Claiming the Throne of Gods, Starting from the Rebirth of Nezha
Chapter 181: Property Meets a Talented Disciple

Chapter 181: Chapter 181: Property Meets a Talented Disciple

"No need to pay?" Nezha asked.

"You don’t have to give anything. If you’re lucky, the family you’re staying with has a pretty daughter, and at night, she might even warm the bed for you."

Lu Ya chuckled, but his laughter was very cold. Even with Nezha’s experience, it was clear he didn’t have a shred of emotion when he said this.

There was neither anger nor excitement, a calmness hidden beneath the laughter, pretending to blend into the mundane world.

Nezha asked, "By sucking their blood like this, can they bear it? Is there any other means of making a living? Otherwise, every family would have to support a picky person who does no work for no reason. Even if this Heavenly Termination Town is far from Zhaoge and doesn’t have to pay taxes, it likely couldn’t support them."

Lu Ya laughed, "I didn’t expect you to be interested in these things."

"It seems the Daoist knows these things well. You must have looked into them carefully."

"Your mind sure turns quickly," Lu Ya said, "This town operates in such an orderly manner because it naturally has someone managing it. If a cultivator wants to use it, they have to pay the manager here three Primordial Stones, and the manager uses a small portion of what you paid to buy supplies for these mortals."

"Primordial Stone?"

Nezha had seen gold, silver, pearls, and every kind of treasure, but this was his first time hearing about a Primordial Stone.

Seeing the confusion on his face, Lu Ya laughed, "Taiyi, that master of yours, is truly irresponsible. He didn’t even teach you these basic things. If you’re willing, you can pay in real gold and silver, but if you want to use gold and silver, you’ll need to pay a hundred taels of gold annually."

"A hundred taels of gold!"

Nezha’s eyes widened.

Even the best inn in Zhaoge, no, even if you stayed at the Spring Breeze Building and spent unlimited energy every night with the best girls, it wouldn’t cost a hundred taels of gold a year.

"It’s indeed not cheap, but this Primordial Stone, while it can be precious, it might be much cheaper than gold."

Nezha asked, "Senior, what exactly is this Primordial Stone?"

"Primordial Stone, well, it’s time."

"Time?"

This answer puzzled Nezha even more.

Time indeed exists in this world, but how does it get concretized, and how does it get represented by something like a Primordial Stone that sounds tradable and concretely exists?

Lu Ya explained, "Primordial Stone is the crystallization of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi. Before reaching the Golden Immortal Realm and gaining a more transparent understanding of the Heaven and Earth Laws, the speed at which cultivators at each realm condense Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi is roughly the same. There’s an unwritten rule in the Cultivation World that defines the crystal stone condensed by a God Absorption Realm cultivator meditating for a day and night as one unit."

With this explanation, Nezha understood.

Cultivators, especially those who have formed their Golden Core, have far longer lifespans than ordinary people.

But this doesn’t mean time isn’t precious to them.

All cultivators without exception are seizing all available time to cultivate, but if they want to condense a Primordial Stone, they have to hand over a day’s worth of cultivation accomplishments.

"Three days’ time, for a year’s usage rights, sounds like a bargain."

Nezha felt his thinking wasn’t wrong. After all, if in his past life, he could work for three days to pay a year’s rent and living expenses, it would be a massive win.

But Lu Ya looked at him with a peculiar expression and said, "What if, when you’re nearing the end of your lifespan, you’re just a few days away from a breakthrough that could extend your life?"

"Senior, we’re different. You are at a high realm, have a long life, and understand investments, so it’s fine to think cultivation time is more important and money is secondary, but I’m used to being poor and still think money is a bit more important."

Among the low-realm cultivators who’ve come here, Lu Ya has seen people condense a Primordial Stone on the spot to pay the management fee of this town, but he’s never heard rhetoric like Nezha’s.

He shook his head and gave a chuckle, perhaps finding it amusing, and actually pulled out three pearl-like lustrous stones and tossed them to Nezha.

"It’s because we are fated, I’ll pay this for you."

"Thank you, Senior."

Nezha was delighted, holding the three stones, examining them thoroughly. They indeed were the essence condensed from Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, incredibly pure. If he wanted, he could absorb the Qi from them into his Qi Sea without even needing to use a Breathing Technique.

He immediately asked Lu Ya to accompany him to pay the management fee, and after arriving at the ’property’ office, there was no queue.

Lu Ya was also at leisure, waiting for him outside.

The exquisite wooden building had bookshelves on all sides, filled with various Taoist texts.

In the center was a one-zhang tall alchemy copper furnace, with fire burning underneath.

Inside, there were only two people, one adding herbs to the alchemy furnace, the other holding a book while sitting at a peach wood table, eating ink from the brush.

These two were tall, broad-shouldered, and strong, with a gleam in their eyes. Although their cultivation was not high, their aura felt incredibly pure, suggesting they indeed came from prestigious schools.

Nezha stepped forward first and introduced himself, saying, "This Daoist brother, I am Li Nezha, a disciple of Taiyi from the Golden Light Cave of Qianyuan Mountain, newly arrived here and unfamiliar with the procedures. Please instruct me."

Upon hearing Nezha speak, the Daoist who was gnawing on the brush and frowning finally raised his head, surprised, and said, "A disciple of Uncle Master Taiyi?"

"Uncle Master Taiyi?"

Nezha was taken aback, thinking this must mean the manager of Heavenly Termination Town is also from the Chan Sect. He habitually raised his hand and swore, "Daoist brother doesn’t believe me? If I speak a single falsehood, may everyone in Golden Light Cave of Qianyuan Mountain except me die out!"

The man hurriedly grabbed his hand, laughing, "Please don’t make such a heavy vow. I am Han Dulong, a disciple under Daoxing Venerable. We’re all on the same side, no need to stand on ceremony."

Daoxing Venerable?

Nezha instantly remembered, the one who wielded the Demon-Subduing Pestle in the Fire Eye Mountain Secret Realm, one of the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect.

The magic treasure, the linen robe, he had that was destroyed was given by him.

Nezha laughed, "So it’s Senior Brother Han, much respect, much respect."

Han Dulong, under Daoxing Venerable, wasn’t so capable, thought Nezha, perhaps this was a polite remark, but who knew Nezha would continue, "Since you are Han Dulong, the other Daoist brother there must be Xue Ehu."

"Senior Brother Xue, come quickly!"

Han Dulong was very pleased. Whether cultivator or mundane person, it’s always nice to be acknowledged.

These two brothers were of similar stature. After Han Dulong explained to Xue Ehu, Xue Ehu added, "We’re all brothers, no need for Primordial Stones. Save it, take this token and you don’t need to worry about anything within the Heavenly Termination Array."

It was a Yin Yang Token, which Nezha gratefully accepted, then asked, "Since you are both here, is Senior Brother Wei Hu not also around in the town?"

Han Dulong and Xue Ehu are both illustrious figures on the Investiture of the Gods, though disciples of Daoxing Venerable, their cultivation isn’t exceptionally high.

In future Divine Enthronement battles, they would follow Daoist Ran Deng’s orders to break the Ten Extremes Formation and eventually perish in it.

As for Wei Hu, he is also a disciple of Daoxing Venerable.

Unlike these two, in the future Sealing God Battle, he would be lauded alongside Nezha, Yang Jian, and Lei Zhenzi as one of the Four Generals of Xiqi, later becoming the Three Sects Protector Quanzhen.

Xue Ehu said, "Senior Brother Wei Hu follows our master’s order and went to the Fir Forest to fetch treasures. News has it that Senior Brother is invincible within, consecutively killing two Loose Cultivators of Golden Immortal Realm. His fame is rising, and who doesn’t know in the Heavenly Termination Town that Daoxing Venerable has a disciple named Wei Hu?"

With a face full of pride, Xue Ehu said this, and Nezha timely responded, "I’ve yet to meet Wei Hu, but I’ve heard the names of Han Dulong and Xue Ehu, naturally, we’re all from Chan Sect, so there should be equality, not a question of ranking."

Both knew Nezha’s words were compliments primarily, yet pleasant to hear and thus did not make things difficult for Nezha.

But once Nezha left the ’property’ office in Heavenly Termination Town, his heart grew more puzzled.

From what he knew, among the Four Generals of Xiqi, Wei Hu’s strength was relatively mediocre, not prominent. Yet, how is it that Lei Zhenzi was only at the Loose Immortal Realm, but Wei Hu had killed two Golden Immortal cultivators the moment he acted?

Could it be in these few years, he must elevate his strength to at least that of a Golden Immortal to be ready for the impending Divine Enthronement battle?

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