As soon as the words fell, they immediately received responses from countless individuals. Those people were already quite envious, and now that an opportunity presented itself, they were naturally even more unwilling to let it go, speaking up at the first moment.
"Fellow Daoist Return to Heaven, please trade with me. I will certainly give you a sufficient price!"
"No, you should trade with me. Not only can I give you sufficient treasures, but I can also promise to protect your Return to Heaven Star Domain for a hundred thousand years!"
"If a transaction is to be made, it should be with our imperial clan. Under the heavens, we fear nothing!"
...
The Heavenly Mighty Figures, even the imperial clans, spoke up, unwilling to give up this Chaos Heaven Snake.
The Chaos Heaven Snake was only about a foot long, its entire body presenting a jade-white color, crystal clear, entwined with wisps of primordial Chaos Qi. It opened its pure, pitch-black, bright eyes, looking quite tender and adorable.
Currently, the Chaos Heaven Snake was merely a newborn juvenile, but because it was a chaos-born sacred spirit, it was already at the half-saint level, quite extraordinary.
Seeing the fiery gazes from the surrounding people directed at it, as if sensing something, it shot into the sky with a whoosh.
Return to Heaven Great Power was startled and hurriedly made a move, creating a circle of light membrane to block it. However, the Chaos Heaven Snake was extraordinary, possessing innate special methods. The primordial Chaos Qi dissolved everything, actually eroding and piercing a small hole, shooting out from within.
Whoosh—
At the same time, the Chaos Heaven Snake shot away, swishing as it charged towards Ye Chen and burrowed into his embrace, slipping into his clothes.
The speed was too fast, so much so that Ye Chen hadn't fully reacted. By the time he regained his senses, the Chaos Heaven Snake was already on him.
Fortunately, the Chaos Heaven Snake had no intention of harming him. Its small snake body merely coiled around his hair, somewhat greedily devouring the wisps of primordial Chaos Qi emanating from his body, revealing an intoxicated expression.
Clearly, because Ye Chen possessed a Chaos Saint Body, the Chaos Heaven Snake had an innate fondness for primordial Chaos Qi and thus felt particularly close to Ye Chen.
Seeing this scene, many people's eyes turned red with envy.
"Battle Saint King, please return it," Return to Heaven Great Power spoke.
Ye Chen said, "Fellow Daoist Return to Heaven, if possible, please trade the Chaos Heaven Snake with me."
Hearing this, the Heavenly Mighty Figures were first stunned, then all became unwilling. After all, how many would be willing to give up such a chaos-born creature with limitless growth potential? They all spoke up, demanding Ye Chen return it immediately.
Naturally, whether it was the imperial clans or supreme existences like the Soul-Forbidden Hall, none were willing to give up.
That Old Undying Great Power also spoke up, stating that it could not fall into Ye Chen's hands.
However, Ye Chen knew that the Old Undying Great Power was not deliberately targeting him; on the contrary, it was a form of protection. Because he had already obtained a Chaos Immortal Egg, attracting much attention from all sides. If this Chaos Heaven Snake also fell into his hands, he would inevitably become the target of envy and jealousy from all quarters. Even if he possessed a supreme Emperor's weapon, some would surely take desperate risks to harm him.
Ye Chen fell silent. He understood the Old Undying Great Power's good intentions. Although he was powerful, although he was domineering, although he possessed a supreme Emperor's weapon, he ultimately could not be invincible alone, could not resist everyone by himself. He could only sigh lightly and hand over the Chaos Heaven Snake.
After all, he did not yet have sufficient strength to contend against everything. If he reached the Ancient Monarch level, he could fear no imperial clan and come and go as he pleased.
"Hiss hiss hiss—"
In the end, the Chaos Heaven Snake seemed to sense danger. With a swish, it actually broke through the barrier, directly shot into the sky, and left the imperial clan's grand hall. Moreover, the strands of primordial Chaos Qi dispersed, erasing all traces, leaving everyone dumbfounded.
The Chaos Heaven Snake had actually escaped.
Naturally, the happiest were the Dan Emperor Clan, because this was the Dan Realm, the ancient realm of the Dan Emperor Clan. No matter what, the Chaos Heaven Snake could not leave the Dan Realm and was destined to become the Dan Emperor Clan's.
"Hahaha, it seems the Chaos Heaven Snake had already made its choice. Fellow Daoist Return to Heaven, why not hand the Chaos Heaven Snake over to our Dan Emperor Clan? Consider it forming a good relationship, and our Dan Emperor Clan will give you sufficient compensation," Dan Chen laughed heartily, filled with delight.
Could Return to Heaven Great Power refuse? Naturally not. Moreover, this was the Dan Emperor Clan's territory. Even if the other Heavenly Mighty Figures were unwilling, they had to acknowledge this fact.
However, the chaos stones were not completely cut open. Among them were a few most extraordinary and special ones. Even Ye Chen, possessing a Chaos Saint Body, had several times felt a special sensation, a kind of unease, which stopped the Dan Emperor Clan from continuing to cut them open.
He indicated that the remaining chaos stones contained fearsome, great dangers and were not suitable for cutting open. They should be suppressed with a supreme Emperor's weapon to grind away the inner baleful aura before being suitable for opening. Otherwise, if carelessly opened, an unprecedented great danger might very well occur.
This was not mere talk; it was truly very possible.
In the end, the Heavenly Mighty Figures all dispersed.
Before leaving, Ye Chen confronted Qin Jiuyou. The killing intent between them was thick, nearly erupting into a fearsome battle. But in the end, the Dan Emperor Clan intervened and stopped the conflict!
The eve of the Dan Canon was destined to be restless. That very night, another terrifying disturbance occurred, shaking the entire Dan Tian City and attracting the attention of all.
A divine light exploded, tearing through the sky, causing an unparalleled great impact.
No one understood what exactly had happened, because it ended quickly, and the news was tightly sealed, very secretive, with no one able to find out.
Only Ye Chen opened his eyes from his meditation, infinitely profound, piercing through the sky as if he understood something.
Soon, he closed his eyes again, returning to his meditation.
That night, an uninvited guest appeared in Ye Chen's treasure pavilion—none other than Will.
Ye Chen opened his eyes and saw Will, disheveled and with messy hair. All his worries vanished, replaced by an irrepressible smile. He walked forward and said, "I say, what on earth have you been up to? Why have you made yourself so disheveled? Did you really go peeping on the Imperial Maiden bathing? Or did you successfully rob wealth and beauty?"
Hearing this, Will gave an embarrassed smile. He had two black eyes on his face, clearly beaten out by someone, and his face was swollen, beaten to look like a pig's head, appearing particularly comical. His snow-white clothes were also dirty. In short, he looked utterly wretched.
"Damn it, I never expected that Imperial Maiden to be such a fierce person. I really miscalculated. This loss is huge," Will said, thinking of everything that had happened not long ago, still unable to resist cursing.
Hearing this, Ye Chen was startled and hurriedly asked, "You confronted the Imperial Maiden?"
Will nodded.