High-rank cultivators habitually used minor grotto-heavens for storage, so even though Li Chen had ended up far from home, he had not lost all his reserves.
Besides, as Li Chen saw it, with knowledge and intelligence, he could still ride the wind and stir the waters even if he owned nothing and enemies surrounded him. The shadow organization he had now established, hidden deep in the barren mountains while pulling strings in the city, was clear proof.
By contrast, if an Outer Dao Expert suffered a devastating injury and lost the cultivation housed in his flesh-and-blood body, that would be a true crisis.
As Xia Ziyi carried the false core and followed the mountain ogre corpse puppet into the mountains, Li Chen told him, "Do you know what you're holding? It's called the Dragon-Elephant Type A Psychic-Energy False Core. A Puppet Dao Master painstakingly designed it hundreds of thousands of years ago, and generations of renowned masters refined it step by step, making it a classic masterpiece among five-star creations."
"It costs over ten billion talisman coins to produce. Even when prices fluctuate, its strategic importance ensures it always holds its value."
Xia Ziyi was utterly stunned. "Over ten billion talisman coins? I'd probably have to sell off my entire Xia Household's assets to scrape together that much!"
Li Chen said, "You underestimate the Xia Household. Its total assets should amount to tens of billions. After all, that wealth has accumulated over several centuries. But the household has expenses to cover, so its cash on hand would be a billion or so at most. When signs of decline appear and it sells off quality assets such as ancestral magical treasures and spirit-medicine nurseries, it can actually hold more cash."
Xia Ziyi looked thoughtful. "That's true. After this failed demon hunt,