Making Friends and Haggling
Inside the Imperial Study of the Qin State Palace.
Qin Wu closed his eyes slightly, his Divine Sense entering the system. He was browsing the video of the sect war between the Demonic Flame Sect and the Supreme Profound Sect through TikTok, and a smile unconsciously appeared on his lips.
Since the two wars began, the pressure on him has decreased significantly.
There's no need to worry day and night that the changes in Qin State and the Fairness System will be discovered by the Demonic Flame Sect.
My tense mood from the past few days has eased considerably.
Suddenly, a respectful eunuch's voice came from outside the door. "Your Majesty, Xiao Teng, the Third Elder of the Supreme Profound Sect, is requesting an audience outside the palace gates, saying he has something to discuss."
Qin Wu's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously thought that his secret spread of the news that "the Holy Son and Elders of the Demonic Flame Sect were killed by the Supreme Profound Sect" had been exposed.
But he quickly regained his composure, realizing that his plan had not been exposed.
If it were truly the Supreme Profound Sect coming to question him, Xiao Teng wouldn't be waiting outside the palace gates.
So what is the purpose of his visit?
Could it be to join forces against the Demonic Flame Sect?
That doesn't make sense. The Qin State is still too weak to directly contend with the Demonic Flame Sect.
Moreover, the Qin State is not a force under the Supreme Profound Sect, and the two sides have no interaction. The only connection they have is with their common enemy, the Demonic Flame Sect.
However, the Qin State was too weak to form an alliance with the Supreme Profound Sect.
After pondering for a while, he still couldn't figure out Xiao Teng's intentions, so he simply stopped worrying about it and decided to ask him directly after they met.
He immediately rose and went to the palace gate to greet them personally.
A moment later, Qin Wu arrived at the palace gate and immediately spotted Xiao Teng, bowing respectfully.
"Junior Qin Wu greets Senior Xiao."
I was unaware of your presence, senior. I apologize for not welcoming you properly and hope you will forgive me.
Xiao Teng didn't put on airs. He had come to seek cooperation, so he smiled and returned the greeting with a cupped hand.
"Fellow Daoist Qin, you are too kind. I have come today with important matters to discuss with you."
Qin Wu's smile remained unchanged as he respectfully said, "Senior, this is not the place for discussions. Please follow me."
Having said that, he led the way and soon brought Xiao Teng to the Imperial Study.
After the palace maids served the spirit tea, spirit fruit, and spirit cake.
Qin Wu took a sip of spiritual tea, his fingertips tracing the rim of the cup, pondering Xiao Teng's intentions.
Judging from the other party's polite and courteous manner just now, and the complete absence of the arrogant attitude of ordinary cultivators,
This visit is most likely because there is something important to discuss.
Based on the current situation, it can be confirmed that the Supreme Profound Sect has been bound to the Fairness System.
He looked up at Xiao Teng and got straight to the point. "I wonder what important matter brings you here, Senior Xiao?"
Xiao Teng slowly sipped his spiritual tea, his gaze falling on Qin Wu, and he was secretly surprised.
Qin State Qin Wu's cultivation had already reached the Middle Stage of the Dao Image Realm in a short time, a truly astonishing advancement.
Besides his exceptional talent, he must also have benefited from the support of a large amount of Energy Points.
He put down his teacup and slowly began to speak, "The Demonic Flame Sect is our common enemy."
As the saying goes, "The enemy of my enemy is my friend." My Supreme Profound Sect wishes to make friends with the Qin State.
Upon hearing this, Qin Wu felt a sense of speechlessness.
He knew the temperament of cultivators all too well; they were always aloof and looked down on A Mortal as ants.
Even though the Supreme Profound Sect is also bound to the system, it hasn't been long, so how could their mindset change so quickly?
Moreover, according to the rules of the cultivation Immortal Realm, friendships are often based on the premise of comparable strength.
Unable to fathom Xiao Teng's true intentions, he decided to cut to the chase and asked directly:
"The Supreme Profound Sect is a righteous sect with great strength, while my Qin State is weak and cannot confront the Demonic Flame Sect head-on."
"Senior, please be frank. What is the purpose of your visit to me?"
Seeing Qin Wu ask so directly, Xiao Teng stopped beating around the bush and said bluntly:
"Now that the Qin State is bound to the Fairness System, the Demonic Flame Sect's eccentric, ruthless, and violent behavior makes it impossible for them to be bound to the system."
Once they realize the system exists, given their vicious nature,
How could they just stand by and watch the Qin State rise through the Fairness System, only to ultimately turn around and destroy them?
What do you think they will do then?
His gaze was fixed on Qin Wu, and seeing that the other's expression remained unchanged, he knew that Qin Wu had already anticipated this, so he continued:
"They will definitely force you to unbind the system, and if you don't comply, they will kill you."
With its current strength, the Qin State is simply powerless to resist.
"At that time, you will either have to flee the Qin State or be forced to unbind from the system. Are you willing to accept such an outcome?"
Qin Wu's expression remained calm, but his tone carried a hint of determination:
"I will never be a pig or sheep raised by the Demonic Flame Sect!"
At worst, we'll fight to the death. Even if we're shattered to pieces and our souls are scattered, we'll still take a piece of flesh from them.
Moreover, the Demonic Flame Sect's perverse actions will inevitably anger the Fairness System.
The system will definitely issue an extermination mission at that time, and the destruction of the Demonic Flame Sect is only a matter of time.
Once they are destroyed, we will naturally be able to return to Qin State.
Xiao Teng's expression stiffened slightly, but he quickly regained his composure and said in a deep voice:
"Your approach will only result in mutual destruction. Even if the Demonic Flame Sect is ultimately destroyed, the Qin State will cease to exist."
As the Emperor of Qin, you will naturally lose your rule over the Qin State.
Are you really satisfied with this outcome?
"What can I do if I'm unwilling? I have no other choice."
Qin Wu clenched his fists so tightly his knuckles turned white, and his voice was somewhat hoarse.
"Do you think your Supreme Profound Sect can protect us?"
Xiao Teng smiled faintly and slowly spoke:
"We can provide you with military support to protect the Qin State from the invasion of the Demonic Flame Sect."
However, we have a condition: your Qin State only needs to pay 50 billion Energy Points annually.
"What? You guys aren't kidding?"
Qin Wu's expression changed drastically, his eyes filled with disbelief.
He never expected that the Supreme Profound Sect would make such a suggestion; it was tantamount to acting as a bodyguard for the Qin State.
Although the Supreme Profound Sect is currently at war with the Demonic Flame Sect, such actions are contrary to the usual conduct of cultivation sects.
This left him momentarily bewildered and uncertain, unable to determine whether what the other party said was true or false.
Seeing Qin Wu hesitate, Xiao Teng immediately said solemnly, "Everything I just said is true, without the slightest falsehood."
As long as the Qin State pays its Energy Points on time, my Supreme Profound Sect will do everything in its power to protect the Qin State's safety and will never allow the Demonic Flame Sect to harm you in the slightest.
Qin Wu's mind raced as he quickly tried to figure out the Supreme Profound Sect's intentions, and soon he understood: they were short of Energy Points!
Currently, the Supreme Profound Sect and the Demonic Flame Sect are locked in fierce battle, and there is simply no one available to Dissemination System and earn Energy Points.
The Yan Kingdom under its jurisdiction also failed to convert its tax revenue from gold and silver to Energy Points in a timely manner.
This led to a depleted treasury, and the emperor became a mere figurehead, naturally unable to provide Energy Points to support the Supreme Profound Sect.
As a result, the Supreme Profound Sect urgently needs a large number of Energy Points to use the various functions of the Fairness System to improve its strength.
Having figured out the key point, Qin Wu immediately said, "50 billion Energy Points every year is really too much."
The Qin State needed to maintain the operation of the court and also invest a lot of Energy Points in infrastructure construction, so it simply couldn't afford that much money.
We can only pay a maximum of 1 billion Energy Points per year to hire you to protect us.