Mist rose from the spirit tea. The tea was sweet and cold, slightly bitter when it entered the mouth, but the aftertaste was sweet. As the tea entered the stomach, a warm wave of heat rushed through the body. This was a kind of cleansing from the skin to the bone marrow.
Just like this, Xiao Chen tasted the spirit tea grown in the small world of the Marquis Palace while listening to Han Qian Marquis's narration.
After a moment, Xiao Chen chuckled. Han Qian Marquis had actually been entrusted by the Xiwu marquis division to come and plead on behalf of the Xiwu marquis division.
However, he had already completely forgotten about the matters related to the Phoenix Tree Marquis. He didn't even treat it as a big deal.
In reality, it was like this. The Xiwu marquis division was located in the Eastern Wasteland and was similarly separated from the Border Wasteland Domain by an endless amount of land. Even if the two tribes had a dispute because of the matter of bartering, he had only laughed it off and thrown it to the back of his mind.
Moreover, he had purposely revealed the identity of Marquis to give the Xiwu marquis division a warning to not get tangled up. He had never thought that the Xiwu marquis division would be scared to this extent and ask for a Marquis to come and plead on their behalf.
"Xiao Marquis, the previous patriarch of the Xiwu marquis division was an old friend of Marquis. They once fought shoulder to shoulder in the Hundred Race Battlefield. Now that the old friend has passed away, this junior's eyesight is not good and has offended you. I hope that you will be magnanimous."
Han Qian Marquis said. At the same time, a blue light flashed in his hand. Immediately, ten jade boxes appeared in front of Xiao Chen. They shone brightly and a faint spiritual energy flowed out from them.
"I heard that Xiao Marquis is searching for spiritual items. These are all spiritual items that the junior of the Xiwu marquis division has offered as an apology."
"Hm?"
Xiao Chen murmured and his gaze turned to the jade boxes.
Pa!
He opened one of the jade boxes and instantly, a blue divine light shone down. Inside the jade box, there was a jade-like crystal.
Ten Thousand Year Tree Heart Spring!
A rich life force seeped out. When Xiao Chen gently inhaled it into his body, he could feel his flesh and blood becoming increasingly active.
Clearly, this Ten Thousand Year Tree Heart Spring was produced by the divine tree of the Phoenix Tree Marquis Tribe. It had the same effect as the Ten Thousand Year Clear Sky.
That was, it could increase the lifespan of martial artists. Xiao Chen felt the 10,000-year-old Tree Heart Spring in front of him. There were about 50 drops. For martial artists below the sixth firmament of Heavy Building Realm, each drop could extend their lifespan by one year. Of course, the higher the strength, the smaller the effect of this Tree Heart Spring.
Pa!
Soon after, another jade box was opened. Within it was a pitch-black stone. It was only the size of a thumb, but it gave off an extremely powerful devouring power.
Devour Divine Gold!
A bright light flashed in Xiao Chen's eyes. It seemed that the Phoenix Tree Marquis Tribe had spent a lot to ask him to be merciful. These were only the first two jade boxes. There were still eight more. Even if they couldn't compare to the two in front of him, they were at least spirit items of the same level.
His gaze turned to Han Qian Marquis. The two looked at each other. Xiao Chen naturally had a trace of understanding. The Phoenix Tree Marquis Tribe had invited Han Qian Marquis to come and plead, so the cost must not be small.
As for Han Qian Marquis's words, she was a good friend of the Phoenix Tree Marquis Tribe's previous patriarch. Xiao Chen believed that. But when Han Qian Marquis came to plead, the gift she received would not be any worse than the one in front of him.
If the martial artists of the Phoenix Tree Marquis Tribe knew that he didn't put them in his eyes at all, or even if the Phoenix Tree Marquis Tribe didn't make a move, this karma would end here. He didn't know what the result would be.
Adding on the price they had paid to invite Han Qian Marquis to act, even if the Phoenix Tree Marquis Tribe was a legendary marquis tribe that had existed for tens of thousands of years, they would definitely suffer heavy losses.
But this was not what Xiao Chen was worried about. There was nothing in the world, it was just people worrying about nothing. He waved his hand and put the ten jade boxes in front of him into the Seal of Mountains and Rivers.
"Of course it's an old friend of Senior. This matter ends here." Xiao Chen laughed lightly and said to Han Qian Marquis.
"Good!" Han Qian Marquis also nodded in agreement, and couldn't help but be overjoyed.
Just as Xiao Chen had said, he and the previous patriarch of the Phoenix Tree Marquis Tribe had once bathed in blood on the Hundred Race Battlefield. But now that the previous patriarch of the Phoenix Tree Marquis Tribe had passed away hundreds of years ago, how much of a friendship could he have with the Phoenix Tree Marquis Tribe?
Fortunately, the current patriarch of the Phoenix Tree Marquis Tribe knew his place and took out a piece of Divine Gold. It was no ordinary Divine Gold, but peak Divine Gold of Blaze. It was a material used to forge peak Half King Armaments.
Although it was the opposite of the Law of Ice that he had comprehended, with a top-notch Scarletflame Divine Gold, he would be able to exchange for a top-notch Coldice Divine Gold with others to increase the strength of his mid-quality Half Royal Armament, the Frost Sword.
Other than this piece of Divine Gold of Blaze, there were a few other treasures. Otherwise, why would he come to Xiao Chen's place? After all, he was not familiar with Xiao Chen.
"Oh right, Marquis Xiao still hasn't gone to the Godking's Arena, right?"
The spiritual tea produced in the miniature world of Marquis Palace was extraordinary. Xiao Chen and Han Qian Marquis drank the tea and chatted a lot.
"That's right. I've only been in Marquis Palace for a few days, so I'm not very familiar with the entire Marquis Palace." Xiao Chen nodded.
"The Godking's Arena is the place where the first Titled God King of our human race comprehended the Dao. It is connected to the source of the human race's Dao, and it can help cultivators comprehend the Dao and increase their understanding of the mysteries of Dao."
Han Qian Marquis's words were exactly like what Luo Mu Marquis had said. He kept talking about the benefits of the Godking's Arena.
"Other than the opportunity to comprehend the mysteries of the Godking's Arena when advancing to Marquis, anyone who wishes to comprehend the mysteries of the Godking's Arena will have to use battle merits to exchange for it. Each attempt will cost a hundred thousand battle merits!"
Pu!
Hearing that, Xiao Chen spat out the spiritual tea in his mouth. To think that comprehending the mysteries of the Godking's Arena would cost a hundred thousand battle merits! This was something that Luo Mu Marquis had not mentioned.
Thinking about how he still had less than ninety thousand battle merits, and he still had to exchange for the Violet-Golden Battle Body's secret technique, Xiao Chen felt for the first time that he still had a long way to go before he could obtain enough battle merits.
"However, there's no need to be depressed, Marquis Xiao. Almost all cultivators who advance to Marquis will have to pay a visit to the Godking's Arena for the first time. It can be considered as a fortuitous encounter bestowed by Marquis Palace. Furthermore, the first time you set foot on the Godking's Arena is also when you comprehend it the most. Even if you have enough battle merits after that, the fortuitous encounter you can comprehend will gradually decrease."
A few seconds later, Xiao Chen calmed down. He constantly pondered. It looked like he needed to pay a visit to the Godking's Arena when he was about to return to the Gu Yuan Tribe. He needed to see just what was so sacred about it.
After chatting for several hours, Marquis Han Qian left in satisfaction. It had been a worthwhile trip to get to know a new Marquis like Xiao Chen.
In particular, Xiao Chen had been made a Marquis before becoming a Legend. This scene could be said to be on par with the current Palace Lord of Marquis Palace, the Sun Punisher King. He had even caused the Sun Punisher King to personally appear and imprint the Marquis's seal on him. All of this represented how extraordinary Xiao Chen was.
Moreover, when he received the Marquis's title, his strength was at the late Ninth Heavenly Layer of the Heavenly Layer of the Heavenly Layer. Even so, he still shuddered when he thought about the test that Marquis's title.
At this moment, he greatly praised the actions of the Xiwu marquis. If it were not for those blind people provoking Xiao Chen, how could he have obtained these treasures and gotten to know Xiao Chen?
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In the depths of the Fallen Dragon Mountain Range.
Five hundred thousand kilometers below a lush ancient mountain, ancient trees towered into the sky. Vines that were as thick as pythons dangled down as a dense, boundless aura constantly radiated.
The aura was just too vast. The bark of the ancient trees cracked, mottled and hideous, like a gaping mouth.
From these cracked barks, new tree trunks would grow out. Then, after countless years, these new tree trunks would split open again, and new tree trunks would grow out.
Layer after layer, the thick and mottled bark turned into tree burls that were dozens of feet in diameter. However, these were all ordinary ancient trees. Although they had grown for a long time, they did not develop any spirituality.
At this moment, in a place that was ten feet tall, there was a burl that was fifteen feet in diameter. The inside was hollow, forming a natural tree hole.
In the tree hole, there was a demonic bear with golden patterns lying inside. However, the demonic bear's face vaguely had human facial features.
"Damn it, the depths of the Fallen Dragon Mountain Range is truly terrifying."
But in the next moment, the demonic bear actually spoke the human language and cursed. Even as it cursed, it did not forget to shrink back into the tree hole.
"If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have entered the depths of the mountain range." The demonic bear complained with a sad face.
"Sigh, although I promised Master and Junior Sister that I would catch a Cyan Phoenix for her, I never expected it to be so dangerous. If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have spoken so arrogantly. Now, I have to pay the price for my arrogance!"
This was Xiao Chen's fourth disciple, Huang Xiaotian. He had followed Xiao Chen's orders to infiltrate the depths of the Fallen Dragon Mountain Range and search for a suitable Guardian War Beast for the Gu Yuan Tribe.
"No, I can't go back like this. I have to find a suitable tribe of exotic beasts. At the very least, it has to be a desolate species. Otherwise, how can I, the fourth young master of the Gu Yuan Tribe, have the face to see my tribe again?"
At this moment, the Golden-patterned Demonic Bear's facial features were condensed together, and a pair of bean-sized eyes were constantly staring.
Since he had also sent his disciples out to gain experience, Xiao Chen naturally wouldn't leave them alone. They all had the Teleportation Token of the World's Edge Pavilion.
Although the Gu Yuan Tribe had the Seal of Mountains and Rivers, Xiao Chen was currently far away in the Eastern Royal Region, so it was difficult for him to be concerned. The World's Edge Pavilion, on the other hand, happened to be suitable in the desolate border region.
"Since that's the case, I'll choose it. Junior Sister only wants a Cyan Phoenix. If I can bring back a tribe of Cyan Phoenixes for the tribe, I believe junior sister will be happy and won't expose my shortcomings."
Very soon, Huang Xiaotian's facial features, which were originally condensed together, unfolded. Now that his body had merged with the Golden-patterned Demonic Bear's body, there was not the slightest trace of a human's aura leaking out.
In this boundless ancient forest, where ferocious beasts roamed, if there was a human's aura leaking out, it would instantly attract many ferocious beasts.