The Supreme Being Against Heaven
Chapter Summary
I’ll immediately send people out to hunt Death-Attribute Demonic Beasts.” After speaking, Tantai Zhongde sighed before saying helplessly: “Elder, to speak honestly, the highest-level Ice and Fire Attribute Flame Seeds I can likely obtain for you are only high-grade Semi-King level.” “King-level flame seeds are simply too rare.” “Moreover, they possess intelligence and terrifying strength.” “Even Divine Soul Realm experts may not be capable of capturing them...” Tan Yun nodded slightly. “Mhm, I u...
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The Immortal Sect City stood at the center of the vast Immortal Sect territory, which stretched across more than 800,000 li. The city itself was built within an Immortal Valley, surrounded by towering mountain peaks on 3 sides, and was over 3 times larger than the Inner Sect City.
Within Immortal Sect City, there were 2 famous grand auction houses:
The “Huangfu Treasure Consolidation Auction Hall” and the “Myriad Treasures Auction Hall.”
Almost no disciple of the Immortal Sect knew who had founded the Myriad Treasures Auction Hall. However, back when Tan Yun was still in the inner sect, he had once heard Tantai Zhongde mention that...
The auction hall had been established by an ancient monster-level ancestor of the sect itself!
As for the Huangfu Treasure Consolidation Auction Hall, it was directly managed by the Huangfu Clan Patriarch, something that everyone already knew.
The Huangfu Headquarters towered 18 floors high, rising more than 1,000 zhang into the sky. It looked majestic and incomparably grand.
At this moment—
Inside a luxurious reception room on the 18th floor—
Tan Yun, dressed in the “Turtle Breath Frost Veil,” calmly sipped spiritual tea while chatting with Tantai Zhongde.
“Elder, you truly are a busy man.”
Tantai Zhongde shook his head and laughed bitterly.
“Ever since we parted ways, nearly 4 years have already passed.”
Tan Yun let out a long sigh. His tone carried traces of exhaustion, while beneath the thin veil, his eyes revealed deep anticipation.
“Sigh... I’ve truly been too busy to free myself lately.”
“Oh right, Elder De, have you managed to capture the ‘Nirvana Sacred Flame’ yet?”
Tan Yun still remembered that over 3 years ago, Tantai Zhongde had told him that the headquarters had discovered a high-grade Semi-King Ice-Attribute Flame Seed within a certain secret realm.
That flame was—
The Nirvana Sacred Flame!
However, because the flame seed had already developed intelligence, it was extremely difficult to capture.
Tantai Zhongde smiled as he replied:
“We captured it 3 years ago already. The flame seed is currently with Shen Subing. Elder, you may simply retrieve it from your disciple.”
“Excellent!”
Tan Yun instantly became excited, because if the “Primordial Ice Flame” could successfully devour the Nirvana Sacred Flame, it would evolve to an even higher level!
At that moment, Tantai Zhongde looked at Tan Yun with an expression as though he wanted to say something but hesitated.
Tan Yun immediately understood and chuckled softly.
“Elder De, don’t worry.”
“I already said before that as long as I obtained the Nirvana Sacred Flame, I would definitely hand over the pill formula to your side.”
“Even if it was only a verbal promise, I always keep my word and will never disappoint you.”
“After we finish discussing business, I’ll hand over the formula immediately.”
Hearing this, Tantai Zhongde’s wrinkled face instantly blossomed with smiles as he hurriedly said with delight:
“Please speak, Elder.”
Tan Yun frowned slightly before saying:
“I have a child under me. He possesses both a Beast Soul Spiritual Vein and a Death Soul Spiritual Vein.”
“Right now, he’s only at the 1st-Level Soul Refining Realm and urgently needs a number of Death-Attribute Demonic Beast Souls.”
“Elder De, you know very well that Death-Attribute Demonic Beasts are extremely rare.”
“So I wanted to ask whether your auction hall could send people to help me hunt Death-Attribute Demonic Beasts while also continuing the search for flame seeds.”
The “child” Tan Yun referred to was naturally Mu Mengji.
Tantai Zhongde immediately agreed.
“If it were anyone else, I definitely wouldn’t help.”
“But since it is Elder’s request, I will naturally do my utmost.”
After speaking, he laughed and added teasingly:
“Elder, you should already know this yourself.”
“The souls of demonic beasts below Rank 5 are not fully formed. They remain dormant within the beast cores.”
“Only after a Rank 4 Tribulation Beast advances into Rank 5 will its soul leave the beast core and form an independent spirit within the beast’s consciousness.”
“If you only need Rank 3 Tribulation Beast souls, my people can still manage that.”
“But Rank 4 demonic beasts are comparable to Divine Soul Realm cultivators.”
“My subordinates... simply do not possess the ability to hunt and kill them.”
Tan Yun smiled faintly.
“I understand.”
“In that case, just do what you can. Try your best to hunt as many Rank 4 demonic beasts as possible. Rank 3 beasts are acceptable as well.”
“Understood. I’ll immediately send people out to hunt Death-Attribute Demonic Beasts.”
After speaking, Tantai Zhongde sighed before saying helplessly:
“Elder, to speak honestly, the highest-level Ice and Fire Attribute Flame Seeds I can likely obtain for you are only high-grade Semi-King level.”
“King-level flame seeds are simply too rare.”
“Moreover, they possess intelligence and terrifying strength.”
“Even Divine Soul Realm experts may not be capable of capturing them...”
Tan Yun nodded slightly.
“Mhm, I understand.”
“In that case, continue searching for flame seeds for me.”
“If you ever discover a King-level flame seed, make sure your people do not act recklessly.”
“Then send someone to my disciple Subing’s Immortal Valley and have her raise a signal flag above the Immortal Palace, just like back in the inner sect.”
“The moment I see the signal, I’ll come immediately and capture the flame seed personally.”
“Of course, after I obtain the flame seed, it will still count as something your auction hall provided for me. What do you think?”
Hearing this, Tantai Zhongde immediately agreed.
How could he possibly refuse such a good deal?
After the two finished discussing the arrangement, Tan Yun spoke again.
“Elder De, the first time I gave your side a pill formula, it was the ‘Low-Grade Longevity Pill.’”
“The 2nd time, it was the middle-grade version.”
“Since you’ve treated me so sincerely, how about this time... I give you the highest-grade formula instead?”
Tantai Zhongde froze briefly, and his eyes instantly lit up with excitement.
But only moments later, the light in his eyes dimmed once again.
“Elder... the highest-grade version won’t be necessary. A high-grade one is already enough.”
Tan Yun frowned slightly in confusion.
“Elder De, you should think this through carefully.”
“Although ‘highest-grade’ and ‘high-grade’ differ by only a single word, their effects are worlds apart.”
“Sigh...”
Tantai Zhongde shook his head and let out a long sigh.
“Elder may not know this yet...”
“Our Huangfu Sacred Sect currently doesn’t even possess a single Saint-Level Alchemist.”
“Even if you gave us the formula, we still wouldn’t have anyone capable of refining it...”
Suddenly, Tantai Zhongde’s aged body trembled violently!
He abruptly stood up and stared at Tan Yun with shaking eyes before speaking in a trembling voice:
“E-Elder... could it be that you are truly a Saint-Level Alchemist?!”
“That’s right! Since you possess formulas of this level... you must be!”
Tan Yun neither admitted it nor denied it.
He merely gestured for Tantai Zhongde to sit back down before taking out a blank jade slip from his Cosmos Ring. Using his spiritual sense, he engraved the formula for the “High-Grade Longevity Pill” onto it before handing it over.
Tantai Zhongde carefully accepted the jade slip with both hands.
Without even looking at it, he immediately stored it away before asking unwillingly:
“Elder, we’ve known each other for a long time now.”
“Can you tell me exactly what level your alchemy has reached?”
Tan Yun smiled proudly.
“If you think I’m a Saint-Level Alchemist... then let’s just say you’re right.”
The moment he heard that answer, Tantai Zhongde became so excited he could barely control himself. He hurriedly rubbed his hands together before speaking with hopeful eyes:
“Elder, I have a request!”
“Could you refine 1 batch of the ‘Highest-Grade Longevity Pill’ and give me 2 pills?”
“To be honest... my parents do not have much time left.”
“I beg Elder to save them!”
After speaking, Tantai Zhongde immediately stood up and knelt before Tan Yun!
Tan Yun quickly helped him back to his feet.
“Elder De, absolutely not. Please stand up first!”
“Tell me first—how much lifespan do your parents have remaining?”
Tantai Zhongde answered solemnly:
“At most, 200 years.”
“At least, 150 years.”
“If they still cannot break through their cultivation bottleneck and free themselves from their limitations, then they will die once their lifespan ends.”
Tan Yun fell silent for a moment before speaking slowly:
“This kind of pill requires at least 500 years to refine.”
“Even within the highest-level Mustard Seed Time Sacred Tower, it would still require dozens of years.”
“Right now, I’m truly too busy, so I cannot refine it for you yet.”
“But I promise you this—before your parents’ lifespan runs out, I will definitely refine the pills for you. How does that sound?”
Hearing those words, Tantai Zhongde became so emotional that his eyes reddened. He immediately nodded over and over again!
Afterward, the two continued chatting for some time.
Then Tantai Zhongde personally watched Tan Yun leave...
After departing Immortal Sect City, Tan Yun spent 2 days returning to the Alchemy Lineage Secret Realm before heading straight toward Shen Subing’s Virtue Valley...