Starting from the two realms, cultivating immortality by taming beasts

Chapter 486 Joint Transaction

Purple clouds gather, and auspicious clouds form the boundary.

Chen Beiwu took a step back and could see that the purple aura above the young beast's head was gathering more and more, like ten thousand rivers flowing into the sea, forming a vast purple mist.

Immediately, cloud patterns gradually appeared within the purple mist, forming auspicious purple clouds of immeasurable value.

These auspicious purple clouds gathered together, spreading outwards and forming a purple cloud domain that enveloped the young beast for thirty feet.

"What a peculiar purple fortune!" Chen Beiwu's eyes narrowed.

It was not simply purple aura, nor was it the Purple Dragon of Heavenly Fortune; rather, it was a boundary formed by auspicious purple clouds that he had never seen before.

The fact that this young beast possesses such a rare auspicious purple aura indicates that its bloodline is extraordinary. It may be a Creation Beast that has never appeared in the Immortal Alliance before, or it may be a higher-level Refining Void Beast.

The reason Chen Beiwu dared to make such a judgment was simple: the Fighting Demon Ape was already the third most powerful creature on the Creation Beast Ranking, but the aura of this young beast in front of him was even stronger than that of the Fighting Demon Ape, which showed how high its bloodline was!

However, the Void Refining Beast is too rare and too powerful. Its bloodline grade can be called a Demon Saint True Spirit. Even Chen Beiwu dared not make a definitive statement.

In addition, the ominous aura emanating from the young beast also sent a chill down Chen Beiwu's spine.

Yes, that's right. Through the Nine Breaths Breath Control Technique, Chen Beiwu could not only see the Purple Cloud Realm, but also the faintly visible, all-consuming black hole of calamity deep within it.

That was a calamity far surpassing the dark clouds overhead!

If the Purple Cloud Realm hadn't forcibly suppressed the calamity energy of the black hole, Chen Beiwu suspected that this young beast wouldn't have lived much longer and would have met its destined calamity and perished.

"This is undoubtedly a big problem, and I don't know if we can communicate with each other!"

Chen Beiwu's eyes narrowed slightly, and his heart tightened.

This young beast possesses a rare talent and bloodline, and is expected to evolve into a Void Refining Beast in the future. However, the black hole calamity energy contained within its body is too deadly, perhaps enough to cause the fall of a Nascent Soul True Venerable. Once it is tainted, even he will not fare well.

Chen Beiwu's mind raced rapidly; what seemed like a long time actually passed in the blink of an eye.

Watching Chen Beiwu retreat, the young beast sniffed the air, its eyes filled with curiosity.

"Huh?" (You smell so good, are you hiding some treasure?)

A childish voice suddenly echoed in Chen Beiwu's mind.

"And who are you?"

Chen Beiwu changed the subject and probed, not showing any contempt because of the other party's naive tone, but instead becoming more and more serious.

"I am different from you humans; I have no name."

The young animal scratched its head, recalling the past: "A long time ago, there was a grumpy old man who liked to call me Jixiang. You can call me Aji." "Hello, Aji."

Chen Beiwu felt a sense of relief. He scanned his surroundings with his divine sense and found no trace of Senior Sister Xin. He probed with his mind, "Did you disrupt the spatial passage and teleport me here? Where is this place?"

"That's right."

Aji nodded: "This is the Fulong Palace, the place that binds me."

After saying that, it looked at Chen Beiwu: "You haven't answered my previous question yet. You smell so strongly of fragrance, are you hiding a treasure?" It could feel an irresistible temptation emanating from Chen Beiwu.

If it's not mistaken, that treasure would be of great benefit to it, at least a fourth-grade top-quality Xuan medicine, or even a fifth-grade Yuan medicine.

"The Dragon-Subduing Palace?"

Chen Beiwu never expected that a single teleportation would lead him to stumble upon a highly sought-after treasure trove of fortune for the Nascent Soul True Monarchs of various sects. Unfortunately, this treasure trove proved of little use to him.

"What kind of fragrance? Can you explain it clearly?" Chen Beiwu chose to play dumb.

He dared not reveal his personal information without knowing whether the other person was vegetarian or carnivorous.

"It's the aroma of Yin-Yang Mystic Medicine or Five Elements Yuan Medicine." Aji raised his head and looked into Chen Beiwu's eyes.

"Such keen perception!"

Chen Beiwu immediately realized that the young beast named Aji was most likely eyeing the dried star fungus and five-element fruit in his hand.

"I previously stayed at the Mountain and River Palace and the Heavenly Treasure Palace, and it is possible that I was exposed to the energy of the Golden Lotus of Salvation and the Pure Yang Liquid at that time." Chen Beiwu frowned slightly, pretending to ponder.

"No, the Qi of the Golden Lotus of Salvation and the Pure Yang Liquid is not like that."

At this point, Aji seemed to remember something and changed his tone: "Never mind, these are all minor matters. The reason I teleported you here was to save your life."

Chen Beiwu remained unmoved and countered, "Are you implying that I will die if I leave using that teleportation array?"

"Um."

Aji's ears twitched slightly, and he nodded in satisfaction, indicating that Chen Beiwu was right.

"Could you please explain more clearly who wants to kill me?" Chen Beiwu raised an eyebrow and continued to ask.

"A Nascent Soul True Venerable who fell many years ago."

Aji raised his claws and said in a serious tone, "If I hadn't intervened in time, you would most likely be dead by now, a puppet, or even a target of possession."

Chen Beiwu remained unmoved: "What is your purpose in telling me all this for no reason?"

He believed that every gift given to someone was for a reason, and he didn't believe that this young beast would offend a fallen Nascent Soul cultivator for no reason, unless it would gain more benefits from the action.

Moreover, Chen Beiwu did not sense any danger before boarding the teleportation array.

Therefore, there are two possibilities: First, the mysterious young beast in front of him wants to take the initiative by using the fact that the Nascent Soul True Venerable is plotting something wicked. Second, the fifth-order Yuan Seal [Escape Heaven Seal] on his body can easily protect his life.

Regardless of the possibility, Chen Beiwu has no intention of breaking off relations for the time being.

Aji: "I want to work with you and make a deal."

"What kind of deal?"

"I will protect your life and help you obtain the relics' resources. In return, you will help me escape the Fulong Palace, and together we will leave this place." Aji looked directly at Chen Beiwu and got straight to the point.

Ordinary cultivators cannot help it escape from the Dragon Subduing Palace; only Nascent Soul True Venerables and supreme and noble individuals can do so.

Fortunately, it possesses a special bloodline ability that allows it to easily see through the fates of human cultivators.

Among the human cultivators it had seen, Chen Zi'ang was not the best choice, but he was undoubtedly the one with the most important and noble destiny, and was qualified to cooperate with it.

"I?"

Chen Beiwu pointed to himself, his eyes filled with surprise: "Are you sure, sir? What can I, a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, do to help you?" Even without a direct confrontation, just a brief encounter, he could tell that this mysterious young beast named Aji was highly skilled and likely a Fifth Realm Demon Venerable. Otherwise, it wouldn't be qualified to be imprisoned in the Fulong Palace.

Compared to such beings, a Nascent Soul True Monarch is nothing more than an ant.

But knowing this, Chen Beiwu felt a sense of relief.

The fact that the opponent chose to strike first rather than overpower the beast with sheer strength indicates that the array and restrictions within the Fulong Palace are powerful enough to prevent this young beast from exerting much of its power.

Otherwise, it would have been almost impossible for the other party to be so friendly.

"Don't worry, if I say you can, then you can."

Aji patted his chest, convinced that he could never have misjudged someone.

Chen Beiwu: ..."

Upon hearing this, Chen Beiwu wondered if it was just his imagination, but he actually saw a clear-eyed stupidity in the other person.

It's probably just an illusion!

How could someone who has cultivated to the level of a Demon Lord be foolish? The naivety and confidence displayed before him now might just be a disguise; he couldn't be careless. "What resources can you help me acquire? How can I help you?"

Chen Beiwu asked the two most crucial questions.

If the other party's answer does not satisfy him, cooperation is absolutely out of the question.

"The Golden Lotus of Salvation, the Dragon Shedding Pill, the Wood of Immortality, the Pure Yang Liquid, the Earth Mother Pill... As long as you're willing to help me, I can get you whatever you want. Even helping you attain the Dao of True Venerable is not out of the question," the young beast offered.

"Of course, if you refuse, I won't force you, but you will most likely die at the hands of True Venerable Blazing Sun."

Chen Beiwu was shocked: "The Blazing Sun True Venerable is still alive?"

"Of course, True Venerables of the Nascent Soul stage have long lifespans. If they can use special fifth-tier heavy artifacts to house their true spirits, they can easily live for tens of thousands of years," the young beast said without any concealment.

To prevent Chen Ziang from doing something foolish and rejecting its proposal, Aji didn't mind revealing some of the secrets of the Nascent Soul stage.

Anyway, the Fulong Palace has a barrier, so even if a Nascent Soul True Venerable can perceive cause and effect and understand everything through names, he cannot eavesdrop on its conversation with Chen Zi'ang.

Chen Beiwu fell into thought and did not answer immediately.

Without knowing Aji's temperament, rashly cooperating is simply like asking a tiger for its skin.

Especially since the other party's fortune far surpasses his own, it might interfere with Chen Beiwu's instincts and intuition, causing a significant reduction in the power of his Heavenly Fortune Purple Dragon rank. However, the threat posed by True Venerable Lieyang should not be underestimated. If they fail to reach an agreement, he might be targeted by True Venerable Lieyang and the Fifth Realm Demon Venerable together.

"You haven't told me what I'm going to do yet?" Chen Beiwu said succinctly.

"It's very simple. I need you to pass the Taixu Array Sect's Dao Child Trial and obtain the Dao Child Token."

"The third trial of the Dao Child is too difficult; I am powerless to help," Chen Beiwu shook his head and refused.

"Don't worry, with my help, passing the trial shouldn't be difficult for you," Aji said confidently.

It hasn't been trapped in the Blazing Sun Ruins for nothing all these years. It has not only eroded and controlled part of the ruins' restrictions, but also used the power of dragon blood to take Yao Xuan Chi, who was in charge of the third stage of the Dao Child assessment, as its servant.

"Okay, but I need to see your sincerity first."

After weighing the pros and cons, Chen Beiwu chose to agree temporarily.

He didn't want to anger a fifth-realm demon lord and expose the existence of the Ten Directions Gate unless absolutely necessary.

"A wise choice," Aji said with a smile.

On the other side, terraced fields outside the Shanhe Palace.

Su Lanyue and Ning Liangyu watched quietly as Yun Kui broke through the formation.

"Buzz!"

With the restrictions lifted, the True Lords of the Eight Desolations Sect and the Heavenly Craftsmanship Talisman Sect rushed into the medicinal field to harvest precious and mysterious herbs.

"Strange, one of them is missing!"

"That's really strange. Logically speaking, since there are accompanying spiritual herbs in this medicinal field, it's impossible that there wouldn't be any Huiyuan Xuancao!"

"Is someone secretly hiding some kind of elixir?!"

The two True Monarchs turned their gazes to each other, suspecting that the True Monarch of the other sect was taking advantage of the situation to steal the Mystic Medicine.

"No, that's not right. Judging from the harvesting marks and the condition of the accompanying spiritual herbs, this Huiyuan Xuancao was harvested at least four days ago," Su Lanyue asserted. Interesting. While they were breaking the seal, a Nascent Soul True Monarch was secretly stealing the Xuancao without revealing a trace. Within the Earthly Origin Realm, there are very few Xuan Array Masters capable of such a feat; most are renowned fourth-tier Supreme Xuan Array Masters from the Nine Realms of the Southern Wilderness. "It's alright. It's just a Huiyuan Xuancao; it won't affect the cooperation between our two sects."

Ning Liangyu looked at the Golden Lotus of Salvation deep in the medicinal field.

"really."

Su Lanyue nodded.

At this rate, the restriction on the Golden Lotus of Salvation will be broken in less than two months.

"Buzz!"

Just then, under the watchful eyes of many Nascent Soul True Monarchs from both sects, the Golden Lotus of Salvation in the medicine field suddenly disappeared.

? ? ?

Ning Liangyu and Su Lanyue's expressions changed slightly, and their eyes turned cold.

They were prepared to tear each other apart and fight over the broken seal, but unexpectedly someone beat them to it and snatched Du'e Jinlian right under their noses.

"How dare you!"

The two True Monarchs unleashed their profound treasures, digging three feet into the ground, but still could not find the cultivator who had made the move.

Meanwhile, inside the Fulong Hall.

A golden lotus of salvation, coveted by countless Nascent Soul True Monarchs, appeared in Aji's claws.

"Here you go, this is the treasure you wanted."

Aji shook the golden lotus in his hand and looked at Chen Beiwu.

Chen Beiwu nodded and asked about Senior Sister Xin.

"She should have already teleported away from the Blazing Sun Ruins," Aji said without hiding anything.

Just because Chen Zi'ang was targeted and couldn't leave doesn't mean that an ordinary mid-stage Nascent Soul True Monarch couldn't escape either.

"Very good. To ensure a smooth cooperation, why don't we sign a contract? That way, we can both feel more at ease," Chen Beiwu suggested. "Okay," Aji gave Chen Beiwu a deep look.

During the contract signing period, Chen Beiwu did not conceal the existence of Golden Egg, Iron Egg, Schiller, and Zhiling, and summoned them to appear.

The reason is simple: since the other party was able to obtain the Golden Lotus of Salvation within the Dragon-Subduing Hall, it means the existence of the Golden Eggs and the others had already been exposed, making concealment pointless. "Roar!" "Woof!" "Hah!" "Eek!"

As soon as the four little ones appeared, they all looked at Aji with wary eyes.

They could feel an indescribable bloodline suppression on the latter, especially the golden egg, which was a three-phase dragon, as if it had encountered a natural enemy that restrained it.

"The contract is now in effect. It's your turn to show your sincerity," Aji said bluntly.

Chen Beiwu stood up and boarded the teleportation array inside the Fulong Hall, preparing to participate in the Daoist assessment.

"Buzz!"

Watching Chen Ziang's figure disappear, Aji withdrew his gaze, lay down on the ground, and sighed.

If the cultivators who entered the Blazing Sun Ruins weren't so weak, not even having a single Nascent Soul True Venerable, it wouldn't have placed its hopes on a Mid-Nascent Soul True Monarch.

"I hope my intuition is right, and you won't let me down." Aji slowly closed his eyes.

To prevent the True Venerable of Blazing Sun from interfering in the Dao Child's trial, it must go all out and fight him.

Lava cave.

After passing two challenges, Chen Beiwu appeared on the lava mountain.

Within his pupils, a colossal dragon body, inspiring awe and fear, slowly swam within the molten gold lava. Suddenly, it revealed its ferocious dragon head, radiating a terrifying pressure that would frighten even a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

Unlike last time, the aura that Yao Xuan Chi displayed this time was not that of a perfected demon king, but rather that of a demon king with cultivation levels between four thousand and five thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine years.

[The Third Trial for the Daoist Disciple of the Lesser Yang Division of the Taixu Array Sect]:

"Defeating the fourth-tier demon king Yao Xuanchi beyond the first realm will complete the Dao Child Trial and grant you the Taixu Array Sect Dao Child Token."

"Should we begin the final assessment now: Yes/No?"

Upon seeing this, Chen Beiwu's eyes narrowed slightly, and a sense of doubt arose in his heart.

The difficulty of the last Daoist assessment increased dramatically. Was it because of the intervention of that True Venerable, or was it Aji who got involved?