I, Thanks To My Unlimited Investment, Am Admired By All Races
Chapter 367: Claiming the Rewards
It was only after half a day had passed that, having invested in quite a number of powerful cultivators, Li Xun finally bid farewell to everyone amid a chorus of heartfelt gratitude.
At the same time, he was not stingy. He divided the Great Chu Dynasty's accumulated wealth fairly among everyone, taking only a reasonable share for himself. Even so, the amount each faction received was not particularly large.
The strike from the Imperial Weapon had simply been too devastating.
The imperial capital of the Great Chu Dynasty had been reduced to rubble. Very little had survived, and many of the treasures had been completely destroyed. Numerous factions had traveled billions of miles to get here, only to find that the rewards barely covered the cost of the journey.
The greatest treasure of the Great Chu Dynasty was now with Chu Lingyue.
Everyone knew this, but no one dared to mention it.
The only thing that truly pleased them was the friendship they had forged with Li Xun.
If Li Xun were to become a Great Emperor in the future, they would at least be able to boast that they had once fought alongside Emperor Li Xun.
"They're all good people."
Watching the crowd depart into the distance, Li Xun could not help but sigh with emotion.
Under normal circumstances, it would have been almost impossible for him to invest in so many people at once. Even if he visited any major sect, he would never encounter this many worthy investment targets.
Not to mention that among them had been one gold-tier investment target and several purple-tier investment targets.
If circumstances had allowed it, he would have liked to leverage his own influence to bring down a few more major powers—such as the Star Moon Demon Sect, the Sea God Palace, the Golden Crow Clan, or the Xiao Clan.
He already had some grievances with all of them.
If he could wipe them out as well, he could surely gather a great many cultivators to participate. After such massive battles, countless people would inevitably be injured.
If he managed to pull this off once or twice more, he might be able to advance directly to the Quasi-Emperor realm.
"It's time to tally the spoils."
Li Xun glanced around.
At the moment, only Huang Xi and Chu Lingyue remained by his side.
It was clearly not the right place to sort through his rewards.
After a brief moment of thought, he reached toward the heavens.
With a single motion, he drew down two stars from the sky.
Each star was enormous, nearly five thousand li in diameter.
As they descended, he continuously compressed them until each measured less than a thousand li across. After thoroughly refining them, he flicked his finger lightly.
Streams of true essence shot forth.
Under his precise control, the two stars were carved into magnificent palace complexes before crashing onto the earth with a tremendous roar.
From afar, they looked like celestial palaces descending from the heavens, appearing upon the land out of thin air.
It was a breathtaking display of power.
Unfortunately, most of the spectators had already departed and missed the astonishing sight.
Once the palaces were complete, Li Xun casually set up several formations around them.
Although the formations themselves were fairly ordinary, the materials he used were exceptionally precious, allowing them to barely qualify as Saint-grade formations.
It was difficult to say how many attacks from a Saint they could withstand, but they were more than sufficient to repel intruders at the Divine Palace Realm.
This was already the limit of Li Xun's abilities.
Formation arts were not his specialty. Although he had spent some time studying them in the past, he still fell far short of a true formation grandmaster.
"That should do it."
Li Xun clapped his hands and turned to Chu Lingyue.
"From now on, this place belongs to you."
"Whether you wish to rebuild the Great Chu Dynasty or restore the glory of the Nine Nether Great Emperor, the choice is yours."
Although the Great Chu Dynasty had fallen, its territory still remained.
It was inevitable that neighboring powers would encroach upon its lands, but as long as Chu Lingyue could secure what remained, she could still become an empress in the future.
Even if she chose not to restore the Great Chu Dynasty and instead founded a noble clan of her own, that would be perfectly acceptable.
After all, the era of the Nine Nether Great Emperor had long since passed.
Many people had already forgotten his legendary deeds.
Now that Chu Lingyue was once again walking the world as a descendant of the Nine Nether Great Emperor, she would likely encounter very little resistance.
After all...
Standing behind her was Li Xun.
As the saying goes, "If not for the monk's sake, then for the Buddha's." Regardless of anything else, people would have to give Li Xun the respect he deserved.
"It... belongs to me?"
Chu Lingyue was still stunned.
Her beautiful eyes were filled with disbelief. She first looked at the palace complex in the distance, then at Li Xun before her. Her emotions became a tangled mess.
Li Xun had treated her far too well.
Not only had he saved her life several times, but he had also shielded her from the enormous dangers that might await her in the future. Now, he had even rebuilt her home for her.
Such kindness was likely a debt she could never repay in her entire lifetime.
"That's right."
Li Xun smiled faintly and walked ahead, saying as he went,
"Take a look. See whether it suits your taste."
"Okay."
Still feeling dazed, Chu Lingyue followed behind him step by step.
For a long time, she was unable to collect herself.
Only after they had toured the entire palace complex, and Li Xun casually chose one of the palaces to enter for seclusion, did she finally snap back to reality.
She stood motionless where she was, gazing blankly at the palace Li Xun had entered, lost in thought.
. . .
Inside one of the palace halls.
The interior was simple and ancient, devoid of any luxurious decorations.
Li Xun sat cross-legged upon a stone bed and spoke inwardly,
"System, claim the rewards."
Boom!
A tremendous explosion echoed through the hall.
The entire palace trembled violently.
Fortunately, Li Xun had prepared in advance. The moment he entered the palace, he had set up a formation, preventing the commotion inside from spreading outside.
Looking around, the scene was the same as before.
Spirit stones were piled everywhere, burying everything else beneath them.
Li Xun made no attempt to count them.
There were certainly no fewer than several hundred million spirit stones.
At this point, however, spirit stones no longer interested him.
Having reached his current level of cultivation, most of the things he needed simply could not be bought with money.
They could only be obtained either by force... or through trading treasures of equal value.
After all...
What Saint lacked a mere handful of spirit stones?
After storing away the spirit stones, the hall instantly became much more spacious.
What remained were some low-grade medicinal pills, weapons, cultivation techniques, and other miscellaneous items.
Li Xun gave them a cursory glance before losing interest.
Those items were of little use to him now.
The only things worthy of his attention were the two Saint-grade divine techniques and the three Heaven Creation Pills.
These were the valuable rewards he had obtained after investing in several purple-tier investment targets.
One of the Saint-grade divine techniques was a sword technique, while the other was a seal technique.
For Li Xun's current level of strength, they would not provide a dramatic increase in combat power, but they were still useful enough to give him two additional methods of fighting.
The three Heaven Creation Pills, however, were what truly reassured him.
With these pills, as long as a person had not died instantly, they could be brought back from the brink of death.
Even for a Saint, they were exceedingly rare life-saving treasures.
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Note:
Cultivation Realm so far:
1, Body Refinement
2, Qi Condensation
3, Spirit Meridian
4, Profound Elixir
5, Divine Power
6, Life and Death
7, Divine Palace
8, Half-Saint
9, Saint
10, Saint King
11, Great Saint
12, Quasi-Emperor
13, Great Emperor
Treasure Level so far:
1, Mortal Weapon
2, Magical Treasure
3, Spiritual Treasure
4, Dao Weapon
5, Sacred Weapon
6, Sacred King Weapon
7, Imperial Weapon
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