In the County City of Nine Specters County, the County Governor's estate.
Tian Ji Yu, the County Governor of Nine Specters County, sat in the main hall as though he was waiting for someone.
Suddenly, he rose to his feet as though he had sensed someone's presence.
"County Governor."
A voice rang from outside the main hall.
A bright smile appeared on Tian Ji Yu's face as he walked out of the Main Hall in a flash. He looked at the purple-clad young man standing outside the Main Hall and asked, "Duan Ling Tian, is everything settled? Is there anything I can help you with? "
"Thank you for your concern, County Governor."
The purple-clad young man standing outside the County Governor's Estate's audience hall was none other than Duan Ling Tian who had just returned from the Liu Clan. When he heard what Tian Ji Yu said, he lightly smiled and said, "With the County Governor backing me up, they were very cooperative."
Before he left the Liu Clan, he had given Pang Bing a ridiculous price for 200,000 prominent Celestial Stones that the Pang Clan would not be able to provide.
However, he believed Pang Bing was a smart person and would definitely gather 200,000 prominent Celestial Stones for him.
This was because the County Governor of Nine Specters County was on his side.
It was not difficult for him to guess why the County Governor of Nine Specters County was on his side.
The County Governor must have thought Duan Lingtian would be able to obtain three mediocre Celestial Pills, the Great Overarching Pills, for the County Governor of Nine Specters County.
On one side was three mediocre Celestial Pills, and on the other side was an inner court elder who was still a peak Golden Celestial.
Although he was the County Governor of Nine Specters County, he knew what was more important.
"That's good."
Tian Ji Yu nodded and led Duan Lingtian into the main hall. "Let's talk inside."
After entering the main hall, Tian Ji Yu did not return to his seat. Instead, he sat beside Duan Lingtian. His expression was grave when he sat down with Duan Lingtian.
"Duan Lingtian, I'm afraid you won't be able to stay in the County Governor's estate from now on."
Tian Ji Yu sighed.
"I understand."
Duan Lingtian nodded.
"You understand?"
Tian Jiyu was startled. He had only thought of this after he returned.
But now, Duan Lingtian actually said that he understood?
Facing Tian Jiyu's puzzled gaze, Duan Lingtian said, "From today onwards, the news that I, Duan Lingtian, possess strength close to that of a Great Overarching Golden Celestial will spread throughout the County City and even the entire Nine Specters County!"
"County Governor, as the County Governor of Nine Specters County, you can't just order them to keep their mouths shut. After all, there's no restriction in the Devata Realms like the lightning penalty oath in the mundane realms. Even if you warn those in the know, they can still spread the news in secret. "
Duan Ling Tian paused for a moment when he spoke up to here.
Tian Jiyu nodded.
This was indeed the case.
Duan Lingtian continued to say, "Once this news spreads to the Nine Specters County, it'll spread to the other 15 counties as well. Once the other 15 counties learn that there's a Golden Celestial below the age of 100 in Nine Specters County, they'll definitely make a move on me before the Martial Competition of the 16 Counties begins.
At that time, the powerhouses from the other counties might not personally make a move, but they'll definitely pay a hefty price to hire a powerhouse from the outside to kill me. As long as they're willing to pay, they'll be able to hire a powerhouse who's stronger than you, right? "
Duan Lingtian asked as he looked at Tian Jiyu.
"Yes."
Tian Jiyu did not expect Duan Lingtian to be so thorough. He nodded in response to Duan Lingtian's question. "As long as they're willing to pay a hefty price, it won't be difficult for them to hire a powerhouse who's stronger than me.
To them, you're practically guaranteed to be the champion of the Martial Competition of the 16 Counties in King Qin's Mansion. That's something they don't want to see. In order to make you disappear, they might even join forces and pay a hefty price to hire a powerhouse who's more powerful than me to kill you.
If they hire a powerhouse who's weaker than me, it's no different from not hiring a powerhouse at all. Under such circumstances, with me in the County Governor's estate, no one will be able to hurt you, let alone kill you! "
Tian Jiyu said.
"I've thought of all these."
Duan Lingtian nodded. "That's why I plan to leave."
"When do you plan to leave?"
Tian Jiyu asked.
"Of course, the sooner the better. However, if I'm not mistaken, it should be in three days. After all, I still have two debts to settle in the next three days. "
Duan Lingtian said.
"Two debts?"
Tian Jiyu was taken aback.
Although Tian Ji Yu was the County Governor of Nine Specters County, he could not help but feel his lips twitch when he heard Duan Ling Tian's words. Duan Ling Tian's words made Tian Ji Yu speechless.
"You … You're really ruthless!"
"100,000 prominent Celestial Stones might not be enough to break the Liu clan's bones, but they'll have to sell off some of their properties to raise the amount in a short time."
"200,000 prominent Celestial Stones … I'm afraid the Pang clan won't be able to afford it."
Tian Jiyu said.
"The Pang clan won't be able to afford it … However, I believe Elder Pang Bing is a wise man. He'll ask the Liu clan to share the burden with the Pang clan."
Duan Lingtian said indifferently, "With the Liu clan's wealth, it won't be difficult for them to come up with another 100,000 prominent Celestial Stones."
"200,000 prominent Celestial Stones … Even the Liu clan will have to sell off a lot of their properties and break their bones."
Tian Jiyu sighed. "Initially, I planned to give you some Celestial Stones after you leave … However, it seems like there's no need for that now. With 300,000 prominent Celestial Stones, you won't be short of Celestial Stones for the time being.
However, don't forget about the Martial Competition of the 16 Counties in King Qin's Mansion. "
Tian Jiyu's expression suddenly turned solemn as he looked at Duan Lingtian and said, "I'll help you register for the Martial Competition of the 16 Counties … All you have to do is show up when the competition begins. At that time, even if the people from the other 15 counties want to kill you, they won't dare to act recklessly with the people from King Qin's Mansion around. "
"That's what I think as well."
Duan Lingtian nodded.
After a while, Duan Lingtian bade farewell to Tian Jiyu and left.
Before he left, he still had many things to do.
The first thing he wanted to do was to refine the primitive Celestial Pill, the Spirit Nourishing Pill.
Currently, he already had a lot of medicinal ingredients for the Spirit Nourishing Pill.
'Since Liu Qing, the Supreme Elder of the Liu clan, was the primitive Celestial Alchemist of the Liu clan, he must have a cauldron in his Spatial Ring.'
After returning to his stone chamber in the Latent Dragon Abyss, Duan Lingtian took out another Spatial Ring from his Spatial Ring. It was none other than Liu Qing's Spatial Ring that he had casually taken after killing him.
'As expected, there's a cauldron!'
After claiming ownership of Liu Qing's Spatial Ring, Duan Lingtian easily found the cauldron in the Spatial Ring. Apart from that, there were also some medicinal ingredients and a few pill formulas in the Spatial Ring.
As for the pile of Celestial Stones, Duan Lingtian did not even bother to look at them.
Although there were many Celestial Stones in Liu Qing's Spatial Ring, it was still not enough.
Compared to the 300,000 prominent Celestial Stones he was about to obtain from the Liu clan and the Pang clan, these Celestial Stones were insignificant.
'These pill formulas are all for primitive Celestial Pills … Hmm? These are … the pill formulas for the primitive Celestial Pill, the Hidden Spirit Pill? '
Among the pill formulas in Liu Qing's Spatial Ring, the only one that caught Duan Lingtian's attention was the pill formula for the primitive Celestial Pill, the Hidden Spirit Pill.
Previously, the County Governor of Nine Specters County had given him a bottle of Hidden Spirit Pills. It had allowed his cultivation base to improve by leaps and bounds in just one and a half years, allowing him to break through and become a Yellow Sun Golden Celestial.
When he became a Yellow Sun Golden Celestial, he had used up all the Hidden Spirit Pills he had.
"It's no wonder the Hidden Spirit Pill is so rare … As it turns out, apart from the rare medicinal herbs required for the Hidden Spirit Pill, the Celestial Alchemist's alchemy skills are also very high. Due to this, the success rate is extremely low."
After reading the pill formula for the Hidden Spirit Pill, Duan Lingtian finally understood why the Hidden Spirit Pill was so rare.
He wondered why the Hidden Spirit Pill was so much rarer than the Spirit Containment Pill.
"I should try to refine the Spirit Containment Pill first … I wonder if I can refine pills or Celestial Artifacts with the gray flames I extracted from the incomplete piece of metal …"
Duan Ling Tian took a deep breath before he activated the Celestial Fire Technique to mobilize the gray flame in the defective metal piece. However, just like before, he could only extract a small portion of the gray flame from the defective metal piece.
'Let's give it a try.'
At the same time, Duan Lingtian placed the cauldron on the table and took out a set of medicinal ingredients to refine the Spirit Containment Pill. Then, he began to refine the Spirit Containment Pill with the gray flame that he controlled.
The first time, the medicinal ingredients were burned to ashes as soon as they came into contact with the gray flame that Duan Lingtian controlled.
'It's useless!'
Duan Lingtian smiled wryly. He knew it was because he had not refined pills for a long time and did not have sufficient control over the flame.
'However, this small portion of the gray flame is indeed powerful. At the very least, it's not inferior to the primitive Celestial Fires recorded in the Memory Celestial Talismans. '
After realizing this, Duan Lingtian began to feel more confident. Therefore, he began to refine the Spirit Containment Pill for the second time.
During his second attempt, Duan Lingtian slightly controlled the flame. However, the medicinal ingredients only lasted for a short while before they were burned to ashes.
'Again!'
Following that, Duan Lingtian tried for the third time, the fourth time, and the fifth time.
The medicinal ingredients used to refine the primitive Celestial Pill, the Spirit Containment Pill, were burned to ashes one after another.
Fortunately, no one else was around.
Otherwise, they would feel sorry for Duan Lingtian and feel that he was being wasteful.
Finally, on his thirteenth attempt, Duan Lingtian successfully melted the medicinal ingredients into a liquid with the gray flame. Then, he placed the liquid into the cauldron and proceeded to the next step.
Initially, this step was quite successful.
However, when Duan Lingtian was about to condense the pill, the cauldron suddenly shook violently.
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