Chapter 2329: Persuasion to Surrender, Again Persuasion to Surrender

With Sikong Jing’s words, Chai Jiu’s face was filled with panic; their strategy had once again been seen through by the Black-scaled Little Demon.

The next moment, the Second Sect Master roared repeatedly, "The forces of the Yu Vein have indeed appeared."

Their War Puppet Body and the powerful warriors of the Cang Lineage, on their way back to the Cangyu Sect, did encounter the interception of the Yu Vein Army.

The Absolute Formation Gate, of course, was very close to Cangyu Island.

If it weren’t for the pre-arranged setup, it would be impossible to intercept them, but the Black-scaled Little Demon had set it up in advance.

At the same time, the Yu Vein Divine Martial Master naturally conveyed Sikong Jing’s orders to Teng Yue... Over there, Teng Yue directly led the strong warriors of the Mo and Yu veins, cutting through space and emerging from the Absolute Formation Gate.

They temporarily left behind the Mo and Yu veins’ soldiers, charging towards Chai Jiu’s War Puppet Body, and so on.

In an instant, Teng Yue and others joined forces with the Yu Vein Army to attack the powerful warriors of the Cang Lineage from both front and rear.

With the Yu Vein Army, the powerful warriors of the Cang Lineage couldn’t gain any advantage even if they didn’t die.

At the same time, Sikong Jing looked at Chai Jiu’s main body, whose face was livid, and squinted as he said, "Next, the main forces of the Mo and Yu veins will first rush out of the Absolute Formation Gate, and your Cang Lineage’s soldiers will all be blocked within the Absolute Formation Gate."

Without the leadership of Chai Jiu and others, even if the Cang Lineage’s soldiers were more than the main forces of the Mo and Yu veins, they would still be headless dragons.

Moreover, as the Absolute Formation Gate wasn’t large, with the Mo and Yu veins guarding the gate, the Cang Lineage’s soldiers couldn’t rush out of the Absolute Formation Gate, of course.

In the blink of an eye, the struggle of the three veins presented three battlefields...

The confrontation on Cangyu Island...

Teng Yue and other strong warriors of the Mo and Yu veins, leading the Yu Vein Army to form a Soldier Killing Array, fought fiercely with the powerful warriors of the Cang Lineage.

At the Absolute Formation Gate, the main forces of the Mo and Yu veins blocked the Absolute Formation Gate.

The situation for the Cang Lineage had become almost impossible to reverse.

Unless the powerful warriors of the Cang Lineage could immediately break out of the encirclement of the Yu Vein Army, but even one tenth of the army wouldn’t be little, and since the main forces of the Mo and Yu veins had already rushed out of the Absolute Formation Gate, they could continuously send reinforcements to Teng Yue.

By guarding the gate, they didn’t need a vast army to hold it temporarily.

At this moment, the sky above Cangyu Island was eerily quiet.

The neutral party was also gradually understanding the situation from the dialogues between both parties.

Subsequently, Elder Lu still looked at Chai Jiu, sighing deeply, "Great Gate Master, make a concession!"

Chai Jiu’s expression changed wildly, but he immediately refused heavily, "My conditions are still the same as before. If you want us to stop fighting, you must make the Cang Lineage the master, otherwise, there’s nothing to talk about."

To this, Sikong Jing smiled indifferently, "Then we shall continue this stalemate and see who laughs last."

The scene froze at this moment, continuing in a deadlock.

In the Demon Vein Soldier Killing Array, Zhu Yan approached Sikong Jing and inquired, "Master of the Demon Vein, why does Chai Jiu still insist when he clearly has already lost?"

Sikong Jing explained upon hearing this, "He has no other choice but to persist, or else the Cang Lineage will surely be suppressed by us and the Yu Vein in the future, and he probably has already begun seeking external help. He seeks assistance from allies or sects under the Cangyu Sect."

Would Chai Jiu sit and wait for doom? Of course not; he could still seek external aid.

Zhu Yan was shocked upon hearing this, "Then what should we do?"

If other sects did get involved, the balance would be disrupted once more.

Zhu Yan had interacted with Ying Sanmeng for a few days, and he knew that in various human connections, the Yu Vein couldn’t compete with the Cang Lineage.

"It’s quite simple..."

"The Cang Lineage still has a large force trapped inside the Absolute Formation, unable to come out, but they dare not not come out, so I need to make them all surrender to the two veins of Mo and Yu before the Absolute Formation Gate closes."

"Soon you will send a message out, telling those stationed outside the Absolute Formation Gate to start persuading the Cang Lineage soldiers to surrender."

Zhu Yan widened his eyes... Yes, once the Absolute Formation Gate was closed, the Human Clan would die inside the array.

So forcing the entire Cang Lineage army to surrender wouldn’t be impossible...

If the Cang Lineage’s soldiers all defected to the two veins of Mo and Yu, they would gain total control over the entire Cangyu Sect.

Thus, after the two veins of Mo and Yu rushed out of the Absolute Formation Gate, Zhu Yan transmitted Sikong Jing’s order to persuade surrender.

Time continued to pass...

The neutral party realized that this stalemate could not continue, so Elder Lu engaged in various deep discussions with Chai Jiu, but the outcome was of course greatly lamented, as it was clear that Chai Jiu had no possibility of compromise.

Helpless, Elder Lu ran over to Sikong Jing’s side to act as a mediator.

He originally intended to talk to Ying Sanmeng, but the latter indicated that everything should follow the little brother from the Demon Vein, the Black-scaled Little Demon.

After the surprise, Elder Lu came over, intending to have a private talk with Sikong Jing.

Sikong Jing naturally agreed to the private conversation, yet his Soldier Killing Array still connected to all Demon Soldiers.

Surrounded by a large number of Demon Soldiers...

Elder Lu took a deep breath and said, "Is it the Black-scaled Little Brother? You are the Master of the Demon Vein, and you are very, very smart. You must know that even if Demons retreat back from their demonic path, they are very likely to still face discrimination from all sides."

He had already researched Sikong Jing’s situation, but only learned through Ying Sanmeng and Chai Jiu’s understanding.

He only considered Sikong Jing to be a naturally gifted Demon, so Elder Lu prepared to make various analyses of pros and cons to Sikong Jing, making him understand that establishing a Demon Vein is possible, but that Demons face discrimination and difficulty in surviving externally.

This was how he planned to persuade Sikong Jing to concede.

In his heart, though he recognized Sikong Jing’s outstanding strategy in warfare, he assumed he surely lacked a broad perspective.

After analyzing the potential scenarios for Demons, Elder Lu earnestly said, "We, the neutral party, are certainly willing to ensure the existence of the Demon Vein, but no matter what, you must give some benefits to the Cang Lineage."

"What I mean is, the inheritance of the Yu Vein doesn’t need to be given to the Cang Lineage, but the inheritance of the Demon Vein should be."

"This is also the necessary key point to persuade the Cang Lineage to cease actions..."

"On the Great Gate Master’s side, contacts with various sects are already being made, and this way it will be a disastrous blow to us at Cangyu Sect. Your ideal is to restore the Cangyu Demon Sect, isn’t it not to fight to the bitter end?"

The implication is: If the Cang Lineage forces you too hard, you will fight to the death...

Conversely, it is also the same logic; if you force the Cang Lineage too hard, Chai Jiu will also drag the entire Cangyu Sect down with him.

After his mouth was almost dry from speaking, Elder Lu then looked eagerly at Sikong Jing, for in the neutral party’s view, the Cangyu Sect not only needed to continue existing but also to remain a powerful deterrent.

In response, Sikong Jing suddenly laughed and asked a rhetorical question, "Elder Lu, do you understand the Cangyu Demon Sect?"

He did not address whether he would make a concession, nor did he reprimand Elder Lu with words like "Why should I give my Demon Vein’s inheritance to Chai Jiu", just posing a simple, understated question in return.

As soon as these words were spoken, Elder Lu blinked, wanting to say how could he not understand.

Next, Sikong Jing pursued another question, "Do you know what the essence and composition of the Cang Lineage are?"

Elder Lu was stunned again and murmured in response, "The Cang Lineage is just the Cang Lineage, currently led by families like the Chai Family; they have been passed down for many years, but what does this have to do with anything?"

In response, Sikong Jing chuckled again, saying, "The ’Cang’ in Cang Lineage means vast."

"It implies that the Cang Lineage is composed of people from ’Canghai Wujiang,’ meaning anyone who is loyal to the Cangyu Demon Sect and fights only for it can become part of the Cang Lineage."

"So Elder Lu, do you understand what I mean?"

Elder Lu blinked again, still not quite understanding?

Sikong Jing laughed once more, "It means, if Elder Lu, you are willing to dedicate your life to the Cangyu Demon Sect, then you can also become the Master of the Cang Lineage... And I, of course, am not against sharing the inheritance of the Demon Vein with a new Cang Lineage."