King of Creation-Chapter 1592 - 1577: King Ling’s Promise

"This kind of inscribed formation, there is no record of it within our Five Immortals Hall, however, I can investigate it for you," Mountain God Yi Xun said in his Refined House, carefully examining the inscribed formation Ye Zhen gave him.

Originally, this was a good opportunity, but the problem is, such favors are eventually debts to be repaid. After hesitating for a moment, Ye Zhen still asked, "Steward Yi, if we use the hall’s resources, what would I need to do? Would I have to cover any costs?"

Yi Xun looked at Ye Zhen with a knowing expression, "Searching for such an inscribed formation requires many personnel.

Currently, you don’t have the qualification to mobilize so many resources. For external clients, unless one pays a vast amount of Spirit Stones, the personnel dedicated for a client’s request within the hall is always limited, and the time might be very long, with no guaranteed result."

"Pay a vast amount of Spirit Stones? How many would it take to ensure results and keep the time short?" Ye Zhen reckoned, if something can be settled with Spirit Stones, there’s no need to owe a favor.

"One million High Grade Spirit Stones to start," Yi Xun said with a smile as he looked at Ye Zhen, "Of course, if you really want to do this, you can get a ten percent discount."

Ye Zhen smiled wryly and helplessly spread his hands, "Alright, then I’ll trouble you, old man."

Mountain God Yi Xun displayed a slight victorious smile; how could he not understand Ye Zhen’s intentions?

Having lived for so many years, he had experienced many things and long understood that relationships based solely on benefits cannot last.

What lasts is emotion.

However, making Ye Zhen have emotions toward him, in any form, was quite challenging.

So a second option, making Ye Zhen owe him a favor, was a very good choice.

Therefore, he wasn’t afraid of Ye Zhen coming to him, but rather afraid Ye Zhen wouldn’t bother him.

"Then I’ll arrange it under internal affairs’ name tomorrow, if all goes well, results should appear within one or two years. If it’s really hard to find, it’s hard to say; it could take three to five years, seven to eight years, but it shouldn’t be too long," Mountain God Yi Xun stated.

"And, Count Ye, don’t look at me as if you’ve been tricked. I won’t cheat you. In Five Immortals Hall, deacons with an identity like mine can only issue one directive under internal affairs’ name per year.

Of course, a rotating deacon can issue two under the name of internal affairs per year," Mountain God Yi Xun explained. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Ye Zhen dared to swear to the heavens that his eyes hadn’t changed at all; it was certainly Old Yi Xun who deliberately brought this up.

The favor he owes isn’t small.

"Would you like the old man to personally escort you back?" Yi Xun asked.

Ye Zhen shook his head, "No need."

Leaving Yi Xun’s residence, the Eight En Hampton guards arranged by Five Immortals Hall escorted Ye Zhen back to the Five Blessings Inn, and in the sky, the faint presence of hundreds of Realm King experts could be sensed.

Upon returning to the Five Blessings Inn, a trace of disappointment emerged in Ye Zhen’s eyes.

This trip to consult Mountain God Yi Xun about the inscribed formation was actually something Ye Zhen had planned deliberately.

Otherwise, for safety’s sake, Ye Zhen would have simply sent a Talisman Communication summoning Yi Xun, and he would have come over immediately.

When departing, Ye Zhen specifically didn’t bring Ling Qianbi, instead having the Mirage Dragon Primordial Spirit Achou use Ancient Mirage Qi to transfigure into Big Ears Nie Ting’s form to follow behind Ye Zhen, while Big Ears Nie Ting had been hidden away by Ye Zhen early on.

The purpose was to lure that Eunuch Fuq into making a move.

Once that Eunuch Fuq made a move, there would definitely be a major battle with the Five Immortals Island’s experts, and even if the Five Immortals Island side restrained the intensity of the battle, it wouldn’t be a fight to the death.

But injuring Eunuch Fuq shouldn’t be a problem, with King Ling Kees’ ambush, then Ye Zhen would notify Five Immortals Island on Eunuch Fuq’s location.

So having Eunuch Fuq, a Dao Realm expert fall, wasn’t impossible. At the very least, it could leave him severely injured.

Without the threat of this Eunuch Fuq, Ye Zhen would have fewer scruples in his actions.

To be honest, instead of scheming for the treasure that could greatly enhance Yuann Hongying’s strength as mentioned by Eunuch Fuq, Ye Zhen was more inclined to aim for Yuann Hongying himself.

Yuann Hongying, with three Acquired Spirit Treasures, is himself a moving treasure trove.

However, as long as that Eunuch Fuq was around, it was very hard, nearly impossible, to make any plans against him.

Unfortunately, that Eunuch Fuq actually held back and didn’t take action; it seems he had decided to wait until Ye Zhen left Five Immortals Island.

Ye Zhen wasn’t certain how Eunuch Fuq was tracking his whereabouts, but Ye Zhen was clear that he couldn’t stay on Five Immortals Island anymore.

If he continued to stay, it would create changes beyond Ye Zhen’s control.

"Senior Ling, thanks to your assistance in securing that piece of Mystical Liquid Gold a few days ago, I owe you three million High Grade Spirit Stones, and I can’t repay it all at once.

Here are one million High Grade Spirit Stones, returned to you first. The remaining two million High Grade Spirit Stones, I will definitely repay you, quickly in two or three years, more slowly in five years," Ye Zhen said, handing over the Spirit Stones he had recently gathered from selling the Spirit Void Fruits at the annual auction through the Demon Marshal’s Avatar he retrieved from Five Immortals Hall.

Returning one million High Grade Spirit Stones to Ling Wang Ke, the remaining fraction Ye Zhen kept for his personal expenses.

Taking the storage ring that Ye Zhen handed over, Ling Wang Ke casually glanced and laughed, "You really have a knack for acquiring Spirit Stones quickly.

However, the remaining two million High Grade Spirit Stones, you don’t need to repay them, consider it as a gesture of goodwill from the old man; just remember to treat Qianbi well.

If you dare mistreat Qianbi, or if anything happens to Qianbi causing her death, for whatever reason, the old man absolutely won’t let you go.

No matter if it’s heaven or earth, I will traverse All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds to find you and flay you alive," said Ling Wang Ke, his voice fierce and ghastly as he spoke.

"Qianbi was my disciple in my past life, how well couldn’t I protect her? But any claims that if I’m alive Qianbi wouldn’t die before me, those lies I will not utter as a junior.

I’ll do my best to honor this past life’s teacher-disciple bond." As they say, play the part well, since Ling Wang Ke firmly believed that Ye Zhen and Ling Qianbi had a past life’s teacher-disciple bond; Ye Zhen likewise believed it staunchly and would act accordingly.

Ling Wang Ke raised his white eyebrow, seemingly unsatisfied with Ye Zhen’s assurance, but then thought, what Ye Zhen said is indeed the honest truth.

"Hope so. If there ever comes an insurmountable danger, you are allowed to seek help from the old man," Ling Wang Ke stared fiercely at Ye Zhen, snarling, "The promise the old man makes is for my granddaughter, not for you!"

"Rest assured, senior, if there’s ever a chance to use your promise, I won’t let it slip. But the spirit stones I owe, will eventually be paid back.

When it comes down to it, my bond with Qianbi, attributed to our past lives, doesn’t require you to spend Spirit Stones to make me care for Qianbi." Ye Zhen stated.

Ling Wang Ke showed a surprised expression again; even for a Dao Realm expert like him, the loss of two million High Grade Spirit Stones is still unbearably painful and takes a long time to accumulate.

But Ye Zhen outrightly rejected his goodwill in a simple statement.

This kind of courage, along with Ye Zhen’s straightforward, if somewhat uncomfortable yet genuine discourse, suddenly made him feel that letting Qianbi be with Ye Zhen might not be such a bad deal.

Such a young man is rare.

"Hope this is your true intention, as for the promise the old man made, let’s hope the day never comes to invoke it," Ling Wang Ke sighed, casting a glance at Ling Qianbi who was brewing tea outside the Silent Chamber, asking suddenly, "When do you plan to leave?"

With everything Ye Zhen did today, if he couldn’t see through the fact that Ye Zhen was planning to leave, then all these years would have been truly wasted in understanding people.

"Leaving tonight!"