234: Reason Is Settled Through Action! Chen White-Hair's Emotional Support

Chen Dengming's tough stance took Zhuang Fangyu by surprise and left him deeply astonished.

When did all the old tortoises in the Longevity Sect become so fierce? Aren't they all peaceful and unassuming, never prone to fighting or being aggressive?

Why have we encountered warmongers from the Longevity Sect's pro-war faction today?

Considering Chen Dengming's feat of Reverse Kill Golden Core, he might actually be a proponent of war, but even proponents of war wouldn't be this ruthless, considering he's Golden Core Mid Stage cultivator.

"Longevity Dao Child!"

Zhuang Fangyu frowned and said, "The reason I'm speaking to you so politely is that you should be able to feel my sincerity."

After all, I was ordered to guard this battlefield. My right to requisition any piece of land is granted by the Southern Region Alliance of Sects and is the authority given to me by the Wind Hành Sect.

But I still promise that your Lüoshan City will be returned in a few years, and I can now compensate you for the losses you suffered during this period."

He tilted his head slightly upwards.

Pan Feng immediately braved Chen Dengming's spiritual power, piloted his spirit boat to fly over, bowed respectfully, and then looked at the unconscious female cultivators lying on the ground behind him, and said with an awkward smile.

"Senior, these eight Qi Refining female cultivators are our sincere offering, and we are willing to pay a thousand High-grade Spirit Crystal as compensation."

According to my investigation, the annual revenue generated by your Lüoshan City is only five hundred High-grade Spirit Crystal."

Chen Dengming glanced indifferently at the female cultivators lying haphazardly on the deck.

Zhuang Fangyu smiled and said, "Longevity Dao Child, why ruin our harmony over some insignificant people and petty interests?"

You get my compensation and friendship, and I get the benefits I want. Why not?

"Friendship?"

Chen Dengming chuckled, and seeing that Zhuang Fangyu was about to speak, he made a gesture to stop him and said in a deep voice.

"I had already sent my fellow Junior Brother from my sect to Lüoshan City to stop you, but you still managed to injure my brothers and drive my men away."

"Your interests are built on my reputation; it seems you're unwilling to leave Lüoshan City today."

On the ground outside the Gathering Place in the distance, Jiang Qiang and the others had also heard Chen Dengming's words. Hearing Chen Dengming's impolite tone, they knew that Chen Dengming was truly angry, and they felt both ashamed and grateful.

"In that case, there's nothing more to say between us today."

Zhuang Fangyu's eyebrows are prominent.

Chen Dengming's spiritual power gradually increased, his white hair billowed wildly without wind, and his robes fluttered. He said calmly, "There is another way to solve this."

Zhuang Fangyu took a deep breath, sensing the spiritual power emanating from Chen Dengming, and said solemnly, "I would like to hear the details."

Chen Dengming said calmly, "You injured my brother and seized my city, so I'll let you, my subordinate, suffer a blow from me."

As compensation, I'll also give you your Foundation Establishment mount, and I can lend you Lüoshan City to live in for a few years.

Upon hearing this, Pan Feng's expression changed.

Zhuang Fangyu, however, was so angry that he laughed instead. He didn't even glance at Chen Dengming, and laughed loudly, "The Longevity Dao Child Reverse Kill Golden Core stage. I still don't know if it's true or not."

But I have truly witnessed such arrogance today. If you want Lüoshan City, then try and make a move!

The moment the word "try" was uttered, an astonishing spiritual power erupted from it, fueled by anger.

The anger of the Golden Core Mid Stage cultivator erupted, his voice resounding like a dragon's Dragon's Roar from the heavens, instantly shaking the surrounding clouds and causing a vast spiritual power to spread with his Divine Sense.

However, at the same time, Chen Dengming seemed completely oblivious to the tense, murderous aura emanating from him.

His expression remained unchanged; his mind was unmoved, his body was still, and his hands and feet did not move an inch.

His State of Mind was already as still as an ancient well, reaching a state of Unity of Heaven and Man.

This state aligns with both the Human Immortal Orthodox Lineage and the Immortal Celestial Lineage; the three thousand great paths ultimately lead to the same destination.

He was also about to test just how powerful the combination of Immortal Celestial Dao Power and Human Immortal Way Power could be.

In the universe, tension and relaxation, rise and fall, are the ultimate truth.

Just as we are now, how long can the seemingly formidable deterrent from our adversaries last?

Just as Zhuang Fangyu's blustering yet cowardly intimidation faded with time, Chen Dengming made his move.

His eyes flashed with a Golden Light.

The Master 'Gold Touch Technique!

A vast expanse of Metal Elemental Spiritual Energy transformed into clouds, instantly enveloping and invading Zhuang Fangyu.

Zhuang Fangyu was startled and reacted extremely quickly, instantly unleashing his Core Power.

A protective Law Technique appeared instantly, and countless streams of Spiritual Qi gathered around the body condensed into wisps of bewitching aurora.

Several loud clanging sounds rang out.

Zhuang Fangyu felt a strange, destructive force suddenly invade him, and even his Core Power was unable to resist it. The protective shield that had formed around his body instantly turned into metal.

More Metal Elemental Spiritual Energy, accompanied by silver light, is invading.

He was shocked and immediately channeled more of his Core Power to resist.

However, at that moment, a piercing metallic twisting sound erupted.

The metal shield twisted and caved in instantly, as an unparalleled and astonishing crushing pressure contracted inward.

"Not good!"

Zhuang Fangyu instantly made a hand seal.

"Clang!"

Chen Dengming indifferently clenched his fist.

Instantly, the metal shield, which Gold Control Technique, shrank into an iron ball only an inch in size.

However, he had already realized that Zhuang Fangyu had already used some kind of escape technique to get away.

However, a flash of blue light appeared in Chen Dengming's eyes, and his Immortal Celestial Dao Power surged forth.

With his Heavenly Eye, he instantly pinpointed an unusual movement in the air.

The Law Treasure, the Soul Shocking Silk, hovering beside him, flashed with golden light.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!--

Countless sharp, white-glowing waves surged forth, domineering and unparalleled, instantly filling the air with a powerful, rain-like force, covering every part of the atmosphere.

Zhuang Fangyu had barely escaped with his escape technique when he was suddenly met with a fierce attack from his opponent.

In just two brief exchanges, he had already been forced into a perilous situation, and was now panting heavily, unable to replenish his Core Power in time after casting spells.

His Core Power was clearly several times stronger than Chen Dengming's, so why was he forced into such a predicament?

Besides the strange silver Spiritual Qi that had invaded from the other party, it was also because his spellcasting was too frequent and too hasty. He was on the defensive from beginning to end. No matter how strong his Core Power was, it was difficult to stay on edge all the time, and there were always moments when he relaxed.

And this moment of relaxation is precisely the opportunity that the other side has seized!

In the chaos, he had nowhere to run, so he could only roar and desperately summon his Defense Magic Item.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

The air trembled violently, and countless Soul Shocking Silk of white light shot out like lightning, but they were blocked by the pale blue oval crystal Law Treasure that suddenly appeared on Zhuang Fangyu's body.

A transparent light screen appeared on the surface of this Law Treasure, radiating concentric circles of blue pulses that vibrated and contained powerful Spiritual Qi.

It turned out to be Defense Magic Item that had stored its own Spiritual Qi, capable of withstanding fatal attacks at critical moments.

However, Zhuang Fangyu's mind was not completely at ease.

Chen Dengming's eyes flashed with silver light, and countless Soul Shocking Silk instantly covered the Silver Light, tearing apart the layers of light screen and shooting fiercely at the crystalline Law Treasure, producing a sound like water splashing out of a broken silver bottle.

Waves of shock exploded outwards, rising and falling like the tide, or like rain pattering on banana leaves, the sound sometimes loud and sometimes soft.

Zhuang Fangyu was also shaken and forced to retreat continuously, momentarily powerless to resist.

The closest climber was already bleeding from all seven orifices from the aftershocks of their fight and retreated several miles away at top speed.

At this moment, seeing that his ancestor was being completely overwhelmed, the shock and horror in his heart were indescribable.

In the Gathering Place more than ten miles away, a large number of Rogue Cultivator were in a panic, like ants on a hot pan.

Ant!

Using this word to describe the mental and physical state of the many Rogue Cultivators at this moment is almost perfectly apt.

To a group of ants, the fight between Chen Dengming and Zhuang Fangyu was like a brawl between two giant bipedal creatures.

The commotion and power caused by each punch and kick were like the earth shaking and the wind raging, filling them with suffocating fear.

The immense fluctuations of Spiritual Qi, the instantaneous release and contraction of which created an explosive force, caused many Xiantian mortals to faint, and many low-level cultivators to collapse to the ground.

At this moment, Zhuang Fangyu was in a passive and defensive position in the air, was also in great pain and wanted to unleash his powerful Core Power to crush and counterattack.

However, whenever he had this thought, it was as if the other party's strange blue eyes had seen through it.

Then, a blinding Silver Light accompanied the surge of power from the opponent's Law Treasure, emitting bursts of wild energy that penetrated into his Defense Magic Item relentlessly.

This forced him to channel more of his Core Power into his Law Treasure to expel the enemy and protect himself, leaving him with no energy to cast spells or use other Law Treasure. Otherwise, if he had any other intentions, his magical Law Treasure would have been breached, and he would have been defeated even faster.

"What is that Silver Light? What is it? He is Dao Child, could it be the power of the Dao lineage?"

Only then did he truly understand what it meant to Reverse Kill Golden Core and what it meant to be Chen Baimao, ranked twenty-fifth on the Hidden Dragon List!

"Hold on! Hold on! His Core Power is not as strong as mine, and his endurance is not as good. As long as I withstand the pressure, he will eventually have to give up, and that will be my opportunity!"

Just as Zhuang Fangyu had this thought in his mind, countless Soul Shocking Silk suddenly condensed into a blinding white beam of light before his eyes.

Before they could even see what was happening, a startling clang of blades suddenly rang out from outside the Defense Magic Item.

Suddenly, everything went blurry before my eyes!

The external Law Treasure had been desperately withstanding the dense, torrential rain of Soul Shocking Silk threads, but suddenly all the pressure eased.

Before he could react, a large, white, gleaming blade, like a giant wave, surged forth, reaching a height of over ten zhang, and pierced through his defensive Law Artifact.

A loud "bang!"

His blue crystalline Law Treasure trembled violently, and a gash was torn open.

Chen Dengming moved with the blade, his body as swift as lightning, the blurry back of the blade slamming heavily into his opponent's chest.

"Click!"

A surge of Spiritual Qi energy exploded out!

The protective robes surrounding Zhuang Fangyu's body were torn apart as easily as paper.

He coughed up a mouthful of blood, his chest bones collapsed and shattered, leaving a dent in his chest, and a bulge appeared on his back.

At the same time, his body shot out like a cannonball, crashing into the opposite mountain peak with a bang, directly smashing a large hole in the rock wall and spilling a lot of blood.

His body had not yet completely stopped moving.

Boom!!--

The hole exploded with a tremendous shock, sending smoke and dust billowing everywhere.

A figure enveloped in subtle golden flames rushed in.

"Stop!"

He roared, enduring the excruciating pain in his chest, and barely managed to gather his nearly scattered Core Power Law Treasure that shone like blades.

However, Chen Dengming let out a long roar, and his body surged with Silver Light and golden flames. Countless arcs of electricity and Spiritual Qi aurora danced and leaped around him. With a wave of his hand, the greatsword transformed back into countless Soul Shocking Silk, shaking off the flying blades.

The next moment!

Zhuang Fangyu's vision went black as he felt a large hand grab his neck and lift him up as if he were floating on clouds.

Before he could continue to resist, Chen Dengming delivered an elbow strike to his abdomen.

"Wow!--"

Another mouthful of blood spurted from Zhuang Fangyu's mouth. The cramping pain in his abdomen and the feeling of humiliation made his eyes blaze with fury.

However, in the next instant, his face suddenly turned cold, and a strong killing intent rushed over. In an instant, it felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, and all his blood seemed to freeze. All his anger was extinguished in an instant.

He looked up and saw Chen Dengming's cold, sharp eyes, which pierced his heart like swords, making him feel inexplicably weak and trembling.

Suddenly remembering the golden core that had died at the hands of the other party, a sense of weakness welled up within him.

At this moment, he felt a large amount of powerful Wood Elemental Spiritual Energy invade his body, spreading like spider silk and stickily entangling his entire body. His body was stiff and unable to move, like a piece of wood, and the circulation of his Core Power was even more sluggish.

Zhuang Fangyu's eyes darted around, as if he were possessed by a ghost, seemingly unaware of where he was or why he was there, his mind in turmoil.

Subdued!

He, a Golden Core Mid Stage cultivator, was subdued so quickly by a Golden Core Early Stage cultivator!

Although the other party is Longevity Dao Child with Dao power, it is understandable.

But this sense of humiliation.

This is even more painful than killing him!

"Does he dare to kill me? He wouldn't dare to kill me, absolutely not."

No, no, no, I can't gamble. He's a madman, an anomaly of the Longevity Sect."

As if an electric current had passed through his body, Zhuang Fangyu was jolted awake from his obsessive thoughts.

He can't die. He's finally reached this level of cultivation, and he has at least three hundred more years to live. He can't die yet.

He looked at Chen Dengming across from him, whose eyes were filled with coldness, his heart pounding wildly, and said with difficulty.

"I lost, I Qi Ingestion, I accept it wholeheartedly. Lüoshan City is yours, I'll return it to you, and I will absolutely not cause you any more trouble."

It was incredibly difficult for him to admit defeat.

He simply couldn't bring himself to say the words "let him go."

But the fearful glint in his eyes betrayed his guilty conscience.

With his profound spiritual cultivation, Chen Dengming was naturally able to understand this sense of unease.

What he wanted was that sense of guilt in the other person.

When you feel guilty, you create openings in your mind. It's precisely in this deliberately created atmosphere that you can pressure the other party to achieve their desired goal.

Such psychological warfare tactics are only effective when the opponent is decisively defeated and is psychologically intimidated and terrified.

Otherwise, once the other party is fully awakened, with the temperament and wisdom of Golden Core Mid Stage cultivator, he will surely understand that he would never kill someone over such a small conflict of interest, thus putting himself in a disadvantageous position, and therefore he will not be able to be coerced by him.

"I swear by your Dao heart, and by signing the Dao Heart Contract, that you voluntarily return Lüoshan City to me, and that you will absolutely not pursue this matter within the Alliance."

Chen Dengming's tiger-like eyes shone with a fierce and imposing aura as he stared intently at Zhuang Fangyu.

Zhuang Fangyu was as tense as a stone, his heart as heavy as if it were made of cold lead.

He had originally intended to hand over Lüoshan City in order to escape, but upon hearing this, he hesitated only slightly. Seeing the coldness in Chen Dengming's eyes intensify, he immediately and without hesitation issued Dao Heart Contract.

After this Dao Heart Contract was sent...

Chen Dengming nodded slightly, casually put Zhuang Fangyu down, and said without ceremony, "We, the cultivators of the Longevity Sect, do not cause trouble, but we are not afraid of trouble either."

I can easily defeat you this time, and I can do it again next time. If you back out...

The moment Zhuang Fangyu was put down, he regretted his oath and realized that Chen Dengming wouldn't kill him; he had been intimidated by the other party.

But upon hearing this, his heart tightened, and he felt increasingly uneasy, as if being scratched by a cat, knowing that the other person was right.

He failed this time; if he dares to provoke them again next time, he might not be so easily let off the hook.

Why risk offending such a powerful enemy for the sake of Lüoshan City?

Previously, it was for the sake of face and the prestige of the sect, and they did not believe that Chen Dengming could do anything to them, so they refused to give an inch.

But now, he's already lost face and prestige. This Longevity Dao Child actually possesses the terrifying power to kill him. What's the point of him standing up now?

With this realization, Zhuang Fangyu felt his muscles and nerves suddenly relax.

Now, inside the cave that had been blasted open, he wasn't ashamed and quickly said with a smile that he dared not.

Chen Dengming looked at the fawning manner of the Golden Core Mid Stage cultivator and felt a sense of utter boredom.

He hadn't even used his Human Immortal Physique yet, and he had already defeated his opponent.

Is it that this Golden Core Mid Stage Great Sect Dao Child cultivator is too weak, or that the power of the Dao lineage is too strong?

A thought flashed through his mind, and he realized it might be the power of two major lineages, which were simply too strong.

Originally, the Human Immortal Way Power could break through the Core Power of Golden Core Great Cultivator when he was still a pseudo-core cultivator.

The difference between a fake Golden Core and a real Golden Core is much greater than the difference between the Golden Core Early Stage and the Golden Core Mid Stage.

Now that he has reached the Golden Core Early Stage and possesses the Immortal Celestial Dao Power, he can use his Heavenly Eye to discern the opponent's Core Power mobilization and the weaknesses of their Technique Method. This puts him in an invincible position even before the battle begins, so how could he possibly lose?

"So... I'm this strong now? It seems that unless it's Great Sect Dao Child like Old Qiao who also possesses Dao power, I should be able to handle ordinary Golden Core Mid Stage cultivators."

Chen Dengming pondered for a moment, then put his hands behind his back and flew out of the cave with Zhuang Fangyu, who had already been beaten into submission.

He doesn't dare to compare his combat strength with that of Golden Core Late Stage cultivator for the time being.

Because the Core Power of Golden Core Late Stage cultivator is estimated to be more than ten times stronger than his.

One force can overcome ten techniques.

No matter how strong one's Dao power is, it is still subject to depletion. In the hands of Golden Core Late Stage cultivator, being able to survive is already quite an achievement.

Far away.

Pan Feng waited anxiously, only to be dumbfounded as he watched his ancestor fly out of the dusty place like a defeated rooster, following the Longevity Dao Child.

What's going on?

"Your Highness Daozi!"

Zhuang Fangyu had recovered by this time. With a dejected and complicated expression, he bowed to Chen Dengming and sighed.

"Does Your Highness already know you're guaranteed victory before you even attack me? Is that why you disregarded my conditions? Are you still not satisfied with the value of the items I offered?"

Chen Dengming glanced indifferently at Zhuang Fangyu, stood upright in mid-air, and said calmly.

"What you offered isn't tempting. But most importantly, you've omitted something far more valuable in the deal."

Zhuang Fangyu was stunned. "What is it?"

Chen Dengming's piercing eyes met Zhuang Fangyu's gaze as he said, "Emotional value is also value! You injured my brother and stole my immortal city, which has already displeased me. This cannot be compensated by spirit crystals."

Zhuang Fangyu was taken aback.

Emotional value!?

Is this what the Longevity Dao Child was pursuing?

It is no longer primarily about the value of material resources, but rather about pursuing spiritual and emotional value.

This is something a cultivator with such abundant resources would consider.

"Now I'm going to show you what emotional value really means!"

Chen Dengming flew towards the golden chariot being pulled by the Foundation Establishment Demon Beast that had dodged far away, and said.

"I think this mount is quite good. Consider it compensation for the interest you robbed my immortal city of."

"You..."

Zhuang Fangyu suddenly felt a discomfort in his throat, as if a wad of cotton was stuck there, and the wrinkles on his face scrunched up like a bitter gourd.

In that instant, he understood what emotional value truly meant.

This also made it clearer why Chen Dengming was unwilling to accept his offer of reconciliation.

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