Jiang Man had entered the Secret Realm at midnight, and it was midnight when he came out.
As soon as he returned, Old Yellow Ox came in.
He held grass in his mouth, still chewing slowly.
"Old Huang, won't you get fat eating a midnight snack this late?" Jiang Man asked.
"It's free," Old Yellow Ox said calmly. "Do you have to pay for your meals?"
Jiang Man waved the eighteen thousand Spirit Sources in his hand.
He said nothing.
The Spirit Sources said it all.
He had earned three thousand himself, but he had no idea where the other fifteen thousand had come from.
Still, since the Secret Realm had given them to him, presumably the sect wouldn't take them back.
He counted the days.
It should be September now.
It was once again time for the annual arrival of new disciples.
Chang Qiwen should have arrived too.
It was time to prepare to repay his debts.
Jiang Man checked and found he only had twenty-one thousand.
And that included the fifteen thousand the Secret Realm had suddenly given him.
Otherwise, he would only have six thousand.
The Secret Realm was a good place, even giving away fifteen thousand. He wondered whether only he had received that or everyone had.
"I'm still quite a bit short, and there's the thirty-five hundred I owe Song Qing. Little Fatty's side is all right, since we're both in the sect and I can repay him anytime."
Jiang Man felt this was a little troublesome, but it was September now.
The Qi Refining Secret Realm might already be open, and Fang Yong had probably entered.
He just wasn't sure whether Fang Yong had reached Foundation Establishment.
If he had successfully reached Foundation Establishment...
Presumably, Jiang Man could earn some Spirit Sources.
He would