Chapter 499: Conflict of Interests

Jidao Shengzong, that strange little world, where the Jidao Bell is located.

Bai Donglin and Xue Tu sat cross-legged facing each other. Bai Donglin stood behind Xue Tu with a respectful look. The white crow on his shoulder was also well behaved and did not dare to caw.

"Donglin, according to the rules of the Holy Sect, we have no right to interfere with or spy on anything about you. I will naturally abide by the rules. Although I am curious, I will not ask too much unless you tell me."

"As for the human ancestors of other forces, I have already warned them that they still have to give Jidao face, so they will not embarrass you either."

Xue Tu looked relaxed, sipping the wine in his hand, his tone filled with unspoken confidence.

"Thank you, Ancestor Xue Tu!"

Bai Donglin stood up and raised his hand slightly. Although he said that it was for the face of the Jidao Holy Sect, wasn't the face of Jidao supported by the tenth-level strong men like Xue Tu?

If all the ancestors were curious and came to ask questions, it would make him very uncomfortable. Xue Tu stepped forward to settle everything, and he still had some basic gratitude.

"You caused such a big commotion this time, it can be said that it has left a deep impact on all the top forces. Well, it's better to do less of this kind of thing, mainly because I'm afraid your body can't bear it."

Xue Tu put down his wine glass, looked at Bai Donglin, and continued with the tone of an experienced person:

"Your ability is very powerful, but it requires a huge price to pay. If I'm not mistaken, it should be your life span, right?"

"Alas, you are too reckless to sacrifice your lifespan for a momentary pleasure. On the surface, you have saved the lives of countless monsters, but have you ever thought that your lifespan may be more precious than the lives of all those monsters who died combined!?"

There was obvious blame in Xue Tu's tone. He could understand Bai Donglin's thoughts. While he was still young, he felt that the end of his lifespan was still a very distant thing. So what was the harm in consuming some of it casually?

"When you are young, you don't know the value of life. When you are old, you look at the sky and cry!"

Xue Tu shook his head and chanted a doggerel. The fierce man beside him trembled slightly, obviously trying very hard to hold back his laughter. Bai Donglin frowned slightly. He didn't expect that the ancestor Xue Tu would play tricks. He felt that his toes were about to dig out a world.

"Ahem, I understand now. Thank you for your guidance, old ancestor!"

Bai Donglin bowed slightly. If he didn't express his opinion, he would probably be tortured by Xue Tu. He didn't expect that the domineering and bloodthirsty Xue Tu would have such a side in private.

"That's good."

Xue Tu showed a satisfied smile. In his heart, he already regarded Bai Donglin as the future of Jidao and Ti Xiu. Naturally, he did not want Bai Donglin to waste his precious life in vain just to show off his bravery for a moment.

As for the ability that Xue Tu mentioned, it naturally refers to Bai Donglin's immortality. Xue Tu would view his immortality in this way, and even all the strong men in the ten realms would view it in this way. This was completely within Bai Donglin's expectations.

The underlying logic of "equivalent exchange" is rooted deep in the hearts of all cultivators. Not to mention them, even Bai Donglin himself would hold the same view if he had not personally experienced the abnormality of immortality.

Using powerful immortal magic will consume energy and spirit, and require the understanding of laws and rules. Using magic weapons, from magic tools to ancient tools, requires energy and even other huge costs.

Bai Donglin's current divine body is extremely powerful. Every drop of blood and every particle contains huge mass and powerful energy.

After death turned into nothingness, he resurrected with full blood out of thin air. Where did this new body come from? What did it consume? It is impossible for such a huge mass and energy to appear out of thin air, right? Without experiencing the strange power of immortality, everyone would think that Bai Donglin's immortality requires a huge price to be exchanged, and the biggest price is probably the extremely precious life span.

Therefore, the trump card of immortality seems to be revealed, but in fact it is only half revealed. The combination of truth and falsehood actually increases Bai Donglin's bargaining chips.

Xue Tu really abided by the rules of Jidao as he said. He just reminded Bai Donglin to take care of his health and didn't ask any other questions.

Bai Donglin thought for a moment, weighed the pros and cons, and slowly said, "Ancestor Xue Tu, this time I used the robbery cloud to destroy the heartland of the Wing Palace, not just to vent my anger, but also for other purposes."

The emergence of Tianluo Space will definitely cause huge shock within the human race. This is a great creation comparable to the Battle Network Center. He will have to face the ancestors, so it is better to inform Xue Tu in advance and ask him to help deal with it.

In any case, Tianluo Space must be turned to the open, he needs a huge amount of cultivation resources, and this Tianluo Space is a treasure trove. But this is undoubtedly competing for interests from the major forces of the human race. Just based on the cross-domain transmission, the future "cross-border hub" will be replaced by the more convenient and fast Tianluo Space.

When it comes to conflicts of interest, things become very complicated. The human race is united against the outside world, but there is still internal competition. Orderly competition is conducive to the development of human civilization, and the top leaders support this.

"Oh? What's your purpose? Tell me."

Xue Tu's eyes lit up when he heard this. He was curious about Bai Donglin, but he couldn't ask him. He was naturally happy that Bai Donglin took the initiative to communicate.

"Well, here's what happened... clack clack..."

Bai Donglin spoke briefly and quickly introduced the Tianluo space, and naturally also talked about the core dimensional world therein. He even opened the dimensional channel and invited Xue Tu and Xiong to go in and experience it.

"The dimensional world is full of strange ancient artifacts, and this Tianluo space is also a very wonderful concept!"

After a little thought, Xue Tu understood the huge potential of the Tianluo Space, and naturally saw through the conflict of interests behind it.

“Tsk tsk tsk, Donglin, ah Donglin, you are really amazing. This is another ancient artifact. You are indeed a person of great luck!”

Xiong on the side couldn't help but interrupt, his eyes full of emotion. He was still guarding the ancient artifact, the Jidao Bell, while Bai Donglin had ancient artifacts one after another. It was really true that comparison was the thief of anger.

"Donglin, what is your bottom line?"

Everyone present was smart, so there was no need to waste time. Xue Tu asked directly and pointed out the key to solving the problem.

“Seventy percent!”

Bai Donglin's expression was firm, and his tone was unquestionable. This was indeed the bottom line in his heart. When he said this, a hint of pain appeared in his eyes. If possible, he wanted to achieve 80% to 90%! "Ahem!"

Xue Tu was slightly stunned, shocked by Bai Donglin's appetite. He originally thought that Bai Donglin would say 30%, or at most 40%. He didn't expect that the lion would say 70%, an exaggerated number, which was really a bit unexpected.

"Donglin, even if you break through the Tenth Realm, with such a huge amount of resources, even if it's only 10%, you can't use it up even if you squander it day and night. 70%, do you want to build a top force comparable to the Dao Sect and the Ji Dao Sect?"

"No, I just use it myself."

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Bai Donglin had a calm face and seemed extremely honest. His spiritual ability to devour and digest would naturally become stronger and stronger. No matter how many resources he had, they would not be able to satisfy his appetite. Giving up 30% was already his bottom line.

Xue Tu opened his mouth, but didn't know how to start. He knew that Bai Donglin was now the lord of a realm and would soon rule over the realm. One ten-thousandth of the resource output of the realm would become his income.

Normally, this is already a huge amount of resources, enough to meet the consumption of a Tenth Realm Ancestor, and it is more than enough to support a strong force.

This kid is a bit greedy, Xue Tu secretly shook his head and muttered in his heart, could it be that Bai Donglin has some hobby? "Hey! I just like to collect cultivation supplies. It's okay if I can't use them all. I just pile them up and let them get moldy. I just play with them. I have money and I can do whatever I want!"

"Seventy percent, this is really too much. It's not easy for the human race either. Sigh, the next time the human race's highest meeting is held, I will bring up this matter. Let's see what happens!"

Xue Tu was not optimistic about this. The things involved in Tianluo Space almost overlapped with Battle.net. The only difference was that Battle.net covered everything comprehensively, while Tianluo Space was a point-to-point link. Battle.net had the advantage of comprehensive perception coverage, while Tianluo Space had the advantage of no energy consumption.

A rough estimate shows that if the Tianluo Space is fully covered, it will take away 10% of the human race's resource output! Bai Donglin naturally understood all this, but he didn't feel much in his heart. Anyway, he was developing competition openly and without using any tricks. Even if the human race leaders were unhappy, they couldn't target him.

"Ancestor Xue Tu, the Tianluo Space will follow the elite route. It is impossible for all human beings to become Tianluo hosts. Although I can do it, this can be regarded as my concession."

"In short, I do need a lot of resources."

Bai Donglin looked sincere, and he knew in his heart that it was not easy for those high-level officials to support the human race, so he took a step back to show his sincerity.

"Yes, I see."

Xue Tu's expression relaxed slightly when he heard this. Deep down, he didn't want things to get too awkward between Bai Donglin and the human leaders. This would not be good for anyone and would only benefit the alien and demon races.

Bai Donglin nodded slightly, then lowered his head to sip the wine without saying anything else.

He had a longer-term view on this matter. He did not regard the Tianluo Space as his lifeblood as Xue Tu said. It was just a stepping stone and a temporary means for him to obtain resources.

Because, even if he swallowed up the entire One True World, it would not be able to satisfy his spiritual awareness. What difference would it make between 70% and 30%? Even if he swallowed up the boundless and infinite outer dimension in the future, it would still not be able to satisfy him.

In his understanding, this was just a broken world, and each of his spiritual orifices had the potential to grow into an infinite chaotic space, and could also open up a world.

One dollar for one is obviously not enough, not even enough to fill the gaps between teeth! "I need to look to the wider world, and not be limited to the only real world like them!"

"Five-colored divine stone..."

Bai Donglin looked gloomy, drank the wine in the glass, then stood up and said goodbye and left.

Xue Tu's eyes flickered slightly. Why did he feel...

This kid seems to have underestimated him!

(End of this chapter)