Chapter 159 You're Being Fleeced
"Forget it, forget it, I suddenly think you should rest, you've been working too hard."
Headmaster Ji's fox-like smile grew even more pronounced.
"Don't say that, Master. As a member of the Yin Yang Sect, it is my duty to shed blood and sweat for the sect. I'm not afraid of hardship or fatigue; I'm only afraid of not being able to contribute to the sect."
"You're not calling me 'old thing' now? Not referring to yourself as 'this young master'?"
"Master, you must have misheard. How could I possibly say such rebellious things? It must be that you're getting old and your hearing is failing."
"Alright, alright, enough with the glib tongue. This mission poses no danger and won't require you to shed blood.
"It's like this: we have agreed with the Kuilian Sect to establish a joint defense line, precisely so that we can provide rapid support in the event that other major sects or powerful families attack either of our sects.
"Of course, that's just one reason. What we're proclaiming to the outside world is that we're worried about the demonic race returning, so we can quickly rush to the battlefield when that time comes.
"Therefore, we need to build three super-large teleportation arrays between our two sects. These teleportation arrays must be capable of transporting not only cultivators, but also large warships and defensive killing weapons, as well as the Kuilian Sect's Sect-Protecting Kuilian Lotus and our Yin Yang Sect's Yin Yang Life and Death Disc.
"They must be fast and swift, able to transfer all the sects' cultivators and treasured foundations in the shortest amount of time. Can you do it?"
"I can, but these kinds of fixed, permanent teleportation arrays are not comparable to the ordinary, disposable kind that are used once and then discarded.
"Whether it's building or maintaining such a teleportation array, the materials required are a huge expense. Do you really want to do this?
"Of course, I absolutely support it. If this is done, the two sects will be closely integrated, essentially combining the power of both sects, surpassing any major family or sect in the Central Region."
"You don't need to worry about the money. We and the Kuilian Sect have already prepared all the materials. This matter has been planned for three years, but it was delayed because we couldn't reach an agreement with the Tianzhen Pavilion.
"Fortunately, your array skills are also quite good, and you're one of us. It's better to let our own people earn this money than outsiders, don't you think?"
"Okay, I understand. I'll get the Yin Yang Sect's side done first, then go to the Kuilian Sect's side.
"By the way, Master, how much does the Tianzhen Pavilion charge? Why couldn't you reach an agreement?"
"You don't need to worry about that. You won't get a single spirit stone less than your one million. Just tell me how long it will take to complete."
"Well… about three days for one side."
Young Master Lei estimated that the array was too large, the requirements were high, and there were three of them. He had never done this before, so he gave a conservative estimate, not wanting to underestimate the time and lose face if he couldn't finish.
"Alright, no rush. Go ahead and do it. Elder Qu, take Wan Lei to collect the materials. Set the location of the teleportation array at North Mountain."
"As you command."
The familiar Elder Qu smiled and happily led Wan Lei to collect the materials.
After they left, Headmaster Ji turned around with a smile and suddenly saw Wan Juxin's extremely contemptuous gaze.
"Why are you looking at me like that?"
"You old codger are really treating Wan Lei like a fool to be fleeced. The price proposed by the Tianzhen Pavilion was ten million for each sect, but you're being generous by giving him a total of one million. You're really taking advantage of Wan Lei's ignorance of the market."
"Hey~ don't say that. We're all family, so it's only right to give a cheaper price."
"Speaking of which, is Wan Lei really up to it? I feel like he's bragging. The Tianzhen Pavilion said it would take three years to build, but Wan Lei says three days. I feel like this is so unreliable."
"Don't worry, don't worry, Wan Lei's array skills are there for all to see. Although this kid is glib-tongued, greedy for money, and lecherous, he's never been ambiguous when it comes to getting things done. Didn't he fight beautifully in the previous battles?"
Young Master Lei, who was being fleeced, happily followed Elder Qu to the warehouse to collect the materials for building the teleportation array.
Looking at these materials, Young Master Lei felt somewhat dissatisfied.
Why the heck did you guys prepare everything so early? Wouldn't it have been better to let me buy them myself? I could have gotten some kickbacks. What a pity, I didn't get to skim off such a large profit…
Young Master Lei sighed and lamented while directing people to move the things.
Qian Duoduo, Ba'ernu, He Shiba, and others, upon hearing that Wan Lei had returned, hurriedly ran over to play with him happily. They were also conscripted by Wan Lei as laborers to move things.
There were many things, and Young Master Lei was afraid that someone would steal them, so he checked them one by one while having people move them, earning him a lot of eye-rolls from everyone.
Everyone moved all the things to a large mountain. All the people on this mountain had already been cleared out, and the mountain peaks had been leveled, enough space to build the teleportation array.
Wan Lei held a tool in his hand and began drawing landmarks on the ground, preparing for the construction later.
"Brother Lei, Brother Lei, what did you experience in the Golden Immortal Secret Realm? Why did it take you so long to come back? We've all been back for three months."
"Just doing missions all the time, exhausted like a dog."
"Brother Lei, why are you insulting dogs?"
"..."
"What about you guys? What did you experience inside? What missions did you do?"
"After we went in, we were all scattered, and everyone was fighting alone. Inside there, good heavens, it was an entire universe, throwing us randomly onto one planet after another."
Qian Duoduo enthusiastically helped Wan Lei while chatting.
"It was really strange there, with sinners and good people. After we went in, most of us were sinners, which pissed me off. We even had to be bullied by the good people.
"Oh yeah, were you a good person or a sinner when you went in?"
"I was a sinner, Xiaoyu was a good person."
"Oh, it seems Goddess Xiaoyu is still kind-hearted and is actually a good person, which is rare… That's not right. Why were we all acting alone, but you two were together?"
Qian Duoduo keenly grasped the key point.
Wan Lei paused, secretly thinking that he almost let something slip.
"We happened to run into each other. We weren't together at the beginning."
"Is that so? Our missions were sometimes simple and sometimes difficult, all about saving people or killing people. Some people who couldn't complete the missions were killed by the people inside. Those who completed the missions all received a divine ability or cultivation technique and came out in a day or two."
Wan Lei's heart stirred upon hearing this. He was indeed being targeted by the immortals. Otherwise, why were his missions always different from others' missions? It was like this in the Wood Immortal Secret Realm, and it was still like this in the Golden Immortal Secret Realm.
But why are we being targeted?
Could it be because of the protagonist's halo?
Unfortunately, Wan Lei's memories were sealed. If he could remember the memory of being beaten, abused, and killed by Xia Dayu before being resurrected, he would definitely understand just how special he was.
In the countless trillions of universes in the Prime Plane, he was probably the only one being personally taught by two Immortal Reverends.