Steady Cultivation: Starting With the Perk “Work Hard, Rest Hard”

Chapter 442: The Netherworld's Choice! The Temptation of the Dao Source!

"I wasn't aware of your rules here. By common sense, this is my disciple. You should release your mark!" Su Yuan said calmly.

"The Seven Stars Dao Sovereign speaks true. He only recently stepped into the Dao Venerable realm, so how could he be expected to follow our rules? This disciple indeed belongs to Seven Stars!" The Lord of the Nine Void laughed heartily.

He then addressed Su Yuan, "I am Nine Void, master of the Void Rule. I heard another Dao Venerable had emerged, but alas, I had long heard the name without seeing the person. Meeting you today, you are indeed handsome, much like myself! A pleasure!"

Su Yuan also offered a greeting, "So it is the Lord of the Nine Void. Your reputation precedes you!"

The Nine Separation Lord beside him also spoke, "I am Nine Separation, ruler of the Nine Separation Land, master of the Other Shore Dao Principle and the Life-Body Dao Principle. Congratulations, fellow Daoist, on your breakthrough to Dao Venerable!"

Su Yuan was also surprised.

This Lord of the Nine Separation mastered the Life-Body Dao Principle, which encompassed both the physical body and the Nascent Soul body. Meanwhile, Nine Nether mastered the Soul Dao Principle, Jiuqing mastered the True Spirit Dao Principle, and he himself mastered the Lifebound True Name and Lifebound Star.

It felt like every single component that made up a living being was already under someone's control.

"So it is the Lord of the Nine Separation. My apologies for the disrespect!" Su Yuan replied casually.

The Lord of Netherdark watched these three, seeing they were unwilling to give him a chance. Even if he forced the issue later, he would be blocked by all three.

So he spoke up, "The solution to this matter is simple. Give me five trillion Dao Source, and I won't contest this Lin Feng!"

"Dao Source? What is that?" The Lord of the Nine Void showed a strange expression. He immediately activated the Void Dao Principle to probe for all sorts of information within the Chaos. Instantly, he received feedback from the Dao Principle, obtaining various pieces of information about Dao Source.

"Huh? Such a treasure actually exists in this world?" The Lord of the Nine Void was astonished.

The Lord of the Nine Separation beside him also investigated and discovered the value of Dao Source, revealing a similarly surprised look.

At this moment, Su Yuan saw only a massive amount of Dao Source Fame Points continuously surging toward him!

Especially from the Lord of the Nine Void and the Lord of the Nine Separation, these two newly-arrived Dao Venerables provided extremely generous Dao Source Fame Points, increasing by one million points at a time!

Su Yuan immediately shook his head, "Impossible. Five trillion is too much. You were never in the right to begin with. Taking five trillion for no reason is simply too excessive!"

Netherdark's expression shifted slightly. It wasn't that he was unwilling, just that the amount was too high. So it was merely a matter of the price not being agreed upon!

"Five trillion really isn't much. According to my calculations, a normal Great Emperor would need fifteen trillion to attempt a breakthrough to Dao Lord, and even then the success rate is hard to guarantee. Compared to this candidate who is guaranteed to break through to Dao Lord, it's already a very small price!"

The Lord of the Nine Nether was unwilling to lower his price.

Su Yuan shook his head, "If a Dao Venerable is willing to nurture someone meticulously, they wouldn't need fifteen trillion Dao Source at all. Perhaps just one trillion Dao Source would be enough to attempt a breakthrough! A price of five trillion is far too expensive!"

The two immediately began a fierce battle over the price, its intensity even surpassing their earlier clash of Dao Principles.

Jiuqing and the other two watched from the side, exchanging glances, simply observing these two men frantically haggling and price-bargaining.

The Lord of the Nine Pure, thinking of the Causality Dao Principle he had lost, also spoke up, "Seven Stars Dao Sovereign, my previous loss was also on the scale of ten trillion. Since we happen to meet today, you should compensate me as well!"

Su Yuan immediately shook his head, "Impossible. The transaction was already settled, payment and goods delivered!"

Thus, under the stunned gazes of the Lord of the Nine Void and the Lord of the Nine Separation.

Su Yuan split off two Avatars, each "fighting alone" against Jiuqing and Nine Nether. Spittle flew, emotions ran high, and the "ferocity" of the "battlefield" left the onlookers utterly dumbfounded.

Su Yuan actually wanted to release some Dao Source. As long as Dao Venerables held Dao Source, they would continuously produce Dao Source Fame Points for him. Releasing some Dao Source now meant obtaining even more Dao Source in the future. No matter what, it wouldn't be a loss.

If Dao Venerables, Dao Lords, and Great Emperors were all using Dao Source, then Dao Source Fame Points would inevitably flow in continuously in the future. It was the same principle as seizing the international currency market.

But he also couldn't release Dao Source too easily.

In the end, after a series of confrontations with the Lord of the Nine Nether, Su Yuan offered 2.5 trillion Dao Source to him.

Simultaneously, to eliminate the hostility and grudge from the Lord of the Nine Pure, Su Yuan still gave him one trillion Dao Source.

With this, the Lord of the Nine Pure's anger dissipated by seventy or eighty percent, and a smile even appeared on his face.

This one trillion Dao Source was an unexpected windfall for him.

It even felt like picking up free money. His impression of Su Yuan greatly improved, and he even began to acknowledge Su Yuan.

Thus, the Dao Source Su Yuan obtained from the Lord of the Nine Pure also became continuous and unending.

The Lord of the Nine Void and the Lord of the Nine Separation, who were watching from the side, could no longer remain seated.

The Lord of the Nine Void spoke first, "Seven Stars Dao Sovereign, I wonder if you have any surplus Dao Source in hand. I would also like to exchange for about ten trillion!"

Su Yuan immediately shook his head, "Let me be honest with you all. If a single Dao Principle is squeezed dry, it generally only yields ten trillion points of Dao Source. I master three Dao Principles, so at most I only had thirty trillion Dao Source. Therefore, the amount of Dao Source is extremely limited. Ten trillion is far too much!"

This statement was almost entirely true. A single Dao Lord could indeed provide ten trillion points of Dao Source. He did indeed only have three Dao Principles. But the Dao Source didn't come from himself—this was misleading!

He had previously obtained just over 29 trillion Dao Source from Zhou Hao, Ye Fan, and the other three, coincidentally totaling exactly 30 trillion points.

This statement was also meant to curb these people's desires, fearing they might think he possessed even more Dao Source.

"So that's how it is!" The Lord of the Nine Void heard no lies. He also believed such a thing couldn't possibly be abundant. He said, "Then how much Dao Source can you, fellow Daoist, part with? What can be used for the trade?"

Su Yuan said, "I can trade you three trillion Dao Source, but it must be exchanged for treasures at the Dao Lord level or items beneficial to becoming a Dao Lord!"

Upon hearing this, the Lord of the Nine Void said, "No problem!"

The Lord of the Nine Separation on the other side also spoke up, "I would also like to trade for three trillion Dao Source!"

Su Yuan also nodded, "That's acceptable as well!"

At this moment, the Lord of the Nine Pure's eyes flickered, and he followed up, "In our last transaction, you, fellow Daoist, gained a great advantage, obtaining the Causality Dao Principle out of thin air for only a million Dao Source. How about trading with me once more? This time, could you give me a bit more Dao Source?"

As soon as he spoke, everyone instantly understood the nature of the dispute between the Lord of the Nine Pure and Su Yuan.

The Lord of the Nine Nether looked strangely at the Lord of the Nine Pure. So this guy's loss was that huge? And his judgment was that poor? He gave away the Causality Dao Principle himself?

No wonder this suddenly-emerged Seven Stars Dao Sovereign possessed such a high-quality Dao Principle like the Causality Dao Principle. It turns out it was all given by this fool! Causing him such a massive loss!