NOVEL NEXT WORLD Chapter 15 - Extorting Tongtian
Chapter 15 Extorting Tongtian
Seeing Kui Niu’s overwhelming excitement, Su Chen knew he had made the right choice. Being able to help a close friend fulfill his dream—what could be more fulfilling than that?
Qiong Xiao sighed with emotion as she watched Kui Niu’s reaction.
“Junior Brother Kui Niu has finally realized his dream!”
“Indeed.”
Yun Xiao’s beautiful eyes turned toward Su Chen, admiration and appreciation shining in them. Grateful and loyal. Righteous and true.
“This little Junior Brother of ours is truly remarkable. We must be sure to stay close to him in the future!”
“Of course!”
Bi Xiao’s lively eyes sparkled with excitement.
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This time, the reason Su Chen agreed to become Tongtian’s disciple was largely due to Kui Niu. If Su Chen had made this request, even if he hadn’t, Tongtian would have rewarded Kui Niu anyway.
“Disciple Su Chen greets Master!”
Next, Su Chen stepped forward and formally bowed in the disciple ceremony.
For a moment, Tongtian was caught off guard.
“Wait… doesn’t he have another condition?”
Still, he quickly recovered and laughed.
“Good! Good!”
Tongtian personally helped Su Chen up, and now that their master-disciple bond was officially established, he finally felt at ease.
[Ding! Congratulations, Master! You have successfully completed the selection mission! Your reward has been sent—please retrieve it at your convenience!]
Hearing the system’s notification, Su Chen felt a surge of joy. Now, all he needed to do was follow the map to locate the Chaos Orb.
If he could obtain the legendary treasure that was said to be ‘the One Escaped from the Great Dao’, his power and future potential would increase exponentially, making it easier to rewrite fate itself!
“By the way, my disciple,” Tongtian said, “you mentioned you had two conditions. What is the second one?”
“Oh, this condition can wait,” Su Chen said with a smile. “I’ll bring it up later when the time comes.”
Su Chen deliberately left this condition open-ended.
If, when the Investiture of the Gods catastrophe arrived, he had a request that Tongtian refused, he could use this condition as leverage.
And then Su Chen suddenly changed the topic.
“Oh, by the way, Master,” Su Chen said casually, “I don’t really have any Innate Spiritual Treasures at the moment. Don’t you think you should give me, I don’t know… seven or eight of them for self-defense?”
Swish!
The moment Su Chen finished speaking, Tongtian almost froze in shock. Just a moment ago, this brat was refusing to take him as a master—Now that he had agreed, he immediately started extorting him!
And seven or eight Innate Spiritual Treasures!
Did he think Innate Spiritual Treasures were as common as cabbages?
Everyone knew after the Lich Cataclysm, the Innate Spiritual Energy of the Primordial World transformed into Postnatal Spiritual Energy. This meant that the number of Innate Spiritual Treasures became increasingly scarce.
Many Great Luo Golden Immortals, even at their peak, desperately sought just one Innate Spiritual Treasure to help them sever their karmic ties—but couldn’t obtain one!
Yet this shameless disciple just asked for seven or eight at once. It was an outright daylight robbery!
Of course as a Saint, Tongtian had many treasures in his possession. But most of them had already been distributed among his disciples. Su Chen’s request of seven or eight treasures was essentially asking to clean out the rest of Tongtian’s inventory!
However, It had taken so much effort for him to finally accept Su Chen as a disciple. And Su Chen was the hope of the Jie Sect’s future. If he didn’t reward him with some treasures, what if Su Chen felt dissatisfied?
So, Tongtian let out a helpless sigh and reluctantly summoned three Innate Spiritual Treasures.
“My dear disciple,” Tongtian said, “Master’s collection is running low. I can only give you three treasures for now.”
“This first one is the Superior-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Purple Ribbon Celestial Robe—a defensive treasure for your protection.”
“This second one is the Supreme-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Water-Fire Gourd. Inside, it contains two Water-Fire Qilin spirits, which will greatly enhance your soul’s nourishment and growth.”
“And this last one is the Superior-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Sky-Splitting Sword. It holds a strand of Innate Geng Metal Sword Qi, making it a formidable offensive weapon.”
“These three treasures cover offense, defense, and soul enhancement. With your current cultivation level, you won’t be able to fully refine them yet, but once you grow stronger, you will be able to wield them completely.”
“Thank you, Master!”
Su Chen happily received the three treasures, his heart filled with joy. As expected of a Saint—he was incredibly wealthy!
In one go, he had gifted two Superior-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures and one Supreme-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. No wonder so many people wanted to become a Saint’s disciple!
“Master, since you have treated me with such sincerity, I will do my best to change Jie Sect’s fate!”
Previously, Su Chen had joined Jie Sect primarily because of Kui Niu. But now after sensing Tongtian’s genuine care, he felt a deeper connection to the sect.
“Very well.”
Seeing Su Chen’s sincerity, Tongtian smiled faintly.
At the same time, Duo Bao, Jin Ling, Wu Dang, Gui Ling, the Three Immortal Fairies, Zhao Gong Ming, and Chang Er Ding Guang Xian—All of them had witnessed their teacher gifting Su Chen three incredibly powerful treasures. Their hearts filled with envy.
After all, when they had become Tongtian’s disciples, they had not received such treatment!
If even the core elites of Jie Sect felt this envious, then there was no need to mention the millions of disciples present. They stared at Su Chen with drooling mouths, their hearts filled with overwhelming jealousy. For them obtaining a single Postnatal Spiritual Treasure was a lifelong pursuit.
Yet Su Chen had just casually received three legendary Innate Spiritual Treasures. Truly, comparisons were infuriating!
Meanwhile, Chang Er Ding Guang Xian, seeing how much Tongtian valued Su Chen, felt a flicker of jealousy and resentment in his heart. But he quickly suppressed it. This was not the right time to act. But one day he would get his revenge!