"Haha, welcome to Pavilion Master Yan!"
The First Elder Ao Yu couldn't help but show his joy. Then, his expression turned serious, and he stopped using telepathy and spoke directly, "Sect Master Yan, let's discuss this matter privately."
"There's nothing to see here, you may all leave."
As he spoke, Ao Yu dispersed the creatures that had gathered in the distance.
Then.
Ao Yu, along with Shi Shu, Mo Niu, and other powerful figures, as well as Yan Zhi and other God Kings of Huan Yang Pavilion, arrived at the Jin Fu Lou Inn in the city and requested a room.
After setting up a soundproof barrier, Ao Yu greeted Yan Zhi with a smile, cupping his fists and saying, "Sect Leader Yan, welcome to the group."
These words were spoken.
Whether it was Shi Shu, the Demon Bull, the Mountain-Piercing Divine Beast, or the branch masters and elders of Huanyang Pavilion, their expressions all changed.
Shi Shu frowned and asked, "Brother Ao, what's going on?"
"Master, this is..."
The powerful figures from Huanyang Pavilion standing nearby also looked at Yan Zhi with expressions of surprise and doubt.
Ao Yu pressed down with his right hand to calm the restless other powerful figures and said, "This time, Lu Tao's clone perished in Huanyang Pavilion. Given Lu Tao's petty nature, he will definitely hold a grudge against Huanyang Pavilion. It can be said that he is now our common enemy, and cooperation is the best choice."
The powerful figures, such as the Demon Bull and the Mountain-Piercing Divine Beast, suddenly realized what was happening, while Shi Shu frowned slightly.
But he was a new member, and it wasn't his place to object to this.
Yan Zhi also nodded and said, "That's right. Lu Tao previously demanded three hundred items of the rules from me as compensation. How could my Huanyang Pavilion possibly provide that?"
"Instead of owing him money to pay back, we should cooperate with the other clans and join forces to deal with Lu Tao. If we succeed, you will still have a chance to cultivate the Primordial Chaos Technique."
Upon hearing Yan Zhi's words, the other branch masters and elders of Huanyang Pavilion said nothing more.
In fact.
Within Huanyang Pavilion, opinions were largely determined by Yan Zhi alone; once he made a decision, no other powerful figure could object.
The same applies this time.
that's all.
There were no further objections to the cooperation between the two parties.
Ao Yu nodded in satisfaction, then said eagerly, "Sect Master Yan, without further ado, I'm sure you know what I need. What do you think of that material…?"
"That's natural. However, this material was originally intended for me to forge a divine king's weapon, search for rare and precious materials, and even investigate the opportunity to leave the desolate region, so..."
Yan Zhi took out a five-colored divine stone, but did not hand it to Ao Yu.
This divine stone is called the Five-Colored Divine Stone. Even if it is not used for refining weapons, the Five-Colored Divine Stone alone can be used to find many hidden things.
once.
The True Dragon Clan approached Yan Zhi, wanting to exchange this Five-Colored Divine Stone from him.
However, Yan Zhi demanded an extremely high price, requesting three portions of true dragon bloodline at the God King level. Since the True Dragon Clan did not possess any of these, the deal could not be completed.
certainly.
The main reason was that the True Dragon Clan had great confidence in the divine artifacts forged by the Lava Clan, which is why they didn't try every means to obtain this five-colored divine stone. Otherwise, they wouldn't have left it to Yan Zhi.
It can be said that this five-colored divine stone is now merely icing on the cake for the True Dragon Clan.
Ao Yu laughed and said, "Don't worry, Pavilion Master Yan. After we find Lu Tao, we will share everything he has, whether it's the Hunyuan Technique or other secrets."
He knew that Yan Zhi's explanation to the other Huan Yang Pavilion experts was actually a reminder to him.
Ao Yu was well aware of all this.
Upon hearing this, Yan Zhi immediately smiled with satisfaction and handed the five-colored divine stone to Ao Yu.
After receiving it, Ao Yu immediately handed it to the Mountain-Piercing Divine Beast, saying, "Quickly send this to the Lava Clan so they can fuse it into the Divine King Artifact and enhance its power."
"good!"
The mountain-piercing beast accepted the five-colored divine stone and immediately left Jin Fu Lou, departing through the city's teleportation array to head towards the Lava Clan.
Yan Zhi also instructed the other experts of Huanyang Pavilion: "You should immediately send a message back to tell the branch pavilions to collect everything and rush to the main pavilion to meet up."
Having learned from the experience of the Red Feather Hall, Yan Zhi knew that this matter could not be delayed and that he absolutely could not give Lu Tao a chance to make a move.
"Yes, Master!"
The branch masters and elders of Huanyang Pavilion received the order and sent messages to various places.
Meanwhile, Shi Shu felt a little uneasy.
He had thought that with his talent, he would be valued after cooperating with the True Dragon Clan. However, judging from Ao Yu's handling of the situation, his importance was far less than that of a stone in Yan Zhi's hand.
He seemed to notice Shi Shu's expression.
Ao Yu looked at Shi Shu and smiled, "I must thank Fellow Daoist Shi for not trading the cultivation technique to Lu Tao this time. Otherwise, it would have been much more difficult to stop Lu Tao."
Shi Shu finally smiled and said, "It's also because Lu Tao was tactless, otherwise..."
Speaking of which...
Shi Shu seemed to realize that his words were somewhat inappropriate, so he immediately changed his words and said, "Brother Ao, rest assured, apart from myself, there should be no other beings in the Desolate Region who possess time-related cultivation techniques, so Lu Tao will definitely not be able to gather the three thousand domains."
That would be best.
Ao Yu smiled noncommittally and said, "However, just to be on the safe side, we shouldn't be careless. The bounty needs to continue. By the way, Pavilion Master Yan..."
Ao Yu turned to look at Yan Zhi, about to ask something.
But before he could ask, Yan Zhi seemed to know what he was going to ask and immediately said, "Brother Ao, I don't know much about the other chambers of commerce, but in the past ten days, Lu Tao has traded as many as six cultivation techniques in my Huanyang Pavilion alone."
"Damn it! Lu Tao deserves to die!"
Upon hearing this, Ao Yu couldn't contain his rage and slammed his fist hard on the table.
At this point, he knew perfectly well that he had been tricked by Lu Tao.
Lu Tao traded six martial arts techniques at Huanyang Pavilion alone, but he only canceled five of them.
While the possibility of duplicate techniques cannot be ruled out, the bounty is not only offered by Huanyang Pavilion, but also by five other merchant guilds.
He absolutely refused to believe that Lu Tao hadn't traded any cultivation techniques with the other five chambers of commerce.
Thinking back to those transactions...
Ao Yu's voice trembled as he said, "In these ten days, we made thirty-seven transactions, giving up nearly fifty portions of True Dragon Bloodline, nine hundred items of the rules, and countless other resources..."
"I don't know how many of these transactions are genuine, and how many are transactions where Lu Tao is impersonating someone else."
Mentioning these things makes Ao Yu's heart bleed.
With each number mentioned, his anger and murderous intent rose, but at the same time, his fear and apprehension deepened as well.
"Hiss..."
Upon hearing this, the god-kings Yan Zhi, Shi Shu, and others couldn't help but gasp.
Whether it was the bloodline of a true dragon or an object governed by rules, their sheer quantity was astonishing.
Things governed by rules are not particularly important to them; with their abilities, obtaining them is not difficult.
But the bloodline of a true dragon is different.
Fifty portions of true dragon bloodline—what does that even mean? It's something they wouldn't even dare to dream of.
Given their status and strength, none of them had ever obtained the bloodline of a true dragon.
This shows how much the True Dragon Clan sacrificed to stop Lu Tao.
What left them speechless was that many of these items might have ended up in Lu Tao's hands.
This left the group of powerful figures with very mixed feelings.
Demon Bull then asked, "Sect Master Yan, have the other merchant guilds not revealed anything about this matter?"
Yan Zhi nodded and said, "That's right. Regarding this matter, because they were worried about offending Lu Tao, all the major chambers of commerce kept it a secret from each other and did not reveal any information."
"well!"
Upon hearing this, Ao Yu, the Demon Bull, and other god-kings couldn't help but sigh.
Yan Zhi thought for a moment, then continued, "Although I am very confident in the reputation of my Huanyang Pavilion, it has not yet reached the point where other beings would completely abandon other merchant guilds and choose only my Huanyang Pavilion, so..."
"If I'm not mistaken, Lu Tao is probably almost finished collecting all the cultivation techniques. He's probably missing at most ten, maybe even less than five."
Yan Zhi's guess was relatively conservative because it lacked sufficient evidence.
But it was precisely because of their conservatism that Ao Yu and the other god-kings were even more worried, "I'm afraid the number will be even smaller!"
after all.
The True Dragon Clan has traded a total of thirty-seven items during this period, including twenty-three types of cultivation techniques.
The only missing element is the time-based cultivation method.
Therefore, if we take an unconservative estimate and guess with the highest probability, then Lu Tao has obtained all the other cultivation techniques except for the Time-based cultivation technique.
"Is he only missing one last technique?"
Thinking of this possibility, Ao Yu looked somewhat dazed.
Our own tribes have expended so much effort and resources, only to end up giving Lu Tao resources in return?
Now, Lu Tao might only be missing one more cultivation technique?
This was an outcome he could not accept.
Thinking of this, he finally understood the importance of Shi Shu's choice and said sincerely, "Fellow Daoist Shi, I really have to thank you for not trading the cultivation technique to Lu Tao this time. Otherwise, he might have already collected the three thousand domains."
At this moment, Shi Shu no longer had the confidence he previously held that time-based techniques were the only way to achieve his goals.
The other twenty-four equally rare cultivation techniques had many overlaps, so how could he still be so arrogant as to believe that he was the only one in the desolate region?
He shook his head, indicating that it was nothing to worry about, and then said, "Brother Ao is right, the bounty should indeed continue. Also, if there is anything I can do to help you, Brother Ao, please don't hesitate to ask."
Before Ao Yu could speak, Yan Zhi spoke first: "Fellow Daoist Shi's time-speed ability can accelerate things, perhaps it can be used to assist in weapon refining?"
As he spoke, he looked at Ao Yu.
really.
Upon hearing this, Ao Yu's eyes lit up, and he immediately looked at Shi Shu, "Fellow Daoist Shi?"
Shi Shu said, "It is indeed possible, but my time acceleration is not a rule, but an offensive divine ability. If I combine it with weapon refining, I am worried that it will not only fail to help, but will also affect the success of weapon refining."
Ao Yu said, "It's alright. Let the Lava Clan's God King assist in refining other items first. If it works, it will naturally speed up the refining process. If it doesn't, it's not a big deal."
"good!"
Shi Shu nodded, agreeing to the arrangement.
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