Chapter 1143: Huge Favor

“Since we are already at Black Water Island, let’s part for now. I still have some things to do, so I won’t impose on the two of you.”

Unwilling to stay any longer, Xiao Chen announced his intent to leave.

Who would have imagined that Xia Luo, who had been very upset with Xiao Chen throughout the entire journey, would rush to speak before Yue Bingyun could? “Young Master Mo, since you are already here at Black Water Island, why the rush to leave? Won’t you give me some face? No matter what, I have to play a good host.”

Brat, I already put up with you for such a long time. Now that we’ve reached my territory after much difficulty, it will not be so easy to leave.

Xia Luo steeled his heart. Regardless of what method he used, he would make Xiao Chen stay, to show him the consequences of spoiling his matters.

Xiao Chen noticed Xia Luo’s expression. When Xia Luo raised his eyebrow, Xiao Chen knew what Xia Luo was thinking already.

Xiao Chen initially did not want to cause any trouble. However, Xia Luo’s scheming infuriated him. Since you want to play, I’ll play with you. Let’s see who’ll be the one crying in the end.

Xiao Chen immediately smiled and said, “Is that so? I was already very curious about Black Water City, a major city of the Black Sea. Since Young Master Xia is willing to entertain me, I shall not leave, then.”

Xia Luo smiled coldly to himself. You may be smiling now. However, you will not even be able to cry when you want to. Even so, he still put on a warm expression.

At the side, Yue Bingyun, who was very smart and detailed in her thinking, naturally knew what Xia Luo intended. However, she was not worried for Xiao Chen.

Given Xia Luo’s standards, he was too naive for wanting to play such tricks on Xiao Chen.

In the Heavenly Starry Ocean, Xiao Chen already left shadows in the hearts of the various Holy Scions of the Immortal Holy Lands. The Xia Clan was on the decline with only an ancestor with some glory. This was far from sufficient to give Xiao Chen trouble.

Actually, Yue Bingyun was filled with anticipation about the matter of the Heavenly Origin Pill that she left to Xiao Chen. However, due to Xia Luo’s presence, it was not convenient for her to follow up on it.

Now that the group was staying at an inn tonight, she should have an opportunity to ask Xiao Chen about it.

Night in the Black Sea arrived earlier than in any other place. When it was late at night, aside from the hazy image of a bright moon peering through the dark clouds, there was no light from the sky.

“Dong! Dong! Dong!”

Knocking came from Xiao Chen’s door. Xiao Chen, who was sitting cross-legged and cultivating, opened his eyes. Then, he sent out his Spiritual Sense and discovered that his visitor was Yue Bingyun.

He waved his hand and made the door open from a distance. Then, he said indifferently, “I thought you already forgot about the Heavenly Origin Pill. Looks like you still remember.”

Yue Bingyun walked over with a smile and asked softly, “How did it go? Have you succeeded?”

“Whoosh!”

An exquisite jade bottle flew over to her. She stretched out her snow-white and jade-smooth slender hands and elegantly grabbed the jade bottle.

Yue Bingyun opened the jade bottle and gently sniffed it. Her normally calm face could not help turning joyous. Then, she carefully capped the bottle and said, “Many thanks, Xiao Chen. I owe you a huge favor.”

“There is no need to be so polite. To me, refining this Heavenly Origin Pill was not a difficult matter. After all, you prepared one hundred sets of ingredients. No matter what, I would definitely succeed at least once.”

Despite Yue Bingyun’s excitement, Xiao Chen was rather calm about this. He could not take much advantage of this girl. It would be best if he could draw a boundary and have all debts paid off.

She carefully put away the jade bottle and did not dwell on this topic. Instead, she eyed Xiao Chen and asked, “I wonder, why is Young Master Xiao in the Black Sea? Do you have some plan?”

Naturally, Xiao Chen would not share his plans with Yue Bingyun. He smiled and countered, “It is easy to explain why I appeared in the Black Sea. On the other hand, why have you, the Lunar Palace’s Holy Daughter, come to this place alone? Are you not afraid of an accident happening?”

Yue Bingyun smiled and said, “As the Lunar Palace’s Holy Daughter, if nothing unexpected happens, I will be the Lunar Palace’s next Palace Master. Naturally, as the next person in charge of the Lunar Palace, I cannot be a flower vase in a greenhouse. The Black Sea is the best place for a quasi-Emperor to train. It is not strange for me to be here.”

[TL Note: A flower vase in a greenhouse refers to a person brought up in a controlled environment. Such a person looks good but is actually useless, pretty much a figurehead.]

Xiao Chen felt that Yue Bingyun had to have some other motive for appearing in the Black Sea. However, since she did not want to speak about it, naturally, he would not pursue the matter.

Then, the two casually chatted for a while before Yue Bingyun got up and took her leave. Before she went, she stopped and suddenly said, “It is best if you don’t leave Black Water City before the fifteenth of the next month. Otherwise, you might miss out on something—and regret it all your life.”

Before the fifteenth of the next month… Xiao Chen thought about the invitation letter he received. With a spurt of excitement, he went over quickly and asked, “Are you talking about the Jadeite Mountain Manor’s ritual?”

Now, it was Yue Bingyun’s turn to be surprised. “How did you get this information? Not many people are aware of this yet.”

Xiao Chen brought out his invitation letter. Yue Bingyun received it and took a look. Then, she said with a smile, “They are really confident. The Manor Lord of this Jadeite Mountain Manor actually prepared the invitation letters in advance. To think they are so certain of success! Are they not afraid of looking bad if it fails?”

“What exactly is it about? Can you tell me a little more?”

Yue Bingyun shook her head and said, “I really cannot tell you. Otherwise, if something were to happen, it will not be good for either of us. You just need to remember not to leave Black Water City before the fifteenth of the next month. If you are lucky enough, your chances of advancing to Martial Emperor in time will increase greatly.”

When Xiao Chen heard that, the weight of this invitation letter suddenly felt especially heavy.

The way Yue Bingyun acted so mysteriously piqued his curiosity, especially the few words she finally reluctantly revealed.

“Hehe! It is late already. You shouldn’t cultivate anymore. Have a good night’s sleep and sweet dreams.” Yue Bingyun smiled adorably, unintentionally revealing a stunning beauty capable of bringing down a nation.

However, Xiao Chen was not in the mood to appreciate this beauty. “Do you think I can peacefully fall asleep with my current curiosity?”

Yue Bingyun bit her lips and entered deep thought. After hesitating for a while, she looked at Xiao Chen and said, “Very well. I can tell you only this. This time, the Jadeite Mountain Manor’s ritual has something to do with a Divine Weapon. Furthermore, this Divine Weapon has a great connection to the Heart of an Emperor.”

Xiao Chen watched as Yue Bingyun left. He still could not figure out the connection; he had far too little information.

“Ao Jiao, what do you think it is?”

If my guess is right, the ritual should be about a Divine Weapon of the Jadeite Mountain Manor breaking into the Divine Weapon Ranking, becoming one of the top ten Divine Weapons in the world. There are many such rituals in history.

Xiao Chen suddenly understood. Aside from this, there was indeed no other ritual that could be connected with a Divine Weapon.

A Divine Weapon could rival an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure, and there were many of them. However, only ten could make it to the Divine Weapon Ranking and were known as Transcendent Divine Weapons.

Rivaling Primordial Emperor Treasures, Transcendent Divine Weapons were capable of intimidating Sovereign Martial Emperors.

As far as Xiao Chen knew, the Saber Sovereign, Wu Xiaotian, and the Sword Sovereign, Liu Xiaoyun, dared to fight with Primes became they wielded the Coiling Monarch Time Saber and the Scarlet Firmament Space Sword, respectively.

Just from this, it was clear how strong the Transcendent Divine Weapons on the Divine Weapon Ranking were.

After Xiao Chen recalled this, all the other clues made sense. The merchant fleet that he saw when he first entered the Black Sea must have been carrying the supplementary divine materials for breaking into the Divine Weapon Ranking.

In light of this situation, it was now easy to understand why Yue Bingyun appeared here. As far as he knew, the tenth-ranked Transcendent Divine Weapon, the Startling Wind Zither, was in the hands of the Lunar Palace.

If another Divine Weapon successfully broke through to the Divine Weapon Ranking, the tenth-ranked Startling Wind Zither would be kicked off, because only ten Divine Weapons appeared on the Divine Weapon Ranking. As long as a new Divine Weapon made it to the ranking, the last ranked Divine Weapon would drop out of the Divine Weapon Ranking and become an ordinary Divine Weapon.

Yue Bingyun’s purpose here was to stop the Manor Lord of the Jadeite Mountain Manor from making his Divine Weapon break through to become a Transcendent Divine Weapon, to keep the Startling Wind Zither in the Divine Weapon Ranking.

On further thought, Xiao Chen concluded that those pirates who went to rob the merchant fleet must have been sent by the Lunar Palace.

Having figured out all the clues and connected them together, he now completely understood what was happening.

All that was left was the connection of the Divine Weapon to the Heart of an Emperor. This was simple. He just had to look into the origins of the Divine Weapon that the Jadeite Mountain Manor possessed.

“Ao Jiao, thank you,” Xiao Chen said with a smile, revealing joy on his face.

Ao Jiao smiled faintly. She said from the Immortal Spirit Ring, You are directly involved in the matter. Naturally, it would be hard for you to see clearly. Given your intelligence, if you were an observer, you would see it even clearer than me.

“Bang!”

However, just at this moment, as Xiao Chen was about to reply, his door suddenly burst open. Then, a strong wind blew in a berserk manner like it was a knife.