'll just steal it myself tomorrow night!"