Chapter 992: Chapter 992: Inspired by Lord Jiang Cheng
"Ha, what you said makes a lot of sense."
Jiang Cheng’s demeanor seemed quite relaxed; Brother Cheng even affirmed the other’s statement.
"An unripe genius indeed shouldn’t wander recklessly."
"However, that doesn’t apply to someone like me who’s invincible."
Venerable Qi Yan had initially been worried when hearing his laid-back tone.
Upon hearing such audacious words, he couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
"I thought you were going to say something profound."
"Turns out, it’s just bragging."
"Don’t worry, once you’re captured by our Chi Yin Palace, I won’t kill you, but your days won’t be pleasant."
He thought carefully countless times.
Bound by the Yin Sha Array like this, not to mention Jiang Cheng, even he couldn’t move a muscle.
Even if Celestial Venerable Mieyang were to come, faced with such dire circumstances, he could only await doom.
Indeed, the advantage is mine, impossible for a comeback!
In some sense, his prediction was correct.
But unfortunately, Jiang Cheng was an anomaly.
At this moment, Brother Cheng activated a skill he hadn’t used since obtaining—Swap.
The Swap skill was acquired when the system reached level 15.
The skill’s effect allows the host to consume Immortal Yuan Points to swap with any target, no cooldown.
The stronger the target, the longer the swap lasts, the higher the Immortal Yuan Point consumption, and the system itself isn’t within swap range.
At that time, Sect Leader Jiang dismissed the skill as insignificant.
Later, he discovered the skill’s powerful aspect, yet he had never used it.
The reason was simple: he didn’t want to waste Merit and Immortal Yuan Points.
Every use of system skills is overly expensive.
Why spend more Immortal Yuan Points when the problem can be solved by dying just once?
After all, not using system skills won’t be considered passive combat.
This time, trapped, unable to die nor escape combat, he finally had to consider using this killer move.
He activated the Swap skill, directly targeting the opponent’s strongest—Venerable Qi Yan!
The system then displayed the swap’s cost—120 million Immortal Yuan Points.
"What the hell!"
Brother Cheng almost went crazy because of the system.
"Damn it, do you know how hard it is to earn 120 million Immortal Yuan Points?"
"It’s just a one-time swap, not permanently advancing me to Emperor Realm Ninth Layer, why the price?"
"Do you know my entire fortune currently is only 40 million Immortal Yuan Points?"
"And I’m young and handsome, while he’s old and shabby, clearly I suffer more in this swap, right?"
"The system should compensate me with some Immortal Yuan Points for the emotional loss!"
The system remained silent, ignoring his rubbish talk.
The price was actually fair and reasonable.
If Brother Cheng were only swapping with Emperor Realm First or Second Layer, then perhaps a few Immortal Yuan Points would suffice.
But Venerable Qi Yan was genuinely an Emperor Realm Ninth Layer.
This level could influence the situation in any True Realm.
Seeing the system’s aloofness, Brother Cheng could only attempt bargaining.
"For old times’ sake, can you give me a discount?"
The system suggested it could consider breaking him to pieces.
"Truly extortionate!"
Ultimately, Jiang Cheng could only sell everything he had.
Luckily, he had left many Heavenly and Earthly Treasures unconverted whenever he claimed loot.
This time, they proved useful.
Seeing Venerable Qi Yan was about to destroy him, Brother Cheng hastily selected everything and converted all materials into Immortal Yuan Points at once.
Finally, he gathered 1.4 billion.
Adding the original 40 million, it totaled 1.8 billion.
Then, without hesitation, he directly activated the Swap skill.
No special effects, no delay or loading time.
The next moment, he swapped with Venerable Qi Yan.
Feeling a body full of Emperor Realm Ninth Layer’s vast power, Jiang Cheng couldn’t help but sigh that he had a long road ahead.
Meanwhile, Venerable Qi Yan was swapped into the Yin Sha Lock Chains forming a large bundle.
"No!"
"How can this happen!"
"What’s going on, how am I sealed in here?"
Confused, he screamed in shock, struggling continuously.
Then he realized his realm had decreased to Emperor Realm Sixth Layer mid-stage.
This hit him like a thunderbolt, almost driving him insane.
Although after swapping, he briefly resided in Brother Cheng’s body, the Immortal Power was completely suppressed by the Yin Sha Power, rendering him powerless.
As for those Profound Patterns, he couldn’t mobilize them either.
Moreover, system skills always follow Sect Leader Jiang himself, and he couldn’t obtain them.
So, after swapping over, he performed even worse than Jiang Cheng, achieving nothing.
Meanwhile, Brother Cheng had much to accomplish.
He quietly transmitted to Venerable Qi Yan: "Sit tight and watch me perform."
"Who, who are you?"
Venerable Qi Yan was once again in shock.
Why is there another copy of himself outside?
Then he fell into collapse.
He saw Brother Cheng wield his weapon, manipulating his body, and first attacked an Elder of Emperor Realm Eighth Layer from Chi Yin Palace.
Before that Elder could react, with a swing of the sword, head and body parted!
Venerable Qi Yan was undoubtedly an Emperor Realm Ninth Layer.
If anyone else suddenly acquired everything of his, they might struggle to adapt.
But Jiang Cheng was different.
His Yin’s Profound Pattern was Eleventh Layer; after swapping, the Profound Pattern didn’t follow, but Rule Enlightenment, no inferior to any Emperor Realm Ninth Layer, remained.
Upon receiving this body, he required no adaptation, fully aware of how to exert his power.
An Emperor Realm Ninth Layer suddenly attacking an Emperor Realm Eighth Layer faced no suspense.
Especially when the opponent was at the Array Hub, inconvenient to move.
Before anyone could react, he swiftly moved again, the second and the third Emperor Realm Eighth Layer Elders perished instantly!
Only by now, the others finally realized what was happening.
However, their realization was somewhat skewed.
In their eyes, it looked like their own Venerable Qi Yan killing his allies.
"Venerable Qi Yan!"
"What are you doing?"
"You..."
Brother Cheng laughed: "I have been inspired by Lord Jiang Cheng, decided to defect and join the righteous!"
With his words, another three Emperor Realm Eighth Layers were slain.
"No!"
"No..."
The real Venerable Qi Yan, bound inside, seeing this, almost fainted.
Those Emperor Realm Eighth Layer members were the pillars of Chi Yin Palace!
Gone just like that, how could he be content?
Moreover, they were killed in his own name.
At this moment, he wished he could tear Brother Cheng apart.
Unfortunately, he couldn’t do anything, only watch helplessly.
Previously, under his command, everyone had used the Great Array to tie up Jiang Cheng too tightly; now this became a crushing mountain for him.
Jiang Cheng couldn’t escape earlier, thus he, unfamiliar with this body, even less so.
"Qi Yan!"
"Have you gone mad?"
In the Array, the last two Emperor Realm Eighth Layers could no longer sit idly.
Both immediately charged out from the Array Hub to intercept and confront the ’self’ gone berserk.
Unfortunately, it was futile.
Earlier, to trap Brother Cheng, they had injected too much Immortal Power into the Yin Sha Array, now weakened significantly.
How could they stop the battle-hardened Sect Leader Jiang Zhang?
