Douluo Continent: The Ice King's Resurrection

Chapter 83, Section 82: Conditions That Cannot Be Refused

After the four were seated, Nan Shuishui waved her hand, dismissing all the servants from the room, leaving only one female servant to pour tea for everyone.

After the two male servants closed the door and left, the negotiations officially began.

Nan Shuishui originally wanted to chat for a bit, but Ling Yongsheng, who had spent his life in the military, disliked beating around the bush and said directly, "The old man is a rough fellow and doesn't like talking in circles, so let's skip the beating around the bush and get straight to the point."

Upon hearing Ling Yongsheng's words, Nan Shuishui was momentarily stunned.

Nan Shuishui had long heard that the Ice Duke family was very different from other nobles, but she never imagined that the difference would be so great.

Whenever those fat, big-eared nobles in Dragon City spoke to him, they would look at him with hidden, sinister eyes and then talk for a long time.

Without even guessing, Nan Shuishui could imagine what those "pigs," who looked like pigs on the outside but were even more like pigs on the inside, were thinking.

If it weren't for her fear of the Heavenly Soul Empire's royal family and nobles, Nan Shuishui would have already used her annihilating hand to purify them.

However, Ling Yongsheng's negotiation style is exactly what Nan Shuishui likes; it's all about speaking your mind.

"Since Your Majesty has said so, then this junior will not be coy any longer," Nan Shuishui said softly, her tone gentle and peaceful.

Nan Shui Shui naturally dared not act rashly in front of a Super Douluo.

"Although the Cold Spring isn't exactly a top-tier resource, it's a secret place that our Earth Dragon Sect has been cultivating for thousands of years. Generations of Earth Dragon Sect members have relied on the Cold Spring for cultivation. Its value to us is not just that of a treasure that aids cultivation, but also a kind of spiritual inheritance..."

Nan Shuishui talked at length, but in general, it all boiled down to one key point.

This cold spring also has a legacy significance for us, and it's not just something as simple as assisting in cultivation.

If you want us to hand over this secret place, that's not impossible, but you'll have to pay extra!

Ling Yongsheng was a seasoned veteran, so he certainly understood what Nan Shuishui meant. However, he didn't rashly interrupt Nan Shuishui's eloquent speech, as that would be impolite and not something a nobleman should do.

After Nan Shuishui finally finished speaking and took a sip of tea, the composed Ling Yongsheng said, "I understand how important that secret place is to your sect. I'm a rough old man and don't like haggling. How about this, I'll state my conditions directly, and you can see if that's acceptable. If not, there's no need to dwell on it further; I can simply persuade my grandson not to explore it."

"This..." Nan Shuishui and He Feng exchanged a glance, then Nan Shuishui replied, "Your Majesty, it's up to you."

Ling Bingtian sipped the tea prepared by the Earth Dragon Sect, confident that his grandfather wouldn't disappoint him. Since he'd said such a thing, it could only mean that Ling Yongsheng was very confident in the conditions he'd offered—conditions that the Earth Dragon Sect wouldn't refuse.

"Alright, then I'll get straight to the point. As long as you allow Xiaotian to explore that cold spring, our Ling family is willing to offer two things. One is the right to use a thousand-year-old Cold Spirit Fruit Tree for fifty years. I don't need to explain what the Cold Spirit Fruit Tree is, do I?" Ling Yongsheng put down his teacup and said calmly.

Nan Shuishui and He Feng nodded in agreement; they naturally knew about the Cold Spirit Fruit Tree.

In the Douluo Continent, there are some plants that are different from soul beasts. They are more like rare and precious treasures, but they are not of the same level.

Such beings are often referred to as spiritual treasures by the people of Douluo Continent. Most importantly, many of them can be cultivated artificially.

The Cold Spirit Fruit Tree that Ling Yongsheng mentioned is such a spiritual treasure.

Under suitable conditions, a mature Cold Spirit Fruit tree can produce about ten Cold Spirit Fruits every three years.

If a Cold Spirit Fruit is given directly to a Soul Master with an Ice Attribute Martial Soul, it can effectively increase their Soul Power to the level of a Soul Master of level 11 to 12. In addition, it can also slightly improve the quality of an Ice Attribute Martial Soul. The effect will be more obvious if it is the worst type of Martial Soul.

If given to a Soul Master with a non-fire attribute Martial Soul, it will only provide Soul Power; Fire attribute Soul Masters are prohibited from taking it.

Of course, if it can be handed over to a pharmacist or alchemist who knows how to handle it, it may yield even better results.

In He Feng's eyes, trading a thousand-year-old Cold Spirit Fruit tree for the well in their backyard was an absolutely worthwhile deal. Besides, they weren't even taking the entire well; they just wanted to explore it. And if all else failed, what was a little bathwater for the sake of cultivation…

However, Nan Shuishui naturally wouldn't think that way. After all, she knew clearly that there was another secret beneath the well: the right to use a thousand-year-old Cold Spirit Fruit tree for fifty years. If the Ling family took away what was under the well, then their Earth Dragon Gate would most likely still suffer a loss.

So, she was waiting for something else from Ling Yongsheng.

"As for the other thing," Ling Yongsheng said, seeing that Nan Shuishui and He Feng had digested what he had said. He looked at Nan Shuishui and continued, "I think Sect Master Nan hasn't broken through to the Title Douluo realm yet. In that case, our Ling family is willing to promise that one day, when Sect Master Nan reaches the bottleneck of the Title Douluo realm, our Ling family will be willing to hunt down a 100,000-year-old soul beast for you as your ninth soul ring."

Boom—

Ling Yongsheng's words were like a thunderclap in Nan Shuishui and He Feng's ears, leaving them dizzy and disoriented.

A 100,000-year-old soul beast!

The fact that the Ling family dared to make such a promise was something that Nan Shuishui and He Feng never even dared to imagine.

"Furthermore, unless that soul beast drops an external soul bone, our Ling family is willing to give the Earth Dragon Gate any 100,000-year-old soul bone it drops."

A soul bone that's been around for 100,000 years!

This time, He Feng was startled, but Nan Shuishui reacted quickly.

"Deal!" Nan Shuishui replied to Ling Yongsheng decisively.

It's just a broken well, isn't it? The conditions offered by the Ling family are more than enough, even if it means the Earth Dragon Gate has to move and give the well to the Ling family.

Nan Shuishui knew very well that in such a cold environment beneath the well, unless a genius like Ling Bingtian, who possessed the ultimate ice, appeared within the Earth Dragon Gate, even if she cultivated to the level of a Title Douluo, she could only sigh in vain, just like the powerful figures of the sects before her.

In that case, using the well to exchange for a 100,000-year ninth spirit ring and to provide the Earth Dragon Gate with a 100,000-year spirit bone that is almost eternal is a worthwhile investment.

While soul bones are said to be indestructible, they are not entirely eternal. Otherwise, even a 100,000-year-old soul bone would have been valuable and sought after during humanity's long hunting process.

Normally, ten-year and hundred-year soul bones are the most fragile and may break down under high-intensity soul power.

Generally speaking, Soul Masters with even a little ambition will not absorb ten-year or hundred-year Soul Bones, because they may even prevent them from reaching higher levels.

The Thousand-Year Soul Bone is much stronger than the previous two. Generally speaking, it will not easily break unless attacked by a powerful offensive Soul Saint with its strongest soul skill while exposed.

The ten-thousand-year-old soul bone goes without saying; apart from the time and the number of times it is equipped, even a titled Douluo would find it difficult to destroy.

Of the 100,000-year-old soul bones, there are only a handful of records of them breaking down due to excessive assembly. Even time cannot erase them.

Therefore, the conditions that Ling Yongsheng offered to the Earth Dragon Gate were conditions that the Earth Dragon Gate could not and could not refuse.

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