Although the Foundation Establishment from the Jade Spring Sect didn't know why he wanted a Foundation Establishment cultivator from Jade Spring Foundation Establishment as a hostage, they figured it was probably one of those few reasons.
In the past, they should have been furious about this.
But things are different now.
Fang Huan also said, "I was just wondering how to send you over, my junior nephew, and now they've come to us of their own accord."
Chen Shuangbai shrugged, feeling somewhat amused and exasperated.
The next day.
The two armies faced off.
In the city of East Mountain Commandery, demonic energy surged and dark light flashed. The Cheng Lineage clan cultivators stood on the city wall, gazing up at the dozen or so floating figures above.
The envoy was still wearing that black robe, his face was blurred, and his pair of eerie green eyes were as ferocious as a demon. He looked at True Person Mei opposite him and the six Jade Spring Sect Foundation Establishment behind him, and chuckled softly.
"Fellow Daoist Mei, what's your decision?"
True Person Mei did not answer this question. Instead, he said seriously, "Besides the Transformation Sect Nascent Soul Sect Leader, the Huasheng Sect has three Golden Core disciples. Two of them are old men who betrayed the former sect leader, but they are already old and frail and cannot move easily. There is one left... named He Chong. He is quite young. I suppose he must be you?"
The envoy was taken aback at first, then laughed heartily and said frankly, "Fellow Daoist has good insight. It is indeed I... However, who I am is not important now."
"The important thing is that if you hand over a Foundation Establishment, I might show mercy and allow you to evacuate some of your people from East Mountain Commandery... How about it?"
"Dream!"
Li Changfeng feigned anger and roared, "You demonic beasts, acting recklessly and wantonly, using the lives of millions to threaten us, and now you expect my Jade Spring Sect to hand over its disciples? Wishful thinking! Today, even if it costs me my life, I will kill you all right here!"
Li Changfeng's beard and hair stood on end, his eyes were wide open in anger, and his body was surrounded by surging azure Sword Essence, with the faint sound of waves, making him appear extremely furious.
The other Foundation Establishment at the Jade Spring stage outwardly displayed a shared sense of righteous indignation, but inwardly they secretly admired the scene.
Senior Martial Uncle Li acted quite well.
Faced with such insults, a hint of mockery flashed in He Chong's dark green eyes, his voice still hoarse and unpleasant, "Why are you so angry, fellow Daoist? You should know that this Earth Vein Demonic Seed of mine was personally refined. Once it erupts, East Mountain Commandery will be turned into demonic land, and countless lives will be lost. Your Jade Spring Sect Sect's thousand-year reputation will be ruined in an instant. When the cultivation world of the Jing Kingdom holds you accountable, tsk tsk... how can the consequences be compared to handing over a mere Foundation Establishment disciple?"
As he finished speaking, his tone grew colder, and he slowly said, "I am..."
"You were a beggar by birth... right?"
Chen Shuangbai abruptly uttered a sentence, causing He Chong to choke on the second half of his sentence. He was stunned for a moment, then his tone turned furious. Eerie green demonic fire suddenly erupted from his body, manifesting as a ferocious demon, and he roared in fury:
"How dare you, you brat, insult me?!"
When the Golden Core is enraged, celestial phenomena will naturally change.
The once clear sky suddenly turned into a storm of dark clouds, filled with eerie demonic energy, howling winds, and ghostly wails, making one's very soul tremble!
The demonic energy transformed into a hideous and monstrous form, pressing down on Chen Shuangbai with overwhelming force, as if it would devour the entire world!
A hideous demon roared behind He Chong, who hated nothing more than others mentioning his origins—the deepest and most painful shame in his heart! It was a scar that had been barely covered up by Liaowu lives lost and innocent souls shed!
How could he not be furious to have his secret exposed in front of so many people by a mere Foundation Establishment junior?
Faced with the wrath of a Golden Core cultivator, Chen Shuangbai neither flinched nor dodged.
Then, True Person Mei raised his hand and pointed, and the wind and snow swirled, a faint fragrance wafted, and the hideous demons and the rolling demonic energy opposite him were all covered up.
True Person Mei smiled, a rare occurrence for him, his eyes sparkling like stars, and slowly said, "Fellow Daoist, don't bother with a junior."
He Chong, enraged, laughed coldly and said "Good!" three times, his voice hoarse like a night owl. "Hand him over to me, and I can let you evacuate all the mortals from East Mountain Commandery."
"If you don't agree, then wait for this fertile land to turn into a thousand miles of barren wasteland!"
With a flick of his left hand, the Earth Vein Demonic Seed reappeared. The dark red patterns on the surface of the stone sphere, resembling blood vessels, began to pulsate slowly, as if it possessed a kind of sentience.
"You dare?!"
Li Changfeng roared again.
He Chong's gaze turned sinister as he coldly said, "What do you think?!"
As he spoke, he exerted a little force with his right hand, and the Earth Vein Demonic Seed suddenly expanded, causing a muffled rumbling sound to come from the depths of the earth, as if an earth dragon was about to turn over.
The mountains began to tremble, and the trees began to fall...
The entire group of the Jade Spring Sect disciples glared at He Chong with bloodshot eyes. If looks could kill, he would have been torn to pieces by now.
He Chong chuckled softly, feeling quite pleased with himself.
He loved seeing this scene the most, seeing these so-called gentlemen who couldn't stand him but were powerless against him, even forced to make sacrifices, looking utterly frustrated!
This gave him immense satisfaction for his distorted inner self.
Time ticked by, and as the two sides remained locked in a stalemate, the earth below continued to rumble.
Chen Shuangbai felt the time was about right.
He stepped forward.
Chen Shuangbai first bowed deeply to True Person Mei, his voice tinged with sorrow, and said:
" True Person, the hundreds of thousands of innocent people in East Mountain Commandery are pitiful. I, Shuangbai, cannot bear to see them suffer. Please hand me over."
These words were spoken with True Intention, and tears welled in his eyes. The moment he finished speaking, a tear slid down his face and disappeared into the wind.
"Nephew!"
Li Changfeng immediately understood, and a look of urgency appeared on his face as he cried out, "If something happens to you, how can we explain it to your master?"
"He only has you as his disciple!"
"Yes!"
Ren Zisu immediately followed, grabbed Chen Shuangbai, and said angrily, "Don't talk nonsense!"
Chen Shuangbai slowly pulled Ren Zisu's hand away, bowed deeply, and said:
"I have received a great favor from the sect, and I must repay it with my life!"
The atmosphere is just right.
True Person Mei understood, and a hint of reluctance appeared on his face. He then looked at He Chong, who was looking at the group of people from the Jade Spring Sect with a smug expression. The Earth Vein Demonic Seed in his hand was slowly pulsating, and he felt very pleased.
My patience is limited!
He said in a deep voice.
She gave a deep look at Chen Shuangbai, who was kneeling on the ground with tears still wet on her face, then glanced at the "eager" Li Changfeng, the "indignant" Ren Zisu and others, and finally, her cold, frost-like gaze landed on the smug He Chong.
"You... you may go."
Upon hearing this, the members of the Jade Spring Sect were "struck by lightning." Li Changfeng's eyes were filled with tears, Ren Zisu clenched his fists, and Fang Huan and the others also showed expressions of "disbelief" and "grief and indignation."
Many of the members of the Cheng Lineage below showed joy in their eyes.
Cheng Yin secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and a glimmer of hope gradually rose in his eyes.