Chapter 256: The Void Secret Realm

One year later.

Ye Qingxuan's main consciousness suddenly left his original body and descended into his clone, the Mysterious Merchant.

Inside the Xuanxuan Pavilion of the Mysterious Mall.

Ye Qingxuan looked at the smiling Luo Tian before him and said expressionlessly:

"Luo Tian, the deadline has arrived. You must repay your loan."

Seeing Ye Qingxuan's expressionless face, Luo Tian felt a chill in his heart.

He secretly swallowed and tentatively asked:

"City Lord, how about granting me a little more time?"

Hearing this, Ye Qingxuan glanced at Luo Tian and said coldly:

"I have already granted you ten years of extension, yet you have not repaid a single spirit stone to this day."

"What? Do you intend to default?"

Luo Tian gritted his teeth and began to circulate his spiritual power to resist Ye Qingxuan's aura.

The moment the formation was activated, Luo Tian instantly could not withstand the pressure of Ye Qingxuan's aura and collapsed to the ground.

His cultivation had indeed increased as desired, but the situation in the Xuanmu Realm had suddenly changed, and the fighting had become exceptionally perilous.

Seeing this, Ye Qingxuan watched Luo Tian with interest as the speed of his aura's eruption rapidly climbed.

Luo Tian possessed a bronze fragment, allowing him to consume elixirs to increase his cultivation without side effects; his future was limitless.

To give Luo Tian a warning, Ye Qingxuan even secretly activated the city-protecting great formation of the Mysterious Mall.

In Luo Tian's view, the worst that could happen was serving the Mysterious City Lord for a thousand years.

Otherwise, given this rascal's stubborn nature, he would not easily submit.

Knowing he could not escape this time, Luo Tian could only lower his head and bitterly smile:

After speaking, beneath the silver mask, Ye Qingxuan gazed at Luo Tian with deep, dim eyes.

The gentle rain has fallen; now comes the thunder.

"City Lord, I truly do not have enough spirit stones to repay the loan. How about I serve you for a thousand years instead?"

And then hunt the Green Demon Clan to repay the owed spirit stones.

His original plan was to borrow spirit stones, increase his cultivation realm, and then...

Feeling the oppressive aura on his body, growing increasingly heavy and terrifying.

He was not willing to risk his life for mere spirit stones.

Now, one hundred and ten years had passed since Luo Tian borrowed the loan.

Ten years ago, Ye Qingxuan had already granted Luo Tian one extension.

The aura around him slowly rose, pressing down toward Luo Tian.

It would be a way to repay the Mysterious City Lord for his financial support in cultivation.

Putting himself in danger due to spirit stones.

Hearing Luo Tian's offer to serve him for a thousand years to offset the owed spirit stones.

A smile appeared on the corner of Ye Qingxuan's lips as he said lightly:

"A thousand years? Luo Tian, based on the spirit stones you owe, a thousand years is not enough."

Hearing this, Luo Tian nodded dismissively and chuckled:

"I know. According to the contract, ten million high-grade spirit stones equal one thousand years of service!"

"I serve you for a thousand years to offset ten million high-grade spirit stones."

"As for the remaining balance, heh, given our relationship, just round it off for me?"

Seeing that after borrowing for so many years, Luo Tian still wanted to round off the amount and refused to pay a single bit of interest.

Facing Luo Tian's shamelessness, Ye Qingxuan was not angry at all; instead, he felt much relieved and then spoke with a light laugh:

"Round it off? Luo Tian, you owe me over six hundred million high-grade spirit stones."

"According to the contract and the Dao oath you made, for every ten million high-grade spirit stones owed, you must serve me for a thousand years."

"Over six hundred million high-grade spirit stones; even if I round it off for you, a thousand years of service is far from enough, is it?"

Trapping an innocent person versus trapping a rascal.

Clearly, trapping a rascal made him feel more at ease.

If Luo Tian had shown complete obedience and considered him at every turn, Ye Qingxuan would have felt too embarrassed to act.

Thinking this, Ye Qingxuan couldn't help but praise himself in his heart:

"I am just too kind-hearted."

At this moment, opposite Ye Qingxuan.

Luo Tian was already stunned into silence by fear.

A moment later, Luo Tian recovered his senses and immediately shouted in a broken voice:

"Impossible! I only borrowed ten million high-grade spirit stones. How could I owe you over six hundred million?"

Seeing that Luo Tian did not believe him.

Ye Qingxuan took out the contract and pointed to the clauses, calculating the interest:

"According to the contract, this ten million high-grade spirit stones is calculated at a monthly interest rate of 5%."

"Ten million high-grade spirit stones generate 500, 00 high-grade spirit stones in interest per month, which is 6 million high-grade spirit stones per year."

"You borrowed for one hundred years. Even if I do not calculate the interest for the ten-year delay in repayment, you still owe me a total of 610 million high-grade spirit stones."

"That means, if you do not repay the spirit stones, you must serve me for sixty-one thousand years."

"Is a 5% monthly interest rate calculated like this?"

Hearing Ye Qingxuan's words and seeing the contents of the contract, Luo Tian was so furious he could not speak.

"I..."

In the end, it was Ye Qingxuan, being kind-hearted, who spoke for Luo Tian:

"Serve for sixty-one thousand years."

Immediately, Luo Tian, enraged, pointed a finger at Ye Qingxuan:

"You..."

Just as he was about to say something,

he was unexpectedly silenced again by Ye Qingxuan's calm remark:

"You? You personally swore a Dao Oath."

Upon hearing this, Luo Tian seemed to deflate, his spirit instantly crushed.

He slumped onto the floor of the great hall, staring blankly at the ceiling above, muttering incessantly:

"Sixty-one thousand years, sixty-one thousand years."

A Dao Oath is like a rule of the Di Xuan Realm.

Once a Dao Oath is sworn, to break it is to violate that rule.

The world consciousness of the Di Xuan Realm would then treat the oath-breaker as a world heretic and use the power of the world to erase them.

It is equivalent to formatting and deleting a virus.

Ordinary cultivators do not possess the strength to resist the world's power of erasure.

Therefore, unless they are resolved to die, cultivators will never break a Dao Oath they have sworn.

Seeing Luo Tian's dazed state, Ye Qingxuan felt a bit reluctant and kindly reminded him:

"If you are willing to offer other valuable items to offset the spirit stones, perhaps you would not need to serve me for so many years."

Hearing Ye Qingxuan's words, Luo Tian's dazed gaze flickered, and he instinctively asked:

"How many spirit stones could a Cave Void-level secret realm offset?"

A glint of sharp light flashed in Ye Qingxuan's eyes as he spoke calmly:

"A mere Cave Void-level secret realm is not of great value."

"Moreover, without knowing the detailed situation inside the secret realm, I cannot make an accurate valuation."

"Very well! I will take a small loss. A Cave Void-level secret realm will offset one hundred million high-grade spirit stones for you. How about that?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Tian fell into hesitation.

Given his cultivation realm and status, he actually did not know the true value of a Cave Void-level secret realm.

This time, Ye Qingxuan did not swindle Luo Tian too badly.

A Cave Void-level secret realm sounds impressive in name.

However, its true value depends entirely on the contents within the secret realm to be accurately assessed.

Furthermore, developing a secret realm requires a massive expenditure of manpower and resources; the initial investment is certainly not small.

Nevertheless, a Cave Void secret realm will contain at least one Grade Seven spiritual vein.

A Grade Seven spiritual vein is capable of producing spirit crystals.

For Ye Qingxuan to offer one hundred million high-grade spirit stones, he would at least not lose out.

(End of this chapter)