Chapter 2330: No Negotiation, Direct Annihilation

As the words fell, Elder Lu, who was puzzled, suddenly shivered all over, unable to believe his eyes as he stared at Sikong Jing.

He trembled violently all over.

After an unknown amount of time had passed, Elder Lu dryly asked, "But Cang Lineage possesses the power of Cang Lineage’s cultivation technique, all in the hands of Chai Jiu and others; no one else could be recognized."

Upon hearing this, Sikong Jing smiled warmly at Elder Lu, aware that the latter was already tempted.

With the situation at this stage, Sikong Jing obviously couldn’t let Chai Jiu go.

Or in other words, he couldn’t allow Chai Jiu to continue staying in Cangyu Sect; otherwise, even negotiations would pose a huge hidden threat.

He himself was going to return to the Central Plains, having no time to engage daily in schemes with Chai Jiu.

As his understanding of Cangyu Sect and Chai Jiu deepened, he had long decided to shift his aim from gaining the support of Neutral Elders to reformation of the entire Cang Lineage...

"Elder Lu is quite clear about how strong the ancient Cangyu Demon Sect was, right?"

"Whether it be Cang Lineage or Yu Vein, how much of the power left by the ancient Cangyu Demon Sect still remains?"

"But now, Ying Sect Master and Brother Teng have received the inheritance of the first generation Master of Yu Vein, and I am also about to obtain the demon vein inheritance and the power of the ancient demon vein cultivation technique..."

"Do you think today’s Cang Lineage possessions are still persuasive?"

"As long as we, Mo and Yu, allocate some items to you, Elder Lu, can’t we form a new Cang Lineage?"

To make Elder Lu totally determined, advantages must be given to him.

Likewise, he needs to know that the new Cang Lineage can take shape and become stronger than the existing Cang Lineage.

"Moreover, when I obtain the demon vein inheritance, maybe I could even get the ancient cultivation technique power of Cang Lineage as well."

Sikong Jing spoke again heavily, and it was not a lie at all...

Currently, he indeed does not possess things from the ancient period of Cang Lineage, but all three veins of Cangyu Demon are from Black Demon Sect. In the future, when wholly mastering Divine Demon Island and Desert Sea Absolute Array, Cang Lineage’s belongings might very well fall to Sikong Jing.

Elder Lu stared at Sikong Jing blankly, his mouth dry beyond words.

"I, I need to think it over..."

Ultimately, Elder Lu uttered such words and then turned around to leave in a daze.

He came to persuade Sikong Jing; he came to urge Sikong Jing to make concessions, thinking Sikong Jing was a smart, terrifying but still inexperienced Little Demon, yet he ended up forgetting it all.

Unintentionally, he was persuaded to surrender instead.

Now, only four words echoed in Elder Lu’s mind... Master of Cang Lineage!

As long as Yu Vein and Demon Vein share some items with him, he could gain the cultivation technique power of the ancient Cangyu Demon Sect. By then, he too might have the chance to attain above Divine Martial.

By then, Cangyu Demon Sect would truly be fearsome and peerless; by then, he might even be able to eliminate his own enemies.

"Gulp..."

Darkly swallowing his saliva, the demon inside Elder Lu surged out wildly, tugging fiercely at his heart.

At this time, He Keqing and others approached, asking how his talk went.

Eventually, Elder Lu withheld his explosive mental state and solemnly said, "Couldn’t persuade him, we’ll have to think of other ways."

Of course, he wouldn’t reveal what Sikong Jing said to anyone, temporarily repressing it in his heart and watching the situation unfold... even if he were to talk, he would first consult a couple of the most trusted elders.

Time continued to flow...

A day later, Chai Jiu’s War Puppet Body returned with Chai Ren and other Cang Lineage experts, yet they did not disrupt the balance, as Teng Yue and others from Mo and Yu also arrived on Cangyu Island.

They came, of course, bringing along the army of Yu Vein...

The stalemate persisted, and shortly thereafter, Elder Lu once again initiated persuasion. He started by attempting to persuade Chai Jiu and others, before pretentiously heading over to the demon vein forces.

This time, he not only conversed with Sikong Jing privately but also included Teng Yue.

The latter naturally knew Sikong Jing was persuading Elder Lu to surrender.

Thus Teng Yue showed no hesitation, immediately handing over a piece of martial skill from the Yu Vein inheritance to Elder Lu, and said, "This is merely the weakest level martial skill passed down by the first generation Master of Yu Vein."

Elder Lu, upon hearing these words, trembled uncontrollably once again.

Because the skill Teng Yue gave him was a mid-level divine-grade martial skill, which was terrifying beyond measure.

Teng Yue was naturally speaking truthfully; he had been in a constant state of battle since absorbing the inheritance, having had no time to organize it until now.

And what he had received was undoubtedly extremely vast.

The saying holds true, for once the ancient Cangyu Demon Sect was indeed renowned in the boundless Canghai Wujiang.

"I, I... need to think more about it."

Under the intense gaze of the two super geniuses, Sikong Jing and Teng Yue...

Sweat poured from Elder Lu’s hands but he ultimately returned the Yu Vein martial skill to Teng Yue with reluctance; since he hadn’t agreed yet, he couldn’t accept someone else’s items.

Thus, Elder Lu left again, continuing to affirm to the neutral party that he hadn’t succeeded in persuading.

During the stalemate...

Sikong Jing sternly ordered, "Yu Vein army follow my Soldier Killing Array, Demon Vein army immediately begin cultivation."

He rearranged the armies, allowing the demon vein people to enter a cultivation state.

And these demon vein soldiers began to make frantic breakthroughs, right before the eyes of the entire Cangyu Island.

Don’t forget, these demon soldiers were previously scattered.

They had yet to truly meet Sikong Jing but were lying in ambush at Array Gate as directed, so with Sikong Jing’s guidance, of course, they were making constant breakthroughs, and certainly, there were continuous demon exterminations.

Watching the breakthroughs of the demon soldiers, Elder Lu suddenly looked towards He Keqing, "I need to talk with you."

He decided to find someone to discuss matters with.

Time passed little by little, the cold confrontation remained on Cangyu Island, and now Ying Sanmeng’s earlier sabotage of Cangyu Sect’s Great Array yielded results; if the Great Array existed, Chai Jiu would surely activate it.

But now it doesn’t, now whoever dares to act faces a life and death battle; neutral strong figures would never agree to this.

All were waiting, Chai Jiu was awaiting the arrival of external reinforcements...

While Sikong Jing awaited the closure of Absolute Array Gate, Zhu Yan reported that persuading was not going smoothly; some Cang Lineage soldiers submitted, but most did not.

They were still hoping for their Great Gate Master to rescue them.

"It’s alright, once Absolute Array Gate is closed, they will despair of Chai Jiu," Sikong Jing gave Zhu Yan a hint, and Zhu Yan immediately understood, continuing the persuasion offensive.

Finally, the day arrived when the Absolute Array Gate closed.

Suddenly... buzz buzz buzz!

Various Divine Shuttle fleets appeared, summoned by Chai Jiu, consisting of small sects nearby allied with or dependent on Cang Lineage.

They appeared simultaneously under Chai Jiu’s directive on the day the Absolute Array Gate closed.

And Chai Jiu harshly declared, "Apologies to the Neutral Elders, I’m done negotiating, I’m going to annihilate Mo and Yu."