323: Goodbye Qi Dachun, the reason for the upper limit of heaven and earth

Night fell, starlight sprinkled over the land, and the occasional chirping of insects and birds made the Hundred Flowers Sect appear exceptionally tranquil.

Click!

Sikong Miaoyin's door opened, and Chu Jiang stepped out.

"Lord Pacification Envoy, the Hundred Flowers Sect has prepared a banquet for you!"

Li Yu said.

"I won't be having the banquet!"

Chu Jiang said indifferently.

"Lord Pacification Envoy..."

"I apologize for my past ignorance and disrespectful words; you are a good person and a good official!" Li Yu's eyes flickered, and she bowed, asking for forgiveness from Chu Jiang.

She had looked down on Chu Jiang several times in the past, but now, thinking back, she realized she was the clown, the one who was self-righteous.

"The past is like wind; no one was wrong. The only thing wrong is this world."

Chu Jiang nodded slightly, accepting her apology.

"I'm leaving!"

With that said.

Chu Jiang didn't linger, transforming into a fleeting shadow and disappearing into the horizon.

...

"Hoo..."

At the old Chu Residence, the night wind was slightly cold, and the atmosphere was unusually quiet. A graceful figure lay on a reclining chair in the courtyard, deep in sleep.

"This girl!"

Chu Jiang entered the courtyard, his gaze lingering on Fu Yunxuan, then he scooped her into his arms and carried her back to the bedroom.

"My Lord..."

Fu Yunxuan's cheeks flushed, and her heart quickened. No matter how many times she had intimate contact with her Lord, each time made her heart flutter.

Peaceful, relaxed.

The night passed without words.

...

The next day.

Chu Jiang returned to the Yunzhou Demon Suppression Division.

Zhao Xiu, the special envoy from the Zhao Family, had been waiting in the Foreign Affairs Hall for a day and a night.

A sound of footsteps approached.

"Greetings, Lord Chu!"

Zhao Xiu cupped his hands, carefully observing this influential figure, contemplating how to further lower the price later.

"Speak, have the Grade Six Treasure Pill and the Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Medicine been gathered?"

Chu Jiang sat in the main seat, speaking indifferently.

"Lord Chu, our Zhao Family indeed does not have the Grade Six Treasure Pill or the Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Medicine, but our Zhao Family is willing to empty our treasury and offer ten Grade Four Spirit Medicine and one Grade Five Treasure Pill to bail out our Young Master."

Zhao Xiu said with a pained expression, as if he had made some great sacrifice.

Chu Jiang's mouth twitched. This acting was at least worth a small golden statue. However, as one of the Eight Great Families, would the Zhao Family not have Grade Six Heaven And Earth Treasure?

Who would believe that?

It was merely an attempt to lower the price. The Zhao Family was clearly unwilling to part with Grade Six rare treasures, which was why they sent someone to haggle with him.

If Grade Six was out of the question, it meant there was still considerable room for negotiation with Grade Five.

"Zhao Juetian committed the grave crime of attacking the Demon Suppression Division, which by law is punishable by death. This small amount of items can only save his life; to release him, it's still far from enough!"

Chu Jiang said in a deep voice.

"Then, in Lord Chu's opinion, how much will it take for our Young Master to be released?" Zhao Xiu forced a smile. As expected, this amount wasn't enough to satisfy his appetite.

However, he had already drastically cut the price, and this guy knew his bottom line, so he shouldn't be too excessive.

"I won't make things difficult for you. Give me one Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Medicine, ten Grade Five Void Piercing Pills with three patterns, twenty bottles of Heaven and Earth Origin Elixir, five thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones..."

Chu Jiang said indifferently, listing various resources.

"Lord Chu, are you sure you're not joking?"

Zhao Xiu was completely dumbfounded upon hearing Chu Jiang's words.

Damn it, these conditions were several times more exaggerated than before.

Grade Five Void Piercing Pill, this item was no less valuable than a Grade Six Treasure Pill, and he even demanded a three-patterned Void Piercing Pill. It was questionable whether the Zhao Family's inventory even had any.

Forget three patterns, even two patterns, the Zhao Family's treasury didn't have many.

As for Heaven and Earth Origin Elixir, the Zhao Family's inventory didn't even have thirty bottles, and it was constantly being consumed.

As for five thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones, he really dared to ask for that. Did he think High-Grade Spirit Stones were candy? Five thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones could be exchanged for fifty million Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

This... was simply impossible.

Not to mention him, even the Family Head would probably turn around and leave if he heard this price. If his son died, then he died.

The Family Head sent him to negotiate the price, but the price didn't decrease; instead, it increased. The life or death of the Young Master was a small matter, but if the Family Head doubted his competence, that would truly be a big deal.

He continued to persuade.

The two haggled back and forth, testing each other's bottom lines for a full half an hour. Finally, the price was set: the Zhao Family would pay with three Grade Five Thunder Marrow Fruits, five one-patterned Void Piercing Pills, one two-patterned Void Piercing Pill, five bottles of Heaven and Earth Origin Elixir, and one thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones.

However, Zhao Juetian would still be imprisoned in the Demon Suppression Prison for another month.

Chu Jiang also understood that the maximum price the Zhao Family could offer was probably this much; any higher, and the Zhao Family might give up.

He was just afraid that Zhao Juetian's father had many sons and wouldn't care if this one died.

Zhao Xiu agreed to gather all the resources and come to the Yunzhou Demon Suppression Division to retrieve the person in a month.

Chu Jiang left the Foreign Affairs Hall, flew into the sky, and headed alone towards Peach Blossom Village, where Qi Dachun was living in seclusion.

Time flowed like water.

Outside the school.

"Chu Jiang greets Mister Qi!"

Chu Jiang cupped his hands.

Click!

Clang, clang, clang!

Several doors opened one after another.

Chu Jiang stepped into the depths of the school, seeing the old man for the second time. His face had undergone a huge change from half a year ago; he was radiant, as if he had experienced Rebirth.

"Heaven and Earth Realm First Level?"

Qi Dachun's face showed a hint of surprise. He found Chu Jiang's rapid Breakthrough unbelievable. He had just broken through to the Faxiang Realm half a year ago, and in less than a year, he had advanced to the Heaven and Earth Realm.

"I was fortunate to obtain some Opportunity!"

Chu Jiang chuckled.

"Your 'fortunate' would make countless Prodigies ashamed!"

Qi Dachun laughed heartily.

If those super Prodigies knew, they would probably be so angry they'd spit blood.

"Speak, you wouldn't come to me without a reason. What do you need from this old man?"

Chu Jiang pondered for a moment before speaking: "What is the reason for the locked upper limit of Heaven and Earth?"

Now that he was about to reach the upper limit of Heaven and Earth, he naturally wanted to understand the truth of this world, how to break through the limitations of Heaven and Earth, and advance to a higher Realm.

All sorts of mysteries surrounded him.

"Also, eight hundred years ago, when the Chu Emperor led the high-ranking officials of the Demon Suppression Division away, the Chu Emperor ended up near death, and many high-ranking officials of the Demon Suppression Division perished, indirectly leading to nearly eight hundred years of unrest in the world. Was it truly necessary to go?"

If the Chu Emperor had not left back then, with his talent and strength as the first person in the royal family in three thousand years, coupled with the Demon Suppression Division in its almost peak condition, no one would have dared to rebel, and the world might have remained peaceful.

This young man, as expected, came for this matter.

Qi Dachun smiled faintly: "Since you have already broken through to the Heaven and Earth Realm, then I will tell you the story behind this. These two questions are actually one question."

"Tracing back to the source, it was caused by one event."

"Oh?"

Chu Jiang looked puzzled. Was there some connection between the two?