It was hard to imagine, but this yao in green, whod only just been grinning wickedly, was now staring intently at Ye Zichen. He was practically salivating.

If you looked closely, he really was drooling a little, and his Adam's apple was bobbing up and down with every gulp.

Despite himself, the yaos gaze sent shivers down Ye Zichens spine. Yang Jian felt rather strange too.

A treasure? Pu Jingwan rubbed her pretty jaw and looked Ye Zichen up and down, then took in the yao experts gaze. Her gaze flitted between them, then landed on a rather strange place. She suddenly shivered and rubbed her arms together. Eh?

Her face filled with disdain, and she took several steps back, but the yao didnt seem to notice. When he looked at Ye Zichen, his face was filled with greed. He couldnt help but lick his lips. How about it? So long as you agree, I can help you.

Hey, youre not going to agree, are you? Theres no need for that. Would you really throw away the final remnants of your dignity over something like this? Pu Jingwan knit her brows.

Ye Zichen naturally took in her disdainful gaze. He immediately realized what this dirty-minded girl must be thinking.

When the yao in green asked for a precious treasure, he was definitely asking for a divine artifact, but in her fujoshi-esque mind.

What a fujoshi!

She wasnt just jumping to conclusions; shed practically jumped into a car and raced to conclusions!

Can you quit it, please? Big Sister Pu? Ye Zichen didnt even know what to say. He simply rolled his eyes. Yang Jian, meanwhile, didnt quite understand what they were talking about.

Yang Jian, you moron. Get over here and Ill explain it to you.

Yang Jian obediently walked over and let her start brainwashing him.

During their conversation, Ye Zichen noticed Yang Jian glance at him from time to time, his eyes wide with shock and horror.

But the yao was in no mood to concern himself with Pu Jingwans tomfoolery. He was even getting rather agitated. Will you do it? Tell me! Dont just keep me hanging!

The way Ye Zichen saw it, this yao in the green shirt was almost certainly an imperial lord-level expert, and a relatively powerful one at that, on par with Xue Yang and other great emperors of the various Divine Mountains.

Why had Xue Yang locked an expert like this in here? Ye Zichen had no way of knowing.

But he was certain that given the mans cultivation, his standards were sure to be lofty. There was no need to even consider offering him demigod artifacts. In fact, if he saw a demigod artifact lying around, he might not even bother picking it up. He might just kick it away like garbage, or an eyesore.

Ordinary divine artifacts were unlikely to interest him either. Anything that interested him was likely to be on the divine artifact leaderboards.

Although Ye Zichen had had more than his share of miraculous encounters, he only had a few ranke artifacts. Ye Zichen thought it over, then took a set of armor from his spatial ring.

This armor was ranked eighty-seventh on the defensive divine artifact leaderboards.

Since he already had his Swirling Flash Trait, hed planned to save this armor for Yang Jian and the Great Sage, but when he offered it to them, they didnt want it. Now, he had no particular use for it.

He might as well offer it to this expert.

Senior, what do you think of this set of armor? He lifted it with both hands, but it was extremely light. Although it looked like heavy plate, it was as light as goose feathers. It was naturally made of rare divine materials, and it was crafted by a grandmaster refiner of the Supreme Hall. Otherwise, it couldn't possibly rank amongst the top hundred defensive divine artifacts.

The green-shirted yao sneered. He didnt so much as look at the armor. Not that one.

He didnt like it.

To tell the truth, although this armor wasnt much use to imperial-level experts, it was still a ranked artifact. Even Xue Yang would have been happy to obtain it.

But this big shot didnt even look at it.

Perhaps, Senior, you have a taste for novelty? Ye Zichen thought about it, then took out a brick. It was the one Gu Li had used back in the Yao Realm, and it caused dizziness. Senior, what do you think of this one

Kid, youre doing this on purpose, arent you? To his surprise, the green-shirted yao directly lost his temper. Did you really think Id be interested in that ragged garbage?

Clang!

Before Ye Zichen could even respond, the yao waved his hand and tossed out hundreds of divine artifacts. Some were defensive, some were weapons, some were auxiliary. There was any type of treasure you could need.

They shone with all the colors of the rainbow, the sight dazzling to behold.

Do you see that? Theyre all on the leaderboards, and theyre all ranked far higher than that crap you just showed me.

Gulp.

Ye Zichen couldnt help but gulp. The sight of all these treasures drew even Pu Jingwan and Yang Jians attention.

All of them were ranked divine artifacts. Just how rich was this guy?

It was pretty good for a ruler to have even just a few divine artifacts, and it was rare for even imperial-level experts to own ranked artifacts. Only the likes of Xue Yang could possess artifacts in the top hundred, and even then, only a few apiece.

But this yao expert had just casually.

Tossed out around a hundred of them?

Senior.

Quit with all that senior senior nonsense. Do you want to make a deal, or not? What, do you think I have lots of free time to waste with you? The yao rolled his eyes.

Ye Zichen had, in fact, been rather bewildered. Hed started speaking almost instinctively.

Over a hundred ranked divine artifacts? What could he, Ye Zichen, possibly have that would interest such a big shot?

He couldnt think of anything!

No, wait!

Could it be?

Heh, kid, youve realized what I want, yeah? Hurry up and take it out, said the green-shirted expert.

It was true that Ye Zichen had thought of a certain treasure, but it was far too important to him. Even if it were the one the green-shirted yao was after, he couldnt possibly just give it to him.

But in order to verify his guess, he still took it out.

It was a black treasure tower, its surface spotted with rust. It looked unexceptional, but it was this very unassuming tower thats name shook the Upper Three Realms: the Yao-Sealing Pagoda.

Senior, is this the one youre after?

That treasure. This time, he showed no sign of the disdain hed had for those weapons and armor. Instead, he squinted and looked it over several times. What exactly is it?

Its called the Yao-Sealing Pagoda. Isnt it what you wanted? asked Ye Zichen.

The Yao-Sealing Pagoda? It sounds a bit familiar. The green-shirted expert mulled it over. Then, his eyes widened, as if hed received an overwhelming shock. He immediately retreated several meters back.

Ye Zichen, Yang Jian, and Pu Jingwan were baffled by this reaction.

Senior? Ye Zichen took several steps forward.

Stay where you are! Dont move! The green-shirted expert stretched out his hand and shouted. What a kid! I thought we seemed connected somehow. Thats the Yao-Sealing Pagoda Emperor Hades made to help Five Elements catch yao, isnt it? Back in the day, the Five Elements Great Emperor treasured that thing; he wouldnt give it to anyone! You even have a treasure like that!? Whats your connection to the Five Elements Great Emperor?