Chapter 202

Bei Ju Lu Zhou

Demonic Court

All the demons know which choice brings greater benefit to themselves! Breaking through one or two minor realms, what can that accomplish?

The difference between mid-late Great Luo and peak Great Luo is trivial! Before a Hunyuan Golden Immortal, they're just clowns that can be slapped to death with a single palm!

If one were truly greedy for those two levels, they wouldn't have chosen to resurrect the two demon emperors back then! Using the resources that could be exchanged for a Hongmeng Nirvana Pill to trade for elixirs, one's strength would have long increased!

Back then, under the pressure of heavenly tribulation, they spent all their wealth to rescue the two demon emperors! Put bluntly, wasn't it just to find their powerful backer?

As for the two leaders, they unconditionally give trust and support!

The other strong ones within the Demonic Court occupy no resources! On the contrary, they further hand over part of what they hold!

"Absolutely not!"

Donghuang Taiyi sternly refuses!

"Don't you dare compare this king with the two Western sages!"

"That is an insult to this king!"

The two Western sages are immensely powerful!

But their reputation stinks worse than a sewer rat! Ordinary people might feel pleased to be mentioned alongside sages, but the demon emperors would not!

Donghuang Taiyi genuinely believes this is an insult to his character!

Donghuang Taiyi considers himself no benevolent person! Back then, for war, he personally slaughtered countless humans, refining their blood souls into the Slaughter Witch Sword.

But killing is killing; Donghuang Taiyi never hides his actions! This is far better than those two Western sages who put on a front and erect memorial arches.

"Your Majesty, only if you break through soon can we have ample time to preserve ourselves!"

Bai Ze said solemnly.

"Our current strength is insufficient!"

"Our core strength is lacking by far!"

"And exchanging for Ten-Revolution Elixir to resurrect the former Ten Great Demon Saints offers poor cost-effectiveness!"

"The only way to overtake via a shortcut is to rely on Your Majesties breaking through as soon as possible to become Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortals!"

Only when the mighty thigh breaks through will it be their day of reaping!

Let's see Guang Chengzi, Jin Feng, Duo Bao Ru Lai...

Aren't they all disciples, mounts, or accessories of sages?

Who now doesn't have the combat power of a peak Hunyuan Golden Immortal?!

One's vision must be long-term!...

Xi Niu He Zhou

Wu Zhuang Guan

"Fellow Daoist!"

"Do you really intend to do this?"

"Since you took human form!"

"You have been guarding this ginseng fruit tree!"

"But now you want to forcefully spur its growth, damaging its foundation—this is truly… a waste of heavenly bounty!"

Hong Yun looked at his old friend and lifesaver, his expression complex!

"That statement is wrong!"

Zhen Yuanzi shook his head, with a solemn expression.

"To exchange for that one Hongmeng Nirvana Pill, I've already spent more than half of my wealth!"

"Even though we've scavenged resources over the past two years, we've gathered some, but it still falls short of what we had before!"

"The Hongmeng Nirvana Pill costs thirty billion; being a Ten-Revolution Elixir, its price certainly won't be low!"

"Combined, our net worth probably only buys one Ten-Revolution Elixir—still not enough!"

Hong Yun still couldn't bear it, choosing to actively sacrifice his own interests as in ancient times! "I need no elixir; when the time comes, you having it will be enough!"

"Enough?"

"I don't believe it!"

Zhen Yuanzi shook his head, seeing through everything.

"Even a Ten-Revolution Elixir couldn't possibly defy heaven to this extent!" "Would a single pill help us break through to Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal?"

"If that were truly the case!"

"One pill equals a sage, yet a furnace can produce six or seven pills!"

"Could it be that Fellow Daoist Ye Yang refining a furnace of medicine could nurture six or seven beings comparable to Heavenly Dao sages?"

"Even the Primordial Heavenly Dao falls short of him!"

Hong Yun was momentarily speechless! Even if he's out of touch with the times, he knows how terrifying a sage's power is! As Zhen Yuanzi said!

If a single pill could make a sage, how could its price be contained to a few hundred billion? Probably only top powers like the Heavenly Court or Buddhist sect, after spending all their wealth, could afford one!

"We can still think of other ways…"

"What other methods could there be?"

Zhen Yuanzi slightly shook his head, shattering Hong Yun's fantasy! "The ginseng fruit tree is my only hope to gather enough resources!"

"Even if it damages my vitality, or if resources are insufficient, I can send it away!"

Zhen Yuanzi's eyes flashed with fervor!

"No matter what, this breakthrough must not be missed!"

Hong Yun stared blankly at his good friend, for a moment feeling somewhat estranged! "Back then, you weren't like this…"

Such fervor for power…!

Zhenyuanzi turned sideways, staring intently at Red Cloud.

Old friend!

The times have changed!

My former self, my strength was only a step below a Saint, and I could wander freely!

Anyway, a breakthrough is hopeless; better to be indifferent to fame and fortune, to avoid karmic entanglements!

Even so, every time the ginseng fruit tree bears fruit, I must give away most of it to forge good karma!

Is Zhenyuanzi really that generous, giving gifts upon seeing a good person? How helpless!

If he doesn't give it away! When people come calling, they'll want more than just ginseng fruit!

The ginseng fruit tree has long been coveted!

Nowadays, the craving for resources, coupled with the dwindling of new resources on the Primordial Continent, only intensifies the conflict!

We loose cultivators who clutch strange treasures have become a thorn in others' sides!

Zhenyuanzi sighed helplessly, explaining the situation to his clueless old friend.

I do not seek trouble; trouble seeks me!

Now, heaven and earth are not in chaos; it's merely what Ye Yang said before his seclusion!

When experts clash, they inevitably stir the Great Dao; no one wants to disturb Ye Yang by acting and get blacklisted!

But just you wait!

When the time bomb is set to detonate for exchange, if a strongman successfully obtains the elixir, there will be a bloodbath!

Without a major power to back us, resisting the outside strongholds, this seclusion is truly difficult!

Rather than wait for them to come knocking and seize the ginseng fruit tree!

Better to seize the moment and turn resources into our own strength!

Red Cloud listened blankly, a hint of confusion flashing in his eyes! For such an old good person like him, his perspective is naturally tinged with a filter!

He only wanted to avoid wasting heaven's bounty, never imagining that if he didn't do so, who would own this treasure in the future was truly uncertain! 'I… don't understand those!'

However, I can guarantee with my life that when fellow Daoist enters seclusion, I will not let anyone disturb you!

……

While other forces were blazing like fire and making plans! The Heavenly Court, however, showed some strangeness! 'Your Majesty… has not yet returned?'

Tai Bai Jinxing gazed at the Jade Pool, wanting to speak but stopping!

Since a year ago, when His Majesty personally went to Great Bamboo Peak, he has vanished without trace and never returned to the Heavenly Court!

All that remains is a single message! 'I have felt something; I will go to the mortal realm of red dust, to walk and break through!'

(End of chapter)