Lu Zhiyu saw that both possessed extraordinary Daoist attainment, each having reached nine-turn Qi Refining, and considered for a moment.
Although neither seemed to harbor ill intent, he could not rule out their being from the Wen Kingdom. After all, Nine-Turn Qi Refinement Perfected People were rare, and with two appearing at once, he had to be on guard. He asked:
"May I ask which kingdom you two fellow Daoists hail from?"
Zhang Yuan answered without hesitation, "The Bian Kingdom."
He really was not lying. He had landed in Cloud Province City in the Bian Kingdom, so claiming it as his place of origin was perfectly reasonable. Nobody could find fault with that.
"Then all is well."
Having received his answer, Lu Zhiyu took them both to be from the Bian Kingdom and continued, "Might you two fellow Daoists be interested in this war?"
Zhang Yuan raised an eyebrow, immediately realizing that Lu Zhiyu wanted to draw them into the Four Kingdoms War. He was about to refuse.
Lu Zhiyu spoke with added emphasis. "Please do not be so quick to decline, fellow Daoists. Before the war began, the great clans of all three kingdoms, including our Hengyang Lu clan, made a promise: any Qi Refinement Perfected, regardless of background, may exchange military merit for Heavenly Dipper and Earthly Baleful Forces."
"And those of us at nine-turn Qi Refining even have the chance to exchange it for a [Tribulation-Transforming Pill]!"
Seeing how earnestly he spoke, Zhang Yuan felt rather lost.
[Tribulation-Transforming Pill]? What the heck was that?
At this point in the conversation.
Xiao Yuanjun suddenly sent a voice transmission, explaining, "A [Tribulation-Transforming Pill] can neutralize thirty to forty percent of the power of a single heaven-and-earth trial. It's a fine treasure that even your master couldn't find back when