Chapter 214: Chapter 207: Your Engagement Has Been Annulled!!
"This is Hu Pingguo, reporting live from Apple Peak of my very own Apple Sect! I wish Fellow Daoists Lin, Su, and Wang the absolute best as they expand their business empire, conquering new territory and advancing with unstoppable momentum!"
"I’m sure you’re all using the latest model of the Apple Immortal Phone, with a Nine Dragon Agarwood Carriage parked in your immortal caves, and business ventures spanning the Four Seas.
Whenever you feel like taking a stroll through the East Sea Dragon Palace, a single thought is all it takes for a true dragon to come and escort you. Now that’s what I call traveling in style!"
"And at the same time, I, Hu Pingguo, would also like to wish you all, and every Fellow Daoist of the Guixi Sect, bodies as strong and healthy as the ancient pines!
May your immortal bodies be sound and your lifespans eternal!
May your path of cultivation be smooth, reaching to the highest heavens!
May your sect-mates live in harmony, attaining the Great Dao together!
And may your cultivation level become more and more... Apple!"
"Smash hit!"
Su Ling’er and Wang Xiedi stared at the ridiculously over-the-top "Hu Pingguo" on the light screen, their faces a mask of utter confusion.
’Is... is he supposed to be congratulating us?’
’What Immortal Phone?’
’What dragon carriage?’
’What East Sea Dragon Palace?’
’How come I had no idea we owned any of this stuff?!’
’Has First Senior Brother secretly been hoarding all these treasures?’
’Also, what in the world does "your cultivation level will become more and more Apple" mean?!’
’Aren’t apples for eating?! Hello?!’
Su Ling’er and Wang Xiedi’s minds were reeling with criticism. She simply couldn’t comprehend the logic behind such a blessing.
’And besides, how could the grand leader of a sect be so servile and sycophantic?’
’Can someone like that really lead a sect properly?’
She was deeply skeptical.
However.
’Ten thousand Spirit Stones... just for a short... video message?’
’First Senior Brother, do you have more money than you know what to do with?’
Su Ling’er was utterly astounded!
’So this is the First Senior Brother of a demonic sect? It’s just... mind-boggling!’
’I probably shouldn’t be thinking this, but...’
’But!’
’But... but... I’m a follower of the righteous path! How can I only think of myself?!’
’I must not be corrupted!’
Su Ling’er’s heart was a knot of conflict and vexation.
Ye Longtao stood in the crowd, his Spiritual Power swirling chaotically around him as his emotions churned.
His body trembled uncontrollably as blood rushed to his head, his face turning a ghastly shade of green.
’Why?!’
’Why do those two worthless nobodies get to enjoy a ten-thousand-Spirit-Stone video tribute, while I—a proud Inner Sect Disciple, a prodigy with a dual Spirit Root—don’t even get my name mentioned?!’
’Is this the special treatment you get for being the "Holy Daughter" or for being saddled with a ghost wife by the First Senior Brother?!’
’He, Ye Longtao, possessed a dual Spirit Root! He was an Inner Sect Disciple of Qingxu Temple! He had the cultivation of the Peak of Mid-stage Foundation Establishment! And he was being shown up by someone with a Pseudo Spirit Root who only reached Foundation Establishment through some demonic trickery?’
As these indignant thoughts surged within him, the runic glow on the Apple Sect’s light screen in the sky began to recede, and the image faded away.
Immediately after, another scroll of brilliant light unfurled across the sky, forming a new image.
Another young Cultivator appeared within the light screen.
This man also wore a gray Daoist robe and a glasses-shaped Magical Artifact perched on the bridge of his nose.
His hair, however, was parted down the middle.
This was none other than the Sect Leader of the Android Sect—Dao Anzhuo.
He walked into frame from the side, his gaze not directed at the audience.
"I told you to put my Wallace in a McDonald’s bag!"
He froze mid-step, his body lurching to a halt as if he’d only just noticed the camera. Then, just like the previous speaker, he began to stomp his feet and beat his chest in a frenzy.
"OH! OH! OH! OH! OH! OH! OH! OH! OH! OH! OH! OH! OH!"
He lifted and stomped his feet again and again, as if overcome with regret for not having noticed the camera sooner.
"OH, DEAR, OH, DEAR, OH, DEAR! Thank you! Thank you to our friends from the Guixi Sect! Thank you, everyone!"
He threw his arms wide open, then spun around and pointed at the sect gate behind him with a grandiose, sweeping gesture.
"This video tribute is dedicated to Ye Longtao, Dong Changsheng, Li Chunfeng, and various other disciples from the Guixi Sect!"
"My friends from the Guixi Sect! How could you place such a huge order for one hundred and eighty-eight Spirit Stones?
That’s just too extravagant, too full of character, too unbeatable! You’ve completely blown the competition out of the water!"
"I, Dao Anzhuo, am here before Android Peak of my Android Sect, wishing you all the best! May you use an Android Immortal Phone, drive a Xiao-Mi Immortal Car, eat Lanzhou Immortal Noodles, and drink from the Honey Snow Immortal Spring!
And finally, this humble servant, Dao, also wishes you and your families peace and harmony, and may all your wishes come true! And may your cultivation level become more and more... Android!"
As these words of "blessing" reached Ye Longtao’s ears, he couldn’t feel the slightest bit of joy.
A coppery taste of blood surged up from his Dantian into his throat. He had to use all his strength to force it back down.
’Wait, just one hundred and eighty-eight Spirit Stones?!’
’Those two got ten thousand, but all of us combined only get one hundred and eighty-eight?!’
’And what’s more, I’m being lumped together with this gaggle of worthless Pseudo Spirit Root losers?!’
’Is that First Senior Brother from the demonic sect doing this on purpose to humiliate me?!’
Li Chunfeng, meanwhile, just kept drawing and sheathing his sword, filling the air with the sound of KLANG! KLANG!
’Hey, at least we got a blessing worth one hundred and eighty-eight Spirit Stones!’
’Hot damn, that’s great news!’
Su Ling’er and Wang Xiedi heard the two vastly different sums of Spirit Stones.
Ten thousand versus one hundred and eighty-eight.
They were torn. On one hand, they were vexed at how they had nearly been corrupted by the demonic sect’s tactics. On the other, they couldn’t help but feel a complicated sense of satisfaction at their "special treatment."
’Why does something that feels so good also feel so wrong...?’
Just then, the onlookers in the crowd erupted into thunderous applause!
"CLAP! CLAP! CLAP!"
Seeing this, Su Ling’er and Wang Xiedi began to clap as well, and the other undercover disciples quickly followed their lead.
Only Ye Longtao’s face remained grim.
He folded his arms across his chest, refusing to move.
’Meanwhile, Lin Qingfeng was mulling it over. ’Should I start a video tribute business for our sect too?’’
’The name’s the problem. "Guixi" also means "to die." So, "Wishing you a great Guixi life" just sounds like I’m cursing them.’
’Forget it. If someone actually places an order, I’ll just get Mr. Wa to do his "OH! OH! OH!" routine for the blessing. I’ll just have to mark up the price;’
’And if they pay even more, I’ll get Junior Sister to do it...’
’Still, this whole business model feels pretty risky...’
He severed these distracting thoughts and moved on to the next step.
’Time to give the favored party the protagonist treatment!’
Lin Qingfeng raised his hand and slammed it down on the table.
"SLAP!"
"How dare you, Su Ling’er!"
Su Ling’er’s heart seized, and her body went ramrod straight.
’What is First Senior Brother doing?’
Lin Qingfeng’s eyes stopped scanning the room, his gaze locking onto her.
Then, he imbued his voice with Spiritual Power, making it ring out clearly in the ears of every single person present.
"I am breaking our engagement!"
"The engagement is off!!!"
Su Ling’er: "???"
He then shifted his gaze from Su Ling’er to Wang Xiedi.
"And you, Wang Xiedi!
My Gaye finds you disgusting. She has already broken things off with you!
You! Your engagement is off, too!"
Wang Xiedi: "!!!"
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