Chapter 107: Zhong Ling

  Looking at this straight line-like purple lake, Ye Chen was dazed for a moment. This was the purple flower that had been defeated by himself. Thinking of the trouble that the purple flower had brought to him before, Ye Chen's heart skipped a beat. If it weren't for his own promotion to the next level, if there wasn't something abnormal in his body, and if Little Bear Momo hadn't suddenly burst out, he would have been in grave danger.

  Ye Chen looked for a while, then gazed in the direction of his goal again. If this was a high-level demon beast, Ye Chen might have been interested in staying to collect those high-level inner elixirs, but the purple lake dispelled Ye Chen's thoughts.

  That purple gas that could paralyze his entire body, Ye Chen didn't want to experience it again. If the gas was ordinary, he could use his internal energy to dispel it, but this one had paralyzed even his internal energy. Ye Chen didn't want to go through that again. The best solution was to leave this place.

  Just as Ye Chen was about to leave, a faint sigh of an old voice came from his body: "Are you leaving just like that? The good things here are not even wanted, you're really extravagant."

  "Who?" Ye Chen was startled, stopped in his tracks and asked loudly, while circulating his internal energy wildly within his body. The voice came from within his own body, and Ye Chen knew without thinking that only two things could have this function.

  The divine sword doesn't need to be mentioned, and the various mysteries that can reach the level of a divine sword are not something Ye Chen can imagine now. Speaking is absolutely a small matter, and the black Royal Soul Bell is also not an ordinary item. Wanting to make it produce sound is not a difficult task for Ye Chen.

  "I? Just an old man who's forgotten his own name, no need to be so tense." The aged voice spoke again, and Ye Chen could hear the nostalgia for his past in it.

  It's said that there's no need to be nervous, but whoever has a talking spirit in their own body won't be calm as usual. Ye Chen is still okay, knowing that this talking thing might be a tool spirit, and he can somewhat put his mind at ease.

  But saying that he's not nervous is absolutely a lie, so Ye Chen continuously circulated his internal energy to find out what was going on. The circulation of internal energy, the sharp aura didn't hurt Ye Chen but also didn't detect anything unusual. If there really was something unusual, it would only be in the dantian area. However, the dantian... Ye Chen revealed a wry smile, his internal energy was completely blank when it came to the dantian area.

  "Heh heh, little guy, don't waste your energy, you can't see me, and I can only transmit sound in your mind. What's important now is to get that treasure, don't you want it? This isn't like you." The old voice said.

  "Like me? How long have you known me? What do I look like?" Ye Chen retorted, although in his heart he had heard the word "treasure" and felt a little longing, but this guy was most likely the bell spirit of that Imperial Soul Bell, and yet it had been nesting in his body for several days, how could it understand him so well?

  "Heh heh, if you weren't yearning for it, why would your heart beat faster when talking about treasures?" The old voice chuckled, instantly exposing the thing Ye Chen wanted to hide.

  "Is there?" Ye Chen looked bewildered, clearly not wanting to admit that he was a little moved just now. Having been poor since childhood, every credit point had to be split into two flowers. How could he not be moved when seeing treasure?

  "Hmph, young one, don't try to be clever in front of me. I've eaten more meals than you've walked roads, so don't pretend to be something you're not. Speak up, do you want this treasure or not?" The old man's voice hummed as he spoke directly.

  "Want!" Who wouldn't want treasure? Ye Chen blurted out without thinking, and by the time he came to his senses, it was too late. His face turned slightly red, having just said no a moment ago, yet now he had directly spoken up.

  "Haha, I knew you wouldn't give up on the treasure." The old voice heard Ye Chen's unhesitating response and laughed as if he had gotten what he wanted. However, his tone soon turned melancholic.

  "This is a forbidden land, where birds and beasts do not dare to tread, and humans are nowhere to be found. As for how formidable the Purple Flower Sea is, it's hard to say, but the gases emitted from within can paralyze animals, rendering them immobile. It's unclear whether you're lucky or unlucky, but your cultivation method's internal energy somehow managed to resist the attack of these gases, and that one-in-ten-thousand chance of encountering a condensed Purple Flower Sea actually happened to you!"

  Listening to this old voice explaining, Ye Chen had a relieved look, and at the same time, he couldn't help but secretly sigh that he was lucky. Then, he heard: "You really have good luck, you defeated such a powerful purple flower, you know that's the entire power of the Purple Flower Sea."

  "Senior, what's that? What treasure are you talking about? I didn't see anything," Ye Chen looked around to the left and right, but still couldn't see the treasure that this senior was talking about, and said with some dissatisfaction.

  If Zhong Ling appeared in front of Ye Chen, Ye Chen would definitely see a black line appear on Zhong Ling's forehead, and at the same time, Zhong Ling's voice introducing himself would also come to an abrupt halt, unable to say anything due to being blocked by Ye Chen.

  "Heh heh, want the treasure? It's right in front of you." Zhong Ling's sly laughter sent a chill down Ye Chen's spine, giving him a bad premonition.

  "Right before our eyes? Could it be the remnants of that purple flower?" Ye Chen asked in puzzlement. If this purple thing was a dark entity, it would still be a good thing, but it wasn't something he could easily take. As soon as Ye Chen touched it with his hand, it would definitely spread to him.

  "Of course it's not purple, but what's inside this purple." Zhong Ling also stopped teasing Ye Chen and told the truth.

  "What's with this purple thing?" Ye Chen asked in surprise, what was the situation with this purple thing? That was an existence that could petrify oneself entirely, could he really go and touch it? Not long ago, if it wasn't for Hei Zhong's help, he would have been a dead man, all because of this thing in front of him.

  "Of course, the Purple Gold Stone is within the Purple Soul Flower's body, where else could it be?" Zhong Ling said with a tone of disdain, although there was no road ahead, Ye Chen could still sense the thick disdain in her words.

  "Alright, but you know as well, if I go in like this, I absolutely won't be able to come out." Ye Chen was indeed self-aware, and going down to the lake would mean he wouldn't be able to withstand all that purple qi.

  "I thought you could handle it by yourself." Zhong Ling's disdainful tone came out again, making Ye Chen's teeth itch with anger, but he had no choice. If he wanted to get the treasure, he still had to rely on Zhong Ling.

  "Senior, if you don't help me, I'll have to leave." Ye Chen was also speechless and similarly made a threatening move. He loved wealth, but there had to be limits. Using his own life in exchange for that treasure, Ye Chen couldn't help but think carefully about it.

  "Hehe, so impatient? The young man is a bit hasty!" Zhong Ling said with a serious tone, but to Ye Chen's ears, it was all unpleasant.