Chapter 266: Don't Do That Next Time

Ten Thousand Li City.

The black warship landed, and a group of people jumped off, each heading home.

Jiang Changkong soared into the air, preparing to return to the city.

“Changkong.”

Five glowing orbs flew over, carrying Huo Qinglan’s voice: “Remember to contact me when you go to the Void Realm.”

“Got it.” Jiang Changkong waved his hand. “Aren’t these orbs of yours a waste of Star Power?”

“This is deducing the stars. Maintaining this state at all times helps with comprehending the Star Dao. For Stellar Body Martial Artists, staying in this state is also a form of cultivation. I’ll teach you when you reach the Stellar Body stage.”

Huo Qinglan laughed. “Of course, you can also think of it as us having too much free time, unlike you, a monster.”

With that, the five glowing orbs flew away.

Jiang Changkong muttered to himself, there’s such a benefit?

Forget it, no need to dwell on it now. First, head to the hotel for some sleep.

He had handed all the Sin Tokens to An Shanhe, so first place was guaranteed. All he needed to do was find a place to sleep and wait for them to deliver the good stuff.

Returning to the hotel, Yao Meng and Nantian Pang were still there.

“Aren’t you two going home?” Jiang Changkong asked.

“We were waiting for you on purpose. Wang Ruiqing and Xu Hengzhi have already been sent back to Anding Province.”

Yao Meng said, “We heard you displayed great Divine Might in the Sin Domain and took all the benefits.”

“How can you say all the benefits? I didn’t give your brothers and sisters a hard time,” Jiang Changkong said calmly.

He had exchanged Star Stones with them and hadn’t taken a single one by force.

“You must be tired. We won’t disturb you any longer. Get some rest.”

After saying this, the two returned to their rooms.

Jiang Changkong went back to his room but didn’t rush to sleep. He hadn’t even taken stock of his gains yet.

Sixth-rank Star Stones could fill several rooms like this one.

Seventh-rank Star Stones were fewer, only a few tens of thousands.

Eighth-rank Star Stones? None.

Star Stones, however, were plentiful. All together, there were nearly a hundred thousand.

“Why aren’t there any stellar-grade ones? Lin Feng really isn’t doing well.”

Jiang Changkong felt a bit frustrated. The best Star Crystals only contained 4,000 points of Essence.

Based on this calculation, they were only worth top-tier eighth-rank Star Stones, corresponding to the Star Body Peak stage.

Seventh-rank, lower-grade Star Crystals: 2,000 pieces.

Mid-grade: 5,600 pieces.

Upper-grade: 8,000 pieces.

Top-grade: 10,000 pieces.

Eighth-rank, lower-grade: 19,000 pieces.

Mid-grade: 20,000 pieces.

Upper-grade: 30,000 pieces.

Top-grade: 5,400 pieces.

Truly a group of High-Rank Martial Artists. With this windfall properly processed, he could definitely advance directly to the Stellar Body stage.

Altogether, it amounted to over 178 million points of Essence.

This was the most he had ever obtained in his life.

And on top of that, there was still a pile of Star Stones.

Once everything was processed and he had studied the Star Array and Star Script, he would head to the Void Realm to find those High-Rank Martial Artists.

A walking warehouse of Essence!

He began tallying his Star Stone gains, but there were too many. Jiang Changkong couldn’t finish sorting them all at once.

He could only sort them one by one, constantly loading them into new Spatial Equipment.

Moreover, he only sorted the sixth-rank ones. Those below sixth-rank were all packed away without further thought.

He could just give these useless Star Stones to his senior sisters later—they would find them useful.

He picked out the sixth-rank Star Stones and loaded them into Spatial Equipment.

And so, Jiang Changkong spent three days just sorting out the Star Stones.

During these three days, the major factions repaid their debts.

Two top-tier eighth-rank mechas.

Five top-tier seventh-rank mechas.

Huo Qinglan provided three top-tier mechas, and the three great families sent two more.

High-grade weapon materials have also been provided, enough to forge the Lunar Blade and Sword, as well as the Solar Blade.

Apart from these, Sha Jingmo and the others have also delivered the Star Stones.

The federation’s mysterious grand prize has not been given yet.

Wang Ruiqing and the others have already returned to their normal identities. The six old Liang and his companions, filled with excitement, have gone home to see their children.

If possible, they will bring their families to join Jiang Changkong.

Regarding this, Jiang Changkong expressed his welcome. After all, there is still space in the City of the Abyss, and it can accommodate them.

“Meng Jie, do you know where the Martial Arts School in Ten Thousand Li City is?” Jiang Changkong found Yao Meng and asked.

“I do. What do you want to do?” Yao Meng asked curiously. “Don’t tell me you’re in the mood to give some pointers to the juniors here?”

“No, I have an agreement with the Martial Arts School to exchange Star Stones. I’ve gained quite a lot this time, and dealing with them is troublesome. I’ll just exchange them with the school.”

Jiang Changkong explained. This is so much easier—just exchange them directly, saving the time needed for processing and without any handling fees.

It also saves Professor Yun some money. What a thrifty and diligent Changkong!

Yao Meng twitched the corner of her mouth. “You’re really stingy.”

You’re already so wealthy, yet you’re still this stingy!

Can’t you at least maintain some dignity as a High-Rank Martial Artist?

It’s not like your family doesn’t have a research institute!

In the end, Yao Meng still took him to the Martial Arts School.

They were received by the school’s principal, also a High-Rank Martial Artist at the peak of the Stellar Embryo stage.

“President Jiang, congratulations, congratulations!” The principal smiled warmly. “For the Martial Arts School to produce a talent like you is truly a blessing for the federation.”

“You flatter me, Principal,” Jiang Changkong replied with a smile.

“Are you here today to give pointers to the juniors or perhaps to our teachers?”

The principal continued with a smile. “Our school’s top student is quite beautiful. How about I play matchmaker for you?”

“Ahem.” Jiang Changkong coughed lightly and quickly stated his purpose. “I’m here to exchange sixth-tier Star Stones. Processing them is too troublesome, and I need them urgently.”

“Oh, exchanging Star Stones? That’s a small matter. How many tens of thousands do you want to exchange?” The principal said generously.

Jiang Changkong pondered for a moment and said, “A few million pieces, is that okay?”

Principal: “…”

I suspect you’re here to cause trouble.

Even Yao Meng couldn’t bear to watch and turned her head away.

The principal’s face darkened. “Are they all from the Sin Domain?”

“Yes, I’ve counted them. There are 2.39 million pieces in total,” Jiang Changkong said. “If it’s too much for you, Principal, exchanging two million pieces is fine too.”

“It’s not too much. Let’s exchange all of them.” The principal waved his hand. “We have enough in stock. But I’m curious—how did you count them?”

“By counting them one by one,” Jiang Changkong replied.

“Pfft.” Yao Meng spat out her tea in shock and stared at him in disbelief. “You locked yourself in your room for three days just to count how many Star Stones you have?”

“Yes, I counted them several times to make sure there were no mistakes,” Jiang Changkong said.

The principal sighed and patted his shoulder. “Don’t do that next time. Just scan them with an instrument.”

Jiang Changkong: “…”

Why didn’t I think of that? Maybe I was too excited at the time. I won’t do it like this next time.

Yao Meng sighed. “You really live up to the name of a miser. If I had to count for three days, I’d go crazy.”

The principal took the Hidden Star Ring containing the Star Stones and left to exchange them for processed ones.

As he left, Jiang Changkong noticed the principal twitching, probably laughing.

You foolish mortals, how could you understand the thrill of watching your Essence grow?

This is over twenty million Essence, adding it all up, my Essence has already surpassed two hundred million!

Soon, the principal delivered the processed Essence and took him to see the instrument, which showed that not a single piece was missing.

“I won’t see you off, I have other matters to attend to,” the principal said before closing the door.

Loud laughter came from inside, and Jiang Changkong curled his lip. “Such a low threshold for laughter.”

Yao Meng sighed softly. “Next time, let Nantian Wang come with you for this kind of thing.”

Jiang Changkong: “…”

By the way, are there Martial Arts Schools in the Void Realm? There should be, right?