Chapter 1453: Chapter 1453 - 1438: The Sixty-Year Pact

The thirty-two dukes from the Earth Core Alliance and the Black Dragon Alliance are not fools. Even though Ye Zhen did not explicitly disclose the existence of the Primordial Continent to most of them,

these cunning individuals have guessed about ninety percent of it, only lacking Ye Zhen’s official announcement.

Ye Zhen was not afraid of letting them know, so after completing the rewards and punishments, Ye Zhen openly announced this matter.

"My fellow lords, the affairs of the True Profound Continent rely on you. In a few days, I will leave the True Profound Continent once more to venture to the Primordial Continent to cultivate and establish a foundation.

To be honest, many of the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and Cultivation Methods that I have distributed were acquired from the Primordial Continent. The cultivation conditions there are indeed much better than those on the True Profound Continent.

However, I must be frank that the Primordial Continent is much more dangerous than the True Profound Continent. With your current level of cultivation, without someone to protect you, I’m afraid you wouldn’t survive three months!"

Ye Zhen’s words of warning ended here.

Ye Zhen knew that people’s curiosity is boundless, especially when driven by interests. It is incredibly frightening, trying to rely on threats to prevent the dukes of the True Profound Continent from exploring the means to reach the Primordial Continent—that is simply impossible.

Ye Zhen could guarantee that after today, the thirty-two dukes present would be racking their brains trying to find a way to the Primordial Continent.

However, Ye Zhen was not afraid at all. Even if they found the Ancient Teleportation Formation, it would be of no use.

"Let me be clear; the passage to the Primordial Continent is known only to myself and is completely under my control.

If you wish to go to the Primordial Continent to cultivate, then complete the tasks I have assigned well.

My departure for the Primordial Continent may last one year, two years, or even three years, but upon my return, I will still reward or punish based on the number of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures you have acquired. I hope you will all conduct yourselves wisely!"

"Furthermore, because the Stars Tower and Dragon Island have made significant contributions before, I will take a few of their members to cultivate. If you all perform well, there will be no shortage of opportunities to head to the Primordial Continent in the future!" Ye Zhen threw out another bombshell.

He had to give these people some hope, or else there was no telling what they might do.

After these matters were explained, the alliance meeting of the two alliances continued, discussing various details, while Ye Zhen, quietly and alone, went to the Immortal Light Mountain within the True Spirit Domain to visit the ancestor, the Winged Snake at the Devil God Palace.

To be honest, Ye Zhen had a lot of respect for the ancestor of the Devil God Palace, who possessed the Flying Snake Bloodline. Xuan Hu, Sunx Ba, Zhu Hong, and others were all passionate people, yet they all greatly respected this ancestor whom Ye Zhen did not want to see sit idle and wither away.

The ancestor of the Devil God Palace was very welcoming and delighted at Ye Zhen’s arrival.

"Heavenly King Ye, you’re quite a sensation recently. I wonder if you’ve brought any good news for this old man?" Clearly, this ancestor of the Devil God Palace was not entirely unaware of the outside world’s affairs.

"Well, it depends on what good news you’re hoping for, senior," Ye Zhen said with a smile.

"Heh, for this old man, good news means news about those children. Heavenly King Ye, having returned from the Primordial Continent, could you have brought news of Qing Tong and the others?" Clearly, this ancestor of the Devil God Palace was most concerned about Hu Qingtong.

Ye Zhen shook his head apologetically, "Brother Sunx and Qing Tong, having just arrived at the Primordial Continent, went to their respective tribes, and I haven’t been able to contact them for more than three years!"

"No news is also good news!" the ancestor of the Devil God Palace smiled, "Then, Heavenly King Ye, next time you come, this old man expects to hear their news."

"Why, doesn’t senior want to personally go to the Primordial Continent to find their whereabouts?" Ye Zhen laughed, "The good news I bring this time, senior, is to tell you that if you wish to go to the Primordial Continent, I can take you there on my next trip back."

Without much thought, the ancestor of the Devil God Palace shook his head, "As for going to the Primordial Continent, this old man has no such intention and does not wish to go."

Ye Zhen was taken aback, "But senior, if you go to the Primordial Continent, your cultivation would surely break through to the Divine Communication Realm in no time, and your lifespan would be greatly extended."

"Lifespan?"

The ancestor of the Devil God Palace shook his head, "Do you know how long I’ve lived?"

"Ten thousand years?" Ye Zhen casually guessed a number.

With a light laugh, the ancestor of the Devil God Palace shook his head, "I’m not some old turtle that can live for tens of thousands of years. Up till now, this old man has lived for three thousand two hundred years and more. Over the years, I have consumed countless Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that could extend my lifespan in search of longevity.

My lifespan has already reached its limit. Now, my condition is one of both internal and external decline, the oil has dried up, and the lamp has extinguished. It is no longer a matter of breakthroughs in cultivation that can extend my life."

"However, the Pills of the Primordial Continent to prolong life are far more than those here," Ye Zhen said.

"Hehe, what you can think of, this old man has also considered. Ordinary pills are already useless, besides a few exceptional Innate Spiritual Objects, there’s no other way.

As for the Primordial Continent, trying to get Innate Spiritual Objects.... "

When the ancestor of the Devil God Palace mentioned Innate Spiritual Objects, Ye Zhen’s expression also darkened considerably.

The Little Demon’s deep slumber required the Innate Spiritual Objects to restore its essence. In one night, Ye Zhen had stolen from thirty-one ancient prince mansions in Luoyi and found none.

In the North Sea County, despite vast resources and manpower, no clue was found regarding the Innate Spiritual Objects, and even when returning, Ye Zhen had asked the Great Saint of Jinghai to help find clues in the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures abundant in the North Sea, without knowing any results.

The rarity of Innate Spiritual Objects and the difficulty in searching for them can be well imagined, let alone those that extend life.

Seeing Ye Zhen’s gloomy expression, the old ancestor of the Devil God Palace instead burst into hearty laughter, "I’ve thought through all of this long ago. I still wish for an intact corpse. There’s no need to stir up any trouble on the Primordial Continent! If you meet Qingtong and Sunx Ba, convey a message for me!"

"Please speak, senior!" Ye Zhen respectfully cupped his hands and said.

"If you see them, tell them that within a cycle of 60 years, if there is a chance, they should return to the True Profound Continent once. I wish to see them one last time before I pass!" the old ancestor of the Devil God Palace said.

"Sixty years!"

Ye Zhen nodded gravely, "I understand, senior."

"Additionally, I have a letter here. If Heavenly King Ye has a chance to see Qingtong, please deliver it for me!" The old ancestor of the Devil God Palace took out a Jade Scroll.

After receiving it, Ye Zhen bid farewell and left. After Ye Zhen’s departure, the old ancestor looked in the direction Ye Zhen left and sighed heavily.

"Qingtong, the old ancestor can only help you up to this point. The rest depends on your own fate...."

.....

After leaving the Devil God Palace, Ye Zhen began making arrangements for his return to the Primordial Continent, bidding farewell to his parents, Fengh Qingyue, Luluo, and others in succession. After several farewells, it seemed his parents had become accustomed to it.

But Fengh Qingyue and Luluo were reluctant to part.

"Husband, the Primordial Continent is not a dragon’s pool or tiger’s den. Take us with you. We can take care of you and be at ease," Fengh Qingyue said.

"Yes, husband, you should bring us over. We worry about you being alone over there," Luluo hastily added in support.

Ye Zhen smiled wryly.

Actually, he wanted to.

But, he dared not!

The Xiansheng Water Mansion is currently insecure, and as for Ye Zhen’s territory, the Viscount’s Mansion of North Sea in North Sea County, even Ye Zhen himself wouldn’t easily show up there, let alone dare to bring two wives over?

If his identity were slightly leaked, and the Blue-scaled Dragon King sent people to capture them, Ye Zhen would be in deep trouble.

Reluctantly, Ye Zhen had to harden his heart and tried his best to convince them. Fortunately, both women were reasonable and understood Ye Zhen’s approach.

The most important task for this return to the Primordial Continent was to bring a small number of Martial Artists from the True Profound Continent to lay the groundwork for Ye Zhen’s endeavors on the Primordial Continent.

According to the strategy of Ye Zhen and the Great Sage of Jinghai, the current foundation is unstable, and the number of Martial Artists going to the Primordial Continent should be as few as possible, ideally controlled within five, to avoid leaks.

Unless absolutely necessary, it’s better not to take too many people.

After careful consideration, Ye Zhen decided to bring forty people over.

This number is far too many compared to the limit of five.

However, among these forty people, ninety percent are experienced Alchemists from Shuili Island.

According to the inquiries by Shuili Dan King, among his disciples, thirty-six are willing to accompany Shuili Dan King to the Primordial Continent to study the Alchemy Dao.

According to Ye Zhen’s plan, after these thirty-six Alchemists and Shuili Dan King go over, they will reside in the Xiansheng Water Mansion to concentrate on studying the Alchemy Dao and refining pills for Ye Zhen and his group. To prevent leaks, they are also prohibited from going out.

So, including Shuili Dan King, the impact of taking thirty-seven people over is not significant.

Besides these thirty-seven, Ye Zhen will only take three others: Tower Chief Gai Jun of the Stars Tower, Fourth Tower Chief Ning Shiyi, and Supreme Second Elder Wen Fuguo of Dragon Island.

Among these three, Gai Jun and Ning Shiyi are both exceptionally talented individuals, and Wen Fuguo is skilled in strategic planning. Bringing these three over will help address the lack of strategic talents under Ye Zhen’s command.

Apart from these forty, Ye Zhen will also bring over three thousand members of the Sea Demon Clan.

These three thousand are the bloodline descendants of the Great Sage of Jinghai, Great Sage of Fug Hai, and Sea-Breaking Great Saint. They will become the main force of the Xiansheng Water Mansion after going over.

Of course, after going over, for confidentiality, Great Sage of Jinghai and the other two will confine their Divine Souls.

On the eleventh day of the first month of True History, Ye Zhen watched each of them drink the soporific personally prepared by Shuili Dan King. After they fell unconscious, Ye Zhen put them into the Spirit Beast Bag one by one, cutting off any means of being tracked. He then used the Innate Five Elements Escape Method to silently slip towards the ancient teleportation formation at the bottom of the sea.

As for the thirty-two dukes, Ye Zhen dared not underestimate them in the slightest, so he was extra cautious when leaving.

He threw the unconscious people into the ancient teleportation grand formation one by one, like corpses, and then activated the ancient teleportation formation again.

After a few moments, over three thousand people disappeared simultaneously.