"Are you joking with me, sir?"
Yang Qiu's eyes fixed on Li Yun, his tone unfriendly.
Anyone who learns that they have been tricked would not be in a good mood. Moreover, as someone from the Demon Path, Yang Qiu was especially cautious. The only reason he hadn't made a move yet was because he felt a hidden sense of caution.
What if this person in front of him was an expert who was hiding his true strength?
"What's wrong?"
Li Yun squinted his eyes, his tone equally unfriendly. "Are you questioning the integrity of the Heavenly Mechanism Tower? Everything I told you is genuine information!"
Li Yun could tolerate many things, but not an attack on the reputation of the Heavenly Mechanism Tower. After all, this was his livelihood. If people started thinking that the Heavenly Mechanism Tower sold fake information, that would be a disaster.
"Heh."
Yang Qiu sneered in anger. He didn't doubt the truth of the information, but what frustrated him was the realization that he had been played.
Yang Qiu's voice turned cold. "So, are you intending to become an enemy of the Nine Nether Demon Sect?"
He didn't say anything about making an enemy of him directly. He feared his own reputation wouldn't be enough to suppress the person in front of him. But the Nine Nether Demon Sect was different. As a major power in the Demon Path, it had stood for millions of years and its foundation was deep. No one would dare to provoke it lightly.
"Hand over Liu Chengxue, and I may spare your life!" Yang Qiu said sternly.
"Sorry."
Li Yun shook his head. "The Heavenly Mechanism Tower only buys and sells information, we don't deal in anything else."
"You're seeking death!" Yang Qiu shouted coldly.
He extended his hand, trying to summon the Heavenly Demon Umbrella and engage in a battle to test the other's capabilities. But when he reached out, the expected scene didn't unfold. His hand grasped nothing but emptiness.
"What's going on?"
Yang Qiu furrowed his brow. He had intended to use his strength and the Heavenly Demon Umbrella to test his opponent, but when he tried to act, he realized his cultivation had inexplicably vanished.
Not only had his cultivation disappeared, but even the weapon he had concealed in his Purple Mansion was unusable.
At this moment, he felt like an ordinary person.
"What have you done to me?"
Yang Qiu was horrified. When had his cultivation disappeared? Why didn't he feel anything?
If he hadn't been preparing to attack, he wouldn't have realized that he had turned into an ordinary person. If the person before him had intended to kill him...
At this thought, cold sweat broke out on Yang Qiu's body. He dared not think further. This person was terrifying.
He was definitely not a Saint, nor a Saint King. Based on his memories, even a Pre-Emperor couldn't accomplish something like this. Could he be... an Emperor? Or perhaps... a Celestial?
"Were you planning to make a move just now?" Li Yun stood up, not answering but instead asking.
A strange light flickered in his eyes.
In that instant, the entire Heavenly Mechanism Tower seemed to come to life. An overwhelming pressure descended from the sky and crushed Yang Qiu to the ground with a loud thud. He was pinned flat against the floor, unable to resist in the slightest.
Li Yun took a step forward and spoke as he walked: "You have quite the audacity. Since the Heavenly Mechanism Tower's establishment, you are the first person to try and act against us here!"
Although the Heavenly Mechanism Tower had only been established for a day, Yang Qiu didn't know that.
Upon hearing Li Yun's words, Yang Qiu's vision blurred. His heart sank as he thought, I'm done for. I've kicked a steel plate this time!
Who could have known how terrifying the origin of the Heavenly Mechanism Tower was? Trying to make a move here was like the old man hanging himself—he was simply asking for death.
The Heavenly Mechanism Tower's master was so terrifying. With just this method, being able to silently erase his cultivation meant that the Nine Nether Demon Sect wasn't a power that could be trifled with here.
"Even as an elder of the Nine Nether Demon Sect, you will not act recklessly inside the Heavenly Mechanism Tower!" Li Yun stood in front of Yang Qiu, looking down at him.
His gaze swept over Yang Qiu and landed on the black ring on his left hand. If he guessed correctly, that was Yang Qiu's storage ring!
Li Yun's expression flickered slightly. He was about to reach out to take the ring, but stopped.
It seemed that in this fantasy world, all magical treasures had a master, and this storage ring was no exception. What if he took it off and couldn't open it?
The primary function of the Heavenly Mechanism Tower was, after all, to uncover the secrets of the heavens. Protecting him was just a side effect; it had no other special capabilities. There was no way it could help him open someone else's storage ring.
If Yang Qiu were killed...
The ring would naturally be ownerless, and he could open it.
But the reputation of the Heavenly Mechanism Tower would be ruined. For a single transaction, he would jeopardize all future deals. It didn't seem worth it.
At this moment, Li Yun was faced with a difficult decision.
"Senior... Senior!!"
At that moment, Yang Qiu shouted, "I failed to recognize your great stature earlier. I'll let the matter of Du Qianshang go and never pursue it again!"
Just now, Yang Qiu felt another overwhelming sense of danger.
This was the second time.
A cold sweat broke out from Yang Qiu. He knew that the master of the Heavenly Mechanism Tower in front of him had most likely developed murderous intent!
If he didn't speak now, he might not even know how he died.
"Hmm..." Li Yun murmured.
Liu Chengxue was his first client, so he naturally had to show some consideration. However, letting this fool off for Liu Chengxue's sake still seemed like a loss.
"Senior!!"
Seeing this, Yang Qiu's heart lifted. It seemed his words had had an effect!
He shouted once more, "I have a Tianxiang-level treasure, the Nine Xuan Pearl. Please accept this as a small token of my gratitude, Senior!"
With that, Yang Qiu took out a glowing nine-colored orb from his storage ring and presented it to Li Yun.
Tianxiang-level treasures were not common at all.
Yang Qiu didn't have many, and handing one over made his heart bleed. But for his life, he had no choice but to part with it.
The key point was that just now, when he had opened the storage ring, he hadn't encountered any resistance.
This meant what?
It meant that everything about him was under the control of this Senior!
Ahem...
Li Yun cleared his throat lightly and nonchalantly put away the Nine Xuan Pearl. He pondered for a moment before speaking, "I am not one to seize things from others, and the primary business of the Heavenly Mechanism Tower is the trade of information..."
"Senior, stop talking, I'll buy!" Yang Qiu hastily interrupted.
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