CHAPTER 1025: CHAPTER 780: CHOICES (2)

"Daoist Friend Li, I think you may have misunderstood something. If the Li Family is offering such terms, then I’m afraid I cannot agree."

Gu Jinlai refused directly.

"Not agree?"

Li Feiyu’s brow furrowed: "You won’t agree?"

Gu Jinlai was too lazy to waste his breath on Miss Li from the Li Family, and directly sent over the conditions offered by the other five families: "Daoist Friend Li, see for yourself."

With that, he halted the transmission with Li Feiyu.

...

The Li Family, looking at the suddenly disappeared Gu Jinlai, Li Feiyu’s elegant and reserved face turned somewhat grim: "He... he actually dared to cut off contact on his own..."

In such anger, she directly added Gu Jinlai to the blacklist.

"Didn’t I tell you to send my conditions out? Why did you act on your own, removing all mention of the Immortal Artifact and Immortal Door of Enlightenment, and even require him to offer an Immortal Artifact as a betrothal gift!? Where does he, a Daoist Master from an outer and backward star domain of the Heart of the Cosmic, get an Immortal Artifact!? Isn’t this asking the impossible?"

Li Shaoyan’s expression showed some displeasure.

"I..."

Li Feiyu saw the dissatisfaction of her Patriarch, and quickly explained: "I investigated him; he is selling an Immortal Artifact..."

Saying this, she felt a bit wronged: "Moreover, although our Li Family is not the ruler in the Hidden Dragon Star Domain, we are definitely not comparable to those small sects. And I have cultivated for less than forty thousand years, with a Great Dao compatibility rate of as high as ninety-three percent, not inferior to some Outer Mansion candidates. Even if I cultivate on my own, it doesn’t mean I can’t become an Immortal Golden Immortal in the future, so why shouldn’t I ask for an Immortal Artifact as a betrothal gift?"

"You..."

Li Shaoyan’s eyes flashed with anger: "Do you have any idea how much resources were devoted to raise your Great Dao compatibility to ninety-three percent? If you can’t find a powerful Daoist Companion to cultivate with you, to increase your Great Dao compatibility, you’ll never enter the Immortal Domain in your lifetime!"

Li Feiyu saw her Patriarch really get angry, and quickly stood up to apologize: "Please, Patriarch, calm down... I spoke without due consideration, please forgive me."

Li Shaoyan looked at this junior, usually adept and graceful, and sighed inwardly.

Given how few promising juniors there have been in the Li Family recently, he poured his efforts into a woman.

If only he had known sooner, the Li Family should have just cultivated its own candidates, to see if they could push one into the Inner Mansion.

"Forget it."

Li Shaoyan waved his hand.

He glanced at the conditions offered by the other five families: "Even if you sent what I required, it still may not stand out in the competition."

Li Feiyu also saw the conditions sent by Gu Jinlai from the other families, and for a moment felt a bit angry: "Contacting five families simultaneously, is he trying to use other family forces to pressure our Li Family to raise the price? Such greed! Do they think we are a charity?"

Having said this, she coldly remarked: "Patriarch, our Li Family doesn’t lack such a Daoist Master who can’t even rank in the top three candidates for Outer Mansion."

"You can leave."

Li Shaoyan said coldly, already too lazy to spend more time on the junior he had once looked quite favorably upon.

Li Feiyu noticed the Patriarch’s indifference, and suddenly felt some panic, quickly saying: "Patriarch, in fact, I have already contacted Dong Bolai, who is ranked first in the Flowing Light Path candidate list. If our Li Family can assist him, it will definitely allow him to enter the Inner Mansion and become an Inner Mansion Honorable Daoist. By then, won’t he be ten times better than Gu Jinlai?"

"Top candidate in the Flowing Light Path..."

The coldness on Li Shaoyan’s face slightly softened: "The Flowing Light Path isn’t bad. If Dong Bolai is indeed the top candidate, indeed, he is better than Gu Jinlai. However, Dong Bolai has a bad reputation; the internal affairs, and the investment decision requires consideration."

"The non-jealous are mediocre. Dong Bolai can stand out and reach the top of the Flowing Light Path candidate list, naturally attracting various malicious rumors."

Li Feiyu quickly stated.

Li Shaoyan, hearing this, relaxed a bit: "Then go and contact him, see if he is worthy of our Li Family’s investment."

At once, Li Feiyu felt assured: "Patriarch, rest assured, leave it to me."

...

"Unable to send the message?"

Gu Jinlai sensed the dissipating Divine Sense Ability within his message — "I will make a decision within a month, please Miss Li decide quickly," and his expression was one of surprise.

What is this?

A blacklist?

If there’s to be a blacklist, shouldn’t he be the one to make it?

"Forget it."

Gu Jinlai shook his head: "I did give face to Star Lord Tian Xiang, should Miss Li speak ill of me before Star Lord Tian Xiang, I have this proof to refute."

Holding this thought, Gu Jinlai quietly began cultivating the Void Sword Chapter and Eternal Silence.

With the foundation of the Boundaryless Chapter and Xuanyuan Sword Scripture, though switching to these two Immortal Skills might cause some impact, the effect isn’t significant.

All paths lead to the same end.

Golden Immortals and Immortal Golden Immortals cultivate the Great Dao. At this level, the defects brought by different Cultivation Techniques are far less obvious than during weaker stages.

Not to mention, Gu Jinlai already fully parsed these two Great Daos. Even if another Golden Immortal tried switching, it might take them a thousand or two thousand years, only affecting the Lifebound Immortal Skill somewhat.

...

A month passed quickly.

Seeing the lack of any response from the Li Family, Gu Jinlai no longer wasted time and contacted the Qin family representative, sending the message out.

Choosing a backer, naturally the bigger the better.

...

When Gu Jinlai responded, the current Family Head of the Qin family, also the one in charge of all matters in the family, Immortal Golden Immortal Qin Daosheng, showed a smile on his face.