Chapter 110: Conversation with the Family Head

Long Wanli looked at Long Xuan as he walked in, revealing a look of appreciation, and smiled: "Sit down. We are at home, no need to be so formal."

Long Xuan sat down opposite him in a relaxed manner and first asked with concern: "Family Head, shouldn't you manage Long Qilin? If he keeps tossing about like this, he will go bankrupt."

"Haha! No need to manage him. Winning the championship is definitely out of the question, but building a house with high construction costs isn't necessarily a loss."

"The better the building materials of the house built by the Straw Gu, the further the transmission distance. His Superior Spirit Stone hut will have a time to make big money in the future," Long Wanli laughed.

Long Xuan understood. It seemed the clan had already accepted his proposal and was preparing to launch letter-delivery and escort businesses.

To launch these businesses, one must have a pile of high-quality houses.

But don't ever think that the Straw Gu is just a Lower Grade Gu worm with an extremely high cost-performance ratio and that the construction cost is very cheap.

Cheap is only the Gu itself; the houses it builds are not cheap at all, and the houses it builds might even be more expensive than those of Top-Grade Gu worms.

No wonder there had been so many madmen in the clan recently; Long Xuan had found the reason. In this way, the better the house is built, the more likely it is to make big money.

At this moment, a crazy thought also arose in his heart: what if he cut down the Fire Dragon Fruit tree and used it to build a house for the Straw Gu? He wouldn't live like this either.

Long Wanli looked at Long Xuan and sighed: "You have already reached the Essence Refining stage, right? Breaking through the Essence Refining stage with the Ten Extremes Body is truly not an easy matter."

"Once a physique like yours breaks through the Essence Refining stage, at least half of the Essence Refining Gu cultivators in the clan will not be your match. Our clan can be considered to have added another little expert."

After Long Wanli smiled with satisfaction, he added: "The Straw Gu you researched is very good, enough to be worth 100 million in contribution points. This is a contribution token with a face value of 100 million; keep it well."

Long Wanli placed the contribution token on the table and then slowly pushed it in front of Long Xuan.

Long Xuan put away the contribution token without changing his expression. Currently, 100 million was just a small goal for him; this number could no longer make him feel excited.

"Since you have already broken through to the Essence Refining stage, the clan should reward you with a Cave Abode. Unfortunately, there are really too many geniuses who have broken through to the Essence Refining stage recently, and the good Cave Abodes have all been picked."

"You can only feel wronged for now. It won't be too late for you to move in when a good Cave Abode becomes vacant. Rest assured, the clan will definitely prioritize reserving one for you."

Long Wanli smiled and spread a huge map on the table, slowly unfolding it, and added: "The places marked with an 'X' on it are all occupied. You can only make a choice in the positions near the edge."

Long Xuan nodded. He had already chosen the Cave Abode issue long ago; except for that mountain peak with the Spirit Spring, he would have no interest in any other mountain peaks.

Without hesitation, he decisively drew a big 'X' on the mountain peak with the largest land area on the map.

Seeing Long Xuan make a choice so quickly, Long Wanli's expression was slightly startled, and after seeing the choice he made, his brows furrowed.

Although he had just said to choose a position near the edge, this position was too close to the edge, right?

That position was completely used to make up the numbers. If the paper hadn't been too big and it would have looked very empty without drawing something, that piece of land wouldn't even have been drawn onto the map.

Almost no one in the clan would choose this position; on one hand, it was because the spiritual energy was too thin.

On the other hand, the distance from the clan was truly too far, almost no longer within the territory of the Long Clan. Even at the fastest speed of an Essence Refining stage cultivator, it would probably take several days of travel. Once this place was attacked by Demon cultivators, the clan would not be able to rescue in time.

Long Xuan was now a potential Gu for the clan and a key protection object of the clan; he truly did not hope that Long Xuan would choose such a dangerous position.

"You wouldn't have chosen that place just because it's the largest, right? There's absolutely no need. Your formation disk absolutely cannot cover such a large place. A place that cannot be defended, no matter how large the area, does not belong to you."

Long Xuan said: "Rather than choosing a mountain peak on the edge, there is no longer much difference between far and near. I might as well choose the one with the largest area so I can plant more Spirit Herbs. Family Head, no need to persuade me; my mind is made up."

Long Wanli ultimately did not persuade him much more. After putting away the map on the table, he added: "Taking care of such a large Medicine Garden will probably delay a lot of your cultivation time. Do you need the clan to assign you a batch of Outer Disciples?"

The secret of the Spirit Spring was of great importance; how could Long Xuan dare to bring other people up the mountain? Plus, having clones to do the hard labor was completely enough, so he hurriedly refused: "Not for the time being. That location has never been lived in by anyone; I need to spend a lot of time rearranging the formation."

"During this period, even if I wanted a batch of Outer Disciples, I would just be raising them for nothing. It won't be too late to pick Outer Disciples when I really need manpower."

Long Wanli nodded. Long Xuan's explanation was reasonable, and he ultimately did not suspect anything.

Next, the two chatted about some questions regarding the Straw Gu formula. The reason Long Wanli called Long Xuan over today was actually completely to seek advice.

The one who tied the bell must untie it. Since the clan wanted to research a method for the Straw Gu to carry people, naturally, they still had to ask for the opinion of this formula creator.

Long Xuan naturally told everything he knew. His self-created Gu formulas had long since stopped relying on guessing; he already had rich experience and a knowledge foundation. It was no exaggeration to say that in terms of experience in self-creating Gu formulas, no one in the entire Far West Region could compare to him.

In terms of researching Gu worms, he had a lot of solid content. Long Wanli listened and benefited a lot, secretly labeling Long Xuan as a genius who was good at self-creating Gu formulas.

The two didn't know how long they talked, until it was dark, and Long Xuan finally walked out of the pavilion.

Seeing Long Qilin outside still staring with wide eyes at the Straw Gu building the house, he shook his head helplessly; this child was beyond saving.

Long Xuan ultimately didn't disturb him and left as quickly as possible.

He was completely obsessed; could watching the Straw Gu build a house really be that addictive? How boring!

Long Xuan couldn't help but complain in his heart. He had completely forgotten that when he was researching the Bagworm Moth in his past life, his obsession with watching the Bagworm Moth build a house was even greater than Long Qilin's.

After leaving the Family Head's residence, Long Xuan headed straight for the Treasure Pavilion.

To avoid long delays, and to prevent the Top-Grade Metal Spirit Stone and Top-Grade Fire Spirit Stone from being exchanged away by others, he decided to exchange these two Top-Grade Spirit Stones that very day.

Not only the Top-Grade Spirit Stones, but the precious materials needed to set up the Five Elements Reversal Great Array were truly too many. Since the contribution points in his hand were sufficiently abundant, he decided to collect the remaining materials together as well.

It was just that in this way, the Treasure Pavilion would be emptied by nearly half. But don't underestimate what a huge fortune 100 million contribution points was in the Long Clan; doing this made him very troubled...

Speaking of Long Xuan's original body at this time, after he spent half a month sweeping through the market, he finally headed straight for Di Xin's residence.

That's right, the Long Xuan who was currently looting the Long Clan's Treasure Pavilion was naturally the Flame Clone; even the Family Head hadn't seen through the flaw.

After all, emptying the Long Clan's Treasure Pavilion was too high-profile, so it was better to leave it to the clone to do. He decided that his original body would never appear in the Long Clan again.

For the past half month, his original body had been frantically sweeping through the market for materials to refine the Five Elements Reversal Great Array, visiting street stalls, and participating in auctions and trading conferences. Spending money like water, his pile of Spirit Stones, which had been like a mountain, was shrinking at a speed visible to the naked eye.

However, even after half a month had passed, he still hadn't discovered the shadow of a Top-Grade Spirit Stone.

There wasn't a single Top-Grade Spirit Stone in the entire market, and even the Qian Clan Merchant Association couldn't find half a Top-Grade Spirit Stone. The rarity of Top-Grade Spirit Stones was evident.

At this moment, Long Xuan could only place his hope on Di Xin. For this reason, he had frantically swept through the Gambling Stone Shops of all the major clans.

Thinking of the first time he traded with Di Xin, she was very interested in Spirit Pills that could enhance spiritual power, so he had the rabbit and the clone refine a large amount of Spirit Pills, and only then did he walk toward Di Xin's residence full of confidence.

It is worth mentioning that the clone copied everything about him, including the Five Elements attributes, so all his clones could refine pills and could also use the Cold Ice Divine Flame; even without Fire spiritual power, they could control the flames.

After copying the original body's pill refining experience, the pill refining success rate of each clone was also very high.

So Long Xuan was completely a big producer of pills.

As soon as he arrived at Di Xin's residence, Di Xin took the initiative to welcome him out.

"You are truly not afraid of death, daring to run into my formation again! Or are you so arrogant that you simply don't put my formation in your eyes?" As soon as they met, Di Xin said unceremoniously.

"This is my affirmation of your character. I believe you will 100% not commit murder to seize treasure. Let's go in and talk."

Long Xuan didn't treat himself as an outsider at all, walking straight inside, treating that killer formation as nothing.

Finding the table and chairs, he sat down directly.

When Di Xin saw him exuding the tyrannical aura of the Essence Refining stage, her expression was startled. She hadn't expected that he had also broken through. With the powerful combat strength of the Ten Extremes Body, no wonder he wouldn't be afraid of her.

She walked over slowly, walked to the position opposite Long Xuan, and sat down.

However, when she saw Long Xuan using his thief-like eyes to glance around in her Medicine Garden, her head was immediately covered in black lines.

This person was afraid he was coming to harm her Medicine Garden again. Last time, the Medicine Garden had been plucked bald by him, and it had taken a very long time to replenish it. Di Xin was like facing a great enemy.

"Speak! What do you want again? I don't do business under 1 billion," Di Xin asked directly.

Long Xuan reluctantly withdrew his gaze. Di Xin had actually replenished her stock again; he saw many rare Spirit Herbs that made him drool, making him unable to resist wanting to take them for himself.

These Spirit Herbs were so rare they were almost extinct. They couldn't be seen on the market at all.

"Then I'll get straight to the point. I want Top-Grade Spirit Stones. Do you have any on hand?" Long Xuan looked into her eyes and asked.

Di Xin was now his last hope. If even she didn't have Top-Grade Spirit Stones, then his task of setting up the Five Elements Reversal Great Array would be indefinitely suspended, and the Five Elements Reversal Great Array would not be completed in the short term.

Without this killer formation for protection, he had no sense of security at all guarding the Spirit Spring. This matter absolutely could not be delayed. Long Xuan looked at her with expectant eyes.

After Di Xin took a light sip of tea, she said: "I have one Earth-attribute Top-Grade Spirit Stone and one Water-attribute Top-Grade Spirit Stone. Which kind do you want?"

Hearing this, Long Xuan's eyes immediately lit up. She was indeed a little rich woman. The Top-Grade Spirit Stones that weren't in the entire market, she actually had two on hand. Di Xin truly didn't let him down.

"I want them all!" Long Xuan said impatiently.

At the same time, he placed a book in front of Di Xin and said again: "How many of the materials on this can you take out?"

Although he had frantically swept through the market for the past half month and spent seven or eight-tenths of his Spirit Stones, there was still a considerable portion of materials that hadn't been collected.

The Long Clan's Treasure Pavilion could be used to trade for a portion with contribution points, and he could only obtain the remaining portion from Di Xin.

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