As soon as Su Ze arrived at the treasure pavilion, the disciples inside discovered Su Ze. They consciously made way for him.
Seeing this, Su Ze only smiled and walked to the counter.
"Su... senior brother Su Ze, what do you need?" The person in charge of the counter was a female disciple of the sect. She stared at Su Ze's face and was a little infatuated for a moment.
"Do you have defensive-type artifacts? The higher the level, the better." Su Ze placed the token on the counter and asked with an indifferent expression.
"Ah... This way, senior brother." The female disciple jumped back to her senses went to work. She picked up a stack of paper and began to flip through it.
After a long while, the female disciple took out a piece of paper and handed it to Su Ze with both hands, "Here! Senior brother Su Ze, these are all the defensive type weapons in the treasure pavilion, and they are all at the Conferred and Emperor levels. You would want them."
Su Ze nodded, holding the paper and started to look through it.
After that, he picked three defensive treasures of his choice.
The first was the Ba Xia Embroidered Robe, a defensive robe. The Robe didn't possess any arrays, but the sheer defensive power of its material was enough to defend against an attack from a Conferred Realm.
It did not come cheap at 150,000 points.
The second was the Universe Bangle, an Emperor level treasure, at 300,000 points! After using it, one could open an array. This array could not only defend against an Emperor level attack, but it could also allow one to hide within another dimension. Only with special methods could one find the user's traces.
It could be said to be a top-grade defensive treasure. The price of 300,000 was only natural.
The third was an array that produced a barrier. It was priced at 50,000 points. After opening it, unless one was at Emperor level, they wouldn't be able to escape. Of course, Su Ze could also use this as a barrier to protect himself.
Su Ze had spent a total of 500,000 points. Such a huge sum made the surrounding disciples envious.
"500,000 points! Su Ze didn't even blink!"
"Well, I'm envious!"
"500,000 is ridiculous. There are still 200,000 points. With so many points, I can retire happy. Su Ze spent them all in a few minutes. It's terrifying."
After Su Ze received the three spiritual artifacts, he packed them away, leaving behind a group of disciples who could only look on in envy.
...
At the Golden Light Sect, three elders looked at a token and fell into deep thought.
This token was the response letter from the Hidden Sect.
"Well, now we know where they stand. What do you all think?" Wei Ming rubbed his temples and asked with a headache.
Chen Su slammed the table in anger, filled with righteous indignation, "I think the Hidden Sect is asking for too much! For their services, they actually want a small middle-grade crystal ore lode. Every year, we already have to hand over 1,000 Grandmaster artifacts and 500 Conferred artifacts. Isn't this asking for too much?"
"Chen Su, calm down just a minute. The current situation is indeed somewhat unexpected, but after all, it is related to the war between two great sects. It is reasonable for the Hidden Sect to ask for these conditions." Deng Hua smiled kindly.
"It isn't! They're asking for an entire year's worth of profits!" Chen Su lost his composure.
"Alright, listen here. The Hidden Sect is obviously here to make the most of this situation! We will give it to them! The Pillheart Sect's strength is fifth on paper, while our Golden Light Sect is sixth. There is still quite a big gap between us and the Pillheart Sect. However, the Hidden Sect is truly number one!"
Wei Ming took a deep breath and began to analyze the current situation.
"If we start a one-on-one battle with the Pillheart Sect, we won't get anywhere. There won't be any winners! However, if the Hidden Sect makes a move, it couldn't possibly be all that bad! If nothing goes wrong, the Pillheart Sect will be ours!" Wei Ming said with a smile.
Deng Hua replied, "In other words, as long as we take down the Pillheart Sect, we will earn a lot more than what we're paying the Hidden Sect, right?"
Wei Ming nodded. "To be honest, what we need is only an expert at the Emperor Realm. If I remember correctly, the Pillheart Sect's elders are all at the Emperor Realm! So..."
"So we have a deal?" Chen Suo raised his eyebrows and asked.
Wei Ming nodded. "We'll agree to it. However, we must set certain conditions. No matter how much we have to pay, we must take down the Pillheart Sect!"
Chen Suo and Deng Hua looked at each other. They were deeply aware of Wei Ming's determination.
This time, the grudge between the two sects over the past hundred years should be completely resolved. Only one of the two sects could remain.
...
After Su Ze received the magical artifacts, he first studied their effects.
Then, he continued to cultivate. He had a premonition that after killing two hundred Golden Light Sect disciples, they would most definitely retaliate.
Some plan had to have already been set in motion. Of course, it was just Su Ze's guess.
Open war between the Pillheart Sect and the Golden Light Sect would also eventually set off. The only thing Su Ze could do was to increase his strength.
Only when he was strong enough, could he have the qualifications to survive in the uncertain future.