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"Hehe, I'd be disrespectful to refuse. Then thank you, Senior."

Lin Suchou looked at the increased number on his Spirit Value Card and clasped his fists toward Song Hao in thanks.

"Ah, quit calling me Senior, it makes us sound distant. I'm a little older than you, so just call me Brother Song."

Song Hao said with a smile.

"Haha, Brother Song."

Finding the man rather interesting, Lin Suchou addressed him as he wished.

Seeing that the Setting Sun was about to sink beneath the horizon, and thinking of the two beauties in his room, Lin Suchou impatiently clasped his fists and took his leave.

"Hey, Junior, please wait!"

Seeing Lin Suchou about to turn and leave, Song Hao hurriedly stopped him.

"What else is it, Brother Song? Don't tell me you think you gave me too little Spirit Value?"

Lin Suchou turned around and joked.

"Hehe, my name is Song Hao. Though my cultivation talent isn't particularly high and I'm still at the Heaven Fusion Realm, I usually enjoy making friends, doing a little trading, and gathering information."

After briefly introducing himself, Song Hao looked at Lin Suchou with gleaming eyes. "Brother, to be honest, I see a mountain of gold in you!"

"A mountain of gold?"

Lin Suchou raised a brow. "What do you mean by that, Brother Song?"

"Hehe, let's go somewhere else and discuss it properly."

Song Hao invited Lin Suchou to a pavilion in the middle of the lake, only then relaxing.

"Brother Song, can you tell me now?"

Lin Suchou could not help laughing at his mysterious manner.

He had originally wanted to go back, but having taken the money, he could hardly refuse and had followed him here.

Besides, this man was sharp-minded. He might actually prove useful in the future.

"I'm merely making sure no one is listening through the walls."

Song Hao sat on a stone bench and finally spoke seriously. "Junior Lin, from the moment you asked me at the entrance to the Thunder Domain whether clearing more levels could earn Spirit Value, I knew you and I were cut from the same cloth."

As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his right hand and rubbed his fingers together before his eyes.

"Yes, I do need Spirit Value right now. A lot of Spirit Value."

Lin Suchou nodded and admitted it.

"That's easy. Today, I earned more than 1.2 million Spirit Value from the betting pool on whether you could reach the fifth level of the Thunder Domain. The speed of earning Spirit Value this way is far faster than doing my little business."

At this point, Song Hao deliberately lowered his voice. "So I can tell that you, Little Brother Lin, aren't someone willing to remain beneath others for long. You'll definitely challenge those people on the Heaven Ranking.

"If you want to challenge famous Heaven Ranking experts like Li Xuantong, Crane Demon, or Xu Huang in the future, you can notify me beforehand. I can set up a betting pool, with odds of one to three.

"Even the Freshman Tournament for your class a month from now can be opened for betting.

"As long as you're confident of winning, the two of us can grow bigger and stronger! Create glory!"

After hearing him out, Lin Suchou was tempted.

That was right. He would have to face those people sooner or later anyway. He might as well earn some Spirit Value from it. Perhaps he could even buy a few more drops of Northern Darkness Dragon Kun essence blood.

"Brother Song, that's a good idea. I agree."

Lin Suchou nodded lightly and agreed.

Yet he still had a question, so he asked, "But Brother Song, if we win several rounds in a row and those people lose all their Spirit Value, wouldn't no one participate anymore?"

"Mm, that is indeed a problem. But if they run out of Spirit Value, they can borrow it or use items as collateral. I've lent out plenty of debts before.

"After all, it's difficult to get by in the Spirit Academy without Spirit Value. To keep my Spirit Value 'alive,' I always lend some out."

As if to make Lin Suchou trust him more, Song Hao continued, "Don't be fooled by how impressive those leaders who formed societies in the Spirit Academy look. They actually owe me quite a bit of Spirit Value, like the Green Red Society and the Demon Gate.

"Those two bastards owe me the most Spirit Value, yet they refuse to pay! It's just a pity that your brother's cultivation is low, and I can't beat them.

"When I reported it to the academy higher-ups, they told me to take it back myself.

"Whoever has the bigger fist has the right..."

By the end, Song Hao let out a long sigh. But when he looked up at Lin Suchou again, hope shone in his eyes. "But you, Little Brother Lin, are different from those freeloaders under me. Since you can reach the Thunder Domain Tenth Layer, your cultivation will definitely crush theirs."

"Then do you have promissory notes, Brother Song?"

"I do!"

Song Hao nodded emphatically. "It's just that they deny the debts. The last time I went to collect, Crane Demon nearly broke my legs."

"Fine. I'll help you deal with this later, Brother Song."

Lin Suchou smiled and made the promise.

"Good, I'll trust you, Brother! Then, Little Brother Lin, I hope we work well together."

Seeing Lin Suchou agree, Song Hao's eyes narrowed into slits from smiling.

"Likewise."

Lin Suchou extended his hand, and the two gave a firm shake.

After exchanging addresses, the two went their separate ways.

On the way, Lin Suchou glanced at the address Song Hao had given him. It was actually a detached loft deep within the Spirit Academy.

It seemed this man was quite wealthy as well.

Before long, Lin Suchou returned to the loft near the lake in the Freshman District.

Seeing no one on the first floor, Lin Suchou went upstairs. Luo Li was cultivating, while Wen Qingxuan was refining pills.

Seeing Wen Qingxuan refining pills with a golden-red Alchemy Cauldron, Lin Suchou grew interested as well.

Back on the Spirit Road, he had obtained a Divine Artifact-grade Alchemy Cauldron from Wen Qingxuan, along with a copy of the Compendium of Herbal Knowledge.

He could practice alchemy here. Perhaps he could even gain another profession in the future.

"Phew."

At that moment, Wen Qingxuan happened to finish refining the pills and softly exhaled.

Lifting the lid from the golden-red Alchemy Cauldron, which was over ten feet wide, Wen Qingxuan took out several dozen round pills.

"Tsk, tsk, they smell amazing."

Lin Suchou raised his hand and drew a pill over, bringing it to his nose for a sniff.

"You smelled it without even knowing what kind of pill I refined?"

Wen Qingxuan put away the Alchemy Cauldron and covered her delicate lips with one hand.

"Could it be poison?"

Defiantly, Lin Suchou tossed it into his mouth and deliberately chewed it a few extra times.

"Hehe, this pill might make you unable to raise your head for the rest of your life."

Wen Qingxuan's Phoenix Eyes were filled with amusement as she teased him.

"Pah!"

Hearing such vicious words from her, Lin Suchou hurriedly opened the window and spat it downstairs, nearly spitting out his tongue as well.

"Are you trying to murder your husband?"

Lin Suchou walked over and gave her perky backside a few disciplinary smacks.

His hand nearly found itself trapped between the crack.

"What are you trying to do?"

Wen Qingxuan blushed furiously and pushed him away.

"I'll do you."

Wen Qingxuan froze for a moment before understanding what he meant, then clenched her little fists and punched his shoulder several times.

"Stop fooling around."

Luo Li, who had been disturbed from her cultivation, looked helplessly at the two playing around before her.

"See? You woke Luo Li up."

Wen Qingxuan shot him a glare.

"Fine, fine. Looks like I have no choice but to teach you a lesson today. You're already this unruly before you've even entered the Lin family's door. Who knows what you'll be like once you cross the threshold!"

Lin Suchou directly hoisted Wen Qingxuan onto his shoulder, not forgetting to tell Luo Li, "First Wife, keep cultivating. I need to go downstairs and show her the Lin family discipline."

After saying that, Lin Suchou stomped down to the first floor and directly tossed Wen Qingxuan onto the large bed.