Chapter 428 - 426: Obtaining the Goumang Tree Seed

Chapter 428: Chapter 426: Obtaining the Goumang Tree Seed

"You don’t know your own origins, yet you want me to tell you."

Su Qing shook his head.

"Every single thing has a price tag."

"You need to find it yourself, not ask me."

"And it’s obvious I don’t know either."

"Let’s talk about the Cultivation Technique."

Su Qing was completely unconcerned with this matter and cut straight to the chase.

But Mu Yunyi shook her head. "Sir, what price must I pay for you to tell me?"

Su Qing chuckled. "Regarding your origins, I really don’t know."

Su Qing shook his head again, evaporated the water in his cup, and poured some of the Luhua Wine that Yu Hu had given him.

’This wine from Yu Hu is much better.’

Su Qing took a sip.

’Not bad.’

"If you don’t want to say, I can pay you in Taichu Coins."

"It’s not a matter of Taichu Coins."

"What I want and what you’ll receive may not seem equal, but I never make a losing deal."

"Everything has value. I just happen to prioritize a very specific kind."

"Therefore, the price will be high."

"And the value you offer is not what I want."

"I need many extraordinary seeds, especially seeds that were born in the Star Sea and are capable of growth."

"If you can afford it, then my side can tell you."

Su Qing downed the wine in one gulp. The woman opposite him had fallen silent.

She was thinking. Mu Yunyi just wanted to know her own origins, that was all.

Ever since awakening her Dao Path, she had discovered that her Cultivation progressed very quickly.

She experienced almost none of the bottlenecks others spoke of.

Especially when she was with her younger sister.

The speed of their progress was particularly noticeable.

"The Cultivation Technique... I’ll give it to you for free. How about it?"

Su Qing shook his head. "Let’s handle one thing at a time. You don’t have the kind of Cultivation Technique I’m looking for. Besides, there are plenty of worlds outside of yours."

"Even if the worlds outside the Taichu Daoist Palace don’t have it, other factions will. The price couldn’t possibly be this high, either. Moreover, if the Eastern Domain doesn’t have it, other domains will."

Su Qing chuckled lightly.

He wasn’t actually that concerned about a Cultivation Technique.

He was far more interested in all sorts of strange seeds.

"Seeds... Of course, our Tengyun Family has them. You’ll just need to choose for yourself, even the very rare ones."

"Of course."

"When?"

"We can go right now."

Mu Yunyi knew that if she failed to make a deal with this seemingly detached Su Qing, then their paths might never cross again in the future.

Unless she went to the Taichu Daoist Palace.

All beings who had not entered the Taichu Daoist Palace longed to do so.

Because no one knew what it was like inside.

But there wasn’t a single being in the Eastern Domain who didn’t want to go.

Those who entered the Taichu Daoist Palace never thought of coming out again.

Because aside from a few rules, the Taichu Daoist Palace was very free.

Completely free from outside influence. More importantly, it was safe.

Extremely safe.

So safe it was comfortable.

"Follow me, Lord Su."

"You’re ready so soon?"

"Of course."

Mu Yunyi brought up a virtual screen and spoke to someone as she walked.

"Open all the seed vaults, especially the rare and special seed vaults. I’ll be there shortly."

"Understood, Young Miss."

"It’s all arranged now," Mu Yunyi said to Su Qing after ending the communication.

’Excellent.’

’That was surprisingly fast.’

’Is this what an information gap feels like?’

’This is such a steal. It’s practically free.’

They had only taken a few steps out of the reception room when Su Qing saw a familiar face.

The girl had changed back into her normal clothes.

’Damn.’

’Shouldn’t you be in school? What are you doing wandering around?’

"Big Sis!" The moment Mu Wan saw Mu Yunyi, she rushed over and hugged her.

She kept nuzzling against Mu Yunyi.

"Mu Wan, don’t mess around. We have a guest."

"A guest?" Mu Wan was about to put on a fierce expression to scare the guest away for interrupting her time with her sister.

But then she saw a particularly familiar figure.

"Hey! It’s you, you bastard!"

"Mu Wan!" Mu Yunyi snapped.

’So disrespectful! If Mr. Su Qing hadn’t been so magnanimous, you would have been done for last night.’

"Big Sis..." Hearing Mu Yunyi’s stern rebuke, Mu Wan put on a pitiful and helpless act.

Mu Yunyi was defeated.

She sighed and apologized to Su Qing. "Your Excellency, my apologies. I have failed to discipline her properly."

Su Qing chuckled and glanced at Mu Wan.

"Don’t let it happen again. Otherwise, your sister might just find herself in the Taichu Daoist Palace, serving me as a slave."

Mu Wan’s face turned pale with fright, and she hid behind Mu Yunyi.

Mu Yunyi was also stunned by Su Qing’s words. The background check she had run on him last night had judged his temperament to be good and approachable.

She hadn’t expected him to be like this now.

His words were so sharp.

Even Mu Yunyi felt provoked.

"I’m telling the truth, ladies."

"To put it bluntly, the fact that you don’t have a Cultivation Method for the Source Path means that neither of you has had any contact with the Source Path at all."

"A Cultivation Method for the Path of Cultivation isn’t worth that many Taichu Coins in the Taichu Daoist Palace."

"Therefore, your understanding of Cultivation Methods for the Path of Cultivation is also quite limited."

Su Qing explained.

Then he looked at Mu Yunyi’s tense little face and her long, flowing hair.

"Let’s go, Miss Mu. Right now, we are merely trading partners."

Mu Yunyi was also stirred up by Su Qing’s words.

But she ultimately calmed down. There was a clear pecking order surrounding the Taichu Daoist Palace.

Those in the Taichu Daoist Palace looked down on the beings who hadn’t entered.

And in the outer worlds, if even one being from a world managed to enter the Taichu Daoist Palace, that entire world would then look down on its neighbors who had never sent anyone.

And this world... was one from which not a single being had ever entered the Taichu Daoist Palace.

Mu Yunyi was left speechless.

...

They boarded the Flying Shuttle, and Mu Wan tagged along.

Su Qing didn’t mind.

He didn’t care either way.

"First, take us to the seeds you consider most precious."

"Yes, Lord Su." Mu Yunyi gave the order to the person piloting the Flying Shuttle.

「Soon.」

Su Qing and Mu Yunyi arrived at a very remote warehouse.

Or rather, a place where the surrounding area had been completely sealed off.

Walking inside, they saw that there were indeed quite a lot of seeds.

[White Crowned Chrysanthemum Spirit Seed: The seed of a chrysanthemum that naturally grows with a white crown. Consuming the seed can grant one percent of a Divine Position.]

[Star Shattering Sea Seed: A plant seed that will erupt with a massive amount of Star Sea Energy upon maturing. Consuming it allows the Power of the Stars to baptize one’s body.]

[Ju Mang Divine Tree Seed: A Divine Tree seed that embodies the principle of "spring gives birth to all things," growing in the spring and brimming with vast Life Energy. Consuming the seed grants a Life Brand and allows one to step onto the Life Dao Path.]

...

’Is there even a need to ask?’

’Su Qing wanted them all.’

’Especially the Ju Mang Divine Tree.’

Su Qing absolutely had to have it. This seed was also huge, about five meters in length, width, and height.

"These... I’ll take them all."

"That’s alright, isn’t it, Miss Mu?" Su Qing said with a smile.

Some of these seeds weren’t even recorded in the books of the Taichu Daoist Palace.

For example, the Ju Mang Divine Tree.

It had appeared in the myths and legends of Su Qing’s previous life.

That was why Su Qing chose to take it.

"Of course you can. But, Mr. Su, this batch of rare plant seeds, along with the unknown and unidentifiable ones, is already valued at 300 million Taichu Coins."

Mu Yunyi agreed, but no one would be happy about him taking everything at once.

She had to say a few more cautionary words.

To prevent Su Qing from becoming greedy and insatiable.

"Then let’s do this."

"Shall I tell you now?"

"This isn’t the place to talk."

"Let’s go somewhere quiet?" Mu Yunyi was taken aback. He was going to tell her so soon?

’Could it be that there’s something special among these seeds?’

...