Damn, this kid was actually setting his sights on them too!
Everyone's hearts went cold. If some other reckless brat had spoken like that, they would have slapped him across the face long ago. But this was Tongtian the Saint's disciple—and the scene of Laozi and Yuanshi being tricked earlier was still fresh in their minds!
"Not good. I've been out for so long, but the pills in my alchemy furnace are still being refined. Fellow Daoists, I'll return first!"
Someone's expression changed. He hurriedly found an excuse and immediately prepared to leave, as if the matter were truly urgent.
"What a coincidence. I'm the same. Fellow Daoists, let's meet again next time!"
"Thanks to the Three Pure Ones, I gained some insight from what happened earlier. I'll return and enter seclusion now."
"My Spiritual Artifact is also about to finish refining. Since that's the case..."
Seeing this, the others cursed the old foxes inwardly and also found excuses to leave.
However, before they could finish speaking, a heaven-shaking aura pressed down upon them, directly stopping them from leaving!
"What? Could it be that all of you look down on my disciple—which is to say, you look down on me, Tongtian? Or have you forgotten how you tried to snatch my disciple earlier?!"
Tongtian had not expected Jiang Chen to be so greedy. After extorting Laozi and Yuanshi, he had even set his sights on the other Great Powers. While finding it amusing, Tongtian immediately showed his support for his disciple.
The Saint's might erupted without limit. By the end of his speech, four soaring sharp swords appeared in midair!
They were none other than the Immortal Slaying Four Swords!
Their fierce sword intent sent chills through everyone who saw them. It seemed that if Tongtian was dissatisfied, he was fully prepared to start a fight!
The Great Powers were dumbfounded once again.
Damn, this was your disciple, Tongtian. What did it have to do with them?
Putting aside the fact that a Saint like him had come to make things difficult for them, they barely had any Spiritual Artifacts themselves. Where could they find extra gifts for Jiang Chen?
They were miserable inside, but they were also in the wrong. Who could blame them when they had tried to snatch Tongtian's disciple earlier? This was truly a case of stealing a chicken only to lose the rice.
Thinking of this, the Great Powers exchanged glances and could only take out their respective possessions with tears in their eyes.
"This is a Life Fruit produced by the Life Fruit Tree, one of the Ten Innate Great Spiritual Roots. An ordinary person only needs to smell this fruit to gain three hundred and sixty years of life, while eating one can grant them forty-seven thousand years. Please accept it, little friend Jiang Chen!"
"This is an Immortal Peach, also a fruit produced by one of the Ten Innate Great Spiritual Roots, the Immortal Peach Tree. After eating it, an ordinary person will not only gain greatly extended longevity, but their own magical power will also increase!"
"This is a Low-grade Acquired Spiritual Treasure, the Hunyuan Cudgel..."
For a time, it seemed as though they were competing to display their wealth as the Great Powers each took out a gift.
Clearly, their gifts were far inferior to those of the Three Pure Ones. Even when they gave gifts, most of them were only Low-grade Acquired Spiritual Treasures.
Jiang Chen had expected this. After all, these people had no connection with him. They were giving him gifts only because they had offended Tongtian earlier. Otherwise, he would not have been able to get anything from them even if he wanted to.
Although these natural treasures were of somewhat low grade, Jiang Chen was overjoyed. For him, having natural treasures was already good enough. Besides, he could use them to accelerate his download speed!
This was practically a pleasant surprise delivered straight to his door!
Thinking of this, Jiang Chen thanked them while hurriedly accepting the gifts. Fortunately, the twenty-four Sea-Calming Divine Pearls Tongtian had given him earlier had already refined one restriction, and could just barely hold all these natural treasures. Otherwise, he could not have carried them all with both hands.
"System, can these natural treasures be offered as sacrifices?" While crazily accepting gifts, Jiang Chen multitasked and asked inwardly.
He knew that these natural treasures were rather poor. He might have reluctantly used them before, but now he possessed a High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure and a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. These items were, at most, icing on the cake and had little use. He might as well offer them as sacrifices directly.
"Replying to the host, they can be offered as sacrifices. Does the host wish to sacrifice the Spiritual Treasures?"
The system responded.
Hearing this, Jiang Chen was delighted and blurted out that he wanted to begin the sacrifice. But then he seemed to think of something and shook his head. "I won't sacrifice them for now."
What a joke. Countless Great Powers, along with his own master and Martial Uncles, were all here. If sacrificing the Spiritual Treasures caused some disturbance, wouldn't he be doomed? To be safe, it was better not to sacrifice them yet.
After refusing, he thought of his own cultivation and continued asking, "My strength has broken through. How much can I download now?"
He had already experienced the benefits of downloading. Just downloading 0.01% of a Saint's cultivation had allowed him to become an Earth Immortal on the spot. He had not forgotten that the system had said the higher his strength, the more things he could download.
The system did not keep him in suspense. An emotionless voice rang out in his mind.
"Ding-dong. As the host has broken through to Earth Immortal, the current download quantity is: 10!"
I can download again!
And the quantity has increased to ten!
Hearing the system's words, Jiang Chen was overjoyed.
Earlier, his strength had limited him to downloading only three things, which had frustrated him greatly. But now that the quantity had increased, he could download whatever he wanted again!
Laozi's cultivation, Yuanshi's cultivation, the Taiji Diagram, the Pangu Banner, the Heaven and Earth Yellow Exquisite Pagoda, the Jade Disk of Creation...
Countless thoughts flashed through Jiang Chen's mind in an instant.
Then he did not hesitate and immediately opened the panels of his two Martial Uncles.
What a joke. These two were ready-made Saints, so they were naturally his first consideration. As for his master Tongtian, he had already become his master. There would be plenty of opportunities in the future, so there was no need to rush.
Name: Laozi Cultivation: Saint (Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal) Techniques: Nine Revolutions Primordial Technique, Classic of Virtue Physique: Top-tier Innate Divine Spirit Divine Abilities: One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones, Alchemy Divine Abilities, Yin-Yang Divine Abilities... Spiritual Treasures: Taiji Diagram, Heaven and Earth Yellow Exquisite Pagoda, Flat Cane, Supreme Duster, Southern Flame Banner, Purple Gold Gourd, Qiankun Diagram...
Name: Yuanshi Cultivation: Saint (Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal) Techniques: Nine Revolutions Primordial Technique, Yuanshi True Explanation Physique: Top-tier Innate Divine Spirit Divine Abilities: Deduction Divine Abilities, Artifact Refining Divine Abilities, Destruction Divine Abilities... Spiritual Treasures: Pangu Banner, Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud, Chaos Gourd, Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, Jade Void Glazed Lamp, God Slaying Immortal Executing Treasure Blade, Treasure Dropping Golden Coin, Eight Treasures Glazed Bottle...
Two panels appeared, and Jiang Chen immediately drew in a cold breath.
There was no other reason. The panels of these two Martial Uncles were simply too luxurious. In particular, the dazzling array of Spiritual Treasures all testified to how wealthy they were!
"Download Laozi the Saint's cultivation, Yuanshi the Saint's cultivation, the Taiji Diagram, the Heaven and Earth Yellow Exquisite Pagoda, and the Pangu Banner!"
After pondering for a moment, Jiang Chen said inwardly.
The system prompt quickly sounded the next moment.
"Ding-dong. Beginning download of [Laozi the Saint's cultivation]!"
"Ding-dong. Beginning download of [Yuanshi the Saint's cultivation]!"
"Ding-dong. Beginning download of [Taiji Diagram]!"
"Ding-dong..."
He would download five first. This was also the result of Jiang Chen's careful consideration. Saint cultivation was something that could only be encountered by chance, and he absolutely could not let it pass when he encountered it. After all, he also wanted to see what kind of powerful strength he would obtain if he finished downloading the cultivation of all Six Saints. Would the Six Saints become one?!
Just thinking about it excited him.
As for those Spiritual Treasures, they were not ordinary Spiritual Treasures. Throughout the Great Wilderness, they all belonged to the highest tier!
In the Great Wilderness, Spiritual Treasures were divided into grades: Spiritual Artifacts, Acquired Spiritual Treasures, Acquired Merit Spiritual Treasures, Acquired Supreme Treasures, Acquired Merit Supreme Treasures, Innate Spiritual Treasures, Innate Supreme Treasures, and Chaos Supreme Treasures.
Each grade was further divided into Low-grade, Mid-grade, High-grade, and Top-grade.
The Taiji Diagram was one of the Three Innate Supreme Treasures. It possessed the power to stabilize earth, water, fire, and wind; transform Yin-Yang and the Five Elements; comprehend the mysteries of the Heavenly Dao; and encompass the myriad phenomena of the universe!
The Pangu Banner was also one of the Three Innate Supreme Treasures. It possessed the power to tear apart chaos, shatter space and time, command all laws, and create the world!
The Heaven and Earth Yellow Exquisite Pagoda was an Acquired Merit Supreme Treasure. Although its grade was slightly inferior to that of an Innate Supreme Treasure, its power was unfathomable. It was the unparalleled defensive supreme treasure. With it suspended above one's head, one could remain undefeated. Once released, all evil retreated and no law could touch its user!
Clearly, none of these three supreme treasures was inferior. That was why Jiang Chen wanted to download them.
After downloading five, plus the three he had downloaded earlier, he had two slots remaining.
Jiang Chen pondered, but did not continue downloading. After all, he could not think of anything else he particularly wanted at the moment, so he planned to save the two slots.
Actually, he had considered downloading things from the other Great Powers as well. However, after seeing one of their shabby panels, he abandoned the idea.
Compared with Saints, even Grand Unity Golden Immortals and ordinary quasi-Saints appeared somewhat lacking. Why pursue the insignificant while neglecting the essential?
Jiang Chen's secret downloads took place within just a few breaths. By then, he had also finished accepting all the "gifts" from the Great Powers.
After accepting them, before he had time to properly count them, he heard his master's voice ring out.
"Enough. You can all leave."
Seeing the Great Powers' tearful expressions, Tongtian suppressed his laughter and waved his hand, signaling that they could leave. Then he looked at Jiang Chen with an amused smile. "Are you satisfied now?"
Seeing that he had been seen through, Jiang Chen felt somewhat embarrassed. He scratched his head with a foolish grin and simply pretended that he knew nothing.
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