Urban Romantic Divine Doctor

”Hmph! Indeed!” The Elder snorted coldly, his eyes gleaming with a sinister chill, as he opened his five fingers and suddenly reached towards Xu Wendong.

Xu Wendong, however, did not dodge or evade, quietly staring at the old man, his expression calm and composed.

”Why aren’t you dodging?” The Elder of the Treasure Hall shouted angrily, though his hand action paused slightly.

”Because I’m not afraid.” Xu Wendong’s lips curled into a cold smile, his tone full of confidence.

”You sure have some guts!” The Elder gritted his teeth, but the hand raised high never came down.

He knew well that acting out here would lead to consequences he couldn’t bear.

First, Xu Wendong was a disciple of the Sect Master Peak; touching him was akin to directly offending the Sect Master, a price he couldn’t afford.

Second, as an Elder, attacking a disciple in front of so many witnesses would leave him with no face to save.

Moreover, the rules of the Heavenly Nether Sect were stringent; if he truly did so, he would face severe punishment.

”Enough with the nonsense, I want to exchange for a treasure.” Xu Wendong sneered impatiently, seeing that the other recognized him yet showed such disrespect, he felt no need to be polite.

”Heh, so it is!” The Elder sneered, slapping the counter, and an ancient register instantly appeared in front of Xu Wendong.

The register was densely packed with records of various treasures within the Treasure Hall, and Xu Wendong casually flipped through it, dazzled by the variety.

Yet upon seeing the points required for exchange, he couldn’t help but gape.

Exchanging for even a single First-grade Elixir required hundreds of points, and the price for a Second-grade Elixir was even more outrageous.

As for Third-grade Elixirs, his five thousand points wouldn’t even cover a fraction!

This was far from what he expected.

”Old man, are you deliberately making things difficult for me?” Xu Wendong’s gaze sharpened, speaking coldly.

If the exchange of treasures in the Heavenly Nether Sect required such high costs, how could the disciples continue their cultivation?

”How do you know I’m making things difficult for you? The rules of the Treasure Hall are set by me; if I say a treasure is worth a certain amount, that’s what it’s worth.” The old man sneered, his eyes full of mockery, appearing to have Xu Wendong completely cornered.

”Waving your authority like it’s nothing, just managing a Treasure Hall, and you think you’re something special?” Xu Wendong’s lips twitched, a fleeting murderous intent flashing in his eyes.

This so-called Elder’s cultivation was merely at the Third Level of the Tongyou Realm, same as Lou An, and to Xu Wendong, this old man’s cultivation seemed to have peaked.

”Boy, are you exchanging or not?” The Elder smiled strangely, although he couldn’t act against Xu Wendong privately, he could consistently restrict him within the rules.

”Haha, the boy offended Elder Jiang, truly overestimating himself.”

”Elder Jiang manages the Treasure Hall, even the Eight Great Elders can’t do anything to him.”

”As long as he adheres to the rules, no one can find fault.”

The disciples in the hall, seeing this, burst into laughter, openly mocking Xu Wendong.

”Elder Jiang, quite the authoritative figure, aren’t you.”

Just then, a frigid voice came from outside the hall.

The crowd turned to see a graceful woman stepping lightly, slowly entering the Treasure Hall.

The woman’s face was stunning, yet her demeanor was cold, like an ancient, unmelting glacier — it was Li Jiayin.

”Senior Sister!”

”It’s Senior Sister Li!”

The disciples exclaimed, shocked by Li Jiayin’s beauty and presence.

Elder Jiang stiffened on seeing Li Jiayin, his smug expression disappearing without a trace, replaced by a hint of panic.

He never expected Li Jiayin would appear at this moment.

”Nephew Jiayin, this Elder is just following procedures.”

”In our Treasure Hall, as long as you have points, you can exchange; if the points are insufficient, then there’s no way.” Elder Jiang forced a sycophantic smile, reaching for the register.

Xu Wendong quickly pressed down on Elder Jiang’s hand, sneering, ”What? Now you want to take it back?”

He knew well that the power of the Treasure Hall’s Elder could be both great and small.

If Elder Jiang intended to make it difficult, no one could easily exchange for treasures; but if he secretly showed favoritism, perhaps with very few points, one could acquire rare treasures.

His disciples benefited greatly from this relationship, rapidly advancing their cultivation; that’s how Brother Jiang was nurtured.

Such practices were common knowledge but no one dared expose them, fearing Elder Jiang’s retaliation.

Now, it seemed Xu Wendong had caught him red-handed.

”You...” Elder Jiang’s eyes widened in fury, Yin energy surged around him, clearly infuriated by Xu Wendong.

”What? Still want to fight here?” Xu Wendong grinned, handing the register to Li Jiayin.

Li Jiayin took the register, casually flipped through a few pages, and instantly understood.

The Treasure Hall had two sets of records, one for Yin and one for Yang, vastly different in price.

Her eyebrows knitted in anger, she glared at Elder Jiang and coldly said, ”Elder Jiang, you’re embezzling for personal gain!”

As the Sect Master’s daughter, ranked third among the disciples, every word from Li Jiayin carried great weight.

She had always known of Elder Jiang’s misconduct but lacked the evidence to deal with him.

Today, Xu Wendong’s appearance unexpectedly produced the ironclad evidence of Elder Jiang’s corruption.

”Nephew Jiayin, this is purely a misunderstanding.” Elder Jiang’s facial muscles twitched, forcing a smile in an attempt to salvage the situation.

”Misunderstanding? I think not.” Xu Wendong snorted, full of disdain, ”Weren’t you arrogant just now? I came to exchange for treasures, and yet you bring out this register.”

”According to your rules, how many points does a Heavenly Nether Sect disciple need to accumulate to exchange for what they want?”

”And to where do these treasures finally go?”

Facing Xu Wendong’s barrage of questions, Elder Jiang’s face became as dark as a storm-laden sky.

The surrounding disciples were too frightened to utter even a whisper, the entire Treasure Hall fell into a deathly silence, as if even the air had frozen.

”Bring me the exchange records; I want to thoroughly investigate where the Heavenly Nether Sect’s treasures have gone.” Li Jiayin’s demeanor was stern, her tone carrying irrefutable authority.

Today, she was determined to investigate the matter on behalf of her father.

”Nephew, must you be so ruthless? Just for a new disciple, you’re going to ruin me?” Elder Jiang gritted his teeth, his face flushed red with guilt, knowing he dared not hand over the exchange records.

Xu Wendong couldn’t help but chuckle, this Elder Jiang still being so stubborn, really thought he could cover the sky with one hand? He teased, ”Who do you think you are?”

Li Jiayin, even more infuriated, her expression turning icy, undeniably confirming Elder Jiang’s corrupt behavior.

She reached into her bosom and drew out a token.

The token emitted a soft glow, enveloped in a mighty aura, and instantly, everyone present fell to their knees with a thud.

”The Sect Leader’s Order!”

”We pay respect to the Sect Master!”

As the Sect Master’s daughter, Li Jiayin held special privilege; this token, akin to seeing the Heavenly Nether Sect Master, commanded respect from all.

Even Elder Jiang had no choice but to bow, kneeling on one knee!