Sect: Starting with Comprehending Thunder Skill Chapter 1253 - 544: Arrival at the East Sea

In his heart, he sighed quietly: "Back then, we were all true disciples, bound as fellow brothers! It’s beyond expectation that after so many years apart, Li Yunjing actually broke through to the Golden Core Realm and became the Vice Sect Leader!"

This immediately made Jiang Feilong realize the disparity in their status and changed his attitude, showering praises to hope Li Yunjing would appreciate his past contributions and offer guidance.

The moment the box lid was opened, a scarlet light shone so brightly that it made everyone avert their eyes. Spiritual energy swirled in miniature vortices on the coral’s surface.

Clearly, it was a very beautiful treasure indeed.

As to its function?

To Li Yunjing, its beauty surpassed its usefulness!

Such a treasure was beneath Li Yunjing’s interest, but for Jiang Feilong, it was the best gift he could offer.

Li Yunjing was quite satisfied with Jiang Feilong’s demeanor.

His divine sense scanned the "Star Moon Trading Company No.3 Store", everything was normal, extremely prosperous. Evidently, Jiang Feilong’s efforts played a role.

"Haha! Thank you, Brother Jiang!"

Li Yunjing said with a smile.

"I dare not!"

The term "Brother Jiang" startled Jiang Feilong, making him shake his head repeatedly and say, "Vice Sect Leader Li, please just call me by my name! I wouldn’t dare be addressed as a brother by you! That would really overwhelm a disciple!"

"Very well!"

Li Yunjing nodded in agreement with Jiang Feilong’s words, smiling.

Calling Jiang Feilong "Brother Jiang" was his way of acknowledging the past, and if Jiang Feilong had complacently agreed, it would show a lack of respect for proper hierarchy.

Li Yunjing appreciated Jiang Feilong’s clear-headedness.

He admired clever people!

Shi Huilan, not to be outdone, gently moved to position herself in front of Jiang Feilong, letting a strand of fragrance waft from her long sleeve, "Vice Sect Leader, I also have a treasure found from the store."

With a graceful swipe of her jade-like hand, a maid presented a nanmu box, "This is the store’s cherished ’Heavenly Work Hundred Aperture Chart’. It’s said that if you gather all nine scrolls, you can glean ancient secrets of artifact refining. Although the small store only has a fragment, yet..."

"Oh?"

Li Yunjing was surprised, not expecting to find such a wonderful item?

The "Heavenly Work Hundred Aperture Chart" was indeed an ultimate technique of artifact refining!

According to legends, it originated from the ancient Artifact Refining Sect!

Even this fragment was immensely beneficial to Li Yunjing.

"Good! Very good! You’ve done a great job!"

Li Yunjing beamed, laughing from the heart.

Its significance even surpassed a Tier Three High Grade Treasure Artifact!

"It was just my duty!"

Having received Li Yunjing’s praise, Shi Huilan was delighted and took out the trading company’s ledger, with pages filled with numbers swirling: "Vice Sect Leader Li, in twenty years, ’Star Moon Trading Company’ has profited over twenty million Low Grade Spirit Stones. Please review!"

"Twenty years, twenty million Spirit Stones. You indeed did not disappoint me."

Li Yunjing’s fingertips lightly brushed over the golden numbers on the ledger, a hint of appreciation in his eyes.

He gently set the ledger down and turned his gaze to Jiang Feilong, "Steward Jiang’s managed market is now bustling with merchants, it seems you also deserve much credit!"

"All thanks to the Vice Sect Leader’s guidance back then!"

Jiang Feilong, red-faced and excited, bowed in salute: "Were it not for your guidance on the ways of commerce, how could the market be as prosperous as it is today?"

He paused, lowered his voice and said, "However, lately the East Sea’s been tumultuous, and many merchant ships are taking detours, the market’s business has become quite sluggish..."

"No worries."

Li Yunjing chuckled, then greeted Su Guo and Jin Shouyun in the crowd, "Hey! You two are impressive! You’ve reached Foundation Establishment too!"

"Brother Li! It’s been years, you remain as majestic as ever!"

Seeing Li Yunjing greeting them, Jin Shouyun and Su Guo were immediately overjoyed, hurrying forward in salutation.

"Hmm! Yue Zhouwang, Wang Yun, you’ve also made breakthroughs in cultivation, everyone is doing well! I’m very pleased!"

Li Yunjing nodded, looking towards other familiar acquaintances, naming them each, speaking praises.

This made his acquaintances incredibly excited!

No one expected that Brother Li is now a prominent figure in the "Shenxiao Dao Sect," yet he still remembers them and greets them with such kindness.

The crowd exchanged tales, passionately narrating various experiences over the years.

While Li Yunjing stood silently in place, with a slight smile, attentively listening, occasionally nodding, sometimes frowning, giving full respect to all his followers!

Jiang Feilong and Shi Huilan stood aside, enviously observing those old subordinates beside Li Yunjing, understanding that they are genuinely Li Yunjing’s people!

While they themselves were merely familiar sect mates!

To enter Li Yunjing’s circle, was almost an impossible task.

After all, they weren’t companions who journeyed through adversity alongside Li Yunjing from weakness!

"I still remember back in the South Sea, for resource gathering, with Su Guo jumping around in impatience!"

Li Yunjing suddenly spoke, his eyes glimmering with a reminiscent smile.

As soon as he spoke, laughter erupted from the crowd.

"Brother Li, please don’t reveal my old mistakes!"

Su Guo reddened, scratching his head: "Those times were tough! We went to the South Sea and encountered those rampant loose cultivators, filled with violent ploys for robbery and murder..."

His voice gradually lowered, looking at Li Yunjing cloaked in the latent pressure of the Golden Core, his gaze brimming with admiration.

"Brother Li, you should try this!"

Jin Shouyun squeezed forward, took out a wooden box from the "Hundred Treasures Pouch": "Remember the tea tree we talked about back then, you didn’t have time, later Su Guo and I retrieved it, we’ve kept your share!"

Li Yunjing opened the box, the distinctive aroma of spirit tea diffusing into the air.

"Great! I’ll accept it!"

Li Yunjing laughed heartily, tucking it away.