Chapter 843: Benefits And Interests.
In this symbiotic relationship, the world won’t be able to control rank 9 beings, force them to do something, or stop supporting them with lifespan as it does with world kings. This is why he is open to becoming a rank 9 being of a world.
But a rank 9 being also can’t control the will of the world. This is why the dragon king can’t stop the world from supporting him in the creation of his Supreme Metac.
This arrangement is a boon to him right now. But once he becomes a rank 9 divine being, he will work together with the dragon king to restrict this boon.
That’s how the world works. It moves based on the forces of benefits and interests.
What is a benefit to him now can turn into a liability in the future, so he will have to change his stance on certain matters over time. Because of this, someone who is his enemy now can become an ally in the future.
Money Body was already thinking about what he would do when he advances to rank 9. Clearly, he is extremely confident in himself.
However, his confidence took a dip after the Supreme Metac failed to form even after he used up 8 rank 8 Divine Positions. Apparently, it was missing something he hadn’t accounted for.
Nothing had gone wrong with the process. There was also nothing wrong with the materials he used. They were all at rank 8, and they were complete Divine Metacs, not the faulty ones stuck at rank 6 that the Four Directions Sect used to peddle to them.
His Supreme Metac should have formed, yet it needed some lifespan before it could form. He didn’t know that it would need this, so he was surprised.
His eyes narrowed as he said, ’Did Time Traveler lie to me or is this just an accident?’
This unexpected requirement made him realize that there might be some things he didn’t know and didn’t plan for regarding the creation of a Supreme Metac. So he decided to be more careful and less arrogant.
After adjusting his mentality, he said to the dragon, "I need some lifespan. Tell your dragon king to give me more lifespan."
Instead of giving him what he asked for, the dragon frowned and asked him, "Don’t you have a lifespan? Why don’t you use it?"
He didn’t like that he was being questioned by his future lack, so he wanted to snap at the dragon and tell it to shut up and do what he was asked.
But he was in dire straits and didn’t want to offend his helpers at this critical point. So he explained calmly, "What I have won’t be enough."
After hearing his reason for asking for more lifespan, the dragon snorted and muttered something about him being poor. Then the dragon went silent for a while as if he was listening to someone else speaking. Because of this, his eyes were focused for a while.
A few seconds later, the dragon asked, saying, "How much do you need?"
Money Body was silent for a while as he thought about his situation. Then he said, "By my estimate, I should need 500,000 years’ worth."
He was lying about this. He actually needed a million years’ worth of lifespan. But he reduced the amount so that he wouldn’t dissuade the dragon king and the will of the super world.
As for later, when he needs 500,000 years more, it will be too late for his sponsors to give up on him then. And regarding the 200,000 worth of world essence he still had in his Cave Heaven, he didn’t plan to touch that one any time soon.
After relaying his answer to his boss, the dragon said, "We will support you. The will of the world will help you with the 500,000 years that you need."
As soon as he spoke, Money Body felt lifespan gushing into his Supreme Metac through the Divine Positions that he used to make it. So instead of collapsing because of the lack of lifespan, the Supreme Metac actually solidified and approached completion.
This brought a smile to Money Body’s face. As he smiled, he said to the dragon, "Thank the will of the super world for me. It won’t regret this. With its working together, we will be able to destroy the world."
He was lying, but Loki didn’t believe anything he was saying. What he wanted was tangible benefits like information on how to create Supreme Metacs.
Just in case Money Body failed to create the Supreme Metac, he wanted something to show for all of his effort, and he wanted to be able to create his own Supreme Metacs. But he had to restrain himself and not say anything that might expose his identity as a rank 8 dragon in control of 5 rank 8 Metacs.
If he were a rank 8 dragon in control of 5 rank 8 Divine Metacs, he would able to produce a power output of 8(Cultivation Rank) × (8(Body) + 8(Will) + 8(Mind) + 8(Insight) + 8(Soul)) × (8 × 5)Divine Metacs), which is 12,800 units of divine power.
This level of power will be very close to the 12,960 units of divine power that he used to subdue Money Body earlier. So his identity as a rank 8 dragon is believable.
But if he can control five Divine Metacs, he should know how to create a Supreme Metac. His understanding of Metacs should have reached the point that he didn’t need to ask someone else how to create a Supreme Metac.
So he had to keep quiet about what he really wanted to know. Instead, he asked for something else that he was only curious about.
He said to Money Body, "The dragon king wanted to know this. What is ancient cultivation, and how did they die out?"
In response, Money Body Shook his head and said, "You’re asking the wrong person about this. Generations in my lineage were already dead long after the last ancient cultivation died."