Chapter 1752: 903: Transaction? (Part 2)

Chapter 1752: Chapter 903: Transaction? (Part 2)

On this basis, the success rate of Lin Tianming asking Zhou Tianlong for help this time is quite high.

As a result, Lin Tianming spoke out without hesitation about the elixirs he wanted to refine in his excitement.

This included the main ingredients for the Buddha Heart Pill that he had prepared, along with other auxiliary materials, all of which he informed Zhou Tianlong about.

At this time, upon learning Lin Tianming’s purpose and the elixirs he wished to refine, Zhou Tianlong felt somewhat excited internally.

Because in the current Qingzhou Cultivation World, Fourth Order elixirs are extremely rare.

Especially the Buddha Heart Pill, which can help cultivators suppress inner demons during the breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Stage, it’s exceedingly rare and scarce in the current cultivation world.

As a Fourth Order Alchemist, Zhou Tianlong seldom has opportunities to refine Fourth Order elixirs.

The reason for this is that the materials needed for Fourth Order elixirs are generally scarce in the current cultivation world.

As a result, collecting all the materials needed for a Fourth Order elixir is quite challenging.

Therefore, even a force like the Yulan Sect can’t frequently refine Fourth Order elixirs.

Over time, Zhou Tianlong has not refined Fourth Order elixirs frequently; particularly precious and rare elixirs have been extremely limited.

Now, encountering Lin Tianming’s request for help to refine the Buddha Heart Pill intrigues Zhou Tianlong greatly.

Besides, Zhou Tianlong had heard of the Buddha Heart Pill and understood its powerful effects and great value.

With Lin Tianming already having gathered the materials for the Buddha Heart Pill, as long as Zhou Tianlong is willing to help, the refining can commence at any time.

In essence, Zhou Tianlong can begin refining the Buddha Heart Pill whenever he pleases if he’s willing.

But from his perspective, he certainly won’t help without compensation.

After all, in the current cultivation world, any alchemist who offers help always charges a fee or requires certain conditions.

Even Zhou Tianlong is no exception to this.

Regarding Lin Tianming’s request, Zhou Tianlong actually feels no aversion.

He is well aware that such an arrangement is absolutely a win-win situation for both parties.

From his standpoint, if everything goes smoothly with helping Lin Tianming refine the Buddha Heart Pill, they could end up with at least two elixirs.

And as the alchemist, according to the norms of the cultivation world, Zhou Tianlong is entitled to one of them.

This entitlement forms the foundation for the alchemist’s involvement.

Beyond this, he can further negotiate with Lin Tianming to gain more benefits.

Therefore, as a High Order Alchemist, Zhou Tianlong doesn’t shy away from helping others refine elixirs, especially high-value and high-grade ones.

From the other perspective, under circumstances where one lacks the capabilities or conditions, obtaining what one desires is a fortunate occurrence.

Especially since Lin Tianming hasn’t broken through to the Nascent Soul Stage, and his alchemy skills haven’t reached the Fourth Order, he doesn’t possess the conditions to independently refine the Buddha Heart Pill.

Thus, Lin Tianming can only rely on others for the Buddha Heart Pill.

This is an unavoidable issue for Lin Tianming.

In fact, Lin Tianming had planned to ask Zhou Tianlong for help, leading him straight to the Yulan Cultivation World, to the gates of the Yulan Sect to meet Zhou Tianlong.

For this reason, he had mentally prepared himself and was willing to pay a certain price to enlist Zhou Tianlong’s assistance.

As for how many pills would be produced from the Buddha Heart Pill’s refinement and how they’d be distributed, including what extra conditions he might have to fulfill, these needed to be negotiated with Zhou Tianlong.

And Zhou Tianlong was very aware of this.

Hence, after Lin Tianming finished outlining his situation and requests, Zhou Tianlong returned to his senses from contemplation.

Based on his true thoughts, Zhou Tianlong was very interested in Lin Tianming’s proposal and wanted to gain as much benefit as possible through this refinement.

Understanding this, Zhou Tianlong did not intend to beat around the bush and, smiling, directly asked:

“Young friend Lin, it’s not impossible to ask me to assist!”

“However, the question is, what conditions can young friend Lin offer? Why not share?”

After saying this, Zhou Tianlong looked at Lin Tianming with an amused expression that hinted at a mercenary nature.

To this, Lin Tianming was not surprised and was mentally prepared for such an outcome.

So the next moment, Lin Tianming paused and, with a probing tone, said, “Senior Zhou, indeed I am but a Golden Core Stage cultivator, and the Lin Family’s strength and foundation are quite limited. The conditions we can offer are just so.

“These things probably don’t hold much value in Senior Zhou’s eyes.”

“Since that’s the case, why doesn’t Senior Zhou state directly the conditions, as long as I or the Lin Family can achieve them, I wouldn’t refuse.”

Finishing his words, Lin Tianming watched Zhou Tianlong with an anxious heart, trying to gauge his every move.

Including Zhou Tianlong’s internal thoughts, Lin Tianming also tried to figure them out secretly.

Under Lin Tianming’s watchfulness, after hearing his explanation, Zhou Tianlong showed a helpless smile.

Internally, he understood Lin Tianming’s position and appreciated his cleverness, and admired his calm demeanor.

After all, the party who opens up to discuss terms first often finds themselves at a disadvantageous position.

Moreover, Lin Tianming was indeed seeking help from him, with the Lin Family already being the weaker side.

On this basis, Lin Tianming daringly pushed the opportunity to state conditions back to him.

To this, Zhou Tianlong was quite surprised, though he wasn’t inclined to quibble with Lin Tianming.

He was a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator and the actual controller of the Yulan Sect; his status and Lin Tianming’s were worlds apart.

Under such circumstances, if he were to argue with a junior like Lin Tianming, it would be like a powerful figure bullying the weak, with excessively harsh terms.

Because of this, Zhou Tianlong smiled helplessly and spoke, “Young one, you’re quite clever, aren’t you…”

“Forget it!”

“Since you want me to speak up, I won’t hold back.”

“To have me refine the elixirs, aside from giving you one, the rest, no matter how many, belong to me.”

“Beyond this, I’d like to make a trade with you.”

Saying this, Zhou Tianlong raised his head to glance at Lin Tianming.

At this time, upon hearing these words, Lin Tianming wasn’t surprised by the conditions presented.

After all, such conditions are essentially standard practice in the current cultivation world.

This was a condition he was mentally prepared for and had already accepted as the foundational condition.

As for what Zhou Tianlong referred to as a trade, Lin Tianming pondered but couldn’t deduce what kind of benefits Zhou Tianlong might seek.

Thus, Lin Tianming was quite curious, yet also somewhat apprehensive.

He was worried that he wouldn’t be able to meet Zhou Tianlong’s conditions and feared falling into a trap set by the latter.

However, currently, Lin Tianming lacked the capital to negotiate terms with Zhou Tianlong, who had a stronger and deeper background.

Since this is the case, he might as well first listen to Zhou Tianlong’s proposal.

Whether the conditions could be met and if they could be fulfilled would be considerations for later.

Understanding this, Lin Tianming showed decisiveness.

In the next moment, Lin Tianming, with a puzzled tone, asked, “Senior Zhou, as a mighty Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivator, wishes to transact with a junior, this is quite an honor for me.”

“Haha… Regardless, no matter what, Senior Zhou can speak, and I will definitely consider it seriously.”

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