Chapter 238: Seeking Gold is Certain Death?

Although Lu Yang no longer delved into the details, his speculation was not wrong; a dignified True Person would naturally not personally move just for a junior.

Lu Yang was merely an extra.

The one who actually contacted Arhat Fu Long and used the Ten Thousand Swords World, a realm with karmic ties difficult to trace, to meet him was Seeing Suo Huan.

If not for this, why would he attack Long Wang Sui Ying of the Four Seas Sect? Did he truly think it was to trade with that fool woman Miaoyin? His true target from beginning to end was the half-piece of Yin Long Shui in Sui Ying's hands! That was a piece of Chen Earth whose yin and yang had been reversed by Arhat Fu Long!

It was precisely by relying on him that Seeing Suo Huan contacted this True Person.

Looking at Seeing Suo Huan kneeling on the ground, the True Person spoke in a indifferent tone, seemingly unconcerned with his reverence: "You already possess the Method of Seeking Gold, so why must you see me?"

"True Person, your wisdom is clear; this humble one is terrified."

Seeing Suo Huan said tremblingly: "Various True Persons have approached this humble one, wishing for me to verify the Long Flowing Water and break your Dao lineage; this humble one truly had no choice."

Hearing this, the True Person looked seriously at Seeing Suo Huan, then chuckled lightly: "The Pure Land perfected your blessed land for you, the Holy Sect helped you attract the sensation of your fruit position, and the Dao Court bestowed official rank upon you; with three parties working together to give you a sliver of chance to seek gold, such a great opportunity can hardly be called having no choice, can it?"

"Though it is an opportunity, it is also a tribulation."

Keeping his head low, Seeing Suo Huan continued: "The Long Flowing Water concerns the True Person's Great Dao; even if this humble one verifies it, I will remain a rogue cultivator, so how could I withstand the True Person's divine might?"

"I fear that the moment I verify the Dao will be the moment of my demise."

"Therefore, this humble one is willing to devote himself to the Netherworld, to serve before your seat and act as your vanguard, only begging the True Person to grant me a proper fruit; I earnestly hope for the True Person's compassion."

Seeing Suo Huan's tone was extremely humble.

Yet he did not feel anything was wrong with this; for a small figure like him, without humility, without bending his waist, without putting aside his pride, how could there be any hope of seeking gold?

He had not even locked his spiritual sea.

Normally, when a Foundation Establishment True Person locks their spiritual sea, unless special methods are used, it cannot be opened, and even a True Person cannot arbitrarily search the soul of a True Person.

However, at this moment, Seeing Suo Huan had deliberately opened his spiritual sea, exposing all his thoughts to the True Person before him to demonstrate his sincerity.

For a moment, even this True Person fell silent.

Because Seeing Suo Huan had made no concealment, he easily read Seeing Suo Huan's emotions, yet he could not detect a single stray thought; the entire thing could be summarized in one sentence:

'Do you want to be my dog?'

After a moment of silence, the True Person laughed: "Good, you are indeed a talent. Since the various factions want you to verify the Long Flowing Water, then go ahead and verify it."

As soon as these words were spoken, Seeing Suo Huan suddenly felt dizzy.

'What!? He wants me to verify it? He isn't afraid at all!?'

In an instant, Seeing Suo Huan even felt a surge of panic. To be honest, he had anticipated various reactions from the True Person before him and had even made ample preparations for them.

He had even considered the possibility that the True Person would view his verification of the Long Flowing Water as an obstacle to his Dao path, and being too lazy to provide a rogue cultivator from beyond the heavens a backup route within the Netherworld, would simply slap him to death; thus, what had come to the Ten Thousand Swords World was not his main body, but a refined avatar.

But he never expected that the True Person before him would not care!

It should be known that just a while ago, he had been overwhelmed by Master Master Chongguang seeking gold and reversing the Chen Earth of the world, fighting fiercely with over ten True Persons.

Under such circumstances, how could he allow anyone to verify the Long Flowing Water?

Seeing Seeing Suo Huan's expression waver, the True Person smiled and said: "If you verify the Long Flowing Water and then enter my Netherworld, I will value you even more in the future."

'He wants to pull the Long Flowing Water into the Netherworld?'

'Does he truly intend for reincarnation?'

Infinite doubts arose in Seeing Suo Huan's heart, yet he revealed not a trace of them on his face; instead, he displayed an expression of immense gratitude, bowing his head to say: "Thank you, True Person, for your compassion!"

"But with the True Person above, this humble one's hope of seeking gold is truly slim."

Comparing this matter with Master Master Chongguang made it clear.

What was Master Master Chongguang's configuration? A solid cultivation base at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, a blessed land unique to himself, a backer at the Mid Stage of Golden Core, and numerous capable subordinates under his command.

Now look at him? A lone individual, whose cultivation base at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment existed only due to the blessing of his Dao lineage and an official rank; his blessed land was not refined by himself but was a half-ruined one condensed only after the collapse of a realm; he had no backers at all. With such conditions, estimating even a sliver of hope for seeking gold was already being optimistic!

Therefore, he needed more!

He did not care about the schemes of the True Person before him; since he had already approached three factions, adding one more to increase his chances of seeking gold mattered little!

'It's just that the Jiange does not speak reason; otherwise, I would have approached them too...'

Among the four major powers, only the Jiange held the most aggressive stance toward cultivators from beyond the heavens, basically killing them on sight, and even calling it their karmic fate.

In the eyes of the Jiange, cultivators from beyond the heavens were simply filth from the outside world. Wanting to seek gold? Fine, get killed by us, enter reincarnation to be thoroughly purified, and once you have lost your memories of your past life, we will naturally come to guide you into our sect. Therefore, even with Seeing Suo Huan's mindset of owing so many debts he didn't worry about more, he had never approached the Jiange.

"Your audacity is truly considerable."

Seeing Suo Huan asking for benefits so blatantly caused even the True Person to raise an eyebrow slightly; as his voice fell, this entire world seemed to instantly stop functioning.

Immense mental pressure crashed down.

Yet Seeing Suo Huan bore this pressure, pressing his body even lower until his forehead was firmly against the ground, while speaking in a steady and powerful tone:

"This humble one is simply unwilling to give up, desiring to seek a Golden Core fruit... I earnestly hope for your compassion."

His voice and tone were extremely humble.

Yet the determination within them was not shaken in the slightest by the majesty of the True Person.

"... ery well, I grant it."

The next second, the True Person suddenly chuckled lightly; in an instant, spring returned to the earth, the grim atmosphere of a moment ago melting away like ice and snow, as if it had never existed at all.

The figure of the True Person vanished without a trace, replaced by a water droplet floating in mid-air; at first glance, it seemed merely a mustard-seed-sized object, yet if scanned with spiritual sense, one felt as if sinking into an endless ocean, containing nine bends and eighteen turns, surging endlessly with its source impossible to discern.

Only then did Seeing Suo Huan exhale deeply.

Raising his head, he saw the water droplet hanging in the air; after a brief moment of thought, immense joy surfaced on his face: "This is a treasure of the fruit position!?"

As his spiritual sense swept over it, the corresponding information immediately flooded his mind.

"Heavenly Virtue Benevolent Bestowal Divine Water!"

As the name suggests, this water possesses the virtue of clarity and nourishment, combined with the wonder of benefiting the world and bestowing grace; consuming and transforming it allows one to find life in despair, flourish and prosper, and bring merit to all things.

"This is the supreme treasure for attracting the Long Flowing Water!"

If consumed while seeking gold, it could cause the Long Flowing Water to actively guide one; if so, by how many times would the difficulty of elevating the blessed land decrease?

'Thirty percent; there must be a thirty percent chance now!'

'He is not pretending; having given me this treasure, he truly wants me to verify the Long Flowing Water... Does he really not fear that I will ruin his Dao path?'

'Or could it be...'

Thinking this, Seeing Suo Huan's expression gradually turned gloomy again; the joy that had just appeared quickly faded, replaced by a chill.

'All factions support me so much.'

'Do they truly not mind the emergence of a rogue True Person, especially one from beyond the heavens? Are they not worried that after I seize the fruit position, it will cause damage to heaven and earth?'

To be honest, he had originally thought this was a task that would take hundreds of years to complete, with a slim chance of success, and he was only acting on the principle of doing one's best and leaving the rest to fate; yet so far, everything had gone incredibly smoothly, with almost every faction agreeing to his request without any intention of refusal.

Although the conditions proposed by each faction were harsh, they were all within his acceptable range.

They had not even asked whether he had contacted other powers; clearly, he had prepared a whole list of excuses, yet he did not need to explain a single one.

'It is too smooth.'

The more Seeing Suo Huan pondered, the more horrified he became; he could not help but look around and let out a bitter smile... He did not even know if the True Person was still beside him!

Seeing Suo Huan raised his head, looking at the dome of the sky above that seemed impossible to touch, and could only swallow his doubts into the bottom of his heart, daring not to speak them aloud:

'Are they truly supporting me, or is everyone convinced that my attempt to seek gold cannot succeed and I am certain to die?'

(End of Chapter)