PHS Chapter 236 (Patreon)

Chapter 236: Do You Two Wish to Cross Realms?

"A spatial passage to the Purple Profound Realm?"

Hearing this, Ao Xuan's heart stirred. He turned back and returned to his seat.​

Likewise, he fixed a pair of expectant eyes upon Li Yun.​

"A spatial passage is naturally not difficult."​

Li Yun glanced at the two, pondered slightly, and said, "Do you two wish to cross realms ?"​

"Er…"

Meng Qingzhi gave a dry laugh, saying with embarrassment, "That depends on the price Senior demands."​

Only a Great Emperor could open a spatial passage. Senior Pavilion Master's strength as a Great Emperor was beyond doubt. But the crucial point was, buying a single piece of news was already so expensive.​

What price would he demand for taking action? No one could guarantee it.​

What if the Senior demanded an exorbitant price, asking for an Imperial Weapon right off the bat …​

Thinking of this, Meng Qingzhi cast an inconspicuous glance at Ao Xuan. When it came to bidding, they could only rely on the True Dragon Clan. Being so wealthy, they should be able to produce an Imperial Weapon, right?​

"Two Quasi-Emperor-level items!"​

Li Yun held up two fingers.​

Compared to selling news, transactions that required him to personally act were, frankly, guaranteed profit. There was no System intermediary; however, much he earned went straight into his own pocket.​

As for the two Quasi-Emperor-level items, it was because he had already scanned the contents of Ao Xuan's storage ring.​

He no longer possessed a complete Imperial Weapon or Emperor's Scripture.​

If the price were set any higher, Ao Xuan himself wouldn't be able to afford it.​

As for relying on Meng Qingzhi to chip in, the possibility was almost nil. This man's entire fortune wasn't even a tenth of Ao Xuan's; the disparity was absurdly large.​

"Two Quasi-Emperor items…?"

Meng Qingzhi's face fell into a bitter look.​

It wasn't an Imperial Weapon, which brought him relief, yet it also made his heart clench slightly. Quasi-Emperor-level items weren't exactly growing on trees either.​

In any case, their Nine Nether Demon Sect couldn't afford the price.​

They could only look to Ao Xuan.​

Opening a passage brought no benefits. What they would encounter after crossing over was unknown. What if they were blocked by a Great Emperor? They might die the moment they arrived.​

At this moment, Meng Qingzhi couldn't guarantee whether Ao Xuan would be willing to make such a purely loss-making deal.​

"Senior."​

Ao Xuan pondered for a long while.​

He touched his storage ring, a strange feeling in his heart—it seemed the senior had seen right through his possessions.​

This price was exactly within his acceptable range.​

A bit expensive, but not utterly outrageous.​

Ao Xuan lowered his voice considerably and asked, "This junior wishes to ask, can Senior control the destination point where this spatial passage opens?"​

The tricks involved in crossing realms were understood by almost every Quasi-Emperor.​

Opening a spatial passage was entirely a matter of luck. Regarding an unfamiliar world, who knew if the other end of their passage wouldn't appear within some deadly region?​

A spatial passage whose destination couldn't be confirmed was practically worthless.​

But if the destination could be freely controlled, that was another matter entirely.​

"Naturally!"​

Li Yun said with a smile.​

With the System, none of the myriad heavens and ten thousand realms were unfamiliar to him. He could open a spatial passage anywhere he wished.​

"That's wonderful !"​

Ao Xuan clapped his hands and laughed. He first took out a Quasi-Emperor-level Cultivation Method, followed by a Quasi-Emperor-level Secret Art. After a brief thought, he said, "I implore Senior to open the spatial passage next to an opportunity to achieve Emperorship!"​

Hearing this, Meng Qingzhi's heart leaped.​

So Ao Xuan was going to achieve Emperorship!​

He himself only wanted to go over and cause trouble, to alleviate the pressure on his own world.​

But Ao Xuan's ambitions were even fiercer than his own. If he achieved Emperorship in another world, wouldn't Great Emperor Moyuan and the others nearly burst a blood vessel from anger?​

"Easily done."​

Li Yun collected the Quasi-Emperor items and asked mentally, ‘System, query the opportunities in the Purple Profound Realm that are suitable for Ao Xuan to achieve Emperorship.’

[Ding !]​
[Query for opportunities in the Purple Profound Realm suitable for Ao Xuan to achieve Emperorship successfully.]​
[Heavenly Fate Immortal Valley: Requires 8,700,000 Heavenly Secrets Points to reveal specific information about the opportunity.]​
[Fallen Immortal Ancient Hall: Requires 8,000,000 Heavenly Secrets Points to reveal specific information about the opportunity.]​
[Burial Immortal Ground: Requires 8,000,000 Heavenly Secrets Points to reveal specific information about the opportunity.]​
[Tomb of Great Emperor Starfall: Requires 6,100,000 Heavenly Secrets Points to reveal specific information about the opportunity.]​
[Ancestral Land of the Jade Scaled Flood Dragon Clan: Requires 2,790,000 Heavenly Secrets Points to reveal specific information.]​

‘Five, is it?’

Li Yun counted them. Worthy of the Purple Profound Realm; even the opportunities for Emperorship were slightly more numerous than in the current world.​

Of course, it wasn't that there were only this many opportunities, but that only these were suitable for Ao Xuan.​

Everyone's path to Emperorship was different, and opportunities varied from person to person.​

‘Fallen Immortal Ancient Hall, Burial Immortal Ground, Burial Immortal Battlefield…’

One Fallen Immortal, two Burial Immortals.​

He repeated these three names, feeling there might be some connection between them, but there was no time to think deeply now. He temporarily suppressed the thoughts in his mind.​

‘System, raise my strength to the peak of the Great Emperor realm. Oh, and erase all those miscellaneous phenomena.’​

Li Yun instructed mentally.​

If he were to raise his strength now and manifest all sorts of phenomena, even fools like Ao Xuan and Meng Qingzhi would notice something was wrong.​

How could someone who was already a Great Emperor display phenomena associated with just achieving Emperorship?​

The best method was to ensure they felt nothing.​

That way, everything would be foolproof.​

[Ding, consuming 2,790,000 Heavenly Secrets Points. Host's strength increased to the peak of the Great Emperor realm !]​

"Boom!"

Within Li Yun's body, it was as if a celestial river had burst its banks. His aura climbed steadily, breaking through the realm in an instant. From the Saint cultivation, he almost instantaneously reached the peak of the Great Emperor realm.​

He was only a step away from the next realm.​

With a little diligent cultivation, it seemed a breakthrough might be possible.​

‘Why is it so expensive?’

Li Yun frowned. Shouldn't just over a million Heavenly Secrets Points have been enough?​

If he hadn't just earned two Quasi-Emperor items and one Xuan Yin Emperor's Scripture, he might not have had enough Heavenly Secrets Points.​

After spending so many points, he currently only has 870,000 left. Although he hadn't become a pauper, he wasn't far off.​

At the very least, advancing further seemed unlikely.​

The further one progressed, the higher the cost; he understood this point.​

[The host requested the peak of the Great Emperor realm, hence the slightly higher price.]​

Li Yun: ......​

So, achieving Emperorship and reaching the peak of the Great Emperor realm had different prices?​

The System was too stingy.​

They had known each other for so long; why quibble over such details?​

It was only about a million Heavenly Secrets Points.​

"Sigh."​

Li Yun sighed and shook his head, waving his hand to open the World Map of the Purple Profound Realm. This item was a freebie from the System, merely marking the locations of the major powers.​

Useless to him.​

But quite useful to others.​

However, since no one had asked, he wouldn't just give it away for free.​

After searching for a long time and finding the Ancestral Land of the Jade Scaled Flood Dragon Clan, he nodded. This was pretty much the only opportunity for Emperorship with a reasonable price.​

But even so, it was nearly three million Heavenly Secrets Points.​

"Spatial passage…"

Li Yun murmured.​

Other Great Emperors needed to spend lengthy periods to open a passage between the two realms. He himself wasn't sure how long it would take.​

But presumably, relying on his peak Great Emperor strength, it shouldn't take too long.​

‘System, how long would it take for me to open a spatial passage myself?’ Li Yun asked mentally.​

[Ding, fifty-seven years and three months.]​

Li Yun: ......​

That long?​

Even with his peak Great Emperor strength, it would take so much time. Heaven knew how much effort Great Emperor Moyuan had spent on that spatial passage.​

Fifty years from now, who knew what the situation between the two realms would become?​

He could afford to wait, but Ao Xuan and Meng Qingzhi likely could not.​

‘Looks like I still have to rely on the System.’

Li Yun smacked his lips. He extended a single hand and grasped at the air. With a tearing sound, the void ripped like a piece of old cloth pulled apart by great force.​

A huge opening was forcibly torn open, leading to an unknown world.​

On the other side was a continuous stretch of palaces, imposing and majestic. Terrifying auras lay hidden within. Occasionally, Flood Dragons soared into the sky, their Vital Energy and Blood reaching the heavens.​

"Alright."​

After tearing open the rift, Li Yun clapped his hands and softly uttered words.​

"So fast ?"​

Ao Xuan and Meng Qingzhi looked at each other, stunned. They had thought the Master of the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets was very strong and should be able to open a spatial passage in a short time.​

But they hadn't expected him to be this strong.​

With just a single grasp, without revealing any aura, space was shattered, and a spatial rift appeared before them. Wasn't this a bit too terrifying?​

If other Great Emperors knew of this, wouldn't they die of shame?​

If spatial passages were so easy to establish, those Great Emperors would probably open one whenever they were idle, just to see if there were any weaker worlds around.​

And Ling Xiao and the others wouldn't have needed to guard a single passage, reluctant to even destroy it.​

‘Senior's strength might be beyond that of a Great Emperor!’​

Ao Xuan and Meng Qingzhi exchanged a look, the same thought arising in both their minds simultaneously.​

If he were a Great Emperor, opening a spatial passage couldn't possibly be so effortless.​

"Senior, is this the place with the opportunity for Emperorship?"​

Ao Xuan took two steps forward and looked carefully. With his eyesight, he could only tell that it was a massive power, and terrifyingly strong within.​

The formation outside, if he wasn't mistaken, should be an Emperor-level Formation!​

Meaning, this clan had produced a Great Emperor in the past!​

"Mm."​

Li Yun nodded casually.​

"I implore Senior to provide the method to break the formation!"​

Ao Xuan flipped his hand, and a storage ring was presented.​

Buying the formation-breaking method for a power in his own world could easily offend. But for one in another world, that was clearly not the case. They had yet to experience the terror of a Quasi-Emperor descending upon their sect.​

This time, it was fitting for them to experience it.​

"Right."​

Ao Xuan thought for a moment, then produced three bottles of Great Saint-level Spirit Herbs, placed them before Li Yun, and said respectfully, "I also implore Senior to deduce whether this power has any Quasi-Emperors."​

A clan that had produced a Great Emperor, even if it had declined, its foundation was not to be underestimated.​

If he snuck in and happened to encounter someone of the same level, who then came after him with an Imperial Weapon, that would be disastrous, no different from walking into a trap.​

"Rest assured."​

Li Yun waved his hand.​

He picked up the storage ring and swept his gaze over its contents. Inside lay a shattered Imperial Weapon, severely damaged. Besides being reforged, it had almost no value.​

But its material was extraordinary, forged from Divine Metal, so it was worth some Heavenly Secrets Points.​

Beside the Imperial Weapon were three Emperor's Scriptures, provenance unknown to the Dragon Clan.​

These three were quite different from the initial Xuan Yin Emperor's Scripture; most were incomplete. Some lacked the middle realms, others the beginning and end.​

However, three incomplete Emperor's Scriptures, plus a shattered Imperial Weapon, could roughly be considered equivalent in value to a complete Imperial Weapon.​

Li Yun put away the storage ring, gave Ao Xuan a meaningful look—trading a pile of incomplete items for an opportunity to achieve Emperorship wasn't that easy—and opened the system panel in his mind, asking :​

‘System, first check if the Jade Scaled Flood Dragon Clan has any Quasi-Emperors!’​

[Ding!]​
[Query successful.]​
[The Quasi-Emperor Ancestor of the Jade Scaled Flood Dragon Clan has brought an Imperial Weapon to the Tianyuan Realm and is currently fighting the Golden Crow Ancestor.]​

"Hm?"​

Li Yun's eyes lit up. It didn't deduct any Heavenly Secrets Points?​

It seemed that news considered secret in this world was no secret at all in the Purple Profound Realm!​

A Quasi-Emperor Ancestor, bringing an Imperial Weapon to invade another realm—while perhaps not common knowledge, the upper echelons of some powers in the Purple Profound Realm should be well aware of it.​

It seemed he could use this information disparity to make a fortune in the future!

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