“In Lin Yao’s and my eyes, you may be considered a strong person. But compared to the Qingxuan Sect, you are nothing but an insignificant ant. If you insist on not leaving, you will be courting death and there will be no chance of survival.”
Liu Ziwei persisted, making one last attempt to persuade Fang Han.
Her brows furrowed, her eyes filled with anxiety and helplessness. In her view, Fang Han's insistence was utterly foolish; to fight against the Qingxuan Sect was like throwing an egg against a rock.
However, Fang Han ignored this and just sat there quietly, like a statue, as if he hadn't heard Liu Ziwei's words.
Soon, a series of neat and powerful footsteps came from outside the main hall.
The footsteps grew louder as they approached, and soon the white-haired elder of discipline entered the main hall, followed by nine experts dressed in the robes of the Qingxuan Sect.
Among these nine people, the leader was a middle-aged man with a large beard.
His burly and imposing physique gave him a strong sense of intimidation.
The other eight people are all different in appearance.
There were elderly men with weathered faces and deep eyes, their faces etched with the marks of time; there were middle-aged men with agile figures and imposing presence; and there were young women with graceful figures and stern faces.
"Elder Yunyi, what brings you here in person? If we had known you were coming, Lin Yao and I would have gone to the mountain gate to welcome you."
Upon seeing these nine people, Liu Ziwei quickly stood up, strode forward to greet them, and bowed slightly, her tone filled with humility and reverence.
The bearded man at the head of the group was Yun Yi, the powerful and influential Supreme Elder of the Qingxuan Sect.
"Liu Ziwei, I already made it clear last time that our Qingxuan Sect is determined to obtain the Five-Colored Divine Stones from your Poison King Sect. I have come here specifically to inform you and Lin Yao. You must immediately prepare for large-scale mining. From now on, you must supply our Qingxuan Sect with one hundred divine stones every day for the next ten days without fail."
Elder Yunyi strode into the main hall and sat down directly in a large chair, seemingly oblivious to everyone else.
He leaned back slightly in his chair, adopting an air of superiority.
"Elder Yunyi, please forgive my impertinence, but if we follow your suggestion and our Poison King Sect devotes all its efforts to mining the Five-Colored Divine Stone, what tangible benefits will our sect gain from it?"
Lin Yao, the sect leader of the Poison King Sect, frowned slightly and bit her lower lip. After a brief silence, she finally couldn't help but ask.
Her voice was clear and melodious, but it trembled slightly with worry.
In Lin Yao's mind, mining this five-colored divine stone was extremely difficult.
Given the current strength of the Poison King Sect, if they were to mine one hundred pieces per day, they would need to mobilize at least thirty elite disciples, and it would require a great deal of time and effort.
However, if the five-colored divine stones that have been mined with such painstaking effort are simply given away to the Qingxuan Sect for free, then the Poison King Sect is undoubtedly making a losing deal, putting in a lot of effort but gaining nothing.
"Lin Yao, the world is in turmoil and upheaval, and a cataclysmic change is imminent. Small sects like your Poison King Sect will likely be in grave danger and unable to survive in the face of future upheavals."
Elder Yun Yi narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze as sharp as a hawk's as he swept over everyone present. He slowly said, "As long as your Poison King Sect can wholeheartedly and diligently serve our Qingxuan Sect, our Qingxuan Sect will protect your peace and provide you with a safe haven in this chaotic world."
Lin Yao, Liu Ziwei, and even the elders of the Discipline Hall standing to the side were all people who had cultivated for many years and had rich experience. How could they not understand the profound meaning in Elder Yun Yi's words?
These people from the Qingxuan Sect are clearly plotting something, trying to get something for nothing.
They not only wanted to seize the Poison King Sect's five-colored spirit stones, but also wanted the sect's disciples to mine them for them for free.
The so-called "guarantee of safety" is nothing more than a hollow verbal promise, utterly meaningless.
However, although everyone felt indignant and resentful, they could only dare to be angry but dare not speak out.
After all, the Supreme Elder Yun Yi in front of them was a genuine mid-stage Yuan Dan Realm expert, a giant in this world.
If he truly intended to kill, he could easily annihilate the Poison King Sect in an instant, reducing it to ruins with just a wave of his hand.
Such a vast difference in strength was like an insurmountable chasm, filling the hearts of the Poison King Sect members with fear and helplessness.
"Yun Yi, your actions are utterly shameless! I originally thought you were genuinely here to discuss cooperation with the Poison King Sect, but I never expected you to be so brazen and cunning, attempting to seize these five-colored spirit stones for yourself. Is this how your Qingxuan Sect usually acts—without any moral compass and with such reckless abandon? Such a greedy behavior is truly despicable!"
Fang Han let out a cold laugh.
The laughter was full of mockery and disdain, like a sharp blade piercing straight at Elder Yun Yi's face.
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