Chapter 1194: Peace of Mind

Ye Liuyun can resist the poison elixir. Actually, it was originally most suitable for him to go exterminate the demon cultivators.

However, Li Qingyun had previously refused the dean's request, fearing it would delay Ye Liuyun's cultivation.

Had he known Ye Liuyun wanted to find someone to practice with, he would have agreed then and wouldn't need to make another trip.

Li Qingyun's own strength is actually not much greater than Ye Liuyun's these days.

But he is wholeheartedly devoted to Ye Liuyun, never considering his own safety.

Ye Liuyun, for his part, feels deeply grateful.

So he produced several divine artifacts and gave them to Li Qingyun to express his feelings.

Upon seeing them, Li Qingyun didn't stand on ceremony and simply accepted them.

He also said with a grin, "You little brat are rolling in wealth now, so I won't be polite either! We elders at the academy don't have much extra income, hehe!"

Seeing him act lecherous, Ye Liuyun also chuckled and paid it no mind.

He also gave him several pressure formation plates for him to keep and use in training the disciples.

"Haha, you little brat really understand me! Now I have even more ways to torment those little rascals!"

Li Qingyun clearly favors the formation plates. He remains very conscientious about training the disciples.

Afterwards, the two of them boarded a flying boat and rushed to the nearest teleportation array.

Their destination spans a great distance in space; without the teleportation array, they might not be able to finish the journey even in a year.

Although the teleportation array still can't reach small towns, it can save a considerable amount of distance.

"Your teleportation array is really handy, kid! Now we can save a lot of time when traveling far—though the fee is a bit steep. Do you have any VIP card or something like that you could get for me?"

After sighing, Li Qingyun shamelessly tried to think of ways to save money.

Ye Liuyun smiled and directly handed Li Qingyun a storage ring.

"Really a VIP card?" Li Qingyun took it dubiously, probed it with his divine sense, and burst into a grin he couldn't contain.

"This VIP card will definitely be useful!" he laughed heartily.

The teleportation array actually has no such thing as a VIP card.

Ye Liuyun loaded his storage ring with over a hundred million high-grade spirit stones!

"Is this not counted as taking a bribe?" Li Qingyun's eyes darted as he asked Ye Liuyun with a smirk.

Ye Liuyun also laughed, saying, "A disciple's VIP card gift to his mentor isn't a bribe!"

"Haha, you little brat are right as always!"

Although Li Qingyun is an elder of the academy, his resources are truly scarce; sometimes he even has to chip in his own to train the disciples.

Thus, these spirit stones constitute a substantial resource for him.

Ye Liuyun doesn't care about this amount of spirit stones either, as long as it helps Li Qingyun.

Li Qingyun has also helped him plenty; returning a little within his ability is only proper.

"How much money do you have, kid? Giving me all this at once?"

Li Qingyun, while pleased, pretended to worry for Ye Liuyun.

"Uh..."

Ye Liuyun honestly doesn't even know how much money he has right now.

His various businesses now bring in over a hundred million spirit stones per day.

To him, those spirit stones are merely numbers now; he doesn't even know where they're stored. It's Wu Qingcheng, Liang Xue, Zhuge Feiyu and others who handle them for him.

Inside his own space world, he has stored tens of billions of spirit stones and buried multiple mineral veins—practically an inexhaustible supply.

"I don't even know the exact amount myself. Anyway, I'm not short on spirit stones—feel free to use them as you wish!" Ye Liuyun replied.

"Haha, with you saying that, I can take it with a clear conscience! Just remember to volunteer next time!" Li Qingyun laughed.

"..."

Ye Liuyun was also speechless, merely thinking to himself: "This unserious mentor, actually still looking forward to next time..."

After they arrived at the teleportation array, Li Qingyun had no intention of proactively paying the spirit stones.

Ye Liuyun, however, didn't mind and immediately produced the spirit stones to pay the fee.

Afterwards, wherever they stayed at inns and ate meals, it was Ye Liuyun who spent the spirit stones.

Li Qingyun spends not a single spirit stone, taking pleasure in milking Ye Liuyun.

But he doesn't know how many spirit stones Ye Liuyun has; if he did, he probably wouldn't be able to enjoy it so much!

Not only does he not spend spirit stones, but at every place they go, he has Ye Liuyun go find demon cultivators to practice on.

He, meanwhile, eats and stays at high-end taverns, consuming several million spirit stones a day, then makes Ye Liuyun foot the bill—truly indulging himself.

"Having money is great!" he sighs each time he sees Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun, however, can't be bothered with him; that little expenditure of his is nothing to Ye Liuyun—not even a hair on nine oxen.

The operation to exterminate those demon cultivators also proceeded smoothly.

Moreover, in each battle he didn't employ the Nine Nether Prelude or similar tactics; he simply brought everyone along to practice.

Ye Liuyun easily wiped out two squads of demon cultivators, but the news of his assault also got out from them.

For a time, those demon cultivators gathered together to discuss how to deal with Ye Liuyun.

They were all driven to the Southern Region because Ye Liuyun unified Moyu; thus they bear a grudge against him.

Now that Ye Liuyun comes to slay them, it is also their chance to kill him.

"When we exterminated the demon cultivators today, they leaked the news. I'd wager those demon cultivators already know I'm here."

After returning, Ye Liuyun began chatting with Li Qingyun.

"Did you also manage to get word out about cracking the poison elixir and the presence of monster beasts?" Li Qingyun asked.

"That just wasn't possible in time!" Ye Liuyun confirmed; the martial cultivator holding the transmission talisman hadn't even had a chance to report their strength before being slain outright by the Black Tortoise.

But the news of him coming to kill demon cultivators has definitely been spread.

"That's even better! They'll surely join forces against you, and you can wipe them all out in one go, saving yourself the trouble of hunting them everywhere!" Li Qingyun, hearing this, relaxed and said carelessly.

"Then when should we set out for the next location?" Ye Liuyun asked Li Qingyun, who was lying in the bathtub soaking and drinking wine.

"You go yourself. After all, you need the practice; I'd be of no help if I went. I'll wait here for you!"

Li Qingyun said solemnly: "They'll join forces against you; it would be too dangerous for me to go!"

After saying that, he added: "Put some spirit stones on account at the tavern first, so they won't come asking me for money later!"

"... Alright!"

Ye Liuyun smiled, knowing Li Qingyun was just saying that on purpose to avoid giving him trouble.

Of course, he also really wanted to take the opportunity to enjoy himself a bit more.

So he went straight to the tavern, left enough spirit stones there, and then hurried alone to the demon cultivators' next stronghold.