Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 394: The Dao-Seeking Sect’s Treasury

Yun Zhi had indeed forgotten about the patent royalties. The Dao-Seeking Sect had two primary sources of income: patent royalties from Hundred Refinements Peak and pill revenue from Pill Cauldron Peak. These two combined accounted for nearly half of the sect’s operational funds.

Every month, Fifth Elder and Seventh Elder would have to hand in spirit stones to her, the acting sect leader. Fifth Elder, in particular, submitted a lengthy list of patent royalties, among which Lu Yang’s portion was tucked away.

Yun Zhi had overlooked it without even realizing.

She flipped through the account book until she located Lu Yang’s share. “Two months’ worth of flying carriage royalties is altogether 110,000 spirit stones.” The flying carriage was a recent creation, newly introduced to the market and yet to gain popularity, so the early returns were modest.

“Come with me to the treasury.” Since Lu Yang’s patent royalties were already absorbed into the sect’s funds, they would have to be drawn from the official accounts.

“Treasury?” Both Lu Yang and the Everlasting Immortal Fairy were taken aback. They hadn’t expected such a place to exist in the Dao-Seeking Sect.

Then again, even the shabby Nine-Netherworlds Creed has a treasury. Why wouldn’t the Dao-Seeking Sect have one? If the sect doesn’t have one, where would the sect’s money be stored?

Lu Yang simply hadn’t accessed it before.

“Is it very far?”

“It’s right at Heaven’s Gate Peak.”

Yun Zhi led them down a narrow winding path and through a grove of pine trees. This used to be where the Taciturn Daoist Priest was locked up. After emerging from the pine grove, they walked another two hundred meters before arriving.

“It’s here.”

Under the watchful eyes of the Everlasting Immortal Fairy and Lu Yang, Yun Zhi gently tapped the stone wall. Dense cracks spiderwebbed across its surface before it shattered with a crash, scattering debris around their feet.

“It’s right here.”

Lu Yang was surprised that the treasury was at Heaven’s Gate Peak, but what puzzled him more was the lack of security. Isn’t the treasury the very foundation of a sect? Shouldn’t it be guarded by elders and shrouded in protective arrays? Why does our sect’s treasury not even have someone stationed at the entrance?

Even if the Dao-Seeking Sect’s Great Sect Defense Array bars outsiders from intruding, aren’t they worried about insiders sneaking in? Big Senior Sister doesn’t stay at Heaven’s Gate Peak every day either; she travels out of the sect rather frequently.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy tittered. “Who said there’s no guard?”

“Who is it?”

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy grinned mischievously, but she refused to answer no matter how much Lu Yang pressed. Since they shared one body, they kept bickering, only shutting their mouths upon entering the treasury.

The place was brimming with displays of treasures Lu Yang had never seen before, including natural treasures and refined magical treasures, whose purposes and grades were indiscernible.

Though the Everlasting Immortal Fairy recognized every single one.

“That landscape painting contains an entire nation with its mountains and rivers. It is the work of a painting master and has the function of stabilizing the land with its mountains and rivers. But it’s from the distant past, and its effects clash with the national fortune. It may be a treasure from the Great Yu Dynasty.

“See that small red cauldron? It’s forged from Bloodvein Metal, which is found only in the most treacherous and extreme places, including the bottom of the deep sea, the origins of glaciers, and the deepest part of stellar cores. It’s a naturally occurring material, and some say that the blood veins on the metal are the blood of the heavens, but that’s an exaggeration. Bloodvein Metal is exceedingly rare and focuses on offensive power. A piece the size of a fingernail could cause Fusion cultivators to fight over it. Nothing more needs to be said about this big chunk here.

“And this fruit. Don’t be fooled by its sparkling and translucent appearance and think it’s jade. It’s a fruit called Qingming[1] Jade Fruit. A single fruit can transform a nondescript Five-Element Mixed Spirit Root into the purest Single Root, with the freedom to choose any element.

“Ocean Soul Crystals, condensed from the essence of ocean souls...

“A shield tempered with Black-Yellow Qi...

“These are all good stuff.” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy was slightly impressed. The treasures stored in the treasury had surpassed her expectations.

It’s second only to the warehouses of immortals.

Although I ranked first among the Five Ancient Immortals, I was the poorest, with fewer planets, smaller territories, and scant tributes. Sometimes, I even had to play dead to scam condolence gift money.

Despite that, I was still wealthier than the Dao-Seeking Sect! freewёbnoνel-com

Apart from the five immortals, the ancient era teemed with Transcendent Tribulation cultivators from factions of various sizes. The Dao-Seeking Sect’s warehouse can compete with the greatest faction among those cultivators!

Lu Yang’s voice lifted with pride. “Our Dao-Seeking Sect has stood for 120,000 years, led by figures like the sect’s founding ancestor—Innate Daoist Priest, the originator of the concept of immortal sects—Primordial Heavenly Sovereign, and the Resurgence Ancestor—Vast Sea Daoist Lord. It’s no wonder we possess treasures like these!”

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy thought about it. It does make sense.

Hearing Lu Yang’s proud tone, Yun Zhi reminded him. “Our sect wasn’t this affluent in the past. The Vast Sea Daoist Lord’s era was fifty thousand years ago, and his foundation couldn’t sustain us until now. Besides, two or three thousand years ago, the sect hit a low point and expended many valuable resources to maintain normal operations. Most of the treasures you see now were swindled from the Nine-Netherworlds Creed nine hundred years ago.

Lu Yang, “...”

This was merely the outermost area of the treasury. As Yun Zhi guided them further in, the value of the treasures grew increasingly astounding.

Approximately halfway into the treasury, Yun Zhi halted. On both sides stood two mountains of top-grade spirit stones. She pulled out ten high-grade spirit stones from the piles, though they appeared insignificant like impurities beside the mountains of top-grade spirit stones.

Ten high-grade spirit stones were equivalent to one hundred thousand basic-grade spirit stones in market value. However, in practice, when exchanging basic-grade spirit stones for high-grade spirit stones, there would typically be a premium. Roughly ten high-grade spirit stones could fetch 110,000 basic-grade spirit stones.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy was still in control of Lu Yang’s body. When Yun Zhi handed her the high-grade spirit stones, she noticed the Everlasting Immortal Fairy staring into the depths of the treasury in a daze.

The latter realized that she had underestimated the Dao-Seeking Sect. Its foundation is even more terrifying than I had imagined—possibly surpassing my private hoard!

If the outermost area housed items for Fusion cultivators and Transcendent Tribulation cultivators, these two mountains of top-grade spirit stones mark the dividing threshold. The inner area of the treasury is filled with half-immortal-tier magical treasures, talismans, and natural treasures that work for half-immortal figures!

In the deepest part of the treasury was a faint glow, which the Everlasting Immortal Fairy couldn’t make out. But judging by its aura, it seems to be an Incipient Dao Fruit I’ve never seen before. No, the aura is even more intense than that...

“Immortal Fairy? Immortal Fairy?” Lu Yang called her twice, snapping her back to her senses. “What’s wrong?” he asked curiously.

“Nothing much. I simply feel that your sect’s foundation is barely worthy of my title as the number one across the ages!” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy lifted her chin, exuding absolute confidence.

After exiting the treasury, the Everlasting Immortal Fairy returned control of Lu Yang’s body.

Lu Yang paled. “Damn it, I’ve been maintaining Village in Palm this whole time!” Even if sustaining Village in Palm didn’t drain much spirit energy, prolonged use was still unbearable.

Hastily dispelling the spell, he emptied the contents of his palm: rocks, branches, a quacking duck...

He stared at the flapping duck in silence.

One Everlasting Immortal Fairy at Heaven’s Gate Peak is already enough nuisance. I can’t possibly take care of another duck.

~~~

By nightfall, the aroma of roast duck suffused the air.

After a series of fierce battles, Lu Yang first subdued the duck, then the Everlasting Immortal Fairy, and finally earned the right to cook.

He presented the roasted duck to a patiently waiting Yun Zhi.

1. The two characters here correspond to the first characters in “Qingfeng” and “Mingyue” respectively. ☜

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