frightfiction Chapter 539 Negotiated
Chapter 539 Negotiated
Old Fu raised his head and drank a bottle of soul-nourishing pills. The pressure he released instantly froze the two Nascent Soul cultivators in place, unable to move at all.
"Transform, transform into divine pressure!"
The two Nascent Soul cultivators felt a sudden tightness in their hearts.
This time they are really in trouble. Their precious daughter went out for a while, and what kind of horrible existence did she bring back?
Or was it that this person had already set his sights on Suzaku Island, and Wan'er was just abducted in passing?
"Qing Wan's soul is in my hands. What can I do even if she escapes to the ends of the earth?"
Bai Lan swirled a wisp of soul around his fingertips and slowly walked over to the two Nascent Soul cultivators who were frozen in place. "If I wanted to destroy Suzaku Island, there would only be the storage bag left on the island. How could Qing Wan be allowed to live until now?"
"Who are you, Excellency? What is your intention in suppressing Suzaku Island? If you wish to take the treasures of heaven and earth, then go ahead and take them. We are powerless to stop you."
"I want Suzaku Island."
"What!! This... this is absolutely impossible!" The two Yuanying were shocked.
Bai Lan simply smiled faintly, condensed a ball of Nanming Lihuo with his backhand, and glanced at the monks from Suzaku Island behind them: "The most precious holy fire on Suzaku Island, Nanming Lihuo, is now in my hands. Today, everyone on this island must either die or submit to me. You have no other choice."
Seeing that the situation was not good, the other cultivators on Suzaku Island all felt depressed and tried to flee in all directions, wanting to stay away from this place of trouble.
The next moment, the first few cultivators who fled were stopped by Jin Heng and five other Nascent Soul cultivators.
"Anyone who dares to move even a step will die."
Jin Heng's reverberating voice echoed throughout the entire Suzaku Island. "Listen up, cultivators on this island! Today, you must either die or surrender a wisp of your innate spirit and become a cultivator of the Yuling Sect. I will only give you one stick of incense to consider."
The two Yuanying stage island masters were shocked and couldn't move at all. The other side had five Yuanying stage cultivators surrounding the entire island, and there were also powerful gods to help.
Today, Suzaku Island is in great danger.
Several Foundation Establishment and Core Formation cultivators who had just escaped were killed by those Yuanying monsters in one blow. Seeing this, the low-level cultivators naturally did not dare to move at all. Some timid ones even tremblingly handed over their souls to ensure their safety.
"Dad, Mom, Wan'er begs you, please stop fighting. You can't defeat this demon... Senior Bai." Qing Wan wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, took a few steps forward, and knelt down to beg: "I don't want you to die..."
"How can my Suzaku Island's thousand-year-old foundation be destroyed by my hands?!"
"If the ancestor is still alive, he will definitely..."
"If Senior Zhuquezi were still alive, he would have been furious long ago if he knew that none of the descendants of Zhuque Island could tame the Southern Ming Lihuo, and that an outsider had instead seized the sacred fire and practiced the Zhuque Island's inherited skills. He wouldn't have had to wait until now."
The two Nascent Soul cultivators were both choked, as the truth always touches people's hearts the most.
There have been so many talented cultivators on Suzaku Island who have burned themselves to death under the Holy Fire over the years, but an outsider in the Foundation Establishment Stage got the Holy Fire. Even if Long Aotian could become a dual cultivation partner with Wan'er, they are still just partners after all, and it would not be as real as if Wan'er could get the Holy Fire herself.
"Dad, Mom, Wan'er has obtained the Nanming Lihuo with the help of Senior Bai." Qing Wan said as she rolled a ball of fire and placed it in front of the two of them. "Senior Bai promised that if you are willing to surrender your souls and join the Yuling Sect, he will teach you the secret of taming the spirit fire and ensure the continuation of Suzaku Island's heritage."
"...Wan'er, are you serious?"
"Seriously! Dad and Mom, don't resist any longer. Even if you two self-destruct, it won't hurt them at all. Then Suzaku Island will still fall into Senior Bai's hands. It's better to stay alive than to die in vain."
If you can't win, you have no choice but to compromise. This has always been the rule in the world of cultivation.
The two Nascent Soul cultivators closed their eyes, finally surrendered their souls, and gave up resistance.
Fu Lao also withdrew his pressure in time and drank a bottle of soul-nourishing pills: "If you had known better earlier, it would have ended."
"Senior Yixu, Senior Yuanlai, now that we have settled the matter, why don't we move to the inner island and talk together?" Bai Lan said with a smile.
Is this a done deal?
Yixu and Yunlai looked at each other and nodded: "Yes, yes..."
"Don't overthink it, the two of you. Suzaku Island and Yuling Sect have no grudges against each other. I just heard that Suzaku Island is quite protective of its own people. Previously, in order to support the young island master's fiancé, Long Aotian, you two seniors personally went to Minghe Island and killed a Jindan cultivator who had bullied him. Is this true?"
The couple's hearts sank. "It seems, it seems to be true. Could it be that the Sect Leader has some connection with Minghe Island..."
"No, but I'm the one who often tramples on Long Aotian and bullies him. I'm afraid of revenge from Suzaku Island, so I took the initiative."
“…” The couple looked at each other and for the first time in their lives knew how to write the word regret.
If her strength was not as strong as it is now, these two would certainly stand by their son-in-law and kill her in an instant like they would kill an ordinary Jindan cultivator. Why would they be so respectful to her like they are now?
"The Nanming Lihuo from Long Aotian has been taken back by me. He is my mortal enemy. If any cultivator from Suzaku Island gets involved with him again in the future, I will kill him without mercy."
"Master, do you want Suzaku Island to issue a hunting order..."
"No need. The cultivators from Suzaku Island are not allowed to hunt down Long Aotian. He can only die in my hands."
The two nodded and said no more.
"I will leave a wisp of Nanming Lihuo on Suzaku Island. This jade slip contains the steps to tame the spiritual fire, as well as the recipe for the essential elixir, Gumai Dan. I want the two of you to tame the Nanming Lihuo within a month and increase your strength."
After handing the two of them a jade slip, Bai Lan looked at Qing Wan again and said, "There's a Divine Transformation Patriarch in my sect who sees that you have good aptitude and perseverance. He wants to take you with him and teach you the art of formations. Are you willing?"
Qing Wan was shocked, and the couple beside her were shocked again and again.
"Yes! Disciple, of course I am willing!"
Being able to have a Divine Transformation cultivator willing to accept her as a disciple, let alone teaching her the art of formations, even if it meant teaching her how to raise pigs, there would be plenty of people willing to rush forward to comprehend the mysteries.
Apart from the fact that the leader of the Yuling Sect is a bit overbearing and the sect's rules for collecting souls are a bit strict, it seems... quite good.
The entire Suzaku Island was temporarily blocked for three days. During these three days, no matter if they were cultivators from Suzaku Island, independent cultivators from outside, or disciples from other forces, they all became cultivators of the Yuling Sect after one trip.
After Cannon Fodder True Lord and others arranged the destinations of these "new disciples" on Suzaku Island one by one, and after they made a vow to their inner demons and read the sect rules carefully, Suzaku Island was opened to the public again.
Suzaku Island is still the same Suzaku Island as before, except that it has a hidden Yuling Sect in its prefix.