Chapter 1370: Chapter 1247: Harboring Sinister Motives
The Treasure Pavilion’s branch of the Divine Race didn’t differ much from those in other cities, with the hall displaying so low-cost items.
Behind the counter stood a man in his sixties, his face shrewd, clearly adept at business.
Seeing business coming, the old man imdiately stepped out from behind the counter, beaming, and said, “Oh, isn’t this the Divine Lady Tongtong? What wind brought you here? Please co in, please co in!”
“Young hero, what would you like to see? Just say the word, and if our humble shop has it, we can surely negotiate on the price!”
The manager of this Treasure Pavilion branch didn’t recognize Ye Fan, but his business acun was clear; he treated everyone with perfect courtesy, leaving no room for complaints.
“Elder Wu, I’m here to buy sothing for a friend. Do you have any treasure dicine for restoring the divine soul?”
Tongtong didn’t fuss with Elder Wu, since Ye Fan’s divine soul was severely damaged. It needed nurturing with heavenly materials and earthly treasures to recover quickly, or prolonged delay might cause permanent harm.
A young man who could achieve profound techniques flowing through the body in the early-stage of the Holy Embryo Realm had limitless potential. Coupled with his unique physique, if his divine soul were shackled, it would be truly unfortunate.
“Divine Lady Tongtong, I’m afraid you’ll be disappointed. I truly don’t have any heavenly materials and earthly treasures for restoring the divine soul,” Elder Wu said with a friendly smile.
But Ye Fan could read from his eyes that he was hiding sothing; he certainly had it, but wasn’t willing to sell for so reason.
However, Ye Fan didn’t plan to expose Elder Wu—since the entire Xuanwu Sect had been inducted by the Treasure Pavilion, he could be considered part of the Pavilion as well, so they were essentially on the sa side.
“That can’t be right, Elder Wu, don’t try to deceive . I heard you recently acquired a Soul Condensing Flower, but haven’t had the chance to give it away yet? Are you worried I won’t pay the Spirit Stones?”
Tongtong’s expression quickly darkened. She knew that the Treasure Pavilion had a Soul Condensing Flower, and yet the other party blatantly lied, which infuriated her.
“Divine Lady Tongtong, please don’t put this old man in a difficult position, alright? This Soul Condensing Flower absolutely cannot be sold. Miss Yaling personally instructed to reserve it for a VIP. I truly have no say in this!”
Elder Wu was almost in tears. Doing business on the Divine Race’s turf was extrely challenging. Though Treasure Pavilion was powerful, it wouldn’t be able to rescue him if turmoil erupted; this was, after all, the heartland of the Divine Race.
“If that’s the case, let’s not trouble him further. Let’s look elsewhere!” Ye Fan felt a sudden realization and surmised that the Soul Condensing Flower was likely reserved for him.
At the sa ti, he secretly admired Yaling’s dedication; the Soul Condensing Flower was a key ingredient in crafting the Soul Gathering Pill, and she took his request to heart!
Ye Fan was deeply moved. Even though he knew her actions were partly to earn his favor, he found it difficult to refuse such kindness.
After all, Yaling had helped him imnsely, especially in collecting materials for crafting the Soul Gathering Pill, going so far as to risk offending the Divine Lady, which was quite unexpected for him.
“No way, without the Soul Condensing Flower, when will your divine soul recover?” Tongtong flatly rejected Ye Fan’s suggestion, an intense aura emanating from her.
“Hand over the Soul Condensing Flower, or I’ll tear down your shop!”
“Even if you tore down this shop, I still wouldn’t give you the Soul Condensing Flower. Don’t forget that several cultivation techniques here serve your Divine Race. If you destroy this place, think of the consequences!”
Elder Wu showed no fear; instead, he remained calm, which enraged Tongtong, but she dared not actually tear the place down.
Treasure Pavilion’s existence addressed many issues the Divine Race couldn’t handle outside, serving as a crucial channel for external information.
Moreover, it facilitated the acquisition of many items unavailable here, including cultivation and living resources, improving the Divine Race’s quality of life.
Destroying this place wasn’t sothing even the Ancestor of the Divine Race dared to risk, as it would cut off vital intelligence and resources.
“Tongtong, calm down. I’m not as fragile as you think. Besides the Soul Condensing Flower, there are other items that can nurture the divine soul. It doesn’t have to be the Soul Condensing Flower!”
Ye Fan quickly played the diator, not wanting Tongtong to clash with the Treasure Pavilion over him, as it would be detrintal to both the Divine Race and the Pavilion.
Under Ye Fan’s persuasion, Tongtong gradually cald down, realizing her rashness and apologizing to Elder Wu.
Elder Wu didn’t mind and sincerely said to Ye Fan and Tongtong, “Young hero, Divine Lady Tongtong, it’s not that I’m stubborn. This is Miss Yaling’s directive, and I must obey!”
After this turmoil, Ye Fan felt too embarrassed to present his VIP Gold Card, so he and Tongtong left the Treasure Pavilion and headed to the free trading market.
Every city had such a place. Besides formal shops, there was an area designated for free trading.
Here, cultivators could freely exchange their possessions for needed items. Many Divine Race strong people displayed their unused items on the ground, clearly stating what they wished to trade for.
These Divine Race strong people were shrewd, accurately valuing their items and setting reasonable prices.
However, so counterfeit items were mixed in, requiring personal experience and insight to avoid being deceived.
Ye Fan and Tongtong wandered around the free trading market for half a day, and finally, Tongtong traded a Divine Blood Stone for a piece of Purple Crystal Warm Jade, giving it to Ye Fan to wear on his forehead to nurture his divine soul.
This deeply touched Ye Fan!
Divine Blood Stone was an extrely valuable item for the Divine Race, far surpassing the value of Purple Crystal Warm Jade. Tongtong traded a Divine Blood Stone for Purple Crystal Warm Jade just to nurture his divine soul, a trendous debt of gratitude.
Ye Fan was usually reluctant to owe others favors, because any debt could be repaid except for the debt of human relationships. Now, not only did he owe soone a favor, but he also owed them a life.
For this, Ye Fan decided that he must repay the girl of the Divine Clan, Tongtong, if he ever got the chance.
After returning to his residence, Ye Fan followed Tongtong’s instructions to pierce a hole in the Purple Crystal Warm Jade, tying it to his forehead with a fine thread to nurture his divine soul.
At the mont the Purple Crystal Warm Jade was affixed to his forehead, Ye Fan truly felt a refreshing aura flow into his sea of consciousness, nourishing his divine soul.
“This little girl is quite thoughtful! You can’t let her down!”
Elder Xuan teased Ye Fan through divine consciousness, then continued to use the Nine Heavens Mysterious Crown to nurture and nd his damaged divine soul, suggesting, “You could practice the Divine Soul Sword Technique, which is essentially a cultivation technique for strengthening the divine soul, offering attack capabilities. This three-pronged approach would allow your divine soul to recover faster.”
“Thank you, Elder Xuan!”
Touched, Ye Fan imdiately accepted, invoking the magical technique of the Divine Soul Sword Technique while using the Purple Crystal Warm Jade to nurture his divine soul, and having Elder Xuan use the Nine Heavens Mysterious Crown to repair his injured divine soul, resulting in remarkably swift effects!
In the blink of an eye, Ye Fan had been here for seven days.
During these seven days, besides soone regularly bringing him als, only the Divine Lady Tongtong had co to visit him.
In this period, Bai Yan wolf seed to be having a great ti. Without Ye Fan’s restraint, it released its kingly aura and devoured quite a few spiritual beasts raised by the Divine Clan.
And that’s not all—it sohow found its way into their Spiritual dicine Garden, ingesting many ripe Spiritual dicines before relieving itself there, as if marking its territory.
At first, people didn’t know who was behind all this, but after several losses, they began to stay on their guard. Still, it didn’t stop—Spiritual dicines and spiritual beasts continued to go missing, and even their centuries-old fine wine stored away was stolen…
Bai Yan wolf thought it had done everything without leaving a trace, unaware that it had long been detected by the ancestors of the Divine Race, who simply chose not to intervene.
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“Ancestor, why keep him here? He’s just a human ant; what right does he have to recuperate in the sacred grounds of my Divine Race?”
“Besides, the last group of human cultivators ca for him. We beca scapegoats for no reason and had to engage in battle. Our Divine Race lost several young strong people; he should be the one responsible for all this.”
That day, Jiang Kuang found the ancestor of the Divine Clan and asked him, rather agitated, why Ye Fan was allowed to stay.
“The young man carries a trendous secret. Keeping him here will allow us to better uncover the secrets he harbors. Moreover, that wolf is no ordinary creature; I suspect it has ties with the Thunder Venerable.”
The ancestor of the Divine Clae patiently looked at Jiang Kuang and continued, “According to ancient legends, the Thunder Venerable was the closest to proving Dao and becoming an Emperor, the only one whose attack power rivaled that of the Great Emperor.
After failing to prove Dao, it was rumored he perished in the Heavenly Tribulation. However, after much verification, our ancestors discovered that he did not die but suffered severe wounds and hid away. At that ti, a White Wolf King accompanied him…”
The ancestor of the Divine Clan shared nurous secrets that Jiang Kuang had never known, but Jiang Kuang remained unconvinced.
It was obvious to even a blind person that Divine Lady Tongtong treated Ye Fan exceptionally well, exceeding the boundaries of ordinary friendships between n and won.
For Jiang Kuang, this was undoubtedly a dangerous sign!
He would never allow such a thing to happen; the Divine Lady of the Divine Race could not marry an outsider.
On one hand, it would be disrespectful to their heritage—unless a disciple of the Di Clan wishes to marry the Divine Lady, the Divine Race would not consider sanctioning the union.
However—
Ye Fan was rely a Little Cultivator of the Holy Embryo Realm, incomparable to a disciple of the Di Clan.
More importantly, he had already considered Tongtong his woman in his heart, not allowing anyone else to touch her!
Despite feeling discontent, upon realizing that the ancestors of the Divine Race had their own plans, Jiang Kuang dared not say more and left feeling dejected.
“There’s no way the White Wolf King that followed the Thunder Venerable would pledge allegiance to a human ant, nor would that ant possess any earth-shattering secrets; the ancestors must have been mistaken!”
Upon leaving, Jiang Kuang pondered the words of the Divine Clan ancestor, arriving at this conclusion.
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PS: The first update is here, the second update will be around ten o’clock, the third update at midnight~
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