"Fellow Daoist Han, you've misunderstood. Our establishment of the Cultivation Alliance isn't for this kind of thing."

Feng Qingshui, being cunning and shrewd, immediately understood Han Feng's intentions.

"I don't care about what you're talking about, this is the kind of company I'm founded."

Han Feng completely ignored Feng Qingshui: "Today, Huangfeng Valley, as the leader of the alliance, establishes the Tiannan Cultivation Alliance. If you want to join, you must pay fifty top-grade spirit stones, which is fifty million low-grade spirit stones."

He added, "It's okay if you don't want to join. If a sect that hasn't joined invites our Yellow Maple Valley to participate once, it will cost 150 million low-grade spirit stones. This fee must be settled on the spot without any delays."

"On the contrary, if you join the alliance I established and become members, the cost for each deployment will still be the same as before. You don't need to pay in full at once. You can use methods such as disciples working to make a living."

"puff!"

Su Yinyue couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Old Demon Han, you certainly live up to the name 'Old Demon'! Your method for seizing bamboo shoots is amazing!"

"Fifty million low-grade spirit stones, why don't you just rob us? Even if you sold our entire sect, we wouldn't be worth that much."

"The problem is that even though we handed over so many spirit stones, the price wasn't any cheaper than before; it was still 100 million low-grade spirit stones, and those loan terms weren't the same as before."

“We would rather have our entire sect destroyed by the sects in Lingzhou than compromise on so many spirit stones. This Elder Han… will only become more unreasonable.”

"You want so many spirit stones! Doesn't your heart ache, Senior Han?"

...

The leaders of the Tiannan Sect present immediately lost their composure.

Originally, they wanted to trick Han Feng so that he would become the leader of the alliance and thus avoid paying exorbitant "hardship fees" and other expenses.

Good heavens!

Han Feng, however, did the opposite and didn't include the others in the game.

As the leader of the alliance, he established the Cultivation Alliance, and the Tiannan Sect had to pay a "membership fee" to join.

The "membership fee" is not cheap at all; it costs a full fifty million low-grade spirit stones.

Even if you pay 50 million low-grade spirit stones, the cost will be exactly the same as before.

This clearly shows that Han Feng is deliberately setting people up.

"It's fine if you don't pay the spirit stones. I don't like to force people. If you don't want to pay, you can leave." Han Feng showed no sign of backing down.

"Don't be a coward, everyone. I don't believe that we sects in Tiannan can't survive if we leave Huangfeng Valley."

"I'm not trying to be harsh, but the sects in Lingzhou at least leave us a little something. This Senior Han is going too far; he doesn't leave us anything at all."

"Actually, I think there are many things we can discuss. As long as Senior Han can lower the price by some spirit stones, it's not impossible to talk about it."

"If Senior Han can lower the fee, we might agree immediately."

...

The crowd was shouting loudly, but very few people left.

They were quite clear in their hearts that, compared to the plundering by the sects of Lingzhou, Old Demon Han only wanted more spirit stones.

If the sects of Lingzhou were allowed to plunder freely, their sects would have been wiped out long ago.

"You guys are hilarious."

Su Yinyue laughed through her tears: "You guys are all bark and no bite; you've talked for so long and not a single one of you has left."

She added fuel to the fire, saying, "If I were you, the sect would be gone if it were gone, but we must never encourage Old Demon Han's arrogance."

Even with Su Yinyue's embellishment, the people present were all seasoned veterans, and apart from their darker expressions, not one of them left the main hall.

"Fellow Daoist Han, I think things were fine before, there's no need for this Cultivation Alliance to be established."

Feng Qingshui could sense the resentment that everyone present harbored towards him.

If he doesn't handle this well, he and the Righteous Qi Sect will become the target of everyone's hostility.

“I think it’s great. I used to feel that the group was quite loose, but with the establishment of the Tiannan Cultivation Alliance, we can be more loving and supportive of each other.”

"As you all know, Tiannan is not solely under the jurisdiction of Huangfeng Valley. As the number one sect in Tiannan, Huangfeng Valley must take the lead and naturally has an inescapable responsibility to establish a cultivation alliance."

"I am a very kind person. Whether you want to join or not is entirely up to you. However, if anyone tries to break up this alliance, Huangfeng Valley will be the first to object."

Han Feng's eyes suddenly sharpened as he scanned everyone present.

No one present dared to object, and none of them even dared to look Han Feng in the eye.

"Our Baiyun Sect has joined Huangfeng Valley! Senior Han's great kindness to us will never be forgotten!" Gao Xianyao was the first to step forward.

"This sycophant is someone I am ashamed to associate with. Everyone must stay true to themselves and not join him."

"If none of us join in and contribute spirit stones, they might give up and go back to the way things were."

...

When everyone saw that Gao Xianyao was the first to join the alliance, whether out of envy or anger, they all began to condemn him vehemently.

Some people felt it was necessary to kick Gao Xianyao, this scoundrel, out of their sects.

"Very good. It seems I didn't save you for nothing. Your White Cloud Sect is the first to join, so I'll have ten million spirit stones less." Han Feng nodded in satisfaction.

"Thank you, Senior Han. There's a saying that goes, 'If the heavens hadn't given birth to Old Demon Han...' Senior, Tiannan would have been shrouded in eternal darkness. Without Senior Han in Tiannan, the entire region would still be plunged into darkness."

Upon hearing Han Feng say that ten million was missing, Gao Xianyao couldn't help but feel excited.

Ten million low-grade spirit stones!

What does that mean?

This is equivalent to nearly a month's worth of spirit stones produced by the White Cloud Sect, or tens of thousands of White Cloud Sect disciples working in Yellow Maple Valley for half a year to pay off their debts.

"Senior Han, my Yuhua Sect wishes to join."

"Our Xuanzong Sect wants to join too!!"

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