Cultivation: From Servant to Revered Immortal

Chapter 916: Chapter 157: The Generous Jinn Emperor! (Part 2)

”Daoist Zhou, I am well aware of each contribution you made in the West Desert. Our Jinn Dynasty is honored to have a distinguished figure like Pavilion Master Zhou join us!”

The middle-aged man slowly began to speak.

”By the way, I have a letter brought by Commander Ji. Please take a look, Your Majesty!” With those words, he waved his hand,

a delicate jade box flew out, gently landing in front of the Jinn Emperor and was steadily grasped by him.

The Jinn Emperor received the jade box, gently opened it, and took out the letter. His gaze slowly traced over the letter, and after a moment, he slightly nodded:

”Commander Ji speaks highly of Pavilion Master Zhou in his letter, which is most comforting to my heart. Such great achievements by Pavilion Master Zhou should certainly be rewarded, and the Imperial Family’s Inner Treasury can also be opened to him!”

At this point, after some thought, he continued:

”I shall reward you with five hundred contribution points, how about that?”

Zhou Xun was delighted upon hearing this. This is equivalent to the gain from slaying a High-Grade Ghost Race, and the recently exchanged ’Nine-Curves Illusion Spirit Ginseng’ was only four hundred ninety-nine points,

making it essentially for nothing!

”Thank you, Your Majesty!” Zhou Xun bowed his hands,

then handed over his token. The Jinn Emperor took out a Great Seal, forming a hand seal with both hands, and cast a glow into the token.

”I have imbued the token with a credential. In the future, you may use this token to exchange for treasures within the Inner Treasury!”

He said this as he handed over the token. Zhou Xun took it and placed it inside his storage bag,

just then, a figure hurriedly walked in from outside. The person wore a high crown and golden dragon robe; it was none other than King Danyang.

”Paying respects to Your Majesty!”

Seeing this person, Zhou Xun’s pupils involuntarily contracted, realizing things were not going well.

”Why is Uncle Wang here?” The Jinn Emperor glanced at Zhou Xun with a smile on his face, and then asked.

King Danyang slightly bowed as a gesture of respect, and upon rising, his gaze swept coldly over Zhou Xun, snorting:

”I heard this brat is back, so I came to see him. Your Majesty, this person is audacious, daring to be reckless in my Danyang Royal Mansion, stealing the heart essence blood of my precious Spirit Bird. Such a grave offense cannot be lightly pardoned!”

The Jinn Emperor’s expression remained unchanged, only a trace of an elusive smile flickered in his eyes. He looked at Zhou Xun and softly said, ”Pavilion Master Zhou, are these claims true?”

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xun’s heart sank, realizing that his secret action had been exposed, but given the situation, there was no use hiding it,

moreover, he could sense the Jinn Emperor’s intent to protect him. Hence, he stood up, bowed, and said:

”Your Majesty, indeed I did take the Heart Essence Blood of the ’Golden Feather Cloud-Stepping Eagle,’ but there was a cause for it. At that time, I was about to head to the West Desert Front, and urgently needed this item to set up an array against the Ghost Race, to protect our human race soldiers. It was a necessary expedient.”

The Jinn Emperor nodded slightly, and his gaze turned to King Danyang:

”Uncle Wang, you heard Pavilion Master Zhou’s explanation. Although his actions were inappropriate, considering his great battle merits for the human race, as well as the necessity against the enemy, what do you think of this matter...” ℴ𝒗ⅇ𝑙.

King Danyang’s face darkened, and he shouted in anger:

”Your Majesty, battle merits are battle merits, yet his actions clearly show disregard for my Danyang Royal Mansion. If left unpunished, how will the prestige of our Great Jinn Royal Family stand? How will my mansion’s face remain?”

”King Danyang, this matter is my oversight, offending your esteemed self!”

”Once I return to the mansion, I will certainly find a way to procure an item of equal value as compensation. Please forgive me, Prince.” Zhou Xun said sincerely.

This matter was indeed his fault at the outset, and now that the aggrieved party has come to him, he sincerely apologized to quell the other’s anger.

King Danyang’s face showed a slight decrease in anger upon hearing the words, yet he remained discontent:

”Hmph, saying it lightly! The ’Golden Feather Cloud-Stepping Eagle’ is an item I have diligently nurtured over many years,”

”how could you easily compensate it? Don’t think a few empty words can gloss over it.”

The Jinn Emperor saw this, gently raised his hand, and kept that somewhat elusive smile on his face:

”Uncle Wang, don’t be upset, damaging your health over this is not worth it. Since Pavilion Master Zhou knows his fault, we should give him a chance for correction, don’t you think?”

”How about you name a condition and let’s see if he can fulfill it? If he can, perhaps this time we can let it go, what do you say?”

King Danyang snorted coldly; although still angry, he did not further escalate the issue, silently consenting to the Jinn Emperor’s mediation, pausing for a moment before saying:

”Alright, for the sake of Your Majesty, I will let this brat off, but the issue cannot be just brushed aside,”

”since he has performed great deeds at the West Desert, he should have considerable strength. Let him hold an Honored Guest Elder position in my mansion, and if our mansion faces life-and-death matters in the future, he must lend a hand, how about that?”

Saying this, the elder nonchalantly glanced at Zhou Xun before quickly withdrawing his gaze.

”Since the Prince has spoken so, I naturally agree!”

”Words alone are not proof; you should leave behind something as a testament!” King Danyang quickly said.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xun pondered for a moment, took out a piece of Tier Four Talisman Paper, tore it into two halves, and handed one half to King Danyang, then said:

”This is Tier Four Talisman Paper I personally refined; let this serve as a testament!”

King Danyang grabbed the half of the Talisman Paper, stored it in his storage bag, and revealed a smile:

”Haha, good! Refreshing, I like it!”

”Since you’re now an Honored Guest Elder in the mansion, we are one family, a mere ’Heart Essence Blood’ is nothing!”

He then bowed to the Jinn Emperor:

”Since the matter is settled, I shall not stay longer, Your Majesty, farewell!”

He then turned his gaze to Zhou Xun:

”Honored Guest Elder Zhou, if you have no business, feel free to visit my mansion. If more Heart Essence Blood is needed, come over to get it, hahahaha!”

With that, he laughed loudly and walked away.

Seeing this, Zhou Xun couldn’t help but feel bewildered,

this old man’s attitude changed so quickly, as if he was here solely for him.

The Jinn Emperor at that moment also realized, inwardly cursing the old fox!

Zhou Xun with his Early-Stage Nascent Soul cultivation managed to defeat the Profound Bone Flying Corpse, a testament to his prowess, not to mention his significant achievements in the West Desert within a few short years,

ranking twenty-fourth on the Celestial List. Such a figure is a definite Divinity Transformation Seed, and looking at the history of Great Jin, they are few indeed!

King Danyang’s actions today were not about presenting charges, clearly, he seized the opportunity to establish a relationship with Zhou Xun!

Should Zhou Xun truly ascend to Divinity Transformation one day, they at the Danyang Royal Mansion would profit immensely,

even if he cannot break through, he would undoubtedly be a dominant figure akin to True Monarch Yama, peerless among his peers,

thus, even without him, the Danyang Royal Mansion could still intimidate others in the future!

As for Zhou Xun, he wasn’t at any loss either,

firstly, the issue of the Heart Essence Blood is settled, and secondly, being able to make friends with King Danyang, one of the top ten experts in Great Jin, is a significant backing for Zhou Xun!

After King Danyang left, the Jinn Emperor continued to chat leisurely with Zhou Xun,

The Jinn Emperor also being a Late-Stage Nascent Soul cultivator, and occupying a high position, holding resources of the entire Great Jin, had endless insight during their conversation, greatly benefiting Zhou Xun.

”What are your plans next, Zhou Qing?” the Jinn Emperor asked.

”I returned from the West Desert, and having now exchanged for the ’Nine-Curves Illusion Spirit Ginseng,’ I plan to return to Jiangling Prefecture to cultivate in seclusion!” Zhou Xun replied.

Jiangling Prefecture being his domain, he naturally wants to develop it well, and also set up a teleportation array linking to the Eastern Wilderness, so when Lin Xueying or Wang Shun come for training,

it will be ideal.

”That’s good, as a Pavilion Master, you should strive for the welfare of the people; otherwise, it’s merely holding a position without contribution!”

”Yet, Jingzhou is the base of White Bone Mountain, with significant influence, even in Jiangling Prefecture, their impact is considerable, the previous two Pavilion Masters of Jiangling Prefecture both belonged to White Bone Mountain!”

”Thus, when you assume office, Daoist Zhou, you must proceed cautiously, as Master Hundred Bones is not an easy person!”

”Remember, remember!”

”Your Majesty rest assured, I have a few friends accompanying me in this appointment, even if we are not a match for Master Hundred Bones, our lives will be safe!” Zhou Xun bowed.

”Then I am relieved!” The Jinn Emperor nodded.

After this, without much idle talk, Zhou Xun bowed and took his leave,

returning to his cave mansion, ready to prepare the ’Illusion Spirit Liquid’ to assist the Phoenix Butterfly in advancing to Tier Four!

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