Chapter 272: Seeking Gold Means Certain Death?

Although Lu Yang no longer dwells on the details, his guess was not wrong; a True Person of such stature would naturally never move for a mere junior.

Lu Yang was merely an add-on.

The one who truly contacted 【Ang Xiao Bi Ri True Person】 and arranged a meeting within the 【Wan Wu Jie】, a realm where causality is hard to trace, was actually Suo Huan.

If not for this, why would he have attacked Long Wang Chui Ying of the Four Seas Gate? Did he really think it was to trade with that foolish woman, Miao Yin? His true target from beginning to end was the half-piece of 【Yin Long Shui】 in Chui Ying's hands! That was a piece of Chen Earth whose Yin and Yang had been reversed by 【Ang Xiao Bi Ri True Person】!

It was precisely by relying on him that Suo Huan managed to contact this True Person.

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

"True Person's insight is clear; this humble one is terrified."

Suo Huan spoke with trembling fear: "True Persons from all sides have approached this humble one, wishing for me to verify the 【Chang Liu Shui】 and break the True Person's lineage; this humble one truly has no choice."

Upon hearing this, the True Person looked at Suo Huan seriously, then chuckled lightly: "The Pure Land perfected your Blessed Land for you, the Holy Sect helped you attract the resonance of the Fruit Position, and the Dao Court bestowed official rank upon you; the three sides joined hands to give you a sliver of a chance to seek Gold. Such a great opportunity should not be 'having no choice'."

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

Suo Huan kept his head down and continued: "The 【Chang Liu Shui】 concerns the True Person's Great Dao; even if this humble one verifies it, I am but a scattered cultivator. How could I withstand the True Person's divine might?"

"I fear the moment of verifying the Dao will be the moment of your demise."

"Therefore, this humble one is willing to throw himself into the Netherworld Court to serve before your presence and act as your vanguard, only asking that the True Person grant me a proper Fruit. I earnestly hope the True Person will show mercy."

Suo Huan's tone was extremely humble.

Yet he felt nothing wrong with this; for a small figure like him, without humility, without bowing, without putting aside his face, how could there be any Seeking Gold?

He did not even lock his Sea of Consciousness.

Generally, when a Foundation Establishment True Person locks their Sea of Consciousness, it cannot be opened unless some special method is used; even a True Person cannot freely search the soul of a True Person.

However, at this moment, Suo Huan deliberately released his Sea of Consciousness, exposing all his thoughts to the True Person before him to demonstrate his sincerity.

For a moment, this True Person fell silent.

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

'Want to be my dog?'

After a moment of silence, the True Person smiled: "Good, indeed a talent. Since the various families want you to verify the 【Chang Liu Shui】, then go and verify it."

Upon hearing these words, Suo Huan immediately felt dizzy and disoriented.

'What!? He is letting me verify it? He is not the least bit wary!?'

In an instant, Suo Huan even felt panic. To be honest, he had imagined what reaction the True Person before him might have, and had even prepared thoroughly for it.

He had even considered the possibility that the True Person would feel his verifying the 【Chang Liu Shui】 hindered his path, would be too lazy to give a cultivator from beyond the heavens like him a backdoor into the 【Netherworld Court】, and would simply slap him to death; therefore, what came to the 【Wan Wu Jie】 was not his original body, but a fabricated avatar.

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

Just a while ago, he had been driven to distraction by Chongguang's Seeking Gold and the reversal of the Chen Earth of the world, fighting fiercely with more than ten True Persons.

Under such circumstances, how could he allow anyone to verify the 【Chang Liu Shui】?

Seeing Suo Huan's expression waver, the True Person finally smiled: "If you verify the Chang Liu Shui and then enter my 【Netherworld Court】, I will value you even more in the future."

'He wants to bring the 【Chang Liu Shui】 into the 【Netherworld Court】?'

'Does he truly intend to control the Cycle of Reincarnation?'

Suo Huan's heart filled with endless doubts, yet he showed not a trace on his face; instead, he revealed an expression of immense gratitude and lowered his head, saying: "Thank you, True Person, for your mercy!"

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

This matter becomes clear when compared to Chongguang.

What was Chongguang's configuration? Solid Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivation, a Blessed Land unique to himself, a Jin Dan Mid-stage backer, and numerous capable people under his command.

Now look at him? A lone wolf, with Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivation only through the Dao Court's bestowal of official rank, a half-crippled Blessed Land not refined by himself but condensed only after the realm collapsed, with no backer at all; even having a sliver of hope for Seeking Gold is an optimistic estimate!

So he needed more!

He did not care what schemes the True Person before him had; he had already approached three families, and as long as it increased the chance of Seeking Gold, adding one more family was fine!

'It is just that the Yushu Jiange is unreasonable; otherwise, I would have approached the Yushu Jiange too.'

Among the four great powers, only the Yushu Jiange held the most rigid attitude toward cultivators from beyond the heavens; basically, they killed anyone they saw, euphemistically calling it your karmic fate.

In the Yushu Jiange's view, cultivators from beyond the heavens are filth from the outside world. Want to seek Gold? Fine, let me kill you, enter the Cycle of Reincarnation to be thoroughly refined, and once you have lost your past-life memories, we will naturally come to ferry you into the sect. Therefore, even with Suo Huan's mindset of having so many debts that he no longer worries, he had never approached the Yushu Jiange.

"Your courage is truly great."

Suo Huan so blatantly asking for benefits made the True Person raise an eyebrow slightly; as his words fell, this entire realm seemed to instantly stop its运转.

A massive mental pressure crashed down.

However, Suo Huan, enduring such pressure, pressed his body even lower, his forehead firmly pressed against the ground, and spoke with a steady, powerful tone:

"This humble one is simply unwilling to give up and wishes to seek a Fruit; I earnestly hope for your mercy."

His voice and tone were extremely humble.

Yet the determination within was not shaken at all by the True Person's majesty.

"... Very well, I grant it."

The next second, the True Person suddenly chuckled lightly; in an instant, spring returned to the earth, the grim atmosphere just now melted like ice and snow, as if it had never existed.

The True Person's figure vanished without a trace, replaced by a water droplet floating in the air. At first glance, it seemed merely a mustard-seed object, but if one swept with spiritual sense, it felt as if sinking into an endless ocean, containing nine bends and eighteen turns, flowing endlessly with its source impossible to glimpse.

Suo Huan then deeply exhaled a breath.

Lifting his head, he saw the water droplet suspended in the air; after a brief moment of thought, immense joy appeared on his face: "This is a Treasure of the Fruit Position!?"

A sweep of spiritual sense immediately brought corresponding information into his mind.

"【Tian De Hui Shi Divine Water】!"

As the name suggests, this water possesses the virtue of clarity and nourishing moisture, combined with the wonder of benefiting the world and bestowing grace; consuming and circulating it can lead to survival in desperate situations, prosperity and development, and merit benefiting all things.

"This is the supreme treasure to trigger the 【Chang Liu Shui】!"

If consumed during the Seeking Gold, it can cause the 【Chang Liu Shui】 to actively invite; in this way, how many times has the difficulty of elevating the Blessed Land decreased?

'Thirty percent, there should be a thirty percent chance!'

'He is not feigning; he has given me this treasure and truly wants me to attain the 【Eternal Flow】. Does he truly not fear I will ruin his path?'

'Or is it...'

At this thought, Suo Huan's expression grew gloomy again. The joy that had just surfaced quickly faded, replaced by a chilling menace.

'Every family supports me so much.'

'Do they truly not mind producing a loose cultivator True Lord, or an otherworldly cultivator? Do they not worry that after I seize the fruit position, it will harm the heavens and earth?'

To be honest, he had originally thought this was something that would take over a hundred years to complete, with slim chances of success. He had only acted with the mindset of doing his best and leaving the rest to heaven, yet so far he had been incredibly smooth; almost every family agreed to his request without any intention of refusing.

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

They did not even ask if he had contacted other powers. Clearly, he had prepared a whole list of excuses, yet he did not need to explain anything at all.

'It is too smooth.'

The more Suo Huan pondered, the more terrified he became. He could not help but look around and let out a bitter laugh. He did not even know if the True Lord was still by his side!

Suo Huan raised his head, looking at the unreachable dome of the sky above. He could only swallow his doubts deep in his heart, daring not to speak them aloud:

'Are they truly supporting me, or is everyone convinced that my quest for gold cannot succeed and that I am doomed to die?'

(End of this chapter)