Chapter 693

Chapter 693: A Dangerous Scene

However, when things seem unusual, there is often a trick behind it. Huo Wufang and Fang Lie were not foolish; they certainly realized that unexpected events had occurred. They exchanged glances, both showing hesitant expressions.

Fang Lie quickly contacted Old Bird and said, "Bird Bro, hurry up, something happened! How can West Kunlun trade the Immortal Spirit Jellyfish for the Earth Fire Dragon Worm warship? Is there some hidden trick in this warship? Can it actually be upgraded to Ninth-Rank?"

"Nonsense!" Old Bird scolded. "I personally refined the Earth Fire Dragon Worm warship. How could I not know its potential? If we add a large amount of treasures from heaven and earth, it might reach Eighth-Rank. However, the cost would be so high that it could buy a new Eighth-Rank warship! Only an idiot would do that!"

"Then what’s up with Immortal Lan Shan from West Kunlun? With his knowledge, he shouldn’t be making foolish decisions, right?" Fang Lie frowned.

"Why do you care so much?" Old Bird sneered. "If he wants to buy, then sell to him. Trying to get a bargain from me? He’s not that clever!"

With Old Bird’s assurance, Fang Lie felt at ease and nodded directly at Huo Wufang.

Huo Wufang knew Fang Lie was connected to the Benevolence Token, and seeing this, he understood the Benevolence Token had approved. So, he decided to be straightforward and smiled, "Everyone, since Senior Lan Shan is giving us such face, my Mo Sect cannot be ungrateful. This transaction is on!"

Hearing this, the people present murmured in discussion. Some were envious, some were shocked, but many expressed great confusion, and some even suspected that West Kunlun had abandoned East Kunlun and planned to ally with Mo Sect.

In the face of these discussions, Immortal Lan Shan from West Kunlun seemed completely unfazed. He handed the Immortal Spirit Jellyfish directly to Huo Wufang and, after receiving the Earth Fire Dragon Worm warship, calmly sat down after storing it in the Space Treasure.

Seeing him so relaxed, the two founders of the Ximen family clan could hardly bear it. They believed Immortal Lan Shan had betrayed East Kunlun, feeling very indignant for the Sword God, and in their anger, they wanted to criticize him.

But at that moment, the Sword God suddenly transmitted a voice, saying, "Brothers, do not blame Junior Brother Lan Shan; there is a reason for his actions!"

"Huh?" The two founders immediately sensed there might be a trick and hurriedly asked, "What reason?"

"This…" The Sword God hesitated for a moment, then sighed, "Originally, this was a great secret of our clan, and I shouldn’t speak of it. However, since both of you asked, I can’t hide it anymore, but…"

"Don’t worry, we will never speak of it!" Elder Lan quickly assured.

"Hehe, I naturally trust you!" The Sword God then explained, "Actually, deep within Kunlun Mountain, there is a hidden Earth Fire Secret Realm, where our Kunlun ancestors raised Earth Fire Dragon Worms, and their numbers reach tens of thousands!"

"Ah~" The two founders gasped in unison, then suddenly understood.

Immortal Lan Shan wasn’t just buying an Earth Fire Dragon Worm warship; he was essentially acquiring an entire fleet of Earth Fire Dragon Worms!

No wonder he was willing to pay such a high price; this wasn’t just the cost of the Earth Fire Dragon Worms but also a compensation to Mo Sect.

In fact, buying back someone else’s warship for imitation like this was considered a very shameless tactic and was a taboo among major sects.

If West Kunlun had only wanted a few Seventh-Rank warships, they would never do something so offensive to Mo Sect, which would also tarnish their reputation.

However, if they could use this matter to acquire over a hundred Seventh-Rank warships, the situation would be entirely different.

Having over a hundred Seventh-Rank large treasures would equate to the combat strength of over a hundred Eighth-Rank treasures, which West Kunlun did not possess! This was practically doubling West Kunlun’s combat power!

With such enormous benefits, Immortal Lan Shan felt guilty, yet he had no choice but to follow the Sword God’s guidance and carry out this despicable act.

As for Mo Sect’s wrath, Immortal Lan Shan was not afraid. After all, he had contributed a lot. The entire West Kunlun only got this drop of Immortal Spirit Jellyfish, meant initially to gain a Semi-Immortal powerful being in a critical moment. Now, giving it to Mo Sect was akin to spitting blood.

Moreover, this matter would not only benefit West Kunlun. The Earth Fire Secret Realm belonged to the ancient Kunlun Sect, and after Kunlun split into two sects, it was shared and jointly managed.

Every five hundred years, they would team up to hunt a Ninth-Rank Earth Fire Dragon Worm. The meat of the Dragon Worm could be used as the best spiritual food, which they would share.

Meanwhile, the blood of the Dragon Worm could be made into a special ointment that significantly increased a cultivator’s body strength. This was a necessity for sword cultivators and would be given to East Kunlun.

The skin of the Dragon Worm was a supreme material used for making the banner flags and robes, clearly to be given to West Kunlun, known for refining.

As for the bones of the Dragon Worm, they were also excellent materials, especially the main backbone, which could be used to refine the dragon bones of large warships, usually belonging to West Kunlun.

For the two Kunlun sects, the materials gained from their hunt every five hundred years were more than enough because the Dragon Worms were massive, with Ninth-Rank Dragon Worms measuring over a thousand feet long. The materials they gathered would last them a thousand years.

However, sometimes they couldn’t avoid hunting; the Earth Fire Secret Realm couldn’t hold them all. Reluctantly, the two major sects would still kill the Ninth-Rank Dragon Worms on schedule, though the excess would be properly stored for unforeseen needs.

Over the years, both major sects have had dozens of complete Dragon Worm corpses in their hands. They also have the ambition to refine Dragon Worm warships, but unfortunately, their technology has always been lacking. The warships they crafted were only Fourth-Rank at most—what a waste that is!

So, they gave up and decided to hide the Dragon Worm corpses, waiting for the right opportunity.

Now, the chance has finally come. With the Dragon Worm warship from the Mo Sect as a reference, even if they are not very skilled, they can create something very close!

As long as both sides invest enough power, in about a thousand years, they can jointly create a large fleet of Earth Fire Dragon Worm warships.

The reason the Sword God is willing to share the secrets of the Earth Fire Dragon Worm’s existence with outsiders is not because he values the two of them. It is because once the Earth Fire Dragon Worm fleet appears, this secret will no longer be safe. So, he casually spoke the truth.

The two founders of the Ximen family clan, unaware of the real situation, thought the Sword God highly valued them. They wore beaming expressions, filled with excitement. At the same time, greed began to creep into their hearts as they asked the Sword God if he could sell them some Earth Fire Dragon Worm warships when the time came.

Without a second thought, the Sword God immediately agreed. This made the two even happier.

However, they did not know that the Sword God was still using them. After all, East Kunlun is known for being very poor. To build several Earth Fire Dragon Worm warships would require an enormous amount of resources, which they simply could not afford.

In this situation, selling to the outside world became their only lifeline.

Moreover, there is another advantage: they can rally more people to resist the pressure from the Mo Sect. After all, stealing someone else’s refining techniques is rather despicable. Even if the Mo Sect does not dare to strike, it will definitely criticize the two major sects on various occasions. And the two Kunluns, having done wrong, would have no way to counter the attacks.

But if other people also benefit from this, they will surely stand up to speak for them. The Sword God clearly has a plan that serves multiple purposes.

Back at the trading event, with this significant transaction from the Mo Sect, the enthusiasm of others was ignited. The next participant was a cultivator from the Demonic Path Ten-Thousand Gu Sect, who directly pulled out an Eighth-rank Treasure, and it was quite a famous one, belonging to a not-so-strong Neutral Sect.

It was obvious this person had forcibly seized it, possibly even through ambush or other underhanded means. In other places, such stolen goods would likely be sold cheaply even if they could be sold. But here, they were extremely popular, and everyone had substantial backgrounds, not fearing retaliation from the original owners.

Therefore, many interested individuals began to bid, making the Demonic Path cultivator extremely happy.

However, at that moment, Fang Lie could not be bothered with such matters. He left a clone to oversee the situation, while instructing Mo Lanyun and Mao Mao to keep an eye out for any valuable items to acquire.

Meanwhile, Fang Lie’s true self vanished alongside Huo Wufang, heading straight for the teleportation array.

There was no choice; the Immortal Spirit Jellyfish was just too hot to handle, to the point where it wasn’t even safe on Qingyu Island.

It can be said that it was fortunate that none of the Top Ten Semi-Immortals present were water element cultivators; otherwise, this item would definitely have been snatched away. Even bearing the title of a Human Tribe criminal and risking being hunted by Mo Qianxun, they would certainly not hesitate.

Because this item could allow water element Semi-Immortals to gain Immortal Spirit power ahead of time, essentially making them a true Human Immortal. Not only would their combat power surge, sweeping away any other Semi-Immortal, but their chance of surviving the ascension Thunder Tribulations would almost certainly reach above ninety-nine percent!

Under normal circumstances, a Semi-Immortal’s chance of successfully undergoing tribulation is only about ten to twelve percent!

Just based on this fact, it was enough to drive any water element Semi-Immortal crazy!

Thus, upon acquiring the Immortal Spirit Jellyfish, Huo Wufang felt like he was holding a flame, excessively anxious and even scared to go out alone. He only dared to fly out with Fang Lie’s protection, moving as fast as possible to enter the teleportation array.

In fact, just as they entered the teleportation array and were about to activate it, they sensed the fierce divine sense of several Thunder Tribulation Immortals sweeping over them, all being water element Thunder Tribulation cultivators.

They could hardly contain themselves, planning to seize this last chance outright.

Fortunately, Fang Lie was truly impressive. With a wave of his hand, he instantly released three hundred clones, surrounding the teleportation array and fiercely staring down those Thunder Tribulation Immortals. Along with the activation of the protective array, they managed to drive them back.