Chapter 361

Chapter 361: Debt

Boom!

A violent explosion echoed.

In the next moment, a massive mushroom cloud rapidly rose up.

Simultaneously, two figures were propelled in opposite directions by the tremendous blast.

These two figures were, of course, Ye Jian and the elder.

The attack was too close, and in an instant, Ye Jian was knocked back by the rebound. Fortunately, she had a defensive shield, so she was merely sent flying and only suffered some shock damage.

On the other hand, the elder was far more seriously injured.

He faced the talisman attack head-on. Although he immediately activated all his defensive measures—numerous defense talismans, defensive formations, and spirit armor—this attack swept through his defenses like a tidal wave, quickly destroying most of his protective measures.

Ultimately, the powerful sword energy struck the spirit armor he summoned, managing to block the attack.

Despite this, the spirit armor shattered instantly, and the sword energy pierced through him, reducing his lower body to nothingness.

The elder’s body was sent flying and crashed into a great mountain.

In the next moment, the mountain collapsed.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Underground, the elder couldn’t help but cough a few times.

At this moment, he finally understood that the attack comparable to a late Tribulation stage great emperor had come from the talisman in that woman’s hands.

He hadn’t anticipated the talisman would be so powerful, causing him to suffer severe injuries.

Feeling the sword energy continually eroding his wound, the elder turned pale.

After regaining some composure, he quickly soared out, shooting up into the sky like an arrow.

At that moment, his first thought was to escape.

His divine sense detected that the woman’s shield had not yet broken.

Moreover, it seemed she was flying toward him.

He had no idea if she still had more attack talismans in her possession.

He had nearly exhausted all his defensive measures to withstand the earlier talisman attack.

If she produced another talisman, he would be unable to resist, and it could very well lead to his demise.

Thus, without any hesitation, he chose to flee.

On the other side, after stabilizing herself, Ye Jian did not run away; instead, she quickly pursued the elder.

Although she had no attack talismans left, she had to put on a show and pretend she still had some.

Sure enough, Ye Jian’s plan succeeded, and the elder stumbled away in a panic.

"Don’t run if you have the guts…" Ye Jian shouted firmly from behind.

However, the elder completely ignored him and fled even faster.

The elder flew farther away, and Ye Jian chased for a bit but decided not to pursue any longer.

Not only was she unable to catch up, but even if she could, she didn’t dare to continue chasing.

"This person is so powerful; he survived an attack equivalent to a full-force strike from a late Tribulation stage great emperor. He must also be a great emperor."

Ye Jian never expected that one day she would force a great emperor to flee in panic.

However, even though she had driven a great emperor away, Ye Jian couldn’t feel happy at all.

Because this meant she had made an enemy of a great emperor.

Most importantly, she now lacked the means to confront a great emperor; the four talismans Liu Hongxia had given her were all used up.

"Hongxia, are you there?"

"I was just attacked by a great emperor-level powerhouse; fortunately, I had the talismans you gave me. I’ve driven him off, but he didn’t die…"

"Hongxia, I’m now being targeted by a great emperor-level powerhouse, and I might be in life-threatening conditions. Can I trade for something from you?"

Faced with the gaze of a great emperor-level powerhouse, Ye Jian could only turn to Liu Hongxia for help.

Soon, Liu Hongxia replied to Ye Jian’s message.

"I have two options: the first option is for a one-year trading opportunity, and I will give you four talismans.

The second option is for a two-year trading opportunity; I will give you a defense talisman for the Tribulation stage and an attack talisman for the human immortal realm, ensuring you can eliminate him the next time you encounter him."

Upon hearing Liu Hongxia’s words, Ye Jian thought for a moment and asked, "Hongxia, can I use four years’ worth of opportunities to exchange for two great emperor-level defense talismans and two immortal-level attack talismans?"

"Yes," Liu Hongxia nodded.

"Then I will use four years’ worth of opportunities to exchange for two imperial level defense talismans and two immortal level attack talismans."

After a pause, Ye Jian quickly asked, "By the way, Hongxia, do you have any formations that can hide against divine sense detection?"

Hearing Ye Jian’s question, Liu Hongxia lightly replied, "Yes, I have some great emperor-level array disks; I don’t have any lower-level ones."

"What’s the price? Is there anything even more powerful?" Ye Jian quickly asked.

"The price? I’ll count it as one year of trading opportunities."

Liu Hongxia said lightly, "As for more powerful array disks, I do have those. I even have an immortal formation capable of withstanding attacks from the Heavenly Immortal realm.

But you could never afford them because they require immortal essence stones, and they consume a lot. Do you have any immortal essence stones?" Liu Hongxia countered.

"Um, I don’t have any. Hongxia, just give me a set of great emperor-level array disks." Ye Jian quickly replied.

After a pause, she continued, "By the way, Hongxia, I also want to exchange for a weapon. Can you recommend one?"

"A weapon?"

Liu Hongxia pondered for a moment and said, "I have an imperial weapon that can be charged with superior grade spirit stones. It’s very suitable for you right now; I will count it as ten years of trading opportunities."

"Is the imperial weapon that expensive?"

Hearing that it required ten years of trading opportunities, Ye Jian couldn’t help but exclaim.

In response, Liu Hongxia lightly said, "An imperial weapon that can be charged means you can unleash half the attack power of a great emperor with your Divine Transformation cultivation.

Also, this is personally forged by my dad, who is a Golden Immortal. Such an imperial weapon cannot be bought for less than ten thousand immortal essence stones. Counting it as ten years of opportunities is already a big win for you."

"Moreover, this is not a talisman; no matter how powerful a talisman is, it can only be used once, while this imperial weapon can be used repeatedly as long as it doesn’t break. You can do the math yourself."

After hearing Liu Hongxia’s words, Ye Jian considered it and her eyes brightened.

Exchanging for talismans would only allow her to use them a few times.

However, if she exchanged for such an imperial weapon, it could become a treasure for her tribe and be passed down.

With such an imperial weapon, she would no longer fear her family’s enemies causing her trouble.

In fact, she might even have the chance to eliminate her enemies and take revenge.

"Alright, I want that imperial weapon," Ye Jian quickly told Liu Hongxia.

Hearing Ye Jian’s words, Liu Hongxia smiled and said, "Ye Jian, I think you should also get a set of superior grade spirit armor. Although you have talismans, if a great emperor-level powerhouse sneaks up on you, you won’t be able to react in time.

But if you have a set of superior grade spirit armor, as long as you recognize its master, it will automatically protect you the instant you’re attacked, preventing you from being fatally struck and allowing you to use your talismans."

Upon hearing Liu Hongxia’s words, Ye Jian’s eyes lit up.

She also felt she needed a set of spirit armor.

If the previous great emperor-level powerhouse had sneak attacked her, she wouldn’t have reacted and would have been killed.

In that case, even if she had immortal-level attack talismans, she wouldn’t be able to deal with him.

"Hongxia, how much is the spirit armor?" Ye Jian quickly asked Liu Hongxia.

"The spirit armor? Actually, its value is even higher than that of an imperial weapon. I won’t raise the price; I’ll count it as ten years of trading opportunities." Liu Hongxia told Ye Jian.

Hearing that it required ten years of trading opportunities, Ye Jian thought for a moment and found it acceptable.

Moreover, having already traded for an imperial weapon, trading for a set of spirit armor didn’t seem like a big deal.

Perhaps the trading opportunities held significant value for Liu Hongxia and the others who were immortals, but for her, they didn’t hold much worth.

Because she had no resources to trade with others.

Even a trade might not be worth one hundred immortal essence stones.

Rather than that, it would be better to use the trading opportunities to acquire gear that could help her survive.

And as long as the system space does not disappear, her lifespan is still long.

With her current cultivation at the Divine Transformation stage, she could still live for over five thousand years—five thousand years’ worth of trading opportunities could potentially be exchanged for many valuable items.