Li Yunxian grew more and more tempted the more she thought about it, so she couldn’t help but knock on Hua Shunyu’s door.
“Assistant, how’s the stuff I asked you to sell earlier doing?” This was most of her assets after all.
Not long after, Hua Shunyu replied, “Almost sold out. Once I finish the procedures, I’ll come find you.”
Li Yunxian didn’t ask him to come over but instead checked the time and decided to meet in the Commercial District.
The Commercial District of Tian Tong Academy was bustling with activity. Li Yunxian casually walked around and saw plenty of things she wanted to buy.
Almost all transactions required Spirit Stones.
After so many days, Li Yunxian once again truly felt what it meant to be short on funds.
During her recent cultivation, Spirit Stones seemed to have flowed out like water.
But this was just a brief moment of emptiness in her pockets.
Soon, Hua Shunyu arrived, and Li Yunxian officially joined the ranks of wealthy women.
Five Storage Artifacts were handed over to her, and envy shone in Hua Shunyu’s eyes. “Nowadays, most assistants at the academy aren’t as rich as you.”
Li Yunxian glanced at the artifacts and wore an innocent expression. “Thanks to the benevolence of nature.”
Throughout the entire Xuanwen Secret Realm, Li Yunxian estimated she held about two-thirds of the resources.
Whether they belonged to the various alien races, were carried by students, or had been left by the academy before, she had them.
The aliens and students collected the latter, then the Hunters among the aliens gathered from other aliens and students.
Finally, Li Yunxian, leveraging her Jindan Might, managed to collect all the Hunters themselves.
She guessed the academy had assigned such powerful Hunters from the start precisely because they didn’t expect the students to bring back many resources.
They concentrated most resources in the hands of the Hunters, then planned to eliminate the Hunters at the end of the Secret Realm.
Not only to recover the resources but also to profit from it.
Truly a devious scheme.
But people cannot outwit fate.
She, the student, survived, and the academy would have to pay the price to repair the broken Secret Realm.
This was nature’s way of arranging for Li Yunxian to teach the treacherous academy a lesson. Who told them to toy with their students like this!
Hua Shunyu, watching Li Yunxian’s unshaken demeanor, thought about how over the past few days, other colleagues, knowing he was selling stuff for Li Yunxian, quietly came over to redeem their students’ items.
Tears welled up.
He wiped his eyes for those colleagues — or more accurately, former colleagues — who would have to continue interacting with Li Yunxian for several more years.
Li Yunxian calculated the Spirit Stones inside the five Storage Artifacts. There were four High-Grade Spirit Stones, about six hundred Medium-Grade Spirit Stones, and over fifty thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
If converted all to Low-Grade Spirit Stones, the total reached over 160,000.
Li Yunxian was stunned and exclaimed, “How is there so much?”
Of course, she wouldn’t blindly hand the items over to Hua Shunyu without a plan.
On the last day inside the Secret Realm, Li Yunxian had already inventoried the value of these resources. She kept mental accounts of what was inside the Storage Artifacts given to Hua Shunyu.
According to her calculations, the total Spirit Stone exchange value should be around 110,000, with little margin for error.
“I’m not sure why, but prices for various materials have gone up quite a lot recently,” Hua Shunyu said, his voice laced with confusion.
If it were just one or two items, maybe it was due to some new valuable item suddenly appearing in bulk production.
For example, the price of blood bones skyrocketed because of the marrow purification baths, and now many cities had demand but no supply.
But this time, it was very strange.
Almost every material was increasing in price. Even herbs that had been hard to sell suddenly surged in value.
It felt like a comprehensive technological explosion had occurred somewhere.
But when Hua Shunyu asked around, his colleagues’ faces were equally puzzled.
Only one professor vaguely mentioned something about procurement from other planets, but he didn’t understand it clearly.
Li Yunxian didn’t pay much attention to that. What mattered most was the Spirit Stones she got in hand.
She decisively took out ten Medium-Grade Spirit Stones and handed them to Hua Shunyu. “Commission fee.”
After deducting the salary increase Hua Shunyu was owed, that was roughly the amount.
She had previously asked Hua Shunyu to sell items on her behalf to offset costs but never refused to make up any price difference.
Maybe she gave a little extra, but differences of a few dozen Low-Grade Spirit Stones weren’t worth fussing over.
She never let those who helped her suffer losses.
Hua Shunyu was slightly stunned but, indeed needing Spirit Stones, didn’t refuse and accepted the payment.
Then Li Yunxian asked him, “Since you’re leaving, what about your teaching credits?”
Hua Shunyu put away the Spirit Stones before answering, “Like your credits, they can be exchanged for academy resources. Before I leave, I plan to soak in the Blood Pool.”
The academy was never stingy in this regard.
As long as no resources were wasted, that was fine.
Li Yunxian chatted with Hua Shunyu a little longer before waving him goodbye.
***
After buying everything she wanted, Li Yunxian returned to her villa and began using those items to consolidate the knowledge she learned in class.
Meanwhile, Li Tianying was pondering the flutter of emotions she had felt during recent classes.
She hadn’t considered taking on students for a long time.
Compared to taking on students, she preferred that the academy raise the threshold for Culture Classes during enrollment.
She didn’t want the academy full of nothing but people bent on fighting and killing.
But clearly, her suggestion hadn’t been taken seriously at all.
So, to suppress her feelings, Li Tianying checked Li Yunxian’s Culture Class scores.
120.
Looking at the score, which obviously exceeded 99% of the academy’s students, Li Tianying was speechless.
Why did she feel even more moved…?
But Li Yunxian’s cultivation talent was so strong, and seeing her take a fancy to Artifact Crafting was probably just a passing interest.
She definitely wouldn’t agree.
Li Tianying sighed and turned away, leaving the academic office.
Not far along, her divine sense suddenly picked up Li Yunxian’s name.
Her steps slowed.
It was four Sword Cultivator professors.
“Could it be that Li Yunxian really has no intention of enrolling in Sword Technique classes?”
“That’s such a waste of her talent!”
“Why take up Artifact Crafting? Honestly.”
Hearing these words, Li Tianying slowed her pace, her brows tightening.
What was wrong with her wanting to study Artifact Crafting?
If you’re so good at forging weapons, why not just stop using their Magic Tools?
“Someone should ask her what she thinks. She hasn’t really used many sword techniques yet.”
“I heard she’s a wild path, never had orthodox training. Such a waste.”
“Yeah, but who to ask?”
The four Sword Cultivator professors exchanged looks, each silently thinking of a candidate.
Duan Qiu!
Isn’t she the teacher who has a good relationship with Li Yunxian?
But no one said it aloud.
If one of them went to Duan Qiu and succeeded, it would naturally be their chance to take Li Yunxian as a disciple.
If they told others, they’d lose the opportunity.
The four smiled with forced politeness.
Listening to the whole conversation, Li Tianying thought:
She’s just hesitating and considering, so why are so many competitors suddenly popping up!
What waste!
In her eyes, Li Yunxian’s swordsmanship was back-to-basics, very skillful! Learning those rigid sword forms would only ruin her.
Li Tianying was also at the Fen Shen stage, not a Sword Cultivator herself, but she had her own understanding of Sword Cultivators.
She believed Li Yunxian should study Artifact Crafting.
Li Tianying left the academic area and, sensing no one obstructing her, took out her phone and decisively dialed Li Yunxian’s number.
This was the advantage of being chosen as Li Yunxian’s specialized teacher — the connection came naturally!