Source crystals, also known as source crystals of origin, were manifestations of the pure power of the Great Dao laws.
They could scarcely form in the Exquisite Realm Domain. Within the God Ruins, they could only be condensed inside forbidden grounds, with the aid of a Divine Artifact's phantom.
Moreover, even within forbidden grounds, they did not form naturally. Cultivators had to draw down the power of a Rule Divine Artifact.
A Chaos Heaven Cultivator might spend a hundred years condensing just one small piece.
Three thousand cubic units of source crystals was no small sum. Even though the Primordial Divine Sect controlled several forbidden grounds, paying that amount would likely wound it to the bone.
The fact that Wei Zhao could offer such a price showed that he was truly desperate.
But that desperation was precisely what Gu Yuanqing had been waiting for.
Their transaction was, in truth, also a battle of wits.
Wei Zhao had twice invited Gu Yuanqing to join forces, believing that Gu Yuanqing likewise feared the arrival of the Guixu Alliance. Thus, from beginning to end, he had never mentioned anything else.
Yet Gu Yuanqing had remained as steady as Mount Tai. Even when the Guixu Alliance actually attacked, he had watched calmly from the sidelines. Only then had Wei Zhao changed his attitude.
Gu Yuanqing smiled. "If you'd shown this sincerity sooner, why would we have needed to waste so much breath?"
As his words fell, Gu Yuanqing directly employed the Heavenly Angling Technique. His avatar seemed to take a single step, yet in the blink of an eye, he had forcibly crossed hundreds of millions of miles and arrived near the Boundary Gate.
Wei Zhao's pupils abruptly contracted.
Although he had seen Gu Yuanqing use spatial Divine Abilities many times during their battle