Chapter 368 Leaving
After serving in the Golden Light Fortress for twenty years, Ye Changsheng finally had time to leave.
The first thing he considered was the whereabouts of the six god-level guards and forty-eight elite guards.
According to regulations, the service period of these purple mansion mid-stage monks in the Golden Light Fortress is thirty years.
Ye Changsheng couldn't bear to let them stay here, so he applied to the fortress's top management, hoping to exchange their merits for the opportunity to leave early.
At first, the fortress's top management did not agree to this request because they didn't want to open the door to early retirement.
But Ye Changsheng argued with reason and listed his many contributions over the years, especially his promise to continue to let his fourth-level battleship "Thunder" continue to serve.
After a difficult negotiation, the fortress's top management finally gave in and agreed to Ye Changsheng's request.
This good news made Ye Changsheng ecstatic, and he immediately informed the six god-level guards and forty-eight elite guards of the matter.
When these guards heard that they could leave early, they were all grateful and expressed their willingness to continue to follow Ye Changsheng.
At the same time, good news came from the Golden Light Society.
After these years of development, the number of Golden Light Society members has grown to 700 to 800, and the scale is constantly growing.
What made Ye Changsheng even more gratified was that a group of Purple Mansion early stage cultivators who served at the same time or earlier than him had reached the end of their service period.
Most of these cultivators were casual cultivators and had nowhere to go.
Ye Changsheng saw the opportunity and extended an olive branch to these cultivators.
He promised an annual salary of one million spiritual stones and many cultivation resources, hoping that these experienced cultivators could join his camp.
This condition was quite attractive, and soon 106 elite cultivators in the early stage of Purple Mansion agreed to Ye Changsheng's invitation.
Not only that, some cultivators whose service period had not yet expired also expressed their willingness to go to Qinghu Peak to join Ye Changsheng after the end of their service.
This made Ye Changsheng see the hope of future development, and he was secretly happy.
Seeing that more and more people were to be brought back, Ye Changsheng realized that he needed a large means of transportation.
After careful consideration, he decided to buy a third-level passenger boat in the Golden Light Fortress.
This passenger boat named "Qinghu" is carefully made of third-level spiritual wood. It is more than 300 meters long and more than 50 meters wide, with a magnificent momentum.
Qinghu is divided into three floors: upper, middle and lower, and each floor has its own unique world.
The top floor is the viewing deck, with an open-air garden and leisure area, so that passengers can relax while enjoying the scenery along the way.
The middle floor is the main living area, with hundreds of luxurious guest rooms, each of which is equipped with soundproofing and defense formations to ensure the safety and privacy of passengers.
The bottom floor is the storage area and power cabin, which stores a large amount of spiritual stones and various necessities to ensure the energy supply for long-distance flights.
The entire passenger boat is also equipped with multiple third-level defense formations and third-level concealment formations, which can resist the attacks of third-level monsters and hide their whereabouts in dangerous moments.
The cockpit is equipped with the most advanced compass equipment, which can accurately plan routes and avoid various dangerous areas.
Ye Changsheng is very satisfied with the Qinghu, and he believes that this will be a comfortable and safe journey home.
Ye Changsheng spent a full 120 million spirit stones to buy this third-level passenger boat named "Qinghu".
This can be regarded as a huge investment, but in his opinion it is worth it.
After all, this is already the largest and most luxurious passenger boat that Jinguang Fortress can provide.
In the last year before leaving, Ye Changsheng still needs to deal with some trivial matters. The most important of which is the finishing work of Liudanyuan Dan Pharmacy.
This shop, which once brought him huge profits, is now time to say goodbye.
Ye Changsheng ordered all the pills in stock to be sold at a preferential price, both to give back to old customers over the years and to recover funds as soon as possible.
Finally, on the eve of leaving, Liudanyuan Dan Pharmacy officially closed down and the shop was returned to Jinguang Fortress as agreed.
Before leaving, Ye Changsheng carefully calculated the income and expenditure over the years.
He was pleasantly surprised to find that in the twenty years in Jinguang Fortress, he actually made a net profit of 20.8 billion spirit stones!
Even after deducting all the expenses over the years, his personal wealth is still as high as 17 billion spirit stones, equivalent to 1.7 billion medium-grade spirit stones.
This wealth is enough to make many immortal cultivation families jealous. Ye Changsheng couldn't help but sigh that he had indeed made a fortune over the years.
As the departure was imminent, Ye Changsheng began to say goodbye to the old friends he had met over the years. They exchanged family addresses and agreed to contact each other after the end of this protracted war.
Among these friends, there are comrades who have been through life and death together, partners who have a good chat, and some nobles who have lent a hand in difficult times.
Every farewell made Ye Changsheng feel deeply moved. In the past 20 years, these people have already become an indispensable part of his life.
After making all the preparations, Ye Changsheng boarded the Qinghu with his family, guards, newly recruited monks, and the core members of the Golden Light Society. A group of nearly 200 people boarded the Qinghu. On a sunny morning, the Qinghu slowly set sail.
Ye Changsheng stood on the deck and waved goodbye to the crowd who came to see him off.
As the passenger boat gradually rose into the air, the golden fortress for which he had fought and shed blood gradually became smaller, and finally turned into a small dot on the skyline until it completely disappeared from sight.
Ye Changsheng had mixed feelings in his heart, both reluctance to leave and expectations for the future.
To celebrate his departure from the battlefield and to reward the guards who had followed him over the years, Ye Changsheng had prepared a sumptuous banquet.
He purchased a large amount of rare monster meat in the Jinguang Fortress, which was not only sufficient in quantity but also extremely delicious.
With various precious spiritual materials, Ye Changfeng started a grand banquet on the Qinghu that lasted for several days.
Every day, the restaurant of the Qinghu was filled with tempting aromas.
The long table was filled with various monster meat dishes cooked with exquisite techniques: there were tender and juicy roasted dragon scale beast chops, fragrant stewed Xuanming turtle soup, and steamed spiritual deer meat with a delicate taste.
In addition to the main dishes, there were also a variety of desserts made with spiritual fruits. Not to mention the spiritual wines that had been collected for many years, each jar was full of mellow fragrance and intoxicating.
Everyone raised their glasses and drank, praising Ye Changsheng's generosity and thoughtfulness.
Especially the guards, they lamented how lucky they were to follow such a generous master.
While enjoying the delicious food and wine, everyone admired the changing scenery through the viewing window of Qinghu.
At this time, Qinghu was flying over a vast mountain range. The mountains were rolling and winding like the back of a giant dragon into the distance.
The mountains were shrouded in clouds and mist, sometimes covering the peaks and sometimes revealing the outline of the cliffs.
