Chapter 588: Qing Ying Sect 50
In the secret room, the excitement on Huo Man's face could not be calmed for a long time, there was no way, the reward for the task he took this time was too rich, and he didn't dare to think of such a reward when he gathered the righteous party.
At this moment, he was even more and more glad that he was able to join the Qindu Party, and at the same time, he was more determined to mess with Ji Dong to the end.
"Your Excellency the Party Leader, if there are no other orders, then your subordinates will go down and make arrangements."
calmed down the excitement in his heart, and Huo Man asked Ji Dong at this time.
"Don't worry, I have one more thing for you to do!" Hearing Huo Man's inquiry, Ji Dong's brows furrowed, as if he was thinking about it in his heart, and then he said indifferently.
"I wonder what other instructions the party leader has?"
"After you arrange that crony of yours later, go and visit the mid-Heavenly Realm elder of the Juyi Sect and tell him that I have something I want to ask him about, and I hope he can give him a meeting."
He had already arranged everything that should be arranged, and in the next time, he naturally had to find a way to meet the sect master of the Qingying Sect.
It was obviously not possible to sit in the secret room behind closed doors, and he couldn't help but hit the idea on the mid-stage Heavenly Realm elder of the Juyi Sect at this moment, he believed that the elder must know much more than him, maybe he could get some inspiration from the other party.
"The party leader still wants to see that old fellow? This......... I'm afraid that the party leader will have to break the bank again! ”
Hearing that Ji Dong actually had to make an appointment to meet the elders who had walked out from the Juyi Party, Huo Man couldn't help but pick his eyelids and reminded him slightly.
"It's okay, it's just a matter of consuming a few pills, I can still afford it, you can arrange it, and if you have any news, you will come back and inform me."
He naturally knows that it is absolutely impossible to deal with those old guys without giving each other some benefits and sweetness, but then again, he has a lot of good things on him, and he is not afraid of consumption at all, as long as he can solve substantive problems, even if he feeds those old guys, what can he do?
"Since the party leader said so, my subordinates will go and ask to see that later."
Seeing Ji Dong's expression, Huo Man's eyes couldn't help but flash a trace of indescribable envy, he knew in his heart that Ji Dong was called wealthy, to put it bluntly, he and Ji Dong were not from the same world at all, and of course there was no way to understand Ji Dong's way of doing things.
"Well, you go and arrange it, remember to be careful." After the task was issued, Ji Dong finally gave an order, which was to signal that the other party could go and get busy, and the latter did not hesitate, and left the secret room between words.
"It's not easy to see the Sect Master of the Blue Nether Sect, but anyway, since I have discovered the lurking forces of the black-clothed people and made targeted arrangements, I am not afraid that those black-clothed people will suddenly attack, that is to say, the current situation is not as critical as I thought before, at least everything is still under control."
When he was the only one left, Ji Dong's eyes couldn't help but narrow slightly, and he once again seriously followed the next train of thought.
Before, due to the suddenness of the incident, he couldn't help but be a little confused, but at this moment, although the forces of the men in black have extended their power to the Qingying Sect, judging from the current situation, it seems that they are still lurking and have not launched any major conspiracy.
Maybe these black-clothed forces will suddenly attack one day in the future, but until then, the Qingying Sect is at least stable.
"It seems that we must step up our efforts to improve our strength, no one can say for sure what will happen in the future, and if I want to save my life in the future, or even protect my relatives and friends around me, then I must have strong enough strength."
In the final analysis, strength is the key to the problem, with his current strength, although it is basically enough to protect himself, but God knows what kind of power is behind the forces of those black-clothed people, if he encounters a strong person beyond the level of the Heavenly Realm, he may even have a problem with self-preservation, let alone protect others.
"From the early stage of the Dharma Phase Realm to the middle stage of the Law Phase Realm, although this process is not as difficult as the previous step, it seems that there are many aspects involved, but it is also not in a hurry, and it can only be slowly figured out at the moment."
With a faint sigh, he didn't think about it so much at this time, and just sat cross-legged as he spoke, and simply closed his eyes and recuperated.
There are a lot of things that need to be calculated, but for now, let's see how Huo Man's feedback is, if the mid-Heaven Realm elder of the Juyi Party is willing to see him, maybe he can get some ideas from the other party!
In this way, he put everything aside for the time being and cultivated quietly like this, but almost for most of the day, his cultivation was interrupted by Huo Man, who went and returned.
"Your Excellency the Party Master, your subordinates have come to restore your life!"
Coming to Ji Dong's secret room in a hurry, Huo Man's forehead still had some sweat stains remaining, obviously, he probably worked hard for most of the day.
"Senior Brother Huo's efficiency is high enough, how is it, how is the situation?" Seeing Huo Man's return, Ji Dong couldn't help but show a smile on his face, and at the same time asked with a little expectation.
"The things explained by the party leader have been done by his subordinates, and in addition, the subordinates also went to see the elder Yu Yu, and conveyed the meaning of the party leader, and the elder Yu was very willing to meet with the party leader, saying that the party leader could go to him to find him at any time."
The Elder Yu Yu in his mouth was the elder in the middle of the Heavenly Rank Realm who walked out from the Juyi Party, and in fact, when he learned that Ji Dong wanted to meet him, that Elder Yu Yu was simply very happy, obviously eager to communicate with Ji Dong more!
"Very good, since that's the case, I'll go to that Elder Yu right away, and ask Senior Brother Huo to lead the way for me."
Knowing that the elder in the middle of the Heavenly Rank Realm was willing to see him, Ji Dong was also overjoyed, and directly stood up and commanded Huo Man.
"Go now? Okay, then go now! ”
Seeing that Ji Dong was so anxious, Huo Man was slightly stunned at first, and then hurriedly replied obediently. As they spoke, the two of them immediately started and left the headquarters of the Qin Capital Party directly, heading straight to the depths of the Qingying Sect.
Ji Dong really hadn't walked much into the depths of the Qing Ying Sect, and it could be seen that the deeper he went into the Qing Ying Sect, the better the environment inside, and the stronger the power of heaven and earth attributes, but Ji Dong at this time had no intention of paying attention to these at all, and soon, under the guidance of Huo Man, he came to the top of Elder Yu Yu's Spirit Peak.
As a super powerhouse of the Qing Nether Sect, although Elder Yu Yu came out of the lowly-ranked Juyi Party, his strength was not weaker than other elders of the same level, so his spirit peak was naturally the one closest to the central position in the Qing Nether Sect, and the power of the surrounding heaven and earth attributes was simply terrifying.
Ji Dong followed Huo Man to the top of the Spirit Peak, and suddenly, he couldn't help but feel that the pores all over his body were stretched, but at this time, he didn't pay too much attention to these, because when he came to the top of the Spirit Peak, his attention was involuntarily attracted by the suspended divine mountain above his head.
"It turns out that this suspended sacred mountain is so far from the ground, which really makes people feel unattainable."
Raising his head, he could just vaguely see the general outline of the Suspended Divine Mountain, as well as the attribute power Tianhe that poured down from the Suspended Divine Mountain, I have to say that this kind of miraculous existence, the closer it gets, the greater the shock.
He knew in his heart that the real super powerhouse of the Blue Netherworld Sect, including the sect master of the Green Netherworld Sect, should be staying on this suspended divine mountain, but unfortunately, although he knew that the sect master might be on it, but at this moment, he could only look at the mountain and sigh.
He could feel that this suspended sacred mountain was very weird, with his current strength, I am afraid that it would be impossible to fly on it, maybe before he could get close, he would be bombarded down by the means above the sacred mountain.
"Hehe, the party leader seems to be very yearning for this suspended sacred mountain!" Just as Ji Dong was staring at the sacred mountain above with emotion on his face, Huo Man on the side couldn't help but smile and suddenly spoke.
"I just think it's really amazing, but it's not a yearning."
Hearing Huo Man's words, Ji Dong couldn't help but sneer, and while retracting his gaze from the top of the Suspended Divine Mountain, he replied lightly.
"The party leader has nothing to hide, speaking of which, the disciples of the entire Qingying Sect, including the elders, who is not yearning for it?"
Hearing Ji Dong's answer, Huo Man obviously didn't believe it, and then raised his eyebrows and said.
The Levitating Divine Mountain is the most sacred and mysterious place in the Qing Hades Sect, and everyone knows that once you can go there, you will really enter a new world.
It's a pity that there are countless disciples of the Qing Ying Sect, but after countless years, there are really too few people who can go up to it.
"Say whatever you want!" Seeing Huo Man's eyes, Ji Dong didn't bother to explain, in fact, he really had nothing to aspire to this suspended divine mountain, because he believed that one day, he would stand taller than this suspended divine mountain, and the people who needed to look up at that time might be those people on the mountain.
"Let's go, it is estimated that Elder Yu should be in a hurry!" Smiling slightly, he didn't say much at this time, and walked straight to a palace at the top of the Spirit Peak, and seeing this, Huo Man hurriedly followed.
After a short time, the two of them came to the gate of the peak palace, and as soon as the two of them appeared in front of the door, the gate of the palace opened automatically.
"Brush !!" The door of the hall opened, and the figure of a half-old man then floated out from the depths of the palace, it was the owner of this Spirit Peak, the elder of the Qingying Sect, Yu Yu!
"Hahaha, welcome to the Cloud Party Master!!"
Yu Yu's figure floated out from the depths of the palace, and he came to Ji Dong in a few steps, and then welcomed Ji Dong very politely, and looking at his posture, it was obviously not like welcoming a junior, but like welcoming a strong person with a higher status than himself.
"See Elder Yu, how can the younger generation be able to bother the elder to greet him in person, it's really ashamed and ashamed."
Seeing that Elder Yu Yu actually greeted him in person, Ji Dong's eyes couldn't help but shrink slightly, but he didn't expect the other party to be so polite. However, when Duan Nian thought about it, the other party was probably not greeted by him, but by the pill on his body.
"Hahaha, the Yun Party Master can have this achievement at a young age, and he will definitely be a member of the Elder Hall in the future, just for this point, the old man should take the initiative to welcome him."
Hearing Ji Dong's words, Elder Yu Yu let out a long laugh again, "This is not the place to talk, please be in the Yun Party Master!" ”
"Elder, please!!" Smiling slightly, Ji Dong didn't say much, since the other party likes to be warmly entertained, of course he is also happy to do so, not to mention the fact that with his current strength, he is really qualified to be on an equal footing with the other party.
"Ahem, Elder Yu, Lord of the Party, I won't go in with the two of you, I'm here to guard the door for the two of you." At this time, Huo Man, who was beside Ji Dong, suddenly stepped forward and smiled at the two.
He is not the kind of person who does not open his eyes, so he naturally understands that there is nothing to do with himself at this time, and to be realistic, he is not qualified to participate in the conversation between the two at all.
"It's okay, then I'll bother Senior Brother Huo to wait here, and I'll come out after talking to the elders."
Nodding, Ji Dong's eyes couldn't help but flash a hint of appreciation, and then he followed Elder Yu Yu into the palace together, leaving Huo Man outside to control the wind.
It didn't take long for Ji Dong to enter a richly decorated hall under the leadership of Elder Yu Yu, the whole hall was full of luxury, but it lacked the majesty that a super-strong man's residence should have, and a touch of nouveau riche vulgarity.
Entering the main hall, the two sat down separately, and then chatted again.
"I heard Huo Man say before, the cloud party leader has something to consult with me, I don't know what the cloud party leader is talking about, if this seat knows, I will definitely be willing to solve the confusion for the cloud party leader."
Sitting on the main seat, Elder Yu Yu groaned slightly, and took the initiative to run to the point without beating around the bush.
"Hehe, I met Elder Yu in a hurry last time, but I didn't say a few words, I just had time today, so I came to communicate with Elder Yu more, and I hope Elder Yu will not dislike it."
"Hahaha, where is it, the Yun Party Master is a real young man in the entire Qingying Sect, and it is my honor to be able to talk freely with the Yun Party Master."
"The elders have lifted their love." Hearing Elder Yu Yu's words, Ji Dong hurriedly smiled modestly, but he didn't expect the other party to be so polite today.
"Elder, since the elder doesn't treat the disciple as an outsider, then the disciple will say it directly, and I can't hide it, the disciple came here today to find out about some of the above things with the elder."
As he spoke, he couldn't help but stretch out his finger and point upward, the meaning was obviously very obvious.
"The above thing? The cloud party leader is very interested in the above things? Speaking of which, although the old man is an elder of the Qingying Sect, he doesn't know much about the above things. ”
Hearing Ji Dong speak, Elder Yu Yu immediately frowned, and said very naturally.
Seeing that Elder Yu Yu's brows were almost wrinkled into a Sichuan character, Ji Dong knew that this old fox seemed to be embarrassed by him, and nine times out of ten, the other party was just adding chips to himself.
Of course, it doesn't rule out that the other party really doesn't know much about the above things, but even if you don't understand it, it shouldn't be so embarrassing.
"Elder Yu, in fact, the disciple doesn't want to find out any secrets, the disciple just wants to inquire with Elder Yu, how can I have the opportunity to meet the sect master of our Qingying Sect."
After a little groaning, Ji Dong knew that it was best for him to get straight to the point today and not go around in circles with the other party, otherwise God knows what kind of reaction the other party will make!
"Huh? The Cloud Party Master actually wants to see the Sect Master? ”
Hearing Ji Dong's words, Elder Yu Yu was slightly stunned, but he didn't expect that the question that Ji Dong wanted to inquire about turned out to be this!
"Don't hide it from Elder Yu, the disciple has always wanted to be able to meet the sect master of our Qingying Sect, firstly, the disciple has always been very curious about the sect master, and he really wants to appreciate the style of the sect master with his own eyes, and secondly, the disciple actually has some things he wants to report to the sect master, so he must meet the sect master."
To be on the safe side, he deliberately said an extra excuse to confuse the public, but whether the other party would believe it or not was not something he could know.
"So that's ........." Hearing Ji Dong's words, Elder Yu Yu suddenly showed a hint of abruptness, but his brows were still tightly furrowed, as if Ji Dong's question was still stumped on him.
"The Cloud Party Master doesn't know anything, our Sect Master of the Qingying Sect Shenlong can't see the end, sometimes he may show up in a year and a half, but sometimes he may not show up for ten or eight years, so if the Cloud Party Master wants to see the Sect Master, one word, it's difficult!"
With a deep sigh, although Elder Yu Yu's brows stretched a little, he could tell from his tone that it really wasn't ordinary to see the Sect Master of the Blue Hell Sect.
"Even Elder Yu can't think of a way? By the way, as long as Elder Yu can think of a way, the disciple will definitely prepare a big gift for Elder Yu to express his gratitude. ”
It was really difficult for him to judge whether the other party's words were true or false at this moment, and at this moment, he could only show his sincerity first.
"Hahaha, the cloud party leader is out of sight." When he heard the word "big gift", Elder Yu Yu's eyes lit up almost subconsciously, and it was obvious that he was a little moved.
But this is not difficult to understand, you must know that the last time they met, he and the other two elders each got a longevity pill, and suddenly had an extra lifespan, and after that, he already understood how rich Ji Dong's background was, and because of this, he ran out to meet Ji Dong in person.
"Seriously, the sect master basically rarely shows up, and it is really too difficult and difficult to meet him, let alone the cloud party master, even if it is us elder-level figures, it is actually the same."
What he said was true, calculating the time, it seemed that he hadn't seen that sect master for a long time, and he didn't know if the other party was still cultivating on the suspended divine mountain at this time.
The Suspended Divine Mountain is just the residence of the high-level of the Qing Ying Sect, in fact, not necessarily all the masters of the Qing Ying Sect have to stay on it, some super strong people go out to travel and adventure, it is simply a common thing, even the sect master of the Qing Ying Sect often travels, sometimes it is a long time to go.
"I also hope that the elder can think of ideas for the disciple, the disciple really has to meet the sect master."
Seeing Elder Yu Yu's expression, Ji Dong could see that the other party should not be pretending, but no matter what, he believed that the other party would definitely have more ideas than himself.
"The cloud party leader is really embarrassing me, to be honest, this is also the cloud party master, if it was replaced by someone else, the old man would have already sent the guests away."
Shaking his head, Elder Yu Yu sighed again, his brows furrowed again. It's just that this time he frowned, obviously helping Ji Dong think of ideas, not to continue to embarrass Ji Dong.
This kind of problem involving the high-level of the Qingying Sect, he usually rarely participates, after all, don't look at them in the eyes of those ordinary disciples are very detached, but in the eyes of the real high-level of the Qingying Sect, they are nothing more than stronger disciples, if it weren't for Ji Dong's hands with a lot of elixirs, he wouldn't bother to think about this!
"Speaking of which, looking at the entire Qingying Sect, there is one person who can take the initiative to contact the sect master, and this person is the Great Elder, but if you want the Great Elder to contact the sect master, the premise is that there must be a sufficient reason, the Yun Party Master can think about it, do you have a reason to convince the Great Elder to use his power to contact the sect master?"
After thinking about it for a while, Elder Yu Yu really thought of the first idea, but whether this idea could work or not involved a lot of aspects.
"It turns out that the Great Elder can take the initiative to contact the Sect Master?!!!"
When Elder Yu Yu's words fell, Ji Dong was slightly stunned, but he didn't expect that his opponent would actually hold such a tempting power. When he chatted with Ren Yuqing before, the other party didn't mention it to him, and it seems that this woman probably didn't treat him as a friend.
"That's good news, and anyway, it's a breakthrough............
His eyes narrowed slightly, and his eyes suddenly began to shine, because compared to the previous incomprehension, right now, he couldn't help but flash a few thoughts in the Divine Mansion, although these thoughts were immature, but if he carefully scrutinized, he might not be able to come up with a feasible way.
"The Great Elder is indeed a breakthrough, but the Yun Party Master must be mentally prepared, after all, it is not easy to meet the Great Elder."
Seeing Ji Dong's shining gaze, Elder Yu Yu couldn't help but smile slightly and reminded Ji Dong.
"Ha, no matter how difficult it is to see, it is much easier than meeting the sect master, right?" Grinning, Ji Dong didn't think it was difficult to meet the Great Elder, in fact, as long as he was willing, there were too many means to meet the other party.
"Elder, do you have any other ideas? This first idea is reserved for now. With a slightly correct expression, Ji Dong asked very solemnly.
"Any other ideas? It's not that it doesn't work, it's just that it's still a little more difficult........."
The corners of his mouth were raised, and Elder Yu Yu suddenly showed a smile, and then he stopped talking.
When Elder Yu Yu said his first idea, Ji Dong knew that he had definitely found the right person this time, and now that he heard that the other party actually had other ideas, he knew that even if he broke the money this time, it was completely worth it.
"I don't know what Elder Yu's second idea is, please make it clear to Elder." With a straight face, Ji Dong couldn't help but ask with anticipation.
"Actually, it's not like the Sect Master will never show up, in fact, whenever there is a new elder-level powerhouse in the Qing Ying Sect, that is, a person from the Heavenly Rank Realm, the Sect Master will also appear and announce the promotion of the new elder in front of all the members of the Elder Hall, that is to say, as long as the Cloud Party Master can enter the Heavenly Realm, then all the problems will be solved."
Seeing Ji Dong staring at him with burning eyes, Elder Yu Yu groaned slightly, and then said with a smile.
"Advance to the Heavenly Rank Realm? This ............"
Hearing this, Ji Dong couldn't help but look pale, but he didn't expect that the other party's so-called idea would be this. Although he already has a strength comparable to that of a Heavenly Rank Realm powerhouse, he is too far away from advancing to the Heavenly Rank Realm.
Having said that, if he could advance to the Heavenly Rank Realm, it seemed that he wouldn't have to worry like this first.
"Elder Yu is really elevating the disciple, how can the realm of the Heavenly Rank Realm be so easy to achieve, if the disciple wants to advance to the Heavenly Rank Realm, I am afraid there is still a long way to go!"
It's not that he is not confident in himself, but he is really a little far away from the Heavenly Realm, and right now, the realm of the Reality Realm is enough for him to study for a while, and there is also the Consciousness Realm above the Reality Realm, which will take some time to comprehend.
"Hahahaha, don't be modest with the Cloud Party Master, the Cloud Party Master can easily destroy Duan Tiancheng of the Cloud Gate Hall of the Thousand Cloud Party, so it naturally shows that the Cloud Party Master's cultivation has entered the peak of the Law Phase Realm, and the Cloud Party Master has the help of the Dan Array Master behind him, and it is not a matter of minutes to advance to the Heavenly Rank Realm?"
When Ji Dong's words fell, Elder Yu Yu couldn't help but sneer, and then analyzed it with a straight face.
In his heart, and even in the hearts of everyone in the Qing Ying Sect, Ji Dong must be a powerhouse in the Mind Realm, otherwise, it would be impossible for him to abolish a powerhouse like Duan Tiancheng so easily.
And the strong person in the Consciousness Realm is indeed only one step away from the Heavenly Realm. Maybe for the vast majority of people in the Realm of Consciousness, it is indeed not easy to advance to the Heavenly Rank Realm, but after all, Ji Dong has the help of the strong people of the Dan Formation Division, and the success rate is naturally greater than that of everyone.
"This ......... The disciple hopes that he can advance to the Heavenly Rank Realm as soon as possible, forget it, the disciple will work hard in the future. ”
Shaking his head and smiling, Ji Dong didn't bother to explain too much, and directly responded casually.
"The old man believes that the Yun Party Master will definitely be able to." Hearing Ji Dong's words, Elder Yu Yu smiled slightly, as if he was really optimistic about Ji Dong.
"Don't worry, the old man's words haven't been finished yet, in fact, what the old man wants to tell the Yun Party Master is that the Cloud Party Master may not only be able to become an elder if he advances to the Heavenly Rank Realm, in fact, the Qing Ying Sect has always had a rule, as long as the disciples can make great contributions to the Qing Ying Sect, then they can still make an exception to become the elders of the Qing Ying Sect."
This was the idea he wanted to tell Ji Dong, and he also knew in his heart that no matter what kind of resources Ji Dong had, it would not be so easy to advance to the Heavenly Rank Realm.
However, since Ji Dong was so familiar with the people of the Dan Array Sect, and he could even get a magic elixir like the Yishou Pill, it seemed impossible to let Ji Dong make some great contributions to the Qing Ying Sect.
Not to mention anything else, if Ji Dong contributed one hundred and eighty Yishou Pills to the Qing Ying Sect at once, it is estimated that the sect master would definitely be able to give him an elder. It's just that Yishou Dan is so precious, he naturally doesn't believe that Ji Dong can take so much.
"There is such a thing?!!
After listening to Elder Yu Yu's story this time, Ji Dong suddenly came to his senses, and his eyes almost shone brightly.
He never expected that the Qing Ying Sect still had such a rule, and this was simply great news for him!
To make a great contribution to the Qing Ying Sect, although he didn't know how this so-called huge contribution was measured, he believed that as long as he studied it carefully, it would not be difficult to contribute to the Qing Ying Sect.
At the very least, it seems that it is much easier to make a huge contribution to the Blue Hades Sect than to let him advance to the Heavenly Rank Realm.
"Cloud Party Master, these are the only ideas I can think of, and I don't know if I can help the Cloud Party Master, but I believe that as long as the Cloud Party Master puts more effort into it, he will be able to meet the Sect Master after all."
Seeing Ji Dong's bright gaze, Elder Yu Yu on the other side also had a bright eye, and then he seemed to speak unintentionally.
"Elder Yu really helped the disciple a lot today, this kindness, the disciple will remember it, in addition, I also have a longevity pill here, please accept it, it will be regarded as a little filial piety to you by the disciple."
Hearing Yu Yu's words, Ji Dong knew that the other party was asking for credit from him, but seriously, the other party did help him a lot this time, at least, now he has a relatively clear idea, and he is no longer as clueless as before.
"Hahahaha, what is the Yun Party Master doing, the old man really wants to make friends with the Yun Party Master, isn't the Yun Party Master out of sight?"
Seeing the Yishou Pill that Ji Dong took out, Yu Yu's body trembled slightly, and then he laughed loudly, and although he said kind words, he didn't mean to excuse himself at all, so he almost snatched the pill directly.
For him, Yishou Dan is the most precious thing in this world, after all, when he cultivates to a realm like him, it is too difficult and too difficult to go further, and almost every level of realm improvement requires a lot of time to accumulate and precipitate, and people like them lack time the most.
Now that he has another longevity pill in his body, his life span can be extended for at least three or two years, and in these three or two years, no one can imagine what will happen.
"The disciple does not have many friends in the Qing Ying Sect, it is the honor of the disciple to be able to meet Elder Yu, this little gift, Elder Yu must not take it to heart, in the future, the disciple will get better things in the Dan Array Sect, and he will definitely not forget that the elder is."
Seeing Yu Yu's expression, where couldn't Ji Dong see the other party's thoughts? It's just that a mere longevity pill is really not a big deal for him, and it is simply a good deal to exchange so much useful information, not to mention that this is also a relatively long-term investment, and there may be more gains in the future.