Chapter 2368: One Thousand and Twenty-Six!
Besides the secret manuals, the ring also contained quite a few magical treasures, but none that were useful to Ye Haochuan, so he tossed them all to the Divine Concealment Sword.
The Divine Concealment Sword had "consumed" quite a few good items during this time, and it already showed faint signs of breaking through to become a middle-level immortal artifact.
"Nearly ten thousand superior red crystals, this guy is quite a big spender!"
After storing the red crystals from the ring, the smile on Ye Haochuan’s lips became more pronounced.
One must know, a single superior red crystal is equivalent to a billion low-grade red crystals. Just these ten thousand superior red crystals are probably comparable to more than half of the Ye Family’s entire wealth.
Having made a small fortune unexpectedly, Ye Haochuan’s attention turned to the pile of earth-yellow metallic stones.
"This guy clearly got here after the tower shattered, so how did he manage to collect so many Desolate Fire Essence Stones?"
Ye Haochuan roughly counted, and there were more than five hundred Desolate Fire Essence Stones in Fang Hai’s ring, more than Ye Haochuan, who was "right next to the water tower."
"He must have robbed a lot from others, otherwise there wouldn’t be so many!"
Ye Haochuan thought for a while and came to a conclusion.
Knowing Fang Hai’s usual behavior, robbery is just another routine, isn’t it?
This time, with the Mystic Yellow Meteoric Flame taken away, everyone who came here to pick up Desolate Fire Essence Stones encountered a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and each person probably harvested at least a hundred pieces.
The wealth gathered under Fang Hai’s power might reasonably total four or five hundred stones.
After packing up, Ye Haochuan then left the Minor World.
The Fury Flame Wasteland Sea had clearly been thoroughly searched by others, as Ye Haochuan found nothing after wandering around, and only then did he reluctantly return to West Peak through the teleportation array.
"Did you hear? The few people who went to look for Desolate Fire Essence Stones this time all made a fortune!"
As soon as Ye Haochuan stepped into the Service Hall, he heard people discussing.
"Yes, yes, those True Immortal Late Stage cultivators were fine, with only ten or twenty contribution points, but those two at the True Immortal Peak were truly astonishing, with over a hundred points each!" someone enviously chimed in.
"More than a hundred points? Senior Brother Xue Yi earned a total of 471 contribution points. The record for the highest contribution points single-handedly obtained by an ordinary disciple in West Peak’s history was 286 points, set by our top genius, Senior Brother Du, and Senior Brother Xue Yi has nearly doubled that record!"
Hearing these so-called insider remarks, everyone couldn’t help but gasp in astonishment.
Du Tianze, as the top genius of West Peak, once challenged dozens of same-level demon beasts alone at the True Immortal Peak and preserved each Spirit Core, thus setting a 286-point contribution record.
Though Xue Yi is not bad either, compared to Du Tianze, there’s an insurmountable gap.
But who could have guessed his luck would be so good, coincidentally encountering an unexpected event at the Fury Flame Wasteland Sea, thus making a huge profit.
Countless people are beating their chests in regret, wishing they had taken this task, thinking if they had caught this lucky ride, they could have saved themselves years of hard work!
While these people were lamenting, a sudden shout echoed in the hall.
"Come quickly look, Senior Brother Xue Yi is spending lavishly, preparing to acquire a high-level cultivation technique in one go!"
This statement immediately stirred a commotion, with many rushing to see the spectacle.
Exchange points can be used to exchange for items, this is common knowledge, otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many people risking their lives to earn contribution points.
Perhaps to motivate everyone to take tasks, across from the task acquisition area in the hall, there is an exchange point.
This exchange point is connected to West Peak’s Treasure Vault, allowing one to select items to exchange through the provided information and have the items delivered by a specialized person.
Usually, although there are many people around the exchange point, most are just window shopping since contribution points aren’t easy to earn, and these cultivators aren’t willing to settle for exchanging a small number of points for substandard items.
Today, however, the exchange point was different; although still mostly filled with spectators, it was clearly dominated by one generous spender.
Ye Haochuan didn’t squeeze into the crowd, but he could still clearly hear an arrogant laugh: "High-Level Immortal Artifact Mysterious Cloud Ruler? Too weak, too weak... Peak Immortal Technique Lone Star Canon? Just over three hundred contribution points, definitely not a good item... Get me something better, even better..."
The surrounding people, hearing these words, were filled with intense envy.
It felt just like when a friend who used to struggle as much as you suddenly won five million in a lottery, and then indulges in lavish spending right in front of you.
Seeing the person snug in a luxurious car, with a beauty on each arm,
while you could only silently ride your broken bicycle back to a dilapidated rental room, and in front of a broken computer, watch other men proudly embrace a beauty, while you could only extend your guilty hands towards the toilet paper.
And afterwards, helplessly sigh: how can the gap between people be so vast?
"Is this guy really in urgent need of these things, or is he simply enjoying the spotlight!"
Ye Haochuan immediately saw through Xue Yi’s thoughts, feeling this guy was a show-off.
"But, spending just over three hundred points to exchange for a Peak Immortal Technique is really cheap!"
A smile suddenly appeared in Ye Haochuan’s eyes.
Just over three hundred contribution points cheap?
Probably only someone like Ye Haochuan, who had suddenly come into money, would think so!
Because usually, other tasks offer just a dozen or so contribution points as a reward yet can take months to complete, if they ever get completed.
Take the task of hunting down the Temple’s Blasphemer, for example; the target is a living person whose location changes daily, making it extremely difficult to track down.
Even if found, the target is a True Immortal Peak master, engaging in battle would be uncertain, and there’s a risk of being counter-killed.
Even winning by a stroke of luck would only yield twelve contribution points.
Undertaking such a task twenty to thirty times could easily take years, even decades, just to gather over three hundred points.
Who could claim that years or even decades for a peak immortal technique is cheap?
Ye Haochuan didn’t dwell on this; he just thought about exchanging for a better cultivation technique or magical treasure after obtaining contribution points later.
Anyway, with a long way to a million, enhancing his current strength first would increase his capacity to earn more contribution points in the future, wouldn’t it?
With this thought, Ye Haochuan lost interest in the spectacle, heading quickly to the task release area.
There stood the same steward who always looked at Ye Haochuan with disdain.
"I want to submit a task, the Desolate Fire Essence Stone task!"
Ye Haochuan did not waste words and spoke directly.
"Another Desolate Fire Essence Stone task?"
The steward seemed slightly surprised, but after taking a good look at Ye Haochuan’s cultivation, his expression suddenly darkened, and he said indifferently, "How many stones do you have, show me!"
While speaking, he kept glancing at a stele behind him, his eyes filled with envy.
That stele recorded the single largest contribution points obtained by an ordinary disciple, with Xue Yi’s name now etched at its top.
"One thousand and twenty-six stones!"
Ye Haochuan, unaffected by the steward’s perfunctory attitude, replied with a half-smile.
"What? One thousand..."
The steward nearly dropped his jaw in shock, looking at Ye Haochuan as if he had seen a ghost.