Chapter 599: Completed Transaction
Joining the Mayfly Clan would not bring any benefits to Ye Changsheng. He does not need anyone to provide him with resources for cultivation now, so he naturally would not consider joining the Mayfly Clan.
Hearing his refusal, Xu Ling seemed a little dissatisfied. He snorted coldly, stared at him with strange eyes, and asked coldly: "If that's the case, then what is the deal you want to discuss with me?"
"Let me make it clear in advance. If this deal doesn't satisfy me, Qing Yuanzi, don't blame me for being rude!" Xu Ling said with an unhappy look on his face.
Qing Yuanzi laughed loudly upon hearing this, his face full of confidence: "Brother Xu Ling, please rest assured that you will not be disappointed with the deal proposed by Fellow Daoist Ye!"
"Oh, Qing Yuanzi, you never brag . In that case, I'll just have to wait and see!" Xu Ling looked at Ye Changsheng with sharp eyes.
Ye Changsheng smiled indifferently, and shook his sleeves calmly. Suddenly, a buzzing sound came out, and then a dozen thumb-sized golden flowers flew out.
"Fellow Daoist Xu Ling, please look at this!"
As soon as Ye Changsheng finished speaking, the golden flowers immediately flashed with light, and their size suddenly increased several times, transforming into fist-sized golden beetles. Under the golden light, they seemed to be made of pure gold.
As soon as these gold-eating bugs appeared, Xu Ling's whole body shook violently, and a look of disbelief flashed across his eyes. In an instant, he looked at these dozen gold-eating bugs, and the expression on his face suddenly became extremely strange.
When Qing Yuanzi saw the old man's expression, his brows immediately frowned. The other party's reaction seemed to be a little different from what he expected!
Although he was a little surprised, Qing Yuanzi said calmly: "With Brother Xu Ling's knowledge, it is impossible that he doesn't recognize the gold-eating bug, right?"
"You, the Mayfly Clan, are the most skilled in controlling insects in the spirit world. Even super clans like the Horned Chi and Giant Spirits cannot compare to you!"
"This gold-eating insect has caused a great storm in the history of the spirit world. It is impossible for the people of the Mayfly Clan not to know this insect and how powerful it is!"
As soon as Qing Yuanzi finished speaking, a burst of wild laughter suddenly came out from Xu Ling's mouth:
“Hahahaha! A mature gold-eating beetle. Good! Very good! Haha!”
Xu Ling laughed wildly towards the sky, his laughter was filled with ecstasy, and faintly the sound of wind and thunder could be heard in the hall, as if the heaven and earth were shaking with this laughter.
Seeing his performance, Qing Yuanzi seemed to recall something and frowned slightly...
"Very good, Qing Yuanzi, you are right. You have indeed brought me a surprise. Since you, Ye Xiaozi, have taken out a mature gold-eating worm, I will show you something that I have never let anyone see before!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the old man opened his mouth and a silver gourd flew out of his mouth, and the lid of the gourd opened immediately.
Suddenly there was a buzzing sound, and a golden light flew out of the gourd and appeared in the hall.
"This is... " When Qing Yuanzi saw the golden light, a look of surprise appeared on his face.
Wrapped in the golden light were actually golden beetles, which looked exactly like Ye Changsheng's gold-eating beetles, buzzing in the same ferocious and unusual manner.
"I didn't expect that Brother Xu Ling also has a mature gold-eating bug in his hands!" After a moment, Qing Yuanzi said with a complicated expression.
"Yes, I have even forgotten how many years ago I started to cultivate these gold-eating bugs. They have only recently advanced to mature forms. You can imagine how much effort I have put into them."
"Originally, I was planning to ask you for some Styx Divine Milk to allow this gold-eating worm to continue evolving. I didn't expect that you, Qing Yuanzi, would come directly to my door with Fellow Daoist Ye!" Xu Ling said with a light breath.
"The Divine Milk of the Styx?" Qing Yuanzi frowned when he heard this, seeming a little puzzled.
But Xu Ling didn't intend to explain to him. He looked at Qing Yuanzi meaningfully and said, "Brother Jiang, I want to discuss the deal with this fellow Daoist Ye alone. Do you have any objection?"
"As long as you are not forcing me to buy or sell, I naturally won't mind!" Qing Yuanzi said with a dry laugh.
"Fellow Daoist Ye, what about you?" Xu Ling turned his head and looked at Ye Changsheng again.
"Of course, Ye believes in Fellow Daoist Xu Ling!" Ye Changsheng said calmly.
Seeing his confident and fearless look, Xu Ling looked at him with a higher opinion, grinned, and said to Qing Yuanzi: "Then please ask Brother Jiang to leave first!"
"Fellow Daoist Ye, if this old monster wants to harm you, I, Jiang, will stand on the same front with you. If we combine our strength, it may not be impossible for us to fight this old monster!" Qing Yuanzi secretly transmitted a message to Ye Changsheng.
"Thank you, Brother Daoist Jiang. I will definitely repay your kindness one day!" Ye Changsheng responded.
Upon hearing this, Qing Yuanzi bowed and left the palace.
Upon seeing this, Xu Ling waved his hand, and the palace door closed immediately. With the flickering light, it was obvious that all contact with the outside world had been cut off.
Looking at Ye Changsheng, Xu Ling's expression became amiable, and he said slowly: "Fellow Daoist Ye, you brought the gold-eating bugs to me to trade, could it be that you want to cultivate a gold-eating bug king?"
The old guy guessed Ye Changsheng's secret at once.
"Hehe, Ye happens to have a sufficient number of gold-eating bugs in his hands. I have also heard about the power of the gold-eating bug king, so naturally I want to try it!" Ye Changsheng said bluntly.
He knew that no matter what excuses he made, he would not be able to hide it from this old monster.
As soon as he proposed to trade the training method of the Gold-Eating Bug King, the other party would immediately know what he was planning.
At the same time, one would also guess that he has at least 10,000 mature gold-eating bugs in his hands.
In that case, there's no need to waste time beating around the bush and just come straight to the point.
Anyway, judging from the situation of the old monster Xu Ling in the original book, he didn't care much about it.
In the original novel, he guessed that Han Li had enough gold-eating bugs to cultivate the Insect King, but he did not have any thoughts on Han Li who was only in the fusion stage.
But now, Ye Changsheng's strength is many times stronger than Han Li who made a deal with Xu Ling in the original novel, so it is even less likely that Xu Ling would have any intentions.
Hearing Ye Changsheng's words, Xu Ling showed a look of "as expected" on his face.
Then, he sneered secretly in his heart.
"Haha, the Gold Devouring Bug King? You really dare to think so! If it were really so easy to cultivate a being comparable to a true immortal, wouldn't our Mayfly Clan have dominated the entire spirit world long ago?"
"My clan has obtained this insect breeding technique for so many years, but I have never seen anyone really succeed. This person is willing to waste his efforts, and I am happy to see it!" Xu Ling thought secretly in his heart.
Immediately, a warm smile appeared on his face, and he looked at Ye Changsheng with a kind expression and asked:
"Fellow Daoist Ye actually has the ambition to train the Insect King. I admire you. Since you dare to come up with such an idea, it seems that you must have a lot of mature gold-eating insects in your hands, right?"
As Xu Ling said this, a hint of anticipation rose in his heart.
"Of course. If there aren't over ten thousand gold-eating bugs, how can we cultivate the insect king? Ye does have a certain number of mature gold-eating bugs in his hands!" Ye Changsheng said with a smile.
"That's easy!"
"The secret technique of cultivating the Gold-Eating Bug King is supposed to be a secret of our Mayfly Clan. We will never tell anyone else. Even if a true immortal from the sky comes down, he can't take this secret technique away from us!" Xu Ling's face turned stern, and he spoke with a cold voice.
But immediately, he changed the subject and said, "However, since Fellow Daoist Ye has come to me today, I may consider it for the sake of Fellow Daoist and Qing Yuanzi!"
"But this will require you to pay a certain price!"
Ye Changsheng didn't show any surprise when he heard this. He just smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Xu Ling, if you want anything, please just tell me!"
"Then I won't be polite. If Fellow Daoist Ye can give me 5,000 mature gold-eating insects, I will immediately teach you the secret technique of breeding insects!" Xu Ling said with a grin.
Hearing this, Ye Changsheng's face suddenly turned ugly, his brows knitted, and he said in a low voice: "Isn't Fellow Daoist Xu Ling's request too much?"
"If I give you five thousand mature gold-eating bugs, can I still cultivate a gold-eating bug king?" Ye Changsheng said with a very ugly expression.
"Do you still think you can really cultivate the Insect King?" Xu Ling sneered in his heart.
Then, he laughed and said, "Fellow Daoist Ye wants to cultivate the Insect King, but don't you even have more than 15,000 mature gold-eating insects?"
Ye Changsheng hesitated and said, "Yes, I do, but if I give you these five thousand gold-eating insects, I'm afraid I won't be able to train an insect king!"
"Hehe, to be honest, if ten thousand mature gold-eating bugs cannot produce a bug king, then fifteen thousand won't be a consideration!"
"So, whether these 5,000 are missing or not, I don't think it will have any impact!" Xu Ling said with a grin.
"Well, let's do this. I will use five thousand gold-eating insects to exchange for your secret technique to cultivate the insect king!" Ye Changsheng said after pondering for a moment.
"Okay, Fellow Daoist Ye will definitely not regret it. But before that, I have one more request. After Fellow Daoist Ye obtains this secret technique, he must swear by his inner demon that he will never pass it on to a second person!" Xu Ling said solemnly.
"Of course. Even if you don't tell me, I won't tell it!" Ye Changsheng nodded decisively.
"Okay, then let's start the transaction!" Xu Ling said with a glimmer of anticipation in his eyes.
Ye Changsheng nodded and threw a spirit beast ring over. At the same time, Xu Ling also threw a jade slip to him.
After the two got the things, they both probed their spiritual sense into them and examined them carefully.
When Xu Ling saw the five thousand ferocious-looking gold-eating bugs in the spirit beast ring, whose bodies seemed to be made of pure gold, a deep joy flashed in his eyes.
"Good, very good!" He was very happy.
"With these five thousand gold-eating bugs, plus my own five thousand, it will be enough to refine an umbrella of all spirits!"
"With the indestructibility of the mature gold-eating insect, the All-Spirit Umbrella that I have refined can also play a certain role in the Ascension Tribulation!"
"Hehe, I traded a useless insect breeding secret technique for a greatly increased chance of ascending to heaven. This deal really made me a big profit!"
Xu Ling was thinking this in his heart, and looked up to see Ye Changsheng holding the jade slip and examining it carefully.
"What do you think? Fellow Daoist Ye, there should be no problem with the secret technique of breeding insects in this jade slip, right?" Xu Ling asked with a smile.
Ye Changsheng nodded: "Yes, this insect breeding technique is extremely mysterious. Just a moment of comprehension has given me huge gains!"
"Of course. How can the secret technique of our Mayfly Clan be simple? Now that the transaction is completed, Fellow Daoist Ye, please go back!" Xu Ling suddenly said with a stern face.
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and pointed, the gate of the palace opened, and a passage appeared in front of Ye Changsheng.
Ye Changsheng cupped his hands, then suddenly disappeared in a flash.
"This kid... In the future, there will be another remarkable person on Fengyuan Continent, the human race, hehe!"
"But what does that have to do with me?"
Xu Ling murmured a few words, then walked deeper into the hall and soon disappeared.
In the Styx, Ye Changsheng and Qing Yuanzi walked side by side. After taking a look at his expression, Qing Yuanzi said:
"It seems that Fellow Daoist Ye has achieved his goal. What are your plans next?"
"I will stay in the Styx for a while and then leave and return to the human race. Fellow Daoist Jiang, do you have anything to entrust to you? I can help you do it!" Ye Changsheng said with a smile.
"Although I have several old friends among the human race, there is no need to contact them now. But if Fellow Daoist Ye sees my apprentice, you can tell him to come here!" Qing Yuanzi said after hesitating for a moment.
"Okay, I'll definitely convey this message to Brother Jiang. I'll leave now!" Ye Changsheng said with a bow.
"Fellow Daoist Ye, walk slowly!"
Ye Changsheng's figure disappeared like a flowing shadow, and not long after, he arrived at another place in the Styx.
This is one of the forbidden areas in the Styx. Even Mahayana cultivators like Qing Yuanzi are usually not willing to come here.
This is because this area is completely shrouded in a dense and overwhelming demonic energy, and within the demonic energy, there lives a great demon that makes them extremely fearful.
When Ye Changsheng arrived here, the demonic energy in the ten thousand feet deep demon abyss immediately began to surge, like boiling water, causing ripples.
Ye Changsheng stood at the edge of the Demonic Abyss, squinting his eyes and looking down. He saw that the demonic energy was rolling more and more violently. Not long after, two figures emerged from the demonic energy and appeared in front of him.
One of them was dressed in white, had a peerless appearance, was barefoot, and had a smiling look on his face. It was Baohua.
The other person was covered in a set of armor. The black armor made his fair skin look even whiter. The armor was close-fitting, perfectly outlining his exquisite curves, making people feel dry in the mouth after just one look at it.
Needless to say, this person is naturally Baohua's sister Mingluo!
