Within the Heaven and Earth Bank, Aiden donned a jet-black profound robe and seated himself on a chair.
He was a completely new man, his entire demeanor transformed. The jet-black profound robe lent him an air of imposing presence.
Seraphina also tidied Aiden's hairstyle, cutting short his previously dull and lifeless long hair, making him look particularly handsome.
Seraphina nodded with satisfaction. "Now you truly resemble the master of our Heaven and Earth Bank. Handsome, powerful, and with a formidable aura."
"Were none of the previous masters like me?" Aiden inquired.
"No. The previous masters were not kind to Seraphina. After obtaining the Heaven and Earth Bank, they treated Seraphina as their private possession. They always ordered Seraphina around without ever asking if Seraphina was willing. I didn't like them much," Seraphina shook her head.
Although she was a weapon spirit, she essentially had an independent personality and was a complete individual, save for the fact that she could not leave the Heaven and Earth Bank.
"They didn't ask for your opinion?" Aiden asked in surprise. Seraphina was well-versed in both astronomy and geography and was utterly loyal to the master of the Heaven and Earth Bank. How could they not seek her opinion?
"No. Those people were from the native lands of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths and had very rigid minds. After acquiring the Heaven and Earth Bank, they acted according to their own whims. Some were arrogant and overbearing, some were lawless, some managed it poorly, and some were wasteful..." There was a sense of helplessness in Seraphina's words.
Aiden fell into deep thought.
"Master, forgive my boldness. Among the nine masters, although you have the lowest cultivation level and no combat power, and the current state of the Heaven and Earth Bank is also the worst, you are the best master. You are willing to listen to suggestions," Seraphina sighed.
The previous masters had all been headstrong and had squandered excellent opportunities, sealing their own fates. Otherwise, relying on the Heaven and Earth Bank, how could they have fallen so easily?
Aiden smiled. "So I should also be grateful to the previous masters. Had it not been for their headstrong ways, I would not have become the master of the Heaven and Earth Bank, let alone met the beautiful Seraphina."
Seraphina's beautiful eyes sparkled. She was a female and naturally liked to hear compliments, especially from the master of the Heaven and Earth Bank.
"Master, you're making me blush," Seraphina said coyly, turning away and covering her cheeks, looking every inch the demure maiden.
Aiden smiled faintly. He and Seraphina were a good match.
After the banter, Aiden's expression turned calm. "Now that I have integrated the talent of a prophet and activated the omniscient and omnipotent attribute, are there any cultivation techniques available for me to practice?"
Seraphina shook her head. "The Universal Library of the Heaven and Earth Bank has been sealed. There is not a single secret manual at present. I can't produce a secret manual either, unless the master unseals the Universal Library!"
"How many books are there in the Universal Library?" Aiden asked.
"There are a great many. Only the collections of countries known as Imperial Dynasties throughout history were eligible to enter the Universal Library. The collections of ten thousand Imperial Dynasty-level countries are all here. Master, just think, how many books could that be?" Seraphina said earnestly.
"Are the books in the Universal Library still all there?" Aiden asked in pleasant surprise.
"Some are, but many have been lent out. They are all extremely rare cultivation techniques, each of which can be cultivated to the peak. The master will need to retrieve them in the future," Seraphina shook her head.
Aiden nodded thoughtfully. These things that belonged to him, he naturally had to retrieve them all.
"What is the price for unsealing the Universal Library?" Aiden asked.
"A divine spirit vein!" Seraphina said.
"A divine spirit vein?" Aiden frowned. He had never even heard of such a thing.
"A divine spirit vein is an extremely rare existence. Divine sources are born from divine spirit veins. A single divine spirit vein can yield at least five million divine sources. So, master, work hard and obtain a divine spirit vein to redeem the Universal Library," Seraphina raised her fist, cheering Aiden on. She looked like an exquisitely crafted porcelain doll, exquisitely beautiful.
Aiden smiled. "Alright, I'll do my best. But for now, I still need to deal with Tyrone Zhou's matter."
In Aiden's perception, Tyrone Zhou had already reached out to him through the Emperor's Pen.
Aiden was aware of the Emperor's Pen's display of power, the Heavenly Dao Sect's submission, and Tyrone Zhou's vengeance. After all, the Emperor's Pen belonged to him, and he could receive information about everything that happened at any time.
Now that Tyrone Zhou had avenged himself and reached out to him, Aiden donned the dark-golden mask, waved his wide sleeve, and Tyrone Zhou appeared out of thin air within the Heaven and Earth Bank.
"Have you avenged yourself?" Aiden asked in a calm tone.
At this moment, Tyrone Zhou's expression was dull, his eyes somewhat vacant. Only after hearing Aiden's question did he nod and say, "The great vengeance has been exacted. The Emperor's Pen is returned!"
Aiden casually made a gesture, and the Emperor's Pen flew out automatically and then disappeared.
Aiden looked at the dull Tyrone Zhou. He had lost his talent and spiritual energy, but he shouldn't be this dull.
"Now that the great vengeance has been achieved, do you feel empty inside?" Aiden asked.
Tyrone Zhou smiled bitterly. "Yes. I have lost everything. I don't know how to survive in this world now."
His parents had been slain, his younger siblings had died miserably, his fiancée had been violated, and his entire clan had been massacred!
The deep-seated blood feud had sustained Tyrone Zhou, giving him the will to live and the determination to seek vengeance.
But now that the great vengeance had been achieved, Milo Ming's entire family had been killed by him, including the lofty leader of the Heavenly Dao Sect.
He had suddenly lost his purpose.
To seek vengeance, he had sold his talent. Now, even if he wanted to cultivate, he would be unable to make any progress in this lifetime and would remain stuck at the Asking Dao Realm.
Surviving?
The world was vast, the seas boundless. In all the four seas, he was alone, without a single person to whom he could turn.
Tyrone Zhou was seized by a death wish.
Aiden saw through Tyrone Zhou. The corners of his mouth turned up. With his hands behind his back, he walked up to Tyrone Zhou and said, "Are you willing to make another deal with me?"
Tyrone Zhou looked at the dark-golden mask and those eyes that could see into the depths of one's heart. For some unknown reason, his death wish faded considerably.
He opened his mouth, then closed it, then opened it again and closed it once more. After repeating this several times, he finally said softly, "I have nothing left to trade with you."
He had already traded away his most powerful talent. Now, Tyrone Zhou believed that he had nothing worthy of trading.
Aiden shook his head and said mysteriously, "This time, we won't trade anything else. We'll trade your soul!"
"Soul!" Tyrone Zhou looked at Aiden in astonishment. His soul?
Although it was the first time he had heard of trading a soul, Tyrone Zhou thought it was probably similar to the most cruel soul enslavement practiced by demonic cultivators.
But for some reason, Tyrone Zhou had no resistance or aversion.
When you are reduced to the lowest of the low, mired in the muck, and have nothing left, and someone reaches out a helping hand to you, regardless of whether that person is a demon or a buddha, it is a new ray of hope in your life.
Now Aiden was that ray of hope for Tyrone Zhou.
Tyrone Zhou nodded without hesitation. "I'll trade my soul!"
"Whatever it is, I'll trade!" Tyrone Zhou said firmly.