Chapter 1129 More Stronger Individuals Are Needed
Worry-Free Venerable had cultivated for so many years and established the Black Market, dominating one side of the Worry-Free Sea Domain, not merely for a title.
He did not wish to become someone else's puppet!
However, it was already too late. Chen Yang had just devoured a top-grade spirit stone.
The spatial domain within the starry sky, the suppression from the Danqing Divine Artifact, and layer upon layer of power, like ropes of grass, strangled Worry-Free Venerable’s throat.
As Worry-Free Venerable’s spiritual power dissipated, his body stood stiffly in mid-air.
Chen Yang let out a sigh of relief and retracted the surrounding starry domain.
The immense consumption of the starry domain was a heavy burden on Chen Yang’s body for every second it existed.
However, Chen Yang did not immediately place Worry-Free Venerable’s inner core back into his body.
The reason for not destroying Worry-Free Venerable’s inner core was partly due to the limited control Chen Yang had over the Danqing Divine Artifact, and partly because Chen Yang intended to keep Worry-Free Venerable’s inner core.
If the inner core were destroyed, Worry-Free Venerable would no longer be in the Core Condensation realm. Chen Yang would have no use for him then, so it would be better to destroy it directly.
After Chen Yang absorbed it into the bronze cauldron, he then slowly descended onto the sea beasts.
The few sea beasts were also intimidated by the power Chen Yang had just displayed, daring not to make any sudden movements.
Looking at the few people who had survived, Chen Yang showed a wry smile, "After the waters of the Black Market recede, I'll have to trouble you all to search for the Black Market's treasury."
At this moment, the Black Market was essentially devoid of living beings.
All had been submerged by the monstrous waves of Worry-Free Venerable earlier.
Below the Foundation Establishment realm, there weren't even corpses.
And under such powerful impacts, even those at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment could not last more than a few rounds.
Chen Yang took out the best recovery pills and distributed them to everyone. He didn't even have time to inquire about the situation of the other two Core Condensation humans before hurrying into the ship's cabin.
At this moment, Chen Yang's internal condition was extremely dire.
The bronze cauldron was essentially supporting Chen Yang's last breath. If there was any anomaly with the bronze cauldron, Chen Yang would surely die.
Looking at the cracks on his meridians, Chen Yang let out a wry smile.
If the top-grade spiritual energy earlier had not subdued Worry-Free Venerable, he would have definitely had to consume another top-grade spirit stone.
If that had truly happened, the damage to his meridians might have been beyond even the bronze cauldron's control.
Chen Yang tentatively used his flame spiritual energy to repair his meridians bit by bit. Although the intense pain made Chen Yang tremble instantly, after confirming it was effective, Chen Yang used the spiritual energy transformed by the Heavenly Physician’s Art in conjunction with his internal flame energy to repair his meridians bit by bit.
The other five people on the ship looked at each other.
Qin Yunlan was the first to speak, "Ananda, Michuanyao, you two go and collect the scattered items. Even if the Black Market’s treasury array is destroyed, I'm worried someone might be guarding it."
"Be careful of your safety after you go down. If you encounter someone you can't deal with, call us."
Ananda had originally wanted to go to the Black Market's treasury. There would surely be many items inside.
But Qin Yunlan's words were not unreasonable.
If he were to lose his life due to his carelessness at this time, it would be a considerable loss.
Seeing the two go down, Qin Yunlan then said to the other two Core Condensation humans of their race, "The pills Chen Yang gave earlier were quite effective. You two should rest here first, and I'll go down and take a look."
Qin Yunlan's injuries were less severe than theirs, but she had not taken Chen Yang's recovery pills herself, instead giving them to the two of them.
The two on the ship exchanged glances, seeing shock and helplessness in each other's eyes.
They were shocked that the entire Black Market had been destroyed, and helpless that they seemed to have not been of much help.
The few people who disembarked from the ship immediately began a thorough search.
Ananda had been here before and knew which shops had real substance.
After searching a few shops with Michuanyao, Ananda's spatial artifacts were already full.
If he hadn't found two spatial artifacts, he would have had to return to the ship to clear out some items before coming down again.
The water in the Black Market slowly receded, revealing more items.
Scattered spirit stones were everywhere, and Ananda did not let a single one go!
Qin Yunlan, who entered the Black Market treasury, discovered that there was indeed someone hiding inside.
"Why are you here!"
Qin Yunlan looked at the person in front of her in shock. She had thought they were already dead!
"Yunlan! You're still alive!" The person hiding in the treasury was a human, the one who had been continuously relaying messages to Worry-Free Venerable.
And the reason Qin Yunlan was discovered by Worry-Free Venerable when she was breaking through was also because he had transmitted her location.
However, none of this had been discovered by anyone else.
"After you were rescued, and the two old ancestors were ambushed and captured by Worry-Free Venerable, I decided to lie low in the Black Market and see if there was any opportunity to rescue them."
"I didn't expect such a huge wave to appear during my breakthrough earlier. If I hadn't found this place to hide, I would have probably died in that wave."
Qin Yunlan looked at the bloodstains in his hand and the Black Market guards beside him, and nodded with suspicion.
The array of the Black Market treasury had been destroyed by the waves. Although this human did not have immense strength, he should have been able to deal with the guards within.
As they were of the same race and very familiar with each other, Qin Yunlan told him everything about Chen Yang without reservation.
However, as Qin Yunlan was collecting items from the treasury, she suddenly heard this person say, "This Chen Yang is quite strong, but having him help you with your core condensation... isn't that a bit inappropriate?"
Qin Yunlan's face darkened, and she said sternly, "That's my business."
Seeing how angry Qin Yunlan was, this human chuckled and said nothing more, then asked, "I didn't expect the Black Market to have hidden so many things. Although I am only at the fifth level of Foundation Establishment, the items in this treasury should be enough for me to reach the Core Condensation realm!"
Qin Yunlan frowned and said sternly, "These items were all obtained by Chen Yang at the cost of his life. We are merely helping him clear the battlefield. The ownership of these items is neither yours nor mine."
"However, after we go back, let Chen Yang help you advance a few realms. He probably won't refuse."
"Chen Yang also said that the current human race is too weak and needs more stronger individuals."
And when the few people got back on the ship, Chen Yang also noticed the suddenly increased number of people.
While Chen Yang was repairing his meridians, he was also contemplating how to absorb Worry-Free Venerable's memories.
He didn't absorb much, but he did gain some useful information.
Chen Yang's expression was grim as he got up and walked outside. As soon as he reached the deck, he ignored everyone's greetings.