417: The battle between immortals and demons begins

"Daoist Friend Wang!" Emperor was silent for a moment, then his deep voice finally rang out again, "I am willing to offer a Metal-element origin supreme treasure, plus three chaos crystal cores. Is that enough?"

chaos crystal cores are rare treasures that only Saints can absorb and refine. It is rumored that they are only occasionally conceived within the Origin of the Great Thousand Realm Domain, and their production is extremely scarce.

Refining this item can solidify the Foundation of the Great Dao Origin and increase one's inner reserves.

If three crystal cores were fully absorbed by an ordinary Initial Stage Quasi-Saint, it would be enough to stabilize their Realm, and even allow them to take a small step towards the Middle Stage.

As for the Metal-element origin supreme treasure, its value is self-evident—it is a necessary item for condensing a Dao Fruit and Cultivating the Severed Corpse method of a Quasi-Saint, truly an invaluable treasure.

Xiao Zhuo knew that even randomly acquiring a origin supreme treasure from the System would require one hundred million Attribute Points. If he could recover it, he would definitely obtain a large number of Attribute Points.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhuo raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised that Emperor's family fortune was so substantial.

Most Quasi-Saint powerhouses possess their own Small World, and many have cultivated them to the Mid-Thousand level.

Even if he killed the opponent, their desperate counterattack and the self-detonation of their Small World would likely cause most of the treasures within to be swept into spatial Turbulence, making them difficult to retain.

Even someone as strong as Xiao Zhuo couldn't guarantee how much he could preserve.

It seemed that if Emperor could indeed hand over these treasures, it would be more cost-effective than directly slaying him and harvesting Attribute Points.

Moreover, annihilating a Quasi-Saint was no easy task.

Even after exhausting the Origin of their Dao Fruit, it would still require a thousand years of Seal to completely erase the Divine Soul imprint deeply hidden within their Dao Fruit.

"Heh," Xiao Zhuo's thoughts were settled, but a sarcastic smile appeared on his face, "The life of Emperor, the great Emperor who shakes the four directions of the Heavenly Court, is only worth this much?"

"Fellow Daoist!" Emperor heard that the other party thought it was too little and immediately became anxious, "A Metal-element origin supreme treasure is incredibly valuable! Even if Fellow Daoist does not Cultivate the Great Dao of Metal, you can still exchange it with others! This is condensed from the Origin of a Middle-tier Great Dao; with this to achieve Dao, there might even be a chance to refine a saint position and achieve Saint status in the future! How can its value be estimated?"

He had already painfully brought out his most prized possessions.

These were originally his bargaining chips to exchange for the speed-type supreme treasures he needed, but now he had to use them to buy his life.

Who would have thought that this "Wang Xuan" would be so greedy!

Judging by his tone, he was clearly still not satisfied.

Emperor's heart sank. If his Physical Body hadn't been destroyed, his face would probably have been as black as the bottom of a pot by now.

"Hehe," Xiao Zhuo didn't reply, but instead leisurely said to himself, "Emperor, if this Venerable slays you, then Seals you within a Time-Space Seal, accelerating the flow of time... won't this stellar supreme treasure that forms your Dao Fruit eventually fall into my hands? A stellar supreme treasure is a high-tier supreme treasure... Tell me, should this Venerable let you off the hook?"

At these words, Emperor's Divine Soul within his Dao Fruit fluctuated violently!

A Time-Space type Quasi-Saint indeed possessed such means, to accelerate the flow of time within a small-range Seal, shortening a thousand years to a hundred or even decades!

At that time, the Dao Fruit would be ownerless and could be easily refined by the other party!

Although he knew this principle, this "Wang Xuan's" appetite was astonishingly large.

Even though he was one of the ten great Emperors of the Heavenly Court, the treasures he had that could enter the Dharma Eye of a Quasi-Saint were truly limited!

"Ten!" Emperor was silent for a few breaths, then spoke again, his voice carrying a hint of resolve, "Ten chaos crystal cores! Plus a Quasi-Divine-Grade offensive Immortal Artifact! This is all of this Emperor's remaining possessions! If Fellow Daoist is still not satisfied, then so be it! However, if Fellow Daoist insists on killing me, it will be an unending feud with the Heavenly Court; please reconsider!"

"Master!" Just then, Dilamon's voice echoed in Xiao Zhuo's mind, "This Heavenly Court of the Immortal-Demon Realm, this old servant has also heard of it. It was a super force that once suppressed several Major Thousand Worlds in ancient times! It is rumored that the Heavenly Court also has an Immortal Pill called the 'nine-revolution golden elixir,' which can greatly enhance the immortal body and even temper a trace of a Divine Body Foundation! This person, as a high-ranking official of the Heavenly Court, should have a way to obtain it!"

Xiao Zhuo's heart stirred.

Although he had already advanced to Quasi-Saint, his Breakthrough focus was on the Great Dao of Time and Space. Although his immortal body had strengthened accordingly, it was not his main Cultivation.

The nine-revolution golden elixir had such a great reputation that even an old antique like Dilamon, from before the fall of the Primal Demon Realm, knew about it. Its miraculous effects must be extraordinary.

With a decision made in his heart, Xiao Zhuo spoke in a calm tone: "Emperor, as a high-ranking official of the Heavenly Court, do you happen to have that nine-revolution golden elixir on you?"

"This..." Emperor heard the other party's tone soften and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but when the nine-revolution golden elixir was mentioned, he felt troubled again.

This pill was also a supreme treasure in the Heavenly Court. Even with his status as Emperor, he only received one when he was promoted to Quasi-Saint, and it had long since been refined completely.

This pill was rumored to have been left behind by a Saint of the Heavenly Court. Now that Saints were in hiding, even he didn't know how many were left in the Heavenly Court.

"Daoist Friend Wang," Emperor quickly explained, "This nine-revolution golden elixir, this Emperor did indeed take one! But such supreme treasures are all personally managed by Emperor Haotian. Even I only obtained that one, and it was completely refined tens of thousands of years ago. I truly don't have this item on me now!"

He was afraid Xiao Zhuo would turn hostile, so without waiting for the other party's reaction, he hurriedly added: "However! If Fellow Daoist is truly interested in this pill, why not return to the Heavenly Court with me! As long as Fellow Daoist can cure someone, let alone the nine-revolution golden elixir, even another origin supreme treasure would likely be no problem!"

"Oh?" Xiao Zhuo raised an eyebrow, "I annihilated your Gouchen Heavenly Army and forced you to hand over precious treasures. With such deep enmity, you actually invite me to the Heavenly Court? Could it be a trap, luring me into a snare?"

"Uh! Fellow Daoist exaggerates!" Emperor's voice was full of "sincerity," "We Quasi-Saints have a Lifespan as ancient as the boundary realm! A mere million heavenly soldiers and a few Immortal Kings are just ants and dust. How could this Emperor make trouble for a powerhouse like Fellow Daoist for the sake of these useless things?"

His tone was as indifferent as if he were discussing dust.

"As for those treasures, consider them this Emperor's sincerity in apologizing to Fellow Daoist! How can there be any talk of resentment?"

Without waiting for Xiao Zhuo to ask further, he immediately continued: "To be honest, this Emperor's purpose in coming here was originally to ask Fellow Daoist for help!"

"It's just that I previously learned that Fellow Daoist, while traveling with his Disciple, was disturbed by Startling Bear. Fellow Daoist administered a slight punishment, which caused Jing Xiong to harbor resentment and mislead me significantly. That's why I didn't stop him from attacking Fellow Daoist's boundary realm!" He unhesitatingly pushed all responsibility onto Jing Xiong and others, who were now dead and unable to testify.

Xiao Zhuo, of course, didn't care about this.

With his current strength, a Quasi-Saint like Emperor, in the Early Stage, was not much different from an Immortal King; he could be extinguished with a flip of his hand.

What he cared about was how much value he could extract from the other party.

Whether it was for the continued advancement of the Zizai Realm or to strengthen the Origin of his Great Dao of Time and Space to prove the Dao through power, both required massive resources.

Thinking of this, Xiao Zhuo's face showed a half-smile: "Daoist Friend Emperor just said you wanted me to cure someone... I wonder what kind of person it is, to be worth a origin supreme treasure as a consultation fee?"

Hearing Xiao Zhuo ask about the key point, and knowing he was interested, Emperor quickly explained: "Does Daoist Friend Wang know that Emperor Haotian has a Dao Companion?"

"The name of the Queen Mother of the West of the Heavenly Court shakes the universe, who doesn't know it?"

"Since Fellow Daoist knows the Queen Mother of the West, then do you know that Emperor Haotian has one son and seven daughters?"

"I haven't heard of that." Xiao Zhuo's eyes flickered slightly, and he already had a guess in his heart, "Could it be that the person Daoist Friend is asking me to heal is a child of Haotian?"

"Indeed!"