"One high-grade Arcana?" Lord Youhou smiled faintly, preparing to continue his assault.
"Three!" Lord Qilan quickly changed his offer.
"Hmm?" Lord Youhou frowned slightly.
"At least five! One of them must be a top-tier or soul-type Arcana!" Lord Youhou declared.
"Impossible!" Lord Qilan glared.
He wasn't some top-tier Universe Master, he only possessed treasures useful to himself. If it weren't for the opening of the Primordial Stars, he wouldn't even have three spare high-grade Arcana lying around. He'd originally intended to take these treasures to the Northern Territory Alliance to exchange for contribution points or bestow them upon his disciples.
"Lord of the Void Realm, attack together!" Lord Youhou immediately called out to Han Jue.
"Wait!"
Lord Qilan's expression darkened.
Although the Heavenly Prison was blocking his escape, if he chose to self-destruct, no one would escape unscathed.
The Heavenly Prison could supposedly block sixth-tier attacks, but only from the outside. Lord Qilan, however, possessed a powerful divine body. If he self-destructed from within, unleashing fourth-tier or even stronger power wouldn't be difficult. The Heavenly Prison's internal binding limit was only at the fourth tier.
If Lord Qilan self-destructed from within, it would indeed be difficult to shatter the Heavenly Prison itself or even harm the two outside.
Lord Qilan gritted his teeth, pondering for a long moment before finally making his decision.
"I'm willing to use a high-grade Arcana, plus... this!"
Lord Qilan seemed to physically feel the pain as he produced a high-grade Arcana, then an ordinary-looking black longsword.
"This is..."
Han Jue was somewhat puzzled, but Lord Youhou recognized the treasure's origin immediately.
"This is... one of the components of the Sword River Luo?" Lord Youhou was visibly surprised.
The Sword River Luo was arguably the most dazzling treasure to appear since the opening of the Primordial Stars!
The Sword River Luo consisted of a compass and nine divine swords.
The nine divine swords were meant to be fused into the compass. Once activated, they could transform into an endless river of swords, possessing immense power. When all nine swords were combined into one, the collective power became even more incredible.
It was both a top-tier domain-type Arcana and comparable to a pinnacle-tier Arcana in terms of attack power.
The compass alone was already a common domain-type Arcana! Each divine sword fused into it enhanced its power, the more swords fused, the stronger it became, until all nine swords were fully integrated, reaching its perfect state.
"Indeed, this is a component of the Sword River Luo that I obtained by chance," Lord Qilan confirmed.
"Not enough," Lord Youhou shook his head slightly. "Without the Sword River Luo's compass, this divine sword is at most comparable to a high-grade Arcana on its own."
"You!" Lord Qilan roared in fury. "With the Hong Alliance's immense power, threatening the Northern Territory Alliance and offering a top-tier treasure in exchange wouldn't be difficult!"
"It will be extremely difficult for the Northern Territory Alliance to offer a top-tier treasure," Lord Youhou said indifferently.
Finally, after some tense haggling, Lord Qilan paid with a high-grade domain-type Arcana, the Sword River Luo Divine Sword, plus a high-grade armor-type Arcana, before he was granted a chance to leave.
Of course, the temple gates were currently closed, and Lord Qilan would have to wait until the two obtained the Heavenly Flowing Sail before he could actually depart.
Right now, Lord Qilan remained trapped in the Heavenly Prison. He would only be released after the two left, and only then would he hand over those treasures.
"Junior Brother, that domain-type Arcana..." Lord Youhou was about to speak when Han Jue already knew what he wanted to say.
"Senior Brother, I don't lack domain-type Arcana. You can take it," Han Jue said with a smile. "That armor-type Arcana is useless to me as well. Why don't you give me the Sword River Luo Divine Sword instead?"
"Alright, then I'll accept it." Lord Youhou nodded without being coy.
"The compass component of the Sword River Luo seems to be in the hands of a Universe Master from the Northern Territory Alliance. It's almost impossible for you to obtain this treasure easily. He won't hand it over without a fight. At most, you might be able to exchange it for a few high-grade Arcana, and if you bargain well, maybe you could get a top-tier treasure," Lord Youhou reminded him. "Lord Qilan wouldn't have handed over this treasure unless he was forced into a corner."
Han Jue nodded, indicating that he understood.
"Senior Brother, do you know which Universe Master of the Northern Territory Alliance has it?" Han Jue asked curiously.
"If I'm not mistaken, it should be the leader of the Northern Territory Alliance, the Lord of Thorn Ring," Lord Youhou said.
"Junior Brother, do you really want this Sword River Luo? There are probably quite a few powerful Universe Masters eyeing it. After all, it's a top-tier domain-type Arcana, and its attack power is comparable to a pinnacle treasure. Even fourth-tier Universe Masters would find it difficult to obtain a treasure of this level."
Lord Youhou looked at Han Jue with surprise. "That Sword River Luo, in terms of value, even surpasses this top-tier palace-type Arcana, the Heavenly Flowing Sail!"
"I happen to lack a powerful offensive treasure, and this Sword River Luo sounds quite suitable for me," Han Jue said.
"Suitable, yes, but ultimately, only those with the strength of a fourth-tier Universe Master would be qualified to possess this treasure," Lord Youhou said. "A fourth-tier Universe Master is already a powerful figure among Universe Masters, requiring top-tier achievements in all aspects. But..."
He paused, studying Han Jue. "Your sword technique is already comparable to the power of the strongest secret technique. If you have the right treasures, a divine body, and other aspects that keep up, you might actually be able to touch the threshold of the fourth tier."
Looking at it this way, Han Jue had only cultivated for a little over 100,000 years, and if he were equipped with enough treasures, he could become comparable to a fourth-tier Universe Master?
How were the other Universe Masters supposed to survive?
"Lord of Thorn Ring?" Han Jue frowned slightly.
As the leader of the Northern Territory Alliance, although the Northern Territory Alliance couldn't compare with top forces such as the Hong Alliance, it wasn't far behind and was still a powerful faction. Its leader, the Lord of Thorn Ring, was a fourth-tier Universe Master, and in terms of strength, he was much stronger than Lord Youhou.
"Forget it, let's go take a look at the Heavenly Flowing Sail," Han Jue shook his head slightly.
"That's right. If this Heavenly Flowing Sail is really a top-tier palace-type Arcana, its value is second only to the complete Sword River Luo. And if the Lord of Thorn Ring wants the complete Sword River Luo, I'm afraid he'll have to spend quite a fortune." Lord Youhou laughed heartily.
The palace gate finally opened!
Lord Youhou and Han Jue entered the palace together and saw the white arc of gold and jade in the center of the hall.
Top-tier treasure, Heavenly Flowing Sail!
"Hmm?"
After seeing the full appearance of the Heavenly Flowing Sail, both were surprised at the same time.
"Isn't this supposed to be a palace-type Arcana?" Han Jue asked.
Palace-type Arcana could be broadly divided into flying palaces and sealed palaces. Before entering this place, the two of them had always believed that this would be a flying palace-type Arcana.