Liu Qian Was About to Cry: Sect Master, We Really Are Going Bankrupt

Chen Feng glanced at Jack and the others, then gathered a ball of flame in his right hand.

The flame shot toward Miss Park and the two Middle Eastern men.

One moment, the three still wore expressions of shock. The next, they were engulfed in flames, and in the blink of an eye, they were reduced to ashes.

Seeing Miss Park and the two Middle Eastern men burned straight to ashes,

Jack's mental defenses completely collapsed at that moment.

He dropped to his knees and pleaded, "Chen, don't kill me, my friend!"

Jack kowtowed to Chen Feng repeatedly. He knew that in the East, kowtowing meant submission.

Chen Feng's ruthlessness terrified him. The man killed people as casually as he swatted mosquitoes.

The way Chen Feng had killed those mercenaries earlier had already shocked him.

Now, seeing Miss Park and the other two burned to ashes before his very eyes, Jack felt that Chen Feng was God, a divine being.

Because only God and divine beings could possess such power.

Chen Feng said to Jack:

"Do something for me!"

Chen Feng had no intention of killing Jack. He still needed Jack to collect the equipment for him, and besides, if he killed Jack, he would have no channel for buying weapons overseas in the future.

Jack immediately said:

"Chen, I'm willing to do anything for you. From now on, I'll be your loyal servant!"

Jack looked ready to acknowledge Chen Feng as his master.

Chen Feng waved a hand.

"I don't need you to be my servant. Gather all these people's equipment. I'll come to the black market bar tomorrow to get it from you. Understand?"

Apart from him and Jack, only the staff remained aboard the cruise ship. But none of them had come over even now, so they clearly had no intention of getting involved.

Chen Feng didn't want to deal with these people either. His transcendent state only lasted a few minutes, and leaving as soon as possible was the safest option.

"All right! I'll call and make arrangements immediately."

Jack hurriedly bowed his head and agreed.

When he received no response after speaking, Jack looked up and discovered that Chen Feng, who had been standing before him moments ago, had vanished without him knowing when.

Jack instantly slumped to the floor. His pants were wet.

The fear Chen Feng brought was so intense that Jack had lost control of his bodily functions.

Jack looked around. He was now the only person left alive in the entire room.

Everything he had experienced tonight had been a nightmare.

But when Jack saw Stone's corpse, his expression turned to excitement.

Their boss was dead, and the whole gang was like a flock of dragons without a leader. This was a perfect opportunity for him to rise to the top.

He didn't dwell on it. Right now, he needed to take care of what Chen Feng had instructed him to do.

Jack took out his phone and began contacting his men at the port, telling them to send a boat for him.

He walked to the porthole and gazed out at the vast sea shrouded in darkness. Fear of Chen Feng rose in his heart once more.

Although the cruise ship hadn't reached international waters, it was still several nautical miles from land.

Chen Feng had vanished into thin air just like that. What kind of immortal technique was that?

In the Painting Scroll World, Chen Feng appeared at the Xingfeng Sect.

After entering the transcendent state, he had used Spiritual Qi to stride through the air above the sea, finally reaching land just as the state was about to end.

If it had been any farther, he probably would have had to swim to shore.

Once back on land, he had returned to the Painting Scroll World through the painting scroll.

It was also nighttime in the Painting Scroll World.

The Xingfeng Sect was quiet at night, with only the sounds of miners digging coming from the mine.

Chen Feng then found Liu Qian, who was keeping accounts in his room. Upon seeing Chen Feng arrive, Liu Qian immediately rose to greet him.

"Sect Master!"

Liu Qian had grown accustomed to his sect master disappearing and reappearing at intervals.

He believed Chen Feng was cultivating, which was why he came and went like a ghost.

Chen Feng asked, "Has the Jiang Household made any moves?"

"Not yet. I've already sent people to infiltrate Liuyang Town. If the Jiang Household makes any unusual moves, we'll hear about it."

Hearing that the Jiang Household hadn't made a move, Chen Feng didn't think it had given up.

Judging by Jiang Chen's behavior that day, the man was definitely plotting against him and might already be making preparations.

However, as long as the Jiang Household didn't strike in the next few days, it would have no further chance.

Once his modern equipment arrived and he gave Wang Hu and the others a little instruction in its use, they could take the initiative and wipe out the Jiang Household.

"There's something else I came to see you about today. There are still too few mortal miners, and the mine's output isn't enough. I plan to increase the number of mortal miners and open new mines."

Chen Feng brought up another matter, one that was also pressing.

"How many does the sect master intend to add?" Liu Qian asked in surprise.

As for the mining, Liu Qian couldn't understand why Chen Feng was in this business. Blazing Sun Iron was a low-grade ore and wasn't worth much.

There was another thing: Chen Feng had been mining for so long, yet the sect's money hadn't increased at all.

They were spending money every day. Liu Qian was constantly worried that the Xingfeng Sect would go bankrupt, but he didn't dare ask Chen Feng about it.

Chen Feng replied, "Let's add five thousand for now."

"Ah? Five thousand!" Liu Qian almost thought he had misheard.

The Xingfeng Sect currently had only a few hundred miners, yet Chen Feng was increasing the number straight to five thousand.

That was five thousand people. How much would they cost each day?

"Sect Master, isn't five thousand a bit too many?" Liu Qian mustered the courage to urge him against it.

The daily wages for five thousand people alone were substantial. With the Xingfeng Sect's current wealth, it could last half a month at most before going bankrupt.

"It's not too many. It's still a little too few. Don't worry about the money. We'll have money after a while. Just do as I say."

Chen Feng wasn't worried about money in the slightest. He planned to take the opportunity to buy some small goods in Eagle Sauce Country and sell them in Liuyang Town.

Once they wiped out the Jiang Household afterward, the Xingfeng Sect's financial problems would be solved immediately.

"All right, Sect Master." Hearing Chen Feng say that, Liu Qian nodded and agreed at once.

Chen Feng immediately added:

"By the way, go elsewhere tomorrow and buy some Blazing Sun Stone for me. Buy as much as you can. Just leave enough money to cover the sect's normal expenses."

Producing ten thousand tons of Blazing Sun Iron wasn't so easy.

Buying some Blazing Sun Stone first was the safest bet.

Cold sweat was already running down Liu Qian's face.

"All right, Sect Master. I'll take care of that tomorrow as well."

Liu Qian had already made a calculation in his head. At the rate Chen Feng was spending money without regard for cost,

the Xingfeng Sect probably wouldn't have enough money to pay its members by next week.

He could only pray silently that Chen Feng had been telling the truth about having money after a while, and hope that time would come sooner.

After giving Liu Qian his instructions, Chen Feng returned to the secret chamber to cultivate.

There was still some time before dawn.

He couldn't neglect his daily cultivation.

Although the hyperbaric oxygen chamber now helped him absorb very little Spiritual Qi, it was better than nothing.