Chapter 1842

"Li Niang! That girl who already married out of the clan? When did she arrive here? Never mind, I'll hear the details later." The gold-faced middle-aged man's eyes flashed with a sharp light as he spoke in an unquestionable tone.

The head of the Long family trembled in his heart and hastily replied respectfully.

Although he is the head of the Long family and also the flesh and blood of this old ancestor, since the Long family's old ancestor cultivated that immensely powerful Ruthless Dao divine ability, this bit of familial affection is utterly insignificant.

Having this Long family head and the Long family old ancestor interact, he is always cautious and fearful, daring not to be the slightest bit negligent.

"Is this the half-dragon transformation of true dragon blood! To be able to contend with demon cultivators using fleshly body without falling behind, it truly broadens my horizons." The Thousand Autumn Holy Maiden of the Artifact Spirit Clan flew over slowly, speaking with a smile before saying anything.

"I am a late-stage Body Union cultivator; failing to subdue an early-stage demon cultivator—what is there to rejoice about? Holy Maiden, are you mocking me?" Upon hearing this, the Long family old ancestor's face showed no joy, but rather he spoke woodenly.

"Hehe, Long Daoist, why ask when you already know the answer! Demon cultivators are originally famed for their powerful fleshly bodies, and apes are the elite among them. Daoist, you used no treasures, only your fleshly body to contend with a Body Union-level ape demon cultivator—what this signifies needs no further explanation from me. If you had used other divine abilities, this demon ape could not withstand you for long."

"Hehe, unable to withstand long. Holy Maiden, if you think so, you are greatly mistaken." The Long family old ancestor, upon hearing this, coldly snorted with a strange color flashing on his face.

"Oh, Daoist, have you discovered something?" The yellow-robed maiden blinked her eyes, revealing a slightly surprised expression.

"You all withdraw; I wish to speak privately with Thousand Autumn Daoist for a while." The Long family old ancestor did not immediately reply to the girl's words, but instead flicked his sleeve and issued a command to all nearby Long family cultivators.

At the same time, the dragon horns on his head and the golden scales on his face instantly receded, and his golden pupils returned to the ordinary black of a common person.

Including the Long family head, all the cultivators naturally obeyed respectfully, flying in disorder toward the castle.

In the blink of an eye, only the middle-aged man and the yellow-robed maiden remained in the nearby air.

"Daoist, you are so cautious—could that demon ape still be someone of great origin?" The Thousand Autumn Holy Maiden did not stop the others from leaving, but at this moment she asked lightly.

"I suspect it is a person from Holy Island!" Upon speaking, the Long family old ancestor startled the Thousand Autumn Holy Maiden, who then revealed an expression of surprise.

"Holy Island! Is that the holy land shared by our two peoples?" The maiden murmured.

"Exactly. If not, it would be truly difficult to explain how a Body Union-level demon ape suddenly appeared among the demon race. Holy Island selects outstanding disciples from our two races every thousand years to fill the island. After so many tens of thousands of years, naturally no one knows how many unknown Body Union existences remain on Holy Island. But according to my estimate, there are at least twenty or thirty Body Union-level beings on Holy Island. And unless it concerns the survival of our two races, those Holy Island dwellers of Body Union level are not lightly permitted to leave Holy Island even a single step. It is precisely because of this island that our two races can advance and retreat together when facing external enemies." Although the Long family old ancestor's face remained wooden, his eyes flashed with a hint of solemnity.

"Hehe, hearing this, your two races' Holy Island sounds just like our Spirit Race's Holy Temple. I also do not know how many Holy Spirit-level beings currently reside in our Spirit Race's Holy Temple." The yellow-robed maiden, having heard the Long family old ancestor's words, also sighed.

"The reason I believe this demon ape comes from Holy Island is another factor. As I know, the demon troops guarding Holy Island year-round include the rumored extremely rare Golden Vajra Demon Ape clan. And this giant ape that came here resembles that kind of demon ape in appearance, and is not an ordinary early-stage Body Union demon cultivator. Even without using other divine abilities, this giant ape is certainly not limited to the few means it showed earlier. Even if I exerted my full strength, I would not have much confidence in subduing this ape. Therefore, I naturally would not do anything to provoke Holy Island." After a moment of silence, the Long family old ancestor finally spoke his true misgivings.

"This demon ape is truly so formidable! I cannot accurately estimate it without personally engaging it. However, that layer of silver-colored flame on its body when it departed could directly melt the void, giving me a sense of considerable threat." The yellow-robed maiden's smile finally faded, and she spoke slowly.

"As I know, among the innate divine abilities of the Golden Vajra Demon Ape clan is one called the Nine Infant True Fire. Although this innate divine ability is extremely powerful, few among the Golden Vajra Demon Apes can awaken and cultivate it to great accomplishment. What exactly this true fire is, few people know."

"So you are asserting that this golden-haired giant ape is a Golden Vajra Demon Ape?" The Thousand Autumn Holy Maiden furrowed her brows.

"It is not that I assert it, but rather it is nine out of ten certain not to be wrong." The Long family old ancestor, obviously a very confident person, spoke with absolute certainty.

"Well, since it is a person from Holy Island, this mute loss can only be blamed on oneself." The yellow-robed maiden stared at the Long family old ancestor for a while, then chuckled softly.

"Hmph, I am not afraid of the Golden Vajra Demon Ape clan, but rather I am giving Holy Island some face. Moreover, listening to this ape's words as it departed, this matter seems to have some other circumstances. I also wish to clarify one or two things before speaking further." The Long family old ancestor gave a light snort, his eyes flashing with cold light as he spoke.

"Since Long Daoist has already made a decision, I will not say more. As for that matter, you and I have been negotiating for a day and a night already, yet still cannot reach unified terms—must we continue to waste time? I ventured here to your two races, not merely to contact the Long family alone, but also to attend to several other matters." The yellow-robed maiden spoke, her expression turning icy.

"Are not our Long family's conditions simple enough? As long as each warship provides ten unconscious waste spirits to our Long family, we will refine the Heaven-Pulling Giant Vessel and give you one-third. Is this condition not generous enough? According to what this old ancestor knows, your Artifact Spirit Clan does not regard waste spirits as kin, so exchanging them for so many Heaven-Pulling Giant Vessels should be a venture of tenfold profit."

"Hmph, ten is absolutely out of the question. Although our Artifact Spirit Clan does not regard waste spirits as kin, according to the Spirit Clan's overall prohibition, privately giving waste spirits to outsiders constitutes the great crime of betraying the clan, and each warship can at most use five waste artifact spirits for exchange. Moreover, we took this great risk to trade with your Long family, yet we can only obtain one-third of the warships, and the risk and reward are utterly disproportionate. This Holy Maiden will say something unpleasant: had I known Long Clan was so stingy, I would rather have let the Heaven-Pulling Warship diagram fall into the hands of the Three Emperors and those demon kings. I imagine these great powers would be more generous than your Long Clan." The yellow-robed maiden lifted her wrist to lift a strand of hair before her forehead, speaking lightly.

"Why must Thousand Autumn Daoist use this provocative method! You should know I cultivate the Ruthless Dao method, which fundamentally does not move on emotional weaknesses. However, since the Holy Maiden has said so, I will make the decision to retreat one step further. When the time comes, you shall each take out eight waste spirits from your spirit vessels to exchange, and I will give you forty percent of the total quantity." The Long family old ancestor gazed at the Thousand Autumn Holy Maiden for a while before speaking solemnly.

"Forty percent, eight waste spirits! No, this quantity is also acceptable. But I can at most agree to let you exchange seven waste spirits per warship." The yellow-robed maiden similarly spoke with a cautious expression.

"Seven, then seven it is. The old ancestor agrees; now we must hurry to discuss other aspects of cooperation before the demon calamity descends." The Long family old ancestor, after a brief contemplation, actually agreed outright.

"That is natural. As long as the initial exchange proceeds smoothly, our Artifact Spirit Clan is very willing to continue cooperation with the Long family in other aspects." Upon seeing the other party truly accept her conditions, the Thousand Autumn Holy Maiden rejoiced and spoke with a blossoming smile.

"Then Holy Maiden, please proceed; this is not a place for prolonged talk. Still, follow me to the tower to continue our detailed discussion." The Long family old ancestor nodded, then raised one hand to make a gesture of invitation.

At this moment, the Long family old ancestor seemed to have completely forgotten the golden-haired giant ape from earlier.

After all, how could the disturbance of a mere early-stage Body Union demon ape compare to the Long family's cooperation with the Artifact Spirit Clan, which concerns the Long family's life and death when the demon calamity descends?

And almost at the same time, that golden-haired giant ape had already slowly descended upon a certain uninhabited mountain peak tens of thousands of li away.

When this demon ape forcibly pierced the outer layer of the Yingxian Palace's restriction with silver-colored flame and flew out, it naturally alarmed some nearby guards, but with its strange evasion speed, a single flicker made it vanish without a trace. Even those Divine Transformation or even Void Refinement-level guards could not catch up in the slightest.

Moreover, these guards, seeing that pursuit was futile, naturally would not bother to continue chasing.

They sent people to inquire slightly at the Long family on the ninth layer, learned that the fugitive was actually a Body Union demon cultivator, and naturally were greatly startled. They immediately repaired the damaged restriction, then pretended to be deaf and dumb, feigning ignorance of this matter.

However, the news of a golden-haired giant ape causing a ruckus at the Long family residence spread like a gust of wind to the ears of other Body Union old monsters.

Many of them were greatly startled and thus dispatched personnel to investigate this matter thoroughly.

But that golden-haired giant ape, previously unheard of by anyone, thus vanished without a trace, with no further news.

This left many people feeling depressed in their hearts, and indeed many thought of Holy Island.

However, all of this, the golden-haired giant ape naturally does not know.

At this moment, it stood on the mountain peak, its eyes scanning all around, its body flashing with golden light, and in the blink of an eye it transformed into an ordinary-looking youth.

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