Lu He looked up.
He stared blankly at the Ninth Senior Brother opposite him, who had transformed in an instant from an enlightened immortal into a shrewd merchant. A faint trace of helplessness flickered deep in his eyes.
The situation was crystal clear. He had no room to choose.
With that thought.
Lu He drew a deep breath. His gaze swept over Ninth Senior Brother, who was happily calculating interest for him, and he could not help asking:
"Senior Brother, stop calculating for now. Just tell me, how much Dao merit does the first volume of the <Five-Colored Origin-Dipper Treasure-Blossom True Formula> actually cost?"
A hint of unease showed in his tone.
At the same time.
Lu He took out his Prodigy Island identity jade tablet.
It clearly displayed eight hundred and thirteen Dao merits.
This included the two hundred and twenty-one Dao merits from his last trip to the Earth-Vein Caverns, the two hundred Dao merits awarded when the Scorching Sun Golden Ranking was finalized, and the rewards for clearing from the fourth Demon Pass to the eleventh Demon Pass—four hundred and twenty Dao merits.
After deducting what he needed for cultivation and the twenty Dao merits required to activate the formation within the Spirit-Gathering Jade-Marrow Bed, this was exactly the amount remaining!
Other than the exotic treasure gourd he had left in his cave dwelling.
This was all the wealth Lu He possessed.
He had originally been worrying over how to spend so many Dao merits.
Now, it seemed he had worried for nothing. Not only would he return to square one overnight, he might even end up saddled with considerable debt...
At the mere thought of the words top-tier Celestial Being inheritance, Lu He's heart trembled.
What a sin!
He sighed to himself in secret.
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