Chapter 1523: Dominating the Inner Realm, Didn’t Do Anything

On the northwest side of this Cultivation Planet, in a region crisscrossed by mountain ranges, Spiritual Qi was abundant. Below the mountains were dense, endless jungles, and the fine leaves obscured the sunlight, keeping the soil below perpetually damp.

Deep within this jungle mountain range stood an isolated peak. This peak was not tall, but it was also wreathed in mist, appearing indistinct from afar, like a mountain of fog.

A multicolored light of a Formation suddenly pierced out from within the isolated peak. The light passed through the mountain and flashed forth from the surrounding mist.

The light lasted for several breaths before slowly dimming.

Inside that mountain peak, there was an Immortal Cave. The Immortal Cave was dim, faintly exuding a sense of gloom.

Inside the Immortal Cave was a Teleportation Formation, and the light had emanated from within this Formation. As the light dimmed, three figures appeared inside: the Madman and his group.

The Madman blinked, looked at the Immortal Cave, scratched his head, and muttered, "This almost confused this King. Darn it, where is this place?"

Xu Ligou suppressed the excitement in his heart, quickly walked out of the Formation, coughed dryly, and flattered the Madman with a smile: "Your Highness, we've arrived, this is the place. Please wait here first, I'll go see if that young lady is ready."

Upon hearing the three words "young lady," the Madman was instantly no longer confused. His eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands and roared, "Haha, good! This King wants to see if she's as good as you say. If this King is satisfied, this King will grant a reward!"

Liu Jinbiao exited the Formation, flicked his large sleeve, and rolled a stone chair over from nearby. He placed it beside the Madman, his face also wearing a flattering smile. After helping the Madman sit down, he stood behind him and kneaded his shoulders.

During the massage, Liu Jinbiao put in a great effort, controlling the pressure and rhythm with extreme skill, making the Madman quite comfortable, who simply closed his eyes to enjoy it.

After a while, Liu Jinbiao stopped, stood beside the Madman, looking respectful, presenting his hands, bowing his head, and remaining silent.

The Madman waited for a moment, then opened his eyes in confusion, looked at Liu Jinbiao, scratched his head, and said blankly, "Done? That fast?"

"Please grant a reward, Your Highness!" Liu Jinbiao did not raise his head, maintaining his posture as he spoke in a deep voice.

The Madman was stunned for a moment, muttering, "You want a reward just for a few kneads? No way. This King's blood is very precious. Back then, that person, who was it…"

Before he could finish speaking, Liu Jinbiao raised his head, looked at the Madman with a serious expression, and said deeply, "Please grant a reward, Your Highness!"

The Madman grew angry, stood up, and roared, "No, no, absolutely not!"

Facing the Madman's roar, Liu Jinbiao's expression remained calm. He said in a deep voice, "Since Your Highness arrived on this Cultivation Planet, everything—food, supplies, entertainment, and so on—was procured by your subordinate, which cost quite a few Spirit Stones…"

"This King just won't give it!" Although the Madman was still roaring, his voice was clearly much softer.

"Furthermore, the silver and other items used in mortal cities were also acquired by your subordinate… Every single account, your subordinate has calculated very clearly." Liu Jinbiao spoke slowly and deliberately.

"Uh, it didn't cost that much… You guys were the ones who took me to spend it…" The Madman's voice grew fainter and fainter.

"Your Highness has been here for a total of thirteen days, spending 730,000 Spirit Stones and 9.85 million taels of silver. Your Highness, would you like your subordinate to list the details for you?" Liu Jinbiao looked at the Madman, speaking calmly, detailing the accounts item by item while standing there.

The Madman's eyes widened. His memory was somewhat confused. Over these dozen or so days, he always felt like he hadn't spent much; whenever he encountered something fun or delicious, he would just tell Xu Ligou and Liu Jinbiao to get it.

Hearing Liu Jinbiao list the accounts item by item now, sweat involuntarily broke out on his forehead.

"Of course, our Master instructed the two of us to look after Your Highness, so this is what we should do. Moreover, Your Highness is not a stingy person; it's just that you temporarily don't have Spirit Stones on you. Perhaps Your Highness's treasures are all with Little Hong." Liu Jinbiao suddenly changed the subject.

"That's right, you go find Little Hong, haha, you find Little Hong and ask her. How could this King be a stingy person? This King isn't stingy at all… You go ask Little Hong for them, they're all with Little Hong, all of this King's things are on Little Hong." The Madman subconsciously wiped his sweat and nodded repeatedly.

"Your Highness is very generous and certainly wouldn't let your subordinate pay all this for nothing. Although those Spirit Stones and silver are all the savings I accumulated over several millennia, let's just consider them a gift from your subordinate to Your Highness. There's no need to ask Little Hong for them." Liu Jinbiao shook his head, sighed lightly, walked to the side, stopped speaking, and stared blankly at the Immortal Cave's stone wall ahead, looking utterly dejected.

Seeing Liu Jinbiao looking like this, the Madman rubbed his nose, felt a pang of guilt, scratched his head in thought, and finally bit his fingertip, painfully squeezing out a drop of fresh blood to hand to Liu Jinbiao.

"You are a good person, just like that Xu Ligou, both good people. This King is not stingy, this King is very generous and won't treat you unfairly!" The Madman endured the heartache and spoke with great magnanimity.

Liu Jinbiao suppressed his excitement. After accepting the blood, he remained expressionless and thanked him in a low voice.

The more he acted this way, the more the Madman felt as if he owed something. Gritting his teeth, he simply squeezed out seven or eight more drops of fresh blood and handed them all to Liu Jinbiao.

Liu Jinbiao's body trembled, and his excitement could no longer be concealed. He hastily put the blood away and bowed to the Madman.

Just then, Xu Ligou walked out from the corner inside the Immortal Cave ahead, approached the Madman, and chuckled, "Your Highness, that young lady is ready. Shall we go over now?"

Upon hearing this, the Madman immediately forgot his heartache, stood up excitedly, and nodded repeatedly.

Xu Ligou gave a wicked laugh, looking at the Madman as if he were a walking Treasure Trove. Together with Liu Jinbiao, they escorted the Madman toward the depths of the Immortal Cave.

Inside the Immortal Cave, there was a side room blocked by a dark light screen at the entrance. One could only vaguely see the blurry outline inside. Within that side room, a person seemed to be sitting cross-legged.

"Your Highness, the young lady is waiting for you inside. Go on in quickly. Your subordinates will wait outside." Upon arriving at the entrance of the side room, Xu Ligou said in a low voice with a mischievous smile.

The Madman wore a look of satisfaction, let out a few low growls, and was about to enter the side room when he suddenly turned his head, looked at Xu Ligou, and asked with a serious expression, "Is it really as fun as you say?"

Xu Ligou patted his chest and nodded, saying, "Your subordinate never lies. Your Highness will know once you try it."

Excitement flashed in the Madman's eyes. He turned and stepped directly into the light screen, entering the side room. He immediately saw a very handsome young Cultivator dressed in black sitting cross-legged not far away.

"Haha, young lady, tell this King your name, and this King will grant a reward!"

"This humble Daoist is Fahuazi." The young man frowned and spoke coldly.

Outside the side room, Xu Ligou rubbed his hands, looking very excited, and laughed toward Liu Jinbiao, "Old Liu, your scam is quite good. We got quite a bit of blood from those dozens of Teleportation Formations before! Don't worry, according to our agreement, we'll split it seventy-thirty!"

Liu Jinbiao smiled faintly and shook his head, saying, "This is nothing compared to a scam. The people this old man tricked back then weren't Madmen; they were all individuals with profound cultivation and extraordinary Heart-Nature. To deal with them, the scheme naturally needed to be tighter, without the slightest flaw."

"As for this Madman, his Heart-Nature is simple. The previous complex and rigorous scams didn't work on him; it was like playing a lute to a cow. So this time, this old man simply used the simplest one, which, although full of holes, is effective."

Xu Ligou laughed heartily and nodded, saying, "Yes, we need to hurry up. After this is done, we still have a few places to go. We must finish quickly and handle the aftermath properly, otherwise, if that Evil Star returns and finds out…" Xu Ligou's heart trembled. He was actually extremely afraid. Speaking up to this point, he calculated the time, took out a Jade Slip, and crushed it.

The moment the Jade Slip was crushed, the Teleportation Formation inside the Immortal Cave immediately lit up again. In that light, more than ten Cultivators appeared. These Cultivators all looked fierce and malicious. The leader was a woman with a frosty expression, who rushed toward the depths of the Immortal Cave with the others.

After meeting Xu Ligou and the other, both sides exchanged smiles. Xu Ligou took a step toward the side room entrance and let out a bloodcurdling scream.

"Your Highness, this is bad! Fahuazi's Dao Companion has come looking for him!!" As he spoke, he spat out a mouthful of Spiritual Body Qi, looking utterly dispirited, and collapsed directly to the side.

Liu Jinbiao, moreover, slapped his chest with his right hand and spat out fresh blood.

The Female Cultivator snorted, and leading the dozen or so people behind her, she directly tore open the side room's light screen.

Inside the light screen, the Madman was sitting across from Fahuazi, staring blankly at the large group of Cultivators who had rushed in behind him, frozen in place.

"You… what are you going to do! This King… This King…" Fear appeared in the Madman's eyes. He still didn't understand why this was happening.

"Shut up! How dare you commit such an act!" The Female Cultivator glared coldly at the Madman. The Cultivators behind her were all glowering angrily, filling the side room.

"Ah? We didn't do anything! I… I just asked him his name… I…" The Madman grew anxious and quickly tried to defend himself.

The black-clothed youth sitting cross-legged opposite the Madman showed a look of shame on his face, stood up, walked to the side, and remained silent.

"Stop quibbling! Fill these ten jugs with your fresh blood, or else I'll kill them first!" Hatred flashed in the Female Cultivator's eyes. With a flick of her large sleeve, ten Jade Jugs appeared before the Madman. She pointed her right hand backward, and immediately Xu Ligou and Liu Jinbiao were brought in. Xu Ligou, riddled with sharp swords, looked dispirited while letting out bloodcurdling screams.

"Your Highness, don't mind me, run away quickly!"

Liu Jinbiao was also covered in blood, but upon hearing Xu Ligou's words, he cursed internally. His eyes darted around, and he immediately began screaming pitifully.

"Your Highness, we were implicated because of you. Your Highness is generous, you must save us…"

None of the people in this place noticed that, while they were acting and speaking thus, a figure in white robes, whose eyes revealed a cold light, silently walked out behind them.

"Xu Ligou, Liu Jinbiao, the two of you have immense courage! Very good, very good indeed!!"

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