Chapter 12573 The fisherman gets a profit

Chapter 12573 The fisherman gets a profit
Mo Yanjun's killing was almost like art. With a flick of his finger, ink would sweep out, and the enemy would scream as their body disintegrated and dissolved into a pool of ink, silently merging into this world of landscape ink painting.

Ye Chen saw it and felt a chill run down his spine, while also becoming secretly wary.

This Mo Yanjun is incredibly powerful; if things really come to a head, he must be very careful.

"Once I finish tempering the sword, with the sharpness of the Heavenly Emperor's Divine Sword, I should have a chance to contend with it."

Ye Chen thought to himself.

Within the Graveyard of Reincarnation, Haotian Lanshen, seeing the situation before him, said:
"Ye Chen, you still have me."

Ye Chen shook his head and said, "Senior, you are my last trump card, you cannot use it lightly."

There are powerful figures like the Heavenly Question Ancestor and Jade Cauldron True Man watching from above. Once a contestant uses power exceeding the Life Source Realm, they will intervene.

Ye Chen wasn't sure whether they would kick the person out or expel them from the competition.

Therefore, it's best to be cautious; the power of Haotian Lanshen should never be used lightly.

This is our final trump card!

The Yin-Yang Divine Path Sect's Yin-Yang Earth Veins can harmonize the contestants' power, but they may not be able to suppress Haotian Lanshen.

A day later, with the help of the powerful refining power of the Innate Soul Refining Cauldron, Ye Chen successfully dispelled the black mist on the Heavenly Emperor Divine Sword.

As the black mist dissipated, the original sharpness of the Heavenly Emperor's Divine Sword was revealed.

Even with the three seals binding it, the Heavenly Emperor Divine Sword's bright and clear aura still shocked Mo Yanjun standing to the side.

The divine sword was like a mirror, reflecting his own image.

"This sword is definitely not simple!"

Mo Yanjun felt both apprehensive and wary.

Ye Chen gently stroked the sword with his fingers and smiled at Mo Yanjun, "Alright, we can set off now."

He put away the Innate Soul Refining Cauldron.

Now that the sword tempering is complete and Ye Chen has the Heavenly Emperor's Divine Sword in his hand, he feels much more confident.

Mo Yanjun snapped out of his daze, chuckled, and said, "Brother Ye, this sword looks like a top-tier divine weapon. In that case, we'll have to rely on you to deal with the Lu Dao Sect and the Ice Spirit Dragon."

Ye Chen simply smiled and said, "Let's work together. Lead the way."

Mo Yanjun hummed in agreement and led the way toward the location of the Zhi Zi Jue (至字诀).

Or to be more precise, it drifted away.

His body still retained its ink-like form, making him appear like a ghostly, ink-black shadow.

Ye Chen and Ni Changjun walked hand in hand behind him.

After traveling for half a day, the three of them gradually arrived at an icy plain.

This icy plain has a frigid climate, with snowflakes drifting in the air.

"It's so cold."

Ni Changjun shrank back and gently exhaled a breath of white air.

Mo Yanjun said, "This is the territory of the Ice Spirit Dragon, so of course it's cold."

Ni Changjun pointed into the distance and said, "There seem to be many ferocious beast corpses over there!"

Ye Chen looked closely and saw that deep in the ice field, there were many ferocious beast corpses lying haphazardly.

Mo Yanjun also saw it, pondered for a moment, and said, "It must be the disciples of the Lu Dao Sect who cleared out the ferocious beasts on the perimeter."

As a king-level ferocious beast, the Ice Spirit Dragon was naturally not alone; it had many ferocious beast subjects under its command.

Ye Chen sensed a dangerous aura and said, "I wonder if that Ice Spirit Dragon has already been killed by the Slaughtering Dao Sect?"

Mo Yanjun said, "How can a king-level ferocious beast be so easily killed?"

"Among the contestants from the Lu Dao Sect, the strongest is Qi Tianjun. He is the disciple of Ancestor Ting You, but he alone, along with a group of useless subordinates, cannot possibly kill the Ice Spirit Dragon."

Even I'm not sure.

The Ice Spirit Dragon is powerful, its strength exceeding that of the Life Origin Realm.

Even Mo Yanjun wasn't confident he could kill him, so they needed to join forces with Ye Chen.

"The Abandoned Heavenly Lord? Then there's also the Star-Slaying Lord."

Ye Chen remembered that of the four disciples of Ancestor Tingyou, two were still alive.

Mo Yanjun shook his head and said, "Only Qitianjun is participating, since he has to cut off his own cultivation. Ancestor Tingyou is unwilling to send all his disciples in."

Hearing this, Ye Chen's eyes darted around, some thoughts forming in his mind, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he asked Mo Yanjun, "What are you planning to do?"

A murderous glint flashed in Mo Yanjun's eyes as he said, "First, kill the people of the Lu Dao Sect, kill Qi Tianjun, plunder their resources to strengthen our power, and then deal with the Ice Spirit Dragon!"

What he feared most was the Ice Spirit Dragon, after all, it was one of the twelve king-level ferocious beasts, and its strength was too formidable.

Ye Chen laughed and said, "You're quite ruthless."

Mo Yanjun said, "To survive here, you must be ruthless!"

“The Abandoned Heavenly Lord is even more ruthless than me! Initially, I wanted to cooperate with them, but not only did they refuse, they also tried to ambush and kill me.”

"Hehe, then I won't stand on ceremony."

"They want to resurrect the Abyss, don't they? Today, let's show them what the Abyss is really like!"

In the end, Mo Yanjun's eyes grew increasingly fierce as he drifted deeper into the icy plains.

Ye Chen and Ni Changjun exchanged a glance and followed.

Deep within the icy plains lie the corpses of many ferocious beasts, all killed by the people of the Slaughtering Dao Sect. Valuable beast materials and Yang Fire were plundered by them, leaving only empty shells.

"Conceal your presence well, don't let them detect you."

“You should stick this illusory talisman on your bodies.”

Mo Yanjun flicked his finger, unfurling ink to draw two talismans, which he then tossed to Ye Chen and Ni Changjun.

These two talismans carried the power of the Void Law. When Ye Chen and Ni Changjun affixed them, their auras immediately subsided, as if they had fallen into nothingness.

"This law of nothingness is truly wondrous."

Ye Chen had a mysterious feeling, as if his whole being had become "empty" or "nothing," as if he did not exist.

Even though Ni Changjun was right beside him, when he looked at her, it felt like he was looking at a phantom, like air. If he didn't consciously try to sense her presence, he couldn't feel her presence at all.

This is the lawless law of the Void Heaven!

Mo Yanjun is a true disciple of Xu Wutian. His mastery of the laws of the void is clearly at a state of perfection. Even the talismans he draws casually have an ethereal aura that can be described as the work of a master.

Ye Chen was secretly on guard; this Mo Yanjun was no ordinary person.

However, if his Heavenly Emperor Divine Sword were to unleash its full power, it would be enough to cleave through nothingness!
"Be careful, don't get caught."

Mo Yanjun said calmly and continued to drift forward.

After turning around an ice hill, Ye Chen discovered that there were two disciples of the Lu Dao Sect guarding the area ahead, and further in, there were many more disciples of the Lu Dao Sect.

"Someone."

Ye Chen said.

Mo Yanjun said, "Don't worry about it, let's just walk over there, they won't see us."

As he spoke, he floated straight ahead, and an astonishing scene unfolded. The two guards of the Lu Dao Sect seemed to be blind, completely oblivious to Mo Yanjun's presence, allowing him to advance unimpeded.

"It is the effect of the law of emptiness. Ordinary people cannot see through emptiness and will not discover us."

The Lady in Rainbow Garments said.

Ye Chen nodded, once again marveling at the profound mystery of the Void Law.

He and Ni Changjun also walked forward. Sure enough, under the cover of the illusory talisman, the two of them were like transparent air, swaggering forward without being noticed by anyone.

Ahead, there were more disciples of the Lu Dao Sect harvesting the flesh and blood of ferocious beasts, digging for hidden minerals, and collecting some special resources.

This is the territory of the Ice Spirit Dragon, rich in rare and precious materials. Even if they fail to kill the Ice Spirit Dragon in the end, just collecting the resources here will be enough for the Lu Dao Sect to make a fortune.

The Lu Dao Sect even set up camp here.

Ye Chen watched with envy, but did not make any rash moves.

If he makes any rash moves, the Void Law will be broken, and he will be completely exposed.

"Roar!"

At that moment, a loud dragon roar came from a large iceberg deep in the ice field, shaking people's souls.

Many disciples of the Lu Dao Sect also looked up, watching nervously.

A young man emerged from a nearby tent.

As the young man stepped out, Mo Yanjun pulled Ye Chen and Ni Changjun behind a large tree and said in a deep voice:
"The Abandoned Heavenly Lord has emerged."

The young man who walked out of the tent was none other than the disciple of Ancestor Tingyou, and also the leader of all the disciples of the Ludao Sect present, Qitianjun!
In this Grand Assembly of Ten Thousand Sects, Qitianjun cut off his cultivation to participate, which shows that Ancestor Tingyou also attaches great importance to this assembly.

"It's just that I stole one of its eggs, why is it yelling and making a fuss all day long?"

Looking at the distant iceberg and listening to the dragon roars emanating from it, Qitianjun frowned indifferently and muttered something under his breath.

A disciple of the Lu Dao Sect stepped forward and said:
"Senior Brother Qitian, what should we do?"

"With our limited manpower, we're not enough to kill the Ice Spirit Dragon!"

"Last time, when Mo Yanjun sought cooperation, you..."

Qitianjun sneered and said, "What do you know! Cooperating with the Temple of the End is like asking a tiger for its skin!"

"Outsiders can't be trusted. Just wait and see. Once I contact Gu Jiuge, I'll go into the mountains to slay the dragon!"

Hearing what Qitianjun said from behind the tree, Ye Chen's heart stirred, and he pondered, "Who is Gu Jiuge? Judging from this name, it seems to be related to Ancestor Tianwen. Is she Ancestor Tianwen's disciple?"

When he heard the name Gu Jiuge, he had a feeling that Gu Jiuge was likely a disciple of the Heavenly Question Ancestor!
Although the Lu Dao Sect and the Dao Wen Sect have different views, they are, after all, from the same sect and are under pressure to revive the Abyss. It is not surprising that the two sects joined forces.

However, judging from Qitianjun's appearance, he obviously hasn't been able to contact Gu Jiuge yet.

After all, the Yin Realm environment is too complex, filled with Yin energy, and Ye Chen has not been able to contact Ji Siqing and Sun Yi so far.

Mo Yanjun glanced at Qi Tianjun, lowered his voice, and said to Ye Chen and Ni Changjun:
"Among this bunch of chickens and dogs, only this Qitianjun has some strength."

"We'll wait until nightfall, then ambush and kill him, and we can wipe out the enemy completely."

In fact, if they were to expose themselves now, the three of them would be enough to kill Qitianjun and the entire Ludao Sect.

However, doing so would come at a considerable cost and would require a tremendous amount of effort.

Therefore, Mo Yanjun wanted to launch a surprise attack at night to eliminate the Lu Dao Sect with minimal losses, thus preserving his strength to deal with the Ice Spirit Dragon later.

After all, the biggest threat is not the Slaughtering Dao Sect, but the Ice Spirit Dragon!
Ye Chen nodded slightly; a sneak attack was indeed a good method.

But at this moment, Qi Tianjun's ears twitched, as if he had heard Mo Yanjun's words. His expression immediately darkened, and he looked towards the direction where Ye Chen and the other two were hiding, shouting:

"Who's hiding here!"

He flicked his finger, and a burst of killing energy shot out, heading towards Ye Chen and the other two.

The disciples of the Luodao Sect present were stunned. From their perspective, there was no one behind the big tree, only air.

Seeing that Lord Qitian had made his move, the disciples reacted quickly, flying out on their swords to attack Ye Chen and his two companions.

Under the impact of the fierce energy and sword energy, the Void Laws on Ye Chen and the other two could no longer be maintained, and their figures were exposed.

"Ink Calamity Leaves No Trace!"

With a flick of his wrist, Mo Yanjun unleashed a ripple of ink, distorting and transforming the incoming air currents and flying swords into ink.

Everyone who witnessed such methods paled in shock.

This is a law unique to the world, a very special law of illusion!
This law of transformation can be controlled by people outside the basic world, and can transform harsh living environments into tranquil landscape paintings.

But to be able to use the laws of illusion so skillfully, even to the point of actually twisting real things into a puddle of ink, only Mo Yanjun could do that across the entire starry sky!

"Mo Yanjun, the top genius of the Temple of the End!"

Someone exclaimed in surprise, looking at Mo Yanjun's figure with an expression of extreme fear and apprehension.

Qitianjun's expression also turned extremely ugly, and he said, "Moyanjun, it's you again."

He paused, then his gaze fell on Ye Chen, "And this one... who is he? The Heavenly Emperor?"

He also sensed an extremely dangerous aura emanating from Ye Chen, which was no less than that of Mo Yanjun.

Mo Yanjun chuckled and said calmly, "Qi Tianjun, I didn't expect you to be able to hear my voice."

He had just spoken to Ye Chen using the law of nothingness; under the shroud of nothingness, no one else could hear his voice.

But unfortunately, Lord Qitian noticed it.

“I didn’t hear it, but my sword did.”

Qitianjun's expression was indifferent as he slowly drew his longsword, the blade humming slightly.

He hadn't actually heard Mo Yanjun's voice; he had only heard the longsword humming and trembling, which gave him a sense of danger.

"Interesting. As expected of the disciple of Ancestor Tingyou, you are truly insightful. Even my Void Laws cannot escape your notice."

Mo Yanjun smiled again, expressing his appreciation, but in reality he was stalling for time, pondering how to kill everyone present with the least cost.

Qitianjun's mind raced, and he quickly assessed the situation.

He only has one strong fighter on his side; his disciples are insignificant. Even if they were gathered together, it would be equivalent to adding one more person at most.

Ye Chen, on the other hand, had three people.

If a real fight breaks out, he's doomed.

"You want to ambush and kill me, but that's just to clear the way for hunting down the Ice Spirit Dragon."

"I'll just give you the Ice Spirit Dragon directly."

Abandoned Heaven Lord sneered.

Hearing his words, Ye Chen and the other two were momentarily confused.

The next instant, Qitianjun took out a giant egg and threw it to Ye Chen.

The giant egg was covered with sealing runes. As it was being thrown, Qitianjun made a hand seal with his left hand, breaking the seal and causing the runes to dissipate layer by layer.

After the runes dissipated, the immense life force contained within the giant egg also began to emanate.

The giant egg already has several cracks, clearly indicating that it is in the process of hatching.

Through the crack, one could see a young dragon, serpentine in shape, covered in blue scales, emanating wisps of extremely cold and austere aura mixed with boundless life force.

This is actually the egg of the Ice Spirit Dragon!

When Ye Chen saw the dragon egg being thrown at him, he instinctively sensed danger and did not reach out to catch it, but instead took two steps back.

With a snap, the dragon egg fell to the ground, and the cold air it released caused the surrounding ground to freeze with a crackling sound.

"Roar--"

Meanwhile, from the distant icebergs came a series of loud dragon roars, filled with rage.

The earth-shattering roar of the dragon shook the heavens and the earth, cracked the icy plains, and caused the mountains to tremble as if they were about to collapse.

Ye Chen's eardrums throbbed from the shock. He saw the ice and snow on the distant ice mountain peak suddenly explode, and a colossal shadow flew out.

It was a gigantic dragon, its body thousands of feet long, covered in blue scales, each scale as if forged from ten thousand years of ice, gleaming with a chilling light. It had majestic dragon horns on its head, and even from a distance, Ye Chen could see its vertical icy eyes, radiating a cold killing intent.

The sky was freezing, the earth was freezing, and the already cold ice world became an even colder, snowy wasteland after the appearance of the dragon, with the air itself frozen into ice crystals.

That dragon was none other than the Ice Spirit Dragon!

The Ice Spirit Dragon flew in fiercely, sweeping in with countless layers of cold air. Ye Chen felt his own Yang energy and divine power being rapidly depleted.

Previously, he had accumulated a lot of yang energy at Yangfeng, which he originally intended to use to counter the yin energy of the yin domain. However, at this moment, the ice spirit dragon roared over, and its icy aura was too intense. The yang energy he had accumulated was being consumed frantically.

This Ice Spirit Dragon is incredibly powerful, exceeding even the Life Source Realm.

Ye Chen's cultivation level was only at the initial stage of the fourth level of the Divine Illumination Realm, making it extremely difficult for him to fight against the Ice Spirit Dragon.

Even with the harmonization of Yin and Yang earth veins, Mo Yanjun and Ni Changjun's cultivation levels were unable to break through to the Life Source Realm.

Therefore, they were completely shaken when faced with the attack of the Ice Spirit Dragon.

"withdraw!"

Qitianjun sneered and, before the Ice Spirit Dragon arrived, led his men to retreat rapidly. However, they did not leave the icy plain, but simply watched from afar, seemingly with the intention of sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight.

Ye Chen, Mo Yanjun, and Ni Changjun also wanted to retreat, but the Ice Spirit Dragon's gaze had already locked onto them.

The three of them felt the extreme cold law envelop them, their bodies stiffened, and they were unable to move for a moment.

Their auras had been completely locked by the Ice Spirit Dragon, so they couldn't escape even if they wanted to.

"Roar--"

The Ice Spirit Dragon roared furiously as it flew rapidly over, its eyes seemingly dripping blood as it stared at the dragon egg on the ground.

"That bastard Qitianjun threw the dragon egg at us to lure out the Ice Spirit Dragon!"

Ni Changjun understood immediately upon seeing this.

Qitianjun had stolen the dragon egg long ago, but sealed it with sealing runes to prevent its aura from leaking out.

But just now, he broke the seal and threw the dragon egg over to Ye Chen.

The Ice Spirit Dragon smelled the dragon egg and immediately flew out in anger. Judging from its fierce appearance, it clearly regarded Ye Chen and his companions as egg thieves and wanted to tear them all to pieces.

"Hehe, with the strength of the three of you, you should be able to slay a dragon, right?"

Qitianjun stood at a distance with his arms crossed, looking like he was watching a good show.

It must be said that he made a very decisive decision. Knowing that he couldn't beat Ye Chen and his two companions, he directly used a strategy of using one enemy to defeat another, killing someone with another's help.

He intends to use the Ice Spirit Dragon to kill Ye Chen and the other two!
However, he also knew that Ye Chen and his two companions were powerful and would not be easily killed.

This is actually better; the final outcome will most likely be a lose-lose situation, allowing him to reap the benefits.