Chapter 1883 - 1882: Money Equals Strength!

"Of course."

Qin Feng shrugged, calmly saying, "It’s because I have money, so I’m this relaxed."

"Hmph! Without real skills, just relying on money, what’s the use?"

Ling sneered, curling his lips.

Qin Feng chuckled, saying, "Having money is also a skill."

Ling: "..."

"Have you ever thought about why so much money is needed here?"

Qin Feng took a sip of fine wine and asked again.

Ling shook his head, saying, "In my view, this whole thing is a pile of crap! It’s totally unfair; the advantage of having money is too big!"

"That’s because you have no skills."

Qin Feng said calmly.

Ling was about to retort, but Qin Feng continued, "Let me ask you again, what’s the difference between the money needed here and the money outside?"

"Naturally, the money needed here is too much," Ling said.

Not to mention in Sky Termination City, even in previous places like jungles, waters, and Ti Yun Peak, buying some magic artifacts for assistance was too expensive.

Even though their Dragon King Hall was one of the nine world peak organizations, ranking top in the world in power and scale,

at its peak, the warehouse of the Dragon King Hall had only 200 million Spirit Stones, and it was for the entire sect’s use, not for an individual.

For other small sects, Spirit Stones were even poorer in number.

Often a million Spirit Stones were an astronomical sum for an average sect.

Yet a million Spirit Stones here were worth nothing!

They couldn’t even build a barracks or buy a slightly better magic artifact.

So, having money outside doesn’t count as having money at all.

"You’re not wrong," Qin Feng said while pouring himself more wine, "Therefore, our starting disparity coming here isn’t that big."

Although he indeed had money when he came, aiding him through jungles and waters all the way, compared to the money spent in Sky Termination City, it’s just a drizzle.

"What exactly are you trying to say?" Ling asked, puzzled.

Qin Feng smiled, put down the wine jug, and said, "Haven’t you noticed? All our experiences after entering the Main City Illusion are tests from Taichu Immortal City to choose its Inheritor."

"No kidding!" Ling said.

"Then have you noticed that the ability to make money is also a very important aspect?"

Qin Feng asked again.

"Make money?"

Not only Ling, but even the Wanshi Four who were having hot pot, curiously looked at Qin Feng.

Qin Feng continued, "Everything here requires money. With money, your stress is greatly reduced, so from a certain aspect, money is very important in selecting an Inheritor."

"..."

Hearing this, Wanshi and the others couldn’t help but mumble.

It seemed to make some sense.

Otherwise, why set it up so that you must have money to enjoy quickly passing tests?

"Bullshit! If that’s the case, why not just compete at Ti Yun Peak to see who is better at making money, and then select them as the Inheritor?" Ling said defiantly.

"My point is that money is a very important standard, but not the only one!" Qin Feng explained, "If you don’t understand, let’s use reality as a distance reference!"

He looked at Ling and said, "Do you remember what the criteria for selecting your nine world peak organizations were? Could you qualify with only strength?"

"This..."

Ling was stumped.

It seemed he understood a bit.

The Round Table Conference was created to rank the nine world peak organizations and to control the world through the Round Table Conference.

The criteria for being eligible to participate in the Round Table Conference weren’t just about how strong you were or how large you were, but also a very important indicator—how influential you were in the Mortal World; simply put, how extensive your industries and wealth were in the Mortal World!

Otherwise, the Holy Soul Hall at Kunlun Mountain, although not considered weak in the entire Hidden World, was not inferior to Medicine God Valley.

The reason they couldn’t become one of the world’s nine peak organizations was that although they had strength, they had no industries in the Mortal World, which was also why Young Master Black Soul wanted to take over Qin Feng’s industries.

Like the Three Corpses Sect of Wan Shi, Turtle Breath Sect, and Yun Kong Temple, there were many top masters, but they had no assets and only operated in the Hidden World, so even though they had a loud reputation and strong power, they didn’t qualify to join the Round Table Conference.

Therefore, being part of the Round Table Conference and being one of the world’s controllers had a very important requisite, which was money!

Similarly, to become the Inheritor of the Taichu Immortal King, a lot of money is also needed!

"So, wanting to get the Inheritance of the Taichu Immortal King requires making money as the foundation." Qin Feng continued, "In making money, it tests every aspect of your abilities, like some ’Hidden Tasks,’ which all test you as a person."

"During my journey through the waters, I helped the elderly in the jungle find his son. Not only did I obtain a defensive map of Sky Termination City, but by chopping bamboo for him, I got a raft he made, allowing me to navigate the waters smoothly without having to fight those Water Monsters and such. This tests the benevolent heart caring for the world."

"And I saved a ton of money as well."

"In Ti Yun Peak’s general store, I bought everything. Finally, these seemingly useless items came in handy in Sky Termination City and rewarded me with a stack of stone bricks. This tests keen insight."

"If you have no insight, even if you’re rich, you’ll waste the opportunity of the general store."

"At Ti Yun Peak, I collected enough Poison Needles to exchange for Spirit Stones, and finally, I was rewarded with a bottle of Poison with both high attack and defense capabilities. This tests the ability to think about ways to succeed."

"Including collecting Golden Deer Antlers outside Sky Termination City to support the city’s defense, and the fact that you can only eat by catching Deer Beast Meat in Sky Termination City, all these test your abilities. If you had money, you wouldn’t have to follow me picking up meat; you could just buy it. This still highlights the importance of money."

"In conclusion, money is important in every aspect here."

"Yet you boldly claim that I only rely on money."

Qin Feng said, "So, if I don’t rely on money, what should I rely on? Should I sacrifice my talent like you and end up failing?"

"..."

Ling was rendered speechless, face turning red, and shouted at Qin Feng, "That’s because I have no money!! If I had money, I would have succeeded long ago!!"

"Then go make money! Didn’t I just say making money is a very important test,"

Qin Feng said, spreading his hands.

Ling’s eyes twitched as he angrily said, "It’s because you turned them against me that I have no money now!!"

"Then why didn’t they follow you but chose to follow me?"

Qin Feng asked.

"Like I said, it’s because you have money!"

Ling said.

"But the money I have is what they helped me earn."

Qin Feng continued.