"That's correct," the old man nodded. "In fact, this price is already very low. Don't think that your fifty thousand Zhuyao points are a lot. Under normal circumstances, a drop of Spirit-level ancient demon blood is worth ten thousand Zhuyao points!"
"A drop of Xuan-level ancient demon blood is worth eighty thousand Zhuyao points. Your fifty thousand Zhuyao points may seem like a lot, but it can't even buy a drop of Xuan-level ancient demon blood!"
Su Nan nodded without rebutting.
Ancient demon blood was rare and invaluable. Back in the Heavenly Palace Pavilion, they wanted to buy a drop of ordinary ancient demon blood for ten thousand drops of ordinary blood. If it weren't for the game's task rewards, it would have been extremely difficult for him to collect Spirit-level ancient demon blood for all three of his characters.
"So, if I exchange for it and want to return it, is that possible?" Su Nan didn't want to give up.
If merging ancient demon blood as he speculated could solve the problem, he definitely wanted to exchange for it. However, if his guess was wrong, the value of the ancient demon blood would be greatly reduced for him.
"Of course, you can," the old man nodded.
"Ancient demon blood is priceless, and many major forces have countless people who want to buy it. If you don't want it, there will be others who do."
"Alright, I'll buy it," Su Nan decided without hesitation.
Just then, he suddenly thought of something and asked, "Senior, do you have any ancient texts, techniques, or abilities like spells or powers here?"
This was the headquarters of the Zhuyao Bureau's treasure trove, and with so many treasures, there was a good chance they had texts, techniques, or abilities.
Unfortunately, he was disappointed when the old man shook his head. "If you had come half a month ago, with your contribution points, you might have been able to exchange for a seed of a technique or ability, but unfortunately, you came too late."
"Was the seed of a technique or ability already exchanged by someone else?"
"Not quite!"
"Half a month ago, the foreign guests from outside the world descended in large numbers, and with their arrival, the world's spiritual energy began to recover!"
"Although it's recovering slowly, and you can't perceive it without careful observation, it's indeed recovering."
Hearing this, Su Nan instantly understood the old man's meaning.
Human experts noticed the opportunity to re-cultivate ancient texts, techniques, and abilities as the world's spiritual energy recovered. Even previously useless ancient texts, technique seeds, and ability seeds were now highly valued because various major forces saw hope in practicing techniques and abilities. Even if they couldn't use these techniques or abilities before, they were still highly treasured. Now that major forces saw hope in practicing techniques and abilities, they naturally valued them even more.
It was likely that even if he went to the Heavenly Palace Pavilion now with enough demonic blood, he wouldn't be able to buy a technique seed.
The old man continued, "Moreover, many people speculate that as the number of foreign guests from outside the world increases, the speed of the world's spiritual energy recovery will also accelerate."
"Rumor has it that millions of new foreign guests will descend on our Eastern Chenzhou tomorrow. If this trend continues, it won't be long before the world's spiritual energy completely recovers."
Is the recovery rate of the world's spiritual energy increasing due to the deepening connection between the real world and the game world? Su Nan thought of some of the information mentioned in yesterday's game announcement and couldn't help but consider this possibility.
This possibility was quite significant, considering that the real world had its own spiritual energy. With the deepening connection between the two worlds, it was normal for the spiritual energy of the real world to enter the game world.
Su Nan didn't hesitate any longer.
He exchanged all of his contribution points for the ancient demon blood.
With this, he now had two drops of Xuan-level Demonic Blood of the Elemental System.
If, as he suspected, merging the ancient demon blood could solve the problem of bloodlines not merging, then these two drops of blood would not be enough, and he would need two more.
With the item in hand, Su Nan didn't leave immediately. He thought for a moment and then found a secluded place to transform into Wang Nan's appearance before heading to the Fragrant Pavilion.
He wanted to meet with the official representatives.
...
"Did you hear? Just now, Qian Yu, the great god, single-handedly hunted down a Xuan-level great demon outside the town of Xunjiang!"
"Is it true? Besides Wang Nan, Zhang Yang, and Lang Thirteen, are there any other people who can kill Xuan-level demons? Qian Yu is only ranked fourth, and he just merged his fourth Spirit-level bloodline today. How could he single-handedly kill a Xuan-level great demon?"
"It's true! However, Qian Yu, the great god, hunted down a Xuan-level great demon that was heavily injured during a mission."
"It is said that Qian Yu, the great god, has become so powerful because, at the end of a mission, he accumulated six thousand contribution points and exchanged for an ancient demon bloodline. After merging it, he obtained a racial talent!"
"I see! Rumor has it that racial talents are extremely powerful, but compared to ancient texts, powers, and spells, they might still be lacking. Wang Nan and Zhang Yang can withstand a minute under the hands of King-level monsters. Qian Yu, even though he's ranked fourth, still has a long way to go to catch up with them."
The Fragrant Pavilion is a famous restaurant in the imperial city, towering dozens of meters high with five or six floors, making it enormous in scale.
Since players gathered in the Central County, it was immediately occupied by many players and became a place for players to chat and boast about their daily activities.
Here, you could almost get the latest information about the game's hot events in real-time.
At the same time, in a private room on the fourth floor of the Fragrant Pavilion, several men and women looked down at the pedestrians on the street below.
If Su Nan were here, he would have recognized a few of the people in the group.
The leader was a short-haired man with a square face.
Yang Zheng, currently the top player in the official game.
Next to him was a woman, and she was none other than Xu Yulan, one of the top thirty players Su Nan had encountered not long ago.
Beside her, there was another short-haired woman who led the official team that Su Nan had encountered when he left the Celestial Wolf Valley for the first time. She had even tried to invite Su Nan to join the official team back then.
Xu Yulan said, "Do you think he will come?"
Yang Zheng shook his head, "It's hard to say. He's been elusive, and whether he even sees our invitation is uncertain, let alone whether he'll come or not."
Hearing this, everyone fell into silence.
Just then, a commotion erupted on the street below:
"Wang Nan!"
"Wang Nan, the great god, is here."
Excited shouts from players echoed, and the orderly street suddenly became chaotic.
Yang Zheng and his group immediately looked in the direction of the sound and saw that at the end of the street, Wang Nan was surrounded by many players, making his way towards the Fragrant Pavilion.
"He actually came!"
The group of people exchanged glances, all filled with joy.
A moment later, in the private room on the fourth floor, Su Nan sat across from Yang Zheng and the others.
"Have you found out what you wanted to know?" Su Nan went straight to the point.
The soundproofing in this room was excellent, so there was no need to worry about anyone overhearing.
"Wang Nan, you should know that the members of the Destiny Society have never stopped looking for you," Yang Zheng began with the Destiny Society as the point of entry.
Evidently, he knew very well that what Su Nan cared about the most was the Destiny Society.
Su Nan didn't respond, maintaining a calm expression as he watched Yang Zheng, waiting for the continuation.
Yang Zheng continued, "Previously, because your strength was too formidable, and the Destiny Society's strength couldn't be fully utilized in the real world, they didn't dare to take action against you in reality after you killed a large number of their members last time."
"However, their actual strength is far greater than what they have shown. They not only cultivate bloodlines but also ancient texts, and even possess a more powerful and mysterious ability."
"This time in the open beta, there will be spatial channels appearing. According to the information we've received, not only will there be a channel between our world and the demon world, but there will also be a channel to the world where the Destiny Society resides. When that happens, the Destiny Society will have a much stronger presence."
"Their goal this time is not the real world, but the demon world. They intend to use the channel between the real world and the demon world to enter the demon world. Once they enter the demon world, they will be able to unleash their full strength."
"Their purpose in entering the demon world is naturally for you. They can't do anything to you in the real world, so they want to take action against you in the demon world."
Yang Zheng looked at Su Nan, paying attention to any changes in his expression.
Unfortunately, Su Nan remained calm throughout this information.
He paused and said, "If you're willing, we can cooperate with each other. We can help you deal with the people from the Destiny Society."
"Help me? With the people from the Night Watchman?" Su Nan questioned.
Regarding Yang Zheng's information, Su Nan wasn't surprised.
However, he wasn't worried either. Setting aside whether the people from the Destiny Society would be able to successfully pass through the spatial channel, even if they could, the most powerful among them would only be at the initial King level. With his current strength and the continuous recovery of the Grand Princess, he had no need to cooperate with anyone.
Furthermore, he had no trust in the Night Watchman at all.
While the Night Watchman was opposed to the Destiny Society, if given the opportunity, they would undoubtedly try to obtain the bracelet in his possession, just like the Destiny Society. Cooperating with the Night Watchman would be like dealing with a tiger's skin.
Even if it was still uncertain who the tiger was, Su Nan didn't want to have too much contact with the Night Watch
man. Otherwise, he might end up being sold for a few bucks one day.
Seeing Su Nan's intentions, Yang Zheng didn't give up.
He remained silent for a moment and said, "Wang Nan, you might have heard from Jiang Wen that the Destiny Society is descended from the Heavenly Tribe. Do you know what the Heavenly Tribe was like in the past?"
"The abilities they possessed were beyond our imagination, incredibly mysterious. Once they enter the game world, they could pose a huge threat to you."
Upon hearing this, Su Nan could see through Yang Zheng's intentions.
Yang Zheng was trying to make him aware of the power of the Heavenly Tribe to persuade him to cooperate.
Perhaps if Su Nan had heard about the abilities of the Heavenly Tribe before entering the Divine Ruin Land, he might have felt some apprehension.
However, now Yang Zheng's plan was doomed to fail.
Su Nan calmly said, "The Heavenly Tribe was indeed powerful, able to manipulate destiny. Even the ancient human race was at a disadvantage in their hands. But that was the Heavenly Tribe of the past."
"Do you know the abilities of the Heavenly Tribe?"
Hearing this, Yang Zheng and his group were astonished, looking at Su Nan with disbelief.
This information was highly classified, and even they had only learned of it recently. They couldn't fathom how Su Nan knew.
Su Nan continued, "The Destiny Society is nothing more than a creation of the Heavenly Tribe to gain the recognition of the world's vitality. In my eyes, they are far inferior to the Heavenly Tribe."
"The Destiny Society is a creation of the Heavenly Tribe?" Yang Zheng and the others exchanged glances, their eyes filled with amazement. It was evident that they were unaware of this information.
After a moment of silence, Yang Zheng said, "While the Destiny Society may not be on par with the Heavenly Tribe, according to our information, once they enter the game world, they will be able to harness some of the powers the Heavenly Tribe left behind in this world."
"Is that so? And what of it?" Su Nan was surprised by the revelation but remained unusually calm.
He had not much to worry about. The Heavenly Tribe's powers were mysterious, capable of manipulating destiny. If it were anyone else, they would have no means of resisting. But with the third level of the Wheel of Fate Scripture, even if the members of the Destiny Society were resurrected, as long as they were not above the King level, they would be helpless against him.
Seeing Su Nan's reaction, Yang Zheng and his group exchanged glances with a touch of helplessness.
"If you have no other business, I'll take my leave." Su Nan stood up, as if he was about to leave.
Yang Zheng hurriedly said, "Please wait, Wang Nan. We have one more thing we'd like to ask for your help with."
(End of this chapter)