Honestly, he was only in the Nascent Soul Realm, after all. He wasn't that outrageously powerful yet.
The Nine Swords combined were infinitely close to the Immortal rank. He still couldn't bear the consequences of such a karmic tie.
"Very well. Nephew, wait a moment. I'll get it for you right away."
Xue Dao finished speaking and vanished in a flash. He didn't want to wait another second. The chance to break through to Dao Integration was right before him; what did a mere stone stele matter?
At this point, even if Ye Lin asked him to hand over his wife, he wouldn't hesitate.
Seeing how quickly Xue Dao had acted, Ye Lin's lips curled up. Heh. Let's see you wriggle out of this.
The Dao Pill was exactly what Xue Dao needed, which was why he was acting this way.
But if Ye Lin had simply offered some Heaven Grade treasure, Xue Dao wouldn't have been excited. He would have grown suspicious instead.
A stone stele that seemed precious to him, but nowhere near as valuable as a Heaven Grade treasure, and you're willing to trade one of those for it?
There had to be some kind of catch. Xue Dao would definitely seize the chance to drive up the price.
After all, Xue Dao had lived for hundreds of thousands of years. He wasn't some idiot.
In barely a few dozen seconds, Xue Dao reappeared, holding an utterly ordinary-looking stone stele. Sensing the familiar Sword Intent surrounding it, Ye Lin's lips curled up.
"Nephew, take a look. Is this the stone stele you need?"
Xue Dao handed the stone stele to Ye Lin, while his eyes stayed fixed on the Dao Pill in Ye Lin's hand. He made no attempt to hide the greed in them.
The Dao