King of Creation-Chapter 39 - Special Reward

In the blink of an eye, Golden Yuanbao paid Ye Zhen a colossal sum of 50,000 silver, the large payout causing the corner of Golden Yuanbao’s mouth to twitch.

The net profit from the books was just over 110,000 silver.

This payout, half of the net income, was all paid to Ye Zhen.

And that wasn’t all, out of the remaining net income, another half was to be given to Ye Zhen as per their previous agreement.

However, when placing bets, the wagers made by the Outer Disciples were varied, with some betting silver, others betting pills, and still more betting Sect Contribution Points directly, which made sifting through the accounts extremely troublesome at this time.

But Golden Yuanbao, with great generosity, pushed all the bets toward Ye Zhen and said, “Senior Brother Ye, pick whatever you like.

Just pick out bets worth 80,000 silver and we’re done.

After all, anything worth wagering is solid currency.

Those odds and ends, just leave them all to me to handle.”

“Yuanbao, you set up the betting pool for me and I played the dark horse for you.

Don’t you think that with such natural chemistry between us, calling me ‘Senior Brother Ye’ sounds a bit too formal?”

Golden Yuanbao’s behavior elicited a favorable impression from Ye Zhen.

With just a verbal agreement, he transferred tens of thousands of silver without hesitation, even allowing Ye Zhen to pick first.

Such magnanimity wasn’t common, and it made Ye Zhen consider befriending him, despite Golden Yuanbao’s somewhat vulgar manner.

“Really, should I call you Old Ye then?

Even though we’re both young, I prefer calling friends with ‘Old’ this and ‘Old’ that—it feels doubly satisfying.”

“Sure, why not?

Just don’t call me Old Ye in front of my dad, Old Jin!”

“Old Ye!”

Locking eyes, the two youths suddenly burst into laughter over the stacks of silver, with Golden Yuanbao’s eyes sparkling with an unusual glint.

“Old Ye, now that we’re brothers, right?

How about you forget about the 30,000 silver that you’re supposed to take, or, let’s add these silvers together, two makes five, and split it evenly?” With the relationship a bit closer, Golden Yuanbao immediately began to make his tricky suggestion.

“Get lost, blood brothers settle accounts clearly!”

With a grand wave of his hand, Ye Zhen unceremoniously picked out the items he needed from the bets.

The rest, as long as they were of value, the shrewd Golden Yuanbao could handle.

“These two bottles of True Essence Pills are all mine.”

“Old Ye, your heart is really too dark, not leaving a single True Essence Pill for me.” Golden Yuanbao rolled his eyes.

“Old Jin, you’re not telling me that you don’t have a way to get True Essence Pills?”

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“Heh heh, I frequently visit Chaotic Cloud Peak where the Inner Sect Disciples reside,” Golden Yuanbao said with a sense of pride.

Rolling his eyes at Golden Yuanbao, Ye Zhen began to contemplate the table full of bets, “These five bottles of Blood Essence Pills, and these ten Marrow Cleansing Pills, they’re mine too.

And this….”

“Old Ye, you’re already at the Peak of Fifth Stage Blood Training, what do you need Blood Essence Pills and Marrow Cleansing Pills for?

They’re not much use to you anymore, are they?” Golden Yuanbao asked.

“Me?

I’m planning a trip back home.

My parents have struggled for so many years on my behalf; it’s time I did my filial duty.”

“That’s right, that’s right.

Even ordinary people would benefit from Marrow Cleansing Pills; they can prolong life and strengthen the body.”

Mentioning his parents dimmed Golden Yuanbao’s expression momentarily, but Ye Zhen did not notice, “With the rest, I’ll take 20,000 silver and another 2,000 Sect Contribution Points, and that should cover it.”

Once Ye Zhen finished picking, Golden Yuanbao swept up the rest of the treasure on the table, which disappeared into thin air, and then he stretched languidly, “With these treasures, my breakthrough to the True Essence Realm is just around the corner!”

Ye Zhen looked at Golden Yuanbao with a puzzled expression, “Old Jin, you have a storage treasure?

Those things, aren’t they exchanged for 10,000 Contribution Points each?

You’re too rich, aren’t you?”

“Bird!

Look at my Cultivation, do I qualify to spend that much to exchange for that thing?

This is a defective piece I scavenged from a True Inheritor at the Main Peak who studies Artifact Refining; it only has half a dimension’s space, and this is what it cost me.” Golden Yuanbao said to Ye Zhen, holding up a finger.

“A thousand?”

“Gone, if you bid a thousand, they would kill you, ten thousand, ten thousand Silver, and that’s only because I did him a small favor,” Golden Yuanbao said.

“Ten thousand Silver for half a dimension, that’s quite reasonable.

Old Jin ah, get one for me if you have a chance,” Ye Zhen said.

“No problem, now that Old Ye has asked, I will definitely figure out a way to get one for you.”

Just as Ye Zhen was saying his goodbyes and about to leave, Golden Yuanbao suddenly grabbed Ye Zhen, looked around to make sure no one was there, and whispered to Ye Zhen, “Old Ye, today the eldest senior brother seems to have taken a special interest in you.”

“What do you mean?”

“I’m not sure, but he’s been deliberately inquiring about you, especially the fact that you were still a servant disciple four months ago, which made him very curious.

He also specifically asked which Chores Peak you were from,” Golden Yuanbao said.

Ye Zhen’s brows furrowed immediately, “What does he want by inquiring about that?”

“I don’t know.” Golden Yuanbao spread his hands, “I just thought it was strange and wanted to give you a heads up.

The eldest senior brother is very astute.

But it could also just be curiosity, or maybe he thinks that you, the newly advanced second place in the earthly rankings, might threaten his position.”

“Maybe so…”

After saying goodbye to Golden Yuanbao, Ye Zhen planned to head back and reflect for a bit.

Today’s haul was too great, and he needed to think about how to utilise these resources to rapidly increase his strength.

On his way, every black-robed Outer Sect Disciple who encountered Ye Zhen would step aside and greet him with a bow, each calling him Senior Brother Ye with a reverent expression, leaving Ye Zhen feeling quite elated.

Changes in the earthly rankings had spread across the entire Donglai Peak in no time at all.

Two duels took place today, in one Ye Zhen killed Ma Hun and in the other he severely wounded Hong Bao.

Moreover, rumors circulated that if not for the Sect Steward’s intervention, even Hong Bao, the former second place in the earthly rankings, would have been finished off by Ye Zhen.

This rumor significantly bolstered Ye Zhen’s fearsome reputation in Donglai Peak, causing some Outer Sect Disciples to even stutter when greeting him.

This is the world of the survival of the fittest, a brutally honest society where strength is revered above all else.

When Ye Zhen returned to his dwelling, he unexpectedly found Steward Liu Guan of Donglai Peak waiting for him at his door; clearly, he was waiting for Ye Zhen.

“I finished this month’s Sect duties long ago.” After thinking for a moment, Ye Zhen felt there was nothing he had missed and approached.

“Greetings, Steward Liu.”

“Hehe, Ye Zhen, congratulations to you, congratulations on securing the second place in the earthly rankings,” Steward Liu said with a smile filled face.

Seeing the smile on Steward Liu’s face, Ye Zhen was initially surprised but quickly understood.

When had he ever seen Steward Liu with anything but an icy, corpse-like face before?

Now, with his changed status, naturally the treatment he received was different as well.

“Ye Zhen, seeing as it’s the first time you’ve made it to the second spot in the earthly rankings, I was afraid you might not know the benefits of making it there, so I came specially to inform you,” Steward Liu said.

“Isn’t the reward for the top ten in the earthly rankings four Blood Essence Pills each time?” Ye Zhen asked with some confusion.

“Of course, there’s more than that.

Outer Sect Disciples who make it to the top three on the earthly rankings get a special reward!” Steward Liu said.

“Special reward?

What special reward?” Ye Zhen’s eyes suddenly brightened.

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