dmims Chapter 182, Tuoyan Valley
Chapter 182, Tuoyan Valley
Northern Frontier Alliance, Azure Jade Starfield.
This is the place that the Lord of the Star River allocated to Qing Yuzhu when she joined the Northern Frontier Alliance. It was a small star field within the jurisdiction of the Northern Frontier Alliance, and was later renamed by Qing Yuzhu. Currently, in addition to Qing Yuzhu's seven clansmen, the five clansmen of the Fire Mulberry Tree, and the thirteen clansmen of the Black Tortoise, some elite members of other clans and special life forms who have pledged allegiance to Qing Yuzhu also reside in this star field.
On an ordinary life-bearing planet, two high-ranking elders of the "Purple Giant Rock" race were anxiously waiting.
What made them nervous was not only Qing Yuzhu's formidable reputation, but also the curious "gaze" from Qing Yuzhu, who was only at the World Lord level and whose branches and leaves covered the sky and reached into the starry sky.
At a height exceeding ten million kilometers, compared to their divine bodies which are less than ten kilometers long, if this Jade Bamboo were to enter the realm of immortality, they would be no match for it.
"What do you want with me?" A tender, jade-like bamboo, millions of kilometers long, suddenly appeared behind the two high-ranking Venerables, its aura locking them firmly in place. "And we must meet here?"
"My lord, we have a request." The two Venerables exchanged a glance, neither daring to underestimate this tender Jade Bamboo. After all, they had watched helplessly as this Jade Bamboo grew from millions of kilometers in altitude to hundreds of millions of kilometers in altitude, then caused a Universe Lord to lose 27% of his divine body, and it was only after the Star River Lord intervened that it stopped.
"What is it? Speak." The tender green bamboo leaves swayed. "It'd better be something that can move me. If not, you know the consequences."
The two great beings of the "Purple Giant Rock" clan exchanged a glance, and one of them, whose aura was slightly stronger, produced a crystal pillar that was entirely blue, refracting a dazzling light.
"My lord, this is a token of the 'Tuoyan Valley.' We brothers are willing to present this token to you, hoping that the Purple Giant Rock Clan will have the opportunity to join your ranks and serve you."
Tuoyan Valley is a precious treasure that has appeared in the last tens of thousands of years. It contains treasures of the same level as those in the Starry Sky Realm. There are a total of twenty-four tokens, seventeen of which have now been confirmed to have appeared. Unexpectedly, one of them has fallen into the hands of two high-ranking Venerables of the Purple Giant Rock Clan.
The Purple Giant Rock Clan's strongest members are these two High-Level Venerables. Together, they possess two ordinary Supreme Treasures and three Greater Treasures. With this level of strength, even after joining the Northern Frontier Alliance, protecting the entire clan is a delicate matter; they dare not offend other powerful figures. As for entering Tuoyan Valley to compete for Supreme Treasures, forget about it.
Putting aside the risk of death after entering, even if everything goes smoothly and luck is on your side, and you manage to snatch that supreme treasure from the hands of a group of cosmic overlords and cosmic lords, then what? Under the noses of so many powerful beings, a high-level Venerable possesses a supreme treasure of the top domain level. This is no less than a child carrying gold through a bustling market; it will absolutely lead to the extermination of your entire clan!
On the contrary, it would be better to hand over the Tuoyan Valley token in exchange for protection!
So, who should we entrust it to?
The Lord of the Star River is naturally the first choice. He resurrected most of the many cosmic venerables in the Northern Frontier Alliance who had fallen, and he is also willing to protect some weak races like theirs.
However, there are too many races that want to receive the protection of the Lord of the Star River. The strongest of their Purple Giant Rock Clan are two High Venerables. No matter how you look at it, they are not even in the top ranks!
At this point, Qing Yuzhu was added to the list of powerful backers.
Time is short, and tens of thousands of years have passed. No one knows when all the tokens will be revealed. After all, even those who obtained the tokens kept it a secret. Who knows if others will also keep it a secret? If Tuoyan Valley is only open for three months, and someone doesn't enter within that time, the token will be useless.
"Tuoyan Valley?" The tender green bamboo leaves swayed as it looked at the two high-ranking Venerables of the Purple Giant Rock Clan, and it uttered a crisp voice, "Interesting."
"Please, sir, grant our people an opportunity to serve you."
"It won't be easy to come under my command. I'll give you two choices." The leaves of the Jade Bamboo rustled as they shook. "First, I'll exchange two supreme treasures for this Token of Tuoyan Valley. If you're willing, I can give you the supreme treasures right now."
"Secondly, in exchange for this token and the life of a 'Chrysalis Clan' Venerable, I will protect your race for a million epochs. As for the rest, we'll see after a million epochs whether the situation warrants my protection."
Choose.
"If you're unwilling, you can leave with the token. I'm not going to forcibly take your things. This token is just an opportunity. Even the Lord of Shihua Island didn't get a supreme treasure when he entered the Netherworld Palace. So many times the temple has opened, and many universe overlords and universe masters have entered, but in the end, only one powerful person has gained the most."
Each time a treasure of this level is opened, it is destined that only one out of a dozen or dozens of powerful individuals who enter will gain a significant reward, while the rest will return empty-handed, or even risk their lives.
Even back then, at the Starry Sky Temple, eighteen powerful figures went in, but only three came out, with two universe lords perishing.
The two high-ranking Venerables of the Purple Giant Rock Clan exchanged a glance. The Pupae Butterfly Clan was one of the powerful clans within the alliance. The Universe Lord who had clashed with Qing Yuzhu was a great being of the Pupae Butterfly Clan, the Lord of the Butterfly Wings. His Pupae Butterfly Clan was also a powerful clan, though the weakest among the powerful clans. However, the authority of the Universe Lord was still not something an ordinary Universe Venerable could dare to offend.
Qing Yuzhu didn't want to cause trouble for the Pupae Butterfly Clan, but she didn't mind if other powerful individuals caused them trouble.
The tender, delicate bamboo quietly awaits, its branches and leaves swaying slightly, its tips stretching for millions of kilometers into the starry sky.
Time passed, and after a full minute, the two high-ranking Venerables of the Purple Giant Rock Clan finally made their decision.
"My lord, we are willing to exchange our token for two priceless treasures."
"Very well, I respect your choice." A glint of light flashed from the tender jade bamboo branches, and two enormous treasure hammers appeared in the starry sky. They finally landed in front of the two Venerable Ones, then the branches hooked onto the blue crystal pillar and disappeared. "The treasure is yours. The transaction is complete. You may leave now."
"Yes, sir."
The Purple Giant Rock Clan was too weak, and could only choose to trade for two supreme treasures. At least this was a stable gain. They could increase their strength before entering the Primordial Star to obtain more powerful treasures, slowly accumulating strength and cultivating their people. Therefore, even though Qing Yuzhu promised to protect them for a million epochs, they were not confident that they would have enough strength to resist the Chrysalis Clan's retaliation after a million epochs.
In the universe, the strong are numerous, and weakness itself is the original sin.