My Wife Turns Out to be an Empress of the Dynasty-Chapter 684 Hongmeng Carnival

684: Hongmeng Carnival

684: Hongmeng Carnival

Ding True Man watched everything unfold in front of him, the corners of his mouth twitching, but not daring to utter a single word.

Reduced to a captive, he still retained some self-awareness.

As long as his life was spared, there was still hope.

Gu Lan, with practiced ease, completed all the actions.

His face showed no sign of emotion, his demeanor indifferent as he took out a pill glowing with a strange light.

“Swallow this pill and fuse it with your Sea of Consciousness’ Rule Pearl, and I will spare your life,” Gu Lan said coldly.

The pill floated out slowly, landing right in front of Ding True Man’s eyes.

Ding True Man’s pupils constricted again as he stared at the pill.

It contained an incredibly complex Great Path Rule Power.

If this pill were to explode within his Sea of Consciousness, even if he were a Worldly Realm Envoy, survival would be impossible.

For a cultivator, placing their life and fate into the hands of another was a grave taboo.

But at this point, Ding True Man saw no other option.

He had harbored greed, sought to kill and steal treasures, but his skills were inferior, and it was no one’s fault but his own.

If the roles had been reversed, he was sure he wouldn’t have spared Gu Lan either.

“Thank you for sparing my life, Senior,” Ding True Man said, his voice heavy with gratitude.

After a brief hesitation, he swallowed the pill and fused it into his Sea of Consciousness.

Instantly, a powerful life force began to heal his broken body and divine power.

His face lit up with joy.

He hadn’t expected the pill Gu Lan gave him not only to control his life but also to help restore his body and divine power.

Particularly the divine power restoration pill, which was incredibly rare even across the various Star Realms, was a precious strategic resource.

This was no ordinary cultivator standing before him—he must be an expert living hidden in the vast Worldly Realm, someone not to be trifled with.

Sensing the faint influence of other Rule Powers within his Sea of Consciousness, Ding True Man no longer dared to entertain any ill thoughts.

“Thank you, Senior,” Ding True Man said, his strength partially restored.

He was now able to stand once again and bowed respectfully toward Gu Lan.

At this point, he had already begun to view Gu Lan as an extraordinary recluse hiding in this wild, untamed Worldly Realm and dared not show any disrespect.

He even began thinking that if he could behave well and follow Gu Lan, perhaps he could gain a fortuitous opportunity.

“In five hundred years, I will return your freedom.”

Seeing Ding True Man act with such sincerity, Gu Lan was quite satisfied.

He returned the storage treasures to Ding True Man.

However, the treasures weren’t much—besides the one treasure, the other items were of little value to Gu Lan.

The items in Ding True Man’s storage treasure were mostly materials that could be used for weapon forging, and Gu Lan found those rather useful.

The rest, however, were trash—nothing more than slightly better than the gifts he’d given to the guest elders of Misty Rain Building.

Gu Lan shook his head.

Despite his disappointment with the spoils, he was still very satisfied with his own strength.

Earlier, when he wielded the Five Elements Great Path Power through his Sword Dao, he had only used a fraction of his power, and the results had already exceeded his expectations.

His current strength was far beyond what it had once been.

If Cangming ever appeared before him again, he was confident that he could suppress him effortlessly, with not even a ripple in the water.

“Thank you, Senior!”

“Whatever you require, Junior will do without hesitation, even if it means plunging into boiling water or walking through fire!”

Ding True Man, hearing that Gu Lan would release him after one thousand years, immediately showed joy on his face.

His attitude toward Gu Lan became even more respectful.

Even though he had lost the most valuable items in his storage treasure, he didn’t mind in the slightest.

At his Heaven-Fixing Realm level, unless a great catastrophe struck, he could live for hundreds of thousands of years.

One thousand years was but a fleeting moment.

The fact that Gu Lan was willing to release him so easily was beyond his expectations.

This made him even more certain of Gu Lan’s incredible strength.

After all, a Heaven-Fixing Realm servant was a rare existence even among the various Star Realms.

If such a servant were traveling with someone, it would undoubtedly bring a great deal of prestige to the one behind them.

Ding True Man was, naturally, quite pleased that his life was in his own hands again.

He had decided that, even with just a thousand years, he would make the most of this opportunity to turn this life-and-death crisis into a chance for fortune.

Thus, he began thinking of ways to further ingratiate himself with Gu Lan.

A hidden expert like him wouldn’t be impressed by ordinary treasures.

Supreme Treasures of Merits would likely be of interest to him, but the only one Ding True Man possessed had already become Gu Lan’s spoils.

It was nearly impossible for him to acquire another one.

Suddenly, Ding True Man thought of something.

He eagerly pulled out an item—a piece of invitation.

Looking at the invitation in his hand, Ding True Man’s face showed a tinge of reluctance.

He had paid a significant price to acquire it, and now he had to give it away.

It pained him, but thinking of Gu Lan’s strength, he didn’t hesitate and handed it over.

“Senior, I have here a Supreme Invitation to the Hongmeng Chamber of Commerce!” Ding True Man said, his voice filled with reverence.

“This invitation grants you entry to the Hongmeng Carnival, where you may have the chance to acquire a Supreme Treasure of Merits!”

Gu Lan’s eyes brightened upon hearing this.

He took the invitation with a look of surprise on his face.

The invitation was engraved with divine inscriptions, clearly made from extraordinary materials.

A simple invitation had been prepared with such effort, indicating that the event in the Star Realm was indeed noteworthy.

Gu Lan, too, understood the power of the Supreme Treasure of Merits.

He certainly wouldn’t mind acquiring more treasures, especially when it came to Supreme Treasures of Merits.

“How soon does the Hongmeng Carnival begin?” Gu Lan asked, his tone interested.

Ding True Man quickly responded, “It will begin in five hundred years!”

“The Hongmeng Chamber of Commerce is the leading trade organization of the Hongmeng Star Realm.

It is well-known across all Star Realms.

When the Hongmeng Carnival begins, the strongest figures from the various Star Realms will attend.

There will be an auction, where many top-tier treasures will be sold.”

“Besides the Supreme Treasure of Merits, there might even be items related to the Power of Heaven Path.

As long as you offer treasures of equivalent value, you might acquire such items!”

“Besides the auction, many influential figures from the various Star Realms, sects, and clans will give lectures and recruit disciples.”

“Only those with a Supreme Invitation are qualified to attend these lectures and recruit disciples.”

As Ding True Man spoke, a look of pride appeared in his eyes.

He had spent a significant amount of money to obtain this Supreme Invitation, with the intention of establishing his own sect.

After traveling through the Star Realms for years, he was starting to grow weary.

If he didn’t find a more fortuitous opportunity in the next five hundred years, he planned to set up his own sect.

After all, Heaven-Fixing Realm cultivators possessed the qualifications to start a sect, having mastered a complete Great Path.