Chapter 140: Chapter 139 The Lion’s Big Demand

Wu Yaoshi hesitated when speaking about the Spiritual Treasure.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to give it; they were genuinely poor, barely having enough for themselves, let alone for him.

The Great Xia annihilated the sects, and almost everything was looted clean by the damn court. Don’t mention Spiritual Treasures; even a copper coin wasn’t left.

“Can we use something else instead?” Wu Yaoshi asked.

“Like…?”

“Cultivation Techniques or something?”

“Heh!” The miniature Chen Xuan chuckled lightly, “Do you think I would lack Cultivation Techniques? Have you forgotten who my master is?”

Cultivation Techniques?

He hadn’t even studied the First Grade Cultivation Technique that Xuan Er had passed down to him.

To put it arrogantly, a Third Grade Cultivation Technique that others couldn’t obtain in a lifetime was trash in his eyes.

Wu Yaoshi knew he was speaking the truth; how could he lack Cultivation Techniques? However…

“What about Divine Techniques? Like—the Divine Soul Technique I’m using now!”

Divine Techniques?

To be honest, Chen Xuan was tempted by that.

After all, compared to Cultivation Techniques, Divine Techniques were much rarer, and many were solely passed down within a single lineage.

However, although tempted, Chen Xuan still appeared very composed on the surface, even showing a troubled expression.

“One Divine Technique is absolutely worth more than a Spiritual Treasure; you won’t lose out!”

Seeing his hesitation, Wu Yaoshi quickly said.

Although this Divine Technique had no damaging power, sometimes its effects were not weaker than those killing Divine Techniques.

Moreover, Yan Wen had told him earlier, that although this kid wouldn’t decide the battle’s outcome, he was definitely a variable.

So, fulfill this kid’s demands as much as possible.

But, being a disciple of Xuan Er, his standards were set high.

Some things couldn’t even catch his interest.

If Chen Xuan knew his thoughts now, he would probably laugh out loud.

“Add another pill to the deal.”

Chen Xuan, who had been silent all along, finally spoke up.

“Alright!”

This time, Wu Yaoshi agreed without a second thought.

“But you must promise not to assist Bai Ze! Swear an oath in the name of Xuan Er, the Martial Dao, and the Divine Movement Sect!”

At this moment, his expression was extremely serious.

Only this way could he be assured, especially an oath on the Martial Dao. For those cultivating in the Martial Dao, particularly those of higher grades, it’s not something to be joked about lightly.

Because once you break an oath, it would affect your state of mind, significantly impacting future cultivation.

“And you must do the same! Do not leak this matter! Not just on the Martial Dao, but also in the name of the rebel army’s establishment!”

Chen Xuan wasn’t stupid!

Once this matter is leaked, even without evidence, at their level, sometimes certain things don’t require so-called evidence.

The rules are merely for ordinary people.

And people like them not only set the rules but also enjoy the benefits brought by the rules.

That’s the cruel reality.

“Okay!”

Wu Yaoshi nodded. Although they never intended to leak it, he knew that without this, Chen Xuan wouldn’t be at ease.

Next, the two took the oaths successively.

After it ended.

“A thousand meters outside the north gate, there’s a lake. Tonight, someone will leave the items at the lake’s bottom, and you will go retrieve them yourself!”

As soon as the words were spoken, Wu Yaoshi’s apparition dissipated accordingly.

In the tent, Chen Xuan suddenly opened his eyes.

His eyes were filled with some confusion.

“Is this…a dream? No, that’s not right!”

Already as a Fourth-Phase Spirit Cultivator, he soon sensed something was off.

Because he felt some response in the intangible, brought about by the oath he had just taken. It seemed mystical, but indeed it was there.

This is why people in the Martial Dao rarely swear oaths.

“What’s wrong?”

At this time, Ye Jincen suddenly spoke.

“Nothing, just encountered some things in cultivation.” Chen Xuan casually replied.

“I just felt some anomaly, but couldn’t find anything.” After thinking, he decided to tell him about it.

“Anomaly?”

“Yes!”

“It’s fine, I’ll pay more attention. You just continue your cultivation.”

Though Ye Jincen found his reactions strange, he didn’t say much else, nodding before closing his eyes and continuing his cultivation.

“Seems to be real.”

Even though he had some doubts just now, he was now convinced that it was real.

However… Ye Jincen surprised him a bit, managing to sense it. Although it was ultimately undetected, it was an extraordinary feat.

…

In the grand hall of Celestial Water Commandery.

Four green stones around Wu Yaoshi shattered into powder all at once with a ’bang’.

At the same time, he seemed to collapse as if weakened, almost falling to the ground. Fortunately, Yan Wen, who had been by his side, supported him.

“Xiaoyanzi, it’s done!”

Wu Yaoshi, extremely weak at this moment, looked pale, with his facial wrinkles deepening significantly.

“Thank you, Elder Witch, take this pill to recover first!”

He promptly inserted a pill into his mouth, simultaneously injecting a trace of Spiritual Power into his body to assist in digesting the pill.

After about half an hour.

Wu Yaoshi’s face finally regained a hint of redness, though he still appeared very weak.

With Yan Wen’s support, he sat on a chair nearby.

“Four Spirit Gathering Pills, along with my Divine Technique—Divine Soul Technique!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Yan Wen’s expression changed, furrowing his brows deeply: “That kid… he really drove a hard bargain!”

“No!”

Wu Yaoshi waved his hand, “Do you know what conditions Bai Ze offered him?”

Before he could speak, he continued, “A Purple Spirit Pill, and a Spiritual Treasure, personally refined by Qi Dog!”

“Hiss…”

Yan Wen took a sharp breath, unexpectedly Bai Ze offered such conditions to get Chen Xuan to take action, even he felt a pang hearing it.

“So, the conditions we offered aren’t too high.”

“Moreover, I speculate it might be due to that incident at the City Lord’s Mansion, although Qi Dog has already resolved the grudges between both sides, that kid still harbors resentment, so he should still be considering!”

“This is a fortunate turn for us.”

After hearing his analysis, Yan Wen nodded in agreement.

“Alright, take this. Go get ready, place the items in the lake beneath the north city gate. I’ll head back first; the array over there still needs me to oversee!”

“Mm, thank you for your efforts! If it weren’t for you, this matter would be hard to solve.”

Then he instructed outside the hall, “Escort Elder Witch back!”

“Yes!”

A guard outside responded, then entered, supporting Wu Yaoshi as they walked out of the hall.

“Four pills, and this….”

Yan Wen lowered his head to look at the jade slip in his hand, it detailed a Divine Technique.

At this moment, his heart was bleeding.

The rebel army wasn’t wealthy to begin with, and pills were scarce. This made their situation even worse.

But there was no choice.

The Heavenly Footwork was too mysterious, impossible to defend against.

“Might as well spend money to avert disaster.”

He sighed deeply, then walked out of the hall, feeling that these matters still needed his personal attention to be at ease.

…

At midnight, Chen Xuan estimated the time was about right.

His peripheral vision glanced at Ye Jincen who was cultivating, then got up and went outside the tent, and said to Feng Zheng, “I’m heading back for a bit, I’ll come earlier tomorrow. Keep an eye on things here.”

“Alright.”

He originally wondered if Chen Xuan was not going back tonight.

One must admit, this kid was truly carefree, every night visiting Youlan Mansion, treating the battlefield more like a leisure trip.

Truly enviable!

With that, Chen Xuan stepped out, and his silhouette disappeared.

“Heavenly Footwork!”

It truly was a top-tier divine technique, so tantalizing to him. With this thing, no one could stop you from going anywhere, and at great speed!

“Hmm?”

In the tent, Bai Ze frowned slightly.

“What’s up, bro?” Bai Qi asked.

“Nothing, that kid left!”

“Leaving a bit late tonight, that kid is really odd, tirelessly going back and forth every day!”

Bai Qi had his eyes opened wide.

He hadn’t seen anyone like Chen Xuan in so many years.

“Is it true he’s reluctant to leave the women at home? Is this kid really that lecherous?”

“Could be!”

Initially, Bai Ze couldn’t believe a genius would indulge in sensual pleasures, but the spies in Youlan Mansion indeed confirmed this!

“How about sending a few beauties?”

Bai Qi tentatively asked; women, regardless of how beautiful, were easy for them to obtain.

Getting Chen Xuan into Celestial Water Commandery was a trivial matter.

“First, select a few, and keep an eye on those high-ranking ones, in case any are from the rebel army.”

Bai Ze worried about this the most, while they hadn’t infiltrated a single person into the rebel side.

“Don’t worry, bro. They pair up, and I’ve already arranged people to secretly watch them, any issues will be spotted.”

For such matters, he wouldn’t be careless, having prepared two plans long ago.

“Mm!”

Bai Ze nodded, feeling confident in him.

…

After using the Heavenly Footwork ten times in a row, he was already a hundred kilometers away from the Great Xia’s camp.

“Should be about enough.”

He needed to be cautious about such matters.

He sensed several people patrolling undercover near the camp.

Then began the return; to be safe, he chose a different route.

Soon,

Chen Xuan stopped twenty kilometers outside the north city gate, concealed his presence, cross-legged, and began to recover.

About half an hour later, he opened his eyes.

Then stepped out, moments later his silhouette stopped ten thousand meters from the agreed lake.

Then he released his spiritual power, expanding outward from himself.

Though the rebel side agreed to his conditions, who knew if there would be an ambush?

After several thorough sweeps without finding anything suspicious, he continued on.

This time he stopped about three thousand meters from the lake.

“This distance should be enough.”

Then extended spiritual power, and began searching the lake bottom carefully, soon discovering a palm-sized black box.

“Got it!”

Reaching out a hand, his body’s spiritual power stirred, and the black box suddenly flew towards Chen Xuan.

In an instant, it appeared in his hand.

In the next moment, Chen Xuan used the Heavenly Footwork, stepping out tens of times.

Chen Xuan reappeared a hundred kilometers away.

Whew—

“Seems all’s well!”

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