Qi Yu had no idea that the room door was made of shoddy material and wasn't soundproof at all. She thought she was having a very private conversation.
When she returned to the room after their chat, Qi Yu noticed the atmosphere inside was a little… odd.
"Junior Brother Qi Yu," Yue Zhiyin hooked his arm around Qi Yu's neck. "Does Senior Brother treat you well usually?"
Qi Yu blinked, her expression sincere. "Senior Brother treats me very well, of course."
Yue Zhiyin nodded. "It's good that you remember Senior Brother treats you well."
He sighed and patted Qi Yu's shoulder, genuinely believing he was too naive.
Her Junior Brother Qi Yu wasn't devoid of human nature; he was a naturally dark character who did unconscionable things…
Sui You stared intently at Qi Yu.
Qi Yu's skin crawled under Sui You's gaze.
Sui You tapped his fingers on the table, intending to tell Qi Yu about some of the Phoenix Clan's methods of punishing outsiders to scare her.
But seeing Qi Yu's innocent and obedient look, Sui You felt a pang of reluctance.
Her Junior Brother Qi Yu was only a little over two hundred years old. In Phoenix Clan years, he was still a mere fledgling chick with no feathers.
For an adult to scare a little chick was truly immoral.
Alas, he'd hold back.
Chi Ming, Qi Yan, and Ming Lou had similar thoughts to Sui You, but they didn't try to convince themselves that Qi Yu was still young and a chick like Sui You did.
They thought that even though they had suffered losses at Qi Yu's hands in previous years, they could still get their revenge once they returned to the sect.
Hmph.
Then they would bully Qi Yu every day…
Emmm, snatching Qi Yu's candy and chicken legs, or fighting Qi Yu for the most comfortable mat during practice.
Chi Ming, Qi Yan, and Ming Lou sat side-by-side, thinking indignantly.
After the food was served, Qi Yu picked up a chicken leg. "Speaking of which, everyone got injured because of me that day, so we barely explored the Xuan Yue Mountain Range before returning, right?"
"When can we go again? There shouldn't be any more problems this time."
"Brother, you should rest well," Si Qing peeled shrimp for Qi Yu. "That Xuan Yue Mountain isn't going anywhere. We can go when you've recovered."
"...It will probably take a long time for me to recover," Qi Yu hesitated. "And my body is fine. The most important thing is the inner demon. I was thinking we could go first, and I can deal with my inner demon after we return."
"...I suggest we put the Xuan Yue Mountain Range aside for now," Feng Siqian interrupted. "We already have the lower volume of the Frost Condensation Scroll. We can go to the All-Attribute Forest now."
Upon hearing this, Yu Zhen couldn't help but nod. "That makes sense. With so many of us, each with our own elemental spiritual roots, I was initially thinking we could only go to the ice-attribute forest. Now that we know this scroll can take us to forests of other attributes, it's a rare opportunity. We should go to the ice-attribute forest and the lightning-attribute forest first. We might even find a way to resolve the inner demon there."
Li Yu also hummed in agreement. "Qi Yu, your Shiniang is right. Everything else can wait. Your inner demon problem should be addressed first."
It was unheard of for a spiritual artifact to develop an inner demon.
Although Li Yu appeared calm these past few days, as if he didn't take it seriously, he was actually extremely worried about Qi Yu's inner demon.
He wished he could take Qi Yu's place and slay the inner demon himself.
Qi Yu looked at them obediently. "Alright, then we'll go to the All-Attribute Forest first. When should we depart? Give me a time, and I'll have someone prepare the necessary items for the All-Attribute Forest right away."
Although the All-Attribute Forest didn't have time restrictions like some secret realms, as long as one exchanged a pass item for an entry token, they could enter and exit whenever they pleased.
However, the All-Attribute Forest wasn't exclusively for cultivators.
Demonic cultivators, beast cultivators, Dao cultivators, Buddhist cultivators, human cultivators, and ghost cultivators could all enter freely.
Its danger index was rated at eight stars or above.
Correspondingly, the more dangerous the place, the greater the benefits. It was rumored that in the past, a human cultivator had resolved their inner demon problem there, and even advanced twice, going directly from the Foundation Establishment stage to the Nascent Soul stage.
Yu Zhen and Li Yu had also heard of this matter, which was why they placed their hope of resolving the inner demon in the All-Attribute Forest.
Feng Siqian pondered. "The sooner we depart, the better. Let's go now. We don't need much preparation, just plenty of pills and talismans."
"In that case, follow me to the treasury. Pick whatever you can use. It's on me," Qi Yu was in high spirits today after earning a considerable amount of gold from the unlucky Qi Feng, so she was being very generous.
Feng Siqian wasn't one to stand on ceremony. Upon hearing this, she immediately slapped the table and exclaimed, "Good!" She then grabbed Qi Nian and asked a passing little demon to lead the way.
Inside the treasury.
Because of Qi Yu's knack for making money, Yu Zhen and the others had already prepared themselves for a scene glittering with gold and treasures before entering.
To their surprise, when they opened the door, they found that the interior was quite spacious and not overly extravagant.
There were only rows upon rows of large wooden chests arranged very neatly.
Qi Nian casually opened one of the chests.
Inside lay an entire box of good luck talismans, something other cultivators could only dream of obtaining.
The chests next to it contained talismans for traveling a thousand miles underground, ten thousand miles underground, as well as wing talismans, demon-repelling talismans, beast-repelling talismans, invisibility bracelets, steel protective talismans, spiritual power enhancement talismans, demonic power enhancement talismans, and demon power enhancement talismans…
A large pile of various strange and peculiar talismans, all of which were rare.
Even the usually taciturn Qi Yan couldn't help but utter two words upon seeing these rare and excellent talismans:
"Extravagant."
"My heavens! This wing talisman is extremely difficult to acquire," Ming Lou squatted down and picked one up at random, his face full of amazement. "Wing talismans allow for very long flight times. Without any loss of spiritual power, they can sustain flight for an entire month."
"The conditions for making such talismans are numerous and demanding, and they require extremely precise hand movements from the talisman painter… To put it this way, if you make 100 of them, succeeding with one is considered very good…"
"Wow, Junior Brother Qi Yu, you're amazing!" Chi Ming looked at Qi Yu with surprise and reached out for a hug.
Qi Yu bent down and hugged Senior Sister Chi Ming, feeling a little embarrassed. "I'm also the type who can only succeed with one out of a hundred. I'm not that skilled, it's just that my original form's abilities are quite strong."
She could use her original form, the Yan Zhen Mirror, to transform into thousands of identical talismans…
So, for many things, her strength lay in quality, not quantity.
No matter how much it cost to craft a masterpiece, as long as one was made, it was enough.
With one masterpiece, she could replicate and split it into tens of thousands.
Feng Mingxi rubbed his forehead. "I really think Senior Brother Qi Yu is too formidable."
Setting aside whether this intellect was suitable for cultivation, just making money was no problem.
Feng Siqian silently watched Qi Yu, recalling that Yu Zhen had mentioned the Demonic Palace owed the Ming Cang Tower a lot of silver. A thought suddenly struck her. "Qi Yu, do you want to earn some extra income? I have a job that's perfect for you, and I'd like to recommend it."
"What job?" Qi Yu asked, confused.
"Managing the accounts for the Demonic Palace," Feng Siqian held up five fingers. "Our Demonic Palace owes the Ming Cang Tower a lot of silver. If you can make the Demonic Palace's affiliated industries triple their profits in a short period, allowing the Demonic Palace to repay the debt to Ming Cang Tower, then I will give you half of the Demonic Palace's future net profits."
Qi Yu raised an eyebrow. "Princess Feng Shan, if you dare to put these terms down in writing, I dare to sign a contract with you."
It's just owing money to Ming Cang Tower… This kind of thing is too simple.
For the Demonic Palace's substantial profits for the next few hundred years, she wouldn't care about this money!
Feng Siqian looked at Qi Yu with suspicion. "You agreed so readily, why does it make me feel so uneasy?"
Qi Yu looked obediently. "Third Princess, you are the daughter of the Demonic Lord. Do you think I would dare to cheat you?"
Yu Zhen was half-believing.
Si Qing pursed his lips and looked up at the sky. "..."
Although…
Based on today's experience, he felt that his sister dared to…