Chapter 843: Miraculous Use of the Heavenly Sea Cloak
Xiao Chen watched these people, who hated him to the bone. These people were prepared to swarm him after he appeared, and pummel him to death regardless of the consequences.
Xiao Chen’s lips could not help but curl up in a smile. With the Heavenly Sea Cloak, he would not have to resort to his contingency plans.
These plans were rather problematic to execute, and even with them, he might not be able to evade these people entirely.
This is great. Just wait. Even if you keep waiting until the end of time, you will never see me. I will not let you vent this frustration. Let it stifle you to death.
The next time they met, as long as it was not such a grand scene like this, Xiao Chen was confident he could leave easily.
He did not know how long the effect of the Heavenly Sea Cloak could last. However, he felt his Heavenly Sage Laws draining quickly.
So he did not stay for long. After glancing through the crowd, he found Ying Qiong and his First Senior Sister. He thought for a moment before sending each of them a message via voice projection.
Xiao Chen reported his safety to his First Senior Sister, so that she would not worry about him. Then, he arranged to meet Ying Qiong three days later, as he still had things to discuss with her.
Without waiting for the two to reply, he pushed off the ground and left this place with an unhurried expression.
Thus, the crowd before the Sage Mark Monument kept waiting bitterly, the incensed cultivators continuing to imagine how they would teach Xiao Chen a lesson when he came out.
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One hour later, Xiao Chen had already left the Kunlun Mountain Range behind. As he swiftly flew through the sky, the feathers on the shoulder guards slowly unfolded into two small, exquisite wings.
The wings created long slipstreams in the air as they raised his speed by twenty percent.
Xiao Chen tinkered with the two wings and discovered that he could control their angle. He felt excited and immediately adjusted them for the direction he flew in.
This discovery elated him. After adjusting the wings, his speed increased significantly. If he could familiarize himself with the use of this cloak, he would have a great advantage in battle.
A goshawk screeched in front, and Xiao Chen felt like trying out the abilities of the Heavenly Sea Cloak. He looked at the goshawk, and a faint killing intent arose in his eyes.
Suddenly, the goshawk squawked and spread its wings out. It ducked its head and quickly flew away, flapping its wings so furiously that some feathers fell off.
Xiao Chen frowned and could not help but stop in the air. Was I discovered?
It looked like this stealth ability would lose effect when he revealed killing intent. He slowly calmed his excitement and entered deep thought. He had to find some time to figure out all the flaws of this Heavenly Sea Cloak.
Otherwise, it might land him in a miserable situation at a crucial moment.
When the sky turned dark, Xiao Chen swapped out the Heavenly Sea Cloak for an ordinary cloak. He had just arrived at a city that the Ying Clan controlled.
The Heavenly Sea Cloak was too eye-catching. There were many hidden experts in the Profound Domain. Who knew when he would meet a grandmaster-level Martial Sage who would s.n.a.t.c.h away his treasure? By then, it would be too late for regrets.
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Three days later, Xiao Chen sat in a restaurant in the city, waiting for Ying Qiong.
After Ying Qiong ascertained that the person in front of her was Xiao Chen, her face filled with astonishment. She could not figure this out.
“How exactly did you leave?” She could not resist asking out of curiosity. “The Ghost Race, Corpse Race, and Deity Race cultivators are about to go mad. The limit of ten days already pa.s.sed long ago, but they still did not see you exit.”
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows slightly, the image of a group of frustrated people waiting for him to come out appearing in his mind’s eye. He pictured them raging at the thought of being unable to vent their frustrations.
He could not help smiling as he asked, “Are they still there, waiting for me?”
Ying Qiong gave him a strange look and exclaimed, “You have the nerve say that? You humiliated Di Wuque that way. You tricked the Ghost Race and Corpse Race so badly. They’re itching to skin you alive. How could they possibly leave so fast?”
Xiao Chen really had the nerve to speak that way. The existence of the Death Throne made it hard for him and both the Ghost Race and Corpse Race to resolve their grudges.
The matter of the Departed Spirit Fruit was nothing more than a pretext to fight each other. If he were the one on the losing end, he would be in an even more miserable state than those people.
As for Di Wuque, this person was wildly ambitious. He had long since viewed Xiao Chen as a thorn in his flesh. The conflict between them was even harder to resolve. Coexistence was practically impossible.
Since they were enemies, how could Xiao Chen feel guilty over what he did? If he showed some benevolence, he would be the one consigned to eternal d.a.m.nation.
Xiao Chen took a sip of wine and said, “I arranged to meet with you not to discuss this. Take a look at these.”
He stretched his hand out and waved his arm over the table. When he moved his arm away, ten flowers radiating gentle moonlight appeared on the table. A refres.h.i.+ng fragrance permeated the booth.
Ying Qiong revealed a slightly stunned expression. Then she exclaimed in shock, “These are the flowers of the Lunar Ca.s.sia Tree, a Peak Grade Spirit Tree. Where did you get these? Furthermore, you managed to get ten.”
Naturally, Xiao Chen could not tell her about his Lunar Ca.s.sia Tree. He took a sip of wine and calmly said, “Just directly consuming the Lunar Ca.s.sia Flower is even better than taking a Rank 9 Medicinal Pill. Several Sage Grade Medicinal Pills use the Lunar Ca.s.sia Flower as their main ingredient.”
Ying Qiong picked up a Lunar Ca.s.sia Flower and sniffed it gently. Then, she closed her eyes, an intoxicated expression on her jade-white face.
After a while, she opened her bright eyes and said, “I am clear about the value of these Lunar Ca.s.sia Flowers. No need to say more. You intend to sell these Lunar Ca.s.sia Flowers, right? Ten Lunar Ca.s.sia Flowers can fetch you a good price.
“However, it won’t be a price that would interest you. You’d better keep it for your own use—”
After speaking up to this point, Ying Qiong suddenly stopped. A strange expression appeared on her face as she stared at Xiao Chen. “Don’t tell me that you still have a lot more Lunar Ca.s.sia Flowers? Otherwise, you would not specially call me over here.”
Xiao Chen was startled. It looked like this woman was incredibly intelligent. With just a bit of thought, she made a rough guess about the whole thing.
“More or less. I have a large number of Lunar Ca.s.sia Flowers and need you to help me to sell them. Furthermore, I need you to guarantee that my ident.i.ty will not leak. I can give you these ten Lunar Ca.s.sia Flowers as your payment.”
Smiling faintly, Ying Qiong stretched her hand out and took the ten Lunar Ca.s.sia Flowers without standing on ceremony. She said, “This is simple. Leisure Feather City’s Flouris.h.i.+ng Heaven Pavilion is going to hold a large-scale auction soon. At that time, there will be various kinds of people there. With my position there, I can help you sell a large number of Lunar Ca.s.sia Flowers without revealing your ident.i.ty.”
Leisure Feather City was one of the three largest cities in the Profound Domain. Cultivators of various races gathered there, including countless experts. There would definitely be many good things at an auction there.
Xiao Chen felt excited. Right now, he was rather well off. However, he had many things he wanted to buy. Furthermore, he was now qualified to compete on such a level.
Something suddenly occurred to him. He said, “I seem to recall that the Flouris.h.i.+ng Heaven Pavilion is a business of your Ying Clan, right?”
Ying Qiong denied this, saying, “No, it’s not. It is a cooperative enterprise jointly owned by Sovereign n.o.ble Clans of various races. Officially, an Emperor Honorable manages it. In actual fact, twelve Sage Honorables are the ones who handle the daily affairs. Under the Sage Honorables are thirty-six Heavenly Honorables. Then further below the Heavenly Honorables are the Great Honorables in the various branches.
“I am one of the thirty-six Heavenly Honorables and do hold quite a lot of authority. There is no problem with helping you with this. However, how many Lunar Ca.s.sia Flowers are you planning to sell?”
Xiao Chen thought for a while before answering calmly, “About five hundred.”
Ying Qiong sucked in a sharp breath of cold air. Then, she gave Xiao Chen an incredulous look as she demanded, “Five hundred? Did I hear wrong? Could it be that you found a Lunar Ca.s.sia Tree that just flowered?”
When a Lunar Ca.s.sia Tree was in bloom, white flowers would fill its branches. However, when the wind blew, the blossoms would drift away and scatter on the ground. In less than thirty days, all the Lunar Ca.s.sia Flowers would disappear.
This was one of the reasons why Lunar Ca.s.sia Flowers were very scarce. Five hundred Lunar Ca.s.sia Flowers would equal tens of millions of Astral Coins, an astronomical sum.
With a much lesser quant.i.ty, Xiao Chen would not have sought Ying Qiong for help. Just a few dozens of Lunar Ca.s.sia Flowers would not attract much attention.
The Lunar Ca.s.sia Tree was a treasure house. It blossomed only once every five hundred years. If it were not so valuable, Xiao Chen would not have risked tricking the Ghost Race and Corpse Race.
After Ying Qiong recovered her wits, she smiled bitterly and said, “It looks like your gains in the Sage Mark Monument are no less than Di Wuque’s. I have to consider well which faction can take five hundred Lunar Ca.s.sia Flowers in one go.”
“Is it very difficult?” Xiao Chen asked, frowning.
Ying Qiong replied in a low voice, “It is not difficult to sell them. However, if so many are sold at once, the other party will push the price down. I have to think about this carefully. Otherwise, you will suffer a big loss. Just wait for my news.”
After Ying Qiong left, Ao Jiao asked in confusion, Xiao Chen, why are you in a rush to sell the Lunar Ca.s.sia Flowers? As of now, you have several tens of millions of Astral Coins and do not lack money.
Xiao Chen set down the wine cup in his hand. Then he explained, “The resources needed to travel from the Kunlun Realm to the Sky Dome Realm will be humongous. I will no doubt have to bear the cost myself.
“Furthermore, I plan to remain in the Sky Dome Realm for a long time before leaving. So I have to prepare sufficient cultivation resources.”
After hearing Xiao Chen’s explanation, Ao Jiao did not pursue the question. However, she gave him a reminder: You just advanced to Martial Sage, and you want to return already? The Sky Dome Realm is not like the Kunlun Realm. Your cultivation speed will definitely decrease. Now is the time when all in the younger generation are doing their best. You finally managed to catch up to them after much difficulty.
In the past, Xiao Chen’s cultivation had lagged significantly behind those of the same generation. He had been bitterly chasing after them before he finally managed to reach the same starting point at Martial Sage, standing on par with them in the race to advance to Martial Emperor.
He would be giving up this opportunity that he worked so hard to obtain. By that time, when he wanted to catch up again, he would have to spend plenty of time and effort once more.
Xiao Chen stood up and walked out of the booth. He said, “Don’t worry. Since I have decided to go back, I naturally already considered all the consequences.”
I’m just reminding you, not worrying about you. Don’t overthink this.
He smiled without saying anything more.
Xiao Chen calmly cultivated in a room at an inn. He was firming up his foundations since he just attained Martial Sage, continuing to familiarize himself with the changes to his body after his advance.
The carefree Xiao Chen did not know that news about him was spreading quickly outside, causing a large commotion.
The limit of ten days had pa.s.sed. The Ghost Race, Corpse Race, and Deity Race cultivators waited for three days after that and still did not see Xiao Chen, the failure wearing away their patience.
These cultivators could not vent the frustration plaguing them. One could easily imagine how depressed they felt.
However, most people were more concerned about why Xiao Chen never emerged. Since ancient times, no one had ever heard of someone not coming out of the Sage Mark Monument.