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After the initial surge of excitement died down.
The Ancient Void Dragon Elders were still staring intensely at the tiny sapling inside the jade bottle, their eyes burning with desire. Some of their gazes even drifted to the spatial spheres hovering nearby.
Inside those spatial spheres were the bodies of the Three Demon Phoenixes—three Dou Shengs. Those three Dou Shengs were not even fully dead yet. They still had a breath left in them.
Very fresh.
Grand Elder Qing Shan tightened his grip on the jade bottle in his hand. His eyes swept across the scene as he spoke, "Mr. Wei, we want all of these. What do you want in exchange? Name your price."
The Ancient Void Dragon Elders all looked determined—clearly set on acquiring everything. Now, they had the Dragon-Phoenix Fruit Tree sapling. They also had the corpses of three Heaven Demon Phoenix Dou Shengs.
As for Ancient Void Dragon corpses?
That was a joke. If there was anything the Ancient Void Dragon Clan never lacked, it was corpses. Their Dragon Tomb was full of them. Worst case, even if they had to take turns draining their own blood to feed and nurture this sapling, none of them would hesitate.
Not to mention, they still had three very fresh Dragon King Corpses on hand. Recently, the Elders had been arguing nonstop about whether those should be buried in the Dragon Tomb.
Grand Elder Qing Shan was firmly against the burial. In his eyes, traitors had no right to enter the Dragon Tomb. So now that everything was ready, there was absolutely no way the Ancient Void Dragon Clan was letting this Dragon-Phoenix Fruit Tree slip through their fingers.
Of course, this kind of thing had never been attempted before, so no one knew whether nurturing it themselves could actually yield a Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit, nor how long it might take.
But even so, even if the odds were one in ten thousand no matter the cost the Ancient Void Dragon Clan wouldn't give up. Because if it succeeded, the rewards would be terrifyingly high. They could gain a physique that, upon reaching its peak, was said to be able to match blows with a Dou Di.
With temptation like that, no price was too big.
"We're allies, so I'm not going to overcharge." Wei Yang smiled. "I want two Dragon King Corpses—especially the Northern Dragon King's corpse. And I want everything: their blood essence, magic cores, and souls, all of it."
"Also, I need Ancient Heaven Serpent blood essence. At least this much."
As he spoke, he raised a hand and clenched his fist, indicating the size.
"This…" The Elders—even Zi Yan—froze.
They secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but also hesitated.
They were relieved because Wei Yang's price was actually very low. In fact, it was practically a friendly discount. Honestly speaking, exchanging the Three Demon Phoenix corpses plus about twenty Dou Zun for two Dragon King corpses was already enough of a fair deal.
That precious Dragon-Phoenix Fruit Tree sapling?
That was only being traded for a fist-sized amount of Ancient Heaven Serpent blood essence. Sure, Ancient Heaven Serpent blood essence was precious, but to the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, it wasn't really useful.
On the other hand, the Dragon-Phoenix Fruit Tree wasn't very important to Wei Yang. At least nowhere near as important as it was to the Ancient Void Dragon Clan. So looking at the exchange, it was simply both sides getting what they wanted.
No one was actually losing out. The reason the Ancient Void Dragons hesitated…was because trading away the corpses of their own clansmen so openly was a bit shameful.
Even though they were traitors, they were still members of the clan, and in their lifetimes they were dignified Dragon Kings. This was an issue of the clan's pride and honor. So the Elders looked at one another, each of them clearly agreeing inwardly, but none daring to be the first to speak.
In the end, it was Zi Yan—the Dragon Emperor—who spoke bluntly.
"Weren't you all arguing earlier about whether those three traitors deserve burial in the Dragon Tomb? Since they're traitors, they have no right to be buried there. They would only desecrate the remains of our ancestors."
"I've made my decision. From today onward, those three traitors are officially expelled from the Ancient Void Dragon Clan. All titles stripped. From this moment, they have no connection to our clan."
"We obey Your Majesty's decree."
Upon hearing this, the Elders had no objections and bowed in unison. Since the Dragon Emperor herself had spoken, none of the Elders could argue.
Good. No more hesitation. Trade! What followed was the exchange.
Grand Elder Qing Shan personally left for a moment, then quickly returned carrying two spatial spheres containing two massive dragon corpses. Included among them was the Northern Dragon King—the one Wei Yang had specifically requested.
Next, Grand Elder Qing Shan brought out a jade box. Inside was a mass of blood essence emitting a chilling, evil aura—about the size of a grown man's fist.
"Ancient Heaven Serpent blood essence!"
Yao Ming and several Nine Serene Deep Ground Python Elders stared at it, their eyes gleaming.
Wei Yang swept his gaze across the items, confirmed everything was correct then stored them away with a smile: "A pleasant cooperation."
"Hehe." Grand Elder Qing Shan, also in excellent spirits, chuckled. He quickly took the jade bottle holding the Dragon-Phoenix Fruit Tree from the Second Elder.
Then, with a sweep of his sleeve, he gathered the spatial spheres containing the Heaven Demon Phoenix experts and turned to leave: "Your Majesty, Elders, you stay here and continue hosting our guest. I have matters to attend to."
"Grand Elder, wait a moment." Wei Yang suddenly called out.
"Mm? Mr. Wei, is there something else?" Grand Elder Qing Shan halted his steps, turning back with a hint of nervousness.
The Ancient Void Dragon Elders also froze, the smiles on their faces stiffening. All of their eyes locked onto Wei Yang. Their expressions clearly said—
Please don't tell me he suddenly wants to change the deal…
"Ah, everyone please don't misunderstand." Wei Yang explained with a smile.
"It's just that I suddenly remembered—inside one of those spatial spheres holding the Dou Zun, there's a woman with Ancient Heavenly Phoenix blood essence. Grand Elder, may I have her for a moment? I just need to extract a portion of Heavenly Phoenix blood essence from her."
"Ancient Heavenly Phoenix bloodline?" Grand Elder Qing Shan blinked, then flipped his palm. A spatial sphere appeared.
Everyone looked inside. More than twenty immobilized figures were sealed within, unable to move, like insects trapped in amber. Among them was a young woman with her eyes tightly shut—her aura at the peak of the ninth turn, quite noticeable in the crowd.
Everyone's gaze pierced through the spatial sphere and landed on her.
"This woman does possess Ancient Heavenly Phoenix blood. I can smell that annoying scent from inside her." One Ancient Void Dragon Elder stroked his beard and nodded.
The other Elders nodded in agreement.
Suddenly being stared at by so many Dou Shengs, Feng Qing'er felt chills shoot through her whole body. Goosebumps visibly rose across her skin. Her eyelids trembled slightly as if she wanted to open them, but under the crushing spatial seal, she couldn't even twitch them.
"To extract Heavenly Phoenix bloodline…" Grand Elder Qing Shan hesitated and looked toward the Dragon Emperor.
If they could obtain Heavenly Phoenix blood essence to help nurture the Dragon-Phoenix Fruit Tree, the benefits would be significant. The success rate of producing a Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit might even increase greatly.
But the clan's remaining stores of Heavenly Phoenix blood essence were not plentiful. Now that he discovered this woman possessed the bloodline, he felt reluctant to let it go. Her value was no less than a high-level Ban Sheng Heaven Demon Phoenix corpse.
"Strictly speaking, the deal is already completed, and I shouldn't make such a request now." Wei Yang sighed helplessly. "But I need that Heavenly Phoenix bloodline for something important. The woman stays with you—you keep her—but I just need one portion of her blood essence."
He silently blamed himself for forgetting this earlier.
At the side, Xiao Yan instantly understood.
For Yao Lao—
If Yao Lao could integrate Heavenly Phoenix bloodline, the power of the Golden Phoenix Flame would increase significantly. Realizing this, Xiao Yan quickly sent Zi Yan a sound transmission. Upon hearing that Yao Lao needed it, Zi Yan nodded and waved her hand.
"Grand Elder, go handle your matters. Don't kill her—enslave her, keep her alive."
Then she added to the Second Elder, "Second Elder, go to the clan treasury and bring a portion of Divine-grade Heavenly Phoenix blood essence for them."
"This…" Although the Second Elder felt his heart ache, he still nodded reluctantly.
"All right."
At the entrance of the hall, Grand Elder Qing Shan paused, rolled his eyes helplessly, then shook his head and hurried away.
He hadn't expected that although the woman's Heavenly Phoenix bloodline was preserved, they would have to give away a portion of Saint-grade Heavenly Phoenix essence in exchange. In the end, it really felt like a loss.
But so be it.
Since the Ancient Void Dragon Clan had obtained the Dragon-Phoenix Fruit Tree today, there was no need to haggle over such small matters.
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