Chapter 770: Loss-Making Transaction
"Now?" Yun Che was taken aback. Not only had he not expected the Sea Emperor to be female, he also never imagined she would be so decisive about something as important as a forbidden ground.
"In three days, it will be the time of the Demon Sword Assembly. For the preparation of the profound formations used in the Demon Sword Assembly, I will become increasingly busy over these next few days and may have no time for other matters. Settling this matter early will also prevent me from being distracted. Do you have any concerns?" The Sea Emperor asked with a stiff expression.
Yun Che thought quickly, then nodded heavily: "Alright! Let's do it now!"
"Very well!" The Sea Emperor nodded, then shifted her gaze to the side: "Zi Ji, take Yun Che to the Slay Moon Demon Cave yourself! Go now!"
"Hehehe." A calm laugh sounded. A door on the left side of the Sea Emperor's Hall slowly opened, and a middle-aged man in purple robes with a handsome, refined face walked out slowly, a smile on his face: "Yun Che, it has only been a few short months, and your profound strength has indeed improved greatly again. Such a rate of growth is truly awe-inspiring."
"So Senior Zi is indeed a member of the Supreme Sea Palace." Yun Che replied with a smile as well, showing no surprise at Zi Ji's sudden appearance.
Zi Ji nodded slightly: "With your intelligence and perceptiveness, you must have known for a long time. Fortunately, the Sea Emperor has granted permission for the Slay Moon Demon Cave matter. I, Zi Ji, am also fortunate to have repaid the favor of those ten medicinal pills I owe you. Additionally, regarding the matter you entrusted to me when we last met, it has already been completed. It will surely not disappoint you."
After speaking, Zi Ji opened his palm. A flash of profound light flickered, and two pitch-black wooden boxes appeared in his hands. Although it was unknown what was inside the boxes, the heavy aura drifting in the air proved that even these two wooden boxes alone were no ordinary items.
"Could they be two profound pills?" Yun Che's gaze focused, and he immediately asked again: "May I ask if they are the profound pills of an Overlord Xuan Beast or a Lord Xuan Beast?"
"You will know once you investigate." Zi Ji said with a faint smile.
Yun Che stepped forward, directly taking the wooden boxes from Zi Ji's hands. Without opening them, he infused two streams of profound energy into them. Instantly, his profound energy touched two extremely intense auras, with levels reaching the Lord Xuan Realm.
They were actually two profound pills from Lord Xuan Beasts.
Excellent... Yun Che murmured silently in his heart, then directly put away the two wooden boxes: "Senior Zi truly has extraordinary abilities. According to our previous agreement, these are the two precious pills."
Yun Che flicked his fingers, pushing two Overlord Pills towards Zi Ji. Zi Ji reached out to take them, carefully put them away, and a hint of satisfaction appeared in his expression: "Lord Xuan Beasts are extremely difficult to find, and hunting them is even harder. My Sea Palace expended a great deal of effort for these two Lord Xuan Beast profound pills. But acquiring two peerless miraculous pills like these is well worth it."
The Sea Emperor glanced at Zi Ji and said, "Yun Che, regarding the rumors about your master 'Duotian Senior' from back then, although they originated from the Sun Moon Divine Palace, and the Sun Moon Divine Palace's actions also revealed considerable apprehension, I still only had two parts belief and eight parts doubt. However, with these peerless miraculous pills, which even my Sea Palace could never refine even if it exhausted all its resources, your master can refine dozens of them with such ease. With such heaven-defying ability, I have no choice but to believe."
"Rest assured, though. Regarding the matter of these precious pills, Zi Ji has only spoken to me about it. In this world, aside from the three of us, there is not a fourth person who knows." The Sea Emperor said expressionlessly, with eyes as cold as a frozen pool.
"I naturally have no doubts about the Sea Emperor's words." Yun Che responded.
"Zi Ji also mentioned that a few months ago, you commissioned the Black Moon Merchant Guild to auction twenty precious pills on your behalf, and promised that after those twenty, you would never sell another one to the Four Sacred Grounds. Is that true?"
"Of course." Yun Che nodded decisively. "No matter how precious something is, if too many appear, it becomes worthless. If it weren't for the fact that I was in urgent need of a large amount of Purple Vein Divine Crystals during this period, I wouldn't have sold them to others."
"That is for the best." The Sea Emperor nodded solemnly. She was well aware in her heart that once the twenty Overlord Pills from Yun Che were made public, it would inevitably cause a huge uproar. The other three Sacred Grounds would also spare no expense to obtain them. In the end, the most likely outcome would be the Four Sacred Grounds evenly dividing the twenty pills. As for those outside the Sacred Grounds, they could forget about it entirely.
In this way, on the surface, the Sea Palace would also have five pills, but in reality, it would have a full seventeen! The price paid was merely twenty catties of Purple Vein Divine Crystal and allowing Yun Che to enter the Slay Moon Demon Cave once. These extra twelve Overlord Pills would have no obvious effect in the short term, but in another generation... The Sea Emperor did not continue speaking. She then said, "However, the twenty catties of Purple Vein Divine Crystal were not paid casually. The Purple Vein Divine Crystal my Sea Palace currently has at its free disposal is only about twenty catties. But aside from these, there is another portion that cannot be touched."
"Cannot be touched? Could it be used to guard against possible crises?" Yun Che thought for a moment and said.
"Hehe, you are indeed clever." Zi Ji nodded. "My Supreme Sea Palace has sealed away fifty catties of Purple Vein Divine Crystal for a very, very long time. This portion of divine crystal is used to activate the great protective formation when the Sea Palace faces a huge crisis. Thus, for generations, there has been a strict order that it must never be used unless in a time of crisis. In fact, this fifty catties of divine crystal has been sealed since over eight thousand years ago, and has never been used."
Because on the Tian Xuan Continent, there is nothing that could drive the Supreme Sea Palace into a calamity of total annihilation.