The spirit stones would be paid in full. It was not his money anyway.
Although the Marquis of Northcloud governed Northcloud Prefecture, the prefecture actually belonged to the Imperial Court.
Slaying evil fiends.
That was the Imperial Court's business.
Naturally, the Imperial Court would also cover any expenses incurred along the way.
All the Marquis of Northcloud had to do was report the facts.
At worst.
Northcloud Prefecture could advance the three hundred-odd spirit stones, and the Imperial Court could reimburse them later.
Without Qin Shujian's formations, even the Marquis of Northcloud would not have been confident of killing the Bloodflame Demon God so quickly and easily.
After all.
He had still been a Ninth Heavenly Being.
However weakened he was, he could not be destroyed with a wave of the hand.
The Imperial Court possessed vast wealth. Three hundred-odd spirit stones were no small sum, but paying them would hardly be a problem.
Besides.
The Marquis of Northcloud was certain that the Human Emperor had inherited the Celestial Court's legacy.
Perhaps not all the Primordial Heavenly Court's treasures had fallen into the Human Emperor's hands, but he had certainly benefited enormously.
A few hundred spirit stones.
That was a trivial matter.
Upon returning to the Marquis of Northcloud's Manor, the Marquis of Northcloud immediately withdrew three hundred and five spirit stones from the treasury and handed them to Qin Shujian.
"Sect Master Qin, here are three hundred and five spirit stones. You may count them."
"There's no need. I trust you with something this simple, Marquis of Northcloud."
Looking at the spirit stones on the table, Qin Shujian smiled and put them into his Storage Ring.
He had made no profit from clearing out the remaining evil fiends in Northcloud Prefecture this time. He had merely accompanied the marquis