I Don't Agree to the Terms
Chapter 337 - 194: Good News, A Winning Chance Against the Protagonist_2

Chapter 337: Chapter 194: Good News, A Winning Chance Against the Protagonist_2

If it all comes together later, maybe just using it as material to advance, you’ll definitely gain this talent called Taisu Mist.

After receiving the materials from Xin Yuan, the map of Jianfeng Evernight City also featured corresponding indications.

"Priest, this... is a bit far," Jianfeng Evernight City remarked after checking the scale, his complexion inevitably falling; the two locations were really too distant.

"I’ll accompany you part of the way, but once the challenge starts, I won’t lend a hand, even if your life is in danger," Xin Yuan said with a solemn expression.

Jianfeng Evernight City naturally expressed his thanks.

He had realized too, that the other person was cold on the outside but warm on the heart, and also very upright.

The value of these materials was definitely high, and the fact that the other party handed them over to him indicated that he was a trustworthy NPC.

If it were a storyline fanatic here, they might not even pursue the mission and just max out their favorability with him to make him a follower instead.

But Jianfeng Evernight City wasn’t purely a storyline fanatic; he was a regular player, a mix of a storyline fanatic, a scenery enthusiast, and an intensity seeker—dabbling a bit in everything.

"So, will you be helping me with everything coming up?" Jianfeng Evernight City asked.

Xin Yuan nodded, "Yes, until you complete the challenge or give up."

Hearing this promise, Jianfeng Evernight City also breathed a sigh of relief. He didn’t have much confidence in himself, mainly because, without such a high-level NPC’s help, there was a high chance he as a normal player wouldn’t be able to complete the mission.

He knew that he had once run missions for nearly half a year for a Dark Priest’s vocational talent and nearly broke down; now though, he was being offered an entry and it was even a high-level talent—how could this mission possibly be simple?

...

Gu Shanhai watched the live broadcast and was quite satisfied with Jianfeng Evernight City’s performance.

From his behavior, he truly seemed just a regular player.

The person monitoring wasn’t Xin Yuan, given how weak he was, but an Elder in the Magic Awakening Stage.

"Cough, backlash this quickly? Didn’t even withstand the Heart Demon substitute," Gu Shanhai spat a mouthful of blood, his expression somewhat somber.

Normally, it would at most reduce his lifespan, which he didn’t care much about, but unfortunately, the world’s malice towards cultivators combined with the backlash had caused him internal injuries.

Fortunately, the wounds weren’t severe, healing in just three seconds; he was very resilient.

The Taisu Spirit Stone that Jianfeng Evernight City got was the same heavenly treasure Shen Heng used to break through to the Purple Mansion Stage.

After the process, he silently absorbed a trace of Shen Heng’s luck, which could roughly be compared to an increase of 0.1 in the luck attribute.

The backlash was specifically in this aspect, but as for Jianfeng Evernight City obtaining Shen Heng’s opportunity, that was none of Gu Shanhai’s concern. In this world, there was no causality, and so there would be no tracing of origins; whoever took it, used it, would have it accounted to their name.

"It’s a pity, Shen Heng has already established his foundation; otherwise, I could have taken all the essence of the universe used for his foundation," Gu Shanhai declined the healing item handed over by others.

Shen Heng’s sect was such that only dead geniuses weren’t considered geniuses, a template for tempering disciples; not only did disciples have to compete for cultivation resources, but there was even internal killing.

Normally, you had to rely on yourself for cultivation resources, much less the heavenly treasures needed for breakthroughs.

Based on collected intelligence, the universal essence Shen Heng possessed was all obtained during his external experiences, not distributed by his sect.

Moreover, Shen Heng didn’t have it easy in the sect, having offended some Elders and privileged disciples, thus facing severe suppression; even though he was now in the Foundation Establishment Stage and growing quickly, these people acted like they had lost their senses, even attempting to assassinate him multiple times.

Seeing this intelligence, Gu Shanhai could only resolve to intensify his efforts.

"With no more Taisu Spirit materials, the other party must have other opportunities. We need to find a way to let Jianfeng Evernight City see if he can intercept it earlier."

"Only the strength of Jianfeng Evernight City is also a problem; we need to get him to the Foundation Establishment Stage as soon as possible."

Gu Shanhai contemplated; this was not an easy task.

"You won’t consider advancing to the Foundation Establishment realm first?" a distant voice said.

The speaker was Yun Yu, who happened to come by and heard what Gu Shanhai said.

"Me? I’m not in a hurry; I haven’t gathered all the essential elements required by both the Yin and Yang Five Elements yet," Gu Shanhai said, glancing at Yun Yu without caring much.

He was still perfecting the cultivation technique for the Foundation Establishment stage, and he was only in the late stage of Qi Refinement now. To level up by hanging up, it would take about a year or two.

Of course, once he had perfected the cultivation technique for the Foundation Establishment stage and obtained the essential elements of the Yin and Yang Five Elements, he would speed up the process. He could even meet the breakthrough criteria in just ten minutes if he wanted.

"You might not be in a hurry, but I’m nearly dead from it," Yun Yu complained following the conversation.

Gu Shanhai almost instinctively retorted with: The emperor isn’t in a hurry while the eunuch is, but luckily, he swallowed the words quickly.

"Busy, you see, I need to cultivate and also research the ultimate numbers of 36 transformations and 72 Transformations, and remotely monitor Jianfeng Everyday City and Shen Heng," Gu Shanhai made up an excuse.

"But I heard that you already modified the ’Qi Nourishing Breathing Technique.’ You don’t have to lift a finger to cultivate."

"Plus, with so many elders and the Hall Master around, they don’t need you to remotely monitor."

Yun Yu blatantly exposed Gu Shanhai’s excuses.

"The ultimate numbers are real, but are you sure you aren’t just leading me on? I feel like you’ve already figured them out," Yun Yu looked suspicious.

"No, impossible. I’m the most honest person," Gu Shanhai flatly denied.

He had only finished a trial version—trial... how could a trial be considered complete? Only the official version meant completion.

"Got it, you’ve finished the trial version, right?" Yun Yu locked eyes with Gu Shanhai, unable to understand why Gu Shanhai was so resistant to cultivation. It wasn’t like he lacked resources. Moreover, he was also curious where all those resources had gone since he was still in the late stage of Qi Refinement.

With such resource allocation, from the early-stage Foundation Establishment, he should have reached the late-stage Purple Mansion by now.

"I’ll give you a month; you must breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment stage. The essential elements of both the Yin and Yang Five Elements are ready," Yun Yu stated.

"One year, huh? No problem," Gu Shanhai purposely feigned confusion and extended the timeline.

Over the years, the vast amount of resources that fell upon Gu Shanhai were not ineffective; they were all diverted to the "Green Emperor Longevity Scripture" and the Magic Domain, without reserving any for the cultivation of Qi. He was indeed getting stronger, though his realm remained in the late stage of Qi Refinement.

His current strength in the Qi Refinement realm was entirely thanks to hanging up; thus, slow progress was normal.

Yun Yu’s expression eased a bit as he said, "Deal, that’s settled then."

His initial estimate had been three years, not expecting an unexpected windfall.

He was prepared for the difficulty in dealing with Gu Shanhai.

"Rushed it, called the time too low," Gu Shanhai realized he was tricked as soon as Yun Yu so readily agreed; the other’s psychological expectation definitely wasn’t one year.

"..." Yun Yu was exasperated. Probably only Gu Shanhai could mess around in the Qi Refinement realm long enough to have a group of Peeping Dao Stage cultivators begging him to breakthrough, and most likely he was the only one of his kind, unprecedented and most likely never to be replicated.

Even grandfathers wouldn’t plead with their grandsons like this.

"No regrets!" Yun Yu added.

"I know, I know, my word is my bond," Gu Shanhai still possessed that much integrity.

"How is the trial version of your ultimate numbers for avoiding disasters coming along?" Yun Yu finally asked about serious matters.

"Not bad, the personnel testing in the Middle Three Realms generally meet my expected data, though there are still some flaws that need correction."

"The Upper Three Realms only have theoretical data," Gu Shanhai said somewhat helplessly, as there indeed was nobody undergoing tribulation among the Chengyun Sect’s Upper Three Realms personnel.

So, the current tests were really only applicable to the Middle Three Realms, though if it turned out alright there, the data could serve as a reference for the Upper Three Realms too.