"There's no need for this," Leng Yaozhu said.
"Then have them pay my disciple the money he should receive now, that's what he deserves," Qiangu Dongfeng said.
Leng Yaozhu didn't say anymore. She could help with Gu Yue's twenty million, but she wouldn't help pay for the others' money. They weren't related, and she wasn't a great philanthropist.
Shi Yu wasn't discussing with them, but informing them.
He gave them ten minutes to decide which two people would be responsible for raising the money.
They chose Tang Wulin and Le Zhengyu.
"Go quickly and come back soon, I must see the money within a day," Shi Yu instructed.
Tang Wulin and Le Zhengyu left by car, while the remaining people were detained by Shi Yu.
Without needing help, Shi Yu easily lifted and moved everyone except Gu Yue using Space Power.
Those who were awake couldn't break free even if they struggled, being tightly restrained by Shi Yu.
"Forty drops, I need to get them as soon as possible," Shi Yu said to Gu Yue.
Gu Yue was very reluctant but could only compromise. In her heart, she thought that one day Shi Yu would know what a painful price he would pay for extorting her.
Shi Yu led Yuanen Yehui and the others into the Spirit Transfer Pagoda. Soon, someone came to take over, stating they would look after Yuanen Yehui, Xu Xiaoyan, and the others.
At the same time, they informed Senior that the Tower Master wanted him and Gu Yue to go upstairs to see him.
Shi Yu handed over the people, then he and Gu Yue took the elevator to one of the top few floors.
Knocking on the door and entering, they met Qiangu Dongfeng and other core Senior Executives of the Spirit Transfer Pagoda. There were over a dozen people gathered, including Qiangu Dongfeng, Leng Yaozhu, and other Spirit Transfer Pagoda Senior Executives.
In Shi Yu's perception, each of them had a somewhat unfathomable aura, much stronger than Senior.
"Teacher," Shi Yu went to greet Qiangu Dongfeng.
"Good kid, I thought something happened to you during the last attack. Even if you were fine, you didn't call Teacher to report your safety," Qiangu Dongfeng said, patting Shi Yu's shoulder with a slight tone of blame.
With a smile on his face, he looked his disciple up and down, feeling unspeakably satisfied.
The others were also looking at Shi Yu. They had all seen Shi Yu's performance just now, and it was indeed exaggerated. Describing him as a monstrous talent was not an exaggeration at all.
"The attack at that time was quite powerful. A strong individual skilled in Space acted and destroyed many things on my person, which led to me changing my communicator later and also forgetting Teacher's number. It wasn't intentional that I didn't contact you," Shi Yu explained.
Gu Yue, who was standing with Leng Yaozhu over there, kept staring at Shi Yu while he was speaking, silently warning him that if Senior dared to say something he shouldn't, they would both suffer.
Fortunately, Shi Yu didn't say it, only implicitly indicated that Senior did know the person's identity.
"So that's how it is. Do you remember what the person who attacked you looked like?" Qiangu Dongfeng asked.
Shi Yu thought for a moment and shook his head, saying, "I didn't really see the person's face clearly. I only heard from the family members who picked me up that the person was very strong, possibly a peak-level expert."
"Peak-level expert?" The Senior Executives present all showed surprise and attached great importance to this matter.
If it involved a peak-level expert, it was no small matter.
Especially if the other party might also be a peak-level expert of the Space element, then it needed even more attention.
"Are your family members sure?" Qiangu Dongfeng's expression became a little solemn.
"Pretty much certain, but my dad is even more powerful. Even if that person went all out to take my life, they couldn't succeed."
"The ultra-long-distance Space tunnel my dad opened cannot be destroyed by an ordinary peak-level expert," Shi Yu said with considerable pride.
Gu Yue was quite curious about Shi Yu's father in her heart. He was definitely stronger than Di Tian; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to easily neutralize Di Tian's attack and safely take Senior away.
"When there's time, we should still arrange for me to meet your parents. I'm very happy to make friends with such top-level experts."
"Maybe your father and I will have many common topics, and we might even become good friends then," Qiangu Dongfeng said with a smile.
"My father is also very willing to make friends, but he has recently reached a critical period in his cultivation and doesn't have time to go out. So, we can only wait for another time in the future to bring him here to meet Teacher," Shi Yu said.
"Reached a critical period in cultivation?" Qiangu Dongfeng's heart trembled. This person's cultivation was probably not as simple as a Demigod. Could they be a Quasi-God level expert?
"He can still break through?" Gu Yue was even more surprised in her heart. She already assumed the other party's strength was stronger than Di Tian. Di Tian was equivalent to a top human Quasi-God, so the other party's strength realm might already be a top Quasi-God.
If he had another breakthrough in cultivation, wouldn't that involve the Divine Dao?
Gu Yue was increasingly unable to understand Shi Yu's identity and background.
However, thinking that the other party could actually know her identity, she understood a little better. If it were just an ordinary human Quasi-God, how could they have insight into her secrets?
"Okay, be sure to notify me in advance when the time comes so I can prepare well to host your parents," Qiangu Dongfeng said heartily.
The other Senior Executives of the Spirit Transfer Pagoda also had smiles on their faces. Some were genuine, while others were just for show. Only they themselves probably knew what they were thinking in their hearts.
"Haven't seen you in a few months, but your strength has improved quite a bit! You actually went directly from Soul Grandmaster to Soul Grandmaster. This progress speed is simply divine," Qiangu Dongfeng praised.
"After I went back, my parents gave me a top-grade heavenly materials and earthly treasures of one hundred thousand years, which caused my Soul Power to skyrocket."
"During this time, I've been cultivating under my mother's supervision to consolidate my cultivation. If it weren't for needing a Soul Ring after the breakthrough, she probably wouldn't have let Shi Yu come out," Shi Yu said without much guard.
Even these Senior Executives showed longing eyes upon hearing about the hundred-thousand-year top-grade heavenly materials and earthly treasures.
This kind of item was of great use to experts like them.
Hearing Shi Yu say this, they could also understand why Shi Yu was able to break through to Soul Grandmaster in just a few months. If he had consumed heavenly materials and earthly treasures of the hundred-thousand-year level, then it could be explained.
"If I had known you could break through so quickly, I should have given you a Soul Spirit when you left last time. That way, you wouldn't have to worry about Soul Rings," Qiangu Dongfeng said, feigning regret.
"It's fine. I can take one or two Soul Spirits with me when I leave this time, which will also make breakthroughs easier," Shi Yu said without being polite to Qiangu Dongfeng.
"Of course, that's no problem. I'll have someone prepare suitable Soul Spirits for you shortly," Qiangu Dongfeng agreed readily.
"Preferably fifty thousand years," Shi Yu made his request.
"Cough, cough," Qiangu Dongfeng choked, looking at Shi Yu in disbelief. "How much did you say?"
The other Senior Executives of the Spirit Transfer Pagoda also wondered if they had heard wrong or if Shi Yu had said it wrong.
Gu Yue frowned, looking at Shi Yu. Could Senior withstand the energy of a fifty-thousand-year level Soul Spirit?
The energy contained in a Soul Spirit was not less than the energy in a Soul Ring at all; in fact, it was even harder to absorb compared to a Soul Ring.
After all, a Soul Spirit possessed biological consciousness. When you absorbed it, you couldn't forcefully destroy this biological consciousness. This meant that absorbing a Soul Spirit was not only a test of the body's energy tolerance but also a test of the strength of one's spiritual power.
Absorbing a Soul Ring usually involved directly destroying this biological consciousness, which was relatively easier.
"The heavenly materials and earthly treasures I consumed this time greatly enhanced my physique. Withstanding a fifty-thousand-year level Soul Spirit should not be a big problem," Shi Yu said.
Soul Spirits can increase their lifespan, but if you can reach the desired level in one go, that is naturally the best.