Stop it, Taoist, Your Fight almost Ruins the DAO!

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"Xue Luosha, Jin Huai, who among you will make the first move?" Yi Chen's divine power surged, instantly elevating his aura.

"Or perhaps I should leave it to the reticent daoist shrouded in iron armor, who, without saying a word, exudes domineering presence! It's quite the disparagement to me!

How about I lead the way, break through your combined attack, and in the end, allow Xue Luosha to slaughter Jin Huai too? How does that sound?" Yi Chen cast his gaze towards the armored figure, but his words were meant to kill.

"Or maybe I'd take Xue Luosha down the path instead, to be struck by my god-erasing blow. I reckon if he takes another hit like that, even if he has an ace up his sleeve, he'll barely be breathing. Then, you two daoists could easily claim all the benefits with a mere strike."

"Of course, I'm merely speaking off the top of my head. Don't read too much into it, after all, the three of you share an exceptional bond. Right then, I've said my piece, so who's ready to die?"

Without true resolve, one cannot firmly stand!

In the Extinction Ruins brimming with peril, if not for the fear of other powerful beings lurking or encountering other dangers after a fiery battle with these three, Yi Chen would have somewhat desired to unleash his Soul Ignition Technique trump card and make another big play.

Everyone should go all in.

However, reason told him that these three did not possess Deep Red Points, and it was truly not worth the extreme risk.

Moreover, inside the grand hall prior, he had uncovered some of the truths surrounding the destruction of the Dragon King Sect, and considering his previous experiences in the Rotten Flesh Hall, he did not believe the Extinction Ruins had not undergone some bizarre changes.

If he encountered a significant threat while at his weakest, he truly might make a run for it, unable to hold back any longer.

"If none of you daoists make a move..."

"Shall I go?" Yi Chen took a tentative step forward.

Butchering a sausage is an art, and Yi Chen, a thorough scholar of British history, decided to start cutting from the middle.

At the first step, both the armored warrior and Jin Huai had expressions as if they had swallowed flies.

At the second step, Xue Luosha's complexion changed as swiftly as strobe lights.

No one doubted that Yi Chen could deliver another supremely powerful strike, but trapped in a prisoner's dilemma by him, they were unable to break free.

Just as Yi Chen thought the matter was settled, Xue Luosha suddenly made a move, blocking his path.

"Daoist, if you take another step, then we'll die together. Why not let the armored warrior and Jin Huai benefit from our legacy, eh?"

"The daoist has a formidable physique, it would be quite delightful to become desperate mandarin ducks with you~"

"Then we can journey together to the afterlife, frolicking freely under the earth, the envy of others indeed~" Xue Luosha spoke frivolously, yet his words were filled with a murderous intent.

The four exchanged glances, and once again, the standoff intensified.

[Cutting too many sausages, dammit!]

During the stalemate, another idea popped into Yi Chen's mind.

"You win."

"I fought a bloody battle within, wounded by the golden divine thunder, and that's how I seized a copy of the 'Sun Divine Flame Purifying Scripture.' Now, I'll sell it for a bargain."

"I'll allow you each to make a copy for a hundred drops of gold essence each. After the transaction, we'll go our separate ways and be no further concern to each other."

"This is a top-tier scripture from the Dragon King Sect, were it not for my foundation being already established, I would've liked to obtain a set for myself~"

"Dammit, I'm not overcharging you daoists by a single drop of gold essence!"

Yi Chen offered a way out, and the three, including Xue Luosha, couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, like fools stuck here missing countless opportunities.

"Alright, generous brother, let's make a deal then."

"Observing how you act, I never knew our evil path had gained such a mighty expert. The armored warrior and Jin Huai have seen your prowess, brother. If you ever have any big deals in the future, feel free to contact us."

Jin Huai eyed the dragon, tiger, and blue ox divine patterns on Yi Chen's robust body, his gaze flickering, pondering unknown thoughts.

All three, including Xue Luosha, quickly agreed.

Their alacrity made Yi Chen's heart ache.

"I set the price too low, what a loss."

Yi Chen licked his lips but still faithfully produced copies of the scripture according to his promise.

The original scripture couldn't be fully utilized to achieve profound depths, but it was sufficient for expanding horizons.

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Just as the group was about to split up and leave, Yi Chen "gritted his teeth" and spoke up again.

The three individuals in front of him were all wealthy, and Yi Chen decided to strike while the iron was hot, embarking on a billion-dollar subsidy sale for Yi Duoduo:

"Hold on, my fellow Daoists, I still have a bottle of Reincarnation Elixir, which is used for refining one's foundation. Its efficacy is full and complete, I'll trade for three hundred drops of gold essence, or treasures of equivalent value like Origin Blood."

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A short while later, after the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

At the top of the canopy, a tall figure shot up into the sky and disappeared on the horizon in the blink of an eye.

After half a day's rush, Yi Chen finally stopped, looking at the blood gourd in his hands with an inevitable laugh.

He hurried because he feared that Xue Luosha would come out and strike him with a blade. The nearly new Reincarnation Elixir, personally used by a high monk ten thousand years ago, had indeed been bartered away, and in the woman's hands was indeed Origin Blood, precisely ten drops.

Indeed, garbage is just a resource in the wrong place.

"Hiss, if the elixir's effect isn't sufficient, when transforming the foundation, if it doesn't completely take effect, that would be quite entertaining." Stay tuned to My Virtual Library Empire

"What? It's not for me to consume? Then there's no issue."

"After all, I believe the efficacy should be fine."

Yi Chen opened the blood gourd and poured all the Origin Blood into his mouth, the familiar warm current resurfacing in his body.

"Origin Point, boost me!"

With an inward roar, Yi Chen allocated both Deep Red Points entirely to his spirit attribute, and after more than ten seconds, the virtual light screen at the corner of his eye flickered and then stabilized again.

At this moment, the fourth breakthrough in the Spirit-Breaking Realm, succeeded!

Spirit: 200, {Spirit-Breaking Realm Fourfold: Divine Defense lv4 (Fortify Spirit, enhances the defense against soul magic impacts.) Divine Concealment lv3 (Like Guang Tongchen, obstructs fate calculations, conceals one's spirit.) Insight lv2 (Discerns truth amidst falsehood, Weakness insight) Scrutiny lv1 (Marks an opponent with the soul once, nothing can hide within two thousand li (Quantity 2))}

"Scrutiny? This ability could be useful for capturing or ambushing someone, not bad at all."

Stroking his chin, Yi Chen's mind had already raced through several ways to use this ability. For example, during the Black Evil Dragon King incident, he could have marked someone from the Dragon King Sect. With patience and by following their trail, he could have found their headquarters.

"With the aid of 'Dragon Divine Fire,' if I can slay another hidden menace like the Flesh Buddha, I will be able to advance my True Technique to the sixteenth level."

"With my current cultivation, there's not much left that can pose a trouble for me. Were it not for the fear of a possible mastermind behind the scenes, even in full force against the likes of Xue Luosha, the Evil Armor, and Jin Huai, under the Soul Ignition Technique, I could still emerge victoriously."

"The place where the progenitor of the Zheng Family perished is inside the Questioning Heart Cave. The left arm guard of the Qilin Sacred Armor is there. I should try my luck there first."

With a change of thought, Yi Chen made up his mind and, without hesitation, continued upward along the dark green river.

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In a mountain forest clearing, there is a pit about a hundred meters in diameter.

Looking down into the pit, one can see a massive world far larger than a hundred meters at the bottom.

This is a very peculiar underground world; there are no black trees growing from the surface, but rather, strange fern-like plants with huge fronds that grow tens of meters tall. The ground is covered with thick layers of dark green lichen that emit a faint glow. Sporadically, several meter-tall shell insects lie lazily below the giant ferns, content in their existence, occasionally sipping on plant juices.

In a secluded corner of the underground world, there is a deep and unknown hole which even the shell insects that populate the underground evasively avoid approaching.

Following the hole downward, into a certain area, a spacious green hot spring shrouded in a light mist can be found.

Amid the rising steam, a huge green lotus sways in the water, its petals tender green in color, as if carved from jade.

A young Daoist with unstable mana arrived at this hot spring and, upon seeing the giant lotus in the pool, couldn't help but reveal an ecstatic look on his face.

"Heaven bless me, Dao Zhen, it really is the Heaven Azure Lotus. With this rare treasure of heaven and earth, my chances of cutting through to the next level are within reach~"

The young Daoist performed a hand seal, and a Flying Sword instantly plunged into the hot spring, stirring it up like a dragon churning water before finally ceasing.

"Not bad, there's no guardian beast at the bottom of this pool. What tremendous luck! Perhaps the guardian beast of this hot spring left for some reason? If so, that saves me quite a bit of trouble."

Taking out a specially made pair of golden scissors, the young Daoist made his way towards the giant lotus, intent on plucking its petals. Just at that moment, fear flashed through the Daoist's eyes. Where was the green lotus in the center of the hot spring? There was nothing but a strange purplish meat flower with a human face.

Just as the Daoist thought to retreat, the human face on the purple meat mass suddenly split into a smile. The fleshy petals expanded rapidly, engulfing the Daoist completely.