Chapter 520 - 520: Four Conditions

"Elder Zhou, are you all right?"

Chu Qingyun asked.

"COUGH, COUGH..."

Zhou Qian coughed a couple more times and wiped his mouth. "I'm fine. Go on with your demands."

Chu Qingyun nodded and continued, "My first demand is that Zhou Wushang of the Qianshui Dynasty go crawl back to wherever he came from."

Ever since arriving in Celestial Martial City, Zhou Wushang had publicly boasted on more than one occasion that he would make Chu Qingyun crawl back to wherever he came from.

Chu Qingyun didn't consider himself the type to repay malice with kindness.

Now that he had the chance, he would naturally make the man eat his own words and force him to be the one to crawl back to wherever he came from!

Zhou Qian thought for a moment, then nodded. "No problem. I can make the call on this. The Saint Extreme Sect will reject all applicants from the Qianshui Dynasty this year."

The Qianshui Dynasty held considerable influence within the Saint Extreme Sect.

However, Zhou Wushang and his group were just a bunch of Martial Spirit Realm cultivators who hadn't even entered the sect yet. They weren't even at the Martial King Level. Zhou Qian paid them no mind, and neither would the Qianshui Dynasty, not really.

Besides, Chu Qingyun was only targeting Zhou Wushang's group and hadn't touched Zhou Jianxiong or Elder Huang. This already made things easier for Zhou Qian.

"Good. My second demand is to bring two people with me into the Saint Extreme Sect."

"They are both Martial Dao geniuses. One is only eighteen years old and is a Level Seven Martial Spirit, while the other is a genius who has reached the Intention Realm."

"It's only because of me that they were unable to enter the sect."

Bringing Mu Xiaoxiao and Dai into the sect with him was something he had promised them before.

Hearing this, Zhou Qian actually smiled. "You must be talking about Mu Xiaoxiao and Dai. I've heard a bit about what happened in Blood Abyss City. My Saint Extreme Sect doesn't go back on its word. Since we extended an early invitation, the two of them are naturally qualified to enter the Saint Extreme Sect."

An eighteen-year-old at the Celestial Spirit Realm, and another who comprehended the Intention Realm while still in the Martial Spirit Realm.

Two people like that had already surpassed the vast majority of the Examiners. Of course Zhou Qian wouldn't refuse.

"My third demand: The Secret Manuals and Secret Techniques I obtained in the Blood Sect's ruins will not be handed over to the sect. Instead, I want to sell them to the Saint Extreme Sect at a reasonable price."

After speaking, Chu Qingyun watched Zhou Qian.

The first two demands were simple, matters that Zhou Qian could decide with a single sentence. Chu Qingyun had long anticipated there would be no issue. The last two conditions he had prepared were the truly crucial ones.

When Chu Qingyun had first arrived in Celestial Martial City and met Elder Huang, the elder had claimed that he entered the Blood Sect ruins for the sake of the Saint Extreme Sect and demanded he hand over the Secret Manuals and Secret Techniques he had obtained.

If he went to the Saint Extreme Sect and the sect used the same excuse to demand his Secret Manuals and Secret Techniques, he would be under someone else's roof and likely be in a very passive position.

Furthermore, handing over the Secret Manuals and Secret Techniques in this manner would be a huge personal loss for Chu Qingyun.

Because then, people in the sect could simply take his Secret Manuals and Secret Techniques and give him some random reward, perhaps even just a verbal one.

Judging by the incident with Elder Huang, the sect was a mixed bag with all sorts of people. Therefore, it was highly likely that something like this could happen.

So, to protect his own interests, Chu Qingyun was now demanding that his gains from the Blood Sect ruins be turned over in the form of a transaction.

Only in this way could he guarantee a tangible benefit, not some empty promise of a reward.

'In the form of a transaction...'

Zhou Qian hesitated.

According to convention, someone in Chu Qingyun's situation would first hand their items over to the sect, and the sect would then decide what kind of reward to bestow.

As for doing it as a transaction, that had never happened before.

However, after a moment of hesitation, Zhou Qian nodded and agreed.

From the information he had received, Chu Qingyun had only obtained a few Martial King Level Secret Manuals and at most one or two Emperor Level ones in the Blood Sect's ruins.

For a colossal sect like the Saint Extreme Sect, this small number of Secret Manuals and Secret Techniques, even if acquired through a transaction, would have little impact.

But Chu Qingyun smiled inwardly.

'They have no idea that I counter-killed the Matai People in the Blood Sect ruins and snatched their Storage Ring.'

'That ring holds all the Secret Manuals and Secret Techniques that everyone from the No-Life Gang plundered from the Blood Sect ruins. It even contains a Secret Technique like the Ten Thousand Spirits Sacred Form!'

After Zhou Qian agreed, Chu Qingyun continued, "And there's a fourth demand..."

"There's more?" Zhou Qian frowned.

"Ahem, this is the last one, Elder Zhou. If I join the Saint Extreme Sect, I don't want to join the Pill Institute," Chu Qingyun said.

Hearing this, Zhou Qian's expression changed instantly.

As the Pill Institute Master, what he valued most was, without a doubt, Chu Qingyun's talent in the Alchemy Dao. And now, Chu Qingyun was saying he didn't want to join the Pill Institute!

"Chu Qingyun, on this point, I hope you'll reconsider."

"To be honest, your talent for the Alchemy Dao is absolutely the strongest I have seen in my entire life. It would be a terrible shame to waste such a gift."

"If you were to focus on the Alchemy Dao, you have a high chance of becoming a Sect Level Alchemist in the future—the true number one Alchemist in the Northern Domain!"

Zhou Qian spoke with great earnestness, his tone almost pleading.

However, Chu Qingyun shook his head, his expression resolute. "Elder Zhou, I will not give up my Martial Dao cultivation! Of course, I will also continue to pursue my cultivation in the Alchemy Dao."

For Chu Qingyun, the Alchemy Dao was ultimately just an auxiliary path; the Martial Dao was what mattered most.

Besides, he possessed an Alchemy Dao legacy far superior to that of the Saint Extreme Sect, as well as the assistance of the Light Card Illusion Realm space. There was simply no need for him to join the Saint Extreme Sect's Pill Institute.

He wouldn't learn anything by joining the Pill Institute.

Moreover, he would likely be treated as a manual laborer, forced to perform Alchemy for others all day long.

Seeing Chu Qingyun's resolute expression, Zhou Qian couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

He knew that the more talented a person was, the more confident they tended to be, and the harder it was to change their mind once it was made up.

"Very well. Since you don't want to give up the Martial Dao, I can't force you."

"But I must make one thing clear," Zhou Qian said in a deep voice. "Since you won't be joining the Pill Institute, with your strength at the Martial Spirit Realm, you can only go to the Saint Extreme Sect's Outer Sect. The competition there is extremely brutal."

'Competition, huh...?'

Chu Qingyun smiled, then cupped his hands. "This junior understands."

"Sigh..."

Zhou Qian let out a long sigh, stood up, and said, "Alright. Since you've made up your mind, you can go to the Outer Sect. But while you cultivate the Martial Dao, you must not neglect the Alchemy Dao."

"I require you to visit the Pill Institute at least once every two months. First, for an assessment, and second, for study and exchange. That should be acceptable, right?"

"Pill and Martial Cultivation may be very difficult for others, but with your talent, it might just be possible. You can try it for a while and see."

This demand was reasonable enough.

After all, Zhou Qian had come specifically for his talent in the Alchemy Dao.

So, Chu Qingyun nodded and agreed.