Bleeding Shrek Academy Dry
"Okay." After a moment's thought, Ya Li nodded in agreement.
Anyway, she had already agreed to Jiang Xiu's terms, so it didn't matter whether she told him the conditions sooner or later.
Seeing this, Leng Yaozhu gave Jiang Xiu a reassuring look, cleared her throat, and said, "First, your Shrek Academy needs to issue a public announcement. It was you who took the initiative to invite Xiao Xiu to the Shrek Academy for exchange, not Xiao Xiu who took the initiative."
"Okay." Ya Li considered for a moment, then nodded slightly.
Once Jiang Xiu enters Shrek Academy, the rumors circulating outside will be dispelled without any consequence. As for who initiated it, it doesn't really matter.
Moreover, she now values Jiang Xiu's method of controlling the Faith Power even more.
"Secondly, your Shrek Academy needs to provide three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone with either dark or Destruction Attribute as payment," Leng Yaozhu continued.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiu silently gave Leng Yaozhu a thumbs up. He originally only wanted one or two Soul Bone, but now it seems he was too narrow-minded.
"Huh? Impossible, absolutely impossible. This reward is too high. It's going to be very difficult for me, and it will be very difficult for me to persuade the Sea God Pavilion." Ya Li was taken aback at first, and then refused.
At this time, land-based Soul Beast are nearly extinct, and Soul Beast of the 100,000-year level are extremely rare. Soul Bone are even harder to obtain than before, and the existing Soul Bone are basically all inherited from the past.
Therefore, let alone Soul Bone of 100,000 years, even Soul Bone of 10,000 years is priceless and unavailable, and is treated as a legacy Soul Bone by various families.
"Difficult to handle? Then let's not do it." Leng Yaozhu said, pointing to the doorway.
Ya Li's pretty face flushed red with anger. There was no way she would leave. After all, if they couldn't reach an agreement now, it would be even more difficult for her to get in touch with Jiang Xiu later.
If Jiang Xiu were brought into the Shrek Academy, the method for acquiring and controlling the Faith Power would be much simpler later on. She could tell which was more important.
"Your Shrek Academy is a powerful force with a history of 20,000 years. Even ten thousand years ago, every Sea God Pavilion Master had at least two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring. Back then, there were no Soul Spirit, and a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring represented a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone. Over the years, your Shrek Academy should have no shortage of Soul Bone," Leng Yaozhu, picking up her teacup, taking a sip.
Ya Li was a little angry. It was true that Shrek Academy's treasury was not lacking in Soul Bone, but those were the property of the entire Shrek Academy, and she could not control too many. Moreover, Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone were not as common as cabbage, and they did not have many.
"Two pieces at most," Ya Li said firmly, extending her long, slender fingers.
"That works, but one piece must be of the dark attribute and the other of the Destruction Attribute." A hint of satisfaction flashed in Leng Yaozhu's beautiful eyes as she finalized the decision.
"Good!"
Ya Li nodded in agreement, but she was somewhat puzzled as to why he wanted Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone with the Destruction Attribute. After all, Soul Bone with the Destruction Attribute were very rare, but Soul Master with the Destruction Attribute were equally rare. Jiang Xiu had clearly displayed the ultimate dark attribute.
However, Ya Li didn't think too much about it at the moment, because their Shrek Academy did indeed have two Soul Bone with the Destruction Attribute. Rather than letting them gather dust in the treasure vault, it was better to give them to Jiang Xiu.
"Third, Xiao Xiu must have all the resources he needs at the Shrek Academy and must not be treated differently, especially not by certain people," Leng Yaozhu said pointedly.
"That's no problem, I'll keep them in check." Ya Li naturally understood what Leng Yaozhu meant, so she nodded in agreement.
"You'd better be careful. If Xiao Xiu is targeted in any way, the Spirit Pagoda and the Body Sect will come knocking on your door demanding an explanation."
Leng Yaozhu snorted. Although she and Ya Li didn't get along, she trusted Ya Li's character and knew that she would never do anything despicable. But the other old fogies at the Shrek Academy were a different story.
As far as she knew, there were two mentally unstable Elder at the Shrek Academy.
"Xiao Xiu, see if there's anything else you'd like to add." After saying that, Leng Yaozhu looked at Jiang Xiu and asked.
"I've heard that your academy has a Golden Ancient Tree on Sea God Island, where one can enter a state of Deep Meditation. I hope to be able to meditate deep within the Golden Ancient Tree three times within the next five years."
Jiang Xiu spoke carefully, trying his best to make his voice sound calm.
After planning for so long, this is the most crucial part: his ultimate goal is to enter the Golden Ancient Tree, obtain Elder Jin's help, and acquire the Seed of Life.
The previous conditions are all so insignificant compared to this one.
"No problem." Upon hearing Jiang Xiu's conditions, Ya Li agreed without hesitation.
She breathed a sigh of relief, "As expected, Jiang Xiu is just a child; his demands weren't as Leng Yaozhu's."
The Golden Ancient Tree on their Sea God Island has existed for 20,000 years. Although the opportunity to meditate inside is precious, it is not considered particularly rare.
Compared to the two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone mentioned earlier, this is nothing at all.
"Jiang, you can even live on Sea God Island, instead of staying in the Outer Court," Ya Li said after a moment's thought.
After all, if Jiang Xiu lived on Sea God Island, she would have a better chance of obtaining the method to control the Faith Power.
"That won't be necessary. Our Body Sect is located in Shrek City," Jiang Xiu said, waving his hand.
Ah Yin is currently inside the Golden Ancient Tree. Although he doesn't know how far his invasion of the Golden Ancient Tree has progressed, he still doesn't intend to wander around under its nose with his Golden Dragon King Origin.
A wise person will never stand under a crumbling wall.
He was certain that Ah Yin and Tang Hao wouldn't intervene because of the Abyssal Sage King, but he was always prepared for the worst, and he would never put his own safety in danger.
"Alright, do you have any other conditions?" Ya Li asked with a hint of regret.
"I need to go to Devil Island once in the next five years," Jiang Xiu said solemnly, emphasizing each word.
He had long studied Devil Island, and besides the few Original Sin Old Demons on the island, he was even more interested in the Destruction Attribute power within Devil Island.
Devil Island, to be precise, is not an original creation of the Douluo Continent, but rather a fragment unintentionally left behind by two God King.
If there's one thing he's certain of, it's that the area will definitely be beneficial to the transformation of his Purple Imperial Heaven-Extinguishing Dragon Martial Soul.
As for those old demons, once he has the strength in the future, he can also turn them into Shadow Soldiers.
"Huh? Why would you want to go to a place like that?" Ya Li asked, puzzled. Although Devil Island was secluded, it was not unknown to some powerful forces. That place could temper one's mind, but anyone who had been there once would never want to go a second time.
However, Ya Li didn't think too much about it and nodded in agreement.
"If there are no other conditions, Jiang, please come to the Shrek Academy next week." Seeing that there were no other conditions, Ya Li said with a sigh of relief.
Shrek Academy admits students every three years, but for Jiang Xiu, an exchange student, it doesn't matter if they use connections, as long as he passes the entrance exam.
In her opinion, with Jiang Xiu's abilities, passing the assessment would be a piece of cake.
"No problem." Seeing that his most important goal had been achieved, Jiang Xiu smiled slightly.
"Well then, I'll take my leave now. I apologize for any inconvenience caused by my late-night visit," Ya Li said with a warm smile as she slowly rose to her feet.
"Don't apologize as much as you can in the future," Leng Yaozhu said softly. "And don't come to see Xiao Xiu so late at night anymore. After all, Ya Li, you don't want your husband Yun Ming to know that you're entering other people's rooms at night, do you?"
Upon hearing this, Ya Li's pretty face remained unchanged, and she simply replied calmly, "That's none of your business. He'll understand."
Everything she did was to obtain the method to control the Faith Power and help Brother Ming achieve Godhood. The innocent will clear themselves.
Afterwards, Ya Li casually left the room and walked out of the hotel.
"Thank you so much, Aunt Leng." After the door closed, Jiang Xiu poured another cup of tea and thanked Leng Yaozhu with a smile.
"You need to be more careful in the future. Avoid dealing with pretty women. You might get scammed. Luckily, I was here this time." Leng Yaozhu gave Jiang Xiu a beautiful glare before getting up to leave.
She was in a very good mood tonight. After all, she usually ended up losing in her confrontations with Ya Li, but today she had turned the tables.
Jiang Xiu also got up, preparing to see Leng Yaozhu off.
As she opened the door and was about to leave, Leng Yaozhu suddenly remembered something and turned to Jiang Xiu, saying, "Xiao Xiu, you'll be at the Soul Ancestor soon, right? Remember to come to the Spirit Pagoda to fuse with your second Soul Spirit. I've already prepared one for you—a unique Dual-Bloodline Soul Spirit."
"Thank you, Aunt Leng." Jiang Xiu said to Leng Yaozhu sincerely upon hearing this, while feeling somewhat troubled.
Now that Leng Yaozhu has given him such an opportunity, he doesn't know how to repay her.
"Squeak!"
Just then, the door to the room next to Jiang Xiu's opened.
Na'er, still half-asleep, walked out of her room and saw her master coming out of Jiang Xiu's room. She asked groggily, "Master, what are you doing?"
Leng Yaozhu and Jiang Xiu exchanged a smile.
"It's okay, you can go back to sleep."
"Oh..."
Afterwards, the three of them returned to their respective rooms.
Jiang Xiu felt a surge of excitement. With all the preliminary tasks completed, he could now go find Elder Jin and obtain the Seed of Life.
Just then, Jiang Xiu's Communication Soul Tool rang, and an encrypted file was sent. Upon seeing the large characters on it, Jiang Xiu's gaze instantly sharpened.
And those blood-red characters were:
Blood River God-Slaying Array!