CHAPTER 1198: CHAPTER 1137: MAP, YANYAN, GU FENG

After completing the treasure exchange, Ye Chen continued to wander around other stalls.

However, nothing caught Ye Chen’s attention as much as the previous treasure.

After all, special treasures like the wooden sword are only found by chance. If Ye Chen didn’t have the Chaos Cauldron, he wouldn’t have discovered it.

Other treasures, no matter how precious, can’t be considered truly peerless; otherwise, others wouldn’t have exchanged them.

As for attack and defense divine treasures, Ye Chen had no shortage of them and no need to choose second-rate treasures.

After a round of browsing, Ye Chen sighed.

"It seems there’s little hope of finding satisfactory treasures on the first floor of the Void Palace. I should wait for the second-floor grand auction to start or find higher-level exchanges on the third floor."

At this time, there was still some time before the grand auction, so Ye Chen simply stopped searching on the first floor and looked for a private rest room to carefully examine the seven treasures he had just acquired.

In a corner of the first-floor exchange hall were many private rest rooms, meant for guests awaiting the grand auction.

Ye Chen spent some currency and entered one of the rooms.

This room was a special forbidden space where he wouldn’t be disturbed by others.

It was incredibly safe inside.

Upon entering, Ye Chen set up some additional prohibitions to prevent any probing, then took out the seven treasures he had exchanged for with the Chaos Fluorescent Pearl.

The black flag and combat puppet, both at the Divine Master level, were of little use to Ye Chen. After a quick glance, he put them away again.

The strange-colored materials and the bag of golden sand were also of no immediate use and were stored away.

In the end, Ye Chen was left with only three treasures.

These were the set of flying swords, the small golden bell, and the wooden sword.

The flying swords emitted starlight, comprising a total of thirty-six blades.

When Ye Chen refined them, he was delighted.

This set of flying swords was exceedingly suitable for his use, especially fitting for his current Divine Art, the "Heavenly Sword Divine Art".

Their quality was quite good within the Overlord Level, and they would be frequently useful to Ye Chen in ordinary battles.

Although Ye Chen possessed many divine treasures, he generally relied on the inherent divine might of the treasures. Such flying swords that fit his divine art were exceptionally rare.

With these flying swords, Ye Chen’s combat methods became much more diverse.

After thoroughly testing the flying swords, Ye Chen put them away.

Then, Ye Chen turned his gaze to the small golden bell.

The golden bell was engraved with twelve magical runes, serving as a consumable defensive divine treasure, capable of withstanding twelve formidable attacks. Its highest defensive level was only Overlord Level.

For Ye Chen, it was a moderately useful minor treasure.

After examining all six treasures, only the flying swords satisfied Ye Chen.

Finally, Ye Chen’s focus turned to the wooden sword, which was least valued by others.

Holding the wooden sword, Ye Chen examined it closely.

No matter how closely Ye Chen examined it, the wooden sword seemed like a Polar Heaven treasure and did not reveal anything special.

This was not surprising.

If its extraordinary nature were easy to discover, the stall owner wouldn’t have put it up for exchange.

Ye Chen was not in a rush.

After careful scrutiny revealed nothing unusual, Ye Chen flipped his palm, bringing forth the Chaos Cauldron.

The palm-sized cauldron remained tightly sealed, impossible to open.

However, the moment Ye Chen took out the Chaos Cauldron, something unimaginable happened.

A barely discernible mist wisp drifted from the Chaos Cauldron toward the wooden sword in Ye Chen’s hand.

The wooden sword suddenly burst into flames!

Ye Chen stared in amazement at the suddenly burning wooden sword.

What shocked Ye Chen even more was what happened next.

As the wooden sword burned, a divine sense map appeared within the flames, depicting the location of a treasure.

The more Ye Chen looked at the increasingly clear map, the more excited he became.

The map showed a mysterious area in the Abyss of the Sea of Exile!

Moreover, it pointed to a peerless divine treasure—the Immortal Chaos Wood!

"Immortal Divine Wood!"

"So, the Abyss of the Sea of Exile holds the Immortal Chaos Wood!"

"No wonder the Chaos Cauldron reacted. The wooden sword itself isn’t special, but it hides a treasure map. The real treasure is the Immortal Chaos Wood!"

Ye Chen was overwhelmingly thrilled.

At last, he learned the whereabouts of another cauldron-opening treasure.

Once Ye Chen acquired the Immortal Chaos Wood, there’d be only one cauldron-opening treasure left to fully open the Chaos Cauldron.

However, after the initial excitement, Ye Chen calmed down.

According to the map, the area with the Immortal Chaos Wood was inhabited by Heaven-Shocking Great Demons, which only leave the area on specific days.

By calculation, it would be quite some time before these Great Demons departed.

Upon seeing the strength of these Great Demons, Ye Chen abandoned the immediate idea of heading to the Abyss.

The Heaven-Shocking Great Demons even included Star Lord Level Great Demons. If Ye Chen forced his way in, he might escape using Spatial Blink, but stealing the Immortal Chaos Wood from the demon horde would be a dream.

"It seems that to obtain the Immortal Chaos Wood, I’ll have to wait until the Great Demons leave before making a move," Ye Chen thought.

He memorized the treasure map and the optimal time for treasure hunting.

Not long after, the flames burning on the wood sword completely disappeared, and the wood sword was no longer visible.

Ye Chen then placed the Chaos Cauldron back into the Stars Tower.

"Coming to Ancient Jade Island this time was worthwhile. Not only did I break through to the five-star Sovereign Realm, but I also discovered information about the Immortal Chaos Wood."

"I hope there will also be some gains at the upcoming auction."

Having tested the seven treasures, Ye Chen put away the prohibition again and left the resting room.

Returning to the trading hall, Ye Chen’s feelings were completely different.

In a short time, knowing the information about the Immortal Chaos Wood, Ye Chen felt as if a heavy stone had been lifted from his mind and spirit.

When he wandered around again, the treasures from all over the Sea of Exile seemed much more enchanting.

While Ye Chen was strolling around, suddenly, he heard a voice.

"Ye Chen!"

"Ye Chen!"

It was the voice of a young girl calling out to him.

Looking towards the direction of the voice, Ye Chen immediately saw a young girl enthusiastically waving at him, and beside her stood a hunched elder, who was also curiously looking his way.

"Gu Yanyan?"

This young girl was indeed Gu Yanyan, whom Ye Chen had encountered on his way to Ancient Jade Island when she was searching for Divine Fire and had given Ye Chen a golden identity token from Ancient Peace Pavilion!

And that elder, even more, made Ye Chen’s eyes twitch.

Although the elder was displaying an overlord aura, the strength of Ye Chen’s divine sense was exceptional, and his perception was incredibly sharp.

This elder actually gave Ye Chen the impression of a Cosmic Emperor!

This was a Cosmic Emperor!

He had concealed his realm!

As Ye Chen was momentarily stunned, Gu Yanyan and the elder had already walked up to Ye Chen.

"Ye Chen, you’ve become a five-star Sovereign?!"

"It’s only been a little over a month, and you’ve improved so much, how amazing."

Gu Yanyan, upon seeing Ye Chen, immediately noticed the change in his realm, and her expression was quite astonished.

The elder beside her showed no change in facial expression, but in his heart, he was even more surprised than Gu Yanyan.

This elder was indeed a Cosmic Emperor, and moreover, a Cosmic Emperor of the Second Star Tribulation. Although not as terrifying as the strongest of the Three Palaces and Four Islands, he was definitely a renowned figure in the Sea of Exile.

If he hadn’t deliberately shrouded his aura and hidden his identity, just being in this first-floor trading hall would have caused an earth-shattering commotion.

This elder was more special because he had an innate divine ability that greatly enhanced his ability to seek benefits and avoid harm.

This innate divine ability had also allowed the elder to escape numerous dangers and gain countless rewards.

Now, this elder sensed a special feeling coming from Ye Chen, as if he mustn’t offend the young man before him, or it would bring great calamity.

And befriending this young man could bring many benefits.

This intuition truly shocked the elder to his core.

After all, the Ye Chen before him was just a five-star Sovereign. Compared to him, a Cosmic Emperor, Ye Chen was insignificantly small. Yet his intuition was telling him not to offend this person?

"Could it be that this five-star Sovereign even has the power to destroy me?"

The elder was shaken.

Of course, the elder would never doubt his own intuition. After all, if he didn’t trust his intuition, he wouldn’t have survived until now.

At this moment, this Cosmic Emperor’s only thought was to make sure to forge a good relationship with Ye Chen.

"Grandfather, this is the Ye Chen I mentioned to you."

As the elder’s emotions were fluctuating, Gu Yanyan spoke to him.

"Ye Chen, this is my grandfather..." Gu Yanyan was about to introduce the elder’s identity to Ye Chen when the elder interjected, speaking to Ye Chen: "Young friend Ye Chen, this old man is Gu Feng, the founder of Ancient Peace Pavilion. I’ve long heard that young friend’s sensitivity to Divine Fire is quite extraordinary, and meeting you in person, I find you even more outstanding."

The elder spoke with a full smile, and even the wrinkles on his face seemed to be smiling.

This demeanor left Gu Yanyan completely puzzled.

"Grandfather is always very strict and unkind to outsiders; why is he being so different with Ye Chen?!"

Of course, since Ye Chen had helped Gu Yanyan find Divine Fire last time, Gu Yanyan had a good impression of Ye Chen. Although she was young, she was pleased to see her grandfather getting along well with Ye Chen.

"Young friend, how is your tour of the first-floor trading fair going?" Gu Feng was still smiling as he spoke to Ye Chen.

Seeing the Cosmic Emperor being so courteous to him, Ye Chen found it quite strange.

And the elder’s identity was even more surprising to Ye Chen.

The founder of Ancient Peace Pavilion?!

No wonder Gu Yanyan could give him a golden identity token from Ancient Peace Pavilion.

However, Ye Chen also sensed that this Cosmic Emperor harbored no malice toward him.

Forming a good relationship with a Cosmic Emperor was, of course, something Ye Chen was happy to do.

"Senior, there are quite a few items on this first floor, but nothing in particular caught my eye," Ye Chen replied with a smile to Gu Feng.

Gu Feng waved his hand: "There are indeed few good treasures on this first floor, but the trading conference starting soon does have some remarkable items. If young friend is interested, be sure to take a close look."

There was one more thing Gu Feng did not say.

That was, if Ye Chen truly fancied any treasure at the auction, he wouldn’t mind giving it directly to Ye Chen, as this was an opportunity to further a good relationship with him.

Of course, giving it directly would be too abrupt. As the founder of Ancient Peace Pavilion, finding some opportunities for Ye Chen to acquire the desired treasures was not difficult at all.