The furious demon god...
Judging by the intensity of its effects, it was definitely a red-quality item.
The issue was that it was a consumable!
Everyone knew that the effects of consumable item enhancements were usually explosive, far beyond what their given quality would suggest. Their effects were always beyond their designated quality.
However, consumable enhancement effects always had a time limit, or to put it more directly, they were expendable.
Gao Ming's card was extremely precious.
After use, it could completely boost one's strength by two tiers, but only for 15 minutes.
In terms of effect, Bai Ye had made a huge profit.
In terms of cost-effectiveness, Gao Ming had clearly ripped Bai Ye off.
However, a black-quality item...
These were Bai Ye's own words. A black-quality consumable was still a black item, so there was no fault in that. Moreover, Bai Ye wasn't looking to make a profit when he sought the trade with Gao Ming.
After putting the item away, Bai Ye said, "The martial arts region I mentioned has a place called Juxian Manor. Once the restricted zone is triggered, it becomes Blood Battle at Juxian Manor."
Gao Ming asked, "What are the trigger conditions?"
Bai Ye replied, "You go and stake out the entrance of Juxian Manor. Kill any riders who come out from the manor. You'll get Hero's Invitation Tokens from them. With the Hero's Invitation Tokens, you can trigger the Blood Battle at Juxian Manor."
Gao Ming nodded. "Anything else I need to pay attention to?"
Bai Ye added, "The quest is dual-natured. You can help the heroes, or you can help Qiao Feng. If you want the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, help Qiao Feng. Otherwise, you can stand with the heroes' faction. The You family's twin shields are considered top-tier martial arts, and they are black-quality. More importantly, they have a son named You Tanzhi."
Gao Ming inquired, "Is there anything special about this You Tanzhi?"
"He's not related to this restricted zone," Bai Ye said with a smile. "If you're interested, we can discuss it later. I can only tell you that the martial art You Tanzhi masters is the golden-quality Ice Silkworm Poison Palm."
Gao Ming fell into thought.
Bai Ye was essentially telling him that he needed to make a choice.
Firstly, he would definitely obtain a black-quality martial art.
However, helping Qiao Feng meant a chance to obtain the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, a super-quality martial art. Helping the You brothers meant a chance to obtain the Ice Silkworm Poison Palm.
The Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms were undoubtedly more powerful, but all super-quality martial arts were incomplete scrolls. On the surface, they all appeared golden-quality, but the true power of an incomplete scroll was greatly diminished.
Whereas, the Ice Silkworm Poison Palm was complete in one volume.
Bai Ye sat down beside him and asked, "How long will it take you to gather your men?"
Gao Ming snapped back to attention, looked at Bai Ye, and tentatively asked, "How many people do you think we'll need?"
Bai Ye smacked his lips. He only wanted to sell the restricted zone, not act as a consultant.
However, Bai Ye did have intentions of establishing a connection with the Evil Spirit group.
Bai Ye wanted to accelerate the progression of the world battlefield. The three major forces were unavoidable. Selling the restricted zone was also his hope that the Evil Spirit group could develop faster and begin confronting the Hidden Dragon Society sooner.
Only when the two major forces clashed would the progression of the world battlefield have a chance to accelerate.
And Bai Ye intended to lend a hand to the Evil Spirit group, but simply gifting them a restricted zone wouldn't affect the overall situation.
Therefore, Bai Ye wanted to use this opportunity to establish a long-term relationship with the Evil Spirit group.
In that case...
He would be a consultant then!
"The value of this restricted zone lies in these two paths. Normally, it's better to choose the Ice Silkworm Poison Palm. The difficulty with super-quality martial arts lies in collecting incomplete scrolls, which requires spending a lot of time in the martial arts region. However, the Ice Silkworm Poison Palm is much simpler, you only need to follow the You brothers' storyline."
"The subsequent difficulty and complexity of both paths determine the overall difficulty of the restricted zone. Helping Qiao Feng is naturally more challenging, while helping the You brothers is simpler."
Gao Ming asked, "So, we should choose the You brothers?"
Bai Ye chuckled. "The question you asked me was how many people we needed."
Gao Ming was momentarily stunned. That's right, Bai Ye's answer didn't seem to relate to his question.
Bai Ye continued, "Based on my analysis, do you think it's more appropriate to choose the You brothers? While the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms are good, everyone knows how difficult it is to collect them completely."
Gao Ming nodded. In that instant, he had indeed been thinking that way.
"Congratulations, everyone else is thinking the same thing," Bai Ye said, patting Gao Ming's shoulder. "The martial arts region isn't very popular, and there are no neutral zones near Juxian Manor. So, estimating conservatively, around forty to fifty chosen ones will be sent into the restricted zone."
Gao Ming was no fool. After Bai Ye's hint, he understood.
At the same time, his gaze towards Bai Ye was tinged with apprehension and fear.
Gao Ming had actually asked how many people were needed to complete the restricted zone quest, while Bai Ye was telling Gao Ming that most people would choose the You brothers' faction.
Thus, the answer emerged.
To kill more people, one had to choose Qiao Feng's faction.
And to kill all forty to fifty chosen ones, how many people would the Evil Spirit group need to send?
Their lines of thought were completely different.
And Bai Ye's approach made Gao Ming feel fearful.
Although this kind of thing was bound to happen, controlling restricted zones was naturally for the purpose of killing people to obtain more fragments of God Stones. What the Hidden Dragon Society did, their Evil Spirit group would also do.
However, doing something was one thing, and being able to state it so casually was another.
Gao Ming took a deep breath and said, "I will arrange for personnel as soon as possible. Please wait a moment."
Bai Ye waved his hand indifferently. "I'll wait here."
Gao Ming nodded and proceeded to make arrangements.
If this matter were with the Hidden Dragon Society, it might have been handled quickly. However, the Evil Spirit group was newly established and clearly didn't have many personnel yet, nor could they cover too many areas.
But since Gao Ming was recruiting at the headquarters of the Demon Slayer Corps, it implied that the Evil Spirit group did have some people in the surrounding areas. Even if there were no one in the martial arts region, they could dispatch people from the supernatural region.
Bored, he waited with Gao Ming by the standee for about three hours...
Gao Ming looked at Bai Ye and said, "We've triggered the restricted zone. The quest is exactly as you described."
Bai Ye smiled and asked, "The rewards are also the same, right?"
Gao Ming nodded.
Bai Ye said, "Then, the trade is complete, and I can leave, right?"
"Of course, of course," Gao Ming quickly agreed. After a moment's hesitation, he asked, "May I be so bold as to ask, for the restricted zone in the Primordial Domain, what is the reward for the quest?"
Bai Ye replied, "A red-quality ability."
Gao Ming exclaimed in surprise, "A red-quality one?"
"That was a rather large-scale restricted zone, conservatively estimated to involve over two hundred people," Bai Ye said. "Therefore, that restricted zone cannot be opened at the moment. I admit I cannot prove that everything I said is true."