Eternal God Emperor: Only I Am Emperor One

Chapter 255 Trading
The white-robed monk was enveloped in Buddhist golden light, his golden body giving off an impression of indestructibility.

Fairy Tianchu, dressed in a Taoist robe, was elegant and otherworldly, truly deserving of the name "Fairy".

The Taiji Dao of Kunlun Realm, the Feng Family of Pangu Realm, the Murong Family of Wanxu Realm, and the Tianchu Civilization among the ancient civilization factions are all ancestral temples of Taoism.

The Five Elements Temple, the first sacred land of Taoism today, was jointly established by some sages from the Taiji Tao of Kunlun Realm and the Feng Family of Pangu Realm many years ago.

Zhang Ruochen looked at the two facing off. Fairy Tianchu was a celestial maiden from an ancient civilization, whose talent and strength were top-notch among her peers. What was the background of this white-robed monk? He didn't seem very old either.

When the Conferred Gods Assembly had just ended, the origins of the white-robed monk were still causing a great stir. In the end, it was Cihang Fairy of the Western Paradise who personally came forward and denied that there was such a person in the Western Paradise.

Zhang Ruochen had initially thought that the other party was just a Buddhist cultivator who had been cultivating for many years, but now it seemed that the other party's cultivation progress was no weaker than that of Fairy Tianchu.

More importantly, it was the opponent's combat strength. In the previous palm strike, although the opponent used the Dao of Truth, which was not something a Fourth Step Saint King could master, his cultivation level was indeed controlled at the Fourth Step Saint King level.

This is quite astonishing. You must know that after spending a year in seclusion at the Temple of Truth and making up for the shortcomings in the Path of Truth, Zhang Ruochen is fearless in battles against opponents of the same realm. Even someone like Shang Zixuan might not be his match.

However, Zhang Ruochen felt an unprecedented pressure from this white-robed monk. It was not caused by his cultivation level, but by the collision of unique spiritual senses between geniuses.

Chi Wansui struggled to climb out of the deep pit, looking the white-robed monk up and down, filled with doubt and worry, fearing that Chi Kunlun and Chi Kongle might encounter an accident.

"Kunlun and Kong Le possess the sacred marks of Emperor Wen. As long as they don't encounter the strongest experts below the Great Sage level, they should be safe."

Chi Wansui calmed himself down, bowed slightly to the white-robed monk, and said in a somewhat somber voice, "Master and I should be complete strangers, so why did you save me?"

“I have a friend in the Kunlun Realm. I saw the cultivators in the Kunlun Realm being robbed, so I helped them out. You are badly injured, so you should leave here first.”

Chi Wansui originally wanted to stay and fight alongside them, but when he thought of Chi Kunlun and Chi Kongle, he couldn't help but worry.

Since Zhang Ruochen was able to gain the support of the Tianchu Civilization, there might be cultivators from the Tianchu Civilization lying in ambush.

"Thank you very much, Master. I will definitely repay you in the future."

After saying that, he dragged his blood-stained body away in a hurry, giving Zhang Ruochen a cold look before leaving.

On the distant hills, the talented woman of the Holy Book and Wan Canglan were both incredibly surprised to see this scene.

"This white-robed monk, could he be the one who's been all over the Truth Realm for the past year or so? How come he's with you?" Wan Canglan asked, puzzled.

The talented woman, seemingly lost in thought, recalled the Thirty-Six Transformations of Formlessness and Invisibility, and asked, "Have you really mastered it?"

"This is only the beginning," Di Yi chuckled. The Thirty-Six Transformations of Formlessness and Invisibility, when cultivated to perfection, can condense thirty-six clones, each with extremely strong combat power. He is still far from that level.

"What exactly are you talking about? What do you mean by 'mastering' and 'entering the field'?"

With his formless and shapeless thirty-six transformations, the technique of creating clones was indeed powerful, and his art of transformation was also top-notch in the world. Wan Canglan could not see any connection between Di Yi and the white-robed monk.

Di Yi didn't offer any further explanation and continued to follow up with the talented woman from the Sacred Book.

The white-robed monk appeared calm and composed, saying, "This humble monk does have some divine spring water, but I'm afraid Fairy Tianchu cannot provide what this humble monk desires."

Upon hearing this, Luo Ji calmly replied, "Although the Tianchu Civilization is not considered top-tier among ancient civilizations, it is, after all, a lineage that has been passed down for hundreds of millions of years. Master, please just tell me what you want, and I believe the Tianchu Civilization can satisfy you."

The white-robed monk smiled slightly and said, "It's simple. You only need to do two things for me, and I can give you ten thousand drops of divine spring water as payment."

The gods of the Tianchu Civilization needed around 100,000 drops of divine spring water to accelerate the ripening of the divine medicine. They had already gathered about half of it. For the Tianchu Civilization and Luo Ji, 10,000 drops of divine spring water was an irresistible temptation.

Loki remained calm and asked, "What do you need me to do?"

"The first thing is to help me retrieve a treasure from the Sumeru Dojo. The second thing is to help me kill the cultivators on this list. You don't need to kill them all, just fifty will do. For each additional one, this humble monk is willing to pay an extra hundred drops of divine spring water."

After saying this, the white-robed monk took out a piece of paper, held it up in a halo of Buddha's light, and presented it to Luo Ji.

“The Sumeru Dojo…” Zhang Ruochen was slightly lost in thought when he heard the words “The Sumeru Dojo.” The Sumeru Dojo was the dojo left behind by the Holy Monk Sumeru in the Realm of Truth. It was one of the top dojos among all the dojos and had been occupied by the Heavenly Realm for 100,000 years.

Loki took the list, glanced at it, her eyes widened, and her heart was filled with turmoil.

After a long while, she calmed herself down and asked, "Does the master have a grudge against the factions in the Heavenly Realm?"

"Of course there is hatred, and it is a blood feud. How about it, fairy, can you do the two things I mentioned? If you can kill the leader of the Heavenly Realm faction, I will add two thousand drops of divine spring water for each person you kill."

Upon hearing this, Luo Ji was momentarily speechless, her heart filled with longing. However, the individuals on the list were all top-tier talents from the Heavenly Realm factions within the Realm of Truth. Killing even one of them would cause quite a stir, not to mention the leaders.

A leader is a leader because he represents a powerful force and the face of the gods. If the Tianchu Civilization dares to attack them, once exposed, they will face the thunderous wrath of the Heavenly Realm faction.

Although the ancient civilization factions are not afraid of the Heavenly Realm factions, when that time comes, the other ancient civilizations may not necessarily stand with the Celestial Civilization.

Seeing her so distraught, Zhang Ruochen took the paper with the list written on it and was shocked when he saw the names of Shang Zixuan, Xunya, Lianxi, and others on it.

"What do you think, Fairy? Killing a group of Saints and Saint Kings can be exchanged for the divine spring that the Tianchu Civilization craves. This deal is very worthwhile for the Tianchu Civilization," the white-robed monk continued.

Using others to deal with the factions in the Heavenly Realm was the method that Emperor Yi came up with.

The disparity in strength between the Kunlun Realm and the Heavenly Realm factions is too great. No matter what method they choose, it would be tantamount to throwing an egg against a rock. If the Heavenly Realm factions are prepared, then attacking the Sumeru Dojo would be like walking into a trap.

The only advantage is that the Heavenly Realm faction is unlikely to spend tens of thousands of divine springs to deal with the Kunlun Realm cultivators practicing in the Realm of Truth.

“A drop of the Divine Spring is worth about 30,000 Holy Stones on the market. I am willing to pay ten times that price to buy it from you, Master. What do you think?” said Luo Ji.

The white-robed monk simply shook his head and smiled, saying, "Ten times? Fairy, you must be joking. One drop of divine spring water is worth 30,000 holy stones, so 100 drops would be worth 300 million holy stones. Even 10,000 drops would be hard to buy for 10,000 holy stones."

One divine stone is worth a billion holy stones.

Ten thousand divine stones are equivalent to ten trillion holy stones.

A small amount of divine spring water has limited value and can only be used to refine sacred pills and sacred artifacts. However, when thousands or tens of thousands of drops of divine spring water appear together, their value becomes immeasurable. They can accelerate the growth of a divine herb and even transform a Yuanhui sacred herb into a new divine herb.

Compared to the divine medicine, neither the sacred stone nor the divine stone is worth mentioning.

The Tianchu Civilization could easily produce millions of divine stones, yet it couldn't find a single mature divine herb, demonstrating the preciousness of divine herbs.

"It seems that Fairy Tianchu is unable to do the two things this humble monk has asked for. In that case, this humble monk will take his leave."

The white-robed monk then prepared to leave.

"Wait a minute."

"Fifty thousand drops of divine spring water. I'll help you accomplish these two things: kill a leader-level figure, and I'll give you ten thousand drops of divine spring water."

The white-robed monk stopped and frowned, saying, "Fairy, you're asking for far too much. Ten thousand drops of divine spring water would be enough to get the top ten assassin emperors on the assassin emperor list to help me kill someone. Why go to such lengths to kill a mere Saint King?"

"This humble monk doesn't have much divine spring water left. Two things: if I accomplish one, I'll receive 10,000 drops of divine spring water; if I kill a leader of a faction in the Heavenly Realm, I'll receive an additional 5,000 drops of divine spring water. This is the limit of what this humble monk can bear."

Fairy Tianchu fell into thought. Making enemies of the Heavenly Realm factions was certainly not a wise choice, but the Tianchu Civilization needed to obtain a sufficient number of divine springs, otherwise it would be a catastrophe.

"Okay, I promise you, but from beginning to end, we must not reveal the fact that the Tianchu Civilization was involved."

The white-robed monk nodded and smiled, "This humble monk only cares about the result; I will not interfere with the process, nor will I reveal any information. This humble monk's patience is limited, so the fairy should hurry."

“I will do it as soon as possible. By the way, what does the Master need from the Sumeru Dojo?” Loki asked.

"A lotus flower, a very special lotus flower. The fairy will find out soon enough."

The white-robed monk laughed heartily, transformed into a golden ray of light, and flew away, disappearing into the horizon.

Loki's expression was solemn, her mind still pondering the previous conversation.

Clearly, making an enemy of the Heavenly Realm factions is a difficult decision to make.

Zhang Ruochen was quite excited. His enmity with the Heavenly Realm faction was deeply rooted and there was no possibility of reconciliation.

The fact that a mysterious Buddhist expert is now also dealing with the Heavenly Realm faction is naturally good news for him.

"Is the fairy really going to kill the cultivators from the Heavenly Realm faction?"

"I certainly can't do it myself, but I can hire someone to do it. There are quite a few assassin organizations in the Heavenly Court, especially the Heavenly Killing Organization, the Earthly Killing Organization, and the Temple of Death. As long as they are willing to spend money, they dare to assassinate even gods. With the capabilities of the Heavenly Beginning Civilization, it is not difficult to kill some cultivators from the Heavenly Court factions without sparing any expense." Luo Ji's tone was calm, but her heart was not as calm as it appeared.

Killing the cultivators of the Heavenly Realm faction is not difficult; the difficulty lies in the gods of the Heavenly Realm faction that might be summoned after they are killed.

Killing one or two is not a big deal, but killing fifty top-tier geniuses at once, and even targeting leaders, is no simple matter. It's enough to drive some of the gods in the Heavenly Realm factions crazy.

"The Heavenly Slaughter Organization?" Zhang Ruochen recalled some unpleasant memories. The Heavenly Realm faction had also hired assassins from the Heavenly Slaughter Organization to deal with him.

Now, the Tianchu Civilization plans to deal with the Heavenly Realm faction in the same way by hiring assassin organizations, which can be considered an eye for an eye.

However, he also understood that even the most elite assassin emperors wouldn't dare accept the bounty on leaders like Shang Zixuan and Gongzi Yan. The greater the background of a cultivator, the greater the price to pay for assassinating them.

Just like Zhang Ruochen himself, because he is backed by the Moon Goddess, the bounty for assassinating him is higher than that of many Great Saints, and is incomparable to that of ordinary Four-Step Saint Kings.

The price to pay for killing Shang Zixuan, Gongzi Yan, and others would be far more terrifying than the price to pay for killing Zhang Ruochen.

After all, the Temple of Merit and the Temple of Space are even more fearsome than the Moon Realm and the Moon Goddess.

……

The white-robed monk's clone retreated, and Di Yi, along with the talented woman of the Sacred Book and Wan Canglan, returned to the Divine Firmament Dojo.

"Danqing, you go and meet up with Chi Wansui, take Chi Kunlun and Chi Kongle back to Shenxiao Dojo, and then have Luo Xuyuan Master, Little Saint Heavenly King, and Flying Feather Sword Saint each lead a group of Kunlun Realm cultivators to attack Tianluo Dojo, Hongya Dojo, and Qinghe Dojo and reclaim these three dojos," Di Yi instructed.

"Won't doing this alert the enemy?" the talented scholar asked worriedly.

“If we don’t take action, the Heavenly Realm faction will be more vigilant. These three dojos are not top-tier and are not much to the Heavenly Realm faction. Attacking these three dojos will only make the Heavenly Realm faction think that we are bullying the weak and fearing the strong, thus lowering their guard.”

"Aren't you coming back with us?"

"I have other things to do. With the current strength of the Kunlun Realm, it is more than enough to take back these three dojos."

The talented woman of the Holy Book did not ask any further questions, understanding that Emperor Yi must have deeper considerations. After all, the true goal of the Kunlun Realm was the Sumeru Dojo and the Chaos Lotus of Time and Space within it.

After parting ways with the two, Di Yi walked alone towards a remote mountain area in the Realm of Truth. He did not recall the white-robed monk clone he had previously created, but instead severed the connection between it and himself, letting it dissipate.

Fairy Tianchu is a celestial maiden from an ancient civilization; it's hard to guarantee she won't have some special means to track her down.

As darkness fell, the mountains and fields were shrouded in gloom.

Of the three major assassin organizations in Heavenly Court, the Heavenly Slaughter Organization is the most powerful and acts the most recklessly. It runs rampant in the Realm of Truth and frequently takes action.

In contrast, the Earth Killing Organization and the Temple of Death are much more low-key and quite cautious in accepting orders.

The place Emperor Yi was going to was the contact point for the Temple of Death in the Realm of Truth.

The contact location for the Temple of Death is different each time, and it requires a long-time client to guide you to find it.

Emperor Yi didn't know any old clients, but he had already sent people to infiltrate the Temple of Death in advance.

(End of this chapter)