Chapter 392 - 195: Annihilating the Divine Fire Sect: Exchanging Spiritual Fire (3)
Chapter 392: Chapter 195: Annihilating the Divine Fire Sect: Exchanging Spiritual Fire (3)
Nor did they ask why he could perform such powerful Magic.
Out of habit, Xiao Chen had prepared a set of excuses about being lucky, since similar questioning usually followed his previous breakthroughs.
But it seemed he wouldn’t need them this time.
Then again, it made sense. Now that he was a Golden Core Cultivator, no one in the Southern Domain had the standing to question him.
That being the case, he was happy to enjoy the peace and quiet.
Once the feasting was well underway,
Xiao Chen hadn’t forgotten the purpose of his trip to Hezhou, so he spoke up, hoping to trade for Spiritual Fire with the Lingyuan Sect and the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers.
He first gave a concise summary of the situation in Li State.
Then, he got straight to the point. "I won’t hide it from you, my fellow Daoists. I need to collect other Spiritual Fires to help my Beidou Spirit Fire advance."
"This is a matter concerning the White Bone Demon Body. I wonder, would you be willing to lend your generous support?"
"Of course, I won’t let anyone take a loss. I can offer Tier Three Spiritual Objects in exchange."
Hearing this, the other Golden Core Cultivators present exchanged uncertain glances.
Normally, upon learning that a Cultivator wanted to nurture a Tier Four Spiritual Fire, the answer would, without a second thought, be an absolute no.
The existence of any Tier Four entity would disrupt the current balance of power.
If you couldn’t obtain such a crucial thing for yourself, the only logical course of action was to promptly stop anyone else from succeeding.
But then again, as they all looked at the smiling Xiao Chen, it felt as though the balance had already been shattered.
Just eight hours ago, Xiao Chen had killed eight Golden Core Cultivators from the Demon Dao. Even if he didn’t have the Spiritual Fire, was there anyone who could stop him from doing as he pleased?
No!
’Well, that settles it, then.’
’Xiao Chen getting a Tier Four Spiritual Fire would just be icing on the cake. If you rounded things off, it was basically no change at all.’
’Thinking about it that way, this was actually a good thing.’
Master Yaohua was the quickest to react, speaking up at once. "Xiao, what are you talking about? You’re collecting Spiritual Fire to fight the White Bone Demon Body."
"This is a noble cause for the salvation of all life in the Southern Domain."
"On behalf of the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers, I am willing to donate all three of the Spiritual Fires we have in our possession."
’Damn it!’
Thunder Sound True Man shot Master Yaohua a glare. He had been just a beat too slow and missed the chance to be the first to speak, losing a prime opportunity to curry favor.
However, he immediately chimed in, "Indeed. The White Bone Demon Body has descended upon the world, bringing disaster to all."
"Xiao, your actions are for a righteous cause. It is our duty to support you."
"On behalf of the Lingyuan Sect, as well as our subordinate Yao, Du, and Yang Families, I am willing to donate a total of six Spiritual Fires."
After speaking, he shot another glance at Master Yaohua.
’Didn’t see that coming, did you? I’m not just donating the sect’s Spiritual Fires, but also those of the families under us.’
’What do you call that? That’s what you call true resolve.’
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With the two of them taking the lead, the three Golden Core Cultivators from the Celestial Secret Pavilion and Master Ming Yue were suddenly put in an awkward position.
’What should we do?’
Master Huayang thought for a moment before saying, "Fellow Daoist Lei Yin has a point. In that case, we at the Celestial Secret Pavilion will also donate one Spiritual Fire."
The Celestial Secret Pavilion had three Spiritual Fires in total, but they were sometimes needed for divination, so they were reluctant to give all of them away.
Hearing this, Master Gongliang immediately added, "My He Gua Pavilion will donate one as well."
Seeing this, Silver Dawn Zhenren followed suit. "Then our Star Observation Pavilion will also donate one."
"That’s three Spiritual Fires from our three pavilions. We will donate them all."
"Celestial Secret Pavilion" could refer to the organization as a whole, but it sometimes specifically meant the Divination Pavilion, which had more contact with the outside world.
Master Gongliang’s thinking was clearer on the matter. Donating only one would likely earn them a reputation for being stingy in the future.
’It was better to donate them all and earn a good name.’
’Since they had already decided to donate the Spiritual Fires, they couldn’t afford to lose their reputation in the process and end up with nothing to show for it.’
That left only Master Ming Yue, who gritted his teeth and said, "Qianzhu Market has only one Spiritual Fire. I am willing to donate it as well."
Thousand Bamboo True Man wasn’t present, so he had to act as the representative.
This rapid succession of pledges left Xiao Chen dumbfounded.
’What in the world are you all doing? Especially Master Ming Yue—don’t act as if I’m forcing you.’
"Ahem. I think everyone might have misunderstood me."
Xiao Chen explained, "No matter what, I’ll be the one using up these Spiritual Fires in the end."
"I currently have some Tier Three Spiritual Objects that I can use for an exchange, so that no one has to take a loss."
"Besides, I don’t need this many. About five or six should be enough."
’The Azure Flame Sect calculated that six would be enough for the advancement. Surely things couldn’t be so off that I’d need more than double that amount.’
However, Thunder Sound True Man immediately responded, "Xiao, you worry too much. When the fate of the world is at stake, how can we speak of taking a loss?"
"Please, consider these six Spiritual Fires a token of our gratitude."
His thinking on the matter was even clearer than Master Gongliang’s.
’The main premise was the need to fight the White Bone Demon Body, so he certainly couldn’t just sit idly by.’
’Spiritual Fires could be replaced later if they were gone for now. Worst case, once the trade routes were restored, he could ask someone to procure a few from the Eastern Domain.’
’Given the circumstances, he might as well just give them away as a gift.’
’One, he would earn a favor. Two, he would gain a good reputation. It was a win-win situation no matter how you looked at it.’
"Hold it!"
Xiao Chen cut him off, directly taking out the Bright Gold Dragon Transformation Stone. "I happen to have a Gold Spiritual Object here. I imagine Fujian could use it."
"Its value should be comparable to the six Spiritual Fires."
He had no use for a Gold Spiritual Object at the moment anyway. Besides, once he went to the Eastern Domain, there would be plenty of opportunities to acquire more Spiritual Objects.
Therefore, there was no need to owe a favor. A direct trade was most suitable.
Thunder Sound True Man tried to persuade him further, but Xiao Chen refused with a firm shake of his head.
Then, after a moment of thought, he took out the Five Elements Chain Loop Formation. "I happen to have a Tier Three Defense Array. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Yaohua would be interested?"