Compromise

Feng Qi mobilized all his spiritual power, which surged towards the ancient cauldron like a floodgate bursting open.

"Boom!"

The influx of spiritual energy was like sparks meeting volatile oil.

A tiny Jade Radiance Flame suddenly rose up and transformed into a raging inferno soaring into the sky.

The platinum flames blazed brightly, illuminating everything around them in a golden glow.

Terrifyingly high temperatures, accompanied by a vast and pure yang energy, swept across all directions.

All darkness and evil seem to have nowhere to hide under the light of the fire, and will eventually be annihilated by the pure yang energy.

The red-haired demon general waved the Eight-Banner Yin Soul Banner, and the ghostly aura he released was immediately dispelled.

The two Copper Corpse that were rushing towards Feng Qi also hurriedly stopped and retreated quickly, moving away from Feng Qi.

Even the Ghost King did not continue his attack on Feng Qi.

Instead, he wielded the ghost sword, unleashing several Sword-Ray formed from condensed ghost energy, which hurtled towards Feng Qi.

Both ghosts and corpses were on the Jade Radiance Flame, sensing an extremely strong threat.

Feng Qi activated the ancient cauldron to meet the black Sword-Ray unleashed by the Ghost King.

The black Sword-Ray light rushed into the platinum flames, and it dissipated rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

For a time, the two ghosts and two corpses were helpless against Feng Qi.

However, Feng Qi's situation was not easy either.

He did not refine the Jade Radiance Flame; he merely used the ancient Jade Radiance Flame to barely control it and defend against enemies.

Jade Radiance Flame can injure enemies, but it can also injure him.

He was closest to the Jade Radiance Flame, and the intense heat emanating from it made him feel as if he were being burned alive.

It was precisely for this reason that the Ghost King and the Copper Corpse chose to temporarily avoid confrontation.

They knew that Feng Qi could not keep the Jade Radiance Flame burning for long.

Song Wen, who was assisting the Silver Corpse in attacking Ji Ruxue, also noticed the commotion.

He ordered the two ghosts and two corpses to trap Feng Qi prevent him from escaping.

Feng Qi is now trapped like a turtle in a jar; he can't possibly keep the Jade Radiance Flame burning for long. Therefore, we only need to wear down his spiritual power and not rush things, lest the two ghosts and two corpses suffer damage.

With Song Wen and Silver Corpse surrounding and killing Ji Ruxue, things went much more smoothly.

Ji Ruxue was terrified when she saw the Silver Corpse coming at her.

Almost instinctively, she activated her nine flying swords, unleashing her strongest technique— the Exorcising Evil Sword Formation —in an attempt to trap the Silver Corpse.

"Great Cavern Divine Thunder, appear!"

Ji Ruxue shouted angrily.

Lightning flashed on the nine longswords as they surrounded the Silver Corpse.

Song Wen, who was standing to the side, naturally couldn't just stand by and watch Ji Ruxue successfully set up the sword formation.

"Great Cavern Divine Thunder? Perfect, I can do that too."

As soon as he finished speaking, a bolt of lightning as thick as a person's waist suddenly condensed above.

Then, it quickly fell towards Ji Ruxue.

Looking at the lightning bolts hurtling down from the sky and feeling their immense, unparalleled power, Ji Ruxue was filled with disbelief.

Song Wen had also cultivated the Great Cavern Divine Thunder, and more importantly, its power far surpassed hers.

Ji Ruxue hurriedly used her movement Movement Method to retreat rapidly, no longer caring about setting up the formation.

She turned the nine flying swords around and split them into two waves.

Four of them slashed towards the thunder.

The other five blades slashed at the Silver Corpse.

However, Ji Ruxue, who was only Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator, ultimately overestimated her own strength.

The four flying swords failed to extinguish the lightning.

The other five swords also failed to stop the Silver Corpse.

The lightning, now weakened considerably, struck Ji Ruxue.

Ji Ruxue immediately froze, her whole body trembling uncontrollably.

The lightning strike wasn't fatal, but it stiffened her body and rendered her escape techniques ineffective.

The Silver Corpse seized the opportunity and pounced.

Sharp claws flashed across Ji Ruxue's slender neck.

With a look of utter terror on Ji Ruxue, her head suddenly slid off her neck, and blood gushed out from it.

Song Wen leaped up and used the Corpse Dao Secret Art to seal his soul and body.

Having dealt with Ji Ruxue, he turned to look at Feng Qi.

Feng Qi was still surrounded by the two ghosts and two corpses.

He tried to break through by activating the Jade Radiance Flame several times, but was blocked by the two ghosts and two corpses.

Under the illumination of the Jade Radiance Flame's white-gold light, Feng Qi's face was as pale as paper.

When he was trapped in the sword formation by Ji Ruxue, he had already consumed a lot of his spiritual power.

Just now, he repeatedly and forcefully activated the Jade Radiance Flame.

In addition, he used his spiritual power to resist the high temperature of the Jade Radiance Flame.

This caused his spiritual energy to be consumed rapidly, and now he has very little left.

"Elder Wu, how about we call it quits? Whatever treasure you want, I'll give it to you. There's no deep-seated hatred between us, so why force me like this?" Feng Qi said loudly.

"Feng Qi, Wang Ming and I have a blood feud. He should have been executed, but you and your son secretly protected him. In the Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Liquid Hall, Wang Ming, under your orders, even stole my stone Meditation Cushion. How can you say that there is no enmity between us?"

Song Wen was in no hurry to make a move, and calmly said...

"Elder Wu, Wang Ming is dead, and you killed him with your own hands. You have avenged him. As for the matter of the Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Liquid Hall, it was my fault. I can compensate with treasures," Feng Qi said.

Song Wen smiled slightly, "If I kill you, the treasures on your body will naturally be mine. You actually want my treasures to buy your life? Don't you find that ridiculous?"

"Wu Sheng, don't think you've already won. If I were to unleash all the Jade Radiance Flame from the ancient cauldron, you might not be able to escape unscathed."

Feng Qi said sternly.

Now, the Jade Radiance Flame is his only means of survival.

The only way to intimidate Song Wen is with the Jade Radiance Flame.

"Feng Qi, you don't have much spiritual energy left in your body. Let's see how many more times you can activate the Jade Radiance Flame."

Song Wen crossed his arms and smiled broadly.

"Wu Sheng, are you really going to kill us all?"

Feng Qi said through gritted teeth.

As he spoke, the spiritual energy within his body surged wildly towards the ancient cauldron.

The platinum-gold flames then intensified, shooting skyward!

The intense heat and pure yang energy swept in all directions.

Feng Qi's face twisted into a ferocious grimace as he roared.

"Wu Sheng, even if I die, I'll drag you down with me."

Under Feng Qi's urging, the flames of the Jade Radiance Flame surged toward the location of Song Wen.

It seemed as if it could pour out at any moment, burning Song Wen to ashes.

Feng Qi's actions were not out of a genuine desire to fight Song Wen to the death, but rather to use the power of the Jade Radiance Flame to intimidate Song Wen and prevent him from daring to fight him to the death.

Song Wen felt the high temperature of the Jade Radiance Flame and looked at the madness on Feng Qi's face.

Seemingly intimidated by the Jade Radiance Flame, yet also seemingly afraid of Feng Qi's madness.

Song Wen's face turned somewhat fearful, and he hurriedly retreated several feet, shouting.

"Feng Chang, we are fellow disciples and old acquaintances. If you swear Soul Oath not to reveal a single word of what happened today, and hand over all the spiritual items you possess as compensation, I will let you go. How about that?"

Seeing that Song Wen had agreed, Feng Qi's expression brightened, but he did not readily believe Song Wen.

Is this really true?

Song Wen looked at the flickering flames and cowered in fear.

"Of course. I can swear Soul Oath. Feng Chang, you should put away the Spirit Flame first; it will save some spiritual energy."

Feng Qi hesitated, as if worried that Song Wen would take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack once he put away his Spirit Flame.

Then Song Wen spoke again.

"To show my sincerity, I can first put away all the ghosts and Corpse Puppet."

As soon as he finished speaking...

Just as Song Wen had predicted, both Ghost Three corpses were taken back by Song Wen.

Seeing this, Feng Qi's tense body relaxed a little.

He stopped activating the Jade Radiance Flame, just as Song Wen had said, because he needed to conserve his spiritual energy.

However, he did not put away the ancient cauldron containing the Jade Radiance Flame.

The ancient cauldron hovered half a zhang in front of him, allowing him to reactivate the Jade Radiance Flame at any time, in case Song Wen broke his promise.