Chapter 918: Phoenix Clan Arrives, Trade

Humming…

At the entrance to the Immortal Ruins!

After a stick of incense had burned, the green vortex slowly closed.

"Phew…" Jin Buhuan exhaled deeply.

In the void, the blood on the golden token faded, reverting to a palm-sized golden token that landed in Jin Buhuan's hand.

All eight Mahayana Emperor realms turned pale.

Opening a previously activated Minor Spirit World demands a great price.

And it is not easy at all.

"Enough!" Jin Buhuan tucked away the token and said: "In a hundred years, we'll return to reopen this exit!"

"Yes, Grand Elder!"

Everyone bowed to Jin Buhuan.

Someone asked: "Grand Elder, to open the entrance to the Jin Ku Immortal Ruins requires eight Mahayana Emperor realms working together, plus the bloodline essence of our Jin Ku clan!"

"Then… what if we Jin Ku cannot gather eight Mahayana Emperor realms? How do we open it then?"

"Exactly!"

"Right, Boss?"

The others all turned to Jin Buhuan.

The Jin Ku clan's heritage is always passed only to the Grand Elder; others rarely get access to it.

"It's not exactly a secret!" Jin Buhuan said: "I can tell you."

"If you lack eight Mahayana Emperor realms, even Body Integration cultivators will do—Void Refinement cultivators too—but you must set up a massive energy-collecting array here!"

"And you don't need to be from our Tai Pan Chi Tian Zheng clan!"

"Assistance from other races is acceptable!"

"But two things are essential!"

"First, the bloodline essence of our Tai Pan Chi Tian Zheng clan!"

"Second, this golden token in my hand!"

"These two items are the key to opening the passage. Without them, no matter how great your power, you cannot break through the barrier of the Minor Spirit World!"

"I see!" Everyone nodded.

Someone else asked: "Boss… since this golden token and our Tai Pan clan's blood are the keys to opening the 【Jin Ku Immortal Ruins】, and the strongest on the Five Continents are the Four Divine Clans!"

"Why haven't they come to seize our keys?"

"With the keys and our Tai Pan Chi Tian Zheng blood, wouldn't they be able to claim the secret realm for themselves?"

"Yes… Boss, this is a huge threat!"

"Exactly!"

"This is far too dangerous!"

"Hehehe…" Jin Buhuan chuckled: "You know only half the story!"

"First, our Tai Pan clan is not weak—we normally have several Mahayana Emperor realms, sometimes even dozens!"

"Second, our clan possesses a Rank Nine defensive array. Tell me, how many races on the entire continent have a Rank Nine defensive array?"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

"I'd forgotten about that!"

"They say this array was crafted by our Ancestor long ago to protect our descendants!"

"Ah… I never realized our Ancestor's blessings have lasted so many generations!"

Everyone sighed in awe.

Jin Buhuan continued: "Also, there's the value—the value of the Jin Ku Immortal Ruins!"

"To some races, its value is incalculable, but to the Four Divine Clans, it holds no value at all—because the Ten True Poisons within the Ruins are of Metal nature!"

"The Four Divine Clans cannot control Metal-type True Substances, so they have no desire for this place!"

"Besides… hehe… let me say something blunt—do you really think that now that Jin Ku Ancestor is dead, we're defenseless and open to plunder?"

"Actually… Jin Ku Ancestor voluntarily dissolved his body!"

"He shed his physical form, but his soul remains fused within that Immortal Ruins—perhaps even now, he still walks among us?"

"How would any of them dare risk seizing our Immortal Ruins?"

Jin Buhuan looked around with full confidence.

"Hehe… Boss is right!"

"That makes sense!"

"Our Ancestor truly had wisdom!"

"If our Ancestor is still inside the Immortal Ruins, even if they get the key, they won't dare enter—so possessing the key is meaningless!"

"I see!"

Everyone praised Jin Buhuan and the Ancestor.

"Enough with the flattery!" Jin Buhuan said: "These are all our Ancestor's blessings—they have nothing to do with me. Let's go!"

"In a hundred years, we'll return. I hope that He Pingsheng kid can bring out one or two True Poisons!"

Saying this, the group turned to leave.

But at that moment, the void shuddered violently.

A man clad in crimson Dao robes appeared in the void.

Phoenix Clan, Phoenix Emperor!

"Phoenix Friend?" Jin Buhuan recognized the Phoenix Emperor; he was startled, then said: "Phoenix Friend, you're late—the Jin Ku Immortal Realm has already been opened!"

In his mind, the Phoenix Emperor had come to enter the Immortal Ruins.

Perhaps he arrived too late!

"No matter!" The Phoenix Emperor looked down, then slowly descended to the same height as Jin Buhuan, smiling: "I did not come to enter the Jin Ku Immortal Realm!"

"Oh?" Jin Buhuan asked: "Then what is your purpose here today, Phoenix Friend?"

The Phoenix Emperor said: "I've come to make a deal with you."

Jin Buhuan asked: "What deal?"

The Phoenix Emperor said: "Could you hand over your Jin Ku Immortal Ruins key to me? I have no desire to keep it—I only wish to hold it for a time!"

"When the time comes, I will return it to you."

"You…" Jin Buhuan instinctively stepped back: "Phoenix Friend, you're joking!"

"Hmph…" The Phoenix Emperor said: "I am not joking."

"You've surely heard—he is the Nine-Nine Destiny."

"The key point is, he has now grown strong. Neither I nor the Witch Clan can kill him."

"His power is still weak now, but once he reaches Mahayana Emperor realm, he will be a disaster for our Phoenix Clan!"

"How can our Phoenix Clan not plan for the future?"

"We have no interest in your Jin Ku Immortal Ruins!"

"We care only about sealing He Pingsheng!"

"What do you say?" The Phoenix Emperor fixed his gaze on Jin Buhuan.

"How long… would you borrow it?" Jin Buhuan did not refuse outright. "And what price will you pay?"

The Phoenix Emperor said: "He Pingsheng is now at Body Integration. His lifespan is no more than a thousand years."

"Even if he one day breaks through to Mahayana Emperor realm, his total lifespan won't exceed one hundred thousand years."

"Give us the Phoenix Clan one hundred thousand years."

"Within that time, He Pingsheng must either die within this Minor Spirit World—or ascend to the Immortal Realm from it!"

"Only then, after one hundred thousand years, will you reopen this world—and He Pingsheng's threat will be gone."