Chapter 165
After seeing Ye Chen being so persistent, Li Xu finally nodded and said, “Very well, I’ll take advantage of it . ” Even ten percent of the medicinal pills were priceless .
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Ye Chen kept the fish and asked, “Master, Senior Brother Li, what exactly is this fish?”
“It’s called the Purple-gold Divine Fish . It generally only lives in the deep sea . I didn’t expect it to appear here . When the Purple-gold Divine Fish is young, its body is blood-red but when it reaches around five-hundred-years-old, its scales will slowly turn purple and its beard will grow longer . It’ll only turn purple-gold when it’s over ten thousand years old but once it does, it’s extremely precious . One bite can let a cultivator shed his mortal body and change his bones . Their Celestial Chi would increase greatly as if they have cultivated for dozens of years . It’s even possible for a low Celestial Chi cultivator to immediately break through to Earthly Venerable Rank . Even if they’re not cultivators, one bite is enough to extend their lifespan and treat any illness,” Master Apothecary Xuanyi explained .
“How old is this Purple-gold Divine Fish?” Ye Chen asked . The fish would only turn purple after five hundred years, so it seemed that this Purple-gold Divine Fish had grown for at least five hundred years .
“The Purple-gold Divine Fish’s beard will grow half a meter every five hundred years . This Purple-gold Divine Fish should be around two thousand years old . In general, there’ll only be one Purple-gold Divine Fish in a body of water . All Purple-gold Divine Fish are male when young but become female and start laying eggs after maturing . If there are too many Purple-gold Divine Fish in one body of water, they’ll kill each other if there’s insufficient food . ” Master Apothecary Xuanyi sighed . “I’ve fished here for so many years but I’ve never even seen the shadow of the Purple-gold Divine Fish before . Who would’ve thought that Ye Chen would catch one immediately after arriving?”
“In other words, the lake only has this single Purple-gold Divine Fish?” Ye Chen rubbed his head . He had caught the sole Purple-gold Divine Fish . Perhaps the Soul-amassing Pill was the Purple-gold Divine Fish’s favorite food . The Purple-gold Divine Fish was a terrifying predator for other fishes . It was not surprising that the smaller fishes were scared away .
“That’s right but it’s difficult to determine . If this fish is taken to the Central Empire’s Mingyue Auction House, one tael can be sold for tens of thousands of Chi-amassing Pills . Even a Tier Five spirit artifact would only be worth a hundred thousand Chi-amassing pills . ” Master Apothecary Xuanyi sighed emotionally . This fish was more than thirty catties . Just this fish alone had already made Ye Chen rich . Even if all the treasures in the Xiwu Empire were sold, it still might not be enough to compare . However, it seemed that Ye Chen had quite a few treasures himself . The sword from earlier was most likely a Tier Five or above spirit artifact, otherwise, it would not have been able to pierce the Purple-gold Divine Fish’s head . Unless a person was severely in need of money, no one would sell such a precious thing like the Purple-gold Divine Fish .
One tael of fish could be exchanged for tens of thousands of Chi-amassing Pills? Everyone grew dizzy upon hearing this figure .
‘What exactly is the Central Empire’s Mingyue Auction House to sell Tier Five and above spirit treasures? I wonder when I can take a look . ’ Ye Chen was reminded of Little Rou at the mention of the Central Empire . ‘I wonder how Little Rou is doing in the Central Empire . Her parents are there and are supposedly the sect leader of a large sect . Little Rou’s life shouldn’t be too bad . I wonder what attainment level that girl has reached . With her talent and the support of a large sect, she should’ve advanced by leaps and bounds . I can’t fall behind . ’
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Lei Yi, Hao Feng, Yan Cheng, and a group of registered apprentices stared at Ye Chen . They seemed to feel that even if Ye Chen plucked out a leg hair, it would still be thicker than them!
“No one is allowed to tell anyone about Ye Chen catching the Purple-gold Divine Fish . Whoever dares to tell anyone will be expelled!” Master Apothecary Xuanyi turned to look at the apprentices behind and said seriously .
“Master, a few golden-armored imperial guards saw it . They might report it to Great Emperor Mingwu . ” A subtle sinister light flashed in Lei Yi’s eyes . Although Ye Chen had caught the Purple-gold Divine Fish, whether or not Ye Chen could keep it was a different question . This was a world where might made right!
Ye Chen’s Astral Body saw Lei Yi and the others’ reactions . He scoffed in his heart . ‘They’re dreaming if they want to take the Purple-gold Divine Fish away from me with their strength . However, it’ll be a different story if it was Great Emperor Mingwu or one of the Heavenly Venerable Rank combatants from the Three Major Sects . ’
Ye Chen had an urge to increase his strength . Otherwise, he would not stand a chance if he encountered a Heavenly Venerable Rank combatant .
“If Mingwu comes, I’ll talk to him . We made a deal before . One of the conditions for me to stay in the Xiwu Empire was that the fishes that my apprentices and I catch in this lake belong to us . That holds the same for the Purple-gold Divine Fish . ” Master Apothecary Xuanyi glanced at the apprentices . “The golden-armored imperial guards stationed here are all Mingwu’s confidants . They’ll only tell Mingwu alone about this matter!”
Lei Yi and the other registered apprentices felt Master Apothecary Xuanyi’s gaze and lowered their heads, not daring to look at each other . Master Apothecary Xuanyi was warning them not to try any tricks . If a large incident like this was revealed to others, they would have to bear the consequences .
Master Apothecary Xuanyi looked up at the sky . It was getting late . Although they could still fish at night, since a Purple-gold Divine Fish was caught, it would be better to go back and deal with it quickly .
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“Ye Chen, it’s getting dark . Let’s go back to Xuan Pavilion now!” Master Apothecary Xuanyi looked at Ye Chen .
“Yes, Master . ” Ye Chen nodded . He understood Master Apothecary Xuanyi’s worries .
“We’re not fishing anymore?” Little Wingsy pouted . He was addicted to fishing now . Fishing was really interesting .
“No . Little Wingsy, Brother Ye Chen will make you fish soup tonight!” Ye Chen said . Who cared about the Purple-gold Divine Fish? They could talk after eating it . After Little Wingsy was injured by Tantai Ling, his injury was still recovering, and his strength was much weaker than it had been during his peak, so he needed a physic . If Little Wingsy’s strength recovered fully, he would be an existence equivalent to Daemon King Rank . He would not be afraid of any Heavenly Venerable One, Mystique Venerable One or even Godly Venerable One .
Tantai Ling’s attack had been too deadly . If Ye Chen had not used the Celestial Chi of the Flying Dagger in his body to help Little Wingsy control the injury, Little Wingsy would have already died . However, Ye Chen’s Celestial Chi could only help Little Wingsy recover slowly . It was impossible to completely cure his injury in one lifetime .
‘I’ll make Purple-gold Divine Fish soup for Little Wingsy later and see how it works!’
The group of people tidied up and returned the fishing gear to the golden-armored imperial guards, and set foot on the way home .
Master Apothecary Xuanyi, Ye Chen, Li Xu, and Little Wingsy walked in front while Lei Yi, Hao Feng, Yan Cheng, and all the registered apprentices followed behind .
Looking at Ye Chen’s back, Lei Yi’s face darkened as he remained silent .
“Senior Brother Lei, are we really going to let that boy Ye Chen eat the Purple-gold Divine Fish alone?” Hao Feng glared at Ye Chen . Behind him was the number one martial arts family in the Xiwu Empire . ‘What’s the big deal about Donglin County’s Ye Clan? If Ye Chen refuses to obediently give me the Purple-gold Divine Fish, I’ll destroy his entire clan . If I gave this Purple-gold Divine Fish to my clan, who knows how many combatants will be created?’ Hao Feng’s heart was burning .
“In Xuan Pavilion, the Master has the final say . As long as Ye Chen remains in Xuan Pavilion, we won’t have any opportunities to act!” Yan Cheng piped up .
“Why don’t you two Senior Brothers disclose the news to your clans?” Hao Feng schemed . If the clans behind Lei Yi and Yan Cheng moved, the Hao Clan might not receive the biggest benefit . However, it was still possible for the Hao Clan to get a share .
Lei Yi and Yan Cheng came from the Central Empire and had their clans backing them . Their clans were not considered top forces in the Central Empire, otherwise, they would not need to study alchemy under Master Apothecary Xuanyi . However, their clans were like giants if placed in a small country like the Xiwu Empire .
Lei Yi glared at Hao Feng and said, “It’ll take at more than a year for a horse at full gallop to get here from the Central Empire . Do you think that the Purple-gold Divine Fish will still be with Ye Chen then? It’ll either be moved or eaten . Are you suggesting we let him eat the flesh and we eat the bones?”
“Is there no one from the Lei Clan in the Xiwu Empire?” Hao Feng asked cautiously .
“There are only some Tenth Level combatants but with Master around, how will they move?” Lei Yi asked indignantly .
“Senior Brother Lei seems to have some friendship with Taiyi Sword Sect . Why don’t you invite the sect leader of Taiyi Sword Sect?” Yan Cheng asked after pondering .
“If that old fox comes, even if he snatches the Purple-gold Divine Fish from Ye Chen’s hands, we’ll only be able to drink soup!” Lei Yi’s hands clenched into tight fists .
“It’s better than not even having soup to drink . We might as well take advantage of where we can!” Yan Cheng’s mouth curled .
“Let’s see what Mingwu says first . ” Lei Yi shook his head . If the Heavenly Venerable Rank combatants came, Master Apothecary Xuanyi would immediately know that they were up to no good . At that point, they might not be able to continue being his disciples .
“Master has always been biased . He used to favor Li Xu and now he’s favoring Ye Chen . We’re also his apprentices . Why can Li Xu get a portion of the Purple-gold Divine Fish but we don’t get any?” Hao Feng pressed insistently . He deliberately left out the fact that the fish was caught by Ye Chen!
Everyone would only speak on behalf of their benefits . In front of benefits, things like “morals” were worth dog sh*t!
Lei Yi and Yan Chen had unpleasant expressions . In any case, they decided that no matter what, they would get a piece of the Purple-gold Divine Fish!
Master Apothecary turned around and looked at Ye Chen . “Ye Chen, after going back, what are you planning to do with the remaining two portions of the fish?”
Ye Chen came back to his senses and pondered . Big forces were backing Lei Yi and Yan Cheng . It seemed like this matter would not be settled peacefully . ‘Who do you think I, Ye Chen, is? They want to pluck a tooth from the tiger’s mouth but there won’t be a door!’
“Master, I’m going to prepare fish soup tonight . Little Wingsy is still young and growing, and in need of nutrition . At that time, I’d like Master and Senior Brother Li to join us as well . ” Ye Chen deliberately raised his voice . Lei Yi and the others’ faces turned green upon hearing him .