Liu Yuanchen was delighted to hear that Heavenly Cloud Realm had come seeking aid.
He had already named his price: the five Sea-Calming Pearls in their possession.
For more than a thousand years afterward, Heavenly Cloud Realm had sent no one. Clearly, they had been unwilling to pay.
Now they had come asking for help again. Chances were, they had changed their minds.
Of course, Liu Yuanchen's price had risen since then.
In Xinyuan Realm, he had gravely wounded Mo Luo, a Taiyi Golden Immortal, and crippled the Mid-Grade Innate Black Lotus.
That feat alone put him above many of Heavenly Cloud Realm's Peak Primordial Unity Golden Immortals.
After dealing with Mo Luo, he had even instructed the people of Xinyuan Realm to spread word of his victory far and wide.
Given Heavenly Cloud Realm's strength and intelligence network, they could not have missed the news.
After years of preparation, it's finally time to reap the rewards.
This time, I should be able to gather all twelve Sea-Calming Pearls.
Once he had all twelve, little would remain to keep him here.
He could then focus on developing Dongyang Realm and laying his plans in the Primordial World.
He used the Death-Substitute Clone Divine Ability, bringing his true body to his residence on Azure Bamboo Island in Vast Sea Realm.
Xuan Ze and Ao Yuan were already waiting outside with the visitors from Heavenly Cloud Realm.
The visitors were no weaklings. The representatives of the Witch Race and Dragon Race were both Early Taiyi Golden Immortals.
As a Middle Thousandfold World, Heavenly Cloud Realm could nurture Taiyi Golden Immortals, though these two had probably broken through only recently.
Liu Yuanchen invited them inside. The visitors bowed. "Juniors Ao Yue of the Dragon Race and Ji Yuan of the Witch Race pay