Chapter 35: Jade Sinks in the South of the Yangtze River (Second Part)

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  "I didn't know the immortal would arrive in such a grand manner, I'm afraid I wasn't able to welcome you from afar, please forgive me..."

  Chen Youde, after all, was a wealthy and experienced merchant who had seen it all. Although he was still shaken, he could somewhat clear his mind and, facing Chu Linfeng's extraordinary power that was beyond the reach of ordinary people, and clearly looking for trouble, adopting a humble and respectful attitude was the only strategy he could think of at this moment.

  "You robbed the Chu family of their wealth, I'm here to get it back."

  Chu Lin's cold and indifferent tone made Chen Youde's legs tremble, and he barely suppressed the fear in his heart, stammering: "R-return... r-right away..."

  "Come on! Hurry up and go to the treasury, bring out 100,000 taels of gold!"

  "The wealth you plundered from the Chu family is less than one hundred thousand taels of gold, if I remember correctly, it should be sixty-three thousand five hundred taels of gold."

  Chu Lin's lips curled up in a smile, but this did not bring Chen Youde the slightest comfort, instead making him feel even more fearful of the slender youth before him.

  Because he saw a familiar smile from Chu Lianfeng, and saw the shadow of someone who wanted to get rid of him - the master of the Chu family, Chu Chenhan, who had oppressed the Chen family and dominated Qingzhou.

  "You... you are Chu Chenhan's only son... the one who was sent to Xian Mountain to cultivate at a young age..." Chen Youde sat down on the ground with a thud, exclaiming incoherently in shock.

  It was well-known that Chu Chen's only son had been identified by an immortal as a child and recruited into the immortal sect. This matter was no longer a secret in the vast Qingzhou City. When the Chu family suffered a disaster, Chen Youde did not immediately take advantage of the situation to attack them. It was because he considered this point that he waited until he found Zhang Yu as his backer before starting to suppress them.

  Now the expensive leaning mountain they hired was killed by Chu Lianfeng in an instant, Chen Youde can be said to have regretted his intestines at this moment, if he could turn back time, he would rather die than get involved with the Chu family.

  "You recognize me, that's good. I'm not an unreasonable person either. Since you bullied my Chu family first, how should we settle this account today? Do you have any suggestions?"

  For a worldly merchant like Chen Youde, Chu Lianfeng had no intention of killing him. Earlier, when he killed Zhang Yu, it was because the latter was a cultivator who opposed him, but for an ordinary person, unless there was a deep-seated hatred, Chu Lianfeng would not deign to take action. This is also the mentality of the vast majority of cultivators in the cultivation world.

  It's not just a matter of disdain, another point is that the killing of ordinary people will lead to the intensification of the heavenly tribulation when cultivators break through the earthly and heavenly stages, which is unwise in both emotion and reason.

  Chen Youde's eyes rolled around, with a merchant's characteristic sly smile, and he said respectfully: "Young Master Chu, I was blinded by money and did something stupid. Now I am willing to double the compensation for the loss of the Chu family, and offer 200,000 taels of gold. I hope Young Master Chu will not hold grudges against me and spare my life."

  "Chen Jiaoguo is really rich enough to rival a country, 200,000 taels of gold, which is equivalent to the annual taxes of Qingzhou City, and he actually said give it away just like that."

  Chu Lin's eyes narrowed slightly, and he turned to say, "In that case, perhaps it can make up for your strong seizure of the Chu family's wealth, but how do you plan to account for colluding with the government to capture my loyal servants?"

  He heard the overbearing tone in Chu Ling's voice, and also saw the large mansion not far away from him being reduced to dust. Chen Youde's body trembled slightly without reason, he swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and said nervously: "A thousand mistakes, ten thousand mistakes are all my fault, to make up for these, I am willing to offer 10,000 pieces of low-grade spirit stones, 100 kilograms of secret silver, and 10 kilograms of refined gold as a gift to Young Master Chu."

  Chu Linfeng originally just wanted to squeeze a bit more, but he didn't expect the other party to open his mouth and give out such a huge sum of money that would be considered enormous even in the eyes of ordinary cultivators.

  Due to the shock in his heart, Chu Lingfeng did not respond immediately for a while. However, this behavior of his was misinterpreted by Chen Youde as him thinking that the compensation offered was too little. Chen Youde, who had turned pale with anxiety, gritted his teeth and continued, "In addition to this, I will also give you a piece of jade that I recently acquired."

  "Jade essence..." This time, Chu Linfeng really couldn't help but admire Chen Youde's family background for being rich enough.

  A jade sinks in a myriad of loads, every ten thousand li square, or can condense and give birth to a star or half a point of jade essence, called a rare treasure.

  Jade essence is first formed, only the size of a fingernail cover, every hundred years, it grows back once. If a cultivator can obtain a small amount of jade essence and make it into an ornament to wear on their body, they will basically not have to worry about the danger of going crazy during meditation; if they can get a larger volume of jade essence, refine it into a meditation mat, and sit cross-legged on it every time they meditate, they will have the effect of doubling their efforts.

  It's just that the Jade Essence is extremely rare, and even if one has great spiritual powers and cultivation, without the opportunity, it's hard to get their hands on it. If it's that kind of Jade Essence made into ornaments, it's still relatively easy to find, after all, the Spiritual Realm holds various auctions every year, so you can always encounter a few times.

  However, finding a piece of jade essence large enough to be refined into a jade pillow is not that easy. The growth cycle of jade essence is extremely long, and it takes thousands of years of fire trials to find a complete piece of jade essence large enough to refine a jade pillow, making it an elusive treasure that can only be encountered but not sought after.

  The jade pendant in Chen Yunde's hands was originally a pawned item from his pawnshop in Qingzhou City, obviously a foolish act done by someone who didn't know the value of the jade. After learning about its preciousness, Chen Yunde did not immediately offer it to Zhang Yu, but instead thought of using it as a gift to send his youngest son into the Xianmen sect as a bargaining chip.

  "Bring it here and let me see." Chu Lin suppressed the shock in her heart, maintaining a calm tone and expression.

  Soon, under Chen Youde's urging, a servant hurried over with a large box about half the height of a person. The moment the box was opened, a warm and refreshing aura burst out, almost causing Chu Linfeng to lose control of the unparalleled comfort that spread throughout his body, letting out a loud "Ah, what a relief".

  As she raised her eyes, a piece about two feet wide and three feet long, seven inches thick, with a uniform emerald green color, caught her attention. The semi-transparent jade interior was filled with a hazy green mist, like the clouds in the mountains, giving off an ethereal and otherworldly feeling.

  Chu Linfeng's hand pressed on the Jade Essence, and he suddenly felt a burst of spiritual energy pouring into his body from his palm, causing the true yuan force circulating within him to run at an exponential rate.

  This kind of jade with such a strong aura and size is probably something that can only be found once in ten thousand years!

  "With this object, no matter where I cultivate in the future, even if it's a place with no spiritual energy, I can still have a cultivation speed that's not inferior to being in a blessed land or a sacred heaven..." Chu Linfeng couldn't help but exclaim in his heart, and without another word, he put the jade essence into his storage bag.

  "Afterwards I will send someone to move it away..."

  Chu Linfeng lightly dropped a sentence and left, waiting for Chu Linfeng's figure to disappear from Chen Youde's eyes. After taking a long breath, Chen Youde sat down on the ground with a thud. The pressure given by Chu Linfeng was really too great.

  "Finally got rid of this jinx..."

  Just as Chen Youde let out a sigh of relief, he suddenly heard a voice echoing in his ears, "As long as I, Chu Lianfeng, am around for one more day, the Chu family of Qingzhou will forever be the number one aristocratic family in this land. Chen Laodao, don't try to be clever again, or else next time I come to the Chen residence, it will be the day your Chen family is annihilated."

  A fierce and intense fear flashed across Chen Yuede's eyes, and deep down, he secretly made a ruthless vow: "Cultivation... Cultivation... In my lifetime, the Chen family will also produce a cultivator... No matter the cost..."

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