Chapter 317 A Turning Point Arrives: The Final Period of Development (Seeking monthly votes and subscriptions!)
Zhuo Shouqing's mind went blank for a moment.
He truly hadn't expected such a turn of events to occur so close to the decisive battle, and he couldn't help but recall the scene from their last conversation.
At that time, Wang Yu said that his advantage was himself!
Seeing it today, I can see that he wasn't just talking big. The thought that if Wang Yu can return alive from the Blood Abyss after it opens will be of immense help to him.
That damned Lu Chenzhou!
Seeing the other party remain silent, Wang Yu didn't take it to heart and gave him more time to think. He then poured Huang Jiu a cup of warm tea as a sign of respect.
He also needs time to think.
In the heat of the moment, I acted without thinking, and now, looking back, it all seems too coincidental.
Especially just a few days ago, Su Yulong's attempt to persuade Su Yulong to surrender failed.
Zhuo Shouqing was ruthless and had a strong will, but he lacked the ability to judge people, and the group of people he gathered under his command were of varying quality.
The truly bad ones are genuinely bad, and the truly amazing ones are genuinely amazing.
They are the most capable group, with their own agendas, and don't seem like they'd be used by him, especially his intelligence chief, Zhuo Yuanshen.
He can't help but smile whenever he thinks about it.
This is absolutely outrageous!
Zhuo Yuanshen definitely knew about the Styx Contract, and Zhuo Shouyun's abilities were also top-notch. The fact that he could make Lu Chenzhou willingly do things for him proved his extraordinary nature.
Thinking about it this way...
If Zhuo Shouyun already knew about the Styx Pact, then this whole affair was a long-planned scheme.
Sow discord between Zhuo Shouqing and Wang Yu!
This was one of the purposes Su Yulong had guessed when he came. He didn't think about it deeply at the time because he thought it was impossible, but now that he thinks about it...
They really did try to sow discord...
He could not sign a new Styx Contract. The original one prioritized the lives of Zhuo Shouqing and the other two, meaning that Wang Yu himself was secondary.
If they encountered a powerful enemy at the Nascent Soul stage, he would rush forward to cover their retreat and buy them enough time to escape.
It was precisely these stringent terms that earned him unwavering support; otherwise, he would have been dead if he had gone against Jin Manlou.
Having already broken free from one of the three shackles, how could he possibly willingly put them back on?
Now it remains to be seen whether Zhuo Shouqing can figure it out.
Given his conflicted personality, it's highly unlikely.
"What a vicious scheme to sow discord! I underestimated Zhuo Shouyun."
Just then, Zhuo Shouqing suddenly spoke, and what he said made Wang Yu pause for a moment before he smiled and raised his glass.
"It seems you've figured it out. Only you can figure this out yourself. If I were to speak, this rift would only continue to widen."
Upon hearing this, Zhuo Shouqing smiled wryly and looked at Huang Jiu.
"Uncle Huang, do you think I can win?"
Huang Jiu sighed.
“Young Master Zhuo, I was just one step away from success back then. If I could have turned back, I wouldn’t have ended up with a dead infant. The collapse of my cultivation path was just a matter of a moment.”
"Young friend Wang Yu, do you have any strong liquor?"
"some."
Wang Yu simply set up a banquet. He was usually a person who valued his appetite, and he never lacked fine wine and delicacies. He would satisfy his desires every time he finished his seclusion.
As he got up to prepare, Zhuo Shouqing understood Huang Jiu's implication and sighed.
"You mean I have no way out?"
Huang Jiu nodded.
"nature.
"Either you defy fate or you die; there is no third option. However... I think Young Master Zhuo doesn't need to worry about things over there for now."
"Senior Huang Jiu is right!"
Wang Yu waved to the two of them, sat down at the table first, and said with a smile.
"Next, it's your turn, Ancestor Lie."
Zhuo Shouqing was taken aback upon hearing this, but then became delighted.
"really?"
"It's pretty close to the truth. Come, Senior Huang Jiu, drink to your heart's content."
"Haha, thank you."
The two men's styles were on a completely different level from Zhuo Shouqing's; one had a beaming smile and was full of joy, while the other had a sorrowful expression, as if he were mourning.
"This commotion is so big, isn't it the change we've been waiting for? To put it bluntly, even if you, Liezu, were blind, you should have noticed Zhuo Shouyun's actions."
Wang Yu said this.
He was in a so-so mood earlier, but he's in a good mood now.
Since Zhuo Shouqing saw through the trick, and the scheme to sow discord was not very successful, a new contract could be negotiated with Zhuo Shouqing.
"A change... Yes! This is the change I've been waiting for!"
"Once the ancestor Lie drives away those foreign forces, Zhuo Shouyun will fall into an unprecedented state of weakness."
"The backlash from those foreign nobles alone is enough to give him a hard time, not to mention Lu Chenzhou is also involved. The sharper the knife, the more painful it will be when it stabs him."
Zhuo Shouqing muttered to himself, his expression growing more and more excited as he spoke, seamlessly blending into the conversation between Wang Yu and the other man, his face beaming.
"Let's drink! If we start fighting now, he's doomed!"
The three raised their glasses, but Wang Yu couldn't help but pour cold water on them, saying to Zhuo Shouqing.
"The timing isn't right now; you're still no match for him."
Why?
Zhuo Shouqing was puzzled. Clearly, all the forces would be wiped out by the ancestor Liezu. Those foreign nobles dared not ignore the words of the Zhuo family patriarch, so they would not believe Zhuo Shouyun's promise.
"After the divisive tactic comes the self-inflicted injury tactic."
Wang Yu sighed; this man was utterly hopeless.
What does that mean?
“You’re the same age as him, but he’s received far more resources and support than you. You don’t think that while you’ve been accumulating strength all these years, he’s just been foolishly burying himself in his cultivation, do you?”
Zhuo Shouqing was taken aback.
"But isn't this the power he has gathered?"
"See, you've been fooled by him again."
Wang Yu picked up a piece of demon beast skin, put it in his mouth with relish, and chewed it, his face full of enjoyment.
However, Huang Jiu timely answered Zhuo Shouqing's question.
"The foreign forces, including the Blood Pavilion members, are only temporarily united during this period. He is deliberately making a show of wanting to fight you. Don't forget his original goal."
Zhuo Shouqing's head was a little itchy, and he murmured.
"The initial goal was to lure Wang Yu to Xiangshan, help Fu Xiao achieve the acquired demonic fetus body, seize this opportunity to condense his infant spirit, and then crush me with absolute power..."
"That's right."
Wang Yu then spoke up.
"If one plan fails, we will continue to lure you into using force and into abandoning the promises of the illustrious ancestor of the Zhuo clan. This is a strategy of showing weakness to the enemy and luring them deeper into our territory."
Even if the illustrious ancestor of the Zhuo clan wiped out the foreign forces for you, the subordinates he cultivated over the years are still stronger than you!
It seems... that makes sense.
Realizing he was far less intelligent than he had imagined, Zhuo Shouqing quickly asked.
"So what should we do now?"
"Blood Abyss!"
Wang Yu pondered for a moment before speaking.
"Zhuo Shouyun will likely enter the Blood Abyss himself. He won't abandon his progress on the main road because of your matter. To ensure safety, he has two options."
"First, gather the masses into a group, and take all the qualified Core Formation cultivators under your command to venture into the Blood Abyss."
"Second, the elite strategy: take only a few top-tier late-stage Core Formation cultivators into the Blood Abyss. Regardless of their choice, this is your opportunity."
Having said all that, Zhuo Shouqing understood Wang Yu's meaning perfectly well.
If we can find a way to kill Zhuo Shouyun in the Blood Abyss, everything will be resolved.
However... he must personally devour the other party to replenish his blood spiritual root and reshape his own cultivation path; otherwise, all calculations would be meaningless.
Therefore, they can only severely injure, not kill.
However, it cannot be denied that this is a real opportunity to weaken the opponent's overall strength. Wang Yu enters the Blood Abyss and tries to kill as many of the opponent's strongmen as possible.
With Zhuo Shouqing away, and Zhuo Shouyun absent, the group could launch a surprise attack and try to wipe out their forces.
This is the perfect opportunity to take action.
"I see!"
"Do you really understand?"
"--really!!!"
Seeing Wang Yu's suspicious expression, Zhuo Shouqing couldn't help but twitch his cheeks. He knew that compared to Wang Yu, he was indeed far inferior in every aspect!
"Now, let's discuss the contract regarding how to conduct ourselves in the Blood Abyss."
"That's how it should be."
Upon hearing this, Huang Jiu suddenly spoke up.
“Young Master Zhuo, young friend Wang Yu, I rarely come to Cold Blood Peak, so I’ll go out for a stroll first. Call me when you’ve finished talking.”
"Alright."
Wang Yu readily agreed and directly lent Huang Jiu a token.
Zhuo Shouqing naturally did not stop him.
If the two want to discuss a new contract, the time can only be limited to the time when the Blood Abyss Holy Land is open, which usually lasts for about thirty years.
Even if the time comes, it's okay if you don't come out. It will reopen in two hundred years. As long as you haven't perished inside, you can come out then, given the lifespan of a Core Formation cultivator.
therefore.
The Blood Abyss actually harbors many powerful individuals who entered last time. They cultivated there for two hundred years, and as long as they survived, they could basically reach the late Core Formation stage to the peak stage.
It depends on people, but also on opportunities.
The conflict between Zhuo Shouqing and Zhuo Shouyun is less than two hundred years old, which means that neither of them was born when the last group of people went in, so there is no need to worry that there are people among Zhuo Shouyun's group.
Wang Yu was the first to propose conditions.
"After so many years of getting along, Brother Zhuo should know what kind of person Wang is."
"During this trip to the Blood Abyss, I will do my best to kill Zhuo Shouyun's men. I cannot guarantee that I will capture him alive, but I will still do my best and even prioritize this matter after obtaining the opportunity."
Upon hearing this, Zhuo Shouqing felt a chill run down his spine.
I knew he was going to ask for an exorbitant amount.
Wang Yu, however, said...
"Wang has only one condition: that the contracts signed between Yu Xing, Zuo Qiuming, and me be nullified."
"this--"
Zhuo Shouqing was taken aback and instinctively wanted to refute.
However, the Styx Contract can be cancelled if both parties agree. His opportunity had already been used up, and Wang Yu was mainly dealing with him.
The other two, especially Yu Xing, didn't really need Wang Yu to save their lives.
The other party's terms were actually quite lenient. If the contract were to be dissolved, the support clauses could naturally be terminated at any time, and what would happen in the future would depend on their friendship.
If they remain close, Guiling City will still be in Wang Yu's hands.
However, the initiative has returned to Zhuo Shouqing, which is actually a sign of sincerity.
Zhuo Shouqing frowned and pondered for a long time.
"I need to discuss this with both of them."
"It's alright. You'll be staying here for a while anyway, and the Blood Abyss won't be open for some time. We can talk it over slowly and eventually reach an agreement."
Wang Yu was very considerate and not in a hurry at all.
(End of this chapter)
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