Steady Cultivation: Starting With the Perk “Work Hard, Rest Hard” - Chapter 454: Jiuqing Is Speechless, A Massive Trillion-Level Deal!

The Lord of the Nine Nether was comprehending Dao Principles.

A message arrived, transmitted from the Lord of the Nine Pure.

The Lord of the Nine Nether was surprised. What did Jiuqing want with him for no reason?

Then he received the message.

Immediately, a look of astonishment flashed in his eyes.

[This Sovereign, Jiuqing, wishes to purchase your Soul Dao Principle. I am willing to offer one hundred trillion Dao Source!]

This message left the Lord of the Nine Nether utterly stunned.

The Soul Dao Principle was a Dao Principle under his control. For the other party to ask him to relinquish control over this Dao Principle was practically a provocation!

The price of one hundred trillion was indeed tempting, but compared to losing the Soul Dao Principle, it fell far short.

Almost all living beings possessed souls. The more numerous and powerful the living beings, the stronger the Soul Dao Principle became!

This Dao Principle was universally recognized as one of the super Dao Principles. He could not possibly hand it over.

The Lord of the Nine Nether immediately refused.

“Sorry, this Sovereign has no interest!” the Lord of the Nine Nether responded at once.

The Lord of the Nine Pure saw the message and was not surprised. This was merely an attempt on his part.

It would be best if he could buy it. If he couldn’t, he would think of other methods.

The Lord of the Nine Pure contacted Su Yuan.

Su Yuan saw that the Lord of the Nine Pure had contacted him through the Transaction Platform and greeted him.

“Seven Stars Dao Sovereign, congratulations on mastering the Transaction Dao Principle!” the Lord of the Nine Pure sent his congratulations.

Su Yuan responded with a chuckle, “Just luck!”

“Seven Stars Dao Sovereign’s methods leave me in awe! Only now do I realize how far-sighted you are, Seven Stars!” The Lord of the Nine Pure sent another message of praise.

Su Yuan gave a strange smile. “What request does Fellow Daoist Jiuqing have? Speak freely. If it can be done, I won’t jack up the price unreasonably!”

Upon hearing this, the Lord of the Nine Pure said, “Since Fellow Daoist Seven Stars says so, I won’t be coy. I wish to master the Soul Dao Principle, but currently, this Dao Principle is already under the control of the Lord of the Nine Nether.”

He paused for a moment. “I saw in your publicly available information that you can trade any item. Does this matter also fall within the scope of transactions?”

Hearing this, Su Yuan was completely taken aback.

“You want to master the Soul Dao Principle? It must be the Soul Dao Principle?”

“Exactly!” The Lord of the Nine Pure stared at Su Yuan. “Is it difficult? You can name a price. If I can bear it, I will agree to the transaction!”

Upon hearing this, Su Yuan fell into contemplation.

The Lord of the Nine Pure knew in his heart that his request was truly too demanding, almost no different from hiring an assassin.

But the Lord of the Nine Pure knew even more clearly that the Soul Dao Principle was extremely important to him. It was a crucial component of his Dao Principle combination.

“Let you master the Soul Dao Principle? That’s not impossible!” Su Yuan said calmly.

Hearing this, the Lord of the Nine Pure’s eyes lit up. “Fellow Daoist is willing to lend a hand?”

“But the cost is not something easily borne!” Su Yuan added.

The Lord of the Nine Pure took a deep breath and said, “The price is negotiable. Fellow Daoist, feel free to state it! Even one hundred trillion Dao Source is possible.”

Su Yuan was somewhat surprised by the Lord of the Nine Pure’s extravagance, casually mentioning a price of one hundred trillion even though the other party clearly did not have one hundred trillion Dao Principles in hand.

Su Yuan gazed at him and said calmly, “I won’t ask for an exorbitant price either. One hundred and twenty trillion Dao Source. I will give you one opportunity to master the Soul Dao Principle!”

The Lord of the Nine Pure’s expression became somewhat dazed. A price of 120 trillion for an opportunity to master the Soul Dao Principle… He never imagined his former rival, Netherdark, would meet his end in such a dramatic way.

In Jiuqing’s view, only by killing the Lord of the Nine Nether could the Soul Dao Principle become vacant. Therefore, this price of 120 trillion Dao Source was essentially blood money!

Seeing the subtle change in the Lord of the Nine Pure’s expression, Su Yuan guessed his thoughts.

He certainly wouldn’t kill the Lord of the Nine Nether. The cost of that would far exceed 120 trillion Dao Source!

Right there in the Primordial Chaos.

Su Yuan directly made a wish!

“I wish to condense a Soul Dao Artifact. This Dao Artifact possesses the opportunity for someone to master the Soul Dao Principle!”

Under Su Yuan’s wish, a Dao Artifact containing a massive amount of the Soul Dao Principle materialized out of thin air. It was a soul tome, seemingly recording the soul information of countless living beings in the world!

Su Yuan checked the cost. It had consumed a full 5 trillion Dao Source to successfully condense it.

Su Yuan revealed a smile. It had indeed succeeded.

After attaining the Status of Chaos Dominator, he had discovered that within the same Chaos, it was possible for two Dao Lords to simultaneously master the same Dao Principle!

The most obvious example was Su Yuan and Dao Venerable Jiemeng, both of whom possessed the Wish Dao Principle.

To achieve this ability, one only needed to possess a Dao Artifact containing a complete Dao Principle!

The Dao Principle contained within such a Dao Artifact was condensed from at least fifty percent or more of that Dao Principle’s power within the Chaos.

Therefore, attempting to condense an additional Dao Artifact like this was nearly impossible.

But Su Yuan, using the Wish Dao Principle, could directly condense it successfully. The cost was borne by Dao Source!

Without even needing to utilize the vacant position for the Soul Dao Principle over in the Seven Stars Chaos, he had accomplished this transaction.

The Lord of the Nine Pure was unaware of this point and was still verifying the details of the transaction contract with Su Yuan.

He reviewed the terms above, confirmed there was no content involving deception, concealment, or misdirection, and then solemnly signed his True Name.

Su Yuan also signed his True Name on the contract.

Under the witness of the Causality Dao Principle, Transaction Dao Principle, True Name Dao Principle, and True Spirit Dao Principle, the two completed the signing of this transaction.

Just as the Lord of the Nine Pure let out a long sigh, filled with great anticipation for Su Yuan’s next move.

He saw Su Yuan at that moment hand over a book-like tome.

“What is this?”

The Lord of the Nine Pure asked, somewhat puzzled.

“The Soul Golden Tome! It contains the soul imprints of endless living beings in the world! It can be used to master the Soul Dao Principle! Of course, since a Dao Lord for the Soul Dao Principle already exists, if you use this to break through and master the Soul Dao Principle, you will need to share the power of the Dao Principle equally with the previous Dao Lord!”

“Although there is a minor flaw, it does not hinder your comprehension of the Soul Dao Principle and has absolutely no impact on your cultivation! So, congratulations, Lord of the Nine Pure. You have achieved your transaction objective! Now, regarding the 120 trillion Dao Source, will you pay in cash? Or offset with goods?”

Su Yuan looked at the Lord of the Nine Pure with a smile.

The Lord of the Nine Pure stared dumbfounded at this Soul Golden Tome. Taking it in hand, he immediately probed inside to inspect it.

To the Lord of the Nine Pure’s astonishment, this was indeed a Soul Dao Artifact, and the Soul Dao Principle contained within was excessively vast. He even felt that this Soul Dao Artifact was equivalent to a Great Dao Source Artifact for the Soul Dao Principle!

But how was this possible?

The Lord of the Nine Nether would never sell such a treasure!

Wait, that’s not the issue of selling or not. The Lord of the Nine Nether simply couldn’t possibly condense something like this!

“Is there a problem?” Su Yuan asked.

The Lord of the Nine Pure felt a headache coming on. The condition was indeed satisfied, but it was worlds apart from what he had envisioned.