As Chen Feng's body was hurtling away, though, the Longevity Tower smashed down against the surrounding s.p.a.ce. As a result, the surrounding s.p.a.ce was sealed and the blade light became extinguished. Next, a short cultivator, wielding a blade in hand, was revealed.
Only, the s.p.a.ce around this cultivator shook and spatial cracks kept appearing.
Pa! Pa! Pa! Pa!
Exploding sounds began emerging from the short cultivator's body. Every time the sound rang out, a b.l.o.o.d.y hole would appear on his body.
By the time the Longevity Tower flew up, the short cultivator had become completely stained with blood.
As for Chen Feng, he held onto the Heaven Piercing Lance and forced himself to stand straight, albeit barely. He channelled the longevity-type primary energy to rapidly heal up his wounds.
“As expected, there are others hiding in the dark. Heh! Even the great Ascendant Immortals have to resort to such methods?” Chen Feng sneered.
“Tell me your name.”
“Heavenly Premier Eight Naughts, from the Mal'Yama Tribe.” Flames burned across the short cultivator's body as well and his wounds slowly disappeared. The blood on his body were not burned away. Instead, they were returned into his body.
“Are you here to die as well?” Chen Feng asked smilingly.
“Release Heavenly Premier Eight Nets and we can end this here. We will leave and not trouble you again,” Heavenly Premier Eight Naughts said.
“Release Heavenly Premier Eight Nets? No, not unless you bring something out in exchange for him.” Chen Feng smiled.
“What?”
“It's simple, a fire seed from the Mal'Yama Tribe.”
“In that case, we have nothing to talk about anymore.”
“So what? I can capture Heavenly Premier Eight Nets, I can capture you as well!” Chen Feng's face turned icy. The broken bones within him had almost fully recovered.
“That's not how things are right now. Given your current state, you are not necessarily able to deal with me. Even if you are capable of capturing me, it is not something that you will be able to do quickly. I can confidently tell you that there are more people coming after you. These people will be appearing soon,” Heavenly Premier Eight Naughts said calmly. It seemed he had no desire to continue fighting.
“At the very least, I will have no issues capturing you before they appear. Even if I cannot do that, I will still be able to kill off Heavenly Premier Eight Nets. I'll say it again. I don't care for threats! You want Heavenly Premier Eight Nets? Not a problem. Bring something out in exchange for him. I will give you three breaths' worth of time to consider it. After that, I will be taking action. I don't care if it ends with both sides taking serious damage. If it comes down to it, I can just hide inside the Longevity Tower and head to the stars. And when my cultivation base has advanced high enough, I will have my vengeance!” Chen Feng's face then turned calm.
“Three breaths. Then, I will kill off Heavenly Premier Eight Nets.”
Chen Feng's mind was racing. Heavenly Premier Eight Nets and Heavenly Premier Eight Naughts. Judging by their names, they must be related somehow. Perhaps, they were brothers by blood. Since the other party wanted to end things peacefully, there was no need to fight to the bitter end. Normally, Chen Feng would have showed no fear and not compromise. However, this was not a normal situation. Should the cultivators from other Celestial Planes come, the situation would truly spiral out of control. There was also no telling if some people were already hiding in the dark, waiting for a chance to take action.
“I cannot give you the fire seed. I can give you a pseudo Immortal artifact.” After considering it for a moment, Heavenly Premier Eight Naughts said.
“No. At the very least, it has to be a real Immortal artifact.” Chen Feng was quick to refuse.
“Two pseudo Immortal artifacts. That is my final offer. Not to mention, these pseudo Immortal artifacts were forged using the fire seed. If you still do not agree, then just take action,” Heavenly Premier Eight Naughts said coolly.
“Fine, it's a deal!” Chen Feng smiled. With a wave of his hand, Heavenly Premier Eight Nets appeared in mid-air. Heavenly Premier Eight Nets was still conscious. However, he had lost too much essence power, leading to a feeling of weakness throughout his body. Even his body had only just re-connected. Thus, it was simply impossible for him to fight anymore.
Giving him a glance, Heavenly Premier Eight Naughts then waved his hand and two streams of light flew towards Chen Feng, who grabbed them both.
It was two crystalline beads, one red and one black.
“Sovereign Fire Bead and Blackwater Bead. Heh! These are good items. The value of these two items is already comparable to the fire seed. I really do not understand why you fellows from the Celestial Malla Plane would view the fire seeds so highly.” Chen Feng laughed, feeling smug about it. Although these were not real Immortal artifacts, he was still very satisfied with their value. Not to mention, the Divine Malla Vine that Heavenly Premier Eight Nets possessed had also fallen into his hands. That was a real Immortal artifact.
Heavenly Premier Eight Naughts did not say anything. He also did not ask for the Divine Malla Vine. Instead, he took Heavenly Premier Eight Nets with him and they swiftly disappeared from sight.
“He really left. I was so afraid that he would actually just attack.” The h.e.l.l Dog came over. The earlier battle had been a tough one.
“Yes. This Heavenly Premier Eight Naughts is not to be trifled with. The Asura Blade in his hand is also very strong. Not having to fight him is the best way to end it. Besides, we also managed to gain some harvest. One Immortal artifact and two pseudo Immortal artifacts. He is quite the tactful fellow.” Chen Feng played with the two beads in his hand.
The Sovereign Fire Bead. Forged using the fire seed of the Celestial Malla Plane, it contained the power of fire. In terms of power, it was comparable to the Sky Fire of the Skyfire Clan.
The Blackwater Bead was forged using the waters of the Blackwater Tribe's Blackwater River. It also possessed its own unique functions.
Chen Feng was truly satisfied with these two pseudo Immortal artifacts. By providing a sufficient amount of energy into them, it was even possible to level them up to become genuine Immortal artifacts.
“Guys, hurry up and heal yourselves. I do not know when more enemies will appear. Though, it would be great if the next enemy is as willing to talk things out as Heavenly Premier Eight Naughts.” After saying that, Chen Feng suddenly he charged high up into the sky, going all the way through the sky winds layer of Eternal World.
Even then, Chen Feng did not stop, continuing ahead into outer s.p.a.ce. The power of the Longevity Tower encased him and he flew forward with extreme speed, going through hundreds of millions of li before slowing down.
In the end, Chen Feng landed on a desolate planet. There he quietly sat down cross-legged. Energy streams surged all around him and the sound of something boiling could be heard coming from his body.
Although he was not worried that Heavenly Premier Eight Naughts would do something to the magic treasures, he had still utilized the Longevity Tower to refine the Sovereign Fire Bead and Blackwater Bead again. By doing so, even if Heavenly Premier Eight Naughts did try something, it would be for naught.
The two pseudo Immortal artifacts were not the only ones. The Divine Malla Vine was also suppressed inside the Longevity Tower, where the Longevity Tower's power scoured and refined it again and again, to remove all the imprints placed on it.
“The Divine Malla Vine. A good item. Not to mention, it also contains wood-type powers. It matches my cultivation of the Longevity Scripture.”
After spending quite some time and effort on it, all the imprints placed on the Divine Malla Vine were removed, making it a truly ownerless object. Next, Chen Feng's divine sense entered it. With the Longevity Tower's help, he was able to quickly refine this Immortal artifact.
Three days later, something happened. This incident was beyond anything Chen Feng had ever imagined, causing his eyelids to twitch. Holding the Divine Malla Vine, he then stood up.
“Everyone, welcome.” Chen Feng laughed and his voice spread out, causing the planet to shake.
Several cultivators appeared around Chen Feng. Secretly making a headcount, Chen Feng saw a total of 13 Ascendant Immortals from seven Celestial Planes around him. Celestial Purplesieve Plane, Celestial Firesoul Plane, Celestial Ardent Yang Plane, Celestial Absolute Plane, Celestial Brahma Plane, Celestial Imperial Plane and Celestial Heartless Plane.
Everyone remained silent. None of them said anything. None of them took action.
Looks like the cultivators from the Celestial Longevity Plane are not coming. No, it is possible that they are already here, but are hiding themselves. If that is the case… Chen Feng then mobilized the Longevity Tower, causing an invisible wave of energy fluctuations to spread out from it. This wave of energy fluctuations could not be stopped by time or s.p.a.ce and it continued spreading outwards non-stop.
Next, s.p.a.ce rippled and two cultivators were revealed.
The two cultivators had dashingly handsome countenances, with eyes that shone like the sun and the moon and a graceful bearing. Though, there was an awkward look on their faces as their figures were revealed. Still, they were Ascendant Immortals. Thus, they were able to swiftly recollect themselves.
“How do I address you two? I believe you must recognize me, right?” Chen Feng said.
“Junior's name is Tian Yun.”
“Junior's name is Liu Feng.”
“Greetings, Young Clan Lord!”
“Oh?” A smile appeared on Chen Feng's face.
“You two recognize me as the Young Clan Lord?” Chen Feng asked smilingly.
After recollecting himself, Tian Yun said, “You have always been the Young Clan Lord of our Longevity Clan. There are none who would not recognize this.”
“Good, then.” Next up, Chen Feng said nothing else.
“You guys, what is the meaning of this? You are surrounding the Young Clan Lord of our Longevity Clan! Do you want to start a war with our Celestial Longevity Plane?” Liu Feng's face turned dark as he spoke, turning to glance at the cultivators around them.
“Young Clan Lord? Who do you think you're bluffing here? How am I not aware that this little kid is your Longevity Clan's Young Clan Lord?” One of them retorted coldly.
“Zi Doutian, are you deliberately trying to stir up trouble here? Does your Celestial Purplesieve Plane want to challenge the might of our Celestial Longevity Plane?” Liu Feng said scornfully.
Speaking of which, there were rankings even amongst the various Celestial Planes. Even though every world was known was a Celestial Plane, some of the gaps there were quite monumental. Some Celestial Planes were so strong that they could easily crush the other Celestial Planes.
The Celestial Longevity Plane was one of the strongest amongst them all. The Celestial Purplesieve Plane was also very strong. It was the homeworld of the Purpleblood Clan and others with magical talents and genes, with a power that earned the respect of the Myriad Celestial Planes. Even so, it was not strong enough for the Celestial Longevity Plane to view them as a threat.
“Humph! Do you think that your Longevity Clan is still as strong as it was in the past? Hah! A million years ago, if we encounter a member of your Longevity Clan, we would surely back away. Now? Ha ha ha! You fellows have lost even your clan guardian treasure! You still have the guts to put on airs before us all? The way I see it, you two have a death wish!” A peculiar expression flashed across Zi Doutian's face.
“Fellows, don't you think so?”
“Yes, it makes perfect sense!”
“Hey, we are all from the Celestial Planes. No matter how powerful your Celestial Longevity Plane may be, you cannot simply dismiss us all. The moment you two appeared, you want to protect this kid? Do you not understand the present situation?”
“You two should just leave.”
With Zi Doutian taking the lead, the others spoke up against Liu Feng and Tian Yun as well. Seeing that, Liu Feng and Tian Yun's faces turned dark.
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