Chapter 1191: Shaking Wealth

She held a small straw doll in her hand. The name "Jiang Fan" was written on it, and the straw doll was riddled with pinpricks.

"One prick for a short life.""Two pricks for a lonely life!""Three pricks for impotence!""Four pricks for festering sores!"

After pricking it more than ninety times, she was still furious, exclaiming frantically:"You dead swindler!""You deceived my feelings, stole my first kiss—I'll hate you forever!""When I descend to the lower realm, you'll be the first I kill!""I'll prick you to death like this, and this, and this!"

She furiously added another dozen or so pricks to the straw doll. Only then did she feel slightly appeased. She huffed, "Just you wait!"

"I'm descending to the lower realm very soon, and I'll give you a big surprise then!""Hmph hmph hmph!"

Suddenly, the ground beneath her gave way, and she, along with all the water in the pool, fell downwards. She quickly stabilized herself, only then realizing she had fallen into a spatial tunnel three zhang wide. In the center of the tunnel was the Sky-Reaching Black Pillar. For a moment, she was bewildered: "The Sky-Reaching Black Pillar... ran here?"

She quickly flew out of the Sky-Reaching Black Pillar. Staring at the pool, now so dry that not a single drop of nine-colored spiritual liquid remained, she stood stunned for a full three breaths. Only then did she let out a scream that reached the clouds:

"Ah! You damned scoundrel! You didn't even spare my bathwater!""Wait! My clothes are gone too!"

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In the lower realm, Jiang Fan squatted on the ground, staring blankly up at the sky. When he heard the gurgling sound, he quickly said, "Sister, sister, quickly help me catch it."

Green Pearl's special bath spiritual liquid, though he didn't know its effects, was undoubtedly a good thing since it was specifically protected by a spatial barrier. Besides, Green Pearl's sister had already sold her to him. Green Pearl would eventually come to the lower realm anyway, so he was just helping her move some "furniture" in advance.

Revered True Word borrowed a spatial storage device and, as the nine-colored spiritual liquid fell, continuously waved her hand to guide it into the device.

"What is this?" Revered True Word examined the mysterious spiritual liquid inside the storage device, saying in surprise: "What rich vitality! It can beautify and nourish, and prolonged immersion can even enhance cultivation for Nascent Soul realm cultivators."

"Why didn't I have such a good thing back then?""Wait!"

From the spiritual liquid, she pulled out a straw doll. Scanning the pinpricks and the name on it, Revered True Word gloated. "Look how much your brother is hated!"

Jiang Fan's mouth twitched. The straw doll was indeed filled with Green Pearl's intense longing for him.

"Oh? There's a skirt too?" Revered True Word pulled out another item. Jiang Fan recognized it at a glance: Green Pearl's clothes. He couldn't help but gape. No way? Was Green Pearl just bathing at that moment? He could already imagine Green Pearl stamping her feet and cursing furiously up there. He couldn't help but mutter, "To stumble upon your bath even across realms! Can't we two meet in some other way?"

Seeing Jiang Fan shaking down more good things, all the venerables were tempted. Revered Heart Demon stepped forward and smiled, "Little friend, could you also give it a shake for uncle?"

Jiang Fan thought carefully. There were many spiritual items on the mountaintops near the spatial barrier. He nodded his chin and said, "Okay, uncle." He immediately used his memory to go to the base of several mountains and shook them vigorously. Soon, heavenly spiritual items rained down from the sky. The venerables' eyesight was naturally sharp; they recognized the extraordinary nature of the items at a glance. Although useless to the venerables themselves, these were undoubtedly resources that Nascent Soul and Core Formation realm martial artists of the Myriad Tribulations Holy Temple would fight tooth and nail for.

He laughed heartily. He immediately leaped up and collected them all. A rough estimate surprised him: "Good heavens, just a random shake yields two months' worth of resources for my Myriad Tribulations Holy Temple!"

"You're not shaking the Sky-Reaching Black Pillar.""It's a money tree!"

Revered Evil Crow was also tempted. His God Transformation Corpse was still on an island up there. Thinking Jiang Lingli was a child who didn't understand grievances, he forced a stiff smile: "Little friend, could you also give it a shake for uncle?"

Jiang Fan scoffed! Where did this old geezer get the nerve? He had tried to kill him and targeted him everywhere. Now he had the audacity to ask him to help retrieve his God Transformation Corpse! He hid in Revered True Word's arms: "Sister, I'm scared."

Revered True Word was also amused and angered: "You killed his brother, and you still have the nerve to ask his younger brother for a big favor? Are you taking advantage of a child's innocence? Get lost!"

Revered Evil Crow's face alternated between green and red. He truly felt some regret. If he had known the Sky-Reaching Black Pillar could be used this way, why would he have fallen out with Jiang Fan? He should have tricked him into getting the God Transformation Corpse down first, then turned hostile later! Alas, he had blocked this path himself! He glared at Revered True Word and said, "Meddlesome!"

Revered True Word was unperturbed, holding Jiang Fan: "With me here, don't even think about targeting little Lingli!"

"Grand Libationer, let's return to the Imperial Observatory."

Grand Libationer, with unsuppressible joy on his old face, said: "The threat of the Ancient Sinkhole has been lifted, and the weapons of the ancient giants have all been seized by us. In the next battle, our Taicang Great State might be the most relaxed state."

Hearing this, the venerables from other states all showed some change in their expressions. Especially Myriad Jun Demon Monarch, who couldn't help but complain: "Where did a freak like Jiang Fan come from in Taicang Great State? He almost single-handedly rewrote the entire war!"

Vice Palace Master You was also not without jealousy. But she showed no sign of it, only kindly smiled: "Little Lingli, tell your brother that Granny will visit him again."

"Grand Libationer, Revered True Word, Revered Heart Demon, we'll see you at the Tianshan battlefield." She was the first to leave. The remaining venerables, giving Jiang Fan a meaningful look, also bid farewell and departed. Finally, only Grand Libationer and Revered True Word remained.

Revered True Word frowned and said, "These guys seem to have some ulterior motives. They want to abduct Jiang Fan, or his younger brother."

Grand Libationer smiled and said, "No need to worry, they are just jealous and temporarily covetous. Once they think it through, they won't have such thoughts."

Revered True Word's mind turned, and she suddenly understood. That's true. What's the use of just moving the Sky-Reaching Black Pillar? The prerequisite is to understand the situation in the Heavenly Realm, just like Jiang Fan did: where the Ancient Sinkhole is, where the tribes are, and in what direction the armory is—and to have all of it mapped out. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but be surprised:

"The reason Jiang Fan surveyed the Heavenly Realm's map must be that he had long planned to use the Sky-Reaching Black Pillar to ambush the ancient giants. He plans before acting, thinks thoroughly, acts cautiously, and his mind is flexible and adaptable. It's a good thing he's on our side; if he were with the ancient giants, I think we would suffer a great loss." Thinking carefully, if Jiang Fan were an enemy, even as a venerable, she would feel uneasy.

Jiang Fan nodded, shamelessly praising himself, saying: "Exactly, exactly. My brother is really amazing, Sister; you must misunderstand him."

Revered True Word's expression immediately changed: "That's a different matter entirely! I'll help your brother get rid of his manhood, so he can focus even more on his career!"

Jiang Fan looked abashed. This woman's desire to deprive him of his manhood was relentless!

At this moment, Grand Libationer took out a jade plate, which was a message from Bai Xin. "The Crown Prince of the West Sea has come to the Imperial Observatory, seeking Jiang Fan for an urgent matter."