"Unfortunately, you won't have the chance!"
Ye Chen's expression calmed down, as if he was planning to bury the hatchet. But, when one saw his eyes, one would not think so. What kind of eyes were these? They were emotionless, colder than ice, more glaring than blood. The endless killing intent was like a volcano erupting, cracking the earth's crust, shooting out with a killing intent that seemed to be able to kill everything in its path.
Clang!
The two gazes were like two peerless ominous swords clashing in the air, clashing against Duan Lingyun's Soul Splitting Divine Light. That was Ye Chen's slaughter sword intent.
Pfft!
The Soul Splitting Divine Light seemed to have met its nemesis, being sliced into millions of pieces. Their minds were connected, and Duan Lingyun screamed. He covered his eyes and retreated rapidly. Dark red blood could be seen flowing down from the gaps between his fingers, wriggling like snakes.
"Ye Chen, you dare injure my eyes? You're dead!" Duan Lingyun roared. His shrill voice was filled with anger and killing intent, as well as a trace of fear.
Ye Chen walked towards Duan Lingyun step by step. His footsteps were neither light nor heavy, like the countdown of the grim reaper, causing Duan Lingyun's soul to tremble. He said in horror, "What are you trying to do? This is Three Yin City. If you kill me, my Soul Splitting Sect will definitely know. At that time, no one in this world will be able to save you."
Duan Lingyun's confidence had already been crushed by Ye Chen. If it was in the past, he wouldn't be afraid even if his eyes were injured. Moreover, he firmly believed that apart from a few famous peerless geniuses, he wouldn't lose to anyone. What was there to be afraid of? But now, other than anger, there was only fear in his heart. He couldn't muster the confidence to fight to the death with Ye Chen.
"I don't have the intention to kill you. At least, not now. But don't challenge my bottom line." After brushing past Duan Lingyun, Ye Chen no longer paid him any attention.
Duan Lingyun had an impulse to turn around and punch Ye Chen to death. Now was the best time and the most likely chance to succeed. However, he hesitated. For the first time in his life, he hesitated to kill someone. It wasn't that he hesitated to kill Ye Chen, but he didn't dare to.
"Damn it!"
Duan Lingyun knew that he'd completely failed, and his body and mind were defeated. His resentment towards Ye Chen couldn't be extinguished by the water of three rivers and five lakes, and it had already turned from resentment to resentment.
Murong Qingcheng and the Supreme Elder of the Sky Flying Devil Sect noticed the situation. The elder frowned and asked, "That's your friend."
"No."
Murong Qingcheng did not treat Duan Lingyun as a friend.
"It's good that he isn't. This person's temperament really isn't that good." The elder was not looking down on Duan Lingyun's failure and darkness, but he was looking down on his cowardice. If he could muster the courage to fight a great battle with Ye Chen, he would have a whole new level of respect for him. Unfortunately, a seemingly powerful person still had to be strong in a "hopeless situation" to see if he was strong or not. Ye Chen had already forced Duan Lingyun into a "hopeless situation", but he did not encounter a "dying counterattack".
Ten steps behind Duan Lingyun, Ye Chen shook his head as a cold smile appeared on his face. He was already prepared for a great battle, but it seemed that his opponent wasn't as strong as he seemed.
"Young man, you're Ye Chen, right?"
The elder suddenly transmitted his voice to Ye Chen.
Ye Chen faintly nodded, "Senior, I am."
"Not bad. For my South Rudra Region to produce a genius like you, it's all because of luck. Keep it up." The elder was quite satisfied with Ye Chen. Of course, this was because he was calm and had no conflict with Ye Chen. If he were Ye Chen's enemy, he wouldn't have such thoughts.
"Alright, you youngsters chat. I won't get involved."
The elder said a few words to Murong Qingcheng, then turned around and flew toward a thirty-three-story building. His friend was waiting for him there.
Retracting his gaze, Murong Qingcheng looked at Ye Chen, "Let's go!"
Duan Lingyun had already left. His eyes were injured, and he needed a few days to recover. Moreover, he didn't have the face to continue staying by Murong Qingcheng's side. One could well imagine the hatred he had for Ye Chen.
On the street …
The two were walking side by side.
"There are many legends about Extreme Yin Region. It's said that this land has always maintained the topography of the ancient era. There have never been any topographic changes or volcanic eruptions. There are still marks of the ancient era here, and some cultural relics have been preserved quite well." While strolling, Murong Qingcheng introduced Extreme Yin Region to Ye Chen.
Ye Chen said, "The earth Qi and Yin Qi here are too dense. It's too strange. Although there are no places on True Spirit Continent that are lower than Extreme Yin Region, there are some that are close. However, the earth Qi here is not even one-tenth of Extreme Yin Region's."
"En, Extreme Yin Region is called Extreme Yin Region for a reason. In the ancient era, this place was the breeding ground of demons."
Three Yin City was unimaginably huge. The two walked for a long time, but only covered a small area. In the end, the two checked into the same inn.
…
Three Yin City's Western Region …
In the auction house's reception room …
"What wind blew Yin Demon Ancestor here? Welcome." The auction house's president walked in with a smile and cupped his hands towards the newcomer.
The figure with his back facing the president turned his head. It was clearly the suspected Sea of Soul Master who had appeared in Black Stone Plains. Of course, his true identity was indeed that of a Sea of Soul Master, and he was called Yin Demon Ancestor. To be able to use the word 'Ancestor' as a title, one could well imagine his strength. After all, 'Ancestor' usually represented a sect.
Yin Demon Ancestor grinned, "I've come this time to entrust something to your auction house."
"Oh? Something that can make Yin Demon Ancestor take action is certainly not ordinary. I wonder what treasure it is?" The president was quite curious. Sea of Soul Masters usually bought things from auctions, and rarely auctioned them. This was because ordinary things were beneath their notice, and they would rather give them away. Good things, even if they were useless, would still be kept.
"It's not a treasure, it's a map."
"Could it be a treasure map?"
Hearing these words, the president blurted out. Since it was a treasure map, the other party wouldn't auction it. Wouldn't it be better to search for treasures themselves?
"It's an ancient map to search for the secrets of undying body."
Yin Demon Ancestor said slowly.
"What? Secrets of undying body?"
President Ren, who had seen many treasures, couldn't help but feel his heartbeat quicken. Undying Body … What was an undying body? It was absolutely impossible to kill, or at least extremely difficult to kill. Life and Death Kings were revered by others, not only because of their strength, but also because they possessed undying bodies. Low level Life and Death Kings could regrow limbs, and even if their heads were chopped off, they wouldn't die, and could easily regenerate. The only exception would be if they were chopped into pieces. High level Life and Death Kings were even more frightening, as they could regenerate from a single drop of blood. Even if one were to beat them into a pulp, they would still be able to survive.
As for what the undying body represented, the president believed it to be the kind of regrowth of limbs. There had been many rumors about undying body in history, but in the end, it proved that an undying body that could be obtained before reaching Life and Death Realm was merely the same as an ordinary Life and Death King. It wouldn't attract the attention of Life and Death Kings, and they wouldn't have the leisure to pursue things they already had.
Yin Demon Ancestor said confidently, "Correct, it's precisely the secret of undying body. I wonder if I have the qualifications to let your auction house auction it on my behalf."
"If it's real, then of course I have the qualifications. But, the secret of undying body is extraordinary. If the starting price is set too high, and it's ultimately determined to be fake, it would damage my auction house's reputation."
The president didn't dare to be certain that the map Yin Demon Ancestor took out was the real one. Perhaps it was a fake. Such a thing had happened before.
Yin Demon Ancestor said, "This is simple. Set the starting price very low, and then declare that you can't confirm whether it's real or fake. Just sell it for as many spirit stones as you can."
"Very low!" Creasing his brows, the president said, "This method is feasible, but what do you think the starting price should be?" The starting price was set, and he had to give Yin Demon Ancestor half the starting price as a down payment. Therefore, they had to discuss it properly.
"One thousand mid grade spirit stones!"
Yin Demon Ancestor said in shock.
"Yin Demon Ancestor, you're joking, right? One thousand mid grade spirit stones is too low. Even a hundred thousand or two hundred thousand mid grade spirit stones would be very low, very low. "
"Of course I'm not joking. I've made three hundred copies of the map. With a starting price of one thousand mid grade spirit stones each, three hundred copies would be at least three hundred thousand. Exceeding one million wouldn't be a problem."
Hearing Yin Demon Ancestor's words, the president was a bit stunned. What did he mean by making three hundred copies of the map? Was he lacking spirit stones? However, if he lacked spirit stones, he could easily sell one copy for a high price. He believed that with the gimmick of undying body, it wouldn't be a problem for one copy to reach millions of mid grade spirit stones, or even higher. One shouldn't forget that there were many Sea of Soul realm experts in Extreme Yin Region. Not to mention millions of mid grade spirit stones, even if they had to take out hundreds of thousands of upper grade spirit stones, they would still fight for it. Of course, the premise was that they had to be prepared to be a sucker. And if it was divided into three hundred copies, the price might rise to a high level, but it wouldn't be able to create a miracle.
"I've thought it through. Here are three hundred copies of the map. I'll have to trouble your auction house." Yin Demon Ancestor took out a chest from his storage ring and opened it. It was filled with beast skin scrolls with bizarre maps carved on them.
"Alright!"
The president shook his head and put away the chest. He then paid Yin Demon Ancestor one hundred and fifty thousand mid grade spirit stones. He wasn't worried that Yin Demon Ancestor would cheat. If he did, one hundred and fifty thousand mid grade spirit stones wouldn't be worth it. For a Sea of Soul realm expert, one hundred and fifty thousand upper grade spirit stones would be too cheap.
"Then, I'll take my leave."
Yin Demon Ancestor turned around and walked out of the reception room. The moment he left, a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. At the same time, he felt a bit relieved.
He had obtained this map for more than fifty years. During these fifty years, he had painstakingly studied it, wanting to find the secret of the undying body. However, even after fifty years, he still hadn't found a single clue. At this moment, he finally regretted obtaining this map. If he had wholeheartedly cultivated during these fifty years, it would not have been impossible for him to break through to the Life and Death realm. If he had become a Life and Death King, why would he need the secret of the undying body? Wasting fifty years without any harvest, no one was more sullen than him.
However, directly giving up on studying the map was equivalent to completely wasting fifty years. He was unwilling, and unwilling to accept this fact. Finally, he thought of a method, which was to split the map into three hundred copies and auction it. With three hundred people helping him study the map, his hope would increase by three hundred folds. Who knew, he might even have some harvest. As for why he didn't make five hundred copies or a thousand copies, it was because he was afraid that the map would be too much, which might lead to some accident. If he really wanted to make more than a thousand copies, he might as well make it public.
"I hope it won't disappoint me. I'm really looking forward to that day."
Yin Demon Ancestor left full of hope.
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