"What scheme are you plotting?" Su Yuan asked.

The Immortal Lord said with a calm expression, "I need a path forward. I've been stuck at the early stage of the Hunyuan Tai Chi Realm for a full 2,400 kalpas."

Su Yuan frowned, "I don't have any path to give you!"

The Immortal Lord said indifferently, "My cooperation with the Demon Lord was to explore the secrets of human inheritance. Since you can obtain human inheritance, you'll naturally gain the path forward in the future. I can abandon my cooperation with the Demon Lord and stand on your side!"

He paused for a moment, then said, "I haven't done any harm to the human race—that was the doing of the previous Immortal Lord. He has already left the Immortal-Demon Realm Sea, so there's not much connection between me and the human race."

Hearing this, Su Yuan raised an eyebrow, "So that means the Heavenly Demon Lord once committed acts that led to the destruction of the human race?"

The Immortal Lord was momentarily stunned, then nodded, "Correct. He was the previous Demon Lord who, for unknown reasons, encountered a life-threatening crisis, transformed into the will of the heart demon rules, and became trapped within the Realm Sea."

Su Yuan seemed thoughtful, then said, "You can so casually break your cooperation with the Demon Lord? Then in the future, you could just as easily break your cooperation with me!"

The Immortal Lord chuckled, "My agreement with the Demon Lord was merely verbal, not binding. But I can sign a formal contract with you—as long as you can provide the path forward, I'm willing to make an official agreement!"

Su Yuan looked deeply at the Immortal Lord, his tone carrying a hint of peculiarity, "What if I'm unable to provide the path for a long time?"

"Haha, then I'll have no choice but to continue cooperating with the Demon Lord!" the Immortal Lord said lightly.

Su Yuan thought for a moment, then said, "Let's rephrase this. How about we make a trade instead?"

"A trade?" The Immortal Lord sounded surprised.

"Yes, are you aware of my Seven Stars Market?" Su Yuan asked.

"I've heard of it. What about it?" The Immortal Lord sounded puzzled.

"Have you heard about my enlightenment technique that allows people to enter a state of sudden enlightenment?" Su Yuan said.

The Immortal Lord said calmly, "I have indeed heard about such a thing. Are you suggesting that your enlightenment technique can work on me as well? That's impossible! At the Hunyuan Tai Chi level, one is already a master of rules—our comprehension is inherently extremely high, and our souls are influenced by rules. Improving my comprehension is nearly impossible!"

Hearing this, Su Yuan said, "I can let you try it!"

Upon hearing this, the Immortal Lord originally didn't believe it at all.

But after some thought, he figured there was no harm in letting Su Yuan try.

"Fine, give it a try!" the Immortal Lord said casually.

Su Yuan looked at the Immortal Lord, instantly locking onto his current true body's location. He was in a mortal city, eating and drinking in a tavern, appearing like an old man enjoying life as if it were a game.

Su Yuan focused his mind and activated the rest time energy within him.

Then he discovered that he had to activate a full 100 million years of rest time just to double the Immortal Lord's comprehension, and the duration lasted only one year.

Su Yuan looked surprised and frowned, "The effect is this weak?"

The Immortal Lord, however, was astonished, "My comprehension actually increased! And it doubled! The effect is this remarkable?"

Sensing the portion of energy that disappeared within him, he exclaimed in surprise, "Some kind of time rule power—it seems like an inert time energy instantly erupted, activating my latent comprehension. I have plenty of this kind of energy!"

"Haha! There's hope for a breakthrough! There's hope for a breakthrough! Just a bit more! I might actually break through!" The Immortal Lord's true body was overflowing with joy, but his avatar 'Zhuge Tao' remained completely calm.

'Zhuge Tao' sighed, "The effect is mediocre. Help me activate it a few more times—let me see if we can enhance the enlightenment effect!"

Su Yuan stood with his hands behind his back, glancing sideways at him with a chuckle, "Immortal Lord, if you want more activations, that'll be a different price!"

The Immortal Lord said with a bland expression, "Oh? What value could such a minor effect possibly have?"

In the city, the Immortal Lord's true body showed an anxious expression, "This guy is really detestable, teasing me like this? Whatever the price, I must obtain this enlightenment method!"

Su Yuan said calmly, "For one mid-grade acquired supreme treasure, I can activate the same effect one hundred times. I can extend the duration or stack the effects!"

The Immortal Lord immediately shook his head, "Too expensive. Such a minor enlightenment effect is barely better than nothing to me. Asking for a mid-grade acquired supreme treasure is utterly outrageous! How about this—I've heard about the trading situation at the Seven Stars Market. One hundred Ten-Star Coins would be an appropriate price for the effect you just demonstrated!"

Hearing this, Su Yuan chuckled wryly and said calmly, "Multiply that price by one hundred."

The Immortal Lord's expression changed, showing hesitation.

Meanwhile, his true body was overjoyed. The old man danced impromptu in the tavern with delight, while people around pointed and whispered, thinking the old man had some mental issues! They had no idea that this old man was actually the Lord of the Immortal Realm, with a cultivation level reaching the Hunyuan Tai Chi Realm!

Su Yuan, through mental perception, saw the change in the Immortal Lord's demeanor and struggled to suppress his laughter as he continued, "However, to purchase at this preferential price, you need to become an honorary elder of the Seven Stars Sect and promise to form an alliance with the Seven Stars Sect. Otherwise, this transaction won't proceed."

The Immortal Lord said with displeasure, "Your price is already very high, and now you have additional conditions. Don't you think that's excessively unreasonable?"

Su Yuan waved his hand, "If you're unwilling, it's no big deal. When we meet on the battlefield in the future, I won't hold back either!"

The Immortal Lord snorted coldly, "I'm not particularly interested in your enlightenment ability, but..."

Su Yuan watched the Immortal Lord's performance, then turned to look into the distance, "I don't want to listen to your rambling. Agree to the trade, or get lost if you don't!"

At the location of the Immortal Lord's true body, the old man was cursing and grumbling, then burst into laughter moments later.

"It's done! I finally have hope for a breakthrough!" The Immortal Lord's true body was ecstatic.

Meanwhile, the Immortal Lord's avatar wore a gloomy expression, as if he was about to turn against Su Yuan at any moment.

Su Yuan was also laughing inwardly—he had completely grasped the other party's bottom line.

The Immortal Lord said, "If you hand over this ability technique to me, I'm willing to offer the price of two mid-grade acquired supreme treasures in exchange!"

Su Yuan shook his head, "This is my true spirit ability. I can only use it and don't know its principles. Even if it could be traded, what you call mid-grade acquired supreme treasures wouldn't be sufficient! Well, do you want to trade? If not, I'll take my leave!"

The Immortal Lord remained silent for a moment, then said, "I've long been dissatisfied with the Demon Lord anyway. Joining your sect's faction is no problem. Can we negotiate the price further?"

"You're the Lord of the Immortal Realm—can't you even afford such a small amount of wealth?" Su Yuan asked.

"Fine, I accept this trade. If this ability didn't have some slight use for me, I wouldn't bother with this transaction!" the Immortal Lord said with an air of indifference.