Don't even mention five million, even five hundred million is worth it!

After a long moment, the middle-aged woman finally began to slowly come back to her senses.

She gasped heavily, her face still etched with lingering fear, then abruptly lifted her head and looked around in shock, but Ning Wangshu was nowhere to be seen.

"Just... just now..."

The middle-aged woman opened her mouth, recalling the "experience" from moments ago, still unable to suppress her terror.

"Could... could it be... I ran into a ghost?"

She swallowed hard and muttered in a trembling voice.

Even though it was noon, she felt a chill run through her entire body and couldn't help but shiver.

Then, suddenly remembering something, she hurriedly looked toward the old woman, who was still trembling violently, her lips pale, muttering under her breath: "No more, no more..."

So she rushed over and called out, "Aunt, what's wrong with you?"

But the old woman seemed deaf to her, and when the middle-aged woman tried to help her up, the mere touch made her flinch in terror and scramble backward.

It was as if the middle-aged woman were some kind of malevolent ghost, staring at her with sheer fright.

The old woman was already advanced in years, and after this ordeal, she fell gravely ill. Even after recovering, she became paranoid and jumpy...

But that was a story for later.

This was on Earth, after all. If it had been the Cangyuan Realm, Ning Wangshu would have simply slapped them both to death. Still, while their behavior was disgusting, it didn't warrant death.

Having given them some punishment, Ning Wangshu considered this matter settled...

On the other side.

Lin Anguo and Lin Qingzhu, who had already left, knew nothing of what happened afterward.

After leaving, Lin Qingzhu couldn't hold back and asked curiously, "Grandfather, are those two jade pendants Ning Wangshu sold you really that good? Worth five million?"

Her cultivation was too shallow to perceive, unlike Lin Anguo, who could sense at a glance the pure spiritual energy contained within the two pendants.

Hearing her question, Lin Anguo smiled faintly and said, "Worth more than five million. To me, even if your classmate had directly asked for fifty million, I would have bought them without hesitation!"

"What!?"

Lin Qingzhu couldn't help but exclaim, her eyes wide. "Grandfather, those two pendants are that valuable? What kind of pendants are they, to be worth fifty million?"

Lin Anguo chuckled and said, "Actually, that's not quite right. To ordinary people, these two pendants are probably worth around three to four million."

"After all, while the materials are top-grade, they're still just pendants. Three to four million is already the ceiling."

"But in the eyes of someone who truly knows their worth..."

He paused, then continued, "More precisely, to cultivators like us—especially someone like me, stuck at a bottleneck—their value becomes immeasurable. Calling them priceless wouldn't be an exaggeration."

"At the very least, I would be willing to give up everything to obtain these two pendants! Everything I have, not just a specific amount of money!"

"In other words, if I had fifty million, I'd trade it all for these two pendants without a second thought. If I had five hundred million, I'd still give it all up for them. Do you understand now?"

"Sigh..."

Lin Qingzhu was even more shocked after hearing this.

"Grandfather, what is so special about these two pendants that you'd say you'd give up everything for them?"

"And from what you're saying... do they help with cultivation?"

Lin Qingzhu couldn't help but ask.

Lin Anguo smiled gently, took out one of the pendants, and handed it to her. "Your cultivation is still shallow, so you can't sense it directly."

"Hold it now and feel carefully. Then you'll understand what I mean..."

Lin Qingzhu was taken aback, then took the pendant with some skepticism.

Just moments later, her eyes flew wide open, and she abruptly looked up at Lin Anguo. "Grandfather, this pendant... it contains spiritual energy!!!"

"And it's so rich and pure!"

Lin Qingzhu was stunned.

Lin Anguo laughed. "Now you know why I said what I did earlier, don't you?"

He added, "But honestly, this time I really took advantage of your classmate. If these two pendants were put up for auction in the cultivation world, they could sell for several billion."

"Especially for old fogies like me, stuck at a bottleneck and unable to break through to the Golden Core Great Path—the temptation of these two pendants is immense!"

Lin Qingzhu nodded slightly, then suddenly realized something and exclaimed in delight, "Grandfather, do you mean these two pendants can help you break through to the Golden Core Great Path?"

Lin Anguo smiled and nodded. "I can't say how certain I am, but at least with these two pendants, I dare to truly give it a try!"

He paused, then continued, "You know that the main reason I've been unable to break through is a lack of foundation—I can't gather enough spiritual energy to condense a golden core."

"But with the spiritual energy in these two pendants as a supplement, it might be enough! At the very least, I now have the capital to attempt it!"

"So tomorrow, I'll return to the old residence to go into closed-door cultivation. I'll first adjust my state to its peak, then try to use these two pendants to break through to the Golden Core Great Path!"

"If I successfully condense a golden core, I'll owe your classmate a huge favor..."

Hearing Lin Anguo's words, Lin Qingzhu felt a surge of excitement too.

"Grandfather, that's wonderful! If you truly succeed in stepping onto the Golden Core Great Path this time, our Lin family will become a pivotal presence throughout the entire Cultivation World!"

"Moreover, once you enter the Golden Core Realm, your lifespan will greatly increase—I've heard that a normal Golden Core cultivator can live as long as three hundred years?"

"If that's the case, with you guarding our Lin family, we can ensure lasting prosperity for at least the next two centuries!"

Hearing this, Lin Anguo smiled and said, "The lifespan of the Golden Core Realm can indeed reach around three hundred years. As far as I know, that Old Celestial Master from Dragon-Tiger Mountain is already over two hundred years old!"

"Still, exactly how long one lives depends on the individual."

The grandfather and granddaughter chatted idly as they walked.

While rejoicing for her grandfather, Lin Qingzhu also felt a hint of emotion—she never expected Ning Wangshu to possess such a treasure!

"Who would have thought that this time, Ning Wangshu actually helped Grandfather out in a big way. Just as Grandfather said, if he really breaks through to the Golden Core Realm thanks to this, then we truly owe Ning Wangshu a huge favor."

Lin Qingzhu thought to herself.