Flowing Cinnabar, Achieved!

In a quiet guest room on the rear mountain of Jade Luan Manor.

Jiang Yuechu sat cross-legged on the couch, her expression calm. She had noticed the chaos outside, of course, but paid it no mind.

She looked at the prayer bead in her hand. Once dull, it was now crystal clear, with vast wisps of golden energy churning within.

This treasure that could absorb incense offerings on its own had not disappointed her.

The offerings gathered in just one day had produced a tremendous amount of Merit after the two demons brought them back.

When she counted it carefully, there were a full one hundred and thirty gui!

Jiang Yuechu's breath caught. At last, emotion stirred across her cool face.

One hundred and thirty gui...

If she had stayed at the Heavenly Patrol Division and worked herself to the bone, she would have needed years without rest to scrape together that much Merit.

"I've struck it rich..."

Jiang Yuechu narrowed her eyes, suddenly overcome with feeling.

Sure enough, honest work only puts food on the table. If I want to get rich, I have to start my own venture.

She hesitated no longer and took everything out of her Storage Bag.

A flood of objects spilled out, piling into a small mountain before her in the blink of an eye.

These were all the things people had given her since she entered the Nine Provinces.

Some came from the Water Marsh Sect, some from the Sumeru Sect...

There were even local specialties the elders and neighbors of Cloud Dream Haven had pressed on her when she first left.

Jade slips, porcelain bottles, broken weapons, and spirit plants lay jumbled together.

Just looking at them gave her a headache.

Jiang Yuechu could not help knitting her brows.

"I don't even