No Room for Negotiation—Go Talk to My Son

"Madam, why have you come back again?" Chu Tianwang rose to his feet and looked at Jian Kongzhu's Divine Soul Projection in the sky, her broken sword in hand and murderous intent soaring to the heavens. He said tremblingly, "Madam, don't be rash. Aren't I discussing this with Eldest Brother? Put your sword away first."

"Chu the Coward, good thing I had the foresight to keep an eye out. If I hadn't come back, you could be sold off, your own son's Eye of the Heavenly Dao could be dug out from between his brows, and you'd still be counting money for someone else."

"Get the hell out of my way."

Jian Kongzhu's voice was icy, brimming with dense killing intent as she stared at Ye Tianxiong. "You old bastard, did you think that just because I went back to my family home, I couldn't chop you up with my sword? You actually dared scheme against my precious son. Are you tired of living?"

Hum, hum, hum...

Sword Qi Divine Radiance flowed from Jian Kongzhu's broken sword. Every wisp of escaping sword qi twisted and tore apart the void around Sacred Emperor Peak, as though her sword might fall at any moment and cleave the entire peak in two.

Ye Tianxiong's expression was ugly beyond measure, dark as storm clouds. His fists clenched tightly. He could not understand it—this woman had returned to the Ancient Sword God Clan, separated from Hengtian Continent by endless Starry Skies and countless great worlds. How had she learned the news so quickly and returned so promptly?

It seemed it would be difficult to take this opportunity to cripple that brat Chu Tian.

"Jian Kongzhu, this is a matter of the sect. I am the Sect Master, and I am discussing it with my second brother..."

"Discussing? What is there to discuss?"

Jian Kongzhu's frosty voice cut Ye Tianxiong off as she waved her sword. "Tell me, what is there to discuss? What are you discussing? Are you perhaps discussing what price would be suitable in exchange for digging the Eye of the Heavenly Dao from between my precious son's brows?"

"Even if you tied every last member of your Ye Family together, they would not be worth a single finger of my precious son. What do you have to offer in exchange?"

"Go on, try digging it out."

Jian Kongzhu looked toward Chu Tianwang and said coldly, "Chu Tianwang, you tell me. Is there any room for negotiation in this matter?"

A bitter smile appeared on Chu Tianwang's face, though inwardly he quietly breathed a sigh of relief. "Madam is right. There is no room for negotiation in this matter."

Ye Tianxiong's face turned incomparably grim, but he did not speak further. He understood that the matter could no longer be done.

Jian Kongzhu looked toward Heavenly Fortune Dao Venerable in the depths of space-time and said indifferently, "Old bastard, you'd better put away your little schemes. If a single hair on my precious son's head is harmed, then those two little brats of your Cihang Sacred Sect's generation—what were they called, Hui Lian and Hui Mei—even if they hide in the deepest recesses of Cihang Sacred Sect, they will still die. If you don't believe me, feel free to try."

After speaking, Jian Kongzhu looked toward Sacred Emperor Peak, as if she could see Chu Tian cultivating inside the medicinal barrel. Her eyes were full of doting affection as her projection gradually dissipated.

Projecting herself across endless Starry Skies and several great worlds to fight was something even she could not sustain for long.

Elder Chu, the white-robed old man, along with the many men and women from Cihang Sacred Sect, wore boundless shock on their faces, as though they were witnessing a myth come to life.

Crossing endless Starry Skies to strike at both Heavenly Xiong Emperor and the Sacred Land Master with her sword at once—if that was not a myth, what was?

They suddenly understood why the Eye of the Heavenly Dao had originally belonged to Cihang Sacred Sect, and why taking it back would be only natural. Yet why had their Sect Master, who had always been domineering and forceful, suddenly acted so out of character, insisting on negotiating properly with Sacred Heaven Sect and even willing to pay an enormous price?

Heavenly Fortune Dao Venerable emerged from the depths of space-time, looking somewhat helpless. With a clasped-fist salute to Chu Tianwang, he sighed. "Heavenly King Emperor, pardon the offense. I truly acted for the sake of the sect's interests and its younger generation, with no other choice.

"I am also puzzled. Why did the Eye of the Heavenly Dao acknowledge your son as its master? Clearly, he is neither a member of my Cihang Sacred Sect nor has he cultivated our sacred sect's techniques.

"This is truly damned strange."

Heavenly Fortune Dao Venerable shook his head, his voice full of helplessness. Unless there was absolutely no alternative, who would want to dig into the forehead of a little fellow whose parents were both Emperor Venerables?

But the Eye of the Heavenly Dao was simply too important to Cihang Sacred Sect, especially for Hui Lian, a monstrous genius whom Cihang Sacred Sect saw only once in several hundred thousand years. It was directly tied to how far she could go in the future.

He had searched throughout the Myriad Worlds, begged countless powerful experts, and paid an immense price to ask others to expend their lifespans divining the heavenly secrets, yet he had failed to locate the inheritance of Destiny Dao Venerable.

Who could have predicted that the Eye of the Heavenly Dao would appear, only to have already acknowledged Sacred Heaven Sect's Holy Son as its master?

"That brat Hui Mei is currently staying on Sacred Emperor Peak."

"Before long, I will have that little girl Hui Lian come over as well." Heavenly Fortune Dao Venerable clasped his fists.

"In the future, the two little ones of my sacred sect may have to trouble your young master quite often. I hope Heavenly Xiong Emperor can make things convenient for us. My Cihang Sacred Sect will surely repay you generously."

Chu Tianwang smiled. "Easy enough, easy enough. Sacred Heaven Sect and your sect have been friends for many years. So long as that little rascal of mine does not drive them away, as his father, I naturally have no objection."

At that moment, Ye Tianxiong's face beside them had already darkened to the extreme. The thing he feared most had finally happened.

This meant that the Chu Family had established ties with Cihang Sacred Sect.

Cihang Sacred Sect had bypassed the sect entirely to seek help from the Chu Family. Chu Tianwang's influence within the sect would inevitably rise in a straight line once more.

Suddenly, an angry roar exploded from outside the main hall.

"Damn it, whoever dares dig into my nephew's forehead, I'll kill him!"

Chu Tianyun strode into the hall, his face brimming with Sha Qi. In one hand, he carried a dried corpse clad in a snowy white gauze dress, terrifying Emperor Venerable majesty radiating from it.

"Big Brother, was it that old bastard Ye Tianxiong stirring up trouble again?"

"Damn it all, I really can't endure this anymore. They've bullied their way right onto my Chu Family's heads."

"Whoever dares dig into the forehead of a prodigy from my Chu Family, I'll dare lead the Law Enforcement Hall to wipe out his entire family."

Chu Tianyun's Sha Qi surged as his gaze swept over the many high-ranking sect members before finally settling on Ye Tianxiong.

"Ye Tianxiong, my big brother treats you as a brother, but don't think I don't know what schemes you've been plotting..."

"What is there to discuss about this? There is no room for negotiation. All of you, get the hell out."

Chu Tianwang's spittle flew everywhere. He had originally been handling matters at the Liu Family, but upon learning the news, he had nearly exploded from rage on the spot. Carrying Destiny Dao Venerable's dried corpse, he had rushed here at full speed.

"Chu Tianyun, you are far too presumptuous! This is the Sect Master's main hall, not your Sacred Emperor Peak!" Ye Tianxiong roared in fury. He was the Sacred Heaven Sect Master, yet first Jian Kongzhu had appeared, and now another Chu Tianyun had emerged.

Chu Tianyun sneered repeatedly.

At this moment, Chu Tianwang walked over and quietly told him everything. Yet even so, Chu Tianyun's eyes remained filled with Sha Qi as his gaze swept across the people of Cihang Sacred Sect led by Elder Chu.

"Well, well, Cihang Sacred Sect. You've bullied your way onto my Chu Family's heads."

At that moment, Heavenly Fortune Dao Venerable suddenly said, "Hall Master Tianyun, is the one in your hand the Emperor's corpse of my sacred sect's Progenitor, Destiny Dao Venerable?"

"I also seem to sense the Dao aura of the Great Dao Bead from your body."

"That's right. So what?"

Chu Tianyun sneered, his Sha Qi dense. "After Little Tian obtained the Emperor's corpse inheritance, I considered Cihang Sacred Sect's reputation and had originally planned to return it to you. But you actually wanted to dig out the Eye of the Heavenly Dao from between Little Tian's brows."

"Since that is the case, if you want the Emperor's corpse, then go ask Little Tian for it yourselves. I'm done dealing with it."

After speaking, Chu Tianyun walked out of the main hall, carrying the Emperor's corpse as he flew directly toward Sacred Emperor Peak.

"Heavenly King Emperor, could you..." Heavenly Fortune Dao Venerable looked at Chu Tianwang, his face full of helplessness. He truly had not expected that what Little Holy Son Chu Tian obtained was not merely the Eye of the Heavenly Dao, but Destiny Dao Venerable's entire inheritance, including the corpse itself.

This was truly like seeing a ghost in broad daylight.

Chu Tianwang smiled bitterly and helplessly. "You saw it too. I can't interfere in this matter either. Send someone to talk to my son yourselves."

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