Chapter 40: The Price of Binding the Immortal Rope

  "Master, don't mind me for now, you know my hobby. So many materials. Although they're not particularly precious, haha, there's so much of it! I've never seen such a large quantity in my life!" Sun Ming dived into a pile of Cold Sparrow Stones, although he was shivering with cold, but his heart was still filled with joy as he spoke to Yun Zhongzi.

  "Alas, whatever you want, I never thought that I, Yun Zhongzi, who was once known as the immortal with the most magical treasures, would take on a disciple so greedy for wealth. It's karma, it's karma." With that, Yun Zhongzi resumed his meditation.

  Sun Ming, on the other hand, was not convinced and thought to himself: "With so many things, how many magic treasures can be refined? Giving them three hundred sets for Ling Tian Sect to refine, what's left is still mine!" Thinking of this, Sun Ming burst into another fit of unbridled laughter.

  "Master, is the sect really refining these three hundred sets of magic treasures for those disciples who are courting death?" Tian Kui looked ahead at Ling Xiu and asked hesitantly.

  "Ah, Tiankui knows what you want to ask. Although this matter will make you disciples feel guilty, it is ultimately the best way to protect our Lingtian Sect. Almost every disciple who encounters a holy alliance order will do the same, and the demonic path is no exception." Ling Xiao said gloomily.

  Tiankui smoothed out her hair in front of her eyes, which had been blown into disarray by the wind, and looked like she wanted to say something but was hesitant.

  "Speak up, Tian Kui. I'll tell you everything your master can," Ling Xiao said with an unusual gentleness, looking at Tian Kui softly.

  "Master, since we and the demonic path are the same, why not let some Golden Elixir disciples go and exhaust them? What's the difference between winning or losing? Why must so many people lose their lives and waste our already scarce resources just for this tiny bit of face-saving?" Tian Kui blinked her big eyes repeatedly, as if she had expressed all her doubts, and Ling Xiao explained to her.

  "Exactly, Master. Why waste so many lives and resources on this 50-year war between the Taoist and demonic realms? In the end, aren't both cultivators and demon cultivators striving for enlightenment and ascension? Why must we continue to engage in these meaningless struggles?" Cloud Thunder chimed in, seemingly interested in this question as well.

  "The truth is that this question has puzzled me for a long time, how long the war between Tao and Demon started 50 years ago. I think no one knows, but since our Lingtian Sect was founded, this war between Tao and Demon seems to have never stopped. According to the sect's records, when the war between Tao and Demon first began, it seemed extremely fierce, with the presence of scattered immortals every time. Later on, as the high-level leaders of both sides, namely the Holy Alliance and the predecessor of the Tianma Palace, saw that neither side could defeat the other, they finally reached an agreement. Every 50 years, a large battle would be held on a deserted planet, with both sides maintaining a balance in terms of numbers and cultivation. The winner would gain the right to develop resources in the buffer zone between the two sides for 50 years." Ling Xū said slowly.

  Later, due to the large number of deaths in each trial, the cultivation level of the participants also declined one after another, from the initial integration period, to the separation period, the exit period, the yuan ying period, and finally to the current golden elixir period. The participating sects also gradually became perfunctory, and the star domains in the buffer zone, which had been plundered for so many years, could no longer arouse interest from both sides. This great demon war had gradually become a mere formality." Ling Xū said with a smile, looking at Tiān Kuí's expression.

  "Master, what are you smiling about? Is the sacrifice of so many disciples just for the sake of a compromise between the Tao and the Devil? For an order from the Holy Alliance thousands or tens of thousands of years ago?" Tiankui's nose had a thin thread of blood on the tip, shining brightly like sunlight under the morning dew.

  "Hehe, my Ai'er is angry, look at the blood vessels on her nose that are exposed." Ling Xū said with a smile.

  Tian Kui suddenly seemed to realize her own anger and immediately covered her nose with her jade hand, saying: "Master, it's bad, no need to look at home."

  "Heh heh, you little girl, when you've reached the point where you can understand why the Holy Alliance and the Tianmo Palace continue to wage this seemingly futile war of good and evil, then you'll know." Ling Xiao sighed and said.

  "Why is that, Master? Is it just because they think it's fun?" Tian Kui covered her nose and came down, looking at Ling Xū and asking.

  "Heh heh, now I'm explaining it to you, but you may not necessarily understand. Ah, 'Heaven and earth are not benevolent, using all things as straw dogs; the sage is not benevolent, using the people as straw dogs.' When will you understand this phrase? You'll know why then. Tao? Devil? It's just a difference in consciousness." Ling Xū said, and suddenly disappeared from Tian Kui and Yun Lei's line of sight.

  "Master always says some off-tune words, what saint, what dog ah, can't understand, sister let's hurry up, otherwise master will make us practice sword moves again." Yun Lei interrupted Tian Kui who was deep in thought beside him, stood up and flew away quickly.

  "Haha, what a saint, a dog, since that's the case, why am I still hesitating here!" Tiankui muttered to himself, and with a faint smile, he looked in the direction where Yunlei had left and accelerated his flight.

  "Master, the three hundred sets of magic treasures required by Ling Tian Sect don't seem that difficult to refine, it's just a large quantity. A flying sword, a suit of armor, and a defensive spirit shield. Three hundred sets means I have to refine nine hundred pieces of treasure-level magic artifacts! My Three Pure Dao Ancestor, isn't this intentionally making things hard for me?! Luckily, I only need to refine one set per month, and there are high-quality spirit stones available, otherwise, I'd really be driven mad!" Sun Ming complained to Yun Zhongzi.

  "As your master, I must correct you. San Qing is your ancestral master and uncle master, while Dao Zu is Hong Jun Daoren, who is also your ancestor master." Yun Zhongzi spoke in a tone that was not angry but still commanded respect, making Sun Ming feel uneasy all over.

  "You dare to show off in front of your master, huh? Nine hundred pieces of mere Precious Tool-level artifacts can reduce you to this state? If you weren't still just in the Golden Dan period, otherwise, with sufficient True Yuan power, within a month, let alone one piece, even these three hundred sets, nine hundred artifacts could all be completed." Cloud Middle Child said.

  "Cough, cough, still Master's sharp eyes, the apprentice thought to slack off under Master's nose is really asking for trouble." Sun Ming said awkwardly.

  "It's not entirely true, this Ling Tian Sect has abundant spiritual energy, it's a good place for cultivation. You just need to give them a set of magical treasures every month, and in the remaining time, continue to refine your Fan Tian Yin and Xuan Tian Yu Xu Gong. Alas, your cultivation is still too low, if you can reach the Yuan Ying stage that would be great. The Xuan Tian Yu Xu Gong's Fa Jue Xian Shu are all based on the Yuan Ying stage of cultivation." Yun Zhong Zi said with a sigh.

  "Master, you can rest assured that I will definitely reach the Yuanying stage after completing the refinement of these 300 sets of magic treasures. Hmph, don't you know whose disciple I am? My master is Yun Zhongzi, the immortal with the most magic treasures..." Sun Ming said.

  Yun Zhongzi initially felt comfortable listening to it, but later on, although the words were still flattering him, they didn't seem to mean what they said.

  "Hmph, Sun Ming, are you mocking your master?" Yun Zhongzi said in anger.

  "How dare I, Master? I'm just trying to make you happy." Sun Mingcheng said with a mix of fear and sincerity.

  "Look at this kid, he's so scared. Forget it, I won't scold him anymore. This kid has become greedy, but what a pity that his flaw is greed!!!" Yun Zhongzi felt more and more depressed in his heart.

  "Tomorrow, do you want to tie the immortal rope or not?" Yun Zhongzi said to Sun Ming with a very tempting tone.

  "Think...think..." Sun Ming replied in a slightly trembling voice, which was no wonder, as anyone who heard the big bad wolf deceiving Little Red Riding Hood would be like this.

  "If you can, refine these 300 items within three months, and I'll teach you how to refine the Boundless Heavenly Rope. If you can't, then forget about this treasure for the rest of your life." Yun Zhongzi said to Sun Ming with a sly smile.

  Sun Ming's forehead sweat kept rolling down at this time, on the one hand was three months of sleepless cultivation, and on the other hand was the incredibly powerful Heaven Binding Rope.

  Finally, Sun Ming swallowed hard.

  "Master, I've taken care of this business."

  "Why don't you just die? I let you rob and plunder, didn't I? You've done this business, we're cultivators not bandits."

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