204: Control the strong

"Don't be impulsive!"

"Everything can be discussed!"

"Shen Xi, we are not unreasonable people."

The powerhouses all tried to persuade Shen Xi.

They couldn't stop Shen Xi in time; whether he stopped the self-detonation completely depended on his mood.

At this moment, the powerhouses panicked.

Shen Xi was too crazy.

He would self-detonate at the slightest disagreement, giving them no time to react.

"Since you say everything can be discussed, then let's discuss it."

Shen Xi stopped his self-detonation and spoke with a beaming smile.

He had gained the initiative.

How to firmly hold the initiative in his hands would depend on his next moves.

"Hoo!"

One powerhouse let out a long breath, appearing somewhat shaken.

This made Shen Xi glance at him, remembering him.

"Shen Xi, how do you want to discuss this?"

"You must hand over this treasure today; this is our bottom line."

"That's right. If you refuse to hand over the treasure, the result is no different from you self-detonating. You might as well just self-detonate directly."

The powerhouses spoke one after another.

Although they didn't want Shen Xi to self-detonate, it was only because of the treasure.

If Shen Xi died, they would completely lose hope of obtaining the treasure.

But if Shen Xi was always unwilling to hand over the treasure, and they wouldn't get it anyway, leaving Shen Xi as such a hidden danger, then it would be better to let Shen Xi die.

"That's natural."

Shen Xi nodded slightly; he also knew this was the bottom line for these powerhouses.

Even if he had gained the initiative, he was only playing on the powerhouses' thoughts.

But once the bottom line was touched, the initiative would vanish.

"Then what do you want?"

A powerhouse asked.

"Let me tell you, the treasure of the Tower of the Heavens is a cultivation insight from a powerhouse whose Realm has reached at least Nirvana and above, very likely transcending the Martial Dao Five Realms. Even a few words left by such an existence would surely be of immense help to your Martial Dao Cultivation."

"And in the entire world, only I possess this cultivation insight. Once I die, the cultivation insight will completely disappear."

"And I am not someone who likes to keep everything to myself. I can share the cultivation insight, provided that my safety is guaranteed."

Shen Xi spoke calmly.

Hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up.

Cultivation insights left by an existence beyond the Martial Dao Five Realms!

If they could obtain it, they would definitely be able to Breakthrough a Realm.

And a difference of one Realm would mean a completely different status.

Simply put, the Dian Ling Realm belongs to middle management in Secluded Factions, the Zhu Tai Realm is truly high-level, and the Detachment Realm is generally held by patriarch-level power holders.

As for Nirvana, that is enough to look down on Secluded Factions; only a Secluded Faction with a Nirvana Realm powerhouse can be considered a true king-level faction.

As for Fish Leap, that is above Secluded Factions; any Secluded Faction facing a Yuyue Realm powerhouse needs to lower its proud head and humble itself.

Almost all of those currently besieging Shen Xi are Zhu Tai Realm powerhouses. If they can Breakthrough to the Detachment Realm, their status in their respective factions will be completely different; even the patriarchs would have to treat them as equals. And as long as they obtain this cultivation insight, all of this will no longer be a pipe dream. One can imagine the value of this cultivation insight to them.

They must get it!

This was the common thought of everyone.

If their previous thoughts about the treasure were longing, now it was fanaticism.

They had been stuck in the Zhu Tai Realm for far too long, originally thinking they would be limited to it for life. But now, with new hope right before their eyes, how could they not want to give it their all!

"If this is true, I can guarantee that I will absolutely not make a move against you."

"Me too!"

"I guarantee it to you."

The powerhouses, abandoning their previous haughtiness, showed goodwill towards Shen Xi.

"Hmph! A bunch of spineless wretches. We have absolutely crushing strength, yet we have to pander to a young upstart?"

At this moment, an untimely voice rang out.

The speaker was a middle-aged man with a scar on his face.

The middle-aged man's expression was fierce, and he stared intently at Shen Xi.

Even though Shen Xi had repeatedly gained the initiative through words and benefits, the other party still maintained an arrogant posture.

A troublemaker, huh?

Shen Xi smiled.

If it were before, just the middle-aged man alone would have given him a massive headache.

But now, the initiative was in his hands, and the middle-aged man alone could not threaten Shen Xi.

Shen Xi responded forcefully: "So, Your Excellency is not satisfied with my approach. Then let's just part ways. I'll continue my self-detonation, and you can forget about getting that cultivation insight."

Hearing this, many powerhouses became anxious.

"Who said we're parting ways!"

"Wu Yousheng, that's your own idea; don't impose it on us."

"We still understand the principle of mutual benefit when united, and mutual harm when divided."

"Only an idiot would think of targeting Young Friend Shen Xi at a time like this!"

Many powerhouses expressed their stance.

Now that they had hope of obtaining this cultivation insight, they naturally wouldn't let Wu Yousheng offend Shen Xi.

In fact, many even glared at Wu Yousheng.

Fearing that Shen Xi might be provoked and impulsively self-detonate.

They had realized that Shen Xi was truly capable of such a thing.

A ruthless character who dared to negotiate in front of eighteen Martial Dao Five Realms powerhouses was definitely a complete lunatic.

"Hmph!"

Wu Yousheng snorted, unable to speak.

He also didn't dare to offend so many people at once.

"Everyone, if everyone obtains this cultivation insight and everyone's strength improves, wouldn't that be the same as no one obtaining it? What's the point of competing for this treasure then?"

Shen Xi changed his tone, speaking profoundly.

Hearing this, these old foxes immediately understood.

Shen Xi intended to target Wu Yousheng and remove this troublemaker.

But precisely, this was an open conspiracy.

As Shen Xi said, if everyone obtained this cultivation insight and everyone's strength improved, it would be as if no one had obtained it.

Who wouldn't want to monopolize this cultivation insight?

If they could monopolize the insight, it would mean that their own strength and the strength of the factions behind them would greatly increase.

Then they could far surpass other Secluded Factions; this was the true meaning of obtaining the treasure.

But if everyone obtained it and everyone's strength improved, then nothing would change, and the various Secluded Factions would still be on equal footing. Wouldn't that be meaningless?

The best situation, of course, was to monopolize the cultivation insight.