444: The bigger the waves, the more expensive the fish!

"Su Ming, you..."

Su Chen pointed at the open entrance of the mine.

His fingers trembled incessantly, and he couldn't utter a single word.

He only felt a chill run through his entire body, as if he had fallen into an abyss ten thousand fathoms deep.

"We... we must leave quickly!"

"If we don't leave now, we will never be able to leave!"

His voice was laced with a sob; the excitement from before was gone, replaced only by endless terror.

Watching Su Chen's near-collapse, a trace of imperceptible mockery flashed through Su Ming's eyes.

This was the reaction he wanted from Su Chen; he wanted him to drag Su Qingyuan into this mess.

"Leave? I'm afraid it's too late for that!"

Su Ming feigned ignorance, his eyes filled with a trace of despair.

"We have already ventured deep into the Bone Demon Mountain Range. We are too far from the Sect, and the speed of an Immortal King level anomaly..."

"We simply cannot escape!"

He pointed to the entrance, from which Immortal Qi was continuously surging; a fluctuating aura of an Immortal King Realm anomaly had already begun to emerge.

Suddenly, as if remembering something, Su Ming excitedly grabbed Su Chen by the shoulders.

"Didn't you say you still have your Senior Sister?"

"Quick! Contact Su Qingyuan; that might be our only chance of survival!"

Meanwhile, Su Chen hesitated no longer and immediately contacted Su Qingyuan within the Nine Heavens Immortal Sect.

Hum!!!

Just then, a sudden change occurred.

"What is that?"

Su Chen exclaimed instinctively, his eyes fixed intently on the entrance.

From within the dense Immortal Qi, a radiant, impenetrable seven-colored light bloomed, shaking his mind to its core.

Even just the aura escaping from it caused the Immortal power within him to boil uncontrollably.

This was definitely an earth-shattering divine object!

Su Ming did not speak, only watching quietly.

His gaze was far calmer than Su Chen's.

Yet, the slight contraction of his pupils betrayed the turmoil within.

At this moment, deep within Su Ming's Sea of Consciousness.

The Sword Emperor Remnant Soul, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly erupted with unprecedented excitement!

"immortal marrow jade heart lotus!"

The voice was no longer as calm as it usually was.

Instead, it was filled with intense yearning, even carrying a hint of a tremor.

"Yes! It is definitely the aura of the immortal marrow jade heart lotus!"

The Sword Emperor Remnant Soul's voice boomed like thunder, echoing continuously within Su Ming's Sea of Consciousness.

"Little friend! At all costs, you must obtain it!"

"With it, I can temporarily stabilize my Divine Soul! And remain in a waking state for a long time!"

"Helping you last time nearly exhausted my Primal Soul Power!"

The Sword Emperor's voice was incredibly urgent.

"As long as you help me obtain this item, I swear by the name of the Sword Emperor."

"In the future, I will unconditionally act on your behalf once! No matter who the enemy is!"

Hearing this, Su Ming's heart began to race.

A strike from the Sword Emperor Remnant Soul was equivalent to the strength of the Immortal Sovereign Realm.

An unconditional strike!

The weight of this promise was immense!

At a critical moment, it was something that could change one's Heaven-Defying fate.

The temptation was too great.

So great that his breathing became slightly hurried.

But immediately after, Su Ming calmed down.

While an unconditional strike from the Sword Emperor Remnant Soul was tempting enough, it wasn't enough!

Su Ming sneered in his heart.

He responded directly with a thought in his Sea of Consciousness.

"Old man, have you gone senile from sleeping?"

"You know better than I do what is in there."

"An Immortal King level anomaly—how is you asking me to go over there any different from sending me to my death?"

Su Ming's voice carried a hint of undisguised mockery.

"What, are you calculating that if I die, you can logically take over this body of mine?"

As his words fell, his Soul Sea instantly fell silent.

The Sword Emperor Remnant Soul seemed choked by Su Ming's words and fell into silence.

Su Ming was not in a hurry.

He knew the other party needed this immortal marrow jade heart lotus even more than he did right now.

The Sword Emperor's Remnant Soul was indeed powerful.

But without the support of the Primal Force, its demise was only a matter of time.

He waited quietly, as if he could hear the intense internal struggle the other party was going through.

A moment later, the Sword Emperor Remnant Soul's voice sounded again, carrying a trace of helplessness.

"What do you want?"

The corners of Su Ming's mouth curled up in an imperceptible arc, his tone calm.

"It's simple."

"I am risking my life to retrieve this treasure for you, so the effort and the reward must naturally be proportional."

"Five times."

"As long as you unconditionally help me act five times, I will go and retrieve that immortal marrow jade heart lotus immediately."

"Five times?"

"Kid, you are truly greedy!"

The Sword Emperor Remnant Soul's voice rose sharply, filled with strong dissatisfaction.

"Do you think my strikes are child's play?"

"The Soul Power that this immortal marrow jade heart lotus can restore is limited."

"Five times, you are delusional!"

"Then there's nothing I can do; that thing is too dangerous, and I must ensure that my reward is worth my life."

Su Ming shrugged indifferently.

He certainly knew that the demand for five times was a bit outrageous.

But in negotiations, one must always set a high price first.

"Three times! Three times at most!"

The Sword Emperor Remnant Soul seemed to have deliberated carefully.

Finally, gritting its teeth, it squeezed out a bottom line.

"Three unconditional opportunities to act! This is my limit; any more, and I don't want the immortal marrow jade heart lotus either!"

Upon hearing this, Su Ming nodded slightly with satisfaction.

"Fine! Three times it is!"

Three times—this was exactly what he had expected.

He had never expected the other party to agree to five times.

Being able to extort three life-saving opportunities from a Sword Emperor Remnant Soul was already a massive gain.

The deal was struck.

The Sword Emperor Remnant Soul's voice carried a hint of urgency.

"Deal! Now, you should fulfill your promise!"

"No rush."

Su Ming's gaze was profound as he stared at the increasingly brilliant seven-colored light ahead.

"immortal marrow jade heart lotus!"

"An incredibly rare treasure!"

After hearing Su Ming's words, Su Chen's pupils also revealed a look of shock.

"It's actually the immortal marrow jade heart lotus???"

Although Su Chen's strength was not particularly impressive, as the son of an Elder of the Nine Heavens Immortal Sect, he still had some knowledge.

Records about the immortal marrow jade heart lotus quickly flashed through his mind.

He knew just how Heaven-Defying this item was.

But he also understood that to obtain it, the price paid might be his life.

"Hey!"

Su Chen hurriedly whispered, his tone filled with anxiety.

"What are you trying to do?"

Looking at Su Ming's eager appearance, Su Chen guessed his thoughts instantly.

"Are you crazy?"

Su Chen lowered his voice, his tone trembling slightly.

"There is an Immortal King Realm anomaly there; do you want your life or the treasure?"

Upon hearing this, Su Ming did not stop his steps, nor did he turn his head.

His tone carried a hint of nonchalance.

"I want my life, and I also want the immortal marrow jade heart lotus."

He chuckled and walked forward confidently.

"Do you know what they say back in my hometown?"

He tilted his head, giving Su Chen a slightly teasing look.

"Wealth is sought amidst danger; the bigger the waves, the more expensive the fish!"

After saying this, Su Ming ignored Su Chen's terrified expression and walked straight toward the entrance where the seven-colored light was erupting.