The Body Sect Backs Down! Three Conditions

Seeing this, Du Busi breathed a long sigh of relief and immediately ordered, "Quick! Bring him out!"

At the time, they had only injured Guang Ling.

Faced with such a powerful figure of unknown origin, the Body Sect naturally would not kill, humiliate or inflict further harm on him before learning more about him.

They had merely held him captive, and even provided him with good food and drink every day.

A short while later, the Body Sect brought Guang Ling out, his body bound with several special metal chains.

"Fifth Brother! Did they bully you while you were here?" Qian Daoliu asked.

"Well, well, looks like the Great Enshrined gave this fellow quite a beating!" Seeing Du Busi covered in wounds, Guang Ling felt much better. He smiled and replied, "I'm fine, Great Enshrined. They didn't do anything to me, and the food here was pretty good."

Qian Daoliu shook his head with a smile, and his killing intent finally began to fade.

"Azure Luan, bring Xiao Xue and Jin Yu over."

Azure Luan whipped up a fierce wind and brought Jin Yu, Qian Renxue and Ye Guyi to Qian Daoliu's side.

Qian Daoliu asked, "Jin Yu, how does the Body Sect conduct itself?"

"The Body Sect?"

In Jin Yu's eyes, the Body Sect was neither a purely good force nor a purely evil one. It took an independent stance.

He thought for a moment and said, "They stay true to their hearts, but have no greater cause. They protect their sect and place little value on the masses. They don't revel in killing or doing evil, but they won't sacrifice themselves for outsiders either. When it comes to their country, though, they have the courage to fight bloody battles for their homeland."

In his memories, the Body Sect, as the Heavenly Soul Empire's guardian sect, had stood against the Sun Moon Empire when it invaded and annexed the Heavenly Soul Empire, leaving the Body Sect severely weakened and in decline.

"Is that so?"

There was no real grudge between them, and the Body Sect was not an evil force, so Qian Daoliu's nature would not allow him to wipe it out. He looked down at everyone below. "Release Guang Ling and agree to a few conditions, and we'll let this matter rest."

Du Busi was already prepared to bleed heavily. "What conditions? Tell me!"

"First, we'll stay here for some time to search for something we want to find. That is also why we came here, and you must assist us in the search unconditionally."

With that, Qian Daoliu looked at Jin Yu. "Child, you may set the second condition."

Jin Yu smiled. "All right! The second condition is that you teach us how to condense a Soul Core."

From his memories of the original story, he had a rough idea of how to condense a Soul Core.

A Soul Core was simply liquid Soul Power compressed and condensed into a solid and stored in the dantian. But Jin Yu did not know the details, the essential techniques, the hidden dangers or the precise methods of handling them.

Condensing a Soul Core was dangerous too. It was best to have someone truly familiar with the process explain it.

"Hehe." Qian Daoliu nodded with a smile. He had also intended to bring up Soul Cores. "Jin Yu, you may make the third demand as well."

The Body Sect had no Soul Tool technology to offer, and Spirit Hall had no need of money.

They could, however, ask for some resources. Jin Yu thought for a moment and said, "For the third condition, we want three pieces of Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue, ten Mystic Water Pills and ten Soul Ascension Pills!"

"What?! You! Boy, you've got some nerve asking for that much!!" Du Busi's expression turned ugly.

Ever since humanity had learned the true use of Whale Rubber, Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue had grown increasingly difficult to obtain.

Although Mystic Water Pills and Soul Ascension Pills were not expensive, their production was very limited. The empire's major forces all competed to buy them, making them all but impossible to find on the market despite their listed price. They were not easy to obtain.

Qian Daoliu said, "Those are our three conditions. You need only answer whether you agree or not."

"Fine! Fine! I agree to all three conditions! I hope that once this is settled, our two sides will stay out of each other's affairs from now on!" Du Busi gritted his teeth and agreed, feeling as though his heart were bleeding.

"I trust that you are people of your word, but until you find what you're looking for and leave, I hope the three juniors with you can stay at my Body Sect under our people's supervision. Otherwise, I cannot set my mind at ease," Du Busi said.

Qian Daoliu could understand that, and he was not afraid they would dare do anything to Jin Yu and the other two.

"Xiao Xue, Jin Yu, Ye Guyi, what do you three say?"

"No problem," the three replied.

"Good, then it's settled."

Seeing this, Du Busi shouted, "Dispel the sect-protecting formation!"

Qian Daoliu led everyone into the Body Sect.

"Follow me. I'll first teach you how to condense a Soul Core." Du Busi led Jin Yu and the others into an enclosed space.

Then he said, "Elders, Aotian, all of you, leave!"

"Sect Master! But if they try to harm you...!"

"It's fine!"

"Yes!"

Long Aotian and the others hesitated for a moment, but all left in the end.

After they left, Du Busi prepared to seek an answer to a question that weighed heavily on his mind and about which he had serious doubts.

If his suspicion proved true and too many people knew, Du Busi could not guarantee that Qian Daoliu and the others would not kill them to silence them.

Du Busi took a deep breath and asked, "Six-Winged Angel, Golden Crocodile King, Azure Luan Martial Soul, and a top-tier ice-attribute bow-and-arrow Martial Soul. On top of that, you don't even know about Soul Cores."

"You're not like people from this era! Who exactly are you, and where did you come from?"

Qian Daoliu narrowed his eyes slightly. "It seems you already have an answer in mind."

Although he had long harbored suspicions, Du Busi was still deeply shaken once it was confirmed. His body trembled slightly. "So you really are those enshrined and elders from Spirit Hall ten thousand years ago! You... have you been resurrected?"

"Resurrected? Hehe." Qian Daoliu shook his head with a smile. "You're asking too much. But now that you know who we are, I've suddenly had a new idea."

"Would your Body Sect be willing to become affiliated with my Spirit Hall?"

Spirit Hall? What does he mean? Are they going to rebuild Spirit Hall? Or can they resurrect the entire Spirit Hall? Du Busi's mind raced.

But Du Busi did not want to get too deeply involved. He said proudly, "Hmph! Forget it. My Body Sect is one of the continent's three greatest forces, after all. Even if you are the Spirit Hall from ten thousand years ago, we still won't become affiliated with you!"

Winning over the Body Sect would indeed bring enormous benefits. Seeing this, Jin Yu spoke up to persuade him. "Senior Du Busi, becoming affiliated with Spirit Hall and cooperating with us for mutual benefit would bring your Body Sect nothing but advantages."

"Besides, in less than a dozen years, both you and your chief disciple Long Aotian will die, and your Body Sect will suffer heavy casualties and nearly be wiped out!"

"What?!"

Du Busi fixed his eyes on Jin Yu. "Boy, what do you mean by that?!"

"Before long, the Sun Moon Empire will send out its troops and wage war against the Star Luo, Heavenly Soul and Dou Ling Empires. And you will die in that war!"

"There's no need for you to know how I learned this, Senior. You only need to decide whether to believe me."

With Qian Daoliu and his companions from ten thousand years ago appearing, it was not so strange that Jin Yu would know about the future.