Chapter 356: Atonement Money

Time returned to one incense stick ago.

The Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon, invisible and hidden, arrived at Mount Wuyin, in front of the Cloud Fox Mountain God Temple.

Ning Zhuo and Sun Lingtong climbed out of the mechanical dragon.

The temple gate was wide open, and there were already pilgrims coming and going, mostly villagers.

Seeing the two appear suddenly, the villagers were startled, but then some discovered they were the guests who had visited the village before and smiled to greet them.

Sun Lingtong crossed his arms and did not speak.

Ning Zhuo smiled, nodded, and greeted the villagers, his attitude very kind.

The villagers were very enthusiastic: "Have you two guests figured it out? Praying here is absolutely correct. The Fox God is very responsive."

As soon as Sun and Ning appeared at the temple gate, the Fox God immediately sensed it, and his heart jumped slightly.

He had previously told Sun and Ning the secret of the Shanxi Valley, which was intentionally revealing the matter to them. But after waiting and waiting for these days, there was no movement, and the Fox God thought they had really left Mount Wuyin and never returned.

Little did he know, that day Sun and Ning had deliberately flown away from Mount Wuyin, then activated the Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon, and secretly sneaked into the Shanxi Valley.

Although the Fox God was a Mountain God, he was only a deputy, and his true strength was only at the Golden Core level on Mount Wuyin, so he could not discover the whereabouts of Sun and Ning at all.

He knew very little about what had happened these days, equivalent to nothing.

Now, seeing Sun and Ning return suddenly, he immediately had a premonition that something big was going to happen.

He issued an oracle.

The fox receptionist trotted all the way to the door and bowed deeply to Sun and Ning: "Two distinguished guests, please come in!"

The pilgrims nearby saw this scene and showed expressions of surprise.

They had burned incense and worshipped the god so many times, but they had never seen the calm and breezy fox receptionist have such a humble posture.

Sun Lingtong shook his head repeatedly: "We won't go in; let your master come to the mountainside to talk."

Last time they were trapped in the temple, they suffered a small secret loss.

How could Sun Lingtong repeat the same mistake?

This time, Sun and Ning did not hide their tracks, secretly letting the still-invisible Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon follow. The two of them took out the Somersault Cloud and flew down.

When they descended to the mountainside, the two saw a cluster of mountain mist emerge abruptly, and then condense into the Fox God.

Sun and Ning landed from the cloud. The Fox God, with silver hair and white clothes, and a graceful figure, had already stood on the ground one step ahead, looking at the two with a smile.

Sun Lingtong jumped lightly and landed on the ground.

Ning Zhuo lowered the cloud to a height close to the ground, stretched his legs, and put away the cloud. The mist drifted away and entered the storage belt, and he stood naturally in front of the Fox God.

The first sentence he said was: "Fox God, your matter has been exposed!"

The Fox God's pupils shrank slightly, and his smile remained calm: "I haven't seen you for many days, little gentleman. I miss you very much. I didn't expect that the first sentence of our reunion would be this, which is too hurtful to our feelings."

Ning Zhuo sneered: "I have thoroughly investigated the case of the Black Wind Tiger Demon in the Shanxi Valley."

"The Meng family Golden Core in Jade Steel Town secretly assisted this group of demons and is now anxious."

"As for you, as a Mountain God, you clearly knew but did not report it, which is a dereliction of duty as an official of the Southern Bean Kingdom. Harboring demons and assisting them in causing chaos, your crime is very serious, Fox God."

The Fox God's face changed, and he couldn't help but show a trace of panic.

"Little gentleman is truly capable!"

"In just a few days, you have found out the truth."

"I was also forced. If I didn't obey, I would have died long ago. How could I meet you, little gentleman?"

"Forced by the situation, I had to submit and serve the thieves, but my loyalty is witnessed by heaven and earth! I have always been plotting to expose this conspiracy."

"Therefore, after meeting you, I immediately told you two."

"This is enough to prove my sincerity."

Sun Lingtong sneered: "What a Fox God, your eloquence is really good. You told us the secret of the Shanxi Valley just to trick us into exploring it."

"If our strength was insufficient, we would have become the food of the demons. I suppose you have done this before, right?"

"If our strength was equal and we made a scene, you could also watch from the sidelines, let the secret be exposed, and let this group of demons be unable to stay on Mount Wuyin, clearing trouble for you."

"If our strength was higher, or we simply invited helpers to kill this group of demons, you would enjoy the fruits of victory without any effort. After all, the original Mountain God is gone, and you, the deputy, can take over."

After Sun Lingtong's words, he directly exposed the Fox God's calculations.

The Fox God forced a smile: "Little boy, you think of me too badly."

He was about to continue explaining when he was interrupted by Ning Zhuo: "Okay, let's save the mutual probing and acting. We can protect you, but Fox God, what can you pay?"

The Fox God was slightly stunned, then showed a look of joy, and tentatively said: "I am willing to offer ten thousand medium-grade spirit stones."

Spirit stones are divided into low-grade, medium-grade, high-grade, and top-grade.

One thousand low-grade spirit stones can be converted into about one hundred medium-grade spirit stones, or ten high-grade spirit stones.

This conversion is only a reference for the usual market price.

In fact, most cultivators prefer quality under the same conditions. Between ten high-grade spirit stones and one hundred medium-grade spirit stones, basically no cultivator would choose the latter.

As for top-grade spirit stones, they are priceless, and this conversion relationship cannot be used as a reference.

Ten thousand medium-grade spirit stones is a huge fortune.

But Sun Lingtong immediately shook his head: "Tsk, are you sending away a beggar?"

The Fox God said: "I haven't finished speaking yet, little boy, don't be impatient."

He looked at Ning Zhuo, his beautiful eyes flashing: "I am also willing to offer six Golden Core-level Walnut Mountain Spirits."

Walnut Mountain Spirits are a specialty of the big mountains and are a kind of mountain stone essence.

Its body is small, resembling walnut kernels, but the foundation is thick and can carry a large number of array patterns. It is very excellent for serving as an array base.

Inside the Heavy Armored Blood Ape · Great Victory, there are many Walnut Mountain Spirits. However, they are all at the Foundation Establishment level.

To replace them with Golden Core-level Walnut Mountain Spirits, the specifications and number of magic arrays it can carry would skyrocket by more than ten times!

Ning Zhuo was moved, but his face remained calm.

Sun Lingtong cooperated with him tacitly and shouted: "Fox God, you must know that our background is extraordinary, and we are from a wealthy family. A mere six Walnut Mountain Spirits is looking down on people too much."

The smile on the Fox God's face faded, and he took a light breath: "I am also willing to take out three hundred Mist Embroidery Orchids, one hundred and eighty Haze Stones, and sixty drops of Purple Morning Dew."

Mist Embroidery Orchid is a white orchid that only grows in dense fog environments. It is often used to make camouflage talismans or pills that disguise aura.

Sun Lingtong and Yang Chanyu had stolen a lot inside the Cloud Whale before.

Haze Stones are only produced in the depths of perennial thick fog. Crushing them can erupt into a sky-covering fog, covering a radius of several miles.

Purple Morning Dew is essentially just morning dew, and its preciousness lies in the fact that it contains purple energy.

The so-called purple energy coming from the east, many cultivators' cultivation techniques pay attention to absorbing the wisps of purple energy sprinkled on the earth at dawn when the sun rises.

There are countless dew drops in the mountains in the morning, and some can store a little purple energy. When the temperature rises, the dew evaporates into steam, and the purple energy dissipates between heaven and earth.

A Mountain God like the Fox God has an extraordinary advantage in collecting morning dew.

Although the quality of these morning dews is only at the Qi Refining level, the purple energy is useful to both Ning Zhuo and Sun Lingtong, and the value is quite high.

But Sun Lingtong still shook his head: "Not enough, not enough!"

The Fox God stared, his face cold: "Little boy, your appetite is really big. Can you digest it if you eat too much?"

Sun Lingtong snorted coldly: "You should worry about yourself."

The Fox God gritted his teeth and had to add more: "Thirteen Ghost Shadow Bamboos, each reaching the Foundation Establishment level. This is my entire collection, is that okay?"

Sun Lingtong couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

He had been in charge of the black market for many years and naturally knew the weight and value of goods.

This Ghost Shadow Bamboo is quite rare and only grows in very gloomy places. Often in these places, a massive number of ghosts are entrenched, which is extremely fierce.

The Ghost Shadow Bamboo itself can store lonely souls. When swaying, the bamboo shadows are like ghosts, flickering off the ground, and can kill enemies and claim lives.

The Ghost Shadow Bamboo contains a huge amount of yin energy, which is a huge amount of cultivation resources for some cultivators.

If a cultivator wants to enter the Ghost Market, the Ghost Shadow Lantern made of Ghost Shadow Bamboo is one of the most suitable treasures for clearing the way.

In short, because Ghost Shadow Bamboo is very rare, it often appears in auctions, and any one of them, as long as the quality is not too bad, can be sold for the price of Golden Core-level materials.

The Fox God took out not just one, but thirteen this time. For a newly promoted Mountain God, he really took out his entire fortune. Even Sun Lingtong felt incredible—can the Mountain God of Mount Wuyin make so much money?

"According to common sense, Mount Wuyin is not a place that can produce Ghost Shadow Bamboo." Sun Lingtong felt puzzled and simply asked directly.

The Fox God gave a bitter smile and said: "The demon Black Tiger itself possesses the talent of Night Shadow Yin Evil, and it has slaughtered many living beings, all gathered in the Shanxi Valley. Therefore, only there can some Ghost Shadow Bamboo be produced occasionally."

"Two young masters, I have only become a god for a short time. I have already taken out all my family wealth to buy my life and atone for my sins."

"I hope the two can have pity on this little god..."

The Fox God was on the verge of tears.

Sun Lingtong sneered. He was much better at this kind of extortion than Ning Zhuo: "Hmph, Fox God, you can't fool me. These are not your bottom-of-the-box treasures. I can tell at a glance!"

"You must understand that we are taking your things to help you."

"We only get a very small part, and to atone for your sins, we have to make arrangements up and down."

"At this time, you are still hanging on to some property, which is really unwise."

"When the time comes, your mountain will be cut down and your temple destroyed, your body will collapse, and your spirit will be annihilated, what use will those treasures be?"