Qing Li held great respect for Black Bull in his heart, as many of their clan members were directly transported through the teleportation arrays. Without it, the sea route would be fraught with unknown dangers. However, Senior Black Bull rarely interacted with them, seemingly only following the factory owner and never wandering off.
"Qing Li, Qing Wan."
Just as they were lost in thought, Little Crane suddenly spoke, putting down the booklet in her hand.
"Young Lady," the two of them greeted in unison with a bow.
After advancing to the Transformation phase, their bodies were twice the height of humans, with high foreheads, receding chins, hair mostly dark green, and skin exceptionally soft and smooth, like a layer of translucent jade.
Little Crane couldn't help but glance at them. When she first met them, they were so frightened they kept running away. Over the years, their temperament had changed significantly, their faces seemed different, full of determination and sharpness, with a loyalty hidden in their eyes that suggested they would die for her.
"The five Trash Islands are now under the garbage recycling plant, but there must be quite a few troubles."
"Reporting to the Young Lady, they are just minor troubles, nothing that would require your attention."
Qing Wan lowered her head slightly, a hint of killing intent flashing in her eyes. "Some people from the Online Store are being unreasonable, secretly gathering a dozen people to divide territories, and even demanding tributes from the weak."
Qing Li stepped forward as well, "Master Dao has already set up ten great tombs on this Trash Island to suppress those who break the rules."
Little Crane smiled slightly, glancing at her shoulder as she spoke casually, "Have you investigated everything?"
"Yes, everything is clear. We didn't alert them. Our Soul-Nourishing Spirit Clan reads the factory owner's booklet daily, and we act with caution. Even a lion uses its full strength to catch a rabbit!"
"Big Brother doesn't like trouble, but the rules have long been established. A slight punishment will do, a hundred years of suppression in the tomb, a hundred years of Life Severance."
Little Crane's eyes gradually turned sharp, a few strands of her hair fluttering, "From now on, seal the island's teleportation array to Li Chen Island. Whether they stay or leave is up to them."
"Yes, Young Lady!" The two were shocked, a chill running down their spines. The Young Lady seemed easygoing and generous, but once she got serious...
That innocent little girl facade would disappear, and no one could discern her true cultivation level.
At this moment, a small black turtle lay lazily on Little Crane's shoulder, its eyes half-closed, appearing quite relaxed. However, despite its lack of aura, Qing Li and Qing Wan felt an inexplicable pressure and quickly averted their gaze.
They swallowed nervously. Thinking back, the factory owner and his group were each more mysterious and terrifying than the last...
The two quickly took their leave, hastily exiting the thatched hut, suddenly missing Manager Mo, feeling he was more suitable for this place.
After they left the array, Little Crane's eyes were clear and pure, smiling as she said, "Little Turtle, cultivating for five hundred years and only reaching the Golden Elixir phase is a bit slow, but there's still plenty of Destruction Stones filled with yin energy for you to use."
The Filthy Longevity Turtle seemed a bit dull, its crescent-shaped mouth slowly curving into a smile, appearing wise and somewhat mocking.
But Little Crane was used to it, patting its shell with her small hand, "Some people have caused trouble for Big Brother. When the time comes, you must act and not let them go."
The Filthy Longevity Turtle continued to nod slowly, its eyelids barely lifting, as if it hadn't fully woken up.
Little Crane chuckled, enjoying teasing it, and began talking to it, finding a way to ease her loneliness, which was a necessary skill for a cultivator.
Once on the path of immortality, parents and friends would inevitably drift further away due to the limits of their lifespans.
Loneliness was the main theme of the path of cultivation, never feared by the cultivators of the grand world, and no one constantly lamented it, indulging in pointless complaints.
An hour later.
The Filthy Longevity Turtle had completely merged into Little Crane's essence, sleeping alongside her.
If it left Little Crane's side, it would instantly turn to dust, beyond saving. No one understood the terror of the essence of the grand world better than it.
Little Crane had taken out the Earth rank Thousand Mechanism Spirit Seal, unsure what property Big Brother intended to buy, but she knew she had to prepare spirit stones first.
She stroked her chin, muttering, "If I go to the Dao Academy, I wonder if Big Brother and Second Brother will manage the accounts."
They were the type to haggle over the price of a spirit beast for ages but weren't great at managing spirit stones.
Especially Big Brother, who always said, "Spirit stones, huh, just external possessions! We cultivators should roam freely, not be limited by these spirit stones!"
Then he'd turn around and say, "Haha, Third Sister, lend me some spirit stones from the Spirit Seal. Second Brother needs to buy some materials. Don't worry, I've noted it down in my booklet."
If they got scammed, they wouldn't even know. Big Brother could handle small schemes, but when it came to big deals, he was clueless, having never seen much of the world.
And Fourth Brother, he was stingy and never haggled.
Because he never bought anything, if he could pick it up, he wouldn't steal, and if he could steal, he wouldn't buy, having nothing to do with spirit stones.
Fourth Brother spent his days guarding the garbage dump, muttering during meditation, "Brother Xun, Brother Bull, Sister Crane, our family is rich now, the garbage in the dump is endless..."
Little Crane suddenly laughed at the thought, Big Brother and Second Brother were sometimes so silly, especially Second Brother, a staunch supporter of Big Brother, always mooing in agreement no matter what was said.
Especially Fourth Brother, who always got beaten up, then ran to her in a sorry state, crying miserably.
A gentle breeze blew, rustling her clothes and releasing a fresh fragrance. At the same time, Little Crane snapped back to reality, her smile even brighter.
She began examining the Earth rank Thousand Mechanism Spirit Seal, and the numbers inside were enough to make one's heart skip a beat... 130 billion mid-grade spirit stones!
Even converted to top-grade spirit stones, it was a staggering 13 million. With these resources, they wouldn't need to touch any interests and could focus on cultivating immortality.
Even if trouble arose, having so many spirit stones was a massive protective charm.
Hiring a Unity realm expert to descend through a spatial channel cost only a million mid-grade spirit stones, not expensive for them now.
Though it was only for a day, it represented the prestige of the All-Heaven Myriad Realms Spirit Bank, and that's what the million spirit stones bought.
"An Earth-tier Thousand Mechanism Spirit Seal costs ten billion top-grade spirit stones..." Little Crane gasped, having not felt much at first, but now a sense of awe welled up.
If one truly possessed an Earth-tier Thousand Mechanism Spirit Seal, they could walk proudly across the entire celestial domain, with no one daring to harbor ill intentions, always welcomed as an honored guest!
Little Crane's eyes filled with contemplation. She had read in a book about a major event in the history of the Taiyi Immortals, where starry sky thieves plotted for a thousand years to forcibly seize an Earth-tier Thousand Mechanism Spirit Seal!
In an isolated secret realm, the coordinates of the surrounding heaven and earth's spiritual energy were obliterated, and spatial channels couldn't descend.
Yet the starry sky was still torn apart, and three supreme experts descended fiercely, their immense immortal might shaking the world, with phenomena accompanying the rift for tens of thousands of miles, leaving the secret realm in ruins.
Even the All-Heaven Myriad Realms Spirit Bank personally sent people to eradicate the starry sky thieves' lair in the Void Land, purging it clean!
