Monarch Of Time

Chapter 1084 Roping in (2)

Wolf Hunter’s eyes lit up before a shrewd smile found its way onto his face. He wasn’t sure what kind of business Alchemist Han was here for, but it hardly mattered.

After all, Wolf Hunter had been keeping up with the news around Amber Dawn, and even though the old man in front of him rarely showed his face to the public, his influence around the city had been expanding greatly during the past year.

Whether it was the city lord or the Twilight Sovereign’s guild, they’d both tried to curry favor with the mysterious elder, but according to Wolf Hunter’s sources, they hadn’t even managed to get a glimpse of the man’s robes.

And yet that very same person was now sitting in front of him once more.

”Of course, senior. How can I help you?”

Wolf Hunter gestured for alchemist Han to take a seat, and it was only after the man had made himself comfortable that the peak-stage Emperor took a seat on the couch opposite him.

Shun Long however simply shook his head and waved a hand, before his raspy voice echoed through the empty chambers.

”You’re mistaken. I’m here to help you.”

Wolf Hunter looked a bit confused, but his confusion only lasted for the briefest of moments before a wave of inexplicable excitement suddenly bloomed in his heart.

He stared at the plain-looking alchemy bottle that seemed to hold a single, earthen-colored pill inside, and his heartbeat couldn’t help but speed up.

’Alchemist Han’ didn’t even need to say anything after taking out that bottle. Even though the pill’s medicinal effects didn’t leak out, Wolf Hunter could feel an instinctive yearning for it, coming straight from his soul.

He needed to have this treasure!

Of course, Shun Long could tell exactly what the man was feeling.

After all, the aura of the top-grade ’Immortal Meridian pills’ had been enough to tempt even him after he’d refined them. Although this one was just a middle-grade pill, it was still a pseudo 3-star pill that was enough to tempt even Sovereigns!

”...Senior, what is this?” Wolf Hunter’s eyes refused to leave the translucent bottle as he asked, his voice somewhat trembling.

Shun Long’s wrinkled fingers tapped on the glass bottle rhythmically as he answered,

”You’ve heard of the ’Immortal Meridian fruit’, haven’t you?”

”...You mean the fruit Dao Kings got from the ’City of Immortals’?”

Wolf Hunter’s face turned ashen for a second, the fervor in his eyes giving way to sheer disbelief.

But of course, how could he not know about it? After all, as a peak-stage Dao Emperor, he had also entered the ’City of Immortals’ and had even ascended all the way to the 5th floor of the ’Heavenly Tower’ in its depths.

He’d also gathered numerous rare treasures as a result.

It was only after coming out that he realized how lackluster the rewards had been for the Dao Emperor realm cultivators as compared to the Dao Kings!

Countless top-grade spirit stones, protective talismans, and treasures that could help boost a person’s talent, not to mention the high quality immortal-grade cultivation techniques. But without a doubt, there were three among them that every Dao Emperor - including Wolf Hunter - would kill to get their hands on.

It was the ’Sun-blessed spiritual rock’ that could propel an average Dao King all the way to the peak of the Sovereign realm.

The rumored immortal-grade spirit stones that Xuan Bo, the young master of the Tianxuan dynasty, and that mysterious Dao King, Shun Long had obtained after topping the seventh trial.

And lastly, the ’Immortal Meridian fruit’... also known as the wonder fruit of death.

And yet, despite the risks it carried and the fact that seven out of ten people who ate the fruit would end up dead or crippled due to their meridians bursting, even an accomplished Dao Emperor like Wolf Hunter couldn’t hold back his excitement in the face of such a treasure.

Shun Long nodded his head and placed the alchemy bottle back on the table before he turned to the enamored hall master.

”Wolf Hunter, come work for me.”

”Senior...?” Wolf Hunter froze, but Shun Long continued without missing a beat,

”Come under my banner. Right now, you are nothing but a lone assassin, aren’t you? A Dao Emperor who still has to hide from the Amber Dawn’s Sovereign gaze.”

Wolf Hunter grimaced at those words. He couldn’t remember the last time he’d been talked down so openly like this. Even if the person speaking was a Sovereign realm expert, it still left a sour taste in his mouth.

But Wolf Hunter didn’t retort. He just clenched his fists under the table and stared at ’Alchemist Han’.

After all it was true. Even though he was a peak rank 9 Dao Emperor realm powerhouse, Wolf Hunter, just like every other assassin in the city, still had to walk on eggshells around the true ruler of Amber Dawn.

Then, under the middle-aged man’s ugly expression, Shun Long uncorked the alchemy bottle and an intense medicinal aroma instantly spread outwards, filling the private room in the blink of an eye.

Wolf Hunter’s eyes widened as the orange-colored scent touched his nostrils.

”Although this ’Immortal Meridian pill’ is only middle-grade, consuming it is guaranteed to expand your meridians to their absolute limits. For a peak-stage Dao Emperor whose Dao comprehension has already reached its limits, forming a Dao seed shouldn’t be too hard. As for the odds of failure... they should be about one in ten.”

Shun Long didn’t say anything else. He just placed the translucent bottle back on the table and turned to Wolf Hunter.

One in ten. Those were the odds of dying upon consuming this pill.

And yet...

”Only one in ten! Seven out of ten could perish, and people would still kill to get their hands on the ’Immortal Meridian fruit’. The White Tiger chamber of commerce even sold one for 100 million high-grade spirit stones! But this pill is only one in ten!”

Wolf Hunter took a deep breath and then, under Shun Long’s gaze, he stepped forward as his knees hit the floor.

”Senior! As long as you don’t order me to take my own life, I... I’m willing to follow you!”