To his surprise, the treasure vial contained a Yin-Yang Enlightenment Pill.
Daoist Shu Qing nodded, a flicker stirring in his eyes. "I would like to ask the Chen Immortal Clan to act and help me kill a formidable enemy."
"This Yin-Yang Enlightenment Pill shall be your payment, fellow Daoist."
Chen Nianzhi listened quietly, his brow furrowing slightly.
In most people's eyes, using a Yin-Yang Enlightenment Pill as the price to ask the Chen Immortal Clan to help kill a great enemy was a worthwhile deal for the Chen Immortal Clan.
After all, though the Chen Clan was powerful, it had no Half-Step Celestial Immortal openly holding the fort. The Yin-Yang Enlightenment Pill was also something the Chen Clan urgently needed.
Using one Yin-Yang Enlightenment Pill in exchange for nine Earth Immortals at Great Perfection to take action was not a low price.
Yet the nine patriarchs of the Chen Immortal Clan had all truly attained dual Taiyi foundations. Any one of them was no weaker than Daoist Shu Qing.
With their strength, slaying a Half-Step Celestial Immortal would be as easy as turning over a hand. Why would they become someone else's underlings for a Yin-Yang Enlightenment Pill?
After all, the treasures gained from killing a Half-Step Celestial Immortal were certainly not something a Yin-Yang Enlightenment Pill could compare with.
And if they agreed to Daoist Shu Qing's request, all the spoils would belong to him. This was not a worthwhile trade.
Most importantly, Chen Nianzhi had long made his decision regarding this great calamity. He would become one of the protagonists of the Dao Calamity himself.
With that thought, Chen Nianzhi smiled and poured Daoist Shu Qing a cup of tea before saying, "Fellow Daoist is the foremost among the human race beneath the Celestial Immortals of the West