At Jason's urging, Linley left the Qingya Continent and set foot on the White Tiger Continent, intending to visit the ancestral homeland of his ancestors. The branch of the Four Divine Beasts Clan in the Wind Divine Plane had settled in a prefecture in the northern part of the White Tiger Continent.
But as expected, an unexpected event occurred—a powerful figure appeared before the three of them, whose aura suggested he was Sovereign.
The three immediately bowed their heads in greeting. "Greetings, Sovereign."
"Jason Rhein, Paragon Linley, God-Eater Rat Bebe, the three of you have quite the reputation lately." The voice of the Sovereign before him was full of mockery. "I heard you forcibly stole a treasure from my Qingya Continent, so I've come to demand its return—"
Bebe, somewhat fearless, said, "My Sovereign God, this treasure was brought from the Infernal Realm to the Qingya Continent. We tracked it all the way here, so it can't be considered unique to the Qingya Continent, especially considering the wind chimes—"
"Bebe." Jason interrupted Bebe with telepathic communication. In his view, since the city lord of Windchime City had helped them, they naturally couldn't discard him after he had served his purpose.
"I'm quite interested in a treasure that has kept the three of you tracking it all this way."
"The Sovereign of the Qingya Continent, who is also the Sovereign Teresia in the original story, just happened to release his divine sense and see us obtain the treasure on the Qingya Continent?" Jason wondered to himself, but the sense of coincidence grew stronger.
Linley's telepathic message rang out. "I've already notified Grandpa Beirut, he's on his way."
Upon hearing this, Jason naturally stalled for time. "My Sovereign, the three of us have traveled thousands of miles from the Infernal Realm to get here. We've put a lot of effort into this treasure. How about you grant us the favor and let us buy it?"
"Hmph, buy it? What do you have that I value?" Although she said this, Teresia did not directly take it by force.
Jason thought to himself, "He's all talk and no action, just like in the original story. Does Hongmeng also support Linley's breakthrough into the Great World, so they specially arranged for him to kill without any guilt?"
Jason had previously thought that Hongmeng in the original work should have supported Linley becoming Lin Meng. As for how he would support him, he believed it would be after Linley became Four-Element Soul Mutation —which is obviously the current situation.
With this in mind, Jason felt even less guilty. "My Sovereign, although I am short of money, this crystal is not particularly valuable to Sovereign. However, I do have some research materials that are much more valuable."
"I want your ' Following the Cycle of Reincarnation,' plus a Divine Spark Weapon." Teresia made an outrageous demand. Years ago, he fought with Beirut. Although he himself was at the Paragon stage, Beirut's talent was no less than that of Paragon cultivator, and with the Divine Spark Weapon, he was still a cut above him.
Jason frowned. "My Sovereign, I can give you my ' Following the Cycle of Reincarnation ' technique, but the value of Divine Spark Weapon is no less than that of this crystal."
Jason tried to downplay the value of the Red Caltryp Diamond, since most treasures weren't very valuable to the Sovereign. Teresia hadn't even given the Red Caltryp Diamond a second glance, clearly indicating that she didn't think it would significantly improve her strength.
The most precious items for Sovereign are the Sovereign Spark and Overgod Artifact; items like the "Angel Rebirth Pool" and the "Heart of the Netherworld" are considered second-tier treasures, and these have long been divided up; the third tier consists of Divine Spark Weapon, signature skills, and secret methods for fusing various Divine Beast Bloodline, which can slightly enhance the Sovereign's strength; as for the rest, they are nothing more than collections for Sovereign.
"Consider this the price you pay for your rampages on the Qingya Continent!"
"What did my grandson do to deserve such a rebuke from the Sovereign Teresia?" a voice drifted over.
"Grandpa!" Bebe floated over, looking aggrieved.
"Beirut, your men stole treasures from my continent and I caught them. How do you want to compensate us?" Teresia spoke first, seizing the initiative.
Jason and the other two used their divine senses to recount what had happened to Beirut.
Beirut nodded. "The Sovereign Teresia's treasures belong to the strong. Besides, the three of them did not violate the laws of the Qingya Continent. The battle within the city did not result in any deaths or injuries, and they have already taken the initiative to apologize to the city lord."
"I have the final say on the laws of the Qingya Continent, and Linley, with his Paragon strength, bullied the City Lord of Windchime City, causing him to make an unjust judgment. He has committed a capital offense." Teresia said angrily.
Unbeknownst to Jason and his companions, several Sovereign from the Wind Divine Plane had already enveloped them with their divine senses, seemingly watching the spectacle. However, they did not intervene, as they were all "Wind Sovereign." Although Beirut was a being of the Destruction Sovereign, his Sovereign Spark was Wind Element.
This could barely be considered an internal struggle.
Jason spoke with Beirut, fearing that further entanglement would attract other Sovereign, and he also didn't want to drag the Lord of Windchime City into the mess—one must have principles.
Beirut expressed his understanding and said to Teresia, "Then, how about I offer a Divine Spark Weapon as compensation?"
Jason didn't care about his "Following the Cycle of Reincarnation" technique at all, but in Beirut's eyes, Divine Spark Weapon weren't anything special, especially since they were renewable.
Teresia hesitated for a moment, then said, "Jason was the one who started this, so let him pay for it with that ' Following the Cycle of Reincarnation ' technique."
In his view, while Divine Spark Weapon are precious, there are still some rare treasures in this world that can rival them. Jason's Following the Cycle of Reincarnation is a move praised by both the Destruction Sovereign and the Fate Sovereign, and he prefers the latter.
Beirut consulted Jason again, Jason readily agreed. Others treasured this "Following the Cycle of Reincarnation," but Jason knew in his heart that it was just a breakthrough idea, and its power was not particularly outstanding for the Sovereign.
For a research-oriented talent like Orloff, this idea is invaluable and has unlimited potential, but for those Sovereign obtain their Sovereign Spark through luck, it's just a useless concept.
Most importantly, he knew that Linley was about to rise to prominence, and there was no need to hide such a small achievement.
Jason handed over a stack of documents and then, led by Beirut, returned to the Yulan Continent.
"Tell me, what treasure has you gone to such lengths to acquire, and yet you dare to defy the Sovereign? You wouldn't have dared to act so recklessly before." Beirut only asked this after returning to his own territory.
Jason said, "It's just a rather valuable treasure, but it's helpful to my research."
Beirut looked at Linley and Bebe, both of whom said it was just an ordinary treasure— Jason had asked them to keep it a secret before, but they unexpectedly chose to help Jason without hesitation rather than tell Beirut.
Seeing that Jason had no intention of showing it to him, Beirut's mustache twitched, clearly indicating his anger.
Jason added, "Lord Beirut, this treasure is truly important to me. I promise I can give it to you after I've used it."
Seeing this, Beirut didn't pursue the matter further, only saying, "Try to avoid those Sovereign in the future; they all want to find something on you to exploit you."
I'll be more careful next time.