PHS Chapter 149 (Patreon)

Chapter 149: This is What You Wanted

"Here is the route you wanted."

A jade slip materialized in Li Yun's hand. He said softly, "Two Saint-level items."

"Done!"

Lu Changhe agreed without the slightest hesitation.

He immediately produced two bottles of pills and placed them before Li Yun.

Then, he reached out and accepted the jade slip.

Li Yun collected the pills and spoke again, "Following this route will lead you to a Great Saint-level spirit herb, but the path is not safe."

"Hm?"

Lu Changhe's head snapped up, his expression puzzled. "What do you mean by that?"

"What do you think I mean?"

Li Yun lifted his teacup, took a sip, and spoke unhurriedly, "Surely you don't believe that two Saint-level items can be exchanged for a Great Saint-level spirit herb?"

"This..."

Lu Changhe's heart sank.

Just a moment ago, he had been suspecting that the Pavilion Master's methods were different from the rumors—the price for this information had seemed a bit too cheap. So this was the catch!

He managed a smile, unconcerned. "Pavilion Master, feel free to name your price. This old man only asks for a safe route!"

After all, if it wasn't safe, going in was tantamount to suicide. Even if he had the fortune to obtain the spirit herb, he might not have the fortune to leave with it.

If he couldn't bring it out, what difference was there between knowing the route and not knowing?

Li Yun's expression remained unchanged. He set down his teacup and said softly, "You should understand that the Mystic Realm of Creation is filled with countless Feral Beasts. When the mystic realm opens, who knows how many people will enter? Once inside, it's not a matter of you avoiding danger, but of danger finding you."

"The route in your hand nearly traverses the entire Mystic Realm of Creation. How many unexpected events might occur along the way—you should know this in your heart!"

"And..."

"Right now, the Mystic Realm of Creation has not yet opened. If you wish to circumvent all dangers within, it is no less than foreseeing the future!"

Lu Changhe's expression darkened.

He had just seen the route. He understood. The Mystic Realm of Creation was a minor grotto-heaven. In terms of area, it was comparable to half a province! The current world had three thousand provinces, and the very province they stood in spanned hundreds of millions of li, home to several Sacred Land-level powers.

For the Mystic Realm of Creation to be so vast, the dangers of traveling within it were simply too numerous.

At every moment, every second, an accident could occur.

It could be a natural disaster, or it could be a man-made one!

"The Pavilion Master means..."

At this moment, Lu Changhe began to feel a little unsure.

"What I mean is, you have to add to the price!"

Li Yun said in a deep voice.

"How much?"

Lu Changhe asked in a low voice.

"Two Great Saint-level items!"

Li Yun held up two fingers.

"How many?" Lu Changhe almost thought he had misheard.

He only wanted one Great Saint-level spirit herb, yet he needed two Great Saint-level items in exchange. Who did business like this? Wasn't this just blatant extortion?

"It seems you have not yet understood the value of this information."

Li Yun stood up, walked over to Lu Changhe, and looked at him without blinking as he spoke slowly, "The information you are buying now is from the future! Do you understand what the future is?"

"The future is what has not yet happened. And now, you know everything about it in advance. Since you know, don't you have any thoughts of changing it?"

"For example, things that were not originally meant for you—now that you know of them in advance, wouldn't it be as easy as turning your hand to take them?"

"And speaking of which, a place that can grow a Great Saint-level spirit herb—surely you don't think it only grew one, do you?"

"Therefore, two Great Saint-level items—you are not getting a bad deal!"

"Pavilion... Master!!"

Lu Changhe was stunned, his mind buzzing. In all his years as a Saint King, he had never heard of such a thing as modifying the future.

This matter had nearly shattered his understanding of the world.

"Senior, were the words you just spoke true?"

"When have I ever spoken falsely?"

Li Yun retorted.

"Done!"

Considering the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets' reputation, Lu Changhe was moved. He gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "This old man will buy it!"

As he spoke, two secret manuals appeared in his hands.

Great Saint-level items were all extremely precious. Whether they were spirit herbs or weapons, they could be considered part of a sect's foundation. As for cultivation methods... well, their value was also extremely high. Countless people would beg for them.

But right now, the only things the Grand Luo Sword Sect could produce were cultivation methods.

They didn't have many Great Saint-level weapons and definitely couldn't part with them. Losing one would put the Grand Luo Sword Sect in greater danger. The sect did have two Great Saint-level spirit herbs, but they were sacred healing medicines, not for breaking through cultivation realms.

In some situations, a healing medicine was even more precious than one for breaking through, because the former could save a life!

Those two sacred herbs could not be easily used. The only option left was to offer two cultivation methods. This was the most balanced choice for him, because even if he gave the methods away, he still had copies.

Crucially, these two cultivation methods were not the Grand Luo Sword Sect's core texts.

Though it would be painful to have them circulate outside, it would not damage their foundation.

"A wise choice."

Li Yun offered a word of praise.

The current Grand Luo Sword Sect had no pillar of support. Clinging to countless cultivation methods was useless. If one day they were attacked, and they couldn't even produce a Great Saint-level figure, everything they had would only become someone else's property.

After accepting the two cultivation methods, Li Yun exchanged them for the information on everything that would happen on that path in the future, recorded it in a jade slip, and tossed it to Lu Changhe.

"This is what you wanted," Li Yun said faintly.

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