Chapter 2618

Xiao Mei deeply agreed. There were countless temptations, but only one path to steadfastly guard one's Dao Heart.

The warship gradually approached the Gold-Water Stone. Finally, someone flew out of the warship.

Flying toward the Gold-Water Stone, his aura was instantly exposed the moment he left the warship.

This was a Dao Venerable 3rd Realm cultivator. He was well-prepared and took out a magic treasure.

He concealed his aura once again. On the warship, everyone was watching him.

He did not fly fast. Even after using the magic treasure to conceal his aura, he still flew with extreme caution.

He cautiously approached the Gold-Water Stone. Upon arriving in front of it, he took out another magic treasure.

He collected the Gold-Water Stone. Boom!

The ocean waves roared.

The angry roars of beasts rang in everyone's ears as streaks of golden light emerged. Each streak of golden light represented a Gold-Water Beast.

The Gold-Water Beasts had powerful auras; the weakest among them were at the Dao Venerable realm, and there were dozens of them.

These were only on the periphery. If they ventured deeper, the Gold-Water Beasts would become even more numerous and powerful.

The Gold-Water Beast clan was no weaker than any royal clan of the Demon Race. After obtaining the Gold-Water Stone, that Dao Venerable…

…immediately returned to the hurricane warship at his fastest speed. He was very lucky, returning to the hurricane warship before the Gold-Water Beasts could discover him.

After he returned to the hurricane warship, the Gold-Water Beasts searched the area. Finding nothing…

…they submerged back into the Boundary Sea and disappeared. "He succeeded!"

Xiao Mei whispered in low exclamation.

He had indeed succeeded, bringing back a Gold-Water Stone. The value of this Gold-Water Stone…

…was at least a hundred times more than the ticket price. Let alone for a Dao Venerable 3rd Realm cultivator like him, even to an ancestor of the Dao Venerable 7th Realm…

…it was a considerable fortune. It could be said that his net worth had multiplied dozens of times over.

Many people were green with envy, their eyes gleaming with greed. Lin Moyu chuckled.

"The bait is getting bigger and bigger." Xiao Mei nodded. "Yeah."

"I see those people already itching to make a move. Teacher is so amazing."

"It's exactly as you guessed." Lin Moyu said, "It's not that I'm amazing."

"It's just human nature. In a little while, the number of Gold-Water Stones will increase."

"And their quality will get better and better. When that time comes, obtaining them won't be so easy. Not being easy…"

…doesn't mean no one can get them." Lin Moyu believed that some people would still be able to obtain the Gold-Water Stones. Some would rely on strength…

…while others would rely on luck. If it was truly as he guessed, the Lufeng Chamber of Commerce must have a deeper communication agreement with the Gold-Water Beasts.

As for why the Lufeng Chamber of Commerce did this, it was actually very simple in Lin Moyu's eyes—it was nothing more than interest.

The Gold-Water Stone was indeed precious, but the Gold-Water Stone Essence was even more precious. However, this item…

Chapter 3332: Conforming to the Great Dao is Also a Business

…had always been monopolized by the Lufeng Chamber of Commerce. Not only monopolized, but almost exclusively for their own use.

It rarely appeared on the market. If others wanted Gold-Water Stone Essence, they had to fuse and refine a large amount of Gold-Water Stones.

It took tens of thousands of catties of Gold-Water Stones to extract a single catty of Gold-Water Stone Essence. Some things could not withstand scrutiny.

As long as one thought about it carefully, they could arrive at the conclusion. The Lufeng Chamber of Commerce was not a charity.

Their purpose of existence, besides making money, was to grow and expand. As for those who died here…

…they truly died for wealth, with unstable Dao Hearts and insufficient luck.

They deserved to die. Sure enough, after a short while, more Gold-Water Stones were discovered.

The route of the hurricane warship seemed predetermined, as it was bound to discover Gold-Water Stones. Moreover, Gold-Water Stones were not as scarce as rumored in the outside world.

Specks of golden light lit up. Each speck represented a Gold-Water Stone, and the size of the light…

…also indicated the size of the Gold-Water Stone. As the hurricane warship drew closer, some people finally could not hold back anymore.

They left the warship to grab the Gold-Water Stones. They were all well-prepared.

They had all prepared magic treasures to conceal their aura. Lin Moyu used the Eye of the Undead to look and saw that in the Boundary Sea near the Gold-Water Stones…

…clumps of Soul Fire were already poised to strike. However, there was not Soul Fire near every Gold-Water Stone, which meant…

…some Gold-Water Stones were safe. Lin Moyu said softly, "These people…"

"…more than half of them will die!"

Xiao Mei knew Lin Moyu wouldn't speak carelessly. Since he said so…

…there must be a reason. Sure enough, when someone collected a Gold-Water Stone…

…the Gold-Water Beasts beneath the Boundary Sea suddenly launched an attack. That Dao Venerable 3rd Realm cultivator only put up a symbolic resistance…

…before being devoured by the Gold-Water Beasts. The same thing was happening in several other places.

Normally, they should have retreated immediately, but the temptation of the Gold-Water Stones was too great.

Even after seeing people die, they were still willing to take the risk. Everyone felt…

…that they wouldn't be the one to die. Screams echoed one after another as people continuously died.

They vividly illustrated the saying "humans die for wealth". Some relied on their strength to fight their way out of the encirclement…

…and escape to safety. Others were lucky, as there were no Gold-Water Beasts near their Gold-Water Stones…

…allowing them to return smoothly. Regardless of which, as long as they could flee back into the hurricane warship…

…the Gold-Water Beasts would not pursue them. Furthermore, the corpses of those who were killed remained relatively intact…

…falling straight into the Boundary Sea and disappearing after death. This further validated Lin Moyu's guess: the Gold-Water Beast clan must have an agreement with the Lufeng Chamber of Commerce.

The two sides were putting on a grand show. Xiao Mei frowned slightly as she watched. "Is it really okay to do this?"

Lin Moyu smiled. "Whether it's okay or not, let her tell you."

A knock sounded on the door, and Lu Fengyao walked in hurriedly. Just as she sat down…

…Lin Moyu spoke up, "Sister Feng Yao, Xiao Mei is asking if it's really okay for you all to do this."

"Is it really okay?"

Lu Fengyao looked at Xiao Mei, then at Lin Moyu.

She sat down, took a sip of tea, and then spoke, "You've guessed it all?"

Lin Moyu nodded.

"Yes, pretty much," Lu Fengyao said.

"I knew I couldn't hide it from you. I came over this time to tell you not to go for the Gold-Water Stones."

"As for them, everyone has their own destiny. The Third Ancestor won't force them to go…"

…"but he won't stop them either. The value of the Gold-Water Stone is right there. Even without us…"

…"many people would still die for the Gold-Water Stones every year. We have now made an agreement with the Gold-Water Beast clan. They agreed…"

…"to try not to kill those who come over normally. In fact, the number of deaths each year hasn't increased by much, and we can also obtain Gold-Water Stone Essence."

"It's a win-win situation, so why not?" Lin Moyu asked…

…"Is it really that simple?"

Lu Fengyao replied, "More or less."

"Of course, the Gold-Water Stones that appear normally will also decrease significantly, making it harder to obtain them."

"Only when our warships pass by will the Gold-Water Stones appear in large quantities." Lin Moyu began to understand.

His tone softened. "Under the premise that the number of casualties remains unchanged, the quantity of Gold-Water Stones has actually increased."

"And the Lufeng Chamber of Commerce can also obtain Gold-Water Stone Essence. Then what is the benefit for the Gold-Water Beasts?"

Lu Fengyao smiled.

"Naturally, there are benefits. If it were anyone else, I wouldn't say."

"But since my little brother is asking, I'll explain. The Gold-Water Beast clan needs to hold a sacrifice every hundred years."

"I'm not clear on what exactly they sacrifice, but the sacrifice requires a large number of living beings. The people they kill normally…"

…"will have their corpses preserved for use during the sacrifice. If there aren't enough corpses during the sacrifice…"

…"they will rush onto the continent to kill people, or failing that, they will search for creatures in the Boundary Sea for the sacrifice."

"So strictly speaking, more people died back then than now. Many years ago…"

…"we made a contract with the Gold-Water Beast clan. Every time our warship passes by, we let people gather Gold-Water Stones."

"But they are only allowed to kill half. This actually reduces casualties, and those who die…"

…"are destined to die. Brother Lin, if you believe in fate…"

…"you would know that some people's fates are already sealed. If they don't die now, they will die in the future."

"If they can escape to safety here, it means their fate did not decree their death." Lin Moyu asked…

…"And what if there aren't enough people for the sacrifice?"

Lu Fengyao said, "If there aren't enough people for the sacrifice…"

…"we will naturally supplement them. So many people die on the Origin Continent every year; the last thing we lack is corpses."

"During your trip to the Eastern Continent, the Eastern Spirit Empire launched a beast tide, and dozens of billions of people died."

"Some of those corpses were collected by us, which is enough for several sacrifices for the Gold-Water Beasts." After Lu Fengyao finished speaking, she looked at Xiao Mei.

"Xiao Mei, is there anything else you don't understand?"

Xiao Mei shook her head.

"Xiao Mei understands everything now." Lin Moyu smiled. "Looking at it this way…"

…"the Third Ancestor actually did a good deed." Lu Fengyao said, "The Third Ancestor, that elder, once said…"Loc

…"he never considers himself a good person, but he isn't an evil person either. He is a businessman."

"Conforming to the Great Dao is also a business. The Third Ancestor's business mindset has long been deeply ingrained in his soul."

Lin Moyu even wondered if there was a Great Dao called the Business Dao.

While they were chatting, the hurricane warship had already ventured deep into the Gold-Water Beasts' territory, and more and more Gold-Water Stones appeared in their line of sight.

People continuously flew out of the warship to obtain Gold-Water Stones. Half of them died outside the warship…

…while some successfully returned with Gold-Water Stones. Some even wanted to get a second one after obtaining their first.

But their luck was not as good the second time, and they failed to return. Sometimes…

…greed is the original sin. Those who succeeded were filled with joy.

No one sympathized with those who failed. Watching everything unfold…

…Lin Moyu felt neither joy nor sorrow; everything was already predetermined by fate. Suddenly…

…he looked up into the distance and stood up abruptly. A terrifying, colossal sword appeared in the sky.

Splitting the Boundary Sea and cleaving heaven and earth, a vast number of Gold-Water Beasts died under the sword light.

Chapter 3333: Splitting the Sea with One Sword!

Splitting the Sea with One Sword!

A delicate shout rang out, and a terrifyingly colossal sword appeared between heaven and earth, as if it wanted to cleave the Boundary Sea apart.

In fact, the Boundary Sea was indeed cleaved. Waves tens of thousands of meters high surged from the Boundary Sea…

…soaring into the clouds, with no end in sight. Within the Boundary Sea…

…a bottomless trench appeared. The trench was dozens of meters wide, stretching into the distance.