Seeing that Yang Lin remained silent, Lu Tao was not in a hurry.
This kind of thing is inherently a matter of mutual consent, plus some bargaining.
If Yang Lin agrees directly, he will naturally offer him a Nascent Soul Pill; if not, they can discuss it further later.
“Fellow Daoist Lu, since every disciple of the Immortal Sect can become a Divine Grade, you must have the ability to make me a King Grade. My requirements are not high, just a lower King Grade will do.”
Yang Lin stared intently at Lu Tao; Wangpin, the lowest grade, seemed to be its minimum requirement.
Knock knock.
Lu Tao tapped the table with his finger and suddenly said, "Fellow Daoist Yang, how about this, I'll give you two options."
"The first one, as I just mentioned, is a Nascent Soul Pill, which can raise one's aptitude to the upper-grade Divine level."
"The second one..."
"It can indeed advance your aptitude to the King rank, and even the upper-class King rank. However, I can't give it to you now; you'll have to wait until later. Besides, a mere Destiny Technique is far from worth that much."
After speaking, Lu Tao looked at Yang Lin.
"Top-grade Royal Grade?"
Upon hearing these four words, Yang Lin sensed the rules of his destiny and trembled uncontrollably, just as he had when he chose to come and trade for the cultivation technique.
A thought struck him, then he frowned and asked in confusion, "Fellow Daoist Lu, why wait until later?"
"To upgrade one's aptitude to the King rank, one needs to become a Medicine King. Such a Medicine King cannot be easily made; it takes time," Lu Tao explained casually.
"It is indeed not easy for the King of Herbs to mature."
Yang Lin expressed his understanding, but he seemed to be hesitant about something and did not make a choice. Instead, he said, "Fellow Daoist Lu, with your abilities, I naturally believe in you. However, by the same token, even if you make a Heavenly Dao oath, with your abilities, you should be able to easily resolve it. So, could you perhaps change your second option?"
"Please speak, fellow Daoist." Lu Tao nodded.
Yang Lin straightened up and said seriously, "May I take one Nascent Soul Pill first? When you are able to improve my King-grade aptitude in the future, I will return the Nascent Soul Pill. You will not need to make any oaths."
"This is a compromise."
Lu Tao nodded in agreement, but then he changed the subject and said, "However, in this way, you will need to provide me with more supplies in the future."
"Of course, Fellow Daoist Lu, just tell me what you need, and I will definitely prepare it for you in advance." With the deal about to be finalized, a smile finally appeared on Yang Lin's face.
Lu Tao took out the jade slip he had prepared beforehand and handed it to Yang Lin, saying, "These are all. Double the amount of pills. What do you think?"
Yang Lin took the jade slip. When he saw the various materials and resources inside, he raised an eyebrow. After a moment's thought, he nodded and said, "Alright, I will definitely prepare it for you, fellow Daoist."
"This is the Destiny Cultivation Technique that you need, Fellow Daoist Lu. Please take a look."
As he spoke, Yang Lin handed a jade slip to Lu Tao.
Lu Tao took the jade slip, confirmed it was correct, and then put it into his cave. He then handed a storage ring containing a Nascent Soul Pill to Yang Lin, saying, "It's a pleasure to cooperate with you. Fellow Daoist, please leave a message."
"good."
Yang Lin was putting away his storage ring and taking out his communication artifact to exchange communication marks with Lu Tao.
Lu Tao suddenly discovered that Yan Zhi, the master of Huanyang Pavilion, was secretly examining the storage ring with his powerful divine soul at the peak of the God King realm.
Seeing this scene.
Lu Tao snorted inwardly, pretending not to notice, and exchanged communication marks with Yang Lin without making a sound.
"Fellow Daoist Lu, Pavilion Master Yan, the deal is done. I, Yang, will take my leave now!"
Yang Lin clasped his hands in a fist salute to Lu Tao and the other man, then took his leave.
Soon, only Lu Tao and Yan Zhi remained in the room. Yan Zhi congratulated them with a smile, saying, "Congratulations, Sect Master Lu, you're one step closer to the Three Thousand Domains."
"I should thank Pavilion Master Yan for his help," Lu Tao said with a smile.
Yan Zhi smiled and thought to himself, "If I really want to express my gratitude, it would be more genuine to trade a few portions of true dragon blood."
But he didn't say it aloud.
Yan Zhi stood up and asked, "What kind of cultivation technique did you acquire in this transaction?"
He asked this question not to inquire about anything, but rather to cancel the reward for Lu Tao obtaining that kind of cultivation technique, as he had done before.
Unexpectedly, Lu Tao's answer this time was completely opposite to his previous one: "I won't cancel it this time, let it stay online."
"Um?"
Yan Zhi was slightly surprised, but then immediately realized what was going on.
He felt a chill run down his spine, but smiled and said, "Sect Leader Lu is planning to trick the True Dragon Clan."
"It's not a trap. Since they want to compete with Lu, they have to bear the corresponding losses."
Lu Tao smiled faintly.
"That's true."
Yan Zhi nodded, but secretly used his spiritual power to scan the area outside Huanyang Pavilion, trying to find Yang Lin's whereabouts and ask him what specific cultivation technique he was trading.
There was no trace of Yang Lin; he had long since vanished.
Just then, he suddenly noticed that Lu Tao's clone seemed to give him a half-smile before walking out of the room.
This made Yan Zhi frown.
"He found out?"
Yan Zhi had this thought subconsciously, but he immediately dismissed it.
This is just Lu Tao's clone; it shouldn't have such abilities.
After Lu Tao left, Yan Zhicai looked thoughtful and thought to himself, "What kind of cultivation technique did Yang Lin trade? He only traded one Nascent Soul Pill."
He was very puzzled.
The True Dragon Clan clearly offered better terms, so why did this antelope agree to the deal without even comparing them after talking with Lu Tao?
Could a mere Divine Transformation Pill possibly be better than the bloodline of a true dragon?
"However, the fact that they left each other with communication marks suggests that the transaction was probably more than just the Nascent Soul Pill."
Yan Zhi guessed that Lu Tao and Yang Lin's deal was not yet over.
"Furthermore, why isn't Lu Tao canceling the bounty for the cultivation technique he received? Besides wanting to trick the True Dragon Clan, does he have any other motives?"
Yan Zhi fell into deep thought.
"By the way, Lu Tao can disguise himself as other living beings..."
Sudden.
A bold idea popped into Yan Zhi's mind: "Could he be planning to take the cultivation technique to the True Dragon Clan to claim a reward?"
He knew Lu Tao's abilities; he could change his bloodline and aura. When he first came to Huanyang Pavilion to discuss the bounty, even with his cultivation level, he couldn't detect Lu Tao's disguise.
Since Lu Tao wants to trick the True Dragon Clan, he might also take the initiative to come and claim the reward.
Even more frightening is...
Lu Tao was still using clones, so even if they were discovered, there would be no risk. Just like back in the Crimson Feather Hall, the only loss would be the clones.
"He will definitely do that!"
The more Yan Zhi thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
Because if it were him, he would definitely do the same; the conditions offered by the True Dragon Clan were simply too tempting.
You can make any request you want.
Who wouldn't want to take advantage of this?
"Should we tell the True Dragon Clan?"
Yan Zhi was caught in a dilemma.
He knew that if he told the True Dragon Clan this news, he would gain a lot, but at the same time, he would offend Lu Tao.
He clearly saw what would happen to the Red Feather Hall and the other clans if they offended Lu Tao.
Betraying Lu Tao now is completely different from the previous covert pressure.
"Fine, let's just pretend we don't know anything about it."
Yan Zhi shook his head. His recent interactions with Lu Tao had revealed to him that Lu Tao's methods of dealing with the schemes of various races were beyond his expectations and made him extremely wary.
It's best not to provoke them.
"Sigh, we can't tell the other chambers of commerce about this yet. Otherwise, if someone doesn't understand and reveals it to the True Dragon Clan, Lu Tao will misunderstand that I betrayed him."
Yan Zhi was utterly helpless.
He knew that he wasn't the only one who needed to keep this to himself.
same.
If Lu Tao later acquires cultivation techniques in other merchant guilds, the guild leaders, sect leaders, and palace masters of those guilds will not share them with him.
"Tsk tsk, it seems that the True Dragon Clan will suffer considerable losses from this move."
Yan Zhi silently grieved for the True Dragon Clan, but then he thought of something and thought to himself, "However, it is not so easy for an avatar to successfully disguise itself. Realm is secondary; domain and realm are things that cannot be disguised."
...
"Domain: Destiny (Perfect)"
Lu Tao comprehended and developed another field, directly reaching perfection.
"Almost there, only twenty-three more to go."
Lu Tao let out a long breath, then without leaving the seclusion, he silently retrieved one of his clones and began to seriously cultivate the other clone.
This clone is different from the others.
Although the clones left behind in various chambers of commerce are all at the Heavenly God level, they do not actually have domains within their bodies.
The main issue is that the domain cannot be directly copied.
Unlike cultivation techniques or supernatural powers, which can be directly taught or copied through the third eye or memory, it is not.
Even if the clone retains relevant memories, it will still need time to comprehend them in order to grasp the corresponding field.
And now.
What Lu Tao needs to do is to cultivate a new clone and retain the memories related to the realm of destiny within the clone.
Then, the clone, in conjunction with the statue of the wishing deity, comprehends the realm of destiny.
In this way, one can claim the bounty from the True Dragon Clan without any flaws.
Buzz!
Soon, Lu Tao cultivated a celestial avatar.
As Lu Tao prayed, his clone instantly developed a domain so weak it was almost imperceptible after a brief comprehension.
I haven't even scratched the surface of this field yet.
When the clone entered the Enlightenment Chamber and integrated its many insights about the realm of destiny into its own domain, the clone's domain rapidly improved and quickly reached a high level of mastery.
"Alright, let's go."
The clone refined a shape-shifting and breath-concealing talisman, then left the small world with a cave dwelling chosen by Lu Tao.
While the clone was comprehending the domain, the Howling Celestial Dog had already brought the small world close to a city where a branch of the Heavenly Pavilion was located.
Therefore, the clone did not waste much time before arriving at the gate of a branch of Tianyu Pavilion.
"Welcome, fellow Daoist. What do you need?"
The clone transmitted its voice: "I saw the bounty and have come to trade for the cultivation technique!"
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