Chapter 288

"Chen Guo Left Libationer Meng Yanhui requests an audience? My Lord, should we see him or not?"

At the main hall of the Cangming Star Palace, hearing the report from Great Elder Sun Xianzu, the Cangming Tianyang Xingjun was somewhat surprised.

The Battle of Tower Tributes had just ended, and all parties were already preparing to deal with the Nine-Star Tide. What was Chen Guo's Left Libationer Meng Yanhui doing here at this time?

Showing off the battle record of the Battle of Tower Tributes?

Impossible.

Cheng Yuexiao was not that stupid.

"That..."

Suddenly, the Cangming Tianyang Xingjun figured out Meng Yanhui's intention.

The Battle of Tower Tributes had just ended less than an hour ago, and Meng Yanhui had come as an envoy; this matter was nine times out of ten related to the Battle of Tower Tributes.

It seemed that Cheng Yuexiao had still realized the possible crisis.

Then why Meng Yanhui had come was basically clear.

"Did Meng Yanhui state his intention?" The Cangming Tianyang Xingjun already had a plan; if there was nothing special, he would just leave Meng Yanhui hanging for a day or two.

Since Cheng Yuexiao had sent Meng Yanhui to show goodwill, the initiative was on his side; he would just put on airs, and he believed Cheng Yuexiao wouldn't dare to say anything.

"My Lord, Meng Yanhui said that their Chen Guo National Dao Academy disciples discovered some strange things in the Fifth Tier star domain and wanted to come and inform the Tianyang Xingjun," Great Elder Sun Xianzu said.

This answer exceeded the Cangming Tianyang Xingjun's expectations.

Discovered some strange things in the Fifth Tier star domain?

What kind of thing could Cheng Yuexiao call a strange thing?

This aroused the Cangming Tianyang Xingjun's curiosity.

"Then let's see him! It had better not be teasing my appetite, otherwise..."

The Cangming Tianyang Xingjun gave a dry laugh; he was a person of what stature—he had long since understood what Cheng Yuexiao was thinking and also understood the current situation.

Currently, the Tianyang Star Palace had lost face and also suffered substantial and huge losses.

Chen Guo had stepped on the Tianyang Star Palace to take first place. In addition, Chen Guo had also produced a peerless genius who plucked six gold stars in a row.

Under these circumstances, the Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun might really take the opportunity to suppress Chen Guo.

If the Tianyang Star Palace were to suppress Chen Guo alone, they could suppress them, but the price paid would not be what the Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun wanted to see.

At that time, the Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun would definitely have to unite with their Cangming Star Palace to suppress Chen Guo together.

It was an old script.

At that time, the Cangming Star Palace could just exert a little effort and gain a lot of benefits.

Twenty years ago, they had a big feast.

Now, if the Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun had such a willingness, their Cangming Star Palace would naturally be willing to cooperate.

Who wouldn't be willing to eat meat!

"Foreign minister Meng Yanhui pays respects to My Lord." Below the Star Palace throne, Meng Yanhui bowed deeply, paying his respects with a grand ceremony.

"Get up, Yanhui. What exactly is the strange discovery that makes you so anxious to see me?" the Cangming Tianyang Xingjun asked.

Meng Yanhui bowed again, and without wasting words, began taking things out one by one from his Xumi space.

Two Ten Thousand Blood Spirit Pills, several torn garments, one Sixth Tier star jade tablet, and two Fifth Tier star jade tablets were laid out one by one in front of the Cangming Tianyang Xingjun.

Then he didn't speak, just bowed, signaling the Cangming Tianyang Xingjun to look for himself.

"Ho, playing riddles, are we? Let me see."

Meng Yanhui's style made the Cangming Tianyang Xingjun laugh as he looked at them.

"Ten Thousand Blood Spirit Pills—is this the work of the Blood God Sect? It looks like the rank is not low. Did the disciples of your Chen Guo National Dao Academy discover a certain Blood God Child in the Fifth Tier star domain?" the Cangming Tianyang Xingjun asked.

"My Lord has a discerning eye." Meng Yanhui flattered him slightly and said no more.

The Cangming Tianyang Xingjun's powerful divine soul power swept over the remaining three items, and then his brows furrowed.

"This Sixth Tier star jade tablet is Fire-type; the refining technique is extremely sophisticated, worthy of being called top-grade. The star power within the star jade tablet is almost condensed to the extreme, and the base production technique is very similar to that of the Fifth Tier star jade tablet.

If I am not mistaken, this should be the unique base production technique of Grandmaster Guan Zhuo of the Tianyang Star Palace's emblem lineage, known as the 'Zhuo Star Method.'

In other words, these star jade tablets are products of the Tianyang Star Palace?

And they were also discovered by your participating disciples in the Fifth Tier star domain?

So, your participating disciples discovered the personnel of the Tianyang Star Palace in the Fifth Tier star domain?" the Cangming Tianyang Xingjun asked.

"My Lord has a discerning eye!" Meng Yanhui flattered him again.

The Cangming Tianyang Xingjun's gaze fell on the torn garment; he looked for a few breaths but couldn't see anything, so his gaze turned to Great Elder Sun Xianzu.

Regarding the texture of the clothing, Sun Xianzu was not an expert either, so he immediately took it to the Star Palace's specialized clothing bureau, and before long, he returned.

"My Lord, the clothing bureau says that the material and the needlework of this garment all come from Great Hong, and the needlework is delicate, the stitches are tight, and there are threads made of animal hide inside the garment, which is not something an ordinary tailor can do," Great Elder Sun Xianzu said.

Hearing this, the Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun's eyes narrowed. "Meng Yanhui, are you using these things to prove to me that the Blood God Child indeed appeared in the Fifth Tier star domain, and that the personnel of the Tianyang Star Palace also appeared in that Fifth Tier star domain?"

"My Lord has a discerning eye."

Meng Yanhui bowed.

"Then what exactly do you want to express? That the Tianyang Star Palace is colluding with the Blood God Child?" The Cangming Tianyang Xingjun revealed a playful smile at the corner of his mouth.

Whether it was the Baidou God Sect or the Blood God Sect, because of the special nature of their power, although all parties had been trying their best to suppress them officially.

But it was not uncommon for them to have contact in private.

Sometimes, it was not unheard of for each to take what they needed.

"My Lord, that Fifth Tier star domain has four clans in total. This Blood God Child has already controlled two clans; given time, unifying this Fifth Tier star domain is an inevitable thing.

And according to the Blood God messengers captured by our disciples, when they unify this Fifth Tier star domain, it will be the time to condense Eighth Tier Ten Thousand Blood Spirit Pills with the blood of tens of millions of aliens in this Fifth Tier star domain," Meng Yanhui said.

"Eighth Tier Ten Thousand Blood Spirit Pills?"

The Cangming Tianyang Xingjun stood up abruptly. "That is impossible. In a Fifth Tier star domain, condensing Seventh Tier Ten Thousand Blood Spirit Pills is the limit of limits; how could it be possible to condense Eighth Tier Ten Thousand Blood Spirit Pills?

Eighth Tier Ten Thousand Blood Spirit Pills require at least the blood of Seventh Tier or even Eighth Tier experts as a guide."

"This, the foreign minister does not know.

It was just that after the Grand Master learned this news, he felt it was no small matter and that it was necessary to inform the Tianyang Xingjun, so he specifically asked the foreign minister to make a trip," Meng Yanhui said.

The Cangming Tianyang Xingjun's brows were locked tight as he looked at Meng Yanhui. "Is there anything else?"

"Replying to My Lord, there is nothing else."

"Then you go back and tell your Grand Master that I know."

"Yes."

Hearing this, Meng Yanhui bowed and left.

Meng Yanhui took the other items away, leaving only the torn garment, while the Cangming Tianyang Xingjun stared at the torn garment for a long time after Meng Yanhui left, his brows locked tight.

"Great Elder, you say that even if the Blood God Sect Master came in person, he couldn't refine Eighth Tier Ten Thousand Blood Spirit Pills in a Fifth Tier star domain, right?

Let alone Eighth Tier, even Seventh Tier is difficult.

In a Fifth Tier star domain, the highest cultivation is the peak of the Sixth Tier, Ninth Layer.

Without the blood of Seventh Tier or even Eighth Tier cultivators as a guide, how can one refine Seventh Tier or even Eighth Tier Ten Thousand Blood Spirit Pills?" the Cangming Tianyang Xingjun pondered painfully.

Great Elder Sun Xianzu of the Cangming Star Palace, however, had a flexible mind; at first, he couldn't figure it out, but suddenly he had an idea.

"My Lord, normally speaking, in a Fifth Tier star domain, it is indeed impossible to obtain the blood of Seventh Tier or Eighth Tier cultivators!

However, outside the star domain, there is plenty!

Moreover, living Seventh Tier and Eighth Tier cultivators cannot enter the Fifth Tier star domain.

But their corpses can be thrown in!"

When Great Elder Sun Xianzu said this, the Cangming Tianyang Xingjun's eyes widened abruptly.

Clearly, he understood!

Everything was understood! The problem of the cooperation between the Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun and the Blood God Child was completely solved.

The Blood God Child could not obtain the blood of Seventh Tier or Eighth Tier cultivators in the Fifth Tier star domain.

It was simple; the Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun just had to kill a few and have someone bring them in.

Perfectly solved.

If this were the case, then the Blood God Child really could condense Eighth Tier Ten Thousand Blood Spirit Pills.

With the help of Eighth Tier Ten Thousand Blood Spirit Pills, the probability of the Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun breaking through to the Ninth Tier would increase by several percent.

Once the Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun broke through to the Ninth Tier, he would definitely begin to unify the present world in order to become the second Extreme Emperor Tianyang Xingjun.

Then, the first person the Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun would deal with would definitely be the person who posed the greatest threat to him in the present world, and also the second person in the present world most likely to break through to the Ninth Tier.

This person was none other than the Cangming Tianyang Xingjun!

Suddenly, the Cangming Tianyang Xingjun, who had figured this out, broke into a cold sweat.

The Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun was as insidious as ever.

Although for thousands of years, breaking through to the Ninth Tier had become a legend, if the Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun really broke through to the Ninth Tier without a sound, that would truly be...

"It seems that the direction of future cooperation needs to change."

Tianyang Star Palace main hall.

The Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun sat high on the throne, his face as cold as water.

The Great Hong Emperor and Great Elder Wang Kan both stood below the steps.

"My Lord, to pay 25% of the tribute in full and within the specified time, from this year on, I am afraid we will have to increase taxes within Great Hong," the Great Hong Emperor said.

"Then increase them," the Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun said coldly.

"My Lord, merely increasing taxes is not enough."

The Great Hong Emperor had a helpless expression; there was no way, this matter still required the Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun's nod, otherwise, it could not be executed.

"How is it not enough?"

"My Lord, many mid-to-high-tier materials cannot be collected just by increasing taxes! Especially mid-to-high-tier materials obtained from various star domains, including the Star River Battlefield—such as star jade tablets, star cores, and various heavenly materials and earthly treasures, such as copper essence, iron essence, and star meteor iron.

Therefore, we also need to reduce the supply to the Star Palace and intercept a portion from the Star Palace's supply in order to pay the tribute in full," the Great Hong Emperor said.

The Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun's expression became even uglier. "How much needs to be intercepted?"

"If calculated based on the total amount of various materials supplied to the Star Palace last year, we need to intercept at least 30% to pay the tribute in full," the Great Hong Emperor said.

"30% is too much." The Tianyang Star Palace refused. "At 30%, the cultivation speed of the Star Palace disciples will be cut in half."

One could not reduce the offerings of the Tianyang Xingjun, and it was even more impossible to reduce those of the Star Palace's high-ranking officials.

Therefore, if the Star Palace's cultivation resources were reduced, the ones most affected would still be the low-tier disciples of the Star Palace.

"My Lord, this is already the minimum amount," the Great Hong Emperor said helplessly.

"20%. The supply to the Star Palace can only be reduced by 20% at most," the Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun set the tone.

Hearing this, the Great Hong Emperor's expression became even more bitter, and then he said helplessly, "My Lord, if that is the case, the supply to the domestic army will basically have to be cut entirely to pay the tribute in full."

Facing the Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun, the Great Hong Emperor did not dare to refuse directly and could only politely state the difficulties.

If the army's supply were gone, that would be a major problem.

The Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun understood this.

"Then make it 25%! As for the rest, you think of a way to solve it yourself; it's nothing more than opening sources and reducing expenditures!" the Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun said.

"Yes, I will go and think of a way to solve it," the Great Hong Emperor bowed and accepted the order helplessly.

Great Elder Wang Kan also felt helpless watching this.

Directly reducing the Star Palace's cultivation resource supply by a quarter—this cut was already very large.

And it had to last for three years!

This was the evil consequence of this Battle of Tower Tributes.

The Tianyang Xingjun's supply could not be reduced, and the low-tier disciples' supply could not be reduced too much, otherwise, the cultivation would be broken.

It seemed that for the next three years, the supplies for the mid-to-high-level members of the Star Palace would likely all be cut.

"My Lord, this time, Chen Guo has made a huge profit!" Wang Kan said helplessly.

"Indeed, and it's a huge profit for three years!

Chen Guo also has such a genius to help them.

This Chen Guo's rise can be expected," the Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun said.

This sounded somewhat strange to Wang Kan.

What did the Tianyang Xingjun mean by this?

"Great Elder, take some time to see Cangming, and just say my original words: Chen Guo has made a huge profit for three years, and their rise can be expected; ask him for his thoughts," the Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun said.

Once this was said, Great Elder Wang Kan understood in a second.

"My Lord, what if the Cangming Tianyang Xingjun has a proposal?"

"As long as Cangming is willing, then we are naturally willing. Perhaps this time we can even pull in that scoundrel Zhen'e.

The Zhen'e Star Palace was last in this Battle of Tower Tributes, and their tribute is half a percent higher than in previous years.

No one dares to delay the tribute of the Star-Plucking Tower.

At that time, I don't know how many barbarians under the Zhen'e Star Palace will starve to death!

I believe that as long as our two families are interested, Zhen'e will definitely be willing.

At that time, at least half of the tribute borne by the Zhen'e Star Palace can be transferred to Chen Guo.

You should try to visit both of these families; it shouldn't be difficult!

If it succeeds!

After the Nine-Star Tide, I will definitely make that Cheng Yuexiao bow his head!" the Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun arranged.

"Yes, My Lord, I will contact them and go now," Great Elder Wang Kan said.

Inside the Star Dome Secret Realm.

Xu Jin looked at the Seventh Tier low-grade Earth Lei Lei Yuanxing Pattern that had just been successfully strengthened, feeling overjoyed.

Before the Battle of Tower Tributes, Xu Jin had obtained the Seventh Tier low-grade Earth Lei Lei Yuanxing Pattern and had also meditated on it bitterly in the Star Dome Secret Realm, but he just couldn't comprehend the Seventh Tier low-grade Earth Lei Lei Yuanxing Pattern.

He could only engrave the Sixth Tier high-grade Earth Lei Lei Yuanxing Pattern.

Just a moment ago, after Xu Jin successfully refined the Star Official Seal, he began to meditate on the Seventh Tier low-grade Earth Lei Lei Yuanxing Pattern.

During the process of meditation, Xu Jin's heart stirred, and he suddenly induced the Fifth Tier low-grade Earth Spirit Heart he had obtained by smelting the Earth-type Heaven and Earth Star Will obtained from various star domains while conquering star domains previously.

In this Battle of Tower Tributes itself, Xu Jin had gained a lot of insights into the Earth Lei Lei Yuanxing Pattern.

After inducing this Fifth Tier low-grade Earth Spirit Heart, Xu Jin's meditation on this Seventh Tier low-grade Earth Lei Lei Yuanxing Pattern became extremely smooth.

In just half an hour, he sensed an Earth-type star in the firmament and induced starlight to descend, falling into his Sixth Tier high-grade Earth Lei Lei Yuanxing Pattern, allowing his Sixth Tier high-grade Earth Lei Lei Yuanxing Pattern to successfully ascend to the Seventh Tier low-grade.

This made Xu Jin pleasantly surprised.

He hadn't expected before that this Earth-type Heaven and Earth Star Will would have such a wonderful use.

When used to meditate on star patterns, the auxiliary effect was extremely great.

Then, when he deduced star patterns, would it also be helpful?

He had to try it immediately.

"Star Spirit, enable the meditation time of the Star Dome Secret Realm," Xu Jin called out immediately.

In an instant, the starlight before Xu Jin's eyes changed, and the moment the familiar wonderful feeling struck, Xu Jin's heart sank into a gold star.

【Enable High-Tier Deduction】

(End of chapter)