Chapter 413

Chapter 413: If You’re Going to Eat, Get Full

The spirit of the Immortal Emperors sharpened. The main event was about to begin.

Ye Xu’s eyes flickered slightly, his face showing a contemplative expression.

A few days ago, the Heavenly Emperor had attempted to secure the world in one decisive move, offering a price of forty trillion Star Yuan. Now, with this coalition of eleven Immortal Emperors, the price couldn’t be set too low either.

"Daoist friend, as the Heavenly Emperor, you surely appreciate the cost involved in destroying the Great Dao of the Pangu universe and shattering the Purple Star Heavenly Court," Ye Xu said lightly, smiling. "Forty trillion Star Yuan."

Boom!

The minds of Su Mu and the others roared.

The Master was truly the Master, daring to demand such an astronomical sum. Forty trillion Star Yuan—an amount even the Purple Star Heavenly Court couldn’t produce. Would this group of Immortal Emperors truly be willing to shoulder such a colossal cost?

"Master, the price you quote is excessively high," Li Ruoyu frowned.

Yuanzu and Daoist Qing Xuan also revealed expressions of dissatisfaction.

Ye Xu was plainly treating them like fools.

Ye Xu smiled faintly. "You intend to destroy the Great Dao but lack the means, forcing you to seek my assistance. Isn’t that the case?"

"Is the Master intent on price gouging?"

Yuanzu’s expression turned ugly.

"Not at all."

Ye Xu shook his head. "To speak frankly, the Heavenly Emperor has also visited Heaven’s Secret Pavilion."

Swoosh!

The faces of all the Immortal Emperors shifted instantly. Only Mad Daoist, Li Ruoyu, and Immortal Emperor Mu remained composed.

"The Heavenly Emperor came?" Yuanzu asked, his expression grave.

"It happened several days ago."

Su Mu stated, "Not only the Heavenly Emperor, but also the Purple Star Heavenly Court’s Moon Goddess and Qin Yu attended."

"So…" The Ancient God of Origin’s eyes rolled. "Did they complete a transaction with the Master?"

"Heh heh…"

A knowing, half-smile touched Ye Xu’s lips. "The details of my dealings with the Heavenly Emperor constitute a trade secret. Don’t entertain any thoughts of extracting that information from me."

Trade secret?

The others dismissed it utterly. What secrets could possibly exist within Heaven’s Secret Pavilion? Unless, of course, the payment offered was insufficient.

Moreover, Ye Xu’s statement unequivocally confirmed that the Heavenly Emperor had indeed entered into a transaction with Heaven’s Secret Pavilion.

"A single fish fed twice?" Immortal Emperor Mu pursed his lips lightly.

Ye Xu’s attitude was blatantly defiant, showing complete disregard for everyone present.

After all, to overcome the Great Dao, acquiring the method solely depended on Heaven’s Secret Pavilion.

"Master, what I wanted was merely the method to destroy the Great Dao," Li Ruoyu smiled and said. "As for the Purple Star Heavenly Court, I and my fellow Daoists could handle it ourselves, so Master needn’t trouble himself."

Ye Xu smiled.

He knew it well, of course.

However, how could he possibly miss the chance to seize such an opportunity?

"System, how many heavenly secrets points are needed to query the method to destroy the Great Dao of the Pangu universe?" Ye Xu thought to himself.

"Twelve trillion heavenly secrets points!"

When the answer came, Ye Xu was shocked in his heart.

He remembered that initially, querying the winning method against the Great Dao and the Purple Star Heavenly Court required eighteen trillion heavenly secrets points.

Yet now, querying the method to destroy the Great Dao required only twelve trillion.

Wasn’t this proof that with the group before him joining forces, even facing the Great Dao directly, they could gain the upper hand?

Therefore, the prices of the two differed by six trillion.

"It must be so," Ye Xu murmured.

After all, the participants in the battle against the Heavens included not only Yuanzu, Ancient God of Origin, Si Ming, Mad Daoist, and the Heavenly Emperor, but also the five major superpowers from an alien universe and one Immortal Emperor Mu.

This battle involved at least twenty powerful beings at the Immortal Emperor level.

Such a strong force completely overwhelmed the Purple Star Heavenly Court.

Their biggest obstacle was the Great Dao.

"Master, twenty-four trillion Star Yuan is truly outrageous; we cannot offer it," Daoist Qing Xuan stated bluntly. "If Master insists, then we will take our leave."

The Dragon Emperor of Lei Ze and others kept silent, clearly holding the same opinion as Daoist Qing Xuan.

Moreover, the significance of annihilating the Great Dao of the Pangu universe to them paled far in comparison to that of Yuanzu, Li Ruoyu, and the rest.

"Hahaha…" Ye Xu laughed heartily and said, "Since it’s come to this, I won’t press you all. Please, be on your way."

He had a perfect grasp of Yuanzu and his group’s mindset.

The prey in his mouth wouldn’t escape.

"Wait," Yuanzu took a step forward and said, "Master, with twenty-four trillion Star Yuan, how much information can be queried?"

"A method to ensure victory," Ye Xu remarked calmly.

Upon hearing these words, the thoughts of everyone became active again.

"Could it be a little cheaper?" Ancient God of Origin chuckled and said.

"Daoist friend, do you take my Heaven’s Secret Pavilion for a vegetable market for bargaining?" Ye Xu’s expression turned slightly cold.

"I dare not."

Ancient God of Origin felt a palpitation, and his scalp tingled.

Mad Daoist’s gaze roamed over the Immortal Emperors, while his thoughts raced wildly.

"I wonder, if I join forces with the Master and the Heavenly Emperor to annihilate this group utterly, could the Master grant me the method of transcendence?" Mad Daoist conceived a bold idea.

If Yuanzu and others discovered this thought, they would probably have smoke emerging from their seven orifices in fury.

"Master, this young lady also knows a little about the Great Dao’s weaknesses," Immortal Emperor Mu declared, his beautiful eyes shining like two dazzling stars.

"The Great Dao is universally fair and impartial, flawless and invulnerable, which is why it is undefeatable. But the Great Dao of the Pangu universe is not that way."

"The birth of the Son of Heaven is the manifestation of the Great Dao’s personal desire."

"Therefore, the point to break through should lie with the Son of Heaven."

"Only by focusing on a point can the surface be pierced."

"Is this young lady’s reasoning correct or not?"

Ye Xu stared at Immortal Emperor Mu, his gaze piercingly profound.

Immortal Emperor Mu’s words made perfect sense.

He had once pondered it himself.

But Ye Xu disdained deep contemplation.

No amount of thinking could match the precision of the system’s calculations.

"Daoist friend, though your attainment in the art of heavenly secrets is exceptional, compared to Heaven’s Secret Pavilion, it remains far inferior," Ye Xu said with a smile.

Immortal Emperor Mu’s delicate brows knit together slightly.

Ye Xu had not answered his question.

Li Ruoyu sighed softly.

Ye Xu’s persistent refusal to budge clearly exploited their psychology; he knew well the Great Dao’s dominance over beings of this native universe.

"Sticking your neck out gets a knife, pulling it back also gets a knife."

"It’s utterly impossible to get a breakthrough method from his hands without enduring a cut."

Li Ruoyu drew a deep breath.

"Master, perhaps we could each take a step back?"

"Fifteen trillion Star Yuan."

Li Ruoyu looked calmly at Ye Xu.

"We only need the method to destroy the Great Dao."

"And also the whereabouts of the human ancestor."

At the mention of the human ancestor, the group snapped back to alertness.

The human ancestor was the pivotal variable in the battle against the Heavens; they had to determine his stance.

"Too little…"

"Daoist friend, as the Heavenly Emperor and Supreme Lord, how can you be so petty?"

Ye Xu expressed dissatisfaction.

Veins bulged on Li Ruoyu’s forehead.

He was practically emptying his pockets; how could he be stingy?

“Sixteen trillion Star Yuan,” said Ye Xu. “This is my bottom line.”

This was an extremely rare opportunity to earn money.

Once missed, it would be nearly impossible to encounter again.

Since they were going to feast, they might as well eat their fill.

Ye Xu did not hold back.

Li Ruoyu’s gaze turned gloomy.

“I had long heard that the Master resembled a merchant more than a transcendent expert, and today, I saw it’s truly well-deserved,” Yuanzu felt his heart bleeding, but he dared not show a hint of anger.

“Good,”

Li Ruoyu nodded.

“Let it be sixteen trillion Star Yuan.”

He looked at the Immortal Emperors of the Qing Xuan plane and said, “What do you dear friends think?”

Taishang Immortal Emperor, Immortal Emperor Xuanji, and Amitabha Emperor frowned deeply and said nothing.

“Too indecisive.”

The Dragon Emperor of Lei Ze had a hot temper. He said, “As long as we captured Purple Star Heavenly Court, we could regain this sixteen trillion Star Yuan immediately!”

“I agree!”

“Fellow Daoist spoke very true,” Ye Xu’s lips curled slightly upward.

“Good!”

Yuanzu, Ancient God of Origin, and Si Ming exchanged glances, gritted their teeth, and assented.

Daoist Qing Xuan’s mouth twitched.

Eleven Immortal Emperors each had to contribute about fifteen trillion Star Yuan.

This sum was no small amount.

His creation sword map, which contained eighty-one Innate Spiritual Treasures, amounted to nothing compared to this.

It must be noted that this represented Daoist Qing Xuan’s life’s work spanning hundreds of millions of years.

“Cough…”

A cough sounded, and Mad Daoist smiled and said, “Dear friends, back at the Yuanzu venue, we had already agreed that I would contribute effort only, not money.”

“Besides, I do not have that many resources on me.”

“…”

The Alien Universe Immortal Emperors were dumbfounded.

That bastard had plundered thirty-eight worlds, leaving no blade of grass behind wherever he passed, and now he was feigning poverty in front of them?

“It’s fine,”

Immortal Emperor Mu said, “It only means each person bears a little more share.”

Everyone suppressed their blazing anger, but they all silently noted this matter.

That debt, they would settle with Mad Daoist thoroughly after the battle against the Heavens.

Su Mu was stunned.

It was indeed the top group of powerhouses in the world; sixteen trillion Star Yuan was offered without hesitation.

“These rich tycoons have so much money; it feels wasteful not to fleece them,” Su Mu thought silently.

“Since a decision had been made, let’s pay,”

Li Ruoyu said expressionlessly.

Everyone else looked grief-stricken.

Ye Xu watched everyone with a gentle smile, deeply moved.

“One business deal, netting forty trillion profit; it was passable.”

After completing this transaction, the heavenly secrets points earned would allow him to advance to Three Yuan Proof.

In the following days, he could start laying plans for transcendence.