"Since there are four days left, I want to find a way to gather more money tomorrow!" Although Chu Feng had seized Azure Dragon City, the wealth he obtained was not as much as he had imagined.

At the time, he thought all the wealth of the Azure Dragon Heavenly Kingdom must be stored within the Imperial Palace.

In fact, that was not the case.

It was said that the Azure Dragon Heavenly Kingdom implemented a one place, one treasury system with central supervision. This system had several advantages, saving on transportation costs of silver tael, money, and resources to the Azure Dragon Imperial City.

One must not underestimate these transportation costs, which are not only burdensome but also pose many disadvantages.

Especially when some bandits act upon hearing news, setting ambushes and plundering along the way, causing significant casualties and property losses.

Besides this, when these finances and resources are gathered in the Azure Dragon Imperial City, a large portion of them will be reallocated back to the regions.

If it were just reallocated to regions for replenishing equipment, constructing government offices, or distributing salaries to officials and soldiers, it wouldn’t be much of a problem. The most that could happen is the transportation cost is high again after a long period.

But if war breaks out in a region, it would be quite disastrous.

Material transportation is extremely inefficient.

The principle of marching is an iron rule: Before the army moves, supplies must go first.

If military situation is urgent, waiting for the slow-moving supplies and troops to arrive, you might find that the opportunity is lost.

With the one place, one treasury system, supervised by the Imperial Family, if war breaks out anywhere, the army can move directly without any concern. This creates a highly efficient deployment speed.

It’s relying on this tactic that almost no one dares provoke the army of the Azure Dragon Heavenly Kingdom.

Historically, the other three heavenly kingdoms and some empires have all waged war against the Azure Dragon Heavenly Kingdom.

Wars have broken out within Azure Dragon Heavenly Kingdom’s territory. Without exception, they were swiftly subdued.

Chu Feng’s spirit stones amounted to about one million five hundred thousand.

For a heavenly kingdom, one million five hundred thousand spirit stones is certainly not a lot.

However, for an individual, this is definitely an astronomical fortune.

The Great Chu Empire has been newly formed and the situation is unstable, so funds from the national treasury cannot be easily drawn out, otherwise it would lead to chaos.

Out of the one million five hundred thousand spirit stones Chu Feng owned, one million came from defeating the head of the Azure Dragon Royal Family, and the rest were floating assets obtained after seizing the Imperial Palace.

Plus, he previously obtained ten thousand spirit stones, adding up to this much.

The entrance fee to the Penglai Auction is one million spirit stones, and the treasures inside definitely wouldn’t be cheap.

If a ten thousand-year-old Blood Ginseng appears, there will surely be many who want to snatch it. With only this much wealth, Chu Feng’s chances of winning are very low.

He decided to use these few days to gather as much as he can.

Besides the income accumulated by Longevity Hall, Chu Feng also has control over the wealth from the Evil Tiger Gang.

The gang leader of Evil Tiger Gang, the Supreme Gang Leader, and several deputy managers have all been subdued by Chu Feng. They became Chu Feng’s subordinates.

Their wealth, naturally, Chu Feng could directly control.

...

A day later, Chu Feng’s storage ring had an additional one hundred and eleven thousand spirit stones.

Among them, Longevity Hall contributed more than four thousand, and Evil Tiger Gang contributed one hundred and six thousand.

This was all the wealth that Chu Feng could dispose of at will.

"Master, we’re just going to register this time, you don’t need to bring Sister Chang’e!" Li Shishi said with a smile.

"Is the Penglai Auction inside Baihu City?" Chu Feng asked, somewhat puzzled.

"The registration point is here, but nobody knows where the Penglai Auction really is. Don’t worry, Sister Chang’e will be fine here. We should be able to return quickly."

Li Shishi insisted, pulling Chu Feng along.

Given Chang’e’s current condition, indeed, it wasn’t suitable to take her everywhere. It’s safest to let her rest at home.

Chu Feng didn’t say more, he decided to first check out the situation at the auction registration point.

The Penglai Auction was too mysterious, and those who haven’t participated know nothing about it.

The master and servant flew at a low altitude, arriving at their destination shortly afterward.

This was an unremarkable general store, with the goods inside being only the most basic household items. The whole store was looked after by only two people.

One was a young clerk in his twenties, and the other was a shopkeeper in his fifties.

A round face, characteristically mustached, with a friendly smile.

"Is there anything you’d like to buy?" The young clerk did not attend to customers, just busy arranging goods on his own.

After sizing up Chu Feng and Li Shishi, the plump shopkeeper greeted them with a smile.

"We want to register for the Penglai Auction!" Chu Feng said straightforwardly.

Li Shishi gave him a tug, leaving Chu Feng a bit puzzled.

"Hehe, this gentleman certainly loves to joke. Isn’t Penglai the mythical wonderland? Look at my modest general store, does it seem like a place that sells immortal treasures?"

"If the two of you wish to buy daily necessities, feel free to browse and choose. As for attending an immortal’s auction, I fear you’ve come to the wrong place!"

The plump shopkeeper smiled and denied. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

His expression and tone were convincing that he genuinely didn’t know.

Chu Feng instinctively looked at Li Shishi, wanting to ask if they really were at the wrong location?

"High pavilion foundation at the Dan cliff!" Li Shishi recited a line of poetry.

The plump shopkeeper hesitated briefly, then responded with a smile, "Half in the mortal realm, half entering the glow!" He promptly recited back and stared closely at Li Shishi’s pretty face.

If not aware there was something odd about this, Chu Feng would surely misunderstand the plump shopkeeper as being disrespectful to his age and having lustful thoughts towards Li Shishi.

"The Heavenly Empress often invites guests beyond the clouds!" Li Shishi serenely recited.

"Divinity mortals sail the immortal whirl!" replied the plump shopkeeper again.

"My master possesses one million spirit stones!" Li Shishi indicated for Chu Feng to display his wealth. Chu Feng immediately revealed the storage ring and opened it, allowing the plump shopkeeper to inspect it.

The plump shopkeeper released his divine sense, invaded Chu Feng’s storage ring, and inspected it.

He showed a satisfied smile.

"Immortal Gate open!"

With just three words, a light gate appeared out of nowhere.

"Ah-Jiu, take this guest to handle the procedures!" The old man’s words were clearly directed at the young man.

"Sure! Sir, please follow me inside!" The young man walked to the light gate, holding a glowing token, gesturing for Chu Feng to enter alongside him.

"This is the Seeking Immortality Gate. Without the protection of this token, entering can easily lead to accidents. According to the rules, only the gentleman can enter, the lady might have to wait outside!" explained the young man.

Chu Feng nodded in agreement with the request.

At this point, Chu Feng was in a passive role and had little choice but to agree.

"Shishi, wait for me outside!"

He followed the young man, stepping into the Immortal Gate. As soon as they entered, the green token in the young man’s hand immediately emitted a glow of green light, like a lantern illuminating Chu Feng and the young man.

Protecting both of them inside.