After hearing this, Lei Xinghe felt as if his brain had been struck by lightning, and he was completely stunned.
He was stunned and stared at his senior sister's face with dull eyes, trying to find any sign that she was joking.
However, the Taoist nun's face was very serious and solemn.
Her eyes were clear, and she met her junior brother's eyes with no intention of flinching.
After a while, the strong man was defeated.
At this moment, he could finally be sure that the senior sister was not joking with him.
She stated this reason with an extremely serious attitude.
poverty!
Is this the reason?
This seems to be a real reason!
The strong man felt a little pain.
He took a deep breath and asked with a twisted expression:
"Senior sister, where did our spirit stones go?"
"I remember that as soon as my monthly salary was paid, I gave it all to you for safekeeping!"
"Based on the calculation of one hundred spiritual stones per month, one year is one thousand two hundred, and ten years is twelve thousand."
"Together, after more than ten years of accumulation, plus the miscellaneous income from doing sect tasks, we have to have 40,000 spirit stones. Even if the normal cultivation expenses are excluded, we will have at least 20,000 spirit stones. There are still some.”
When Lei Xinghe said this, he swallowed and his voice became trembling.
"Don't tell me you used them all?"
When Ji Miaofu heard this, he shook his head.
"Logically speaking, there should indeed be 20,000 spirit stones left, but..."
When she got here, she sighed, turned around, and looked at the bright stars outside the window. She was silent for a moment, showing an expression of reminiscence.
She spoke slowly:
"Junior brother, do you remember that in the past ten years, every time you drew lightning into your body and tempered your body, you would be seriously injured and on the verge of death?"
When Lei Xinghe heard this, he was stunned for a moment.
He thought for a moment, then scratched his head and said:
"It seems...that's the case..."
When the Taoist nun heard his answer, she turned her head again and looked at the strong man with an expressionless face. Her eyes flickered and she didn't know what she was thinking.
She took a deep breath, her expression changed instantly, and she gritted her teeth and said:
"Then do you know that every time, I have to spend at least a thousand spiritual stones to buy spiritual grass and spiritual plants, and then spend a lot of energy to refine the elixir and spiritual liquid to treat you."
"If it weren't for this, the grass on your grave would be three feet high now!"
The strong man froze on the spot.
He never expected that the truth hidden behind it would be like this.
He looked up at his senior sister with a guilty look, and then lowered his head in embarrassment.
"I'm sorry...senior sister...I thought..."
Ji Miaofu hadn't finished venting his emotions at this moment. He swung the fly whisk in his hand and fell on Lei Xinghe's head with a snap.
"If that's all, that's all. I didn't expect you to have the nerve to mention doing sect tasks to earn spiritual stones."
Her expression grew darker.
"Think about it for yourself, have you done more sect tasks than one hand in total over the years?"
"Every day I am either struck by lightning or on my way to be struck by lightning. If I hadn't taken on the sect's tasks whenever I had free time, let alone practicing normally, it would be better if I didn't starve to death!"
When the Taoist nun said this, her chest rose and fell.
She took several deep breaths in succession before her tone became slightly calmer.
"Three years ago, weren't you curious about why I was so good and suddenly started to learn Taoist methods for cultivation?"
"At that time, you were in the critical period of the eighth advancement of the Thunder Tempering Treasure Body. Senior sister didn't want you to be distracted by this, so she didn't let you know the reason. But now, I can tell you..."
The Taoist nun paused, and then said viciously:
"That's because I'm afraid that if I don't learn Taoist self-cultivation, I won't be able to help but beat you to death!"
After Ji Miaofu told the old memories that had been pressing in her heart for several years, she let out a long breath.
She suddenly felt refreshed and her whole body felt much more relaxed.
Lei Xinghe, on the other hand, was trembling.
He actually heard a hint of hidden murderous intent in his senior sister's tone.
He was a nine-foot-tall man. He couldn't help but shrink his neck. Then he made a grimace and apologized quickly:
"Sister, please calm down. I know I was wrong. I shouldn't question you..."
After venting, the Taoist nun's mood finally stabilized.
She stretched out her jade finger, nodded the strong man's head, and asked:
"By the way, I asked you to invite Sikong Yueling today. How did she respond to you?"
Seeing that his senior sister had finally brought the topic back to the right track, Lei Xinghe was afraid that she would think about the spirit stone again, so he hurriedly replied:
"She said she would think about it for a little while before she gave her answer."
Ji Miaofu heard this, pondered for a moment, and continued:
"This matter is of great importance and cannot be delayed. We can wait for her for twelve hours at most. If there is no reply within twelve hours, I will personally visit Yueling Island."
When the strong man heard what his senior sister said, he hesitated and said:
"Senior sister, are we like this? Didn't I hear that Sikong Yueling and Ye Song had a fight a few days ago, and they were evenly matched..."
"I think her and Ye Song's strengths should be almost the same. Why bother with this idea?"
When Ji Miaofu heard this, he sighed and responded:
"What do you know? When competing for the position of Valley Master, the more strength you have, the more chance you have of winning."
"Although the strength of Sikong Yueling seems to be not much different from Ye Song for the time being, don't forget that she is an extremely rare innate water spirit body, and her cultivation talent is much better than our innate pure spiritual roots."
"It takes half a year to break through from the early stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm to the late stage. With this terrifying speed, I believe that given a few more months, she will most likely be able to touch the membrane of the Crystallization Realm."
"I thought Ye Song could almost reach this level after waiting for so many years after the Foundation Establishment Realm. But when you tried it during the day, you turned out to be a waste."
When Lei Xinghe heard his senior sister talking about Ye Song, he suddenly remembered something. He hesitated for a moment and then said:
"Senior sister, when I defeated Ye Song's final blow today, I seemed to see a very light blood-red light film appear on his body, but it disappeared in an instant."
"At that time, I was a little bit over the head and didn't think about it too much. Now that I have calmed down, I feel more and more that this fight gave me an indescribable weird feeling."
"Senior sister, my brain is not as good as yours. Do you think there is... something fishy in this?"
When the Taoist nun heard this, she frowned slightly.
"Tell the story of the fight in detail and try not to miss any details."
After hearing the senior sister's request, the strong man was silent for a moment and collected his thoughts. Then he opened his mouth and told the details of the fight in detail.
After Ji Miaofu finished listening, his eyes were a little uncertain.
She pondered for a long time and said slowly:
"It sounds like this competition is normal. It starts with testing each other, then attacks with all-out energy to consume spiritual power, then a game of surprising moves, and finally a big competition of trump cards and killer moves."
"Except for the fact that Ye Song's trump card turned out to be a useless talisman and the blood-red light film you mentioned, there's nothing wrong with it."
The strong man nodded when he heard this.
"Speaking of which, if Ye Song's trump card hadn't been the useless talisman, I'm afraid I would be the loser."
"Thinking about it, he doesn't seem to be as useless as we thought?"
Ji Miaofu frowned, looking thoughtful.
In the end, she shook her head and said:
"Forget it, don't think about it too much. After all, I didn't go to watch your fight live, so I can't make an accurate judgment."
"We can't rule out Ye Song's suspicion of cheating, but now that we have decided to win over Sikong Yueling, let's not delve into the reasons behind it."
"Eh... I've been piecing together things in the past few days, borrowing from friends I know well, and managed to get 7,000 spirit stones in my hand. I hope it's enough to make her interested..."
Having said this, the Taoist nun glared at her junior brother fiercely.
"If it weren't for you, this wasteful thing, why would I have to be so prudent, senior sister?"
After saying that, she looked up at the night sky again, feeling that the twinkling stars above were like countless spiritual stones.
The Taoist nun was very melancholy.
"Junior brother, as long as senior sister can win the title of Valley Master this year, from now on, we will no longer have to worry about spiritual stones..."
