Supreme Emptiness

Chapter 2219: Chapter 2263: Mysterious Transaction

Jiang Fan’s spirit rallied.

Inside, there were a full ninety-plus top-grade Spirit Swords!

Taking a deep breath, he said, ”Please excuse my meager display!”

”Go!”

The sword scabbard popped open in response. Amidst countless ringing sword hums, all ninety-plus top-grade Spirit Swords flew out, floating haphazardly in midair.

Forming a one-handed seal, Jiang Fan silently recited the *Lotus Heart Sword Inference Scripture* while splitting off nine strands of his soul to act as lotus seeds.

Each seed extended over a dozen roots, sinking into the top-grade Spirit Swords.

The chaotic jumble of ninety-plus swords centered themselves around the nine seeds.

They formed nine lotuses condensed entirely of swords.

Jiang Fan’s heart surged with emotion.

He had comprehended and created his own *Lotus Heart Sword Inference Scripture* from the Three Swords Mad Sword Dao. Just as he expected, it allowed him to simultaneously control over ninety top-grade Spirit Swords!

”Merge!” he then shouted softly.

The nine lotuses converged behind him.

The first lotus stood in the front. The second lotus slightly opened up behind it, encompassing the first lotus in its center.

The third lotus, positioned even further back, opened wider to encapsulate the first and second Lotus Sword Formations in its center.

And so on.

When the ninth lotus bloomed to its absolute limit, enveloping the preceding eight, an ultra-massive lotus, layered in overlapping rows and densely packed with countless top-grade Spirit Swords, filled everyone’s vision.

Standing at the center of the Lotus Sword Formation, Jiang Fan looked like the Lord of Wan Jian.

With a single command, he could unleash an overwhelming Sword Array to crush everything in its path.

The Myriad Phenomena Great Sage’s expression turned stern. She shouted in a low voice, ”Have him disperse the Sword Array!”

The Mysterious Great Sage also snapped out of her shock and ordered, ”Disperse the Sword Array!”

Following the command, Jiang Fan pointed a finger and called out, ”Retract!”

CLANG CLANG!

Starting from the outer edges, the ninety-plus top-grade Spirit Swords methodically sank back into the sword scabbard.

Once the sky-blotting Sword Array was fully retracted, the One Calamity Realm Sages behind them finally let out a long breath. The suffocating pressure that had made them too afraid to breathe finally dissipated.

The Two Calamities Realm Sages also had lingering fears. They looked at Jiang Fan as if they were looking at a monster.

The two Great Sages also relaxed slightly. Even they had felt a trace of oppression when facing that ultra-massive Lotus Sword Formation.

The Myriad Phenomena Great Sage looked at her with a complex gaze. ”Fellow Daoist, congratulations on striking gold.

”You’ve encountered a talent comparable to a Top-level Sword Cultivator from the Martial Vault!”

She felt some regret that she hadn’t fought the Mysterious Great Sage for Jiang Fan just now, giving him up too easily. Such a first-rate Sword Dao figure had practically been handed over to the Mysterious Great Sage for nothing.

”Hahaha!” The Mysterious Great Sage laughed aloud, her eyes shining as she looked at Jiang Fan. ”What an unexpected delight.

”Sword Wuyou, from today onward, you will stay by my side.

”As long as I live for a day, I will protect you for a day. For a lifetime, I will ensure your lifetime of safety!”

Jiang Fan was secretly speechless. Was she already making grand, empty promises?

Offering up the sword scabbard with both hands, he said, ”I return the sword scabbard to its rightful owner.”

In anyone else’s hands, this sword scabbard was just a pile of top-grade Spirit Swords, and the power they could exert would only be equivalent to one or two top-grade Spirit Swords. But in Jiang Fan’s hands, it was a Killing Device capable of threatening a Three Calamities Realm expert.

He had just come under this woman’s command; how could she dare to safely entrust the sword scabbard to him?

However, to Jiang Fan’s surprise, the Mysterious Great Sage waved her sleeve. ”It is yours!

”I always keep my word. Since you are a talent of the Sword Dao, the sword scabbard naturally should be used by you!”

Jiang Fan froze, somewhat in disbelief.

In all fairness, if he were the female Great Sage, would he easily hand over such a threatening Killing Device to someone of unknown origin? With his cautious nature, it would be almost impossible.

He asked, ”Senior, aren’t you afraid that I might wield this sharp weapon to hurt you?”

The Mysterious Great Sage stood with her hands behind her back. Although she was a woman, she exuded an indescribable sense of heroism.

”Let objects be used to their fullest, and let talents shine to their utmost.

”Those recognized by me are worthy of the best treasures in the world.

”If you feel you can better display your talents elsewhere, you are free to leave!”

Jiang Fan was slightly moved.

What kind of powerful confidence did it take to speak such words? It was his first time being shocked by a woman’s magnanimity. Just what was this woman’s background?

Suppressing the waves in his heart, he gripped the sword scabbard and said, ”Thank you for this blessing, Senior.

”If there is any place you need me, just give the order, and I will gladly serve.”

Since this woman bore no ill will, he wasn’t in a hurry to leave. It wouldn’t be too late to break away from them once he found a suitable opportunity.

The Mysterious Great Sage laughed out loud. With a sweep of her sleeve, she declared, ”Let’s go. We shall head back and continue the transaction!”

A powerful force swept Jiang Fan up.

When the surrounding space stabilized, a boundless, massive warship had appeared in his line of sight.

It was unmistakably the Dead Sound Pirates’ Daqian Divine Kingdom warship.

Standing before the warship, they watched as cart after cart of Space Storage Devices was continually unloaded from the vessel.

That’s right, they were all Space Storage Devices!

Densely packed together, there were at least ten thousand of them!

Jiang Fan’s eyes nearly popped out of his head. All the Space Storage Devices he had seen in his entire life combined didn’t even amount to a fraction of what was before him. And this was only the tip of the iceberg!

They must have already transported many more prior to this. The resources they were trading were enough to sustain the entire Central Earth for a hundred years!

These resources were likely the accumulated plunder from the Third Fleet’s widespread looting. But just who was the Mysterious Great Sage to possess the immense backing required to swallow all these stolen goods?

A short while later, cart after cart, the countless Space Storage Devices finally finished being unloaded.

Standing at the bow of the ship, the Myriad Phenomena Great Sage’s expression grew solemn. ”The handover of the resources is complete.

”Next are the important items you specifically requested.

”We suffered heavy casualties just to capture them.

”Be careful when receiving them. If they escape, it will be a huge problem.”

Following that, giant cages, forged from Sumeru Divine Prison materials, were hoisted out from the bottom of the warship.

The cages were draped in a thick layer of black cloth, making it impossible to see what was inside. It was also dead silent within; not a single sound leaked out.

Jiang Fan acutely noticed that the moment the cages were brought out, the Two Calamities Realm and One Calamity Realm Sages beside him all acted as if they were facing a formidable enemy. They tensed their bodies, not even daring to breathe heavily. Some even deliberately suppressed the sound of their own heartbeats.

The Mysterious Great Sage lowered her hands from behind her back, taking a highly alert stance. ”We needed one hundred of them. Did you capture them all?”

The Myriad Phenomena Great Sage said, ”Only twenty!

”These things are incredibly scarce to begin with. Across the Hundred Realms of All Heavens, they only exist in a handful of worlds.

”Not to mention you only wanted those at the Sage Realm or above.

”Twenty is already the absolute limit.

”The most formidable one among them, at the Three Calamities Realm, was captured only because our leader took action personally.”

The Mysterious Great Sage’s eyes lit up, and she couldn’t help but laugh. ”You actually managed to catch twenty? Good, good, good! This completely exceeds our expectations!

”However, I need to inspect the goods!”

The Myriad Phenomena Great Sage stepped aside and said, ”Of course!”

Jiang Fan was secretly amazed.

Just what exactly had the Dead Sound Pirates caught for this group of people? Why did it even require alarming the high chief of the Dead Sound Pirates?

A chief capable of ruling the Dead Sound Pirates and making the Three Calamities Realm experts of all nine fleets bow in submission must possess suffocatingly high strength. They were likely no weaker than the Chaotic Ancient Blood Marquis.

What could it be that required such an existence to personally take action to capture it?

His gaze followed the Mysterious Great Sage as she moved in front of one of the cages.

From a short distance away, the Mysterious Great Sage waved her sleeve, throwing off the black cloth and revealing one wall of the cage. There were no windows on the wall, only a round Crystal embedded in it.

Through the Crystal, a corner of the cage’s interior could be seen.

Out of curiosity, Jiang Fan cast his gaze over.

Suddenly, a sharp black object flashed past the Crystal.

Jiang Fan’s pupils quaked.

He had seen a scythe!

A familiar black scythe!