NOVEL NEXT Chapter 288 Lord's Discerning Eye_2
"And according to what our captive disciple from the Blood God Envoy said, when these five Star Domains are united, it will be the time to refine the Eighth-tier Ten Thousand Spirit Blood Pill using the fresh blood of tens of millions from alien races within this Fifth-tier Star Domain," said Meng Yanhui.
"Eighth-tier Ten Thousand Spirit Blood Pill?"
Cangming Star Lord suddenly stood up. "That's impossible. In a Fifth-tier Star Domain, refining a Seventh-tier Ten Thousand Spirit Blood Pill is already the ultimate limit. How could an Eighth-tier Ten Thousand Spirit Blood Pill possibly be refined?
An Eighth-tier Ten Thousand Spirit Blood Pill would require at least the fresh blood of Seventh or even Eighth-tier experts as a catalyst."
"Of that, this humble officer is unaware.
After the State Preceptor learned of this message, he considered it of significant importance and thought it necessary to inform Your Excellency, hence he specially sent this humble officer to make the journey," stated Meng Yanhui.
Cangming Star Lord's brow was deeply furrowed as he looked at Meng Yanhui. "Is there anything else?"
"Your lordship, there is nothing more."
"Then you may go back. Tell your State Preceptor that I am informed."
"Yes."
Upon hearing this, Meng Yanhui bowed respectfully and then departed.
Meng Yanhui took all other belongings with him, leaving behind only that piece of tattered clothing. After Meng Yanhui left, Cangming Star Lord stared at the tattered clothing for a long time, his expression lost in thought and his eyebrows tightly knitted.
"Great Elder, even if the Blood God Sect Leader himself arrived, he would not be able to refine an Eighth-tier Ten Thousand Spirit Blood Pill within a Fifth-tier Star Domain, right?
Let alone Eighth-tier, even Seventh-tier is difficult.
In a Fifth-tier Star Domain, the highest cultivation level is only Sixth Rank Ninth Layer Peak.
Without the fresh blood of Seventh or Eighth-tier cultivators as a catalyst, how is it possible to refine a Seventh or even Eighth-tier Ten Thousand Spirit Blood Pill?" pondered Cangming Star Lord with difficulty.
However, the Grand Elder of Cangming Star Hall, Sun Xianzu, was quick-witted. He couldn't understand at first, but suddenly an idea struck him.
"My Lord, normally speaking, it is indeed impossible to obtain Seventh or Eighth-tier cultivator's blood within a Fifth-tier Star Domain!
But outside the Star Domain, there is plenty!
Moreover, living Seventh and Eighth-tier individuals cannot enter a Fifth-tier Star Domain.
However, their corpses can be thrown in!"
When Grand Elder Sun Xianzu spoke this, Cangming Star Lord's eyes suddenly widened.
Clearly, it all made sense!
Everything fit together!
The cooperation issue between Tianyang Star Lord and Blood God Son was entirely resolved.
The Blood God Son was unable to obtain the blood of Seventh or Eighth-tier cultivators within a Fifth-tier Star Domain.
Simple, Tianyang Star Lord would just need to kill a few and have them brought in.
A perfect solution.
If that were the case, then the Blood God Son truly might be able to refine an Eighth-tier Ten Thousand Spirit Blood Pill.
With the help of an Eighth-tier Ten Thousand Spirit Blood Pill, the probability of Tianyang Star Lord breaking through to the Ninth-tier would surge dramatically.
Once Tianyang Star Lord breaks through to the Ninth-tier, he will inevitably begin to unite the present world in an attempt to become the second Extreme Emperor Star Lord.
Then, the first one he would deal with would certainly be the one who poses the greatest threat to him in the present world, and also the one most likely to break through the Ninth-tier.
That person is none other than Cangming Star Lord!
Suddenly realizing this, Cangming Star Lord's forehead broke out in a cold sweat.
Tianyang Star Lord was as cunning as ever.
Although breaking through to the Ninth-tier had become a legend over the past thousands of years, if Tianyang Star Lord were to break through to the Ninth-tier quietly, it would truly be...
"It seems that the direction of future cooperation must change."
*****
In the main hall of Tianyang Star Hall.
Tianyang Star Lord sat high upon his throne, his expression solemn.
Emperor Da Hong and the Great Elder Wang Kan stood beneath the steps.
"My Lord, to fully and timely pay the two and a half percent tribute, starting this year, Da Hong territory will likely need to raise taxes," said Emperor Da Hong.
"Then raise them," said Tianyang Star Lord coldly.
"My Lord, just raising taxes is not enough."
Emperor Da Hong looked helpless; there was no other choice, this matter still required Tianyang Star Lord's approval for execution.
"What do you mean by 'not enough'?"
"My Lord, many mid-high tier supplies cannot be obtained just by increasing taxes! Especially the mid-high tier supplies obtained from various Star Domains including the Galaxy Battlefield, such as Star Jade, Star Core, and all kinds of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, like Copper Essence, Iron Essence, Star Fallen Iron, and the like.
Thus, we also need to reduce the supplies to the Star Hall. We must divert a portion from the Star Hall's supplies to pay in full," explained Emperor Da Hong.
Tianyang Star Lord's expression grew even uglier. "How much needs to be diverted?"
"If we go by the total amount of various supplies provided to the Star Hall last year, we would need to divert at least thirty percent to pay in full," answered Emperor Da Hong.
"Thirty percent is too much," Tianyang Star Hall objected. "If we divert thirty percent, the speed of cultivation level improvement for the disciples of the Star Hall will be directly cut in half."
Who to reduce the tribute from, if not from one's own, and certainly not from the high-level of the Star Hall.
So if the supply of cultivation resources at the Star Hall were to decrease, those who would be affected the most would still be the low-tier disciples of the Star Hall.
"Lord," Emperor Da Hong said helplessly, "this is already the bare minimum."
"Twenty percent, the supply for the Star Hall can be reduced at most by twenty percent," Tianyang Star Lord decreed.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Da Hong's face grew even more bitter before he said helplessly, "Lord, if that's the case, the supply for the domestic military would basically have to be cut entirely in order to pay the tribute in full."
Faced with the Tianyang Star Lord, Emperor Da Hong didn't dare to refuse directly, only able to subtly express the difficulties.
If the military supply were gone, that could create major problems.
Tianyang Star Lord understood this.
"Then let it be twenty-five percent! As for the rest, you'll have to figure out your own solutions, it's nothing more than increasing income and saving expenses!" Tianyang Star Lord stated.
"Yes, I will find a way to resolve this immediately," Emperor Da Hong bowed in resignation.
The Great Elder Wang Kan also felt helpless.
Directly cutting the Star Hall's cultivation resource supply by a quarter was already a huge reduction.
And it had to continue for three years!
This was the aftermath of the Lougong Battle.
The supply for Star Lords couldn't be reduced, and neither could the supply for low-tier disciples be decreased too much, or else the cultivation levels would be severed.
It seemed that for the next three years, the supply for the middle and high-level tiers of the Star Hall would probably need to be cut.
"Lord, Dachen has really made a killing this time!" Wang Kan said helplessly.
"Yes, and for three years at that!
With such a genius to assist them,
Dachen's rise is truly anticipated," Tianyang Star Lord said.
These words sounded somewhat strange to Wang Kan.
What did the Star Lord mean?
"Great Elder, when you have the time, go and meet with Cangming and say exactly what I said just now: Dachen has made a killing for the next three years, and its rise is anticipated. Ask him what he thinks," Tianyang Star Lord instructed.
With these words, the Great Elder Wang Kan understood immediately.
"Lord, if the Cangming Star Lord has any suggestions?"
"As long as Cangming is willing, then naturally we are willing as well. Who knows, this time we may even be able to pull in that Doom-suppressing fellow.
The Doom-suppressing Star Palace ranked last in this Lougong Battle, and the tribute they owe has increased by another half percent.
No one dares delay in the tribute to the Star-picking Tower.
When the time comes, who knows how many of the barbarian clans under the Doom-suppressing Star Palace will starve!
I believe that as long as we two are interested, Doom-suppressing will definitely be willing.
By then, the Doom-suppressing Star Palace's tribute can at least half be shifted onto Dachen.
You should visit both of them; it shouldn't be difficult!
If successful,
after the Nine-star Tide, we will certainly make Cheng Yuxiao bow his head!" Tianyang Star Lord arranged.
"Yes, Lord, I will make contact and proceed immediately," Great Elder Wang Kan said.
*****
Inside the Star Dome Secret Realm.
Xu Jin introspected and joyfully observed the newly strengthened Seventh Tier Lower Earth Origin Star Pattern.
Before the Lougong Battle, Xu Jin had acquired the Seventh Tier Lower Earth Origin Star Pattern and had also struggled to comprehend it within the Star Dome Secret Realm, but he just couldn't grasp the Seventh Tier Lower Earth Origin Star Pattern.
He could only engrave the Sixth Tier Upper Earth Origin Star Pattern.
Just now, after Xu Jin successfully refined the Star Official Seal, he began trying to comprehend the Seventh Tier Lower Earth Origin Star Pattern.
During the process of contemplation, Xu Jin's thoughts stirred, and suddenly he invoked the Earth Spirit Heart of the Earth Series Heaven and Earth Star Will that he had smelted from the various Star Domains during his campaigns, which was a Fifth Tier Lower Earth Spirit Heart.
Xu Jin himself had a great epiphany on the Earth Origin Star Pattern during this Lougong Battle.
After invoking this Fifth Tier Lower Earth Spirit Heart, Xu Jin found his comprehension of the Seventh Tier Lower Earth Origin Star Pattern to become exceptionally smooth.
In just an hour, he sensed an Earth Series Star in the sky and drew down its starlight, which fell into his own Sixth Tier Upper Earth Origin Star Pattern, helping it advance to the Seventh Tier Lower.
This delighted Xu Jin enormously.
He never expected that this Heaven and Earth Star Will of the Earth Series would have such a marvelous use.
When used to comprehend Star Patterns, it was of great assistance.
Would it also be helpful when he attempted to infer Star Patterns?
He had to try immediately.
"Star Spirit, activate the comprehension time of the Star Dome Secret Realm," Xu Jin promptly called out.
In an instant, the starlight before Xu Jin shifted, and the moment that familiar wondrous sensation struck, Xu Jin's thoughts immediately plunged into a Gold Star.
[Initiating high-tier inference]