Chapter 138: Filial Spirit Stone

When Mo Fu took out the Iron Yellow Essence, Mo Juren had anticipated that this day would come.

But fortunately, he had carefully thought about the source of these spiritual herbs, so he answered immediately,
"Our Mo family has always been a family with a tradition of passing down medicine. The Iron Yellow Essence is a treasure passed down from my ancestors, so it is naturally inherited."

Hong Jin didn't believe it.

"As an immortal cultivator, you must know how much the Iron Yellow Essence is worth in spirit stones, right? Are you willing to take it out and give it to those mortals to enjoy?!"

Mo Juren said,

"It is true that the Iron Yellow Essence is precious, but to be honest with Senior Hong, I worked hard for many years to establish the Jing Jiao Society."

"As long as the Jing Jiao Society does not fall, it can continuously provide resources for my cultivation."

"So I sent the Iron Yellow Essence to help the Jingjiao Society regain control of Jiayuan City, which is the best benefit for me."

"I also heard about the auspicious sign that befell the Mo Mansion. Thanks to Senior Hong's help, the Jing Jiao Society has gained momentum. I would like to express my gratitude here."

Although Hong Jin was still suspicious, he obviously did not think that Mo Juren, a small character at the seventh level of Qi Refining, could really be rich.

Moreover, most of the independent cultivators who started their careers halfway through their careers have some small opportunities.

Either they accidentally entered the cave of their ancestors, or they obtained the skills by chance, or it was inherited from their own family. These are quite common.

Hong Jin had come into contact with many of these independent cultivators and had investigated them several times using various means, and found that these so-called opportunities were basically unremarkable.

Compared to the present, Hong Jin values ​​the long-term "benefits" more, so after careful consideration and weighing the pros and cons, he turned to Mo Juren and said,

"The matter of the Shocking Dragon Society was instructed by the mountain gate, let's not talk about it for now... Before, Wu Jiuzhi paid this much as tribute every month."

As he spoke, Hong Jin stretched out his hand and made a five, then turned it over again, indicating ten spirit stones.

"As for you, Master Mo, since you are good at calculations and have a strong character, I will add five more."

Mo Juren was extremely angry upon hearing this, but he had to hold it back and did a careful calculation.

Although no one knows how many independent cultivators there are in Lanzhou, if each of them offers him ten coins every month, it is not a small number!

Moreover, Mo Juren had learned from Master Jin Guang, Han Yunzhi and others that an ordinary cultivator could only earn about a hundred spirit stones a year.

Hong Jin asked for fifteen coins per month. If it were any other casual cultivator, wouldn't he be completely taken advantage of?

This request was a bit too much, and it might even be that Hong Jin was exaggerating to deliberately test his bottom line, so Mo Juren replied,
"I heard that Wu Jiuzhi is proficient in unorthodox techniques and has a lot of money. I am just an ordinary casual cultivator. If I have to pay 15 spirit stones every month, then I won't have any time to practice."

"Doing this is equivalent to cutting off my path! I hope Senior Hong can give me some more time. I definitely cannot afford the fifteen coins per month."

Hong Jin's eyes flickered, as if he was trying to determine whether what Mo Juren said was true or not. After a while, he said,
"Then twelve, no less."

Mo Juren couldn't reveal that he had a secret treasure and didn't lack spiritual stones. So he insisted that he was just a casual cultivator and bargained with him.

"I think that although Senior Hong said that Wu Jiuzhi can pay ten spirit stones every month, I am a newcomer and how can I compare with that old monk?"

"I don't think you would do such a thing as draining the pond to catch all the fish, right? I will also grit my teeth and offer eight spirit stones every month. I hope you won't despise me. How do you think?"

Hong Jin was very upset, probably because Mo Juren argued with him and prevented him from gaining more advantage, so he said angrily,

"Humph, you are such an ungrateful fellow. What do you think of Wu Jiuzhi's omissions over the past six months?"

Mo Juren was relieved when he heard Hong Jin agree to only take eight, and then he said,

"I still have some savings, please wait for a moment, senior."

After saying that, Mo Juren walked naked to the entrance of the cave, stretched out his hand, and took out a black storage bag from mid-air.

By the way, he also brought a long gown, which he quickly put on, ending the shame of being naked. This black storage bag was specially divided by Mo Juren early in the morning. There were only a hundred spiritual stones, some low-level spiritual talismans, Qi-recovering pills, and a few low-end magic tools snatched from the robbers of Baibaolou.

Such wealth is within the reach of an ordinary casual cultivator, and is already considered relatively wealthy.

Mo Juren deliberately took out eighty spirit stones slowly, counted them carefully, and then said,
"It's not easy to be a free cultivator. I hope Senior Hong can understand. I am willing to make up for the shortfall. Plus there are still four months left this year, so a total of eighty pieces, this is the most I can offer."

“As for the rest of the spirit stones, I will come back to prepare them next year. What do you think, Senior Hong?
When Hong Jin saw the spirit stone, his expression eased a little, and he nodded.

"As you wish. Be more self-disciplined in the future and don't let me urge you again."

So Mo Juren used a trick and threw eighty spirit stones out of the formation one after another.

Hong Jin collected the spirit stones one by one and said coldly,

"Humph, finally there is something to gain. Hahahaha..."

After saying that, he stepped on the flying tiger under his feet. The spirit beast understood, flapped its wings and turned around.

Hong Jin was standing on top, and suddenly turned back and said,

"By the way, let me remind you that your Jing Jiao Society should start paying tribute to the mountain gate starting next year."

"For everything, compare it to the Five Colors Gate. I believe you know what to do, right?"

Seeing Mo Juren frowning, Hong Jin said disdainfully,

“Foolish! You don’t think that a mortal sect, under the protection of my Spirit Beast Mountain, doesn’t have to pay anything, do you? Haha, hahahahaha…”

Mo Juren answered with all his strength,
"I understand. I will make sure the Jing Jiao Society is well prepared next year."

Hong Jin stopped laughing and said with a serious expression,

"Then practice well, you know. Letting you casual cultivators survive in Lanzhou is a great favor from the Spiritual Beast Mountain. If you don't even understand these principles, no wonder you are a stinky casual cultivator!"

"go!"

After he finished his insulting remarks, he slapped the flying tiger and flew away quickly.

Mo Juren bowed as if to say goodbye, but his fists were clenched so tightly that his knuckles turned almost white.

This Hong Jin came directly to his house to extort money and showed great contempt for him. He was even forced to talk to him naked. Mo Juren must have remembered this humiliation.

There will be a reward in the future! He thought angrily.

I can't wait to improve my strength...

After making sure Hong Jin had left, Mo Juren turned around and returned to the cave.

He checked it carefully and fortunately only the outer layer of the entire formation was slightly damaged.

After restarting, with the replenishment of the formation's spiritual energy, it will slowly begin to recover without affecting the protective effect.

The maid Zhang Qing was quite alert. She hid in the hut without making any sound. She came out to help clean up after Mo Juren finished setting up the formation.

Next, Mo Juren took out the sound transmission talisman to contact Hu Pinggu and the other two. He had a lot of information and wanted to find out from others.

Unexpectedly, it happened that Hu Pinggu and his wife were also looking for companions.

So the two sides hit it off and agreed to meet in Nanxiang Town, south of Jiayuan City, the next day to discuss in detail.

(End of this chapter)