bookbashuk Chapter 52 Giving in
Chapter 52 Giving in
Mu Chunfeng did not respond to Han Li's question.
The silence in the cave lasted for a few more moments.
Han Li kept his eyes down, his fingertips unconsciously stroking the jade slip in his palm, going over the opening mental cultivation method of the Three Revolutions Rejuvenation Technique in his sea of consciousness once again.
After confirming that there were no flaws, he slowly walked up to Mu Chunfeng, his face showing just the right amount of relief and gratitude, and the corners of his mouth curved into a gentle arc, making him look like a good junior brother who had finally figured things out and was sincerely convinced of his senior brother's abilities.
"Senior Brother Mu."
Looking at his impeccable demeanor, Mu Chunfeng smiled faintly, stood up, and casually patted his shoulder.
"Indeed, my words were worthwhile. Let's not mention what just happened again. As for this Three Revolutions Rejuvenation Technique, I don't want anything else from you, I just need you to agree to one condition."
"What are the conditions? Senior brother, please tell me."
"From now on, you must do three things for me, or promise me three things, within your own capabilities."
Then, Mu Chunfeng added, "I can assure you that these three things will absolutely not be beyond your capabilities, nor will they endanger your life."
Upon hearing this, Han Li did not immediately agree, but instead lowered his head and pondered for a moment.
He couldn't possibly refuse. At this moment, Mu Chunfeng seemed to be asking him a question, but he knew he had no right to refuse.
However, he should still have some room for maneuver.
The "three things" that Mu Chunfeng mentioned were too vague. If it was just a common matter that required his help, that would be fine. But if Mu Chunfeng later took a fancy to something on him and used this as an excuse to forcibly take it, wouldn't he have no room to maneuver?
This immediately reminded him of the little green bottle, which could be considered half of his life, or rather, his other life.
Without the little green bottle, how could a pseudo-spiritual root like him rapidly improve his cultivation and form his core?
Thinking of this, he raised his head, his tone calm yet firm: "Alright. If you need any help or something from me in the future, I can agree as long as it doesn't violate those two conditions. But there is one thing that absolutely cannot be included in these three things."
"Oh? What is it?"
Mu Chunfeng raised an eyebrow, seemingly somewhat surprised.
"That thing is a keepsake left by my junior brother's family. It has great significance to me, and I really don't want to give it to anyone else."
Mu Chunfeng nodded: "Alright. Since it's a family heirloom, I, your senior brother, will not force you to do anything against your will."
"However, words alone are not enough. You must swear an oath to your inner demons and show me what that thing is. Otherwise, if you later just take anything and claim it was left by a relative, wouldn't all three things I did become a laughingstock?"
Upon hearing this, Han Li's pupils contracted almost imperceptibly. After a moment of silence, he took out a small, emerald-green bottle from his robes and handed it to Mu Chunfeng, saying, "This is it. It was the last thing my little sister left me before I left home."
Mu Chunfeng chuckled inwardly at his forced composure, but remained outwardly calm.
I reached out and took the small green bottle. My fingertips touched the bottle, and I felt its smooth, jade-like texture.
The bottle has a smooth, slender body and is engraved with intricate and mysterious dark green patterns. It is the Palm Heaven Bottle that can accelerate the ripening of spiritual herbs.
Han Li watched Mu Chunfeng's movements, his eyes twitched almost imperceptibly, but he forced himself not to show any other unusual expression.
Holding the Heavenly Bottle in his hand, Mu Chunfeng couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement. After all, anyone who knew the incredible power of this treasure would be tempted.
He only needs to make a simple move now, kill Han Li, and the Heavenly Bottle will be his.
But he ultimately forced himself to suppress the turmoil in his heart.
In this world, his greatest reliance is twofold: first, his double pupils; and second, his precognitive abilities.
Without Han Li as the anchor of the plot, his foresight might become worthless due to his reckless actions.
Moreover, he has already gone to such lengths to befriend Han Li, so there's no need for him to ruin everything now.
He then handed the Heavenly Bottle back to Han Li, saying calmly, "Okay, I agree."
After Han Li carefully put the Heavenly Bottle back into his pocket, the two of them carefully checked the details of the oath.
In the end, Han Li himself made a vow against his inner demons: if Mu Chunfeng's request violated the original agreement, Han Li could refuse to fulfill it; but if the request was reasonable and Han Li could do it but refused to do so, he would suffer the backlash of his inner demons and die.
After all this was done, the atmosphere inside the cave finally eased a bit.
Han Li silently put away the jade slip containing the Third Revolution Yuan Technique, while Mu Chunfeng was overjoyed. With these three things to keep Han Li in check, he could rest easy for the time being.
In fact, Mu Chunfeng was most concerned about the opportunity in the Chaotic Star Sea. If he really couldn't obtain the Nine-Bend Spirit Ginseng that could help him form his Nascent Soul or the Void Heaven Cauldron, the treasure in the Void Heaven Palace, then he could leave the original plot intact and let Han Li still obtain the two items. At that time, he could use this agreement to take the two items directly from Han Li.
After thinking it over, Mu Chunfeng remained outwardly calm and instructed Han Li to begin the final preparations before the teleportation.
The two set up two sets of inverted five elements arrays around the ancient teleportation array, with array flags intertwined and nested, concealed and unleashed.
Mu Chunfeng raised his hand and cast another Spirit Binding Array, activating it in hopes of concealing the ancient teleportation array's activity as much as possible. After doing all this, he turned to Han Li and asked in a deep voice, "Junior Brother Han, are you all ready?"
"alright."
Han Li nodded in agreement.
"Then let's activate the teleportation array."
Mu Chunfeng cautioned, "Junior Brother Han, do not be stingy with spirit stones. This ancient teleportation array has been sealed for a long time, and the number of spirit stones required to fully activate and use it should not be underestimated."
Han Li nodded upon hearing this and took out the storage bag that Nangong Wan had given him earlier.
As a beam of light rose from the bag's opening, thousands of shimmering low-grade spirit stones poured out, splitting into several streams in the air and precisely merging into the spirit stone grooves surrounding the teleportation array.
"Buzz—"
The ancient teleportation array immediately emitted a muffled hum.
The pure spiritual energy within the spirit stone was being frantically absorbed, and the originally dim array patterns lit up one after another, with pale blue spiritual light flowing endlessly across the array plate, growing brighter and brighter.
Mu Chunfeng took out the Great Teleportation Token from his storage bag and held it in his hand. A sense of excitement rose in his heart. Chaotic Star Sea, here I come!
Just then, the spiritual energy absorbed by the teleportation array reached a critical point.
In an instant, a blinding blue beam of spiritual energy shot into the sky, breaking through the spirit-binding array that Mu Chunfeng had just activated.
This spiritual light also contained spatial power, which directly broke through the tens of feet thick layer of rock above the teleportation array and soared into the sky!
Looking at the huge gap above his head, Mu Chunfeng sighed slightly. The power of space was indeed not so easy to conceal.
It's now unavoidable that the ancient teleportation array has announced this to the entire server; let's just hope there won't be any further complications before the teleportation.
At this moment, several miles above the teleportation array, a group of Ghost Spirit Sect cultivators were flying through the air.
Inside the blood-red palanquin in the center of the procession sat Wang Chan, the young master of the Ghost Spirit Sect. Beside him were two Core Formation stage guards with imposing auras, and next to them stood Zhong Wu, a round-faced, chubby man.
A surge of spiritual energy swept across the heavens and earth. Wang Chan abruptly lifted the sedan curtain and immediately saw the pillar of spiritual energy shooting straight into the sky. She immediately ordered sharply, "Go and take a look!"