Chapter 742: Token

"You wicked Daoist, you possess those twin beauties, envied by all. Aren't you afraid of dying in the Seven Kills Hall, even with such a good life, and those sisters finding new lovers and cuckolding you?"

Cui Ji had been defeated by Qin Sang in front of everyone and unceremoniously driven off the island. He still hadn't gotten over it.

Given his temper, he had wanted to retaliate immediately.

However, Elder Zou had secretly warned him and applied pressure using the Merchant Alliance's rules. Cui Ji knew he was in the wrong and that his skills were inferior, so he could only accept his misfortune.

He was unwilling to admit it, but he was somewhat afraid of Qin Sang.

That divine ability to disable magic treasures was too strange and astonishing, capable of turning the tide of battle. He had spent a long time nourishing his life-bound magic treasure to restore its spiritual essence.

Now, upon seeing Qin Sang, old and new grievances immediately surged within him, and he couldn't help but sneer and mock him.

The others immediately became interested, looking over with great curiosity. Their gazes shifted between the two of them, surprised that even among only eight people, there could be a pair of sworn enemies. There would be good drama to watch later.

Xiang Yi, however, frowned deeply.

Qin Sang replied calmly, "Before this humble Daoist ascends, I imagine Fellow Daoist Cui will already have gone ahead to scout the path for me. I just wonder if Fellow Daoist Cui, in the Nine Netherworld and Yellow Springs, can still be so sharp-tongued?"

Xiang Yi stopped the dispute between the two and warned in a cold voice, "Regardless of any grudges you two may have, it's best to forget them all once we enter the Seven Kills Hall. If you delay the Merchant Alliance's important matter due to internal strife, I will hold you accountable! Believe me, no matter how powerful your backing in the Merchant Association is, they won't be able to protect you!"

Cui Ji had no choice but to concede, sitting silently on the bench, glowering fiercely at Qin Sang.

Qin Sang paid no attention. That year, he had been able to defeat Cui Ji even without the help of the Twin-Headed Hou.

If Cui Ji dared to stir up trouble, the Seven Kills Hall would be his burial ground!

With everyone present, Xiang Yi took out a golden box from his storage pouch, opened it in front of everyone, and pulled out eight jade pendants. "These jade pendants are the tokens for this expedition. One for each person; only with these jade pendants will you be able to enter the Seven Kills Hall then."

Xiang Yi paused slightly, then made a slight motion with his palm, sending the jade pendants flying towards everyone.

Qin Sang caught a jade pendant. His divine sense swept across it, revealing that the jade pendant's material was very fragile, but it contained an exceptionally exquisite restriction, making it impossible to replicate.

Afterward, everyone began to take turns asking about the Seven Kills Hall's situation and exchanging information.

Among the eight people present, only Xiang Yi had ever entered the Seven Kills Hall, which was when it last appeared. The others were all entering for the first time.

Although Qin Sang had gathered a lot of information beforehand, it couldn't compare to Xiang Yi, who had personally experienced it. Naturally, he seized this rare opportunity to ask Xiang Yi for guidance.

There wasn't much time left until the Seven Kills Hall opened. After everyone gathered, they departed almost immediately, taking the teleportation array back to the Inner Sea.

Opposite Great Desolate Island, the teleportation array was built on Tianxing Island, the largest island of the human race.

It is said that when the Witch Race was powerful and the human race faced its greatest peril, it was by relying on this island that they gained a firm foothold. As a result, Tianxing Island holds a transcendent status among humans.

Tianxing Island boasted the human race's first colossal city, which Qin Sang had long yearned to see. Unfortunately, time was pressing, and he couldn't get a good look before leaving the island with Xiang Yi.

The Inner Sea was clearly much safer than the Demonic Sea. Although demon beasts also lurked in the deep sea, they weren't as endlessly numerous as in the Demonic Sea.

The eight of them, all masters, traveled together. They didn't need to be overly cautious, so they took turns activating a flying shuttle and rushed southeast, traveling day and night.

Their destination was Dongmen Island. It was said that entering the storm from there to reach the Seven Kills Hall was one of the safer paths.

Dongmen Island was actually just a small island of no great size. It was said that originally there was only an obscure small sect on the island, and it only became bustling whenever the Seven Kills Hall was about to open.

When they arrived at Dongmen Island, many masters had already gathered on the island.

As they alighted, even before entering the city, Qin Sang sensed the powerful or subtle auras within it. Many of them were Nascent Soul Grandmasters!

Everyone subconsciously became reserved and extremely discreet.

"Let's go," Xiang Yi said. "After resting in the city for a while, we will enter the storm."

Xiang Yi led the way into the city.

Qin Sang turned his head for a glance. To the east of Dongmen Island, the seawater seemed somewhat darker than elsewhere. At the edge of his vision, a black line stretched across the vast sea surface, its ends unseen from south to north.

That was the infamous storm belt.

It wasn't his first time hearing how terrifying the storm was. Fortunately, the Seven Kills Hall's location was not in the depths of the storm, and the storm's power grew stronger the deeper one went.

With their cultivation, they could still persevere until they reached the Seven Kills Hall.

The group rented a courtyard in the city. Xiang Yi warned them that it was best not to go out and cause trouble, lest they implicate others. The cultivators on the island at this time were either masters themselves or had deep backgrounds, none of them easy to provoke. Many of them were unruly, and it would be easy to bring trouble upon themselves.

Qin Sang was curious why Xiang Yi had never let them contact other teams from the East Pole Alliance since their departure from Great Desolate Island.

The vast East Pole Alliance couldn't possibly have only eight slots.

All the teams being out of contact with each other was truly peculiar. It seemed the East Pole Alliance had a major plan, and he wondered what treasure was worth such a massive mobilization.

Qin Sang didn't dwell on it, nor did he want to investigate further.

He was there for the ancient teleportation array and didn't want to get caught in a huge storm.

He also knew very well that he was only there to secure a spot and had been forced to agree to assist Xiang Yi; he wasn't there to risk his life. Once a crisis arose, he would first look for an escape route.

The others undoubtedly had the same thoughts.

Closing the door, Qin Sang sat quietly for a while. He suddenly took out a set of array flags and set them up in the room, then successively cast several layers of isolation restrictions.

Making sure nothing was overlooked, Qin Sang took out the jade box containing the Winter Nether Cold Flame. He hesitated for a moment but ultimately opened the jade box.

Over the years, he had been thinking about how to handle the Winter Nether Cold Flame.

Refining it into a fire bead would be too wasteful. Not being able to keep such a rare cold flame for himself always felt like a pity.

However, multiple attempts to tame it had all failed. Master Dongming's imprint had already merged with the cold flame; in fact, the cold flame itself was born because of Master Dongming.

His cultivation was still too low; there was no chance at all.

He was about to enter the Seven Kills Hall soon, and it concerned his future; he couldn't hesitate anymore.

The Void Heaven Thunder was the Void Spirit Sect's sect-protecting treasure. Naturally, the insights left by that Golden Core cultivator didn't contain the Void Spirit Sect's refining method, but they did mention a few things.

Qin Sang once possessed a Void Heaven Thunder and had studied it in his hand for a long time.

Most importantly, although the Winter Nether Cold Flame was violent, it was very docile in front of the Nine Nether Demonic Fire. This was equivalent to solving the biggest difficulty, an advantage that the Void Spirit Sect didn't possess.

As long as Qin Sang himself didn't make a mistake, there was no need to worry about backlash.

There was a great chance he could learn from the Void Heaven Thunder and refine the Winter Nether Cold Flame into a fire bead.