Chapter 156: You Are Too Poor

Li Fusheng's intention to protect Wang Changsheng gave Zong Tian a massive headache. The crucial point was that Zong Tian knew very well he was far from being a match for Li Fusheng—neither in the past, nor now!

"Li Fusheng, let me take him, and I will definitely give you benefits that will satisfy you!" Zong Tian said in a deep voice.

Li Fusheng also replied in a deep voice, "I have a huge appetite!"

"I will try my best to satisfy you!" Zong Tian said solemnly.

"Forget it, you're too poor!" Li Fusheng sighed and said, "Today, I won't let you take Wang Changsheng away. You can't beat me in a fight anyway, so you might as well stop wasting time. While the God of War Tomb is still open, given your strength, you might still be able to salvage some benefits!"

"Li Fusheng, don't push your luck!" Zong Tian roared angrily.

Li Fusheng said nothing, letting Zong Tian rant.

Seeing that Li Fusheng was completely unmoved, Zong Tian was utterly helpless. He definitely couldn't beat Li Fusheng in combat, but Wang Changsheng was of paramount importance, and Zong Tian could never give up.

"Do it!"

Zong Tian finally lost his patience. He gave an order to the grey-robed cultivator, and the two of them charged toward Li Fusheng simultaneously.

Zong Tian realized that relying on the grey-robed cultivator alone was not enough to stop Li Fusheng. Even if the two of them joined forces, the chances of overpowering Li Fusheng were slim. However, since he could not give up on abducting Wang Changsheng, the best course of action was to combine their strength to fight Li Fusheng and see if Li Fusheng still retained his former power after that incident.

If he didn't, then they were sorry!

"Come on!"

Seeing Zong Tian and the grey-robed cultivator charging at him, Li Fusheng showed no fear at all. He stomped fiercely onto the giant three-legged tripod.

Hum...

A sound of clashing metal echoed from within the giant three-legged tripod, reverberating continuously. This sound was so intense that even Wang Changsheng found it hard to endure.

As Zong Tian and the grey-robed cultivator rushed forward, Li Fusheng kicked the giant three-legged tripod once more. The tripod shot directly through the air, instantly engulfing Zong Tian and the grey-robed cultivator within it.

Thud!

After trapping the two men inside, the giant three-legged tripod instantly dropped to the ground, humming sounds continuously emanating from within its body.

Clearly, Zong Tian and the grey-robed cultivator had been outmaneuvered by Li Fusheng. Once enclosed by the giant tripod, they were suppressed inside.

"How is it? Little Sweetie, do you want me to lock you up for ten or twenty years to clear your head?" Li Fusheng stood outside the giant tripod and said with a smile.

Thud, thud, thud...

Vibration sounds echoed ceaselessly from inside the giant three-legged tripod, and every single shockwave was accompanied by a loud roar from the vessel.

"Li Fusheng, let me out right now!"

A roar came from within the giant three-legged tripod, though the sound was extremely faint. Had it not been for a cultivator's extraordinary hearing, one might not have been able to hear it at all.

"Let you out?" Li Fusheng kicked the giant tripod and shouted loudly, "I can let you out, but didn't you just say you'd help Wang Changsheng pay his debt? Wang Changsheng owes me one hundred thousand medium-grade spirit stones; you can pay it off for him!"

"Once it's paid, I'll let you out!" Li Fusheng declared.

"One hundred thousand medium-grade spirit stones? Why don't you just go rob someone?!"

Zong Tian's roar echoed from inside the giant tripod.

"It seems your head is still not quite clear!" Li Fusheng said.

With that, Li Fusheng stopped talking. He ignored Zong Tian's furious roaring inside the giant tripod entirely.

"This... will he end up smashing this giant three-legged tripod to pieces later?" Wang Changsheng asked uncertainly.

"Impossible!" Li Fusheng immediately retorted. "Even if I were locked inside, I wouldn't be able to get out, let alone him!"

"What on earth is this thing?" Wang Changsheng pointed at the giant three-legged tripod and asked.

"How would I know?!" Li Fusheng snapped back immediately. "I have no idea what this thing is either; I just stumbled upon it by chance. I've only refined a part of it so far, otherwise how could I have been knocked out of the sky by it?"

Mentioning being knocked out of the sky by the giant tripod, Li Fusheng looked somewhat embarrassed and said, "Don't you dare go spreading this around!"

Wang Changsheng responded only with an eye-roll.

"Who on earth are these people?" Wang Changsheng asked promptly.

Wang Changsheng was naturally curious about the origins of these individuals. Moreover, judging by the conversation between Li Fusheng and Zong Tian just now, Wang Changsheng suspected that Li Fusheng's background was far more complex than just the Shangyang Li family; the two of them likely came from above.

"Knowing won't do you any good!" Li Fusheng said in a deep voice. "I'm just curious, what on earth did they see in you? Tell me about it!"

Wang Changsheng wasn't stupid, and Li Fusheng was equally clever.

Based on Li Fusheng's understanding of Zong Tian, a trivial matter would never be worth Zong Tian making such a trip, let alone being willing to pay a heavy price. Therefore, whatever coveted thing was hidden in Wang Changsheng must be extraordinary!

Li Fusheng and Wang Changsheng did not have a deep friendship. Had he not guessed the crucial secret behind it, Li Fusheng would never have saved Wang Changsheng. After all, by doing so, Li Fusheng had offended Zong Tian, and Zong Tian was no pushover.

"Nothing, even I don't know!" Wang Changsheng said solemnly.

"Wang Changsheng, don't forget, I saved your life!" Li Fusheng said in a deep voice. "The cloud boat didn't return to the Li family at all. If I'm not mistaken, it must have been detained by you, right?"

"How should we settle this score?" Li Fusheng demanded.

"I really don't know!" Wang Changsheng spread his hands and said helplessly.

The matter of the high-grade spirit stone vein was too shocking; Wang Changsheng still had no intention of telling Li Fusheng.

"In that case, I'll just have to hand you over to Zong Tian!" Li Fusheng said. "Given my relationship with Zong Tian, now that I know a little bit of information, I should at least get half of the rewards!"

"Don't!"

Wang Changsheng said quickly.

Facing Li Fusheng's threat, Wang Changsheng had no defense. The main reason was that this time, if he wanted to avoid being taken away by Zong Tian, the only person he could rely on was Li Fusheng.

"Then talk!" Li Fusheng said. "Once you're done talking, we'll discuss the matter of the cloud boat!"

Wang Changsheng pondered for a moment and said gravely, "Zong Tian found me and claimed that I knew the whereabouts of a spirit stone vein!"

"A spirit stone vein?" Hearing the word "spirit stone," Li Fusheng was immediately startled, a flash of light appearing in his eyes. "If I'm not mistaken, for it to be worth Zong Tian making a personal trip, it must be a high-grade spirit stone vein, right?"

Wang Changsheng nodded.

"No wonder!" Li Fusheng also nodded and said, "Only a high-grade spirit stone vein would be worthy of Zong Tian making a trip himself!"

"Tell me, where is the high-grade spirit stone vein located?" Li Fusheng asked solemnly. "If I manage to obtain this high-grade spirit stone vein, I can give you half of it!"

"I really don't know!" Wang Changsheng said helplessly.

"Wang Changsheng, you need to think carefully. If I obtain the high-grade spirit stone vein, I can still give you half. But if Zong Tian gets it, forget about getting half—you probably won't even save your own life!" Li Fusheng warned gravely.

"Li Fusheng, I have no reason to lie to you!" Wang Changsheng said. "I truly don't know anything about a high-grade spirit stone vein!"

With that, Wang Changsheng recounted how he had ascended from the Sky Realm to Li Fusheng. Of course, he omitted the details of how he had acquired the high-grade spirit stones.

"Zong Tian simply doesn't believe what I said!" Wang Changsheng said helplessly.

"Don't say Zong Tian doesn't believe it; I don't believe it either!" Li Fusheng said in a deep voice. "Things like high-grade spirit stones are definitely not something ordinary people can possess. Your story about how you got them must be fake!"

"I did hide some things about this, but the part I concealed has nothing to do with high-grade spirit stones!" Wang Changsheng said solemnly. "Since you've put it this way, I'm not afraid to tell you the truth: the spirit stones were given to me by my second uncle!"

"Tiger Lord?" Li Fusheng was instantly startled.

Wang Changsheng nodded.

A thoughtful look appeared on Li Fusheng's face.

"Furthermore, my second uncle gave me three high-grade spirit stones at the time, and I've already used two of them," Wang Changsheng said. "The last one was used to pay for the passage on the cloud boat!"

"So that's how it is!" Li Fusheng said in a deep voice. "If they were given to you by Tiger Lord, it makes sense. However, the fact that Tiger Lord controls an ownerless high-grade spirit stone vein is far too shocking a piece of news!"

Wang Changsheng remained silent, largely because he didn't know much about his second uncle either.

"I'll pay!"

Just as Wang Changsheng and Li Fusheng were conversing, Zong Tian's voice came out from the giant three-legged tripod once again.

"Li Fusheng, let me out, and I'll give you the spirit stones!"

Zong Tian's voice rang out once more.

"You should have said so earlier! Wouldn't it have been simpler if you'd just said that from the start?" Li Fusheng shouted towards the giant three-legged tripod.

With a wave of his large hand, Li Fusheng caused the giant three-legged tripod to open up. Zong Tian and the grey-robed cultivator flew out from within, glaring at Wang Changsheng and Li Fusheng with gloomy expressions.

"Hand it over!" Li Fusheng reached out his hand.

"What?" Zong Tian hadn't reacted yet. Primarily due to being continuously bombarded inside the giant tripod, Zong Tian's mind was filled with a buzzing sound, leaving no room for anything else.

"The spirit stones, of course!" Li Fusheng said.

"I don't have that much..." Zong Tian said immediately.

"What?"

An explosive roar burst from Li Fusheng's mouth. As he spoke, Li Fusheng waved his hand again, and the giant three-legged tripod popped open, looking as though he was about to shove Zong Tian and the grey-robed cultivator back inside.

"Wait!"

Zong Tian quickly retreated, maintaining a safe distance, and shouted loudly, "Li Fusheng, I didn't bring that many spirit stones with me. Can I give you a portion first, and you can come to my place to collect the rest in person after you go back?"

Zong Tian had truly been frightened by Li Fusheng. Being trapped inside the giant tripod wasn't just a matter of being unable to escape; there was also a uniquely mysterious aura inside the vessel that Zong Tian discovered could erode his true essence and gradually weaken him.

This was the real reason Zong Tian couldn't hold on.

Unless he found a way to shatter the giant three-legged tripod, Zong Tian had no intention of fighting Li Fusheng.

"How many spirit stones do you have on you?" Li Fusheng asked.

"Twenty thousand..." Zong Tian said weakly.

"Hmm?" Li Fusheng's brow furrowed immediately.

"Thirty thousand! I have thirty thousand spirit stones on me, I'll give them all to you!" Seeing Li Fusheng's expression darken, Zong Tian quickly added, "The remaining seventy thousand, I'll give you later!"