Trust

None of the powerful members of the Hun Clan understood why their clan leader and Void would both be interested in an outsider who One-Star Dou Sheng.

Hun Xuzi walked to Li Changqing's side, glanced at Hun Tiandi and Void Devouring Flame, and finally followed their gaze to Li Changqing's Ring of Holding.

The Hun Tiandi shifted his gaze from Li Changqing's Ring of Holding to Li Changqing, a smile appearing on his face:

"Young friend, there's no need to worry. I mean you no harm. By the way, I've never seen you before in the Hun Clan. Who are you?"

Before Li Changqing could answer, Hun Xuzi spoke first:

"Reporting to the clan leader, this person is Li Changqing, whom I mentioned to you before, whom I trained to assist in refining the Emperor Grade Embryonic Pill into a complete pill."

"So it's young friend Li Changqing. At such a young age, you're already One-Star Dou Sheng and can refine Ninth Grade Pills. You're truly gifted, and your future achievements are absolutely limitless."

The Hun Tiandi looked at Li Changqing with a smile, a knowing look on his face.

The Hun Tiandi was very polite, but the Void Devouring Flame was different. His face hardened, and he stared intently at Li Changqing, threatening him sharply:

"Kid, stop pretending. I advise you to hand over that thing now, or you might still live. Otherwise, I won't hesitate to take it by force. You should know very well that with your cultivation level of One-Star Dou Sheng, you have no power to resist."

As he spoke, the Black Flames in Void Devouring Flame surged in his hand, ready to attack Li Changqing.

At the critical moment, the Hun Tiandi reached out and stopped the Void Devouring Flame: "Void, you mustn't be rude! This person has come to help my Hun Clan, how can we harm him?"

"Young friend Li, since that thing isn't of much use to you right now, why not offer it to me? Don't worry, you definitely won't suffer any loss. Once I break through to the Dou Di realm, I can satisfy any desire you have in the entire Dou Qi Continent."

Li Changqing found it somewhat amusing. The Hun Tiandi was offering generous rewards from one side, while the Void Devouring Flame was threatening him from the other.

The two of them played opposite roles, one good cop and the other bad cop.

Was it a coincidence, or was it a deliberate conspiracy?

Li Changqing pretended to hesitate for a moment, then made a great decision, looking pained, and gritted his teeth, saying, "Fine, I'll hand it over, but I hope the clan chief will keep his word."

Seeing Li Changqing's self-awareness, the Hun Tiandi's face lit up with joy, and he assured him:

"I, the patriarch of the Hun Clan and Nine-Star Dou Sheng expert, would never lie to you. Besides, there are so many Hun Clan experts witnessing this. If I break my promise, how will I manage the Hun Clan in the future?"

Li Changqing let out a long breath and took the drop of Dou Di Blood out of his Ring of Holding.

The moment the Dou Di Blood appeared, Void Devouring Flame sensed the faint yet powerful aura surpassing that of Dou Sheng, staring intently at the drop of blood, and exclaimed in surprise:

"This is... the blood of Dou Di, and it contains the very Dou Di Origin."

The Hun Clan experts were all in an uproar. "The blood of Dou Di? How is this possible?"

"Ten thousand years have passed since the disappearance of Ancient Emperor Tuoshe. How could this blood still contain life after such a long time?"

"Could it be that this drop of blood is stored in some special place, or that there is Formation present that prevents the loss of its life force?"

"However, did you notice? There's an extremely strong resentment in this drop of blood. Is this what Dou Di powerhouse is like? Even just a trace of resentment makes my heart tremble."

"How could we not notice? People with Soul Force would likely have their souls instantly annihilated in the face of resentment."

It wasn't that Li Changqing didn't want to get rid of the resentment, it was just too time-consuming.

He has been focused on cultivation all these years and has had no time to actually remove the resentment.

Therefore, this Dou Di Blood is no different from the one he obtained from the Bodhi Ancient Tree.

As the many powerful figures marveled, the Hun Tiandi immediately channeled his Dou Qi to envelop the drop of blood, preventing it from losing its life force.

He looked at Li Changqing, frowned, and asked, "Is this all there is?"

The Void Devouring Flame also looked at Li Changqing: "That's right, kid, how come there's only one drop? Are you hiding something? And where did you get this drop of blood from?"

Li Changqing quickly waved his hand. "This junior only obtained this one drop. If the clan leader doesn't believe me, he can inspect my Ring of Holding."

As he spoke, Li Changqing took off his Ring of Holding and presented it to the Hun Tiandi with both hands.

The Hun Tiandi's Soul Force swept across the Ring of Holding, instantly revealing everything inside.

Aside from some Medicinal Materials and martial Dou Techniques, there was nothing else in the Ring of Holding.

Undeterred, the Hun Tiandi scanned Li Changqing again with his Soul Force finally withdrawing it in disappointment. "There really isn't any left. You can take back the Ring of Holding. Don't worry, you won't miss out on any of the promised benefits."

Li Changqing feigned a sigh of relief, put the Ring of Holding back on his hand, and then continued, "As for the origin of this drop of blood..."

"I discovered it during my travels across the Dou Qi Continent, in a ruin buried deep underground in the southeastern corner of the continent. I gained some fortuitous opportunities there, which enabled me to break through from Half-Saint to One-Star Dou Sheng in a short period of time."

"If this drop of blood weren't imbued with extremely strong resentment, which my cultivation level is currently unable to resolve or immediately refine, I would never have carried this drop of blood with me."

"After all, I understand the principle that 'a common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime.'"

Undeterred, Void Devouring Flame pressed on, "What place is the southeast corner of the continent? Explain clearly, in case there's something you haven't discovered yet?"

Li Changqing answered calmly:

"In the southeast corner of the Dou Qi Continent, there is a Mountain Range called the Green Wood Mountain Range. At the deepest part of the Mountain Range, there is an extremely deep pit. I flew down that pit for thousands of feet before finding a ruin at the bottom."

"This drop of blood was found by me in the ruins of the Green Wood Mountain Range. As for that place, there shouldn't be anything I haven't discovered."

"After all, after discovering the Dou Di Blood, I searched that Mountain Range for two whole years, digging thousands of feet into the ground, but still found nothing."

Li Chang's words were not entirely a lie; he did indeed discover a ruin in a deep pit in the Green Wood Mountain Range and did indeed obtain some fortuitous opportunities.

Even if the Hun Tiandi or the Void Devouring Flame wanted to verify and search for the Dou Di Blood, they wouldn't find anything at all.

After a moment of contemplation, the Hun Tiandi felt that Li Changsheng was probably not lying.

After all, if there were truly more Dou Di Blood, such a powerful resentment would be easily detected by Li Changsheng, One-Star Dou Sheng with the cultivation level of Alchemist and equally strong Soul Force.

Thinking of this, the Hun Tiandi sighed softly, "Void, never mind."

"If there were truly more Dou Di Blood, either their life force would have long since dissipated, or, like this drop, they would be enveloped by powerful resentment, making it impossible for young friend Li not to have discovered them."

"Moreover, with the aid of this Emperor Blood, I am now fully confident in breaking through to the Dou Di."