Chapter 736: How Much Money?

The clone enjoyed the immense pleasures of ruling everything in the Immortal Prison, while the original body worked hard to cultivate in the Immortal Realm. The Great Clone Technique indeed brought Su Che great fulfillment and satisfaction.

Happy days always pass quickly. In the blink of an eye, over a decade had passed, and Su Che’s original body had reached the stage to advance to the Tianxian realm.

Advancing to Tianxian was somewhat difficult, but it was nothing that any immortal couldn’t overcome—they could all find their own way through it. It was like a coming-of-age ritual in the Immortal Realm.

Su Che’s method for advancement was simply to consume more Immortal Infant Fruits. But the problem was that these fruits had long been exhausted—none remained on the Tree of Fate!

So, Su Che boldly approached the old monkey: “Please send a message to Emperor Feng Lin. Tell her I need her help.”

Of course, the old monkey did as requested. Whether Su Che had enough audacity to get Emperor Feng Lin to come, however, was another matter.

The next day, the emperor arrived!

Although traveling anywhere within one’s own territory took but an instant for an emperor, this still proved that Su Che did have some influence and status.

“What’s the matter?”

Still in the backyard of the shop, Emperor Feng Lin asked indifferently, as if she never cared to step into the shop’s space.

“Let me first discuss something serious with you,” Su Che said, appearing respectful yet cautious. In truth, Emperor Feng Lin could easily see that this kid not only had thick skin but also extraordinary courage.

Su Che continued, “Could you please inform Grandma Gu now? She’s been longing for that thing to be done. I’m quite free these days.”

Emperor Feng Lin’s perceptive gaze fell on Su Che’s face as she asked softly, “What makes you so anxious? Just tell me directly.”

Su Che chuckled before revealing the truth: “I have apostnatal treasure treasure that I want to take to the Divine Furnace of Heaven’s Will to transform it into a natural one… I definitely can’t go there myself. Senior Zong Yi is willing to help, saying that at least three emperors working together are needed to succeed. But the only emperors I know are you, Senior Zong Yi, and Lan Ling. So…”

In other words, only by fulfilling Grandma Gu’s long-cherished wish quickly could Emperor Feng Lin possibly help him repay this favor. Otherwise, how could he possibly ask her for anything?

Emperor Feng Lin naturally understood his intentions and asked curiously, “Has that girl already advanced to emperor status?”

“Probably.”

Su Che replied, “Over a decade ago, Senior Zong Yi already had no solution for her. He even said she could break through her realm and ascend to Immortal Emperor in just a few years.”
Emperor Feng Lin nodded slightly but didn’t give a clear answer. He simply said, “Let’s talk about serious matters first, and then the trivial ones.”
“Is the business of exchanging magic treasures for death-row prisoners still of interest to you, Senior?” Su Che asked tentatively.
“All five thousand Immortal Death Row prisoners have been used up?” Emperor Feng Lin glanced at him.
“Yes,” Su Che nodded.
“Your appetite is quite large indeed.”
Emperor Feng Lin had long seen that he was on the verge of ascending to Immortal. He also admitted that this young man’s cultivation speed was astonishing. He could guess that it must be because he had ‘devoured’ five thousand Immortal Death Row prisoners to achieve such rapid progress.
However, normally, such devouring behavior akin to demonic techniques only worked before reaching the Immortal stage. Before that, beings at the Human, Immortal, or Earthly Immortal levels were still in their infancy. The Heavenly Dao was relatively lenient toward them at this stage, often ignoring minor mistakes.
If one continued to devour recklessly after reaching Immortal, it would pose a serious threat to future ascensions. Not to mention, it would even make it difficult to ascend to Profound Immortal.
Therefore, Emperor Feng Lin gave a reminder, seemingly cold but actually out of kindness: “Are you aware of the drawbacks of this approach?”
“I understand,” Su Che replied, bowing in gratitude. Of course, he had no concerns—the fruits produced by the Fate Divine Tree carried no risks at all. It was just that he couldn’t tell her the truth.
“Wait for news.”
Before leaving, Emperor Feng Lin said, “I can’t make decisions on my sister’s behalf.”
Ten days later, Lord Luo arrived, bringing two thousand Immortal Death Row prisoners. He told Su Che, “Shopkeeper Tian Xuan, the Immortal Emperor has ordered that in the future, if such matters arise, you can contact me directly without disturbing the Emperor himself.”
Su Che naturally agreed and offered another million Immortal Crystals as thanks. Lord Luo was quite decent; he had never made things difficult for him in any way.
With two thousand Immortal Infant Fruits, Su Che continued his cultivation in seclusion. In just five years, he successfully ascended to Immortal, completing his coming-of-age ritual in the immortal realm and gaining the ability to fly at high altitudes.
However, after reaching Immortal, he found that continuing to consume Immortal Infant Fruits had little effect—only slightly better than the Seven-Colored Spirit Fruits.
“Does that mean that after ascending to Immortal, one must consume Immortal Infant Fruits produced by a Profound Immortal body to achieve rapid progress?”

At this point, Su Che also found himself in a dilemma: “Lord Luo once said that using Xuanxian death prisoners as bargaining chips carries extreme risks—they can easily be exposed, and such behavior is highly inadvisable. This is because there are very few Xuanxian death prisoners; moving just a few of them would be quite noticeable, drawing attention from many parties.”
“Clearly, this shortcut of using Zhenxian death prisoners for cultivation can only go this far. If we want to cultivate quickly and advance rapidly in the future, we must find another way…”
Nevertheless, Su Che knew how to be content. After all, his speed of advancing to Tianxian was far beyond that of others, making him a rather rare exception in the immortal realm. Perhaps only the only sons or grandsons favored by an Emperor Immortal could experience such rapid growth.
Without the Immortal Fruit, his cultivation speed dropped by ten thousand times. Su Che simply stopped pushing himself and patiently waited for an opportunity or chance…
One day, while chatting with Zhuo Feng in the shop, Su Che suddenly heard a message from Emperor Feng Linxian, though he didn’t know where she was.
“Sis said she’s still making final preparations but won’t need your help for another thousand years.”
Su Che was instantly disappointed. He said to the air, “Another thousand years?”
Emperor Feng Linxian continued, “But sis has interceded for you, allowing me to help you ahead of time. Go and contact Zong Yi and Lan Ling. Once a time is set, I’ll accompany you to the Tianyi Divine Furnace.”
“Great!”
Su Che quickly stood up and thanked her. Of course, he was even more grateful to Grandma Gu.
As a return, when Grandma Gu needed his help, he would surely do his utmost to assist her as best he could…
Without delay, Su Che took out a communication talisman and sent a message to Zong Yi, asking him to find Lan Ling and tell her he needed to see her.
In the entire immortal realm, only Zong Yi could locate Lan Ling—Su Che couldn’t.
A day later, Zong Yi sent back a message with just three words: “Understood.”
After that, a long wait began. Su Che guessed that that crazy girl Lan Ling must have gone far away, as he didn’t hear from Zong Yi for three whole years.
Zong Yi, an Emperor Immortal who could traverse trillions of miles in an instant—where could he have gone if he remained silent for three years?
It was unimaginable!
Three years later, Su Che’s avatar was chatting with Linglong in the Immortal Prison world.

Having spent over twenty years with her, Linglong’s personality had long returned to normal, and her laughter could be heard every day. Yet, after all, at over a thousand years old, the innocent and lively girlhood was gone forever; continuing to act innocent would simply be acting childish…

Bang!

Su Che suddenly realized that his true self, who was cultivating in the Immortal Realm, had been slapped hard, sending him sprawling to the ground in a rather humiliating manner.

“Senior sister, I’ve suddenly had an epiphany. It seems I need to retreat in seclusion for a few days… I’ll do it here with you!”

To this day, Su Che still hadn’t told Linglong that this was just his clone. He felt it was hard to bring it up—there wasn’t the right time yet.

“Mm.”

Linglong replied softly as she watched him sit cross-legged in front of her, soon falling into silence.

Perhaps Linglong had already learned all the facts through the elders of Tianxuan Sect. She just didn’t want to tear down this illusion.

No matter what—whether it was a clone or his true self—he was still him. It was enough for her to be able to see him and take care of him every day…

In the Immortal Realm, Su Che opened his eyes and immediately saw a delicate, tiny boot stepping on his chest, almost crushing his sternum.

A blue boot.

“Reached the Heavenly Immortal realm already?”

Lan Ling smirked mischievously, “It’s fast, but still useless!”

Despite being bullied like this, Su Che wasn’t angry. After all, this girl was an extremely evil demon from the demon race—and even the leader of the demons, the Demon Emperor. There was no point in reasoning with her.

“Let me up.”

Su Che grabbed her little foot and tried to pull it away, but it was as if trying to move a pillar with a dragonfly—completely immovable.

“I’ll crush you!”

Lan Ling snapped angrily, “You called me all the way back just to have some fun with your worthless clone in your own space!”

Huh?

Su Che was shocked. Had she figured it out…?

“Great!”

Lan Ling’s two little canines grew much longer, sharp enough to be terrifying—clearly intending to bite.

She applied slight pressure with her foot, causing Su Che’s sternum to crack loudly. She shrieked, “I guessed it right, didn’t I?”

“Stop nonsense and get to the point!”

Su Che relaxed inwardly. So she had just guessed by chance. Using a clone to enjoy life was quite common in the Immortal Realm, so it wasn’t surprising.

Lan Ling didn’t really intend to humiliate him. With a flick of her foot, she lifted him up.

“Have you heard of the Heavenly Will Divine Furnace?”

Su Che brushed off the footprint on his chest and sat down nonchalantly, asking her, “Wanna come with me? Interested?”

“If I say I’m not interested, will you be very disappointed?” Lan Ling asked, perching on a chair on one foot and narrowing her eyes in a clearly malicious way.
“Yes!”
Su Che answered truthfully, “But if you don’t want to go, I can still go to the Barbaric Immortal Realm and bring back another Immortal Emperor with greater strength.”
“Dare you!”
Lan Ling first glared fiercely, then stepped closer, almost bringing their faces together, and asked, “So, how much are you willing to pay me to help?”
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