In that instant, Qian Duoduo knew who had posted the notes.
It was none other than the Huang Guiren right before him!
"I... you—" Qian Duoduo didn't know what to say to him.
Huang Guiren smiled smugly, tilting his neck back deeply, "There's no rush to talk. Hundreds of Disciples in the building are about to borrow money, so you two should hurry."
Wang Dahei showed Huang Guiren an expression that was neither a smile nor a cry, then heavily patted his shoulder and said to Qian Duoduo, "Junior Brother, quickly take him to clear the notes. Everyone will chip in for the compensation."
Qian Duoduo pulled Huang Guiren and ran towards the Mengyuan Mountain Training Ground. On the way, Huang Guiren only then realized the trouble he had caused and how Elder Bi had lectured Qian Duoduo and Senior Brother.
"Among the sect rules, there's nothing that prohibits posting notes on the high platforms and archways," Huang Guiren still protested.
"What rules? Sometimes, an Elder's mood is the rule. Alright. Our goal has been achieved, so the notes still need to be cleared."
Qian Duoduo quickly suppressed him, "I'm quite curious, how did you manage to post notes all over the training grounds and archways of the Five Immortal Mountains overnight?"
Huang Guiren became proud again, "First, you have to calculate how many notes you need, then prepare them. The notes can't be written, they have to be stenciled..."
All the way, he spoke, and Qian Duoduo listened.
Only then did Qian Duoduo learn how he used hollowed-out fabric strips to stencil a full 2,200 notes, how he planned his route to post them in the shortest time, and how he ran through the Five Immortal Mountains at the fastest speed to post all the notes.
The grand scene of all the sect Disciples coming to the Gold Vault in groups to borrow money then appeared.
"Huang Guiren, you are a talent, a talent buried for five hundred years," Qian Duoduo said earnestly.
Huang Guiren turned his head to the side, his throat sounding as if a piece of chicken was stuck in it, and he coughed a few times. Then, Qian Duoduo heard his almost sobbing voice.
"No one has ever said I was a talent. I know they call me the 'Sect's Number One Loser' behind my back."
Huang Guiren was as aggrieved as a child, "Also, the first time I came to borrow money from you, I originally intended to borrow it and not return it, to default on the debt, and then get beaten while paying it back."
As he spoke, Huang Guiren started to laugh.
By the time the last note was cleared, it was already dark.
Qian Duoduo's and Huang Guiren's hands and feet were numb, like rocks.
Huang Guiren grumbled tens of thousands of times that tearing off notes was much more tiring than posting them.
Returning to the Gold Vault, they saw that the door was already closed, indicating that all the Disciples who had borrowed money had also left.
Entering the backyard, there was only a faint light in the kitchen.
Qian Duoduo and Huang Guiren pushed the door open, and suddenly, a strong light appeared in the kitchen, illuminating the dining table in the center.
On the table, there were seven plates and eight bowls! Inside the plates and bowls were various delicacies: Spirit Chicken and Spirit Fish, Spirit Meat and Spirit Fruit.
"Is today some important festival in the sect?"
Qian Duoduo and Huang Guiren were both stunned.
The light spread, illuminating the eight Senior Brothers around the table.
Instantly, a warm current surged into Qian Duoduo's feet—they were waiting for them to return, to eat together and celebrate today's great harvest!
Back in his Wood House, Qian Duoduo sat still on the meditation cushion for a quarter of an hour before slowly calming down.
Today, nearly a thousand Disciples came to the Gold Vault, depositing over 15 million and lending out over 14 million!
The Senior Brothers said the hardest part was their mouths, which had been smiling from morning till night, feeling as if they had split to the back of their heads.
Several Senior Brothers frowned, worrying if they would be too busy to spend money if things continued this way.
Lei Jiashu widened his eyes, his face flushed, and announced that they would work harder tonight to learn the nearly four thousand Formations of the Gold Vault, saving more time to do well in the money-llending business.
Huang Guiren sat at the dining table and hadn't closed his mouth.
He hadn't expected such a great effect. His eyes were filled with tears, but even more so with light, a light brighter than the fluorescent stones in the Wood House.
Qian Duoduo placed his token into his Spiritual Platform, and the number that appeared on it fiercely shook his newly calmed heart again.
Over eighty thousand!
Qian Duoduo couldn't help but fall backward, his body forming a large character on the bed.
Holding vast wealth, no need to struggle, lying or sitting as one pleases... this wonderful feeling of 'lying flat' and gracefully 'rotting' must be like this.
He wanted this satisfaction to soak into every strand of his hair and penetrate to every one of his toes. This feeling of satisfaction surged like a tide into his Spiritual Vein, bringing a tingling happiness.
However, after the tide receded, his Spiritual Vein developed an even stronger thirst.
Alas, this thirst came from the Everlasting Wealth and Nobility Art. It urged Qian Duoduo to use Spiritual Qi to irrigate his Spiritual Vein.
Qian Duoduo helplessly recalled what Liu Boli had said, "After satisfaction comes greater dissatisfaction."
He gathered his limp limbs, sat on his Spiritual Platform, straightened his back, and set the gear to one thousand. Today, he should Break Through to Qi Condensation Level 3!
As the Spiritual Qi, fine as a spring stream, surged in, the last Spiritual Acupoint of the third layer of the Golden Light Technique was opened by Qian Duoduo.
"Boom," Qian Duoduo's body shook violently.
This time, Qian Duoduo already had experience with Breakthroughs and controlled the Spiritual Qi in advance. Unlike before, the Spiritual Qi did not suddenly leak out, and the Wood House did not suffer any impact.
Qian Duoduo was overjoyed. He had reached Qi Condensation Level 3! One more level, and he would be an Outer Sect Disciple.
The Spiritual Veins opened within his body had reached seven. These seven Spiritual Veins flowed like seven small rivers of Spiritual Qi within Qian Duoduo's body. Three of them, due to being compressed by the Everlasting Wealth and Nobility Art, showed a pleasing hint of green.
He took out three Spirit Chicken claws and controlled them to fly around the Wood House.
Enveloped by powerful Spiritual Qi, the chicken claws flew as he wished. For a moment, they formed a line; for another, they formed the character 'person'; then, they stacked into Arhats; and then, they formed a triangle...
This obedient feeling was no different from his own fingers.
After playing for a while, Qian Duoduo put away the chicken claws, took out his wooden sword, and imitated the Senior Brothers in the Training Ground, thrusting, chopping, drawing, lifting, parrying, pressing, slashing, and shaving the wooden sword in the air.
It was impressive, but he felt it wasn't as intimate as the chicken claws.
"Old Liu, what grade is this?" Qian Duoduo waved the wooden sword in his hand and asked in his mind.
"The lowest grade, Mortal Weapon low-tier."
"Can you help me refine a Magic Treasure using chicken claws?"
Liu Boli nodded, "What shape should it be? A sword, a spear, a saber, or something else?"
"Just make it into a chicken leg shape, with chicken claws at both ends, and capable of flying out," Qian Duoduo suddenly thought.
"What you're describing is similar to a spiked club. I'll think about it and see what's best to refine. However, with your current Cultivation, you can't use a Magic Treasure of too high a grade; Mortal Weapon high-tier is the limit. You have all the main materials, and when you have time, you can collect these other components..." Liu Boli readily agreed without any difficulty.
"Use the best of everything," Qian Duoduo remembered that he wasn't short on money now.
Liu Boli curled his lip, "The most appropriate is the best."
"Anyway, I don't understand Artifact Refining, so I'll listen to you, Old Liu." After saying this in his mind, Qian Duoduo turned his attention to the newly opened Spiritual Veins and began to apply a light green to them using the Everlasting Wealth and Nobility Art.
"The Spiritual Qi from the Spiritual Platform is still on. It costs a thousand gold coins every hour, so don't waste it."
The next morning, Qian Duoduo, who had Cultivated all night, pushed the door open, intending to show off the might of Qi Condensation Level 3, but he saw Huang Guiren standing in front of Wang Dahei, pleading softly, "Senior Brother, you can't do this."
Several Senior Brothers gathered around, smiling and watching the show.