Chapter 869: Ambush

Mu Yun Hai pursed his lips and said with a hint of bitterness:

"Fine, I understand Brother Chen's intentions. In that case, I, Mu Yun Hai, will not ask for Brother Chen to come in person.

This first batch of Realm Fruits shall be gifted to Brother Chen as a show of sincerity.

However, Brother Chen must first answer me one question."

Chen Yan nodded:

"Please, go ahead."

Mu Yun Hai paused, his gaze slightly narrowing, his eyes appearing to pierce through the mist with a newfound sharpness as he looked at Chen Yan and asked:

"Brother Chen, the Realm Fruit is useless after being consumed once. I wonder what Brother Chen needs so many Realm Fruits for?"

Chen Yan looked at Mu Yun Hai and said:

"I am using the Realm Fruits as a catalyst to refine a medicinal pill that can allow me to ascend to the Ninth Rank."

As Chen Yan's voice fell, Mu Yun Hai's body stiffened.

Even in the distance at the pier, Bai Wuseng, standing before the steamed bun shop, also frowned slightly.

"Oh?" Mu Yun Hai said earnestly:

"Has there been any progress?"

Chen Yan shook his head slightly:

"Not enough. Perhaps I will need hundreds of thousands, or millions of Realm Fruits before I can even attempt it."

The gleam in Mu Yun Hai's eyes gradually faded, and he suddenly felt it was pointless.

So, it was still in the experimental stage.

Moreover, if the Realm Fruit could be refined into a pill, the Master of the Array would have done so long ago.

It was likely that Chen Yan was simply doing something futile.

Following this, Mu Yun Hai looked at Mu Yanwan.

Being stared at by the Dao Child in such a way, Mu Yanwan felt somewhat nervous and lowered her head.

"Since Brother Chen has entrusted all matters to you, then this spatial ring containing the Realm Fruits shall... be handed to you."

Mu Yun Hai handed over a spatial ring.

"Many thanks, Dao Child." Mu Yanwan hurriedly accepted it.

Mu Yun Hai felt somewhat bored, and immediately after arranging for someone to settle the living arrangements for Mu Yanwan and the others, he left directly.

And after Mu Yanwan had settled everyone, she left the Yun Hai Dao Fu directly.

Amidst the chaotic and turbid endless ocean, Mu Yanwan traveled alone by boat.

Time passed slowly, and near the leaves of the boat, it seemed as if endless evil spirits were resounding.

Wandering continuously.

Two days later.

Mu Yanwan took out the spatial ring from her bosom and threw it into the Sea of Malice.

Immediately after, Mu Yanwan bowed toward the depths of the Sea of Malice and once again left by boat.

At the same time.

Within the pitch-black firmament.

A monk in white robes stood side by side with Mu Yun Hai in the void, their bodies shimmering with God-level concealment array patterns, making it impossible for anyone to perceive them.

And after they saw this scene, their expressions changed slightly.

Mu Yun Hai was even more incredulous that Mu Yanwan had actually thrown the Realm Fruits directly into the Sea of Malice after obtaining them.

Could it be that Chen Yan was right here within the Sea of Malice?

"This humble monk will enter first, though if I am within the Sea of Malice, my strength will be greatly diminished."

Bai Wuseng spoke with deep eyes:

"But I will use my greatest strength to drag that Chen Yan out; the rest will depend on you, Benefactor."

Mu Yun Hai nodded.

Immediately.

The turbid currents of the Sea of Malice surged, and the white-robed monk flew in gracefully, his body seemingly covered by an invisible light shield.

Meanwhile, array patterns rippled all over Mu Yun Hai's body, his aura becoming increasingly formidable.

Until a certain moment, a figure flew out from within the Sea of Malice; it was none other than Bai Wuseng.

Only, at this moment, Bai Wuseng's aura was somewhat withered, and he held a spatial ring in his hand.

Mu Yun Hai's gaze flickered:

"Chen Yan has not arrived yet; he will come later to retrieve the spatial ring placed here.

The spatial ring will be corroded away before long; he must be nearby!"

Mu Yun Hai looked in all directions.

Bai Wuseng, however, shook his head slightly and held up the spatial ring in his hand, saying:

"This is empty inside; both this humble monk and you, Benefactor, have been deceived."

Mu Yun Hai frowned, and then cold light flashed in his eyes:

"Had I known, I would have taken action against that Mu Yanwan and used an illusion array to ask for Chen Yan's location."

Bai Wuseng shook his head:

"That would not do. If Benefactor Mu Yanwan has protective measures placed upon her by Benefactor Chen Yan, we would be discovered the moment we made a move.

That would only alert the enemy."

Mu Yun Hai sighed:

"This Chen Yan is indeed cautious."

At the same time.

A man named Peng Linjun had already left the Yun Hai Dao Fu one day after Mu Yanwan left the Yun Hai Dao Fu.

At this moment, he was riding a leaf-boat, traveling within the Sea of Malice.

Upon reaching the location previously agreed upon with Chen Yan, Peng Linjun threw a spatial ring from his bosom into the Sea of Malice.

He waited for a long time, waiting until the spatial ring thrown into the Sea of Malice was completely corroded away, before leaving.

Immediately following.

He began to steer the leaf-boat in the direction of the Yun Hai Dao Fu.

Midway through the journey.

He then cautiously took out another spatial ring and threw it into the Sea of Malice.

Peng Linjun bowed respectfully, then immediately left.

And after this spatial ring fell into the Sea of Malice, a blood vessel coiled around it.

The opening of the blood vessel spat out golden-red power of will to wrap around this spatial ring; the power of will successfully protected the spatial ring from being corroded by the Sea of Malice.

Immediately following, it pulled this spatial ring toward a certain place.

Inside a mud house within a village-level Jing Tu about five hundred li away from this part of the Sea of Malice, Chen Yan sat cross-legged.

The blood vessel coiled around the spatial ring and arrived at the shore of the Jing Tu, then with a light flick, this spatial ring flew out of the Sea of Malice, flew into the mud house, and landed in Chen Yan's hand.

This blood vessel was precisely the formation vein extended from the divine technique array 【Eternal Tribulation Blood Reversal】, used to absorb energy and opportunities from within the Sea of Malice.

Now, it was being used by Chen Yan to retrieve items.

After checking the Realm Fruits inside the spatial ring, a smile appeared at the corners of Chen Yan's mouth.

Immediately following, Chen Yan took a piece of paper out from the spatial ring, upon which the contact process between Mu Yanwan and the others and Mu Yun Hai was written in detail.

There was no particularly special content on the paper, and Chen Yan did not care about it either.

The reason why his true self had not gone to the Yun Hai Dao Fu was because Chen Yan knew that he was currently being hunted by Ancient God Beasts.

Even the First Dao Child Xuan Yi would strike at him, let alone the others.

If Mu Yun Hai also harbored intentions to harm him, what should be done?

Looking at it from another direction, if Mu Yun Hai truly treated him with sincerity, Chen Yan should go even less, because it would only invite disaster for Mu Yun Hai.

Furthermore.

After Chen Yan ascended and broke through his realm, he possessed perception akin to that of a god.

This was also the reason why he could perceive the Primordial Chaos from an infinite distance away.

And at the Yun Hai Dao Fu, Chen Yan sensed a powerful, inhuman killing intent.

Perhaps, the entire Yun Hai Dao Fu was Chen Yan's grave.

"Everything, let's wait until after this Great Tide passes before making a decision."

Chen Yan murmured.

The Path of True Meaning and the Path of Elements had Zhang Huizhi.

Zhang Huizhi had the Enlightenment Myriad Forms Diagram and the Saint-Breaking Tree.

The Yu Clan had prepared all divine-level elemental powers and research locations for him.

Moreover, the Lord of Elements had now arrived as well.

Zhang Huizhi's ascension would be fast to an extremely exaggerated degree.

As for Chen Yan's true self.

He was still studying the three great divine arrays and the Path of Will to strengthen himself.

Within the Great Tide, there must be more Ancient God auras.

If obtained, the strength of Chen Yan's Path of Will would double.

And...

Chen Yan sensed the situation on Li Zhiyi's side, his brows slightly furrowed.

There was trouble on Li Zhiyi's side; Li Zhiyi was in urgent need of stronger strength in the Path of Will.