"Are you sure about this?" Yu Cai asked. "They are asking for more than 25 spots — even more than us." The Dao Opening Sect planned to send 11 candidates: Wang Wei and one mber from the nine clans and one from the sectarian faction.
Wang Wei calmly looked at the projection before him: "It's okay. These people from the temple haven't realized that a large number ans they will have a target on their backs."
"Hmm, the demon race probably won't stay and watch as their enemies cultivate 25 new Paragons," Yu Cai nodded.
"Not just the demon race — the other Overlords won't stand for it too," Wang Wei added. "We have the second largest number and are responsible for the ceremony, so we will also be a target. Be prepared."
"Won't you be there?"
"I'll do my best to protect everyone, but I have my own plans, and sothing tells this trial will not be simple," Wang Wei acknowledged.
"In that case, we should prepare ways to protect our investnt," Yu Cai nodded. All the people chosen are talents, aning it's one thing to lose them if they fail the Paragon Tribulation, but sothing else if they die before even having a chance at the tribulation.
"By the way, how much of the Holy Dragon Water do you want to buy?"
"By as much as possible until the temple tries to take advantage of us," Wang Wei replied before further elaborating. "Take things slow in the initial discussion to avoid appearing too desperate. Then, after we've bought a large quantity, they'll try to raise the price to an absurd level — you can stop then."
"Alright, I understand."
Wang Wei nodded, "I know you're wise, and I shouldn't have to tell you, but I decided to do so just in case. Don't get involved in the dispute between the demons and the Innate Demon Gods."
"No, no, you don't have to worry about ," Yu Cai replied. This kind of decision is a hot dragon lung; he would not touch it with a foot-long pole. His greatest desire is to do a good enough job as sect master, then he can use the sect's luck to beco a Paragon.
"That's good to hear. Oh, I forgot to ask you: are you entering the trial?"
"No, my foundation is not deep enough, so I'll wait until the lock is gone and I'm more prepared before attacking the Paragon Realm," Yu Cai replied.
"It's a good choice to be cautious. If the situation didn't call for it, I would also like to take more ti," Wang Wei admitted. They soon ended their conversation since Yu Cai was busy, and Wang Wei had a feeling more of his old friends would co to visit. However, the next visitor was quite unexpected.
"You're Hua Xue, right? The Demon Suppressing Emperor's wife?" Wang Wei asked.
"That's…That's right."
"Weren't you captured with her?"
"No, she hid before they took her away," Hua Xue replied.
"Have you been hiding ever since?"
"That's right."
"Hmm, you're either quite lucky or quite capable," Wang Wei comnted. He sipped his tea. "And you're here for?"
"I…I received a letter from Wa'er: she asked to ask you for help."
'The chances of Hong Wa sending that letter undetected is almost zero, aning the Qin Dynasty allowed her to send the news. Are they trying to lure into saving her, turning the incident into a contradiction between the two Overlords?' Wang Wei calmly analyzed.
"You don't need to worry about her," Wang Wei said. "In the future, the Qin Dynasty will have no choice but to negotiate with , and I'll ask for her return as part of the deal. She'll probably lose her Human and Heavenly Emperor Position by then, but she'll be alive."
Hua Xue opened her mouth and closed it as she did not know what to say.
"Before then, you can stay in this sect and wait for her return."
Hua Xue mustered the courage: "How long will that take?"
"This is a waiting ga, so we're talking thousands of yuan epochs — if not more."
"But what if sothing happens to her beforehand?"
"Then that's her fate," Wang Wei replied calmly but coldly.
"The fact I'm even willing to help is a testant to my good nature," Wang Wei said. "Most people would not even offer you asylum."
"But —"
"You're a smart woman," Wang Wei cut her off. "So you should understand the complexity of confrontation between two Overlords. Do you think my friendship with your wife is enough to fight the Qin Dynasty for her?"
Hua Xue was silent.
"The fact I'm even willing to help is a testant to my good nature," Wang Wei said. "Most people would not even offer you asylum."
"I…I understand."
Wang Wei summoned Wang Qi to settle this woman while he was left to his thoughts. 'If she were an Emperor, I would have given her a chance at the trial, and in the unlikely chance she could beco a Paragon, she could have attacked the Qin Dynasty and caused them trouble.' Without their ancestors, Qin would have suffered from the attack of a Paragon. Sadly, Hua Xue was just a Dao Ancestor.
'After losing her Human and Heavenly Emperor Position, Hong Wa's potential will be drastically reduced and probably not worth any investnt,' Wang Wei analyzed. 'However, isn't this an interesting story? After having her talent forcefully taken, she grew rapidly and avenged the people who made her suffer.' Wang Wei smirked.
'Normally, a faction such as the Qin Dynasty is too powerful for such a story to occur, but the upcoming catastrophe will reshuffle the board, and Great Qin is not immune to this reshuffling. So, maybe there is a chance for Hong Wa after all.'
All Wang Wei needs to do is save Hong Wa and invest a little in her start-up, and she may contribute enormously to the downfall of one of his competitors. 'She is still worth investing in.'
Wang Wei waved his hand to summon soone: the sealed Wrath. He looked her in the eyes: "I have an opportunity for you to save your master's descendants. Do you want to hear it?"
"What opportunity?" Wang Wei explained the Mortalhood Trial to her, along with the danger.
"I'll take it," Wrath said without hesitation. Although she was only an Emperor and her chances of becoming a Paragon on that trial were slim, she still wanted to try. After all, she was close to the Empyrean Realm; hence, it was not completely impossible.
"Excellent choice," Wang Wei nodded before calling soone to situate her. After dealing with Wrath and Hua Xue, he had the urge to recruit so talents from the lower dinsion. So, he used his talisman to contact two people: Xiao Songxi and Yang Guowei.
"You look terrible," Wang Wei said as he looked at the disheveled Yang Guowei.
"And you look tired," he added to Xiao Songxi.
"Did you contact us just to mock us?" Yang Guowei asked.
"I'm not that bored," Wang Wei replied. "I ca with an offer."
"You want to recruit us?" Xiao Songxi asked.
"That's why I like talking to smart people," Wang Wei said. "For you, Yang Guowei, I offer you two choices: be sowhat free and beco a Guest Elder of the Dao Opening Sect, or offer your service to and beco an official mber with all the perks."
"Can you save my mother?" Yang Guowei asked imdiately.
"What's wrong with her?"
"She handed her soul to the Undead Phoenix, and once he died, the backlash almost killed her. I tried my best to save her, but her soul was severely damaged, and only Paragon Tier resources can save her."
"I would have to see her to say for sure, but it doesn't appear to be sothing that a few pills cannot heal," Wang Wei nodded.
"So, you'll help ?"
"Depends," Wang Wei replied. "If you choose the first option, I'll provide you with a platform to get the pills you need. If you choose to serve , I can get the pills from my resource reserve and lend them to you."
"I choose the second one," Yang Guowei said. Although his pride hurt to serve as soone who was once his equal and competitor, none of that mattered in the face of saving his mother. Additionally, Wang Wei has long beco a legend that has far outpaced everyone in his generation.
"Good, co to the sect, and we will sign the contract," Wang Wei nodded. Whether it is Yang Guowei or Xiao Songxi, both have the potential to beco peak Paragons if cultivated correctly, so it was worth investing in them.
Wang Wei ended the conversation with Yang Guowei and focused on the forr ruler of the Baishe Clan.
"Sothing tells you have sothing else in mind for ," Xiao Songxi said.
"Why didn't you join the sea or demon race?" Wang Wei asked. The Sea Race is divided into one top lineage, with one Primal and the rest who choose to join the demon or the Innate Demon Gods.
"I've had close experience with how the Sea race sees foreigners like myself," Xiao Songxi sneered. His forr experience is why he would rather suffer as a loose immortal than cozy up to either of these factions.
"Understandable," Wang Wei nodded. "Do you rember how you asked if you could get a second chance at becoming an Eternal if you made a big enough sacrifice?"
Xiao Songxi's eyes squinted. "I do."
"Well, I have a way to test this out, and I want your cooperation for this experint," Wang Wei revealed. He wanted to know if he could use his new mastery of the [Existence Blueprint] to give people a second chance at walking the Eternal Path, and his experint would start with Xiao Songxi.
"You told this process would require the sacrifice of a Paragon," Xiao Songxi replied.
"Yes, and I'm prepared to pay all the costs for the experint," Wang Wei nodded.
"I can agree, but I have a few requirents," Xiao Songxi replied after a brief contemplation.
"I'm all ears."
"My request is simple — it's about my family," Xiao Songxi added. "Whether this experint is a success or not, I want you to care for my family."
"That can be arranged."
"Both my family must be Emperors," Xiao Songxi continued. "It's fine if my mother is an ordinary Emperor, but my sister must receive the best training — you must do your best to train her into an Eternal."
Wang Wei groaned softly: "I can do my best, but you should understand that such a thing is not guaranteed."
"I just want it in writing that you will try your best," Xiao Songxi added.
"That's fine by ," Wang Wei nodded. Eternal Emperors were not as difficult to cultivate as in the lower dinsion due to the vast and varied resources available in the upper dinsion. So, he can use his authority to give Xiao Songxi's sister the best resources, inducing rare things that can change her talents.
"Good, I'll co sign the contract to make it official."
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