"Then will your Mountain Fate Sect trade or not?" Gai Fengyou shot back.
"Did I say we wouldn't?" Guo Xiang replied stiffly.
"Then that settles it," Gai Fengyou said.
Guo Xiang cleared his throat again and asked, "What kind of Daoist art is this Mountain-Calming Deity-Sealing Formula, exactly? I've never heard of it."
"At its lowest level, it nurtures mountain spirits. At its highest, it points at mountains and seals gods upon them."
After Li Qingxian finished speaking, Guo Xiang and Gai Fengyou both shuddered. They had never heard of such a spell.
"If it can truly do that, our sect is willing to exchange a complete set of Mountain Fate Arts," Guo Xiang said.
Li Qingxian shook his head. "It must be a complete set of Mountain Fate Arts, plus River Fate Arts. This formula will reshape the Fate Cultivator world, perhaps even the Dao Sect itself."
"It's really that powerful?"
"That Imperial Realm Finger Divine Incantation, plainly speaking, is merely an offensive spell. At most, it contains a path to commune with gods, but it cannot be used recklessly. This mountain-calming, deity-sealing art, however, is equivalent to granting every mountain a spirit, whether it is a natural mountain or a Fate Mountain. But..."
"But what?" Guo Xiang asked.
"This formula originated from the Lu Wu Mountain-Calming Formula. In essence, it traces its lineage to Lu Wu, and behind Lu Wu stands the Imperial Court. In other words, if one truly wishes to appoint Mountain Gods, one needs an Imperial Court office and an edict from the Upper Realm," Li Qingxian said.
"You have a way?"
"I'll think of something. In the future, I may be able to obtain an official post, but not anytime soon. For now, I must rely on the Mountain Gods I invite to bestow