novelapdf Chapter 120 needs extra money!
Chapter 120 needs extra money!
"Oh?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Gongming persisted, saying, "With the Three Pure Ones gone, in what capacity will you take on the karma between Master and Duobao?"
You, a mere virtuous corpse, can control the karma of a saint?
Even if you truly atoned for Duobao's karma, if the Venerable One doesn't acknowledge it, are you really going to take it all the way to Zixiao Palace?
"Zhao Gongming, you've gone too far!" Laozi was also furious upon hearing this.
He is a saintly corpse. Although he is not a saint, people in the Immortal Realm treat him as if he were a saint in person. Even top quasi-saints treat him with great respect!
Right now, he's even taking the initiative to lower his stance and offer to settle the karmic debt between Duobao and the Jie Sect.
But Zhao Gongming in front of him was so persistent that it enraged him, and he couldn't help but kill him on the spot.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Gongming showed no fear whatsoever, but instead retorted defiantly, "Today, you dare to be so presumptuous? Come and fight me, and kill you on the spot!"
"If that's not enough, I can summon your true self and have you take action yourself, that wouldn't be out of the question?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a five-tiered golden wheel of merit emitted a dazzling golden light, and a powerful aura, as if it were tangible, surrounded Zhao Gongming.
The golden light of merit and the golden light of fortune intertwined, so bright that even I could hardly open my eyes.
Meanwhile, in the chaotic starry sky, Tai Shang, who witnessed this scene, put his hand to his forehead, feeling quite helpless.
Where did this Ziwei Emperor get so much luck and merit in such a short time?
During the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods, the Golden Wheel of Merit behind his head only had two layers, but now it has actually condensed into a full five layers of the Golden Wheel of Merit!
If there are differences even among those who perform great deeds.
So the Ziwei Emperor in front of us is already considered to be of the upper-middle rank among those who have made great contributions!
If he could have made a move, he would have done so long ago; why wait until now?
As he pondered, Taishang knew that he had to appear in person today, so he spoke from the chaotic starry sky: "Today, I personally owe you a debt of karma, how about it?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Gongming also looked towards the direction of the chaotic starry sky, "It's nothing, but in this great calamity, there is still a karmic debt with the Primordial Sage that I haven't used yet!"
Adding another karmic connection involving a saint would make the whole affair tasteless!
Zhao Gongming was obviously deliberately raising the price. In any case, a karmic connection with a sage was a chance to save one's life.
Having another karmic connection with a sage is always an extra trump card for survival.
Meanwhile, Taishang naturally knew Zhao Gongming's thoughts, but Duobao's conversion of the barbarians into Buddhists was of great importance. His true self was not allowed to set foot in the Earthly Immortal Realm. If Zhao Gongming continued to block him and alarmed the two Western Saints, his plans would all fall through. Even though he knew that Zhao Gongming was raising the price on the spot, he could only grit his teeth and accept it for now.
So he said, "Just tell me what you want!"
"Since a sage is here to negotiate, shouldn't he speak first and show sincerity?"
"Besides the karmic connection with a sage, I will also give you two innate spiritual treasures!"
Tai Shang pondered, "The innate spiritual treasures he mentioned are naturally not ordinary spiritual treasures. At the very least, they are all of the high-grade innate spiritual treasure level."
However, Zhao Gongming said with some disdain, "Duobao is a direct disciple of my Jie Sect, enjoys the fortune of my Jie Sect, and is cultivated by my teacher!"
Could it be that the bond of camaraderie with us, the nurturing and guidance of our teacher, is only worth two innate spiritual treasures?
The Supreme Being remained silent for a moment before continuing, "Tell me, how many treasures do you want?"
"Our Dao hearts have been damaged, and the bonds between us disciples of the Jie Sect have been broken. Even ten or eight innate spiritual treasures are insufficient to soothe our Dao hearts!"
Zhao Gongming raised the price on the spot.
"impossible!"
Before Taishang could answer, Laozi, who was standing to the side, spoke up angrily: "Although you used Duobao's weakness to force me to stop my plan!"
However, Duobao's conversion of barbarians to Buddhism is a matter of destiny, and even if those two Westerners knew, you would find it difficult to stop him!
There's one more thing Lao Tzu didn't say: the reason for this compromise was also to take Duobao's feelings into consideration.
As for why they considered Duobao's feelings, it was because they were afraid that after Duobao converted to Buddhism, Zhao Gongming would not let him off the hook and would continue to cause him trouble.
It should be noted that Duobao's cultivation level was only at the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.
Even if one were to actually establish Mahayana Buddhism, become a regional leader, and receive the blessings of Mahayana Buddhism, it would still take some time for one's cultivation to improve.
Therefore, what Duobao lacked most at this time was time, if he did not resolve the karmic ties with the Jie Sect.
He attained enlightenment and became the Buddha of Mahayana Buddhism in the morning, but in the afternoon, Zhao Gongming came knocking on his door and beat him so badly that he lost all his face. That was a really big joke.
Here, Laozi was filled with righteous indignation, and Taishang in the chaotic starry sky was also quite angry. This Ziwei Emperor was as unyielding as ever.
After thinking for a while, the Supreme Lord had no choice but to say, "Of the treasures I possess, besides the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda and the Taiji Diagram, you may choose any two!"
"If two won't do, at least six!"
"If these three things fail, then you can resolve the karma between Duobao and the Jie Sect yourselves!"
Clearly, this was the Supreme Lord's bottom line. If Zhao Gongming still wanted to obstruct him, then he would have no choice but to let his own Xuandu Grand Master take on the role of the Buddha of Mahayana Buddhism.
Meanwhile, Duobao was dismayed when he heard the two haggling over the price.
What?
We'll solve it ourselves?
Should I go and deal with Zhao Gongming?
Isn't this just blatantly sending him to his death?
Thinking of this, Duobao was afraid that the negotiations would break down, so he took out all the treasures he had. The treasures shone brightly and were dazzling. Duobao actually took out dozens of innate spiritual treasures in one go. Although their quality could not be compared with the treasures in the hands of a saint, in the vast world, for a Great Luo Golden Immortal to have these treasures was considered to be quite wealthy!
"These treasures, apart from those bestowed by my teacher, were mostly acquired by this humble Taoist during my travels throughout the primordial world. Today, I return the original treasures, and together with these other treasures, I will settle all karmic debts!"
Duobao also suffered a great loss in order to understand the cause and effect.
Not only did they take out the treasures bestowed by the Tongtian Sect Leader, but they also took out a large portion of their own belongings.
Zhao Gongming glanced at Duobao, somewhat surprised, realizing he had forgotten about the guy's background.
It seems quite reasonable that the first pure-blooded treasure-hunting rat in the world would possess such treasures.
Thinking of this, he said calmly, "These treasures were mostly bestowed by our teacher and are originally the treasures of our Jie Sect."
As for the other treasures, not a single one could catch Guang's eye!
These are insufficient as a bargaining chip to repay the teacher's kindness in imparting knowledge and skills!
Upon hearing this, Daoist Duobao suddenly felt a headache coming on.