Chapter 277

Chapter 277: Unwilling to Accept

Response? Of course, there was no possibility of a response.

Shangguan Huanling still didn’t know that Chu Ling had entered the Emperor’s Banner, nor would she know that Chu Ling’s last sentence was to spare Shangguan Huanling’s life.

But she would find out eventually.

They would definitely come to find Lu Ye after they ascended.

Fourth Heaven.

Where Daoist Shouren did not show up.

Seven or eight figures met.

“Infinite Celestial Lord, these unscrupulous merchants, damn them! I usually thought we had a decent relationship, but at this moment, they really made us bleed heavily!”

Many sects had now realized they had overestimated themselves.

Two million pure spirit stones? There’s no way they could just whip that out all at once.

They could only sell treasures to piece together the spirit stones, but since everyone was selling, the price plummeted. Meanwhile, those who hadn’t offended Lu Ye made a killing. Talk about bad luck!

They were grinding their teeth in hatred but had no good solutions.

“No matter what, I’ll remember them. If there’s a chance in the future, they made us bleed this time; I’ll make them spit it out double!”

“Two hundred thirty thousand spirit stones! Our sect will really be drained dry. If we give these to Lu Ye, I don’t think our sect needs to worry about being wiped out — we’ll just proactively obliterate ourselves!”

“Who’s to say otherwise? Our sect has also been drained, but what can we do?”

Everyone chimed in one after another.

“Everyone, stop whining! I didn’t bring you here to complain, but to discuss serious matters!”

The complaints ceased.

All eyes were focused on one person.

“I believe you already have an answer in your hearts.”

“Indeed, it’s about killing Lu Ye.”

Instantly, everyone began to stir, as there were less than seven hours left until the peace talks.

They had nearly prepared the spirit stones, and now you bring up killing Lu Ye?

No way they could pull that off!

If they could kill him, he’d have died a hundred times by now.

“In the past, we couldn’t kill him because he escaped too well. But now, if we cut off his escape routes and bombard him with powerful treasures, does he have any chances of surviving?”

“But he has formations!”

Someone spoke with a hint of fear and excitement.

“That’s why this time, I’ll send over a formation master. The larger the formation’s power, the bigger the area it occupies, which means more conditions to fulfill.”

“If the formation master detects a massive formation ahead, he should stop and dutifully seek peace.”

“If there’s no formation…”

“Full-force extermination?”

“Exactly!”

“No way, this is too big. I can’t make the call alone; I must return and discuss it!”

“Two hundred thirty thousand spirit stones — not upper-grade, not middle-grade, but all top-grade spirit stones. You really don’t feel the pinch handing over such a hefty batch?”

“Years of savings turned over to others!”

“If we give away this batch of spirit stones, how will our sect survive? Can we survive at all?”

“He just wants to force us to death!”

“No, no, I think peace talks are best. I really don’t want to be enemies with Lu Ye anymore. At his current level, he’s already this strong. If we give him more time, he’ll have the Fourth Heaven under his thumb!”

“It’s precisely because he’s not high-leveled but still this powerful that we should act now. Otherwise, when he becomes even stronger, we’ll truly have no hope left.”

A quiet negotiation was underway.

Three days flashed by in an instant.

The value of top-grade spirit stones skyrocketed due to compensation from over thirty sects.

Initially, one top-grade spirit stone could buy one divine pill.

Now, one top-grade spirit stone could even buy three or four.

It’s a simple matter of supply and demand.

The market for top-grade spirit stones was rapidly dwindling, causing prices to soar.

The group assembled.

Daoist Shouren had been waiting here for three days.

He watched the arriving powerful figures of the Heaven and Earth Realm, his eyelids twitching.

“Daoist Shouren, can we talk about where to deliver the spirit stones to Lu Ye now?”

Daoist Shouren took a deep breath.

“I’ll stress it once more: this peace talk mustn’t have any slip-ups. If you plan to take action against Lu Ye during this negotiation, I warn you in advance — I will retaliate decisively; we’ll fight to the death!” Daoist Shouren’s expression was extremely serious.

“Daoist, over these three days, our major sects have been doing everything possible to gather top-grade spirit stones. You must have noticed that.”

“If we intended to attack Lu Ye, how could we still be so earnest in finding those spirit stones?”

“Exactly! To gather these two hundred thousand spirit stones, our sect nearly sold off our sect’s treasures.”

The crowd rushed to express their stance.

Daoist Shouren remained stoic, his expression extremely grave.

“This is your last chance for peace. If this attempt fails and you decide to attack Lu Ye, your sects will all be obliterated — I assure you, this isn’t just scary rhetoric!”

“Don’t worry, Daoist! We will absolutely keep our word!”

The crowd insisted.

“Good, remember what you said. Let’s go!”

A group of fourteen powerful figures of the Heaven and Earth Realm, along with others from the Reincarnation Realm, set out.

What else could they do? Some sects lost all their Heaven and Earth Realm experts to Lu Ye, instantly downgrading from premium sects to subpar ones.

In truth, as Wang Yi previously mentioned, it was very real.

Lu Ye demanded such a massive amount of spirit stones — each sect owes one to two hundred thousand. If they could actually collect this many, they could easily cultivate to the peak of the Fifth Heaven.

The temptation was immense.

Some powerful figures of the Heaven and Earth Realm were already keeping a watchful eye.

But when they saw a whole group of over ten powerful figures emerge, those hiding from the same realm instantly changed their faces and vanished.

If it were just Daoist Shouren alone, they were prepared to kill and take the treasure.

But with so many formidable figures present, trying to rob the spirit stones was simply a pipe dream.

Along the way, various auras appeared but all chose to retreat.

There were just too many strong individuals.

If a fight broke out, it wouldn’t end anytime soon, and if the other side brought in reinforcements, it would all be over.

So the journey was relatively safe.

Jiang Family Ruins.

A fair distance away.

“We’ve arrived. You can hand the spirit stones over to me here. You all stay back and don’t come any closer,” Daoist Shouren said.

“Alright, thank you, Daoist.”

Some began to hand their Storage Rings to Daoist Shouren.

Others were already starting to investigate.

They found no traces of formations.

“Daoist, are you sure Lu Ye is here? We haven’t sensed anything, so we’re still a bit uneasy!”

Someone spoke up.

Daoist Shouren’s expression instantly changed.