Chapter 286

Chapter 286: The Cultivation World’s First Forced Debt Collection!

Seeing the fresh names listed on the delinquent debtors’ list and the amount of spirit stones owed, countless cultivators were wide-eyed in shock.

[Defaulting Force: Great Mystery Sacred Land, owed 1 million high-grade spirit stones.].

[Defaulting Cultivator: Elder Jinwu, owed 1 million high-grade spirit stones.].

[Great Mystery Saint Master, owed 300,000 high-grade spirit stones.].

[Great Mystery Sacred Land’s Penalty Elder, owed…].

The names appearing on the delinquent list were all high-ranking figures of Great Mystery Sacred Land.

The entire leadership of Great Mystery Sacred Land owed Heavenly Origin Sacred Land a massive sum of spirit stones.

Moreover, the amounts owed were enormous,

Some in the tens of thousands, others in the hundreds of thousands.

One cultivator calculated Great Mystery Sacred Land owed a total of 5 million high-grade spirit stones.

Especially shocking was the recently promoted Elder Jinwu.

Now the only Great Advancement cultivator in all of Great Yan Province, he owed the most, a staggering 1 million spirit stones on his own.

Looking at the photos in the defaulting section, countless cultivators were left speechless.

Great Mystery Sacred Land was currently riding a wave of success and Elder Jinwu was the only Great Advancement master in Great Yan Province.

It was surprising to many that they owed such a huge sum of spirit stones.

But what shocked cultivators the most was Heavenly Origin Sacred Land’s actions.

They had even put the name and photo of Elder Jinwu on the homepage of the Immortal Net platform.

Elder Jinwu was a Great Advancement master!

Wasn’t Heavenly Origin Sacred Land afraid of enraging him with this move?

In a very short time, the phrase “Heavenly Origin Sacred Land exposes Great Advancement master for unpaid spirit stones”

Shot to the top of the Immortal Net Weibo trending list.

Countless cultivators were drawn in by the trending topic,

And after reading the story, they were equally stunned.

Heavenly Origin Sacred Land was incredibly bold.

Elder Jinwu had just broken through and was now at the peak of his power, yet they had publicly humiliated him in front of all the cultivators in Great Yan Province.

Wasn’t Heavenly Origin Sacred Land afraid of retaliation from Elder Jinwu?

Could this lead to war between the two great Sacred Lands?

—

Great Mystery Saint Master was deep in a sea of thunder, contemplating Dao laws.

Since Elder Jinwu’s breakthrough, Great Mystery Saint Master had been in an excellent mood,

And felt his cultivation progressing faster than usual.

Just as he was about to continue studying the thunder sea and comprehending lightning laws,

Great Mystery Saint Master suddenly furrowed his brow.

He looked off into the distance.

Several figures emerged from the thunderclouds, flying toward him.

“Saint Master, there’s been an incident!”

The newcomers were elders from his own Sacred Land, and their faces were filled with shock and confusion.

Great Mystery Saint Master frowned slightly.

When the elders arrived before him, he ceased his cultivation and stood up.

“What happened?”

The Penalty Elder hurriedly spoke up, “Saint Master, Heavenly Origin Sacred Land has listed us as default debtors. Our names and photos are all over the Immortal Net Weibo homepage, and it’s already trending.

“The entire Great Yan Province now knows that we haven’t repaid our spirit stones.”

What!?

Upon hearing the Penalty Elder’s words, Great Mystery Saint Master’s eyes widened in disbelief.

He immediately opened Immortal Net Weibo.

Indeed, in the blacklist section of the homepage,

His name, photo, and the amount of spirit stones owed were all clearly displayed, along with him were Elder Jinwu and the Penalty Elder.

Not a single high-ranking member of Great Mystery Sacred Land who owed spirit stones was left off the list.

This...

Had Heavenly Origin Sacred Land lost their minds?

For a moment, Great Mystery Saint Master was dumbfounded.

My Sacred Land had a Great Advancement master now.

In such a situation, did Heavenly Origin Sacred Land really think they could still recover those spirit stones?

“Ye Chen, how dare he put our names on that list?

“Even more outrageous is that Elder Jinwu’s name is there too!

“Does he think just because he’s a genius, he can stand against a Great Advancement master?”

Great Mystery Saint Master’s face was a mix of anger and confusion.

The other elders were just as perplexed.

They couldn’t understand Heavenly Origin Sacred Land’s actions.

But right now, that wasn’t the main issue.

As powerful figures of a Sacred Land, to be exposed for not repaying spirit stones was a tremendous blow to their reputation.

It was utterly humiliating.

Great Mystery Saint Master was infuriated.

As the Saint Master of a Sacred Land, he had always held a position of great prestige.

But after this, whenever people saw him, the first thing they’d think of would be his unpaid debt.

How shameful was that?

“Ye Chen, you’re courting death!” Great Mystery Saint Master turned to the Penalty Elder.

“Notify Heavenly Origin Sacred Land immediately, demand that they remove our names and publicly apologize on Immortal Net Weibo to clear our names. Otherwise, they’ll face the consequences.”

The Penalty Elder nodded at once and immediately contacted Heavenly Origin Sacred Land’s Foreign Affairs Elder.

However, the next moment, the Penalty Elder’s face darkened.

“They hung up on me the moment they heard who I was.” This made Great Mystery Saint Master’s face turn even more grim.

“Good! Since Heavenly Origin Sacred Land is asking for death, let them have what they wish for. Once Elder Jinwu leaves seclusion, they will pay a heavy price.”

The elders nodded in agreement.

This exposure was certainly a blow to their image, but it wasn’t unbearable.

After all, they had taken tens of thousands of high-grade spirit stones without repaying.

A tarnished reputation was a small price to pay.

After all, no one would dare confront them face to face about it.

Still, Heavenly Origin Sacred Land’s odd behavior worried the Penalty Elder.

“Saint Master, Heavenly Origin Sacred Land doesn’t seem willing to let this go.

What if they take further action?”

Great Mystery Saint Master sneered. “What could they possibly do? Do you think they’d actually dare make a move against Great Mystery Sacred Land?

“Don’t worry! Their public exposure of us is just a futile, angry outburst. It’s meaningless.”

The elders agreed.

Indeed, exposing them was the only thing Heavenly Origin Sacred Land could do.

As for whether they dared to take real action, that was impossible.

After all, they had a Great Advancement master on their side.

If anyone should fear a war, it would be Heavenly Origin Sacred Land.

—-

“You ungrateful disciple, you liar, go away!” Ye Chen was pushed out of the cave residence by the blushing Nangong Wan.

Ye Chen smiled contentedly.

Just thinking about how Nangong Wan had shyly looked up at him and sweetly called him “brother” made his heart race.

Master is simply too adorable.

The previous bet had been this: If Ye Chen broke through, Nangong Wan would have to call him “brother.”

At first, his master had tried to run away.

But after a full day of Ye Chen’s persistent coaxing, she had no choice but to fulfill her promise.

He was pleased.

However, it was clear that for some time after, his master would be too embarrassed to see him.

Now, having been kicked out of the cave, Ye Chen looked up at the sky.

It was already the morning of the second day since his retreat.

Ye Chen informed the Foreign Affairs Elder and then headed to the main hall of the sect leader.

Before long, the elders began arriving one by one.

Each of them exuded an imposing aura, having clearly prepared themselves for this day.

Ye Chen smiled with satisfaction and looked towards the Foreign Affairs elder. “Has Great Mystery Sacred Land still not planned to repay the spirit stones?”

The Foreign Affairs Elder nodded, his face filled with anger. “Not only do they refuse to repay,

but the elders of Great Mystery Sacred Land even sent me private messages on Immortal Net, threatening that we, Heavenly Origin Sacred Land, will pay the price.”

Ye Chen couldn’t help but laugh at this.

Great Mystery Sacred Land was really getting too full of themselves.

“If they insist on playing the debtor, then let them face our forced collection.” Ye Chen spoke calmly, thus deciding on the first forced debt collection in the cultivation world.

The elders had expected this, so they remained silent, simply listening to Ye Chen.

Although Deity Transformation cultivators were terrifying, before the Elder Jinwu emerged from his retreat, it wouldn’t be hard for their side to catch them off guard and vent their frustrations.

After that, they could consolidate their strength and seal off their mountain for a decade or so.

After all, their sect was now rich in spirit stones and resources.

Once their own sect leader reached the Great Advancement REalm, they could naturally seek revenge.

The elders all harbored similar thoughts.

Ye Chen, feeling their gazes, smiled slightly.

He had long since formulated the plan for forced debt collection.

He looked towards the elder of Sword Peak, who was in the late Nascent Soul Realm.

“Elder Sword, you will lead five hundred Golden Core deacons via the teleportation array to the major immortal cities and take control of all Great Mystery shops.

“For most of the shops, only two Golden Core cultivators will be enough.

“But for shops in Great Seal City, White Emperor City, and Martial Emperor City, there are Nascent Soul cultivators stationed, so be cautious.

“Especially in White Emperor City, where there is a mid-stage Nascent Soul expert stationed. You will need to handle this personally.”

“As for Great Seal City and Martial Emperor City, the Nascent Soul cultivators there are only at the early stage, so Elder Zhang and Elder Deng, who are both mid-stage Nascent Soul, will handle them.

“Remember, try not to damage the shops during the operation, as the shops and the treasures inside belong to us.

“Don’t cause excessive destruction, and don’t let any cultivators take away the treasures.”

The elders’ eyes widened in shock.

They had only known about the Nascent Soul elder stationed in Great Seal City.

They hadn’t realized there were also Nascent Soul experts in Martial Emperor City and White Emperor City.

If they had sent only two Golden Core cultivators, it would have been a disaster.

But how did their sect leader know all of this?

The elders were astounded, but Ye Chen had no intention of explaining.

He simply looked towards the Sword Peak Elder.

“Finish the job quickly. It would be best to take down all the Great Mystery shops simultaneously. Is there any problem?”

The Sword Peak Elder immediately nodded. “I guarantee the task will be completed.”

With such detailed and unbelievable intelligence from the sect leader, how could there be any problems?

Ye Chen nodded in satisfaction and then turned to the Foreign Affairs Elder to continue.

“Great Mystery Sacred Land has a total of 245 strongholds in the Great Yan Province, including secret realms, mines, and spiritual lands.

“Seven of these are the most important, guarded by Nascent Soul cultivators.

“The locations are at Xuanning Mountain, Dajing Lake, and Mosha Valley...

“The cultivation levels of the stationed experts are as follows...

“Elders, based on your strength, go and suppress these strongholds.

“As for the rest, the Internal Affairs Elder will command Golden Core deacons and Foundation Establishment disciples to handle them.

“I will send you the strength distribution for each location in a moment.

“Then you can allocate your teams based on the local defenses.”

Ye Chen calmly assigned personnel and outlined the action plan.

The main hall grew quieter and quieter.

The elders’ eyes grew wider and wider.

Could war be fought like this?

It was as if their sect leader knew everything about Great Mystery Sacred Land, down to their defensive forces!

This is truly unbelievable!