Chapter 86

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On the top floor of the Heavenly Earth Tower, the black coffin of Old Lady Sāng leaned against one side. Princess Jiuyin and King Wànxié Gǔ stood far apart, facing the opposite side of Yīnhuáng Wǔ's throne. These three evil cultivators maintained the greatest possible distance from each other, as if they all found the others' scents repulsive.

Yīnxuè Gē squatted beside Yīnhuáng Wǔ's throne, with a small red clay stove and a set of exquisite purple clay tea ware. Using mountain spring water freshly taken from the back mountain of the Yīn Clan city and a bit of top-grade mountain tea brought by Princess Jiuyin, Yīnxuè Gē was busily brewing tea.

Princess Jiuyin occasionally turned to look at Yīnxuè Gē, then sighed heavily. The mountain tea was hand-picked by Princess Jiuyin from the vast mountains near the Life and Death Corpse Demon Sect, and carefully stir-fried by carefully selected beautiful virgins. It was truly the best of the best. These top-grade tea leaves falling into the hands of a novice like Yīnxuè Gē was clearly a waste.

A blood mist barrier enveloped the top floor of the Heavenly Earth Tower. Four floating light star boats hovered in front of Yīnhuáng Wǔ. She sat with her legs crossed, her feet propped up, and her fingers gently tapping the four floating light star boats, causing ripples of silver-green starlight to spread.

"This is my good son, who risked his life to obtain these floating light star boats. Who dares to say he cannot share in the benefits of this operation? I don't ask for your help; I won't participate in this operation. You figure out how to go to the Mars Dao Field on your own!"

Old Lady Sāng's voice came from the coffin, filled with pain and helplessness.

"But, Empress Yīnxuè, according to our agreed ratio, you already have thirty percent of the benefits. We three only get seventy percent. If we have to give your son a share, won't our hard work just be for your mother and son?"

Princess Jiuyin clasped her hands together in a prayer-like gesture, her eyes darting as she looked at Yīnhuáng Wǔ.

"Sister Yīn, you wouldn't be so heartless, would you? To investigate the actions of the righteous sects this time, the Life and Death Corpse Demon Sect's spy in the Qianyuan Sect was brutally exterminated by the Qianyuan Sect. Pitiful, pitiful, his entire family of over three hundred and seventy people was wiped out in one night. The Life and Death Corpse Demon Sect has paid such a high price, and you still want to take a share?"

King Wànxié Gǔ's eyes blazed with ghostly fire. He stared intently at the four floating light star boats, his black teeth grinding with a 'crack,' and sparks flew from between his teeth. His hands, restless, clenched and unclenched, and after a long while, he roared in a deep voice.

"Little demon, the spy the Life and Death Corpse Demon Sect planted in the Qianyuan Sect has been hiding there for over a thousand years. Their clan has even risen to the rank of elder in the Qianyuan Sect. For this information, the Life and Death Corpse Demon Sect has indeed paid a huge price!"

He stomped his foot heavily and shouted, "But didn't the Evil Bone Sect also pay a high price? If it weren't for the message from our distant disciple, how would you know that the Jiāng Clan came to the West to seek the legendary Thousand Mechanisms Son's cave? How would you know they were after the floating light star boats?"

He sighed deeply, and his tone became filled with resentment. "Unfortunately, that distant disciple of our sect, who had just awakened his past life's memories in the cycle of rebirth, was brutally killed by the righteous sects before he could return to our sect to pay respects to our ancestors!"

Old Lady Sāng immediately picked up where King Wànxié Gǔ left off. "Empress Yīnxuè, Little Demon discovered that the Qianyuan Sect was gathering many righteous sects for the Mars Dao Field. Old Bones discovered that the Jiāng Clan came to the West to obtain the floating light star boats. But the one who pieced together all the clues and obtained the star map of the Mars Dao Field is this old woman!"

She sighed softly and said calmly, "We three have paid such a high price, yet we can only share seventy percent of the benefits! Empress Yīnxuè, you sit back and enjoy the fruits of our labor, merely agreeing to cooperate with us, and you get thirty percent of the benefits! Now you want to take even more, which is indeed too much."

"Each of you is acting so pitiful!" Yīnhuáng Wǔ's red lips curled, and she laughed mockingly. "Do you still have the dignity of the great evil overlords of the Eastern Cultivation World? Stop trying to elicit sympathy from me; I won't fall for it! In short, if you want the benefits, you must pay in real gold and silver. My good son cannot be at a disadvantage!"

She clasped her hands together, storing the four floating light star boats in her sleeve, and said coldly, "If you are unwilling to offer more benefits, fine, you can plan on your own! The plan to reopen the Mars Dao Field, jointly formulated by the five major immortal clans and nine immortal sects of the East, without my help, can you three evil sects swallow this piece of meat?"

She raised her head proudly and looked at the three evil cultivators, shaking her head disdainfully. "I'm not looking down on you. Before the decline of the Dharma Era, the evil sects you belong to indeed made the world tremble with fear! But now, heh, heh, heh, good son, give me a cup of tea, this fragrance is really nice!"

Yīnxuè Gē laughed and picked up the teacup, carefully handing it to Yīnhuáng Wǔ.

Seeing Yīnhuáng Wǔ and the three major evil cultivators in a stalemate, Yīnxuè Gē did not brew tea for them. He sat on Yīnhuáng Wǔ's throne, pouring himself a cup of steaming tea, and sipped the spirit-rich top-grade mountain tea with great satisfaction.

The tea was rich in spirit energy, with a fragrance like orchids. The green tea water flowed into his mouth like smooth jade liquid, turning into a fine hot line that slipped down his throat. A fragrant aroma spread in his abdomen, turning into a warm current that flowed through his body, making him feel a refreshing breeze under his armpits and a sense of clarity all over.

Yīnxuè Gē had never tasted such a fine tea before, and he couldn't help but praise, "Indeed, it's a good tea!"

Yīnhuáng Wǔ's eyes suddenly lit up, and she said coldly to Princess Jiuyin, "My son likes this tea. Nine-Headed Ghost Prince, where did you get this tea? Send a thousand or eight hundred pounds to my son every year, and we can discuss the terms!"

Princess Jiuyin's eyes also lit up, and she said softly, "That's not a problem. I will order the mountain where this tea is produced to be cordoned off, and all the mountain tea produced there will be carefully processed and sent to Your Highness."

After a moment's thought, Yīnhuáng Wǔ shook her head. "A little tea is not enough to offset the four floating light star boats Blood Song has contributed! You should know his value! This is a treasure beyond your original plan! According to your original plan, you were to join forces with me to try to create flying magical artifacts similar to the floating light star boats, but how easy is that?"

She laughed coldly and said proudly, "I can say that the original plan had only a fifty-fifty chance of success. But with Blood Song's four floating light star boats, the chances of success are over ninety percent! You must pay more!"

The eyes of Princess Jiuyin and King Wànxié Gǔ flickered, and the coffin also emitted a sharp sound of claws rubbing against each other.

The three major evil cultivators could see that Yīnhuáng Wǔ was not trying to overturn their previous secret agreement; she was just trying to secure more benefits for Yīnxuè Gē. After all, Yīnhuáng Wǔ had a point. Yīnxuè Gē's contribution of four floating light star boats almost guaranteed the success of their plan! A mere three gifts were not enough to offset Yīnxuè Gē's contribution!

Yīnhuáng Wǔ's request for tea was just an excuse; she was using the tea as a pretext to state her demands.

After a long moment of thought, Princess Jiuyin raised three fingers. "Sister Yīn should know that the Life and Death Corpse Demon Sect is skilled in the creation of various corpse demon puppets and guardian zombies. In the decline of the Dharma Era, even the yin demons underground have dissipated, and the guardians left by our ancestors have suffered heavy losses. But I can give His Highness Blood Song three guardian yakshas!"

"What grade are they?" Yīnhuáng Wǔ smiled, and her beautiful smile made even King Wànxié Gǔ momentarily dazed. Only Princess Jiuyin, who considered herself a woman, was immune to her charm and was not attracted by her smile.

"Three guardian yakshas, one of metal, one of earth, and one of fire, all with innate magical abilities and nine ghostly talismans condensed in their bodies!" Princess Jiuyin's face trembled with pain. "They have slept for a thousand years in the corpse demon cultivation grounds of the Life and Death Corpse Demon Sect, left by our ancestors before the decline of the Dharma Era as the foundation for our revival!"

Yīnhuáng Wǔ clapped her hands forcefully. "Deal! What about Old Bone King?"

King Wànxié Gǔ pondered for a moment and sighed heavily. "Six months from now, the Lesser Netherworld Realm will open. His Highness Blood Song can enter, and all the gains will belong to him. But let me be clear, in the Lesser Netherworld Realm, my disciples of the Evil Bone Sect will not attack His Highness Blood Song, but we cannot help with the various dangers there."

Yīnhuáng Wǔ's face darkened slightly, and she said coldly, "Are you trying to send my son to his death? I've heard of the dangers of that place."

Yīnxuè Gē's heart skipped a beat. Yīnhuáng Wǔ's reaction indicated that the Lesser Netherworld Realm was not a safe place. However, he could clearly sense that Yīnhuáng Wǔ actually wanted him to go there. What was inside the Lesser Netherworld Realm?

King Wànxié Gǔ was silent for a long time, then spread his hands helplessly. "An Evil Bone Netherworld Token can protect His Highness Blood Song from ninety percent of the dangers. This is my greatest sincerity. Empress Yīnxuè, you should know that even a stone in the Lesser Netherworld Realm could be a supreme treasure for the Evil Bone Sect. I cannot do more to let an outsider enter."

"Deal!" Yīnhuáng Wǔ smiled at King Wànxié Gǔ. "The floating light star boats, the Evil Bone Sect gets a share. After all, we are allies!"

Before Yīnhuáng Wǔ could ask, Old Lady Sāng in the coffin sighed deeply.

"Empress Yīnxuè, this old woman knew that dealing with your Blood Demon Clan would mean some loss. Well, well, the Plague Sect was founded on plagues, epidemics, miasmas, and poisons. We still have a Nine-Transmutation Ten Thousand Poison Soup cauldron from before the decline of the Dharma Era. Let His Highness Blood Song enjoy it. You should know that even before the decline of the Dharma Era, the Plague Sect could only produce three Nine-Transmutation Ten Thousand Poison Soup cauldrons every sixty years. This is not an ordinary thing."

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