Chapter 198: Chapter 198: Do Favors Before Handling Affairs
"So after destroying this tower, do I have to go destroy another altar of the Immortal Race?"
The Ruins Essence knew just from Jiang Cheng’s impatient tone that this kid might drop everything and ditch at any moment.
"Not necessary, once you destroy one, I can recover part of my power."
"As for the other, I can manage to break free myself by then."
Finally, Sect Leader Jiang breathed a sigh of relief. One tower was already annoying enough; if there was another, wouldn’t he be endlessly bothered?
"So according to you, I’m rescuing you then."
"Yes, handsome Hero, I will always remember your kindness."
Oh, come on, can’t you offer something tangible?
Always talking about remembering kindness, it’s all fluff.
He chuckled, rubbed his fingers together, and said, "Isn’t there some tangible benefit?"
"You’ve lived for so many years, surely you have quite a few collections, right?"
The Ruins Essence struggled to resist swearing, and sulkily said, "No..."
This guy really wants me to work for nothing?
"I’m rescuing you, yet you haven’t put in any effort and just stand by watching the show?"
"And you aren’t offering any reward at all?"
"That’s deeply disheartening."
Brother Cheng stood up directly, pretending to walk away.
"Handsome Hero, please stop!"
The Ruins Essence quickly tried to keep him; the hero’s style greatly differed from what he expected, forcing him to appeal emotionally and logically.
"Once I break free and leave here, the Ascension Rules will return to normal."
"This is a monumental act benefiting billions of beings in the Lower Realm!"
Such talk couldn’t fool Sect Leader Jiang; he scoffed, dismissively saying, "Their ascension doesn’t concern me, what do I gain?"
"You can ascend to become an Immortal too in the future..."
Jiang Cheng calmly responded, "Do you think with my handsome looks, I won’t become an Immortal?"
The Ruins Essence found it hard to refute.
Given Jiang Cheng’s Immortal Demon Body continued cultivation, surpassing the Lower Realm Plane’s limits, eventually causing plane rejection and being forced into the Immortal Realm was inevitable.
His keen interest in the Void Immortal Realm was just to get to the Immortal Realm sooner.
After a long struggle, the Ruins Essence finally had to reluctantly make some concessions.
"I can gift your Holy Sanctuary with a new Main Rule."
What, there’s such a benefit?
The moment a Holy Sanctuary forms, several rules are generated.
These rules, birthed from the cultivator’s own Holy Sanctuary, are the closest and easiest to control, hence called Main Rules.
The potential number of Main Rules is determined right then.
Even if one becomes an Immortal in the future, they continue refining those Main Rules.
Rules learned via other paths can only be considered Secondary Rules.
Secondary Rules aren’t birthed from one’s own Holy Sanctuary; even if somewhat mastered, they still fall short.
Thus, the more Main Rules, the mightier one becomes.
Typically, a Saint Tier Expert’s Holy Sanctuary has three to five different Main Rules.
Brother Cheng never studied rules, but due to his profound Martial Dao foundation, he directly obtained nine rules upon forming his Holy Sanctuary.
That was already quite outstanding.
Exceeding nine rules in the Saint Realm is rare indeed.
"You can do such a thing?"
According to Mo Chen, gifting another’s Holy Sanctuary with a Main Rule was simply unheard of and even Immortal Emperors couldn’t do it.
"Of course, upon entering the Ruins, you should have seen rampant Rule flows everywhere, right?"
"Rules are my greatest specialty."
The Ruins Essence uncharacteristically indulged in some pride.
"Impressive, impressive."
Brother Cheng gave him a thumbs-up, then asked with a cheerful grin, "So you have lots of rules, how many in total?"
The Ruins Essence proudly stated, "Nine hundred ninety-nine!"
"What?"
Jiang Cheng immediately jumped up.
"You have 999 rules, yet you only gift me one?"
"Why are you so stingy?"
"Tsk tsk tsk, where’s your conscience?"
Looking at his heartbroken expression, the Ruins Essence was puzzled; what does this have to do with conscience?
"It’s not that I’m stingy; too many Main Rules would overwhelm the Holy Sanctuary."
"Moreover, with so many Main Rules, once you become an Immortal later, you simply can’t refine them all; instead, they’d hinder your progress."
"Even if I provided them, you couldn’t handle it."
Sect Leader Jiang wasn’t interested in all that; he just knew that more was better.
rules, laid out, would be prestigious.
The Immortal Realm would have none to compare!
"That’s my problem; it depends on whether you’re willing to give them."
The Ruins Essence was stuck for words.
The main reason for his reluctance was that offering rules to others was akin to draining himself, requiring at least hundreds of billions of years to recover.
If it wasn’t for his desperation, he wouldn’t have given such compensation.
Since the first day the Immortal Realm appeared, he’s existed, yet no cultivator obtained a single rule from him.
Seeing his demeanor softening, Sect Leader Jiang promptly seized the opportunity.
"You really are stubborn."
"Providing more Main Rules would strengthen my Holy Sanctuary significantly, increase my power, and speed up my attacks!"
"See, I’m not just doing this for myself; it’s also to help you break free sooner."
Appealing emotionally and logically was something Brother Cheng was well-versed in.
"To think I care so much, yet you, the one being rescued, dawdle around, is disappointing!"
The Ruins Essence didn’t believe this guy was doing it for him.
Clearly, he wasn’t going to act unless he gained something.
However, Jiang Cheng’s argument wasn’t entirely false.
Even if he couldn’t refine those Main Rules immediately, merely increasing the number was enough to bring monumental changes to his Holy Sanctuary.
His power would indeed grow stronger.
"Alright, since you demand it!"
"Reveal your Holy Sanctuary!"
Without hesitation, Sect Leader Jiang unleashed his Holy Sanctuary that spanned over a million miles.
Although anything beyond three feet was quickly obliterated by the altar, the area within three feet remained intact.
The Ruins Essence was even more astonished.
"Your Holy Sanctuary is this large? How did you manage that?"
Brother Cheng feigned confusion: "Isn’t it a normal setup for a unique handsome hero?"
The Ruins Essence finally recognized that this guy indeed was a King Bi.
"I’m starting to grant rules; if it becomes unbearable, let me know early."
He didn’t plan to give away all 990 rules. Estimating, even for such a large domain, a hundred rules might be the limit.
"My biggest trait is having a huge appetite, go ahead!"
Immediately, a fiery red line appeared in Jiang Cheng’s domain.
He felt the heat and warmth at once; this was the Fire Rule.
As soon as it entered his domain, he felt incredibly close to it, as though it was born within his domain.
This rule was still very weak for now, given he just obtained it.
Thinking ahead to mastering it completely required immense effort.
Refining it to Great Perfection would demand a particularly lengthy time.
However, this rule became his Main Rule right from the beginning.
Hence, his domain rules were now more complete, and his Holy Sanctuary’s power was strengthened further.
This was merely the beginning.