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Chapter 910: Chapter 916: The Deal
"Alas, the other half of the Sun Spirit Object remained in the hands of an Integration Great Power, and Li Zhirui hadn’t even known where his opponent resided.
Even if he knew, with his cultivation level, could he really snatch the Sun Spirit Object from his opponent?
It had been half a month since the great battle between the two Integration Great Powers, which was enough time for him to regain much of his strength!
It was impossible for Li Zhirui to take on an Integration Great Power who had recovered a significant amount of combat power, just like he had dealt with Myriad Snake; it would be no different than seeking death!
To have obtained this half of the Tianhua Grand Dream Yin Fruit was already a great fortune from heaven; to covet more would be too much and not enough at the same time.
"Dream of three hundred years!"
Li Zhirui muttered to himself, "I might hope to achieve Tribulation Transcendence now!"
Thus, Li Zhirui did not hesitate to end this period of training and began his return to the Profound Origin Realm.
As flowers bloom in twos, each branch shows its own strength.
Wanxian Island.
"Am I ultimately stopping at the Late Nascent Soul Stage?" Li Chenghuo, now white-haired and decrepitudinous, could clearly sense his own decline and the slipping away of his vitality.
Reflecting on his own life, Li Chenghuo had witnessed the entire process of his family’s growth from weakness to their current strength.
Besides him, only Li Zhirui, Jiang Fengwu, and Li Zhixuan had been around.
Li Chengsheng and Li Chengshuo, siblings born decades later, had grown up at a time when the family was already influential in the surrounding states, so they weren’t included in his reflections.
"Times and fate!"
Li Chenghuo sighed. Although he also had dual spiritual roots, his Spiritual Root Purity did not have much of an advantage, and he had been addicted to Artifact Refining, neglecting cultivation for many years.
By the time he had broken through to the Nascent Soul Stage, his age was already no small matter.
Even though he had a sudden awakening later and wanted to swiftly catch up, he was still a step too late.
Now, Li Chenghuo was over eight hundred years old, only about a hundred years away from his end, his body already beginning to decline, but it had been less than thirty years since he had just advanced to the Late Nascent Soul Stage.
If Li Zhirui had been there, he would have noticed that not only was Li Chenghuo’s body weakening, but the most fatal issue lay in his spirit and Dao Heart!
His resolve was no longer firm, and his Dao Heart had begun to cloud; therefore, he lamented his imminent death, resigning to wait for death unwillingly.
Thus, although he still had over a hundred years of life left, he now appeared old and decrepit.
"Enough of that; let’s use this worn body to do some more for the family, repaying the family for many years of nurturing," sighed Li Chenghuo as he slowly walked toward the Refinery Palace.
Meanwhile, atop Mount Wanxian, a sudden eruption of pressure burst forth. The Heavenly Dao responded, and clouds of tribulation rolled in quickly, presenting a scene as if dark clouds were enveloping the city.
"Is another ancestor undergoing Divine Transformation Tribulation?"
Those residing at the mountain’s summit were only Nascent Soul Elders, and their tribulation naturally involved Divine Transformation Thunder Tribulation.
"Could it be Ancestor Cheng Huo?"
"But didn’t the ancestor just advance to the Late Nascent Soul Stage not long ago?"
Until now, aside from a few like Li Zhirui, most of the clansmen were still unaware that Li Chengshuo had already returned, thinking she was still cultivating abroad, so no one thought of her.
It was only when they came to observe that they realized the person undergoing tribulation was actually Li Chengshuo.
A wisp of moonlight ascended in the daylight, and cascading beams of moonlight fell, instantly bringing forth an icy chill as the temperature across the land seemed to drop along with it."
This was the Law that Li Chengshuo chose, just like Li Chengsheng had in the past. The Taiyin Law was too vast, encompassing everything, and was not something a mere Nascent Soul Cultivator like herself could fully grasp.
Therefore, Li Chengshuo could only choose one aspect. She did not choose the mild and nourishing Supreme Yin Moonlight, but opted for the more aggressive Taiyin Cold Moon Law.
Wave after wave of cold light turned into ice blades, shooting ceaselessly towards the Tribulation Thunder.
The Tribulation Thunder was frozen by the cold, inch by inch fracturing.
As time passed, the chill did not dissolve but grew even more vigorous, covering the entire summit of Mount Wanxian in a layer of frost.
And Li Chengshuo’s attacks grew more terrifying by the moment, the cold bearing down oppressively.
"It’s so cold!"
The clan members watching from a distance felt a bone-deep chill and were so uncomfortable that they lost all desire to continue watching Li Chengshuo undergo her Tribulation.
"What a terrifying law!" they certainly knew it was Li Chengshuo’s doing.
If they were to fight against her in the future, if they could not win quickly, the chances of victory would only decrease, as the chill would keep accumulating!
About two hours later, the clouds of Tribulation dispersed, and the Li family had birthed another Nascent Soul Cultivator!
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Half a year later, the Xuanfa Pavilion sent people to visit, stating that the Fifth-order Sun Spirit Object Li Chengsheng asked them to procure now had some leads.
"Please wait a moment, Fellow Daoist, I will contact the ancestor right away," the greeting Elder said, naturally not daring to delay, and quickly sent someone to inform Li Chengsheng.
Moments later, Li Chengsheng rushed over.
"I have seen the Ancestor/Senior." Both visitors promptly stood up to pay their respects.
Li Chengsheng waved his hand and immediately asked, "Where is the Sun Spirit Object you mentioned? What are the conditions from the other party?"
He was truly fed up with the pain of a suitable Spirit Realm, where realm advancement was incredibly slow!
"That senior is in Xuanfa State and wishes to trade for the Thick Magnetite Primordial Stone in the senior’s possession."
Li Chengsheng’s expression instantly turned cold upon hearing this. A Fifth-order Spiritual Object for a Sixth-order one?
Even though he desperately needed the Sun Spirit Object, to ask his mother Jiang Fengwu to personally craft the Cave Heaven Law Great Array, there was no way he would make such a foolish decision! 𝓷ℴ𝓿𝓹𝓾𝒷.𝓬𝓸𝓂
That person, being perceptive, quickly added, "That senior is willing to use Spirit Stones, or Methods or Spiritual Objects to make up the difference in value. This matter requires the senior to go to Xuanfa State and negotiate in person."
Of course, he did not want the deal to fail. After all, Xuanfa Pavilion, performing such broker roles, took a significant commission, and not a small percentage at that!
By preliminary estimates, he could gain hundreds of thousands of Spirit Stones from this!
Hearing this, Li Chengsheng’s expression softened considerably, pondered for a moment, and nodded his agreement, "Then I will accompany you on this journey."
Xuanfa Pavilion playing the middle man not only managed to keep the confidentiality of both identities, ensuring no scheming, but also guaranteed the quality of the Spiritual Objects.
Indeed, that’s why Xuanfa Pavilion could take a considerable share of the profit.
So when Li Chengsheng boarded the Spirit Boat, he was led to change into a Vestment robe that concealed identities, completely blocking off aura and Divine Sense methods of detection; even a Divine Transformation Master could do nothing.
Half a day later, Li Chengsheng stepped off the Spirit Boat, led by that person into an elegant room used for negotiation, and began discussing the deal with another monk also dressed in a black Vestment robe.
"Do you still have a Fifth-order Spiritual Object in your possession? I am ready to trade four Fifth-order Spiritual Objects for the Thick Magnetite Primordial Stone in my possession," Li Chengsheng said as soon as he spoke, aiming to seize the initiative.
"Your Excellency should know that Fifth-order Spiritual Objects are extremely rare. I luckily obtained one, not knowing how much Qi Fortune was spent. How could I have a second Spiritual Object?"
The person in black spoke, "Therefore, I plan to add ten million Spirit Stones and a Method to refine Qianqing Thunder Pills, in exchange for the Magnetite Stone in your possession."
