After the time it took an incense stick to burn.
Chen Xun's emotions finally settled somewhat. He took a deep breath and asked tentatively, "Ji Yan, does expanding the Garbage Recycling Plant really cost this many Spirit Stones? Shouldn't it only make money and never lose any?"
After saying that, he glanced sidelong at Third Sister. She nodded with a soft smile.
Whether it was real estate or hiring powerful cultivators, the immortal cultivation resources invested were astronomical.
Especially in the Three Thousand Great Worlds, hiring a Dao Integration Realm True Lord or a Great Vehicle Realm cultivator, supplying the immortal cultivation resources for their training, and so on—all of it consumed an immense amount.
"World-Crosser, that is precisely why I need the position of Nine Heavens Alliance Leader. It will make doing things far more convenient."
Ji Yan smiled amiably, though a cold gleam flickered in his eyes. "During the stage of accumulating foundations, one must always pay a great deal. But after several tens of thousands of years, our financial power will surely shake the heavens."
"..."
Chen Xun was speechless, feeling miserable all over. How had he somehow ended up in debt? A vast amount of his family's Spirit Stones had also been swallowed up by that Spirit Manor. Damn it...
After a fierce inner struggle, he frowned deeply and said, "Ji Yan, our family is out of Spirit Stones too. There are some treasures I will not put up for sale. They are only for our own people."
Chen Xun still trusted Ji Yan deeply, and he could afford to wait.
"Of course, World-Crosser, there is no need for you to worry. The Garbage Recycling Plant's profits remain considerable. I have already given the order: the Nine-Heavens Immortal Alliance is preparing to take over all immortal