At night, the wind and rain whistled, and the world was silent.
Under Kong Miaoyin's call, the elites of the various demon clans had already begun to head south. Although only a small portion of people knew about the news, the ordinary people could more or less guess that something big was about to happen when they saw the figures of cultivators flying across the sky.
Tonight, the Thousand Demon City was much more peaceful than usual.
The Su Residence was brightly lit.
Imperial Consort Hua looked at Su Chen with anger and heartache: "You brat, you travel outside all day long. Do you know how worried your mother is about your safety?"
No matter how strong Su Chen was outside, in front of Imperial Consort Hua, he would always be a child who could not grow up. In the face of her scolding, he could only lower his head and humbly accept it.
However, Imperial Consort Hua could not bear to blame Su Chen too much. Moreover, Su Chen had lost his cultivation and must have suffered a big blow. Especially at such a time, she, as his mother, had to comfort him.
"Lixian, go prepare dinner. Make Eight Treasure Soy Duck and Braised Ground Dragon. Make the other dishes as you see fit. Make it more varied." Imperial Consort Hua called Tong Lixian over and ordered. These were all dishes that Su Chen loved to eat in the past.
Tong Lixian glanced at Su Chen and said: "Young master Su, do you want to eat spicy food?
I have cultivated a few mu of the Devil Pepper seeds that you gave me. They have already matured. "
"No need today. Something light is fine." Su Chen said. He did not have Yuan Qi to protect his body, so he could not resist spicy food.
"Right, use the Devil Pepper to make a Steamed Fish Head with Chopped Hot Red Peppers. Sister Xuan and Yushi will be here in a while. They love spicy food."
"Yes, young master." Tong Lixian nodded and went to the kitchen to get busy.
Su Chen and Imperial Consort Hua chatted for a while. Then, he found Zi Yaoyao and asked: "How many origin nuclei do we have in the treasury?"
Zi Yaoyao was the housekeeper of the Su Residence. He usually provided enough for the expenses of the residence. Now that it was a crucial period, Su Chen felt that it was necessary to reduce the expenses.
Zi Yaoyao bowed. "Reporting to master, the residence currently has sufficient funds. There are a total of three hundred and forty thousand yuan nuclei left."
"Keep the small change and bring the rest to me."
"Alright."
Very quickly, Zi Yaoyao brought the origin nucleus over. Su Chen absorbed it completely in a few minutes, and a strand of golden-purple Yuan Qi appeared in his Knowledge Sea.
As the Origin Energy seeped into his limbs and bones, Su Chen felt as though he had just taken a hot bath. His entire body was overflowing with warmth.
Every time he absorbed the golden-purple Yuan Qi, Su Chen's physique would strengthen. Compared to before, his physique had increased by at least 30%.
Don't underestimate this 30% increase. The further one cultivated, the harder it was to strengthen one's physique and bloodline. Every little increase came with a huge price.
Using a million yuan nuclei to exchange for a strand of golden-purple Yuan Qi to strengthen one's physique seemed to be an extremely extravagant act. However, if this method were to spread out, there would definitely be many people in the vast Xuanyuan Continent who would want to give it a try.
Moreover, Su Chen's main purpose of absorbing these essence nuclei was to feed the Dao Seed. The golden-purple essence qi was actually a side product. Even if the Dao Seed was really like the Pixiu, it would only enter and not exit, Su Chen would not be angry.
"It's still not enough …"
Su Chen suddenly caught a glimpse of a beautiful figure. His expression immediately lit up as he called out, "Mu Xiangxue, come here. I have something to discuss with you."
Mu Xiangxue's footsteps paused as she turned around with difficulty. The instant she saw Su Chen's greedy gaze, she knew that things were going south.
"But … master, I just remembered that I still have a few days of leave. I'll be leaving first …"
"Xiao Gu, stop her."
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh. A few sword auras flew out and rested on Mu Xiangxue's neck, forcing her in front of Su Chen.
Mu Xiangxue said awkwardly, "Master, why are you looking for me?"
"Take out all of your secret stash of money. I'll take as much as you have. Lend it to me first and I'll return you double when the time comes."
Mu Xiangxue's eyes lit up as she said, "Really?
Master, you're wise and mighty. You can't lie to me. I've painstakingly saved up this money. "
"Who am I, Su Chen? When have I ever gone back on my words? Don't tell me you don't trust me!"
"I trust you, I trust you."
Mu Xiangxue chuckled as she took out more than eight hundred thousand yuan nuclei from her storage pouch.
Su Chen was very surprised, "You've saved up so much money?"
He didn't expect this little maid to be a rich woman.
Mu Xiangxue said awkwardly, "This is all the hard-earned money that Xiangxue sold her body for."
"Eh?"
Su Chen's face was filled with astonishment.
Being stared at by Su Chen, Mu Xiangxue suddenly realized something and blushed, "Master, what are you thinking? I'm talking about the money I got from selling my blood. My blood can purify everything. Many cultivators are willing to pay a high price to buy it from me. I sell a little every day, and only after a few years did I manage to save up so much."
Su Chen didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This little maid … really took after her master.
Speaking of which, why didn't I think of such a business opportunity? What a waste!
"Don't sell your blood anymore. It's not worth much if you sell too much. Keep it for me. If there's a chance, master will bring you to earn a lot of money."
Su Chen said solemnly. The value of Mu Xiangxue's blood was something that Su Chen had experienced more than once. It was time to make good use of it.
"Really? Then it's a deal. Master, you have to bring me to make a fortune."
Mu Xiangxue's eyes seemed to be flickering with the light of a little ingot.
She was a complete money-grubber.
Su Chen readily agreed, and then began to absorb all eight hundred thousand origin nuclei.
Another strand of purple-gold origin qi condensed in his sea of consciousness.
It seemed that … the amount of origin nuclei needed to condense the purple-gold origin qi was constantly decreasing.
The more origin nuclei he absorbed, the less it would cost to condense the purple-gold origin qi.
This was good news, but even so, the amount of origin nuclei Su Chen needed was still too large.
Su Chen even felt that if he wanted to feed the Dao Seed completely, he would have to use up the total amount of origin nuclei in the entire Eastern Fence Region.
It wasn't even enough.
Soon, it was time for dinner. Kong Lingxuan and Xiao Yu came to the Su Residence. Su Chen also invited Liu Yue and Lu Qingling. Unfortunately, Yue Ya 'er wasn't there. She had gone to the Sacred Region to accompany Ye Beibei.
After Ye Beibei became the Sacred Region's Archbishop, her prestige in the Eastern Fence Region rose quickly. Because of this, she became very busy and rarely had free time. Usually, only Yue Ya 'er could accompany her.
Before dinner, Su Chen found Liu Yue alone.
"If I want to raise ten million origin nuclei now, Sister Liu, do you have a way?" Su Chen asked straightforwardly.
Liu Yue was slightly taken aback. She didn't ask Su Chen what he wanted to do. Instead, she thought carefully for a while and said, "Right now, the Liu Family Business is just starting to look good. All the funds have been invested in various places. It's difficult to make money in the short term. However, if the Archbishop needs money urgently, it's actually easy. As long as we can get the Mahamayuri's help, we can raise funds from the entire cultivation world of the Eastern Fence Region."
"Raise funds …"
Su Chen's eyes lit up. This was really a good idea. Why didn't he think of it?