Chapter 866

Today's incident at the Sword Sect made Zi Chen understand that his powerful battle prowess did not give him an advantage here. In a one on one battle, no one was a match for Zi Chen, and Zi Chen was not afraid of anyone.

All the cultivators who had made it to this point had extremely firm and mature minds and experience. That kind of straightforward one-on-one combat was no longer in their world view. As long as they could survive, as long as they could kill their enemies, so what if they were ganged up on?

Therefore, Zi Chen had to equip himself and make himself stronger so that he could fight one on one. Thus, Zi Chen came to the Treasure Pavilion again.

When he saw Zi Chen, the old man's smile was as bright as a blooming chrysanthemum. He greeted Zi Chen warmly, "Young friend, you look good today. You're in high spirits. You came to the Treasure Pavilion again. Do you want to buy some things?"

Zi Chen nodded and did not deny it. He said directly, "That's right. I want to buy some more wondrous items."

"This …" Zi Chen's straightforwardness caused the old man's smile to disappear. Then, he hesitated.

"What? Is there a problem?" Zi Chen looked at the old man in confusion.

"Young friend, you came here on purpose today, so I won't hide it from you. I only have so many wondrous items here. If you buy one, there will be one less. Yesterday, you took five, so now there are only twenty or so left. So, this price …" The old man was in a difficult position.

Zi Chen sneered in his heart. What a cunning and shameless old fox.

"Young friend, you don't believe me. Then you can come with me and take a look." The old man brought Zi Chen to the place where the wondrous items were placed.

Sure enough, the place where Zi Chen took the wondrous items yesterday was empty. The old man looked at Zi Chen and said, "Young friend, I didn't lie to you. I have fewer and fewer wondrous items here."

"Then can it still be sold?" Zi Chen sneered in his heart as he asked.

The old man hesitated for a moment, then said with a serious face, "You and I are acquaintances, so I won't lie to you. Today, I will tell you the truth. After all, I am a businessman, and I have to sell things. If you really want these things, then you have to give me at least ten Fruits of Power. If you can't give me that, then I won't sell them. Believe me, this is the lowest price."

Zi Chen looked at the old man and extended his hand: "Five Fruits of Power for one, I'll take everything you have"

"What? Five? Are you trying to steal from me? No, that won't do. Do you know how much effort it took me to get these things? No, youngsters nowadays are becoming more and more unreasonable."

The old man began to jabber on and on and on.

This time, Zi Chen didn't immediately leave. Instead, he looked at the old man with a smile, quietly listening to his long-winded speech. It had to be said that the old man's expression was very rich, extremely suitable for acting. He vividly portrayed the image of a caring, kind, and honest old man.

Zi Chen was amused to see such a big contrast between a person's appearance and their true self. The old man acted for a long time and found that Zi Chen wasn't in the act at all, nor was he cheering. Feeling bored, he stopped talking.

When the old man stopped, Zi Chen once again extended his hand: "Five, it's still five. I won't give you even one more."

"You, you're robbing!"

The old man's voice became sharp. He was very agitated. This time, his performance was flustered and exasperated.

Zi Chen pointed at the items and said, "Five for each item. I'll take all of them. Even if you add a few more, I'll still take them."

The old man's expression changed slightly, and his rich expression disappeared. Zi Chen smiled but didn't say anything.

A moment later, the old man hardened his heart, gritted his teeth, and said, "Fine, five it is. There are twenty-seven items left. I'll add a few more to make it forty. That's a total of two hundred Strength Fruits."

"How did you get forty just by adding a few items?" Zi Chen stared.

"Take it or leave it. At this price, I can only sell them as a group." The old man glanced at Zi Chen and returned to his treacherous appearance.

"I'll give you two hundred Strength Fruits and replace the other two hundred with thunder essence. How about it?" Zi Chen asked.

The old man's eyes flashed with a strange light, and he said in surprise: "You still have thunder essence."

Zi Chen didn't answer. The old man said again: "Since you have thunder essence, then you might as well exchange some. I'll give you eighty items, but you have to give me four hundred for each item."

Zi Chen's face darkened: "Do you think I picked these things up for free?"

The old man's face also darkened: "I didn't pick them up for free."

In the end, Zi Chen exchanged forty items. Zi Chen had tested the previous items last night, and their power was just as the old man had said. Although the old man was treacherous, he wasn't wrong. These items could kill Xiantian Realm warriors, and if used well, they could even kill a Human Origin Realm warrior.

These items could be used to prevent numerous Xiantian Realm warriors from ganging up on him, and they could also be used on the ancient road. If it wasn't for the fact that these Strength Fruits and thunder essence were of great use, Zi Chen wouldn't have minded exchanging more.

The two men left the room one after another, but soon, both of their faces showed a satisfied smile.

When Zi Chen finished the exchange and returned to his room, the Sword Ninja had already found the five forces.

"Bitch, what do you want from us? Don't tell us you want the quota. We don't have it." Huo Si of the Huo Family said.

"Everything else can be discussed, but not the quota." Another force also expressed their stance.

"It's said that the inheritance treasure this time was spread by the mysterious ruler of the ancient race, but it's all just hearsay. Brother Bitch, you can wait until we verify it, then we'll give the Sword Sect a chance." Tu Luo, the leader of the Tuo Family of Five Elements, also said.

Out of the five forces, three of them had already expressed their stance, and it was meaningless for the other two to not express their stance.

The Sword Ninja looked at the five with a faint smile on his face, but after they expressed their stance, his smile turned into a cold sneer.

"Put away your petty thoughts. I've already found the sixth jade slip, and I'm here to ask you when we can leave." The Sword Ninja said.

"You found the sixth jade slip?"

"That's fast."

"Hurry up and take it out. Let's compare it and see if it's real or fake."

The five of them said one after another.

The Sword Ninja said: "I did get it, but it's not in my hands. They only agreed to let us go. I've seen it, and it's real."

As soon as the Sword Ninja said that, everyone looked at him with strange gazes.

"You saw it, but you didn't take it. Bitch, that's not your style." Huo Si mocked.

"It's someone else's treasure, how can a gentleman take it from someone else?" The Sword Ninja said.

"Pfft, Sword Ninja, don't disgust me. We know your Sword Sect's character very well. Hurry up and tell us, who's the other party? Is he from the Sha Zhi Clan or some other clan?" Tu Luo asked.

Jin Yan from the Jin Family said: "It can't be a force. If it was, they would've come to us. I'm guessing he's a rogue cultivator, and one that the Sword Sect can't afford to offend."

The Sword Ninja was dissatisfied: "What do you mean by can't afford to offend? We just don't want to offend him."

"Oh, don't want to offend him? What's his background?" Everyone was curious.

"It's Zi Chen, Zi Chen from the Thunder Clan." The Sword Ninja said.

"Zi Chen from the Thunder Clan? The Thunder Clan only exists in name. Why are you afraid of them?" Everyone was confused.

"It's that Zi Chen from more than ten years ago, the one who killed a Xiantian Realm warrior." The Sword Ninja explained.

"So it's him. I didn't expect him to come to the Five Nine Ancient Roads. He's indeed extraordinary to be able to come out of the Ancient Road of Trials." Everyone was enlightened.

The Sword Ninja nodded and said, "Of course he's extraordinary. Moreover, he does have an Azure Dragon wrapped around his waist. Normally, the Azure Dragon is in a state of deep sleep, but once a battle breaks out, the Azure Dragon will definitely wake up."

"Look carefully, it's the real Azure Dragon Totem."

"It looks like it, but I'm not sure if it's the real one."

The five's eyes shone with curiosity.

After a short pause, Jin Yan said: "Since the item is in his hands, let's ask him to come with us. As long as the six jade pieces can be put together, we'll leave as soon as possible."

"Yes, let him come as soon as possible."

"Alright, I'll ask him to come tomorrow. After the six jade pieces are put together, we'll leave."

The six of them reached a preliminary agreement.

Once they returned, the Sword Ninja called Gu He over and had him contact Zi Chen. Gu He was to inform Zi Chen as soon as he returned.

"Zi Chen, do you want us to go with you?" asked Xia Xin.

"No need," said Zi Chen.

The next day, Gu He came early to wait for Zi Chen. Then the two of them went to the Sword Sect. Under the Sword Ninja's lead, they met with the Five Elements Faction.

The place where they met was the Jin family. This place was even larger and more luxurious. In Heavenly Genius City, where every inch of land was worth its weight in gold, this place was as beautiful as an imperial palace.

The Five Elements Aristocratic Family was the largest aristocratic family in the Martial Heaven Continent. They controlled the entire Martial Heaven Alliance. Under the Five Elements Aristocratic Family, all the Five Elements Aristocratic Family's experts were under their control. For example, Xia Xin cultivated metal energy, so he was under the Jin family's control.

When they arrived at the Jin family, Zi Chen saw many trial takers before entering the main hall. Among them, the weakest was at the peak of the Houtian realm, while the rest were at the Xiantian realm.

Amongst them, Zi Chen actually saw Tu Hou. When Tu Hou saw Zi Chen, he was also startled.

Other than that, Zi Chen also saw Zhong Meng, who had escaped from him. When she saw Zi Chen, her expression also changed.

Zi Chen entered the main hall with the Sword Ninja. Gu He stayed behind.

Within the main hall, Zi Chen saw the leaders of the Five Elements Faction.

"This is Zi Chen."

"Zi Chen, this is Jin Yan, Mu Long, Water Ether, Huo Si, and Tu Luo."

After the introductions, they didn't exchange pleasantries. They began to talk business.

"Once we enter the inheritance treasury, everything will depend on your own ability."

Jin Yan said before the jade pieces were put together.

Zi Chen naturally didn't object.

Then the six jade pieces were put together.

The moment the six pieces of jade merged together, the entire jade piece emitted a resplendent light. Then, in the air above the jade piece, amidst the resplendent light, a light diagram appeared.

When the light diagram appeared, everyone sent out their spiritual senses. They wanted to record this light diagram in their minds.

"Young master, this is bad!" A voice suddenly rang out from outside the main hall. A person charged in.

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