Chapter 2405: 29: Subjugation! The Wang Family's First True Immortal Laborer (Part 4)

Capítulo 2405: Chapter 29: Subjugation! The Wang Family’s First True Immortal Laborer (Part 4)

The distance to the Primordial Taoist Palace must be very far, so she needs to bring more food and also more seasoning.

Once again, the group met at the top of the Cloud Viewing Platform within the heavenly abode of the Sea of Clouds.

At the edge of the viewing platform.

A mystical transport boat brimming with celestial energy was quietly docked next to the Sea of Clouds ferry.

Compared to the enormous Sea of Clouds ferry, this boat was much smaller, but in terms of elegance, it was even more exquisite.

It looked as if it were carved from white jade, its entire body shimmering with a gentle luster, with fleeting bands of ethereal light occasionally flashing across its surface. Around it, threads of mist floated, adding an extra touch of celestial aura.

“This is Master’s conveyance, the Heavenly Saint Cloud Boat,” Saint Qingyuan introduced to Wang Licui, then earnestly advised, “Senior Brother has to stay at the heavenly abode of the Sea of Clouds for some tasks this time, so I won’t accompany you and Master on the trip. When you arrive at the Primordial Taoist Palace, give my regards to the Taoist Master. Also, there are many rules at the Primordial Taoist Palace…”

“Alright, alright~ Qingyuan, when did you become so naggy?” The Sacred Supreme of the Sea of Clouds impatiently interrupted Saint Qingyuan’s advice. “With me, your Master, around, it’s not like anyone’s going to bully your junior sister?”

Saint Qingyuan cast a glance at his Master, sighing inwardly.

It’s precisely because of your presence, Master, that I feel uneasy~

“Alright~ Off we go, off we go.”

As he spoke, the Sacred Supreme of the Sea of Clouds led Wang Licui onto the Heavenly Saint Cloud Boat, chatting as they walked, “Licui, this is the first time I’m formally taking you to meet the Taoist Master; you must perform well and make me proud. Try to keep the Taoist Master pleased, and get that stone slab from the Primordial Taoist Palace.”

“Oh,” Wang Licui nodded obediently, but then sensed something was off. “Master, why aren’t you asking the Taoist Master yourself?”

The Sacred Supreme of the Sea of Clouds paused momentarily, “Uh, well… Your Master is, after all, older. It’s easier for the younger ones to bring up such matters.”

“Is that so?” Wang Licui looked puzzled.

Why does Master seem so odd? Could there be something he can’t say?

While speaking, the group had all boarded the Heavenly Saint Cloud Boat.

The cloud boat started smoothly, quickly departing the heavenly abode of the Sea of Clouds and ascending to the Ninth Heaven, heading towards the Primordial Taoist Palace.

…

On the other side.

After their fill of food and drink, Wang Shouzhe was preparing to take Ji Yueer back to the carry-on cave mansion at the hotel to discuss their upcoming tasks.

Unexpectedly, the two newly recruited “tributes” eagerly followed along.

Especially Cai Youdao, who didn’t seem to know how long he had been hungry. After this one meal, his belly was round, and his legs were trembling.

He alone consumed over ten thousand pounds of Spirit Meat and Spirit Fish, thousands of pounds of Grade Four rice, and thousands of pounds of Spiritual Wine.

When it was time to pay, Wang Shouzhe’s eyelid twitched slightly, inadvertently contemplating.

If this old man dares to eat like this again, he might find an excuse to fire him and be done with it.

As for this meal, consider it a welcome for joining the Wang family’s tribute team.

Within the carry-on cave mansion.

It was the same courtyard and the same stone table.

Per Shouzhe’s instructions, Ji Yueer prepared some “Calming Immortal Tea” from Emperor Xiu, brewing it with the teapot using Spirit Water.

Immortal Tea is too precious, and it must be brewed to extract all its effects.

Before Wang Shouzhe could speak, Cai Youdao approached shamelessly, “Young Master, now that I’ve joined you and become your man, I can’t just go out and set up a stall. Otherwise, it would be quite a disgrace for you, wouldn’t you say?”

“And then?” Wang Shouzhe glanced at him.

“But I still have some raw Spirit Stone ore that hasn’t been sold…” Cai Youdao chuckled and rubbed his hands together. “How about you let a little fortune slip through your fingers and help me round it off by taking them?”

“Cai Youdao, you scoundrel!” Yun Tiange couldn’t stand it anymore, pointing at him and cursing, “You’ve barely become a tribute, and you’re already trying to leech off the main family? Those worthless items that Licui licked, what value do they have?”

“Alright, then I’ll keep them and occasionally set up a stall,” Cai Youdao chuckled gleefully.

“Alright, just hand them over.” Wang Shouzhe waved his hand, stopping the two from continuing their argument, and said calmly, “Once this matter is settled, Ji Tribute will take you for some image designing. Such a sloppy appearance doesn’t match the Wang family’s image.”

“Yes, yes, Young Master is truly a considerate master,” Cai Youdao beamed, slapping his bony chest to express loyalty, “As long as Young Master speaks, whether it’s a small image change or even enduring trials, I, Cai Youdao, will never frown.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he set up his gambling stone stall at the small shed’s entrance, carefully sorting the remaining gambling stones by quality.

He combed through the Storage Ring with his God Sense, unexpectedly finding over a dozen unsold remnants…

When obtaining supplies, he was sometimes semi-forced to accept some junk, mostly stones with almost no chance of yielding anything. Any customer with even the slightest experience in gambling on Spirit Stones would never buy them.

Over time, inevitably, some leftover remnants gathered in his hands, unsellable but also too valuable to discard.

Cai Youdao’s eyes rolled as he nonchalantly tossed those remnants into the gambling stone pile, then grinned mischievously at Wang Shouzhe, “Young Master, after reviewing, due to the average quality, the total package price for this gambling stone batch is thirty-eight million Immortal Crystals… Here’s my purchase certificate from the Primordial Taoist Palace mining area…”

Wang Shouzhe, in his generosity, tossed out an Immortal Spirit Stone, “The remaining sixty-two million Immortal Crystals are pre-paid as your annual tribute.”

After handing over the money, Wang Shouzhe said to Yun Tiange, “Tiange, you’ve long been in high positions, looking down on others, and you don’t quite understand the perils of the social underbelly. It’s a good opportunity to see how ten out of ten bets result in losses at a gambling stone stall. Guess how much of the thirty-eight million Immortal Crystals can be recouped?”

“Uh… Although they are all subpar, it should at least be one million Immortal Crystals?” Yun Tiange speculated.

“One million? Getting five hundred thousand would mean Cai Youdao has a conscience,” Wang Shouzhe chuckled.

With that, he casually pointed, and a streak of turquoise Mysterious Energy swept out, instantly slicing open several dozen pieces of Spirit Stone raw ore.

After sifting through the scraps, only two had Spirit Stones, and they were both ordinary Middle Grade Spirit Stones, likely worth several thousand Immortal Crystals.

Without delay, Wang Shouzhe swung the “knife” rapidly, cutting through those raw ores.

Of course, even though his speed was swift, he was evidently experienced enough not to damage the Spirit Stones.

These raw ores were unsurprising, mostly yielding blanks, and occasionally producing Top Grade Spirit Stones, the most valuable being a “gem mine” able to yield three or four Top quality Spirit Stones.

Yet even so, recouping the cost remained a distant dream.

“So dark, Cai Youdao, your heart is truly dark,” Yun Tiange was stunned, “Lucky I didn’t fall for it earlier; Shouzhe, you’re right, ten out of ten bets result in losses!”

At this moment.

Wang Shouzhe’s finger effortlessly scraped across a pitch-black scrap ore, releasing a Spiritual Energy that had been sealed for billions of years, merging into the cave mansion’s Spiritual Energy.

This meager thread of Spiritual Energy unexpectedly enhanced the quality of the Spiritual Energy within the carry-on cave mansion significantly.

“Chaos Spirit Qi?”

Cai Youdao’s expression changed, and he exclaimed in shock!

But just as he spoke, a solid, profound dark golden hue seeped through the interior of the scrap ore.

Simultaneously, several extremely fine, life-like filaments unraveled.

“Chaos Spirit Stone!”

“And… Damn, it’s Chaos Origin.”

Cai Youdao gasped, unable to help but clutch his chest, his mind buzzing.

Could this really have been extracted from his raw ore?

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