The Debt-Repayment Thunderbolt

"This storage ring contains ten million Spirit Stone, consider it a deposit, Mr. Tao, please accept it."

Vice Leader Shi was heartbroken. He had originally planned to use ten million to buy the advertising rights, but unexpectedly, after all that back and forth, the ten million had become a deposit.

"I need to go back and mobilize funds to collect the remaining 40 million. Please wait for half a month, Mr. Tao."

"We haven't finished filming the one-minute promotional illusion yet. In half a month, the promotional illusion, along with 40 million Spirit Stone, will be handed over to Mr. Tao."

"This is a wooden tag for communication." Vice Master Shi handed Tao Yaoye a palm-sized wooden tag; he had also given one to Lu Yang before.

"Once we have collected Spirit Stone, we will contact Mr. Tao using the wooden plaque."

The petrified bone's attitude was undeniably thoughtful.

As Lu Yang had said before, in this matter, the Nine Nether Sect was begging Tao Yaoye for help, and Tao Yaoye was the one in control.

"Alright, I have other matters to attend to, so I won't entertain the three of you any longer." Petrified Bone slowly stood up, gave Huo Spirit Transformation a wink, and signaled Huo Spirit Transformation to see Lu Yang and the other two off.

Huo Spirit Transformation understood, took out eye drops from his storage ring, and handed them to Petrified Bone.

Petrified Bone: "..."

"I asked you to see them off!"

If it weren't for Huo Spirit Transformation's high talent and the potential for him to become the vice leader or even the leader given time, Shi Huagu would have already killed this bastard with a single palm strike!

Huo Spirit Transformation thought to himself, "How can you blame me? You, sir, have so many meanings in one look. Who can understand it?"

Huo Spirit Transformation saw the three off. After walking about two miles, the three heard a thunderous sound behind them, which startled them.

The three turned their heads and saw that the location of the petrified bone had suddenly changed, with dark clouds gathering, lightning flashing and thunder roaring, resembling an apocalyptic scene.

This was a lightning tribulation that even those at the Body Integration Realm would face life-threatening dangers. Even from this distance, one could feel the pressure emanating from the lightning...

"That's not right, why don't I feel any pressure?" Lu Yang wondered. Judging from the expressions of his two junior sisters and Huo Spirit Transformation, the residual power of the thunder should have reached this place.

How come he doesn't feel anything at all?

"Of course, it's because I, the immortal, am here." The Immortal Fairy stepped forward, patting her chest to claim credit, her chin slightly raised, looking very proud.

"Fairy, you're so amazing?" Lu Yang was extremely surprised, never expecting the Immortal Fairy to be so arrogant.

"That's natural. Most lightning tribulations originate from the Tribulation-Responding Dao Fruit of a Celestial Immortal. So, wouldn't the lightning tribulation give me some face?"

The lightning tribulation was not created by Ying Tianxian; Ying Tianxian's contribution was to popularize and expand the methods and types of lightning tribulations.

This was the first time Lu Yang had realized how powerful the Immortal Fairy was; even the tribulation lightning had to give her face.

It seems the Immortal Fairy left a deep psychological scar on Ying Tianxian.

"Judging from the momentum, this tribulation lightning should be the Debt-Paying-Life Lightning created by Ying Tianxian, specifically to strike those who owe money and refuse to pay."

Lu Yang remembered that Huo Spirit Transformation seemed to have taken away an inheritance left by Qin Haoran from him, and the contents of the inheritance were related to IOUs...

Lu Yang confirmed that Huo Spirit Transformation, who was standing to the side, was alive. He secretly sighed, "It seems that Vice Sect Leader Shi values Huo Spirit Transformation very much, since he's still alive."

"Speaking of which, isn't the name of this tribulation lightning a bit too plain?" In Lu Yang's memory, tribulations lightning should be called something like Shangqing, Zixiao, Guiji, or Liuding Liujia.

Why not call it "Debt Pays Off with a Life" instead of "IOU Thunder"?

Can you name a fairy?

"I think the name I chose is pretty good."

Lu Yang suddenly realized, his expression breaking through the fog. "So it was the fairy who gave it the name! No wonder this name had a sense of returning to simplicity. Upon closer reflection, there's a profound truth to it. As the saying goes, debts must be repaid. If debtors were to repay their debts, they wouldn't face tribulations. Therefore, those who fail to repay their debts must pay with their lives. The fairy's name is truly unforgettable; just a few words contain several layers of profound meaning, making one ponder deeply!"

The immortal fairy smiled in a way befitting her age, "Hehe, I hadn't thought that far ahead."

It's a rare sight to witness a Tribulation Transcendence at the Body Integration Realm, so the four of them stopped and watched for a while.

Huo Spirit Transformation had actually watched it several times, mainly to accompany Lu Yang and the other two.

Actually, it was just for fun. This was a tribulation that could even threaten those in the Body Integration Realm. The level was too high. With the cultivation levels of Lu Yang and the other two, they couldn't see the secret behind Petrified Bone's successful Tribulation Transcendence.

As for the Immortal Fairy, she had witnessed Ying Tianxian creating this lightning tribulation firsthand, so there was nothing more to see.

Leaving only Petrified Bone to Tribulation Transcendence, Huo Spirit Transformation sent the three of them onto the flying boat.

Before leaving, Huo Spirit Transformation felt he should speak his mind to avoid bottling it up.

"If the three of you have the chance, you can come and try our barbecue. Although it can't compare to the delicacies of the immortal sect, our skewers are still quite delicious."

"OK."

Inside the airship's cabin, Lanting was still not recovered.

How come they were robbed by the vice leader of the Nine Nether Sect just for a routine mission, then asked to cooperate, and finally given ten million before being politely sent away?

Lanting herself was not short of money, but she had never seen this way of making money before.

She was born into the Lan family, without any regional prefix. Most aristocratic Aristocratic Clan have regional prefixes, such as the Yan family of Qingzhou, the Wenren family of Liangzhou, and the Ye family of Liangzhou. Only a few aristocratic Aristocratic Clan do not have regional prefixes. This means that when people mention the Lan Aristocratic Clan, only the Lan family is mentioned. This is a privilege reserved for top-tier aristocratic Aristocratic Clan, a result of both strength and accumulated experience.

The Meng family received the same treatment as the Lan family.

Although the Lan family is not as powerful as the Meng family, which is considered the most prestigious Aristocratic Clan in the world, it is still an absolutely top-tier Aristocratic Clan.

Lu Yang also breathed a sigh of relief. This trip went relatively smoothly; he didn't have to kill Body Integration Realm or confront any Tribulation Transcendence.

"Senior Brother Lu, these ten million Spirit Stone..." Tao Yaoye held the storage ring, looking at Lu Yang expectantly, feeling uneasy that the Spirit Stone had come too easily.

She received ten million Spirit Stone without doing anything, and there are still forty million to be paid out.

Lu Yang waved his hand. "You earned it all through your own abilities, take it."

"Oh."

"There's one more thing I need to remind you of."

"What?"

Lu Yang squinted and saw several burly men standing up and walking towards them in the distance. He casually reminded them, "When you're out and about, don't flaunt your wealth; it'll get you into trouble."

Tao Yaoye suddenly realized that she hadn't used telepathy when she was talking to Senior Brother Lu Yang, and any cultivator who paid attention to the commotion could have heard what she was saying.

In other people's eyes, she is now a cultivator with ten million Spirit Stone, which is the wealth that Spirit Transformation can accumulate in a lifetime, but she is only at the Golden Core stage!

A mismatch between wealth and ability is bound to cause trouble!

Several burly men with ferocious expressions walked over. Their cultivation levels were unreadable, but they were at least at the Golden Core stage, and possibly even the Nascent Soul Realm.

Long-distance flight consumes too much of a cultivator's spiritual energy, so many cultivators who can fly choose to travel by airship.

The burly man surrounded Lu Yang and his two companions, ignoring Lu Yang and Lan Ting, and looked at Tao Yaoye with a barely perceptible hint of greed in his expression.

"Fellow Daoist, you seem to have quite a few Spirit Stone."

"Isn't it unsafe to keep so many Spirit Stones in your hands? Why don't we keep them safe for you?"

"What do you want?" Tao Yaoye asked warily, secretly touching her identity jade token, ready to use her Law Treasure at any moment.

So what if the other party is at the Nascent Soul Realm? She's not afraid at all.

The burly man at the head of the group sneered twice, no longer concealing his intentions.

"Fellow Daoist, have you considered depositing your Spirit Stone with our Landing Money Merchant Guild? We offer 5% interest annually."