Chapter 452: I'll Give You 2

“Venerable Chu Feng, if you say I have ulterior motives, I’ll admit it! After all, I’m getting on in years with no one to pass my legacy to, and I don’t even have a place to settle down for the rest of my life. My first reason for wanting to take Jiang Tao as my disciple is that I recognize his talent.”

“My second is that I’m interested in his wealth. He’s rich enough to support me in my old age, ensuring I’ll be comfortable for the rest of my life,” Xuan Yunzi said frankly, laying all his selfish thoughts bare.

“Is that really all? Nothing else?” Chu Feng asked with a sidelong glance, still not quite believing him.

‘This guy looks far too shifty,’ he thought. ‘One glance tells you he’s up to no good. He’s probably scammed plenty of people.’

“Venerable Chu Feng, it’s the absolute truth. I did come here with a small request—I was hoping to obtain a Martial Cultivation Spirit Stone from you. But please, rest assured, I don’t want it for free. I want to trade you for it,” Xuan Yunzi said.

“Your Profound Dao Sect may have fallen on hard times, but it was once a Major Sect. It shouldn’t be that hard for you to produce a single Martial Cultivation Spirit Stone, should it? With your skills, earning a bit of money ought to be simple. Why do you need Jiang Tao to support you in your old age?” Chu Feng asked.

“Sigh… Venerable Chu Feng, I don’t know where you heard all that, but it’s ancient history. Right now, I’m the only one left in the Profound Dao Sect. There’s no one else, and the Sect has no resources to speak of. We’re utterly destitute,” Xuan Yunzi said.

As he spoke, a look of sorrow crossed his face. It was clear the topic had stirred up old memories.

‘The Sect was once so glorious, but look at it now. Every time I think about it, I feel like I’ve failed our ancestors.’

At the Profound Dao Sect’s peak, there were hundreds of disciples, even Martial Arts Peak Realm Cultivators, and its Mystical Astrology Technique was renowned throughout Great Xia.

Compared to the present, the difference was like heaven and earth.

“Alright, I won’t pry into those matters. I just want to know what you plan to trade for it?” Chu Feng asked. ‘It’s just one Martial Cultivation Spirit Stone, after all. If there’s one thing I have in abundance right now, it’s Martial Cultivation Spirit Stones.’

‘I alone possess the resources of several Major Sects.’

“I’d like to trade one of my Profound Dao Sect’s Magical Artifacts for it—the Xuanmen Compass. It’s the only thing I have left that’s worth anything. I wonder if it will be to Venerable Chu Feng’s liking,” Xuan Yunzi said as he produced a compass and handed it to Chu Feng.

Upon seeing the Xuanmen Compass, Chu Feng’s heart leaped with excitement.

‘I can feel a fluctuation of Spiritual Power coming from it. This thing is extraordinary!’

His heart began to pound. He never expected to encounter a Magical Artifact here.

Just as Xuan Yunzi had said, this was indeed a Magical Artifact; it contained fluctuations of Spiritual Power, and that couldn’t be faked.

‘With the level of strength people have these days, faking it would be nearly impossible.’

“This is a legacy item from your Profound Dao Sect. Are you sure you want to trade this?” Though Chu Feng was thrilled, his expression remained placid. ‘I can’t let him see how excited I am.’

‘Chu Feng had never considered himself a good person, nor was he particularly noble. When he saw something he wanted, there was no way he’d let it slip away.’

“Sigh… to be honest with you, Venerable Chu Feng, this thing isn’t very useful. It’s just a compass. You can buy them anywhere these days, even electronic ones with all sorts of features, and they work better too.”

“So I want to use this to trade for a Martial Cultivation Spirit Stone. I won’t hide it from you, Venerable Chu Feng. I’m just a bit unreconciled. I want to use the Martial Cultivation Spirit Stone to see if I can break through to a higher realm—the Late-stage Qi Cultivation Realm!” Xuan Yunzi said.

The truth was, his sect was simply too destitute. They couldn’t even produce a single Martial Cultivation Spirit Stone, and buying one was even more unrealistic, as no one would sell them.

Mundane wealth couldn’t buy Martial Cultivation Spirit Stones at all. One could only find them themselves or trade for them.

Otherwise, he would never have offered up this Magical Artifact Compass, a sect heirloom that had been passed down for hundreds of years.

“Alright. As long as you haven’t deceived me, I can give you two Martial Cultivation Spirit Stones. But this isn’t unconditional. Besides giving me the compass, you must treat Jiang Tao well. He’s my friend and has helped me a lot. I expect you to treat him properly,” Chu Feng said.

“Venerable Chu Feng, are you serious?” Xuan Yunzi’s eyes went wide as he looked at Chu Feng in shock.

‘He never imagined Chu Feng would offer him two Martial Cultivation Spirit Stones! This was far beyond his expectations—a wonderful surprise.’

“Of course I’m serious. What would be the point of talking to you for this long just to trick you?” Chu Feng rolled his eyes.

Originally, when Xuan Yunzi came to see Chu Feng, he hadn’t held out much hope. He just wanted to try his luck, banking on Jiang Tao’s introduction to get a foot in the door.

After all, Jiang Tao was just an ordinary person. Even if he was acquainted with Chu Feng, Chu Feng was a Martial Arts Venerable—high and mighty.

‘But after this interaction, I realize their relationship is truly something special. To think Chu Feng values him this much!’