Chapter 167: An Unexpected Gain!
Just as Li Xun was about to leave, the white-haired eunuch's figure flickered and appeared in his path.
One hand held the imperial seal, the other clasped behind his back. His entire presence was like a demonic mountain, standing in Li Xun's way. A glint of cold light flickered in his eyes as he spoke in an icy tone:
"Holy Son of the Profound Sun Holy Land, are you really not going to reconsider?"
As he spoke, a wave of chilling aura swept out, coating everything within a hundred-meter radius in a layer of frost.
"There's no need," Li Xun said calmly.
At that moment, a brilliant light burst forth from the Golden Divine Chariot, and a surge of crimson blood energy shot out, neutralizing the white-haired eunuch's oppressive aura.
Breaking through the blockade, the obsidian jade qilin let out a thunderous roar and forcibly carved a path forward, charging toward the city gates.
"You are courting death!"
The white-haired eunuch didn't try to stop him again. Instead, he stepped aside and watched Li Xun leave.
"My lord, are we really just going to let him leave so easily with a supreme-grade Dao Weapon?" asked an armored general, frowning as he strode up.
"Relax."
The white-haired eunuch chuckled softly and said calmly:
"Some things aren't so easily taken. Even if he is the Holy Son of the Profound Sun Holy Land, he might not be able to walk out of the Great Chu Dynasty alive."
"Outside Jade Capital City now, I'm afraid danger lurks in every corner."
At the same time—
Li Xun sat steadily within the Golden Divine Chariot, his mind bombarded by constant system notifications.
[Ding! Congratulations, Host! You've discovered a white-tier investable person. Invest a Robe of Salvation to gain one year of cultivation!]
[Ding! Congratulations, Host! You've discovered a blue-tier investable person. Invest a Robe of Salvation to obtain a low-grade flying spiritual treasure!]
[Ding! Congratulations, Host! You've discovered a white-tier investable person. Invest a Robe of Salvation to receive a bottle of Spirit Origin Pills!]
[Ding! Congratulations, Host! You've discovered a white-tier investable person. Invest a Robe of Salvation to obtain ten supreme-grade spirit stones!]
"Well now!"
Li Xun clicked his tongue in amazement.
"I actually got an unexpected harvest!"
He opened the long-unseen system panel and took a careful look.
Sure enough, the panel was densely packed with investable individuals. Eighty percent were white-tier, twenty percent blue-tier, and not a single purple-tier person in sight.
It was clear, investing in any of these people would be a guaranteed loss.
But looking at it another way, what if he invested in them and then took everything back by force?
Then it wouldn't be a loss at all.
On the surface, the Great Chu Dynasty had gifted him a supreme-grade Dao Weapon.
But in reality, they had handed him a treasure vault.
If he invested in everyone there, he'd be filthy rich!
"Now that I think about it, why didn't this kind of thing happen with the Azure Dragon Halberd before?"
Li Xun pondered this.
Then it hit him. The Azure Dragon Halberd used to be a spiritual treasure, and back then, his own strength was intimidating—most people wouldn't dare harbor thoughts of stealing it.
After all, between treasure and life, most people would choose life.
More importantly, the Azure Dragon Halberd was a niche weapon. Few used halberds, and even those who coveted it only did so out of greed. They didn't truly need it.
But now, everything is different.
The Robe of Salvation was a defensive Dao Weapon with incredibly broad appeal. For any cultivator, a defensive treasure was practically essential, let alone a supreme-grade Dao Weapon like this.
On top of that, he was currently deep within the territory of the Great Chu Dynasty. Without the protection of his backing forces, it was only natural that more and more people would develop covetous thoughts.
"Looking at it this way… could it be that whether investable people appear or not is something I can actually control?"
As Li Xun mulled it over, a flash of insight streaked through his mind.
Not long ago, he had obtained a Saint cultivation technique, the Thunder Prison Blade Manual. If he were to wander the world looking for compatible investable targets, who knew how long that would take?
But what if he changed his approach?
What if he turned the Thunder Prison Blade Manual into an opportunity—a so-called "chance" or "encounter"—and released news about it?
Wouldn't that draw in people who were likely to be in need of such a treasure?
And those people were highly likely to be valid investment targets.
Of course, there was always the risk of drawing the attention of a Saint.
And if that Saint turned out to glow with white or blue light…
Then the situation would be a little tricky.
"It's a good idea. I'll test it out when I get the chance. But for now, I need to focus on the problem in front of me."
Li Xun gave the system panel another glance, then casually closed it.
And those were only the people the system had identified.
Who knew how many others were harboring greed in their hearts, but weren't flagged by the system?
It was entirely possible that, just for the sake of a single supreme-grade Dao Weapon, every titled marquis and powerful cultivator in the Great Chu Dynasty had been stirred into action.
Li Xun took out the Robe of Salvation.
Without hesitation, he quickly pricked his finger and let a drop of blood fall onto the robe.
At this point, a supreme-grade Dao Weapon would provide a massive boost to his combat power.
With it by his side, not to mention opponents of the same realm, even against a peak Divine Palace cultivator, he was confident he could win!
But the problem was that when the blood landed on the robe, it didn't fuse.
Instead, it seemed to hit an invisible barrier and rolled off to the ground.
"What's going on?"
Li Xun extended his spiritual sense and examined the robe closely.
Only then did he notice—there was a thin layer of seal over it, preventing the Dao Weapon from recognizing a new master.
Whoever placed this seal had to be, at the very least, a peak Divine Palace Realm powerhouse.
He could break the seal, but the issue was that it wasn't something he could do in a short time.
And by the time he did manage it, he'd probably already be surrounded by enemies.
"I should've expected this. How could the Great Chu Dynasty so easily and willingly hand over a supreme-grade Dao Weapon?"
"Still… this doesn't change much. In my original plan, I wasn't planning to use the weapon anyway. With my current strength, ordinary Divine Palace experts aren't my match!"
Li Xun stored the Robe of Salvation away once more.
His gaze turned cold as he looked toward the edge of his vision—in the distance, atop a mountain peak, three figures had already appeared, blocking his path.
All three of them radiated powerful auras—undoubtedly, all of them are Life and Death Realm experts.
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