Chapter 1937 - 1487: No Compensation Wanted! Only the Earth Crystal Core (Monthly Ticket Requested)

The golden morning glow, on those distant towering peaks, gathers into countless golden beams, writhing in the cloud cover, gradually forming a red mist that dyes the sunset peak’s brilliant clouds a crimson red.

"Since you know what needs to be done, why not do it immediately? Are you hesitating over this old man’s worthless life? This is not like your style! Besides, this old man has lived for over four thousand years, has lived enough, and is tired. To be able to do such a meaningful great deed at the last moment of life, I can die without regret!"

"Don’t talk about yourself being so great, nor make your life sound so worthless. Sometimes, what requires courage and determination is not the person sacrificing, but the one who personally sends off the sacrificer. Isn’t that so?"

On Broken Sun Peak, Jiang Dali and Xiao Sanxiao stood side by side, conversing with each other, suddenly turned to look at each other, an old and a young face, both glowing and radiant in the morning sunlight, couldn’t help but laugh together.

Xiao Sanxiao nodded, saying, "You are right. I have found the destination of life, sacrifice is my destiny, it makes me happy, it liberates me. But it is you who sends me off on the last journey, who needs more courage and determination because you carry more burdens."

Jiang Dali stood with hands behind his back, his face like an iron mold covered in frost, saying, "So, senior, do not rush.

When all preparations are in place, I will send you to do what needs to be done, but before then, your sacrifice will have no meaning.

At least, I need to first go into the Emperor’s Treasure Vault, obtain the Phoenix Blood Pendant, ensure I can indeed resurrect the Fire Phoenix..."

Getting the Phoenix Blood Pendant and then finding Qin Shi Huang, asking Qin Shi Huang to willingly regurgitate the Fire Phoenix Essence Blood he consumed, might be even more difficult than ascending to heaven.

Therefore, resurrecting the Dragon Turtle is relatively easier, with Xiao Sanxiao willing to sacrifice himself.

But if the Fire Phoenix cannot be resurrected, even if the Dragon Turtle is revived, the situation cannot be changed, Xiao Sanxiao’s sacrifice would be wasted.

Jiang Dali crossed his arms, pondering, "The Emperor’s Treasure Vault is expected to open after the Holy Dynasty Hundred Heroes Conference, roughly three months of preparation time. During these three months, senior, go handle your affairs, later I will also go to the Land of Catastrophe to completely resolve the enmity with the leader of the Strange People."

Xiao Sanxiao was surprised and slowly nodded, pondering for a moment, then asked, "You say Prince Zhu chose to stay within the Sky, competing with the leader of the Strange People to control Earth Intent, considered indirect resolution, are you going to assist him?"

Jiang Dali sighed, shook his head, looking at the distant morning sun, said, "I don’t know! I feel his mindset has once again changed from yesterday, I don’t know if he can finally succeed in soberly controlling the Earth Intent."

Xiao Sanxiao’s expression tensed, "What do you mean?"

Jiang Dali unwilling to say much, replied, "Nothing. But note, true emotions remain steadfast at this time, do not later regret a smile. At the very least, I am able to leave the Sky, it is Mr. Zhu who saved me, this is enough."

Xiao Sanxiao seemed thoughtful, nodded slightly, then watched as Jiang Dali performed the technique of ’Near and Far Divine Skills’, stepping through waves of spatial ripples, swiftly leaving.

He folded his hands inside his robe, gazed down at the Ten Thousand Year Tears Spring below, sighed, "He never asked you about the ’Secret of Heaven’s Tears’, is he unaware?"

A hoarse voice of Mud Buddha came from below, "He knows... he naturally knows, he is smarter than most who arrogantly claim to be smart in the world, not asking is exactly his smartness..."

Xiao Sanxiao’s tone turned serious, "It is said, ’Heavenly Cry’ was originally the first word created by Cang He under a fortuitous connection of Yin and Yang with Heaven and Earth. The appearance of this word even exceeded Cang He’s own expectations, showing astonishing magical power, alarming the heavens, causing Heaven to cry, which is the origin of Heavenly Cry...

It is rumored that this word revealed the greatest secret of Heaven and Earth, anyone who sees this word automatically filled with immense mysteries in their mind, seemingly connecting with Heaven and Earth and henceforth able to know all secrets in Heaven and Earth, including the past, present, and future...

Mud Buddha, you, because you once saw this word, gained magical powers to predict Heavenly Mechanism and foresee the future.

If you show him this word, wouldn’t it greatly assist him in purifying this Heaven and Earth?"

"Ha ha ha ha..."

Mud Buddha laughed lowly, sighed, "This is precisely his cleverness, to know, sometimes knowing too much is not necessarily good, Heavenly Will like a knife, human power is limited, knowing too much future inevitably disrupts many actions in the present.

Most importantly..."

Mud Buddha’s tone was sorrowful and fatigued, "You have seen what I look like now, this is the fate of foreseeing the future, anyone who witnesses Heavenly Cry will suffer the curse of Heaven’s resentment, never able to transcend, ancient Cang He was like this, later the second to see it, Xuanzang was like this... I am, the third!"

Xiao Sanxiao sighed, and then gradually showed a resolute expression, slowly said, "Then let me be the fourth! I want to see... what the future looks like, I want to know, if he can succeed in the end! Before I sacrifice, even facing a curse, is of no consequence."

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The deep blue ocean, solemn and serene, the surface glistening, as if thousands of silver fish are leaping and playing on the surface, a scene of tranquility.

Suddenly —

Circles of space ripples appeared over the ocean surface, abruptly splitting open a space rift.

Jiang Dali, his clothes torn and scorched black, suddenly stepped out from the rift, his gaze suddenly surveying the calm and gentle ocean surface below, his eyes seeming able to instantly pierce through thousands of feet of sea water, locking onto the deep marine trench.

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In the depths of a dark marine trench, countless glowing Mingyun Crystal dust floated within the trench, creating a dream-like scene amidst the darkness, as if a group of deep-sea luminous microorganisms were drifting around.

Suddenly.

An oppressive aura scattered the dust, a golden majestic radiance like a giant searchlight instantly illuminated a vast trench, revealing a cold golden vertical pupil, its black-red flesh filaments pulsating like a heart.

Within the center of the vertical pupil, the black pupil constituted by four human faces, at this moment all wore expressions of uncertain amazement, distantly staring at the floating figure above the ocean surface, rapidly exchanging thoughts by mental intention.

"We have issued a clarification announcement and are willing to make compensation. Surely some players in his mountain village will inform him of our statement, yet he still came looking for us. It’s clear he’s not here for friendly reasons."

"Calm down. Maybe he’s here to discuss compensation. We should endure when we can and try to meet some of his demands for now, as we don’t have the full capacity to become his enemy, which conflicts with the interests of the Supreme Alliance."

"What if his demands are excessive? What if he insists on making a move... You are not unaware of his personality."

"No one does harm for no benefit. At our level, there will be compromise for interests, more or less. Watch."

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In the air above the sea, Jiang Dali’s expression was stern, starting to gather his entire momentum. The dense and pure War God Power echoed throughout his body, causing him to emanate a majestic and domineering golden light, even without being in the Divine Demon Golden Body state, as if he were a War God standing tall amidst heaven and earth, his momentum surging.

Crackle—

Suddenly, lightning flickered across him, winds roared around, and the air became agitated and uneasy.

The distant clouds quickly rolled like rushing horses, swiftly drifting away. Suddenly, his eyes fiercely radiated, his spirit and will transformed into an astonishing torrent that surged downward.

"Dare to stay hidden below? Simply seeing me as if I don’t exist! Get out!!"

Boom—

His formidable will quickly spread in the seawater, like an invisible tsunami stirring dark currents in the sea, swiftly spreading to the trench below, the tremendous force causing the trench to tremble gently, as if a natural disaster had arrived.

"Black Wind Village Chief!"

Black-red patterns covering the surface of the Earth Crystal Core blindingly illuminated, emitting terrifying fluctuations of will, causing the surrounding air to twist and boil. Golden Emperor’s vertical pupils glowed with the light of will, the power of Earth Intent surged out of the seawater, seemingly forming a deterrent like howling winds.

"We have no intention of being your enemy anymore. Let us return to the original cooperative relationship for mutual benefit. You also witnessed our control power over Sky through Earth Intent, we can cooperate in many ways. As long as you agree, we are willing to make some compensation for the previous offense!"

"Heh heh heh..."

Jiang Dali coldly snickered, fiercely clenched his fist, the air booming, coldly saying, "Compensation? How do you plan to compensate? Just offer some ancient texts as compensation?"

"Dao Fruit!"

Earth Intent sent fluctuations, enticingly said, "You have tasted the flavor of Dao Fruit, haven’t you? As long as you agree to return to the initial state of cooperation with us, we are willing to provide you with at least one Dao Fruit of the Returning to Truth Realm expert every year. Moreover... should you bring in some experts yourself, the Dao Fruits they produce can also be traded to you. Currently... no strong after death from the Holy Dynasty has ever been found in Sky, to produce Dao Fruits, we can team up and research."

"At this point... you still want to use me to pave the way for opening the Holy Dynasty?"

Jiang Dali’s eyes suddenly narrowed into a streak of cold light.

The Four Great Family Heads controlling the communication with Earth Intent felt anxious and uneasy, saying, "Aren’t you interested in Dao Fruits of the Breakthrough Realm? Once we research a viable solution, we can even join forces to condense the Holy Dynasty Regent King into a Dao Fruit... How about it?"

"Hahaha!"

Jiang Dali laughed out loud, his laughter mocking, saying, "A Dao Fruit of the Breakthrough Realm, you are really naive! You’ve always been trying to cultivate experts of the Breakthrough Realm, perhaps only then can you perfectly control the Earth Crystal Core, and now you still want to use me to achieve that purpose?"

His eyes suddenly filled with murderous intent, black-golden patterns appeared all over him, as his muscles expanded and bones shook, his body swelled and exploded, surging with power, causing his weight to begin climbing, his voice roaring like thunder:

"This village chief has come today, not for any compensation! Just for the Earth Crystal Core! Just for Earth Intent!"

At that moment!—

A flash of golden light behind him, he transformed into a fleeting shadow, instantly diving down, tearing through the seawater like a golden lightning bolt directly heading for the trench.

"Unsatisfied like a snake swallowing an elephant! He actually wants to take the Earth Crystal Core from our hands!"

"Ridiculous! A native dares to try to control the greatest treasure of this land!"

"Then let’s battle! Our power has recovered a lot, it’s okay to result again in mutual damage like last time, this time without Moluo’s assistance, he might not push us to the limit, while he on the contrary, acts too brazenly, many strong ones from the Holy Dynasty would love to see him fail!"

Inside the Earth Crystal Core, the Four Great Family Heads decided in fury to resist.

Compensation is possible!

However, giving up control of the Earth Crystal Core or Earth Intent, allowing a native to acquire the Supreme Alliance’s Mixed Martial Arts divine artifact, would be a betrayal and disgrace to the country, there is absolutely no possibility of making any concessions...

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