Chapter 777 - 776: The Jiang Family Comes Knocking, Wanting to Trade for the Dragon Egg
Chapter 777: Chapter 776: The Jiang Family Comes Knocking, Wanting to Trade for the Dragon Egg
「Luoping City.」
Gu Yuexi returned from outside the city and went straight back to the inn.
She had just reached the door to her room.
Suddenly, she paused, her brows knitting together.
’There’s someone in my room.’
Two auras, one strong and one weak, both radiating unfamiliar Spiritual Power.
After only a second’s pause, she reached out, pushed the door open, and calmly walked inside.
The moment the door opened.
Two gazes shot over at once, landing on her.
Gu Yuexi remained impassive as her gaze swept over the two people in the room.
The cultivator on the left wore a gray Daoist robe, his aura carrying faint fluctuations of the Time Law.
’That must be the Master Jia whom Huo Lang mentioned—the Guest Elder of the Jiang Family.’
The man on the right wore an embroidered robe. He was dignified and refined, with a gentle smile on his face that made him look like a cultured scholar.
His cultivation had already reached the True God Realm.
His mere presence exuded an intangible pressure.
It was a common saying among cultivators in the Spirit Realm.
The Divine Realm truly begins only at the True God Realm.
Divinity Transformation, Void Refinement, and Integration were all merely the threshold of the Divine Realm.
Only by breaking through to the True God Realm could one be considered to have truly entered the ranks of High-Tier Cultivators.
Gu Yuexi had just broken through to the Divinity Transformation Realm First Layer.
Killing a cultivator in the Void Refinement Realm would be no problem.
She could even hold her own against an Integration Realm cultivator.
But against a True God Realm expert, she had virtually no chance of winning.
In Luoping City, Integration Realm cultivators were a dime a dozen.
But True God Realm experts were few and far between.
’The fact that this man is with Master Jia makes his identity obvious—he must be the Patriarch of the Jiang Family, Master Jiang Wei.’
Gu Yuexi remembered that the Sharp-beaked Cultivator had mentioned this name before his death.
In just a few short seconds, Gu Yuexi had deduced the identities of the intruders.
She stood her ground calmly, saying nothing, simply watching the two men.
Master Jia leaned toward Jiang Wei and whispered.
"Patriarch, she is the Female Cultivator who stole the Dragon Egg."
"There’s no mistake. She looks exactly the same as she did in the Time Reversal vision."
Jiang Wei nodded. He looked Gu Yuexi up and down for a moment, his brow furrowing slightly.
"Didn’t you say her cultivation was only at the Late Stage of Profound Realm?"
Master Jia froze, then quickly extended his Divine Thought to carefully probe Gu Yuexi’s cultivation.
"Impossible!!!"
"The Land of Burial is restricted by a Law. Only cultivators below the Divinity Transformation Realm can enter."
His voice quavered slightly.
"What’s more, I clearly sensed from the Time Reversal that her cultivation was only at the Late Stage of Profound Realm."
"It’s only been one day. How did she jump straight to the Divinity Transformation Realm?"
"That’s an impossibly fast breakthrough!"
Master Jia was a man of broad experience.
But he had never seen anyone break through from the Late Stage of Profound Realm to the Divinity Transformation Realm in a single day.
Even chugging elixirs wouldn’t be this fast!
Jiang Wei waved his hand dismissively, the gentle smile returning to his face.
"Forget it. It doesn’t matter if she’s in the Profound Understanding Realm or the Divinity Transformation Realm."
"It makes no difference to me."
As a True God Realm expert, there was no need for him to take a junior who had just entered the Divinity Transformation Realm seriously.
If it weren’t for the Dragon Egg, their paths would never have crossed!
Jiang Wei took two steps forward until he was standing before Gu Yuexi, then extended his right hand.
"Allow me to introduce myself. I am Jiang Wei, Patriarch of the Jiang Family."
"You’re Gu Yuexi, correct?"
He adopted a posture of equal standing, feeling he was already being quite magnanimous.
’For a mere Loose Cultivator who just reached Divinity Transformation to be granted a personal audience with me, the Patriarch of the Jiang Family, is the honor of a lifetime.’
But Gu Yuexi didn’t extend her hand. She remained standing there quietly, her expression placid.
"You entered my room without my permission."
"That is trespassing."
"According to the laws of Luoping City, the penalty is one year of imprisonment and a fine."
After Gu Yuexi spoke, Jiang Wei’s outstretched hand froze in mid-air, and the smile on his face stiffened.
’Was there really such a law in Luoping City?’
Of course there was.
But it only applied to ordinary cultivators.
Experts at the Divinity Transformation Realm and above never paid it any mind.
Forget about entering a room.
Even if they demolished the entire inn, they would just have to pay some Spirit Stones to settle the matter.
Besides.
He was Jiang Wei.
A major figure in Luoping City.
The Patriarch of the Jiang Family, one of the Eight Great Clans.
It was like a high-ranking official making a special trip to the home of a common youth.
Finding the person not at home, the official decides to sit and wait inside.
Normally, the youth should return, feel overwhelmingly flattered, and immediately bow in greeting.
But instead, the first thing the person says upon returning is to demand "who let you in" and threaten to call the authorities.
’Was that the point?!!’
The atmosphere in the room instantly became awkward.
Master Jia gave a dry cough and quickly stepped forward to smooth things over.
"You must be joking, Fairy Gu. We came to discuss important matters with you."
"It was inconsiderate of us. Please forgive our offense."
Jiang Wei took the opportunity to withdraw his hand, deciding not to dwell on such a trivial matter.
He took a jet-black Spatial Ring from his Storage Pouch, placed it on the table, and gently pushed it toward Gu Yuexi.
"Fairy Gu, let’s not beat around the bush."
"I’ve come to propose a trade."
"Inside this Spatial Ring is a Lower-Grade Divine Artifact and three Top Level Cultivation Techniques."
"There are also enough resources to support your Cultivation all the way to the Void Refinement Realm."
"Spirit Stones, Elixirs, Heavenly and Earthly Treasures—it has everything."
"In addition, the Jiang Family will owe you a favor."
"Whatever you may need from the Jiang Family in the future, we will see it done."
A Lower-Grade Divine Artifact, Top Level Cultivation Techniques, and massive Cultivation Resources.
And most importantly, a favor from the Jiang Family, one of Luoping City’s Eight Great Clans.
If such an offer were made public,
Any other Divinity Transformation Realm cultivator would be bug-eyed with greed and would kill to accept it.
Countless cultivators were stuck at the Divinity Transformation Realm for their entire lives, simply for lack of resources and proper cultivation techniques.
The Jiang Family’s offer targeted the exact weaknesses of the vast majority of cultivators.
And that didn’t even include the favor from the Jiang Family.
It was enough for an ordinary cultivator to do as they pleased in Luoping City.
But in the face of all this, Gu Yuexi didn’t even bat an eye. Her expression remained completely unmoved.
’A Divine Artifact?’
’Her Godslaying Ruins Sword and Empress Battle Armor were both existences that far surpassed any Lower-Grade Divine Artifact.’
’She truly had no regard for a mere Lower-Grade Divine Artifact.’
’Top Level Cultivation Techniques?’
’She possessed the complete legacy of Immortal Venerable Shi Xi, which was among the most top-notch cultivation techniques in the entire Spirit Realm.’
’The Jiang Family’s so-called Top Level Cultivation Techniques weren’t even fit to hold a candle to the legacy of Immortal Venerable Shi Xi.’
’Massive resources?’
’Those, at least, were somewhat useful.’
’But only a little.’
’With her abilities, obtaining such resources would be effortless.’
’As for the Jiang Family’s favor...’
’In anyone else’s eyes, that favor was more valuable than a Divine Artifact.’
’But in Gu Yuexi’s eyes?’
’It was worth jack shit!’
As Jiang Wei and Master Jia saw it, Gu Yuexi’s silence meant she was simply stunned by the sheer number of treasures.
’Well, it made sense.’
’A young cultivator who had just advanced to the Divinity Transformation Realm had almost certainly never seen so many treasures before. Being dumbstruck for a moment was a perfectly normal reaction.’
Master Jiang Wei chuckled, his eyes narrowing. He felt the matter was settled, and his tone relaxed considerably.
"Fairy Gu, just give a nod, and all of this will be yours."
As he spoke, a glint appeared in his eyes, and he finally revealed the true purpose of his visit.
"All you have to do is hand over the Dragon Egg to me."