Watching Dalan Tai, the Right Grand Chief Priest of the Battle Soul Hall, hurry away to make some so-called inquiry, Ye Zhen felt a faint sense of foreboding rise in his heart.
It couldn't be that much of a coincidence, could it?
A troubling suspicion had already formed in Ye Zhen's mind.
Logically speaking, since the Battle Soul Hall had put this incarnation of the Myriad Bones Samsara Seal up for rent at clearly marked prices to experts within the Ancestral God Hall, so they could temper their divine souls—
They wouldn't be so petty as to break their own rules, would they?
Yet in this world, good omens rarely came true, while bad ones always hit the mark.
Less than a quarter of an hour later, Dalan Tai, the Right Grand Chief Priest of the Battle Soul Hall who had just hurried off, returned at a brisk pace, still smiling.
But there was an obvious stiffness in that smile, along with a measure of embarrassment.
"Can it be rented now?" Ye Zhen took the initiative to ask.
A troubled look appeared on Dalan Tai's face. "Left Grand Chief Priest Ye, this is quite unfortunate. You know, I only handle external contact for this matter.
"But the Moon Priests and Sun Priests within the Ancestral God Hall usually contact our Hall Master directly when they wish to rent this incarnation of the Myriad Bones Samsara Seal.
"Unfortunately, our Hall Master has already rented out this incarnation of the Myriad Bones Samsara Seal."
"It has been rented out?" A strange expression surfaced on Ye Zhen's face. "May I ask, Right Grand Chief Priest Dalan, for how long has this incarnation of the Myriad Bones Samsara Seal been rented out?"
"That... cannot be said for certain at present. It seems to be