Perfect Double Agent

"Come on, I'll show you around." Bai Ye said with a smile. Shopping is a woman's nature, and the witch was no exception. She had always been interested in strange and unusual things.

It's evening now, and there aren't many people in the city yet. Along both sides of the bluestone avenue, you can see elderly people dozing off everywhere. Some of them seem to have been sitting there for thousands of years, like statues.

There were also young people from out of town like them, gathering in groups of three or five in front of several stalls, occasionally letting out exclamations, adding a lot of vitality to this small town.

"These young men are quite something. The old blind man just got back and he's already at the city lord's mansion. He must have made a new discovery." Someone looked up at the two of them, their eyes gleaming like two small suns that stung the eyes.

This was an old man in gray clothes, who looked like he hadn't been visited in many years, and even the stall in front of him looked extremely dilapidated.

"Perhaps." Bai Ye and the witch squatted down. The old man didn't have many things, only a dozen or so. Most of them were sealed in ceramic jars, but some were exposed, such as a palm-sized, dark, black soil, a fingernail-sized ball full of patterns, and broken finger bones.

"Old man, how much is this little ball?" The witch pointed to the tiny round ball, no bigger than a fingernail, and reached out to touch it, but it didn't budge at all. Under the old man's smiling gaze, she reached out to take it, but it still wouldn't budge.

"Young friend, you have excellent eyesight. This bead was unearthed from a supreme battlefield. It is a refined star. If activated, it will be like a great star descending upon the world, with power capable of destroying heaven and earth."

Upon hearing this, the witch's eyes lit up, and she immediately looked at Bai Ye, her gaze sparkling with a mysterious radiance that seemed to be called "buy, buy, buy."

The old man smiled and said, "Black mud is also a dangerous substance. It contains the blood of a supreme being and harbors supreme killing intent. Once, a Void Daoist accidentally stepped on it and died instantly."

"They must be quite valuable, right?" Bai Ye frowned. These things all came from the no-man's-land, and were extremely evil. If they were useful, they wouldn't be sitting here untouched, causing no one to care about them.

"Since you two seem to have a connection, one of each of you will suffice as a divine herb."

"Old man, you're robbing me!"

"You're here for the Immortal Abode, aren't you? It's not that safe there. Having more life-saving items is necessary." The old man was still smiling, a smile that was intriguing. His gaze fell on Bai Ye, as if he were appraising a rare treasure. "I like the Chaos Stone Sacred Material..."

"It is indeed sacred material. I wonder which immortal family in the Nine Heavens this fellow Daoist comes from? He looks quite unfamiliar." A dignified young man walked over from a distance, with one arm around a beautiful and holy woman. His brows revealed undisguised arrogance as he stared intently at Bai Ye's robes.

However, on his cuff, there was a very conspicuous golden character – Wei!

Chapter 234 Great Sun True Lord

"My name is Wei Dong. May I ask your name, fellow Daoist?" the young man asked, his gaze occasionally shifting between Bai Ye and the witch, showing both admiration and envy.

“We are not from the Longevity Clan, but from the Intercepting Heaven Path.”

As soon as Bai Ye spoke, the young man's eyes instantly shifted from envy to greed. Although it only lasted for a moment, Bai Ye noticed it.

The Jietian Dao is a top-tier lineage in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, but its prestige is clearly inferior to that of the Changsheng Shijia.

This is the difference in foundation. One side was created by the Venerable Ones of this era, while the other is a legacy from the Immortal Ancient Era. It's like a new force versus an old one. Although they appear to be similar on the surface, the latter looks down on the former from the bottom of their hearts. Not to mention, every longevity family has experienced the Immortal Ancient Era and possesses inherited immortal artifacts.

This is the reason why immortal families are detached from worldly affairs, and it is also the capital that makes them superior to others.

This can be seen from Wei Dong's transformation. However, Jie Tian Dao is not as bad as imagined. Although Wei Dong is greedy, he does not dare to go too far.

"We don't have any divine medicine, but would this divine source work?" Bai Ye looked at the stall owner and took out a piece of divine source the size of a human head. The moment the dazzling divine light appeared, it illuminated the entire world with astonishing intensity.

"That's too little, it should be at least five yuan." The old man stretched out his bony hand.

But Bai Ye's straightforwardness surprised the old man, as he directly took out five pieces of source material the size of human heads and placed them in front of the old man.

This surprised everyone. The effects of this source are extraordinary. Whether it is for refining weapons, engraving arrays, or turning it into source liquid for future generations to baptize, bathe, or seal, it has extraordinary effects.

However, only a supreme being can transform it into divine source liquid. Furthermore, having enough divine source liquid can even slow down aging.

Bai Ye had dug up many things in the Chaos Realm of the Four Seasons Heaven, but he buried most of them in Tianhu Mountain to grow medicinal herbs.

"Is there anything else?" The old man's gaze was somewhat urgent, his cloudy eyes burning with intensity as he stared at Bai Ye.

"Yes, we do. What will you use to exchange for it, senior?" Bai Ye asked calmly, signaling the witch to take away the little star. It was a powerful weapon; if used well, it could easily kill a god, but if used poorly, it might harm him.

"Everything I can trade is right in front of me..." The old man withdrew his gaze, regaining his composure. With a wave of his hand, one ceramic jar after another was opened, and beams of light shot straight into the sky, dazzlingly brilliant.

“This is…” Even Wei Dong, who was standing to the side, stared wide-eyed.

There were about a dozen ceramic jars in total. Some contained strange silver blood, others golden divine blood, while some contained inexplicable bone fragments. One ceramic jar even contained an arm bone covered with dense bone inscriptions.

"Senior, how much is that arm bone?" Wei Dong asked breathlessly.

The old man glanced at him. "The Supreme Arm can be used as a seed to fuse with oneself. It can be exchanged for a high-ranking magical technique."

"Supreme Technique? Go ahead and steal it!" Wei Dong's face instantly darkened.

Undoubtedly, these elderly people, who frequently venture into uninhabited areas, have indeed found many valuable items, but the prices are enough to deter most people.

"Is there anything special about that golden blood?" Bai Ye asked.

"The blood of the Primordial Heaven-Shaking Ox God can transform one's body, but it's useless to you," the old man said calmly. He was a decent merchant after all, and didn't intend to rip him off.

“I do have a calf for transportation, which might be useful to him,” Bai Ye continued. “Could you name a price, senior?”

"Sure, I won't sell it for less than ten yuan!"

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"You're really dark-skinned!" even the witch couldn't help but exclaim.

"It's alright." Bai Ye took out two large pieces of divine source blocks and traded them. As far as he was concerned, as long as the trade was beneficial to him, he didn't mind taking a loss to a certain extent.

Most importantly, he cannot refine the divine source.

“Then I’ll buy one too.” Wei Dong pointed to the arm bone, and an extremely complex Dao rune appeared on his finger. It was as if all the myriad changes were condensed in this one rune. With the release of supreme aura, everyone was secretly shocked.

Even Bai Ye and the witch were glancing at them. As expected of a family of immortals, their foundation was absolutely profound. It was also possible that the Supreme Treasure Technique was obtained by Wei Dong outside.

"You have a good eye," the old man exclaimed, pushing the ceramic jar towards him.

"Senior, I'd like to ask if you have any immortal bones, preferably fire-attribute ones. A younger sister in my clan is about to turn sixteen, and I'd like to buy one as a gift for her," Wei Dong continued.

"Fire attribute? The value of immortal bones is immeasurable. Even if I had one, I wouldn't trade it... However, the city lord does have one, which seems to have been treasured for many years."

"The Great Sun True Lord?" Wei Dong's face turned a little green, and he couldn't help but look up into the depths of the city.

"Is the city lord the Great Sun True Lord? Could he be a Supreme Being?" the witch whispered. Everything here felt new to her, completely different from her experience in the Three Thousand Provinces.

"It shouldn't be. The Supreme One wouldn't stay in a small town. He's probably in hiding..." Bai Ye said. However, after the transaction, he didn't stay there. Instead, he took the witch to wander around other places. Even Wei Dong didn't bother them. It seemed like he was in a hurry to study the arm bone.

The city may not be large and may seem sparsely populated, but it is actually fully equipped. It has everything that exists outside, but most of the businesses here are run by gods, and the prices are outrageously high. Sacred medicine is just the basic currency.

The two seemed to be direct descendants of a prominent family, and they wandered around the city for most of the day, continuing until nightfall.

But just before they returned to the thatched hut, the old blind man was already waiting there.

"The city lord wishes to invite you to his residence for a chat, which may be related to the Immortal Abode," the old blind man explained his purpose.

"A celestial abode?"

"Recently, many talented young people have arrived, including the young master of the Wei family, the princess of the Changsheng Dynasty, and the young master of the Changsheng family. The city lord may be planning to organize a team to explore the Immortal Abode."

This news was undoubtedly astonishing. The news of the Immortal Abode directly alarmed the Changsheng Family, and the person who came was a direct descendant of the current generation. Even Bai Ye felt that the Immortal Abode was not simple.

However, when the blind old man led them into the city lord's mansion, the scene there was still beyond his expectations.

In the ancient palace, an enormous figure sat on a throne atop nine steps, as imposing as a mountain, radiating an overwhelming sense of oppression.

He was dressed in a golden robe, and his body was surrounded by endless divine light, like a golden sun of divine power, so dazzling that it filled the entire palace with a sense of oppression.

He was too majestic and too domineering. His gaze was intense, like two golden stars, carrying a supreme aura as he scrutinized the three people who had arrived. Just looking at them like that was enough to make one's heart tremble.

However, Bai Ye sensed something unusual. This city lord seemed to have comprehended a fire-attribute magic technique to an extremely deep level. Although his cultivation level was not that of a true supreme being, it was definitely close to that level, and he was very likely a quasi-supreme being.

"Young friend who has cut off the Heavenly Dao?" the Great Sun True Monarch spoke, his voice filled with majesty, his posture unbelievable.

"Did the True Lord summon us for something?" Bai Ye cupped his hands in greeting, his back still ramrod straight, like an unyielding sword mountain, towering and incomparably upright. Even the witch was the same, showing no stage fright whatsoever, instead casually observing her surroundings.

“Every hundred years, the immortal abode in the east of the city will manifest from its hidden place and then disappear again. This state has lasted for nearly ten thousand years. In three days, it will be the right time, and the immortal abode will most likely appear completely. I would like to invite you two young friends to go together and seek good fortune.” The Great Sun True Monarch spoke, his eyes no longer as majestic as before, but incredibly deep, as if he could see right through Bai Ye.

"Since the True Lord has invited us, how can we refuse?" Bai Ye nodded in agreement. He was originally going to the Immortal Mansion, but what struck him as odd was that this True Lord didn't seem like a kind person. At the same time, he felt that the other party's magic technique looked somewhat familiar, very much like the Golden Crow Magic Technique.

Only after leaving the city lord's mansion did Bai Ye finally ask the old blind man, "What is your city lord's background?"

"Shh..." The old blind man looked around and whispered after a moment, "The Great Sun True Monarch comes from the Imperial City and has a close relationship with the Tuogu family. He was originally just a Heavenly God, not even as good as me back then. Twenty thousand years ago, he was suspected of obtaining a piece of immortal bone, which made his cultivation advance by leaps and bounds and he rose rapidly until he was stuck before becoming a Supreme, unable to advance any further for ten thousand years."

"Immortal bones? Senior, do you know which immortal it is?" Bai Ye gasped for breath and asked hastily.

"I'm not sure. I heard it was found in an ancient battlefield... and it's suspected to be related to the three-legged golden crow of the Immortal Ancient."

However, there are also rumors that the city lord was originally a servant of a young lady in the Taku family. He was kicked out because he fell in love with the young lady he was protecting.

The reason he's guarding this place is that he's waiting for the Immortal Abode to open. He's been stuck before becoming a Supreme Being for tens of thousands of years, desperately wanting to prove himself to the Longevity Clan. Perhaps the Immortal Abode holds the fortune he desires," the blind old man said.

"Could it be that love turned to hate? And he wants to become the supreme ruler to take revenge? Your city lord doesn't seem like a kind person." The witch muttered softly.

Such things are not uncommon. They either love each other extremely deeply or hate each other from love to hate. They can not get any closer to each other for ten thousand years. If they develop a demonic nature, it would be absolutely terrifying. Once it erupts, it would be enough to destroy the world.

The more persistent a person is, the more this is true.

Chapter 235 My Junior Brother is Dying, What Should I Do?

Everyone has their own obsession, whether it's the Great Sun True Lord or the blind old man who set up the great formation.

That night, Bai Ye and the witch awoke from their meditation and looked outside. The three Void Daoists sat cross-legged in their respective places, as if they were suppressing the heavens and earth, or as if they were protecting the area, making the area shrouded in mist.

Although they were isolated, they still sensed that things were not simple. The four Void Daoists were doing something in the great formation, occasionally emitting wisps of amazing medicinal fragrance, so rich that people couldn't help but greedily inhale them.

"It seems he really did find a suitable body..."

An old man in a gray robe appeared in front of the courtyard, gazing in the direction of the great formation. His originally cloudy eyes seemed to have shed their grime and become bright.

"What does he want the corpse for? Does he want to take over and rebuild it? Or does he want to prolong his lifespan?" Bai Ye and the witch came out and couldn't help but ask.

"The old blind man had a granddaughter. When she ignited the divine fire, she fused with a wisp of primordial energy that the old blind man had brought back from outside. However, an accident occurred. Her physical body shattered, and her primordial spirit was almost completely destroyed. If the old blind man hadn't had a secret treasure to protect the girl's primordial spirit, she would have died long ago."

"Over the years, the old blind man has felt deeply guilty and has secretly collected various ancient methods in an attempt to save the situation, but even if he had a method, it wouldn't be so easy," the gray-robed old man explained.

This is similar to possessing a corpse to resurrect oneself. Under normal circumstances, cultivators would not choose this method, as the physical body is always the most suitable for them, but there are exceptions.

Just like in the original work, the immortal families and other forces in the Nine Heavens do indeed possess this method, allowing their disciples to take over the bodies of those possessing immortal energy, thus changing their own foundation and making their path of cultivation smoother, and gaining immortal energy out of thin air.

The old blind man bought the female corpse from Bai Ye with a divine herb, not to resell it, but for his granddaughter, which Bai Ye really didn't expect.

"For that girl, the old blind man's entire fortune is probably gone. He could have gone even further. If he hadn't lost half his life and an eye in the bloody battlefield, he would probably have already entered the next realm."

"Tsk, I'm still the best off. No ties, no worries. Even if I die in some no-man's-land one day, nobody will miss me."

"How could that be, senior? I will miss you," the witch said.

"Even if you miss me, I won't leave you my coffin lid," the old man muttered, then walked away with his hands behind his back.

"These old men are all very wealthy, yet they prefer to be misers." The witch looked at Bai Ye. "Do you think they would accept me as their apprentice?"

"I don't know if they'll accept it or not, but I'm sure the Grand Elder will definitely betray you and smash your head in."