Chapter 1220: Indigo Tripod, Nine Heavens Clear Qi (Second update, requesting everything)

Pfft—cough, cough—

Li Zhangsheng was caught off guard and choked on his own saliva; there was no helping it, Ao Run's words were simply too shocking.

With his current strength, he could at most rival the top-tier Double-Character Kings; he could not defeat the Phoenix Emperor at all. The phoenix that the Phoenix Emperor relied on for her fame alone would require him to go all out.

The key was that the Phoenix Emperor had more than one phoenix; she held the Phoenix Clan Treasure in her hands, and she likely possessed distant relatives of the Phoenix Clan such as the Red Luan, Green Luan, or Ice Luan.

Based on this lineup alone, even among the Six Emperors, the Phoenix Emperor was definitely one of the best.

Taking a step back, even if Ao Run could take action, he likely wouldn't be the Phoenix Emperor's match, let alone kill her. Furthermore, a dignified Emperor had numerous methods; defeating her was possible, but killing her was extremely difficult.

"I refuse!"

Li Zhangsheng had great self-awareness and chose to refuse directly. Besides, he still had to face the Xuan Emperor's faction with all his might; how could he dare to make another powerful enemy?

"I also know this request is too difficult, but I am not asking you to go kill the Phoenix Emperor right now. I only hope that when you have sufficient strength, you will help me with this favor. Regardless of whether you ultimately succeed or not, as long as you agree, I will pay a portion of the reward in advance. What do you think?"

Ao Run sighed softly. He also knew this was putting Li Zhangsheng in a very difficult position; he only hoped Li Zhangsheng could give him a promise.

As for whether Li Zhangsheng would actually fulfill the promise, he had no bottom line in his heart either.

It was just that, right now, Ao Run could only trust Li Zhangsheng.

Although Ao Run was the dignified son of the North Sea Dragon King, and his talent and strength were among the best of his brothers, he had now become a hostage of the Kunpeng and could not meet the North Sea Dragon King; he couldn't even make contact.

Most importantly, Ao Run knew his father's temperament very well; the North Sea Dragon King would never agree to this matter.

As for other friends and relatives, that went without saying.

Li Zhangsheng was different. After learning of Li Zhangsheng's age, Ao Run was amazed; at only 20 years old, he possessed the strength to contend with or even defeat him. What would it be like in a few more years?

Therefore, Ao Run could only pin his hopes on Li Zhangsheng.

"You aren't even afraid I'll go back on my word."

Ao Run did not mention a Heavenly Dao Contract; it was clear this was merely a verbal agreement. If Li Zhangsheng went back on his word and didn't do it, there would be no punishment.

"I have no other choice. Don't be in a hurry to refuse; wait until you have seen this portion of the reward before making a decision."

Ao Run shook his head with a bitter smile and took two items out of his internal space: an ice-blue small tripod and a glazed-colored bottle.

When the ice-blue small tripod appeared, the Zining Cauldron and Blue Light Tripod in Li Zhangsheng's Consciousness Sea trembled violently.

Clearly, the ice-blue small tripod was also one of the Nine Cauldrons.

Ao Run pointed at the ice-blue small tripod and said, "This is the Indigo Tripod, one of the Nine Cauldrons. It can release absolute zero to freeze enemies."

Not long ago, Ao Run had seen the Blue Light Tripod and Zining Cauldron in Li Zhangsheng's hands, which was why he used his treasured Indigo Tripod as a reward to increase his persuasiveness toward Li Zhangsheng.

Li Zhangsheng was naturally tempted. If he obtained the Indigo Tripod, gathering the power of the three cauldrons might reach the level of a Langhuan Supreme Treasure; this was definitely a great temptation for him.

However, he did not agree immediately and continued to watch as Ao Run introduced the next treasure.

"This bottle itself is not unusual, but it contains five portions of Nine Heavens Clear Qi. Nine Heavens Clear Qi can only be collected above the Nine Heavens. Now that the Heavenly Realm is sealed, these five portions of Nine Heavens Clear Qi can be called unique items."

Ao Run paused and continued, "The effect of Nine Heavens Clear Qi is very simple: it can quickly raise a Demon Pet's minor realm, but it is ineffective for major realms and has no side effects."

For ordinary Monster Tamers, Nine Heavens Clear Qi was no different from a chicken rib. For them, the growth speed of Demon Pets was generally not as fast as the Monster Tamer's, so it couldn't save them any time at all.

It was different for Li Zhangsheng. After breaking through to become a Double-Character King, not a single one of his Demon Pets had reached Tier 9 Demon Saint, so naturally, they couldn't attempt to break through to the Demon Emperor Level.

If he had the Nine Heavens Clear Qi, Li Zhangsheng could quickly let his Demon Pets reach Tier 9 Demon Saint.

Originally, Li Zhangsheng estimated it would take about two months for his fastest-progressing Demon Pets to attempt a breakthrough; now, with the Nine Heavens Clear Qi, he could save quite a bit of time.

Of course, that was on the condition that the Nine Heavens Clear Qi was powerful enough.

Ao Run seemed to see Li Zhangsheng's doubt: "I once saw my brothers use Nine Heavens Clear Qi. If it is a Tier 1 Demon Saint, two portions of Nine Heavens Clear Qi are enough to reach Tier 9 Demon Saint; if it is a Tier 5 Demon Saint, only one portion is needed."

Upon hearing the specific effects of the Nine Heavens Clear Qi, Li Zhangsheng's eyes lit up, and he felt an urge to give it a try.

Although there were only five portions of Nine Heavens Clear Qi, it could allow three or four Demon Pets to attempt a breakthrough to the Emperor Rank in advance, saving him a lot of time and achieving a significant increase in strength in the short term. This was also a great temptation for him.

Do it!

Li Zhangsheng made his decision. Besides the reward, it also had to do with the fact that this mission had no time limit; otherwise, even for the Indigo Tripod and Nine Heavens Clear Qi, he would have had to give it up.

"Ao Run, I can agree to this matter, but I have one prerequisite."

One must not be without a heart to guard against dragons; for the sake of safety, Li Zhangsheng needed to make preparations in advance.

"As long as it is a reasonable condition, I agree to it."

In order to avenge Feng Zi and his unborn child, Ao Run was willing to pay any price.

"You and Feng Zi must swear by the Heavenly Dao that you will not reveal matters related to this to others."

Li Zhangsheng had to guard against this. If Ao Run were eager for revenge, or if he discovered that Li Zhangsheng possessed enough strength to contend with the Phoenix Emperor, he might reveal the news.

If that happened, Li Zhangsheng would likely have to face the Phoenix Emperor directly; at the very least, the Phoenix Emperor would be on guard, and she might even unite with the Xuan Emperor. At that point, he would be in a real bind.

Ao Run and Feng Zi looked at each other and ultimately chose to agree.

Once the Heavenly Dao Contract was completed, Li Zhangsheng finally set his mind at ease. He took the Indigo Tripod and the bottle containing the Nine Heavens Clear Qi, and incidentally released Yeluogaijiade.

If nothing went wrong, Yeluogaijiade would serve as a great general under Ao Run.

"Yeluogaijiade, from now on you will stay here; do not harbor any delusions of returning to the Extreme North Ice Plain."

It wasn't that Li Zhangsheng didn't want to subdue Yeluogaijiade, but mainly because there was no opportunity.

Spirit Beasts that reached this realm were all lords, each one proud and arrogant; many were the type who would rather die than submit.

With Feng Zi stepping in, Ao Run subduing Yeluogaijiade was a complete non-issue.

After everything was finished, Li Zhangsheng rode Aixi, transforming into a golden rainbow, and prepared to return to the Langya Kingdom.

PS: Except for my dad, the whole family has acute gastroenteritis. I feel like it must be the roast duck, because my dad was the only one who didn't eat the roast duck.

(End of chapter)