The Devil's Tribulation

Chapter 971 Xueyou's Reminder

Saint Flame Island in the Southern Continent, within the Saint Flame Realm.

Cultivators from the two southwestern continents lined up to pay, and it took more than four million cultivators six hours to complete the payment.

Pan Chengfeng listened to Yun Feiyang's report, his mouth stretching to his ears in a wide grin.

Yun Feiyang became more and more excited as he read on, and finally concluded: "This time, the entry fee will be 680,000 ten-thousand-year-old spiritual herbs and 3,860,000 spiritual herbs that are over five hundred years old."

"160,000 jin of rare ores, 37 million jin of various high-grade ores, countless materials from various demonic beasts, eleven seventh-tier demon lords, four seventh-tier demonic plants, and 630 million mid-grade spirit stones."

"I'm rich! Haha!" Pan Chengfeng couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Xin'er and Li Ke beside him were also excited, both showing knowing smiles.

The gains of the three major sects in the Eastern Continent this time, excluding Pan Chengfeng's, were actually pitifully small.

After covering Pan Chengfeng, the Beast Taming Sect and the Ghost Taming Sect originally planned to compete for the other two treasures.

However, they were constantly harassed by cultivators from the two southwestern continents along the way, and upon arriving at their destination, they discovered that the competition between those two places was also extremely fierce.

Especially at the Quasi-Immortal Treasure, not only are there peak seventh-order demonic beasts guarding it, but also the Corpse Demon Sect, the number one sect in the Western Zhou Dynasty.

Therefore, both sects made the same decision: not to get involved, but to retreat to the periphery, waiting for Pan Chengfeng while searching for resources.

Searching only on the periphery will yield predictably little result.

Now that they've collected the "entrance fee," they've not only recouped their investment but also far exceeded everyone's expectations. How could they not be happy?

Pan Chengfeng waved his hand and said, "We're all on the same side, so I won't take advantage of either of your sects. We'll divide these things into three portions, and each of us will take one. Do you have any objections?"

Xin'er and Li Ke both shook their heads to indicate that they had no objections.

Soon, the items were distributed, and most of the cultivators from the Southwest Continent had left, leaving only a group of women dressed in white standing at the entrance of the passage.

Pan Chengfeng, leading over 8,000 men from three sects, encountered this group of beautiful women.

These people are all cultivators from the Jade Maiden Sect of the Northern Continent, totaling only five hundred.

They were all at least at the late stage of the Void Refinement realm, dressed in white robes with their faces veiled.

Pan Chengfeng's eyes lit up, and he muttered to himself, "Wow! Does the Jade Maiden Sect have height requirements for accepting disciples?"

Every single one of these beauties looks like a model from a past life; the shortest must be at least 1.7 meters tall!

Pan Chengfeng was right. The Jade Maiden Sect did indeed have this in mind. Being too short and thin indicated poor physical constitution, and they would absolutely not accept such students.

Pan Chengfeng was engrossed in watching when one of the beauties stepped out from the group, her beautiful eyes sparkling as she looked at him and asked, "Junior Brother Pan, you've struck it rich, haven't you?! Does our Jade Maiden Sect also have to pay a 'doorstep fee'?"

Pan Chengfeng quickly waved his hand and said, "Senior Sister Xue is joking. Dongzhou suffered heavy losses this time. I was just helping everyone collect some interest. How could I be talking about getting rich?"

Xueyou scoffed inwardly, thinking, "He can even make robbery sound so high-sounding; this guy's skin is really thick..."

Seeing Xue You and her group blocking the entrance, Pan Chengfeng wondered to himself, "What does she want? Is she trying to charge me a 'doorstep fee'?"

So he quickly sent a telepathic message asking, "Bao'er, what are you doing blocking the entrance with them? Do you want your husband to pay a 'marriage fee'?"

Xueyou didn't hide anything and replied, "This time, because of my matter, my senior sisters didn't fare well, so..."

"Understood. Just tell me how many you need, Bao'er~"

Xueyou was secretly delighted; Pan Chengfeng's quick agreement was definitely because of her.

After a moment's thought, Xue You replied, "Then let's give the Jade Maiden Sect two demonic plants and 100,000 ancient spiritual herbs."

Pan Chengfeng was not surprised and readily replied, "It's not a big problem. I'll talk to the other two sects."

Pan Chengfeng called Li Ke and Xin'er together. The three of them discussed for a while. Li Ke's face turned red and then pale, and he would occasionally turn his head to look at Xue You.

In the end, the three reached an agreement, handing over to Xueyou a demonic plant, 100,000 ancient spiritual herbs, and 100 million mid-grade spirit stones.

After accepting the two storage rings, Xueyou said apologetically via telepathy, "My husband won't blame me, will he? This wasn't my idea..."

Pan Chengfeng interrupted, "I understand, Bao'er doesn't need to explain~"

Seeing that Pan Chengfeng seemed genuine, Xueyou felt relieved and replied, "Husband, are you going to participate in the next competition?"

Pan Chengfeng replied, "Let's see what the rewards are. If the rewards are generous, I'd like to give it a try."

Xueyou reminded him, "Since that's the case, then I won't try to persuade you anymore. However, my husband still needs to be careful of two people. I'm confident I can handle them now."

Pan Chengfeng exclaimed in surprise, "Who is it? Even you aren't confident? Then I have even less of a chance!"

Xueyou chuckled and replied, "I acknowledge my husband's strength."

What I mean is that, given my current situation, neither of those two has any confidence in winning.

If my husband puts in his best effort, there should still be a chance.

Pan Chengfeng's eyes darted around, and he understood Xue You's meaning. He then asked telepathically, "Which two?"

"Shen Lang, the grand-disciple of Emperor Yan and the closed-door disciple of Palace Master Ying, has the cultivation level of the early stage of Void Refinement."

The other is Fu Qingming, a disciple of the Ice Emperor, with a cultivation level of mid-stage Void Refinement.

Pan Chengfeng secretly memorized the two names, then cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to Xue You and said loudly, "Thank you for the reminder, Fairy."

The two exchanged a few words, and no one knew what they were saying except for Pan Chengfeng's final thank you.

Xueyou nodded slightly, then turned and left with the group of beauties.

As soon as the group of beauties entered the passage, someone immediately sent a telepathic message to Xue You, asking, "Junior Sister Xue, what is the meaning of this?"

With your strength, you could have killed them all. Why did you leave with only this little bit of stuff?!

Xue You didn't use telepathy, but directly asked, "Does Senior Sister Dou think that the three sects of the Eastern Continent can be manipulated at will?"

Senior Sister Dou sneered, "As for that group of people, Junior Sister, you only need to freeze them all, and I, along with my sisters, can kill them all in less than a quarter of an hour!"

Xueyou stopped abruptly, her voice cold as she said, "Senior Sister Dou's thinking is really too simplistic."

I could freeze them all, but everyone has seen Pan Chengfeng's strength.

I have no confidence that I can control nearly 10,000 people while also controlling him!

When he suddenly unleashes a massacre, will you be the one to defend him? Or will you fight back with the lives of your sisters?!

Senior Sister Dou's pretty face changed slightly, but she still refused to give up and said, "Then what Junior Sister wants is too little!"

"I just saw them collecting 'entrance fees,' at least five or six hundred thousand ancient medicinal herbs, and four demonic plants, and you only want this little?!"

Xue You said calmly, "These resources are enough for the sect to train another thousand Void Refinement cultivators and one Integration cultivator. That's enough for the sect."

If we really push them too far, there's no guarantee the sisters won't get hurt.

"They are from the Thunder Control Sect! The sect leader's elder..."

"Insolence!" Xue You's voice was as cold as ice. "Dou Meili! How dare you speak ill of the sect leader!"

Dou Meili's pretty face turned pale instantly after being reprimanded by Xue You. She hurriedly knelt down and said, "This disciple has overstepped her bounds. Please punish me, Holy Maiden!"

Xueyou took a deep breath and said, "Deduct a hundred years' salary and go back to be imprisoned for a hundred years! If you offend again, you will be executed without mercy!"

Xue You's shout not only startled Dou Meili, but also silenced the hundreds of fellow disciples behind her.

In hundreds of years, they had never seen Xueyou lose her temper like this.

No wonder Xueyou got angry; something that wasn't even a problem was about to cause an incident.

Dou Meili kept instigating the disciples, saying many ill-intentioned things about the Yu Lei Sect.

Furthermore, seeing that the Thunder Control Sect had made a fortune, the disciples all began to have their own ideas.

Wealth is tempting, and her fellow disciples' expectant eyes were fixed on her once again.

Xueyou had no choice but to ask Pan Chengfeng for a "marriage fee".