Longevity: My Talents Are a Bit Abundant

Chapter 966: Chapter 704: Tit for Tat

Shen Xuan’s heart tightened slightly.

Spirit Control Sect!

One of the five top-tier Sects of Qin Country.

Its Inheritance is profound, with a Divinity Transformation Celestial Monarch sitting in town.

The Celestial Mist True Monarch before him had an extraordinary bearing, his Spiritual Pressure hidden and unreleased, unfathomable, at least Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

A few degrees stronger than True Monarch Red Lotus.

Moreover, the Cultivators of the Spirit Control Sect are renowned for their Beast Taming Divine Powers; each person is accompanied by a Realm’s Lifebound Spirit Beast, whose Realm and strength are comparable to its master’s.

In Magical Combat, it is equivalent to two against one, extremely difficult to deal with.

Within a flash of thought, Shen Xuan revealed a respectful expression, stepped forward, and bowed in salute: "Profound Ice pays respects to Celestial Mist True Monarch."

"Fellow Daoist Profound Ice, there is no need for excessive courtesy."

The Celestial Mist True Monarch’s voice was calm.

His gaze fell upon Shen Xuan, and his Divine Sense quietly swept over him.

A trace of astonishment flashed deep in his eyes.

This person’s blood vitality was far more exuberant than that of ordinary Golden Core Cultivators.

Surging like a great river, blazing like a roasting furnace, clearly his Body Refining had achieved success, and his path had yet to end, his potential considerable.

He himself, as a Nascent Soul of the Spirit Control Sect and a Divine Power Realm Body Refining Master, naturally possessed a Divine Sense somewhat stronger than that of Cultivators of the same level.

At this moment, under his Divine Sense probing, this True Master Profound Ice’s expression remained natural, as if completely unaware.

This meant that the other party’s Divine Soul strength and Divine Sense tenacity were not much inferior to his own.

"This is my Sect’s Junior Brother Red Flame."

True Monarch Red Lotus continued the introduction.

Shen Xuan turned toward the pale-faced True Monarch Red Flame and likewise respectfully saluted: "Profound Ice has seen True Monarch Red Flame."

True Monarch Red Flame gave a slight nod, which counted as a response, his aura somewhat withered.

Even True Monarch Red Flame, still gravely wounded and not yet recovered, who should have been resting in seclusion, had personally come.

They had even invited a Nascent Soul Middle Stage powerhouse from their parent Sect, the Spirit Control Sect, to sit in and suppress the situation.

The Bright Flame Sect’s formation this time showed that, regarding the Thunder Spirit Pearl Refining method, they were determined to obtain it.

Shen Xuan sat down.

The Cave Mansion suddenly fell quiet.

The earth-vein Spirit Fire emitted the faint sound of burning dust.

The silence lasted a few breaths before the Celestial Mist True Monarch finally spoke.

"Fellow Daoist Profound Ice, this old man will speak frankly. My Spirit Control Sect wishes to exchange for that Thunder Spirit Pearl Refining method."

Upon hearing this, a complicated expression surfaced on Shen Xuan’s face.

He let out a soft sigh.

As if somewhat helpless, yet as though he had long anticipated it.

"Since Celestial Mist True Monarch has personally inquired, Profound Ice would not dare to speak falsely."

"As for the Thunder Spirit Pearl Refining art of the Cyan Cloud Sect, Profound Ice indeed understands a little. Only..."

"This method is a secret transmission of the Cyan Cloud Sect, worth cities of gold. With this art alone, the Cyan Cloud Sect can steadily obtain annual profits of several Million Spirit Stones."

"As for Profound Ice’s circumstances, True Monarch has likely heard a little. If it were not that within the Cyan Cloud Sect there was no path to walk, how would I have abandoned my homeland, fled far to this land of Qin Country, bitterly searching for that sliver of Nascent Soul Formation opportunity?"

The Celestial Mist True Monarch remained silent, as if weighing things.

After a long time, he slowly asked, "Your meaning is that you wish to exchange for a Nascent Soul Pill?"

Shen Xuan smiled without speaking.

"Fellow Daoist Profound Ice, to be candid, each Nascent Soul Pill has a fixed number; within the Sect, those lining up to await exchange far exceed the number of Nascent Soul Pills. Only by unanimous resolution of the Sect Nascent Soul grand assembly can a Nascent Soul Pill be used."

That was a refusal.

Shen Xuan sneered coldly in his heart.

As expected, among these old monsters, not a single one is an easy lamp to deal with.

They want this, and that, and yet more.

Yet they are unwilling to pay the price.

Clearly, Celestial Mist True Monarch intended to use his power to pressure others, with no intention of a fair transaction.

There was nothing to be done; before this colossal existence, the Spirit Control Sect, let alone Shen Xuan, even the Cyan Cloud Sect was a weak party.

A Nascent Soul Pill, such a Realm-Breaking Spirit Pill, was incomparably precious.

Its value was equivalent to that of a Spiritual Treasure belonging to a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

Even for the Cyan Cloud Sect, with several hundred years of accumulation, they could only exchange for two Nascent Soul Pills.

For a Major Sect.

A single Nascent Soul Pill was equivalent to adding one Nascent Soul True Monarch.

Celestial Mist True Monarch’s unwillingness to part with a Nascent Soul Pill was already within Shen Xuan’s expectations.

Their gazes intersected in midair.

However, Shen Xuan also had his own confidence in his heart.

The Spirit Control Sect’s frontline was even more perilous than that of the Bright Flame Sect.

"Profound Ice understands Celestial Mist True Monarch’s difficulties."

"Only, there is something True Monarch might not know. The current Supreme Elder of the Cyan Cloud Sect, Spirit Sword True Monarch, was once Profound Ice’s Senior Brother Spirit Sword."

"In those years, Profound Ice and the previous Sect Leader, Mysterious Trace True Master, were as close as brothers. Unfortunately, Mysterious Trace True Master failed in Nascent Soul Formation and his whereabouts are unknown."

"To avoid Senior Brother Spirit Sword’s suspicion, Profound Ice had no choice but to abandon his master, Dao companion, family, and old friends, and travel alone to Qin Country."

There was a hint of sorrow in Shen Xuan’s tone.

"If this time, Profound Ice were to privately sell the Sect’s Thunder Spirit Pearl Secret Technique again, then in days to come, I fear I would no longer have the face to return to the Cyan Cloud Sect!"

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