Starting With 100 Million Lives

Half an hour later, the trading conference between the 'enemies' came to a satisfactory conclusion.

Under Sect Leader Jiang's eloquent sales pitch, more than twenty high-ranking Immortal Officials from the Divine Thunder Bureau successfully disposed of over eighty percent of their burdens, greatly reducing their load.

Some people feared missing the chance, so they bought with great boldness.

They even exchanged their Immortal Armor for smoke; now, apart from their Lifebound Dao Artifact and a Storage Ring, they were practically empty-handed.

Yet, they also reaped considerable rewards at this trading conference.

On average, each of them acquired... about ten smokes.

The variety of smokes they obtained was quite diverse.

Some were the ordinary models from the start.

Some were the silver starry dazzling upgraded models Jiang Cheng reluctantly took out!

Others were the gold glittering collector's edition Jiang Cheng desperately dug out at the end...

According to Brother Cheng, the upgraded and collector's editions were at least ten times more valuable than the ordinary models.

Though he himself didn't know how adding a few gold and silver decorative halo effects made them much more valuable.

The people from the Divine Thunder Bureau automatically translated this claim into ten times the defensive power.

How could they resist flocking to it?

The ordinary model was already so impressive; wouldn't the collector's edition hold up against even Celestial Emperor's attacks for a while?

How could they not smash their pots and sell off their iron?

This group from the Divine Thunder Bureau was not foolish.

Eventually, they faintly sensed something was off.

You said at the beginning that the ordinary model was the last in stock.

How come later, more and more different models appeared one after another?

Doesn't this look like a swindle?

Faced with the customers' doubts, Sect Leader Jiang raised his hand with an expectant smile.

"Do you all not want to buy anymore?"

"That's really wonderful!"

"I was initially eager... oh no, out of great kindness, I allow you to return them."

He even deliberately displayed the resources he just exchanged.

"Come on, come on, I'll buy them back at the original price."

Seeing him look regretful and at a loss, everyone at Divine Thunder Bureau felt reassured.

This guy regretted selling so many Trust Incense Secret Treasures and wanted them back!

The more Brother Cheng regretted, the more they felt they got a good deal.

At that moment, everyone shook their heads repeatedly, refusing to return the goods.

"Elder Jiang, a deal is a deal, once bought, no return!"

"Exactly, there's no going back on a deal, we wouldn't agree!"

They tightly held their Storage Rings.

Ultimately, Brother Cheng could only beat his chest in frustration, sighing repeatedly.

Thus, both sides were extremely satisfied with this trade.

They even felt they got the better deal.

As the trade concluded, looking at the regretful and anguished Sect Leader Jiang, Fan Lei Daoist Venerable affectionately held his hands.

"Elder Jiang, visiting the Celestial Pill Department was truly worthwhile!"

He added smugly, raising his eyebrows: "Rest assured, your generosity will not be forgotten by our Divine Thunder Bureau!"

Brother Cheng thought to himself, your Tier Seven Dao Armor can provide me with several billion Immortal Yuan Points, so I won't forget it either.

Outwardly, he continued shaking his head and sighing.

"Alas, what is this? I think we should reconsider the trade we just made..."

"Elder Jiang loves to joke."

"We have urgent matters, goodbye, goodbye!"

The high-ranked officials from the Divine Thunder Bureau, feeling like they had scored, just wanted to hurry back to celebrate.

Before Brother Cheng could speak, they took off in a large group, flying far away, quickly disappearing from view.

Watching their departing direction, Sect Leader Jiang chuckled with satisfaction.

What just happened?

A stick of smoke in exchange for a pile of Dao Armor, Emperor Pills, Primordial Immortal Crystals, various Heavenly and Earthly Treasures...

Even now, he was a bit puzzled.

Why were those people convinced it was a treasure?

Why didn't those people even check the goods?

Were they possessed?

As he pondered these deep questions, others from the Celestial Pill Department gathered around.

"Elder Jiang, what exactly is that treasure?"

"Right, since it's so valuable, how could you sell it to the Divine Thunder Bureau?"

"Don't be fooled by how polite they are now; in a crucial moment, they might still bear a grudge for the slain Immortal Official."

"Selling such important treasure to them is empowering a potential enemy!"

Their words made Brother Cheng dumbfounded.

Yet he couldn't explain how he struck it rich.

It was frustrating not to be able to show off.

He could only dismiss everyone and proceed to activate Ice Origin and Pill Origin.

Now that he was a Celestial Venerable, in his view, his Immortal Power Cultivation had increased several times, and the activated Origins should be stronger.

However, unexpected things happened.

He could indeed activate stronger Ice Origin.

If we consider its current strength, it could very likely belong to the thickest category at the Daoist Venerable tier.

The problem is, he still couldn't handle it!

"How can this be?"

He then activated the Pill Origin.

This origin was even thicker than the Ice Origin due to Profound Pattern Thirteen Layer, directly exceeding the threshold of Daoist Venerable!

Yet the result was the same, he still couldn't control it.

Origin that couldn't be precisely controlled was useless in battle and practically futile.

Jiang Cheng could only lessen the Origin's intensity again; eventually, the intensity reached the same thickness as before of Ice Origin, finally becoming flexible again.

"What's going on?"

"Though I've improved my power, why is the strength of the Origin I can handle still the same as during the late Emperor Realm Ninth Layer?"

"Is there a problem somewhere?"

After considering it for a moment, he believed only experts above the Daoist Venerable realm could help him find the answer.

Yet as the Chief of the Celestial Pill Department, how could he lower himself like that?

Seeking advice from subordinates would dent his dignity.

Thinking of this, he exchanged some Dao Armor and part of the Heavenly and Earthly Treasures into Immortal Yuan Points from what he just pillaged.

This way, he amassed a whopping 6.5 billion Immortal Yuan Points, instantly becoming wealthy again.

Then, he opened the System Mall and flipped through the Cultivation Techniques catalog.

He directly scrolled to the top and selected one of the few golden top-tier techniques, named "Nine Immortals of the Universe Technique."

The most distinguishing feature of this technique was its compatibility with all rules.

This was Brother Cheng's most valued aspect, considering he possessed Three Thousand Profound Patterns.

After checking, the Eighth Layer of this technique corresponded to the Daoist Venerable Realm.

Learning it roughly required 30 billion Immortal Yuan Points.

Sect Leader Jiang didn't hesitate, clicking on it directly.

Soon, he automatically mastered the first eight layers of "Nine Immortals of the Universe Technique."

Since he was currently only at Celestial Venerable Realm, he yet had only insights into the Supreme and Daoist Venerable realms, unable to obtain actual changes.

But this was already enough.

After gaining insights into the Daoist Venerable realm, he was as knowledgeable as any Daoist Venerable.

And finally discovered the problem.

"It's actually because of the Law Space?"

"The origin is so powerful, it must be contained using Law Space?"

"So it means I need to have my own laws."