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Su Yuan looked at the crowd, receiving a wave of eager gazes.

Su Yuan smiled calmly: “Since the Zhuyuan Great Emperor still desires it, I shall grant you one direct trading opportunity. One strand of Law Root Qi in exchange for three Acquired Supreme Treasures, with a special discount for Star Law Root Qi. As a specialty of the Seven Stars Sect, it only requires two Acquired Supreme Treasures!”

Calculating this way, it amounted to fifteen Acquired Supreme Treasures!

The Zhuyuan Great Emperor glanced at the congratulatory gifts he had just received, which happened to be worth exactly fifteen Acquired Supreme Treasures.

He suspected Su Yuan had his eyes on his gifts, but then reconsidered, feeling he was overthinking it—this was Law Root Qi after all.

Three Acquired Supreme Treasures could enhance three Hunyuan Great Powers, but couldn’t create a new Great Power.

Meanwhile, Law Root Qi could allow Hunyuan Great Powers to prove their Dao a second time, further increasing their strength!

Moreover, Acquired Supreme Treasures would eventually become obsolete, but after proving Dao with Law Root Qi, the rules could continue growing stronger indefinitely!

The Zhuyuan Great Emperor said solemnly: “I’ll trade!”

He straightforwardly handed over all the congratulatory gifts he had just received to Su Yuan, and to make up for any price difference, he even took out some additional materials from his personal treasury.

Then he decisively pocketed all the remaining Law Root Qi!

Everyone watched with burning envy, but since the Zhuyuan Great Emperor now surpassed them by a major realm, they had no possibility of seizing it.

Thus, everyone’s attention eventually returned to Su Yuan.

The Taiyi Sage Lord couldn’t help asking: “Seven Stars Dao Sovereign, might you have any extra Law Root Qi available? I’m willing to trade Acquired Supreme Treasures for it!”

Others quickly caught on and spoke up one after another.

“I’m willing too! I’ll trade Acquired Supreme Treasures for it!”

Su Yuan looked at the excited crowd, waved his hand, and said with a smile: “My Seven Stars Market will launch new products in the future. We’ll hold a Supreme Auction every ten thousand years, with Law Root Qi as the finale item. If you’re interested then, you can come participate and bid directly using Star Coins, with a starting price of zero Star Coins.”

As soon as he finished speaking.

Everyone’s eyes lit up brightly.

The Taiyi Sage Lord said in astonishment: “You mean every ten thousand years?”

“Exactly!” Su Yuan nodded.

“Hiss!”

Everyone collectively drew in a breath of Hunyuan energy.

Ten thousand years meant nothing to these Great Powers—it was less than the blink of an eye. A single meditation session might casually last several hundred thousand years.

Yet Su Yuan claimed the Seven Stars Market planned to auction Law Root Qi every ten thousand years? How massive must their inventory be?

This completely overturned everyone’s understanding of Law Root Qi.

The Zhuyuan Great Emperor suddenly felt his earlier trade might have been somewhat rash.

However, the auction price for Law Root Qi then definitely wouldn’t be low either, and with countless competitors vying for it, obtaining a portion wouldn’t be easy—nothing like the straightforward transaction now.

At this moment, the spotlight on the Zhuyuan Great Emperor’s proving Tai Chi Dao had been largely stolen by Su Yuan.

But the Zhuyuan Great Emperor wasn’t angry. For the sake of the nine strands of Law Root Qi in his possession, as long as Su Yuan didn’t cross any bottom lines, he wouldn’t interfere.

Su Yuan smiled: “Well, my tribute presentation is complete. I greatly look forward to the Great Emperor’s Dao lecture.”

The Zhuyuan Great Emperor smiled slightly: “Then I shall explain this Tai Chi Realm to everyone!”

Everyone straightened their expressions—they had paid enormous costs precisely for this lecture!

“Tai Chi means the unification of laws, integrating roundness and straightness, moving methods with intent, commanding rules with will…”

The Zhuyuan Great Emperor began sharing his insights into the Tai Chi Realm.

In the blink of an eye, ten years passed.

The Dao lecture gradually concluded.

Understanding flashed in everyone’s eyes.

Powerful experts like the Taiyi Sage Lord who had reached Hunyuan Great Luo Perfection all showed looks of sudden realization.

Su Yuan also gained considerable insights. He developed a deeper understanding of breaking through to the Tai Chi Realm, vaguely touching its edges, with substantial harvests.

After the lecture ended, the Zhuyuan Great Emperor said gravely: “Everyone, now that I have proven Tai Chi Dao, it’s time to address the Demon Realm matter! The Demon Realm and Immortal Realm have long accumulated grievances. With our current strength advantage, this is the perfect opportunity for conquest. What do you all think?”

As he finished speaking, everyone showed varied expressions.

Su Yuan thought to himself—just as expected. As soon as the Zhuyuan Great Emperor broke through, he immediately targeted the Demon Realm.

The Taiyi Sage Lord and Daoist Xuanqing both looked tempted—with a Tai Chi Realm expert on their side, their chances of victory were significant.

Su Yuan suddenly coughed.

Everyone looked at Su Yuan.

The Zhuyuan Great Emperor also looked at him, his eyes inquiring about his opinion.

Su Yuan said: “I originally maintain a neutral stance and shouldn’t comment, but…”

The Zhuyuan Great Emperor said: “Dao Sovereign, please speak directly!”

Su Yuan paused, then said: “Do you know what lies beyond the God Realm Sea?”

“Isn’t it just chaos?” The Epoch Primordial Dragon chuckled in response.

“Exactly! It is indeed chaos. But do you know that within that chaos exist numerous God Realm Seas?” Su Yuan looked at everyone as he spoke.

The Zhuyuan Great Emperor’s eyes flashed: “Could it be that fellow Daoist knows of other God Realm Seas?”

To everyone’s surprise, Su Yuan actually nodded.

“Correct, I’ve discovered two spatial passages that lead to two different God Realm Seas!” Su Yuan said.

Everyone looked shocked.

The Zhuyuan Great Emperor frowned: “Is this truly real?”

Su Yuan said: “How do you think I obtained my Law Root Qi? Through killing! There’s one God Realm Sea called the God Realm Sea, where faith serves as the great Dao rule. The deities there resemble immortals, with divine cores as their source within their bodies. Seize their divine cores, refine them using special secret methods, and you can extract Law Root Qi!”

Everyone looked extremely solemn.

“There’s another God Realm Sea called the Abyss Realm Sea. Within it sleeps a Wuji Realm Great Power—the Abyss Will. Its mighty power is unfathomable. After briefly exploring this realm sea and learning about the Abyss, I refrained from major actions, fearing to attract the Abyss’s attention and expose our Immortal-Demon Realm Sea’s situation!” Su Yuan continued.

The Zhuyuan Great Emperor looked alarmed, murmuring: “A Wuji Realm Great Power? The Abyss Will!”

“Are there any experts above Tai Chi Realm in that God Realm Sea?” The Taiyi Sage Lord couldn’t help asking.

“Unknown!” Su Yuan shook his head. “There certainly were before, but whether any remain now, I don’t know either. Just like how there are two Tai Chi Realm Great Powers cultivating in secret within our Immortal and Demon Realms, which you also didn’t know about.”

The Zhuyuan Great Emperor said in shock: “Dao Sovereign, are you saying there are two more Tai Chi Realm Great Powers within the God Realm Sea?”

“Exactly!” Su Yuan confirmed with a nod.