King of Creation

"Commander Ye, the conditions you proposed, our Heavenly Temple, after some adjustments, have agreed to. But the premise is that you must agree to our two conditions, otherwise..."

The rest of the words were left unsaid by Mu Xu, but the meaning was clear: if Ye Zhen did not agree, then it would be a fight to the death.

At the same time, Mu Xu was using this method to remind Ye Zhen of their Heavenly Temple’s determination on this matter.

However, Ye Zhen could guess that the two conditions the Heavenly Temple mentioned were likely related to the Jade Scroll Spirit Shadow.

Only matters related to that Jade Scroll Spirit Shadow would make the Heavenly Temple be so resolute.

After all, that Jade Scroll Spirit Shadow was crucial for the Heavenly Temple’s wide reception of followers!

With some speculations, Ye Zhen did not rush to know the two conditions of the Heavenly Temple but first examined the Jade Scroll brought by Mu Xu, which listed his conditions.

Ye Zhen wanted to know how much adjustment the Heavenly Temple had made to his proposed conditions.

The first item Ye Zhen previously proposed, the Innate Spiritual Object that could supplement origin power, was naturally impossible to have.

However, this also indirectly demonstrated the rarity of Innate Spiritual Objects that could supplement origin power; even within the Heavenly Temple, only those with high status like God Kings and God Monarchs had them.

"Among my requirements, there were five Acquired Spiritual Treasures, but you only give one. Your bargaining is too ruthless, isn’t it?" After just a glance, Ye Zhen tossed the Jade Scroll back in front of Mu Xu with displeasure.

"Acquired Spiritual Treasures are also extremely scarce in our Heavenly Temple. More than 80% of our Grand Divine Masters currently rely on High Grade or Supreme Suppression Artifacts, and even seeking one Acquired Spiritual Treasure is impossible.

Being able to squeeze out one is already not bad.

Five, that’s really impossible!" Mu Xu stated.

"So, does that mean there’s nothing to discuss?" Ye Zhen directly turned his face.

According to Ye Zhen’s previous expectations, having five Acquired Spiritual Treasures was unlikely, but three might have been possible. Unexpectedly, the Heavenly Temple’s bargaining was even more ruthless than his.

Hearing this, Mu Xu smiled bitterly, "It’s not that we don’t want to give it, but we don’t have it! Acquired Spiritual Treasures can greatly increase the combat power of their possessors. If there were any, they would have been granted long ago.

Even I only use a mid-grade Acquired Spiritual Treasure, and that was bestowed by Qingyuan God Monarch from Green Dawn Peak when I took the position as Hall Master.

However, you can look behind; the conditions at the back are basically unchanged by our Heavenly Temple."

Mu Xu spoke with difficulty, but Ye Zhen did not believe, "I just don’t believe that a large Heavenly Temple like yours couldn’t find a few Acquired Spiritual Treasures?"

"Finding them is possible, but they are all owned items. Within the Heavenly Temple, the Three Great Holy Lands each have their factions, and each God Monarch and God King controls their own halls, which is more complex than the Great Zhou Dynasty.

To be honest, the Acquired Spiritual Treasure offered this time is from Sun and Moon Heaven. It’s precisely because this handle was caused by people from their Sun and Moon Heaven branch." Mu Xu shook the Jade Scroll Spirit Shadow in his hand.

In several rounds of exchanges, Mu Xu made no concessions on this condition.

"Actually, Commander Ye, for the conditions such as Spirit Stones and Psychic Spirit Pills at the back, you can add more as compensation. But for these Acquired Spiritual Treasures, there really aren’t any."

At this point, Mu Xu chuckled, "I imagine Commander Ye wouldn’t really want to hand this Jade Scroll Spirit Shadow to the Great Zhou or the Ancestor God Temple?"

"At that time, the one who benefits is the Great Zhou, is the Ancestor God Temple, but Commander Ye, you wouldn’t want to be relentlessly pursued by our Heavenly Temple, from God Monarchs down to ordinary disciples, would you?"

"If your Heavenly Temple can afford the loss, what’s the worth of my life?" Ye Zhen retorted without showing weakness.

However, what Mu Xu said was quite reasonable.

Handing this Jade Scroll Spirit Shadow to the Great Zhou or the Ancestor God Temple would indeed not bring any benefits to Ye Zhen and would only lead to endless troubles.

Based on this consideration, Ye Zhen had kept the Jade Scroll Spirit Shadow until now, preferring to negotiate with the Heavenly Temple alone despite the great risks, rather than handing it over.

"Since Master Mu mentioned that compensation could be made regarding Psychic Spirit Pills and Spirit Stones, then I shall not be polite.

Losing four Acquired Spiritual Treasures is an incomparable loss.

So, the number of Psychic Spirit Pills, Spirit Stones, and those Pills and Spiritual Liquids that I listed previously, all need to be doubled." Ye Zhen stated.

Mu Xu’s eyebrows slightly furrowed, "Doubling the amount would mean the number of High Grade Thought Spirit Pills alone would reach two thousand, and then there are the Xuanxin Soul Refining Pills... This... Let me consult with them."

Subsequently, Mu Xu sent several Talisman Communications, and before long received a response.

"Except for the number of Xuanxin Soul Refining Pills, which cannot be changed, the others are no problem. To be honest, Commander Ye, the Xuanxin Soul Refining Pill is extremely precious, also refined by our Green Dawn Peak Master.

The purchase of its Alchemy Materials alone consumes tens of millions of High Grade Spirit Stones, with many being sourced from our own people who spent countless efforts extracting from perilous locations.

Every few decades, only one batch can be produced, with only a few dozen bottles per batch. Not to mention, both Sun and Moon Heaven and Thunder Prison Mountain can only receive a bottle quota every three years." Mu Xu explained.

Ye Zhen’s eyebrows slightly raised, wanting to take a bigger advantage, but after thinking it over, he decided to be content.

The Xuanxin Soul Refining Pill was only mentioned by Mountain God Yi Xun during casual conversations when Ye Zhen was at Five Immortals Island.

This pill is an Alchemy Dao holy item that stabilizes the soul, enhances Divine Soul Power, and heals Divine Soul Injuries. Even Mountain God Yi Xun had only heard of its name and never seen it.

According to intelligence from Five Immortals Island, it is only circulated among high-level members within the Heavenly Temple.

Because of this fragment of information, Ye Zhen had included it in his conditions as item number seven, demanding one bottle of Xuanxin Soul Refining Pill.

Initially harboring little hope, it was unexpected that while the Heavenly Temple reduced Acquired Spiritual Treasures, this Xuanxin Soul Refining Pill request was approved. Sadly, it couldn’t be doubled.

"As Commander Ye is satisfied with this level of compensation from our Heavenly Temple, you must agree to our conditions so that both parties can fully cooperate." Mu Xu stated.

In fact, the two conditions proposed by the Heavenly Temple were entirely within Ye Zhen’s expectations.

The first condition proposed by the Heavenly Temple was that the original Spirit Shadow of the Jade Scroll, along with all Spirit Shadows recorded in the Divine Record, and a complete list of all personnel who directly contacted or viewed the Spirit Shadow must be handed over to the Heavenly Temple without reservation.

The second condition was a supplementary to the first condition.

After all, one’s heart is hidden within, and even the Heavenly Temple couldn’t discern whether Ye Zhen was being truthful or deceitful or how many copies of the Jade Scroll Spirit Shadow had been Divine Recorded using the original Spirit Shadow.

Given the gravity of the matter,

the Heavenly Temple’s second condition required Ye Zhen to refine and detonate a Dao Heart Demon Talisman in their presence, based on the content of the first condition.

Of course, that extremely precious Dao Heart Demon Talisman would be provided by the Heavenly Temple!