Published: February 25, 2025
Tan Yun was somewhat surprised by the female disciple's response.
He then followed her to a pavilion on the eighteenth floor.
“Elder De, the Holy Son Tan wants to see you, and he is already here,” said the female disciple.
As she finished speaking, the pavilion door opened.
Dantai Zhongde appeared, looking warm and approachable.
“Thank you, Elder De.” Tan Yun slightly bowed as he entered the pavilion. At this moment, Tan Yun understood that it was indeed Dantai Zhongde, acting on the sovereign's instructions, who treated him with such respect.
“Holy Son Tan, please take a seat,” Dantai Zhongde said.
“No, thank you, Elder De.” Tan Yun clasped his hands together and said, “I have come today to borrow some Supreme Spirit Stones from you.”
“How many do you need?” Dantai Zhongde asked.
“As many as you can spare after your own needs, I will borrow,” Tan Yun replied sincerely. “I will return the borrowed Spirit Stones within six months, and the interest will be fifty percent.”
“Fifty percent? That’s a lot of interest!” A hint of shock appeared in Dantai Zhongde's murky eyes.
Then, the shock turned into confusion, and suddenly Dantai Zhongde seemed to realize something, and his confusion transformed into understanding.
“Alright, since there is a benefit, how can an old man refuse?” Dantai Zhongde smiled and said, “I can mobilize a total of ninety million Supreme Spirit Stones, but no more than that.”
Tan Yun pondered for a moment, then bowed again and said, “Ninety million is a bit less, but I will think of other ways to make up the difference.”
“But Elder, are you really so at ease to lend such a large amount of Spirit Stones to me?”
Dantai Zhongde smiled slightly, “I trust Holy Son Tan to handle matters well. Please wait a moment, I will go and bring the Spirit Stones.”
After saying that, Dantai Zhongde left the pavilion and returned shortly with a Supreme Treasure Artifact, the Qiankun Ring, handing it to Tan Yun. “The Spirit Stones are all inside; take it, Holy Son Tan. As for the loan note, there's no need.”
“Thank you, Elder De.” Tan Yun bowed, “If there is nothing else, I will take my leave.”
“Mm.” Dantai Zhongde smiled.
Just as Tan Yun turned to leave, Dantai Zhongde's puzzled voice came from behind. “The sovereign is quite fond of you. Although the Supreme Spirit Stones in the sovereign's possession are not many, several billion can still be taken out. Why don’t you ask the sovereign for some?”
Tan Yun paused and looked back at Dantai Zhongde. “The sovereign has already helped me a lot. I don’t want to cause him any more trouble. I hope Elder De will not mention my matter of borrowing Spirit Stones to the sovereign.”
Dantai Zhongde looked at him with approval. “Not relying on the sovereign shows ambition. Safe travels, Holy Son Tan.”
Tan Yun nodded and left...
Dantai Zhongde watched Tan Yun's disappearing figure and murmured, “My Dantai family’s future son-in-law is quite astute; he has the potential to achieve great things.”
“Borrowing so many Spirit Stones, he must want to take advantage of the upcoming life-and-death battle with thousands of divine soul realm experts in five months, to set up a big gamble and make a fortune…”
In Dantai Zhongde's perspective, Tan Yun’s proposal of a fifty percent high-interest rate, rather than collaborating with him for mutual benefit, was enough to showcase Tan Yun's shrewdness.
Indeed, Tan Yun yearned for more Spirit Stones to activate the Time-Space Scroll for frantic cultivation!
The primary reason he had joined the Huangfu Sacred Sect was to take advantage of the sect’s cultivation resources to quickly grow strong enough for revenge!
Now, Tan Yun was close to his goal, but he only had the cultivation resource of the Time-Space Scroll and lacked Spirit Stones. Therefore, Tan Yun needed to find a way to acquire more Spirit Stones!
The matter of him and Zhao Wansha, along with thousands of Disciples of the Nine Meridians and the life-and-death battle in Fang City, had become a hot topic in the Holy Gate. Everyone looked down on him and claimed that he was doomed to die, considering his reckless challenges to others to be the biggest joke in the Holy Gate.