A life of leisure is worse than a life of flowers and splendour

"Anything else?" Yunshang Zhenren asked as a routine question. Everyone felt that she could come up with so many things, which had already exceeded their expectations. This question was just a casual question.

"Is this enough? I still have some things, but I want to keep them for myself." Du Shuangshuang asked. If it was not enough, she could only use some spiritual fruits. She had more of them and they were not conspicuous.

What else? There probably weren't any good things left. How many treasures could she, a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator, have? Yunshang Zhenren didn't even need to look to know it was enough, definitely enough, more than the old ones. "Enough, enough, there's still more of these. The sect won't deduct the 20% for the extra ones. Except for the 20% given to you, the rest will all be converted into points. You can keep whatever you want for your own use."

Okay, here are the records and the corresponding points. Take a look and confirm that there are no problems. After the divine consciousness mark is applied, the points will be directly credited to your ID card. There are record crystals throughout the process. If you have any questions later, you can go to the sect mission hall to check and appeal.

ID card. By the way, my ID card has a crack and I don’t know if it will have any impact.

"My ID card is cracked. I don't know if it will have any impact. I also have some magic cultivation stuff here. I wonder if they will be useful?" Du Shuangshuang took out her ID card.

Yunshang Zhenren took it and looked at it carefully. Huh? She had used three protections, and it still cracked. This girl... Yunshang Zhenren looked up at Du Shuangshuang. She was alive and not seriously injured. Not bad! How could she have known that Du Shuangshuang almost got herself killed? If she knew, she would definitely scold her.

A stream of spiritual energy shot up, and the number two appeared. Two? Did he kill two demon cultivators? Looking at the original 10 basic points on the ID card, and the extra 150 points, he really did kill two demon cultivators! One in the Qi Refining Stage, the other in the Foundation Establishment Stage.

This girl didn't expect this, "You killed two demon cultivators?"

"Yes, they surrounded the formation. I had Senior Sister Lingling and Chen Kai from Yunlang Pavilion with me. We couldn't leave, and we were afraid they would mobilize their forces, which would make it even harder for us to escape. So we ambushed them from inside the formation, and I killed two of them."

"Oh, right! No need to be soft on the enemy!" This was a passive resistance after being surrounded and attacked. That's what she said. Such a young girl, raised in the mortal world, she was worried that these mortal children would suffer. What she didn't know was that Du Shuangshuang had seen blood before, and she was not a simple and kind-hearted beautiful girl. Otherwise, she would have been scared to death by that dream alone. She only felt sympathy, sadness, and discomfort. There was a little fear, really not much!

Master Yunshang smiled and handed the ID card to Du Shuangshuang. "Don't worry, this ID card is fine and can still be used. It's best to go to the exchange hall and the internal affairs department to exchange it for a new one when you return to the sect."

"I still have some things I got from the demon cultivators, and I don't know what to do with them." As he said that, Du Shuangshuang took out a few storage bags containing things that he couldn't use.

Zhenren Yunshang took it and took a look. Wow, even the man’s robes were stripped off. It could be exchanged for a few spirit stones. This is a lot of equipment, there are several soul banners. Zhenren Yunshang handed the things to Chu Yue and asked her to record them and exchange them for points.

"Is there anything else you want to exchange? If it's not something particularly important, you can wait until we get back to the sect. You can exchange it at any time in the exchange hall."

"Nothing."

"it is good."

Yunshang Zhenren handed Du Shuangshuang a record sheet. After confirming that everything was correct, he stamped it with his spiritual consciousness and the points were credited to his account. Du Shuangshuang took a look and saw that there were actually points. Wow, wow, wow, wow, I'm rich. This is an astonishing amount of wealth. Compared to the upper limit given by the sect, there are even more zeros!

Du Shuangshuang did gain a lot this time, and the gains from this secret realm far exceeded the sect's expectations. The previous line was only estimated according to the ordinary secret realm. Originally, they wanted to give the disciples who traveled so far a little sweetness. After all, the disciples also suffered a lot when crossing the desert. But what they didn't expect was that most of the disciples exceeded the upper limit, and many even far exceeded the upper limit.

Du Shuangshuang happily left, holding the ID card with the huge amount of money in it. As soon as she left, someone took her to her assigned room. It was much better than the makeshift camp. She was actually given a small, all-to-one room. It looked small from the outside, but inside, it was quite large—at least twice as big as she'd imagined. It must have been built using a space formation.

The room was left in silence. Du Shuangshuang alone might have earned nearly half of what the entire sect had earned on this trip to the secret realm. Excluding Du Shuangshuang's own gains, that meant she was nearly as much as everyone else combined. Of the other people who had settled accounts in this room, Tong Zhan had the most points, with over eight million. The rest, with over a million, could be counted on one hand. The situation in the other rooms was unclear. We had to wait until everyone had settled accounts. We didn't know if there were any dark horses in those rooms.

Uncle Du, right behind Du Shuangshuang, entered another room. He'd also accumulated quite a few points, primarily in the secret realm. He'd just encountered a treasure-hunting rat, with whom he'd contracted. He didn't have a spirit beast bag, but he'd run into two along the way. A demon cultivator was killed by a high-level demon beast, and one, astonishingly, was sent flying right in front of him, dead. He'd picked up their storage bag and spirit beast bag, then encountered Tianshan snow silkworms, Tianshan snow silkworm silk, and some thunder bamboo. He'd even fallen into a valley of suspended stones, large and small, and Uncle Du had collected several storage bags. He'd also picked up a large demon beast egg, and somehow, he'd accidentally cut his finger, and had contracted it.

Later, he fell into a pool and found a water-repellent bead at the bottom. Later, he discovered numerous water spirit stones within—a mine of water spirit stones, surprisingly. Many rare water-attributed spiritual plants grew within. His storage bag was nearly full, and he had only partially mined the spiritual ore. He also discovered the Ultimate Crystal. Whether it was for alchemy or refining equipment, adding even a small amount of this material, no matter how difficult it was to combine, guaranteed 100% success, without affecting the properties of the materials themselves. It was an extremely rare treasure. With it, as long as he had the recipe and sufficient cultivation, he could refine any elixir he desired, with 100% success. What did this mean? The same principle applies to refining equipment, so you can imagine its importance.

Before leaving, Aunt Du gave her bracelet to Uncle Du, which was filled with water spirit stones and crystals. Uncle Du's journey to the secret realm wasn't about adventure; it was about finding treasures in his own backyard. Of course, Uncle Du only submitted a portion of his points. He ultimately earned over 10 million points, placing him in second place.

Only after the last person handed in their belongings were the restrictions in all the rooms opened, meaning everyone could move freely. The Du family gathered together again.

Du Shuangshuang contacted Chu Yue directly, "Master, I have already prepared the fire attribute spiritual plant. I want to stimulate Jinxiu's hidden fire spiritual root."

"Okay, wait a moment. I'll ask my uncle to see when it can be arranged. Wait for my reply." Chu Yue had witnessed the entire process of Du Shuangshuang handing over the secrets of the sect. He was very optimistic about this man who still called him uncle. He was afraid that he would soon go from uncle to senior brother. So when he met this little nephew, he no longer had the sense of superiority he had before, and treated him more like a fellow apprentice and sister.

"Okay, thank you for your help, uncle."

"You're too polite, nephew."

Soon Du Shuangshuang received a reply asking her to take Jinxiu and wait at the stairs on the third floor.

Chu Yue soon appeared. "Come, I'll take you to see Uncle Xuancheng. He has a more thorough understanding of Taoism and has more experience. Uncle Haoze from Danfeng and Uncle Zhengyang from Jianfeng are also with you. You can rest assured."

"Well, thank you, uncle."

Chu Yue nodded and led the two to the door of Uncle Xuancheng's room. Before he could raise his hand, a voice came from inside, "Come in."

Uncle Chu Yue was in front and opened the door as soon as he pushed it open. The three of them walked in one after another.

True Lord Xuancheng and Taoist Lord Zhengyang were playing chess, while Taoist Lord Haoze was sipping tea. Du Shuangshuang had met all three before, but True Lord Haoze looked older, perhaps in his forties or fifties, a few years younger than Grandpa, though in reality, he was undoubtedly many times older. The remaining two True Lords looked even younger, in their early twenties. It truly was true that there was no age limit in the cultivation of immortals; all were equal. Du Shuangshuang and the other two followed behind Chu Yue, preparing to salute the three.

"No need to be so polite, just ask Jinxiu's girl to come over here and I'll show you." Haoze Zhenjun said,

Du Shuangshuang pulled the somewhat nervous Jinxiu and said, "Don't be afraid, I'm here. The True Lords are all very nice."

Jinxiu trembled as she stepped forward and was about to bow. Du Shuangshuang also came up and stayed by her side.

"Hey, don't bow. Just sit across from me and hold out your hand. I'll check your health." Before Jinxiu even began her training, Master Haoze placed his hand on her wrist, easily examining her body with complete clarity. Of course, he could have examined her without physical contact, but that wouldn't have allowed for such precision and detail. He worried about missing something, so he went through the extra effort.

"Well, she's fine, and her physique is good, no problem. Let me take a look at what you've prepared, little girl Du. I'll pick out a few things to go with her and try to make her suffer less. After all, she's just a little girl."

"Hey, here are the Extreme Flame Flowers I prepared."

"The Extreme Flame Flower? Little girl, you are really willing to spend it. For cultivators with fire spiritual roots, this thing can directly advance to a small realm regardless of their level after taking it. It is a treasure for cultivators with fire attributes. Not bad, not bad. Once this spiritual root is activated, I am afraid you can advance directly. Then I will also prepare some good things for you. Such precious things cannot be wasted." As he said, Daoist Haoze also took out two things.

When she heard about the treasure, Jinxiu hurriedly said, "Miss, how can you give such a precious thing to a slave? You also have the fire spirit root, you can keep it for yourself. Jinxiu doesn't have to practice it. You have saved my life, and you are as kind as giving me a second life. It is a blessing for Jinxiu to be able to follow you, Miss." Jinxiu was reluctant to waste such a precious thing on herself.

"It's okay. Things are meant to be used. Feel free to use them. Your young lady is a wealthy woman now, so she doesn't need these little things." As she spoke, she tilted her head back and patted her chest, as if to say, "Your young lady has plenty of money." Jinxiu had heard the term "rich woman" more than once, and every time she heard it, she wanted to laugh, but this time, she couldn't help but shed tears. They were tears of emotion. No matter how rich one was, who would be willing to spend precious things on a maid who could be bought for a few taels of silver?

"Miss, Jinxiu is yours in life and yours in death." He turned around and hugged Du Shuangshuang tightly. How could you say this casually? It could easily lead to misunderstandings! Du Shuangshuang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Chu Yue's shoulders kept shaking from trying to hold back his laughter. He didn't know which words had irritated his sensitive nerves. The three True Lords were serious and smiling.

Du Shuangshuang coaxed the person in her arms. Zhenjun Xuancheng and Zhenjun Haoze discussed it and decided that Daojun Xuancheng would take action, Daojun Haoze would assist from the side, and Zhenjun Zhengyang was just watching the fun, acting as a protector.

Du Shuangshuang stared at Jinxiu nervously. This girl had good character, at least for now, she seemed trustworthy, and he liked her quite a bit. In fact, helping her was partly a way of repaying her for risking her life for Du Wushuang in her previous life. Of course, these experiences had also made Du Shuangshuang accept this person as one of her own, so she naturally graciously extended herself to those close to her, helping her grow stronger and becoming a valuable asset in the future. In short, a combination of factors contributed to Du Shuangshuang's generosity.

True Lord Xuancheng plucked just one petal from the Extreme Flame Flower and had Jinxiu consume it. He then plucked a few more petals and personally channeled the spiritual energy from them into Jinxiu's body. Jinxiu's face was already sweating and gradually turning red. It must have been painful; Du Shuangshuang could see she was gritting her teeth. Then her body began to swell, her skin glowing red, as if blazing with flames. Even Du Shuangshuang, standing beside her, could feel the heat.

At this time, Master Haoze refined one of the herbs into a liquid medicine.

"Open your mouth!" Jinxiu opened her mouth obediently, but couldn't help crying out in pain. True Lord Xuancheng transferred some of the medicine into Jinxiu's mouth.

The skin that was about to bleed had finally gotten a little better, but it was painful to watch. However, the condition was still okay, and Du Shuangshuang felt a little relieved.

"Hold on, there's still a little more to go."