As thoughts churned in Chen Yuan’s mind, he felt some stirring in his heart.
The fortune within this ship, indeed as the Northern Sea Dragon Girl had pointed out, was polluted. Those who attempt to comprehend it would unknowingly sink into a nightmare, where evil thoughts would spread, which was quite troublesome. He and others had personally verified this.
However, as the Northern Sea Dragon Girl mentioned, to clear these pollutants, it requires the strength of Supreme Yang Dominance to subdue them. And the Divine Skills he practiced, Divine Treasure, Supreme Yang Dominance, are precisely capable of conquering dragons and subduing tigers.
Five Elements True Thunder, Pure Yang Golden Core, Fire Phoenix Divine Fire, Magic Eye Golden Light...
Endowed with these various arts, he could suppress the Creation Land, which had no lord. He still had confidence, especially considering the characteristics of this ship’s hull, he suspected the ship might be crafted from a piece of Spirit Wood with immense luck.
Next, a test will reveal its secrets.
Suppressing the throbbing thoughts, Chen Yuan leapt into the air. With a flick of his sleeve toward the sand dunes below, the Heavenly Cup’s Flying Sleeve flew, causing the dunes to quake and crack open.
Following swiftly, a grand ship with an ancient aura emerged from the dunes, and under the suction of the Flying Sleeve, its shadow elongated quickly, until it transformed into a ray of gray light and slipped into the sleeve.
The three Grand Protectors from Taisui Mountain gazed at the ship being subdued, their eyes flickering with complexity and reluctance.
A treasure , unable to be used for oneself, inevitably breeds reluctance. Furthermore, their current situation stems entirely from this ship, which led them to Qingshan County, resulting in subsequent events. It’s like they sought initially only to end up yielding nothing, leaving their feelings inevitably tangled.
At this moment, Chen Yuan stored the grand ship in his sleeve, descended gently, and landed before the three from Jin Yushan.
His keen gaze captured the emotions of the three Grand Protectors, Chen Yuan pondered momentarily before speaking,
"Take these, the three of you!"
With that, he flicked his sleeve again, releasing three golden lights that flew to the trio.
The three golden lights revealed their true form as three large blood-red crystal stones, resplendent like rubies.
Inside, there lay fierce shadows of a Gu Diao, a Ba Snake, and a Feiyi, as if alive, emanating powerful waves, akin to a throbbing heart of a demon!
Unquestionably, these were the Demon Hearts of three Great Martial Vault Demons!
These Demon Hearts are treasures of utmost value on the Great Demons!
Because the cultivation talent of these demons lies in bloodline inheritance, the Blood Essence contains the clan’s heritage, ancient demon’s bloodline secrets condensed within, awaiting awakening. And the essence of these promoted Great Demons has a high awakening level, with the contained energy and Divine Skills imprint being extremely precious. Some Divine Ability Users of the Human Clan use Great Demon Blood Essence to forge a unique cultivation path, and in the hands of Alchemists, they can turn it into magic, refining various powerful elixirs.
Such treasures are rare in the outside world; after all, Great Demons are hard to find, and even harder to kill. It’s estimated that only on the Demon Battlefield could one acquire a few.
At this point, Chen Yuan flicked the Demon Hearts of three Great Demons to the three Grand Protectors before him, leaving Jin Yushan’s trio momentarily stunned upon recognizing them.
"Brother Chen, what is this?"
Jin Yushan spoke with some surprise.
Chen Yuan said slowly,
"These three demon hearts are my compensation to the three of you, for after all, this undertaking involved considerable effort from you, yet ended in disappointment."
Chen Yuan, understanding the art of leadership, knew what needed to be done at this moment. He knew the trio came to Qingshan County for this ship, only to leave disappointed in the end, naturally feeling low. After all, who doesn’t yearn for the Creation Land? Even Old Man Dong was not an exception.
As he gained the fortune and secured the ship, offering some compensation to those involved seemed fitting, especially since they now shared a fate, having earlier agreed upon the "Chicken Head Cutting" promise. Perhaps friendship would blossom from it in the future.
Never underestimate the forces driven by interests, for many relationships fracture, leading to downfall because of unequal interests.
While Demon Hearts are precious, they aren’t irreplaceable, and he wasn’t lacking.
"Brother Chen, why do you offer this? You were the one fighting; we entered the Creation Land together but lacked the opportunity. Why would we need compensation?" Hu Yanqing the Shaking Mountain Tiger replied, throat roughening, waving his hand to push back the Demon Heart, seemingly annoyed.
Jin Yushan followed, adjusting his armrest-swallowed sleeves and solemnly said, "Brother Chen, your words are heavy. We never placed hope on the ship affair initially, through Brother Chen’s skills we gained a chance to glimpse it, though things didn’t go as desired, gaining is fortunate, losing is fate, there’s no need for compensation. This Great Demon Heart is priceless, accepting it would be dishonorable."
Saying this, with a flick of his oversized sleeve, he also pushed the Demon Heart back.
Yu Wenguang didn’t speak but shared the same sentiment.
Seeing the trio behave this way, Chen Yuan’s eyes flashed, instead becoming more insistent.
Relationships among people are cultivated over time.
He grew increasingly fond of these three.
"This ship I’ve taken, despite its pollution, my cultivation of Supreme Yang Divine Skills can subdue it especially given time, it will be of great use, making me fortunate."
"You and I have shared life and death moments, it’s only right, as for other senior figures, I’ll extend grand thanks later, the three of you needn’t decline."
Saying so, Chen Yuan flicked his sleeve again, returning the items.
These words conveyed genuine intent, with no pretense.