CHAPTER 1045: CHAPTER 1046: THE THREE DEMON EMPERORS

"Oh?"

Wang Zhenliu took the Jade Talisman, indifferent, and injected a surge of Spiritual Power into it, examining it carefully.

With the resources of his Ancient Snake Trading Association, there was nothing they couldn’t buy.

"Dragon Blood Grass, Blood Crystal Stone, Ancient Holy Wood..."

Seeing these names at the front, Wang Zhenliu’s brows furrowed involuntarily.

When he reached the names recorded at the back, his brows were completely locked in tight furrows.

Only after reading the last name did Wang Zhenliu’s gaze towards Chu Fengmian reveal a strange expression.

The many items recorded in this Jade Talisman made Wang Zhenliu suspect whether Chu Fengmian had intentionally come to the Ancient Snake Trading Association to cause trouble.

Many of the holy medicines recorded inside were fine, but there were even saint-grade Spirit Pills and Holy Pills, these items on their Monstrous Ancient Continent were almost just legends.

Luckily, when he looked at Chu Fengmian, he didn’t see anything unusual about him, which gradually stabilized Wang Zhenliu’s suspicions.

"Mr. Chu, for the items you want, our Ancient Snake Trading Association’s resources are insufficient; we only have a portion of them."

Wang Zhenliu gathered his thoughts, looked at Chu Fengmian, and slowly spoke.

"But these items are very valuable."

When Wang Zhenliu spoke of this, he couldn’t help but curse inwardly.

These prices were not just valuable; most of the items recorded here were enough that buying one would cause an ancestor to go bankrupt.

He even doubted whether Chu Fengmian could produce that many Spirit Stones.

"Spirit Stones are no problem; bring over everything recorded inside."

Upon hearing Wang Zhenliu’s words, Chu Fengmian laughed heartily and abruptly threw a Space Ring to Wang Zhenliu.

Wang Zhenliu took the Space Ring, injected it with a surge of Spiritual Power, opened it, and looked inside—it was filled with piles upon piles of Spirit Stones.

Moreover, without exception, these Spirit Stones were all emperor-grade Spirit Stones! Each one was infinitely valuable.

"This... this..."

Even Wang Zhenliu was stunned upon seeing the Spirit Stones inside the Space Ring.

He had been in the seventh layer of the Ancient Snake Trading Association for decades, handling countless transactions, each with enormous sums.

Yet the total over his decades of trading couldn’t compare to the number of Spirit Stones in this Space Ring, perhaps not even reaching one-tenth.

"Who exactly is this person? Such enormous wealth, even a prince of the empire couldn’t possess—could this person be an agent of a prince, needing such spiritual medicines and Spirit Pills to compete for the throne?"

Wang Zhenliu speculated inwardly.

"No matter his identity, this transaction is set."

Wang Zhenliu quickly reacted and said to Chu Fengmian with a smile on his face.

"Please wait, Mr. Chu, I’ll be right back."

"Mm."

Chu Fengmian nodded, sitting quietly beside and waiting.

Soon, Wang Zhenliu returned to the room.

He had another Space Ring in his hand.

"Herein are Dragon Blood Grass, Blood Crystal Stone... a total of seventy-three treasures Mr. Chu requested."

Wang Zhenliu handed the Space Ring to Chu Fengmian.

Chu Fengmian opened the Space Ring and examined it closely.

The seventy-three kinds of spiritual medicine and Spirit Pills inside were indeed what Chu Fengmian needed, each of excellent quality, none of them fillers.

"The quality of the Ancient Snake Trading Association is indeed as excellent as the rumors say."

Chu Fengmian spoke slowly.

This pleased Chu Fengmian greatly; these seventy-three spiritual medicines and Spirit Pills were enough to heal a portion of Chu Fengmian’s injuries.

"However, no Dragon Snake Fruit?"

For Chu Fengmian, the best pill to recover wounds was the Dragon Snake Holy Pill, with the Dragon Snake Fruit as the main ingredient, combined with ten holy medicines. The Dragon Snake Holy Pill could heal most of Chu Fengmian’s injuries.

The ten holy medicines needed to refine Dragon Snake Fruit have already been found.

Only the Dragon Snake Fruit was missing.

"Oh? Dragon Snake Fruit, our Ancient Snake Trading Association originally had a few, but they were just bought by Young Master Lei this morning, so Mr. Chu arrived a bit late."

Wang Zhenliu said.

"Young Master Lei again, Young Master Lei?"

Coming to You Mountain City, this was the third time Chu Fengmian heard Young Master Lei’s name.

The first time at the city gates, martial artists said Young Master Lei had arrived at You Mountain City, the second time, Lei Shi whom Chu Fengmian injured, was said to be under Young Master Lei’s command.

Now even the Dragon Snake Fruit was bought by Young Master Lei first, it seems Chu Fengmian and Young Master Lei were truly connected.

"Liu Yi, who is Young Master Lei?"

Chu Fengmian asked Liu Yi.

It sounded like Young Master Lei was someone noteworthy, deserving his attention.

Hearing that not even Young Master Lei was known, Liu Yi was a bit surprised.

But now, with Chu Fengmian asking, Liu Yi was not so surprised; he could tell that Chu Fengmian was probably not from the Wild Domain, so was not very knowledgeable about matters of the Wild Domain.

"Young Master Lei, known as Lei Ming, is the son of the Inspector of ten nearby cities. His father, Lei Yan, is even an imperial marquis, and You Mountain City falls under Lei Yan’s control."

Liu Yi replied.

"The Inspector’s son, no wonder."

Chu Fengmian had previously learned some details about You Mountain City from Liu Yi.

You Mountain City is situated in the Wild Domain, which is actually governed by the Ancient Snake Kingdom, one of the three great kingdoms of the Monstrous Ancient Continent.

These three great kingdoms control the Monstrous Ancient Continent; the Emperor of the Ancient Snake Continent, the Ancient Snake Emperor, is said to be the foremost of the Ancient Snake Kingdom and one of the strongest on the Monstrous Ancient Continent, renowned alongside the other two, the Heavenly Peng Emperor and the Divine Dragon Emperor.

These three Emperors are the strongest on the Monstrous Ancient Continent; it’s said the three of them are true Emperor level powerhouses.

They are true Emperors, not quasi-Emperors like the Sky Demon Venerable that Chu Fengmian had previously slain.

"The Ancient Snake Kingdom has an Emperor overseeing it, best not to provoke trouble first, otherwise attracting an Emperor, even with full power, I would surely perish."

Chu Fengmian thought to himself.

A true Emperor, compared to a quasi-Emperor, is frighteningly more powerful, far more than Chu Fengmian’s current strength could handle; provoking a true Emperor would mean inevitable death.

However, the Ancient Snake Emperor is, after all, the peak of the Monstrous Ancient Continent, he wouldn’t involve himself in minor issues.

As long as Chu Fengmian didn’t cause any earth-shattering trouble, he was temporarily safe, but the presence of an Emperor level being still pressured Chu Fengmian.

"Strength, must still have sufficient strength; otherwise, it will lead to peril again."

Chu Fengmian thought to himself, following his battle with the Sky Demon Venerable, he understood once more that his strength was insufficient.

He must enhance his strength further, advancing to the next level.