"Cheaper?" Li Yun looked at Ren Qingtu in surprise. He didn't expect this thick-browed fellow to also learn how to haggle. However, it wasn't impossible to lower the price.
After all, Yang Qiu initially needed to eliminate the inner demon, so naturally, it was more valuable. Currently, Ren Qingtu didn't need that part, and it was secondhand information, with most of the benefits taken by Yang Qiu, selling it for forty thousand Secret Points indeed seemed a bit unreasonable.
"Originally, I intended to treat both of you equally. However, considering our good relationship, let's waive one Holy Lord Grade weapon for you," Li Yun extended four fingers, saying, "Four Holy Lord Grade weapons, no less."
"Four," Ren Qingtu took a deep breath. The value was indeed quite high, and he had some on him, but he couldn't take them all out.
"Senior, I do have four Holy Lord Grade weapons, but among them, the Purple Dragon Shadow is my lifebound treasure and cannot be given to others. Can it be replaced with other items?" Ren Qingtu asked.
"As long as they are items of equal value," Li Yun said softly.
"That's good," Ren Qingtu pondered for a moment. With a wave of his hand, four orbs appeared in mid-air—three Holy Lord Grade weapons and a bottle of spiritual pill.
"This is the Return to Heaven Pill. As long as there is a breath left, it can save a person. Even if all meridians are shattered, it can rebuild them. But it is only useful for those below the Saint realm," Ren Qingtu explained, asking, "In Senior's opinion, can this pill offset one Holy Lord Grade weapon?"
"System," Li Yun didn't respond immediately, instead, he asked the system in his mind. "How much is this Return to Heaven Pill worth?"
[Ten Return to Heaven Pills: Exchangeable for seven thousand eight hundred Secret Points]
Hearing the system's affirmative response, Li Yun smiled, nodded satisfactorily, and said, "Of course."
"Then Azure Water Cliff…?" Ren Qingtu asked eagerly.
"No problem." Li Yun directly took out a jade slip and tossed it to Ren Qingtu, instructing, "Azure Water Cliff is in the Bai Duan Mountain Range. This jade slip contains the method to break the formation. Take it with you, and I guarantee you can safely obtain the opportunity."
"Thank you, Senior," Ren Qingtu received the jade slip and bowed in gratitude.
Afterwards, he looked at Liu Chengxue beside him and sighed lightly, saying, "Disciple, for the time being, stay at the Heavenly Secret Pavilion. I'll make a trip to the Bai Duan Mountain Range, and I'm afraid I won't be able to take you with me. When I come back, I'll take you back to the sect."
"Disciple obeys." Liu Chengxue nodded. She had witnessed everything just now, and she knew that her master would likely have a confrontation with Yang Qiu on this trip to the Bai Duan Mountain Range. A battle between two peers, the outcome was uncertain. After all, Yang Qiu was not weak. Taking her along would indeed be inconvenient.
"Senior, I trouble you to take care of my disciple for a while," Ren Qingtu said with a strange expression.
"No problem," Li Yun said with a peculiar look. However, no matter how he looked at it, it seemed like Ren Qingtu was setting a flag. Generally, people who left saying things like this often didn't return the same…
"With Senior's words, I can rest assured," Ren Qingtu chuckled. He glanced at the jade slip in his hand, turned around, and left. As soon as he walked out of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion's gate, his figure disappeared instantly.
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In the Bai Duan Mountain Range, within the secret realm.
"Boom!" A loud noise echoed. A towering figure slowly stood up, strands of hair flying, blood and energy like a dragon, piercing through heaven and earth, formidable and dominating. Terrifying demonic energy swept in all directions!
Yang Qiu stood with hands behind his back, eyes like electricity, resembling a demonic Lord, terrifying and awe-inspiring. The might rolled through the sky, powerful enough to make people shiver.
"The inner demon that has troubled me for hundreds of years has finally been eliminated! Hahaha!!" Yang Qiu laughed wildly, triumphant!
After taking the Azure Sky Spirit Grass, not only did it eliminate the inner demon, but it also made his spiritual platform clear. In the future, it would be extremely difficult for such things as inner demons to appear in him, and even various illusions attempting to shake his mind would become extremely challenging.
"Unexpectedly, after a thousand years, many peers and geniuses competed with each other, and in the end, it is I who take the crucial step first!" Yang Qiu was exuberant, and a jade slip appeared in his hand.
According to the jade slip, there were two killing formations here! After breaking one before, he obtained the Azure Sky Spirit Grass. So, after the next formation, it must be the method to become a Saint. The master of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion, a person of such integrity, would not deceive him!
Yang Qiu clenched the jade slip, sneered, and thought to himself, "After I become a Saint, I'll definitely have to take the position of the Nine Nether Sect's Sect Master!"
The demonic path and the righteous path were different. They had only one rule, and that was strength. Anything they got, they obtained through their own strength. If they had the strength, seizing the position of Sect Master was just a matter of course. Without strength, even if they became the Sect Master, they wouldn't be able to sit securely and wouldn't be able to control their fellow brothers and sisters. It wasn't like the righteous path with so many rules and restrictions.
"And as for the Great Luo Sword Sect's Sect Master, we should settle our old accounts after so many years! New and old grievances, we'll settle them together in the future!" Yang Qiu murmured to himself.
In the past, Ren Qingtu had chased and attacked him. If he hadn't been lucky, he would have been completely defeated that time. After a thousand years, his disciple died at the hands of Ren Qingtu's disciple. This time, the grudge between the two of them had grown even larger, with almost no possibility of resolving it.
When he becomes a Saint and sits in the position of the Nine Nether Sect's Sect Master, the expression on Ren Qingtu's face must be quite amusing.