Chapter 525: An attractive exchange
Chapter 525: An Attractive Exchange
Fighting against the sky is the youthful spirit, while fighting without breaking is the true nature of the old silver coin.
Wen Rui has always known what to do. He has never lost an argument when he needs to be tough, and when faced with situations where the risk is too high, being timid is also a kind of survival wisdom.
The struggle with Western religions will not produce results overnight. It is too early to go all in now. It is better to cash in on the advantages gained in a timely manner.
Taoist Duobao said, "The West is barren and gold is scarce. It is difficult to even afford to build a golden Buddha statue. Even if you want it, my sect cannot afford it. I do have some gems, corals, white jade, milky nectar, and consecrated Buddha treasures that you can exchange for it."
"Those things are worthless to me, but in business, anything can be discussed."
Wen Rui switched to businessman mode and said, "You can give as you see fit. These 400-plus arhats can be broken down and sold separately. Every year, I offer some treasures as tribute. If I feel that it is enough, I will release one. Over the years, one day, we will pay for the goods."
"Tear it apart and sell it for retail? You're collecting tribute money and putting it on the Buddha's head. Do you really think Tathagata is a clay sculpture?"
Taoist Duobao laughed and scolded, "Even if Tathagata agrees, I don't want to be your middleman. This time Tathagata has come forward to invite me to come down the mountain, which has disturbed my meditation. If I continue to be involved with you, it will be very annoying."
Wen Ruiyan said with a frown: "Master, your face is only enough for me to give you ten Arhats for free. If there are more, we are a small business. If we sell them at a low price, our descendants will have no money to use them. How can you, as an elder, take advantage of the younger generation?"
"What do you mean by selling it at a low price so that future generations will have no money to use it? Your words sound harsh, but also familiar."
Taoist Duobao shook his head and said, "Forget it. Whether it's to redeem you or to bribe you, I'll pay for it."
He thought for a moment and said, "Here I have the supreme sword technique that Master Tongtian taught me privately, called 'Chaos Sword Qi'. But I can't use it after joining the Western Sect. Why not use this magical power to redeem the five hundred Arhats?"
Wen Rui swallowed his saliva and felt quite tempted.
Chaos Sword Qi, it sounds very powerful.
But thinking back carefully, it seems that it is the method used to activate the Four Swords of Zhu Xian. Now the Four Swords of Zhu Xian have fallen into the hands of the immortals of the Chan Sect, but they have never exerted their power because they have not mastered the method of using the Chaos Sword Energy.
"Master, you have learned bad things from Tathagata. You even cheat the younger generation when doing business."
Wen Rui curled his lips, disregarding this supreme sword technique that even the Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian was extremely eager for: "Do you really think that my realm is low and I have gained nothing in the Biyou Palace? During those years, my disciple's Taoism has not improved, but his knowledge has increased a lot."
"I don't have the Four Swords of Zhu Xian, so what's the use of knowing Chaos Sword Qi? At least you have some sincerity, go and knock out the Golden Immortal of Jiejiao, snatch a sword, and give it to me along with the Chaos Sword Qi, then I can agree to this condition."
Taoist Duobao rarely showed embarrassment at having his trick discovered. It turned out that his attractive offer was a complete strategic deception, and he was treating Wen Rui as an ignorant child.
Given his status and position, the Chaos Sword Qi he passed down was definitely a genuine skill. However, Wen Rui was certain that he did not have the Four Swords of Immortal Slaying and was not at the level of Golden Immortal, so even if he obtained the peerless sword technique, he could only watch.
"Well, I still have some things passed down by my master..."
"Stop it. My grandmaster Jin Ling Sheng Mu also has all the secret manuals you have. I have been reading them since I was a child and I am tired of them. You are favored by my great grandmaster, but my grandmaster sister is even more favored than you!" Wen Rui sneered, "Zan is a second-generation immortal who was born with the immortal jade key in his mouth after all. Don't fool me as if I were a simple and honest boy in the mortal world. Don't beat around the bush. I will tell you straight away. Your Dharma name is Duobao. When you absconded with the treasure, how much money and property did you embezzle from the sect? Tell me some of it today."
"Don't say it so harshly. What do you mean by absconding with the money..."
Taoist Duobao looked helpless and said, "When I was captured by my uncle-master, all the treasures on my body were searched and taken away. How could there be much left?"
"Really? I don't believe it."
Wen Rui said expressionlessly, "If that were the case, you would have changed your name to Shaobao Tathagata long ago. If you didn't have the Dharma treasure to rely on, how could the Western Church, which is so stingy, grant you the status of Buddha? A poor ghost is not worthy of worshipping Buddha. I'm afraid you will have to serve as a mount for others like those useless people who attend the Seven Immortals."
"Why are you talking so meanly?"
Taoist Duobao's Buddha-like self-restraint was so tempered by Wen Rui's words that he said unhappily, "For Junior Sister Jin Ling's sake, I will give you a magic weapon. You will have fulfilled your duty by taking this treasure. If you fall into the hands of my sect in the future, don't blame me for not coming out to save you."
"Come on, who are you trying to scare? You are a traitor who can't get anywhere. If that day comes, I will be so good at courting death that even with your little reputation in the West, you won't be able to protect me."
Wen Rui said disdainfully, unceremoniously stretched out his hand and opened his palm: "What are you waiting for, give it to me, one hand pays the money, the other hand hands over the person, let me take a small loss, let the senior, give you a family price."
Taoist Duobao reached into the air, and a gem emitting a dark brown-yellow glow appeared in his palm: "This treasure is destined to be with you. I give it to you today. You should use it well."
Wen Rui looked carefully and felt overjoyed, but at the same time he was suspicious, thinking, how could it be such a coincidence?
The magic weapon that Taoist Duobao took out was the Earth-Splitting Pearl, which originally belonged to Wang Mo, one of the Four Saints of Jiulong Island. After Wang Mo's death, his whereabouts disappeared, but unexpectedly, it returned to Taoist Duobao's hands after many twists and turns.
A Hunyuan Pearl has brought countless benefits to Wen Rui and is the core magic weapon of his current power system.
The Earth-Splitting Bead and the Sky-Opening Bead together with the Hunyuan Bead form a complete set of magic weapons. According to Wen Rui's calculations, after they are all assembled, the three elements of heaven, earth and man will be perfect, and incredible subversive technology will be developed.
Last time, he inexplicably got the Hunyuan Pearl from the Mother of Lishan. Now, he blackmailed Master Duobao and got the Earth-Splitting Pearl. Of the three pearls, only the Sky-Opening Pearl is left.
After Wen Rui was deified and ascended to heaven, he had been collecting information about the Earth-Splitting Beads and the Sky-Opening Beads in the heavens, the human world, and the earth. However, after so many years, he had not obtained any information at all. He had become a little discouraged and was not very serious about searching anymore.
This is exactly the case of searching for something everywhere but finding it without any effort.
Wen Rui stretched out his hand to take it, but Taoist Duobao closed his palm and said, "You are not allowed to broadcast those slanderous things in the mortal world anymore. Redeeming the Arhat is secondary. If you can't do this, the Tathagata Buddha's heart is like the sea, which can accommodate all things in the universe, but not a stinky fish like you!"
"Hey, you can't say what you did?"
Although he was extremely eager for the Earth-Splitting Pearl, Wen Rui stubbornly withdrew his hand, with an expression of indifference, and sneered: "The Western Church also uses this trick, can't solve the problem, then solve the person who raised the problem? If Tathagata can clean up the church affairs and wipe out the scum in Buddhism, let alone say that my films are based on reality, even if they are pure fiction, the eyes of sentient beings are sharp and they will definitely not believe it."
(End of this chapter)