Wu Chai stood among the crowd, watching Ning Zhuo speak, his eyes slightly wide in disbelief.
He was merely a Qi Refining Cultivator, with poor aptitude, barely able to cultivate.
He had no family nor mentors, only stumbled upon a fragment of cultivation script, starting his path of cultivation.
After nearly a century of ups and downs, he still only had the Qi Refining Level.
He had reached the limit.
This was the peak of his aptitude.
But Wu Chai did not want to give up, even though he was old and nearing the end of his days.
He exhausted all his wealth, even sold magic artifacts for offense and defense, just to gather enough money to step onto the Transmission Array.
The Main Mountain Gate of the Myriad Images Sect could only be reached through the Transmission Array.
After arriving, Wu Chai was almost penniless, unable to afford any Spirit Food, and naturally unable to rent a Cave Mansion.
Fortunately, the Main Mountain Gate of the Myriad Images Sect was a feng shui treasure land, rich in Spiritual Energy, allowing even an old impoverished man like Wu Chai to survive by dining in the open air and collecting wild fruits and hunting.
His luck had never been good all his life; even during this flourishing era of cultivation with abundant resources, he never encountered any opportunity.
Ning Zhuo claimed to have a good business that didn’t require anyone to pay the costs, which intrigued and excited everyone, who looked at Ning Zhuo with interest.
Ning Zhuo proceeded to reveal the entire scheme.
It was simple; he would fund these people to go to the Internal Affairs Hall to rent Cave Mansions.
The locations of these Cave Mansions were on the mountain peak where Stone Spring Cave Mansion was located.
At that time, Yu Heye would inevitably dispatch people to evict them, just like the cultivator sent to deal with Ning Zhuo, who awarded him ten Mid Grade Spirit Stones.
By then, the cultivators present could receive ten Mid Grade Spirit Stones, agree immediately, and withdraw from the mountain peak.
Then, they could return to the Internal Affairs Hall to cancel the rental and get their rental money back.
The profits would be split in half. Ning Zhuo would get the rental money back plus five Mid Grade Spirit Stones. The remaining five would go to the others.
After explaining his plan, someone questioned Ning Zhuo.
Ning Zhuo didn’t hide the presence of Yu Heye, causing a moment of silence among the crowd.
No one was foolish; everyone knew Ning Zhuo’s action was obviously using them as pawns to trouble a Golden Core Cultivator!
If this Golden Core Cultivator were to become enraged, retaliating against them could be disastrous!
Of course, the sect rules of the Myriad Images Sect were in place, and no matter how brazen Yu Heye was, he wouldn’t dare to kill wantonly within the sect.
But he was a Golden Core Cultivator!
With just a word, he could make life miserable and dark for the cultivators present.
Their reactions did not surprise Ning Zhuo.
He confidently smiled and said, "Everyone, money isn’t easily earned."
"What good fortune makes you inexplicably gain five Mid Grade Spirit Stones?"
"You must pay the price..."
Ning Zhuo hadn’t finished speaking when Wu Chai interrupted loudly, "I’ll do it!"
He had invested all his belongings, teleporting here to make one last gamble at the Feiyun Conference.
Yet, wandering various mountaintops recently, he realized that with his current feeble strength, he likely wouldn’t complete any tasks, merely prolonging his life.
This opportunity was the only one he’d encountered since arriving that could be seized!
What’s wrong with being used?
What’s wrong with possibly making an enemy out of a Golden Core Cultivator?
What did he have now?
But if this succeed, he’d obtain five Mid Grade Spirit Stones!
A full five Mid Grade Spirit Stones, Mid Grade!
Ning Zhuo glanced at Wu Chai, seeing a thin old man with white hair, he nodded slightly.
Things were proceeding smoother than expected.
"Good." Ning Zhuo praised loudly, taking out a jade token in front of everyone: "This contains my Mana and acts as a credential."
"Take this to the nearest branch of the Internal Affairs Hall to find a working cultivator named Cao Gui."
"I have already discussed with him and prepaid a large amount of Spirit Stones. He will guide you to rent Cave Mansions there."
The funds for renting Cave Mansions were certainly not to be handed to these individuals.
Very simple, five Mid Grade Spirit Stones or dozens?
The gap here was quite apparent, and it wouldn’t be surprising if someone let greed cloud their judgment, leading to fleeing with the money.
Cao Gui was different.
He was meticulously selected by Ning Zhuo, refined through purchased intelligence, and bound by a Divine Contract.
With these bottom-level cultivators, there was no need to sign contracts—a contract book was extremely valuable. All these were costs!
Wu Chai took the jade token promptly and released a withered paper crane, seating himself on it, wobbling away.
After a moment of silence, the second and third cultivators came forward to receive jade tokens.
Soon afterward, most cultivators took jade tokens and began to act. Only five or six backed out due to timidity.
This wasn’t an issue either.
Ning Zhuo anticipated this situation, hence he gathered more participants.
All the cultivators he summoned were similar to Wu Chai, each in poor conditions, financially impoverished; five Mid Grade Spirit Stones might not be a fortune, but were certainly a necessary reprieve.
"Hehe, cousin, we’ve got a good show to watch." Su Lingkou witnessed the scene with glowing eyes, eagerly awaiting the unfolding events.
Liu Fu was the Foundation Establishment Cultivator sent by Yu Heye to "evict" Ning Zhuo.
"You said how many people?" When he learned that suddenly five more individuals rented Cave Mansions on the mountain, he was momentarily stunned.