Celestial Beast Taming

Qin Ruyue had heard the Crying Moon Goddess mention the Star Emperor several times and figured he must have Longevity Pills.

Regardless, since this opportunity had been arranged, she definitely had to tell Zhong Yi about it!

Since the Crying Moon Goddess had said as much, there was no longer any need for her to invent a reason.

Both Qin Ruyue and Zhong Yi had somewhat underestimated the desperation to live that a veteran powerhouse at the Peak of Ten Thousand Nations Level would feel when their lifespan was about to end.

For the Crying Moon Goddess to take the initiative to seek out Qin Ruyue and arrange this was, by any measure, a great blow to her dignity!

Decades ago, the Crying Moon Goddess would never have even considered communicating with the person who controlled one of her Moon Judges.

No matter how much the Crying Moon Goddess valued Qin Ruyue, the moment she discovered her betrayal, she would not have let her live!

But times had changed. With only a few years of life left, many of the Crying Moon Goddess’s views had already shifted.

In truth, the Crying Moon Goddess’s remaining lifespan was even shorter than what the outside world knew.

Aside from her personal strength, she had already traded away most of the resources she had collected in her lifetime to exchange for Divine Origin Value to purchase Longevity Pills.

A single Longevity Pill, which cost ten Divine Origin Value, could only extend her life by ten months.

Each brief extension of her life didn’t bring the Crying Moon Goddess joy, but rather a greater fear of death!

"Your Excellency, Crying Moon Goddess, I will actively reach out on your behalf."

"You recognized my potential and showed me great kindness. You were the one who gave me the Rule Deceit Embryo for my Lifebound Deceit Beast to devour, along with its matching Emperor’s Tool."

"Please, allow me to bow to you three more times!"

After saying this, Qin Ruyue sincerely prepared to bow again.

The Crying Moon Goddess lightly tapped her fingertip, and a ribbon of Moonlight Silk supported Qin Ruyue’s body.

"Enough with the bowing!"

"My lifespan is almost over. If you keep bowing, you’ll bow what’s left of it away."

"The Moon Listener Apostles will be selected from the Moon Judges three days from now. I need your answer within three days."

"As long as you can help me trade for a Longevity Pill, one of the three Moon Listener Apostle positions will be yours."

"You can join the other two Moon Listener Apostles in Yingyue Pond to be baptized by its waters."

What the Crying Moon Goddess hated most in her life was betrayal!

Having been betrayed by a loved one in the long years past, the Crying Moon Goddess’s heart had once been completely blinded by hatred.

But as her lifespan gradually dwindled, the Crying Moon Goddess came to a sudden realization.

In the face of the desire for life and the fear of death, everything else was insignificant.

The Crying Moon Goddess had taken the initiative to reveal to Qin Ruyue that she had little time left.

This wasn’t because the Crying Moon Goddess had become crazed and reckless due to her dwindling lifespan.

On the contrary, the Crying Moon Goddess was exceptionally clear-headed.

The reason the Crying Moon Goddess said all this was not that she wasn’t afraid of the person controlling Qin Ruyue making an exorbitant demand—asking for more resources or forcing her to perform some impossible task.

Rather, she was afraid they would simply refuse to trade her the Longevity Pills at all.

Qin Ruyue failed to perceive these subtle thoughts of the Crying Moon Goddess.

However, after the Crying Moon Goddess left and Qin Ruyue contacted Zhong Yi, he immediately grasped the Goddess’s true thoughts upon hearing Qin Ruyue’s account.

Previously, Zhong Yi hadn’t dared to initiate contact with the Crying Moon Goddess because he was afraid that after she saw the Insect Honey produced by the Longevity Empress Bee’s offspring, she would become desperate and use her power to coerce him.

After all, since Zhong Yi had Longevity Insect Honey, he wasn’t planning to spend Divine Origin Value to buy Longevity Pills.

Moreover, before joining the Chasing Light Dragon Palace, Zhong Yi’s net worth was only a little over thirty Divine Origin Value, not nearly enough to buy many Longevity Pills.

For the Crying Moon Goddess to be so anxious to trade for Longevity Pills meant her lifespan was indeed almost gone.

Meanwhile, his Longevity Empress Bee had just finished building its nest and producing offspring.

It would still be some time before it could provide a stable supply.

In reality, whether he gave the Crying Moon Goddess Longevity Insect Honey or Longevity Pills didn’t make much of a difference to Zhong Yi.

A treasure like Longevity Insect Honey, which could increase one’s lifespan by a full year, could easily be sold on the Virtual Source Network.

Now that he had over 3,000 Divine Origin Value on hand, Zhong Yi felt that using Longevity Pills to keep a veteran powerhouse of the Peak of Ten Thousand Nations Level by his side was a very worthwhile deal.

Two Peak of Ten Thousand Nations Level Ant Successors were currently incubating in Zhong Yi’s Soul Base.

With these two Ant Successors to keep her in check, Zhong Yi no longer had to fear the Crying Moon Goddess’s power becoming uncontrollable.

After careful consideration, Zhong Yi told Qin Ruyue that he had more than enough Longevity Pills.

A Longevity Pill would be delivered to Qin Ruyue soon.

As for all subsequent matters, they would be handled later in Fengjiang City.

War had already broken out on the Dragon’s Roost Continent, and the conflict started by the Shuojin Federation and Mirage Sea Federation would not end anytime soon.

The Xin Xia Federation was now embroiled in this war.

As the Xin Xia Federation’s only Healing-type Celestial Destiny Seeker, Zhong Yi would be staying in Fengjiang City for a long time.

Meeting with the Crying Moon Goddess would be much safer after these two Peak of Ten Thousand Nations Level Ant Successors had hatched.

Zhong Yi would arrange for someone to deliver a Longevity Pill with all possible speed.

This Longevity Pill would both solidify his relationship with the Crying Moon Goddess, whom he had never met, and also secure the safety of Qin Ruyue, who was in the Purifying Moon Sect.

If he didn’t send something tangible, he would merely be stringing the Crying Moon Goddess along through Qin Ruyue.