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Chapter 20 Dou Zun = Hun Zun? Tang San: Xiao Yan, so your master was a waste too!
"Haha, Brother Han, I knew you'd come. I'll come see you tomorrow. You should get some rest tonight..."

Jin Qing's cheerful voice soon rang out from the communication talisman.

Han Li put away the communication talisman with a complicated expression, then sighed heavily and murmured, "Brother Jin, although we have known each other for a while, I really cannot take any risks this time. I will do my best to help you if I can, but as for the final outcome, it is up to your own fate."

After saying that, he turned and went inside.

……

Silent all night.

……

The next morning.

Han Li had prepared everything well in advance. Before Jin Qing arrived, he tagged Tang San in the group chat.

[Han Li: @Tang San, Brother Tang, are you ready? We're about to set off.]

[Tang San: I've been prepared for a long time, but there's something I'd like to discuss with you.]

Tang San quickly sent a reply.

Upon seeing this, Han Li suddenly had a bad feeling.

[Han Li: What is it?]

Tang San: I want 10 bottles of spirit liquid.

[Xiao Yan: Holy crap, are you trying to rip me off?]

Xiao Yan had just finished urinating outside the cave and originally wanted to come up to see if anyone was chatting in the group, but he happened to see Tang San and Han Li's conversation, and his anger flared up immediately.

Tang San had already agreed on the payment with Han Li yesterday.

As a result, Han Li is about to set off for that ancient cultivator's cave.

This guy actually tried to raise the price again, and he asked for an exorbitant amount, more than tripling the original price.

This is absolutely shameless.

Xiao Yan had seen many shameless people before, but he had never seen anyone as shameless as Tang San.

Lin Dong, who was lurking in the group at the moment, couldn't stand it anymore and immediately spoke up.

[Lin Dong: Brother Han Li, this Tang San is just messing with you. Don't bother with him anymore. I'll help you.]

[Xiao Yan: I can help you too. Although my cultivation level isn't high right now, my teacher can use his powers against me. Once my teacher uses his powers against me, I can unleash the strength of a Dou Huang. That should be enough to help you.]

[Lin Dong: @Xiao Yan, bro, don't you want to look at what you're saying?]

Tang San: So he's gay. No wonder he talks so disgustingly...

[Naruto Uzumaki: Good heavens, I never expected Brother Xiao Yan to be this kind of person. The harem technique I'm currently developing isn't even as daring as yours.]

Xiao Yan went back and looked at the message he had just sent; the sky had fallen.

[Xiao Yan: Damn it, I'm so angry at Tang San that I'm rambling incoherently. Please don't misunderstand, everyone. What I meant was that my teacher's soul can possess my body, and he can control my body, allowing me to unleash a portion of his original strength.]

After hearing Xiao Yan's explanation, Lin Dong's tightly clenched buttocks finally relaxed.

[Lin Dong: I see. You really scared me to death just now. I thought you were only calling me brother because of... something else.]

[Xiao Yan: How could that be? I'm straight, don't listen to that idiot Tang San's nonsense. People with dirty minds see everything as dirty.]

[Lin Dong: Haha, I think so too.]

[Lin Dong: By the way, brother, what was your master's cultivation level before? Was he very powerful?]

Lin Dong now knows that Lord Diao's cultivation level was once at the peak of the Death Profound Realm, and his strength was extremely powerful. Therefore, he is very curious about the cultivation level of Yao Lao behind Xiao Yan.
Someone who can become his brother's teacher must be no ordinary person, right?

[Xiao Yan: You're right. My master used to be incredibly powerful. He was once at the peak of the Nine Revolutions Dou Zun realm, making him one of the top experts in our Doupo world. His strength was terrifying!]

Speaking of Yao Lao's strength, even Xiao Yan, who had already read the Battle Through the Heavens novel, was very proud.

In this era where there are no Dou Di and Dou Sheng powerhouses who rarely leave their homes, the identity of a peak Nine-Turn Dou Zun and a peak Eighth-Rank Alchemist is already an extremely valuable status.

Throughout the entire Central Continent, who doesn't know the name of his teacher, the "Medicine Venerable"?

However, some people couldn't help but laugh after hearing that Xiao Yan's master was once only a 'Venerable' realm expert.

[Tang San: I thought your master was so powerful? Turns out he's just a good-for-nothing!] It's no secret in the group that Xiao Yan has a master.

Tang San would have been somewhat afraid of him because of this.

Unexpectedly, the other party's master's cultivation level was only 'Dou Zun'.

Although he didn't know exactly how strong a 'Dou Zun' was in Xiao Yan's world, he figured it should be about the same as a 'Hun Zun' in his own world.

After all, there's only one word difference between 'Battle Venerable' and 'Soul Venerable'.

They cultivate battle qi, hence the name Dou Zun (Battle Venerables).

He cultivates soul power, hence the title Soul Master.

This difference is probably due to the different power systems.

The peak of the ninth-level Dou Zun sounds impressive, but it might be similar to the level 39 Soul Venerable here. Both are bottlenecks that can be broken through as long as one takes another step forward!
As for the other party's identity as an alchemist.

Haha~!

His master, Yu Xiaogang, was also an unparalleled master in theory.

Thinking of this, Tang San felt much more at ease.

It turns out he wasn't the only one in the world who found a useless master.

[Xiao Yan: You son of a bitch, is your master so tough? Come out and fight me one-on-one!]

Xiao Yan's eyes turned red when he saw Tang San dare to humiliate his mentor like this.

[Lin Dong: Bro, if we're going to fight one-on-one, I'll go first, you go to the back...]

Lin Dong couldn't stand it anymore, and the two of them asked Tang San for permission to cross over.

However, after learning that Xiao Yan's master was just like Grandmaster, Tang San no longer even wanted to talk to them.

In his eyes, group members who have no value to him are no different from trash.

Tang San: You two rookies, get out of my way. I can't be bothered to waste my breath on you.

After saying that, he turned his attention to Han Li.

[Tang San: So, Han Li? Have you thought it over? I'll help you with just 10 bottles of spirit liquid. Don't accuse me of overcharging. To be honest, the Elite Soul Master Competition here is about to begin. Giving up my own cultivation time to help you is already giving you a lot of face. If it were those two good-for-nothings, Xiao Yan and Lin Dong, I wouldn't even bother talking to them.]

[Hint: Xiao Yan has sent a cross-realm request!]

[Hint: Lin Dong has sent a cross-industry request!]

"Hmph~, you two pieces of trash think you can waste my time? If fighting wasn't prohibited in the group, I would have crippled you both."

Tang San didn't even glance at the cross-world requests sent by Xiao Yan and Lin Dong before directly closing them.

Then, his expression turned serious, and he turned to look at Xiao Wu, who was absorbing the spiritual liquid on the bed, a look of doting affection gradually appearing in his eyes.

Xiao Wu is currently absorbing the spiritual liquid given to her by Han Li.

Yesterday, seeing that Xiao Wu still refused to take the Love-Sickness Heartbreak Red, he squeezed out a drop of spiritual liquid for her, hoping that she could absorb the soul power inside and increase her cultivation.

The effects of this drop of spiritual liquid exceeded his expectations.

Xiao Wu absorbed the energy for just one night, and her soul power increased dramatically.

One drop of the spiritual liquid is equivalent to 10 days of arduous training.

In response, Tang San became even more eager for the spiritual liquid in Han Li's hands.

That's how the scene at the beginning of the story of demanding exorbitant prices came about.

"It seems this elixir is truly a valuable substance."

Tang San took out the bottle of spiritual liquid, a hint of greed flashing deep in his eyes.

"Article 69 of the Xuan Tian Bao Lu: Cast a wide net when money is involved. If someone asks you for a favor, agree to it first, and then increase the offer before leaving to maximize your own benefit."

"Han Li, you insulted me too much last time. This time, I will make sure you lose everything!"

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(End of this chapter)