I Can See Your Combat Power-Chapter 999 - Two Hundred and Ninety-Three Life Enters a
Chapter 999: Chapter Two Hundred and Ninety-Three: Life Enters a Single Stream
Chapter 999 -Two Hundred and Ninety-Three: Life Enters a Single Stream
“Hm…” Tang Luo placed his index finger horizontally across his lips, furrowed his brows, and pondered for a long while before he finally lifted his head and said to Ji Chen, “Ji Chen, what you’ve said makes sense. After all, one should not reap without sowing. Currently, the Spirit Realm drifts in the void, the whereabouts of the Blood God unknown. Although the Tang Clan and Ji Clan are allies, it seems a bit unreasonable for the Tang Clan to continue taking the Ji Clan’s spiritual herbs!”
“Oh?” Ji Chen’s eyebrows raised, his heart leaped with joy, but his face remained impassive as he said, “So, this means Tang Tianjiao agrees with Ji’s words then?”
“Of course!” Tang Luo nodded amicably. “However, my clan is facing a small difficulty right now that we may need the Ji Clan to help resolve.”
“The Tang and Ji clans are allies in name but brothers in reality. The difficulties of the Tang Clan are the Ji Clan’s difficulties. Please, Brother Tang, go ahead!”
The mission the leaders of the Lingxiao Sect’s Slaughter Immortal Army gave to Ji Chen was for him to take back half of the annual share of spiritual herbs from the Tang Clan. He proposed just five hundred thousand as a starting point for negotiation, to test Tang Luo’s reaction and to provide a buffer for bargaining.
However, to Ji Chen’s surprise, Tang Luo, who was rumored to have a volatile nature, turned out to be so amenable, which delighted him beyond expectation, even changing the way he addressed him.
“Ji Chen Traveler might not be aware that ever since forming an alliance with the Ji Clan, my clan has felt our weakness and has known that even with the Han Family’s secret techniques, we’re still unable to catch up to the once greatest holy land of mankind. Therefore, in these past few years, the whole clan has been cultivating for our lives, treating the Undying Battle Body as our main technique. Practically every disciple in the clan practices it. Three million spiritual herbs a year might seem like a lot, but given the current situation, it will be insufficient to sustain the cultivation needs of everyone in the clan in no more than ten years.”
Smiling, Tang Luo said to Ji Chen, “Therefore, the next goal of our clan is to attack a certain sect located in Longzhou. If we succeed and take over a divine mountain and its medicinal garden, naturally, we will no longer need the divine medicine and treasured herbs from the Ji Clan. I would like to request the Ji Clan’s assistance in this matter!”
An attack on a sect could lead to exposure. This venture was akin to pulling out radishes and bringing up all the dirt, potentially implicating the Tang Clan without sparing the Ji Clan either.
Initially all smiles, Ji Chen’s expression turned grim as he realized this, comprehending that the other’s concession was merely a tease. He coldly said to Tang Luo, “Are you threatening me?”
“Threatening you? No, no, no, you think too highly of yourself. I merely need you to convey these words to those behind you who have opinions about this agreement. Now, the Tang and Ji clans are grasshoppers on a string, neither able to escape the other. To suddenly cut off supplies would force allies into desperate straits. I wonder if the Ji Clan is prepared to face the An Family Divine Dynasty head-on?”
Ji Chen’s face turned stern, his thoughts now in turmoil, “Under a collapsed nest, how can there be any intact eggs? Aren’t you afraid that the Tang Clan will be exterminated first?”
“There’s nothing we can do if we’re exposed.” Tang Luo leaned back into his chair, his robust body displaying a slight smile. “Our clansmen need to cultivate, which requires divine medicine and treasured herbs for alchemy. Each year tens of thousands of newborns are recorded in the Tang Clan’s register. As their elders, we can’t let the younger generation lack the resources they need for cultivation. It would be best if we can resolve this peacefully. If not, our clan must consider other methods. After all, Ji Chen, you know how the Tang Clan got its start, don’t you?”
“Ghost Weeping Warship, pirates and outlaws!”
Ji Chen spat out eight chilling words between his lips, “Even if they come ashore, they can’t change their outlaw nature of banditry!”
“Thanks for the compliment!” Tang Luo bowed with a grin. “Ji Chen Traveler, growing up inland, might not be aware that whether it’s sailing for trade or heading out to sea to fish, the risks involved are immense. Sometimes, of three men from one family who set sail, not a single one returns. It’s a common occurrence.”
“My father once said that sometimes a wave arises on the Endless Sea, tens of zhang high, even martial practitioners from the Fierce Realm can only muster the strength to protect themselves in the face of such heavenly might, let alone those who have transcended mundanity. Once swept into the waves, you either become a beast’s prey or suffocate and drown,”
“And now, the Tang Clan is like on a boat called ‘Restoration of the Han Family’, even if they manage to scrape by for a hundred years, when the An Family Divine Dynasty sends a big wave, won’t they also end up dead and their lineage extinguished? Since fate is like a wave, rather than sitting and waiting for death, it’s better to ride the tides and brave the waves, to seek life in the face of death, perhaps there’s a glimmer of hope. Does Young Master Ji Chen think so?”
With the calmest tone, Tang Luo spoke the most impassioned vow, looking at Ji Chen and saying faintly, “Also, you must be clear about one thing: the reason why the Tang Clan can divide half of the Han Family’s treasury resources and take these three million divine medicinal herbs each year, is not due to the generosity of the Ji Clan, but because of the Tang Clan’s strength and capability!”
Ji Chen’s lips were tightly sealed, his face pale as iron. Tang Luo stood up, his body as towering as a giant’s, the Pride of Longxi taking slow steps towards him. His shadow completely engulfed the Lingxiao Sect Traveler beneath, the giant leaning forward slightly, his two thick arms resting on the armrest of Ji Chen’s chair, smiling menacingly, exuding an indescribable sense of dominance.
Tang Luo brought his head close to Ji Chen’s ear and whispered, “Lastly, you should be thankful that the Tang and Ji clans are allies, otherwise, you would already be dead!”
“You are welcome to try!”
With a cold and imposing face, Ji Chen replied tersely.
Witnessing the increasingly tense atmosphere between the two, Ji Fu, who had been observing, finally spoke up with advice, “Enough, Brother Tang has come from afar and is our guest. Even if we wish to discuss matters of the divine herbs, it’s proper to send an envoy to Longxi to negotiate with the patriarch of the Tang Clan, in keeping with courtesy. Our leaders are too impatient.”
After addressing Ji Chen, Ji Fu turned his head towards Tang Luo, “Brother Tang, you have traveled thousands of miles to come to Beimang, not just to catch up with Ji Fu, right?”
With an imperceptible change in topic, she then inquired about Tang Luo’s intentions, showing that Ji Fu’s growth over the past two years had indeed been significant.
Releasing his arms that locked on the armrests next to Ji Chen, freeing him from this almost imprisoning posture, Tang Luo stood up straight, returned to his seat, turned his head towards Ji Fu, and said, “My visit to Beimang, firstly, is to see you, and secondly, I want to ask if you have any knowledge about the Wuyi Sect?”
“The Wuyi Sect?” Ji Fu, who had been in seclusion for years, was oblivious to the affairs of the outside world. Upon hearing the name of this sect, he cast a puzzled look at Ji Chen.
After a series of whisperings and secrets shared, Ji Fu finally understood the origin of the Wuyi Sect and its current meteoric rise in reputation.
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“To integrate special spiritual threads into clothing to form arrays that transform Spiritual Power, allowing practitioners of various martial arts to use the spirit garments to perform combined attacks—turning such ingenuity into reality requires top-tier expertise in array formations and research in Spiritual Power. And to simplify this system to the point where it can be popularized among wandering martial artists, there must be a powerhouse or a sect with sky-high capabilities behind the Wuyi Sect!”
After careful consideration, Ji Fu expressed his views on the Wuyi Sect and then turned to Tang Luo, “Such a force is certainly of interest to the Ji Clan, but it’s just that we do not know whether the person behind the Wuyi Sect is a friend or foe.”
The people who besieged the Han Family’s territory back then are now heavyweights in Zhongzhou. If the backers of the Wuyi Sect are among these individuals, then the Ji Clan, no matter how interested they might be, must avoid them at this time.
