Chapter 146: Nearly Suffered a Crushing Loss

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“Zhao Gongming is currently at the peak of the mid-stage Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm. Advancing to the late stage requires only 488 Tyrant Points,” the system said blandly.

Jiang Yuan thought it over. Four hundred and eighty-eight Tyrant Points really was not too expensive, considering that it involved a Hunyuan Golden Immortal.

Besides, Zhao Gongming himself was worth five thousand Tyrant Points.

He even felt that it was somewhat cheap. After all, helping a Golden Immortal realm expert advance to the Daluo Golden Immortal realm required roughly the same number of points.

The system was certainly not showing a sudden burst of generosity. Zhao Gongming’s strength was simply formidable, and reaching the late stage of the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm was already a foregone conclusion for him.

That was why advancing him to the late stage required so few Tyrant Points.

“I won’t haggle with you this time, you dog of a system. Make the trade,” Jiang Yuan said indifferently.

Four hundred and eighty-eight Tyrant Points in exchange for the goodwill of a late-stage Hunyuan Golden Immortal was profitable no matter how one looked at it.

Ding! Trade successful. The host may allow Zhao Gongming to advance to the late stage of the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm at any time. Four hundred and eighty-eight Tyrant Points deducted. Current Tyrant Points: 4,265!

Seeing how quickly his Tyrant Points were being consumed, Jiang Yuan felt an ache in his heart.

He thought there were too few people cursing him. It seemed that Western Qi was not very good at fanning the flames.

Perhaps he should return and stir things up a little more?

But that could wait. He should first deal with the matter at hand before thinking about anything else.

“A meeting gift? That won’t be necessary. The reason I am helping Great Shang has nothing to do with the Human Emperor,” Zhao Gongming said without the slightest courtesy.

Jiang Yuan froze.

So this was the legendary stubborn old Daoist? His temper was so obstinate, and the key was that Jiang Yuan could not understand any of his actions.

To this day, he still had no idea why Zhao Gongming had asked whether he knew his cultivation realm.

And now he was refusing even a meeting gift?

If he refused it, how was Jiang Yuan supposed to make him work for him with a clear conscience in the future?

Which of his current subordinates had not received some benefit from him?

In any case, he had already completed the trade with the dog of a system, and there was no refund. Today, he was going to force the gift into Zhao Gongming’s hands if necessary.

Come on—did the Human Emperor not have any dignity?

“Actually, I was mistaken just now. Senior is not at the peak of the mid-stage Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm, but at the late stage,” Jiang Yuan said, struck by a sudden idea.

“What makes you say that?” Zhao Gongming asked with a smile.

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He naturally knew that Jiang Yuan had seen through his cultivation realm. So why was Jiang Yuan now deliberately claiming that he had made a mistake?

Although Zhao Gongming was not far from the late stage of the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm, and he was confident that he could reach it, he still needed some time to consolidate his foundation. For the moment, he had no way to advance.

“Because I believe Senior is at the late stage of the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm. Therefore, Senior is at the late stage. If you do not believe me, you can try examining your own cultivation realm,” Jiang Yuan said with a faint smile.

Zhao Gongming was stunned. He cautiously examined his cultivation and was astonished to discover that he truly was at the late stage of the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm.

When had he broken through?

He could swear that when he had asked Jiang Yuan about it, he had still been at the peak of the mid-stage. How had he reached the late stage in the blink of an eye?

“What kind of divine ability is this? Will it damage my foundation? Who gave you permission to advance me to the late stage of the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm without my consent? Even if I advanced on my own, it would not have taken much longer!” Zhao Gongming said coldly.

Hearing this string of accusations, Jiang Yuan was completely dumbfounded.

He had helped Zhao Gongming advance to the late stage of the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm, and that was somehow wrong? It had cost him a full 488 Tyrant Points!

Before he had even begun to feel the pain, Zhao Gongming had already berated him from head to toe?

If Jiang Yuan had not been unable to defeat him, he truly would have attacked. Was this man seriously being so tsundere?

He had offered a kindness, only to have it treated like donkey liver and lungs?

Perhaps he should simply kill the man and take the five thousand Tyrant Points!

Damn your monkey.

Having warmly offered his goodwill only to be met with indifference, Jiang Yuan naturally wore a dark expression.

“If Daoist does not wish to assist Great Shang, you may say so directly. I have already said that I will not force you, and I will not.”

“As for whether helping Daoist advance to the late stage of the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm will affect your cultivation foundation, why not investigate it yourself? Must you make such a fuss?” Jiang Yuan said with a frown.

Damn it, even a clay figure had three parts temper. He was, after all, the great king of the Shang Dynasty and the Human Emperor. He was not even a disciple of the Intercepting Sect.

How could Zhao Gongming manipulate him so easily?

Seeing that the atmosphere had taken a turn for the worse, Wen Zhong sensed trouble and hurried forward to mediate.

“Martial Uncle, please do not be angry. His Majesty meant well.”

“As for whether this will damage your foundation, Martial Uncle can rest assured. My Daluo Golden Immortal cultivation was also advanced with His Majesty’s help, and I have yet to discover any drawbacks.”

Zhao Gongming did not thank Jiang Yuan, nor did he offer an apology. He merely fell silent, though the expression on his face softened somewhat.

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In his view, reaching the late stage of the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm had merely been a matter of time. He only needed an opportunity to break through and did not require assistance from anyone else.

But from another perspective, perhaps Jiang Yuan was precisely that opportunity.

Although Wen Zhong had managed to soften Zhao Gongming’s expression somewhat, Jiang Yuan’s face remained ashen.

His meaning was obvious: I need soothing too.

Wen Zhong was utterly exasperated. How could the king of Shang, after ruling for so long, still behave like a child?

Martial Uncle Zhao was no longer pursuing the matter, so why could His Majesty not let it go? He had come to ask for help, after all.

Wen Zhong shook his head and finally sighed.

“Your Majesty, do not take it too personally. Martial Uncle Zhao is not truly blaming you. It is simply that Martial Uncle Zhao… has a rather unyielding personality and does not like relying on others.”

“In that case, I shall do fewer things that provoke Daoist Zhao in the future,” Jiang Yuan said indifferently.

He had taken the offered way out, but there was undoubtedly still some resentment in his heart.

Wen Zhong gave a bitter smile. He felt that even though he had become younger, his temperament had not grown nearly as mature. Otherwise, at a time like this, he would have called Jiang Yuan affected.

As for his Martial Uncle Zhao, he was even more affected. Wen Zhong simply did not dare say so aloud.

“Martial Uncle Zhao, have you still decided to assist Great Shang?” Wen Zhong asked.

Zhao Gongming said calmly, “I have never regretted a decision I have made. Since I agreed, I naturally will not change my mind lightly. Besides, I have received some inexplicable benefits.”

“So not a single thing that ought to be done will be omitted.”

Hearing this answer, Jiang Yuan and Wen Zhong both breathed a sigh of relief. After all, they had come to ask for help, and Jiang Yuan was already beginning to regret his words.

If Zhao Gongming had truly changed his mind in a fit of anger and refused to help Great Shang, Jiang Yuan would have regretted it to death.

It was not as if he could really kill him, right? If he did, Wen Zhong and Madam Shiji would probably leave him at once.

Then he truly would become a tyrant in every sense of the word.

And if he did not kill Zhao Gongming, he would have wasted 488 Tyrant Points for nothing.

Thinking about it, Jiang Yuan felt a surge of relief. He had nearly suffered a catastrophic loss simply because he had acted on impulse.

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