Pay to Cultivate Immortality? My Sect is Completely Free - Chapter 375

Chapter 375 Two Million Immortal Crystals! Two Clan Patriarchs?

“Lord… we are guilty!”

The Patriarch of the Gao clan knelt on the ground, his voice sorrowful.

Once the others in the Gao clan regained their senses, they too dropped to their knees, not daring to take a breath.

“Oh? What sin is that?”

Su Bai finally spoke, looking at the Gao patriarch with a calm gaze.

And in the Gao patriarch’s eyes, Su Bai’s words truly meant it!!

If he admitted guilt, the lord would speak!!

So he really had come to investigate the Gao clan’s crimes!!

Now that the lord had spoken, it proved the patriarch’s choice was correct!

Seize this chance, and the Gao clan could not only survive the crisis—they might even latch onto the Aoki Immortal Sect’s coattails!!!

No longer a sham or a bluff, they would genuinely have the Aoki Immortal Sect as a backer!

A true immortal himself, a mysterious-immortal father, and a golden immortal grandfather—this backing was huge!

Of course, the premise was they needed to pay up!

Pay a heavy price!!

But compared with annihilation, this result was far, far better!

Thinking this, he inhaled sharply and said, “Lord, the Gao clan should not have hung the sign of being a vassal of the Aoki Immortal Sect—that was an affront to the Aoki Immortal Sect!”

“This is the Gao clan’s crime, and we deserve your reprimand, my lord!”

“To atone for this great sin, the Gao clan is willing to compensate you, my lord!!”

“We only hope to obtain your forgiveness. The Gao clan is willing to honor you as our honored guest!!!”

The Gao patriarch was supremely respectful; his tone sincere.

He was a clever man, well versed in human dealings!

What he said was compensation to the lord, not compensation to the Aoki Immortal Sect!

Though both are “compensation,” the implication is completely different!!

Compensating the Aoki Immortal Sect would be straightforward, official business.

But compensating the lord personally means the lord can distribute the resources as he pleases!

They could atone and also climb onto Jin Buhuan’s coattails!!

A mysterious-immortal father, a golden-immortal grandfather!!!

Su Bai, meanwhile, grew interested and asked, “Oh? How would you compensate?”

The Gao patriarch drew a deep breath. “My lord, please allow me to explain slowly.”

“As far as I know, under the Aoki Immortal Sect’s command, ordinary true-immortal forces must remit one hundred lower-grade immortal crystals every hundred years.”

“Our Gao clan city was founded exactly one million years ago. If not for leveraging the Aoki Immortal Sect’s prestige in the past, we would not hold our current position.”

“By calculation, over one million years we should have paid one million lower-grade immortal crystals!”

“The Gao clan is willing to compensate you, my lord, with two million lower-grade immortal crystals!”

“One million of them, my lord may hand over to the Immortal Sect to cover our dues; the remaining one million, my lord may distribute as you see fit!”

The Gao patriarch gritted his teeth and spoke those words.

The dozens of Gao clan powerhouses in the Great Hall nearly fainted when they heard the figure.

Two million lower-grade immortal crystals!!!

What does that even mean??

Two hundred million years’ worth of longevity qi!!

Theoretically, with enough longevity qi, even if one doesn’t become a true immortal, one could keep living indefinitely.

But reality isn’t so simple!

For a heavenly immortal, regardless of grade, after two million years the effect of longevity qi heavily diminishes!

Two million years’ worth of longevity qi could sustain a life to two million years, but the next million years would require ten times the longevity qi!

To live to three million years would require a full twelve million years’ worth of longevity qi!

After three million years, it would multiply by ten again………..

Therefore, most heavenly immortals in the Immortal Realm live at most to three hundred thousand years.

The Patriarch of the Gao clan was already two hundred thousand years old, having consumed two hundred thousand years’ worth of longevity qi.

And one hundred million years’ worth of longevity qi could let fifty heavenly immortals live to two hundred thousand years!!!

That is equivalent to………

most of the Gao clan’s accumulated wealth from a full million years of operation!!!

At that moment, the entire Great Hall fell deathly silent, without a single sound!!!

Everyone was stunned and frightened by that enormous number.

Only the Gao clan patriarch’s mind raced with schemes.

He was already two hundred thousand years old; becoming a True Immortal was hopeless. Even if he spent vast resources to live to three hundred thousand years, he still couldn’t step into True Immortal.

If he could climb onto the thigh of the lord before him, maybe he could even gain guidance from that golden-immortal grandfather!

This was a high-stakes gamble!

The fate of the Gao clan—whether it could soar to new heights—depended on this!!

Su Bai, meanwhile, let out a soft chuckle.

Two hundred thousand lower-grade immortal crystals—the Gao clan had indeed poured out almost half their foundation!

Because in the Gao clan’s treasury, all the treasures combined amounted to only three hundred thousand lower-grade immortal crystals!

“My lord, please come with me to my Gao clan treasury; I will take out the immortal crystals and present them to you!”

The Gao clan patriarch said respectfully, then began to lead the way.

Although unwilling in his heart, he had no other choice.

If he didn’t give this great figure a satisfactory answer, the Gao clan absolutely could not be saved!

He himself would even be implicated!

Two hundred thousand immortal crystals, it was worth it!!

“Mm!!!” Su Bai nodded slightly, not being polite, and directly rose to follow the Gao clan patriarch.

But a trace of amusement flashed in his eyes.

How many immortal crystals were actually left in the treasury???

……………….

The Gao clan treasury sat in an extremely secret place, protected by many formations; it was the Gao clan’s forbidden area.

And along the way many people were stationed, each with different duties.

The visible and hidden sentries together numbered in the hundreds!

Moreover, at the very core, two elders at the sixth-rank heavenly immortal level stood guard!

More importantly, there were two keys to the treasury!

They were held separately by the two sixth-rank heavenly immortal elders; both keys had to be joined together to open the treasury door!

With the treasury sealed by formations, even a ninth-grade heavenly immortal couldn’t barge in!

For a million years, nothing had ever happened to the Gao clan treasury!

The Gao clan patriarch led Su Bai windingly through corridors until they finally reached the deepest treasury gate.

“Open the door!”

Seeing the two elders standing properly before the gate, the Gao clan patriarch shouted.

“Pa… patriarch???”

Seeing the Gao clan patriarch, the two elders were dumbfounded, their faces blank.

Their gazes turned toward the inside of the treasury gate, full of question marks.

Wasn’t the patriarch already inside just now?

He hasn’t even come out yet!!

How is there another patriarch here?

Two patriarchs??

This patriarch has even brought a stranger???

“Impersonating my Gao clan patriarch, trying to wipe out nine generations and destroy nine hundred years—do you know your crime!!”

The two elders instantly snapped awake, furious beyond measure.

Those little thieves were brazen beyond belief! Dare to impersonate the Gao clan patriarch to sneak into the treasury!!

“Hmph! You two useless fools, open your dog eyes and see clearly whether I’m an impostor!!!”

Seeing that the two elders were not following orders, the Patriarch of the Gao clan flew into a rage and suddenly unleashed a terrifying aura.

In an instant, the two elders turned pale and trembled violently.

These two sixth-rank celestial immortal elders widened their eyes, their eyeballs bulging as they stared fixedly at the Gao clan patriarch; in their minds it was as if a thunderclap had exploded!!

Holy shit, is it real??

That person who just went inside was………..