Chapter 720: Borrowing a Body Temporarily

Zong Yi and his two disciples were captured by the unseen forces of Zhe Tian and dragged into a rather peculiar space—without a sky above or ground below, a misty void seemingly devoid of any solid matter. Yet, countless extremely strange black and white gas columns filled the vision.
These black and white gas columns resembled giant celestial dragons entangled with each other in a chaotic pattern, filling the entire space.
Zong Yi immediately realized he must have been taken into some powerful person’s private domain. He wondered, “Could it be that old monkey from Haoyuan Tian Shi? Has he recognized me?”
Zong Yi’s second disciple had spent some time undercover in Haoyuan Tian Shi and certainly knew that old monkey. He could guess that the old monkey was a powerful expert hiding in Tian Shi, pretending to be foolish, with at least the cultivation level of a Da Luo Jin Xian.
But soon, Zong Yi realized he was wrong—it wasn’t that old monkey after all…
Whoosh!
Not far ahead, two entangled black and white gases suddenly separated, revealing a figure that seemed unclear and seemingly formless.
Though not very distinct, Zong Yi could still see that the figure wore a black robe, with long black hair flowing down his back like a waterfall, stretching over ten feet long. His eyes were like cosmic black holes, mesmerizing and utterly sinister.
These were the only clearly visible aspects of the figure—his black robes. As for the rest of his exposed skin, it was a sickly pale, almost transparent white, making it impossible to distinguish the contours of his features.
A figure composed solely of black and white, just like the environment around them…
“Zong Yi of the Wan Xiang Lian Qi Men, along with his three disciples, pay their respects…”
As the mysterious figure gradually approached, Zong Yi hurriedly bowed as a junior, knowing full well that someone who could easily capture them all into his personal domain must possess at least the mid-to-late stage of Da Luo Jin Xian cultivation, or even possibly be at the level of an Immortal Emperor.
Yet, before he could say “senior,” the almost illusory figure waved his hand casually, and the two trusted disciples hiding behind Zong Yi let out agonized screams…
The true immortal bodies of those two Xuan Xian suddenly swelled and exploded with a bang, instantly turning into two black and white gas columns that merged with the countless others, becoming indistinguishable among them.
“They’re dead!”
Zong Yi was certain—his two trusted disciples were completely gone, no longer existing.
Utter shock!

At this moment, Zong Yi’s heart was filled solely with shock—no trace of sorrow, for these two trusted disciples knew too many of his secrets, and sooner or later they would be eliminated. Zong Yi was merely astonished by their terrifying strength; he couldn’t even tell what kind of cultivation method or power they used…
“Please spare my life, senior!”
Zong Yi couldn’t care less about anything else. If they attacked again, he would undoubtedly be the next target.
Swish!
The black-and-white phantom figure waved its hand again, causing Zong Yi to shudder violently. Fortunately, his sense of self remained intact, and his body didn’t explode.
He was still alive!
The only thing he lost was a storage ring on his middle finger, completely invisible.
Zong Yi was a master craftsman who could easily create top-tier immortal artifact-grade storage rings. Thus, he wore six such rings on his hands, each used for storing different items.
All six rings were invisible, and the one he lost was the one he had just used after making a deal with Tianxuan Treasure Shop—it contained only 2,000 top-tier immortal artifacts, purely belonging to the sect.
The ring slowly floated toward the phantom figure, who gently picked it up between his fingers.
“Could it be an elder from Tianyu’s family?”
Zong Yi guessed this, as the other five rings were ignored while only this one was taken—clearly related to Tianxuan Treasure Shop.
But soon, he realized he was wrong again…
Although the storage ring held 2,000 top-tier immortal artifacts, the phantom figure only took out one artifact: a black-and-white palm-shaped object.
It was a top-tier artifact in palm form.
Only then did the phantom figure speak in a soft voice, as if talking to himself: “Seventy million years ago, during the War between Immortals and Demons, my child unfortunately got involved and perished in it. This ‘Hand of Annihilation’ was crafted by me and given to him…”
As he spoke, his abyssal eyes turned toward Zong Yi, his deep voice seeming to come from the depths of hell: “It should have remained on the battlefield between Immortals and Demons. Can you tell me why it’s on you?”
“The battlefield between Immortals and Demons?”
Zong Yi was clever enough to realize after a brief pause that the purity of the moral essence within these immortal artifacts likely stemmed from that battlefield, not from some ancient stockpile of a craftsman family.

In the end, it was all that damned Tian Yu who caused the trouble, yet it brought misfortune upon him. Coincidentally, on his way back to his sect, he encountered this mysterious powerhouse, who sensed the Annihilation Hand. You see, this magical artifact was crafted by him himself over seventy million years ago, and even when stored in a storage space, it couldn’t hide from the keen senses of certain people. “Damn it! Damn Tian Yu! Damn Tianxuan Treasure Shop…” Despite his deep grievances and fury, Zong Yi couldn’t afford to waste time cursing. He quickly explained the trade relations between his sect and Tianxuan Treasure Shop. The relationship wasn’t complicated and could be explained in just a few words. After hearing this, the imaginary figure nodded slowly and said in a faint voice, “Thank you for helping me clear up my doubts. Next, I’ll need to borrow your body for a while…” “Borrow my body?” Zong Yi shuddered in terror. Just as he tried to plead for mercy, he saw the black and white energy columns surrounding him rushing toward him at incredible speed. Whoosh whoosh whoosh… Instead of swallowing Zong Yi, these columns suddenly shrank and flowed into his head. It seemed as though Zong Yi had used some powerful divine technique to draw the entire world into his mind. Eventually, even that imaginary figure and the entire space entered Zong Yi’s head. Originally, Zong Yi was in the other party’s personal domain, but now the situation had completely reversed—now it was the other party’s domain that had entered Zong Yi’s mind. With his eyes closed, Zong Yi floated high in the air. After several breaths of silence, he suddenly opened his eyes. His pupils were deep and vast, like cosmic black holes capable of devouring everything. Was Zong Yi still the same person? … On the other side, Su Che had already called over the old monkey as soon as Zong Yi and the others left. His first words upon meeting him were, “Things don’t look good. I need your help.” “Go ahead, what’s the matter?” The old monkey could tell Su Che was deeply troubled and didn’t bother discussing trivial matters like money. Next, accompanied by Zhuo Feng, Su Che rushed to the government office, found Shao Zhong, and immediately submitted an application to build an outdoor teleportation array for Tianxuan Treasure Shop! According to the rules of Haoyuan Heaven Market, setting up a teleportation array inside a shop wasn’t regulated—you could do whatever you wanted. But for any outdoor teleportation array, even if it was placed on the shop’s open balcony, you still had to go to the government office to apply for approval before it could be set up.

This regulation is in place to prevent anyone from casually opening teleportation gates inside the market, allowing all sorts of people to teleport in randomly, or even criminals to teleport out—wouldn’t that cause chaos? Established merchants can set up outdoor teleportation arrays as long as they follow certain management rules. After all, outdoor teleportation arrays don’t need to penetrate the internal magic space of the shop, and the teleportation positioning can be extremely precise.

At present, the personal relationship between Su Che and Supervisor Shao is quite good, so this isn’t a problem.

Snap!

The official seal was placed down, and the application was approved. Su Che and Zhuo Feng rushed back to the shop immediately. The Old Monkey had already made all the preparations. The base for the fixed teleportation array was set up in the backyard of the specially designated shop, which, of course, wasn’t part of the internal magic space.

This way, if Su Che wanted to return to the Immortal-Demon Battlefield, he could simply open a teleportation gate in his own backyard, avoiding the hassle of going to the wilderness.

“Brother, I need to go home for a while. Please take good care of my shop!”

Su Che immediately opened a teleportation portal leading directly to the Sealing Heaven Array of the Immortal-Demon Battlefield. Turning to the Old Monkey, he said, “During my absence, don’t wander around randomly. Stay in my shop.”

“Okay, okay!”

The Old Monkey nodded repeatedly and asked quietly, “Why do I feel like you’re running away to take refuge?”

“It’s not running away—it’s more like seeking refuge.”

Su Che shook his head and sighed. Without time for further explanation, he tossed a storage ring to Zhuo Feng, which contained fifty thousand immortal artifacts. He hurriedly added, “Uncle Zhuo, keep the shop running as usual during my absence. Fifty thousand artifacts will be more than enough to last a year… Actually, it probably won’t take that long. I think I’ll be back in three to five months.”

The business model was simple: selling immortal artifacts and purchasing creatures from the living world. Su Che was very confident leaving it to Zhuo Feng to manage, believing that, with his vast life experience, Zhuo Feng would do even better than he could.

“Three to five months?”

Zhuo Feng nodded. “I’ll wait for you here every day.”

Su Che felt quite anxious and didn’t even have time to express his gratitude. He turned around and rushed into the teleportation portal. As soon as he entered, the portal closed, turning into a speck of light that vanished instantly.

In the backyard, only Zhuo Feng and the Old Monkey were left, looking at each other, still not quite understanding why Su Che was in such a hurry.

Just because it’s a late-stage Golden Immortal like Zong Yi, is that such a big deal?
Inside the shop, Fei Yun, Yuan Yuan, and the others were still completely unaware of Su Che’s sudden decision to “go home” on a whim.
Whoosh!
Before Zhuo Feng and the Old Monkey could turn and enter the back door of the shop, another person suddenly appeared in the backyard.
Zong Yi!
It was unclear how this guy arrived—he simply appeared out of thin air, landing right at the center of the teleportation array’s base.
Su Che had just left, and he arrived just a short three breaths later.
Zhuo Feng and the Old Monkey exchanged another glance, both seeing the surprise in each other’s eyes, because they clearly realized that this Zong Yi was still the same person, but his aura was completely different!