Chapter 634 - 633: One Pit After Another

Upon hearing that he must help, Xiaoyao Zi instantly wore a reluctant face again.

Yet trapped as he was, he fell silent and said.

"Everything else is negotiable, but don’t make me calculate matters related to you."

"Tsk."

Li Jing clicked his tongue and said,

"Add five more, then I’ll make a monthly offer to your senior."

"Monthly package?"

Xiaoyao Zi was stunned, but then he understood and widened his eyes in surprise.

"Really?"

Li Jing merely gave a mysterious smile without answering, then put his arm around Xiaoyao Zi and led him towards the Tian Character No.1 room.

The Taoist saw the two had quietly agreed on a sort of PY deal, so he subconsciously followed along, his expression absolutely priceless.

XX Zi.

He should be from a Taoist school.

This guy...

Does he have no principles?

Add five more.

And he can’t resist a monthly package?

Thinking about it, if he was in the same situation, he would probably agree, so he couldn’t help but grin behind them.

Master Jiu...

No, wrong.

Master Li is truly generous.

You should know.

The girls of the Ascend to Immortality Tower are not cheap.

Because they’re good at what they do.

Their prices are much higher than the norm.

Some of the top girls.

Their starting rates are thousands of Top grade Immortal Crystals.

What kind of concept is a thousand Top grade Immortal Crystals?

This kind of spending rate would even make a Venerable-level individual wince.

With these Immortal Crystals, wouldn’t it be better to buy some beneficial items for oneself?

And you have to know.

This is just the initial cost.

A monthly package...

How many Immortal Crystals would that cost?

However, after considering that Li Jing’s true identity is the lord of Chen Tang City, the grand developer of the East and South Immortal realms, counting money until his hands cramped, the Taoist wasn’t surprised anymore.

When a man has money.

He can be capricious.

Only he could afford to rent ten girls from the Ascend to Immortality Tower for a month.

People can’t be compared...

Indeed!

We’re all in the Immortal Realm.

But this isn’t even on the same level.

...

Upon arriving at the Tian Character No.1 room.

The maiden who was responsible for leading the way asked the three to take a seat and spoke in a low voice.

"Gentlemen, please take a seat for a moment, already five of our top girls have received invitations, but they may need some time to get ready."

"No problem, let them take their time."

Li Jing responded.

"Also, I believe you heard what I said earlier, call another five top girls over, monthly package."

As he spoke, he waved his hand, summoning a roomful of Top grade Immortal Crystals.

!!!

Taoist.

!!!

Xiaoyao Zi.

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The maiden leading the way.

She indeed heard what Li Jing said, but instinctively thought it was a joke.

Firstly, like what was said earlier.

The girls at the Ascend to Immortality Tower.

They’re good, so they’re expensive.

A monthly package.

This is definitely an astronomical price.

Secondly.

Not just in the Ascend to Immortality Tower, but in all the brothels in Immortal Realm, there’s probably never been a monthly package.

She never thought.

Li Jing was serious.

Looking at the roomful of Top grade Immortal Crystals, the maiden felt her legs weaken.

This many Top grade Immortal Crystals, you could even buy the Ascend to Immortality Tower outright...

The Ascend to Immortality Tower is a separate entity from the girls.

The two don’t go together.

In the Immortal Realm.

To tell the truth, there are very few women who are really bound to the brothel or forced to sell themselves.

Most are women who work in the brothel simply to earn money or to satisfy some indescribable cultivation needs.

A brothel in the Immortal Realm.

It’s essentially just a platform.

Of course.

If you want to set up a brothel with a consistent clientele and stability, you inevitably need power and Immortal Crystals.

Setting aside all these pros and cons.

Facing the sight of a room full of Top grade Immortal Crystals, the leading maiden couldn’t help but be astounded. She realized she’d met a genuine big shot who isn’t short of money.

This gentleman.

He’s not at the same level as those who usually frequent Duxian Tavern and spend generously.

She looked somewhat troubled as she voiced her hesitation.

"Sir, at most we have eight top cards in Duxian Tavern, and only six of them are present. You’re asking for ten..."

Before the girl could finish her sentence, Li Jing spoke.

"That’s not a problem. Let’s have the six top cards, and then bring three open-minded girls to make up the number to ten."

???

The girl who was leading the way.

She wanted to say.

She was only responsible for hospitality, only sold smiles and not her body...

But looking at the pile of top-grade Immortal Crystals in the room, she couldn’t help but be swayed.

Just for a month...

At least one-tenth of these top-grade Immortal Crystals in the room would find their way into her pocket.

This income was something she might not even be able to earn in decades of working in Duxian Tavern.

After some hesitation, she finally clenched her teeth.

"I understand, sirs, please wait a moment."

With that, she turned and left the room.

Li Jing and the others watched the changing expressions of the girl who led the way.

All three of them were experienced men, easily discerning her inner struggles.

But none of them took it seriously.

Those who make a living in the brothel.

They aren’t exactly innocent.

Those who don’t sell.

Either they are holding out for a better price, or they believe selling their body would demean them. However, when faced with a good price, they would adapt accordingly.

To put it plainly.

A girl like her who works in a brothel will eventually be chosen by a guest.

Not selling.

Is her advantage.

Regardless of whether she’s sold before...

It is one of her "selling points".

There are people who are interested in this.

As someone who’s chosen this line of work, if she says she hasn’t looked forward to this day, it’s most definitely a lie.

Capable and attractive.

A good figure and beauty, coupled with suitable cultivation level...

It’s not like she couldn’t make money doing something else. Why does she have to work in a brothel?

"Master Jiu, isn’t what you gave... a bit excessive?" The Taoist spoke.

Just as he wanted to mention that not even ten top cards for a month could use up so much, let alone six, Li Jing dismissed it calmly.

"It’s fine, the one thing I have plenty of now is money."

The Taoist was speechless.

To Li Jing now, Immortal Crystals were truly the most useless things.

According to Yulian’s "script".

All goods in Chen Tang City had been downgraded from high consumption to affordable within the last century, but the scope was massive!

In the present Chen Tang City.

Just collecting various network operating fees amounted to an astronomical figure, not to mention various industry rents and a series of unique self-operated industries.

A single sentence from Li Jing shut the Taoist up. Li Jing took out a jar of Li Lingyin’s fine wine and tilted his head.

"Venerable Xiaoyao Zi, the girls will be here soon, let’s be quick."

At this moment, Xiaoyao Zi was stunned, staring at the room full of Immortal Crystals.

Xiaoyao Zi was indeed mysterious.

But he was also quite poor...

After all, he had always been a free spirit.

Loving both wine and women, but without a steady income, how many Immortal Crystals could he possibly have in his pocket?

He has lived countless years, but he had never seen so many Immortal Crystals...

Hearing his words, Xiaoyao Zi finally came to his senses. He stared hard at the wine jar in Li Jing’s hand and swallowed, saying,

"Just in case, can we have either Ling Ling or Miss Xiaocai supervise me?"

"Ling Ling is currently not available."

Li Jing shook his head, saying,

"As for Xiaocai, she’s been asleep for a while now."

Having said that, he took out a Linglong and placed it on his leg.

"But don’t worry, I can protect you with this Taoist item."

In this hundred years.

The only one who hadn’t made any progress was Li Jing himself, but this didn’t include his weapons.

Linglong has now transformed into a Taoist item.

Firstly, she grasped the most suitable gravity rules for herself when contemplating the Enlightenment Stele.

Then one day when she visited the sleeping Ling Ling, she had an unexpected insight, comprehending the essence of life and grasping the rule of life.

This event was somewhat like walking into luck.

The rules of life are extremely difficult to grasp.

Especially for a weapon that is fundamentally not a living thing.

Normally, even if such an insight was to occur, it should have been gained through personal cultivation.

On a side note.

The Smoke Eye has also achieved the status of a Taoist item now.

And she transcended by understanding two rules simultaneously from the Enlightenment Stele, which is even earlier than Linglong’s transformation into a Taoist item.

As the only spirit weapon under Li Jing’s command who knows magic and how to cultivate it.

The rules that Smoke Eye grasped are quite profound.

She understood yin and yang.

These two opposing rules are conceptual rules.

Such rules are extremely rare, you could even say they’re harder to grasp than life rules.

After all, rules like life have a clear direction, a point of reference, and explicit thought process to deepen one’s understanding.

Yin and Yang.

There isn’t much to reference.

All things in the world,

whether alive or dead, are inseparable from Yin and Yang.

But who can clearly define what these two forces represent?

What people know

is merely the concept of Yin and Yang existing before the innate Five Elements and the acquired Five Elements.

One could say that the rules of Yin and Yang are very much compatible with Smoke Eye, whose body is a mask.

By now, concealing aura and appearance are no longer the only two functions of her.

She can use the rules of Yin and Yang to add a "BUFF" to the wearer, endowing them with extremely Yin or Yang characteristics, capable of wielding the extreme Yin and Yang powers.

This is really quite impressive.

At least for Li Jing, it is.

His tolerance for Chaos Qi can be described as being at a BUG level.

The comprehension of Smoke Eye is equivalent to adding two more "attributes" that his Chaos Qi can use.

Back to the point.

Xiaoyao Zi is indeed no ordinary person.

Seeing the white and fat Linglong appear, he immediately uttered a "huh", showing a shocked expression.

Obviously,

he recognized Linglong as a thing that had understood the truth of life.

This is not just rare,

it’s eerie!

Those who can comprehend the rule of life among living beings are extremely rare, let alone one that is an object...

Xiaoyao Zi has been around for many years and has roamed around the world, but this is truly the first time he has seen this.

On Li Jing’s lap,

Linglong behaved cleverly and charmingly.

Seeing Xiaoyao Zi staring at her intently, she blinked her gem-like large eyes and tilted her head at him with a coquettish look.

Stunned, Xiaoyao Zi looked at a certain person.

"Master Li, what are you up to?"

"Who in Haoran City is looking for me?"

Li Jing responded.

Upon hearing this, Xiaoyao Zi nodded and began to calculate by counting off on his fingers.

The Taoist on the side frowned upon seeing this.

What abilities does Xiaoyao Zi have?

The Taoist who was seeing him for the first time naturally didn’t know.

Listening to the two’s conversation just now, he was somewhat perplexed.

Lingling or Miss Xiaocai?

Who are they?

But now,

he seems to understand.

Xiaoyao Zi appears to know the method of calculation.

Is this...

reliable?

The method of calculation belongs to a peculiar skill among Taoist schools.

This skill requires a lot.

Some who have cultivated it to a high level can indeed calculate very accurately.

But most of those who practice the method of calculation are basically wrong in nine out of ten times.

Some results have great reference value and accuracy, but they are not necessarily correct or wrong, even the person performing the calculation can’t grasp it.

If the calculation turns out to be a great disaster,

it may turn out to be very auspicious.

But at the same time, it could indeed be a great disaster.

Over time, the method of calculation naturally gets labeled as unreliable.

What Li Jing wants Xiaoyao Zi to calculate is not as simple as good or bad luck, but has a clear direction, and the cost of calculation, whether right or wrong, is probably not small.

Just as he was thinking about this, Xiaoyao Zi suddenly "Puff!" spit out a three-foot-long stream of blood, which sprayed red the entire ceiling, and he fell back with his eyes rolled up.

"..."

The Taoist thought,

This is a bit...

too dramatic, don’t you think?

Just as he was amazed, Li Jing picked up Linglong and placed her on the stomach of Xiaoyao Zi, who had fallen down and could not get up.

The next moment,

The Taoist clearly felt the activation of the rule of life, which is usually hard to detect, and he couldn’t help but widen his eyes.

He, of course, could not fail to recognize Linglong, who once beat him up so badly that he fell unconscious.

Just a moment ago, when the little girl was brought out,

her face was obedient, but her big eyes were constantly staring at him. She seemed to be harboring ill intentions and eager to take action.

If it weren’t for the Taoist’s self-cultivation, he might not have been able to hold himself back.

At this moment, seeing Linglong triggering the rule of life, the Taoist was more than just shocked.

On the ground.

Because of Linglong’s intervention, life energy continuously converged from all directions as the rules were activated, slowly flowing into Xiaoyao Zi’s body.

Although this efficiency was not as good as when Lingling and Xiaocai took action,

it was enough to cover Xiaoyao Zi’s losses at this critical moment.

Look.

After a while, Xiaoyao Zi, who had fainted from vomiting blood, twitched all over his body and barely opened his eyes.

Seeing Linglong sitting on his stomach, he lay there without intending to get up, and looked at Li Jing.

"Master Li, you will see the person you are looking for soon."

Li Jing frowned upon hearing this.

"Is there no more precise information?"

"There is."

Xiaoyao Zi nodded and said,

"Saying too accurately can easily lead to sudden death."

"..."

Li Jing.

Alright.

Understood.

Grabbing Linglong into his arms, Li Jing got up.

"That’s it, you two take your time enjoying. I’m leaving first."

???

Taoist.

???

Xiaoyao Zi.

Before the two could react, Li Jing vanished into a shadow and flew out the window.

The two were stunned.

Xiaoyao Zi then quickly spoke up.

"Master Li! I’m not ready yet!"

"As long as you’re not dead, it’s alright."

A voice from the far outside drifted in through the window.

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Xiaoyao Zi.

He couldn’t be dead right now.

In fact.

The implications of what Li Jing had speculated wouldn’t hurt Xiaoyao Zi seriously-- rather, he was just exaggerating.

Won’t there be six top beauties and four other girls?

Shouldn’t he strengthen his body first?

Living his kind of life, vitality is everything.

Strength comes from the life force inside, not from personal cultivation.

To put it simply.

Xiaoyao Zi is a weakling amongst weaklings.

If he doesn’t harness the vital forces within his body.

Even an average knife could easily cause him fatal damage, and he wouldn’t have the ability to heal the wounds immediately using his internal Spiritual Qi like a regular cultivator.

Would he be able to handle ten girls from the "Immortal Ascending Building" without proper preparations?

Forget about ten.

He might not even manage one with his current condition...

Lying on the floor and looking out the window, Xiaoyao Zi fought the urge to curse as he struggled to sit up and waved to the Taoist.

"My friend, let’s meet again if fate allows."

?

Taoist.

Before he could react, Xiaoyao Zi quietly disappeared on the spot.

On top of that.

All the top grade Immortal Crystals in the room were gone.

!!!

Taoist.

He couldn’t figure out Xiaoyao Zi’s movements.

But that’s not the main issue.

The main thing is.

The girls will be here soon and the darned Xiaoyao Zi took every single Immortal Crystal with him!

This is too much...

One worse than another!

Screw it!

I need to get out of here now!

The Taoist bolted to his feet.

As he was about to make his way towards the door, the guide, along with nine startlingly beautiful women, filed into the room.

"..."

Taoist.

The ten visitors were taken aback by the sight of him alone in the room and all the Immortal Crystals gone.

As ten pairs of bright eyes turned to him, the Taoist felt intense distress.

He wanted to flee.

But he can’t just leave the temple-- the Taoist realized.

He’s well-known in Haoran City.

If he left, the girls would probably head straight to the City Lord’s Mansion.

Gritting his teeth, the Taoist hardened his resolve and spoke.

"Ladies, my two friends had something urgent to attend to and have left."

At his words, the brows of the ten women in the doorway furrowed.

Seeing this, the Taoist wept inside, quickly calculated the Immortal Crystals he’d left and forced a smile even sadder than crying.

"About the monthly subscription... it might not be possible. But I won’t let your trip here be in vain."

Upon hearing this, the ten girls’ frowns eased up a bit.

Although they didn’t understand what was going on or where all the top grade Immortal Crystals had gone,

at least they could still earn some on this trip.

The girl at the back closed the door, skillfully casting a soundproof spell, quickly followed by a locking spell.

One of the bold lead girls laughed mockingly.

"Sir, there are ten of us. Are you sure you can handle us all?"

"..."

Taoist.

He wanted to say he couldn’t.

But could a man say that he couldn’t?

Especially when he had already prepared for a huge loss...

He had at least to get his money’s worth, right?

...