"Let’s first discuss the matter of planting and nurturing the Yidongqing Divine Tree in the disaster-stricken tribes. It’s quite simple, I’m just a laborer.
For me to save more tribes in the shortest time possible, and to free up more of my time, whichever temple I go to, the Divine Sacrifice there should provide me with enough Golden Lotus Jade Essence and Sand Sea Golden Lotus Tea. There’s no problem with that." Ye Zhen clarified every condition required to exploit the Divine Sacrifices.
"No problem."
The Divine Sacrifices nodded like chickens pecking at rice.
"By the way, Grand Priest, are the personal qualities of the Divine Sacrifices present here up to par? There’s no need to sign any Divine Soul Contract or something, right?" Ye Zhen glanced at the Sand Sea Divine Sacrifices and said.
Upon hearing this, the expressions of Xiao Ze, Wuy Youu, and Huaa Xing’an noticeably changed for the worse.
Doubting their character, it really is....
"Divine Envoy Ye, rest assured. Although there have been individual conflicts of interest before, the personal qualities of all the Divine Sacrifices present are trustworthy. Rest assured, for anything agreed upon today, should anyone dare not to execute it in the future, I will personally deal with it!" Grand Priest Nahar said coldly.
Ye Zhen looked satisfied. After talking so much nonsense, all Ye Zhen really wanted was this guarantee from Grand Priest Nahar.
"Good, with the Grand Priest’s guarantee, I’m relieved."
Xiao Ze, Wuy Youu, Huaa Xing’an, and the others had black lines all over their faces. Isn’t this clearly saying that they can’t be trusted?
"The land of the Golden Tribe and the Grand Priest here is centrally located, bordering all your lands, and since there are not many disaster-stricken tribes, to save time, when I go to your lands to nurture the Yidongqing Divine Tree, I’ll take care of nearby tribes as well.
The problem is, which of the five Sand Sea Divine Sacrifice lands should I go to first?"
Ye Zhen didn’t give a chance for the Sand Sea Divine Sacrifices to argue and continued talking to himself.
"As I mentioned before, this relief order must consider closeness and distance. But unfortunately, my relationship with each of the Sand Sea Divine Sacrifices is about the same.
If I choose whose place to go to first, the others won’t be satisfied.
To decide on the matter of closeness and distance, and also to determine the order, so that the Sand Sea Divine Sacrifices won’t scold me, Ye Zhen, for being unjust, coincidentally, I have a few small requests. If any of you Sand Sea Divine Sacrifices could meet one or two, I’d be very grateful.
I could then determine the order based on how well each Divine Sacrifice fulfills these demands."
After speaking, Ye Zhen looked at Xiao Ze and the others with a smile, "How do the Sand Sea Divine Sacrifices feel about it?"
The Sand Sea Divine Sacrifices present, all of whom were old foxes who had been around for thousands of years, understood immediately.
Upon hearing these words from Ye Zhen, they knew what he meant, he was setting a price.
And he wanted them to bid against each other.
Although they were unhappy, if you think about it carefully, it’s the most appropriate method at this time.
The key is to see what price Ye Zhen sets.
"What exactly are the demands of Divine Envoy Ye?" Sha Clan Divine Sacrifice Xiao Ze asked.
"We’re all within the temple, my requests are merely related to cultivation. Firstly, I need a World Fragment to break through to the Realm King Realm.
My cultivation has been stuck at the Dark Palace Realm Ninth Stage for some time, due to the lack of a suitable World Fragment to break through.
However, the World Fragment I use for the breakthrough must at least be a fragment from a normal Little World, so let’s see which Divine Sacrifice can provide a suitable one." Ye Zhen said.
"With Divine Envoy Ye having this sense of measure, I feel relieved."
Grand Priest Nahar was worried that Ye Zhen might take this opportunity to make excessive demands, but upon hearing the first request, what Ye Zhen asked for wasn’t much, allowing him to ease his mind.
"That’s not difficult, anything else?" Xiao Ze also let out a slight sigh of relief.
If Ye Zhen truly used this opportunity to ask for exorbitant demands, he and Guii Gu would be fine, but the other three might suffer greatly.
"In addition, I have a few subordinates whose cultivation has been stuck at the Half-step Dao Realm for some time. They want to find an opportunity for a breakthrough. I’m specifically asking the Divine Sacrifices for a copy of the Martial Arts Secret Scroll you used when breaking through to the Dao Realm." Ye Zhen said.
"A Martial Arts Secret Scroll for breaking through to the Dao Realm?" Xiao Ze pondered for a moment.
Such things are precious indeed, but in a way, they’re also common.
The Martial Arts Secret Record is a compilation of insights and experiences sealed using Secret Techniques onto a specially crafted Jade Scroll by powerful Martial Artists when they break through certain realms or cultivate certain Cultivation Techniques.
When obtained, the martial artist can experience firsthand the various insights and experiences of the Martial Arts Secret Scroll’s creator during their breakthrough or cultivation through the activation of Secret Techniques.
This experience is immersive and all-encompassing.
Unlike ordinary textual experiences, it’s not monotonous.
When martial artists use this Martial Arts Secret Scroll, the probability of a breakthrough is considerably high.
Under normal circumstances, only direct disciples or blood relatives in those large sects could possibly obtain such extremely precious Martial Arts Secret Scrolls, which indicates their value.
However, creating such a Martial Arts Secret Realm does not consume too much, relying on inherent insights and experiences, only a large amount of Spiritual Power and Divine Soul Power is needed for the Secret Technique’s creation, but for Dao Realm Experts, it’s entirely manageable.
As long as they are willing, they could create many Martial Arts Secret Scrolls.
The only trouble is that this Martial Arts Secret Realm might reveal the characteristics of their cultivation techniques and the secrets of cultivation. This is why many experts are unwilling to create Martial Arts Secret Scrolls.
Precisely because of this reason, the created Martial Arts Secret Scrolls vary greatly in quality, depending largely on the attitude of the creator.
The main reason Ye Zhen proposed this condition is that breaking through from Half-step Dao Realm to Dao Realm is incredibly difficult.
Among the Realm King Realm experts, having one in a thousand is considered normal, let alone one in a hundred.
Like Wang Baimu, who has recently joined Ye Zhen’s ranks, he has been stuck in Half-step Dao Realm for many years. Even with the recent abundant supply of Spirit Void Fruit from Ye Zhen, he still hasn’t made a breakthrough.
Ye Zhen thought of this method.
Once Wang Baimu breaks through to Dao Realm, Ye Zhen would have one more Dao Realm expert under him, which could be hugely advantageous.
"That’s right." Ye Zhen confirmed.
"Anything else?" Xiao Ze asked expressionlessly.
"That’s all! Just these two things, as I’ve said earlier, just a little personal request of mine. Whoever provides things of better quality, I’ll prioritize assisting their territory with relief efforts first," Ye Zhen stated.
To be fair, Ye Zhen’s request isn’t high.
But in the eyes of the Sand Sea Divine Priest Xiao Ze, agreeing would mean that they become subordinate, not to mention that Ye Zhen’s status within Yizhi Temple would change significantly.
Xiao Ze still considers how to restrain Ye Zhen, but others think differently, especially Wuy Youu, whose tribe suffers over ninety percent extinction of the Yidongqing Divine Tree in their territory, feeling urgent like ants on a hot pan.
Originally anxious for Ye Zhen to come to his territory for relief, Ye Zhen now proposed a method that is still acceptable, and he nearly jumped in agreement with both hands and feet raised.
"I agree, let’s go with this method." Wuy Youu, for the first time, ignored Xiao Ze’s gaze and immediately jumped out to make the decision.
Weng Lide hesitated slightly but quickly stood out, "I agree as well."
Sand Sea Divine Priest Huaa Xing’an, known for being stingy, but feeling most distressed over the loss of tribes in his territory, followed suit and stood up, "I agree as well."
"These are indeed just two small requests, I have no objections."
The situation was set, and Guii Gu saw no reason to be the villain, nodded cheerfully, leaving only Sand Sea Divine Priest Xiao Ze, who kept asking but had yet to express his stance, frozen.
Xiao Ze found, to his astonishment, that the voice he originally controlled within Yizhi Temple seemed out of control.
"It’s settled then, so should we talk about the food issue now?" Grand Priest Nahar looked at Ye Zhen, this being their most pressing concern.
If the food problem could be solved, it would be excellent.
The nearly thirty billion Sha Clan people, who under the plan could only wait for death, would have hope for survival.
Humans aren’t unfeeling like grass and wood.
If given a choice, Grand Priest Nahar would never willingly watch those nearly thirty billion Sha Clan people starve in the coming winter.
"The issue of food might require a grander action," Ye Zhen said.
"A grander action?" Grand Priest Nahar was puzzled.
"Can today’s discussion be kept confidential?" Ye Zhen once more scanned the numerous Sand Sea Divine Priests with a solemn expression.
"Absolutely, I can assure you!" Yizhi Temple has stood firm in the Sand Sea for countless years. If there were issues at the highest levels of the Sand Sea Divine Priests, existence until now would have been impossible; this is something Grand Priest Nahar can guarantee.
"That’s good then."
As Ye Zhen nodded, he handed a jade scroll to Grand Priest Nahar, "This outlines my specific plan—including how all of you, Sand Sea Divine Priests, can cooperate. Feel free to circulate it."
After just one glimpse, Grand Priest Nahar’s eyes showed a hint of astonishment; he carefully sized up Ye Zhen before thoroughly reading the jade scroll, then passed it to Guii Gu.
Next were Xiao Ze, Huaa Xing’an, Weng Lide, Wuy Youu, and others, one by one reading it.
Their immediate reactions upon seeing the jade scroll were either shock or immense surprise.
"Gentlemen, if the requirements within can be met, then swiftly implement this plan. Procuring such a vast amount of food requires a considerable amount of time, so the sooner, the better.
If it can’t be done, then pretend I never mentioned it," Ye Zhen said, with a calm demeanor.
"Divine Envoy Ye, I have a question. Even if we follow your plan and succeed, how can you guarantee you’ll be able to buy the food from the Great Zhou?
Their account-imposing amount of food would ensure survival for a hundred billion people for over six months, an amount that’s bigger than ten Glazed Golden Mountains when piled up.
Such a large procurement would definitely catch the attention and investigation of the Celestial Patrol Division of Great Zhou. Moreover, even within Great Zhou, it’s impossible to gather so much food in a short time, isn’t it?"
The second-ranked Sand Sea Divine Priest Guii Gu voiced his concerns seriously, and upon raising them, all Sand Sea Divine Priests turned their gaze to Ye Zhen.
Evidently, if Ye Zhen couldn’t provide a satisfying or satisfactory answer, his plan could no doubt fail.
Ye Zhen instead grinned, baring his white teeth, while taking out an exquisitely crafted seal, "How about the identity of the Celestial Patrol Division Western Patrol’s Second Route Wind Patrol Envoy of Great Zhou?"

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