The Great Marsh steamed with mist.
Wind swept past the boat's rail, and waves slapped against the reefs.
High in the sky.
Uncle Xun's face flushed red.
He knew Cloud Dream Haven ran deep, and that demons had always been arrogant.
But he had never expected that even the demon generals under Immortal Lord Guanlan could be so overbearing as to leave no room for negotiation.
They had clearly decided to take everything from them!
"Are you two planning to wipe us all out?"
Uncle Xun glared furiously and stepped forward. "My Xu Family may not be as powerful as those prestigious clans, but if word of this gets out, what fellow cultivator will dare deal with the Immortal Lord in the future?"
He was, after all, a cultivator at the Fourth Rank of Chess-Player.
How could he let two demons at the Second Rank of Chess-Player humiliate him like this?
If he handed over everything he owned, he would have no valuable tribute to offer and no way to attach himself to the Immortal Lord's mighty tree.
The Xu Family would suffer a devastating blow, and sooner or later, the covetous forces around them would slowly devour them.
Either way, they were doomed.
He might as well stake his life and blow them all to hell!
"Heh..."
Faced with Uncle Xun's threat, the Green Toad advanced instead of backing down, letting out a hideous laugh.
It reached into its robes and pulled out a conch, brazenly holding it to its mouth.
"Old man, go ahead and try."
Its narrow eyes gleamed with mockery. "This is a Water Sound Conch. If I give it the slightest blow, how long do you think it'll take for the brothers patrolling the lake to arrive?"
"An incense stick? Or half an incense stick?"