Chapter 724: Who Drinks the Foot-Washing Water

The Cosmic Essence was placed into Ni Chongtian's mouth, a formless mass barely resembling a human shape, yet Ni Cangxing had not yet begun to assist with Qi circulation to help him absorb it.

A life-giving aura, as if splitting heaven and earth, slowly spread outward.

Ni Cangxing stared in shock at his son Ni Chongtian—the Cosmic Essence required no refinement, no external aid; merely placing it in the mouth was enough.

This might even surpass the Chaos Dao Foundation Fruit by several degrees.

Not just him, everyone around was witnessing the effect of the Cosmic Essence for the first time.

Long ago, rumors spoke of the Cosmic Essence within the Rebirth Mire.

Yet no one, whether entering the Rebirth Mire from the Abandoned Lands or from the Dao Court, had ever obtained the Cosmic Essence within it.

In less than a few dozen breaths, all clearly saw Ni Chongtian's dissipating aura begin to vanish, his Great Dao Foundation no longer crumbling.

After half a stick of incense, they saw the rotting flesh on Ni Chongtian's body dissolve, replaced by new skin growing in its place.

Ni Cangxing's face flushed with excitement; he raised his hand to set up a sealing formation, then swept his arm to strip away all of Ni Chongtian's clothing.

No matter how many lives Ni Cangxing had taken, his devotion to his son was unquestionable.

"Comrade Ding, do you still have any Cosmic Essence? If you do, I'm willing to trade with you," Zhen Lun said, his gaze burning as he stared at Ding Huan.

Had there not been so many witnesses, he would have seized Ding Huan long ago.

Ding Huan spoke calmly: "I no longer have any Cosmic Essence, but I do have this."

With that, Ding Huan pulled out a fist-sized piece of golden stone.

The stone emitted a faint Void aura, even evoking the sensation of a primordial chaotic universe just beginning to form and slowly grow.

"Void Nirvana Gold?"

The stone in Ding Huan's hand stunned everyone once more.

This was unquestionably an artifact equal to the Cosmic Essence—any top-tier material used to forge a treasure, if infused with Void Nirvana Gold, could ascend in rank.

At this moment, everyone understood.

Ding Huan's demand for the Fire Origin Pearl was certainly to elevate his flame into Sacred Flame.

Only Sacred Flame could effortlessly melt Void Nirvana Gold.

"Comrade Ding, I'll trade for your Void Nirvana Gold—I offer one top-grade Fire Spirit Vein. Take this Void Nirvana Gold plus five top-grade Spirit Veins, how about it?"

Zhen Lun spoke immediately.

His desire to secretly seize Ding Huan grew stronger—how many treasures did Ding Huan truly possess?

Each of these treasures was precisely what he craved…

No, Zhen Lun suddenly remembered something.

Rumors claimed the Eternal God Abyss contained Cosmic Essence, the Cosmic Heart, and Void Nirvana Gold.

Ding Huan had now produced both Cosmic Essence and Void Nirvana Gold—meaning he might also possess the Cosmic Heart.

Though the Cosmic Heart was said to be nearly impossible to obtain, who could say Ding Huan hadn't stumbled upon it by sheer luck?

If true, then the Cosmic Essence and Void Nirvana Gold he'd shown were merely a fraction—there must be more.

"Comrade Ding, you just came out of the Eternal God Abyss, didn't you?" Zhen Lun suddenly asked.

Void Nirvana Gold is also called Abyss Nirvana Gold.

It bears this alternate name because it exists nowhere else but the Eternal God Abyss.

Ding Huan replied calmly: "Where I came from doesn't matter. What matters is that I have something—if we can agree, we trade; if not, we walk away."

Ding Huan made no effort to conceal it—he knew concealment was impossible.

Soon, everyone would know he had just emerged from the Eternal God Abyss.

"Comrade Ding, I'm willing to trade—I've already made my offer."

Zhen Lun, thinking Ding Huan might possess even more Void Nirvana Gold, suddenly felt his offer of one top-grade Fire Spirit Vein for the Void Nirvana Gold and several top-grade Spirit Veins might be too low.

Ding Huan looked at Zhen Lun: "A top-grade Fire Spirit Vein is acceptable, but you must add five more top-grade Spirit Veins."

Originally, when Ding Huan revealed the Void Nirvana Gold, everyone assumed a one-for-one exchange.

But this man was demanding he pay five top-grade Spirit Veins on top of it.

He had no idea where Zhen Lun got such audacity.

Top-grade Fire Spirit Veins were rare, but occasionally seen.

Void Nirvana Gold existed only at the bottom of the Eternal God Abyss, and he had taken over eighty percent of it, plus portions taken by Emperor Hou Hen and Ji Luo.

Even if someone descended again, climbed to Yongshen Peak, they'd find almost none left.

Besides, Ding Huan didn't believe Zhen Lun could even reach the peak of Yongshen Peak.

"Comrade Ding, aren't you being excessive? I'm trading for a fist-sized piece of Void Nirvana Gold—you demand one top-grade Fire Spirit Vein and five more top-grade Spirit Veins from me?"

Zhen Lun's tone turned cold.

He meant for Ding Huan to give him five top-grade Spirit Veins—now the tables were turned.

Ding Huan spoke calmly: "If you want to trade, trade. If not, no one's forcing you."

"I'm willing to trade with you—I offer one top-grade Wood Spirit Vein, how about it?" To Ding Huan's surprise, the speaker was Wu Zha.

"Agreed." Ding Huan accepted immediately.

After obtaining the Fire Origin Pearl, he no longer craved top-grade Fire Spirit Veins.

Of course, having them was better—but without them, it was fine.

"Comrade Ding, what does this mean? Our trade isn't finished, yet you've chosen to deal with someone else—isn't this a violation of basic trading rules?"

Zhen Lun's voice carried a hint of killing intent as his domain extended; instantly, dozens of strangling blade sigils surged toward him.

"You dare attack?" Zhen Lun roared, his killing aura exploding as if he would summon his treasure at any moment.

"Master Zhen, calm down," Emperor Jue Yuan quickly intervened.

His men had already arrived.

But he did not wish to act now.

He would wait until he had the Divine Rice in hand.

The Divine Rice was of utmost importance to him.

With the Divine Rice, his position as Holy Master of the Dao Court would be far more secure.

Otherwise, few would bother with him.

This Ding Huan, along with Yi Han, had recorded their departure from the Eternal God Abyss with an Image Sphere—he was undoubtedly a man of deep scheming.

One word, one phrase, one detail—all correct upon inspection!

Would a man of deep scheming come to a place teeming with experts without any preparation?

He did not want Ding Huan to slip away before securing the Divine Rice.

Wu Zha merely intended to intimidate Ding Huan; he had no intention of acting here.

There were too many experts here. If he moved now, he could not capture Ding Huan alone—this contradicted his plan.

"Comrade Ding, how shall we trade?" Wu Zha smiled sweetly at Ding Huan.

In his mind, Ding Huan would trade like Ni Cangxing—direct exchange.

As long as it was a direct exchange, he was confident he could forcibly seize Ding Huan's item and swiftly replace it with his own.

He had already noticed that everyone here looked at Ding Huan with intense longing.

That was to seize Ding Huan immediately and strip him of everything he carried.

Once the items were in his hands, he could say whatever he pleased—no one would speak up for Ding Huan.

Ding Huan tossed a formation disc to Wu Zha:

"Place your item on the trading formation disc, and I will place mine on it too. Once both parties confirm the items are genuine, activate the disc."

Trading formation discs came in pairs—one for each party. Ding Huan's method was perfectly sound.

Wu Zha immediately frowned—how could he pull off a pure swindle this way?

"Comrade Ding, this disc is yours. How do I know the items will be exchanged simultaneously?"

"This disc only transmits when both parties activate it simultaneously; otherwise, it does nothing. You may examine the formation patterns."

Originally, Ding Huan had intended to continue trading the Divine Rice.

But seeing the expressions on these people's faces and the countless divine senses fixed on him, he knew continuing would only harm him.

Moreover, more experts were surely on their way.

Once this Void Nirvana Gold transaction was done, he would leave immediately.

As he tossed out the formation disc, he whispered to Emperor Hou Hen, Leng Qingdie, and Ji Luo: as soon as they saw him trade the Void Nirvana Gold, shatter the teleportation talisman and flee.

Emperor Hou Hen and the other two, already clutching the teleportation talismans, understood at once.

"Fine. Let's trade this way."

Wu Zha placed a ring on the formation disc.

Ding Huan had originally planned to place the Void Nirvana Gold directly on the teleportation disc, but upon seeing Wu Zha's ring, he changed his mind.

He also took out a jade box, placed the Void Nirvana Gold inside, and set the jade box on the teleportation disc.

The jade box had no seals—anyone could clearly see the Void Nirvana Gold within.

Wu Zha's ring bore only a Level One Divine Seal; anyone present could discern its contents—a supreme wood-element Divine Spirit Vein—with a slight sweep of their divine sense.

He sneered—kill my sixth brother? You still have to drink the water I wash my feet in.

A mere Divine King dares to be arrogant before me?

Ding Huan, too, looked down on him—he had originally intended to trade fairly.

This fake Monk was stirring up trouble.

He wanted to seize the contents of the ring through spatial formation patterns the moment the teleportation disc activated.

Did he think his understanding of spatial laws was so superior that he could manipulate space to make me drink his foot-washing water?

Since this fake Monk loved playing with spatial laws, then let's play together.

"Trade begins." Wu Zha activated the teleportation disc.

Ding Huan activated the teleportation disc in turn.

Almost the instant the disc activated, both Wu Zha and Ding Huan triggered their own spatial formation patterns.

At that moment, a loud laugh rang out, and Ni Cangxing's seals shattered.

A young man appeared before them.

Ni Cangxing laughed heartily, overcome with excitement.

Ding Huan snatched up the ring and shattered the teleportation talisman.

"No good—Ding Huan is escaping!" Master Pi Yuan was the first to notice. He leapt to his feet and reached out toward Ding Huan's position.

But his hand only stirred a dozen strangling blade sigils—Ding Huan and the others vanished without a trace.

"How is this possible?" Emperor Kui Yuan also rose, eyes filled with disbelief.

He had set spatial seals throughout Eternal God Sacred City—how had Ding Huan and the others escaped via teleportation talisman?

(Friend, good night!)

(End of Chapter)