togophonebook Chapter 19: Chen Ye earned the most from the single sea voyage...
Chapter 19: Chen Ye earned the most from the single sea voyage...
early morning.
After a night of chaotic fighting, the Cangyun finally returned to calm and sailed steadily on the sea.
At the stern, the corpses of the rogue cultivators were thrown into the sea by the surviving crew members, including three members of the Gong family who were not related by surname.
The stench of blood attracted sea creatures to fight and bite each other, creating a vibrant predation scene at the stern of the ship. However, in the past, it was human cultivators who hunted sea beasts, but now the roles were reversed.
After dealing with everything, Gong Chengyuan gathered all the surviving crew members together. There wasn't much to say, since almost everyone already knew what had happened last night.
The main purpose was to appease them. Perhaps these crew members did not take the initiative to quell the rebellion like Chen Ye did, but at least they did not get involved.
After promising to double the spirit stones and other rewards for the crew members upon their return to Jinwu Island, Gong Chengyuan called Chen Ye to his side.
"Chen Ye, from now on, you will be in charge of the Cangyun."
"Ah, this..." Chen Ye was about to decline, but Gong Chengyuan directly stopped him.
"If it weren't for you last night, the Cangyun would surely have fallen into the hands of the Zhou family. Besides, I'm seriously injured now, and all the clansmen on board are... You're the only person I can trust!"
"Alright then."
Chen Ye nodded. Since they had already said so much, he couldn't refuse any longer.
"As for your reward, I will inform the clan when I return, and you will certainly not be shortchanged."
Gong Chengyuan added that Chen Ye didn't say anything about this, because it was truly what he deserved.
If it weren't for him, the Cangyun would probably be heading towards the Zhou family's Bizhu Island by now.
Patting Chen Ye on the shoulder, Gong Chengyuan turned and went back to the cabin. He was only in his thirties, but he looked like he was fifty, which was naturally a side effect of taking the Blood Burning Pill.
It's estimated that his cultivation level will likely remain at the seventh level of the Spirit Gathering stage forever.
After Gong Chengyuan left, Chen Ye casually gave a few instructions, telling the crew to go about their own business. He then immediately returned to his room, closed the door, and took out eight or nine storage bags from under his bed.
In fact, Chen Ye obtained more storage bags last night than this, but most of them belonged to members of the Gong family.
For a long time to come, he will probably have to bear the identity of an outsider in the Gong family, and he can't go too far, since these deceased members of the Gong family all have blood relatives within the family.
Chen Ye first divided these storage bags into two groups, one for the ordinary cultivators, which consisted of seven bags.
The other one was Zhou Heng and Li Hongnian's storage bag.
Zhou Heng's case needs no further explanation; he was a member of the Zhou family who was hiding his identity, and he was killed by Chen Ye alone, so there was no need for him to be handed over.
As for Li Hongnian's storage bag, Gong Chengyuan didn't even ask about it, tacitly assuming it was Chen Ye's spoils of war, which was quite generous of him.
Chen Ye didn't care whose these things were anymore. He used his divine sense to erase all the marks on the storage bags of the rogue cultivators, poured out all the contents, and then began to quickly count them.
The seven independent cultivators' storage bags contained a total of 205 spirit stones, averaging less than 30 spirit stones per person.
In addition, there were several bottles of low-quality Spirit Enhancement Pills. Just how low-quality were they?
To put it another way, in the Gong family, it would be the kind of food that even outsiders like Chen Ye wouldn't bother to eat.
There wasn't much else: two low-grade magic artifacts and some low-level talismans, with a total value of around three hundred spirit stones.
"These rogue cultivators are too poor. No wonder they start rebelling against their masters as soon as they are incited."
Chen Ye shook his head helplessly, put away all the valuable items, and then his gaze fell on the other two storage bags.
As a direct descendant of the Zhou family, Zhou Heng must have even more good stuff... Let's check out Li Hongnian's first!
That's right, following the idea of getting sweeter first and then even sweeter, Chen Ye directly picked up Li Hongnian's storage bag.
As a cultivator at the sixth level of the Spirit Gathering stage, the restrictions he left behind were clearly stronger than those of others.
However, under the powerful spiritual energy of Chen Ye, who was almost at the late stage of the Spirit Condensation realm, it was opened in just a few breaths.
"Splash~~"
Chen Ye dumped the storage bag onto the table, and a crisp, melodious clanging sound rang out. Suddenly, a pile of spirit stones, resembling a small mountain, appeared before his eyes!
"No wonder he's a foreigner who's worked for the Gong family for over twenty years; he's certainly got a lot of money!"
Chen Ye's eyes were illuminated by the spirit stones, and he quickly began to count them. This pile of spirit stones alone had more than four hundred pieces, more than double the number of all the rogue cultivators combined!
In addition, the storage bag contained more than a dozen bottles of high-quality pills, including Spirit Enhancement Pills, Rejuvenation Pills, and Healing Pills—everything imaginable.
It can be said that the contents of this one storage bag alone have made up for Chen Ye's current predicament of lacking pills.
"Wait, this is... a defensive magical artifact?"
Chen Ye was slightly surprised and took out a hexagonal shield with a black, iron-like exterior from his storage bag.
First-tier, mid-grade defensive magic weapon: Black Iron Shield!
Chen Ye immediately recognized the origin of the shield. It was also forged by the Gong family's weapon hall and was called "Black Iron Shield". However, the material it was made of was not metal, but the shell of a monster called Black Iron Turtle.
The Iron Turtle feeds on metal veins on the seabed, so its shell is naturally incredibly hard. Although it is only a mid-stage first-tier turtle, after being refined, it can withstand several attacks from even high-grade magic weapons.
Defensive magic artifacts are usually slightly more expensive than those of the same rank, estimated to be at least 400 low-grade spirit stones. Adding the mid-grade magic sword used by Li Hongnian, as well as some miscellaneous items, the total value is at least 1,300 spirit stones!
"This time we've really struck it rich!"
Chen Ye beamed with joy, and casually refined Li Hongnian's storage bag as well.
This storage bag has a space of seven cubic meters, much larger than his other storage bag.
But when he opened the last storage bag, the smile on his face vanished instantly.
His brows furrowed tightly.
Aren't they direct descendants of the Zhou family? How come they've fallen into such poverty?
Inside were a dozen spirit stones, half a bottle of pills, and the most valuable item was a golden body talisman that had been used once!
"How did you manage to fool Li Hongnian and those rogue cultivators with just this little bit of stuff?"
Chen Ye was speechless for a moment, but after thinking about it carefully, he understood.
First of all, Zhou Heng came to the Cangyun ship in disguise. He brought too many things with him. What if someone noticed him?
Moreover, the soul weapon Azure Pattern Spear, the rogue cultivator's Blazing Flame Blade, and the Golden Body Talisman he obtained are all valuable items.
In short, after the rebellion, Chen Ye certainly gained a lot of wealth, though others might not know.
His net worth skyrocketed from zero to over two thousand spirit stones. Adding that the whale demon core from before, well… it seems the person who earned the most from this voyage wasn't the Gong family, but him…