Chapter 169

Chapter 169: Origin of Humans?

"Senior, I cannot take out the Emperor Venerable’s treasure at present, but I have three treasures that surely match one Emperor Venerable’s magical treasures." The Mystic Law Sect’s Great Emperor offered actively.

He stirred his magic power, and three mysterious lights flew out from his Purple Palace. The first treasure was a heavenly pearl. The second treasure was a divine seal of mountains and rivers. The third treasure was a divine list.

"These are the Three Treasures of Heaven, Earth, and Man, condensing Heaven’s pure essence, Earth’s vein power, and Man’s great destiny."

"Please examine them, Senior."

"The Three Treasures of Heaven, Earth, and Man?"

The Empress of the Holy Mother Palace looked astonished. The Mystic Law Sect possessed profound heritage, and the Three Treasures of Heaven, Earth, and Man were created with immense effort by successive sages and predecessors of the Mystic Law Sect, making them exceedingly precious.

When combined, not even an ordinary Emperor Venerable’s magical treasures could rival them.

"System, exchange."

Ye Xu swept his large sleeves, and the heavenly pearl, the divine seal, and the divine list fell into his Purple Palace.

Ding!

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained 5.8 million heavenly secrets points.]

"Good."

Ye Xu was filled with smiles. 5.8 million heavenly secrets points were an extremely formidable existence, even among Emperor Venerable’s magical treasures.

"Everyone, it is your turn now."

Ye Xu gazed at the group with humor in his eyes.

"Senior, this Emperor Venerable’s magical treasure was forged by my clan’s previous generation Lanling Emperor Venerable. It condensed the essence of the sun and moon, and by wielding it, one can command the sun, moon, and stars, and control all constellations." One Great Emperor from the Maha divine clan manifested a magical treasure that radiated dazzling starlight, vast and mighty, as if nurturing a star god, utterly powerful.

"Senior, this treasure is…"

The rest of the Great Emperors all pulled out their treasures one after another.

For this journey, they had come for the Hidden Dragon Gathering and for Heaven’s Secret Pavilion, so they were well prepared.

Since the price had been agreed, everyone brought out their treasures and traded with Ye Xu.

The last one was Dao King.

The cloudiness on Dao King’s face had vanished. He spoke expressionlessly, "Master indeed has excellent tactics."

"Daoist friend, what do you mean by that?"

Ye Xu showed a trace of displeasure. "If you are unwilling to pay, I will not compel you. Moreover, I trust dear friends would be most pleased for you to withdraw."

Hearing those words, everyone’s thoughts stirred.

They had gathered nine Emperor Venerable’s treasures. If Dao King truly refused to pay, they would certainly not hesitate to provide the remaining one Emperor Venerable’s magical treasure.

In this way, they would have one less formidable foe, so why not enjoy that benefit?

Dao King chuckled lightly and said calmly, "I am still able to produce one Emperor Venerable level magical treasure."

"Only, with Master doing business like this, probably not many would wish to come a second time."

"Hahaha… Daoist friend, you are mistaken on this point."

Ye Xu laughed loudly, his face full of derision. "Daoist friend, our last conversation was most pleasant, and this marks our second meeting."

"The tension here is palpable."

All the Great Emperors sensed the strained atmosphere between the two, yet none intervened.

This was the Heaven’s Secret Pavilion—Dao King wouldn’t dare act recklessly.

Though they couldn’t guess the grudge between the two, if conflict erupted, they stood to profit like fishermen watching a struggle.

Dao King waved his sleeve, and a flicker of green light shot out from within. It was a segment of vine, jade-green and crystalline, as if viridescent blood flowed slowly through its stem.

The divine vine snaked through the void, connecting heaven and earth, stretching limitlessly.

"Senior Brother Dao King, is that the Heavenly Support Vine?"

The Great Emperor from Empress Nuwa Palace stared avidly at the emerald vine.

Dao King gave a slight nod.

"Senior Brother is truly formidable to possess such a treasure," another Great Emperor remarked with envy.

The Heavenly Support Vine, legend held, was a parasite dwelling upon the Jianmu divine tree. It possessed heaven-spanning powers, could communicate with the forces of the Heavenly Dao, and harbored countless mysteries.

Ever since the Primordial Era, however, the Jianmu divine tree had vanished, and the Heavenly Support Vine had nearly followed it into extinction.

No one had imagined such a precious, ancient treasure resided with Dao King.

"Merely a vine segment, not the mother vine itself," Dao King said dismissively. "But it should suffice to meet the Pavilion Master’s requirement."

Ye Xu’s eyes flickered.

Dao King was indeed wealthy and imposing—having already extorted two Emperor Venerable’s treasures from him before, he could now produce an ancient divine object like the Heavenly Support Vine.

But what Ye Xu truly coveted was the Enlightenment Tree within Dao King’s Purple Palace.

The Enlightenment Tree’s origins were astonishing; a single leaf could aid enlightenment. Without it, Dao King could never have achieved his current status.

"A pity Dao King treats the Enlightenment Tree as his lifeblood. Obtaining it from him will be exceedingly difficult." Ye Xu sighed inwardly.

[Congratulations, Host. You have acquired 630,000 heavenly secrets points.]

The system’s voice snapped Ye Xu back to the present.

His account now held nearly seven million heavenly secrets points.

"So close to breaking ten million," Ye Xu lamented inwardly.

"Come on!"

Beside him, Ye Xian’er’s eyes sparkled. With treasures like these, possessing even one would surely make her laugh in her dreams.

"Pavilion Master," Dao King solemnly declared, "we have met your requirement. We request you fulfill your promise and disclose the whereabouts of the Seven-Treasure Mystic Forest."

"The Seven-Treasure Mystic Forest lies within Tianxu," Ye Xu replied calmly.

"…"

The Great Emperors inwardly cursed. They naturally knew the mystic forest was in Tianxu—but that realm was boundless and fraught with countless dangers. What they sought were specifics.

"System, check the whereabouts of Seven-Treasure Mystic Forest."

"Two million heavenly secrets points are needed, which involves a massive amount of money. Please confirm again, host."

Damn system, who did it look down upon?

Rounding off, he was at least worth nearly a billion.

"Confirm."

Ding!

"Seven-Treasure Mystic Forest is a legacy handed down from the Primordial Era, involving the origin of humans. Its origin was in Yuan Realm, but after the Change of the World over time, it has drifted to Tianxu."

"Now, Seven-Treasure Mystic Forest is located in Tianxu chaotic realm, the spatial coordinates are…"

A small stream of information flooded into Ye Xu’s mind.

Ye Xu was slightly shaken inside.

The origin of Seven-Treasure Mystic Forest related to the origin of humans? And the initial place of origin was in Yuan Realm?

This was shocking secret news.

"Master, is there still no news?" Dao King became quite impatient.

"Are you in a hurry to be reborn?" Ye Xu’s voice was slightly cold.

He channeled his magical power, ten jade slips appeared in his hand; he flicked his sleeve, and the ten jade slips flew towards the representatives of the ten major factions.

"Seven-Treasure Mystic Forest is in Tianxu chaotic realm; this jade slip contains specific information."

"As long as you follow the information in the jade slip, you can find Seven-Treasure Mystic Forest."

"Of course, what you bought is only the whereabouts of Seven-Treasure Mystic Forest; information about it is not in the jade slip at all," Ye Xu said lightly.

"Senior is truly fair," many Great Emperors said with a wry smile.

Everyone’s Divine Sense flooded into the jade slips, and the next moment their expressions changed sharply.

"Does Seven-Treasure Mystic Forest hold the secret of the origin of humans?"

"The place of origin is in Yuan Realm?"

Everyone was astounded.

No one expected that the secret of Seven-Treasure Mystic Forest was so astonishing.

From the opening of the universe to the present day, six epochs had passed, spanning tens of millions of years. Humans had gone from the Era of Primordial Beings to the current time.

However, some Great Emperors did not care, such as Empress Nuwa Palace, Maha divine clan, Moon God Clan, and other divine clans.

They were descendants of deities and demons, not of human bloodline, considered different ethnic groups.

Even if they cared about the secret of the origin of humans, they would not be overly concerned.

What they cared about, in the end, was the treasure in Seven-Treasure Mystic Forest.

"Dear friends, do not forget, this time I gave you an 80% discount based on whose regard," Ye Xu’s tone was filled with warning.

"Of course," the Mystic Law Sect’s Great Emperor said with a laugh; "We dare not forget Daoist Friend Lin’s contribution."

"Since we have gotten what we wanted, we shall take our leave." Dao King was unwilling to stay long, and directly departed.

"Senior, we also take our leave." Everyone bid farewell one after another.

"Senior…" Lin Qianmo looked at Ye Xu, hesitated for a moment, and asked: "With its ancient lineage, Seven-Treasure Mystic Forest involves secrets from the beginning of the world’s opening. Do you not wish to go, Senior?"

Ye Xu had not expected Lin Qianmo to ask such a question; he paused slightly and said: "It is indeed a good place."

He did not answer Lin Qianmo.

At that moment, he also did not know if he should go.

The information on Seven-Treasure Mystic Forest was too expensive, requiring too many heavenly secrets points; from this alone, one could see how mysterious and dangerous it was.

Ye Xu was a person who valued his life.

Although he possessed Great Emperor realm cultivation and was certain he was unmatched within the emperor realm, this time, with the whereabouts of Seven-Treasure Mystic Forest known, the Emperor Venerables of all sects would not miss this event.

His meager abilities were completely inadequate.

"I have discretion in this matter; you need not worry." After thinking, Ye Xu added: "Nangong Zhandao is a child of fortune, and since Seven-Treasure Mystic Forest is related to Yuan Realm, perhaps you could bring Nangong Zhandao along."

"This junior understands; thank you for your guidance, Senior." Lin Qianmo’s eyes brightened.

There was some sense to Ye Xu’s words.

In Lin Qianmo’s view, this was Ye Xu instructing her.

However, Ye Xu was only speaking casually.

With a child of fortune at one’s side, luck would definitely be good.