One After Another

Just as Qin Yang left the Banyan Forest, the battle in Ghost City outside became increasingly fierce.

Imperial Concubine De's eyes were fierce, and she gnashed her teeth. Unable to vent the anger of not catching Qin Yang, she vented it all on the disciples of the Boundless Dao Academy.

The pitch-black giant python spewed clouds and mist. The originally colorless poisonous mist had now turned into a thin black mist, covering the latter half of Ghost City. Buildings and rocks were all riddled with holes under the corrosion of the poisonous mist.

And that disciple of the Boundless Dao Academy, with sword light flickering and spiritual light soaring, constantly spread and slashed within it, fighting with the black snake.

Just as they were in the heat of battle, a black light fell from the air. After the light dissipated, Dole Ghost King appeared beside Imperial Concubine De with a gloomy face.

Behind him, a firelight turned into a Divine Rainbow and arrived one after another. Xu Shen's old face wore a hint of a smile, landing on the opposite side, obviously having gained an advantage in the battle with the Ghost King just now.

In just a breath or two, another white Divine Rainbow appeared behind, spanning the sky and earth, full of vast aura. The Divine Rainbow landed beside Xu Shen, transforming into a white-faced, beardless man in a white robe. This man had a gentle temperament and was very peaceful, completely different from Xu Shen's violent temper.

"Senior Brother Xu Shen." The man said calmly, nodding slightly to greet Xu Shen, then turned to nod at Dole Ghost King: "Dole Ghost King, Bai Yunfei of the Boundless Dao Academy, greetings."

Dole Ghost King nodded slightly, then turned to continue looking at the entrance of the Nether Acacia Ghost Tomb.

Before long, the distant sky was filled with brilliant spiritual light, and the surging spiritual power fluctuations were like ripples. The spiritual energy in the air was stirred, causing waves. A hundred-zhang-long Soaring White Jade Boat floated in the air.

The Soaring White Jade Boat was covered with Dao patterns, and the key nodes were blessed with runes. If one's eyesight was good enough, one could even see the layers upon layers of dense runes and Dao patterns intertwined within the Soaring White Jade Boat, making the structure extremely complex.

On the mast of the Soaring White Jade Boat, a large cyan flag fluttered, with the four characters 'Ten Thousand Eternity Commerce' written on it. A unique charm gushed out from the four characters, making them impossible to look at directly. Moreover, divine light fell from the flag, protecting the entire Soaring White Jade Boat...

Bai Yunfei looked up, his eyes flashing with divine light. After a while, he sighed softly: "The Ten Thousand Eternity Commerce is indeed rich and generous. It's just a Soaring White Jade Boat, but the Dao patterns on it were actually engraved with Cloud Patterns by a master refiner, and it even carries a Ten Thousand Eternity Commerce flag. No wonder they were able to get here so quickly..."

The Soaring White Jade Boat flew above Ghost City, and then a middle-aged man with a smile on his face, wearing a sauce-gold long shirt and a jade crown hat, stepped out from the bow of the boat, cupping his hands to signal to the people below.

"Qian Youwei, the third manager of the Ten Thousand Eternity Commerce Tongqu Prefecture, greets everyone. Harmony brings wealth, so why be so tense? I have some excellent Three Purities Tea here, and I invite you all to taste it."

"I've long heard that Manager Qian Youwei is generous, but I didn't expect him to be willing to take out the priceless Three Purities Tea. It seems I'm in for a treat this time..." Bai Yunfei chuckled, and without declining, he stepped forward, flew into the air, and landed on the deck of the Soaring White Jade Boat.

Xu Shen, next to him, glared at Dole Ghost King and followed him onto the boat.

Dole Ghost King was silent, hesitated slightly, and followed onto the boat.

Although his strength was not bad, it was clear that the other party was determined this time. Xu Shen was a great cultivator of the Divine Sea realm, and the newcomer Bai Yunfei, although he had a better temper, had killed three demon kings of the same rank in the past ten years with his Nourishing Self Sword.

Not to mention the newly arrived Manager Qian Youwei, whose spiritual power fluctuations were as vast as the sea, and whose spiritual light overflowed, reaching the point where it was difficult to suppress. He was also a great cultivator of the Divine Sea realm. In addition, the Ten Thousand Eternity Commerce was rich and generous, so if they really fought, Manager Qian Youwei's strength might be the strongest.

After everyone boarded the boat, Manager Qian Youwei still had a smile on his face, sitting cross-legged in front of the tea set, meticulously making tea for everyone. In the transparent, thin-bodied teapot, water vapor churned, and only three ethereal, emerald green tea leaves swirled inside.

Before long, Manager Qian Youwei flicked his sleeves and poured tea. Four cups of tea soup with a hint of emerald green fell, and the air was filled with the fragrance of tea. A gentle sniff made one feel refreshed and clear-headed.

After the tea fragrance spread, the barren black land below immediately burst into life. Traces of emerald green grass broke through the black soil. In just two or three breaths, the surrounding area of about a mile was covered with emerald green raindrops of grass, and the vitality was extremely rich.

"Please." Manager Qian Youwei extended his hand and took a cup for himself to savor.

After a cup of tea, the spiritual power fluctuations on Xu Shen and Bai Yunfei became much smoother. The turbulent ghost energy in Dole Ghost King's body was also less violent, and his eyes became clearer.

"Manager Qian Youwei, speak plainly." Dole Ghost King put down his teacup, the fear and malice in his eyes lessened a lot, and his tone became much more peaceful.

"Ghost King is too polite. Actually, this time I'm purely here to discuss a business deal with Ghost King."

"What business is there to talk about? It's easiest to just kill this guy!" Xu Shen said with a gloomy face, glaring at Dole Ghost King, his eyes filled with dazzling light, not concealing his malice.

"Come on then! Do you think I'm afraid of you!" Dole Ghost King suddenly stood up, his body surging with ghost energy, faintly accompanied by the wails of ten thousand ghosts.

"Please calm down, you two, please calm down!" Manager Qian Youwei quickly got up to appease the two.

"Dole Ghost King, you should have known long ago that the Abyss behind that Ghost City leads to a place of divine wonder."

"I know, but it's full of hidden mysteries and unpredictable divine power. Any ghost that falls into it is instantly reduced to dust. I've tried it, but I was seriously injured after only falling a few dozen feet. You're here to go in, right?" Dole Ghost King didn't hide anything and admitted it generously.

"If I'm not mistaken, it leads to a Secret Realm, the Seated Transcendence Land of a Titled Dao Lord. We are indeed here for that, and it doesn't conflict with you at all. You can't explore it, but we can. Our deal with you is that we go in, and everyone avoids conflict. After we go in, no matter what we gain, we'll give you three High-Grade Spiritual Items as a reward when we come out. How about that?" Shopkeeper Qian offered a very generous price...

Dole Ghost King couldn't refuse for a moment. He couldn't enter that place. The Abyss had always been used to execute ghosts. Any ghost in the Nether Acacia Ghost Tomb who made a mistake would be thrown in and crushed.

He knew there must be great benefits inside, but he couldn't get any of them. After so long, he had already given up. Now, getting three High-Grade Spiritual Items for nothing, there was no reason to refuse.

"Good!"

"Great!" Shopkeeper Qian laughed and immediately took out a Blue Fish Mirror and handed it to the Ghost King, "This is the first High-Grade Spiritual Item, as a deposit."

The Ghost King took the Spiritual Item, cupped his hands, and turned to leave.

Xu Shen's face was gloomy as he watched the Ghost King's back, his eyes flickering.

"Elder Xu, don't be like that. Although this Nether Acacia Ghost Tomb can't be considered a Secret Realm, it's still seven parts blessed land and three parts Secret Realm. The Nether Acacia tree that supports this place is in his hands. If we push him too hard and he makes a desperate move to destroy the Nether Acacia, this place will collapse, and we'll get nothing," Shopkeeper Qian said slowly, as if seeing Xu Shen's unwillingness.

After a slight pause, Shopkeeper Qian added another sentence.

"The news may have already leaked. I was able to rush here, and others will definitely be able to rush here as well. Within a week at the latest, experts will definitely arrive in person."

As soon as these words came out, Xu Shen immediately withdrew his gaze and stopped paying attention to the Ghost King flying away