Bewilderment Fog Forbidden Zone had existed for countless years, and no Astral Reaching expert under the Sea of Soul realm had ever walked out of it. As time went by, the people who fell into the Bewilderment Fog Forbidden Zone would no longer have any thoughts of leaving. Generation after generation, the population of Bewilderment Fog Island had long since surpassed ten million. It was like a human colony isolated from the outside world.
On the dock outside the island, hundreds of thousands of ships were docked. These ships were only a dozen meters long, while the big ones were more than a thousand meters long. The biggest ship was like a moving mansion. The guards on both sides of the ship were all at least mid Clasping Yuan Realm. There were also dozens of Astral Reaching experts. In the middle of the ship was a small sensing tower. The sensing ball on the top of the tower flickered like a star.
Zhao Yushuang said quietly, "This is the ship of the elder group. I heard that many of the elders are approaching the end of their lifespan, and are frantically searching for elixirs that can increase their lifespan."
"Elixirs that can increase lifespan?" Ye Chen was astonished. He wasn't surprised that so many elders were approaching the end of their lifespan. No matter how powerful an Astral Reaching expert was, he could only live for two hundred years, not even a day more. Once two hundred years old, no matter how powerful one was, one would still turn to dust. However, he had never heard of elixirs that could increase lifespan. It should be known that the lifespan of an ordinary person was limited. For example, although ordinary people could live for more than a hundred years, some died early, while others died late. Because of the difference in physical quality, those elixirs that could be bought could only increase their physical quality and allow them to live a bit longer. It wouldn't exceed the limit of ordinary people's lifespan. On the other hand, as long as Astral Reaching experts didn't encounter any accidents, they could almost live for two hundred years. Their physical quality was absolutely not an issue. Elixirs that could increase their lifespan were the real deal. Even a day more would be heaven-defying.
"En, the legend of the Reversed Nine Turn Spirit Grass has always been passed down in the Bewilderment Fog Forbidden Zone. This kind of spirit grass can increase one's lifespan by nine years, and it also has the effect of strengthening the soul. Therefore, the experts from the outside frequently come here, all for the sake of finding the Reversed Nine Turn Spirit Grass."
Hearing her, Ye Chen finally understood how so many peak Astral Reaching experts and extreme Astral Reaching experts came here. Of course, there were some who had mistakenly entered the forbidden zone, but the majority should have come for the herb. Unfortunately, they were all trapped inside.
There was a slight tremor as the boat reached the shore.
After getting off the boat, everyone walked towards one of the city gates.
"One Level 3 Demonic Beast Core or one Low Grade Spirit Stone per person. Do not sneak in, or you will be killed without mercy." There were a lot of Bewilderment Fog Island martial artists outside the city gate. The leader was a Late Clasping Yuan Realm martial artist, who was holding a silver long blade. His sharp eyes scanned through the people entering the city.
The line moved forward quickly, and it was Zhao Heng's turn.
"We have forty-eight people. Here are forty-eight Level 3 Demonic Beast Cores." Zhao Heng handed over a leather bag filled with Level 3 Demonic Beast Cores.
The cultivator in charge of counting the inner cores opened the leather bag and counted them carefully. Then, he said in a clear voice, "Let them pass."
Before entering the city, Zhao Yushuang looked back at Ye Chen.
"Where's your identity token?" A Bewildering Fog Island martial artist asked.
Ye Chen said, "This is my first time coming to Bewilderment Fog Island, so I don't have an identity token!"
"First time here at Bewilderment Fog Island!" The person who asked the question was not surprised at all. He said to the leading Late Clasping Yuan Realm warrior, "Captain, this is his first time here."
"Got it. Let me see what cultivation he has." That Late Clasping Yuan Realm martial artist walked over with a silver long blade in his hand. After a careful glance, he frowned.
"Late Clasping Yuan Realm martial artist … Seems like more than that."
"Astral Reaching Realm … Doesn't seem like it either."
"What cultivation are you at exactly?" He asked.
Ye Chen had already thought about this before, so he said without hesitation, "Early Astral Reaching Realm."
"Astral Reaching Realm martial artist … Good. Follow me to the Steward's Hall. We'll get an identity token there."
The Steward's Hall was located in the empty space between the first and second floor, which was very eye-catching.
Entering inside, the man asked Ye Chen to wait for a while before stepping into the hall.
Soon, he walked out and said to Ye Chen, "Go in! Take care. "After saying this, he turned around and left.
Ye Chen took a deep breath and walked into the hall.
There was only one person in the hall, who was sitting on the main seat. He seemed to be in his fifties, with a skinny body and a horse-like face. His eyes shone with a vicious light. Judging from the Zhen yuan ripple on his body, he was a Late Astral Reaching Realm martial artist.
"You are at Early Astral Reaching Realm. Don't lie to me." His eyes squinted as a dangerous aura spread out from his body.
Ye Chen didn't change his expression, "I am indeed at Early Astral Reaching Realm." His current Zhen yuan ripple was not even at Early Astral Reaching Realm, so there was not a single flaw in his words. Plus, he purposely hid his cultivation because he didn't want to cause too much trouble. For people who came to the island for the first time, the higher their cultivation, the more spirit stones they would have to pay. If he said that he was at Mid Astral Reaching Realm, who knew if there would be other fees besides nine thousand mid rank spirit stones? After all, Mid Astral Reaching Realm martial artists were usually very rich, and Early Astral Reaching Realm martial artists might have just reached the realm, so they wouldn't be that rich.
The middle-aged man wanted to see something from Ye Chen's body, but unfortunately, besides seeing that he was wounded, he couldn't find anything else.
"How dare you lie to me! You are obviously at Mid Astral Reaching Realm."
The middle-aged man slapped on the armrest and yelled.
Ye Chen lowered his head as a cold light flashed through his eyes. He bowed and said, "Sir, you must be joking. My aura right now is not even at Early Astral Reaching Realm. How could I be at Mid Astral Reaching Realm? Why don't I wait for my wounds to recover before coming for the examination? Of course, I will pay three thousand mid rank spirit stones first."
"Huh! I have a lot of things to do every day. I don't have time to waste on you. How about this? I don't care if you are at Mid Astral Reaching Realm or Early Astral Reaching Realm. Your fee will be half of what an Early Astral Reaching Realm warrior would be. How about four thousand five hundred mid rank spirit stones? "
The middle-aged man actually didn't think that Ye Chen was at Mid Astral Reaching Realm. He only wanted to trick Ye Chen into paying more spirit stones. The extra one thousand five hundred mid rank spirit stones would be an extra income. It should be known that the spirit stones in the forbidden zone were extremely scarce, and the supply could never meet the demand. Those Astral Reaching Realm warriors who came to the island for the first time were undoubtedly fat sheep in their eyes. Of course, he wouldn't dare to take all of the extra spirit stones for himself. At most, twenty percent would be his, since he still had people above him. Otherwise, he wouldn't dare to be so brazen.
"Four thousand five hundred mid rank spirit stones?" Ye Chen secretly cursed the man for being too greedy. Of course, he wouldn't agree right away. Otherwise, he wouldn't know how much he would have to pay. "Isn't the rule of Bewilderment Fog Island that Early Astral Reaching Realm warriors have to pay three thousand mid rank spirit stones? Why do I have to pay an extra one thousand five hundred? "
"Rules are made by people. If I tell you to pay, then pay. What's with all this nonsense? If you don't pay, your dead body will be hanging on the wall tomorrow."
Taking a deep breath, Ye Chen said slowly, "Alright, I'll pay."
"Very good. You made the right choice this time."
The middle-aged man crossed his arms in front of his chest, looking down at Ye Chen.
Taking out four boxes with one thousand mid rank spirit stones and a pile of five hundred mid rank spirit stones, Ye Chen placed them on the ground, "I wonder if you can make an identity tag for me now."
"What's the rush? I have plenty of tags." The middle-aged man waved his hand, sucking in the boxes and five hundred mid rank spirit stones.
Counting the spirit stones, the man nodded, "Yeah, four thousand five hundred mid rank spirit stones. Seems like you're quite rich."
Ye Chen cursed inwardly. This man's greed could no longer be described as insatiable. He was clearly a blood sucking bug that would not let go until he had sucked you dry.
"Sir, you must be joking. After paying four thousand five hundred mid rank spirit stones, the remaining mid rank spirit stones would not even be enough for me to train for a month."
"Oh yeah? Do you want me to check your storage ring? "
The middle-aged man chuckled.
"Isn't this a little too much?"
A killing intent leaked out of Ye Chen's heart. In fact, if he wanted to kill the man, he would only need one Green Lotus Sword Qi. Although his Zhen yuan had only recovered by five percent, there were nine Green Lotus Sword Qi in his dantian, which had all been cultivated. With the power of the Green Lotus Sword Qi combined with the sword intent, not to mention the middle-aged man, even a top Astral Reaching Realm warrior would not be his opponent.
"Too much? Haven't you seen what's worse? You'll have to hand over all the spirit stones you've paid, and I won't get a single one. So, you'll have to hand over three thousand mid-grade spirit stones to me, otherwise, don't even think about getting the identity token. "
If Ye Chen was at the Late Astral Reaching Realm, then he would only ask for five hundred mid rank soul stones at most. He would not dare to ask for more than that, since who knew if the latter would join the Bewilderment Fog Island and go against him in the future. It would not be worth it just for a few soul stones. If the latter were at the peak level of Late Astral Reaching Realm, then the man would only follow the rules, and would not ask for more. After all, a peak level Late Astral Reaching Realm warrior would be more powerful than him in terms of cultivation. What was even scarier was that the former might be a top Astral Reaching Realm warrior.
If his luck was even worse, and the latter turned out to be an extreme Astral Reaching Realm warrior, then he knew without a doubt that his outcome would be death.
As for Astral Reaching paragons, the middle-aged man wouldn't even think about it. In all these years, apart from the three Island Masters, he had never seen an Astral Reaching paragons appear on Bewilderment Fog Island. This kind of person would be roped in by the Island Master as soon as they arrived, and would be given the position of Vice Island Master.
Ye Chen was considering whether or not he should threaten the former, but he decided to give up on it. The Green Lotus Sword Qi was his current life-saving measure, and it would take him a few days to recover. Moreover, his current battle power was too low. If he exposed the Green Lotus Sword Qi with such a low cultivation base, it would be hard to avoid suspicion. If his cultivation base was at the Late Astral Reaching Realm, then he would threaten the latter without the slightest hesitation. After all, with his cultivation base, a higher battle power would be normal.
"Sorry, I can't take out three thousand mid rank soul stones. One thousand five hundred at most." Ye Chen was not afraid of the latter checking his storage ring. The most important mid rank storage ring had already been hidden in the corner of the low rank storage ring. Without checking for a long time, it would be hard to find.
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