Chapter 122: The Knack of Creating Wealth (2/2)

There seemed to be a large number of Flame Crystals embedded at the bottom of that lake, glittering with bright and fiery light.

By doing that, the Thunder Beast seemed to be telling Pan Tao that the Flame Crystals he had were not even worth a dime to it. Since the Flame Crystals could be found everywhere in the Scarlet Flame Mountain Range, it was far from enough to make it carry one more person.

“You foolish beast!” Pan Tao stamped with fury.

However, the Thunder Beast didn’t care at all, and kept puffing out foul breaths that were generated from its refinement of the Green Lightning gems.

Calm and well-paced, An Shiyi proceeded to offer a thorough analysis. “You should know that the Scarlet Flame Mountain Range is not safe. Nobody has any idea what the situation is over at the Spiritual Treasure sect. If the Earth Flame Beast is still ravaging the valley and if the lava seeps back into the earth, many survivors, who were previously trapped on mountaintop like us, will all be able to move again soon enough.

“All other people aside, Feng Luo and Yu Tong are still quite close to us.

“Without the hindrance of the lava-filled rivers and gorges, I believe that Feng Luo and Yu Tong would rush here without the slightest hesitation and murder everyone here all at the first possible moment.

“And this is only the situation as we know it. There could be even more experts out there that we don’t know about.

“Wasting more time in the Scarlet Flame Mountain Range is very unwise; it would put us in even greater danger.”

An Shiyi frowned slightly, and with a dignified tone, she explained to the crowd about the serious situation they were in. “Plus, everyone has collected a lot of Flame Crystals just now. Taking out a few to exchange for an opportunity to live, from what I see, is very wise and worthy.”

Nie Tian found it quite interesting to listen to her speak and see her use a scrutinizing gaze to look at Pan Tao and the others. Unknowingly, the corner of his mouth curled up into a smile.

He had already seen through An Shiyi’s plan. Clearly, she had seized an exceptional opportunity to loot a few Flame Crystals from the hands of Pan Tao and the others.

“Fine! You win!” Pan Tao snorted. He obediently took out three Flame Crystals, waved them towards An Shiyi, and said, “They are yours now!”

An Shiyi put on a sweet smile. “Smart choice.” She took out three Green Lightning gems and passed them to the Thunder Beast. After the Thunder Beast swallowed them, she pointed her finger at Pan Tao.

As expected, after swallowing the Green Lightning gems, the Thunder Beast obediently crouched down and let Pan Tao up on its back.

After Pan Tao climbed up, he handed the three Flame Crystals in his hand to An Ying, and let her pass them onto An Shiyi, who was at the front.

“So what about you?” An Shiyi turned to look at Jiang Lingzhu and Ye Gumo.

Jiang Lingzhu cursed in a low voice, “Mean old woman!” However, she also had no other choice but to take out three Flame Crystals and wave them towards An Shiyi.

With a bitter smile, Ye Gumo did the same.

An Shiyi shook her head and with a tone that sounded as if it couldn’t be more natural, she said, “Sorry, three is not enough. Pan Tao and I are both from the Spiritual Treasure sect, and that’s why he could exchange with me one for one. As for you guys… each of you needs to give me six Flame Crystals in exchange for three of my Green Lightning gems.”

Nie Tian didn’t know if An Shiyi had long since planned for it in her heart or if she had overheard Jiang Lingzhu’s curse just now. Whichever it was, An Shiyi seemed very determined.

“Are you insane?” Jiang Lingzhu almost burst with anger. She argued loudly, “The Spiritual Treasure sect has already fallen into such sore conditions, and will probably need aid from the Cloudsoaring sect and the other two sects! And yet you want to blackmail me?”

An Shiyi put away her smile and said with a plain face, “You’re right, the Spiritual Treasure sect will suffer great damages after this calamity, and it may even disappear from the Realm of Flame Heaven. And that is the exact reason why I have to obtain as many precious spiritual materials as I can: so that my sister and I can have a secure future. If our sect is gone, then what will we sisters depend on to maintain our foothold in the Realm of Flame Heaven in the future?”

Upon hearing these words, Jiang Lingzhu fell into silence. She looked deeply towards An Shiyi and with a nod, she said, “Fine, now I finally know how fierce you are. If the Spiritual Treasure sect is really destroyed, I’ll personally ask my father to recruit you to the Cloudsoaring sect. We can really use a woman like you in our sect, even though your cultivation base doesn’t stand out.”

With these words, she took out three more Flame Crystals.

The same went for Ye Gumo.

An Shiyi then took out six Green Lightning gems and held it near the Thunder Beast’s mouth. After swallowing them with one motion, the Thunder Beast crouched down once again, letting both Jiang Lingzhu and Ye Gumo up on its back.

By this point, Nie Tian was the only one standing on the ground.

After both Jiang Lingzhu and Ye Gumo mounted its back, the Thunder Beast once again stood up, and raised its head to look into the sky, like it didn’t notice Nie Tian’s presence.

Originally, it was here to pick up Nie Tian and leave. However, since it had savored a sweet taste from others, it didn’t plan to let Nie Tian off.

Looking at its arrogant and laughable manner, Nie Tian realized that if he didn’t want to cough up some treasure, he might have to waste a long time arguing with this asshole.

However, just as An Shiyi had pointed out, the Scarlet Flame Mountain Range wasn’t safe yet. He really could not afford to waste his time here.

“Sister An, I……” He reached into his bracelet of holding to get some Flame Crystals as he spoke.

“No, you don’t need to pay me anything.” A wide smile stretched across An Shiyi’s face. She smoothly tossed three Green Lightning gems to the Thunder Beast and squeezed back slightly, giving up the front spot. She waved her hand and said, “Come on, get up.”

Nie Tian chuckled. “Alright.” He jumped onto the back of the crouched Thunder Beast under the strange gazes of Pan Tao and Ye Gumo.

He sat in the front spot. It was so crowded he and An Shiyi were practically stuck together. He threw a vigorous kick at the Thunder Beast and said, “Let’s go!”

With a low-pitched cry, the Thunder Beast opened up its wings and soared into the sky. Under the gazes of Yu Tong and Feng Luo, they headed out of the Scarlet Flame Mountain Range.