Deities: Starting From Goblins - Chapter 766

Chapter 766: Chapter 458: Ancestral Veins of the Nine Continents_2

Although the City Lord had always been kind to them, refusing him now would seem completely devoid of righteousness, and moreover, if anything truly went awry in the Immortal Realm, they had no desire to leave Blackwood City.

After some deliberation, many people brought out spirit stones. After counting through the hands of Blackwood City Master’s subordinates, they totaled just over a thousand top-grade spirit stones.

This number was still far too little. Before coming here, Blackwood City Master had hoped for around fifty thousand, so what use were merely a thousand spirit stones? He would be too embarrassed even to present them to Oliver Bennett, and so he continued encouraging them, and as a result, another fifteen minutes passed.

Finally, the count reached five thousand spirit stones, and with what his own city lord’s mansion could contribute, it amounted to just over ten thousand spirit stones. At this point, Blackwood City Master was well aware that it wouldn’t be easy for the people of the city to bring out more top-grade spirit stones. He would have to thicken his skin to gather more.

He first cast his gaze and fixed it on one person, “Patriarch Johnson, you have quite a lot of properties in Blackwood City, earning at least several thousand top-grade spirit stones each year, and just now you only gave a few. Isn’t that a bit stingy? I believe you are a man of great righteousness.”

“City Lord, I came in a hurry,” the elder who was called out said embarrassingly, hurrying to add, “I’ll have someone go home and fetch them now. I am willing to give a thousand top-grade spirit stones to express my sentiments. If it hadn’t been for poor business recently, I certainly would have given several thousands more.”

“Patriarch Johnson is indeed generous, but doesn’t your family clan have over a thousand people? I vaguely remember, your medicinal herb shops earn dozens of top-grade spirit stones daily. If each person in your family contributed one, wouldn’t that be more than just a thousand? Of course, I would not force you.”

Blackwood City Master laughed heartily, but the elder immediately perceived the veiled threat; if he didn’t bleed a significant amount, Blackwood City Master would certainly find various reasons to target him later. He needed to survive in Blackwood City, so he must listen to its City Master.

“City Lord, I will give five thousand top-grade spirit stones,” the elder finally said after taking a deep breath, which made Blackwood City Master nod his head in approval.

And after that, he cast his glance at many others, clearly indicating that if they didn’t contribute spirit stones, they would be singled out publicly just like him.

Many of the large family clans in Blackwood City at this moment also gave spirit stones again, almost all giving several thousand each, instantly adding thirty thousand more top-grade spirit stones.

Now that Blackwood City Master had forty thousand top-grade spirit stones in hand, it was clear more could still be gathered. Thus, apart from these large family clans, some of the smaller family clans also had their fair share and had been stingy, giving only one stone; did they really think he hadn’t noticed?

“Among those present, most don’t have many top-grade spirit stones, yet they still gave one or two, out of concern for the life and death of the Immortal Realm. And then there are some, who clearly have tens of thousands, yet only gave one or two. Who exactly are they trying to fool?”

Blackwood City Master looked around and said slowly and deliberately, “As City Lord, I will surely expel these people later, as they don’t deserve to live in Blackwood City. Blackwood City and the whole Immortal Realm suffer together. If the seal encounters trouble, what use will your many top-grade spirit stones be then?”

Chastised in this manner, many people bowed their heads, and quickly, dozens of people gave hundreds of spirit stones each, and another twenty thousand top-grade spirit stones were added in the end. Now, Blackwood City Master had a total of sixty thousand top-grade spirit stones in hand, a number that was somewhat acceptable and within his expectations.

He could have asked for more, but upon reconsideration, decided against it. Indeed, making these people give out all their spirit stones could indeed make up to six thousand more, but that would strip Blackwood City of its foundations, and as the City Lord, he certainly did not wish to see that happen.

Afterward, Blackwood City Master solemnly bowed and said, “The people of Blackwood City are unmatched, they say we’re inferior to Immortal Celestial Gate, mere loose sand. Yet today, who would dare underestimate the power of this united sand?”

Because time was of the essence, Blackwood City Master immediately hurried to the location of the seal, and at this time, the disciples from Immortal Celestial Gate who had gone to fetch spirit stones had also returned.

From the Immortal Celestial Gate itself, they had brought back over twenty thousand spirit stones, and they also left three people in charge of gathering contributions from the tens of thousands of disciples of the Gates of Xiantian. Each disciple of Immortal Celestial Gate had several spirit stones a year, and if they could be collected, it was feared they could surpass fifty or sixty thousand.

“Now that we’ve combined our spirit stones from both sides, the total is roughly around ninety thousand. Logan needs ten thousand for his second Rule, and even if the following two Rules double in consumption, the remaining eighty thousand should be sufficient. If there really is an emergency, we can always find another solution,”

Oliver Bennett delivered the spirit stones to Logan, and Logan, holding the ninety thousand spirit stones in his hands, was completely dumbfounded. Wasn’t this amount toweringly vast?

These were not ordinary spirit stones, but top-grade spirit stones that were a million times stronger. Acquiring a single one was already extremely difficult, and now he had ninety thousand in his hands? What kind of concept was this? The Demon King from the Demon Beast Secret Realm had only managed to gather ten thousand for him.

This was enough to show that the foundation of the Immortal Realm was far stronger than that of the Monster Beast Clan. As for why there were so many, Logan figured it out at once. Since he needed ten thousand for the intermediate Rule of his second attempt, Oliver Bennett and his partner must think that the next two Rules would consume even more.

Therefore, to prevent a shortage of spirit stones later, they simply brought all their resources at once. This left Logan both amused and frustrated because it wasn’t quite like that at all. The reason the second Rune needed ten thousand top-grade spirit stones was merely because the Space Law was the foundation of the Barrier.

Moreover, the subsequent two Rules wouldn’t require that many – in truth, ten thousand spirit stones would suffice. Nevertheless, Logan accepted the ninety thousand spirit stones. Things wouldn’t always go smoothly, and what if something went wrong? At that time, a massive amount of spirit stones would be needed for compensation.

The second Space Law, this Law was beyond Logan’s understanding as it was far too powerful. Probably, not even one in ten thousand Sanctuary Powerhouses would be able to cultivate the Space Law. So, at this moment, Logan’s heart was filled with trepidation.

Fortunately, even though he didn’t understand, he was still an Array Master, and every time an Array Master arranged an array, weren’t they essentially orchestrating the Space Law? Even if the one arranging the array didn’t understand, they had already entered the threshold unwittingly, so Logan’s chance of success was still quite high.

He used ten thousand spirit stones directly. Terrifying force from the Law surged forth, which Logan channeled into the Barrier, converting it in an instant. When the resonance with the Space Law initially occurred, Logan could hardly maintain it, as if he was an outsider.

This left him pale, knowing that if he had mastered the Space Law, he wouldn’t feel so powerless. But at this time, he must not retreat a step, otherwise not only would ten thousand top-grade spirit stones be wasted, but the massive repulsion force could cause the Seal to shatter on the spot.

In a moment’s thought, Logan released all his spiritual energy, enveloping the entire Rune to prevent any Law from escaping. It must be integrated.

For Logan, this was a significant challenge. But who in the world could match his resolve? After a long while, he finally gained the upper hand.

The force of the Space Law was neutralized and even began to amplify the Rune’s defense. This relief for him suggested that the situation was much simpler than he had anticipated, as he had expected it would take an hour or two.

However, Logan didn’t think too much of it. Regardless, it was a good development. With two Laws now infused, the current Barrier had been reinforced. To decay, it would require at least a hundred years, although this was incomparable to several thousand years ago, it was sufficient for him.

After all, his personal strength was clear. If he were a Saint Emperor Powerhouse, he could have reshaped it with a wave of his hand. Why would he need to expend such herculean effort as he was doing now?

Of course, Oliver Bennett was overjoyed. If the first Law was due to luck, then this second Law was enough to prove Logan’s own strength. This was no longer just seeing hope in Logan, but proof that he truly had the capability.

Although it cost several tens of thousands of top-grade spirit stones, Oliver Bennett didn’t mind it one bit. As long as the Immortal Realm still existed, they could earn back the top-grade spirit stones in the future, couldn’t they?

The Blackwood City Master also nodded in approval, highly recognizing Logan’s abilities. Perhaps the crisis in Cloud Valley last time was meant to be, a destined cause and effect that led to meeting Logan.