Brother, how come you're a witch?

Heroes always stand in the light, at least most of the time.

Lu Jing stood at the doorway, his silhouette silhouetted against the backlight, making him appear even more imposing and tall.

Perhaps because the discussion had been so heated, no one in the discussion room noticed his approach.

Su Yan, who had temporarily reduced the range of his divine sense due to insufficient essence and blood, was slightly surprised to see Lu Jing suddenly barge in.

"Senior Brother Lu, what's going on?"

"Junior Brother Su, there's no need to say anything more."

Lu Jing shook his head and stepped out of the light:

"I was peering out the door and heard everything. You might not know this, but this discussion room wasn't built with the intention of being used, so there was no soundproofing. Whatever was being said inside, you could hear it clearly from the outside."

"Senior brother..."

"I know it's wrong to eavesdrop on other people's conversations!"

Lu Jing waved his hand, interrupting Su Yan who was about to speak again:

"But I have a legitimate reason. I saw Ye Jingqiu sneaking in with a large group of people at the entrance of the residence. I thought you were going to do something shady, immoral, or against the clan rules. I also remembered my warning to you this morning and the guard's warning that if you messed around again, you would be kicked out. I was heartbroken and came to stop you."

"Senior brother, you truly have good intentions."

Su Yan feigned emotion, stepped forward and took Lu Jing's hand, then immediately changed his expression:

"But none of that matters. Didn't you just say you wanted to invest?"

"Oh? Oh, right, right, I was so eager to explain that I almost forgot about it."

Lu Jing was taken aback, then became excited and sincere:

"Junior Brother Su, I used to be prejudiced against you. I saw that you hadn't cultivated much in the two months since you started your training, and as a sword cultivator, you never went to the martial arts arena to practice your sword. I thought you were an ignorant person who would never amount to anything in this life. I never expected you to have such amazing talent in appraisal."

"You flatter me, you flatter me." Su Yan's lips trembled.

"What's even more valuable is that you have a heart of gold. Many of our fellow disciples, especially my outer disciples, have long suffered from the chaos of the second-hand market. Junior brother, you are able to see the suffering of your fellow disciples and have the heart to rectify it. I, Lu Jing, admire you and am willing to do my part."

"No, no."

Su Yan suppressed a smile and waved his hand modestly:

"It's just a small contribution; the main purpose is still to make money."

"That's exactly what's most important!"

Lu Jing gripped Su Yan's hand tightly in return:

"If I join now, how much will I get? Don't underestimate me just because I'm only in the Qi Refining stage. I've worked hard and saved money for over ten years, and I've accumulated quite a bit. Compared to everyone here, I'm quite wealthy."

Everyone present felt humiliated, but it was indeed the truth, so they had no confidence to refute it and silently looked away.

"Does Senior Brother mean he's going to invest all his wealth in me?"

Su Yan was somewhat surprised.

Investing requires caution. How can a rational person go all in right away?

The reason why all the sword cultivators here are going all in is because they don't have much money to begin with. Even if they lose it all, they can still make up for it by tightening their belts and skipping dinners for a few months.

"Yes."

Lu Jing nodded, his eyes revealing a resolute determination to take a gamble.

"I have been cultivating in the outer sect for fifteen years. Ten years ago, I reached the peak of Qi Refining and became the chief of the outer sect. However, I have not been able to successfully establish my foundation and advance to the inner sect. The outer sect of Xuanqing Sect has always been a place where you either advance or leave. This year is my last year."

"What use are these spirit stones to me if I can't establish my foundation?"

"I need Foundation Establishment Pills. If the market price isn't enough, I'll offer three or four times the price to buy them! But I don't have time. I need a faster way to make money."

"Junior Brother Su, I have high hopes for your plan. If all goes well, you might be able to triple or quadruple your spirit stones within two months."

"At that time, it would be best if I could purchase Foundation Establishment Pills. If not, it would be fate. Consider this investment as the last thing I did for my fellow low-level cultivators and for my outer sect disciples."

After Lu Jing finished speaking, he sighed repeatedly.

Su Yan remained silent, for the plight of lower-level cultivators with poor talent was similar.

However, even if Lu Jing ultimately fails to purchase the Foundation Establishment Pill, he can still live a comfortable life by leaving the sect and descending the mountain with doubled spirit stones.

So Su Yan did not refuse.

He just smiled and patted Lu Jing's hand:

"Since you have such a good intention, I will naturally not treat you unfairly. Whatever you invest now, I will return proportionally to you later."

"good!"

Lu Jing nodded gratefully, his disappointment easing slightly.

With a wave of his hand, he took off his spirit stone bag and threw all his wealth onto the table.

Now, a small mountain of spirit stones had indeed been piled up on the table in the discussion room.

Such a quantity of spirit stones was something none of the sword cultivators present had ever accumulated in their entire lives, and their eyes widened in astonishment.

Su Yan reached out and grabbed a handful, sighing:

"Although there were some deviations, we finally had enough start-up capital."

"So what do we do next?"

Ye Jingqiu blinked and asked. Although she had never owned so many spirit stones, she had seen them in her own sect. In addition, she was indifferent to things other than swords and was not affected.

"Let's do a few orders first, get a feel for the business, build up some reputation, and then..."

Su Yan scattered spirit stones and clapped his hands, saying:

"GG".

......

Liu Baishuang felt as if something had happened, but she was unaware of it.

He's been acting strangely ever since he revealed the summit to Su Yan that day.

He's been mysteriously busy all day long, I don't know what he's doing, and he's surrounded by more people, both men and women.

Wasn't he supposed to have traveled back in time to get close to me and save the world? But looking at his current state, it seems like he's already enjoying the carefree life of a sect disciple?

Liu Baishuang found it hard to understand, but recently she had been closely watched by her master Xu Qinglan. During the day, she not only couldn't check her Feixin often, but she also couldn't run around freely to investigate what Su Yan and the others were doing.

Moreover, even if she sent a text message to Su Yan while wrapped in her blanket at night, asking him what he was doing, the latter would always be evasive and say that he would find out soon.

Liu Baishuang had a bad feeling.

Several days passed in this manner.

That morning, the morning classes ended.

The disciples rose from their seats and dispersed in twos and threes.

Liu Baishuang was reluctant to leave; she wanted to observe more closely to see what Su Yan was up to.

So she followed behind her master, secretly glancing in the direction of the outer disciples, and just then she saw Su Yan slowly get up and wink at a male cultivator beside him.

Liu Baishuang had investigated that male cultivator; he was the chief disciple of the outer sect.

Suddenly, the bad feeling in her heart became incredibly strong.

"Hey! Senior Brother Lu, you got a new flying sword!"

"Junior Brother Su has a good eye! I recently earned some extra money from sect missions and immediately bought this new flying sword, a collaboration between Qingliu Peak and Hundred Refinement Peak. What do you think? Isn't it cool?"

"Senior Brother Lu truly deserves to be the top student; a fine sword is a perfect match for a hero."

Su Yan gave a thumbs up, then deliberately raised his voice again:

"Senior brother got a new flying sword, what about the old one?"