Conditions

Pei Huai forced a smile:

"Our serious injuries are not a problem. At least we've obtained the immortal corpse puppet. The demon's true form is unable to leave the Immortal Realm due to some restriction, so we don't need to worry about his revenge."

Although Pei Huai said that, he stood very close to the immortal corpse puppet, clearly afraid that Cang Qing would take it away.

Not only him, but Liu Lingxi next to him was the same.

People at their level have no concept of trust; even brothers can turn against each other due to some twist of fortuitous opportunity.

Liu Lingxi said, "It's just a pity that we can't get any immortal techniques from that demon."

Cang Qing said nonchalantly:

"What he promised us, is nothing compared to this immortal corpse puppet!"

The others nodded in agreement.

A month ago, the extraterrestrial demons reached a cooperation agreement with them. In return, they would receive some immortal techniques from the immortal realm if they helped capture Chen Feng.

But compared to this immortal corpse puppet, those immortal techniques are nothing at all.

Ninety percent of immortal techniques require immortal energy to activate, but they cannot control immortal energy, so the value of immortal techniques is far less than that of immortal corpse puppets.

"Fellow Daoist Cang, there is only one immortal corpse puppet. I wonder how you plan to distribute it?" Pei Huai asked Cang Qing.

Liu Lingxi's gaze also fell upon Cang Qing.

There's only one immortal corpse puppet, but there are three of them; how to allocate them is indeed a problem.

Cang Qing said with a smile:

"We have known each other for ten thousand years, so please stop testing me, fellow Daoists. I, Cang, will not keep this immortal corpse puppet to myself."

"As for the distribution, how about we talk about it after we capture Chen Feng and force him to reveal how he mastered the power of the stars?"

Upon hearing this, Pei Huai and Liu Lingxi both nodded.

Indeed, the matter is not yet resolved.

The Xingfeng Sect wasn't destroyed, and the secrets Chen Feng possesses are no less valuable than those of the Immortal Corpse Puppet.

Just then, a cool voice rang out beside the three. "Looks like I arrived just in time."

Upon hearing this sound, Cang Qing and the other two felt a chill run down their spines.

The three then prepared to take action.

But suddenly a sword light flashed in the arena.

With a ripping sound!

The starry sky was instantly sliced open, and the entire starry sky was immediately enveloped by the Void Realm.

The sword light was so fast that the three of them didn't even have time to react before it pierced through them.

Pei Huai and Liu Lingxi were already reduced to their Primordial Spirit, and now, after being slashed by the sword light...

Their Primordial Spirit were instantly cleaved in two.

If it weren't for the Dao Fruit power within their Primordial Spirit, the two would likely have perished.

Cang Qing, on the other hand, had her neck gripped by a delicate, white hand.

The terrifying power of the stars instantly entered his body, rendering him completely unable to move.

"Chen Chen Bei Jing, how could you be!" Cang Qing stared wide-eyed at the immortal corpse puppet in front of him.

The one grabbing her neck was none other than the Immortal Corpse Puppet.

At this moment, the immortal corpse puppet's eyes were no longer empty, but had become bright and piercing.

Cang Qing had already sensed the divine soul aura within the immortal corpse puppet.

But how could that be?

They had clearly investigated before and found that the divided soul inside the immortal corpse puppet had long since disappeared.

The heavily injured Liu Lingxi and Pei Huai, who were far away, were horrified when they saw this scene.

The two dared not stay there any longer and fled into the depths of the Sky Realm.

They were already severely injured in their previous battle with the extraterrestrial demons, and now the Immortal-Slaying Sword has damaged their Dao Fruit, leaving them completely powerless to fight again.

However, before they had run far, a man in white suddenly appeared in front of them.

The man in white had a cold expression; he simply raised his hand and pressed it forward.

An invisible force immediately spread out all around.

The two men immediately stopped fleeing.

Before Liu Lingxi and Pei Huai could react, the man in white had already arrived in front of them.

The power of the stars struck their shattered Primordial Spirit, rendering them powerless to resist.

"You are Chen Beijin," Liu Lingxi said, her voice trembling.

They already knew what Chen Feng looked like; they had seen his portrait during their previous investigation.

But isn't the other party only at the half-step Dao Integration stage?

How could someone possess such terrifying strength?

Chen Feng had no intention of wasting time arguing with the two of them.

With a casual gesture, he captured the two people's Primordial Spirit.

Liu Lingxi and Pei Huai had fought a battle against the extraterrestrial demons, and were then severely injured by the Immortal-Slaying Sword. They were already at their limit and naturally had little ability to resist.

Cang Qing, whose neck was being choked, had also witnessed what had just happened.

At that moment, he felt a bitter smile.

He had realized that Chen Feng was not a half-step Dao Integration expert at all, but a true Dao Integration expert.

The fact that Chen Feng was able to enter the Void Realm alone is enough to explain everything.

He originally thought that Chen Feng only possessed combat power comparable to the Dao Integration Realm by controlling the Immortal Corpse Puppet, but now it seems that he was wrong.

The depth and strength of the Xingfeng Sect far exceeded his expectations.

First came the Dark Realm creatures at the Dao Integration level, then the Immortal Corpse Puppet, and then Chen Feng himself.

One sect, three masters united in the Dao!

This is something that has never happened before in the history of the nine star regions.

Chen Feng then walked up to Cang Qing.

He was originally cultivating in the Proxima Centauri system, but feeling that things were almost over there, he teleported back to check on things.

Looking back now, I think I came back in time; I guess I managed to snag a bargain.

Chen Feng immediately prepared to control the immortal corpse puppet to capture Cang Qing as well.

But just then, a voice rang out from afar.

"Fellow Daoist, please show mercy!"

The sound seemed to be accompanied by a strange force, slowing down the movements of the immortal corpse puppet.

Chen Feng frowned and immediately looked into the depths of the Void Realm.

An old man was walking towards them.

The old man walked very slowly, but each step seemed to traverse countless distances.

He seemed to be one with the realm of the void, giving people a sense of natural perfection.

Chen Feng narrowed his eyes slightly, because he realized that he couldn't see through the old man's strength.

He could not sense any aura of Principle or Dao fruits from this old man.

"Ancestor!" Cang Qing's face lit up with ecstatic joy upon seeing the old man appear.

Upon hearing Cang Qing's words, Chen Feng immediately recognized the old man's identity.

The first ancestor of the Sea Fork Clan, an old monster who reached the third step of the Dao Integration Realm!

The old man did not look at Cang Qing, but looked at Chen Feng and said:

"Fellow Daoist, I am aware of the matter. This was the fault of my Sea Chariot Clan. Would you be willing to let this matter rest? My clan is willing to offer you terms that will satisfy you."

The old man's voice was calm, yet it conveyed an undeniable authority.

Chen Feng frowned deeply.

He didn't know how powerful the third step of the Dao Integration Realm was.

But the person in front of him gave him a dangerous feeling, and even the star core inside his body was trembling.

He had only experienced this feeling once before, when the Moro tribe sensed the aura of the sacred tree.

Now that both his physical body and the immortal corpse puppet are present, their combined power should be comparable to that of someone at the second step of the Dao Integration stage.

But he wasn't really confident about this third step.

Just then, a beautiful figure suddenly appeared beside Chen Feng.

Upon seeing this beautiful figure, Chen Feng looked surprised. "What brings you here?"

The person who arrived was none other than Yin Yin.

Yinyin gave Chen Feng a sweet smile, "Brother, I was worried about you, so I came over."

"You're still alive after all," the old man's voice suddenly rang out.

Yinyin turned to look at the old man, the smile on her face gone.

"Cang Wanjun, wasn't my survival within your expectations?"

Cang Wanjun sighed:

"Fellow Daoist Wei truly deserves to be called the number one genius of the Nine Star Domains in tens of thousands of years. To be able to be reborn even under such dire circumstances is something I cannot match."

"However, fellow Daoist, your injuries must not have fully recovered yet."

"So what? Killing you is enough!"

As Yin Yin took a step forward, a chilling aura emanated from her.

Even the white light within the Sky Realm began to become somewhat unstable.

"The Dao Fruit of Nirvana." Cang Wanjun's expression turned serious.

Chen Feng transmitted his voice to Yin Yin and asked:

What are your chances of killing him?

Without hesitation, Yin Yin answered, "About thirty percent."

Upon hearing this, Chen Feng's lips twitched. If he only had a 30% chance of success, how could he speak so confidently?

"Brother, don't worry, I only have a 30% chance of killing him, but if you and I join forces, we have at least a 50% chance!" Yin Yin transmitted her voice.

"Forget it, the risk is too great." Chen Feng indeed rejected Yin Yin's suggestion.

He had a feeling that even if he and Yin Yin joined forces to kill Cang Wanjun, they would inevitably have to pay a huge price.

This is not what he wanted to see.

Chen Feng looked at Cang Wanjun and said:

"I can let him go, but you have to agree to three conditions."

Upon hearing this, Cang Wanjun's expression softened. "Fellow Daoist, please speak."

He didn't want to take action unless absolutely necessary; at his level, every time he did, his own calamity would arrive prematurely.

Moreover, he wasn't confident of winning.

Leaving aside the Weiyang Heaven, which once dominated the nine star regions, Chen Feng, who alone wielded the power of the stars, was no ordinary man.

"My first condition is that I want all the magical arts manuals in your Sea Fork Clan's treasure trove."

Cang Wanjun glanced at the immortal corpse puppet, then nodded:

"Can."

With his knowledge, he could naturally see that Chen Feng wanted the immortal techniques so that the immortal corpse puppet could cultivate.

Although giving the immortal technique to Chen Feng would greatly enhance Chen Feng strength, it is nothing compared to Cang Qing's life.

Even if Chen Feng obtained immortal techniques, it wouldn't be so easy for him to cultivate them successfully.

"Secondly, your Sea Fork Clan previously attacked my Xingfeng Sect, causing us great losses. You need to compensate us with one hundred million shi of resources."

Upon hearing this, not only were Cang Wanjun and Cang Qing stunned, but Yin Yin beside them also showed a strange expression.

Cang Qing couldn't help but burst into a tirade:

"Chen Beijing, are you crazy?! One hundred million yuan stones? Do you think yuan stones are as cheap as cabbages?!"

An ordinary Void Refinement cultivator's net worth is only tens of thousands of gold stones, but Chen Feng directly asked for one hundred million, which is simply an astronomical figure.

"Brother, one hundred million is indeed too much. Although the Sea Fork Clan is wealthy, they can't afford that much," Yin Yin reminded him telepathically.

"Alright, fifty million it is." Chen Feng changed the subject.

"Impossible! We could never agree to that condition. Besides, your Xingfeng Sect suffered losses, and our Haicha Clan's army hasn't even set foot on the Mingzhou Continent yet!"

Cang Qing refused again.

Chen Feng wasn't annoyed and immediately started bargaining with Cang Qing.

After some haggling, the Sea Fork Clan agreed to offer ten million yuan worth of resources as compensation.

Although Chen Feng was unwilling, he knew that this was already the bottom line for the Sea Fork Clan.

"One last condition: I've heard that noble families produce a kind of spiritual object imbued with spirit essence; give me ten thousand drops."

Chen Feng stated his last condition quite naturally.

Even Cang Wanjun couldn't hold back anymore, and he said coldly:

"Sect Leader Chen, do you know that only members of the Void Refinement Clan can condense the spiritual essence of our clan, and it takes a thousand years to condense just one drop? You're asking for ten thousand drops? Do you think that's possible?"

Chen Feng naturally knew about the special nature of the spirit soul; it was extremely precious among the Sea Chariot Clan and could help cultivators accelerate their comprehension of Principle.

But he only mentioned 10,000 drops to lower the price.

Quote a high price from the start, and then it's easier to negotiate the price later.

Chen Feng's expression remained unchanged. "Then how much do you want?"

After some further haggling, the Sea Fork Clan finally agreed to offer one hundred drops of spirit essence.

Without wasting any words, Cang Wanjun disappeared from the spot after the agreement was reached.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Cang Wanjun returned to the Void Realm and threw a storage ring at Chen Feng.

Chen Feng took the storage ring and glanced at it.

There are a lot of resources inside, most of which are precious refining materials, which is what Chen Feng requested.

The most lacking material in the Xingfeng Sect is forging weapons. Building an antimatter warship requires materials of the Innate Spirit Treasure level, and other weapons also require precious materials to manufacture.

One hundred drops of spiritual essence were also included, and the immortal techniques were represented by Jade Slip radiating seven colors, totaling seven types.

"Only seven types?" Chen Feng frowned.

Cang Wanjun said calmly:

"Celestial arts are incredibly precious. Our clan possesses the largest stockpile of such arts among the nine star regions."

Chen Feng looked at Yin Yin, and Yin Yin nodded to Chen Feng.

Without saying a word, he simply tossed Cang Qing over.

Cang Wanjun glanced at the heavily injured Cang Qing, then reached out and placed his hand on his shoulder.

A powerful force of life emerged from Cang Qing's body.

The power of the stars within Cang Qing's body was expelled in an instant, and the wounds left by the Immortal-Slaying Sword were rapidly healing.

Upon seeing this, Chen Feng's expression turned serious.

This Cang Wanjun was stronger than he had imagined; he stabilized Cang Qing's injuries with just a wave of his hand.

Cang Wanjun looked at Yin Yin:

"Fellow Daoist Wei, I know you want revenge against us, but the situation in the Nine Star Domains is not so good right now. Those forces from beyond the boundary are already eyeing us covetously. I urge you to reconsider."

After saying that, Cang Wanjun didn't waste any more words and left with Cang Qing.

Chen Feng looked at Yin Yin and asked:

Who are those people he's referring to outside the boundary?

Yinyin pondered for a moment, then said, "Although our nine star regions are vast, they only occupy a very small place in the universe."

After saying that, Yin Yin waved her right hand, and a star map appeared in front of her.

This star map is extremely vast, showing the entirety of the nine major star regions.

The nine star regions appear to be far apart, but from this view of the starry sky, each star region is actually very close to the others.

In addition to the nine major star regions, the star map also displays other star regions.

Each of these star regions is comparable in size to the combined size of the nine major star regions.

Yinyin pointed to the star map and said:

"The area beyond the nine star domains is collectively referred to as the Outer Boundaries. There are countless star domains and forces there, and even powerful interstellar races."

"In the past, those star systems were extremely far away from us, so we never knew about them."

"But tens of thousands of years ago, a new stellar vortex suddenly appeared at the edge of our star field. The appearance of this vortex made us realize that there were other star fields besides our nine major star fields."