Mortals get a golden finger for immortal cultivation every year

"What you say is true, but I think I still have the ability. If I didn't, why would I be here? Besides, I didn't come here for that kind of divine medicine. That kind of medicine is too weak. It won't help me much right now unless I eat it whole to recover some of my strength. But I'm reluctant to eat it whole because it's too weak right now. I plan to extract some of the spring water around it, so that I can help some people. This way, it's a good thing for both of us. For it, it won't overeat, and for me, it's good to be able to help some people. After all, if I can help my former friend, it will be a good thing for the entire Heavenly Court."

"As for you, how should I put it? Even if you drank all that spring water, you still wouldn't be able to advance any further to become a divine medicine. I'm certain of that, so don't try to fool me anymore. You can't fool me anyway. Don't I know your situation? What I didn't expect is that the divine medicine hasn't even reached the level of a god yet. It's really disappointing, extremely disappointing. If it weren't for this reason, I would have taken it away long ago. It's a pity that it still disappointed me. I don't know if it did it on purpose or on purpose."

"No matter what, I was the one who nurtured it in the first place, and I hope it won't disappoint me. If it doesn't make further progress before the great calamity arrives, then even I might not be able to protect it. At that time, the consequences will be unpredictable. I also hope it can grow up as soon as possible. If it can't grow up, then it's all over. At that time, I might only have one choice, which is to swallow it whole. That way, not only will I recover some of my strength, but it can also be considered that it did a little for me. Otherwise, with its current mediocre skills, it's almost impossible for it to have any impact on me. Even if it increases its strength, it can only increase to the Great Sage realm at most. Breaking through to the God realm is impossible. So, it's really not very useful to me."

"What do you want to do? Are you really going to eat that guy? If you eat him, he might hate you for the rest of his life. After all, you promised you would never eat him, and that's why he followed you. Now you're going to eat him. That's so disappointing."

The old man looked disdainful, but it had no effect on Zhao Shuang. For him, recovering his strength as soon as possible was the most important thing.

"You don't need to worry about this. Although I made a promise, it was on the condition that it break through to the realm of gods. But it hasn't broken through to the realm of gods yet, so even if I eat it, it won't be against our agreement. So I'm very puzzled why, even with this pressure on me, it still hasn't broken through to the realm of gods. It's really disappointing, utterly disappointing. So this time, I have to eat it no matter what. Only by eating it can I do what I want to do. Of course, not now. If it hasn't broken through to the realm of gods before the calamity arrives, then it proves that it's a useless thing. In that case, I can only eat it clean." So, this is somewhat useful to me, isn't it? You don't need to worry too much about me. Your identity is rather special, and we have some connection, so I won't just devour you whole. You can rest assured about that. However, I hope you can recover your strength as soon as possible. If you can't recover your strength, then facing the upcoming tribulations will be extremely difficult, and you might not even be able to overcome them. I think I don't need to elaborate on this; you should understand. Therefore, I hope you understand that everything I'm saying is for your own good. So hurry up and improve your strength, so as not to cause me trouble later. Because if you can't even form a divine medicine, then... It's foreseeable that you'll have no chance of surviving this calamity. If you can't even become a divine medicine, then your role is far too insignificant. Of course, some of your experience is useful, but that's only for other younger generations; it's utterly useless to me. After all, I know what you know, and I know what you don't know; I can do what you can't, and I can do what you can't. Under these circumstances, you have no choice but to be devoured alive. Do you want to be boiled, roasted, or refined into a pill? You can choose any of these methods to die, as a way to make up for our past relationship. Of course, you can also choose not to die, in which case you should focus on improving your strength as quickly as possible. "If you're not strong enough, even if I don't eat you, others will definitely not let go of such a precious and nourishing treasure as you. You must know you are a perfect tonic; the benefits they could gain from eating you are far too great. They will absolutely not let you go easily, even if you stay by my side. Therefore, you must improve your strength as soon as possible. Without sufficient strength, you won't even have the right to stand and survive in this world, in this universe. Look at me now, no matter how glorious I was in the past, even as a Celestial Venerable, there are still people who want my life, who want everything I have. If it weren't for the contingency plans I left behind that made them wary, otherwise, I would have been dead long ago, wouldn't I?"

"If you want to regain your strength as quickly as possible, the fastest way is to come with me. I can help you restore everything you once had, your former glory. This would be an incredible blessing for you. If you want to leave, I won't stop you, after all, we still have some friendship between us. If you stay here, you might be discovered soon, and if they join forces, you'll suffer a terrible death. You might even be refined into a powerful tonic pill in no time. That's the Ten-Complete Tonic Pill! You should know very well what the Ten-Complete Tonic Pill does. It's a pill I created myself, capable of making up for many things, and can even allow someone to break through to the Great Saint realm directly. And you are the best choice."

"I need to use you as a medicinal catalyst, and then directly start the furnace to refine the pill. Then the Ten Perfect Tonic Pill can be successfully refined. Then, let a few Nine-Step Saint Kings swallow it. I believe they will definitely be able to condense an immortal body. Once they successfully condense it, they will directly break through to the Great Saint realm."

"For any world, having another Great Sage-level expert is a good thing for the whole world, because a Great Sage can create his own reputation, create his own territory, and have a certain voice in the Heavenly Court. Under such circumstances, how could they not be tempted? How could they not be tempted? So what you need to do now is come with me, and I guarantee you will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life, and I will restore everything that was before as soon as possible."

"Stop wasting my breath. You've said all this just to get me to go with you and take everything from me, haven't you? Of course, you'll help me regain everything I had, I know all that, but I don't want to go with you. I'm easily deceived if I go with you. As for the others, hah, besides you, who can keep me here? Do you think those little guys can keep me here? That's wishful thinking. Keeping me here is simply impossible, don't you understand that? Unless the Great Sage intervenes, even if the Great Sage intervenes, it's impossible for them to keep me here. And even if they really have that ability, if I want to escape and run to that guy's side, he definitely won't just ignore me, right? At that time, they'll be no match for him." "It's simply impossible for me. Even if a Great Sage came, although he's not yet a Xuanling, with his Supreme Great Sage strength, he could definitely handle most Great Sages. And do you think we've been safe here for so many years without anyone protecting us? You're overthinking it. We have someone protecting us, and that person is none other than the Temple Master of the Temple of Truth. Don't forget, he owes me a huge favor. If it weren't for me, he wouldn't be alive today. Under these circumstances, do you think he wouldn't protect me? Even if you wanted to take me away, if I disagreed, he would definitely stop me. Do you believe me? If you don't believe me, go ahead and forcibly take me away right now, and I guarantee he'll appear immediately."

The old man was utterly confident in his safety. If it weren't for Zhao Shuang standing before him, he would have already dealt with anyone trying to take him away. With his abilities, he was practically invincible unless the Great Sage appeared. Zhao Shuang naturally believed what the old man said, but despite his belief, he still stepped forward and slapped him.

"I've talked so much and wasted so much breath just to give you face and get you to come with me obediently. But you just didn't understand and insisted I take action. Come on, do you believe me? Even if I take you away right now, he won't dare to stop me in the slightest. I admit he owes you a favor, but that favor is nothing compared to what I owe him. He doesn't just owe me one or two favors; he owes me many. If it weren't for me, he'd be... well, forget it. It's not a big deal to talk to a rare herb like you. In short, are you coming with me or not? If you don't, be careful, I'll deal with you directly. It'll make things ugly for both of us. After all, we've been friends for so many years, and I don't want things to get too ugly. But you just won't give me face. What am I supposed to do in this situation? I can only teach you a lesson, right? I won't feel at ease if I don't teach you a lesson." "Right? You have two choices now. First, obediently come with me. Second, let me forcibly take you away. There's no third option. If you want a third option, that's fine too, but you can be refined into a Perfect Tonic Pill. After all, once I refine you into a Perfect Tonic Pill, I believe I'll be able to advance further quickly. After this trouble in the Kunlun Realm is resolved, I'll be able to smoothly become a Great Sage. At that time, I can go to the Hell Realm to live a carefree life. After all, in the Heavenly Realm, even if you want to live a carefree life, you're still subject to checks and balances. In the Hell Realm, I can do whatever I want. No one cares about me, no one dares to question me. Whoever dares to care about me, I'll just demolish their home. But it's not the same in the Heavenly Realm. There are just too many rules in the Heavenly Realm. If it weren't for the fact that the Heavenly Realm has what I need, I would have already demolished the Heavenly Realm and run to the Hell Realm to live a carefree life."

Zhao Shuang's words shattered all the old man's beautiful dreams, and then the old man stared at his two short legs and started yelling.

"Wishful thinking, wishful thinking! Help! Help! Help!"

"Stop shouting, stop shouting. No one here can save you. It's just me and this female slave, only the two of us. No one else can save you, and they don't have the ability to. Although you have some strength, it's still far inferior to mine. Now you either come with me obediently, or I will forcibly take you away. You can choose one of these two paths. This is the last time I'll calmly discuss these two paths with you. If you don't come with me next time, I'll have no choice but to truly refine you into a Ten-Complete Tonic Pill. I believe this Ten-Complete Tonic Pill will be extremely beneficial to anyone, including those around me. Then you won't even have a chance to regain your former glory. Are you really willing to give that up? I admit that I have value in taking you away, but I will also do my best to help you regain your strength, right? As long as I take action, I guarantee you will regain all your former strength."

Zhao Shuang's promise made the old man silent for a moment before he spoke.

"Help me recover now. If you help me recover now, I'll go with you immediately."

But he was met with another slap in response.

"If I could help you regain your strength, I would have already returned to the realm of the Heavens. So stop joking around like this, okay? If I could really help you regain your strength, believe me, you'd immediately turn your back on me and leave without a second thought, completely disregarding our agreement. So stop wasting your breath on me; you have no right to waste your breath." (End of Chapter)