Land of Withered

He spread his palms, within which ten round, unblemished jade beads overflowed with limpid light, and showed them to Miss Shi, saying sincerely, "This poor Daoist wishes to use these ten beads to exchange for the mysteries of the Binding Patterns in your hands. What do you say?"

The ten jade beads were all products of the Jade Pure Primordial Saint Body, and each single bead could allow a disciple of the Three Pure Ones to save ten thousand years of arduous effort on the profound techniques of the Dao De Jing. The offer could hardly be called anything less than generous.

He felt that this was also the greatest sincerity he could possibly muster.

Miss Shi looked at these ten jade beads, yet she showed a flinching intent, her thin lips trembling, remaining speechless for a long time.

Only then did Li Qingyun realize something, and he could not help but smile self-deprecatingly. The jade beads in his palm scattered and instantly dissolved beneath his skin, saying, "My spiritual marvel is your poison. This poor Daoist was indeed attached to appearances!"

"However, the secret of the Binding Patterns is of vital importance to me. I must ask Miss Shi to take into consideration that you and I belong roughly to the same category, and grant me this convenience..."

"I'm sorry!" Miss Shi finally spoke, nervous and terrified, saying in a low voice, "Grandfather said that the secret of the Binding Patterns must only be held in the hands of the Shi household and cannot be transmitted to outsiders, otherwise it will be a disaster of annihilation and extermination!"

Seeing that the young girl was impervious to reason and yet utterly naive, Li Qingyun could not help but deliberately let his tone turn cold, saying, "Annihilation and extermination? Could it