“Mr. Chen, what do you need? I’m at your service!” Gu Congwen had great respect for Chen Xiaobei and was thankful to him. He would do everything in his power to help.
“I want you to buy me some Beast Cores worth about 1,500 medium-grade Spiritual Stones. Buy as many as you can!” Chen Xiaobei said.
“Beast Cores? Why does Mr. Chen need so many?”
“For cultivating!” Chen Xiaobei answered.
“Huh? Mr. Chen, you’re kidding right? The same amount of Spiritual Stones can produce the same results for cultivation. Why don’t you just use the stones to cultivate? What’s the point of buying the Beast Cores?”
“Just buy them. You don’t have to worry about anything else. In exchange for that, I can promise you one thing! In the future, if I ever want to sell any paintings, I will let you have them. You’ll be the one who takes all the brokerage!”
To most people, there was no difference whether one used Spiritual Stones or Beast Cores to cultivate. The effects were the same.
For example, a single medium-grade Spiritual Stone could increase health or combat power by 100. A Beast Core worth one medium-grade Spiritual Stone could also do exactly the same!
Though this may true to most people, these two were as different as black and white to Chen Xiaobei.
With the dark powers of the Blood Descendants, a Beast Core could increase both Chen Xiaobei’s health and combat power which was twice the effectiveness of using Spiritual Stones to cultivate.
Chen Xiaobei had decided that he was going to spend 5,000 years of his lifespan by using his Dark Powers to absorb the Beast Cores. He could only use the dark powers one more time. So, the more Beast Cores he had, the better as he did not know when he was going to be able to employ the Dark Powers again.
“Alright! That’s settled then!” Gu Congwen was so excited about Chen Xiaobei’s promise that he said no more about using the Spiritual Stones for cultivation. “When do you need them? I will go get them ready now!”
“If you can get everything ready by tomorrow, then I will come get them by then!”
“No problem! You must trust the greatest finesse of Northern Wilderness Chamber of Commerce!” Gu Congwen said confidently.
“Alright. That would be it then. See you tomorrow!”
“Mr. Chen, why don’t you take that painting with you as well. We’ll need a masterpiece to hype up the upcoming auction!”
“I’m afraid not this time. I don’t have anything at hand right now. I will give it to you when I do have one!”
“Alright.” Gu Congwen sounded very disappointed but he piqued up, “Then I’ll be waiting for Mr. Chen’s next masterpiece!”
After he hung up, Chen Xiaobei felt at a loss.
He had paintings. Especially drafts like the one he gifted to Dong Xiaowu. In fact, he even had the original copy of ‘ A Ride that Carries Victory’!
But Chen Xiaobei understood that scarce items were extremely valuable. He would never sell any more of those.
As for the original painting, Chen Xiaobei had not even taken a look at it yet.
If the draft could have such an effect on the people, then the original painting would probably blow them away ten times over!
Chen Xiaobei did not want such a masterpiece to be seen so simply. He would just keep it for now. He might have some use for it in the future.
Finally, the issue with Penglai Faction had come to an end.
Chen Xiaobei brought Liu Xuanxin and the others back to Paradise Island, where Focker had arranged a private jet for them to return to China.
Once everyone had settled in, Bei Xuan faction was bustling again. It finally looked like a faction, unlike the time before this when there were only a handful of people.
Once everything was sorted out, Chen Xiaobei gathered Xia Hanjiang, Qi Changsheng and eleven other True Nirvana Cultivation subordinates, and gave each of them a third of the Skybreaking Cultivation Pill, so that they could break through to Celestial Cultivation immediately.
Including Xiahou Linyuan, eight of them were already Celestial Cultivation elites.
Bei Xuan Faction now had another 19 Celestial Cultivation elites.
That included Yue Changkong, Su Dongruo, Zhuang Bihuang, Gordon, Green Dragon Enigmatic Ninja, Kitagana Heiya, and Six-Eared Macaque. Together, they had a total of 26 Celestial Cultivation elites.
To top it off, Bei Xuan Faction also had the Ethereal Cultivation Yin Wuqiu.
Just by looking at these numbers, Bei Xuan Faction had now risen to the level of top-tier Ancient Faction!
Except for pinnacle ancient factions lead by demigods, Bei Xuan Faction did not have to fear for threats from any other external forces!
One Skybreaking Cultivation Pill could be broken into 3 small pieces and four Skybreaking Cultivation Pills could be broken into 12 small pieces.
Chen Xiaobei had given away 11 pills, so there was only one left. By then, everyone knew what Chen Xiaobei was going to do with the last one!
“Goddess, this is for you. After you take this, you can break through to Ethereal Cultivation.” Chen Xiaobei handed the last third of the Skybreaking Cultivation Pill to Liu Xuanxin.
“I don’t want it.” Liu Xuanxin shook her head.
“Huh? Why not?” Chen Xaiobei frowned. “You saw with your own eyes that everyone has broken through. Don’t tell me you think that I’m trying to drug you so I can take advantage of you?”
“Oh please… it’s not that! This pill is too precious. I haven’t done anything to deserve this. I won’t feel at peace if I take it.”
“Silly woman! What is there to feel uneasy about? The trip to Penglai Island had earned me items worth more than a thousand of these pills! If it hadn’t been for you, I wouldn’t have had a chance like this. Take it. You deserve it.”
“No.” Liu Xuanxin shook her head, stubborn as a mule. “You did it all by yourself. You did it with your own strength. I did not give anything to you.”
“I’m giving it you, so just take it! Whether you did anything or not, whether my earnings were my own doing – these are not important! You are my friend! That reason alone is enough!”
Chen Xiaobei grabbed Liu Xuanxin’s hand and pushed the Skybreaking Cultivation Pill into her palm.
“You…” Liu Xuanxin was caught by surprise. Her little heart thumped violently inside her chest. Chen Xiaobei’s domineering behaviour had beguiled her and she did not know how to refuse him.
Even more so, to a cultivator, a breakthrough was harder than building a stairway to heaven, and even Liu Xuanxin would have found it difficult to resist the temptation of the Skybreaking Cultivation Pill.
“That right! That’s a good girl!” Chen Xiaobei grinned as he released her small, soft hands.
When her heart had finally calmed down, she said, “I’ll take the pill. But consider that I now owe you a favour! When you need a favour, I’ll be sure to return it!”
“I need it now!” Chen Xiaobei winked.
“What… What do you need?”
Liu Xuanxin looked at Chen Xiaobei cautiously.
“Don’t think too much!” Chen Xiaobei laughed. “It’s very simple. Take off your scarf, then we’re even!”
“My scarf?” Liu Xuanxin reached a hand to her earlobe.
“Oh! I can finally see your beautiful face!”
Chen Xiaobei rubbed his hands gleefully.
“Who says I’m going to show you my face? You men only judge a book by its cover! The more you want to see, the more I will refuse you!”
Liu Xuanxin tucked her hair behind her ears.
She was not going to remove the scarf.
“Mr. Chen, what do you need? I’m at your service!” Gu Congwen had great respect for Chen Xiaobei and was thankful to him. He would do everything in his power to help.
“I want you to buy me some Beast Cores worth about 1,500 medium-grade Spiritual Stones. Buy as many as you can!” Chen Xiaobei said.
“Beast Cores? Why does Mr. Chen need so many?”
“For cultivating!” Chen Xiaobei answered.
“Huh? Mr. Chen, you’re kidding right? The same amount of Spiritual Stones can produce the same results for cultivation. Why don’t you just use the stones to cultivate? What’s the point of buying the Beast Cores?”
“Just buy them. You don’t have to worry about anything else. In exchange for that, I can promise you one thing! In the future, if I ever want to sell any paintings, I will let you have them. You’ll be the one who takes all the brokerage!”
To most people, there was no difference whether one used Spiritual Stones or Beast Cores to cultivate. The effects were the same.
For example, a single medium-grade Spiritual Stone could increase health or combat power by 100. A Beast Core worth one medium-grade Spiritual Stone could also do exactly the same!
Though this may true to most people, these two were as different as black and white to Chen Xiaobei.
With the dark powers of the Blood Descendants, a Beast Core could increase both Chen Xiaobei’s health and combat power which was twice the effectiveness of using Spiritual Stones to cultivate.
Chen Xiaobei had decided that he was going to spend 5,000 years of his lifespan by using his Dark Powers to absorb the Beast Cores. He could only use the dark powers one more time. So, the more Beast Cores he had, the better as he did not know when he was going to be able to employ the Dark Powers again.
“Alright! That’s settled then!” Gu Congwen was so excited about Chen Xiaobei’s promise that he said no more about using the Spiritual Stones for cultivation. “When do you need them? I will go get them ready now!”
“If you can get everything ready by tomorrow, then I will come get them by then!”
“No problem! You must trust the greatest finesse of Northern Wilderness Chamber of Commerce!” Gu Congwen said confidently.
“Alright. That would be it then. See you tomorrow!”
“Mr. Chen, why don’t you take that painting with you as well. We’ll need a masterpiece to hype up the upcoming auction!”
“I’m afraid not this time. I don’t have anything at hand right now. I will give it to you when I do have one!”
“Alright.” Gu Congwen sounded very disappointed but he piqued up, “Then I’ll be waiting for Mr. Chen’s next masterpiece!”
After he hung up, Chen Xiaobei felt at a loss.
He had paintings. Especially drafts like the one he gifted to Dong Xiaowu. In fact, he even had the original copy of ‘ A Ride that Carries Victory’!
But Chen Xiaobei understood that scarce items were extremely valuable. He would never sell any more of those.
As for the original painting, Chen Xiaobei had not even taken a look at it yet.
If the draft could have such an effect on the people, then the original painting would probably blow them away ten times over!
Chen Xiaobei did not want such a masterpiece to be seen so simply. He would just keep it for now. He might have some use for it in the future.
Finally, the issue with Penglai Faction had come to an end.
Chen Xiaobei brought Liu Xuanxin and the others back to Paradise Island, where Focker had arranged a private jet for them to return to China.
Once everyone had settled in, Bei Xuan faction was bustling again. It finally looked like a faction, unlike the time before this when there were only a handful of people.
Once everything was sorted out, Chen Xiaobei gathered Xia Hanjiang, Qi Changsheng and eleven other True Nirvana Cultivation subordinates, and gave each of them a third of the Skybreaking Cultivation Pill, so that they could break through to Celestial Cultivation immediately.
Including Xiahou Linyuan, eight of them were already Celestial Cultivation elites.
Bei Xuan Faction now had another 19 Celestial Cultivation elites.
That included Yue Changkong, Su Dongruo, Zhuang Bihuang, Gordon, Green Dragon Enigmatic Ninja, Kitagana Heiya, and Six-Eared Macaque. Together, they had a total of 26 Celestial Cultivation elites.
To top it off, Bei Xuan Faction also had the Ethereal Cultivation Yin Wuqiu.
Just by looking at these numbers, Bei Xuan Faction had now risen to the level of top-tier Ancient Faction!
Except for pinnacle ancient factions lead by demigods, Bei Xuan Faction did not have to fear for threats from any other external forces!
One Skybreaking Cultivation Pill could be broken into 3 small pieces and four Skybreaking Cultivation Pills could be broken into 12 small pieces.
Chen Xiaobei had given away 11 pills, so there was only one left. By then, everyone knew what Chen Xiaobei was going to do with the last one!
“Goddess, this is for you. After you take this, you can break through to Ethereal Cultivation.” Chen Xiaobei handed the last third of the Skybreaking Cultivation Pill to Liu Xuanxin.
“I don’t want it.” Liu Xuanxin shook her head.
“Huh? Why not?” Chen Xaiobei frowned. “You saw with your own eyes that everyone has broken through. Don’t tell me you think that I’m trying to drug you so I can take advantage of you?”
“Oh please… it’s not that! This pill is too precious. I haven’t done anything to deserve this. I won’t feel at peace if I take it.”
“Silly woman! What is there to feel uneasy about? The trip to Penglai Island had earned me items worth more than a thousand of these pills! If it hadn’t been for you, I wouldn’t have had a chance like this. Take it. You deserve it.”
“No.” Liu Xuanxin shook her head, stubborn as a mule. “You did it all by yourself. You did it with your own strength. I did not give anything to you.”
“I’m giving it you, so just take it! Whether you did anything or not, whether my earnings were my own doing – these are not important! You are my friend! That reason alone is enough!”
Chen Xiaobei grabbed Liu Xuanxin’s hand and pushed the Skybreaking Cultivation Pill into her palm.
“You…” Liu Xuanxin was caught by surprise. Her little heart thumped violently inside her chest. Chen Xiaobei’s domineering behaviour had beguiled her and she did not know how to refuse him.
Even more so, to a cultivator, a breakthrough was harder than building a stairway to heaven, and even Liu Xuanxin would have found it difficult to resist the temptation of the Skybreaking Cultivation Pill.
“That right! That’s a good girl!” Chen Xiaobei grinned as he released her small, soft hands.
When her heart had finally calmed down, she said, “I’ll take the pill. But consider that I now owe you a favour! When you need a favour, I’ll be sure to return it!”
“I need it now!” Chen Xiaobei winked.
“What… What do you need?”
Liu Xuanxin looked at Chen Xiaobei cautiously.
“Don’t think too much!” Chen Xiaobei laughed. “It’s very simple. Take off your scarf, then we’re even!”
“My scarf?” Liu Xuanxin reached a hand to her earlobe.
“Oh! I can finally see your beautiful face!”
Chen Xiaobei rubbed his hands gleefully.
“Who says I’m going to show you my face? You men only judge a book by its cover! The more you want to see, the more I will refuse you!”
Liu Xuanxin tucked her hair behind her ears.
She was not going to remove the scarf.
