Dominator Emperor

“Uh, I, I, I think I have a little.” Suan Tian Daoist fumbled around in his pockets, trying to see if he could find any Gold. Compared to Lan Yunzhu, Suan Tian Daoist was a bit better off. He often told fortunes for people, so he occasionally had things like Gold.

After searching in his pockets for a long time, Suan Tian Daoist finally dug out a few gold fragments. He couldn’t help but feel eager to try and asked Li Qiye, “Sir, does each Secret Realm Elf have different treasures?”

“That’s right. And each elf has its own ultimate treasure. It’s up to you,” Li Qiye said with a smile. “You can also perform a divination if you want, to see if you can figure out which elf is most suitable for you.”

“N-no, that’s alright. I’ll just try my luck.” Suan Tian Daoist simply closed his eyes and randomly chose one. As a Heartless Divination Master, he wanted to test his own luck and gamble on his fortune.

Suan Tian Daoist closed his eyes, picked a random Secret Realm Elf, and knocked to wake the sleeping creature.

“What is it?” The awakened Secret Realm Elf was clearly very unhappy. Anyone would be annoyed at being woken from a deep sleep.

The Secret Realm Elf glared at Suan Tian Daoist and said angrily, “Kid, if you’re not here to trade, watch out, or I’ll beat you to a pulp!”

Suan Tian Daoist immediately opened his palm, revealing his few gold fragments. “I’d like to trade for a Creation,” he said hurriedly.

The moment it saw the shimmering gold fragments in Suan Tian Daoist’s hand, the Secret Realm Elf’s eyes went wide, shining with light. All its sleepiness vanished in an instant. Li Qiye was right; the Secret Realm Elves truly loved Gold.

“I’ll take it all.” The Secret Realm Elf immediately swept all the gold fragments into its pouch. Only then did it give Suan Tian Daoist a proper look and say, “Well, well, so you’re from the Ghost Race. The swindling kind, at that!”

Hearing his Heart Demon Clan described as a swindling type of Ghost Race by the Secret Realm Elf left Suan Tian Daoist speechless. He gave a dry laugh and explained, “We are the Heart Demon Clan. We specialize in telling fortunes for people.”

“I know,” the Secret Realm Elf said, looking completely uninterested. “Not a single one of the Ghost Race is any good!”

This time, Suan Tian Daoist was utterly speechless. He had wanted to explain further, but the Secret Realm Elf’s single sentence shut him down completely.

Hearing this, Li Qiye and Lan Yunzhu couldn’t help but laugh. This was quite an embarrassing moment for Suan Tian Daoist.

“Take it. For the Gold’s sake, I’ll give you this Luo River Divine Disc. Hmph, if you hadn’t given me Gold, I would never have given you something this good.” The Secret Realm Elf tossed a treasure to Suan Tian Daoist, then curled up and went back to sleep.

Suan Tian Daoist looked at the Divine Disc in his hands, and his eyes immediately lit up. He said emotionally, “This… this is a divine divination treasure! It’s even better than the Turtle Shell our ancestors left behind!”

“Of course,” Li Qiye said with a smile. “In the First Evil Tomb, the Creations in this Secret Realm are incredible. As long as you have the fortune to enter, you’re guaranteed to find great rewards.”

“Thank you for your guidance, Sir,” Suan Tian Daoist said hurriedly, bowing to Li Qiye. If Li Qiye hadn’t brought him here, he would never have been able to enter such a Secret Realm.

“Why don’t you try your luck,” Li Qiye said with a smile to Lan Yunzhu, who was beside him. “If you’re lucky, you might be able to trade for something extraordinary.”

Lan Yunzhu looked at the numerous Secret Realm Elves before her, unsure which one to choose. After watching for a while, her lovely eyes narrowed as she fixed her gaze on Li Qiye.

“What are you looking at me for? It’s not like I’m going to give you a treasure,” Li Qiye said, shaking his head with a smile.

“Uncle, you have such a keen and discerning eye. How about you help me pick one?” Lan Yunzhu said to Li Qiye with a radiant smile and a hint of coquettishness. “I know you’re the kind of person who knows everything between heaven and earth. My admiration for you, Uncle, is like a surging river, endless and unceasing…”

“Alright, enough with the fake flattery,” Li Qiye grumbled. “Fine, I’ll help you pick one.”

Lan Yunzhu smiled radiantly and gave Li Qiye a charming glance. “I knew you were a kind-hearted person, Uncle!”

“Don’t try to use your feminine wiles on me. Be careful, or I’ll eat you all up tonight,” Li Qiye said, eyeing her with a grin.

Such a blatant comment made Lan Yunzhu’s fair face flush. She jabbed her elbow hard into Li Qiye’s chest and snapped, “Go to hell, you damn pervert!”

Li Qiye couldn’t help but laugh. After observing for a while, he pointed to a sleeping Secret Realm Elf and said, “That one. You might get a pleasant surprise.”

Delighted, Lan Yunzhu hurried over and woke the sleeping Secret Realm Elf. The disturbed elf sat up and asked, “What do you have to trade with me?”

Lan Yunzhu immediately took out her glittering golden items, laying them out one by one in front of the Secret Realm Elf.

Who said only Secret Realm Elves like glittering things? Girls like them just as much. The items Lan Yunzhu took out weren’t treasures, but some of her personal accessories. No matter how elegant a girl was, she would always have a few glittering accessories, and even Female Cultivators were no exception.

Seeing the glittering things, this Secret Realm Elf’s sleepiness also completely vanished. It immediately opened its eyes wide and carefully examined Lan Yunzhu’s items. The elf looked at one piece, then touched another; it seemed to adore every single one of the glittering things.

“Sigh. Girls are the best at pleasing these Secret Realm Elves. They can easily carry eight or ten glittering things on them at any time,” Li Qiye said with a laugh as he watched the elf touch one item after another.

“I’ll take them all.” The Secret Realm Elf seemed to love all the items. This was hardly surprising; Lan Yunzhu’s accessories were all very exquisite. How could they not be appealing?

“Then what kind of treasure will you trade me for them?” Lan Yunzhu asked, perking up at once.

The Secret Realm Elf immediately pulled out a cylindrical object and said, “This Time Reversing Shuttle is my prized possession. It’s absolutely worth the price.”

“Trade with it,” Li Qiye, who was standing to the side, said immediately.

The moment Li Qiye spoke, Lan Yunzhu snatched the cylinder and shoved her own items at the Secret Realm Elf, saying with a beaming smile, “Deal.”

The Secret Realm Elf was overjoyed as well. It curled up and once again fell asleep.

Clutching the cylinder, Lan Yunzhu dashed over to Li Qiye’s side. As the successor of the Qianli River, she was a lofty and untouchable Fairy in the eyes of others, but right now, her excitement made her seem like a little girl in front of Li Qiye.

“What kind of treasure is this?” Lan Yunzhu asked, handing the cylinder to Li Qiye for him to inspect.

Li Qiye took it and examined it closely. The cylinder’s lines were extremely fluid, and an ordinary person would see nothing profound about it. Li Qiye rubbed it for a moment before praising, “A fine item. This thing is extraordinary.”

“What’s so profound about this Time Reversing Shuttle?” Lan Yunzhu couldn’t see its true mysteries right away, so she couldn’t help but ask.

Li Qiye had seen countless treasures in his life. He had already figured out a few things about it but didn’t tell Lan Yunzhu. He just smiled and said, “Something like this, you have to comprehend on your own. Only then will it truly become your own treasure, rather than just a tool or a weapon!”

“Fine, don’t tell me. I’ll just figure it out myself.” Lan Yunzhu rolled her eyes at him. Despite this, she joyfully put away the Time Reversing Shuttle.

In truth, as the successor of the Qianli River, she had seen even Emperor Artifacts before. However, this item held a special meaning for Lan Yunzhu because she had obtained it together with Li Qiye, which made her cherish it deeply.

“Alright, Uncle, we’ve both gotten treasures now. It’s your turn. Once you get a treasure, we should probably leave,” Lan Yunzhu said hurriedly to Li Qiye.

Li Qiye sat down by the lake, took out a Treasure Box, and from within it, produced a turtle whose entire body was wreathed in leaping flames. This was the very Night Sun Turtle he had fished out of the Night Sea.

After being trained by Li Qiye, the Night Sun Turtle had become obedient and no longer rampaged like it did when it was first caught.

“What kind of Divine Turtle is that?” Lan Yunzhu couldn’t help but ask when she saw that the leaping flames on the Night Sun Turtle’s body actually contained strands of Order Divine Chains. Even someone who knew nothing about treasures could tell that this turtle was extraordinary.

“A Night Sun Turtle, fished from the Night Sea.” A light flashed from between Li Qiye’s brows, and a Law Divine Chain instantly locked onto the Night Sun Turtle.

“There are turtles in the Night Sea?” Suan Tian Daoist was greatly shocked and found it incredible. He couldn’t help but say, “I’ve never heard of anyone fishing anything other than Night Sun Fish out of the Night Sea!”

Even Lan Yunzhu was stunned. The people of the Ghost Sacred Realm had always known that Fengdu City’s Night Sea only produced Night Sun Fish. For millions of years, no one had ever heard of anyone fishing out anything besides Night Sun Fish.

Now, a turtle had appeared from the Night Sea. Even someone with no knowledge of such matters would know that this Night Sun Turtle was unbelievably heaven-defying.

At this moment, Li Qiye spoke to the Night Sun Turtle in his hand, “Let’s make a deal. You go in and retrieve something for me, and I’ll grant you a Creation. What’s more, I’ll have someone send you back to the Night Sea. In the future, if you manage to attain the Dao, you will receive the protection of the Ancestral Stream in Fengdu City! Of course, if you’re unwilling, I won’t force you. I’ll just be making a pot of turtle soup tonight. And don’t even think about escaping. Under the lock of my Divine Chain, it’s useless no matter where you run!”

“Is that how you make a deal? You’re just threatening it,” Lan Yunzhu said, rolling her eyes at him irritably.

Li Qiye smiled, his eyes narrowing. “You’re right, I am threatening it. And my threats are no laughing matter.”

When Li Qiye’s eyes narrowed, never mind Lan Yunzhu, who knew him well—even the Night Sun Turtle in his hand felt its heart pound in terror. It sensed that if it tried to escape, its fate would be even more terrifying than being stewed into soup.

“If you agree to this deal, then nod now, and I’ll give you a Creation,” Li Qiye said to the Night Sun Turtle with a gentle smile. At that moment, his expression looked completely harmless, but it made even Lan Yunzhu and Suan Tian Daoist’s hearts skip a beat. They both felt that this particular expression of Li Qiye’s was his most terrifying.