Chapter 34: How Did Chu Yao Dare Let Me Owe So Much?
"I…"
Xiao Yi was full of anger, but when he met Chu Yao's sharp, blade-like gaze, it was like being doused with cold water. He instantly calmed down.
"Xiao Yi, you are too impulsive…"
The old man in his ring sighed.
His disciple was young, impatient, and full of petty tricks but lacked true wisdom. Without him cleaning up messes, Xiao Yi would have died many times already.
"Teacher, what should we do now?"
Xiao Yi panicked a little.
After all, he was facing the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, a giant power spread across the entire Primordial World.
"Show her the True Disciple Token of Medicine King Valley. Explain yourself clearly in public and apologize properly."
The old man gave his advice.
Relieved that his teacher had a plan, Xiao Yi tossed out the token.
"I am a true disciple of Medicine King Valley. Just now I acted on impulse. I offended Fairy Chu—please forgive me."
Chu Yao took the token, checked it with her divine sense, and confirmed it was indeed a Medicine King Valley True Disciple Token.
But she still felt doubtful.
Xiao Yi looked nothing like a disciple of Medicine King Valley.
Medicine King Valley was an immortal Dao lineage, famous for growing spiritual herbs and refining pills.
The sect was overflowing with wealth, lacking only neither stones nor pills.
Their disciples, when out on training, were all rich and arrogant.
They never asked prices when buying things.
Xiao Yi, on the other hand, acted like he had never seen spirit stones in his life—haggling endlessly for even a few hundred stones. He looked exactly like a desperate rogue cultivator.
Could this token have been stolen?
But no—that was unlikely.
Every True Disciple Token was registered and carried tracking marks. If the owner died, Medicine King Valley would send experts to hunt down the killer.
"No… this token has no identity information. It's a masterless token."
Chu Yao narrowed her eyes.
There were only two possibilities.
First, it was stolen from a Void Dao Realm elder of Medicine King Valley.
Second, it was robbed by a King Realm or higher expert, who erased the tracking mark without damaging the token.
Either way, Xiao Yi was not simple. Someone of King Realm level or higher was backing him.
Thinking this through, Chu Yao returned the token calmly.
"This must not happen again."
She had wanted to kill Xiao Yi to establish authority, but with someone of that level protecting him, she gave up.
Since Xiao Yi had admitted fault and the Pavilion had not lost anything, it was better to keep business smooth.
"No need to make enemies over something small."
"Thank you, Fairy Chu, for your generosity."
Xiao Yi put away the token and thanked her, though inside he was furious and humiliated.
"Teacher, Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion bullies the weak and fears the strong. They wouldn't even let me ask questions.
"If not for your token, this wouldn't have ended so easily. In the future, when I am strong, I will make Chu Yao pay back today's humiliation a hundred times over."
His handsome face turned firm with determination. He longed to become strong enough to slap Chu Yao's face.
"Good. Work hard on your cultivation and stop acting so rashly."
The old man's voice was calm.
"Don't worry, teacher. I promise this won't happen again. I won't let you down."
After a pause, Xiao Yi asked, "Teacher, should we still join Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion as alchemist elders?"
"…."
The old man was speechless.
You just caused such a mess, offended Chu Yao herself, and you still want to use them?
Were you bold, or just brainless?
"No. We can't join Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion. We can't even stay in Qingzhou. Once the auction ends, we leave immediately and hide for a while."
"Why?" Xiao Yi asked in confusion.
"Even if Chu Yao knows I'm not a true disciple, didn't the token scare her?
"If needed, we can disguise ourselves, change our identities, and still work as alchemists."
Their plan had been to join as alchemist elders, use the Pavilion's resources, and have them find herbs to nurture their treasures.
The protection and benefits were too good to abandon.
"No. If Chu Yao passes word to Medicine King Valley, they will send experts to investigate."
The old man's reply was firm.
"But…"
Xiao Yi had a strong feeling that joining the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion would bring him great fortune.
His instincts had always been accurate. Since the start of his path, he had relied on them to gain countless opportunities. This time, he believed, would be no different.
"No more excuses. We cannot take this risk."
The old man in the ring was furious.
If Xiao Yi hadn't argued with Chu Yao over every little thing, joining the Pavilion would have been certain.
Instead, Xiao Yi had ruined a perfect chance. The more the old man thought about it, the angrier he became, almost wishing he could kill someone.
"Teacher, fortune favors the bold. Why don't we at least talk to Chu Yao? If it doesn't work out, we can leave afterward."
Reporting to Medicine King Valley could bring rewards.
But the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion was a giant, a superpower. As the daughter of the Pavilion President, Chu Yao's status was high—she might not even care about such rewards.
If he offered her a deal tempting enough, maybe they could still cooperate.
Xiao Yi didn't want to give up while even a sliver of hope remained.
"…"
The old man couldn't understand his disciple's thinking.
Xiao Yi wanted to join the Pavilion while at the same time offending Chu Yao and plotting against the Pavilion itself.
…
After the auction ended, Chu Yao went straight to Gu Qing's private room and produced a spatial jade bottle.
"Young Master Gu, this is demonic beast flesh and blood I had transferred from another branch."
"So fast?"
Gu Qing was surprised.
The auction had only lasted two days, and she had already secured the beasts.
Her efficiency was remarkable.
With a sweep of his divine sense, he saw that the ten jade bottles were all filled with beast flesh.
The weakest were from third-rank beasts, and the total amounted to well over a hundred thousand.
"These parts are from beasts' less valuable areas. The refining and alchemy materials are separate. Will you take them?"
Chu Yao asked with a smile.
"No need, these are enough."
Parts used for pills and artifacts were far too expensive. With the same money, he could buy many more beasts.
What he needed was flesh filled with life force to refine into pure beast liquid.
He had to admit—Chu Yao understood him well.
She knew exactly what he wanted.
Doing business with her was far too comfortable.
Thinking of this, Gu Qing asked, "How much?"
"Thirty-six billion high-grade spirit stones."
"How much?"
"The total is thirty-six point seven billion, but I waived the remainder."
Seeing Gu Qing's shocked expression, Chu Yao narrowed her fox-like eyes, a sly smile in her gaze.
"And this is only the first batch. I've already ordered five more from other continents. They should arrive in about three days."
"In total, that will be two hundred seventy billion high-grade spirit stones."
"In addition, there is also—"
"Stop."
Gu Qing couldn't listen anymore.
If he let this little enchantress continue, she would probably run the total into the trillions.
He was only a Mysterious Dan Realm cultivator, yet she was already burying him under an astronomical debt.
Just thinking of it made his heart ache.
"Chu Yao, I really underestimated you." Gu Qing gave her a resentful look.
He had only meant to buy all the beasts available in Qingzhou. At worst, it should have cost a few hundred billion.
He never expected Chu Yao to go as far as importing beasts from other continents.
How could Chu Yao dare let him owe so much?
Was she not worried he might never pay her back?
Did the Pavilion's upper elders really have no objections?
=================================================================
Hey readers! Want to jump far ahead in the story? The moment you join our Patreon, you'll instantly unlock 30 advanced chapters — giving you a huge head start beyond the public releases.
And it doesn't stop there. Every month, you'll also get 60 brand-new chapters, released steadily at 14 per week, so there's always fresh content waiting for you.
Plus, there are even more fics updated at the same reliable pace, ready to explore. Come join now and keep the adventure flowing without pause!
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/JoyceCruize