413: Demonstrations

Qin Shilei scanned the surroundings and found that all those who had gathered were Platinum Experts. The one with the highest cultivation was a middle-aged man around forty years old, at Platinum Peak.

He clasped his hands and said, "I am Qin Shilei, here to visit the Zhengqi Alliance Master."

Elder He flew to the side of the middle-aged man with the highest cultivation and whispered a few words.

The man frowned, then smiled and said, "I am Chu Ye, the Alliance Master of the Zhengqi Alliance. May I ask what brings Mr. Qin to the Zhengqi Alliance?"

Qin Shilei took out the photo again, "Does Chu Alliance Master recognize this gentleman?"

Chu Ye glanced at it and shook his head, "I don't recognize him."

Qin Shilei looked at him, then asked, "Does the Zhengqi Alliance intend to return to Blue Star to develop?"

Chu Ye raised an eyebrow, "Is Blue Star now Mr. Qin's territory, forbidding our Zhengqi Alliance from returning?"

Qin Shilei smiled, "Qin has no such intention. I merely wish to discuss with Chu Alliance Master whether an alliance is possible."

A middle-aged woman beside Chu Ye suddenly spoke up, "May I ask about the strength of the force Mr. Qin belongs to, and how many Platinum Experts it has?"

Qin Shilei said confidently, "My Qin An Royal Mansion currently has only me at the Platinum Realm, but I believe I am not weaker than your Zhengqi Alliance."

"Pfft!"

The middle-aged woman sneered, "What big talk! Do you think you alone can match dozens of us?"

The surrounding crowd also spoke disdainfully.

"At first, I thought it was a Diamond Expert gracing us with his presence. Tsk tsk, turns out it's only Platinum One-Star."

"An ignorant fellow. Which brother wants to teach him a lesson?"

"Only parties of equal strength can discuss an alliance. Is this guy here to be funny?"

Elder He, among the crowd, was sweating profusely and couldn't help but whisper, "This person's strength is extraordinary. Everyone, be careful."

It was then that everyone noticed Elder He's robe was dirty, and there was a large bloodstain on his chest.

Immediately, someone asked incredulously, "Elder He, did you fight him?"

Elder He nodded almost imperceptibly.

Everyone was instantly in an uproar.

Since Elder He had fought him, and the opponent had even managed to reach the Zhengqi Alliance's headquarters, the outcome was obvious.

Elder He must have been no match for him.

Elder Fan approached Chu Ye and whispered, "Alliance Master, should we combine our strength to take him down first?"

Chu Ye was extremely conflicted internally, looking up at Qin Shilei.

Qin Shilei suddenly spoke, "Chu Alliance Master, I have a sword technique. Please, allow me to demonstrate!"

As his words fell, his body rapidly grew larger.

Heaven Piercing Sword!

The enormous sword shadow appeared for the first time in the eyes of the Zhengqi Alliance members.

Everyone instantly felt as if they were targeted by the Grim Reaper, their hearts racing, pupils contracting, staring in horror at the sword shadow that resembled a mountain peak.

They instinctively retreated rapidly.

Elder He's forehead was covered in beads of sweat the size of soybeans.

He thought to himself, "If he had used this sword earlier, would I already be a corpse?"

Qin Shilei swung his right hand downwards.

Chu Ye only felt a blur before his eyes, and the huge sword shadow had already grazed his body and rapidly slashed downwards.

Boom!

A massive gully appeared in the small mountain ahead, literally splitting the small mountain in half with a single sword strike.

The scene instantly became incredibly silent.

Chu Ye felt a chill spread from his heels all the way to the back of his head.

Was this truly an attack that a Platinum One-Star could unleash?

Could it be that this Qin Shilei in front of him was an impersonation of that Diamond Ancestor?

Chu Ye knew very well that if the target of that sword strike had been him, he would have been utterly unable to resist, nor could he have escaped the attack range of that sword.

In other words, as long as the other party had killing intent, he was dead for sure.

Even if everyone combined their efforts, they would not be able to block that sword.

"Hehe."

Qin Shilei chuckled, "I wasn't paying attention for a moment and ended up destroying some of your buildings. Please don't take offense, Chu Alliance Master."

Chu Ye gave a dry laugh, "To witness Mr. Qin's magnificent display, a few buildings are nothing. Mr. Qin, please come down so we can discuss in detail."

After witnessing Qin Shilei's strength, Chu Ye's attitude changed drastically, and he politely invited Qin Shilei to the main hall for a detailed discussion.

Assembly Hall.

Qin Shilei and Chu Ye sat side by side, with eight elders of the Zhengqi Alliance below them.

Chu Ye put down his teacup and asked kindly, "How does Mr. Qin propose we form an alliance?"

Qin Shilei smiled, "Let's not rush into the alliance for now. Does Chu Alliance Master have any understanding of the outside world?"

Chu Ye shook his head, "Although I've sent several subordinates to investigate outside, no news has come back yet."

Qin Shilei then began to introduce the situation in the outside world.

As he spoke, everyone in the hall showed expressions of surprise.

When they heard that in three years, the peerless experts of the alien races would also invade Blue Star, and everyone would be devoured or enslaved by them, everyone's faces became incredibly grim.

Elder He asked incredulously, "So, according to you, we are doomed?"

Qin Shilei sighed softly, "The future of our Blue Star is indeed not optimistic."

He paused, then continued, "But it's not without hope. The first method is to hide in a Space Secret Realm before the three-year period arrives and never come out. As long as they are not peerless experts proficient in spatial arts, it's very likely they won't discover the existence of the Space Secret Realm."

Everyone's eyes lit up, and they immediately felt much more at ease.

Qin Shilei then continued, "The second method is to raise our cultivation to Master, or even King, within three years. As long as we are strong enough, who would dare to invade our Blue Star?"

"Master, King—these are just legendary realms. No human has ever reached such realms. For Mr. Qin to say we can reach such realms in three years is probably a fantasy."

An elder surnamed Luo shook his head and sighed.

"If the situation is truly as Mr. Qin says, I think our best option is to close the secret realm and pray that it won't be discovered by the enemy. That would be the best policy."

Someone else offered a suggestion.

Qin Shilei said indifferently, "You can go out from the secret realm later, and you can easily verify whether what I said is true.

If you want to close the secret realm, then there's no need to talk about our alliance.

If you want to venture out and strive, I hope we can respect each other!"

His main purpose in coming to the Zhengqi Alliance this time was to ensure that the Zhengqi Alliance would not provoke him.

This would allow him more time to cultivate, so that he could possess greater strength when the alien races arrived.

Given that the other party also shared the bloodline of Great Xia, Qin Shilei did not immediately go on a killing spree upon his arrival.

Instead, he demonstrated a Heaven Piercing Sword in front of everyone.

As long as the other party was not brain-dead, they would be wary and not dare to provoke the Qin An Royal Mansion.

Chu Ye pondered for a moment, then said, "Mr. Qin, may we be allowed to go out and investigate first, and then discuss the alliance?"

Qin Shilei nodded, "Alright, then Qin will take his leave first!"

As soon as his words fell, his figure suddenly vanished before everyone's eyes.