Chapter 723: All Unconcerned

Jiang Fan smiled and took out a slip of paper. On it, he wrote the characters "May wealth flow in daily, and blessings extend across the four seas," then pasted it onto the spatial storage device. After doing this, he smiled, looking relaxed, and said, "Of course, it was to trick you into giving me the incantation. If I hadn't pretended to be foolish, how would you have fallen for it?"

Only then did Yan Daoan understand. Jiang Fan had been playing tricks on him all along. His eyes widened in disbelief: "So you didn't believe the oath I swore?" Jiang Fan curled his lips: "If oaths were effective, how many scumbags, male and female, would have been struck dead by lightning? But aren't all of them living perfectly well?"

Yan Daoan's chest felt like it was about to burst from indignation. He had been tricked twice by the same person! Once, he was tricked into drinking the Underworld Poison. The other time, he was tricked into obediently handing over the spatial storage device's incantation! What he found most unbearable was that the trickster was merely a junior!

What made him uneasy was that Jiang Fan took out a peculiar jade plate. It had four holes: three small and one large. One of the small holes emitted a faint red glow, while the others were dim and lifeless.

"What is this?" Yan Daoan had an ominous premonition. Jiang Fan calmly said, "To send you where you belong. Otherwise, keeping treacherous old monsters like you around would only lead to trouble sooner or later."

Yan Daoan's chest heaved with anger. If he still had his physical body, he might have vomited blood from sheer rage. "You little bastard, do you have the nerve to call me treacherous? Don't you ever look in a mirror?" To trick a Nascent Soul expert into such a state, how could he possibly call the one who was tricked cunning?

Jiang Fan ignored him and, not without some worry, pressed the jade plate onto Yan Daoan's remnant soul. "What are you doing... Ah... What is this monstrous thing... It's absorbing my soul... Get it away..." Yan Daoan struggled in terror, but after a few moments, the screaming stopped abruptly.

On the jade plate, the second hole began to emit an intermittent red glow. After a moment, the red glow stabilized. Although weaker than Venerable Qinghe's red glow, it was at least lit up.

"Phew." Jiang Fan exhaled. He had been worried that Yan Daoan's remnant soul wouldn't be enough to light up the second hole. Fortunately, the Hellish Demonic Beast had only torn off a small portion of the soul. If it had torn off any more, it would likely have been useless.

Having dealt with a major threat, Jiang Fan did not immediately consider the spatial storage device. He would only attempt to claim it when he had the ability to withstand a Nascent Soul expert's attack. Otherwise, it would be seeking his own demise.

With a thought, he entered the Heavenly Thunder Stone and appeared before the giant egg. "Rebellious brat! Rebellious brat!" Jiang Fan called out a few times. This sly little fellow, after consuming a conch shell's worth of water essence last time, had promised to give him True Spirit Blood again. Yet, Jiang Fan called several times, but the giant egg remained still, seemingly fallen into a deep sleep.

Jiang Fan was so annoyed he laughed. This dog, pretending to be asleep to renege on its debt? He summoned the Ancient Heart-Illuminating Mirror and placed it into the small ruined temple on the giant egg. Last time, it had suppressed the rebellious brat until it begged for mercy. But this time, after the Ancient Heart-Illuminating Mirror was placed inside, the rebellious brat didn't budge. Jiang Fan paused, then frowned. Could it be that after consuming the water essence once, it had recovered significantly and no longer feared the suppression of the Ancient Heart-Illuminating Mirror much? Is that why it dared to pretend to be asleep and renege?

"Heh!" Jiang Fan was truly annoyed. This nickname truly fit it perfectly! The three words "rebellious brat" were truly tailor-made for it! However, did it think that by reneging, Jiang Fan couldn't do anything about it? Without a second thought, Jiang Fan summoned a treasure chest before him. He kicked open the lid. Ten conch shells were neatly arranged inside, all filled with water essence!

With a hum, the giant egg vibrated violently. "Ah! So much?" The rebellious brat subconsciously exclaimed in surprise. Then it quickly covered its mouth, pretending to have just woken up: "Ugh-oh. Oh, big brother, when did you get here? When did you arrive? I'm so sorry, I was just sleeping, I didn't even realize you were here."

Jiang Fan sneered. This dog, truly full of tricks! He closed the treasure chest, put his foot on it, and said calmly: "The True Spirit Blood, hand it over."

At this point, how could the rebellious brat dare to renege? If it really reneged, Jiang Fan would absolutely never give it any more of this water essence. It immediately replied with immense cheerfulness: "Okay, big brother. I had it ready for you a long time ago. But I've been waiting for you to come and get it."

Crack— A crack appeared in the eggshell. A strand of essence blood, as thin as a hair, seeped out. It was similar to last time. "Are you squeezing toothpaste? Can't you give a bit more?" Jiang Fan demanded. The rebellious brat said aggrievedly, "Big brother, all the essence blood I recovered since last time is right here."

Jiang Fan would be a fool to believe that dog's words. But he also didn't intend to expose it. The True Spirit Blood was too domineering; even this tiny bit was enough to make Jiang Fan wish he were dead. If there was more, he wouldn't be able to digest it all at once. Jiang Fan used a jade bottle to collect the essence blood and then exited the Heavenly Thunder Stone.

The rebellious brat panicked: "Hey, hey, hey! Why are you leaving? Aren't you giving me the water essence? Don't you want True Spirit Blood next time?" Confirming Jiang Fan was really gone, the rebellious brat started grumbling again. "Took my blood and ran. Completely irresponsible. When I hatch, I'll definitely do this to you first, then that, and finally this..."

"What do you mean by 'this' and 'that'?" Jiang Fan's grim voice echoed inside the Heavenly Thunder Stone. The rebellious brat shivered in fright and hastily changed its tune: "Of course, I meant to serve you, big brother, in various ways. I'm still a child, how could I have bad intentions?"

What child! Jiang Fan almost couldn't stop himself from swearing. Where did this dog look like a child? It was as sinister as a thousand-year-old demon. He couldn't be bothered playing mind games with it. Once he utilized its True Spirit Blood, he would figure out a way to deal with this fellow!

With a thought, a conch shell flew onto the giant egg. "Next time I come for the essence blood, don't pretend to be asleep again! Also, old rule: water essence isn't so easy to come by. I also risked my life to snatch it back from a den of dragons and tigers. I can't let you drink it for free. Those magical artifacts... small toys from last time, give me a few more."

The rebellious brat looked at the whole box of conch shells on the ground. Then it thought about the expected scene of risking life and limb in a den of dragons and tigers. Its mouth twitched. Which den of dragons and tigers neatly arranges an entire box of water essence waiting for you to pick up? He probably just plundered it from somewhere, didn't he?

It said reluctantly, "I only have a few toys. If big brother takes them all, what will I play with? Just give one."

Jiang Fan said without hesitation, "Fine." Anyway, the water essence was obtained for free. No matter how much he exchanged it for, he would profit.

The rebellious brat excitedly cracked open its shell and swallowed the conch shell. It spat out a snow-white round pearl. Last time it was a Myriad Demon Stone. This time, it was another unknown round pearl. Jiang Fan asked, surprised, "What is this?"