King of Creation
Chapter 307 - 304 The Wonders of the Ten Thousand Stars Plate

Chapter 307: Chapter 304 The Wonders of the Ten Thousand Stars Plate

"Brother Zheng, look, that bastard Wen Tianyu has sent another Talisman Communication," Han Tai rushed in like a whirlwind into the temporary residence of Ye Zhen within Qingluo Sect.

The moment Ye Zhen dashed outside the door, he saw two streaks of light disappear into the sky.

"Two of them?"

"Yes, that bastard is truly malicious. It seems he is afraid that the people from Tiannan Huaa Clan won’t receive it, so he actually sent out a Purple Jade Token," Han Tai said angrily. "Brother Zheng, we really should go and chop up that bastard. You don’t even need to act; I’ll kill him myself, and no one will say a word."

"A Purple Jade Token? A Purple Jade Token that can transmit messages over five hundred thousand li? Good, it looks like we’ll be facing the Tiannan Huaa Clan in a few days," said Ye Zhen.

The Purple Jade Token is a higher-level, wider-range Talisman Communication. It is said that it can cover a straight-line range of over five hundred thousand li, which is more than one-third of the Black Dragon Domain’s area. However, it is very rare.

Because the main material for making these Purple Jade Tokens is Purple Spirit Jade.

When Ye Zhen left Qiyun Sect, Sect Leader Guo Qijing had told him to travel without worry and that if Black Water Kingdom ever needed to use the War Soul Blood Flag, they would contact him through this Purple Jade Token.

According to Guo Qijing, the entire Black Water Kingdom didn’t have more than three of these tokens.

"Brother Zheng, did you anticipate that Wen Tianyu, that bastard, would contact Tiannan Huaa Clan with a Talisman Communication? Why didn’t you stop him?" Han Tai was astonished.

"The Tiannan Huaa Clan’s selection of the Hundred Flowers Consort will last nearly half a year. After half a year, Tiannan Huaa Clan will make a grand gesture to welcome the Hundred Flowers Consort.

Brother Han, with a butler of Tiannan Huaa Clan having the Cultivation of the Soul Sea Realm, do you think it’s easier to deal with a team of four or five people selecting a consort, or with a wedding procession of over a hundred people?"

"That’s..."

Han Tai was instantly at a loss for words, stumped by Ye Zhen’s question.

In fact, there was another situation Ye Zhen hadn’t mentioned.

If they waited until Tiannan Huaa Clan’s wedding procession arrived half a year later to deal with this matter, they would have almost no possibility of concession other than a desperate fight.

By then, for the pride of the Tiannan Flower King Huaa Mantian, spanning five hundred years, even if Luluo was dead, they would bring back her bones and would not hesitate to start a massacre.

Such incidents were not unheard of in history.

But if they resolved the issue now, there was still a possibility for the Tiannan Huaa Clan to step back. Of course, the dangers involved were indescribable.

Under normal circumstances, after being designated as the Hundred Flowers Consort, the next time one would see people from the Tiannan Huaa Clan would be at the moment of marrying the Hundred Flowers Consort.

However, Ye Zhen was sure that Wen Tianyu, overflowing with resentment, would not just give up and would definitely plot something. So, he asked Han Tai to monitor Wen Tianyu’s movements day and night.

And there it was, in just one day, something had happened.

"Now that we know Tiannan Huaa Clan will soon arrive, what preparations should we make?"

"Preparations? None!" Ye Zhen slowly shook his head.

Han Tai was greatly shocked, "No preparations? Then what will we use to deal with the Tiannan Huaa Clan and save Sister Luluo?"

"Brother Han, what do you think we should prepare?" Ye Zhen retorted with a question.

"That’s..."

Han Tai scratched his head, unable to answer.

The situation really wasn’t one they could prepare for.

If Luluo hadn’t been in a Great Sect like Qingluo Sect, Ye Zhen might be able to make preparations, like calling a few powerful allies to help, or simply taking Luluo and fleeing, or breaking the crux of Tiannan Huaa Clan’s selection of the Hundred Flowers Consort—the virtue of her untouched purity. (This is left to your imagination and isn’t as impure as you think.)

However, the conditions proposed by Sect Leader Wan Feng of Qingluo Sect had restricted everything, leaving Ye Zhen with no choice but to face the Tiannan Huaa Clan... alone!

Nevertheless, even though he couldn’t prepare, Ye Zhen was not completely unprepared.

If Ye Zhen were indeed so naively facing the formidable Tiannan Huaa Clan, which had maintained its majestic presence for five hundred years, he would have died countless times already.

What Ye Zhen was preparing now was... intelligence.

Where did the intelligence come from?

It came from the Ten Thousand Stars Plate that Ye Zhen was currently holding and frequently browsing through in his hands.

Initially, Ye Zhen hadn’t expected the Ten Thousand Stars Plate from Stars Tower, but since making the agreement with Wan Feng, Ye Zhen had been worried about how to deal with the Tiannan Huaa Clan.

Without any intelligence, dealing with a colossal power like the Tiannan Huaa Clan was tantamount to seeking death.

As Ye Zhen was fretting to the point of nearly pulling out his hair, he suddenly discovered the Stars Tower communication device lying quietly in the corner of his storage ring, with no messages displayed.

However, after taking it out and infusing it with his spiritual power, the device displayed a dense array of information.

Bounties, purchase requests, co-adventuring invitations, and special help offers—such messages were abundant and varied.

After fiddling with it for a while, Ye Zhen posted a bounty message—details on the Huaa Clan of the Black Dragon Domain, one piece of information for a thousand star points.

Moreover, this bounty seemed to be anonymous, with no other information revealed apart from a Stars Tower device number.

However, according to Hai Luoshuang, Ye Zhen need not worry about being cheated when issuing bounties or purchase requests on the Stars Tower network. Once confirmed, one could directly complain to the headquarters, and the swindler would face unbearable punishment.

In just over half a day, Ye Zhen experienced for the first time the powerful utility of the Stars Tower device, which could only be described as terrifying.

The device was like having an advisory group of tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of people—as long as you could afford the price.

In just half a day, Ye Zhen received over fifty messages, demonstrating the immense power of the Stars Tower and its communication technology to their fullest extent.

However, while collecting a wealth of information, the expenses were also astonishing.

A thousand star points per piece of information, equivalent to a thousand low-grade spirit crystals—for the over fifty pieces of information, that made over fifty thousand star points. And Ye Zhen’s only assets on the device were the twelve thousand some-odd star points he had obtained from Fast Sword Yue Qi.

Fortunately, within the Stars Tower, every member among the Seventy-two Meteors had the privilege of borrowing up to a hundred thousand star points in advance. Otherwise, before Ye Zhen could even gather the intelligence, he would have been punished by the Stars Tower headquarters.

Issuing bounties without the capacity to pay with star points was considered a false offer, and Stars Tower would penalize such deceit the same as con artists. A single case would invite a penalty you could not bear. In the gravest of cases, expulsion from the Stars Tower was possible, with reentry forever barred.

Though the cost was high, the gains were substantial; the messages allowed Ye Zhen to increasingly understand more about the Huaa Clan.

"It is said that over two hundred years ago, the Flower King Huaa Mantian, unable to break through for a long time, left the Black Dragon Domain in search of a way to do so." There was a small note following this information—since it could not be confirmed as true or false, merely hearsay, it was said that someone saw the Flower King outside of the Black Dragon Domain.

It seemed that members within the Stars Tower valued the authenticity of the information they distributed. With such a disclaimer, even if the news proved false, Stars Tower would not penalize the individual.

In this vast world, having access to such hearsay was already enough for a martial artist.

"The cultivation technique practiced by the Huaa Clan is very mysterious. If stuck at a certain bottleneck, mating with a virgin female martial artist of a similar realm might help achieve a breakthrough. However, this can be very....

My ancestors passed down a family precept—if a female from our family is chosen to be a consort by the Huaa Clan, it is better to take her own life than to marry into their family."

"The butler the Huaa Clan sends abroad to seek brides is very strong. Just five days ago, I personally witnessed him battling fiercely with a Vein Forging Realm powerhouse."

"Descendants of the Huaa Clan, due to the Flower King’s influence, are incredibly arrogant, which permeates every hair on their heads. Several days ago, I had the fortune..."

"Owing to their ancestors’ extraordinary strength, the descendants of the Huaa Clan are limited in number, mostly being the only heir. But the power of these descendants is perverse. A hundred years ago, during the Huaa Clan’s selection of consorts, the then Young Master at the Peak of the Spirit Transformation Realm Fifth Stage single-handedly defeated three Soul Sea Realm strongmen and took away... my sister..."

....

Message after message flickering on the Stars Tower device deepened Ye Zhen’s understanding of the Huaa Clan, and his heart grew ever more enlightened.

From the messages blinking on the Stars Tower device, it was evident that the Huaa Clan’s strength was formidable. A century ago, their Young Master defeated three Soul Sea Realm powerhouses, and a butler casually dispatched could contend with a Vein Forging Realm martial artist.

Yet, despite the fearsome power of the Huaa Clan, Ye Zhen harbored no fear. Tangible enemies in this world are not difficult to contend with. Only by understanding the enemy can one possibly find a way to deal with them.

Finally, when Ye Zhen received the one hundred twelfth piece of information, he ceased the bounty on the Stars Tower device. To date, he had spent not only his original twelve thousand star points but also the one hundred thousand points he had borrowed.

Well, to be precise, Ye Zhen now owed a debt of one hundred thousand star points. According to Stars Tower’s rules, if paid back within three months, no interest would be charged. After three months, the interest rate was one percent per day.

However, compared to what he had gained, it was enough.

Ye Zhen did not expect to receive so many secret messages unknown to most from the Stars Tower device. But on reflection, it wasn’t so surprising. Those who joined the Stars Tower were the elite of the world, martial arts powerhouses—like a circle with their own set of secretive information.

In the following days, Ye Zhen sat in the dwelling arranged for him by the Qingluo Sect like a statue, quietly sorting through, contemplating the intelligence he had gathered to see what he could use, considering the situation that might arise when the Huaa Clan members showed up in a few days....

"Roar...."

All of a sudden, the Cloud Wing Tiger cub nestled in Ye Zhen’s arms uttered an uncontrollable low growl, shaking violently, unable to contain itself.

Even Ye Zhen’s divine soul, which had a close connection with him, issued waves of mournful cries, expressing its boundless fear.

Ye Zhen’s expression changed abruptly as he gently soothed the Cloud Wing Tiger cub while he swiftly rose to his feet and stepped outside.

Ye Zhen understood that, in all likelihood, the people from the Huaa Clan had arrived! (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to qiidian.com to cast your vote for recommendation or monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)