Chapter 379: The Mandarin Duck Seal and the Emperor

"This?"

Seeing that Xu Jin had discovered it, the Blood God Child Fu Ying did not hide it, but instead generously took out the copper-colored seal from his bosom.

Come to think of it, he owed this to Xu Jin.

His divine soul cultivation had previously reached the Fourth Tier, and he had long since opened up a Sumeru space.

But after being killed, his divine soul cultivation fell below the Fourth Tier, and the Sumeru space could no longer be reopened.

These critical items could only be kept in his bosom.

"This is the Mandarin Duck Seal."

"What is it used for?"

Xu Jin was not polite either, directly taking it over to play with the copper-colored Mandarin Duck Seal, which was still vibrating continuously and flickering with starlight.

"I exchanged it from an Elder at the main altar of the Divine Sect. Its function is quite magical; one set is a pair, and even across star domains, one can communicate directly with the holder of the other Mandarin Duck Seal."

After speaking, the Blood God Child Fu Ying added, "Using this is mainly to communicate with big clients. Those big clients all require single-line communication and also require secrecy, so this Mandarin Duck Seal is the most suitable."

"Big clients?

Can you communicate at any time even across star domains?

Why have I never heard of this?"

Xu Jin was puzzled, but his heart was full of shock.

Why didn't this thing exist in the current world?

Why didn't it exist on the Star River Battlefield?

Not to mention Chen Guo.

Logically speaking, for something so useful, if others didn't have it, the Grand Master should have had it.

However, Xu Jin had never heard the Grand Master mention it, and having spent so long in the current world and on the Star River Battlefield, he had never heard of it either.

Xu Jin asked three questions in a row, but the Blood God Child Fu Ying focused his attention on Xu Jin's first question.

He even said with a tone of pride, or even showing off, "Come to think of it, you are also familiar with this big client of mine."

"I'm also familiar with them?" Xu Jin frowned, "Who is it?"

"Who else could it be but your Chen Guo's Emperor!"

Speaking of this, the Blood God Child Fu Ying was quite proud, and seeing Xu Jin's stunned expression, he felt he had regained some face in front of Xu Jin.

"Your Chen Guo's Emperor has always been a big client of our Blood God Sect.

This time, he had a need, and it just so happened that I needed a large amount of cultivation resources, so I took this task from the main altar."

Xu Jin immediately thought of the incident where Chief Steward Chu had taken the Fourth Imperial Prince to blood-refine hundreds of thousands of commoners in Yangjiang County.

In this way, it matched up.

They had been in contact for a long time; otherwise, how would the Imperial Family know the Blood God Sect's secret Blood-Refining Array?

"What did Emperor Qian'an want you to do? Can this thing communicate in real-time?" Xu Jin asked.

"Of course, he's urging for the Myriad Spirit Blood Pill. This Mandarin Duck Seal cannot communicate in real-time; it's a bit like the Star-Plucking Tower's starlight transmission—just reply when you see it," the Blood God Child Fu Ying said.

"Emperor Qian'an wants the Myriad Spirit Blood Pill? Of what rank?"

"He wants one to break through the Sixth-Tier bottleneck, and another to increase cultivation at the Seventh Tier.

But in my current situation, where am I going to get him a Seventh-Tier one?

However, barely scraping together one to break through the Fifth-Tier Ninth-Layer bottleneck for him is also useful. It can increase his probability of breaking through to the Seventh Tier by ten or twenty percent; as for whether he can break through, it depends on his own luck and fortune.

Anyway, he doesn't understand it either," the Blood God Child Fu Ying said.

"Then what is your transaction? You wouldn't give him the Myriad Spirit Blood Pill to break through the bottleneck for free, would you?" Xu Jin asked.

"That's for sure! Our Blood God Sect never does business at a loss.

If you want to talk about this transaction, I have to thank you for it."

Speaking of this, the Blood God Child Fu Ying was full of resentment, "After being killed by you in the Lingwu Star Domain, my divine soul cultivation fell to the Third Tier, Eighth Layer, and because of bad luck, I died again, so it fell to the Second Tier, late stage.

So I urgently need to increase my divine soul cultivation.

My star power cultivation is easy to increase, but divine soul cultivation is just as difficult to increase as theirs.

Only by breaking through my divine soul cultivation to the Fourth Tier can I safely use Blood-Drop Rebirth.

Otherwise, if my divine soul cultivation isn't high enough to fall, even if I use Blood-Drop Rebirth, I'll be completely finished.

But I can't get too many Dragon Turtle Soul-Forging Pills, especially those heavenly treasures that can help me break through the bottleneck of my divine soul cultivation and contain massive divine soul power—I can't get them.

They aren't circulating on the market at all.

But this old guy has plenty.

It just so happened that he reported his needs to the main altar, so I took on this task.

Just the deposit I received was forty Dragon Turtle Soul-Forging Pills!" the Blood God Child said with a bit of pride.

Once these words were spoken, Xu Jin was also secretly shocked.

Although forty Dragon Turtle Soul-Forging Pills were nothing to him now, it was still a huge fortune.

And that was just the deposit.

This was definitely a big deal.

"Accept it, let's see what Emperor Qian'an says," Xu Jin said, looking at the Mandarin Duck Seal.

The next instant, Fu Ying's blood-colored star power, mixed with divine soul power, surged into the Mandarin Duck Seal, and Emperor Qian'an's voice rang out.

"God Child, it's been so long; how is the Sixth-Tier Myriad Spirit Blood Pill I wanted coming along?"

"He's urging for the Myriad Spirit Blood Pill," the Blood God Child Fu Ying smiled and looked at Xu Jin, asking, "Then should I reply to him?"

"You reply normally first."

The next instant, the Blood God Child Fu Ying held the Mandarin Duck Seal and spoke directly, just as if he were sending a voice message in his previous life; it was very convenient.

"Do you think the Sixth-Tier Myriad Spirit Blood Pill is Chinese cabbage? It requires at least the corpses of 100,000 aliens, and they have to be the kind with cultivation, to be refined.

Even if I were to kill 100,000 pigs and refine them, I would still need time," the Blood God Child Fu Ying said, not being polite at all in his communication with Emperor Qian'an.

Xu Jin, however, was greatly shocked.

Why didn't such a good thing exist in Chen Guo, why didn't it exist in the current world, and why didn't it exist on the Star River Battlefield?

After a few breaths, Emperor Qian'an's voice reply came again.

"God Child, I know the difficulties in this! But I need it urgently. God Child, see if you can work hard to expedite it a bit; I'll increase your reward by fifty percent."

Xu Jin frowned, but the Blood God Child Fu Ying looked at Xu Jin with a look of asking for instructions.

Xu Jin didn't care at first.

It was normal for Emperor Qian'an to get the Myriad Spirit Blood Pill; it was definitely to break through his cultivation, which was stuck at the peak of the Sixth Tier, Ninth Layer, to the Seventh Tier.

Emperor Qian'an had probably been thinking about this for many years.

But urging it so urgently this time was a bit unexpected.

After all, as a ruler of a country who had been in a high position for so many years, he shouldn't be so impatient.

For the sake of a Myriad Spirit Blood Pill, Emperor Qian'an's tone was even a bit servile.

"Ask him when he wants it; you can improvise the rest," Xu Jin said.

"Oh my, Old Gao, urging me like this will put me in a very dangerous situation. I can't get corpses in the current world, and here in the alien star domain, I'm risking my head to get corpses to help you refine the Myriad Spirit Blood Pill.

Tell me, when do you want it? I'll see if I can get it out."

This form of address made Xu Jin feel a bit emotional.

That high and mighty Majesty was just "Old Gao" in front of the Blood God Sect's God Child.

But this Blood God Sect God Child was asking Xu Jin for everything at this moment.

The ways of the world were truly both wonderful and ironic.

"Give it to me within a month, and I'll increase the agreed reward by fifty percent."

After listening, the Blood God Child again asked Xu Jin for instructions with his eyes.

"Say that a month is very difficult."

"Old Gao, it's not that I'm saying anything, but a month is probably very difficult. Can two months work?"

Originally, Xu Jin didn't care about Emperor Qian'an seeking the Myriad Spirit Blood Pill; it was standard procedure.

But seeking it so urgently, Xu Jin had ideas and wanted to probe a bit.

"If it's only available in two months, then it can only be sold at the normal price," Emperor Qian'an's voice message came again, and the Blood God Child Fu Ying looked at Xu Jin again.

"Probe and ask why he is so urgent."

The Blood God Child did as he was told, but as expected, he didn't probe anything out.

If Emperor Qian'an could be probed like this, then he would have been an emperor in vain all these years. In the end, under Xu Jin's signal, the Blood God Child Fu Ying expressed again that this matter was very, very difficult.

But it wasn't completely impossible.

"Give it to me within a month, and I'll give you double the price!"

"By the way, what is the balance of the payment besides the deposit you agreed on?" Xu Jin asked. "One hundred Dragon Turtle Soul-Forging Pills, plus two hundred-year-old Infant-Face Spirit Ginsengs that can help divine soul cultivation break through the Fourth Tier."

This price made Xu Jin gasp again.

One hundred Dragon Turtle Soul-Forging Pills plus the deposit was already shocking enough.

That hundred-year-old Infant-Face Spirit Ginseng was a Fifth-Tier spirit medicine that could significantly increase divine soul cultivation, as recorded in the secret records of the Spirit Era Star Palace.

Let alone being used to help divine soul cultivation break through the Fourth Tier, it was also helpful for breaking through the Fifth Tier; it was priceless and extremely rare.

Emperor Qian'an took out two in one breath.

Now doubling it meant four.

If the Grand Master had had three hundred-year-old Infant-Face Spirit Ginsengs back then, combined with the Nine-Leaf Jin Lian Seeds, the probability of his divine soul cultivation breaking through the Fifth Tier and condensing a Yuan Spirit would have been over eighty percent.

There would have been no need for Xu Jin's help later.

This muddled emperor was really something.

It was not surprising that the Imperial Family had such treasures, but they had kept them locked in the warehouse and refused to take them out for the Grand Master to use, yet now, for the sake of a Myriad Spirit Blood Pill, they were willing to take out four.

"Agree to him; you can try to increase the price again, improvise," Xu Jin said.

"Old Gao, a month is not impossible," the Blood God Child communicated with Emperor Qian'an, his tone still very grand, "But I am taking a huge risk. Here in the alien star domain, I can be said to be an enemy of the whole world. I am truly risking my head to do things for you, and now, you want me to speed it up."

"Tell me, what will it take? However, I must also warn you, don't go too far. If you go too far, I will directly contact the Blood God Sect's main altar and place the commission elsewhere."

"Hahaha, easy to say! Old Gao, how about this: within a month, I guarantee one Myriad Spirit Blood Pill, but you must add a Sixth-Tier divine soul-type spirit medicine on top of the double price. How about that?"

A few breaths later, Emperor Qian'an sent a message.

"Deliver it before April 30th, and I will follow your conditions—double the price and add a Sixth-Tier divine soul-type spirit medicine. If it exceeds this time, you don't need to deliver it, and I won't need it either."

"Good, it's a deal."

Watching the Blood God Child Fu Ying finish negotiating the transaction with Emperor Qian'an, Xu Jin frowned.

This matter was not simple!

Emperor Qian'an's attitude was too urgent.

To get the Myriad Spirit Blood Pill within a month, he was willing to double the original price and add a Sixth-Tier divine soul-type spirit medicine.

Xu Jin knew these things best.

A Sixth-Tier divine soul-type spirit medicine was a priceless treasure, a spirit medicine of the same level as the Nine-Leaf Jin Lian Seeds the Grand Master had given him earlier.

Its greatest function was to help those whose divine soul cultivation had reached the peak of the Fourth Tier, Ninth Layer, to condense a Yuan Spirit.

Among the major forces, those known to have condensed a Yuan Spirit could be counted on one's fingers.

But Emperor Qian'an took them out as soon as he said he would.

So what big event was this Emperor Qian'an plotting?

He wouldn't need it after a month?

What was this muddled emperor going to do?

In an instant, a sense of urgency surfaced in Xu Jin's heart.

Xu Jin had already decided that after leaving the Yunluo Star Domain in the next few days, he must report this matter to the Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao and then discuss it with him.

Xu Jin felt that whatever this muddled emperor was preparing or going to do, it certainly wouldn't be anything good.

Suppressing this thought, Xu Jin looked at the Blood God Child Fu Ying again; now, he had to ask about another extremely important discovery.

"Fu Ying, why is it that such a convenient treasure as the Mandarin Duck Seal doesn't exist in Chen Guo, doesn't exist in the current world, doesn't exist on the Star River Battlefield, and only your Blood God Sect has it?

Or rather, where did your Blood God Sect get it, or who refined it?" Xu Jin asked.

The Blood God Child Fu Ying was also baffled by Xu Jin's question.

Because before this, he really hadn't thought about this question.

But if one stood from Xu Jin's perspective, it was completely different.

If one had the Mandarin Duck Seal in hand, even if there was only one pair, could the troops entering the star domain to fight communicate with the commander in real-time?

The strategic value was immeasurable.

Even if it was precious, shouldn't they store a few pairs with the power of the whole country?

But the reality was that Xu Jin had never even heard the Grand Master mention it.

"I really don't know this! However, even within our Blood God Sect, this Mandarin Duck Seal is not something that can be requisitioned casually; it can only be requisitioned when it involves big clients or special missions.

Moreover, when requisitioning it, one must accept a divine soul seal and cannot give it to anyone outside the mission. However, the Elder said there's no fear of losing it.

This thing locks onto the divine soul after being refined.

As long as any other divine soul power enters, it will self-destruct."

Seeing Xu Jin reveal a puzzled look, the Blood God Child was afraid that Xu Jin wouldn't believe him, so he added, "I have seen it myself! Up to now, I have requisitioned three pairs in total; the first two pairs—one pair was destroyed because of the other party's reason.

The other pair self-destructed because I died."

"I don't disbelieve you. Fu Ying, you have a chance; ask the Elders of your Blood God Sect about the origin of this Mandarin Duck Seal. Just say you want to get a few more pairs to sell or use.

Make up the reason yourself.

As long as you can find out its source or who refined it, I will reward you with five such divine soul pills!" Xu Jin took out a Three-Essence Dragon Turtle Soul-Forging Pill and handed it to Fu Ying.

He didn't talk nonsense and directly let Fu Ying refine it first to try.

Fu Ying was overjoyed and swallowed the pill immediately.

Because this meant that for a certain period of time, Xu Jin would let him live and wouldn't kill him.

He already had long-term value to Xu Jin.

Two quarters of an hour later, Fu Ying, who had finished refining this Three-Essence Dragon Turtle Soul-Forging Pill, had eyes full of ecstasy.

This medicinal power was too damn strong!

Six times!

It was at least six times that of an ordinary Dragon Turtle Soul-Forging Pill.

It directly increased his divine soul cultivation from the Third Tier, Fifth Layer, to the Third Tier, Sixth Layer.

As for the value, it was more than ten times.

Because it could save a huge amount of time.

"This... Young Master Xu, could you reward me with a few more of these pills?" Fu Ying asked shamelessly.

"If you handle things well in the future, I will reward you with more. As for now, if you want to use them, trade Dragon Turtle Soul-Forging Pills for them."

Once these words were spoken, the Blood God Child Fu Ying's eyes lit up, "How to trade?"

"Eight for one!"

After hesitating for a moment, Xu Jin said a number.

"Good, I'll trade them all!"

Immediately, Fu Ying took out thirty-two Dragon Turtle Soul-Forging Pills.

On the side, Long Yu also said weakly, "My lord, can I trade too?"

"My pills are extremely precious, and the quantity is already low; each of you can trade for at most three," Xu Jin said.

Originally, Long Yu only had enough to trade for two, but after a discussion with the Blood God Child Fu Ying, he also traded for three.

In the end, the Blood God Child Fu Ying got four Three-Essence Dragon Turtle Soul-Forging Pills, and Long Yu got two, but he also had four more ordinary Dragon Turtle Soul-Forging Pills in his hand, having gained some benefits.

Xu Jin didn't care.

He had not only controlled the divine souls of these two people but also placed divine soul restrictions on them.

Letting them increase their strength was also good.

Perhaps they would be able to give Xu Jin greater help in the future.

Especially the Blood God Child Fu Ying, whose value was more important.

From the Mandarin Duck Seal discovered today that had never been seen in the current world, Xu Jin felt that the Blood God Sect was not only not simple, but perhaps really had a big secret!

"Alright, you can refine the pills slowly when you have time; pass the techniques first. Fu Ying, pass all the techniques and secret arts of the Blood God Sect that you know to Long Yu.

Then Long Yu will pass the techniques to me for me to see," Xu Jin said.

Subsequently, the two began to try cautiously.

One minute later, when the first technique was passed from Fu Ying to Long Yu, and Long Yu recorded it into a jade tablet and then passed the technique to Xu Jin, and neither of their heads exploded, Xu Jin knew it was a success.

This loophole within the Blood God Sect had been exploited.

It wasn't really a loophole.

It could only be said to be the negligence of the Blood God Sect Elder.

Because they were besieged, they didn't place a divine soul seal on Long Yu, and it was never supplemented later.

Otherwise, Xu Jin wouldn't have been able to get this technique either.

Or rather, it could only be obtained at the cost of Fu Ying's death.

But whether it could be obtained for real in that case was another matter.

Subsequently, one secret star pattern technique of the Blood God Sect after another was passed to Xu Jin through Long Yu as an intermediary.

Xu Jin, however, carefully studied the Blood God Continuation Technique he had just obtained!

(End of chapter)