Please Recommend. Ma Tianyang emerged after making a circuit of the Reincarnation Hall, his face still full of wonder.
He had not been comprehending Dao resonance; he had merely glanced around like a rider viewing flowers from horseback.
He walked over to Chen Xun and pointed at the doorway, unable to hide the amazement in his voice. "Nephew, inside this Reincarnation Hall-tsk, tsk, the pool, the floor, the inner walls, the dome-the Bing Huo condensed crystal bricks, Soul-Nourishing black jade, star-pattern steel used there-what extravagance! Such lavish spending, tsk, tsk, tsk!"
Every material he named was a priceless rarity, superb at bearing energy, stabilizing space, or even assisting the circulation of soul power.
Chen Xun merely smiled calmly. "Yes. When we built this place, those materials alone cost over forty million gold coins."
"F-forty million?!" Ma Tianyang sucked in a cold breath, his eyes nearly popping out. He could not help muttering, "Loaded big spenders!"
His face was a picture of envy, jealousy, and resentment.
His mercenary yet straightforward reaction amused Chen Xun, who chuckled.
Chen Xun had only mentioned the materials; there were also construction costs. The Xi Li Family had undertaken the work, with Xi Li Rufeng personally overseeing it. Had anyone else done it, even fifty million would not have covered it.
Ma Tianyang rubbed his hands and leaned closer, the trace of humor on his face fading into seriousness. "Nephew, there are some matters-shall we find somewhere quiet to talk?"
Chen Xun understood and nodded. "All right."
The three of them-Chen Xun, Ma Tianyang, and Ma Rulong-strolled out of the Yin-Yang Great Transformation Hall and came to a pavilion built against the mountainside a short distance off to one side.
It was past ten, but the refreshing mountain breeze dispersed the summer heat.
The pavilion stood