480: Put down the butcher's knife

After collecting them, Chen De looked at the blood-colored beads in his hand and gave them a very fitting name—Lay Down the Butcher Knife.

He hoped that every soul entering the beads would eventually lay down their butcher knife.

Then, according to the mechanism of the beads, he could become a Supreme Holy Mother, which is to achieve Buddhahood instantly.

Chen De put away the Lay Down the Butcher Knife beads, clasped his hands together, "Supreme Holy Mother!"

Supreme Benevolent World-Illuminating Fortune, Utmost Goodness, Grand Virtue, Etiquette, Nurturing Wisdom, Trust, Peace, and Myriad Spirits, Compassionate Light-Shining Xuan Holy Mother.

After silently reciting the full honorific title of the Supreme Holy Mother, Chen De began the purpose of his current entry.

In the palm of Chen De's hand, a horrifying fissure opened, like a watchful eye.

From top to bottom, it constantly exuded an aura of morality.

From within, he took out most of the resources stored in the Zhengyuan Sect's treasury, as well as Hong Yu's lifelong savings.

These things were the resources for his cultivation and advancement this time.

Chen De didn't hesitate at all, nor did he sort them; he mixed them together and refined them into lovely attribute points.

Shi Li's strength was incomparably powerful, far surpassing that of the previously influenced Hong Yu, being at the peak of the first transformation of the Immortal Law Realm.

He wasn't afraid of not being able to defeat him, but rather afraid of him escaping, so Chen De had to prepare in advance.

Before that, he would try his best to increase his combat power, so that he would be more confident whether facing the Grand Elder or the Supreme Second Elder... As for Hong Yu, the Grand Elder Third outside, he was wandering according to Chen De's instructions.

Having no fixed abode was a very safe decision.

Besides that, he had another mission.

That was to contact Supreme Second Elder Shi Li after wandering for a period.

It was certainly not feasible for Chen De to contact him using his own identity as Yuan Chen.

In terms of relationships, among the three Grand Elders, he was most familiar with Hong Yu, and their relationship was the deepest.

Even if something really happened, the first person he would ask for help would be Hong Yu.

And for Yuan Chen to jump to find someone, it would most likely be something urgent, which might instead arouse Shi Li's vigilance.

Not vigilance towards Yuan Chen, but vigilance towards the urgent matter, which would then make the entire person vigilant.

Although Chen De could use the identity of Yuan Chen to find the Supreme Second Elder with other reasonable excuses.

But now that Hong Yu was there, wasn't it undoubtedly a better choice?

Sometimes, when there's a very reliable method, try not to show off with complicated maneuvers.

Just like Chen De, he was never a person who liked to show off.

Compared to changing, he preferred to use the most reliable method to solve problems.

To show the non-seriousness of the matter, Hong Yu simply sent Shi Li a brief message using a method unique to Immortal Law Realm cultivators within the sect.

After casually agreeing on a time, Hong Yu arrived at the meeting place at a time that was neither too early nor too late.

Their relationship was good, and their conversation was very harmonious.

Every Grand Elder had served as Sect Master for a period before passing the position to the next.

And the subsequent Sect Master was usually promoted by the previous one.

Therefore, Sect Masters and Grand Elders from two closely related generations often had a very good relationship.

They could even continue to control a portion of the sect's affairs through the Sect Master.

It was just unnecessary; if they truly couldn't leave power, they wouldn't have abdicated in the first place.

So, when they stepped down, they usually did so cleanly.

Because they were very clear about the source of their power: it came from their own strength, not from the position of Sect Master.

After some conversation, Shi Li also understood Hong Yu's request, and as a junior he had promoted, he naturally agreed.

Of course, there must have been some promised benefits.

After all, if there were no conditions for a matter between two people, it would seem fake.

There should be give and take, so that there can be more give and take in the future.

They were both Grand Elders of the same sect; it was impossible to do one-time deals.

So even if Shi Li didn't mention it, Hong Yu would have to bring it up himself.

As the two exchanged glances and burst into laughter, the matter was settled.

The reason used was naturally not the yin extreme origin source one; Shi Li was already at the peak of the first transformation of the Immortal Law Realm.

The final hurdle restricting him was the degree of understanding of the Slaughter Law Profundity, and the yin extreme origin source was exactly what he needed.

In fact, in some sense, Shi Li wanted the yin extreme origin source even more than Hong Yu.

In such a situation, it would undoubtedly be very unreasonable for Hong Yu to ask Shi Li for help using the reason of needing the yin extreme origin source.

Because there was a high possibility that even if he got the item, it wouldn't end up in his hands.

Instead of looking for him, it would be better to look for Yuan Chen or even the Grand Elder.

Logically speaking, this undoubtedly contained a huge loophole.

For an old fox like Shi Li, it was impossible for him not to notice this loophole.

Therefore, Hong Yu, influenced by Chen De, used another set of reasons to persuade Shi Li.

Then, after paying a moderate price, smiling on the surface while secretly bargaining for a while, this process was completed.

Never find it troublesome; when dealing with such old foxes, try not to reveal any unnecessary flaws.

At the same time, Hong Yu couldn't appear too eager, because Shi Li might think there was something else being hidden from him.

But he also couldn't appear too careless, because small matters wouldn't require his intervention.

Delay breeds trouble; the two agreed on a time and place, and would set off together three hours later... On the other side, Chen De had already refined everything he could refine around him into a holy virtue pill.

After swallowing it, he gained a total of seven attribute points.

Chen De used one of them on the Slaughter Law Profundity, and instantly a large number of insights appeared out of thin air in his mind.

These insights all contributed to his understanding of the Slaughter Law Profundity.

In just a few breaths, Chen De's Slaughter Law Profundity completed a breakthrough, reaching the perfection of the first transformation of the Demon Venerable Realm—ten percent!

Powerful strength surged, and Chen De briefly felt it and then tried to see if he could continue to add more.

However, this time, the plus sign behind the Slaughter Law Profundity was dimmed.

The meaning was clear: the price had increased, and his attribute points were insufficient.

Chen De didn't think much about it; he had already anticipated all of this.

There was such a big gap between each stage of the Demon Venerable Realm; it made no sense for it to be upgraded based on the attribute points of the first transformation of the Demon Venerable Realm.

It was normal for the required attribute points to increase with each transformation.

So, without further hesitation, Chen De added the remaining six attribute points to speed, reaching 7.7 points.

Then Chen De shook his head with a smile, not expecting that after coming to the Upper Plane and becoming an Immortal, he would still love speed so much.

Then he transmitted a message to Hong Yu outside, signaling that he could act.

Now, Chen De was more confident about Shi Li than about Hong Yu himself.

He had scanned him with the system map during their recent conversation; he was the type he could handle.