"What explanation do you want?" Yun Lie asked in a low voice.
Ye Xuan said, "That's simple. As the saying goes, a blood debt must be repaid in blood. As long as you help me kill those five old dogs, that will be enough!"
"You little beast, you're asking for death!"
"My lord, you mustn't!"
"My lord, we have guarded the entrance to the realm for you for many years. We have worked hard, if not meritorious. Besides, this boy is not to be trusted!"
"Yes, sir! This little beast came from the Eastern Wasteland, yet he has been wreaking havoc in my Azure Cloud Domain. He must die!"
As soon as Ye Xuan finished speaking, before Yun Lie could even respond, the five people from Yun Huangshan could no longer sit still.
They all couldn't help but glare fiercely at Ye Xuan, as if they wanted to devour him, their eyes filled with a frenzied killing intent.
They never expected that Ye Xuan, Ye Xuan had killed so many people from their Five Great Lineages, would try to kill them first before they could even kill Ye Xuan.
That's absolutely ruthless.
What frightens them most is that, faced with enormous profits, Yun Lie might actually agree to Ye Xuan's conditions.
Although their five Divine Emperor Realm experts were quite capable, their value was still not equal to that of Han Bingning, who was at the Venerable Realm.
Moreover, Han Bingning also has Ye Xuan on her side.
In other words, if things go wrong, Yun Lie might actually choose to sacrifice Ye Xuan and his disciples in order to win them over.
Ye Xuan remained silent, merely observing the scene calmly, seemingly awaiting Yun Lie's response.
He was inwardly sneering.
A mere dynasty in the Azure Cloud Domain dares to expect him to submit and make him and his disciples grovel?
That's ridiculous!
Upon hearing Yun Lie frowned even more deeply, as if deep in thought.
This made Yun Huangshan and the others even more nervous and uneasy.
Not to mention them, even the cultivators watching below couldn't help but feel a chill run down their spines.
These people in power are truly cold-blooded and cruel.
After a long pause, Yun Lie finally replied, "This condition won't work. Try something else. For example, ask for some spirit stones as compensation."
Without waiting for Ye Xuan's response, he continued, "I can make the decision: each family can contribute one million high-grade spirit stones. How about that?"
Upon hearing this, the five people from Yun Huangshan, though displeased and somewhat chilled, also breathed a slight sigh of relief.
After all, compared to killing them, paying only one million high-grade spirit stones is already a very good price.
"One million high-grade spirit stones?" Ye Xuan scoffed disdainfully, "Not enough, one hundred million from each family!"
Whoosh--
A huge rock crashed into the stinking latrine.
The entire audience erupted in uproar, a huge commotion ensued!
One hundred million high-grade spirit stones, while not considered bankrupt for the Five Great Lineages,
But it's still a considerable sum, enough to cause serious damage.
This Ye Xuan is really ruthless; he's practically asking for the moon.
As expected.
Upon hearing this, the five people from Yun Huangshan turned green with envy.
Burning with rage, surging with murderous intent!
"Kid, are you kidding me?"
"One hundred million high-grade spirit stones? You really dare to ask for that much! Why don't you just rob someone?"
"Sir, this is absolutely unacceptable! He's gone too far!"
They were furious because Ye Xuan's asking price was outrageous.
Yun Lie's gaze involuntarily turned cold as he looked at Ye Xuan:
"Kid, you've gone too far. One hundred million is way too much."
"I can make the decision: ten million. If you dare to haggle again, don't blame me for being impolite!"
Ten million high-grade spirit stones, and ten million high-grade spirit stones for each family, that is indeed a lot.
It's worth noting that when Ye Xuan wiped out the Lin Clan, the total number of high-grade spirit stones he plundered was only a little over 13 million.
Even though the Five Great Lineages in Linfeng City are much stronger than the Lin Clan, it would still be quite good if their assets could increase several times over.
However, Ye Xuan did not compromise, but said, "Twenty million, absolutely no less!"
For him, this was a great opportunity to take advantage of loopholes; the more he could take, the better.
Although he could plunder the resources of the Five Great Lineages Five Great Lineages after destroying them.
Moreover, theoretically speaking, he would eventually own all the resources of the Five Great Lineages.
The problem is, he also needs to be able to find those resources.
What if the Five Great Lineages didn't store all their resources in their storage rings, but instead hid them in some hidden place, and he can't find them?
"You--"
"You bastard!"
Upon hearing this, the five people from Yun Huangshan nearly coughed up blood.
His eyes were so wide they looked like they were about to pop out.
That little beast is truly insatiable, greedy and shameless!
As the heads of the Five Great Lineages and powerful figures at the Divine Emperor Realm, this was the first time they had been so extorted by a mere ant.
Yun Lie was also somewhat angry.
He also felt that Ye Xuan had gone too far.
But considering Ye Xuan's potential and Han Bingning's strength, she forced herself to hold back.
Anyway, he wasn't the one who had to pay for these spirit stones...
He glanced at Han Bingning and found that Han Bingning was still standing there quietly, showing no intention of speaking.
So he gritted his teeth and nodded. "Alright, I agree!"
He then looked at the five people from Yun Huangshan: "Give it to him!"
He had considered the possibility that Ye Xuan was just teasing him.
However, he wasn't worried at all.
After all, in the face of absolute power, all schemes and tricks are meaningless.
If Ye Xuan and his apprentice dare to back out after obtaining the resources, this place will be their final resting place.
Moreover, in Yun Lie's view, Ye Xuan knew that the situation was unfavorable to him, which was why he took the opportunity to negotiate terms.
This also means that Ye Xuan disciples have most likely already compromised, but they are only trying to extort a large sum of money before they compromise, out of consideration for their reputation.
After all, even Venerable Realm expert like Han Bingning has her pride.
This makes perfect sense!
"Yes, sir!"
Upon hearing this, the five members of Yun Huangshan couldn't help but twitch their old faces, their hearts aching so much they could hardly breathe.
Twenty million high-grade spirit stones per family? That's absolutely outrageous!
It should be understood that while high-grade spirit stones may not be considered rare resources, they are essential cultivation resources.
Even the five great Divine Emperor mainly relied on this thing to cultivate and improve their cultivation.
Now, each family has to contribute 20 million to give to that bastard Ye Xuan.
Most importantly, Ye Xuan had previously killed so many of their direct descendants.
Where the hell can I go to seek justice?
Just thinking about it brings tears to my eyes.
The five people from Yun Huangshan did not immediately offer their resources. Instead, they glared at Ye Xuan resentfully before disappearing in a flash.
Clearly, they didn't carry that many spirit stones with them; they were all hidden in their Lineage.
Seeing this, Ye Xuan cursed the old silver coin in his heart, and then breathed a sigh of relief.
He glanced at his beautiful and serene master, Han Bingning, who stood beside him like a fairy, and gave her a subtle look.
Han Bingning calm and nodded slightly.
Ye Xuan secretly praised, "My master understands me best."
In less than half an incense stick's time, the five people from Yun Huangshan returned, each tossing a storage ring to Ye Xuan with a pained expression.
The way they looked at Ye Xuan was practically murderous.
But I had no choice but to endure it... to endure it...
Seeing this scene, the cultivators below, including the geniuses and prodigies of the Great Yun Dynasty Tianjiao, couldn't help but have their eyes turn red, filled with fervor and greed.
Twenty million for each family, that's one hundred million!
They had never even seen so many high-grade spirit stones before, let alone in their entire lives. It was uncertain whether they would ever have the chance to see so many high-grade spirit stones again.
On the other hand, the members of the Five Great Lineages all had bloodshot eyes and were breathing rapidly, wishing they could pounce on them and snatch it back immediately.
Those are all top-grade spirit stones from the Five Great Lineages!
Ye Xuan ignored everything and happily accepted the five storage rings, then began to examine them without any hesitation.