Many children, many blessings: Stealing the offspring of powerful figures to cultivate immortality.

Gu Qinghan's fingers tightened slightly as she gripped the broken sword.

"Ning'er, are you saying this was all a setup from beginning to end?"

Jiang Yining did not answer immediately, her purple-gold eyes coldly sweeping over the limp corpse on the ground.

With a slight flick of her fingertips, a wisp of purplish-gold chaotic life force transformed into a sharp hook, piercing straight into Granny Yue's crown.

"Old man, do you really think that once your physical body dies, this debt is settled?"

With a piercing scream, a translucent nine-tailed demon soul was forcibly pulled from the corpse by the purple-gold hook.

Granny Yue's demonic soul twisted violently in mid-air, her turbid eyes filled with terror.

"You...you even dared to attack my demon soul."

Jiang Yining clenched her five fingers, and the purple-gold vines tightened instantly, squeezing the demon soul until it made a teeth-grinding cracking sound.

"The Nine-Tailed Fox's essence, which was sacrificed to the Five Treasures, was not for communicating with the Fox God at all."

"You are using my daughter's bloodline to nourish the interdimensional passage to the divine realm."

"Not only that, you deliberately spread rumors to lure me deep into this secluded Ancient Moon Altar, hoping to wipe us out in one fell swoop."

With each word Jiang Yining spoke, the murderous intent in her eyes intensified.

Feng Liuyun leaned against the white jade railing, her peach blossom eyes slightly narrowed, and the Nirvana True Fire quietly rose from her fingertips.

"So he was just a watchdog for the Divine Realm. No wonder he's so confident."

Gu Qinghan's frosty eyes held no warmth whatsoever, and the pure Yang sword intent flowed through the broken sword.

"Since they are dogs, they should be prepared to be slaughtered."

Granny Yue's demonic soul was locked by both sword intent and true fire, so frightened that she knelt down in mid-air and kowtowed desperately.

"My lord, please spare my life."

"I was also coerced."

"The powerful beings of the divine realm have issued a decree. If we do not obey, the entire Qingqiu clan will be wiped out. I am only doing this to protect my clan."

Jiang Yining let out a very soft, cold laugh.

"To protect their clan, they sacrificed other people's daughters."

"Mother, why waste words with this old hag? Let me chop her in half with my sword."

Da Bao stepped forward, carrying the Anning Heavy Sword.

Purple-gold lightning danced wildly on the sword blade, illuminating his cold face, which was identical to Ji Lingxiao's.

"Brother, fighting and killing is so boring."

A youthful yet shrewd voice came from behind.

Sibao, carrying the gleaming golden abacus, strode over to Jiang Yining's side.

His silver eyes gleamed with undisguised greed, and he pulled a thick ledger from his pocket.

"Mother, although this old woman is wicked, the Qingqiu clan is a prominent family with a history of tens of thousands of years."

"If we just kill them, wouldn't we be at a huge loss?"

The coldness on Jiang Yining's lips dissipated slightly as she looked down at Sibao.

"What did you figure out?"

Sibao skillfully opened the account book, and her little hands began to move rapidly on the abacus.

"This first expense is for Fifth Sister's food and lodging expenses during the few days she was imprisoned in Qingqiu."

"The environment in Qingqiu is harsh, and Fifth Sister is not eating or sleeping well. This money should be calculated according to the highest standard of the inn in Huangyuan City, which is one million top-grade spirit crystals per day, and ten million in ten days."

Granny Yue's demonic spirit suddenly raised her head, her eyes widening in disbelief.

"You little brat, you're talking nonsense. She's been locked on the altar the whole time. She's never eaten a single grain of rice from Qingqiu."

Sibao rolled her eyes and slammed her little hand on the abacus.

"Not giving her food is abuse."

"Double the abuse, this will amount to 20 million top-grade spirit crystals."

Feng Liuyun couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"This little money-grubber's personality is much more pleasing to the eye than that swindler Situ Kong who pretends to be blind."

Sibao ignored Feng Liuyun's teasing and continued flipping through the account book.

"This second payment is for compensation for emotional distress."

"My fifth sister had her memory forcibly erased, which greatly frightened her. Our whole family was also very worried about saving her."

"It's not unreasonable to say that this amount is worth 30 million top-grade spirit crystals."

Granny Yue's demonic spirit trembled with rage, but was unable to move under Jiang Yining's semi-saintly pressure.

"The third and most expensive one."

Sibao raised his head and looked at Bai Ze, who was covered in blood.

"In order to break free from the Soul-Locking Nails, Father Bai Ze severed seven of his fox tails, damaging his demonic foundation."

"According to Uncle Gu's treatment standards, at least a hundred Heaven-grade Heaven-Mending Pills would be needed to stabilize the injury."

Gu Qinghan stood to the side, her cold gaze sweeping over Bai Ze's broken body, and unusually, she chimed in with a comment.

"When I make a house call, anything less than ten million top-grade spirit crystals is out of the question."

Sibao nodded in satisfaction and drew a heavy circle on the account book.

"Including the cost of medicine, lost wages, and nutrition expenses, this amount to 30 million top-grade spirit crystals."

"Twenty million plus thirty million, then another thirty million."

Sibao shoved the golden abacus in front of Granny Yue's demonic spirit.

"A total of 80 million top-grade spirit crystals. If you're short even a penny, my mother will dig up all of your Qingqiu ancestral graves today."

Granny Yue's demonic soul trembled violently, letting out a desperate roar.

"Eighty million top-grade spirit crystals."

"Even if you emptied the entire Qingqiu treasure vault, you still couldn't gather that much cash."

Da Bao snorted coldly, lightly touched the ground with his toes, and instantly leaped into the air.

He stood firmly atop the Moon Granny's demonic spirit, the Tranquility Heavy Sword in his hand pointing directly at the old woman's crown.

The purple-gold lightning crackled at the tip of the sword, and the aura of destruction caused the edges of the demon soul to begin to crumble.

"If you can't raise the cash, use mineral veins, spiritual herbs, and divine weapons and magical treasures as collateral."

"If you dare utter another word, I'll make your soul vanish right now."

Da Bao's voice was devoid of any emotional fluctuation, yet it exuded a chilling murderous intent.

Granny Yue's demonic spirit completely collapsed.

She looked at the heavy sword of lightning that seemed poised to fall from above, then glanced at Jiang Yining's cold eyes.

"I'll sign."

"I'm signing this."

Sibao immediately turned to the last page of the account book and handed it to the demon soul.

Jiang Yining twitched her fingertips slightly, removing a trace of the restraint.

Granny Yue trembled as she extended her translucent finger, forcing out a drop of dark red natal soul blood, which she pressed heavily onto a blank space in the ledger.

The moment the bloody handprint landed, a golden causal contract formed in mid-air and then disappeared into the Four Treasures' ledger.

Si Bao put away the ledger with satisfaction and patted the storage bag at his waist.

"Mother, it's all done."

Jiang Yining nodded slightly, preparing to completely crush Granny Yue's demon soul.

Just then, the jade pendant hanging at the waist suddenly burst out with a dazzling red light.

Yu Luofeng's anxious voice, accompanied by the sound of a biting wind, came from the jade tablet.

"Ning'er, something's wrong."

"Three semi-saint-level auras are rapidly approaching from the outer perimeter of the altar."

"In no more than 15 minutes, they will completely seal off this star system."