The Price Paid by the Six Saints
Upon hearing Zhou Ming's words, all six Saint felt a chill in their hearts.
The Three Pure Ones had ashen faces, Jieyin and Zhunti wore bitter expressions, while Nuwa sighed softly, a hint of helplessness in her eyes.
discuss?
In this situation, there's no room for them to discuss anything!
The towering, Pangu True Body of Pangu stood there, radiating a terrifying pressure that made their hearts tremble.
This is not a discussion at all, but a one-sided trial.
Seeing that the others remained silent, Zhou Ming slowly spoke, his voice not loud, but clearly reaching everyone's ears.
What's wrong? Nobody's saying anything?
"Weren't you quite talkative inside the Immortal Execution Array just now?"
"Especially you, Primordial Lord."
Zhou Ming's gaze fell on Yuanshi Tianzun, whose face twitched, but he stubbornly held back his anger.
"It's not impossible for the six of you to leave here safely today."
"But a sufficient price must be paid."
"Otherwise, don't blame my Wu Clan for being ruthless."
Zhou Ming's gaze first fell on the two of them.
"Fellow Daoist Jieyin, Fellow Daoist Zhunti, our Wu Clan will take one-third of the Dao Lineage you two will Merit in the future."
"As for when to collect it, that's up to my Wu Clan."
After saying that, he turned his head towards Nuwa.
"Fellow Daoist Nuwa, we were originally supposed to cooperate, but today you're turning against me."
"This debt also needs to be settled."
"We previously agreed that I would take half of the Human Clan's Fortune, and you would take the other half."
"Now, the conditions have changed."
"You will hand over another Human Clan's Fortune."
"From now on, the Wu Clan will control 60% of the Human Clan's Fortune!"
As for you...
Finally, his gaze fell on the ashen-faced Three Pure Ones, and his tone suddenly turned cold.
"Taiqing, Primordial Lord, Tongtian."
"The three of you, along with my Wu Clan, are all Pangu Descendants, sharing the same bloodline."
"Today you have turned against my Wu Clan, which is tantamount to internal strife and utterly rebellious!"
"It chills my heart and shames the Father God!"
"For the sake of the Father God, I will not make things difficult for you."
"But!"
Zhou Ming's tone suddenly shifted, becoming extremely sharp.
"Taiqing and Primordial Lord! You two must hand over the Taiji Diagram and the Pangu Banner today, for me to keep them safe!"
"This is your punishment for disrespecting Father God and fighting amongst yourselves!"
After Zhou Ming finished speaking, he looked around at everyone and spoke calmly.
Do you have any objections?
Jieyin and Zhunti heard Zhou Ming ask for their future Merit again, their hearts clenched.
Another third of the Merit!
Last time, Zhou Ming took one-third of their Merit for the Establish Sect, which almost made it so that only one of them could become a saint.
Finally, they gritted their teeth and made Eighty-One Great Vows.
They borrowed a huge debt from the Heavenly Dao, barely managing to accumulate enough Merit for the two of them to become saints.
Now, Zhou Ming has his sights set on their future Merit!
They could figure that out even with their toes.
The next time Zhou Ming comes to ask for Merit will definitely be when they have finally collected enough Merit and are ready to repay the Heavenly Karma!
When the time comes, Zhou Ming will come over and pull it out.
One-third of the Merit is gone.
What will they give back to Heavenly Dao?
If you can't repay the debt owed to Heavenly Dao, you'll have to keep owing it and find ways to earn more Merit.
This is a bottomless pit!
When will they be able to pay off all their debts and truly attain Great Freedom and Great Ease?
Upon realizing this, Jieyin and Zhunti could no longer remain calm.
The Jieyin, steeling himself, tried to negotiate.
"Fellow Daoist Zhou Ming, could you perhaps change this condition?"
"We in the West are impoverished, making it difficult for us to accumulate Merit..."
Zhunti quickly echoed this sentiment.
"Yes, yes! Fellow Daoist, we are willing to make up for it with other means! Spirit Treasure, Spiritual Root, anything is fine!"
Zhou Ming gave them a cold glance.
I asked if you had any opinions, not because I was genuinely seeking your feedback.
"If you have any complaints, you'd better keep them to yourself!"
"I state my conditions, and those conditions are final!"
"You only have one path to take: agree to this!"
Did you understand?
Jieyin and Zhunti were speechless, and could only awkwardly shut their mouths.
They exchanged a glance, both seeing endless bitterness and helplessness in each other's reactions.
Circumstances dictate their actions; they had no choice but to accept their fate.
"Fellow Daoist... you are right."
"Everything... is at your disposal, fellow Daoist."
"Then... fellow Daoist, may we leave now?" Zhunti asked cautiously.
Zhou Ming nodded calmly.
As if granted a pardon, Jieyin and Zhunti transformed into two streaks of light and left the Sea of Blood without looking back.
His disheveled appearance showed no trace of his Saint demeanor.
After the two left, Zhou Ming's gaze fell on Nuwa.
Nuwa's expression was cold and indifferent; she had already made her decision.
She didn't haggle.
Because she knew very well that it was pointless and would only bring her humiliation.
"Alright, I agree to your terms, fellow Daoist."
She sighed softly, her eyes filled with complex emotions.
"From this day forward, you will possess 60% of the Human Clan's Fortune."
After saying that, she didn't linger any longer. She nodded slightly to Zhou Ming, then transformed into a Divine Rainbow and left this place of trouble.
In the blink of an eye, only the Three Pure Ones, their faces ashen, remained on the field.
Zhou Ming looked at them, especially at Taiqing and Primordial Lord's extremely ugly expressions, and spoke again.
"What have you decided?"
The expressions on the faces of Taiqing Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun were extremely grim.
Taiji Diagram!
Pangu Banner!
This is not only their most precious treasure for proving their Dao, but also a symbol of their status as the Pangu Orthodox!
Handing over these two items is worse than killing them!
Yuanshi Tianzun finally couldn't hold back any longer and roared at Zhou Ming.
Zhou Ming! Don't push your luck!
"This is outrageous!" Zhou Ming sneered.
"I've gone too far with you, so what can you do about it?"
Taiqing held onto Primordial Lord tightly, who was on the verge of exploding. He took a deep breath and looked at Zhou Ming.
He knew that he had no choice but to hand over the treasure today, whether he wanted to or not.
Further arguing is pointless and will only bring shame upon oneself.
He looked at Primordial Lord and slowly shook his head.
Yuanshi Tianzun seemed to have all his strength drained away, and he lowered his head in dejection.
Taiqing sighed, raised his hand and waved, Taiji Diagram slowly flew towards Zhou Ming.
Yuanshi Tianzun closed his eyes and threw the Pangu Banner to Zhou Ming with a humiliated expression.
Zhou Ming raised his hand, and the Taiji Diagram and the Pangu Banner fell into his hands.
Zhou Ming casually accepted the two Innate Supreme Treasure and nodded in satisfaction.
"Very good."
"You can leave now."
Then, without saying a word, the three turned into Three Daos Clear Qi and disappeared into the horizon.
Zhou Ming watched the three of them leave, his eyes filled with an inscrutable expression.
He deliberately only demanded the treasures of Taiqing and Primordial Lord, but let Tongtian.
He wanted to see what would happen if he treated people differently.
What interesting cracks will appear in the already fragile brotherhood between these three brothers?
Only after everyone had left the Sea of Blood did this world finally return to peace.
Di Jiang and the others put away their Pangu True Body and transformed back into thirteen Dao Body, landing beside Zhou Ming.
Zhou Ming turned around and looked at Houtu and Pingxin.
"Alright, now no one's bothering us."
"You guys, continue."
Houtu and Pingxin nodded, their expressions solemn, ready to make their grand vows once again.