Modern World's Martial Dao Human Immortal

"Cough, cough."

Alkaid was suddenly choked up.

One hundred billion.

Cash, not assets.

This amount of money, let alone the Su Family, even the entire Bu Zhou Group couldn't muster it up.

And then...

Zong Yan directly offered a thousand billion!?

Has the currency devalued that fast?

"Did you just say one hundred? One hundred billion?"

Zong Yan asked.

"Yes, what I meant was one hundred billion Red Star Currency."

Alkaid declared solemnly.

"No problem."

Zong Yan agreed without hesitation, "The account ending in 8879? I'll make a call right now, through special channels, and it will be in the account within an hour."

"Good!"

Alkaid finalized the deal, "The second installment, when I achieve Martial Saint..."

"If you can become a Martial Saint before twenty-five, one thousand billion Red Star Currency!"

Zong Yan stated, then added, "This figure I can agree to right away, any higher... I'd need to make a request."

"What if before twenty?"

Alkaid asked.

"Before twenty?"

Zong Yan was momentarily startled.

He then shook his head, "You underestimate the difficulty of becoming a Martial Saint! Divine Demon Body Refining is easy to enter, hard to master, and the higher you go, the harder the breakthroughs. Becoming a Martial Saint before twenty... Throughout the history of Zhongzhou for hundreds of years, not a single person has achieved it."

"I'm just asking what the price would be."

Alkaid said.

Zong Yan looked at Alkaid's serious expression and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

"A Martial Saint by twenty!?"

If Alkaid really could become a Martial Saint before twenty...

In the future, stepping into the Seventh Layer Realm of Divine Demon Body Refining would not be a mere hope.

The Divine Demon Seventh Layer!

That's a category for high-rank cultivators!

Often equivalent to a realm overseer!

Even the Red Star wouldn't dare to offend such an existence lightly.

They had a Dao Foundation-building great cultivator behind them, true, but that venerable cultivator also had his own competitors and hostile forces. If Red Star truly dared to needlessly make an enemy of a high-rank cultivator, not to mention the distant repercussions, this generation of the Red Star royal family might be finished.

This kind of significance...

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With this thought, Zong Yan made a decision.

Despite feeling that this possibility was nearly nonexistent, he still said cautiously, "If you truly can become a Martial Saint before you are twenty... I am confident I could persuade the other executives to make you the fourth chairman of the World Association, and the World Association would do its utmost..."

"Don't give me these empty promises, three thousand billion Red Star Currency, deal or no deal?"

Alkaid cut straight to the point.

Three thousand billion Red Star Currency!

That was already equivalent to half of Dayu Country's GDP for a year.

Equivalent to the entire national fiscal revenue for three years.

The Bu Zhou Group could buy several of itself with that amount.

He estimated that, despite the many forces backing the World Association, ultimately being a civilian organization, three thousand billion Red Star Currency was likely the limit.

They might be wealthy, but they couldn't possibly bring out such a large sum of money in a short period.

A promised sum that couldn't be quickly procured held little significance in the end.

Besides...

Becoming a Martial Saint before twenty-five and before twenty, did it make any difference to him?

Even if he slacked a bit, fishing for three days and drying the nets for two, it would still be enough to perform a Blood Replacement and Marrow Cleansing in three months.

As long as the World Association agreed, it was like getting an extra two thousand billion for nothing!

With the profits from this deal, his experience in Martial Path would definitely skyrocket, not to mention reaching the Seventh Rank, even advancing to the Eighth Rank wouldn't be an issue.

What a lucrative deal!

But hearing what Alkaid said, Zong Yan was full of question marks.

Do you not hear what you're saying?

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Although it was a gigantic sum of money, who stood behind the World Association?

There are dozens of countries!

Not to mention those top Noble Families wealthier than countries.

Dozens of countries could chip in, each contributing a few billion to gather three thousand billion.

Three thousand billion Red Star Currency to sign a Martial Saint at twenty!?

Three thousand billion Red Star Currency to win over a future Martial Saint capable of Divine Demon Body Refining Seventh Layer!?

Three thousand billion Red Star Currency to secure the World Association and its backing countries independence from the dominance of the Red Star Empire!?

What kind of deal was this!?

What a steal!

With this thought, Zong Yan decisively agreed, his words firm, "If you truly can become a Martial Saint before you're twenty, three thousand billion Red Star Currency will absolutely be transferred to your account within three days!"

"Are these your words?"

"Yes, I, Zong Yan, am a man of my word. I deliver what I promise!"

"Words alone are no proof, give me a written pledge!"

"Right, let's draw up a contract now, no backing out from either side!"

"Hurry and sign it!"

"Good!"

Both of them were somewhat impatient at this moment.

Worried that any delay might change the other's mind.

With a burst of activity, Zong Yan quickly relayed the information back to the World Association.

The World Association had no objections to this gamble-like agreement either.

Signing up a twenty-year-old Martial Saint for three hundred billion Red Star Currency was indeed a lucrative deal.

Therefore, it didn't take long for the contract template to be sent over from their side.

After ensuring there were no errors, Zong Yan called on Zhang Tianji to print it using the teahouse's equipment.

Soon...

The contract was brought over.

Without any hesitation, both men signed their names immediately.

Although the contract wasn't as binding as one might imagine for both parties, once signed, what needed to be done next became legitimate, and its implied meaning was not to be underestimated.

After signing the contract, both put it away simultaneously.

For a moment, Zong Yan glanced at Alkaid.

Alkaid, too, with a sense of understanding, glanced back at Zong Yan...

Both men smiled at each other spontaneously.

At that moment, they shared a single thought.

"Big profit."

...

"Pleased to cooperate."

"Pleased to cooperate."

The two shook hands.

With the deal concluded and now on the same side, Zong Yan's attitude became visibly friendlier, "You are nineteen this year... six months away from twenty... but as long as you're not twenty-one yet, our agreement still holds. In other words, you have almost one and a half years left."

He deliberately relaxed the standard to an almost rule-breaking extent.

"I think you can start arranging the funds now, so you won't struggle to come up with that much money all at once,"

Alkaid said.

"Don't worry about that, even a hundred billion Red Star Currency can be raised by the World Association in no time,"

Clearly, Zong Yan did not believe Alkaid could become a Martial Saint before the age of twenty.

Their expectation was for him to step into the Martial Saint Realm by the age of twenty-five, then spend the next six years refining his skills within the Martial Saint Realm, coping with the Red Star Martial Saints under the guise of the World Association Martial Contest, seizing the recommendation quotas from the nations of Zhongzhou and the East Continent.

"Commissioner Zhou said that your body refinement is not far from the human limit, so starting to prepare for the Martial Saint breakthrough isn't premature; some of the cultivation resources we originally planned to give you gradually can also be allocated to you in advance,"

Zong Yan continued, pausing for a moment, "Next, you need to make a trip to the Dayu headquarters in Xihe City for registration of related data. After the registration, you can choose to cultivate at the Dayu headquarters, or go back to Tian Nan to cultivate on your own... However, I suggest you stay at the Dayu headquarters.

Although we can solve some cultivation queries through online video conferences, how can virtual communication compare to hands-on guidance?"

He said with a smile, "Moreover, the headquarters has not only the best cultivation equipment, but some material applications can also be processed immediately."

"I'll see then,"

Alkaid said.

As for hands-on guidance from a Martial Saint...

That held little attraction for him.

"Then get ready and see when you can head to Xihe City."

"I can go now."

"Good, I'll arrange transport immediately,"

Zong Yan responded with a smile.

Xihe City is located over eighty kilometers south of the royal capital, serving as a protective city to the capital with the advantage of being a strategic location with developed transport and close proximity to the royal capital's luxury and prosperity.

It was also more than six hundred kilometers from the capital of Tian Nan.

After making the necessary arrangements, Zong Yan quickly headed downstairs with Alkaid and Zhang Tianji.

Upon leaving the teahouse, he seemed to remember something and spoke to Zhang Tianji, "From now on, you will transfer from the Field Operations Department to the Security Department, specifically responsible for Alkaid's safety."

Zhang Tianji nodded.

Although, from the performance of Alkaid defeating Commissioner Zhou, his strength might even surpass his own.

But...

In a life-and-death fight, even the strong overpowering the weak can get injured by a desperate counterattack from the opponent.

Should any hidden issues arise affecting his achievement of a Martial Saint, it would be greatly detrimental for the World Association in repelling the Red Star Martial Saints at the World Association Martial Contest eleven years later.

Therefore, they should leave the life-risking tasks to these field agents.

Soon, a seemingly modified commercial vehicle appeared in front of them; everyone boarded, and the vehicle quickly headed out of the city.

Meanwhile, Zong Yan made a few phone calls.

Alkaid also sent a message to Lei Yun.

And just a short while after his message was sent...

His phone suddenly "dinged" with a sound.

A text message popped up immediately afterward.

"Your account *8879 on June 7, 1018, at 15:11 received a transferred deposit from the main bank..."

The money had been transferred.

"A hundred billion."

A hundred billion in Red Star Currency is approximately equivalent to a trillion in Dayu currency.

Although to earn this trillion, he had to help the World Association against the Red Star Martial Saints and even face the risk of assassination from the Stellar Sanctum, with substantial manpower costs and not without great risk, yet...

The trillion arriving in his account still vividly felt like the "Businessman" branch was once again wrapped in a visible green nutrient.

If he had not controlled these nutrients to prevent the "Businessman" branch from absorbing them, this branch representing his professional Rank would probably have caught up with the "Martial Path" branch by now.

However...

Greater strength brings higher efficiency in earning money.

This principle was fully validated on him.

Adhering to this concept, he again redirected all the visible nutrients into the "Martial Path" branch, causing this branch to bloom and bear fruit at a rapid pace, and continuing its momentum towards the Realm represented by the Sixth Rank Flawless...

Or as it's known, the Primordial Chaos Martial Saint Realm.

Until it reached a progress of 71%, it barely stopped.

Alkaid quietly absorbed all the available information concerning the "Primordial Chaos Martial Saint" sourced by the "Ancient Tree Brand Universal Search Engine."

Similar to what he foresaw at the Fifth Rank,

This layer's primary focus was to cultivate a Primordial Chaos Flawless Body.

The key to cultivating a Primordial Chaos Flawless Body wasn't just about increasing strength, but laying a foundation.

Creating a solid base for the next breakthrough.

According to the information foresaw with a 71% progress at the Sixth Rank,

The Seventh Rank, representing a high-level cultivator, would usher in the second major transformation for cultivators on the Martial Path since the Fourth Rank Martial Saint.

"Celestial."