Ancient Fiend Dragon Emperor

Chapter 300: Chapter 299: Is It Worth It?

“As for how to make a choice, I believe everyone here understands,” Ye Longchen continued.

“Show it to me, is this key real or fake?” Sword Demon suddenly said.

Ye Longchen smiled and actually tossed the key over.

The Sword Demon’s expression immediately brightened with joy, the greed that had sunk earlier soaring once again.

He charged forward, reaching out his palm towards the key.

“Whoosh!”

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But someone was faster than him; it was Rulin from the Giant Island.

“Rulin, you bastard, what are you stealing?” Sword Demon’s face changed.

“Such a treasure should first be inspected by us at the Giant Island,” Rulin said with a smile.

Rulin extended his hand, about to grasp the key.

“Scram!”

But at that moment, a shout suddenly rang out, and the space around Rulin was sealed.

His hand was still reaching out, almost touching the key, but his figure was immobilized, unable to move an inch, as he could only watch helplessly.

“Boom!”

A palm tore through the void, emerging from the black fissure.

This palm grabbed the key and then retracted quickly.

“With me here, you still dare to compete?”

Yuani Ling snorted coldly, looking at the key in his hand.

The expressions of Sword Demon, Rulin, and the others turned ugly, but they were helpless; after all, Yuani Ling was the Grand Elder of the Jade Void Palace, a true Dragon Emperor Realm being who could easily kill them.

“Hm?”

When Yuani Ling saw the key, his brow furrowed involuntarily.

His gaze swiftly shifted, looking at Ye Longchen: “Are you daring to toy with me?”

“Grand Elder, you have misunderstood. I have no intention of making a joke of you,” Ye Longchen said with a smile. “But as everyone knows, this key is far too precious. If it were lost, my father would eat me alive.”

Ye Longchen laughed, then added, “Thus, although I brought the news here, I didn’t bring the actual key. This key is nothing but an illusion.”

“Then you should have said so earlier!” Sword Demon said angrily.

“This illusory key has simply been placed here, do I still need to say it? It should be clear to all the esteemed predecessors here. Isn’t it only to say that the chance to enter the Seven-Domain Divine Mountain is way too precious?” Ye Longchen waved his hand.

Sword Demon and the others couldn’t help but have darker expressions; clearly, Ye Longchen was implying something with his words, suggesting that they were so greedy they couldn’t even discern if the key was real or fake.

“Although this key is illusory, the esteemed predecessors can all tell that it is identical to the real key. Only by having the real key can one create its illusion, which is to say, the real key is indeed in my hands,” Ye Longchen continued.

“However, whether or not you wish to enter the Seven-Domain Divine Mountain is up to you,” Ye Longchen added.

“I agree,” Yuani Ling stated outright. “So long as my Jade Void Palace can enter the Seven-Domain Divine Mountain, then I will spare both the God-Slaying Pavilion and Su Han.”

“I wasn’t wrong, see? The Grand Elder is the most intelligent,” Ye Longchen said with a smile, looking towards Sword Demon and Rulin and the others: “It’s just the death of a genius. In a Super Sect, aren’t there plenty of geniuses? Why give up the chance to rise to Dragon Venerate, or even ascend to Divine Spirit, over them?”

“I also agree,” said Sword Demon. “As the Grand Elder said, so long as I can enter the Seven-Domain Divine Mountain, I, from the Sword Immortal Tomb, will also spare Su Han, as well as the God-Slaying Pavilion.”

“I agree as well,” Rulin nodded.

Seeing that the Super Sects had all agreed, the sects from Chang’an Mountain Gate and other First-Class Sects, as well as the many Second-Rate Sects, also immediately gave their consent.

Their status within their respective sects might not be too high, but on such crucial matters, they still had the authority to make decisions.

This was like someone offering you a Gold Coin and a silver coin—everyone knew what to choose. Bringing up the matter back to their sects, surely no one would blame them.

“All of you are strong representatives of your sects, whose words carry great weight; however, as a junior with limited experience, and having been instructed by the seniors of my family, merely relying on your verbal assurances is still not enough!” Ye Longchen said.

“Then what else do you want?” Sword Demon frowned.

With a wave of his hand, Ye Longhe produced dozens of parchments.

“Contract Tokens?”

Upon seeing the parchment, Sword Demon and the others furrowed their brows even more deeply.

“Correct, Contract Tokens.”

Ye Longchen smiled and nodded, “The Contract Token is the most powerful oath on the Dragon Martial Continent. Once you sign it, I can rest assured and open the Seven-Domain Divine Mountain for you.”

“You are playing a good game here. If we sign this Contract Token, what happens if Su Han provokes us again in the future?” Rulin scoffed.

Contract Tokens were like the world’s rules of the Dragon Martial Continent; once signed, any breach would be punished by the continent itself.

While these Super Sects were extremely powerful and unparalleled in the Dragon Martial Continent, they too did not dare to violate a Contract Token.

“The seniors can take a close look at the terms specified in this Contract Token,” he said.

Ye Longchen continued, “The particulars are clearly stated—this is a one-time provision. Should Su Han, or the God-Slaying Pavilion provoke you in the future, you can still take action against them.”

“Humph!”

Sword Demon let out a cold snort, waved his hand, snatched a Contract Token, and saw that it indeed was as described.

“That’s more like it.”

As the words fell, Sword Demon bit his finger and signed his name on the Contract Token.

Though it was just his name, he represented the entire Sword Immortal Tomb.

The Heart of the World of the Dragon Martial Continent could easily discern this—invisible as it was. If anyone from Sword Immortal Tomb acted against Su Han or the God-Slaying Pavilion upon entering the Seven-Domain Divine Mountain, even if it wasn’t Sword Demon himself, the entire Sword Immortal Tomb would likewise be penalized.

Following Sword Demon, everyone else, as if afraid of losing the opportunity, quickly signed their names on the Contract Tokens.

“Here you go!”

With a wave of his hand, Yuan Ling tossed the Contract Token to Ye Longchen.

“Thank you, everyone.”

Ye Longchen took all the Contract Tokens in hand, looked over each one carefully, and then, satisfied, nodded.

“You ants of the God-Slaying Pavilion should thank the Ye Family for being able to live through this!”

Sword Demon’s gaze once again swept over the remnants of the God-Slaying Pavilion, then without any hesitation, he snorted coldly and turned into a streak of light to depart.

Following him, Yuan Ling and the others did not delay either, leaving the God-Slaying Pavilion, ready to prepare for their entry into the Seven-Domain Divine Mountain in the future.

After they left, Ye Longchen’s gaze swept over the God-Slaying Pavilion, now in disarray, and the many corpses and rivers of blood that flowed.

“The God-Slaying Pavilion, a Ninth-Rate Sect…”

Ye Longchen lifted his head towards the sky, murmuring, “Big brother, I have done everything you asked. If our father and the others find out, they will surely flay me.”

“You’re my brother, and I’ve always heeded your words, but…”

“To use the opportunity of opening the Seven-Domain Divine Mountain, to save an unrelated Ninth-Rate Sect—was what you did really worth it?”