Fan Lang did not mince words and admitted directly, "You were right about everything, Senior. Though I do not like to brag, I still have to say that I am now quite a prominent figure in the universe. I alone occupy two Outer Heavens. If you trade with me, Senior, I will naturally give you a satisfactory answer. I will not disappoint you."
"I do not doubt that. Someone like you must have a substantial fortune. Unfortunately, I have long lost interest in such worldly possessions. No matter how many treasures you bring out, I will not be tempted. The reason I chose to sleep here back then was because I had grown weary of those endless disturbances. I simply decided to sleep forever and live in seclusion from the world." Nine Yuan Duxing's voice was indifferent.
Different people had different needs. Only a very few could truly achieve freedom from desire.
Or rather, pursuing freedom from desire was itself a kind of desire.
Fan Lang recalled Nine Yuan Duxing's life experiences, trying to find a weakness and use someone or something the other party could not refuse as leverage in negotiations. Yet no matter how hard he thought, he could not come up with anything.
Nine Yuan Duxing lived up to his name. He was a maverick with no wife and no family; no one was important to him. He had already obtained every treasure in the universe that he wanted, and nothing could attract him. As for martial arts, he had already reached the peak, with no room left for improvement, nor did he have any major flaws in his martial path that needed to be remedied.
Fan Lang found this extremely troublesome. This really was an impossible bastard.
"Hehe, I can sense the fluctuations of your thoughts.