Chapter 2267 - 2312: Borrowing Arrows with Thatched Boats

Chapter 2267: Chapter 2312: Borrowing Arrows with Thatched Boats

At this moment, the paper crane gradually slowed down until it came to a complete halt.

Jiang Fan looked around in surprise, realizing they were approaching an unknown minor world. "Have we arrived at our destination?" he asked.

Heavenly Mechanism Elder shook his head slightly. "No, we need to replenish the paper crane with some Power of Laws."

Jiang Fan was astonished, wondering if this thing required Laws to function just like the Tai Chu Prison Sky Gourd. However, realization soon dawned on him. How could a river flow without a source, or a tree grow without roots? The paper crane was a Magic Artifact, after all. There was no way it could be driven endlessly without relying on an external force.

"How long can it fly on a single replenishment?" Jiang Fan asked curiously.

Stroking his beard, Heavenly Mechanism Elder replied, "If fully replenished, it can fly for about two days."

Jiang Fan pondered this duration. If they didn’t encounter a world that cultivated the Power of Laws within those two days, wouldn’t the paper crane stall entirely? After some thought, he took out a Life Space Pocket. He had previously rescued a group of slaves from the Dead Sound Pirates, among whom were two Sages.

"Roughly how many Laws are needed?" Jiang Fan asked.

Rubbing his temples, Heavenly Mechanism Elder said, "The entire Power of Laws of a Three Calamities Realm expert."

"How much?" Jiang Fan wondered, his eyes widening in disbelief. Such a massive amount of the Power of Laws would be enough for him to activate the yellow gourd of the Tai Chu Prison Sky Gourd once and take down a Three Calamities Realm expert! This thing was practically drinking the Power of Laws like water!

Moreover, what baffled him was how Heavenly Mechanism Elder, a mere Divinity Transformation Realm cultivator, could afford to buy the Power of Laws from a Three Calamities Realm expert. Generally speaking, those in the Three Calamities Realm would not easily trade away their entire reservoir of Laws. How had Heavenly Mechanism Elder managed to do this all along the way?

"Who are you people?"

As they spoke, the barrier of the minor world ahead split open. A burly figure exuding the aura of a Sage stood in the rift, warily eyeing the impossibly massive paper crane before him.

Holding his horsetail whisk, Heavenly Mechanism Elder said, "I wish to make a trade with the World Master of your esteemed realm."

The burly Sage swept his gaze over the group on the paper crane. He barely gave Heavenly Mechanism Elder and Jiang Fan a passing glance. It was only when his eyes landed on the Big Black Dog that a flicker of apprehension appeared in his gaze. However, it was merely a fleeting moment. As he stared at the massive White Paper Crane, the naked greed in his eyes became unmistakably clear.

"Then please, come in for a chat," the burly Sage said with a smile.

Neither haughty nor humble, Heavenly Mechanism Elder replied, "You must be joking, Senior. Wouldn’t a junior like me carrying such a precious treasure into your realm be like sending a sheep into the tiger’s den?"

Since he had put it so bluntly, the burly Sage’s expression instantly chilled, and he dropped all pretense. He immediately tapped his glabella with a finger, transmitting a signal.

The next moment, over a dozen figures gathered outside the world. Leading them was none other than a Three Calamities Realm Sage, whose sheer presence made the Void tremble!

The burly Sage cupped his hands respectfully. "My lord, that old geezer is disrespecting our Dragon Soaring World. He insulted us and maliciously slandered us.

"Please do not let him off."

"Hah!" The Big Black Dog craned its neck and cursed aggressively, "You shameless human scum!

"If you want to rob us, just say it! Why bother making up excuses?"

Jiang Fan was not particularly surprised. Two Divinity Transformation Realm cultivators and a dog, carrying such a precious paper crane to trade with an entire world—it would be a miracle if the other party didn’t try to rob them! It seemed a fierce battle was inevitable. He gripped the Tai Chu Prison Sky Gourd, preparing for the impending clash.

Suddenly, Heavenly Mechanism Elder took a deep breath. His usually placid old face contorted as he unleashed a torrent of vulgarities right then and there.

"F*CK YOU AND YOUR *&...%￥#!"

"YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY CAN GO...*（）...%￥）!"

"I’LL SCREW YOUR）（*&￥*￥（））!"

Let alone the dumbfounded Jiang Fan, even the habitually crass Big Black Dog widened all three of its eyes in shock. It swore it had never heard such filthy curses in its entire life.

The group of Sages opposite them instantly turned livid. Already harboring intentions to rob them by force, the Sages immediately attacked!

"You’re courting death!" The burly Sage raised his hand and chopped downward. The oppressive might of a Sage was more than enough to crush two Divinity Transformation Realm cultivators like Jiang Fan and Heavenly Mechanism Elder.

However, the White Crane suddenly spread its wings, and a layer of milky-white halo surged across its body. The incoming attack was easily blocked outside the barrier. Furthermore, under Heavenly Mechanism Elder’s manipulation, the White Crane began to rapidly retreat. It quickly reached the speed of the Three Calamities Realm, utilizing Instantaneous Movement to escape into the Void.

The Three Calamities Realm Sage’s expression changed as he shouted, "Don’t hold back!"

He took the lead, summoning three Merit Divine Steles! The other Sages didn’t dare to hold back either, simultaneously unleashing their Power of Laws. In a matter of breaths, the overwhelming Power of Laws wove into a colossal net that encompassed the heavens and the earth.

Like a small fish in a tiny pond, the White Paper Crane had nowhere to run and was instantly engulfed by the massive net. This was the combined Sage’s Strike of an entire world! Aside from ancient existences like the Chaotic Ancient Blood Marquis, anyone below the Saint Realm who encountered this would lose a layer of skin, if not their life!

On the White Paper Crane, the Big Black Dog frantically roared at Jiang Fan, "Hurry up and take out that bell of yours!"

Not daring to act carelessly, Jiang Fan immediately channeled the Immortal King’s Undying Bell. Yet, before he could activate it, a bizarre scene unfolded. When the sky-blotting giant net landed on the White Paper Crane, it was entirely absorbed without a trace, swallowed up like a drop in the ocean!

Immediately after, having recovered its strength, the White Paper Crane flapped its wings and vanished into the Void in a flash. It left behind the Sages of that world, stomping their feet in cursing fury.

Jiang Fan and the Big Black Dog exchanged a glance, both seeing the utter astonishment in each other’s eyes. They finally understood how Heavenly Mechanism Elder had been continuously acquiring the Power of Laws all along the way.

By cursing people to trick them into attacking with their Laws!

Jiang Fan wiped his face and said, "Old man, you must have a death wish. Keep doing that and you’ll get us all killed sooner or later."

The Big Black Dog dug at its ears. "Have you been cursing all the way from the Divine Capital? I feel like half the cosmos has been polluted by your filthy mouth."

Heavenly Mechanism Elder took out a cup of tea to soothe his throat before rolling his eyes at the man and the dog. "You’ve never even heard of borrowing arrows with straw boats? What a pair of illiterates!"

Pausing, Heavenly Mechanism Elder added crossly, "You’d better pray that we smoothly encounter more worlds along the rest of the way.

"Otherwise, if the Chaotic Ancient Blood Marquis catches up, this old man has no tricks left up his sleeve."

Jiang Fan’s expression darkened slightly. He turned his head to look back at the Void. Although he couldn’t see anything, the faint, oppressive weight on his heart warned him that the Chaotic Ancient Blood Marquis was still in relentless pursuit.

"Damn dog, could it be that the Chaotic Ancient Blood Marquis took your sense of smell Talent, which is why he’s able to bite onto my trail so tightly?" he asked. He had always found it strange. His Blood Seal had already been Sealed by His Majesty Nanqian. So why could the Chaotic Ancient Blood Marquis still pinpoint his exact location?

The Big Black Dog bared its teeth and said, "At the Chaotic Ancient Blood Marquis’s realm, there are plenty of ways to lock onto you!

"For example, if some of your Essence Blood fell into his hands."

"Hmm?" Jiang Fan’s brows furrowed deeply.

Essence Blood... The last time he had spilled a large amount of Essence Blood was probably at the Martial Vault, wasn’t it? Could it be that someone had guessed his identity and deliberately handed his Essence Blood over to the Chaotic Ancient Blood Marquis to hunt him down? And in Nanqian, there was only one person who wanted to kill him the most.

Jian Wuchou!

"It’s that bastard!" Jiang Fan’s eyes flashed with a cold light.

That man had been lusting after Liu Qingxian, a score Jiang Fan hadn’t even settled yet, and now he actually dared to collude with the Chaotic Ancient Blood Marquis to put him to death? Just how thoroughly battered had Jiang Fan been, chased all the way from the Martial Vault to the Sumeru Divine Prison? If he had died at the hands of the Chaotic Ancient Blood Marquis, that would have been the end of it.

But since he survived this ordeal, he would absolutely make that bastard pay the price!