Chapter 508: A Business with Guaranteed Capital and No Losses, Opening to the Abyssal Void |
"No need for thanks." Ni Zhan waved his big hand and laughed heartily, "Brother Chu and I hit it off right from the start. Bronze Heaven's time operating in the Abyssal Void is too short, and you are At One's Wits' End in many areas. It's only right for me to help."
Regardless of whether these words were true or false, at least they sounded quite comfortable to Chu Lingyuan.
Although the other party said there was no need for thanks, Su Chen very sensibly guaranteed, "Please rest assured, Heavenly Lord Ni. Su Chen would never dare to forget the grace of Sending Charcoal in Snow."
How much he could return in the future, no one could say clearly. But for now, this sentence from Su Chen was already enough for Ni Zhan.
Discussing interests nakedly would inevitably dissipate much of the current "friendship". Ni Zhan naturally knew this, so he just smiled and changed the topic to inquire: "Chutong possesses the Recognition of the Three Dragons. She can help you take another step forward on the Ordained Path."
"Heavenly Lord Ni is considerate." Su Chen first nodded, but then shook his head: "However, there is no rush for this matter. I've already stolen the limelight enough right now, having defeated seven people. If I take another step forward, it will only cause unnecessary waves."
"It's better to wait temporarily and complete it all at once when the time is right."
Are you kidding? Right now, the Five Pillars were only blockading his Materials for the Azure Deity Metamorphosis. In case he provoked them a bit more and they decided to strictly investigate all the things he bought, that would be troublesome.
The Nine-Orifice Flesh Lingzhi Heart and the later Imperishable Bone both had to be purchased through the Cosmic Void. And the Cosmic Void was originally managed by the Five Pillars. The items were still on the way; if they said they would block him, they could block him.
No rush again... Ni Zhan's expression paused slightly. Today, he had already heard Su Chen say "no rush" several times.
He didn't mind whether Su Chen and Ye Chutong fought a day early or a day late, but wasn't Su Chen afraid that he would change his mind later?
After all, the Five Pillars were all striving towards the Sovereign of the Purple Zenith's Chosen. It was inevitable that some variables might occur. He's not going to eat the meat that's brought to his mouth?
Although it might make others increasingly anxious, but since things were already like this, what else could they do? It wasn't like they could charge into High Heaven to kill Su Chen.
But since Su Chen clearly expressed his refusal, Ni Zhan didn't say much more. After exchanging a few pleasantries with the two, he got up to take his leave.
Ye Chutong was still grinding her teeth outside. Seeing her Master walk out with a smiling face, she hurriedly reined in her expression, letting her hands hang down and lowering her eyes, following behind like a quail.
"Please stay here, we are leaving now." Ni Zhan turned back to bid farewell. Overall, this meeting with Su Chen could be called satisfactory.
The things the other party requested were also within his acceptable range, so he was quite happy.
The light of the rainbow bridge flashed past, and Ni Zhan and Ye Chutong had already returned to Jade Sea Heaven.
Back on her own turf, Ye Chutong finally couldn't hold back anymore and couldn't help asking: "Master, just now in Bronze Heaven, why didn't you let me go in with you?"
"Haha..." Ni Zhan smiled gently, "What, you're angry?"
Ye Chutong curled her lips, "Since you didn't plan to let me know, why did you have me follow along, just to let that little brat laugh at me for nothing?"
"Little brat..." Ni Zhan paused, his expression somewhat subtle. Only then did he remember that the age gap between Ye Chutong and Su Chen was over a hundred years.
Could this be the reason why Su Chen didn't take a fancy to Chutong?
Ni Zhan muttered in his heart, naturally not saying it out loud, and explained gently: "Just to scare him a bit, otherwise wouldn't it look like we are rushing to give him money?"
"Scare him?" Ye Chutong couldn't wrap her head around it.
"You are our Jade Sea Heaven's Moon Seed, after all." Ni Zhan said as they walked. "As a result, just because he had an unpleasant conversation with you, I directly made you wait outside. Wouldn't that make me appear decisive and ruthless?"
"This..." Ye Chutong thought for a moment before understanding, her eyes inevitably turning resentful: "You're truly willing to do that, huh? Bringing me over just to scare him, making me stand outside alone for so long."
"Who knew he wouldn't be interested in you." Ni Zhan chuckled lightly. "Otherwise, I wouldn't have had to come up with this idea on the spot."
"I..." Ye Chutong seemed to want to retort, opening her mouth several times but no words came out. Finally, she could only say hatefully: "That little brat stole a few glances at me."
"Haha..." Ni Zhan laughed, not dwelling on this matter. Ye Chutong also hurriedly changed the subject: "You seem to be in a good mood. What did you discuss with that little brat?"
"Gave him five thousand Faith Essence and promised to help him find a Material that can't be bought." Ni Zhan didn't hide it, briefly explaining.
"Ah?" Ye Chutong was slightly shocked. "Weren't you planning to consider him a bit? How could you promise such a huge benefit right from the start?"
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Five thousand Faith Essence was a solid amount. Jade Sea Heaven also controlled an Outer Realm outside, only its scale was much, much smaller compared to the Dust Star Sea.
The Faith Essence refined from it also had to be shared with High Heaven. With Jade Sea Heaven being so large, the consumption from top to bottom wasn't small either. Purely accumulating five thousand Faith Essence would also take a long time.
Not to mention that Material that couldn't be bought on the market. If it couldn't be bought, then favors had to be used, and the value of favors couldn't be estimated.
"I've already considered it. My first impression of him is very good." Ni Zhan said.
"What could you do in such a short time?" Ye Chutong muttered, unable to help but remind him: "Don't be too excited either. Although that little brat's Probability is quite high, even if the Azure Deity Metamorphosis is successful, it's not a hundred percent certain he'll succeed."
The selection of a Vocation Spirit involved a part of the Spirituality's self-inclination, so there were far too many variables.
"Short-sighted..." Ni Zhan glanced at his little disciple, preparing to teach her a lesson. "Can you only see whether Su Chen can become the Sovereign of the Purple Zenith?"
"Otherwise what? Isn't this the reason why you invested in him?" Ye Chutong was puzzled.
"What if he can't?" Ni Zhan asked back.
"If he can't..." The words reached Ye Chutong's mouth, but she suddenly stagnated.
"If he can't, he will definitely also be a Radiant Moon, and definitely a top-tier Radiant Moon comparable to Tang Huai." Ni Zhan finished the second half of her sentence for her.
"So, what does this little bit of stuff we gave out amount to? Even if we can't get a huge return, at least we won't lose out. With the massive scale of the Morning Star Sea, we soon won't be At One's Wits' End due to Faith Essence."
"In the future, even if we want to give it to him, he might not necessarily want it."
Ye Chutong thought carefully, and it seemed to truly make sense. Everyone's minds were clouded by the selection of the Sovereign of the Purple Zenith.
But this was just a sudden event. Even without this matter, Su Chen was almost Set in Stone to become a Radiant Moon, able to reside in the world for a long time.
"It's still you who sees things thoroughly..." Ye Chutong was utterly convinced.
"Of course, it's not a hundred percent guaranteed not to lose." Ni Zhan shrugged. "In the One in Ten Thousand chance that Su Chen dies prematurely, then it would be a huge loss."
Ye Chutong didn't even mind this sentence. Whether he became the Radiant Sun Elect was indeed uncertain, but as long as Su Chen didn't go out alone, she truly couldn't think of how he could die.
"Is this Ni Zhan worthy of trust?"
Seeing the two leave, Su Chen finally asked.
Chu Lingyuan pondered: "I've interacted with this person for several months, and he can be called straightforward, and his reputation in High Heaven is also considered quite good."
"Mm." Su Chen nodded. Regarding Ni Zhan's general situation, Chu Lingyuan had already told him before. Right now, he wasn't doubting Ni Zhan.
It was just that after meeting him, he found this person didn't seem so easy to fool, so he had to be cautious.
"Junior Brother..." Chu Lingyuan was Words Caught in One's Throat, unable to help asking: "Why do I feel like you don't To Take to Heart the selection of this Sovereign of the Purple Zenith at all?"
During Su Chen and Ni Zhan's exchange just now, he faintly realized this point. Although he knew Su Chen's mentality was very steady, this was a bit too steady.
"Not To Take to Heart?" Su Chen looked at Chu Lingyuan: "How is that possible? That's a Radiant Sun, who wouldn't To Take to Heart?"
"It's just that whether it works out or not isn't a matter of taking it to heart or not. Being anxious is useless."
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"That's also true." Asking this was because Chu Lingyuan truly couldn't hold it in. Since Su Chen explained, he didn't say more.
Lowering his head to project the Holographic Screen, he couldn't help but say: "Ni Zhan is truly straightforward. The Faith Essence has already been transferred over."
"Should I transfer it directly to you?" Chu Lingyuan asked.
"Okay." Su Chen nodded. He quickly received Chu Lingyuan's transfer and immediately took his leave to return to his residence.
Closing the Hall Door, he projected the Holographic Screen and directly purchased the Imperishable Bone.
The selling price was three thousand five hundred portions of Faith Essence. With the handling fee, it was close to four thousand. The seller of the Imperishable Bone was a faction called the "Blazing Light Ranger Legion," wandering hunters without a fixed base.
The other party had already responded and would head to the nearest Cosmic Void trading location.
"It will probably take about two months to deliver, much faster than the Nine-Orifice Flesh Lingzhi Heart."
These three open Materials were all taken down by him. Su Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief. During this time, he often opened it to check if these few items had been bought by others.
Fortunately, the value of these things wasn't cheap, and they weren't universal Materials; they could only be used in specific areas, so no one needed them in the short term.
Su Chen briefly calculated: "The Mystic Mother Soul Core has already been obtained. The Imperishable Bone will take two months, the Nine-Orifice Flesh Lingzhi Heart will take five months, and the Mystic Origin Spirit Fetus has been left to Ni Zhan. This way, only the Spirit-Nurturing Marrow is left..."
The universality of this thing was much broader. In short, this was one of the Materials for a Morning Star Spirit to evolve into a Radiant Moon Spirit. No matter where it was, it was basically in a state of being gone as soon as it appeared.
"Being in too high demand is also not good... I wonder if there's any stock within High Heaven..." Su Chen was also quite helpless about this. If it truly didn't work, he could only wait until Ni Zhan got his hands on the Mystic Origin Spirit Fetus before asking him if he had any way.
Right now, it was impossible for him to entrust both of his needs to Ni Zhan. In case there was an accident, he might just get stuck at True Radiance.
"I still have one thousand five hundred Faith Soul Crystals left in my hands..." Su Chen thought for a moment and bought a fragmented Morning Star Artifact internally in High Heaven to stockpile first.
Seeing that it was already in a delivering state, Su Chen put away the Holographic Screen, closed his eyes, and with dragons and tigers surging around him, he had already entered a development state.
"Speaking of which, I wonder if, after Advancing to Morning Star, I can directly upgrade Mystic Tools to the Morning Star level, or if they can only be upgraded to the 9th-Tier..."
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Su Chen capturing the first place on the Abyssal Hidden Star Ranking caused quite a wave in the Abyssal Void, but what made the Abyssal Void and the major Factions pay more attention was his first place on the Selection Dual Rankings. Although the Selection Ranking List could only be seen by members of the Five Pillars, there is no wall in the world that doesn't leak wind. By paying a little bit of benefit, they could have the low-level members of the Five Pillars constantly update them.
What did first place on the Dual Rankings mean?
It meant that at least for now, Su Chen was the person highly likely to become the Sovereign of the Purple Zenith's Chosen, the future Radiant Sun.
Following closely behind was the joint Blockade by the other Three Pillars, excluding High Heaven and Longevity.
The Materials and steps for the Azure Deity Metamorphosis were no secret since a long time ago. At least the major Factions in the Abyssal Void possessing Radiant Moons basically all knew about it.
Relevant Materials fundamentally couldn't appear on the market for public sale. Even if someone accidentally obtained them and wasn't clear about their value, they would basically be snatched up the moment they appeared.
Therefore, if anyone prepared for the Azure Deity Metamorphosis, lacking Materials, they could only go to the major Factions to ask one by one. This Blockade order from the Three Pillars immediately triggered no small shock, and people in various Factions were discussing this matter.
"...Blocking the possibility of this Su Chen Evolving into an Azure God is equivalent to blocking his possibility of becoming the Chosen. These Three Pillars are truly ruthless."
"...The dignified Radiant Sun Three Pillars are actually using such underhanded tactics. High Heaven actually didn't react at all?"
"Bronze Heaven has only joined High Heaven for barely a year, they can't be considered true insiders. If Su Chen truly becomes the Chosen, how would the other Heavens conduct themselves?"
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And before the Aftermath of this matter had passed, another piece of news came from the Five Pillars. They were preparing to open the channel for other Factions in the Abyssal Domain to obtain the Recognition of the Spirit of the Vast Sun.
As soon as these words came out, they instantly overshadowed all storms, becoming the focus of attention for all Factions.
"The Five Pillars have changed their tune, actually allowing us to go try and obtain Recognition?"
In a luxurious and elegant palace, black rock slabs covered the entire Space. A young man looked at the latest news report, To Show a Strange Look in One's Eyes.
"Your Highness Xia Yun." An old man beside him explained in a low voice: "I heard that the internal competition within the Five Pillars is very deadlocked. The number of people obtaining the Recognition of the Three Dragons in each Pillar is completely insufficient. Those who truly have hope of becoming the Chosen are unwilling to fight each other prematurely to help the other party succeed."
"And Su Chen inheriting Xu Yingshen's Ordained Path leaped to the very front of everyone in one swoop. Although the Three Pillars initiated a Blockade, they still have to prepare for both eventualities."
"This opening is probably just to let the people of the Abyssal Domain become the resources for their progress on the Ordained Path, in order to birth someone who surpasses Su Chen as quickly as possible."
"Su Chen..." Hearing this name, the corner of Xia Yun's eyes couldn't help but twitch. During the Ranking List Updates, he and the other party had fought more than once; this was truly a pervert.
"Su Chen is the most hopeful one, and he is already jointly blockaded by the Three Pillars right now. Since it's open, it's impossible for everything to go as the Five Pillars wish. I might not be without hope to compete!"
Eternal Dragon Heaven, in front of a crimson palace. The Hall Door was carved with crimson giant dragons on the left and right. A blazing temperature faintly transmitted through the Hall Door, making the air faintly distort.
Jiang Yue was pacing back and forth here, followed by a small tiger with pitch-black scales and a pair of wings on its back.
A long while later, Jiang Yue paused his steps and looked up, only to see the Hall Door slowly open. Blazing red dense mist rolled out. The small black tiger behind him seemed somewhat uncomfortable, and black ice mist rose around its body.
Jiang Yue couldn't help but narrow his eyes. A figure faintly appeared in the crimson hazy mist, gradually becoming clearer. It was impressively a stark-naked Zhong Yue.
His robust muscles were covered in sweat, but his eyes were filled with excitement.
Jiang Yue inevitably breathed a sigh of relief and congratulated: "Congratulations, Junior Brother, for successfully establishing the Five-Element Foundation, taking another step closer to a successful Azure Deity Metamorphosis."
Zhong Yue reached out, took out some clothes, and put them on. Hearing this, he also couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "The Azure Deity Metamorphosis is a danger with every step. Over these few months, I nearly capsized several times, almost falling short of success at the last stage. Fortunately, I withstood it."
"A blessing in disguise, I also took a step forward on the path to Spirit-Flesh Unity. I estimate I will soon be able to complete Spirit-Flesh Unity and try Advancing to Morning Star..."