I Fabricated the Techniques, but my disciple really mastered them? - Chapter 397

Chapter 397: Chapter 225 Entering the Azure Sky Flood Dragon Tomb_2
 

“Very important?”

Xu Yan raised an eyebrow.

“Yes, very important!”

Shen Haizhou nodded hastily.

“But this is something you compensated me with; it belongs to me now…”

Xu Yan spoke calmly.

“I’ll buy it, I’ll buy it!”

Shen Haizhou blurted out in a hurry.

Xu Yan revealed a smile, “Name your price, how much do you think it’s worth?”

Now Shen Haizhou was in a quandary: if his bid was low, it might seem an insult to his own treasured collection and possibly seen as an affront by the other party?

If his bid was too high, it would be somewhat painful.

After thinking it over, he gritted his teeth and held up a finger.

“Deal, for one million Spirit Crystals!”

Xu Yan agreed immediately.

“No, no, I meant…”

Shen Haizhou was dumbfounded.

My intention was ten thousand Spirit Crystals. You’re directly quoting one million Spirit Crystals?

To you, is this thing really worth that much?

“What, wasn’t your bid one million Spirit Crystals? If this item isn’t worth one million Spirit Crystals, what’s the use of it? Do I look like someone who lacks Spirit Crystals?”

Xu Yan frowned, speaking with displeasure.

“It’s worth it, worth it!”

Shen Haizhou bit his lip, after all, he was the eldest son of the prestigious Shen Family, a first-rate family. One million Spirit Crystals weren’t much.

Besides, he had put a lot of effort into collecting these treasures.

If they were destroyed, who knows how much time it would take to collect them again.

Xu Yan patted the chest with a smile, “Then pay up.”

“I don’t have that many Spirit Crystals on me right now.”

Shen Haizhou looked embarrassed.

“Then I might as well throw it away.”

Xu Yan made as if to toss the chest into the Black Cloud Marsh.

“I have the money, just wait a moment.”

Shen Haizhou hastened to speak again.

Then, he hurried off to Dai Jun.

“I need to borrow a million Spirit Crystals.”

Dai Jun’s face turned green with fury as he thundered, “No, I won’t lend it!”

“Hmph, Shen Haizhou lending you money is an honor to you; it’s a glory for a second-rate family like yours to lend to a first-rate family. Are you, Dai Jun, ready to throw away the Dai Family’s honor?”

Shen Haizhou declared arrogantly.

Dai Jun’s chest heaved with rage as he ground out through gritted teeth, “No, I won’t lend!”

Would Shen Haizhou even repay the money he borrowed with this attitude?

Shen Haizhou sneered, “You, Dai Jun, have spoken of my family’s Divine Refinement Celestial as if it were trifling. What gives a second-rate family child the right to mention a first-rate Shen Family’s Divine Refinement Celestial?

“If you don’t lend the money, you’ll have to bear the guilt of disrespecting a first-rate family’s Divine Refinement Celestial!”

Dai Jun glowered at Shen Haizhou and gritted his teeth, “Shen Haizhou, don’t push too far; when did I ever disrespect a Divine Refinement Celestial? Your actions are the ones bringing dishonor to a prestigious family!”

“Enough talk. Lend it, or I’ll go to the Zheng Country Royal Family and tell them that the Dai Family disregards hierarchy, scorns a first-rate family, is arrogant beyond measure, terribly rude, and even plans to gather followers to attack me, Shen Haizhou…”

“I’ll lend it!”

Dai Jun’s expression changed again and again as he bitterly agreed.

This Shen Haizhou was shameless!

And he genuinely feared Shen Haizhou would stir trouble and somehow affect the Dai Family’s alliance through marriage with the Zheng Country Royal Family.

Dai Jun wore a dark expression, gathering all the Spirit Crystals and Spirit Notes from his followers and himself, barely managing to scrape together a million Spirit Crystals.

“Write an IOU!”

Dai Jun demanded coldly.

“Are you looking down on me, Shen Haizhou? Me, the esteemed eldest son of a first-rate family, do I appear to be someone who doesn’t keep his word? By questioning me, you’re questioning the Shen Family. Can you question the integrity of a first-rate family, who gave you such audacity?”

Little did he know, Shen Haizhou jumped up and thundered at him in anger.

Damn it!

Dai Jun was almost seething with anger, wishing he could tear Shen Haizhou to pieces!

Shen Haizhou returned jubilantly, reclaiming his valuables from Xu Yan.

As for the one million Spirit Crystals?

It wasn’t his money, so he didn’t feel the slightest heartache.

As for the matter of repaying, he cast it from his mind: there was no evidence, who would dare to slander him, the eldest son of a first-rate family, for not repaying a debt?

They’re asking for trouble!

The miasma from Black Cloud Marsh dissipated, revealing the clearly visible Black Rock Mountain, standing at the center of the marsh. The massive black mountain seemed to be constructed from ink.

“Go!”

The prodigies of various forces ordered the martial artists to head to the Heiyan Mountain.

By the time all the pathfinding martial artists had safely reached Heiyan Mountain without any incidents, a crowd of prodigies rose into the air and flew towards the mountain.

Xu Yan stepped out at a steady pace, neither rushing to the front nor lagging at the back.

Heiyan Mountain was as black as ink, and there was a particularly protruding boulder around the waist of the mountain.

“Open the tomb entrance.”

One of the prodigies commanded.

The exploratory martial artists took out their weapons, their aura exploding as they bombarded the protruding black boulder.

Boom!

Debris flew, and a layer of black dust rose into the air.

Several pieces of debris shot towards two of the pathfinders, who fended off the incoming stone shards with their moves.

At first, they didn’t care much, as the force behind the flying debris seemed manageable and easily defensible.

However, with a hissing sound, the shards corroded their power and closed in on them instantly, catching them by surprise. It was too late to dodge.

Bang!

They summoned their energy to form a defense.

Hiss!

But the debris, like red-hot iron plunged into grease, penetrated their defenses instantly and struck their bodies.

“Ah!”

Screams echoed as the two martial artists fell to the ground.

“Save me!”

The places where they were hit by the debris turned pitch black and rapidly spread.

More horrifically, as they fell to the ground, a sizzling noise was heard. Their clothing had been corroded, and soon their skin was exposed on the ground.

Upon contact with the black rocks, their entire backs turned black instantly, and the discoloration spread throughout their bodies.

In just over a dozen breaths, the two martial artists had turned into charcoal-like figures, their vitality fading, unable to utter a word.

“The entirety of Heiyan Mountain is extremely poisonous, be careful not to touch it.”

All the prodigies’ hearts went cold.

The pathfinding martial artists now proceeded with utmost caution, treating the splattering debris with much more care.

One misstep, and they’d end up like the other two.

Debris flew, black dust filled the air.

Boom!

The boulder disappeared, revealing a circular entrance.

The entrance, about the height of a person, seemed like a passage carved by a massive serpent, filling the prodigies with delight at the possibility that this could indeed be the tomb of the Azure Sky Flood Dragon.

“Go in!”

The exploratory martial artists went in one by one, levitating off the ground, careful not to touch the mountain walls. The prodigies exchanged glances and followed suit, entering one after another.

“Brother, after you!”

Shen Haizhou said with a smile on his face.

“You go ahead.”

Xu Yan was in no hurry and replied.

“Alright, alright.”

Shen Haizhou stepped into the entrance, and Xu Yan entered last.

As they ventured deeper, the cave grew pitch black. Even as martial artists, they had to rely on their senses to move forward.

At the front of the group, someone took out a Luminous Pearl.

A glimmer of light sparked in the darkness.

As they continued, all of a sudden, the person at the front holding the Luminous Pearl fell to the ground with a thud, causing alarm among those following close behind.

Lit by the glow of the Luminous Pearl, it was clear that the one who had fallen was now breathless, his complexion turned dark, having been poisoned without any sign.

“Can’t use the Luminous Pearl, it triggers the poison!”

The third martial artist warned in a heavy voice.

His look was one of horror as he saw streams of black mist, drawn by the light from the Luminous Pearl, entering the body of the fallen.

“Keep moving!”

A prodigy from behind commanded sternly.

The pathfinders continued on, leaving behind only a pitch-black corpse.

The cave was as dark as ink, and no one dared to illuminate it with a Luminous Pearl again. They had to rely on the exceptional vision and keen senses of martial artists to navigate step by step.

Xu Yan walked at the rear, having consumed a Detoxification Pill and holding a protective pill in his mouth, he silently sensed the surroundings; the poison was fierce, but the Detoxification Pill and protective pill were still effective against it.

Assured, he continued with ease.

Below Heiyan Mountain, a snake about the length of a person, with a body as translucent as jade and a small bulge on its head, slithered onto Heiyan Mountain and arrived at the entrance.

Its eyes glowed with a cold light.

With a flick of its forked tongue, the snake muttered quietly, “This belongs to me, nobody else should covet it. I am a descendant of the Azure Sky Flood Dragon, I possess the bloodline of the Flood Dragon.

“As long as I obtain the body of the Flood Dragon inside, my bloodline will further purify, and I can break through to become a fifth tier!”

The translucent snake moved towards the entrance. As it entered the pitch-black entrance, its previously translucent body gradually changed color to black, blending into the darkness.