Chapter 423.1: Ill Tell You a Way to Strike It Rich

Chapter 423.1: I'll Tell You a Way to Strike It Rich

Perhaps because they’d soon be apart again, Jin Li was more talkative than usual. "You must never expose your identity as the Ten Suns Heavenly Sovereign!"

Qi Yuan nodded, smiling. "Mhm."

Nowadays, whenever he went fishing for Yang Spirits, he lured them into the underworld palace. That way, no one would ever connect him to the Ten Suns Heavenly Sovereign. As long as he didn't reveal that he came from the Moonwatch Continent or use his Star Golden Core in battle, no one would ever find out.

She became tearful, reluctant to part. "I'll see you off."

A jade token appeared in Qi Yuan's hand, which appeared just like the Linglong Xi Jade. "Take a look at this."

He had his Nascent Souls craft it over the past few days to form a matching pair with the one Jin Li carried. Although an ordinary communication talisman would’ve done the trick, the Linglong Xi Jade meant something special to them.

He gave the jade in his hand a shake. "Want to trade for a new one?"

This custom version came with extra functions built in. It would keep her safe.

Her face lit up as she took it from him. "Okay!"

A while later, the two of them left the main hall together. Time together always passed too quickly. Jin Li still couldn't shake the anxious feeling that all of this could just be a dream. She would pinch her arm and feel at ease only after she felt pain.

"Young Miss!"

They'd barely stepped out of the hall when a woman in full armor, reeking faintly of blood, came striding toward them. Her expression was cold and she appeared urgent.

The moment Jin Li spotted her, her own aura turned sharp and cold. "What is it?"

It was a stark contrast from how she'd been with Qi Yuan a second ago. Like a bird nestling close, Jin Li leaned into Qi Yuan, as if declaring him hers.

The armored woman was a Yin Spirit with a somewhat unusual position. Within the Divine Moon Palace existed something known as a Moon Maiden family. This woman was Jin Li’s relative. Jin Li's parents had died long ago and her family had sent her into the Divine Moon Palace, where she'd eventually become a Moon Maiden. Thus, her family had risen to become a Moon Maiden family and enjoyed lavish privileges ever since.

Though the armored woman maintained a respectful expression toward Jin Li, she cast a rather hostile glance at Qi Yuan. "Young Miss, I've heard you intend to give up your title as Moon Maiden!"

It hadn't been easy for their family to produce a Moon Maiden. It was because of Jin Li alone that the family had lived in wealth and comfort for over ten thousand years.

Unable to hide her fear as she faced Jin Li, the armored woman gritted her teeth. “Shouldn’t you have considered this more carefully? The clan elders may object!”

Jin Li's tone left no room for argument. "If the elders have objections, then they can just step down and make room for someone else."

The armored woman's expression stiffened. She hadn't expected Jin Li to be so unyielding. She wanted badly to say more. After all, once Jin Li lost her status as Moon Maiden, the resources and privileges the family received would drop sharply.

The armored woman exclaimed, "Young Miss, Without your Moon Maiden title, how will you ever reach the Yang Spirit realm?!"

The look she shot at Qi Yuan was cold. Beauty has led Young Miss astray! Young Miss is about to ruin her future for some good-looking man!

Jin Li's stance didn't budge. "Whether I stay a Moon Maiden or not is my own business."

Everything the family had today was entirely due to her. Now that they'd lose those privileges, it made sense that they'd have complaints. It was like giving a beggar a hundred coins every day, then stopping. Of course the beggar would show up furious, demanding, “Where's my money?!”

Jin Li wrapped an arm around Qi Yuan. "He's going to be my Dao Companion."

The armored woman's visibly deflated, persuading, "Young Miss, the family's interests are a small matter. But your... your future..."

Before Jin Li could respond, Qi Yuan stepped forward, saying with absolute confidence, "My left eyelid has been twitching, which means our future is going to be great."

Sure, the Divine Moon Palace could help Jin Li reach the Yang Spirit realm, but as for the Major Principle realm? That was nothing but pure fantasy. Meanwhile, if she meditated inside the Myriad Principle Gate for a few million years, she would become the dominant Yang Spirit in the Sixth Heaven. Such was the power of the Sixth Heaven's strongest Creation Treasure. Jin Li would be far better off staying with him than remaining some so-called Moon Maiden.

The armored woman appeared dazed. She didn't really take Qi Yuan's words to heart. After all, there weren't many powers in the Sixth Heaven stronger than the Divine Moon Palace. Even if Jin Li went to some other great power, she probably wouldn’t receive such good treatment again.

The armored woman strongly suspected that he had swept Jin Li off her feet with his sweet nothings. Of course, that was only suspicion. Without proof, she couldn't say it out loud.

Qi Yuan said gently, "You're Jin Li's family, which makes you my family too. You might suffer some loss from losing the Moon Maiden. But I've got a secret tip that could make you rich, and I’ll let you in on the secret. Just don't spread it around."

The armored woman froze, suspicion written across her face. Getting rich scheme?!

Jin Li then said, "His word carries the same weight as mine."

She had been firmly on Qi Yuan's side all along.

Confused as she was, the armored woman still said respectfully, "Then please go on, Young Master."

Truth be told, she didn't really believe this talk of striking it rich.

Qi Yuan then sent her a private voice transmission: "I've got inside information. The Moluo Clan's about to go down. Take this chance and go borrow some Immortal Jade from them. Once they're finished, you won't have to pay back what you borrowed!"

Though the Moluo Clan and the Divine Moon Palace were at war, trade still went on between their lesser affiliated powers. War was war. Trade was trade. If it came down to it, Jin Li's family could even partner with another power and borrow the Immortal Jade from the Moluo Clan under that power's name instead.

The armored woman was thoroughly stunned. What Qi Yuan was saying sounded utterly absurd. The Moluo Clan, wiped out? Borrow Immortal Jade? Neither of those things sounded remotely reliable!

Although the Moluo Clan spent most of their time kowtowing to the Taihuang Palace and the Black Demon Abyss, they were still the reigning power of the Fifth Heaven! Among all the powers of the Sixth Heaven, the Moluo Clan could easily be placed within the top thirty.

How could such a behemoth collapse overnight? Unless some sacred land the Sixth Heaven had a Major Principle realm expert, who else could possibly destroy them?

Besides, the Moluo Clan still had the Creation Treasure, the Moluo Well. Even if a Major Principle realm opponent threatened them, they could carry the Moluo Well and hide in the First Heaven. No Major Principle expert would even bother chasing them down. Also, why would Qi Yuan even know about something this big?

Qi Yuan added, "Don't worry, even if the Moluo Clan doesn't get wiped out, they’re guaranteed to get gutted. You don’t have to pay them back."

He had plenty of experience with this sort of thing. In the exact same way, he’d once teamed up with the Iceberg Empress to borrow spirit stones from the Bright Palace.

The armored woman's face twisted with discomfort. If Jin Li wasn’t there, she'd have loved to ask Qi Yuan if he was joking. What he was suggesting sounded far too outrageous. If Lord Moon God truly decided to wipe out the Moluo Clan, there would surely be a meticulous plan in place. Before that happened, there was no way such news would ever leak out.

Certainly, no outsider would be able to catch wind of it and go borrow Immortal Jade in advance. Besides, how much would Immortal Jade even be worth to a power like the Divine Moon Palace? The real disaster would be the information leak itself.

Seeing her conflicted expression, Jin Li said seriously, "Don't spill a word of this. Return and instruct the elders to borrow Immortal Jade from the Moluo Clan."

Acting swiftly and decisively, she was the timid empress no longer.

Despite the hundred questions swirling in her head, the woman could only say, "As you command."

Ever since Jin Li had returned from the lower world, her whole temperament had shifted. She'd grown forceful.

Jin Li added, "The more, the better,"

She wasn’t worried that anyone would catch wind of this scheme. Even if Qi Yuan revealed his scheme to a Moluo Heavenly Venerable’s face, they probably wouldn’t take it seriously either. Who borrows Immortal Jade straight from a clan they were about to wipe out?

Qi Yuan smirked at the armored woman. "Don't worry, stick with me and you'll be living rich. You will enjoy pork with every meal and an extra egg on top of your noodles!"

The armored woman was at a loss for words.