Chapter 5: The Fiance (1) (1/2)
Any other disciple would be afraid of facing the elders’ wrath, but Li Qiye only lightly scoffed: “Elders, don’t be angry. If I were to actually pa.s.s the trials, it would be a great contribution to the sect. The hardworking should be rewarded, no? It should only be natural for me to provide some conditions considering the danger of the task.”
This elder was extremely unhappy with Li Qiye’s att.i.tude, so he roared his response: “Then wait until you have pa.s.sed the trial, we can discuss them then!”
“So be it!” The first elder nodded his head then continued: “Don’t you worry. As long as you pa.s.s the trial, you are free to select any cultivation methods with the exception of Heaven’s Will Secret Laws and Immortal Emperor merit laws. I don’t think the other elders will have any objections to this.”
The six elders glanced at each other and contemplated the notion. If he indeed pa.s.ses the trial, then the elder’s suggestion was completely reasonable.
“The other conditions can wait until after the trial.” Li Qiye finally smiled: “However, there is one condition that I must state beforehand so that there will be ample time for preparation. Once I reach the Physique Acc.u.mulation level, I require a medicinal paste of the Saint grade.”
After hearing Li Qiye’s request, the faces of all six elders turned sour; they collectively yelled out at the same time: “How greedy can you be?”
Li Qiye pretended to not hear their loud yell and continued while slowly enunciating each word: “Elders, the marriage between our two sects is a great matter. If things go well, it would be an enormous contribution to the sect. A Saint grade medicinal paste might be precious, but I believe that it is a fair trade.”
This elder was unhappy and coldly snorted: “Hmmph, you think a medicinal paste of the Saint grade is so easily obtainable?!”
The first elder then glanced at Li Qiye and said: ”If you are successful, then rewarding a Saint grade paste isn’t too outrageous. But right now, we cannot accommodate you because we lack certain integral efficacious medicines for the Saint paste recipe.”
Looking at the elder’s body language, Li Qiye secretly sighed in disappointment. He was thinking too highly of the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect. In the past, its treasure trove was practically boundless. It even contained Immortal grade pastes, so Saint pastes were trivial in comparison.
“Fine, I will take one step back; I want the highest grade of King paste!”
The elders glanced at each other. Eventually, the first elder conceded: “This I can accept, but the condition is that you will still have to be successful.”
Li Qiye smiled at the first elder and replied: “Outside of this, I have another small request before I leave for the Nine Saint Demon Gate. Without knowing how dangerous it will be, I will need to learn some techniques and have one or two defensive weapons.”
Elder Cao, one of the six elders, spoke with discontent: “Ha, so it seems that you are still a bit wily and trying to taking advantage of this situation for personal gains.”
The first elder actually sympathized with this notion and nodded his head: “How about this, in the inner sect are techniques and weapons, you can pick one and only one. What do the other elders think?”
Even though the other elders didn’t want to accommodate Li Qiye, they still agreed with the first elder. They knew the chance of success for Li Qiye was near zero. Even if they gave him weapons and techniques, it wouldn’t raise the probability by much, but a bit is better than none.
“Elders are worrying too much, I'm not that greedy.” Li Qiye naturally knew the thoughts of the elders and calmly smiled: “I heard that we have a technique named the 'Invisible Dual Blades' that can be learned in no time at all. I want this technique as well as a pair of blades to accompany it. Would this be acceptable?”
The elders rolled their eyes from surprise after hearing Li Qiye. They originally thought that this greedy boy would ask for Emperor level techniques, but it turned out that he actually wanted a normal technique.
“Invisible Dual Blades eh?” The first elder stroked his beard.
Another elder quickly responded: “First Elder, it is only a martial technique and insufficient for practical use. In the world of cultivation, even the simplest merit law would outperform any martial art.” This elder was responsible for merit law a.s.signments in the sect, so he was very knowledgeable with regards to their manuals.
“That is not a problem! Nan Huairen, bring the ‘Invisible Dual Blades’ to his peak and give him the best pair of dual blades.” The first elder was happy with this simple request. His opinion of Li Qiye decreased from Li Qiye’s unwise decision. One would think that the sect would want to give all the a.s.sistance they could afford to help Li Qiye, but deep down inside, all the elders knew that no matter what techniques and weapons they give to him, completing the trial would still be impossible. They only aimed to minimize the losses for their sect.