The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 2132: Shocking Compensation

Hearing Zu Ming’s words, Ying Zhu looked at Jing Yan in astonishment.

That Immortal Rhythm Treasure was taken out by Jing Yan; Ying Zhu truly hadn’t expected that all of this was triggered by that Immortal Rhythm Treasure. Even Zu Ming hadn’t seen what was special about the Void Eye, so it was perfectly normal that Ying Zhu didn’t know its uniqueness either.

Jing Yan merely gave a cold laugh and nodded.

Just as expected, exactly as he had anticipated earlier.

All of this was because of the Void Eye. And this matter also made Jing Yan realize that in the Immortal Domain, Virtualization Treasures and Spells should be extremely rare, absolutely not something ordinary Immortal Rhythm Treasures and Immortal Realm Techniques could compare to. Otherwise, that Ji Bian wouldn’t have gone to such painstaking lengths.

As for Ji Bian and Zu Ming being able to know that the Void Eye came from Lord Ying Zhu’s commission, the answer was obvious—it was that Chunyu Bo who leaked the news.

"Mr. Jing Yan, what should I do?" Lord Ying Zhu also couldn’t make up his mind.

Let Zu Ming off the hook, or cut down Zu Ming and the others? Ying Zhu couldn’t decide!

After all, Lord Ying Zhu’s vision was still a bit small. Facing a Lord of Zu Ming’s level, he subconsciously wanted to avoid him in his heart. Moreover, he could see that while Wuxia Heavenly Monarch appeared to be staying out of it on the surface, he also seemed to hope that Lord Zu Ming could live.

Thinking about it, that was actually quite normal.

Wuxia Heavenly Monarch might not care at all about an ordinary territory and Lord like the Ying Family, but toward a territory Lord like Zu Ming, one of the strongest within the Divine Continent, he should still hope to keep him alive.

Hearing Lord Ying Zhu’s voice transmission, Jing Yan also pondered for a moment.

Kill Zu Ming?

Annex the Zu Family Territory?

But even if they temporarily annexed the Zu Family Territory, could the Ying Family’s strength hold it? Perhaps while he remained in the Ying Family, other territories wouldn’t dare make a move. But could he really stay in the Ying Family forever? That was impossible!

For the Ying Family to possess the kind of strength needed to hold a territory like the Zu Family Territory, that wasn’t something they could achieve in just a few thousand or even tens of thousands of years.

If they exterminated the Zu Family now, they could indeed obtain a great deal of resources in one stroke. But in the long run, it might not be a good thing.

If the Ying Family suddenly had large amounts of resources, they could indeed recruit more and stronger Nether Sky Realm Cultivators. But the Ying Family’s own foundation was too weak; even if they recruited powerful Nether Sky Realm Cultivators, they wouldn’t be able to suppress them. It would be just like Zu Ming and that Ji Bian—completely putting the cart before the horse.

To take a step back, even if they had sufficient resources, it would still be very difficult to recruit any true experts as Guests in a short time. And as for the Guests they did recruit, their loyalty would be highly questionable.

If Jing Yan himself planned to build a territory and develop it, he could indeed take this opportunity to wipe out the Zu Family. But Jing Yan didn’t want a territory. The Zu Family Territory was not small, but Jing Yan was someone who controlled an entire Chaos World; a mere territory within a single Divine Continent really didn’t appeal to him much. What Jing Yan wanted now was only more Cultivation Resources, so that his own strength and Cultivation could improve faster.

The experts Concealed around Divine Martial City were also silently watching the development of this matter.

Wuxia Heavenly Monarch personally killing Ji Bian was something many people hadn’t expected. And Wuxia Heavenly Monarch’s attitude toward that Jing Yan was even more unfathomable.

Far away in Radiant City, the Chunyu Family was truly like ants on a hot pan at this moment. Chunyu Qing, Chunyu Bo, and the important Guests of the Chunyu Family were already discussing how to remedy the situation. Obviously, this remedy couldn’t wait until Jing Yan arrived at Radiant City; the earlier, the better.

Within the Blue Rain Divine Continent, many major territory Lord Families were all paying attention to the development of the situation. If Zu Ming were wiped out, then within the Divine Continent, it would definitely be an event capable of causing a massive upheaval. In fact, it had already created a sensation: Ji Bian was dead, the Immortal Rhythmic Strong People Ji Bian had been personally slain by Wuxia Heavenly Monarch.

"Let’s talk terms." After thinking it over, Jing Yan spoke this sentence.

Lord Zu Ming was stunned at first, then ecstatic joy appeared on his face.

Talk terms? Didn’t that mean he could live? He wasn’t afraid of conditions; what he feared was Jing Yan making a move against him. With Jing Yan having stepped into the Nether Sky Realm, if he struck, Zu Ming probably wouldn’t be able to withstand even a single move—Immortal Rhythmic Strong People Ji Bian hadn’t been able to block Jing Yan at all!

"Mr. Jing Yan, as long as you are willing to spare me, no matter what terms you raise, I will accept." Zu Ming said, his face full of delight.

The Guests under his command were all wild with joy as well. They could keep their lives.

Jing Yan flipped his palm, and a piece of Beast Skin appeared in his hand. He tossed the Beast Skin to Zu Ming, who hurriedly received it.

On this Beast Skin were some materials.

This was a list of materials Jing Yan needed to cultivate the seventh layer of the Seven Luminaries Technique. He was already at the Nether Sky Realm now; cultivating the seventh layer of the Seven Luminaries Technique shouldn’t be too difficult. As long as he had the materials, it wouldn’t take long before he should be able to grasp the seventh layer of the Seven Luminaries Technique.

The value of such a set of materials should be around two hundred million Black Crystal Stones.

After looking over the materials on the Beast Skin, Zu Ming’s eyes shone with excitement. These materials were indeed precious, but to a Lord like him—the wealthiest within the Blue Rain Divine Continent—they weren’t much.

"These materials, plus two billion Black Crystal Stones. Within seven days, send them to Divine Martial City! If you exceed the time limit, I will personally go to Lifeng City and flatten your Residence. Zu Ming, remember, you only get one chance." Jing Yan said coldly.

Two billion Black Crystal Stones!

Zu Ming had barely begun to feel relieved when he heard Jing Yan’s words, and his heart sank heavily. Two billion Black Crystal Stones would practically strip his family clean. To scrape together that many Black Crystal Stones, he would clearly have to sell some of the precious Treasures on his person.

Zu Ming opened his mouth, looking at Jing Yan, but in the end he didn’t dare bargain. He feared that if he showed even the slightest resistance toward this compensation, Jing Yan would strike immediately. He could feel that Jing Yan had very little patience for him.

"Lord Jing Yan, I will definitely... gather it! It’s just that seven days is too short. To put together two billion Black Crystal Stones in ready funds, I... could I use other Treasures to offset part of the Black Crystal Stones?" Lord Zu Ming said haltingly.

"That works too." Jing Yan didn’t insist that Zu Ming hand over exactly two billion Black Crystal Stones. If there were particularly precious Treasures, they would do as well. Overall, Treasures were actually more valuable than Black Crystal Stones on hand, because although Treasures had a baseline value, some rare Treasures were hard to buy quickly even if you had enough Black Crystal Stones.

"Scram! Remember, within seven days, deliver the things to Divine Martial City. You personally bring them!" Jing Yan waved his hand.

Lord Zu Ming felt as if granted amnesty. After bowing to Jing Yan, he led the Guests under his command who were still alive and fled from the skies above Divine Martial City like beaten dogs.

"Fellow Daoist Jing Yan, I’ll take my leave as well. I’ll be... waiting for you in Wuxia City." Wuxia Heavenly Monarch said softly to Jing Yan, a bewitching smile on his face.

Jing Yan didn’t know if it was his imagination, but he felt there was a hint of teasing in Wuxia Heavenly Monarch’s tone.