1434: Chapter 1424: Encounter with Acquaintances (4) _1 1434: Chapter 1424: Encounter with Acquaintances (4) _1 “Why do I feel like I’ve been duped?”
Long Yan mused to himself, before letting out a bitter laugh.
Trading three drops of Life Essence Liquid for a vague promise that might never materialize, it definitely felt like he’d been tricked.
“To the depths!”
Immediately, Long Yan set off, preparing to delve deep into the Sealed Gods Ancient Road to witness the mysterious Divine Tomb for himself.
Half a day later, just as Long Yan was about to fly out of the ancient forest, he sensed a familiar fluctuation of breath energy coming from his left.
After a brief pause, Long Yan decided to go and check it out.
Not far ahead, in a mountain gorge, a thin man was sprawled on the ground, gasping for air.
His body was covered in blood, and his face was as pale as a fierce ghost’s, showing signs of grave injuries.
Close to the thin man, two bodies were lying, apparently dead for not too long.
“Suofeng Ghost Emperor, long time no see!”
Just then, an unexpected voice echoed from the sky above, and at the same time, a figure in a purple robe swooped down from the sky.
The thin man was none other than the Suofeng Ghost Emperor.
“Long Yan!”
The Suofeng Ghost Emperor instantly became alert upon seeing Long Yan.
He focused his gaze on the figure in the purple robe, a sense of seriousness flitting across his face.
Long Yan stopped not too far from the Suofeng Ghost Emperor, his gaze sweeping over the two bodies before finally landing on the Suofeng Ghost Emperor.
“I never thought that the mighty Suofeng Ghost Emperor would be reduced to such a state.
It’s quite ironic that two legendary emperors had pushed you this far.”
The two corpses were that of emperors of the legendary Emperor Realm, while the Suofeng Ghost Emperor was one of the Undying Emperor Realm.
“If it were not for my injuries, and the damn surprise attack from the Black Gold Ancestor, the legendary Emperor Realm would not be a threat to me.”
Snorting, the Suofeng Ghost Emperor brought up the Black Gold Ancestor, cold murderous intent rising in his eyes.
“You’re not much better, you are no different from the Black Gold Ancestor.”
Curling his lip, Long Yan indicated that he held a low opinion of both the Black Gold Ancestor and the Suofeng Ghost Emperor.
“Don’t lump me in with the likes of the Black Gold Ancestor.
As a loose cultivator, I naturally have to be more ruthless in my actions, sometimes even resort to unscrupulous means.
But I do have my own principles.”
As the words of the Suofeng Ghost Emperor trailed off, he continued, “I’m gravely wounded, Long Yan.
If you want to take your revenge, do it now.”
Back then, he had targeted Long Yan for the Order of the Holy Fire, which had resulted in a grudge between them.
Now that he fell into Long Yan’s hands, he had no hope that Long Yan would let him off.
“I really should kill you.”
Long Yan raised an eyebrow, saying, “However, seeing that you’re grievously injured, I will not take advantage of your plight.
I’ll ask you two questions.
You answer, and we’ll call it quits.
How about that?”
Back then, the Suofeng Ghost Emperor had targeted him for the Order of the Holy Fire.
It would be rightful for him to kill the Suofeng Ghost Emperor.
But seeing the miserable state the Suofeng Ghost Emperor was in, Long Yan decided to abandon the thought of killing him.
Moreover, the Suofeng Ghost Emperor won’t pose a threat to him in the future.
“You’d be that benevolent?”
The Suofeng Ghost Emperor looked at Long Yan with a skeptical gaze, finding it somewhat unexpected.
“I act on my whims.
Maybe I want to spare you now, but perhaps I won’t in a while.”
Standing with his hands behind his back, Long Yan replied nonchalantly.
“Fine, ask away.
I’ll tell you whatever I know.”
Suofeng Ghost Emperor said, regardless of whether Long Yan’s words were true or not, he didn’t care anymore.
“What’s the situation with the Sealed Gods Ancient Road at the moment?”
Long Yan asked.
This related to his current predicament, and was something he most wanted to know.
“You are curious about your own safety, aren’t you?”
Suofeng Ghost Emperor saw right through what Long Yan truly cared about.
After a pause, Suofeng Ghost Emperor said, “Now, you are very safe.
Even if you brazenly appear in front of the various forces, they dare not move against you easily.
Even if they covet the Order of the Holy Fire on you, they won’t attack you recklessly.
Every major power has scruples, and naturally, others would have even greater concerns.”
Now, everyone had given up on obtaining the Order of the Holy Fire from Long Yan, and the turmoil caused by it seemed to have subsided.
“Safe, am I?”
Long Yan was somewhat surprised, but after some thought, he understood.
What the major powers feared was not him, but Fat Cat and Lingxi.
On that day, Fat Cat wounded the Black Sorcerer King with a casual swipe, demonstrating formidable strength.
And with Fat Cat’s stern words of warning, the major powers had to take certain things into consideration.
Not only did Fat Cat and Lingxi save him, but they also helped him ward off a massive crisis.
“That’s better, it saves a lot of trouble.”
This outcome was naturally something that Long Yan was pleased to see.
Being hunted down all over the world was not a pleasant experience at all.
“My second question, why are you here?”
Long Yan asked.
Considering the predicament Suofeng Ghost Emperor found himself in, and the fact that he had been betrayed by Black Gold Ancestor, something must have happened.
“There isn’t much to hide about it.”
Suofeng Ghost Emperor said, “After you were rescued, everyone left that unknown timespace.
The soul imprints on my Godlink Chain and Liuyun Feisuo, which Black Gold Ancestor and I shared, were forcibly erased, causing both our primordial spirits to suffer backlash.
Three days ago, the Black Gold Ancestor and I learnt of the emergence of Star Soul Jade here, so we hurried over, hoping to use the Star Soul Jade to heal our primordial spirit injuries.”
As he said this, Suofeng Ghost Emperor’s expression suddenly turned cold: “Quite a few people came looking for the Star Soul Jade.
Both the Black Gold Ancestor and I teamed up and successfully found it.
But at the critical moment, I was ambushed by the Black Gold Ancestor and escaped with severe injuries.
Later, I was targeted by these two damned things and chased all the way here.
Only with great effort was I able to kill these two.”
It was just after he had killed these two legendary emperor realms that Long Yan arrived.
“The Star Soul Jade is indeed excellent.”
Long Yan’s eyebrows raised slightly.
Star Soul Jade was a rare treasure that could nourish one’s primordial spirit.
If it fell into the hands of an emperor, with proper nourishment, it could entirely bring forth a Soul Emperor Weapon, like the Godlink Chain.
“Long Yan, this Emperor wants to know, on that desolate planet that day, did you truly know nothing?”
Suofeng Ghost Emperor asked.
“I know what you want to ask.”
Long Yan said, “Indeed, there was a treasure in your possession, sealed within the underground palace.
Both King Sky Net and Wu Xie found that place.
But neither we nor they obtained that treasure.
It was seized by the Purple Charm Ghost Lady, and both the Liuyun Feisuo and the Godlink Chain fell into her hands.”
As for the Hongmeng Devourer, Long Yan had no intention of telling Suofeng Ghost Emperor about it.
Telling him would be pointless, as Suofeng Ghost Emperor wouldn’t have any idea what the Hongmeng Devourer was.
“Purple Charm Ghost Lady.”
Upon hearing this, Suofeng Ghost Emperor’s brows lightly furrowed.
This was the first time he’d heard this name.
However, this was better than knowing nothing.
At least now he knew into whose hands did the Godlink Chain fell.