Chapter 343 - Joining Leo Kings Palace? (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“Little Brat Ye Chen, you better not use your Astral Body. Bi Lin will recognize you if you use your Astral Body,” Master Lion said.

Ye Chen smiled faintly. “Master Lion, you don’t have to worry. I won’t release my Astral Body even if I meet a strong foe. The Emperor Ming’s Belt can summon Arcane Beasts. If need be, I can just summon the Immortal Dark Phoenix!” The Immortal Dark Phoenix was beginner Daemon King Rank, nearly rivaling the gold-armored soldier.

Master Lion nodded slightly. Ye Chen was constantly finding new tools to deal with enemies so he would not have to resort to using his Astral Body. He glanced at Ye Chen and found himself slightly looking forward to seeing just how far Ye Chen could progress.

“Master Lion, I’ll leave the Soul Pearl in the Heavenly Astra Seal,” Ye Chen said. He was not going to leave behind any clues to help Bi Lin figure out his identity. He then invoked his Astral Body and exited the Heavenly Astra Seal.

The area around the seventh floor entrance of the Soul Pagoda was extremely crowded. Various factions had their camps set up in the area. There were also many independent cultivators. Mystique Adept Rank Flying mystical beasts and Celestial Beasts occasionally glided past the skies above and a great number of Mystique Adept Rank mystical beasts and Celestial Beasts also roamed freely on the ground below.

In the Soul Pagoda, Mystique Adept Rank mystical beasts and Celestial Beasts were just mere fodder. For that reason, Ye Chen did not bring the Golden Sun Condor with him into the Soul Pagoda but instead, left it outside.

Shortly after Ye Chen went outside, he felt a wave of Psyche energy extending toward his direction.

The Psyche energy belonged to Bi Lin. Her Psyche energy was inspecting all humans, mystical beasts, and Celestial Beasts here.

Several thousand meters away, Bi Lin’s Psyche locked onto Ye Chen’s. She frowned a little. Each time a new person showed up in this area, she would inspect them with her Psyche.

Even though he felt Bi Lin’s energy on him, Ye Chen continued walking without a change of expression. He was feeling slightly nervous. If Bi Lin recognized him, he would not be able to snap out of Bi Lin’s control again.

“No.” Bi Lin who was residing in her tent shook her head. The energy she felt was completely different from Ye Chen’s energy.

Ye Chen kept his composure and continued walking several hundred meters ahead. He heaved a sigh of relief when he felt Bi Lin’s Psyche leaving him as he was not detected after using Daylight Thief.

Right after Bi Lin’s Psyche had left him, Ye Chen felt somebody’s attention fixed on to him.

It was Cang Lu. The old man Cang Lu glanced over this direction as well for some reason.

Under the effect of the Daylight Thief Technique, Ye Chen could not be detected even with the use of Psyche. There was no way he was going to be simply recognized by sight!

Unsurprisingly, Cang Lu turned away after a moment.

Ye Chen continued heading toward the location with the pitch tents. They had set up a large bazaar.

“The Spirit Council guarantees that we’ll provide spirit artifacts in exchange for your Tianyuan ancient coins. In addition, if anybody here possesses twilight gold ancient coins, you may exchange them for spirit artifacts up to Tier Six or Seven at the Spirit Council!” a top Godly Venerable Rank middle-aged fighter announced. He was clad in shiny artifacts all over. Each spirit artifact he had was at least Tier Seven, Eight or even higher. Exactly what you would come to expect from a man of the Spirit Council. “Also, if you have any other treasures on you, you’re welcome to sell them to our Spirit Council. Prices are negotiable.”

Following the middle-aged man’s announcement, a large crowd began to discuss among themselves.

“This man is the elder of the Spirit Council, his name is Feng Ming. I heard that the treasures he has on him are all specially crafted by the Spirit Council using secret techniques. Even though his cultivation base is just top Godly Venerable Rank, regular first grade Boundless Stage fighters are no match for him due to the treasures he equips!”

“The Spirit Council is far more reputable than the other factions. In the past, they had countless clients purchasing from them and they have maintained a good reputation for some time.”

“I have plenty of Tianyuan ancient coins here. My guess is they are planning to collect them in masses and refine them into spirit artifacts.”

The conversation between two Godly Venerable Rank fighters was overheard by Ye Chen.

Feng Ming, who was standing nearby continued, “According to the estimation of the elders of the Spirit Council, the Soul Pagoda will be closing in six days. In six days, the Spirit Council will be making a grand opening! If any esteemed guests would like to trade with the Spirit Council, you can find branches of the Spirit Council in the city of each large empire. There will be specialists of the Spirit Council receiving you to discuss with you.”

Upon hearing Feng Ming’s announcement, the crowd instantly exploded.

“The Spirit Council is making a grand opening!”

“The Spirit Council has probably been staying silent for close to a thousand years by now. Apart from a few selected individuals, nobody else was able to get in contact with the Spirit Council.”

“This is going to be very troublesome for the merchants. How are they supposed to compete against the fabled Spirit Council?”

Each of the large factions was extremely powerful but in terms of wealth, the Spirit Council was miles ahead of the other factions. The Spirit Council had recruited the most renowned group of blacksmiths in the entire Great Eastern Continent. Each spirit artifact they produced was worth an entire city’s weight in gold.

In this instance of the Soul Pagoda opening, many kinds of treasures were unearthed. Even though the Spirit Council did not manage to get their hands on as much treasure as powerful presences like the Tribunal Council and Thunder Beast, they had their method to obtain even more treasures than their competitors!

“It’s not just the Spirit Council, the other factions probably can’t resist anymore!”

As Ye Chen walked around the bazaar, he noticed a lot of people using the Tianyuan ancient coins to trade. It was extremely easy to find something valuable in exchange for Tianyuan ancient coins. Goods such as Tier Five to Six spirit artifacts, medicinal pills of Tier Seven, Eight, even Nine, and also rare materials were traded for the coins. Nobody conducted trade of items like Cosmic Stones, Purple Demon Armor, Tier Eight to Nine spirit artifacts, secret technique jade slips, and other similar treasures. These items could easily cost up to several hundred thousand Tianyuan ancient coins.