Chapter 560: Chapter 284: Master of the Three Gates, Tier Four Outer Path Evil Spirit

"Tell Master Du that direct communication is fine, but some matters must be discussed face to face."

Upon hearing this, Pei Wuxing breathed a sigh of relief and immediately used the communication technique. He received a response after twenty to thirty breaths.

"You can speak directly."

Di Shenhan spoke up, "Our Three Life Gates want to discuss a partnership with you, a partnership that could make you very wealthy."

After several breaths, Wen Jiu responded, "If you want to collaborate with me, the price will be high. Recently, the people from Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks collaborated with me for something simple and paid a total of one million Middle-grade Spirit Stones."

Wen Jiu spoke candidly.

There was no hiding anything.

As for the one million Middle-grade Spirit Stones, it was just a casual statement.

After all, Di Shenhan wouldn’t know the truth.

When Pei Wuxing heard this, his heart skipped a beat. He thought to himself, Master Du is really trying to extort the Three Life Gates! With just this sentence, if Di Shenhan dares to offer less than one million, he’ll lose face.

Di Shenhan’s mouth twitched as he glanced at the Yin Yang Three Elements who had already seen through everything and remained silent.

But eventually, he began to speak, "You can name the price, but I have one request: you must help me deal with someone, and you must not fail or retreat. Even if you can’t defeat them, you must stop them."

"Then the price will be high. If we talk about real effort, that’s a different price altogether. Here’s my condition: I need Demon Blood, lots and lots of Demon Blood. The total value only needs to reach two million Middle-grade Spirit Stones."

Wen Jiu boldly demanded an amount that even a mid-stage Golden Core Cultivator couldn’t afford.

A mid-stage Golden Core Cultivator can’t.

But the Three Life Gates, who control the entire Celestial Demon Sea, absolutely can, if they’re willing to be ruthless.

Since the Master of the Three Life Gates came to me, and the Divine Fall Mountain Range is no longer a place to stay long-term, might as well make a big profit and leave. As for the Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks, I probably can’t extort any more out of them.

It’s the same for Wind and Cloud Immortal City.

That leaves only the Three Life Gates.

And since they’ve just resolved the Water Demon disaster, they probably have lots of Demon Blood, perfect for cultivating the Blood Corpse Mushrooms.

"That’s too much; we can’t provide that," Di Shenhan almost clenched his fist in frustration. He had never encountered such a greedy person.

Two million Middle-grade Spirit Stones.

That’s a huge demand.

An ordinary Golden Core Influence might have to sell most of its assets to produce so many Middle-grade Spirit Stones.

The Three Life Gates have them.

But they can’t really give that much.

"Then please seek someone else more suitable for the task, and let me give you a piece of advice: the mid-stage Golden Core Cultivator you’re up against is no ordinary opponent. Even an ordinary mid-stage Demon Core Cultivator might find it hard to handle."

Upon hearing this, Wen Jiu chuckled slyly and directly revealed the truth.

Even though the Yin Yang Three Elements couldn’t accurately determine Zang Qianjian’s true identity, they certainly made an estimation during the fortune-telling. The extent of the life span consumed could also indirectly indicate a person’s cultivation and strength.

Now it depends on who gets anxious first.

Who can remain calm.

After putting the Communication Stone aside, Wen Jiu continued managing the Formless Demon Corpse, quietly waiting for a response.

At this moment, Di Shenhan, the Yin Yang Three Elements, and others all had surprised expressions, as did Pei Wuxing. Pei Wuxing hadn’t anticipated that the Three Life Gates sought a collaboration with Master Du to deal with a mid-stage Golden Core Cultivator.

As for Di Shenhan and his group’s surprise, it was because they never expected the mysterious Master Du had already known everything. Their initial thought to accomplish big with a small expense vanished instantly.

"If we really wait for the strong from the sect to support us, whether or not there’s enough time, even if there is, we might not get our share. The legacy of the Blood Phoenix Demon Monarch is no trivial matter, we can’t wait any longer."

Seeing Di Shenhan’s hesitation, the Yin Yang Three Elements couldn’t hold back any longer.

Then they added, "And since this person already knows about the matter but remains calm and dares to cooperate with us, he must have something to rely on. Although two million Middle-grade Spirit Stones’ worth of Demon Blood is a lot, it’s worth the gamble."

Di Shenhan slowly nodded and immediately transmitted his voice.

"Two million it is."

Hearing this, Pei Wuxing’s heart was filled with envy, but he was also extremely pleased.

Master Du fears not even a mid-stage Golden Core Cultivator.

Wind and Cloud Immortal City.

The situation is even more secure.

After receiving the message, Wen Jiu simply replied, "Then see you at the Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks, and remember to bring the Demon Blood."

"The Demon Blood will take some time," Di Shenhan transmitted.

Wen Jiu immediately replied, unequivocally refusing phased payments, "Whenever the Demon Blood is ready, then we’ll meet."

Di Shenhan’s expression tightened, but he ultimately nodded, "But you must take a Silencing Spell, make a Heart Demon Oath, and sign a Cooperation Spirit Contract."

"Alright."

Wen Jiu was indifferent.

What does the East Spring Undying Bone Talisman have to do with him?

Even if they wanted a wisp of his soul as collateral, Wen Jiu was very willing.

...

Under the True Spirit Divine Tree.

For several consecutive days, Wen Jiu tried two more methods of recognizing a master, but still had no experience gained.

The conventional methods have all been exhausted, leaving only the Life Burning Technique. Wen Jiu immediately glanced at the over twenty thousand years of lifespan accumulated from muddling through the Blood Demon Undying Bone battlefield and decided to take a gamble.

Even weakened tenfold, it was still over two thousand years.

"This is it, make or break." Wen Jiu didn’t care about lifespan; as long as he muddled through the battlefield for a while, he could save up a lot, just at the cost of some effort.

Having made up his mind, Wen Jiu immediately began to use the lifespan-burning method of recognizing a master derived from the soul memories of the Three Karmic Demon Luo.

Life Sacrifice Yin Technique!

This technique is rarely used, because even for Golden Core Cultivators, a lifespan is only a thousand years. Most Golden Core Cultivators spend at least three to four hundred years, or even five to six hundred years, cultivating to the Golden Core stage.

There’s hardly any lifespan left to use this technique.

As for how many years a Nascent Soul has, it’s unknown, but the Life Burning Technique damages the foundation too much, not to mention burning a thousand or two thousand years at once. So, no Nascent Soul Cultivator would dare to gamble with a thousand years of lifespan.

As time passed, the lifespan of the Blood Demon Undying Bone began to be transferred through the connection of split souls to the Formless Demon Corpse. The Formless Demon Corpse simultaneously sent the split soul into the True Spirit Divine Tree. Although it was the split soul of the Formless Demon Corpse, it was actually Wen Jiu’s soul, so as long as recognizing the master succeeded, Wen Jiu would become the master.

Ten years.

Fifty years.

A hundred years.

...

As a significant amount of lifespan burned away, the effect wasn’t so apparent, but as time wore on, after consuming ten thousand years of the Blood Demon Undying Bone’s lifespan and burning a thousand years of the Formless Demon Corpse’s lifespan, finally, something changed.

The black inscriptions on the True Spirit Divine Tree started to stir, and mighty True Spirit Qi descended abruptly, landing on the split soul of the Formless Demon Corpse, even connecting with Wen Jiu’s True Spirit Root in Lengxi Mountain.

But whether it was recognition of a master was still unknown.

This feeling was immensely wondrous, making Wen Jiu feel a trace of ancient vastness and grandeur.

The feeling made Wen Jiu’s soul tremble.

An excited tremor.

An anxious tremor.

"Whether it is recognition of a master is still unknown, but at least there’s a reaction."

Just then.

Midnight arrived.

The daily settlement showed results, with the experience bar for recognizing the master of the True Spirit Divine Tree more than halfway.

[True Spirit Divine Tree]

[In the process of recognition...]

[Recognition progress——(50000/100000)]

Burning a thousand years of lifespan earned fifty thousand experience.

"It’s effective!"

Wen Jiu was overjoyed.

No wonder the Blood Phoenix Demon Monarch didn’t recognize a master; burning a thousand years of lifespan at once without any reaction, who would dare to keep trying?

No.

It should be said, even a Nascent Soul True Monarch wouldn’t dare to keep trying after burning hundreds of years without effect.

After all, lifespan is convenient, fast, and practical to use, but regaining it is as hard as reaching the sky.

Those Nascent Soul True Monarchs, having come this far, probably want to go further and absolutely cannot waste their lifespan.

"But I’m not afraid!"

Wen Jiu laughed heartily and continued to burn lifespan.

Continued to push another thousand years.

A total of two thousand years of lifespan!

Upon the arrival of the second midnight, during the daily settlement, the second thousand-year lifespan had burned away, and the split soul of the Formless Demon Corpse suddenly connected with the entire True Spirit Divine Tree, just as Wen Jiu’s soul did.

The black inscriptions, which had been stirring all along, even flew directly into Wen Jiu’s body through the soul connection, landing on the True Spirit Root.

In an instant, tens of thousands of black inscriptions increased, and the entire True Spirit Root was completely occupied by black inscriptions, dyeing the entire True Spirit Root black. Meanwhile, the black inscriptions continued to pour into the Dao Foundation until both were entirely occupied before stopping. When Wen Jiu saw the results displayed in the daily settlement, he was overjoyed.

[Recognized as a master of the Tier Four High-Grade Outer Path Evil Spirit True Spirit Divine Tree, the Spirit Root has been enhanced, transforming into a Middle-Grade True Spirit Root, with a one hundred percent chance of successfully achieving a Top-Grade Golden Core, and a fifty percent chance of transforming the Golden Core into a Golden Core Celestial Daoist Infant.]

"Tier Four High-Grade Outer Path Evil Spirit?"

"Heaven-Reaching Outer Dao Nascent Soul?"

Wen Jiu felt a tempest in his heart.

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