"Snakes have their paths, rats have their ways. I understand that one needs to pay a toll to pass this stage of the Ancient Road to Heaven..."

Ye Yun smiled faintly, his expression as calm and composed as ever.

"You're a straightforward person." The short old man chuckled, tapping the ash from his pipe. "Given that you've cultivated to the Divine Monarch Realm, you must possess substantial wealth. If you can't produce anything decent, my pipe isn't just for show."

"Are you threatening me?" Ye Yun's eyes flickered as he asked with a smile that wasn't quite a smile.

"A threat? Not exactly. Although I'm a minor realm higher than you, it would still be quite difficult to fight you to the death. However, this is the Ancient Road to Heaven..." A smug smile appeared on the short old man's face, and he gestured downwards with his pipe. "In this place, you're surely aware of a Formation, right?"

Hearing this, Ye Yun nodded with a smile.

He had, of course, noticed this Divine-level Array long ago. The Gatekeeper's identity was special. It wasn't surprising that he could control a large regional Formation on the Ancient Road to Heaven. And now, standing on the Ancient Road to Heaven, he was as if within that grand Formation. With the aid of this Divine-level Array and his cultivation base at the eighth layer of the Divine Monarch Realm, the other party effectively held all the cards.

Yet Ye Yun remained fearless.

The journey had been somewhat dull, and he was prepared to "communicate" thoroughly with this little old man.

Seeing the white-robed young man nod agreeably, the short old man chuckled again, then casually sat down on a stool and began puffing on his pipe.

Ye Yun swiped a hand over his wrist and produced a Robe. It was a green Robe, emitting a powerful Super Divine Dragon Breath.

"How about this one?" Ye Yun smiled lightly and tossed the Robe in his hand over.

The short old man's eyes lit up slightly when he saw this green Robe. He said in surprise, "An Emperor Level Top Grade Robe?"

"Indeed," Ye Yun nodded.

The short old man didn't dare to catch it directly with his hands. Instead, he willed his mana to coalesce into a large hand and grabbed the green Robe.

"It truly is an Emperor Level Top Grade Robe..." The short old man clicked his tongue in admiration, then raised his chin, looking askance at Ye Yun. He smirked and asked, "You think this little thing can satisfy me?"

"How about this then?" Ye Yun reached out, and a small white jade bottle appeared in his hand, which he then tossed to the old man.

The short old man remained cautious. He used his large mana-formed hand to catch the small bottle in mid-air, uncapped it, and sent a strand of Divine Sense inside to investigate.

"Emperor Level Dragon Tiger Pills?" This time, a hint of shock touched his features.

The small bottle contained Emperor Level Dragon Tiger Pills, well over ten thousand of them! Even for a powerhouse in the Divine Monarch Realm like him, such a vast quantity of Emperor Level Dragon Tiger Pills was a rare and highly sought-after treasure. As a Gatekeeper of the Ancient Road to Heaven, he had guarded this place for a long time with no perks at all. Suddenly receiving tens of thousands of Dragon Tiger Pills threw his mood into a state of wild elation.

The short old man quickly recapped the bottle and placed it on the table beside him. He feigned seriousness, put on a stern face, coughed twice, and said loudly, "If Your Excellency were a True God Realm cultivator, this might be enough to pass. But Your Excellency is a great power of the Divine Monarch Realm. Just these two items are not enough."

Faced with the short old man's aggressive demands, Ye Yun's expression remained calm, the corners of his mouth tilting up in a faint smile.

He just wants treasures, doesn't he?

Ye Yun planned to take out some truly impressive treasures to really open the eyes of this Gatekeeper who had toiled away on the Ancient Road to Heaven.

The previous ones... were merely appetizers.

Ye Yun was also worried that if he brought out something too extraordinary all at once, it might scare the short old man to death.

Although the other party had reached almost the eighth layer of the Divine Monarch Realm and his horizons were already extremely broad...

In reality, compared to the myriad worlds of the heavens and dimensions, he was still just a frog at the bottom of a well.

"How about this Sword?"

Ye Yun flicked his hand, and a Sword, emanating a bone-chilling Super Divine Dragon Breath, appeared in his palm. This Sword was entirely a faint silver, its edge exceptionally sharp. The moment it appeared in the air, it emanated a terrifying Super Divine Dragon Breath.

"Truly a fine Sword." The short elder squinted slightly, examining the Sword in Ye Yun's hand, his interest immediately piqued. The Super Divine Dragon Breath emanating from this Sword indicated it was at least Emperor Level.

"Take it." Ye Yun tossed it lightly, and the silver Divine Sword floated over.

This Sword, though it seemed to float lightly, exuded a terrifying Super Divine Dragon Breath.

The short elder, though cautious, extended his mana-filled hand and slowly grabbed this Silver Sword.

"Emperor Level Top Grade." After carefully sensing this Silver Sword again, a trace of wild joy appeared on the short elder's face.

That fellow in white really has some good things. This time, he even produced an Emperor Level Divine Sword. Even though he was a dignified Divine Monarch, he only possessed a single Emperor artifact.

As the short elder gripped the Sword, his expression suddenly became a little dazed. He realized that his tens of thousands of years spent guarding this place had not been in vain after all. Obtaining an Emperor Level Top Grade Divine Sword was enough to compensate for all his losses.

According to his usual temperament, he would have definitely let him pass after receiving this Sword. But the greed in his heart, ignited by this Sword, made him look at the white-clothed youth as if gazing upon a delectable meal. He knew this youth must have even more good things.

"Just this Sword is not enough..." The short elder managed to suppress his cheerful expression, took a drag from his smoking pipe, and stated unhurriedly.

"If it's not enough, there's more..." Ye Yun smiled faintly, flipped his palm, and a golden smoking pipe appeared in his hand.

The golden smoking pipe, upon appearing, emitted an indescribably powerful Super Divine Dragon Breath, and the surrounding void trembled slightly.

"What is this?" The short elder stared at the golden smoking pipe, his eyeballs nearly popping out of their sockets.

The Bronze Pipe he carried was an Emperor artifact; he usually used it for smoking, but it could also be used to attack enemies. He was extremely fond of this Bronze Pipe. But the short old man had never imagined that the golden smoking pipe opposite him would be of a quality far surpassing his own Bronze Pipe.

Could it be God level?

At this thought, the short elder grew anxious. He quickly waved his hand and shouted, "Bring it over here, quickly!"

Seeing the short elder's unsightly expression, Ye Yun found it rather amusing. He still didn't resort to any tricks, simply tossing the golden smoking pipe over.

The golden smoking pipe streaked through the air like a ray of golden light and landed before the old man.

This time, the short elder directly used his hand to grab the golden smoking pipe. Of course, his palm was covered in mana. He had initially been cautiously guarding against a sudden move from the white-clothed youth, but after catching the golden smoking pipe, the short elder found nothing amiss and couldn't help but feel relieved.

It seemed the white-clothed youth understood the rules well enough. He also knew that within this Divine-level Array, it was impossible to try any tricks. Otherwise, the moment he activated the Divine-level Array, its terrifying destructive power would doom the white-clothed youth to a point beyond salvation.

"My heavens! This is actually a Lower God Rank golden smoking pipe!" The short elder stared at the golden smoking pipe in his hand, his arm trembling unceasingly, and his mind reeled as if struck by colossal waves. He was utterly and completely stunned.

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