Chapter 281 Calculation
Hearing this,

Qi Yuan nodded slightly, showed a gentle smile, and walked up the stairs generously.

Guided by a beautiful clam girl, he sat next to King Suanni.

Looking down, there were demon beasts in the transformation stage sitting on the steps, who looked like elders of the Suanni tribe.

Among them were King Suanni’s wives and concubines.

Below the stage were some half-human, half-demon beasts in the Jindan stage. Because of the high concentration of their blood or the intake of some rare treasures, they were able to briefly transform into human bodies.

Most of them are descendants who were specially trained by the royal family of Suanni.

"It's a bit too expensive to hold such a grand banquet just for Qi."

Qi Yuan turned his head and spoke to the person beside him.

King Suanni laughed loudly and said, "Not to mention that fellow Taoist is at the same level as me, he also possesses strength that ordinary people cannot match. Just based on this one point, it is enough for me to pay attention to you."

"King Suanni, you are too kind. I only won by half a move."

Qi Yuan responded with appropriate humility.

"Your Excellency is the Grand Elder of Xinggong. I heard that a big event happened to your human race some time ago. The demon cultivator known as the Six Paths Supreme Saint was beaten to death by your Excellency. Is it true?"

A middle-aged man with a short beard said in a lively tone.

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone at the banquet turned their eyes to Qi Yuan, wanting to hear his explanation.

After all, the royal family of Suanni has lived in the Wanzhang Sea for a long time and rarely goes to the human territory. The news they get can only be heard but cannot be verified.

Qi Yuan chuckled, his face calm and calm, and said: "Among the people of Chaos Star Sea today, Xinggong should be the leader, and the four seas will be pacified and the eight directions will be subdued."

The powerful words reached the ears of every monster, causing their expressions to change slightly, with a hint of shock in their eyes.

This news is extremely valuable, as it directly states the situation of the Star Palace unifying the inner star sea.

The Suanni royal family naturally knew about the deterrent power of the Star Palace in the past, but they were far from being overly wary of it.

Now it seems that we can’t just make enemies easily.

They saw with their own eyes that the king's Dinghai Youlong Stick was subdued by the Grand Elder of Xinggong and has not been returned yet.

The old Suanni King's expression also changed, but returned to normal the next second, holding up the bronze wine glass:

"Come, let's have a drink first."

Qi Yuan held the bronze wine cup on the long bar in one hand and toasted King Suanni and the others.

After drinking the spirit wine, some beautiful dancers came in and performed graceful dances in the center.

Although they are mermaids and clam girls, they are definitely not bad looking.

It looks quite pleasing to the eye.

Soon the banquet was half over and the atmosphere was full of joy.

The old Suanni King looked at the dancer with his cloudy eyes, which sparkled, and said:
"I wonder what brings you to my Wanzhang Sea? As long as I can do something, I will do my best to handle it."

King Suanni guessed that Qi Yuan flew to the Ten Thousand Zhang Sea specifically in order to look for some rare treasures.

There have been precedents in the past.

"Fellow Daoist, what do you think of the younger generations in the clan? Are you satisfied with their cultivation?"

Qi Yuan waved his sleeve with his right hand, scattering a colorful cloud of light and setting up a soundproof ban.

When the old Suanni King heard this, he immediately turned his head and looked at the other person deeply, saying:
"From what you said, you want to promote exchanges between the two races? I'm sorry to disappoint you. The blood feud between the Sea Kings and the Humans is deep. Even if I agree, the people below will not agree."

Such a far-sighted proposal was put forward for discussion a long time ago, but various reasons arose during the process of implementation and ultimately no benefits were gained, and the feud between the two tribes deepened.

"The past is the past, and the present is the present. Today, Qi has come to the Ten Thousand Zhang Sea, and naturally he feels a little confident. I believe that King Suanni is very envious of the hundreds of arts of cultivation in my human race. It just so happens that the resources of the Inner Star Sea are no longer as they used to be, and they need to be supplemented by the Outer Star Sea. We can exchange interests, and with our abilities, we should be able to settle many troubles."

"Besides, the strength of the Suanni royal family is declining day by day, and the human race's elixirs can just help you make up for it. You can take the opportunity to use it to consolidate the royal family's status."

Qi Yuan placed his palm on the long strip and tapped it twice.

The old Suanni's expression was somewhat moved, his eyes flashed, and he said: "Daoyou's eyes are really venomous, and you can see through my tribe's pain points at a glance. However, human cultivators are good at calculations, and the Sea King Clan really doesn't want to have any cooperation with you."

"It is too arbitrary to attribute calculation to humans. Are all the monsters in the Wanzhang Sea not good at calculation?"

Qi Yuan took a sip of the spirit wine and said while shaking his head slightly.

Upon hearing this, the old King Suanni laughed awkwardly a few times and said nothing.

"Fellow Daoist, are you worried about the Jiaolong clan?"

Qi Yuan said with a smile.

The old Suanni King's expression suddenly changed, and he kept looking around at the people around him: "Since you understand the reason, you also know my worries. Once the Jiaolong clan masters the hundreds of arts of your human race, their strength will naturally increase a lot. By then, won't I be preparing a dowry for them?"

"The problem is very simple. Go and kill half of the Jiaolong clan's transformation-stage monsters, and the Suanni royal family will immediately secure its position."

Qi Yuan said shockingly.

The old Suanni King sighed and said earnestly: "To be honest, my clan cannot completely suppress the Jiaolong clan, so what you said cannot be realized by me."

Although everyone is from the same clan of monsters, once important interests are involved, they will still fight each other in close combat.

"If you don't mind, I'd like to lend a hand."

Qi Yuan said meaningfully.

He just didn't believe that the old King Suanni didn't have this idea, and used his sharp knife to cut off the spurs of the dragon clan.

The other party has been sitting on the throne for thousands of years and is not a merciful person.

In the previous conversation with him, he never made any firm rejections and kept the topic hanging, which probably meant this.

Moreover, a stable vast ocean is also conducive to cooperation between the two sides.

Upon hearing this, the old King Suanni drank the spirit wine silently, frowning as if he had encountered a hurdle that he could not overcome.

"As long as the matter can be accomplished, this king will work with fellow Taoists to promote the relationship between the two tribes, and will never regret it."

Qi Yuan secretly thought that the old King Suanni was determined to nip the Jiaolong clan in the bud, even at the risk of his own reputation. He was truly a man who was determined to accomplish great things.

Because once he intervenes, things will deteriorate from an internal fight among the monsters to one requiring external assistance.

The most fatal point is to rely on the hands of the mortal enemy, the human race.

"I admire your decisiveness, fellow Daoist. Once you have arranged the plan, I will definitely help you."

Qi Yuan responded with a smile that the only thing he needed to be wary of was that the old King Suanni would suddenly change his mind and join forces with the Jiaolong clan to kill him.

Actually set up a trap for him.

The birth of a plan is activated according to changes in circumstances.

There was no plan before, but as soon as Qi Yuan put forward what he had in mind, a plan might have come into being.

The old Suanni King smiled and said, "Okay, okay, for the future of both tribes, let's have a drink..."

"Easy to say!"

Qi Yuan clinked his glasses with the other party, and they drank it all in one gulp. The other monsters present could not hear the relevant details, and could only judge the situation based on the expressions of the two people, so they made different guesses.

As soon as the soundproofing ban was lifted, someone started asking questions.

"Your Majesty is so pleased. Did you reach an agreement with your distinguished guest?"

A young concubine spoke softly.

The old Suanni King waved his hand and said, "It's nothing serious. We just agreed to talk about our cultivation experiences. You guys continue to dance..."

The group of dancers below received the order and continued to twist their bodies.

The cooperation had made some initial progress. Qi Yuan narrowed his eyes and said warmly, "Qi sees that fellow Daoist seems to know the origin of the Inverted Sea Mirror. Could it be that it was once a treasure of the nobility?"

The old King Suanni blurted it out before and recognized the Inverted Sea Mirror at a glance, and Qi Yuan always remembered it in his heart.

"Haha, I'm not boasting. The real Inverted Sea Mirror is actually a spiritual object held by our ancestors. Once activated, it can turn the sea upside down and crush the opponent to death with the endless gravity of the sea water. It doesn't just fire a slightly stronger water-attributed attack."

The old King Suanni said with a look of pride on his face.

"Oh? So there is such a connection. The noble's ancestor must have ascended to the upper realm."

Qi Yuan pretended to be curious and continued asking.

"He ascended to heaven tens of thousands of years ago. I just saw the relevant records in the sect's scrolls."

The old Suanni King's eyes revealed a little yearning, and he turned around and continued, "If you trust me, could you please give me the replica?"

Hearing this,

Qi Yuan paused for a moment, thought for a while, then reached to his waist and handed the palm-sized inverted sea mirror to the old Suanni King.

At such a close distance, even if the other party had any ill intentions, he could stop the loss in time.

The old Suanni King took the inverted sea mirror, and then concentrated on observing the spiritual creature, completely ignoring others.

I turned it over and over and looked at it carefully.

After a long time, he said with a strange look on his face: "What a pity, the quality of the replica of this spiritual treasure is very good, but it is missing a step, which makes the power weakened by three points for no reason."

"Appreciate further details!"

Qi Yuan raised his eyebrows and continued to ask.

This is an unexpected surprise.

The old Suanni King returned the inverted sea mirror to its original owner, patted his sleeves and said:
"I have seen the method of refining the Inverted Sea Mirror in my ancestor's notes. In addition to requiring exquisite refining techniques and very rare refining materials, there is also a hurdle that cannot be overlooked, which is to soak the spiritual treasure in the Three Yin Pool of our clan. Only in this way can the Inverted Sea Mirror become moist and transparent, and integrate more deeply with the water attribute, thus increasing its power in disguise."

"Then I would like to ask, can I borrow your Sanyin Pool for use once? I will pay for the materials that are damaged."

Qi Yuan's expression showed a little excitement, and he immediately tried to test the other party's opinion.

If there is a chance to increase the power of the Inverted Sea Mirror, you must not miss it.

"I'm sorry to disappoint you, fellow Daoist. The holy water in the Sanyin Pond dried up ten thousand years ago. Now there is only an empty pond left, so it cannot meet your requirements."

The old King Suanni had a wry smile on his face, but there was some excitement in his words.

Obviously, seeing Qi Yuan being humiliated is a happy thing.

Qi Yuan glanced at the people around him, looking disappointed, and said, "What a pity, I wonder what kind of spiritual substance the holy water in the Sanyin Pond is? It can assist in the refining of the Tongtian Lingbao."

"I'm sure you've heard of its name, it's the Taiyin Divine Water that has disappeared for ten thousand years. This thing is mostly born near the best fire spirit veins. It's hard to produce it in other extremely yang treasures because it requires extremely pure extremely yang things to be born when things go to the extreme."

"The Chaos Star Sea is water-based, and there are few high-quality Yang treasures on the islands, so the Taiyin Divine Water disappeared a long time ago. The top-grade fire spirit vein of our clan was extinguished ten thousand years ago due to the exhaustion of spiritual power and other reasons, which indirectly led to the depletion of the Three Yin Ponds."

After the old King Suanni spoke such a long speech at once, he immediately picked up the spirit wine to moisten his throat.

Taiyin Holy Water?

Qi Yuan was extremely happy in his heart, but his expression still showed disappointment.

When he went deep into the heart of the Fire God Sect, he discovered a top-grade fire spirit vein inside. Not only did he obtain top-grade fire spirit stones, but he also got a lot of Taiyin Divine Water.

This extremely cold and yin thing rarely has the chance to be used since you get it, so most of the time it is kept at the bottom of the box.

Didn’t expect it to be so useful?

But the matter is of great importance and must not be let the old Suanni know.

"What? It's Taiyin Divine Water? There's nothing I can do about it. But having said that, I want to learn how to make the Inverted Sea Mirror to resolve my doubts."

"This..., the method of refining the Inverted Sea Mirror is too precious. This king cannot agree to your request."

King Suanni hesitated and declined to respond.

Qi Yuan still did not give up and said: "Actually, I want to see the process of soaking the spiritual treasure. Who knows, maybe one day I can get the Taiyin Holy Water?"

"Haha, I knew that this was what you were actually planning. How could I brush it off if you only read the precautions for soaking spiritual treasures?"

"Come here, go to Tianhai Pavilion and fetch the soaked part of the Tongtian Lingbao Inverted Sea Mirror for the distinguished guest to read."

The old King Suanni showed an expression of great foresight, waved his hand and passed on the order.

He had been searching for the best fire spirit vein for thousands of years, and had turned all possible treasures upside down. He was almost certain that there was no Taiyin Divine Water in the Chaos Star Sea.

And even if there are, the number will not be large, so there is no need to worry about Qi Yuan succeeding.

Because soaking the spiritual treasure requires a tank of Taiyin divine water, without it there will be no effect.

As soon as he finished speaking, a disciple of the Suanni beast took the order and left.

"Thank you, fellow Taoist, for your help."

Qi Yuan smiled slightly and clasped his fists in response.

Once he has read the process of soaking the spiritual treasure and if the steps are not complicated, he can start immediately.

The inverted sea mirror increases its power, which in turn increases the self-protection ability.

Could that delay it?
"It's just a small matter, no need to say more, fellow Taoist."

The old Suanni King smiled kindly, thinking that in order to consolidate the status of the Suanni royal family, he needed the help of the person in front of him, so he naturally did not block the retreat.

Appropriately meet some requirements.

In fact, compared to cooperating with humans and learning the hundreds of arts of cultivating immortals, he was more concerned about whether the status of the Suanni royal family would decline.

What if he lost his position during his time on the throne?

If the Jiaolong clan were allowed to rule the vast sea and suppress the Suanni royal clan from then on, he would become the sinner of the clan, a stain that could not be washed away.

Nail it to the iron plate and let future generations watch.

The old King Suanni could not accept this result, so when he heard Qi Yuan propose cooperation between the two tribes, a bold plan quietly emerged in his mind.

Risking being cursed by all the monsters, he lured Qi Yuan into taking action and helped him fight against the dragon clan.

He has already experienced Qi Yuan's terrifying strength and he is definitely a very suitable candidate.

(End of this chapter)