Chapter 112

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Chapter 112: This Arm Is Your Chance

Wen Yun and Ye Shubai hurried through the sea of clouds because Immortal Su Yuan was still fighting Elder Zhang above and needed to rescue him quickly.

But when they finally reached the void above, the scene they saw was very different from what they had imagined…

Immortal Su Yuan was unhurt and unscathed. In fact, he was currently sitting on the back of a small dragon, patting its head happily and saying, "Elder, I’m exhausted. Can you take me back to the city?"

The small dragon protested, "I am the hero who decided the outcome of the battle. How dare you casually sit on my back? This is an insult to our Dragon race!"

Immortal Su Yuan immediately took out a beautiful gem from his pocket, held it in his hand, weighed it with a smile, and sarcastically said, "What? Would it be too much for you to let the Elder sit for a while?"

"No!" The small dragon’s eyes widened. The color and quality of these gems were the finest it had ever seen, even in its treasure-filled dragon lair. It had never come across such exquisite treasures, and it wondered where this old sword cultivator had found them.

Faced with this temptation, the nobility of the Dragon race meant nothing!

The small dragon stopped objecting and exclaimed excitedly, "Feel free to insult me as much as you want!"

Wen Yun and Ye Shubai, who had just flown up, were speechless.

Wen Yun looked at the red Fire Element Gem that the little dragon had snatched and exclaimed, "Seniors, this gem looks extraordinary. Where did you find it?"

"There are plenty of extraordinary things." Immortal Su Yuan waved at Wen Yun, looking proud. "Come here and see if these are even more powerful."

With a wave of his hand, a pile of shining magical treasures called spirit stones appeared.

After a brief glance, Ye Shubai recognized the origin of these items. "Are these from the Dongxuan Sect?"

When Ye Shubai was fighting with Shang Wuyang, Elder Zhang used many magical treasures to ambush him, so he quickly recognized them.

"That’s right." Immortal Su Yuan nodded with a smile and explained, "Shang Wuyang is inexperienced and only likes to use his sword in training. Dharma Protectors and elders handle all kinds of matters for him, including managing items like Origin Crystals. While ordinary disciples of the Dongxuan Sect live frugally, these young talents are treated generously. It took me quite a while just to count these items. The amount of Origin Crystals alone could cover a mid-sized sect’s expenses for a whole year!"

"So, these were taken from Elder Zhang?"

Wen Yun looked around but couldn’t spot the victim, asking puzzled, "Where is he? Did you kill him?"

"Hey, I promised him his life in exchange for his belongings. I wouldn’t do something dishonest." Immortal Su Yuan raised his eyebrow and casually pointed behind him. "Look, isn’t he right there?"

Wen Yun turned around and indeed found the haughty Dharma Protectors and elders from the Dongxuan Sect on the tail of the little dragon.

Not sure if some bad deeds were done by Immortal Su Yuan or the little dragon, but at this moment, the other party was tied to the tail of the little dragon. The dragon was flying high and then diving down, forcing him to enjoy such excitement.

Elder Zhang had been stripped clean by Immortal Su Yuan, with only a pair of underwear left on him. At this moment, he had a look of despair on his face, unable to even speak harsh words. Of course, the reason for not speaking was not that he had finally given in, but because his mouth was stuffed with a dark grey cloth.

If Wen Yun wasn’t mistaken… this piece of cloth looked a lot like a sock.

Ugh, disgusting.

Wen Yun didn’t want to see this scene anymore, so she quickly turned around and suggested, "Since we have caught him, why not use him as a hostage? If Dongxuan Sect sends people for revenge, we can put him up as bait?"

"Forget about it," Immortal Su Yuan rolled his eyes, "Dongxuan Sect is nothing but practical. They definitely won’t waste their time rescuing this embarrassing abandoned pawn."

As this statement fell, even Elder Zhang, who was tied to the dragon’s tail, looked defeated.

Because he knew what Immortal Su Yuan said was true, Dongxuan Sect would never waste effort and resources on useless people, not even Shang Wuyang.

Right now, Shang Wuyang is in trouble. Even though he is supposed to protect and help others, he couldn’t do it this time. The people from below didn’t hurt him, but he can’t go back to Dongxuan Sect anymore. He might have to leave the sect like Immortal Su Yuan did, and spend the rest of his life running away in fear.

So, the ones they are most afraid of Dongxuan Sect finding are not Wen Yun and the others but Elder Zhang and his two friends. They really want to keep the news about Shang Wuyang’s uncertain fate a secret!

Clearly, Immortal Su Yuan is a cunning person. He knows what will happen to Elder Zhang in the future, so he didn’t plan to kill him at all. He just took him back to Cloud Sea City like that.

"Bang!"

The little dragon simply flicked its tail, and Elder Zhang fell awkwardly in Cloud Sea City.

The crowd that was watching the excitement had not left yet. They looked astonished as they watched this scene. Some people recognized Elder Zhang and exclaimed, "Isn’t this the old worker of Dongxuan Sect?"

"He used to be so arrogant, what happened to him now… Did he get beaten up?"

Immortal Su Yuan walked up to the silver-armored guard and respectfully said, "Friends, this man just attacked me in the city. According to the rules of Cloud Sea City, what should we do with him?"

Elder Zhang glared angrily. He had just attacked Ye Shubai, when did he ever attack that Su Yuan rascal!

However, the actions of Dongxuan Sect in the past month have angered the practitioners of Cloud Sea City. Someone immediately stood up to testify, "Yes, I saw with my own eyes that he attacked unexpectedly, such lack of martial virtue!"

The silver-armored guards didn’t pay attention to the group of troublemaking practitioners. They simply watched Elder Zhang coldly. After a while, a leader among them stepped forward and said sternly, "The three friends from Dongxuan, Cloud Sea City cannot tolerate you any longer. Leave quickly."

Narrowed Eyes and Straight Brows realized they were in trouble as soon as they saw the miserable state of Elder Zhang. After waiting for a while and not seeing Shang Wuyang, they instead saw Ye Shubai, who was being chased, standing there unscathed, sending a chill down their spine.

If Elder Zhang couldn’t even protect Shang Wuyang, he would be in big trouble, let alone ordinary disciples like them. Not to mention being relegated to menial tasks upon returning to the sect, they might not even get a chance to do that. They might meet their end under the punishment of the disciplinary hall. They had thought going out with Martial Uncle Shang was a rare and good opportunity, but who could have imagined it would turn out so tragically!

If they stayed hidden in Cloud Sea City, they would certainly be protected by the rules here. However, with the many people Shang Wuyang had killed before, and now with Shang Wuyang’s whereabouts unknown, the relatives of the deceased would surely hold them accountable.

Elder Zhang, who was expelled, flew silently out of Cloud Sea World with a person in each hand.

Narrowed Eyes was only left with unease in his heart and hesitantly said, "The news of Martial Uncle Shang’s accident may soon reach the sect. Now that we’re leaving Cloud Sea World, where should we go?"

Straight Brows thought for a moment and pondered, "Perhaps we should hide in the mortal realm for a while. After all, those places are inhabited by commoners, and we might even enjoy a good life there. Elder Zhang, what do you think of this idea?"

Elder Zhang did not oppose, as he was thinking the same thing.

After spending another thousand years in the mortal realm, once this matter is resolved, they will return to the heavenly realm once again…

Just as he was thinking this, Elder Zhang felt a chilly sensation on his back.

He suddenly turned around and saw several people chasing after him, each one of them at the Ascension Stage of cultivation!

"Dongxuan scum, give back my companion’s life!"

"Dongxuan traitor, pay with your life for my child’s!"

Elder Zhang’s eyes widened in shock, and he cursed under his breath.

"Damn Shang Wuyang, the person you killed has led me to be hunted down!"

*

Wen Yun and the others paid no attention to those people at all. They only saw three members of the Dongxuan Sect flying up, followed closely by others, and they even noticed two members of the Wing clan among them.

Perhaps flying too fast, a tail feather fell on Immortal Su Yuan’s head.

Immortal Su Yuan took off the green feather from his head, muttered "ten thousand Origin Crystal," and treasured it in his space bag. He then smirked and said, "Oh, young people have such energy. As for an elderly like me, it’s time to go back and enjoy my old age."

He tried to command a few disciples to return to Cloud Island, but the silver armored guards expressionlessly stopped them.

Immortal Su Yuan puzzled, "Friend, may I know the reason for this?"

The silver armored guards put on a warm and friendly smile, took out a stack of bills, glanced at the faces of the Qingliu Sword Sect members, and finally focused on Ye Shubai, saying, "Of course, first we must congratulate this friend on his ascension."

Their tone changed, "However, we need to settle an account first."

Ye Shubai was puzzled, before he could react, the first bill was already in his hands.

"Although the lightning tribulation came from the heavens, it was attracted by you, so this expense falls on your shoulders. After our calculations, the first to consider is the row of shops destroyed by the heavenly thunder, totaling ten establishments. Based on the cost of a hundred thousand Origin Crystal per building, the total comes to one million Origin Crystal."

"Gasp!"

Zhu Erchong heard the frightening number and nearly fainted with Shen Xinghai.

They had used the 150,000 Origin Crystals given by Immortal Su Yuan to bet on Wen Yun and just won back ten times the amount! They thought this would cover their expenses in the Cloud Sea World, but then they found out they needed a million just for the houses!

How could a sword cultivator simply pay the money?

Zhu Erchong immediately stepped forward, rolled up his sleeves, and showed his strong arms, "Can I not pay? I can fix it! I am the best at building and repairing houses!"

He had participated in the reconstruction of The First Peak in the cultivation world. After arriving in the Cloud Sea World, he was forced by Immortal Su Yuan to work as a mason on Cloud Island. Although his sword skills did not improve much, his house-building skills skyrocketed, making him a master architect.

Shen Xinghai nodded beside him, "Yes, I can also fix it."

The silver-armored guard encountered such a situation for the first time and was stunned, "… You should talk to the boss about this."

It wasn’t just the buildings that were destroyed by the thunderstorm; the second bill fell into Ye Shubai’s hands.

"These are the square tiles that were destroyed by the thunder. There were 34,000 cloud bricks damaged, and with the labor cost for reinstallation, it will be 400,000 Origin Crystals for you," the silver-armored guard pointed to the large crater behind Ye Shubai, his expressionless face saying.

Zhu Erchong felt his blood boiling, and he volunteered again, "I can do it! I am best at laying bricks and paving roads!"

Soon, another bill was presented.

"This includes destroyed flowers, plants, and trees, some of which are rare species. The total cost, including planting fees, amounts to ninety thousand Origin Crystals."

As expected, it was Zhu Erchong again, "I can plant! I am best at gardening!"

Hearing this, even the silver-armored guards could not bear it and asked with a frown, "Friend, do you plan to rebuild Cloud Sea City without spending a single Origin Crystal?"

Naturally, Zhu Erchong did not want to do such hard work. However, he was reluctant to part with the one hundred and fifty thousand Origin Crystals he had just won, which was all he had left after paying one hundred and forty-nine thousand. He couldn’t even recover the stake he originally bet!

With so many Origin Crystals, if he kept them all, he could make good swords for his junior brothers and sisters, Martial Sister Mengran, when they arrived.

Zhu Erchong did not think, "Ye Shubai broke all these things, so he should take responsibility for it." The young sword cultivators of Qingliu Sword Sect were different from the disciples of Dongxuan Sect; they always shared good fortune and faced difficulties together.

Thinking about this, Zhu Erchong gritted his teeth and prepared to take on all the hard tasks.

However, at that moment, Wen Yun, who had just disappeared, stepped forward and pulled Zhu Erchong aside. She gently shook her head and said, "Martial Brother Zhu, we haven’t finished building our own houses and roads on the island. How can you come to build others’ houses?"

Zhu Erchong looked puzzled and said with a sad face, "Martial Sister Wen, that’s because we are poor…"

Shen Xinghai nodded deeply with a grudge, showing that he understood the word "poor" very well. After thinking for a moment, he whispered, "I haven’t brought those Cloud Crystals yet. Why don’t we sell them to pay off the debt?"

"Poor?" Wen Yun slightly looked back at the two martial brothers in surprise, then took out a brand new space bag and started to casually take out Origin Crystals from it. She said, "We are not poor now!"

Just as Zhu Erchong was about to argue, he saw Wen Yun take out a top-quality Origin Crystal and hand it to the silver-armored guard. If he wasn’t mistaken, it was worth ten thousand, and what was even more frightening was that he caught a glimpse of a bag full of Origin Crystals in Martial Sister Wen’s space bag…

The words he wanted to say to persuade Wen Yun to be thrifty were stuck in his throat.

Where did all this come from?!

Wen Yun earnestly warned Zhu Erchong, "Martial Brother Zhu, although I know you enjoy building houses and roads, I believe we should focus on practicing cultivation. Let’s not waste time on things that money can solve."

Wow, she said that in a very grand and majestic way!

Let’s not talk about how Zhu Erchong doesn’t like building houses. Let’s talk about this Origin Crystal…

"Martial Sister Wen, when did you become so rich!"

Wen Yun casually put away the space bag and said with a smile, "Regardless of whether you win or lose in the previous gambling game, as long as you bet, I can get a tenth of it."

One tenth may not sound like a lot, but considering that the whole Cloud Sea City was participating in the gambling game at that time… With millions of people in the city, even if only one million people bet, each person bet a hundred Origin Crystals, Wen Yun would still get ten million!

Moreover, those who bet were not just betting such a small amount.

Just now, in the noisy crowd, when the girl from the gambling house came to deliver the Origin Crystals, Wen Yun didn’t hear very clearly, but she caught something about billions…

The silver-armored guard took the compensation of Origin Crystals and no longer bothered them. He nodded to Ye Shubai and said, "Since your companion has handed over the Origin Crystals, you can leave now."

A male cultivator nearby cast an envious glance and whispered something. Ye Shubai, being of high cultivation, heard the words clearly—

"So jealous, giving away over a million crystals just like that. I really wish I could find a generous companion too."

Ye Shubai felt uncomfortable, not because he was mistaken for a freeloader, but because of the term "dao lu" or "partner."

He peeked at Wen Yun quietly, and when he saw that she had no negative reaction to the term, he couldn’t help but smile discreetly.

After receiving another beautiful gem, the little fire dragon willingly became their mount, carrying the lazy group towards Cloud Island.

Sitting on the dragon’s back, Immortal Su Yuan was boasting about the epic battle in the sky, even though Zhu Erchong and Shen Xinghai were eager to know how Shang Wuyang was defeated. Despite this, he continued bragging about his fight with Elder Zhang.

Immortal Su Yuan exclaimed, "With a swift strike of my sword, I dealt a fatal blow to that man named Zhang—"

Shen Xinghai interrupted, "So Shang Wuyang lost?"

Ignoring Shen Xinghai, Immortal Su Yuan continued, "Then, with a powerful sword move, I defeated him instantly—"

Excited, Zhu Erchong asked, "So did Shang Wuyang die in the end?"

Immortal Su Yuan, annoyed by these two naive listeners, turned away, wanting nothing to do with them.

After the little dragon flew to Cloud Island, he quickly jumped down and headed towards the peak with his sword, looking lonely and as if he had not been recognized for his talents.

Following closely behind were Wen Yun and Ye Shubai. Just moments ago, Wen Yun had been discussing with Ye Shubai on how to handle any possible retaliation from the Dongxuan Sect. She was planning to set up a teleportation array across the entire island so they could escape with Cloud Island if they were in danger.

Although this plan seemed crazy, it wasn’t difficult for Wen Yun, who was now skilled in manipulating spatial laws.

"Your recent advancement in array formations is impressive. Why not join forces with me… Huh? What is this?"

Wen Yun felt something under her foot, and as she brushed aside the thick Cloud Grass, she was taken aback by what she saw.

This is…

"Huh? Why is there suddenly a severed arm here?!" Zhu Erchong, following closely behind Wen Yun, exclaimed in shock, "It’s also a right arm? And look, it seems freshly severed, still vibrant!"

The arm radiated incredibly strong power, clearly belonging to a supreme expert. But since no outsiders had set foot on Cloud Island, why was there such a strange object here?!

Zhu Erchong seemed to realize something and turned abruptly to Shen Xinghai beside him, astonished, "Junior Brother Shen?! Could this be your true opportunity?! You’ve been blessed with a fresh severed arm from the heavens!"

Junior Brother Shen always said he had a special opportunity, but now it seems that the previous Cloud Beast was not really an opportunity, it was more like a disaster. Could the real opportunity be it?!

Before Shen Xinghai could react, Zhu Erchong had already started analyzing carefully.

"With so many things in the world, why did only one hand fall? And was it just the right hand you were missing?!"

"…"

"Cloud Sea World has so many Cloud Islands, most of which are bottomless abysses of clouds. Why did it fall exactly on our island?!"

"…"

"Clearly! This is fate!"

Shen Xinghai frowned, clearly wary of the inexplicably appearing severed arm, but Zhu Erchong’s words clearly opened up a new perspective for him.

Yes, the elder in the ring said he had a great opportunity in Cloud Sea World… Could it really be this severed arm?

But this arm is so gross, to be honest, he doesn’t really want to use it.

Shen Xinghai shook his head and said, "This thing is really dirty."

However, Zhu Erchong was still excited and persuaded, "Even though it looks dirty, with a wash it can be used. And sometimes, things given by fate are not always eye-catching. How can we ignore its strong inner qualities just because of its appearance?"

Shen Xinghai touched the plain old ring on his finger and felt something inside him stir.

Wen Yun, standing by, had been listening intently. "No, Martial Brother Zhu, have you read too many stories? How can you just use someone else’s severed arm casually! And especially since this arm belongs to Shang Wuyang, who knows if there are strange things inside!"

She hesitantly spoke, "Actually, this arm is…"

Before Wen Yun could finish, a deafening roar suddenly came from the other side—

"Burp!"

The little fire dragon rubbed his stomach and sheepishly said, "The Cloud Beast is inside me, and I tend to burp when I have too much gas in my tummy. Please don’t mind."

After finishing its burp, another Cloud Beast floated out. This hungry Cloud Beast didn’t care about Wen Yun’s rule not to nibble on the Cloud Island, it opened its mouth wide and took a big bite…

The Cloud Beast happily chewed on the Cloud Soil and Cloud Grass in its mouth, swallowing along with an arm hidden inside.

Full and content, it bleated, drifting back willingly to the little dragon’s mouth.

Seeing this, Zhu Erchong was shocked and stammered, "Junior Brother Shen, your arm has been eaten!"

Wen Yun looked confused, "When did it become Martial Brother Shen’s arm?"

Shen Xinghai also looked astonished, his eyes gradually turning red, a deep sadness appearing on his face.

His opportunity ruined by the Cloud Beast.

Wen Yun said, "Martial Brother Shen, wake up! Weren’t you just complaining about your arm? Why are you so quickly accepting Martial Brother Zhu’s dragon script!"