Chapter 341

Chapter 341: Striking It Rich

"How did the spirit stones come to be? Aren’t they just formed from high concentrations of spiritual energy slowly crystallizing?" Mo Wanfang said with annoyance.

"But the conditions here don’t seem sufficient, right? Shouldn’t high-grade spiritual veins be needed to form spirit stones? Yet here, they seem to congeal out of thin air; in just one hundred thousand years, so many have gathered. It’s almost comparable to the yield of a super mineral vein, which is extremely strange!" Fang Lie shook his head.

"You don’t understand. The situation here is actually quite rare and special," Mo Wanfang explained with a bitter smile. "The reason the sect placed this ship here was to let it slowly absorb the earth’s magnetic force in this environment of the Earth’s Magnetic Storm, enhancing its materials. However, the environment is so harsh that it can easily be damaged by various factors. To prevent accidents, the Nascent Soul Furnace of this flying warship is always active and never stops."

"You must know that this Earth’s Magnetic Force Flying Warship is actually based on the Wutian Flying Boat. While this flying boat may not be fast enough or have strong combat power, it has a huge advantage: its high recovery ability. As long as it is on the ground, it can automatically absorb the earth’s energy for restoration," Mo Wanfang continued.

"And this flying warship is in that very situation. This place is known for its abundant earth energy, and with the furnace fully active, it already contains a large amount of earth element spiritual energy. Plus, it is continuously utilizing its own energy formation to draw in the earth’s power, leading to an extremely shocking amount of earth element spiritual energy within the entire flying warship, far exceeding normal standards. This is why so many high-grade spirit stones have formed," Mo Wanfang said enviously. "Here is the dock, which is the area with the least spiritual energy on the entire warship, and even so, so many high-grade spirit stones have gathered, just imagine how many high-grade spirit stones there must be in other places!"

"Really?" Fang Lie’s eyes lit up, and he quickly said, "Then let’s take a look on the way and see if what you say is true!"

With that, Fang Lie flicked the Stone Orb in his hand, and with a flash of white light, a massive stone door about forty to fifty feet high and three to four feet wide slammed open on the wall.

As the door opened, a rush of even more abundant and pure earth element energy blew out from the crack.

Then, a large pile of high-grade earth element spirit stones tumbled down through the door crack, quickly forming a small mountain on the ground.

Upon the door fully opening, Fang Lie and Mo Wanfang saw the scene inside, and indeed, just as Mo Wanfang had guessed, the thickness of the spiritual stones in the corridor was astonishing, reaching fifteen feet, which was half a foot higher than the dock.

Now, Fang Lie truly believed, and he couldn’t help but exclaim, "This corridor is certainly not an important area, but even so, it has accumulated so many spirit stones! Just imagine how many spirit stones the entire flying warship must have!"

Mo Wanfang frowned in thought, then smiled wryly, "I have seen the design drawings of this warship, and considering the situation here, I estimate that the formed high-grade spirit stones, even if converted into small spirit pearls, absolutely amount to at least ten to twenty million!"

"Ten to twenty million?" Fang Lie’s eyes turned green as he heard this.

You should know that small spirit pearls are extremely valuable high-grade currency. Even the Thunder Tribulation Immortal has only a few hundred thousand in spare money, while the Fire Tribulation Immortal tops out at a few million.

Even Semi-Immortal individuals rarely carry so many small spirit pearls at once.

Normally, only large sects could handle such a large sum of money.

The last treasure of the Grand Banquet by the Sea and Sky was only ten to twenty million and forced a super sect like the Ten-Thousand Gu Sect to lower the grade of a Seventh-rank Treasure just to gather it.

This shows just how immense this number is.

Let’s not even mention Fang Lie; even Semi-Immortal beings would feel envious of such wealth.

Mo Qianxun was even more so; he gasped and said, "Fang Lie, these items belong to the sect!"

"No way!" Fang Lie immediately countered. "They all belong to me!"

"Nonsense!" Mo Wanfang exclaimed with urgency, "The Earth’s Magnetic Force Flying Warship belongs to the Mo Sect. How can it belong to you?"

"Since this item came into my hands, it means the sect has entrusted it to me!" Fang Lie waved the Stone Orb in his hand cheerfully, "So, I just need to return the flying ship perfectly intact, and as for the other items, whether I give them or not depends on my mood!"

"Uh…" Mo Wanfang was left speechless.

Indeed, according to the sect’s rules, once the key to control this flying warship is handed to the user, it signifies the transfer of authority. From that moment, the flying warship is under Fang Lie’s control.

Because he took over the flying warship, as long as he returns it intact without losing any parts, he is not violating the rules.

As for these spirit stones, even if Fang Lie took them all, it wouldn’t matter, since they don’t belong to the sect.

In summary, this is a kind of fringe income; even if Fang Lie took everything, it wouldn’t violate the sect rules. The blame could only fall on Mo Qianxun for not checking the situation before handing it to Fang Lie. Thus, even if it became exposed later, Mo Qianxun would have to bear the responsibility.

As Mo Qianxun’s successor, Mo Wanfang naturally couldn’t allow such a thing to happen, but he also couldn’t force Fang Lie, so he had no choice but to pretend to be pitiful and said, "Fang Lie, this was a mistake on my father’s part. I hope you can consider how much my father has cared for you and spare him some trouble, alright?"

"You’re asking me for a favor, huh?" Fang Lie smiled and said, "That’s fine, but the problem is, neither you nor the Sect Leader have much face in this matter with me. Especially the Sect Leader, who put me in a difficult position just a few days ago. Now it’s time for him to bear some consequences!"

"What did my father do to you?" Mo Wanfang quickly replied, irritated. "Fang Lie, you can’t just speak carelessly!"

"Who’s being careless?" Fang Lie scoffed. "He said he would rent this Seventh-rank Treasure Ship to me for a yearly rent of ten thousand small spirit pearls! Damn it, I felt something was off at that time and found out that’s the rental price for an Eighth-rank Flying Boat. A normal Seventh-rank Flying Boat only rents for a few hundred small spirit pearls a year!"

"This…" Mo Wanfang was left speechless, thinking to himself, ‘My dear father, you’ve really outdone yourself this time! Just after getting Fang Lie in trouble, you let him catch hold of a huge flaw that’s even bigger than what you owe!’

Seeing that appealing to emotions wasn’t working, Mo Wanfang could only act stern and said, "Fang Lie, no matter what, these items belong to the sect; you have no right to dispose of them. It is clearly stated in the sect rules."

"You’re talking about the rules, huh?" Fang Lie laughed and said, "Should I go to the Ancestral Hall to accuse you of misappropriating sect resources?"

"This…" Mo Wanfang felt dizzy again. He was already on shaky ground and the Ancestral Hall would clearly side with Fang Lie, backed by the Benevolence Token. Even if he cried, he couldn’t win this case!

At this moment, Fang Lie was becoming impatient. He said with a smile, "Alright, stop talking. Since you all acted a certain way, don’t blame me for doing the same. In short, I’ll gladly accept all these items. Let’s go check out the core cabin; the sooner I can control this flying boat, the sooner I can head back, right?"

As he spoke, Fang Lie waved his hand, summoning the Great Earth General. This colossal puppet, clear as crystal, locked its wet eyes on Mo Wanfang, with a clear threat in the air.

Mo Wanfang was truly at a loss now. He was not afraid of just an Eighth-rank puppet. In a fight, armed with his higher-grade treasures, he could at least protect himself.

But the problem was, it wouldn’t make sense; he clearly couldn’t kill Fang Lie to seize this item, or else he wouldn’t survive. The Benevolence Token wouldn’t care whether he was the Sect Leader’s son.

Besides, he was currently wanting to mend relations with Fang Lie and even considered taking him as a son-in-law, so he certainly didn’t want to make things overly hostile.

With no other choice, he could only smile bitterly and say, "Alright, alright, but you have to promise me one thing: the news about the vast amount of spirit stones here cannot leak out. Otherwise, my father will be in big trouble!"

"Haha!" Fang Lie laughed immediately and said, "Sure, no problem! I guarantee not to tell anyone!"

After saying that, Fang Lie flew into the passage first, leading the way.

Mo Wanfang shook his head helplessly, then followed Fang Lie under the watchful eye of the Great Earth General.

With the Stone Orb guiding them, the two moved freely within the Earth’s Magnetic Force Flying Warship. They traversed through numerous passages and various spaces, and at each stop, they found thick layers of spirit stones. In several large areas clearly designed for earth’s magnetic force puppet soldiers, the accumulated spirit stones reached seven to eight dozen feet high, almost touching the ceiling, burying even the large puppet soldiers within.

The more he saw this, the more Mo Wanfang’s heart ached; he couldn’t help but secretly complain, ‘My father really made a huge blunder this time! Why didn’t he check beforehand? Now such a big mistake has occurred, it’s truly careless!’

In contrast, Fang Lie was filled with joy and excitement, becoming happier as he looked around. Unknowingly, he had already crossed countless spaces and flown to the core hall that controlled the Earth’s Magnetic Force Flying Warship.