Chapter 570 - 371: Negotiation Before the Battle, Best of Three!
Chapter 570: Chapter 371: Negotiation Before the Battle, Best of Three!
If he exits the array, life and death are uncertain.
No, absolutely not.
With the fierce tiger occupying the South Mountain Domain, entrenched on his Yinhuang Mountain, he absolutely cannot let anything happen right now.
Otherwise, this foundation of ten thousand years would truly be beyond words.
"A mere three Spirit Peaks? Three Tier Four spiritual materials, and you want me to retreat?"
"Fellow Daoist, do you think I, sitting atop Jiuyi Mountain, care about these mundane objects now?"
Master Yunyang sneered and, without answering, continued to chant, sending lines of Mana down to the purple Spiritual Bamboo below.
The Spiritual Bamboo trembled, absorbing the power of Spiritual Qi, swelling once again, causing the Three Lights Grand Array to vibrate slightly.
Master Hong Lie was shocked, his expression turning even more unpleasant.
"I am willing to offer a True Scripture. Fellow Daoist, please don’t be aggressive. My Thousand Scripture Pavilion is not easy to deal with. If the Grand Array is truly broken, are you sure you can retreat unscathed?"
Master Hong Lie suppressed his anger, summoning a red "lantern" from his sleeve, with a glimpse of fierceness in his eyes.
"Twelve Spirit Peaks, six Shell Fields, two Thousand-Year-Old Medicinal Gardens, one Ten-thousand-year Dragon Ginseng, three million people, one Spiritual Treasure, two True Scriptures!"
Seeing the lantern, Master Yunyang pondered momentarily before speaking again.
This demand was slightly less than before, yet still an unacceptable price for Master Hong Lie.
He immediately rebuffed, preferring death to yielding.
Upon observing this, Master Yunyang feigned pondering and then said, "In that case, why don’t we each take a step back? We each send a few people to engage in magical combat. If I win, my demands will be met."
"If you win, all requests will be halved; I will forego the Dragon Ginseng and Spiritual Treasure!"
"How does that sound?"
A magical combat agreement, winning means only needing six Spirit Peaks, three Shell Fields, and a True Scripture?
Master Hong Lie instantly pondered.
This is essentially a domineering contract, no matter the outcome, the Cyan Peak Daoist School benefits.
But Master Hong Lie understood that the Cyan Peak Daoist School was unlikely to retreat without gaining something today.
"Who will participate in magical combat? Daoist Embryo? Golden Core?"
Master Hong Lie asked again.
"Fellow Daoist, it’s up to you to decide. If you and I have a bout, it’s not impossible!"
Master Yunyang stroked his beard with a smile.
"Magical combat involving Daoist Embryos is too flamboyant and inappropriate. Why not let the Golden Core juniors fight in our stead?"
Master Hong Lie’s eyes gleamed with a sharp light as he spoke.
"Agreed!"
"We must also establish a contract: within a hundred years, no, one hundred and fifty years, neither sect may wage war; the violator will suffer heart-devouring thunder!"
Master Hong Lie continued.
"As Fellow Daoist wishes!"
"When will the magical combat take place?"
Seeing this, Master Yunyang felt reassured and asked.
"After a brief respite, three days later, the battle will take place under the Celestial Vault!"
Master Hong Lie finally decided to settle it with magical combat, but he remembered something and added, "Best of three matches!"
"Fellow Daoist is quite calculating; best of three matches is acceptable, but one person breaching the array must also count."
Master Yunyang sneered.
Master Hong Lie was reluctant for it to count, but seeing Master Yunyang’s firm stance, he knew not everything could be ideal. He said, "Breaching the array is permissible, but without time to restore Mana."
"As Fellow Daoist wishes!"
Master Yunyang inwardly sneered, immediately agreeing.
He had anticipated that if the demands were too harsh, the Thousand Scripture Pavilion would surely not agree.
However, if magical combat was proposed, offering a glimmer of hope, they would likely be willing to compromise.
He and Master Cangming, having already proven their strength by conquering mountains and breaking sects, the Thousand Scripture Pavilion, out of fear, would surely opt for Golden Core magical combat.
The winding talk and extensive negotiation were indeed born out of necessity.
Although he greatly desired to break the Three Lights Grand Array and seize everything, he knew this was unrealistic.
Planting bamboo to block the entrance was merely a temporary measure.
The Three Lights Grand Array, a grand formation accumulated over ten thousand years, he had no power to break it, and even if he did, the eventual cost would be unbearable.
Gaining various spiritual materials as compensation and securing a respite is already excellent, not to demand too much.
Securing Jiuyi Mountain as a foundation is sufficient.
Moreover, if this battle is won, there will be a chance for great fortune.
It’s just uncertain whether Gu Yuan can grasp it.