Chapter 480 - 246: Extradition Ship Contract, Dark Prison Aura

The Dark Prison Seal appeared on the back of the neck of the deceased ancient cultivator Su’e, proving that Su’e’s demise is inherently linked to this Dark Prison Seal.

Her sect is so extraordinary, able to bestow the Longevity Scripture, a cultivation technique not inferior to those of the Five Extremes Mountain.

With such powerful backing and a strong father, Su’e still couldn’t escape this disaster, which shows how terrifying the Dark Prison Seal is.

"After all, the Fixed Star Compass rates the Dark Prison Seal’s threat level as Level Two Class A," Liou Yuan said, touching the mark on his chest, feeling an increasing sense of crisis.

However, one cannot solely attribute the Dark Prison Seal on Liou Yuan’s body to Su’e.

At most, it only indicates that her death is related to the Dark Prison Seal.

Liou Yuan let down her black hair and examined other parts of the body, finding no anomalies, and then got up.

After a brief thought, Liou Yuan’s mind stirred, and he took out the ship contract he obtained at the Cyan Feather Gui Character Crossing.

The ship contract was in the form of a Jade Talisman, which Liou Yuan hadn’t had a proper look at since acquiring it; now, due to the presence of the Dark Prison Seal, he had to inspect it with full alertness.

The Jade Talisman was pitch black like ink, purely black without any other color, seemingly capable of swallowing all light, making it impossible to see through its depths.

Occasionally, amidst the deep blackness, a faint apparition of ghostly light would flicker, like a ghostly flame in the dark night, fleeting yet giving an unsettling feeling.

Holding it, there was a heavy sensation.

Even utilizing the Evil Eyes, Liou Yuan couldn’t discern anything from the ship contract.

"Compared to Su’e, it’s more likely that this ship contract is the source of the Dark Prison Seal," he thought.

With this in mind, Liou Yuan decisively activated the Fixed Star Compass to investigate the background of the ship contract.

[Name] Extradition Ship Contract

[Category] Spirit Guide

[Quality] First-Class Medium

[Effect] This item is the key to the World-Transcending Ferry, allowing the holder to traverse the boundless starry sky at will.

[Dark Prison Aura] This ship guide has been eroded by the Dark Prison Aura; activating the spirit guide may attract attention from the source of the aura.

Seeing the assessment from the Fixed Star Compass, especially the special note about the [Dark Prison Aura], Liou Yuan couldn’t help but curse loudly in the secret chamber.

"Star Erosion! Damn you!"

As expected, there was a reason Liou Yuan was targeted by that ghost ship.

After being eroded by the Dark Prison Aura, this ship contract clearly was no longer what it used to be.

Liou Yuan had been deceived by the Spirit Erosion with its Divine Sense Skill, failing to consider using the Fixed Star Compass for investigation, directly using it to summon the ghost ship.

This led to Liou Yuan being targeted by the source of the aura.

Hence, during Liou Yuan’s Heart Demon Tribulation, he was trapped within the heart demon of the ghost ship.

The ghost ship even attempted to invade the Five Extremes Mountain.

All of this was triggered by this single ship contract.

No wonder Liou Yuan was infuriated, directly holding a grudge against the three Star Erosions trapped at Qingyu Gui Character Crossing.

After all, he had fallen prey to the schemes of those three Star Erosions, resulting in this series of terrifying events.

"This cannot end like this; unless I deal with those three bastards, my Dao heart won’t stabilize!" Liou Yuan cursed, setting down the ship contract, his eyes brimming with murderous intent.

The combination of new and old grudges was enough for Liou Yuan to kill those three Star Erosions a hundred times over.

However, since the source of the Dark Prison Seal had been found, revenge was now not the top priority; Liou Yuan’s current urgent task was how to break the Dark Prison Seal.

"Moreover, what to do with this ship contract is also a problem."

Knowing the nature of the ship contract, Liou Yuan found it increasingly dangerous to hold onto it.

He certainly couldn’t carry it with him any longer.

"This thing is quite sinister, it’s best to dispose of it somewhere."

The first places that came to Liou Yuan’s mind were throwing it into Nether Abyss Peak or into the Spirit Erosion and Decay Abyss of Jiuli State, both perilous regions.

But on second thought, Liou Yuan felt something was off.

"Damn it, this thing is dangerous not just to me alone."

With his hand rubbing the ship contract, Liou Yuan’s previously furrowed brow suddenly relaxed, a sinister smile revealing in his eyes.

"Using this ship contract as a means to set a trap, wouldn’t it work perfectly for ambushes?"

The ghost ship is terrifyingly ferocious; even a Golden Core might not withstand its ferocity.

If Liou Yuan strategizes well, using it as a killing move in the future, no one would be able to escape.

But that assumes Liou Yuan can survive until then.

With the Dark Prison Seal on him, it’s uncertain when the ghost ship might act up and come for him again.

So, instead of using it to set traps, Liou Yuan needs to think about how to stay alive.

"Surviving in the hands of that ghost ship is not easy. I can’t stay in the Five Extremes Mountain forever and never leave," Liou Yuan pondered once more.

The Fixed Star Compass can shatter the heart demon of the ghost ship, but whether it can resolve the real-world crisis remains uncertain.

After all, as Tuoba Xin mentioned, the ghost ship once directly invaded the Five Extremes Mountain, and it was the Sect Leader Xuanyi who personally intervened to stop it.

"Sect Leader!" Liou Yuan licked his lips, undoubtedly seeing Xuanyi as his last reliance for now.

If he could block the ghost ship once, he could block it a second time.

But why would Xuanyi help an Inner Sect Disciple repeatedly?

Liou Yuan had a brilliant idea.

"Didn’t Mr. Tuoba say the Sect Leader is investigating clues about that ghost ship?"