Chapter 507 - 433: Bloodline Wager, Reaching the Spirit Control Realm in 3 Hours

’Help the Nine-tailed Fox with one task in exchange for Spirit Fruits?’

The Nine-tailed Fox was naturally skeptical. He did have things he wanted to accomplish, but he doubted the two before him were capable of doing them.

Having reached a level beyond the Spirit Control Realm, he had mastered some uses for Heaven and Earth Spirit Charm, and his perceptive abilities had even grown stronger. However, this perception was more of a feeling than precise data.

In other words, the Nine-tailed Fox could tell that Jiang Qiu was extraordinary, but he couldn’t understand *why*. The truth was, his own Cultivation Realm simply wasn’t high enough.

Therefore, he sensed that Jiang Qiu wasn’t as formidable as one might think. For instance, he might not even be stronger than the fox himself, as he couldn’t detect the aura of Opened Spirit Veins from the man.

And yet, for some strange reason, the man’s bloodline aura was exceptionally strong. He was completely inscrutable.

’He must come from a prominent family, but his personal strength is questionable. What could he possibly do to help me?’

The Nine-tailed Fox certainly didn’t think Jiang Qiu could help him with anything. ’Besides,’ he thought, ’those Spirit Fruits are incredibly precious. Why would I ever trade them away?’

After giving the True Dominator, the Golden Eagle, his required tribute, he only had three Spirit Fruits left for himself. He was saving them to consume all at once on the day he was about to break through.

From a certain point of view, the very reason he had only ever eaten a single Spirit Fruit was because he had tasted its profound benefits. That was why he decided to save this treasure for the moment of his breakthrough, hoping for a single, decisive success—that would be the best possible outcome!

Of course, he was still a long way from that breakthrough. It wasn’t that his Cultivation was insufficient, but rather that he lacked a certain catalyst.

In other words, he had accumulated enough Heaven and Earth Spirit Charm through his Cultivation, and his personal strength was considerable, but he simply couldn’t see the path forward. It was as if he’d hit a wall, a gap between Realms.

This situation was actually quite normal. All of the Eight Great Dominators had hit a similar wall in their Cultivation. Someone as powerful as the Nine-tailed Fox naturally yearned to reach a new Realm, but unfortunately, he had not found his own path to a breakthrough.

The other Great Dominators hadn’t found their paths to a breakthrough either. The True Dominator, the Golden Eagle, would never share his Cultivation Technique with them, so a breakthrough was genuinely difficult for any of them to achieve for the time being.

Of course, there was no need to discuss such matters with Jiang Qiu. ’What could a little fellow like him possibly understand?’

Besides, every being’s path to a breakthrough is unique. Sometimes, even if the True Dominator were truly willing to explain the path he had comprehended, the others wouldn’t necessarily be able to glean knowledge from it that was useful for their own journey.

It seemed like a hopeless situation. But Jiang Qiu quickly perceived the fox’s inner thoughts and said calmly, "I can impart a Cultivation Technique to you. In return, would you be willing to give me Spirit Fruits?"

Indeed, Jiang Qiu had seen what the Nine-tailed Fox truly needed. This Great Dominator had been entrenched in the outer regions of the Primitive Ancient Forest for so many years without any change in his station. It was clear just how much pressure the True Dominator above him was exerting.

No one wants to spend their entire life subservient to another, unless that person is so powerful they can never be surpassed. However, Jiang Qiu didn’t believe the True Dominator, the Golden Eagle, truly possessed such incredible Talent.

And the Nine-tailed Fox surely wouldn’t think the True Dominator was invincible, either. Even if the Golden Eagle was currently incomparably powerful, more powerful beings existed in the world. How could he possibly be considered unbeatable?

That was why Jiang Qiu believed the Nine-tailed Fox desperately needed a catalyst for his Cultivation—an opportunity to grow stronger. For instance, the fox’s claim to have eaten only a single Spirit Fruit was what struck him as particularly odd.

The fruits might be rare, but surely the yield wasn’t *that* low. Therefore, it was highly likely that the fox had stored away his remaining share of Spirit Fruits, awaiting a future opportunity for a major breakthrough.

Jiang Qiu understood this sentiment perfectly. Every breakthrough required an immense accumulation of resources, which was why the Nine-tailed Fox would go to such lengths to hoard his Spirit Fruits.

And yet, hoarding resources like Spirit Fruits could only ever be an enhancement, not the fundamental solution. Without the catalyst of a sudden epiphany, how could one possibly break through to a higher Realm?

To say nothing of anything else, Jiang Qiu’s mind held countless Cultivation Techniques. Even casually sharing one with the Nine-tailed Fox would be an unparalleled gift of fortune.

Such a gift would undoubtedly shatter the worldview of the Dragon Emperor Secret Realm. Let’s not even mention the Spirit Body Realm, where Spirit Charm fuses with the physical body, or the Bright Soul Realm, which involves Soul Condensation and fighting by imbuing one’s soul with Spirit Charm.

The even higher Dharma Realm would be, to this world, the equivalent of a god’s descent!

In a world where everyone was still tentatively exploring how to use Heaven and Earth Spirit Charm to strengthen themselves, if Jiang Qiu were to impart a Cultivation Technique that led to the Dharma Realm, he would truly be creating gods!

Of course, he knew many even more advanced Cultivation Techniques—ones that could lead to the Peeping Dao Realm, the Dao Entry Realm, and the Fusion Realm. However, the impact on this world might be too great, and it was uncertain if it even had sufficient resources to support such paths.

Even if the resources were sufficient, Jiang Qiu would never pass on those techniques so easily. At most, a Cultivation Technique that reached the Dharma Realm should be enough. For example, Xiong Batian’s breathing technique could only lead one to the Spirit Body Realm, but it was an open-ended foundation. With diligent study, reaching the Dharma Realm with it might not be impossible.