plumnovel Chapter 37: 7 Spirit Stones, Secrets of the Gong Family!
Chapter 37: 7 Spirit Stones, Secrets of the Gong Family!
Because they were prepared in advance, the number of casualties among the Gong family this time was not large.
There are only a dozen or so cultivators in our clan, and even if we include those from other clans, the total number is only a little over thirty. Among them, some were only injured and did not lose their lives.
In comparison, the Red Serpent Gang was completely wiped out!
Of the more than two hundred cultivators who had undergone tribulation, almost all of them were slaughtered by the Gong family, except for a few who escaped. Chen Ye alone killed nearly one-fifth of them!
As for Tu Chishe, the leader of the Red Snake Gang, although Gong Qingru did not say it explicitly, Chen Ye felt that he must have escaped.
After all, if Gong Qingru had really killed one of the enemy's secret agents, there was no need for her to hide it; in fact, saying it out loud would be inspiring.
Regardless of the circumstances, after this battle, the Red Serpent Gang, which has been causing trouble in the nearby waters for many years, will be completely wiped out. As for the Zhou family, the mastermind behind the scenes, all the resources they have spent secretly cultivating the Red Serpent Gang over the years will have been for naught.
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At night, the Juze ship sailed across the sea like a giant beast.
Inside the room on the top floor.
Chen Ye sat cross-legged on the bed, calculating the profits he would gain from this voyage.
Because of Gong Qingru's endorsement, no one dared to doubt Chen Ye's contributions in the great battle. Even when tallying the battle results, as long as Chen Ye pointed to the corpse of the traitor and said "I killed it," no one would come up to fight for it.
Of course, Chen Ye wouldn't do that; he just needed to get back what was rightfully his.
Actually, there aren't that many; the total number is only about forty magical artifacts and a dozen or so storage bags...
Although there were many magical artifacts, they were mostly of medium to low grade, and their value was greatly reduced when used. Chen Ye handed over all the magical artifacts to the steward of the Gong family on the ship, and after a rough estimate, he could get a total of 2,600 low-grade spirit stones.
Once he returns to Golden Willow Island, the Gong family will hand over this portion of spirit stones to him.
These storage bags are quite valuable, and most of them come from members of the Zhou family. As a secret family with a history of nearly five hundred years, even the collateral members are far more wealthy than those fallen cultivators.
Chen Ye used his divine sense to remove the remaining marks on the storage bag one by one, and then poured out all the contents.
After careful counting, the number of spirit stones alone exceeded the total number of all the magical artifacts, totaling more than three thousand two hundred!
On average, each member of the Zhou family contributed more than 300 spirit stones, in addition to various pills, talismans and other miscellaneous items. Once they landed, they could sell them to the Gong family's shops for at least 500 or 600 spirit stones.
In other words, in just this one voyage, which lasted only twenty days, Chen Ye earned at least seven thousand spirit stones!
Not to mention that he also obtained a high-grade magic artifact from Zhou Li.
It truly proves the saying: "A man cannot get rich without unexpected wealth, and a horse cannot get fat without night grazing."
After a major battle, almost everyone who survives will benefit from it.
Chen Ye was clearly the one who benefited the most.
"Indeed, murder and arson are the fastest shortcuts to accumulating wealth..."
Chen Ye got up and went to the window, stroking the newly replaced storage bag in his arms and sighing.
This storage bag also belongs to Zhou Li. It has a space of seven cubic meters inside, and if it were sold on the market, it could fetch several hundred spirit stones.
However, Chen Ye now has too much stuff, and the original place can no longer hold it, so he has no choice but to keep it for himself.
As for family contributions, according to the Fourth Elder Gong Qingshi, each time a Tribulation Cultivator is killed, ten contribution points will be awarded, regardless of whether the person is from the same clan or not.
Including the few Tribulation Cultivators Chen Ye killed in the Gong family fleet, he should be able to obtain a total of 390 family contribution points.
Of course, this does not include the Zhou family members who died at Chen Ye's hands.
The main reason is that the Gong family had never considered going to war with the Zhou family before, so naturally they could not bring the Zhou family members into their own ranks.
"But shouldn't the contribution be much greater than killing a cultivator who has undergone a calamity?"
Chen Ye pondered to himself, "Given the increasingly fierce rivalry between these two families, the contribution points gained from killing the other's members will only increase, not decrease. Including what I already have, reaching a total of one thousand points shouldn't be difficult."
"I just don't know if the Gong family's treasure vault has any first-tier spirit fire."
Chen Ye shook his head, deciding not to think about it any further.
After fighting for almost a day, he felt extremely tired. He casually cast a cleansing spell on himself and went to bed to rest early.
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Over the next few days, the Juze ship significantly increased its speed, traveling three thousand li a day, heading towards Jinwu Island with the eagerness of an arrow.
Chen Ye was also busy, often using the pretext of visiting Gong Chengyuan to chat.
Perhaps because of the great contributions he made to the Gong family on two separate occasions, Gong Chengyuan completely regarded Chen Ye as one of his own, revealing many secrets of the Gong family in his words.
It turns out that the feud between the Gong family and the Zhou family, these two secret families, is not entirely due to the struggle for cultivation resources, but has been going on for over a hundred years!
Indeed, when the Gong family was promoted to a secret treasure family, the two families already had some conflicts, and the cause of it all stemmed from Golden Wutong Island.
Originally, Golden Phoenix Island was not the main island of the Gong family, but another secret family.
However, that secret family has suffered a decline in talent and its heritage has been weakened. After the last secret family expert passed away, only a few late-stage Spirit Condensation experts remained in the family, barely able to keep things afloat.
The cultivation world is very realistic. No matter what kind of power you are, once you decline, you will inevitably face the fate of being surrounded by wolves.
In particular, Golden Wutong Island, as a second-tier spiritual island, not only contains second-tier spiritual veins, but also grows precious spiritual trees such as the Spirit Wutong Tree.
This attracted the attention of the Zhou family from the neighboring Bizhu Island, who wanted to bring Jinwu Island under their control as well.
But before the Zhou family could succeed, the Gong family suddenly rose to prominence. The current patriarch, Gong Lingxuan, broke through the secret treasure at the age of one hundred and led the family to take over Golden Wutong Island!
According to the original rules of the Qiling Sect, no matter what kind of power you belong to, as long as you pay regular tributes to the sect, you can receive protection.
At that time, the Qiling Sect was very powerful, and no force within its jurisdiction dared to violate the rules set by the upper sect.
However, in the last one or two decades, the Qiling Sect has become increasingly lax in its management of its territory, which is why the Zhou family has once again set their sights on Jinwu Island.
After learning the whole story, Chen Ye couldn't help but sigh, realizing that the cultivation world truly was a place where the strong preyed on the weak.
The previous secret family lost Golden Phoenix Island due to its decline, and if the Gong family cannot withstand the Zhou family's offensive, it will probably follow in their footsteps.
Cultivation is not measured in years; the Gong family was not the first master of Golden Wutong Island, and they will certainly not be the last.
However, the Gong family's plan was well-executed this time, causing the Zhou family to suffer a great loss. Presumably, they will be more obedient for some time to come.