Chapter 985: Chapter 976: Profiting from Others’ Misfortune

“Advance?”

Upon hearing Mo Wangchen’s words, experts from some Sacred Lands and Ancient Martial families immediately frowned.

Someone couldn’t help but speak up, “In such circumstances, we should quickly withdraw from this Restricted Zone. Why are we still advancing?”

“Yeah, this is too dangerous. We’ve already been surrounded by these ancient corpses, who knows what dangers we’ll encounter next.”

The crowd spoke out one after another, clearly frightened by the previous events and unwilling to delve further.

“Don’t get me wrong, our original plan was to enter the depths of this Restricted Zone. It was you who chose to follow. If you wish to leave, I won’t stop you.”

Mo Wangchen snorted coldly. From the very beginning, these people came along simply to compete for some benefits.

Now, being protected by the Divine Fire should be gracious enough. Do they really expect him to escort them out of Cold Martial Land?

This is simply impossible.

Not to mention there is no reason for him to do so, more importantly, the experts from forces like the Heavenly Mechanism Mansion and the Jiang Family have not been friendly towards him, so why should he help them?

“Little Friend Mo, you see how perilous this place is. Countless great leaders have fallen in this Restricted Zone throughout ancient history. Now that we haven’t gone too deep, we still have time to turn back.”

“Indeed, even the Netherworld Saint Emperor perished here, only having his corpse brought out. There must be some terrifying presence deep in the Restricted Zone, and provoking it may bear unimaginable consequences.”

Many voiced their concerns, clearly reluctant to proceed further. If not for the ancient corpses’ fear of Mo Wangchen’s Divine Fire, would they still speak so nicely to him?

“The same goes, if you want to leave, I’m not stopping you,” Mo Wangchen said indifferently, ignoring them thereafter.

“Buzz, buzz, buzz!”

As time passed, while Mo Wangchen enveloped everyone with the Divine Fire, they advanced for at least a dozen miles, until the number of ancient corpses decreased significantly, no longer as dense as before.

Moreover, the deeper they went, the stronger the Curse Power filling the void became, accelerating the enhancement of Mo Wangchen’s Perception.

By nightfall, they had ventured at least a hundred miles, and those ancient corpses were long gone, leaving everyone to breathe a sigh of relief, with faces displaying a joy of having survived a disaster.

“Alright, it’s safe now. Didn’t you want to leave? You can go now, bypass where those corpses were, take another path out, and perhaps there’s a chance of survival.”

Mo Wangchen retracted the Divine Fire, sensing that his Perception had greatly improved, now reaching the Peak of Holy Rank Five.

“It’s dark now, we shouldn’t act rashly, and who knows if those corpses will remain where they were. What if we encounter them on our way out?”

“Indeed, it would be too dangerous. I suggest we rest for the night and plan again by tomorrow.”

Mo Wangchen intended to get rid of these burdens, but now they clung on stubbornly, unwilling to leave.

“Suit yourselves then. The Curse Power here is over ten times stronger than the periphery; let’s see how long you can endure,” Mo Wangchen said indifferently, ignoring them henceforth.

“We’re all subject to the same Curse Power here. Are you any better off than us?” Someone frowned, confusion evident on their face.

“Heh, you’re right. We are not afraid of that Curse Power.”

Elder Wei Yuan chuckled, and under the watchful eyes of all the forces present, unabashedly took out a Divine Fire Pill and swallowed it.

The others from Luoyue Immortal Palace did not hesitate either, sensing the effects of their Divine Fire Pills were waning, they all took out the Divine Fire Pills and ingested them once more.

“What kind of pill is this?”

“Are the pills you’re taking capable of resisting the curse within Cold Martial Land?”

The experts from all forces were shocked, never expecting things to take such a turn. They suddenly recalled that not long ago, there were frequent Alchemy Tribulations at Luoyue Immortal Palace. Could it be that they were refining this kind of pill at the time?

“Daoist Fellow Wei Yuan, our Heavenly Mechanism Mansion often interacts with Luoyue Immortal Palace. I wonder about those pills…”

“I brought eight million Immortal Stones with me this time, I wonder if I could exchange it for one?”

Surprised, many approached, trying to procure a pill from Mo Wangchen and the others, as it was undoubtedly a life-saving item.

However, Elder Wei Yuan and the others didn’t pay any attention to them and instead all looked towards Mo Wangchen.

Strictly speaking, these pills were devised by Mo Wangchen. Moreover, most of these people had grievances with Mo Wangchen, especially the Heavenly Mechanism Mansion and the Jiang Family. Not long ago, when an Ancient Ruin surfaced, Mo Wangchen captured their Saint Heir alive.

“This…”

The experts from various forces were taken aback, clearly having noticed something. They were puzzled about why Wei Yuan and the others deferred to Mo Wangchen’s opinion.

“I can give each of you a pill, but you must make a sincere oath that once you receive the pill, you will only turn back and leave Cold Martial Land, not continuing to explore further, and the pills will not be given to you for free.”

“My demands are not excessive; one pill for twenty catties of Desolate Power. Now, each of you write me an IOU, and I’ll give you the pill.”

This Restricted Zone has existed for countless eons, though it holds many dangers, it also harbors endless opportunities. Mo Wangchen had no intention of venturing further with these people, only for them to reap the benefits.

“What?!”

“Twenty catties of Desolate Power?!”

Upon hearing this, everyone’s expressions turned sour, feeling as though they had swallowed a bunch of flies.

“Little Friend Mo, do you realize what twenty catties of Desolate Power means? In exchange, it could amount to countless Immortal Stones.”

“Yes, Little Friend, don’t exploit our situation. For just one pill, you’re making such a steep demand, you might as well kill us instead.”

“Trade or don’t, if you all think you can withstand the Curse Power here, then stay,” Mo Wangchen shrugged.

In fact, deep down he hoped these people would trade with him. After all, there are twenty or thirty experts from various forces here. If each provides twenty catties, together it’d amount to five or six hundred catties of Desolate Power.

That’s not a small amount!

Besides, among them are not only Elders and even Great Elders from various factions, but also a few young geniuses, elite disciples from each sect. If they all fell here, it would certainly be a significant loss for them.

Dozens of catties of Desolate Power to save these people – surely, the powers that be know how to weigh their options.

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