Zong Shou nodded his head silently. A thousand mysterious armor wind dragon cavalry, that was a huge amount. He wasn't willing to open his mouth to thank him, only remembering the gratitude in his heart.
"Naturally, in this world, there isn't absolute loyalty. So prince, don't disappoint him. "
As he said that, Xuanyuan Tong waved his hand. Out of the cavalry, the person at the front rode the most majestic wind winged dragon beast to the side of Xuanyuan Tong. When he opened his helmet, it was Tan Tao, nodding his head towards Zong Shou.
"Zong Hu and Zong Shou beside you are top people in the martial cultivation world who can take on ten. However, if they face Xuanwu ancestors, they will still be at a disadvantage. As for Ruoshui, although he personally taught her and treated her like a disciple, her poison injuries haven't healed. I'll let Tan Tao follow you. He was the one who caused the Yunxia and Blazing Flame Mountain matters. This time, let him make up for it! "
As Xuanyuan Tong said that, he seemed to still be angry, viciously staring at Tan Tao. The latter could only smile awkwardly, following which his expression turned solemn, "Don't worry city lord, on this trip to Gantian Mountain, I won't let the prince die in front of me!"
Only then did Xuanyuan Tong smile in satisfaction. Zong Shou felt his head hurt. Why was it this scheming fellow? He would rather Xuanyuan Tong send Luo Xian to his side.
However, at this moment, he couldn't reject and could only helplessly say, "Thank you father in law, these thousand mysterious armor wind dragon cavalry. In just three months, I, Zong Shou, will let them return in one piece! "
"No need, you are the young city lord of Xuan Mountain City. These mysterious armor wind dragon cavalry should be yours in the future, you can use them as you wish. Naturally, this bunch of people will be taken care of by you … "
Zong Shou's mouth was agape. Xuanyuan Tong laughed, "I know that when your father hid in the Oblivion Cloud Ocean, he left large amounts of beast crystals and mind stones for you in the Sanlu bank. You can afford such a small number of people, right? "
Zong Shou was speechless. What did he mean by such a small number of people? Ten Martial Ancestors, fifty Xiantian Masters, and two hundred Mythic Masters. The others were all above the 5 meridians of the Earth Chakra level.
There was also one man and three horses, making a total of three thousand Wind-winged Dragon Beasts. This person ate the horse's food and was also provided with a salary. Without more than four hundred grade 4 spirit stones or four thousand grade 4 beast crystals a year, it was impossible to supply them.
Amongst which, the few martial ancestors took up half. Every year, the spiritual stones and pills provided to them took up around two thousand grade 4 beast crystals.
However, how many grade 4 beast crystals and mind stones did Gantian Mountain produce in a year? There were quite a few spirit stone mines, but most of them had to be divided among the hidden sects.
He remembered that Gantian Mountain's annual income, all the money, taxes, mind stones and beast crystals, as well as the tributes from the vassal cities, along with the pills and weapons he ran, as well as the various material transactions, when converted to Grade Four beast crystals, it was only around 30 thousand. Every year, he obtained quite a lot from hunting under the Cloud Ocean. It should be around 250,000 pieces.
In other words, just supplying these thousand mysterious armor wind dragon cavalry was around one-eighty percent of Gantian Mountain's annual income.
Even if he went back and inherited the position of Monster King, this sum of money wasn't something he could use as he wished.
Now, he could only hope that Zong Weiran left him a huge fortune.
Xuanyuan Tong seemed to have seen through his thoughts, smiling slightly, "Don't worry! Don't forget that brother Weiran was already an ascended ancestor 6 years ago. Moreover, he was an ascended expert who could charge into the cloud ocean alone to hunt grade 7 beasts and monsters without any injuries! Just him alone could obtain ten and above grade 7 beast crystals each year. These few years, he went to those famous dangerous lands every day to train his martial path. You can imagine how huge his wealth is now. The money he saved up these few years would be enough to buy my Xuan Mountain City. "
Sōmorime's eyes instantly constricted, his heart instantly at ease. Only in his heart, there were waves rising and falling.
In this era, on the Cloud Continent, beasts that reached grade 4 and above were really rare. Even if there were, they would be in groups or living in extremely dangerous desolate lands. Most of them were like Little Zhi who had their own intelligence opened. It wasn't something a normal Xiantian master could hunt alone.
This was why the price difference between grade 4 and grade 3 was close to a hundred times.
However, there weren't any above the Cloud Continent. Below the Cloud Continent, there were numerous demon abyss evil lands where numerous beasts and evil monsters lived.
If one had enough strength, one could take a floating cloud ship down to hunt. However, this was basically risking one's life and was extremely dangerous. Even ascended ancestors and day wandering spirit masters might not be able to keep their lives.
It was said that many beasts that were chased out of the Cloud Continent during the Cloud Desolate Era lived below. There were also numerous strong beasts that were infected by the demon energy. Even ten thousand years later, there would be cases of ascended ancestors or day wandering spirit masters being surrounded and killed every year.
This was why apart from those hidden sects, only powers like Gantian Mountain had the ability to form fleets to hunt for beast crystals.
This was also why numerous martial ancestors and xiantian masters relied on Gantian Mountain and Xuan Mountain City. Apart from half of the beast crystals they obtained from the demon abyss evil lands, they would hand over to the city lord. As for the other gains, including the fur materials, they could keep it for themselves.
Gantian Mountain's tax each year wasn't much. A large portion of their wealth came from below the cloud ocean. As there were very few casualties each time they entered, they were able to dominate the west of Donglin Cloud Continent.
… However, he guessed that Zong Weiran was really strong. But to be so strong to such an extent, it made one speechless!
Going in and out of the cloud ocean alone to hunt grade 7 beasts without being injured at all. Even a grade 1 grandmaster might not be able to do that.
Based on what Xuanyuan Tong said, Zong Weiran hid it for a full 6 years. Which meant that during these 6 years, when he was killing beasts and monsters below, those sect experts didn't notice at all!
Following which Zong Shou started to calculate in his heart how much wealth Zong Weiran left for him.
1 grade 7 beast crystal was equivalent to 10 thousand grade 4 beast crystals. 10 a year, 6 years was 600 thousand grade 4 beast crystals. Wasn't that the same as 2 years of income of Gantian Mountain?
Even Zong Weiran himself needed to use a lot. Above the ascended realm, the pills and mind stones needed were all ocean amounts. However, the remaining number was probably so huge that it was beyond his imagination.
Taking in a deep breath, Zong Shou forced himself to calm down. His head was covered in cold sweat. That's right!
He remembered that a few days later would be the first wave of beast crystal and mind stone prices falling.
The drop this time wasn't small. He actually forgot about it.
In the past, he thought that the amount of mind stones and beast crystals he had in Sanlu Bank wasn't too large and he didn't care much about it. He was confident that even if he lost it, he could earn it back quickly. At this moment, he felt heartache.
All of a sudden, he recalled that there seemed to be a Floating Ruins City near the eastern entrance of the Ruohai Mountain Range. It was a famous cultivator market.
Numerous cultivators and spirit masters, as well as various powers, even hidden sects all traded there.
That Sanlu Bank definitely had a branch within, and it was along the way.
Xuanyuan Tong Zong Shou's face was alternating between green and white, his expression fluctuating as he found it weird. Following which he thought that Zong Shou was shocked by the huge wealth, breaking out into a laugh, "As for how much money Weiran left behind, I don't know. However, thinking about it, it shouldn't be little. It should be enough for my thousand mysterious armor wind dragon cavalry for 3-5 years. Don't worry! Oh right, Zong Shou, do you know about spirit and martial arts merging into one? "
This question came out of nowhere. Tan Tao and Hu Qianqiu's pupils constricted. Then, they returned to normal.
"Spirit and martial arts merging into one?"
Zong Shou's brows rose up slightly. This was a term that was seen as extremely high in both the spirit and martial paths. How would he not know about it? Only he felt a little weird, why did Xuanyuan Tong ask about this for no reason?
"I heard about it before. However, it seems like only those above the celestial realm in both the spirit and martial paths can do it. Although there are some people below the celestial realm who can do it, there are very few of them. It was said that after the cloud desolate era, there were only 7 people … "
Out of these 7 people, the most famous one was the Kenzō Sect leader as well as Cang Shengdao's current revered one. Moreover, all of them stepped into the celestial sect in a short time and left the cloud world. They were all ridiculously strong people.
Spirit masters and martial cultivators could be split into heaven, earth and body levels. After the spiritual grandmaster and true image spirit master, it wasn't the end.
"As expected, it was only done unconsciously after being drunk …"
Xuanyuan Tong muttered, his face filled with regret. Only when Zong Shou looked over with a weird expression did he smile, "You are also a dual cultivator. Have you never thought about merging the spirit and martial paths into one?"
When Zong Shou heard that, he decisively shook his head, "Why haven't I thought about it. However, I heard that spirit and martial arts merging into one relies on comprehension, inspiration and luck. If we force it, we won't be able to … "
Xuanyuan Tong nodded his head slightly and didn't think too much about it. He clapped his hands and saw a cloud crossing carriage drive out from behind the cavalry.
Zong Shou felt weird, taking a look within only to see that it was filled with jars of wine. He couldn't help but feel weird. Xuanyuan Tong should know that he couldn't drink wine?
He only heard Xuanyuan Tong explain, "This is the wine vault that I have accumulated over these tens of years. Today I will give it all to you. In the future, every time you train it is best if you can drink a bottle. It is beneficial for you. If you meet a strong enemy, it is best if you can drink until you are half drunk? "
Zong Shou was instantly speechless. Drinking wine was beneficial for him to train in martial arts, why didn't he know? In terms of martial arts experience, this father in law of his couldn't even compare to him.
However, he still reluctantly accepted it. Just as Zong Shou was about to turn around and walk back to the cloud crossing carriage, he pretended to ask, "Oh right, recently I heard Hu Zhongyuan mention that these 2 years the beast crystals hunted by Gantian Mountain has doubled. The beast crystals circulating on the market are much more than last year. Is it the same for father in law? If that is the case, I am planning to make a trip to Jiefu City to change all the beast crystals that father left. I don't know why, but I am a little worried … "
Xuanyuan Tong didn't care at first, but when he heard the last few words, his pupils constricted. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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