After Nagato and Konan entered the barrier, Aoyun, who had yet to appear, slowly walked over. He stared at the barrier in a daze, seemingly pondering something.
Just then, a voice rang out. "Heh, Aoyun, my friend, thank you so much for this." Two figures walked toward Aoyun, though they kept their distance from the barrier.
Aoyun replied, "You don't need to thank me. If Lord True Dragon hadn't ordered it, I wouldn't have helped you. Although I was helping you this time, I had plenty of fun myself. That Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha gave me quite a bit of entertainment, too, so that counts as some compensation. But what are you planning to give me for losing a tenth of my body? Let's hear it."
One of the men, who carried a huge scroll on his back, smiled. "That's easy. We've already prepared something to compensate you for your body." He signaled to his companion, who took out a green pill and tossed it to Aoyun.
Aoyun caught the pill and examined it, then exclaimed in surprise, "A Life-Bloom Pill! I never imagined you'd have even a legendary pill like this. How incredible! All right, I accept this compensation. Heh, losing a tenth of my body hurt, but with this Life-Bloom Pill, I can enter the divine realm in a short time. My strength won't match what I'd gain through normal cultivation, but at least the obstacles to every subsequent realm will be smaller. Besides, I'm one of the Dragonfolk. My strength lies in my body, not divine power. It'll take a hundred years at most to restore the damage to my body. Honestly, I've come out ahead. Hahaha!"
Seeing how happy Aoyun was, the man with the scroll said, "As long as you're satisfied. We still have