Chapter 423: I'll Tell You an Opportunity to Make Fortune

Chapter 423: I'll Tell You a Chance to Get Rich

Perhaps knowing they would soon part again, Jinli spoke more than usual.

“The identity of the Ten Suns Heavenly Lord must never be revealed!”

“Mm.” Qi Yuan nodded with a smile.

Now, when he fished for Yang Gods, he tricked them into the underworld to kill them.

Thus, no one would connect him with the Ten Suns Heavenly Lord.

As long as he didn’t reveal his origin from Wangyue Continent and didn’t use the Stellar Core Golden Pill in battle, no one would know he was the Ten Suns Heavenly Lord.

“I’ll see you off.” In Jinli’s eyes, there was still a deep reluctance.

“Look, what’s this?” At that moment, a piece of jade appeared in Qi Yuan’s hand.

This jade resembled the Linglong Yuxi in appearance.

It was crafted by Qi Yuan’s Divine Infant these past few days, a pair with the Linglong Yuxi in Jinli’s hand.

Though ordinary communication jade slips would suffice for them to converse,

a sense of ritual was still necessary—the Linglong Yuxi held extraordinary meaning for Jinli.

“Shall we exchange Linglong Yuxi?” Qi Yuan shook the jade in his hand.

The specially made Linglong Yuxi also carried other functions, enough to protect Jinli’s safety.

“Good!” Jinli’s face lit up with a smile as she took Qi Yuan’s Linglong Yuxi.

After a while, the two left the great hall.

Time together was always fleeting; Jinli’s expression still carried a hint of anxiety, as if all this were but a dream.

Only by pinching her palm and feeling a slight sting did she find some reassurance.

“Miss!”

No sooner had they stepped out of the hall than a woman clad in full armor, her body exuding a bloody aura, approached them.

Her face was cold, with a trace of urgency.

Seeing the newcomer, Jinli’s aura turned chilly—a stark contrast to when she was with Qi Yuan.

“What is it?”

As she spoke, Jinli leaned against Qi Yuan like a delicate bird.

She seemed to be showing through her actions that this was her man.

The armored woman before them was clearly a Yin God.

Her identity was rather special.

In the Moon God Palace, there existed something called the Moon Maiden Clan.

This woman was a member of the clan from which Moon Maiden Jinli originated.

Jinli’s parents had long since fallen; she was sent to the Moon God Palace by the clan and eventually became the Moon Maiden.

Her clan thus became the Moon Maiden Clan, enjoying high welfare benefits.

“Miss, I heard you intend to give up your status as Moon Maiden!” The armored woman’s expression was respectful, but her gaze toward Qi Yuan carried a hint of hostility.

It was no easy feat for their clan to produce a Moon Maiden.

It was precisely because of Jinli’s existence that their clan had prospered for over ten thousand years.

“This matter… should we perhaps reconsider? The clan elders… might have objections!” The armored woman gritted her teeth.

Facing Jinli, she felt a trace of fear.

“If the clan elders have objections, then let them step down and make room for others.” Jinli’s voice was unyielding.

The armored woman’s face stiffened; she hadn’t expected Jinli to be so firm, leaving no room for negotiation.

She wanted to say more.

After all, if Jinli lost her status as Moon Maiden, the resources the clan received would plummet, and their treatment would decline.

“Miss, if you lose your Moon Maiden status, I’m afraid… it will be very difficult to step into the Yang God realm!” The armored woman could only grit out these words.

At the same time, her gaze toward Qi Yuan was quite hostile.

Beauty leads to ruin!

The young lady loved handsome men, not power.

“Whether I become Moon Maiden or not is my own affair.” Jinli’s attitude was resolute.

One could say that the clan’s current prosperity was all thanks to her.

Now, she was merely losing those benefits.

It was only natural for these people to complain.

It was like giving a beggar a hundred coins every day, then suddenly stopping one day—the beggar might angrily come to you and say, “Where’s my money?”

“He will be my Dao companion.” Jinli wrapped her arms around Qi Yuan and declared solemnly.

The armored woman felt somewhat disheartened: “Miss, the clan’s interests are trivial, but your… future…”

Before Jinli could speak, Qi Yuan stepped forward.

“My left eyelid is twitching, which means Jinli’s future with me will be absolutely wonderful,” Qi Yuan said confidently.

Under the Moon God Palace’s training, Jinli could indeed reach the Yang God realm.

But the Great Principle realm?

That was merely a fantasy.

Not to mention other things, if Jinli were placed inside the Gate of Principle and contemplated for millions of years, she would be unmatched in the current Six Heavens.

Such was the power of the Six Heavens’ number one creation treasure.

So by following him, Jinli’s future would be far better than being some mere Moon Maiden.

The armored woman was bewildered, or rather, puzzled.

She didn’t quite trust Qi Yuan’s words.

After all, there weren’t many forces in the Six Heavens more powerful than the Moon God Palace.

Even if Jinli went to another major power, she might not receive such treatment.

Thus, she strongly suspected that Qi Yuan’s sweet talk had swayed the young lady.

Of course, it was only suspicion; without evidence, she couldn’t voice it.

“You are Jinli’s family, and thus my family as well,” Qi Yuan said with a kind expression. “Losing the Moon Maiden status might lower your benefits.

But… I have a secret chance to get rich that I’ll quietly tell you—don’t leak it.”

The armored woman was stunned, a look of suspicion on her face.

A chance to get rich?

Jinli spoke at this moment: "His words are as good as mine."

She had always stood by Qi Yuan's side.

"Please... enlighten me, young master!" Though bewildered, the armored woman said respectfully.

To be honest, she wasn't entirely convinced by Qi Yuan's talk of striking it rich.

Just then, Qi Yuan transmitted his voice to the armored woman: "I have inside info—the Mara clan is about to kick the bucket. Seize this chance to go borrow immortal jade from them.

Once the Mara clan bites the dust, the immortal jade you borrowed won't need to be repaid!"

The Mara clan and the Moon God Palace were at war, but some trade still flowed between their subordinate factions.

War was war, trade was trade.

If that didn't work, Jinli's kin could ally with other forces and borrow immortal jade from the Mara clan under their name.

At these words, the armored woman was utterly stunned.

What Qi Yuan said was too absurd.

The Mara clan facing extinction?

Borrowing immortal jade?

Neither of these things made any sense.

Though the Mara clan always played the lackey to the Taihuang Palace and the Black Demon Abyss, they were the overlords of the Fifth Heaven.

Among the forces of the Sixth Heaven, the Mara clan ranked within the top thirty.

How could such a colossus suddenly be wiped out?

Unless a sacred ground with a Great Principle master sat in the Sixth Heaven, who else could destroy them?

Moreover, the Mara clan possessed the extraordinary treasure, the Mara Well. Even if they couldn't match a Great Principle master, they could flee with the well and hide in the First Heaven.

Thus, no sacred ground with a Great Principle master would bother stirring up that hornet's nest.

Most importantly, how did you know about such a monumental event?

"Rest assured, even if the Mara clan isn't completely annihilated, they'll be crippled. You won't have to worry about repaying the borrowed immortal jade," Qi Yuan added again.

He had plenty of experience with this.

Back then, he'd teamed up with the Ice Mountain Dominatrix to borrow spirit stones from the Bright Palace.

Now, he'd simply swapped the target to the Mara clan.

The armored woman's face showed hesitation. If not for the young lady being present, she'd have wanted to ask Qi Yuan, "Are you joking?"

After all, what Qi Yuan said was too fantastical to take seriously.

If the Moon God Primordial truly resolved to annihilate the Mara clan, she would surely devise a meticulous plan, strike like thunder, and wipe them out.

Before the Mara clan's fall, such news could never leak out.

Nor would they let such information slip, allowing people to borrow immortal jade.

For a force like the Moon God Palace, what was a bit of immortal jade worth?

Information leaks were the true terror.

Qi Yuan's words were too frivolous and absurd.

Seeing her conflicted expression, Jinli said earnestly, "Don't let this leak. Go back now, urge the clan elders, and borrow immortal jade from the Mara clan!"

The Jinli of now was no longer the weak empress of old; she acted with decisiveness and resolve.

The armored woman, though filled with a hundred doubts, still replied, "As you command."

Since the young lady returned from the lower realm, her temperament had changed, growing more assertive and unyielding.

"The more, the better," Jinli added.

She wasn't worried about this matter leaking.

After all, even if Qi Yuan said this to the Mara Heavenly Lord himself, he probably wouldn't take it seriously.

Which sacred ground would borrow immortal jade before destroying another?

Qi Yuan looked at the armored woman and said with a smile, "Don't worry, follow me, and I'll make sure you eat well, drink well, have pork with every meal, and an egg in your noodles!"

The armored woman: "..."

...

Leaving the Moon God Palace's territory, Qi Yuan felt a faint melancholy.

"Ah, I have to play the actor again."

"Damn, I think I've discovered one of the world's top ten unsolved mysteries!"

"How strange—who's the director, who's the producer, and why aren't they paying me?"

"Who owes me money!"

Qi Yuan was speechless.

Suddenly, he realized that someone out there actually owed him money, and worst of all, he didn't know who it was—which annoyed him.

But now wasn't the time to dwell on that.

He had to start his performance.

In the Absolute Moon Abyss, a terrifying aura descended.

The massive eyeball contracted sharply and swiftly fled into its cave dwelling.

The Yin spirits guarding the Absolute Moon Abyss all sensed a horrifying, chilling presence.

Their faces changed, knowing something major had occurred.

Just then, a vast voice echoed in the ears of all the Yin spirits.

"Activate the formation, full defense!"

"I am in seclusion—do not disturb!"

Hearing this vast voice, most of the Mara clan's Yin spirits turned pale or grim.

Murmurs and telepathic exchanges buzzed incessantly.

"The Heavenly Lord...?"

"Feng Kui Myth, and the other great ones, seem to have vanished for a few days..."

"Something big is about to happen!"

Though the Mara Eye Heavenly Lord's attack on the Moon God Palace was carried out in secret without revealing information,

in the Absolute Moon Abyss, the disappearance of some Myth-level experts and Great Lords left traces.

Especially since, a few days ago, they had sensed tremors from the Moon God Palace's direction, suggesting the presence of a Yang Spirit-level powerhouse.

Combined with the Heavenly Lord's current seclusion and the activation of the formation, they could vaguely guess what had happened.

Everyone wore grim, worried expressions.

At that moment, in the Mara Eye Heavenly Lord's cave dwelling, Qi Yuan lurked within, his aura unstable, appearing severely wounded.

"These big eyeballs are truly hideous."

"Alas, no wonder actors nowadays hate wearing ugly makeup and playing clowns. If it weren't for the plan, how could I bear the humiliation and play a big eyeball?"

This time, Qi Yuan had devised a meticulous plan.

The plan was called "Sending the Well Home."

It consisted of three steps.

To ensure its successful execution, he had even summoned the No-God Buddha, who held the Buddhist Kingdom in his hand.

One could say that in terms of detail and rigor, this plan ranked among the top three of all plans Qi Yuan had ever devised.

Merely swapping the No-God Buddha, who held the Buddhist Kingdom, into the mix was no less brilliant than Han Xin's feigned repair of the plank road while secretly marching to Chencang.

If Han Xin could be called the God of Soldiers, Qi Yuan felt he could be called the "God of Schemes"—his plans were that good.

Step one: Use the Gate of Ultimate Truth to lure all the Mara Clan's Celestial Venerables on the Abyss of Demons inside and kill them.

Step two: While no one was watching, sneak into the Fifth Heaven and repeat the trick, luring the Mara Clan's Celestial Venerables inside to their deaths.

Step three: Bring the well home.

His well had wandered far and wide, suffered loneliness and humiliation—it was time for it to come home and enjoy some comfort.

Qi Yuan said this.

At the same time, he was refining the plan in his mind.

After an unknown stretch of time, suddenly, a vast aura spread across the Abyss of Absolute Moon.

Qi Yuan narrowed his eyes, his expression turning serious, and said softly, "Celestial Venerable Moheng, since you're here, please come in."

As the words fell, a towering presence rose within the cave dwelling of Celestial Venerable Motong.

The phantom of Celestial Venerable Moheng appeared, looking at Qi Yuan with surprise: "Motong, what happened to you?"

Celestial Venerable Moheng was one of the only three Ultimate Truth Yang Gods of the Mara Clan in the Abyss of Demons, and he had a good relationship with Motong.

"Alas, I fell into that old hag Longyue's trap!" Qi Yuan's voice was hoarse, his eyes filled with resentment. "She actually sacrificed a Deputy Guardian and a sliver of authority over the Broken Moon of Youhuang to lure me into the game!"

Qi Yuan spoke, his anger palpable.

In the cave dwelling, the chains trembled incessantly, and the space itself became unstable.

Hearing this, Celestial Venerable Moheng roughly understood what had happened: "Motong, you were too impulsive this time!"

Motong had fallen into Longyue's trap and lost quite a few subordinates.

"Are your injuries severe? Does the Abyss of Absolute Moon need reinforcements?" Moheng asked.

Motong's pupils suddenly shifted, his aura surging: "I am not injured, and the Abyss of Absolute Moon needs no reinforcements!"

Seeing this, Moheng's expression did not change.

Motong had always been arrogant and cared deeply about saving face.

"Don't lose the Abyss of Absolute Moon," Moheng said, and then his figure vanished.

Inside the cave dwelling, Qi Yuan sat on the throne, narrowing his eyes: "My acting isn't too bad, is it?"

Meanwhile, outside the Abyss of Absolute Moon, the phantom of Celestial Venerable Moheng lurked in the shadows, his gaze profound.

"Motong... he seems a bit different from before."

As a Yang God of the Ultimate Truth realm, Moheng's perception was far beyond ordinary.

"I am too far from here to keep watching Motong constantly—that's a problem."

Moheng pondered.

He had a vague feeling that something might be off with Celestial Venerable Motong.

"Right, Mo Chi is nearby. I can go find him and have him keep an eye on Motong." With this plan in mind, Moheng headed toward the Abyss of Broken Moon.

(End of chapter)