Chapter 1125: Chapter 1110: The Revenge Mission
Since we’re traveling together to join the recruitment, Ye Zhen must show his true face. A layer of spiritual mist to portray himself as a master in front of Tao Yi and Gongg Miaomin is naturally not a problem.
However, after arriving at Changfeng Island, if Ye Zhen continues this demeanor, he will either attract attention or find trouble.
Therefore, before dispersing the spiritual mist on his face, Ye Zhen first used the True Transformation Disguise Technique to change his appearance, turning into a middle-aged martial artist with a rugged look that wasn’t too eye-catching.
Aside from appearance, Ye Zhen’s cultivation was also one of the flaws.
According to Tao Yi, this recruitment mission only recruits kings of the Fourth Stage Establishment Realm and above, while Ye Zhen’s real cultivation is only the Seventh Stage Late Stage of the Vein Forging Realm.
However, this was not a difficult task for Ye Zhen.
With a slight release of four-colored Innate Soul Light, Ye Zhen’s entire body emitted a surprising pressure of an expert. Under Ye Zhen’s subtle control, the emitted aura pressure was of the Late Fifth Stage Establishment Realm.
Mainly because Ye Zhen’s Divine Soul Cultivation was extremely strong; otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to disguise.
Moreover, under Ye Zhen’s deliberate release of aura with four-colored Innate Soul Light, even if a Ninth Stage Peak Establishment martial artist or a Dao Realm martial artist came, they wouldn’t be able to see that Ye Zhen’s surrounding aura was fake.
Even if this Dao Realm expert’s Divine Soul Cultivation was stronger than Ye Zhen’s, as long as it’s not ridiculously stronger, they still couldn’t see through Ye Zhen.
There’s no other reason; the quality advantage of the four-colored Innate Soul Light can’t be easily surpassed by the quantity of three-colored Innate Soul Light.
Under this disguise, as long as Ye Zhen controlled the spiritual power waves carefully during action, he wasn’t afraid of exposure.
“Fellow Daoists, since we’re traveling together to join the recruitment, let’s not call each other ‘Senior’ anymore. Earlier, I was just coincidentally lending a hand!” Ye Zhen said with a smile.
Hearing this, Tao Yi and Gongg Miaomin nodded repeatedly, “We’ll repay your great kindness later but during this journey, we hope you can look after us. May we ask your name, fellow friend?”
Earlier, they repeatedly changed their address to call Ye Zhen ‘Senior,’ mainly to hitch a ride with Ye Zhen. After all, the Outer Domain Dead Sea is way too dangerous.
They lost their Sea-Crossing Shuttle and were both injured. Without anyone protecting them, being on the vast Outer Domain Dead Sea was no different from seeking death.
“My surname is Di, named Kuohai.” Unable to use the previous fake name Zheng Fuyun, Ye Zhen gave this fake name after some thought.
The reason for the surname Di is mainly because he received the Martial Arts Inheritance from the Earth Core Fire Commander, considering himself a disciple. The Earth Core Fire Commander’s surname is Di, so Ye Zhen also adopted the surname Di.
As for the name Kuohai, it’s because Ye Zhen saw the vast and boundless sea, and casually chose such a name.
“So it’s Brother Di, good to meet you, Brother Di!” Tao Yi and Gongg Miaomin greeted him warmly again.
The saying goes, put on the full act. Since Ye Zhen is traveling together with these three people, his iconic Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten and Black Dragon Pressure must be put away.
Otherwise, Ye Zhen leading the way without obstruction would even make a blind man suspicious.
But, if Ye Zhen were to lead these two through wave after wave of demon beast groups, it would undoubtedly be courting death.
Simply put, Ye Zhen took out the long-unused Moon Shadow Sea Shuttle and chose to move underwater, which could also avoid most demon beasts.
Coincidentally, these two had a detailed sea map to Changfeng Island. Although the route on the map made several twists and turns compared to a straight path, it would take another six or seven days to reach Changfeng Island.
But Ye Zhen didn’t mind. Ye Zhen had the faint feeling that if the person recruiting on Changfeng Island was out to deal with him or Black Dragon Domain, then by blending in, perhaps no one would expect it, right?
Maybe there would be some unexpected discovery?
The journey was smooth, Tao Yi and Gongg Miaomin worked hard to heal their injuries. After twenty-one days of underwater travel and encountering several waves of what seemed dangerous yet actually harmless demon beasts, they finally saw the shadow of Changfeng Island.
After being submerged for twenty-one days, Ye Zhen instantly put away the Moon Shadow Sea Shuttle and soared into the sky with Tao Yi and Gongg Miaomin, looking down at Changfeng Island from afar.
Changfeng Island is quite large, roughly half the size of Heavenly Wing Island. If someone managed it with good intention, it could be another sea empire.
Unfortunately, the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi here is scarce, martial artist cultivation progresses slowly, few strong martial artists reside here, other sea domains wouldn’t come, and even strong individuals from the Black Dragon Domain treat it as just a passing stopover.
The original inhabitants on Changfeng Island had thrived, but without strong protection, they could only become food for demon beasts.
Thus, demon beasts run rampant on the island, with many places being demon beast nests, except for an isolated desert area on the island’s southwest side.
This area is barely cleared by martial artists on the island, forming a safe zone where sea monsters won’t venture, and land beasts wouldn’t either, because there’s no food.
A few simple buildings here formed a basic ruins market, guarded by a white-haired Second Stage Establishment Realm king and five peak Sixth Stage Vein Forging martial artists with gray hair.
They provide a simple exchange of goods and resting place for passing martial artists.
However, according to Tao Yi, the number of martial artists stopping by or passing through Changfeng Island in a year doesn’t even exceed ten, so those few guarding here hardly gain any profit.
The martial artists desperately guarding this martial city are most probably informants or spies placed here by a certain force.
Across the entire True Profound Continent, only Dragon Alliance and Stars Tower have the power to make such extensive arrangements.
These white-haired martial artists with no hope in martial arts are most likely informants for either of these two organizations. As for which one specifically, Tao Yi wasn’t sure.
And the gathering point for the recruitment mission was right here in this simple Martial City on Changfeng Island.
When Ye Zhen and his two companions arrived, at least fifteen kings with cultivation above the Fourth Stage of the Establishment Realm had already gathered inside and outside this Martial City.
The sudden appearance of so many kings of the Establishment Realm was probably due to the recruitment mission.
“Are you three fellow Daoists here to apply?”
As soon as Ye Zhen and his companions landed, an elder whose appearance was so ordinary that he could be lost in a crowd came out smiling and cupped his hands.
However, this elder with the most ordinary appearance had a formidable cultivation of the Eighth Stage of the Establishment Realm.
“That’s right. May I ask who you are, senior?” Tao Yi quickly stepped forward to answer.
“Not worthy to be called a senior. This recruitment mission was issued by my master. I am merely laying the groundwork for my master. If you three are here to apply, please come inside to discuss further!”
The simple hall was suffused with a cool air, quite unlike the desert, as if it were protected by a formation.
Once inside, the elder first inquired about the origins of the three, and after registration, he gave each of them five thousand high grade spirit crystals, “Since you three have come from afar to apply, I won’t bore you with the details of the task.
According to your cultivation, Tao Yi will receive five thousand high grade spirit crystals per month, one Seven-Transition Returning Dragon Pill for healing, and four Five Mysterious Spirit Elixirs for the kings of the Establishment Realm to cultivate.
As for Di Kuohai and Gongg Miaomin, you will receive six thousand high grade spirit crystals per month, one Seven-Transition Rejuvenation Pill for healing, and five Five Mysterious Spirit Elixirs for the kings of the Establishment Realm to cultivate,” the elder said.
Hearing these terms, both Tao Yi and Gongg Miaomin were overjoyed.
It’s not surprising; both the Seven-Transition Returning Dragon Pill and the Five Mysterious Spirit Elixir are highly coveted.
The auction price for a bottle of Seven-Transition Returning Dragon Pill reaches as high as fifty thousand high grade spirit crystals, especially when it’s crafted by Shuili Dan King.
Still, even if ordinary Pill Masters make it, a bottle would fetch at least over thirty thousand high grade spirit crystals, averaging at least a thousand high grade spirit crystals per pill.
The Five Mysterious Spirit Elixir, specifically for enhancing the cultivation of the kings of the Establishment Realm, is priced at roughly one-tenth of the Seven-Transition Returning Dragon Pill, around three to four thousand high grade spirit crystals per bottle.
A bottle contains twelve pills, each worth three to four hundred high grade spirit crystals.
With five pills, the monthly income would approximate two thousand high grade spirit crystals.
This way, one’s monthly income would approach eight thousand high grade spirit crystals, equivalent to eighty thousand mid-grade spirit crystals, resulting in an annual income of ten million mid-grade spirit crystals—truly a generous reward.
Ye Zhen wasn’t concerned about this reward, but after their initial joy, Tao Yi and Gongg Miaomin had some suspicions. Could such a generous reward involve risking their lives without the chance to enjoy it?
The elder seemed to notice Tao Yi and Gongg Miaomin’s doubts and quickly reassured, “Rest assured, two fellow Daoists, my master would never send you to your deaths; those you’ll face are of lower cultivation than yours, but they are numerous.”
At this point, the elder smiled, “If you don’t have any issues, you can make a divine soul oath, and that would finalize your recruitment. I can then issue the first month’s reward to you, and then I will reveal the actual mission.”
“What kind of divine soul oath?”
Immediately, the elder presented a prepared template of a divine soul oath to the three of them.
The content was simple, essentially requiring them to follow the commands of the elder before them, not to disobey orders, and other such terms, though its binding force was minimal.
This is common practice.
If the binding force of the divine soul oath were too strong, no one would dare to apply.
Otherwise, if the commander deliberately sent these martial artists to their deaths, it would be a deadly trap!
Immediately, Tao Yi and Gongg Miaomin each drew upon their innate divine souls to make the divine soul oath in front of the elder.
However, when it came to Ye Zhen, things were a bit different.
Though the binding force of the divine soul oath was quite low, breaking it would still be troublesome.
Therefore, when making the divine soul oath, Ye Zhen had a flash of inspiration. He made the oath himself, but the innate divine soul invoked belonged to the little demon within Ye Zhen’s Yimu Spiritual Vein.
This little demon, apart from existing within Ye Zhen’s Yimu Spiritual Vein, was also a demon cultivator. And in terms of cultivation, under the tutelage of its thirteen true fathers, its cultivation had reached the peak of the Spirit Tier, with a considerable divine soul cultivation.
At that moment, Ye Zhen directly invoked the innate soul of the little demon as a substitute, and even the elder before him didn’t notice any anomaly.
After all, the innate soul wave was being emitted from within Ye Zhen, and no one could have imagined, even in their wildest dreams, that such a possibility existed in the world.
“Very well, since you three have made the divine soul oath, I can now reveal the true mission to you for this journey!”
“My master has spent an enormous amount of spirit crystals to recruit you all for the purpose of revenge this time!” the elder said.
Upon hearing this, Ye Zhen’s pupils contracted, “Revenge? Who are we seeking revenge against?”
“The Black Dragon Domain!”