"Hmph. I hadn't come to Heaven Dou City in over ten years. It's grown even more prosperous."
"Heh. That bunch of good-for-nothings in the Heaven Dou Royal Family dares to hold so much wealth. That wealth is destined for the Clear Sky Sect. Once our sect returns to the Soul Master World, we'll take it all back."
Outside Moonlight Pavilion, two elders of the Clear Sky Sect surveyed the surrounding streets with contempt.
The Clear Sky Sect had been forced to seal its gates, and these wicked people had seized all the wealth destined for them. Their audacity knew no bounds!
Once the Clear Sky Sect emerged, they would wrest every last bit of that wealth from those wicked people!
"Yuehua, this Moonlight Pavilion of yours is so lavish. You must earn plenty of Gold Soul Coins. Why have you sent fewer and fewer back to the sect these past few years?"
The Fifth Elder, one of the two elders who had accompanied Tang Yuehua to Heaven Dou City to confirm Tang San's identity, gave her a hostile look.
Tang Yuehua could only sigh.
Those old fossils in the sect could talk about nothing but Gold Soul Coins.
Moonlight Pavilion did earn plenty each year, but her expenses were high too.
How could the nobles accept the same treatment as commoners? She paid for their fine food and accommodations.
That alone cost a fortune. Then there was routine upkeep and the staff who guarded Moonlight Pavilion.
In a money pit like Heaven Dou City, sending several hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins back to the sect each year was already an achievement.
"Elders, you've been secluded for many years. Perhaps you don't understand what things cost in Heaven Dou City now."
"Oh, spare me. Everyone coming and going from Moonlight Pavilion