Protect Our Clan Leader
Chapter 1571 - 92 Rich and Prosperous! Treasure Tree Promoted_2

Chapter 1571: Chapter 92 Rich and Prosperous! Treasure Tree Promoted_2

"Thank you, Fugui." Yun Mengyu cheerfully stored the gift into her storage ring.

Given her status, she naturally wouldn’t lack Divine Spiritual Treasures; when she grows older, she could even own Dao-level items. However, this particular [Butterfly Dance] was a gift from Fugui, making its significance entirely different.

Standing nearby, Jiang Qinglian, who was responsible for Wang Fugui’s personal protection, couldn’t help but feel envious. Although she was a cultivator of the Divine Power Territory, not every cultivator in that realm could afford a Divine Spiritual Treasure.

The Wei family could produce so many Divine Spiritual Treasures for liquidation and still keep plenty in reserve because their family had a long history. Over time, they accumulated wealth bit by bit, resulting in a substantial inventory.

Nonetheless, as Jiang Qinglian had now become a tribute to the Wang family, she could enjoy tens of thousands of immortal crystals annually for sustenance. If she saved diligently, she could afford one after a hundred years or so.

"Jiang Tribute." Wang Fugui reached out and pulled a pitch-black short blade from his Divine Spiritual Treasures collection.

Its appearance might be unremarkable, but it was incredibly sharp. Piercing into a block of Xuan Iron felt as effortless as stabbing tofu. Moreover, it carried a peculiar evil qi that could invade the enemy’s body upon inflicting injury, making it undeniably lethal.

"This Black Fiend Blade is yours to use." Wang Fugui handed the short blade over.

"This... My deepest thanks, Young Master Fugui!" Jiang Qinglian accepted the Black Fiend Blade with mixed excitement and disbelief, feeling as though a colossal pie had just fallen into her lap.

If it weren’t for maintaining her dignity, she might have planted a kiss on the young master’s slightly plump cheeks.

When two cultivators of the Divine Power Territory with comparable cultivation bases fought, the one possessing Divine Spiritual Treasures would undoubtedly hold an absolute advantage. Furthermore, Jiang Qinglian was adept at illusion techniques and controlling the battlefield, making this sort of lethal ambush-style treasure perfect for her.

"When you return, go register it with the clan system. Jiang Tribute, you are granted usage rights to the Black Fiend Blade, but not ownership rights," Wang Fugui explained. "Unless one day, you accumulate enough Family Contribution Points to directly exchange for it."

"Naturally." Jiang Qinglian quickly responded with solemnity and reverence. "I understand the family rules. Qinglian would never dare to embezzle such a treasure."

As for the other Divine Spiritual Treasures, Wang Fugui planned to entrust Yao’s Air Transport to ship them back home, where they would be added to the clan treasury.

The clan treasury represented the foundation of the family. For treasures of such a level, the more, the better.

After distributing the Divine Spiritual Treasures, Wang Fugui then released the Rainbow Glaze Treasure Tree from the jade pendant’s soil for some air and handed over the acquired treasures for it to play with.

"Yiya~ Yiya~"

It hadn’t been long since he last saw it, but the Treasure Tree had clearly grown much sturdier, no longer resembling its previously frail and delicate state. The rainbow glaze hues on its trunk were now deeper, seemingly surrounded by soft spiritual energies glowing faintly.

As soon as it saw Wang Fugui, the Treasure Tree affectionately wrapped around him, rubbing back and forth.

"Just as I thought, Senior Wu Dao wasn’t lying to me," Wang Fugui remarked with delight. "Bao Cai seems to have grown significantly all at once, and the treasure energy in its body is so dense that it’s nearly overflowing."

"This is truly miraculous," Yun Mengyu exclaimed in amazement. "Bao Cai bonded to your bloodline, and even the treasure energy can now be shared. I didn’t expect there to be spirit plants in this world that could grow by relying on treasure energy."

According to what the True Monarch Wu Dao had previously mentioned, the Rainbow Glaze Treasure Tree was an exceptionally unusual spirit plant. Its growth didn’t rely on absorbing nutrients or spiritual energy but instead depended on [gathering treasure energy] to develop.

It could use its own abilities to gather treasures, but when it was weak and young, its treasure-gathering capacity was highly limited, making its growth painfully slow.

However, it could choose to bond with another organism as its life-bound spirit plant, relying on its owner to accumulate treasure energy on its behalf.

Treasure energy was an enigmatic and profound force of the Heavenly Dao. Wealth, immortal crystals, valuable materials, artifacts, and so forth all contained treasure energy.

Under the laws of the Heavenly Dao, the more actual assets one possessed, the more treasure energy one could generate.

Here’s an example:

Fugui has ten thousand immortal crystals, which means he possesses a treasure energy equivalent to ten thousand immortal crystals. If Fugui uses those ten thousand immortal crystals to exchange for a top-quality spiritual artifact of equivalent value, his treasure energy would remain unchanged.

However, if Fugui employs clever business strategies to buy low and sell high, ultimately trading those ten thousand immortal crystals for goods worth fifty thousand immortal crystals, he would gain an additional forty thousand treasure energy.

Let’s look at another example:

Should Fugui resort to theft or robbery, and acquire ten thousand immortal crystals in the process, he would not gain any treasure energy because those immortal crystals have rightful owners, and the Heavenly Dao would not recognize this as valid.

However, if Fugui discovers ten thousand ownerless immortal crystals in a relic site, he would naturally gain an additional ten thousand treasure energy. Even if he later spends those ten thousand immortal crystals, the treasure energy would not decrease.

Simply put, the key factor in gaining treasure energy is the legitimate acquisition or generation of excess resources that rightfully belong to oneself. These treasure energies would then become the growth nutrients for [Wang Baocai].

Of course, some people might try to exploit loopholes, such as increasing treasure energy through "gift-giving," then returning the gifted items through alternate means.

Yet the laws of the Heavenly Dao are strict, and genuine loopholes are exceedingly rare.

Even if a loophole can be successfully exploited, it often invokes the backlash of the Heavenly Dao Laws. A tribulation cloud could suddenly appear, effectively "deleting your account," and that would be a real problem.

To quickly amass treasure energy, earning money honestly remains the most reliable method.

This was also why Wang Baocai previously had to rely on his innate talent to pick up items entirely abandoned by others to gather treasure energy, while ignoring the treasure-filled vault.