661: Chapter 450 661: Chapter 450 “Uh, exchange, okay, do you need the seeds of herbs or the herbs themselves?
Or materials for artifact refining?”
The Elder of North City Immortal Sect didn’t suggest using money for the exchange, as they had made quite a bit from selling supreme elixirs, and hence, they weren’t short of money at all.
“Alright, let’s make the exchange then.
I need to see how much you’re giving before I decide how much to give you.”
After Jiang Tang finished speaking, the Elder from the North City Immortal Sect took out two storage bags.
“Elder Jiang Tang, one storage bag contains herbs and herb seeds, while the other has materials for artifact refining and some things I found in past years.
I don’t know if you have any use for them!”
The items the Elder from North City Immortal Sect had collected over more than a thousand years were medicinal seeds and the like gathered during his wanderings in the past centuries.
With the storage bags preserving them, even after so many years, the properties remained intact, including the herbs and artifact materials.
Rarely taking disciples these days, the abilities he acquired from the land couldn’t advance further and had gone back to the earth.
Jiang Tang examined the two storage bags.
The seeds and herbs in these bags were of some use to him; his secret manual contained many pill formulas that required these herbs and seeds.
Moreover, as someone who was learning artifact refining, he needed materials to practice, and having these items also meant he could distribute them to his subordinates for missions.
“Okay, in that case, I’ll exchange them for five elixirs each, making a total of ten elixirs.”
Jiang Tang tossed two jade bottles to the North City Immortal Sect Elder.
The Elder of North City Immortal Sect felt delighted, believing it to be a great deal, exchanging two storage bags’ worth of items for two bottles of elixirs.
If he were to sell those herb seeds and herbs, including the materials outside, it would be somewhat difficult even to buy two elixirs.
The present Jiang Tang couldn’t possibly be an alchemist to offer ten supreme elixirs so generously.
“Hahaha, fantastic, thank you!”
Jiang Tang…
why did it seem that seeing others happy made him happy too, his mood elated?
Did he enjoy being at a disadvantage?
Was it a form of self-torture?
After teasing the North City Immortal Sect Elder, Jiang Tang felt bored again and took out his flying treasure.
He didn’t use invisibility when he arrived outside, where he saw the Dragon King breathing fire and creating ice and snow, unable to open the Southern Sea Dragon King’s palace gates.
The smoke billowing from his two nostrils looked like two chimneys.
Seeing this, Jiang Tang couldn’t help but say to the East Sea Dragon King:
“Old Long, after wreaking havoc in the East Sea, you’ve come to the Southern Sea to cause trouble.
Look at the sea of ice and fire you’ve created; you’ve made a mess of the ships and fish in the sea and on the surface!”
The East Sea Dragon King, upon seeing Jiang Tang, was as scared as if he had seen a demon, which startled him: “You…
how did you follow me here!”
“Heh, I’ve been here the whole time; you just haven’t noticed.
Don’t you think your abilities are rather pathetic?” Jiang Tang said with arrogance.
The Southern Sea Dragon King, looking from inside his palace towards the sea, saw the Southern Sea, which was usually temperate like spring, suddenly change to water temperatures of fifty to sixty degrees, then to an icy snow world, freezing the seawater solid.
This sudden weather change trapped the ships on the surface; they were immobilized, their catch turned to ice, and then scalded by the seawater till their skins peeled, with many fish likely dying shortly after being hauled on board, regardless of their freshness.
The fishermen stranded at sea felt bitter anguish, unable to move, and feared that such changes were the work of demons, apprehensive their vessels could capsize in a sudden gale.
The fishing boats on the sea were in turmoil, the fishermen calling out to their companions, fearing a demon was causing chaos.
It had been thousands of years since the sea had been this tumultuous.
Some of the larger fish in the sea were somewhat better off, with stronger endurance, but the smaller ones, like the young fish recently hatched, were quickly scalded to death.
The Southern Sea Dragon King then realized his elder brother’s arrival had not brought any benefits.
“What I do is none of your business!
I simply want my brother to be freed!” the East Sea Dragon King retorted to Jiang Tang, still defiant.
“Big brother, stop it already.
You’ve turned my sea into a noxious wasteland, and after such a long time, you still can’t break open the palace gates,” the Southern Sea Dragon King urged the East Sea Dragon King.
East Sea Dragon King…
brother, don’t boost others’ morale and undermine your own prestige.
Why can’t I succeed?
We are all men here, how can we say it’s impossible?
Jiang Tang…
it seems that the Dragon King of the Southern Sea is better than the East Sea Dragon King.
The former knew well the cold and desolation of war, having battled that monkey for so long.
Many fish and shrimp died because of it, yet the East Sea Dragon King seemed devoid of any mercy, always fixated on seizing a body for reincarnation at any cost!
This Southern Sea Dragon King still cares for the fishermen and marine life above the sea, demonstrating the qualities of a good leader.
Could it be that each Dragon King’s personality is different?
With all of them imprisoned, there might be more to the story.
A single misfortune in a family might cause the downfall not only of the family itself but of all its kin.
Whether the Emperor here or the ones in the heavens, they all might execute someone’s entire family!
Jiang Tang felt a bit of sympathy for the Southern Sea Dragon King.
Perhaps he was dragged down by his unworthy descendants or maybe his brothers.
“Southern Sea Dragon King, could you tell me why you Dragon Kings have been sealed here?”
Upon being asked this question, the Southern Sea Dragon King appeared somber and reluctant to expose his family’s disgrace.
In truth, he wasn’t brought down by his brothers.
His own unworthy descendants had incited the dissatisfaction of the Celestial Court.
After being imprisoned, their bodies and souls separated, and for thousands of years they resided here.
Only later did they learn of the calamities that befell the earth and heavens—tragedies that occurred after their confinement!
As for what happened later, he had absolutely no idea, having been imprisoned here without contact from old friends afraid of offending the Human Immortals of the Celestial Court.
After the heavens collapsed, does the Celestial Court still exist?
Is there still a Jade Emperor ruling the Heavenly Palace?
He didn’t know any of this, only that for thousands of years no one had ascended to immortality.
“Alas, my family has suffered a great misfortune.
All I hope for is to step out of these palace gates once more in my lifetime, to do some good deeds for the people and perhaps find my body to ascend to immortality.”
Jiang Tang…
this Dragon King was indeed different, possessing a compassionate heart.
He needed to ask him how to find the Heaven-Mending Spell.
“Once you’re out, if you don’t know the Heaven-Mending Spell, how will you ascend to immortality?”
When the Southern Sea Dragon King heard Jiang Tang’s question, a flicker of enlightenment appeared in his eyes.
He knew of the Heaven-Mending Spell but lacked the power to perform it.
This human wants to mend the heavens, a noble pursuit.
Not only could he reach the Heavenly Palace himself, but also allow more cultivators to ascend.
“Brother, I currently don’t know either.
All I’m aware of is that each of us four brothers has a piece of a map on our bodies.
When assembled together, the map reveals the answer to the Heaven-Mending Spell.”
East Sea Dragon King…
brother, why are you being so honest?
“Brother, why did you reveal that?”
Jiang Tang…
so that’s how it is.
It seems that coming here with this East Sea Dragon King, I truly might find the answer.
“Ao Guang, you’re not being straightforward.
What about the deal we made?
Where is your promise?”
“Young man, this king had no choice.
I came here to save my brother as well as the others, to reclaim our physical forms!
But even if I told you, it would be useless.
The items with the map engravings were sealed with our bodies, and after the sealing, we don’t know if those items or even our bodies still exist.”
Jiang Tang…
they had been sealed for thousands of years, just like the monkey whose body and soul were split, and whether they would agree to surrender the map pieces remained a mystery.
He would have to find them, but for the time being, he opted to believe their words and unseal their imprisonment.
If they tried any tricks, he could simply seal them back in.
Jiang Tang had figured out his approach: “I can agree to break the seal on your four Dragon Kings’ palaces, but you must keep your promises.
If you attempt any deceit, I won’t hesitate to seal you back inside until you perish.”
The Southern Sea Dragon King, upon hearing Jiang Tang, nodded in agreement and promised that if Jiang Tang truly opened their palace gates, allowing them to seek their bodies, then what followed would depend on whether they could find their physical forms or not.