Hodan's brows rose with delight when he heard that Silvermoon Fiend was willing to call him a brother. Perhaps it was because Hodan had brought him the Purple Blood Soft Sword, or perhaps there were other reasons. But as long as they had made a good start, Hodan believed that he would eventually become a true brother to Silvermoon Fiend.
Now that Silvermoon Fiend had accepted Hodan as his little brother, he wasn't stingy. As a Seven-Star Fiend and the lord of Silvermoon City, he tossed Hodan a Space Ring containing a hundred billion Inkstones.
Hodan took the Space Ring and swept it with his divine sense. Good heavens—inside were stacks upon stacks of Azure Stone Slabs. Each slab was worth a hundred thousand Inkstones, and there were a million of them in the ring. Hodan had never seen such a fortune. The most expensive house in Silvermoon City was worth only a little over six hundred million Inkstones, though Silvermoon Fiend's City Lord's Mansion didn't count.
Even if Hodan bought a hundred houses in Silvermoon City, he would still have more than thirty billion Inkstones left. Converted into cultivation resources, that fortune would certainly be enough to help him reach the Highgod realm. Of course, becoming a Paragon required more than just resources; it also demanded sufficient insight, good fortune, and more. A powerful soul only helped one better comprehend and fuse profound mysteries. It couldn't make someone a Paragon.
Every Paragon was a peerless genius with tremendous willpower and perseverance. A Paragon was the culmination of miracles, a miracle formed from countless others. One could say that if this world had no Chief Sovereigns, it would belong to the Paragons. They stood at the true pinnacle of the gods.
Across countless Material Planes, the various divine planes, and the Higher Planes, there were only about thirty known Paragons. That meant fewer than three per divine plane on average. One could imagine how difficult it was to become a Paragon.
After giving Hodan the Inkstones, Silvermoon Fiend thought for a moment, then handed him a token. "This is a token from my City Lord's Mansion. You can use it to enter and leave the mansion. Come visit when you have time."
Silvermoon Fiend genuinely wanted to give the young man before him a helping hand. Perhaps it was because Hodan had brought back the Purple Blood Soft Sword, but Silvermoon Fiend had taken a strong liking to him.
After handing over the token, Silvermoon Fiend asked, "Little brother, what do you plan to do with this fortune? I suggest you avoid leaving the city for now. I've given the order, but it would still be better to wait until things have died down before going out."
There were no secrets that could be kept forever. Silvermoon Fiend had given strict orders, but it was obvious that Hodan had gone to sell Purple Blood Fiend's weapon. That meant they had to guard against anyone with designs on it. After all, the value of a weapon belonging to an Asura was enough to make even a great clan take that risk.
Hodan hadn't planned to leave the city anyway. He told Silvermoon Fiend that he wanted to buy some Soul Golden Beads in Silvermoon City, then purchase a house and cultivate in seclusion until his term as a Plane Overseer ended. As someone from the Zhonghua Family, Hodan felt deeply uneasy without a place he could truly call home. He planned to buy a house of his own in Silvermoon City. A rented place was never truly yours; when you ran out of money, you could be thrown out.
Silvermoon Fiend was surprised to learn that Hodan was a Plane Overseer. Unless it was an especially small plane, a Plane Overseer needed to be at least a Mid-God. The Fate God Clone before him was also a Mid-God.
That meant Hodan had at least two Divine Clones. Having more Divine Clones meant greater chances of survival and more possibilities, as well as a better chance of reaching the pinnacle. Plane Overseers also tended to have plenty of connections within the Chief Sovereign's armies. Silvermoon Fiend found himself taking a genuine interest in this little brother he had accepted on a whim.
When Silvermoon Fiend also learned that Hodan belonged to the Renars Clan, his expression turned rather complicated. The Eight Great Clans had crossed into Hell to hunt down the Four Divine Beasts Clan, and the affair had caused a huge stir. The entire Divine Realm and the Higher Planes knew about it. The Eight Great Clans had many Seven-Star Fiends and even Asura-level powerhouses. A Seven-Star Fiend like him was nothing in comparison to a great clan. Though the affair had little to do with Hodan, Hodan was still a member of one of the Eight Great Clans.
If he could use Hodan to meet people from the Eight Great Clans and expand his network, that would be even better. As a Seven-Star Fiend, Silvermoon Fiend wanted to advance further. Only by dealing with people at a higher level could he gain the opportunities he needed to grow.
Thinking of this, Silvermoon Fiend became even more enthusiastic. "You don't need to buy Soul Golden Beads. I have some here that I can't use anymore. My soul reached the Highgod limit long ago, so I'll give them all to you." With that, he handed Hodan another Space Ring.
Hodan said nothing and simply accepted the ring. He could pay Silvermoon Fiend back later. He also planned to use Silvermoon Fiend's connections to buy Soul Golden Beads in bulk.
Hodan was desperately short of Soul Golden Beads. His Saint Domain True Body and Fate God Clone were both waiting to use them to strengthen their souls. After experiencing the cultivation speed that came with a perfected soul, Hodan could no longer endure his current, sluggish pace. He had long been eager to buy more Soul Golden Beads to strengthen his soul; he'd simply been short on money.
Hodan swept the ring with his divine sense and found around three or four thousand Soul Golden Beads inside. But he knew that wouldn't be enough. His Fate God Clone had never absorbed any Soul Golden Beads to strengthen its soul. It had been only a few years since he cultivated that Divine Clone, and its soul had remained at the lowest level the whole time. Filling it completely would take at least twenty or thirty thousand Soul Golden Beads.
Hodan also planned to cultivate the Destruction Rules, so he needed resources for that as well. His goal was to cultivate Divine Clones of all Four Rules. He had always felt that the Four Rules formed a cycle, and that cycles were among the highest powers in any world or mythology.
Cultivating Divine Clones of all Four Rules would require another enormous fortune.
Hodan's Thunder God Clone had needed to absorb only a hundred Soul Golden Beads to perfect its soul, but that was because he had cultivated for a long time, slowly strengthening himself by absorbing Amethyst and the energy of the world. He had spent tens of thousands of years at it and still hadn't reached perfection. Only after absorbing a hundred Soul Golden Beads had his soul reached the Mid-God level of perfection.
Hodan hadn't been talented before he transmigrated, either. He had just ground away at cultivation over time. At least he'd had a good pair of parents, but they had died at the hands of Jiawei, an elder of the Four Divine Beasts Clan. Now, Hodan could only rely on himself.
Fortunately, after taking over this body, Hodan had turned out to have decent cultivation talent. In just a few years, he had cultivated a Fate God Clone on his own and brought it to the Mid-God level.
"As for the house, I bought one before I became the City Lord. I live in the City Lord's Mansion now, so I don't need it. You can have it."
Hodan thanked Silvermoon Fiend, but still offered to pay him. He also asked to buy another hundred thousand Soul Golden Beads, then paid Silvermoon Fiend for those along with the Soul Golden Beads he'd just received.
After all, each Soul Golden Bead cost a hundred thousand Inkstones, so a hundred thousand of them came to ten billion. Now that he had money, Hodan didn't want to leave Silvermoon Fiend with a favor he'd have to repay. He paid him outright. He included payment for the house as well. Not knowing how much it was worth, he gave him ten billion Inkstones. At current prices in Silvermoon City, that was enough to cover even the most expensive house.
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