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dong dong dong...

Cao Ze was practicing in the courtyard when there was a knock on the door.

After scanning with his spiritual sense, there was still no one there. Cao Ze understood that it must be Chu Xuanzhong who came.

However, he did not relax his vigilance.

The gate of the courtyard creaked open, but Cao Ze was stunned. He did not recognize the two people standing outside the door.

The young man in front was wearing an exquisite moon-white brocade robe with delicate cloud and dragon patterns embroidered on it. The golden silk threads sparkled in the sunlight, highlighting his noble status.

She wore a light and elegant tulle cape that swayed gently in the wind, adding a sense of elegance.

With a jade belt inlaid with emerald green jade around his waist and a pair of white boots with cloud patterns on his feet, he stood outside the door, exuding an air of dignity and composure.

Half a step behind him stood a young man in a tight black suit.

The collar and cuffs of his clothes were embroidered with dark gold cloud and thunder patterns. A long sword was hung at his waist. The scabbard was simple and heavy. A blue gem was inlaid on the hilt, shining mysteriously in the sunlight.

He was wearing a pair of black leather boots with thick soles, so he walked steadily and powerfully.

Just by looking at their attire, Cao Ze knew that the people coming were not ordinary people. In addition, even though he saw two people, Cao Ze did not sense their existence in his spiritual sense, which further confirmed his guess.

Moreover, looking at the young man in black clothes behind him, Cao Ze felt his heart tremble with fear, as if he was facing his master and Uncle An.

Could it be that this extremely young guy is actually a powerful being in the Dharmakaya realm? !
"Brother Cao, I am very polite. I hope you don't mind my intrusive visit!"

Li Yuchen smiled brightly and bowed his hands to apologize first, then introduced himself, "Prince Yongping, Li Yuchen, this is my retainer, Liu Tong."

Pointing out his identity was not to show off, of course, but to tell Cao Ze, look, I am a prince, and coming here in person is giving you enough face.

"I've met the prince."

Cao Ze bowed in greeting. Although the other party was a prince, among the people of the martial arts world, martial arts were the most respected. In Cao Ze's eyes, there was no such thing as a prince or not. However, he still had to give face to the great master in the Dharmakaya realm behind the other party.

"Brother Cao, why don't you invite us in and have a seat?"

Li Yuchen smiled but said nothing.

Cao Ze hesitated for a moment, then stepped aside to open the door, and extended his hand to invite the two to come in, "Please!"

The other party is in the realm of Dharmakaya, and if he has ill intentions towards me, there is nothing I can do about it. It makes no difference whether he enters the courtyard or not.

Uncle An should not be asleep, right?
Cao Ze glanced at the sky inconspicuously.

Hearing this, the smile on Li Yuchen's face became even brighter.

Cao Ze knew his identity and knew that they were the King of Qi's men, and he invited them in, which meant that he was not yet the King's man. They had hurried all the way, and finally the trip was not in vain!
Sitting down in the courtyard, Su Xiaozhi served tea.

Hearing about someone is not as good as meeting him in person. After the meeting, Li Yuchen became more confident in his judgment. After all, he was also a ninth-level grandmaster and naturally had his own judgment ability.

He stopped wasting time and said, "Brother Cao is extremely talented and will surely achieve great things in the future. I wonder if you are interested in assisting His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi to achieve great things?"

Cao Ze's heart moved. He didn't expect that the other party was also here to recruit him.

This made him a little confused. As far as he knew, the King of Qi's territory was not close to Donghai County. His talent was indeed not low, but his cultivation was not high. It seemed that he was not at the point where the other party would come all the way to recruit him, right?

After all, the other party is a prince who can have a Dharmakaya realm cultivator as his attendant.

It would be fine if King Cheng's family was like this, but why was King Qi like this too?
There must be some hidden story that he doesn't know.

"I guess Uncle Cheng's people have also come to you, right?"

From Cao Ze's reaction, Li Yuchen immediately guessed the general truth.

"I don't know what benefits Uncle Cheng Wang has offered you, but we can give you five Nine-transformation Blood Spirit Flower-level spiritual medicines, one-on-one guidance from a Dharmakaya Realm master three times a year, and the authority of a commander-level commander. However, in Donghai County, we can only provide you with very little help, so you can choose other compensations."

"Uncle Cheng's people should have told you that we only need you to help us when it's convenient!"

Since it was confirmed that King Cheng's people had already invited Cao Ze, he did not explain too much. Presumably, Cao Ze could also understand the value of the conditions he offered.

As for the Nine-Turn Blood Soul Flower, their intelligence included the fact that Cao Ze had obtained the Nine-Turn Blood Soul Flower, so naturally, it became a unit of measurement.

"Five!"

Cao Ze's heart was shocked.

If I could refine all of them, wouldn't I be able to ascend directly to the ninth level Grandmaster?
In addition to the Dao Seed that has already achieved some success, one can even prepare to forge a Dharma body directly!

Li Yuchen did not show his expression, but he was already feeling a little happy in his heart. Although Cao Ze tried his best to control his expression, with five Nine-Turn Blood Soul Flower-level spiritual medicines and the hope of impacting the Dharma body right in front of him, he could not help but reveal some emotions, which were caught by Li Yuchen.

"If Brother Cao is willing, we can sign the Heavenly Dao Contract now. I have brought all the things."

Strike while the iron is hot. After all, it is an away game and Li Yuchen doesn't want to cause any trouble.

"I agree!"

Cao Ze didn't hesitate for too long.

He knew that if he was willing, Chu Xuanzhong's offer might be negotiable, but five Nine-transformation Blood Soul Flower-level spiritual medicines were probably already the limit. The highest he could get was the price offered by Prince Yongping now.

Prince Yongping came all the way here, and Cao Ze could feel his sincerity.

Moreover, five days have passed since the time agreed with Chu Xuanzhong. Maybe something unexpected happened to King Cheng.

"it is good!"

Li Yuchen was overjoyed. He raised his hand and five exquisite jade boxes appeared on the stone table in the courtyard.

"We came in a hurry this time. Three of them are spiritual medicines that increase the power of Qi and blood, and two are spiritual medicines that enhance the perception of heaven and earth. If Brother Cao is willing to wait, I can exchange these three spiritual medicines for spiritual medicines of the soul."

Li Yuchen explained that, generally speaking, spiritual medicines that can improve the soul's state of mind are more precious. After all, the power of qi and blood can be improved day by day, while the perception of the soul's state of mind requires innate understanding. If the innate understanding is not available, no amount of time will be of any use.

Moreover, the improvement of physical Qi and blood is not necessarily the faster the better. If spiritual medicine is used excessively, the Qi and blood will increase too quickly and the warrior will become unable to receive the nourishment.

It would be extremely dangerous if you were unable to control the surging energy and blood at that time.

Therefore, it does not mean that if you have three Nine-transformation Blood and Soul Flower-level spiritual medicines, you will definitely be able to improve your cultivation to the third level in a short period of time.

So he subconsciously thought that Cao Ze should choose more spiritual medicines that can enhance the soul. The improvement of the soul's state of mind is the fundamental thing!
"No need, just these five will do!"

He is now a fourth-level Grandmaster. A Nine-Transformation Blood and Soul Flower can improve his cultivation by one level, and the panel can also accumulate wasted medicinal power into love points.

In other words, these three spiritual herbs can raise his cultivation to the seventh-level Grandmaster, and the accumulated love points are enough to allow him to increase his cultivation to the ninth-level Grandmaster!

He didn't need five spiritual medicines that could increase qi and blood.

If the remaining two soul-type elixirs can allow the Tao seed to enter the great perfection realm, after entering the blood pool, it may be possible to directly use the blood pool to forge a Dharma body.

"Brother Cao, don't worry. This spiritual medicine is nothing. If you want to change it, you can always find me."

Li Yuchen spoke like a rich and powerful man, "If Brother Cao has no objection, we can sign the Heavenly Dao Contract now."

"no problem!"

Next, the two sides negotiated on the specific content of the Heavenly Dao Contract.

This was naturally a familiar thing for Li Yuchen. They had already recruited many geniuses like Cao Ze, and the content of the contract had long been standardized.

But the specific details are not completely unchangeable. For example, if Cao Ze breaks through to the Dharmakaya realm, King Qi will once again provide five Dharmakaya-level elixirs.

When they reach the Dharmakaya realm, the help they can provide is very limited, even if they really make

If Cao Ze can break through to the Dharmakaya realm before the age of fifty, King Qi will provide him with ten Dharmakaya-level elixirs, precious treasures, and an inheritance!
inherited!

Cao Ze's eyes lit up. Sure enough, there is a higher realm above the Dharmakaya realm. Otherwise, why would he need any inheritance when he reached the Dharmakaya realm?

Cao Ze had no objection to this, and the two sides began to sign the Heavenly Dao Contract. The Heavenly Dao Contract has a strong binding force on warriors, especially powerful warriors.

Li Yuchen even signed the contract on behalf of King Qi, so Cao Ze didn't have to worry about any problems.

"Welcome to join us!"

After signing the Heavenly Dao Contract, the smile on Li Yuchen's face became even more cordial.

"Thank you, His Royal Highness, for your appreciation."

Cao Ze also smiled happily and said that he was very happy to get five spiritual herbs.

Li Yuchen stood up and handed Cao Ze a jade talisman, "Brother Cao, if you have any questions in the future, you can contact me directly!"

Although the power of the King of Qi was much weaker than that of the King of Cheng, it was also extremely large, and there were also many factions within his empire.

The King of Qi also had many sons...

Cao Ze is a talent recruited by Li Yuchen, so he is naturally labeled with Li Yuchen. If he achieves something in the future, Li Yuchen will naturally benefit from it.

Of course, it can also be seen that he values ​​Cao Ze.

"Excuse me, what are the conditions that Uncle Cheng Wang offered you?"

After turning around and taking a few steps, Li Yuchen suddenly turned around and looked at Cao Ze with curiosity in his eyes.

"A magical elixir."

Cao Ze did not hide it, this was not some secret that should not be told.

"A magical herb?"

Li Yuchen, who had been calm the whole time, widened his eyes, then smiled in realization, saying with a smile on his face, "As expected of Uncle Cheng's subordinate, you like to play these tricks to win people's hearts."

Li Yuchen shook his head, "According to them, a spiritual medicine is a resource of the Divine Division level. With the talent you have shown, you are at least at the Du Si level.

They should give you a higher level when you sign the contract to earn your gratitude."

Cao Ze understood. No wonder Chu Xuanzhong hadn't come for such a long time. It turned out that he was trying to keep him in suspense.

Even a Dusi-level official shouldn't be able to enjoy the privilege of being given five spiritual herbs. From this perspective, the conditions Li Yuchen gave him were indeed excellent.

dong dong dong...

Li Yuchen and the other person had just left for a while, and Cao Ze had just put away the elixir when the gate of the courtyard was knocked again.

With a sweep of his spiritual sense, it turned out to be Chu Xuanzhong!

Following his last experience, he did not deliberately restrain his breath this time.

Cao Ze looked strange, but still went forward and opened the door.

"Brother Cao, I'm sorry. I've been too busy these days. Spiritual medicine is extremely precious and difficult to collect. That's why I've been delayed for a long time. I wonder what Brother Cao thinks?"

Chu Xuanzhong originally didn't want to get involved in this mess anymore, but after all, it was he who recruited Cao Ze, and he also hoped that this matter would have a good result, and he himself was very optimistic about Cao Ze.

"I'm sorry, Brother Chu. I'm used to being a free-spirited person and don't like being restricted. I'm worried that I might cause trouble for His Royal Highness King Cheng."

The Heavenly Dao Contract clearly stated that one cannot have the best of both worlds, so Cao Ze naturally had no reason to hesitate.

Chu Xuanzhong had ignored him for so many days, and he was not without temper.

"Brother Cao, why is this happening?"

Chu Xuanzhong's face changed, realizing that something must have happened. The last time he came, Cao Ze was about to agree on the spot.

"I'm sorry, Brother Chu made this trip in vain."

Cao Ze naturally would not tell Chu Xuanzhong the real reason, because King Qi and King Cheng were in a rivalry.

Yu Xueru, who was hiding in the dark, snorted coldly. In her opinion, this boy was just waiting for a good price.

However, considering the boy's talent, he is indeed worthy of her recruiting, and now is the right time.

As soon as she thought of this, Yu Xueru's mind moved and she appeared beside Chu Xuanzhong.

"You are so good, Chu Xuanzhong. You only give a low-level rating to a genius like Mr. Cao. You really look down on people."

After a round of scolding, Yu Xueru turned to look at Cao Ze, "Don't mind it, Master Cao, it's my fault for not being strict with my subordinates."

“If Master Cao is willing to join our Iron Hat Group, we can provide him with three spiritual herbs and the authority of the Iron Hat Group’s Dusi level.

In Donghai County, the authority of a dusi-level official is only half a level lower than mine. Except for a few other dusi-level authorities, you can mobilize anyone in the Iron Hat Group.

Other conditions remain unchanged, what do you think, Master Cao?"

Cao Ze looked at Yu Xueru who suddenly appeared with a strange expression. He thought of what Li Yuchen said before he left. This prince really knew King Cheng's people very well!
"I forgot to introduce myself. I am Yu Xueru, the head of the Donghai County branch of the Iron Hat Group."

Yu Xueru misunderstood Cao Ze's meaning and introduced herself with a smug look on her face. It was obvious that she was very proud of this identity.

"If Master Cao has no objection, let's sign the Heavenly Dao Contract now."

Yu Xueru continued to say that she didn't think Cao Ze had any reason to refuse the treatment at the Dusi level.

However, Cao Ze still firmly refused, "I'm sorry, I'm used to being an idler, thank you for your kindness."

"What? What did you say?"

Yu Xueru widened her eyes, unable to believe what she heard.

Is there anyone who would refuse the invitation from His Royal Highness King Cheng?
But he soon realized that no one could refuse the invitation of His Royal Highness King Cheng, so this was just a means for Cao Ze to wait for a good price.

"The treatment of a Dusi-level official is the limit of what I can give you. You are also at this level. Do you understand?"

Yu Xueru warned.

She didn't say anything too harsh.

Chu Xuanzhong had already cursed Yu Xueru as a fool in his heart. Wouldn’t it be better to be honest with her earlier?

By saying this now, isn't that just a slap in the face of myself?

Do you think Cao Ze is a fool?

Yu Xueru understood Chu Xuanzhong's expression, but didn't care.

So what if Cao Ze is not a fool? Does he have a choice?

"Feel sorry!"

Cao Ze was too lazy to watch this stupid woman acting in front of him. He apologized and closed the gate.

"you!"

Yu Xueru widened her eyes, shocked and angry.

It was not until now that she was sure that Cao Ze was not waiting for a good price, but really wanted to reject her invitation.

This...how is this possible?

Doesn't he know the value of this invitation?

Does he know what he has rejected? (End of this chapter)