Chapter 77 The Transaction Everyone was shocked by Zou Gaoyang's words...

Everyone was shocked when Zou Gaoyang said this.

The blond-haired man spat fiercely, "Shameless."

The thin-faced man followed up with, "Despicable."

Jin Chan glanced at Wu Chen and Yu Jitang, his words carrying a hidden meaning, "Truly shameless."

Yu Jitang wished he could dig a hole and crawl into it. He really wanted to explain, but he was speechless.

Wu Chen sighed, "You are from the Divine Palace, so you should give the Divine Palace some face."

Zou Gaoyang glanced back at him, "With a rising star like you, I have no worries." This statement was interesting; it could mean that Wu Chen was highly skilled, or it could mean that Wu Chen was just as despicable and shameless as him.

But who is Wu Chen? Everyone says he's the most gentlemanly person in the Divine Palace. But in this world, the most shameless and the most shameless are both gentlemen. Face is connected to mouth; the thickness of one's face is always linked to the thickness of one's lips.

Wu Chen sighed, “Please don’t say that. We are simple-minded and didn’t understand your teachings before. Now we can’t even learn them in time. Especially with a simple-minded child like Ji Tang, it’s inevitable that we are at a loss. We can only stick to your teachings. Please don’t say that we are disobeying our elders.”

Zou Gaoyang scoffed, "I've never taught you guys how to talk a good game."

Wu Chen sighed, "Everything must be based on reason and evidence; that's something I learned from you."

Zou Gaoyang felt a pang of regret. Wu Chen's interruption had ruined the atmosphere he had just created. Ignoring Wu Chen, Zou Gaoyang said to Qi Wu, "Madam Luo, you value the Spirit Fruit even more, so you must value the Spirit Wood even more. Since I'm already in this state, if I don't obtain the Spirit Fruit, I don't have many days left to live. I might as well destroy this bewitching wood, so that cultivators throughout the world will have no more desire for it, and naturally, no one will stray onto the wrong path. That would be a good deed for me."

Yellow hair, "Despicable!"

Long, thin face, "Shameless!!"

The golden toad, "Shameless!!!"

Qi Wu sneered. He didn't respond to his words.

Zou Gaoyang pretended not to hear the crowd's scorn and continued, "If you don't want me to do this, we can make a deal. This glass contains the life's cultivation of my ancestors, and the spiritual power it contains is beyond your imagination. You only need to give me this newly formed Spirit Fruit, and I will give you this glass. Both are formed from spiritual power, but the spiritual power in my glass far surpasses that of the newly formed Spirit Fruit. In that case, you won't lose out."

No one could stand to hear that.

The blond-haired man immediately started cursing, "You're spewing filth. I gave you the Fruit of Spiritual Communication, and you're expected to skin me alive and drink my blood. Today you cut off a piece of flesh, tomorrow you gouge out an eye. Are you even human?"

Seeing that Qi Wu was looking at him coldly and remained silent, Zou Gaoyang said, "Madam Luo, are you worried that I'm deceiving you? Then take a look."

He ran his finger across the glass bead, and instantly a surge of powerful spiritual energy shot straight toward the Spirit Wood.

Fearing that he might damage the spirit wood, Xiu leaped into the air and slashed at the spiritual energy with his sword, attempting to neutralize it. However, in the first exchange, Xiu was blasted far away by the spiritual energy.

Seeing that things were going badly, Luo Yuan waved his hand and threw the stick in his hand upwards, trying to block the spiritual power.

Just then, Zou Gaoyang saw Luo Yuan's weapon strike, and taking advantage of his unpreparedness, he suddenly moved to Qi Wu's side and grabbed Qi Wu by the neck.

Zou Gaoyang acted too quickly, faster than any of his previous attacks. Not to mention Wu Chen and Yu Jitang, even Luo Yuan, who was beside Qi Wu, was unable to stop him in time.

Luo Yuan was furious, "You!"

Zou Gaoyang grabbed Qi Wu by the neck and took a few steps back before laughing loudly, "How about it? Now I have the Spirit Fruit in my left hand and can destroy the Spirit Wood in my right hand. Are you still unwilling to talk?"

The blond-haired man and the skinny man stared blankly at Zou Gaoyang, too shocked to utter a single curse.

Wu Chen looked at Lu Qing, who was still unconscious, and then at Qi Wu in Zou Gaoyang's hand. He was at a loss for what to do.

Only Qi Wu, whose neck was being gripped by Zou Gaoyang, remained unfazed, his hands tucked into his sleeves, his posture still relaxed. He calmly asked, "What if I don't want to?"

Zou Gaoyang stared intently at Luo Yuan, ignoring Qi Wu's expression. Of all the people and demons here, Luo Yuan was the strongest, even stronger than himself after consuming all the remaining Blazing Sun Pills in his home. He had to be careful around someone like that.

"Now that you're in my hands, whether you like it or not is irrelevant." Zou Gaoyang finally stopped laughing and said coldly, "She's a new fruit."

"You are the old fruit. If it weren't for her, I could use you as a test subject. If you don't want me to disembowel you and extract every bone for my trial, you'd better send them all away and bring me the new fruit."

Qi Wu thought for a moment, "It seems that if I don't agree, the consequences won't be good."

Zou Gaoyang snorted coldly, "You definitely don't want to experience what happens when you fall into my hands."

Qi Wu smiled and said, "Wouldn't it be even more miserable if that little fruit fell into your hands?"

Zou Gaoyang watched as Luo Yuan retracted the black, withered stick, and warily pulled Qi Wu back a step. "You should think of yourself first. For the sake of the bigger picture, the Spirit Wood is naturally more important. Who can say anything about you here?"

Wu Chen stepped forward and said, “Zou Gaoyang, your ancestors have made one mistake after another. If this kind of inhumane thing gets out, your Zou family will have no place in the world. Even if you don’t care about the Divine Palace, you should at least think about the Zou family.”

Zou Gaoyang sneered, "In this world, the strong are respected. If it weren't for the Medicine King, who among you could do anything to me today? Once I unravel the flaws of the Blazing Sun Pill, no human cultivator will be my match. At that time, even those who escaped will only dare to hide their identities. Anyone who dares to say a word will have their family destroyed and their life cut short."

Qi Wu countered, "Didn't you ever consider what would happen if you didn't succeed?"

Zou Gaoyang tightened his grip on Qi Wu's neck with his left hand, causing all the demons to gasp in shock. "Failure? If I don't get the Spirit Fruit, I won't live much longer either. I'm going to die anyway, so why don't I give it a try?"

Qi Wu smiled, closed his eyes, and remained silent, appearing completely at ease.

Zou Gaoyang glanced at her quickly out of the corner of his eye, then immediately stared intently at Luo Yuan. "What did the Medicine King say? Do you want to save your beloved wife and the Spirit Tree, or do you want to save a Spirit Fruit with whom you have no connection?"

Luo Yuan's gentle expression had vanished, replaced by a chilling killing intent. "Zou Gaoyang, you will not leave Xiyuan alive today."

Zou Gaoyang snorted, "Whether I stay or leave is not up to you. I don't want to waste my breath on you. Send the Spirit Fruit over. Have Qiying carry her over."

Qi Ying, who had been standing guard by Lu Qing's side, was stunned and looked at Zou Buming in disbelief. He had heard so much and could sense something was amiss, but after all, he had only met Zou Gaoyang a few times and had never even considered the possibility of Zou Gaoyang being involved.

Wu Chen appeared calm on the surface, but cold sweat was already pouring down his back. He glanced in Lu Qing's direction, mentally calculating his chances of winning if Luo Yuan truly agreed to exchange Lu Qing for Qi Wu. He might be able to fight Zou Gaoyang to the death, but he wasn't confident he could defeat Luo Yuan. Even after planning for so long, it still proved the old saying true: man proposes, God disposes.

Seeing that Qi Ying didn't move, Zou Gaoyang's face darkened. The sword floating beside him slowly moved forward, then turned and aimed at Qi Wu. Zou Gaoyang said, "Don't waste any more time. I'll count to three. If you still haven't brought her over, I'll cut off one of her arms. Anyway, to me, one more or one less arm doesn't make much difference."

The blond-haired men stared at him intently, their eyes wide like copper bells.

Zou Gaoyang coldly shouted, "Three, two, one!" His sword flashed with a brilliant light and slashed down fiercely.

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