Seeking Immortality In The World Of Cultivation

Chapter 871: Chapter 637 Temptation with Benefits_2

Facing this matter, she would probably need to deliberate over and over again before she could finally respond.

It wouldn’t be possible for her to agree so readily.

In such a situation, although Xiao Qing was interested in the reward previously mentioned by He Song, her interest was not particularly strong.

As a cultivator from the Treasure Pavilion, Xiao Qing was not lacking in all the various resources required for cultivation, as well as some rare and exotic treasures.

Although He Song was a Golden Elixir Master, he likely couldn’t produce any treasures that she couldn’t refuse.

After all, the items used by Foundation Establishment True Persons are probably only of concern to cultivators within that realm.

Being a Golden Elixir Master, it’s likely that He Song didn’t pay much attention to them either.

Just like her, she already didn’t pay attention anymore to those items which Qi-refining cultivators considered extremely precious.

Therefore, she didn’t hold much hope that He Song could offer a reward she couldn’t refuse.

And since she was a member of the Treasure Pavilion, she wasn’t overly lacking in other cultivation resources either.

In that case, to directly refuse such a reward was only natural.

However,

just as Xiao Qing voiced her agreement to the matter, stated her conditions, and rejected He Song’s reward,

He Song, upon hearing her acceptance and rejection of his offer, shook his head slightly.

As He Song shook his head slightly, his gaze shifted towards Xiao Qing.

With a thought,

a Golden Armor Guard silently appeared within the private room.

Golden Armor Guards.

He Song had several of these.

All of them came from within the Golden Elixir Cave Mansions.

Whether it was Master Yin Yue’s cave mansion or Master Xing Yan’s, the presence of Golden Armor Guards was there.

And these Golden Armor Guards had been collected by He Song and had become his possessions.

Unfortunately, whether it was when He Song had first collected these guards, or even now, when his cultivation had reached the Golden Core Realm,

he hadn’t made much use of these Golden Armor Guards.

At the Foundation Establishment Realm, He Song, armed with the Golden Core Great Formation Heavenly Gang Divine Thunder Array, could slaughter ordinary Foundation Establishments as easily as butchering dogs.

Although there had been no opportunity to act, with He Song’s strength in the Foundation Establishment Realm back then, there was no need to use the guards.

Subsequently, when He Song’s cultivation successfully broke through to the Golden Core Realm,

the strength of the Golden Armor Guards, comparable to the Foundation Establishment Great Perfection, naturally became even less significant in He Song’s eyes.

To He Song, who had reached the Golden Core Realm, a Golden Armor Guard was nothing more than a chicken or a dog made of clay.

Thus, although He Song had several Golden Armor Guards,

there had never been a chance for them to be put to use.

But now,

when Xiao Qing in front of him voiced her agreement to the matter and rejected his idea of offering a reward,

He Song naturally had some guesses about what she was thinking.

Whether in the Cultivation World or the mortal world,

interpersonal relationships have always been the main bridge in human communication.

Mortals do so,

and so do cultivators.

Before becoming cultivators, all were mortals.

And being human, they possess human nature; naturally, where people gather, even in the Cultivation World, there would be interpersonal relationships.

Currently standing beside He Song, although she had agreed to what he said and to pass on his message, she had rejected his idea of offering a reward.

She took it as repaying the favor for the two pieces of advice He Song had casually mentioned before.

In He Song’s eyes, it meant she wasn’t prepared to have too many dealings with him in terms of benefits and was merely repaying the favor for the advice he had given before.

If she felt that the favor was fully repaid and chose not to continue passing messages for He Song, it would be entirely normal.

Moreover, at that time, He Song would probably have no reason to ask her to continue relaying messages for him.

As a result,

by voicing his request, wouldn’t he just be obtaining the opportunity to learn about the surrounding news from Xiao Qing for a period?

And once that time passed, wouldn’t he once again become completely unaware of the events happening around the Smoke-Cloud State Mansion?

Such a thing, He Song was definitely unwilling to do.

Smoke-Cloud State mansion, located to the west of the Luo Feng Province mansion where He Song’s cave mansion was situated.

And further west of the Smoke-Cloud State mansion, was the Demons Realm.

If He Song wanted to stay informed on the movements of demonic beasts within the Demons Realm, as well as all sorts of news from the surroundings, he would naturally need to plant a spy in the Smoke-Cloud State mansion.

This spy could regularly provide He Song with various pieces of news from around the Smoke-Cloud State mansion.

If, however, there was a disturbance within the Demons Realm, they could also issue a warning to He Song, who would be located to the east, in the Luo Feng Province mansion, at the first sign of trouble.

He Song, residing within the Luo Feng Province mansion.

Upon receiving a warning, he could naturally immediately make his escape.

After all, between Luo Feng Province mansion and the Demons Realm lay the Smoke-Cloud State mansion.

With the Smoke-Cloud State mansion as a barrier, even if something significant happened in the Demons Realm, it wouldn’t immediately affect the Luo Feng Province.

In such a situation, if He Song could also receive an early warning,

his speed in evading danger would naturally be much faster than that of most others.

Thus, this would greatly enhance his own safety.

This was why He Song had thought to have Xiao Qing relay messages to him from this place.

Xiao Qing’s identity

meant that she could receive all kinds of news at the first instance.

And moreover, it was not very likely that she would be killed off at the first sign of significant troubles.

Having such a person who could bring a sense of safety to him, He Song naturally wanted to find ways to increase their connection.

Therefore, when He Song clearly realized that Xiao Qing had no intention of accepting his reward,

and, regarding him, did not seem to have a very strong desire to form a close bond,

offering a reward that was enticing enough for her to accept at this moment, in order to keep her providing information for him in the future, became something He Song had to consider.@@novelbin@@

Interpersonal relationships.

Interpersonal relationships.

You have to offer something of value to springboard these relationships into action.

According to He Song’s thinking,

If Xiao Qing accepted something from him,

then she would owe him a favor.

And, if the item had considerable value, the weight of the favor owed would naturally increase.

But favors are difficult to repay.

What could a minor Foundation Establishment True Person offer in return for a favor from a Golden Elixir Master?

What Xiao Qing could do for He Song was naturally limited to continuously supplying him with various information, as a way to repay him.

In such a case, the contact between them would naturally increase.

As the contact increased,

more ties would naturally form over time between Xiao Qing and He Song.

Interpersonal relations of this kind would also deepen progressively with the passage of time.

At that time, this was when the true power of such relationships would start to emerge.

He Song’s decision to offer a Golden Armor Guard was naturally the result of careful deliberation.

A Golden Armor Guard.

In He Song’s current view, its value was not high.

You could even say that the Golden Armor Guards he had were obtained for free.

But for Xiao Qing, a Golden Armor Guard with strength comparable to a cultivator at the peak of the Foundation Establishment realm was exceptionally precious and carried significant meaning.

A Golden Armor Guard with strength equivalent to a Foundation Establishment Great Perfection cultivator was, naturally, not considered cheap in the eyes of a Foundation Establishment True Person.

Moreover, if one could obtain a Golden Armor Guard with strength comparable to the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm while one’s own cultivation was only at the beginning of that realm,

whether walking outside, being besieged, or desiring to slay one’s enemies, it would have immense usefulness.

For instance, if Xiao Qing had possessed a Golden Armor Guard earlier, perhaps she wouldn’t have had to pay a huge price to enlist the help of several other Foundation Establishment True Persons to encircle and kill her enemies.

With such a guard of strength comparable to the peak of the Foundation Establishment realm, even if Xiao Qing couldn’t slay her enemies single-handedly,

the cost to do so would naturally be much less.