Sovereign of the Three Realms - Chapter 1924

Chapter 1924: 1924

Jiang Chen’s offer was generous . In fact, in certain ways, what he promised in return was more valuable than the stones themselves .

Therefore, Imperial Prince Huo could scarcely believe his ears . He exchanged a glance with Chief Warden Ding, silently confirming that the other had heard the same thing before falling into deep thought .

It was an offer they couldn’t resist .

Spirit stones were consumables . Once used, they were gone . There was no heritage to speak of, and they contributed nothing to Rejuvenation’s foundations .

They would either make Rejuvenation nouveau riche, or bring doom to their home . A double-edged sword, so to speak .

On the flip side, what the young lord promised would benefit Rejuvenation in the long term . Any of his three offers was too good to turn down .

“Take your time to consider my words . Give me an answer in a month . ” With that, Jiang Chen waved a dismissive hand and walked away .

Imperial Prince Huo glanced at Chief Warden Ding . “What do you think, Old Ding?”

The chief warden sighed . “We’d have to be remarkably short-sighted to turn down such an offer . There’s no telling what the spirit stones will do to us, but what the young lord offers will surely do us good . ”

“I agree . However, I worry that those who lack foresight may assume we’re giving away the spirit stones to get on the young lord’s good side . ”

“That can’t be avoided no matter what we do . It’s impossible to make everyone happy . ” Chief Warden Ding chuckled . “Besides, His Majesty will be the one making the final decision . As long as we convince His Majesty, there’s nothing the others will be able to do . One cannot achieve greatness without making a leap of faith . This decision will determine Rejuvenation’s future . You shouldn’t be overly concerned with things, Your Highness . ”

Chief Warden Ding was a worldly man . He knew what the right thing to do was .

“Old Ding, stay here while I return to Rejuvenation and brief my royal brother so that he can make a decision . This is a once in a lifetime opportunity . ”

Chief Warden Ding nodded without hesitation . “Understood . ”

The imperial prince was efficient . It took only eight days to make a round trip from Rejuvenation .

When he came back, he sought out Jiang Chen .

“Have you made a decision yet, Imperial Prince Huo?”

“My royal brother has the final say in all things for Rejuvenation,” Imperial Prince Huo responded seriously . “This minor prince wanted to make the deal happen . Therefore I reported back about it and detailed the factors involved . Being the wise man my brother is, he approved of my judgement . However, he’s been so bold as to make a few trivial requests of his own . ”

“Let’s hear them . ” Jiang Chen could fulfill a few reasonable requests .

“First, he said the young lord could have all the spirit stones, but it should be announced to the public . ”

Jiang Chen smiled . “That’s fair . It’s the only way to ensure Rejuvenation isn’t targeted . You’ll never be safe if people don’t know you’ve given the stones away . ”

“Exactly . ” Imperial Prince nodded . “Second, we hope you might announce that Rejuvenation is under your protection from now on . Targeting us will be equivalent to challenging your authority . ”

That was also fair .

It wasn’t unreasonable for Rejuvenation to use Jiang Chen’s name to deter potentially hostile factions .

Jiang Chen nodded . “I can grant you that wish, but remember, if I find out you’ve been using my name to commit atrocities and hurt people, there will be consequences . You better think before you act . ”

“Rest assured, young lord, we aren’t bold enough to do anything untowards on your behalf . ” Imperial Prince Huo had no doubt about that . After the time he’d spent with the young lord, he was aware that Jiang Chen cared about his image . If they dared damage his reputation, they would have no one to blame for their doom .

“Anything else?”

Imperial Prince Huo shook his head . “No, just these two . ”

“Good . It’s good that Rejuvenation didn’t let greed get the better of you and stayed within the boundaries . ” Jiang Chen had thought they would make a lot more requests, but there were only two, and both were in good faith .

“Since you haven’t requested for anything unreasonable, we have a deal . Among the three offers, I can fulfil the second now . Do you need a cultivation method or a tangible martial method? Or perhaps you have other needs?”

“Cultivation method,” Imperial Prince Huo said without hesitation .

Cultivation methods were the basis of martial dao . It could improve one’s level and bring about the most comprehensive progress . Specific martial dao methods were too limited .

Jiang Chen browsed through the wealth of cultivation methods in his head and picked one to share .

“Imperial Prince Huo, any empyrean cultivator can learn this method . How effective it is will vary depending on each person’s fate . Those who aren’t as fortunate may stop at advanced empyrean, while the more fortunate may reach peak ninth level empyrean, or demigod . Those who are particularly compatible stand a chance to ascend to divinity . In other words, the method, if used well, can be your heritage for generations to come . ”

That was no exaggeration . The cultivation method was considered a demigod method, but in reality it was as good as any divine method .

Imperial Prince Huo didn’t doubt the young lord’s words at all . There was an air of integrity about Jiang Chen that demanded trust . The thought that the young lord might be lying to him didn’t even cross his mind . He gingerly accepted the method and cupped like the precious treasure it was .

The imperial prince knew his place well . Jiang Chen added after a bemused pause, “Since you’re being so cognizant of the situation, it’d be remiss of me to give you only a cultivation method and not a martial one . I’ll give you a hand-to-hand combat method as well to go with the cultivation method . However, you mustn’t let anyone outside Rejuvenation learn about the method . Otherwise I have ways to take it back from you!”

Imperial Prince Huo could barely contain his excitement . He hadn’t expected the additional boon! He hurriedly promised, “We’ll be sure to keep it from outsiders!”

Jiang Chen handed both methods to Imperial Prince Huo . “And here’s the list of ingredients needed for refining the Crowning Empyrean Pill . You must keep this confidential as well . In addition, don’t try to study and refine the pill yourself . Once you gather all the ingredients, contact me . ”

It’d be difficult to gather all the ingredients . If Rejuvenation managed to do it, Jiang Chen wasn’t opposed to refining a cauldron of the pills for them .

Noting the bemused look on the imperial prince’s face, Jiang Chen added faintly, “It’s for your good . It’s difficult enough to gather the ingredients . If you recklessly try to refine the pill yourself, all of the ingredients will go to waste . You won’t be able to get any results even after a hundred thousand years . ”