CHAPTER 1023: CHAPTER 779: TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Outer Mansion of the Honorable Daoist Mansion, East Arrival Peak.

At this moment, Li Feiyu was at the foot of this mountain, listening to a middle-aged man with Golden Immortal cultivation speak, and she slightly frowned: "Dong Bolai is not here?"

"Yes, the young master’s Divine Sense Realm is about to break through. He has been in seclusion, avoiding external matters for three years. I apologize for this."

The middle-aged man spoke with a full sense of apology.

"His Divine Sense Realm is about to break through?"

Li Feiyu was startled: "Is Dong Bolai Daoist Master’s Divine Sense Realm going to break through to the tenth rank?"

"Judging by the young master’s appearance, the hope is great."

The middle-aged man looked as if he was cautious not to be too optimistic.

"Tenth-rank Divine Sense, Dong Bolai Daoist Master’s Great Dao compatibility has already reached 96%. If the Divine Sense Realm can break through further, there would be no barrier to the Honorable Daoist Realm. Truly delightful and worthy of congratulation."

Li Feiyu said.

"You flatter me."

The middle-aged man looked at the visiting gift list brought by Li Feiyu’s maid and smiled modestly: "Please rest assured, Miss Li. Once the young master finishes his seclusion, I will immediately inform you. I believe knowing it was Miss Li who visited, he will definitely reach out to you to express his gratitude."

Hearing the middle-aged man’s words, Li Feiyu composed her posture slightly, nodding reservedly: "In that case, I pre-emptively congratulate Dong Bolai Daoist Master. If Daoist Master completes his seclusion, please inform me at once. Our Li family will certainly present a grand gift."

"Miss Li’s personal instruction, how could Dong Qishan not comply?"

The middle-aged man bowed solemnly.

Just as Li Feiyu was about to say more, the Communication Jade Token on her body slightly moved. At that moment, she had to take her leave.

After Li Feiyu left, Dong Qishan also returned to East Arrival Peak.

In a grand hall, a young and handsome man with an extraordinary bearing was quietly drinking Purple Luo Flower Tea. Opposite him sat a middle-aged man.

"Then it’s settled. At that time, the Daoist Master will assist you in securing the top candidate’s position, but the item you promised must be delivered in advance."

The middle-aged man saw Dong Qishan come in and also stood up.

"Rest assured, I will not let fellow Daoist down."

The young man smiled, cupping his hands.

The middle-aged man nodded, said his farewell, and left.

After the middle-aged man left, Dong Qishan went forward and handed over a storage ring: "Young master, Miss Li Feiyu from the Li family."

The young man, namely Dong Bolai, glanced at the items in the storage ring, his expression somewhat surprised: "Quite generous."

"After all, she is a Miss from the Li family, her weight is not comparable to the daughters of a few small families."

Dong Qishan said while inquiring: "What is the young master’s intention..."

"The Li family... has quite a wide network. If treated like those daughters of small families... it wouldn’t end well... But regarding her goodwill, neither proactive nor rejecting nor responsible. Let Qiu’er take my Communication Jade Token to chat with her. Women understand women best; something good might even come of it."

Dong Bolai slowly sipped a mouthful of tea.

"Understood."

Dong Qishan nodded: "I will collect her detailed information and hand it over to Miss Qiu."

"Hmm, with my talent, even if I cannot enter the Inner Mansion in the next few cycles, it’s just a delay. The doors of the Inner Mansion will eventually open to me, and the Immortal Golden Immortal will not be my limit. In the future, as my cultivation deepens, a hundred epochs, a thousand epochs, ten thousand epochs, I could even aspire to become an Immortal Venerable and a true overlord."

Dong Bolai said indifferently: "If the Li family is willing to help with the full force of their clan, once I become an Immortal Venerable, I will enlist the Li family as my subordinate, protect them, and provide them with a broader future."

"The young master is now the top candidate. It’s a matter of whether the entire Li family has the vision."

Dong Qishan smiled in praise.

...

"Originally, I investigated Dong Bolai’s detailed background; he seems entangled with many families, seemingly wanting to sell at a high price. But if his Divine Sense Realm can truly break through to the tenth rank, once he enters the Inner Mansion, I’m afraid it will only take a few dozen, or even a dozen cycles, to step into the Immortal Domain."

On the way back to the Li family, Li Feiyu smiled: "A future Honorable Daoist choosing to sell at a high price at this time, maximizing his interests, this is not a flaw but an advantage, representing absolute confidence in oneself."

Dong Bolai’s cunning and thoughtfulness are themselves a display of his ability.

It is precisely these outstanding abilities that allow him to stand out on the path of cultivation.

To her, such a person is even more attractive.

"I remember the family has an Innate Holy Candle’s origin, an excellent treasure for comprehending the Flowing Light Path, and it can even be used for a breakthrough to the Immortal Realm. I’ll talk to the Patriarch later and see if I can make use of this treasure."

Li Feiyu said, increasingly speeding up.

Half a day later, she returned to the family.

Upon returning to the family, she had not yet sought out the family ancestor when he had already sent someone over, leading her to a small, elegantly designed valley.

Beside a clear spring, the Li family ancestor, whose cultivation had reached six hundred epochs, was reading through various documents.

These documents included the most outstanding disciples of the younger Li family generation, as well as recent years’ peerless prodigies of the Honorable Daoist Mansion.

"Ancestor."

Li Feiyu stepped forward, respectfully greeting and saluting.

"Feiyu, come, sit."

Li Shaoyan said: "You seem to have some relationship with Gu Jinlai? What do you think of this person?"

"Gu Jinlai?"

Li Feiyu was slightly startled.

Recently, that Gu Jinlai seemed to want to contact her as well.

He responded positively to any information about her, showing great enthusiasm.

However, she had been busy collecting data on Dong Bolai, investigating the intelligence of this leader on the Flowing Light Path candidate list, so she hadn’t really paid much attention.

"That’s quite impressive. He relied on a Three-Life Stone back then to simultaneously cultivate three Great Dao paths, thereby mastering powerful Immortal Techniques, and rose to the Supreme with fighting prowess. But the grade of his Three-Life Stone is unknown. If the grade isn’t high enough, although the three Dao paths can grant him Golden Immortal-level battle power, the time required for him to raise the Great Dao compatibility to full and achieve immortality will be significantly extended."

Li Feiyu pondered for a moment and replied.

Then she seemed to think of something: "His cultivation time hasn’t been long, his talent must be quite good. But now that I think about it, he obtaining the Three-Life Stone suggests there are certainly other treasures in the fortune he acquired. If he has top-tier cultivation Supreme Treasures assisting him, achieving Golden Immortal in several hundred years is only considered remarkable, not really a true prodigious genius."

"He has only been cultivating for one hundred twenty to one hundred thirty years."

Li Shaoyan said, handing over a Jade Scroll: "This is a message from Master Luu from the New Academy Hall. He seems to favor our Li Family."

With that, he smiled slightly: "Or perhaps he favors you, Yu’er."

"Favors me, huh."

Li Feiyu nodded, without feeling surprised at all.

She knows very well her conditions are immensely attractive to these Golden Immortals with no background.

If it weren’t for her expectations being too high, always wanting to find an Inner Mansion Daoist Master, and even hoping for one whose Great Dao matches with hers, wishing they could step into immortality together through Divine Union Cultivation, she would have had an excellent Daoist Companion long ago.

This is evident from Gu Jinlai’s rather eager interactions with her.

However...

His way of interaction makes her somewhat disdainful.

If he’s unwilling to give gifts, how can he show sincerity?

"Hmm!?"

Looking at this information, Li Feiyu focused on his spiritual path and exclaimed in surprise: "He... his Spirit Level is actually as high as the Tenth Rank!?"

"Indeed, otherwise how could he have such a high ranking with his Great Dao compatibility."

Li Shaoyan said: "In fact, the importance of the Tenth-Rank Divine Sense is far greater than a Great Dao compatibility of even 96%. Just from this point, I believe him making it into the top three candidates is not excessive. However, only one challenger has the qualification to challenge the Inner Mansion Daoist Master; with his disadvantage in Great Dao compatibility, it’s very difficult for him to stand out in the competition with the other candidates."

The Honorable Daoist Mansion allows the Inner Mansion Daoist Master to accept challenges according to their cultivation progress.

But there can only be one challenger.

Before obtaining the challenger identity, candidates must first compete for the top three rankings, and the top three must compete for the challenger identity.

This type of competition is similar to aggressive Great Dao paths like Destruction Dao and Devouring Dao, which mostly rely on direct confrontations.

In terms of confrontations, Gu Jinlai’s low Great Dao compatibility shows a significant disadvantage.

"Patriarch, your view is..."

Li Feiyu respectfully put down the Jade Scroll.

"Since he favors our Li Family and has specially let Master Luu send over the information beforehand, he naturally hopes for feedback from us. If you don’t refuse, we will send over our family’s terms to prevent other families from getting ahead."

Li Shaoyan said with a smile.

"Other families? Did he also send this information to other families?"

Li Feiyu frowned, suddenly feeling somewhat uncomfortable.

"Just playing the field."

Li Shaoyan said, showing a list: "I plan to let you become his Daoist Companion. By then, he will be equivalent to half a member of our Li Family and can enjoy all the treatment of our core members. As exemplary payment, each century he will receive over ten thousand Enlightenment Points. Also, as your dowry, our Li Family is willing to offer three Immortal Skills and..."

He paused slightly, emphasizing: "One Immortal Artifact!"

"Immortal Artifact!"

Li Feiyu’s eyes showed some desire: "Isn’t this offer a bit too high?"

"No, giving him an Immortal Artifact helps him in competition with the other candidates."

Li Shaoyan said, looking at Li Feiyu: "Reach out to him, test his attitude. If he’s not satisfied with the offer, we can increase it accordingly."

"No need, as long as I speak, he will definitely agree."

Li Feiyu confidently took out the Communication Jade Token.

However, as she sent the message, she couldn’t help but think of Dong Bolai.

The leader on the Flowing Light Path candidate list.

"Why are you in seclusion at such a time?"

Li Feiyu sighed inwardly.

This Dong Bolai, early or late, chose to go into seclusion right when she sought him out.

"Dong Bolai, if you want to blame, you can only blame yourself. It’s you who lack this opportunity. Now, it’s Gu Jinlai who benefits undeservedly."

With this thought, she quickly sent the terms offered by the Li Family to Gu Jinlai.