Chapter 443 - 419: Solicitation and Treatment

Chapter 443: Chapter 419: Solicitation and Treatment

"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Zhang!"

"Indeed. You truly gave us a scare, Fellow Daoist Zhang. We were all worried you wouldn’t succeed!"

"Exactly. You should have told us directly, Fellow Daoist Zhang. The Six Great Powers would have certainly prepared a pristine Tier Five Spiritual Vein for your breakthrough."

The moment Zhang Chi emerged, the Divinity Transformation Celestial Monarchs of the Six Great Powers all stepped forward to congratulate him.

As for the Cultivators below the Divinity Transformation Realm, they weren’t qualified to even get close and could only watch from a distance with envy.

Some of these Cultivators had once tried to befriend Zhang Chi, only to be completely ignored by him, which had left them disgruntled. But now, seeing him again from afar, they finally understood why he had paid them no mind.

It turned out he was from a completely different world than they were; they were simply not worthy of his acquaintance.

"This is wonderful! I knew he could do it!"

"Yes, yes! As expected of the man we chose!"

Lan Xuan and Qin Susu had finished their trials long ago, but they hadn’t passed because their Cultivation wasn’t strong enough.

However, they didn’t leave. Instead, they waited here for Zhang Chi to emerge.

They weren’t the least bit dejected by their failure, because the moment they came out, they had seen the celestial phenomenon caused by Zhang Chi’s breakthrough.

They knew immediately that Zhang Chi had successfully broken through to the next Realm.

After all, Zhang Chi had already told them he had reached the Nascent Soul Limit and was planning to break through in the central region of the Ancient Wilderness Battlefield.

He hadn’t gone into detail, however, and though they were curious and worried, they had been well-behaved and hadn’t asked too many questions.

It wasn’t until now, seeing Zhang Chi emerge successfully after his breakthrough, that they both sighed in relief. Overjoyed, they immediately flew over to him.

Even the Divinity Transformation Celestial Monarchs parted to make way for the two women when they saw them approaching.

Clearly, the Celestial Monarchs had noticed Zhang Chi’s two companions long before.

The trio naturally had a few things to say to each other upon reuniting. After they finished speaking, Zhang Chi finally turned to the many Divinity Transformation Celestial Monarchs and responded to them.

The Celestial Monarchs were extremely patient, showing no signs of displeasure at having to wait.

’This Fellow Daoist Zhang is truly a devoted man!’

’Exactly. He treats these two concubines so well. It’s a good thing we didn’t do anything to harm them earlier, or he’d surely be at our throats now!’

The Divinity Transformation Celestial Monarchs couldn’t help but discuss him amongst themselves in private, feeling that Zhang Chi was truly extraordinary.

"Thank you all for your congratulations, fellow Daoists. I came here to break through on a whim without any prior notice and even received the Demon Suppression Pagoda reward from the Six Great Powers. I ask for your understanding."

"Furthermore, my successful breakthrough is, strictly speaking, thanks to the Six Great Powers to which you all belong. After all, without the Spiritual Vein in this central region and the rewards I received earlier, my attempt to break through would have come with a considerable risk of failure!"

Zhang Chi said with a smile.

He truly felt indebted to the Six Great Powers.

After all, the Calamity Relief Pill, Dragon Power Pill, Heaven-Stealing Pill, and the Spiritual Vein in the central region had all been extremely useful to him.

"Haha, Fellow Daoist Zhang, you’re too kind. Since you were a Nascent Soul Cultivator and met the registration requirements, you were naturally entitled to the rewards. There’s no need to thank us at all."

"Besides, your successful breakthrough was entirely due to your own strength and good fortune!"

"However, if you truly feel grateful, Fellow Daoist Zhang, why not join our Six Great Powers? That way, we’ll all be on the same side, and there’ll be no need for such formalities."

"Furthermore, the Six Great Powers have already decided. As long as you join us, Fellow Daoist Zhang, we are willing to make you a Supreme Elder of all six of our powers simultaneously and provide you with a Tier Five Spiritual Vein!"

There were a total of eighteen Divinity Transformation Cultivators from the Six Great Powers, exactly three from each Sect, and all of them were present.

Seeing how humble and courteous Zhang Chi was, their favorable impression of him grew immensely. One of them immediately revealed the plan they had discussed long ago.

It turned out that all of the Six Great Powers wanted to recruit Zhang Chi and none were willing to back down. In the end, they decided to have him serve as the Supreme Elder for all six powers at once.

This way, each power could contribute a smaller stipend, but the combined total would be greater for Zhang Chi.

The pressure on each of the Six Great Powers would be greatly reduced, while the likelihood of successfully recruiting Zhang Chi would increase.

Moreover, this arrangement wouldn’t upset the balance of power among the Six Great Powers, making it an excellent plan.

The only thing that made them nervous was not knowing whether Zhang Chi would accept their offer.

After all, Zhang Chi was now a Divinity Transformation Cultivator, seemingly proficient in Arrays, and possessed the Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion. The world was vast, and he could go anywhere he pleased.

If he were willing, even the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty would likely be willing to overlook their past conflicts and recruit him.

"I am, of course, willing to join the Six Great Powers," Zhang Chi began, "but I have some history with the Third Prince of Great Qian. I’m afraid he will learn of my whereabouts soon, and he certainly won’t let the matter rest. He might even use this as a pretext to declare war on the Ancient Wilderness Snowfield."

"Given that, are the Six Great Powers still willing to recruit me?"

Zhang Chi was a bit surprised to hear their offer, but he quickly understood their thinking and replied with a smiling question of his own.

He had to make this clear beforehand. Otherwise, if the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty went to war with the Ancient Wilderness Snowfield and the latter couldn’t hold its own, it wouldn’t be good if they ended up blaming him for it.

"Since we intended to recruit you, Fellow Daoist Zhang, we naturally considered this problem long ago. So please, don’t worry!"

"Exactly. Even without you, Fellow Daoist Zhang, a war between our Ancient Wilderness Snowfield and the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty is inevitable. In fact, our recruitment of you is precisely in preparation for that potential great war!"

Hearing this, the Divinity Transformation Cultivators of the Six Great Powers all smiled again, feeling that Zhang Chi’s straightforwardness was a sign of his sincerity.

And their decision remained completely unchanged.

"In that case, I will be in your care from now on!"

With things having reached this point, Zhang Chi naturally had nothing more to say and formally accepted.

It was true that after reaching the Divinity Transformation Realm, he could go anywhere in the vast world, but the Six Great Powers of the Ancient Wilderness Snowfield were clearly an excellent choice. Besides, he felt a certain sense of fate with them.

As for the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty, it was completely out of the question.

Even though they were said to control the Ascension Passage, Zhang Chi had never considered joining them.

This wasn’t because Zhang Chi was petty; rather, the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty had always been extremely harsh toward outside Cultivators. Joining them was tantamount to selling your life. Yet, wanting to use their path to ascend to the Upper Realm was nearly impossible.

In fact, it was precisely because of the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty’s methods that so many Divinity Transformation Cultivators opposed them.

Otherwise, with the Ascension Passage as a bargaining chip, it wouldn’t have been that difficult for the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty to unify the entire Immortal Cultivation Realm.

"Haha, that’s wonderful! Welcome, Junior Brother Zhang."

"Excellent. From now on, we’re all on the same side. We wouldn’t presume to ’take care’ of you, but mutual discussion and assistance will certainly be no problem."

Seeing the matter settled, the experts from the Six Great Powers were overjoyed. They became noticeably more enthusiastic toward Zhang Chi, even changing how they addressed him.

Zhang Chi also smiled and got to know them in return.

Of course, it was mainly him getting to know them.

Because they all knew his name and his supposed origins, but he still didn’t know who any of them were.

Next, under the envious and adoring gazes of the numerous Nascent Soul Cultivators, the group of Divinity Transformation Cultivators flew away from the scene and headed to the nearest sect, the Celestial Fragrance Sect.

The Celestial Fragrance Sect was a Female Cultivator Sect that normally forbade any male Cultivators from setting foot inside, but this rule clearly did not apply to Divinity Transformation Celestial Monarchs.

The three Divinity Transformation Female Cultivators of the Celestial Fragrance Sect were even extremely warm toward Zhang Chi and the others.

As for the matter of exploring the central region of the Ancient Wilderness Battlefield, it was handed over to the Nascent Soul Peak Cultivators of the Six Great Powers to oversee. Clearly, hosting Zhang Chi, the newly-promoted Divinity Transformation Celestial Monarch, was far more important.

Deep within the Celestial Fragrance Sect, inside a Floating Palace, the Divinity Transformation Celestial Monarchs first held a banquet to celebrate with Zhang Chi. They all gave him priceless Tier Five Cultivation Materials as congratulatory gifts, and the Celestial Fragrance Sect even sent beautiful Nascent Soul Female Cultivators to perform a dance for entertainment.

Afterward, the Divinity Transformation Cultivators began to exchange Cultivation Experience.

Even though Zhang Chi had performed a Soul Search on Master Taixuan’s Primordial Spirit, he still benefited greatly from this exchange.

Moreover, Zhang Chi knew they were all acting out of goodwill. In their eyes, he was just a newcomer who surely lacked and needed experience in how to cultivate and fight in the Divinity Transformation Realm.

However, after they truly started talking, the Divinity Transformation Cultivators discovered that even though Zhang Chi had just broken through to the Divinity Transformation Realm, he was not at all ignorant.

In fact, his reserve of knowledge was quite impressive.

This couldn’t help but make them all look at him in a new light.

But then they considered that since Zhang Chi had obtained the Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion, he had very likely also received Master Taixuan’s inheritance, so they no longer found it strange.

Besides exchanging Cultivation Experience, the Divinity Transformation Cultivators also held a small trade fair, in which Zhang Chi also participated.

After all, he had just received many congratulatory gifts and had also acquired some Tier Five materials before.

In addition, the Divinity Transformation Cultivators decided to arrange a Divinity Transformation celebration for Zhang Chi in ten years’ time.

This would serve as a public announcement that Zhang Chi had achieved the Divinity Transformation Realm, allowing more Cultivators to come and offer their congratulations. At the same time, it would also publicly declare that Zhang Chi had joined the Ancient Wilderness Snowfield.

Zhang Chi did not refuse this. Such an event was important for the Ancient Wilderness Snowfield’s Immortal Cultivation Realm, as it would serve as a major deterrent to the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty and other great powers from different regions. It would also bring Zhang Chi more income.

Next, the Divinity Transformation Cultivators also discussed the specific benefits and compensation Zhang Chi would receive, ultimately deciding to arrange his Cave Mansion within the Celestial Fragrance Sect.

It turned out that although the Celestial Fragrance Sect had three Divinity Transformation Celestial Monarchs, one of them did not have much Lifespan left. She no longer cared about her Spirit Vein Cave Mansion and voluntarily offered it to Zhang Chi to live and cultivate in.

Her only request was that Zhang Chi look after the Celestial Fragrance Sect in the future, within his capabilities.

Zhang Chi was somewhat surprised by this.

He had originally thought he would only be assigned a Tier Four Peak Cave Mansion.

He had even been prepared to secretly sneak into the central region of the Ancient Wilderness Battlefield to cultivate in the future.

After all, while the Ancient Wilderness Snowfield’s Immortal Cultivation Realm was prosperous, its Tier Five Spiritual Veins were limited.

The reason the Ancient Wilderness Snowfield currently had eighteen Divinity Transformation Cultivators was not that it could only produce eighteen of them, but because the corresponding resources were very limited, with few Tier Five Cave Mansions available for Divinity Transformation Cultivators to use for their Cultivation.

Therefore, suddenly adding another Divinity Transformation Cultivator was genuinely difficult to accommodate.

However, Zhang Chi didn’t refuse this arrangement.

After all, the central region of the Ancient Wilderness Battlefield was normally sealed off, making it unsuitable as a permanent Cave Mansion.

Even if he could transfer the Spiritual Veins, they weren’t pure enough. If transferred, they would only be suitable for his own use, not for the Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion.