Chapter 430: Sealing the Deal

However, trading with a demon lord still carries great risk.

It's like when he traded with the Thunder Dragon; although he gained a lot, he almost lost his life.

Of course, to reap rewards one must pay, and he understands that principle. But the price cannot be too high.

"I will teach you a set of techniques, granting you a Buddha‑Demon Golden Body, an immortal Physical Body," the Nine Nether Demon said.

"I already have an Immortal Overlord Body; my Physical Body is already powerful!" Ye Liuyun was clearly dissatisfied with this condition.

"My Buddha‑Demon Golden Body not only suits the Physical Body, but also allows the Soul to be cultivated into a Buddha‑Demon Golden Body, which can compensate for the loss of your Hell Mingshe," the Nine Nether Demon explained to him.

"It doesn't attract me much; at least you must add your Nine Nether Prelude as well," Ye Liuyun thought, noting that the Nine Nether Prelude also has strong offensive power. He rarely sees a Ten Thousand Gods Command emit such intense brilliance to resist.

"Ha ha, you kid do know quality," the Nine Nether Demon thought for a moment and agreed. "But aren't you afraid of cultivating yourself into a demon lord?"

"It's just a technique; there's no good or bad, it depends on how the user employs it," Ye Liuyun replied calmly.

"Hmm!" the Nine Nether Demon nodded with satisfaction. "You are indeed open‑minded."

"Hold on, my conditions aren't finished. This only compensates my loss. If you want me to intervene and save you, you must offer terms that truly move me," Ye Liuyun said with a smile.

"Cunning kid!" the Nine Nether Demon not only wasn't angry, but grew to like Ye Liuyun's character even more.

"Fine, I'll give you another item. Otherwise, with your own strength you can't break this Sealing Demon Tablet."

Saying so, the Nine Nether Demon produced a large bell.

Ye Liuyun stared at the bell and sensed a thick aura of death, a chill that even made his blood run cold.

"What is this?" he couldn't help but ask aloud.

"It's the Hell Mourning Bell!" the Nine Nether Demon replied casually.

"Hell Mourning Bell? What does it do?" Ye Liuyun hadn't expected to obtain such an item.

The Nine Nether Demon smiled mysteriously: "This is a divine artifact, the highest‑grade treasure among underworld implements! Even the Underworld God of Hell would fear you three points if you wield it. It can summon all Yin Souls in Hell, including the Underworld God, making you the lord of Hell. Of course, you lack the strength to master it now; you can only use it to smash foes or for defense. Yet even then, ordinary divine artifacts cannot affect it."

"So does that mean with this, my defense becomes invincible?" Ye Liuyun asked further.

The Nine Nether Demon nodded: "Exactly. With it, breaking that mad Sealing Demon Tablet becomes much easier. Just cast a shield upward; half the Tablet's power will be affected, and I can emerge."

"So simple, why didn't you come out earlier?" Ye Liuyun couldn't believe his words.

"That's not nonsense!" he said, directing the Mourning Bell toward the Sealing Demon Tablet, but before the bell could cover the Tablet, the Divine Sense link between him and the bell was suppressed by the Tablet. The bell crashed to the ground.

"See? I can't even attack that Sealing Demon Stone Tablet," the Nine Nether Demon, knowing he didn't believe, demonstrated the fact directly to Ye Liuyun.

"You've been here for ten thousand years and no one helped you?" Ye Liuyun asked again.

"There are! But I've tried countless people, and none could refine this Mourning Bell. As for you, given the uniqueness of your Soul, the chances are high. If you still can't control it, you'll have to smash the Tablet by force. My blade also has a chance, though it would take longer."

"If I can't refine it, do you have anything else for me?" Ye Liuyun continued.

"Hey, kid, you're too greedy! The Buddha‑Demon Golden Body, the Nine Nether Prelude, the Mourning Bell—any one of these three can drive a person to desperation, and I've already given them all to you, yet you still want more?" the Nine Nether Demon said with a hint of helplessness.

"No matter how good the items are, I must be able to use them!" Ye Liuyun spoke the truth.

The Nine Nether Demon thought for a moment and produced a set of armor and a seed.

The armor was golden, radiating Buddha Light Power, and its back was fitted with a golden bow. The seed, however, was black, clearly a Demon Race item.

"This is a set of Hunting Demon Armor and Hunting Demon Bow, divine‑grade battle gear. You may not be able to use them now, but you will later. The seed is a Magic Vine, a living thing that can attack or defend, controlled with Divine Sense. That's all the valuable stuff I have on me. Decide for yourself."

Ye Liuyun didn't believe the demon lord had so little wealth, but thought the items would suffice for him. So he wasn't greedy.

"Fine, give me all these items and we have a deal. The Sealing Demon Tablet also belongs to me afterward. You must guarantee that once I release you, you will leave this continent immediately and not harm any plant or tree here."

Ye Liuyun made a final check of the terms of the exchange.

"Alright, draft the contract!" the Nine Nether Demon was also quite pleased.

Ye Liuyun knew the Demon Race had no qualms, only fearing for their own lives. So he drafted a contract that, if the Nine Nether Demon broke it, they would instantly be reduced to soul‑less dust.

"Your move is truly ruthless!" Yet the Nine Nether Demon ultimately signed the agreement.

Thus, the two reached the deal, and the Nine Nether Demon passed the techniques and items to Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun immediately began refining the items and cultivating the techniques.

First was the Hell Mourning Bell. While Ye Liuyun refined it, the bell initially resisted, but when the Ten Thousand Gods Command unleashed its power, the bell instantly obeyed, recognizing its master and being stored into the Storage Ring.

Even the Nine Nether Demon was stunned, not expecting him to refine so easily. Next came the Hunting Demon Armor set; the Buddha Light within Ye Liuyun made the refinement smooth. Finally the Magic Vine seed was even simpler; a strand of Divine Sense made it recognize its master instantly.

"What is going on?" the Nine Nether Demon was astonished in his mind. It seemed this kid had a non‑trivial background!

He originally intended to trap Ye Liuyun as he left, since Ye Liuyun had taken so many good things! But now he abandoned that thought. It's better to leave smoothly, not to get caught in a ditch and be broken by this kid's hands.

He couldn't see the Ten Thousand Gods Command, yet sensed that a powerful force within Ye Liuyun was protecting him. Being well‑versed, he knew that such a force was not something he could provoke.