Little did he know, while he was racking his brains for a solution, Li Wen on the other side was already overjoyed.
"Senior... I failed to recognize your greatness earlier. Please, I humbly ask for your guidance."
Name: Shangguan Zhaixing
The ten points of Heavenly Dao value he just exchanged for the jade flute had directly elevated his cultivation to the Innate Realm. Now, with three thousand points, at the very least, it should elevate him to the Spirit Platform Realm!
[Strength: Peak of Cauldron Transformation]
You should know that even a powerful cultivator at the Cauldron Transformation stage, exhausting all their resources over a lifetime, might only be able to refine one Heavenly Treasure. Yet now, Shangguan Zhaixing is willing to offer one to this senior.
[Faction: Tian Sha Sect]
It is evident that this senior's strength is formidable.
[Possesses the Heaven-grade treasure, the Map of Rivers and Mountains, the Nine-turn Qianyuan Ring, and the Dragon-patterned Ao.]
Li Wen did not hesitate and directly tapped on the Nine-Turn Qianyuan Circle, first taking the three thousand points of Heavenly Dao value.
[Techniques: Nine-Nine Return to Truth, Ten Thousand Return to the Sea, Star Plucking Hand, Dark Star Battle Body]
"Is this? A deal?"
[Status: Nine transformations incomplete, at the peak state, yet due to the deviation of dark arts, unable to attain the realm of immortality.]
Seeing Li Wen accept the Nine-Turn Qianyuan Ring, Shangguan Zhaixing immediately felt a surge of joy.
[Hint: The instability of the Dao heart is related to the cultivation method of Nine-Nine Return to Truth. To compensate for the flaws of Nine-Nine Return to Truth, a method of the Demon Child's Fortune was obtained from the master of Great Sorrow Mountain using a million spirit stones.]
"The Map of Mountains and Rivers, the Nine-Turn Qianyuan Ring, the Dragon-Patterned Ao, these are all heavenly treasures! How many Heavenly Dao points would these be worth? We can't let them slip away!"
Even though his heart was bursting with joy, on the surface, Li Wen merely offered an intriguing smile: "Friend Zhaixing, you must be thirsty after traveling such a long way. Why not sit down and have a cup of tea first?"
"Who on earth are you!" The Star-Picking Elder could no longer remain calm.
Li Wen answered irrelevantly: "The reason you came here to hunt down the disciples of the Feiyun Sect is nothing more than your 'Nine-Nine Return to Truth.' A hundred demon children, and you were on the verge of completing your merit, but the sacrificial ceremony for the hundredth spirit infant was disrupted."
"If it were me, I would probably be furious too!"
Shangguan Zhaixing's eyes widened instantly: "How do you know..."
"That's not right, it must have been that junior from the Feiyun Sect who told you!"
Li Wen shook his head and said unhurriedly, "Indeed, it is difficult to find a hundred babies born at the exact lunar time."
"But after all, a baby is just a baby, not some heavenly treasure. Even if you offer countless sacrifices, I'm afraid it still won't help you achieve the final step to ultimate perfection."
"A million spirit stones, and I bought a false message at Great Sorrow Mountain. Truly not worth it..."
"The ultimate truth of the nine nines returning to one, is it the profound truth? It's indeed not easy to cultivate it through ordinary means, but if one fails to achieve it, I'm afraid the practice will remain incomplete, and immortality will be out of reach."
The news of his deal with the master of Mount Great Sorrow was top secret; not a third person in the world knew about it.
And cultivation techniques are the deepest secrets of a cultivator, yet this person easily revealed his own secrets... Could it be that this person is truly...?
"Who exactly are you? Could it be that you have also mastered the Nine-Nine Return to Truth?"
"Heh, with such a technique, why would I ever cultivate it? Only you would kill your beloved disciple for this technique and seize others' opportunities!"
Shangguan Zhaixing was completely stunned. He looked at Li Wen in disbelief. Even within the Tian Sha Sect, there was still a sense of humanity. Harming fellow disciples for the sake of opportunity would result in losing a hand or a foot. In this world, no one else knew this except him.
"With a wave of the hand, clouds turn to rain, controlling the rise and fall of all things!"
"With a wave of my arm, I overturn the heavens and earth, trampling on the sun, moon, and stars!"
These two sentences lingered in Shangguan Zhaixing's mind like a spell..
Could it be that this person can truly see through the secrets of the heavens?
"Fellow Daoist Zhaixing, it's just a false rumor, there's no need to be so tense."
"This is the Celestial Secrets Pavilion. Not only can we help you perfect the Nine-Nine Return to True Mystical Art, but even elevating you directly to the realm of immortality is no difficult task."
"Can you help me break through to the realm of immortality?!"
Shangguan Zhaixing's eyes widened. If the Nine-Nine Return to Truth could not be perfected, he would never be able to step into the realm of immortality. Now he was already nine hundred and eighty-three years old. If he could not break through the shackles, he feared that in less than two years, he would exhaust his lifespan and perish.
"If I succeed in breaking through to the Longevity Realm, I will surely be deeply grateful for your immense kindness and virtue, senior."
Are you kidding? The master of the Great Sorrow Mountain, Jun Moxiao, is merely at the Longevity Realm, and even he cannot confine his cultivation without anyone noticing. Yet, this young man before me can do it with ease.
"Fellow Daoist, you too have reached the pinnacle of the Cauldron Transformation stage. Are you not aware that revealing the secrets of heaven will bring about divine retribution?"
"The Tianji Pavilion has always adhered to the principle of equivalent exchange. As long as you can afford the price, any information can be bought."
Shangguan Zhaixing quickly nodded: "I apologize, senior, it was rude of me."
As he spoke, he flipped his right hand, and a glittering golden object appeared in his palm: "Senior, this is the Heaven-tier treasure, the Nine-Turn Qianyuan Ring. It is my finest treasure. I wonder if it meets your esteemed standards?" The Nine-Turn Qianyuan Ring?
This old man is still not being honest. He brought three heavenly treasures, but ended up using the worst-looking Nine-Turn Qianyuan Ring to trade with me?
[Ding——]
[Detected the Heavenly Treasure Nine-Turn Qianyuan Ring, can be exchanged for three thousand Heavenly Dao points.]
[Would you like to proceed with the exchange?]
Three thousand Heavenly Dao points?!
Li Wen burst into laughter.
Moreover, this old man also possessed two top-grade heavenly treasures, as well as countless spirit stones and elixirs.
If I exchange all of it for Heavenly Dao points, wouldn't I just take off directly?
Thinking of his significant progress in cultivation, Li Wen seemed to already see his bright future striding out of the Tianji Pavilion.
We can't let this old man go.
On the second floor, Jun Yao was watching everything happening here through the crack in the door.
When he saw Shangguan Zhaixing willingly take out a heavenly treasure to offer to Li Wen, he was completely stunned.