"Zhou Bao is a lunatic!"
After hearing that Zhou Bao had trampled on the gate of Qianyuan Mountain and killed the Master of Golden Lights Cave,
Jianghu was quiet for a while, and then began to curse.
Everyone was already numb to Zhou Bao's amazing actions. Compared to breaking into Mingyi School alone, trampling on the gate of Qianyuan Mountain was not a big deal.
Qianyuan Mountain was independent of the three biggest sects of the Jin and formed its own faction. Although they occasionally cooperated with each other, they did not have any backing. Even now, when they were expanding their strength, they had conflicts of interest with the three biggest sects. Therefore, when he was trampled on by Zhou Bao, everyone was still gloating.
The only one who felt depressed was the Divine Wind Palace and the School of Five Virtues.
Zhou Bao had shown his attitude with his actions, a very firm attitude. Under such circumstances, there was only one way to get Zhou Bao's Yin and Yang Dust Formation, and that was to take it by force.
Even if it was by force, it was impossible.
The conditions were not ripe, the opinions of the Mingyi School were not unified, and there were many contradictions in the School of Five Virtues. Moreover, they were at the critical moment of seizing the Azure Secret Area. No one was willing to fall out with Zhou Bao at this time.
Therefore, no matter how dissatisfied they were, they could only let Zhou Bao, the troublemaker, show off his strength.
The Master of Golden Lights Cave was defeated, but the Golden Lights Cave of Qianyuan Mountain was not destroyed. In any case, the Master of Golden Lights Cave had several powerful disciples. They built a new mountain near Qianyuan Mountain and swore to fight Zhou Bao to the end.
Especially the White Blademaster Lu Shaoyou, he swore to the sky that he would tear Zhou Bao into pieces. However, when he swore, Zhou Bao had already returned to the Wuyang Region and did not care about his so-called oath.
Lu Shaoyou was targeted by Wang She, so it was not Zhou Bao's turn to worry about him.
As for the Golden Lights Cave, it had lost the Master of Golden Lights Cave and the underground spiritual vein. Even if it was not destroyed, its decline was already a foregone conclusion. Zhou Bao did not need to do anything, he just needed to suppress it secretly.
Now the only thing he was worried about was the Original Spirit of the Master of Golden Lights Cave. This guy had already entered the Mysterious Realm and was listed as an immortal. Although he had been refined by his Furnace of Immortality, that bit of Original Spirit was still in the Golden Book of Fate and could still be reincarnated. Moreover, it could be reincarnated with the memory of its previous life. This was a potential threat.
But now, Zhou Bao was not in the mood to care about him. The Original Spirit was attached to the Golden Book of Fate. Although it was said to be immortal, it was not easy for it to be reincarnated completely. The Divine Wind Palace had great control over the Golden Book of Fate, but it did not mean that whoever was allowed to be reincarnated would be able to be reincarnated. Moreover, there were internal conflicts in the Divine Wind Palace. For example, the Third Dean of the School of Five Virtues, Li VII, did not have a good relationship with Yi IV and was trying to be friendly to Zhou Bao.
Therefore, Zhou Bao was not worried about the Master of Golden Lights Cave at all.
"Crown Prince, Crown Prince, interesting. The Crown Prince is showing goodwill to me at this time. What is he planning?!" Zhou Bao tapped the table beside him with his index finger and looked at the long list of gifts in his hand. His eyes flashed with an unfathomable light.
400,000 taels of gold, 8 million taels of silver, 5,000 white jade pearls, 3,000 pairs of jade discs, five Blood Jade Corals that were 100 feet tall, and other precious stones of various colors. There were countless treasures.
Just the transportation alone took three days. That was because the Anyuan Store had been trained to transport goods that were comparable to the legendary transportation of the Spring Festival.
This batch of wealth was enough for a person to live a prosperous life for dozens of lifetimes. But the Crown Prince did not hesitate to transport it. At the same time, he sent 500 beautiful servants. He did not hide his desire to win Zhou Bao's favor. What was he trying to do?
Below Zhou Bao stood Jiang Xiao, Wang Cheng, Zhu Ba, and Renzhen Cuo. Their eyes were lowered, and from time to time, they glanced at the gifts in the hall and courtyard out of the corner of their eyes. No one knew what they were thinking!
"Jiang Xiao, what do you think?!"
"Your Excellency, the Crown Prince is obviously trying to rope you in and make plans for his future. However, with Your Excellency's current prestige, you can just accept these gifts. As for the rest, you don't have to worry about him!"
"That's right, Your Excellency. Why do we care so much? If someone sends us gifts, how can we refuse?!" Zhu Ba said gruffly.
"Who allowed you to speak? Why? Has your voice become louder after becoming an expert?!" Zhou Bao glared at Zhu Ba and scolded him.
Zhu Ba heard Zhou Bao's unfriendly tone. He shivered and did not dare to speak anymore.
"Renzhen Cuo, you seem to have something to say?!" Zhou Bao saw Renzhen Cuo's hesitant expression and asked softly.
"Master, oh, no, Your Excellency!" Renzhen Cuo was used to being a maidservant, so it was difficult for her to change her words. "These gifts are really strange. Even if the Jin is the first dynasty in the world and the Crown Prince is the Crown Prince, he shouldn't have so much money. All the items here are almost equal to half of the Jin's annual income. Even if he is rich, he should be out of money after this gift, right?!"
"That makes sense!" Zhou Bao listened and looked as if he had the same feeling.
Although the Jin was the first dynasty in the Central Mainland Region, its financial situation was a bit tight. Its annual income was only 80 million taels of silver. However, the value of the items here was no less than 40 million taels of silver, which was equal to half of the Jin's annual income. Why did the Crown Prince send so much money?
This was also the reason why Zhou Bao was puzzled. With the Crown Prince's status, he must know that even 400 million taels of silver would not be of much use to Zhou Bao, let alone 40 million taels of silver. What was the use of money for a guy whose combat capability had reached the Level of Genuine Immortality?
Moreover, what concerned Zhou Bao most was that this time, the Crown Prince's gifts were all vulgar things. The so-called vulgar things meant that they were not helpful to the practice of martial arts, such as silver, gold, pearls, and gems. Ordinary people regarded them as their lives, but practitioners regarded them as dirt.
"Hehe, among so many gems, there isn't even a single spirit stone. So many medicinal herbs are great supplements for mortals, but they don't have much effect on the cultivation of martial arts. This crown prince is really thoughtful!"
Zhou Bao sneered. Renzhen Cuo could not guess the Crown Prince's intentions, but Zhou Bao understood the Crown Prince's intentions from the secret letter that came along with the gifts.
"He is really an unambitious person, but he is also a practical person. Although these things are useless to me, they are of great use to the construction of the Wuyang Region. Now that the Wuyang Region has just been built, it is basically a bottomless pit of money. Since there is such a good thing, of course I would be impolite to refuse!" Zhou Bao made up his mind and nodded to Renzhen Cuo.
"Yes, what you said makes sense. His intentions have been clearly stated in this letter, so you don't have to worry too much about his intentions. Jiang Xiao, Wang Cheng, Renzhen Cuo, the three of you are responsible for counting the items here and storing them in the warehouse according to the gift list. Use what needs to be used and spend what needs to be spent. Don't be reluctant. Money is meant to be spent, understand?"
"Yes, Your Excellency, I understand!" The three of them said at the same time. Only Zhu Ba stood there and looked at Zhou Bao with hope in his eyes.
"What are you looking at? Haven't you been greedy enough in the past two years?" Zhou Bao glanced at Zhu Ba and said, "Look at you, your cultivation has stagnated at Level Seven. How long has it been? You still haven't made any progress. I'll give you another three years. If you still can't break through Level Eight in three years, don't even think about getting a Pure Yang Celestial Device!"
"Ah? Three years?! " Zhu Ba stretched out three fingers in a daze and looked at Zhou Bao with a depressed face. "Your Excellency, do you think I'm like you? Breaking through from Level Seven to Level Eight in three years?!"
"That's your business. As a man, you must be tough on yourself. If you don't try, how will you know?" Zhou Bao laughed and said, "That's about it. I don't need your help much. You can go to the south and take charge of Anyuan Store. Although Anyuan Store's position is stable now and we have stable allies in the south, it will be too shabby if we don't have an expert to take charge of it. You can go there!" After saying that, Zhou Bao raised his hand and a golden light fell into Zhu Ba's hand. "This Knot Golden Net is a Pure Yang Celestial Device. I'll lend it to you and you can refine it. However, if you can't break through Level Eight in three years, even if you refine it into a Natal Celestial Device, I'll take it back!"
"Thank you, Your Excellency!"
The surprise after disappointment was more touching. Without thinking, Zhu Ba grabbed the golden light and bowed to Zhou Bao. His eyes flashed with green light. "Your Excellency, don't worry. I won't let you down!"
Now it was the other three's turn to be envious. Although this vulgar thing was good, it was not as good as a Pure Yang Celestial Device.
"Well, go back to your work!" Zhou Bao waved his hand and drove the four out.
After the four left, Zhou Bao picked up the secret letter and read it carefully. Finally, he just smiled and turned the letter into powder.
"This Crown Prince is really good. However, the Jin's throne is involved in too many things. I don't want to get involved in this mess for the time being. I don't know whether Li VII knows what the Crown Prince is thinking or not. If he knows, it's okay. If he doesn't know, I don't know how he will feel and how he will react!"
The Crown Prince's idea was simple, pragmatic, and not aggressive.
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