121: Chapter 121 Refining complete, post-refinement settlement!

Chu Chengdao nodded.

"I have noted these words."

"As for the compensation, the Family will not be short by a single cent."

After speaking, he raised his hand and gestured.

Outside the Ancestral Hall, over a dozen deacons immediately carried in jade boxes, star charts, treasure keys, and more.

Treasure chest after treasure chest, they filled half the square.

Spiritual Qi surged.

The treasure light was blinding.

Many people just glanced up, and their breathing turned ragged.

Chu Chengdao unfolded a golden jade scroll in front of everyone.

"I announce that from this day forth, half of the Family treasury's resources shall enter Wanqing's private vault."

"The revenue rights of three ancient life stars belong to Wanqing."

"The fifth to ninth levels of the Ancestral treasury are fully open to Wanqing."

"Three hundred thousand Family guards are at her disposal."

"The entire volume of the Emperor Scriptures is open for her to peruse."

"Whoever dares to obstruct this shall be judged as a traitor to the Family!"

He read them out one by one.

The group of Elders before the Ancestral Hall turned pale.

This was no longer just compensation.

This was practically pushing Chu Wanqing toward the position of the next Patriarch.

Chu Chengdao ignored them.

He placed the jade scroll directly into Chu Wanqing's hands.

"Wanqing, these should have been yours to begin with."

"Today, I am giving them to you in advance."

Holding the jade scroll, Chu Wanqing was completely stunned.

She had not expected her father to go this far.

Lin Yi stood to the side, the corners of his lips curling up.

"Patriarch Chu, this gesture is quite generous."

Chu Chengdao glanced at him and actually smiled as well.

"Calling me Patriarch is too distant."

Chu Wanqing's face instantly flushed hot.

"Dad!"

Chu Chengdao laughed twice.

"Fine, I'll say no more."

"In any case, the doors of the Chu Family will always be open for you."

Su Yuxi stood to the side and lightly nudged Shen Qingyue's arm.

"This Uncle Chu has certainly paved the way today."

Shen Qingyue nodded.

"And that's not all."

"He is telling the entire Desolate Region who stands behind Chu Wanqing and Lin Yi."

That was true.

Once this scene before the Ancestral Hall spread, Chu Wanqing would no longer be the Chu Family's Imperial Daughter that people whispered about.

She had power, resources, and her father's personal backing.

Behind her stood Lin Yi and the Heavenly Profound Holy Land.

Whoever dared to touch her again would first need to weigh whether their life was tough enough.

Just as Chu Chengdao finished speaking, Zhou Qing had already stepped toward the ruins.

Wang Shuo was still being suppressed by the Nine Extremes Abyss Suppression Array, disheveled and with a large portion of his chest bone collapsed.

Zhou Qing stood before him and looked down at him.

"Stop pretending."

"Since you're not dead yet, let's settle the accounts first."

Wang Shuo raised his head, his eyes bloodshot.

"Zhou Qing, do you really want to burn all bridges?"

Zhou Qing was expressionless.

"Your Wang Family infiltrated the Chu Family to plot against the Imperial Daughter."

"Your Wang Family's six Quasi-Emperors besieged the Saint of my Heavenly Profound Holy Land."

"You ask me if I want to burn all bridges?"

"You have the nerve to say that."

Wang Shuo almost spat out another mouthful of blood.

Luo Qinghan also walked over.

Her white clothes hovered in mid-air, and her tone was even colder than Zhou Qing's.

"One less word of nonsense, one more chance at survival."

"If you don't pay the compensation, I will go to the Wang Family's ancestral grounds today to collect."

"If it's not enough, I'll tear down a few more ancestral graves."

Zhou Qing flicked his sleeve, and a long list was slammed directly onto Wang Shuo's face.

"Take a look."

"This is what I prepared before I came."

Wang Shuo only glanced at it, and his expression changed.

Six Divine Source mineral veins.

Three ancient life stars.

Two medicinal mountains.

One Emperor Weapon.

Ten billion Spirit Stones.

Three volumes of ancient scriptures treasured in the Wang Family's ancestral treasury.

Plus the Wang Family's trade route shares across the Desolate Region.

Item after item.

This was not asking for compensation.

This was demanding to suck dry half the life of the Wang Family!

Wang Shuo gritted his teeth.

"Zhou Qing, you might as well just kill me."

Zhou Qing nodded.

"That works too."

"Patriarch Chu, activate the array."

Wang Shuo's facial muscles twitched violently.

"Wait!"

Zhou Qing stopped and didn't speak.

Wang Shuo's chest heaved violently, his mouth full of blood foam.

He knew very well that if he didn't nod today, the main line of the Wang Family would have to bury another batch of people.

The True Emperor Son was gone.

The six Quasi-Emperors were also lying down.

If he threw his own life away here too, the Wang Family would fall apart immediately.

If the Wang Family was destroyed, how could he face his ancestors?

Wang Shuo clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles turning white.

"I will pay."

Zhou Qing said indifferently, "Speak louder."

Wang Shuo's face twitched, and he took a sharp breath.

"I will pay!"

Zhou Qing was finally satisfied.

"Establish a blood contract."

Wang Shuo's anger surged, but he couldn't utter a single tough word, so he could only force out a mouthful of his natal essence blood and press it onto that list.

A bloody light shone.

The contract was formed.

Zhou Qing raised his hand to put away the list and immediately tossed it to Lin Yi.

"Keep it."

"This is what you deserve."

Lin Yi reached out to take it, glanced at it, and immediately understood the situation.

Zhou Qing didn't kill Wang Shuo.

It wasn't because of a soft heart.

It was intentional, to keep this old dog alive to go back and clean up the mess.

The Wang Family had lost their True Emperor Son today, lost most of their Family assets, and paid out so many resources.

As long as Wang Shuo went back, the interior of the Wang Family would descend into chaos on its own.

Once the chaos reached its peak, the Chu Family and the Heavenly Profound Holy Land could then intervene, making it much easier to take over.

Chu Wanqing leaned in half a step and whispered, "Why didn't Father and Holy Master Zhou just suppress him directly?"

Lin Yi turned his head and lowered his voice.

"Let him go back."

"To open the door for us."

Chu Wanqing was stunned for a moment, then her eyes lit up.

"Brother Lin Yi, you are truly amazing!"

Lin Yi smiled.

"This is called saving effort."

Chu Wanqing couldn't suppress the corners of her mouth, and the bit of anger in her heart had long been washed away by a sense of satisfaction.

Su Yuxi stood behind and heard this, lightly clicking her tongue.

"Wanqing, starting to devise strategies for Brother Lin Yi?"

Chu Wanqing's earlobes turned red.

"I did not!"

Shen Qingyue maintained her usual cold aloofness, but the corners of her mouth also moved slightly.

After Wang Shuo finished paying, the Chu Family deacons immediately stepped forward and took away all the resources in his Storage Ring.

With every item taken, the color on Wang Shuo's face faded a little more.

By the time the last ancient seal was taken, he had completely collapsed.

The group of Chu Family Elders watched, feeling a chill run through their hearts.

The once high-and-mighty Wang Family Patriarch was now no different from an old dog whose spine had been pulled out.

This was the consequence of standing on the wrong side!

Chu Chengdao watched this scene without a shred of pity.

"Someone come."

"Take Wang Shuo down."

"Do not release him until the compensation has been delivered."

Wang Shuo looked up abruptly.

"Chu Chengdao, you still dare to detain me?"

Chu Chengdao sneered.

"Not only do I dare to detain you."

"For every item your Wang Family fails to deliver, I will cut off a piece of your flesh."

As soon as these words fell, four Chu Family Elders stepped forward directly and dragged Wang Shuo away.

Before the Ancestral Hall, no one dared to make a sound.

Things had reached this point, and the situation was already clear.

The Chu Family had won.

The Heavenly Profound Holy Land had won.

Lin Yi had won the most.

Chu Chengdao turned around and looked at the entire Family.

"Today's matter ends here."

"Thoroughly investigate Chu Wanjun's lineage!"

"Those who colluded with the Wang Family, kill!"

"Those who plotted against the Imperial Daughter, kill!"

"Those who spread rumors about the Bloodline, severely punish!"

"If there are any who still harbor delusions, think for yourselves how Chu Ningshuang and Wang Lie died!"