403: One hundred million cosmic stones

Jiu You's gaze was like a torch, fixed intently on the Phantom Poison King, his eyes flashing with fierce and sharp light, as if he wanted to pierce through the other party.

He whispered to the True Person Yuan Ling beside him through a voice transmission: “This Phantom Poison King is narrow-minded and extremely suspicious. A person like him has no integrity whatsoever. Instead of keeping such a hidden danger, it’s better to kill him directly to prevent future troubles.”

True Person Yuan Ling heard the words but did not respond immediately. He just nodded slightly, indicating that he had heard Jiu You's suggestion and was considering it.

Afterward, Jiu You and True Person Yuan Ling together expressed their views and opinions to Xun Xiuyuan, hoping to gain his support.

After listening to their voice transmissions, Xun Xiuyuan pondered for a moment and then replied through a voice transmission:

“Simply killing one Phantom Poison King cannot fundamentally solve the problem. There will still be a second and third Phantom Poison King appearing in the Phantom Poison Universe. I can’t possibly exterminate all living beings in the entire Universe just to completely eliminate hidden dangers, can I?”

True Person Yuan Ling nodded in deep agreement, replying, “Indeed, excessive killing not only fails to solve the problem but will also have an extremely detrimental impact on our subsequent Cultivation.”

Xun Xiuyuan didn't have too many worries about this point mentioned by True Person Yuan Ling.

It was just that he found that ever since he advanced to the Saint Realm, killing weaker individuals below the Saint Realm no longer yielded any exotic beast value.

This was something he discovered accidentally after advancing to the Saint Realm, so at this time, Xun Xiuyuan had no desire to kill low-Realm Cultivators.

Since killing could no longer bring any substantial benefits, Xun Xiuyuan naturally would not do such inhumane things as exterminating all living beings in an entire Universe.

Thinking of this, Xun Xiuyuan once again spoke to Jiu You and True Person Yuan Ling through a voice transmission:

“The Grand Elder of the Phantom Poison Universe has already pledged allegiance to our Yuan Ling Universe. We can have him return to preside over the overall situation. At that time, we can kill the Phantom Poison King in one fell swoop, which can stabilize the situation in the Phantom Poison Universe and avoid unnecessary chaos.

Rushing to act now would probably only plunge the Phantom Poison Universe into chaos, which would not benefit us at all.”

Jiu You and True Person Yuan Ling looked at each other after hearing this.

Only when they saw agreement in each other's eyes did they both nod simultaneously, indicating their approval of Xun Xiuyuan's plan.

Seeing this, Xun Xiuyuan turned his head and looked directly at the Phantom Poison King.

He said calmly, “The war you launched last time caused great damage to our Yuan Ling Universe. Now that our Yuan Ling Universe’s Sect Master has returned, he wishes to thoroughly settle this old score with you. I wonder what the Phantom Poison King thinks about this?”

The Phantom Poison King was startled upon hearing this, then felt a trace of relief.

He had originally thought that seeing Jiu You's cold and ruthless gaze meant he was sure to die.

After all, Jiu You was always known for his ruthlessness and never cared about the consequences of his actions.

However, hearing Xun Xiuyuan's words now, the Phantom Poison King couldn't help but feel a surge of joy. As long as he could keep his life, other conditions could be negotiated.

“How about our Phantom Poison Universe is willing to compensate for the losses and willingly become a subordinate Universe of the Yuan Ling Universe? In the future, if the Yuan Ling Universe has any instructions, our Phantom Poison Universe will absolutely have no objections.”

The Phantom Poison King hurriedly said to Xun Xiuyuan, feeling that Xun Xiuyuan seemed easier to talk to.

Xun Xiuyuan glanced at Jiu You and True Person Yuan Ling beside him. Seeing that they had no objections, he nodded and said, “Then let’s make it one hundred million cosmic stones as compensation.”

cosmic stones are the hard currency of the Universe, and for the current Yuan Ling Universe, they hold extremely important value.

God King Realm powerhouses can use cosmic stones to expand their Internal World, thereby greatly increasing the probability of advancing to the Saint Realm.

“One hundred million?”

The Phantom Poison King was stunned when he heard this number.

cosmic stones are precious Cultivation resources only possessed by high-level Cultivators, usually concentrated in the hands of powerhouses above the Saint Realm.

Although the Phantom Poison King himself possessed tens of millions of cosmic stones, the entire Phantom Poison Universe combined might not be able to gather one hundred million. After all, cosmic stones are consumables and their quantity is extremely limited.

Originally, the Phantom Poison King wanted to haggle, but upon seeing Jiu You's extremely gloomy expression, he sighed helplessly and could only nod in agreement: “Alright, I’ll do my best to gather them.”

The three returned with a bountiful harvest. Xun Xiuyuan's gains from hunting exotic beasts this time were extremely generous. Although it was still a long way from his goal of advancing to become a Saint King, such a harvest was still quite considerable.

True Person Yuan Ling held the spatial ring filled with immense wealth, his gaze involuntarily falling upon Xun Xiuyuan, a smile playing on the corner of his lips.

He teased, “You truly are first-rate at making money, kid. One hundred million cosmic stones with a single word—that’s quite a grand gesture. It’s estimated that the Phantom Poison Universe now has no reserves left and will have to enter various dangerous places in large batches again to collect resources.”

Jiu You stood by, a hint of dissatisfaction in his expression.

For him, cosmic stones or other resources didn't matter much. His only deep desire was to personally kill the Phantom Poison King to avenge the deep-seated hatred.

However, reason told him that trying to successfully kill the Phantom Poison King in the Phantom Poison Universe's home territory by himself was an almost impossible task.

Even if his strength was formidable, and he might even narrowly defeat the Phantom Poison King in a direct confrontation, one must not forget that he was currently still in the six-system Saint King Realm.

Unlike Jiu You, True Person Yuan Ling's strength was much greater; he was fully qualified and capable of killing the Phantom Poison King alone.

As for Xun Xiuyuan, his current strength was already equivalent to that of a Seven-System Saint King. Even when facing a powerhouse like True Person Yuan Ling, although it would be difficult to win, self-preservation was more than enough.

Just as the group was about to reach the border of the Yuan Ling Universe, Xun Xiuyuan suddenly frowned, a difficult-to-describe solemn expression on his face.

True Person Yuan Ling and Jiu You, seeing this, immediately felt a tightening in their hearts and quickly asked what had happened, fearing that some unknown crisis had appeared ahead.

Xun Xiuyuan looked around, his gaze sweeping over every corner, and asked in confusion:

“There used to be a Yuan Ling Universe guard unit stationed here, right? Why is it that not a single person can be seen now? Did Sect Master Qing Hui change the defensive formation? Or has something changed in the Yuan Ling Universe?”