CHAPTER 754: CHAPTER 677: ASCEND TO THE PEAK 76

Tan Shuangshuang shook her head and said to Yan Xing: "I can promise you to give all the Demon Clan’s Core to you, but there’s no need for Spirit Stones. Everyone is fighting against the Demon Clan. Knowing that the Core is useful for Demon Cultivators, collecting it to support comrades is only right. How could I ask you for money?"

Yan Xing was stunned by Tan Shuangshuang’s easygoing attitude and generosity. He couldn’t help but reassess this young girl who once snatched meat from his mouth. Watching Tan Shuangshuang’s clear eyes and serious expression, it was clear her words were sincere. She genuinely didn’t care about Spirit Stones, and he couldn’t help but admire her.

Yan Xing himself was actually quite passionate, otherwise, with his position as the Manager of Wanyou Trading House in Baiyue Country, he could easily stay at the rear and manage logistics without needing to fight on the battlefield facing life and death at all times.

Of course, Yan Xing usually loved money, and he had a bad habit of pushing boundaries, as seen when he once entertained thoughts of privately taking the Spirit Stone Mine discovered by the Bai Family in Mangshui City. But in the face of major issues, Yan Xing could still uphold his principles.

However, Yan Xing could be petty, but if you impressed him, he wouldn’t be petty at all. Just like this time, Yan Xing had always held a grudge against Tan Shuangshuang for taking what he had his eye on from his mouth. But Tan Shuangshuang’s actions finally made him let go of that annoyance, and he sincerely admired her.

He had just offered a price that was not low. Considering Tan Shuangshuang’s ability to harvest High-level Demon Clan heads on the battlefield, saying she could accumulate a small sect’s treasure vault by the end of the battle would not be exaggerated. Yet, she gave it up so effortlessly, unconcerned about wealth, making Yan Xing inevitably admire her.

Of course, Tan Shuangshuang was not truly indifferent to wealth; she just believed in earning money rightfully. She wanted only what she deserved, but if she accepted the money Yan Xing offered, she couldn’t reconcile it with her conscience.

Everyone on the battlefield facing life-and-death battles against the Demon Clan volunteered, to protect their homes, to protect their loved ones. Everyone is risking their lives, not knowing if they can see tomorrow’s sun, but nobody retreats, nobody escapes.

No one on this battlefield thinks about benefits; the country’s supposed subsidies, in truth, are something they could earn back by doing anything else during normal times.

Especially for Demon Cultivators, their cultivation is already difficult; Yin Qi is not as ubiquitous as Spiritual Energy. There are few places suitable for demon cultivation, and now at the battlefield, they have almost no place for cultivation supplies. Although the Demon Cultivator’s camp has Yin Qi, it is far from enough for these Demon Cultivators to cultivate on the battlefield, only barely ensuring that their internal Yin Qi doesn’t deplete.

Without a Core subsidy, Demon Cultivators cannot progress in their cultivation on the battlefield. Humans are not the only ones who upgrade in battle; demons do too. If their cultivation doesn’t advance in battle, they face increasingly stronger enemies and certain death.

To prevent Demon Cultivators’ cultivation from becoming stagnant, everyone on the battlefield tacitly agrees to hand over the obtained Demon Clan Core for Demon Cultivators to cultivate.

Unfortunately, often after the battle, the dead demons are either taken away by their own or trampled into mud, making the Core invisible.

It’s not that everyone doesn’t want to collect the Demon Clan’s Core; it’s just that the battlefield changes rapidly. Everyone teeters on the edge of life and death, unable to afford any distraction. Who dares to be distracted by collecting the Demon Clan’s Core? Even if they want to help Demon Cultivators collect the Core, they can’t.

The reason Yan Xing sought out Tan Shuangshuang was because her situation was unique. Though she hovered on the battlefield where low-level cultivators and demons fought, she targeted rare High-level Demon Clan members, and those High-level demons were no match for her.

Under Tan Shuangshuang’s formidable martial power, her battles allowed her to slightly divert her attention, like collecting the defeated demon heads into a storage bag. Though it was equally dangerous, it was far less perilous than for others.

The Spirit Stones Yan Xing provided were meant to compensate Tan Shuangshuang for agreeing to bear the extra risk, yet he hadn’t expected her to agree without hesitation and without asking for any Spirit Stones.

In gratitude for Tan Shuangshuang’s generosity, Yan Xing generously gifted her a High-level Storage Stone! This High-level Storage Stone contained a space of one hundred thousand square meters, always in demand yet never available, coveted by countless aristocratic families.

More importantly, the High-level Storage Stone knew how to conceal itself, carrying no Storage Stone aura fluctuations. Even retrieving items in front of others, as long as there’s a storage bag to shield, no one, regardless of their cultivation level, can see through it.

This is the most precious aspect of the High-level Storage Stone, carrying large wealth, retrieving items without worrying about being noticed by anyone, unlike Mid-grade Storage Stones, which despite perfect disguise, are never dared to be used in front of highly cultivated people for fear of revealing aura fluctuations.

If not for his recognition of Tan Shuangshuang’s integrity and admiration, Yan Xing, who usually haggles over profit and loss, wouldn’t have given such an expensive gift, especially one so valuable.

This High-level Storage Stone was far too valuable; Tan Shuangshuang naturally refused to accept it no matter what. Yan Xing was not her Second Master Si Kaojing. When Si Kaojing gave gifts generously, Tan Shuangshuang accepted because it was a gift from an elder to a junior. She shared no such relationship or familiarity with Yan Xing, so how could she receive such a hefty gift from him?

They continued to negotiate for quite a while, one insisting to give, the other firmly refusing to accept. Finally, with no other choice, Yan Xing proposed a compromise, to sell this High-level Storage Stone to Tan Shuangshuang.

With this suggestion, Tan Shuangshuang was immediately tempted. She had been enamored with this High-level Storage Stone at first glance, though it was unfortunate that it was valued at tens of thousands of Mid-grade Spirit Stones, still an unmarketable treasure.

Those tens of thousands of Mid-grade Spirit Stones were just the initial asking price. A treasure like a High-level Storage Stone is always auctioned, and if truly sent to the auction, it could fetch at least three to four hundred thousand Mid-grade Spirit Stones.

Tan Shuangshuang thought about the Spirit Stones she possessed and realized tragically that all the Spirit Stones she owned combined weren’t enough to buy even half of this High-level Storage Stone!

However, Tan Shuangshuang wasn’t without alternatives. She had long noticed that within Yan Xing’s Spirit Mansion was a cluster of Innate Spirit Fire, and she had seen Yan Xing use Spiritual Fire in battle.

Yan Xing’s Spiritual Fire possessed strong Attack Power, killing at least thousands of demons each time, whether High-level or Low-level Demon Clan, all in one swoop.