Seed of Dao

The cruelty of the world of cultivation

"So that's it...."

Ye Chen immediately knew what was happening, and unconsciously looked at his right waist. Finally he knew that the two palm-sized pouches that he had never understood all this time were storage pouches.

Those pouches must be very valuable, or at least the contents inside them must be very valuable to the point of making Guo Biyun change his face.

Indirectly Ye Chen also realized, that when he gave thanks after getting the map, he showed his storage pouches in front of Guo Biyun. Since that time, he must have wanted the things inside. But because Ye Chen didn't give something useful to him, Guo Biyun decided to reveal his true face.

"So, is this your real face?" Ye Chen inevitably asked, and couldn't hold back his heart that was beginning to feel cold.

Guo Biyun still smiled and didn't answer, but instead said again, "Seeing from your reaction after hearing that the items you're carrying are storage pouches, it seems all this time you also didn't know what they were, right? Let me guess, you surely also don't know how to open them, correct?"

Ye Chen was shocked and truly shocked by what Guo Biyun said. He never expected that this old monk actually knew something just from his reaction alone.

Ye Chen, who previously believed that Guo Biyun was a monk who dedicated himself to serve living beings selflessly, was actually a cunning man.

Behind his calm face that always smiled warmly while giving anyone peace was actually a wolf in sheep's clothing.

"Brother Chen, you better obey. Know that, with the qualifications I have now, even if inside there is a foundation establishment pill, I won't be able to breakthrough. All of this is none other than for Yu Jiyun." Guo Biyun said again when seeing Ye Chen still hadn't made a decision.

Of course Ye Chen wouldn't believe what Guo Biyun said. After everything that happened until now, such things surely weren't the first time happening.

A wolf pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger like Guo Biyun surely only cared about himself.

But the problem was, Ye Chen didn't know whether he could defeat Guo Biyun who had one level higher than him. Besides, he also wasn't sure that after giving the storage pouch, Guo Biyun wouldn't take action.

"So, how can I be sure that after I give you the storage pouch, you won't take action?" Ye Chen began to use his old tactic, which was to make small talk to look for the right opening.

"For brother Chen who looks still very young, I must admire your caution," Guo Biyun nodded slightly and appreciated Ye Chen's caution.

"But don't worry, I will make a heavenly oath, which requires an immortal cultivator to never be able to break his oath. Even if I break the oath, I will immediately be punished right now."

Ye Chen frowned, and thought that Guo Biyun's suggestion made sense. From the looks of it, this monk indeed didn't seem to intend to truly fight to the death.

Of course Ye Chen also didn't want to fight, because after all his condition was very disadvantageous. If not, with his nature, why bother talking.

"Do it!" So, Ye Chen could only compromise.

A cunning smile appeared on Guo Biyun's mouth when hearing Ye Chen's words, but he still swore: "I, Guo Biyun, with heaven as witness. Swear, that if brother Chen gives what I want, I will never take action against him."

With the completion of that oath, faintly Ye Chen saw there was a strange fluctuation that suddenly entered Guo Biyun's body. He wasn't sure what it was, but he knew it might be some kind of heavenly chain, and if Guo Biyun broke his oath, something bad would surely happen.

So, Ye Chen could be sure and took one dark yellow storage pouch, and threw it toward Guo Biyun.

Without waiting for the other party to take it, Ye Chen turned around with cold words, "You better not meet me in the future, if not...."

"Hehe..." Guo Biyun's satisfied laughter sounded behind Ye Chen, and when he had just walked two steps, he heard his voice again, "Brother Chen, aren't you forgetting the things I have?"

Anger arose in Ye Chen's heart, and when he turned around, he coldly said, "What? Didn't I already give you the storage pouch you wanted? Don't tell me you'll take back your words?"

"No, of course I won't break my oath. It's just that, I want the two storage pouches you're carrying. So, you still owe me one storage pouch."

"Bastard!" Ye Chen immediately became angry and coldly shouted.

He was fooled, he was truly fooled. Previously, when Guo Biyun swore, he indeed only said something he wanted, and didn't explicitly only want one storage pouch.

Cunning! This monk who looked very gentle turned out to be very cunning like a venomous snake!

"Fine..." In the end Ye Chen could only sigh because he had been fooled and threw his last storage pouch.

The storage pouch fell two steps away from where Guo Biyun was standing, and when seeing the second storage pouch, his eyes became bright.

Opportunity!

When seeing Guo Biyun greedily bend down to take the second storage pouch, Ye Chen no longer hesitated and rushed forward.

Holding the sword in his right hand, he intended to slash Guo Biyun's neck in one go.

"How dare you!"

Guo Biyun looked angry when witnessing Ye Chen was already in front of him with killing intent. But he wasn't worried at all.

Right when the sword was one step away from him, Guo Biyun suddenly took out yellow paper from behind his clothes, and instantly green light came out. Moments later, a plate made of stone with a width of one square meter appeared from thin air.

Stone shield—a one-time defensive talisman commonly used by qi refinement cultivators.

Ye Chen was surprised, but he didn't stop and the sound of "clang" from the collision impact was heard. Not stopping there, the sound of "ding-dong" from the golden bell was also heard and made Ye Chen off guard.

But that wasn't over yet, and when he regained consciousness, a fireball the size of a head came crashing into his body.

Unable to dodge, Ye Chen's body was immediately thrown backward several meters with extreme heat in his chest, not forgetting also a mouthful of blood began to spurt from his mouth.

Looking down, Ye Chen found that from his burned clothes, there was a red wound from the fire that hit his chest. At the same time his right hand also trembled, and the iron sword he used before broke into two.

Very strong!

Ye Chen, who finally experienced battle between cultivators knew, that such power was truly beyond ordinary human imagination.

"Since you truly want to die, then I will grant you." Guo Biyun's angry and cold voice was heard again.

Beginning with the sound of the bell, the mid-level magical treasure that Guo Biyun possessed, small fireballs came again toward him. Ye Chen who appeared silent and very affected by the soul bell's sound made Guo Biyun smile coldly and feel very satisfied.

But moments before the fireball hit Ye Chen, he immediately dodged to the side and made Guo Biyun surprised.

Not waiting for Guo Biyun's surprise to finish, Ye Chen threw away the broken sword in his hand, and replaced it with the small black sword he used as a necklace around his neck, once again moving forward.

"Futile effort." Guo Biyun sneered when seeing Ye Chen rushing to attack him again. At the same time, the defensive talisman that produced the stone shield also appeared again in front of him.

Learning from the initial confrontation before, Guo Biyun didn't think that Ye Chen would be able to break his defense, especially when he witnessed the attack from just a small black sword.

Unfortunately, Guo Biyun didn't know that although the sword was small, it was a high-level magical treasure far better than his ordinary defensive talisman.

When the small sword in Ye Chen's hand touched the stone shield, the stone seemed like tofu. Easily the sword in Ye Chen's hand split it in two, making Guo Biyun very surprised with wide open eyes and not believing what he saw.

Witnessing his opponent's surprise, Ye Chen didn't waste the opportunity, and the small sword in his hand once again slashed toward Guo Biyun's neck.

With no interference, the sword smoothly managed to cut Guo Biyun's neck, but because the blade's size wasn't more than ten centimeters, the sword only managed to cut half his neck.

But that was enough, and Guo Biyun in panic immediately covered the blood that came out profusely from his neck. But his efforts were futile, and not long after his weak body fell backward with wide eyes and a desperate expression.