Chapter 1597 - 1593: Exchange

Chapter 1597: Chapter 1593: Exchange

Huang Zhengyang entered the courtyard and saw Chu Zhiyuan standing with his hands behind his back in the center of the small courtyard, he couldn’t help but smile: "Brother Chu, here to bother you again."

Chu Zhiyuan chuckled, "Brother Huang, what do you want me to do this time?"

"Ahem." Huang Zhengyang awkwardly waved his hand and said, "There is indeed something."

Chu Zhiyuan gestured for him to enter the pavilion and sit down to talk.

The two of them went to sit by the stone table in the pavilion. After taking the cup of tea Chu Zhiyuan handed to him, Huang Zhengyang took a light sip, slowly put it down, and smiled again.

Chu Zhiyuan found his smile awkward and said, "Is it about the Jade Pendant?"

It had been two days since they received the Jade Pendant.

There should be feedback by now.

Whether it’s useful or not is known immediately after use.

And from the Jade Pendant, he knew what these experts had encountered.

Two Jade Pendants were activated, saving two lives.

"Hehe, this Jade Pendant is indeed incredible," Huang Zhengyang said.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Someone has already used the Jade Pendant and saved their life, I assume?"

He had already seen two people safe and sound, eliminating the enemy.

The Jade Sword had already received the Faith Power and Power of Gratitude.

The Faith Power and Power of Gratitude of the Perfect Venerable were immense, providing the Jade Sword with significant gains.

Huang Zhengyang nodded, "Mr. Cheng and Mr. Meng both used the Jade Pendant to save their lives, and they are extremely grateful and wish to express their thanks in person."

Chu Zhiyuan waved his hand, "No need, no need. I gave the Jade Pendant to the Court, not to any individual; if thanks are to be given, thank the Court."

Huang Zhengyang lightly coughed twice.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Brother Huang, just say what you want to say."

"Well..." Huang Zhengyang awkwardly laughed, "How about getting some more Jade Pendants?"

Chu Zhiyuan laughed heartily.

Huang Zhengyang said awkwardly, "Previously we thought they were useless; now we realize their wonderful uses."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Each Jade Pendant requires nearly all my cultivation to make; it’s not that easy to prepare."

"Can Brother Chu still provide more Jade Pendants?"

"How many do you want?"

"The more, the better!"

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head with a smile, "That’s greedy."

"Sigh... then how about thirty more?" Huang Zhengyang said awkwardly.

Chu Zhiyuan looked at him with a smile.

"Or else, twenty...?" Huang Zhengyang chuckled, "If not, then fifteen?"

Chu Zhiyuan sighed and shook his head, "Alright, then thirty, that’s really the limit."

"Great, great!" Huang Zhengyang nodded repeatedly, his face full of gratitude, "Brother Chu, I really don’t know how to express my thanks."

Chu Zhiyuan waved his hand and said with a smile, "There’s nothing much I desire right now."

Huang Zhengyang said with a wry smile, "It seems the Court doesn’t have much to offer Brother Chu either."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Oh, it’s my gesture of goodwill towards the Court, after all, I can’t be calculative about everything."

Huang Zhengyang took something from his pocket and handed it to Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan glanced at it with a smile; it was a pitch-black bead, the size of a Dragon Eye.

"What is this...?"

"It’s from Grotto Heaven, it should be an item of the Divine Race."

"An item of the Divine Race?" Chu Zhiyuan’s eyes suddenly lit up.

After a moment, he nodded, "It is indeed an item of the Divine Race, finding such a thing is quite lucky, but why take it out?"

An item of the Divine Race is not an ordinary thing.

Once obtained, it’s almost impossible to give away; it must be kept.

After all, it may contain significant opportunities, anything related to the Divine Race cannot be underestimated.

"Mr. Guan, used this item to trade with the Court for a Spiritual Artifact."

"I see." Chu Zhiyuan suddenly understood.

An item of the Divine Race might have opportunities, but compared to a Spiritual Artifact that can be used immediately, the latter is indeed more practical.

After all, using a Spiritual Artifact increases one’s strength, allowing more opportunities in Grotto Heaven, more items of the Divine Race, or even Cave Mansions of the Divine Race.

Huang Zhengyang asked, "Brother Chu, this item is unusual, isn’t it?"

Chu Zhiyuan laughed, "Didn’t the Imperial Palace tributes take a closer look?"

"They couldn’t find anything unusual. Clearly, it’s an item of the Divine Race, yet no wonders can be sensed. It might just be an ornament."

Chu Zhiyuan nodded slowly, "It is indeed an ornament."

"Then..."

"But it’s also somewhat mysterious," Chu Zhiyuan said, "It’s not very useful for most people."

"Then what’s its use?"

"To invigorate the spirit," Chu Zhiyuan said, "It allows you to train a bit longer every day."

"Is that all?"

"Isn’t that quite useful?" Chu Zhiyuan said, "Training an extra hour every day, nearly 400 hours a year, over 4,000 hours in ten years, the difference is significant."

"This is not very Divine Race-like." Huang Zhengyang shook his head, "Quite disappointing."

Chu Zhiyuan laughed, "Brother Huang, the Divine Race didn’t leave in haste, they left gracefully and well-prepared. Would they leave anything precious behind in such circumstances?"

"Sigh... that’s true." Huang Zhengyang shook his head, "But like this, it’s not very useful to you."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "It’s not useful to me, give it to Qingyu, it can help her progress faster."

"That will do." Huang Zhengyang smiled, "Qingyu will certainly be delighted."

The presence of Chu Zhiyuan elevates Zhou Qingyu’s standards and aspirations.

Her master can do it, she eagerly wishes to do the same.

But throughout the world and history, how many can achieve what Brother Chu can?

The existence of this bead can increase her cultivation time, greatly enhancing her cultivation speed.

Moreover, it’s not just about adding an extra hour of training every day; it also increases training efficiency.

The longer the cultivation time stretches, the worse the spirit becomes, reducing the efficiency of cultivation.

And now with this round bead, her spirit is excellent, and her cultivation efficiency will greatly increase.

A year of cultivation will result in a significant gap compared to not having the bead.

Regarding the Jade Pendant..." Chu Zhiyuan said with a smile, "In five days, one can manage six a day at most."

"Great, great!" Huang Zhengyang quickly nodded and smiled, "No rush, no rush."

Chu Zhiyuan said with a smile, "Really no rush?"

"Ahem, of course, the quicker the better," Huang Zhengyang said awkwardly, "If they have more items of the Divine Race to trade with the Court, they’ll still give them to you, Brother Chu."

He knew, and the Court surely knew, a bead like this was far from enough to exchange for thirty Jade Pendants.

What they could offer was only this Divine Race bead.

Thus, compensation was needed; if there are more items of the Divine Race later, they must continue to be offered to him.

Chu Zhiyuan said with a smile, "Thank you then, I won’t refuse, I am indeed very interested in items of the Divine Race."

Huang Zhengyang sighed, "It’s a pity there’s no news of the Divine Artifact yet."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "If the Divine Artifact were so easily found, it wouldn’t be a Divine Artifact. A Divine Object is self-concealing, very hard to find."

Huang Zhengyang asked, "Brother Chu, when will the Heavenly Sword Sect enter? And the other Three Sects, they have not moved."

The Court had already permitted the Perfect Venerables of each sect to enter Grotto Heaven.

Except for the Four Great Sects, all other sects had Perfect Realm Venerables enter the Imperial Palace to enter Grotto Heaven.

Only the experts of the Four Great Sects hadn’t come, as if they were unaware.

They couldn’t possibly not know; the Four Great Sects all have separate courtyards in the Imperial City, with information more accessible than other sects, how could they not know?

The only possibility is that they did it intentionally, perhaps they don’t want to enter Grotto Heaven to seek opportunities?

Chu Zhiyuan said, "They’re waiting for my Jade Pendants."

"Haha, that makes sense," Huang Zhengyang realized, "How many Jade Pendants do they want?"

Chu Zhiyuan smiled without speaking.

Huang Zhengyang pointed at him, chuckling, "Alright, I won’t ask."

The Court wasn’t aware of exactly how many Perfect Realm Venerables the Four Great Sects had.