Chapter 650: Sky Thunder Island
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
"If I know this would happen, I would have extorted some from Zhu Sui."
Jiang Yi didn"t venture in the continents of the outside world and didn"t know why there was a use for celestial stones. Right now, he was at a loss. His eyes flickered as he teleported Feng Luan out from the Thearch Palace and asked, "Feng"er, do you have any celestial stones there? In order to enter this place, we will need 2000 celestial stones per individual. I only have 3000 celestial stones here."
"Mine and Qing Yu"s celestial stones were all given to you. I don"t have any more of them…"
Feng Luan was also flabbergasted. She didn"t need the celestial stones to cultivate, and she was the Thearch of the Phoenix Cry Continent. What use did she have for celestial stones? The Feng Clan had plenty of celestial stones, but they couldn"t possibly travel millions of miles just to take them from the Phoenix Cry Continent, right? What if they were to be pursued again in the midst of the journey?
The elder spoke with indifference, "Apologies, it is the tribe rules that states that 2000 celestial stones must be paid for each individual. If you do not have enough celestial stones, you can either leave or work as laborers for one year!"
Jiang Yi"s Thearch Palace flashed again as he brought the Golden Flood Dragon out and asked, "Golden Flood Dragon, do you have any celestial stones?"
"I don"t…"
The Golden Flood Dragon looked at Jiang Yi blankly and said, "My Lord, I am of the Demon Race and was following my old Lord previously. How could I have any celestial stones?"
Jiang Yi was completely at wit"s end. His eyes flickered as he asked the elder with cupped hands, "My Lord, can I p.a.w.n my artifacts or exchange for celestial stones?"
The elder nodded apathetically and replied, "You cannot p.a.w.n it, but you can exchange it. One saint artifact for 500 celestial stones, transcending saint artifact for 5000 celestial stones, and pseudo-divine artifacts for 10,000 celestial stones. What do you wish to sell?"
Jiang Yi, Feng Luan, and the Golden Flood Dragon looked at one another speechlessly. This Sin Island was truly a rip-off.
A transcending saint artifact for 5000 celestial stones? In other words, the Thearch Palace was only worth 5000 celestial stones, and the Fire Dragon Sword which was judged as a saint artifact, was only 500? The Fire Cloud Armor was only 10,000 stones? Why couldn"t they just plunder it from them?
Jiang Yi didn"t have a lot of artifacts, but he had some saint artifacts. Feng Luan and Qing Yu probably have some transcending saint artifacts, but Jiang Yi couldn"t possibly get them to sell it.
There weren"t enough celestial stones, and he could simply enter by himself. He might be able to bring additional one or two individuals, but since Feng Luan and Qing Yu had willingly submitted themselves to him, how could he just leave them?
Without a choice, Jiang Yi bowed with cupped hands and asked, "My Lord, I wonder how we serve as laborers? Would it be dangerous?"
The elder spoke in a deep voice, "The laborers have a simple task… that is to excavate thunder stones at the Sky Thunder Island. As for danger… in this G.o.ds Bestow Tribe—apart from the cities, everywhere else is dangerous. Since you dared to come to this place, you must have been mentally prepared. Of course, as long as you finish your task, you can reside in the Sky Thunder City during normal days. The insides of the city are very safe, but once you venture out, we do not bother about you. Your survival will be dependent on your luck and strength."
"There are cities?"
Jiang Yi and Feng Luan"s eyes lit up. They could actually stay in the city when not excavating thunder stones? This was quite a good condition. As for the dangers of venturing out of the city, it was just like this elder mentioned. Where else could there not be dangers in Sin Island?
Jiang Yi nodded and asked with cupped hands again, "May I ask my Lord. Can all our tasks be finished together? For example, if I am to hand over all the thunder stones required by everyone?"
"Sure you can!"
The elder spoke while beckoning his hand with frustration, "You will know the details once you go to Sky Thunder Island. Make your decision to stay or leave!"
"En, we are willing to serve as laborers for one year!" Jiang Yi and Feng Luan looked at each other and made a decision.
The elder ordered a martial artist by the side. "Lu Fei, bring them to the Sky Thunder Island."
After giving his orders, the elder led the three others into the castle while the middle-aged Heaven Monarch with the full beard looked at Jiang Yi and spoke apathetically, "All of you, follow me!"
Jiang Yi nodded silently. The people on Sin Island had a high morality value. All these experts saw Feng Luan which lit up their eyes, but they didn"t have any lecherous expressions.
Furthermore, when he took out the Thearch Palace, these people didn"t pay any attention to it. The Sin Island had been surviving for hundreds of thousands of years, and it seemed like the 13 clans were quite capable. They were strict with themselves which had convincing strength that could convince the citizens of the Sin Island. Otherwise, their ruling positions would already be overturned.
Swish!
The man with the full beard flew towards the island at the east. Jiang Yi and the rest quickly followed before silently while scouting the place with divine senses. If they were going to survive in this place, they had to know this place elaborately.
The island was surrounded by vast sea regions and didn"t look different in the outside world. However, Jiang Yi and Feng Luan were able to sense that there was a patch of thick fog towards the west of the island. It seemed like Sin Island were enveloped by such thick fog. Those that approached would be teleported into the island. This Sin Island was just like a giant city, which was covered up by the thick fogs which acted as the city walls!
The group flew very quickly, but after flying for four hours, they still couldn"t see any islands at the front. Jiang Yi and Feng Luan were silently astonished and wondering exactly how vast was the nearby sea regions of the Sin Island?
After flying for another hour, the scenery finally changed. They could indistinctly hear "booms" ahead as Jiang Yi and Feng Luan looked into the distance. They could see white light constantly drawing across the sky and striking down on a small black spot.
"Could that be Sky Thunder Island? Are there thunderbolts even in broad daylight? And it isn"t even raining?"
Jiang Yi blinked his puzzled eyes. As they got nearer, the thunderous sounds got louder, and the flashes of lightning got clearer. The small black dot gradually expanded, and a giant island appeared at the front.
"This place is so strange. Why would there be constant thunderbolts while the other places don"t have any?"
The closer they got, the more bewildered they were. There wasn"t any rain, and the azure blue sky was cloudless. Yet, thunderbolts continued to strike down from the nine heavens, striking down on the island constantly. There was a lightning strike in almost every blink of the eye, and it never ceased.
"Could there be something on the island that is attracting the heavens thunder?"
Jiang Yi looked from afar and didn"t dare to extend out his divine senses to check the interior of the island. He even instructed for Feng Luan and the Golden Flood Dragon to lay a low profile. They didn"t know about the situation on the island, and if they recklessly extended their divine senses, they might infuriate some great figure, resulting in their deaths.
As they got closer, the entire island came into the trio"s view. When looking from a distance, this island looked very small, but it was actually very huge when they got nearly. Furthermore, the island was long and narrow. The trio could subtly see that the island stretched towards the east, and they couldn"t see the end. It was unknown how much further it went.
Swish!
Before everyone got near, dozens of figures flew over from a castle by the seaside. All of them were wearing white battle armor, and just like this full-bearded Heaven Monarch, their armor had beautiful patterns. It should be a uniform that belonged to a great clan.
"Greetings to Commander Lu Fei!"
Among the dozens of people—apart from a single Heaven Monarch expert, the rest were Vajra Realm martial artists. The Vajra Realm martial artists all bowed uniformly with respect while the Heaven Monarch leader of the group asked indifferently, "Lu Fei, are these new people?"
"En, nine of them! Laborers for half a year."
The full-bearded man spoke apathetically and then yelled at Jiang Yi, "Bring out all the people and the spirit beasts in the Thearch Palace. You can leave the two lower grade spirit beasts in there."
"This…"
Jiang Yi hesitated a little. Jiang Xiaonu and Qian w.a.n.guan were still in seclusion. If he was to forcefully wake them up, it might just affect their cultivation. Zhan Wushuang was also still in seclusion and was comprehending dao patterns.
"Hmph? Are you courting death?"
Before the full-bearded Commander Lu said anything, that Heaven Monarch—who stood on the other side—yelled out coldly, "The G.o.ds Bestow Tribe isn"t the outside world. If you don"t listen to orders, then you can get out!"