197: Chapter 197 The Ye Family's One Hundred and Eight Concubines!

Chapter 197: The Ye Family's One Hundred and Eight concubines!

In just under half a year, Zhao Changsheng successfully met the Grand Elder of the Ye Family. However, it was only the Ye Family's Grand Elder alone; clearly, no one else was worried about Zhao Changsheng exterminating their clan.

Such a thing was not impossible; in fact, it was quite likely. After understanding everything Zhao Changsheng had done, they knew very well that if they provoked him, Zhao Changsheng truly might slaughter their entire Ye Family. This was something Zhao Changsheng was definitely capable of doing.

After all, there was no telling how many races had been exterminated and how many Schools had died at Zhao Changsheng's hands—a bunch in Tiannan, a bunch in the Chaotic Star Sea, and some in the Great Jin as well.

Under these circumstances, it was already excellent that the Ye Family could send their Grand Elder.

The main reason was that if they sent an ordinary Nascent Soul Stage Elder, it would seem like they weren't giving Zhao Changsheng Face, which would be even easier to provoke him. If the Ye Family were to be hated by Zhao Changsheng for this reason, they would regret it until the day they died.

“Ye Family Grand Elder, right? I presume you are clear about the matter we are to discuss next. My conditions are simple: I want to establish a massive Cultivation Empire, and during this process, your Ye Family must provide full support. I also know your Ye Family's goal—isn't it for the two heaven-reaching spiritual treasures within Kunwu Mountain? Similarly, the Righteous Path and the Demonic Path want them too; they want to use your Ye Family's hands to open that Kunwu Mountain.”

“And I likewise want to use your Ye Family's hands to open Kunwu Mountain. During this time—no, to be precise, over these years or even centuries—you have been doing two things: first, finding Kunwu Mountain, and second, refining imitations of heaven-reaching spiritual treasures. And there isn't just one; there should be three, right? My demands aren't high; I only want two of them. And not right now; I will take two once the task is complete. As for the heaven-reaching spiritual treasures within Kunwu Mountain, I want them all. I know this condition sounds excessive, but there is one thing I can do that your Ye Family absolutely cannot: once the task is done, I can protect the safety of the Ye Family. But your Ye Family alone definitely cannot preserve your lives. I think you should have investigated this clearly over the years; the Righteous Path and Demonic Path have been observing and following every move of the Ye Family, just waiting for you to open Kunwu Mountain and finish refining the imitation heaven-reaching spiritual treasures.”

“As soon as you achieve these two things, your Ye Family will be instantly wiped out by the combined forces of the Righteous Path and the Demonic Path. As for who will get the imitation heaven-reaching spiritual treasures you refined, that won't be for you to worry about because your Ye Family will have already been exterminated. You should be very clear about this; I don't need to say more. That's why you've invited me to help. However, the price for inviting me is high. First, your Ye Family's status as the imperial Family may no longer exist. Your Ye Family will still exist and won't be affected in any other way; I can guarantee you this. The losses for your Ye Family won't be as large as you think.”

“Because with me protecting you, the Righteous Path and Demonic Path of the Ye Family will absolutely not dare to drive you to extinction. Rest assured on this point; with me here, absolutely no accidents will occur. I will cooperate with the Ye Family, and likewise, the Ye Family needs to help me. This is the content of our cooperation. If you agree, then naturally everyone will be happy. If you don't agree, then there's nothing to talk about and no room for negotiation; there's simply no need to discuss anything further. Your Ye Family can just wait to be destroyed. Anyway, this isn't any trouble for me, and I don't need to care about the survival of the Ye Family. If the Ye Family thinks I need your help, then I feel you are purely overthinking it. I also know the specific location of Kunwu Mountain; it's just that opening it is a bit troublesome for me, and I have a lot of matters to handle. You are also aware of this; you've long since investigated my situation thoroughly, even down to my ancestors for eighteen generations. So, I don't need to explain anything more to you. Therefore, what you need to do now is only one thing: obediently follow my instructions, and then open Kunwu Mountain according to my orders. As for those three imitation heaven-reaching spiritual treasures, I assume you've already completed them. The Righteous Path and Demonic Path both want these three Spirit Treasures. You just tell them that you've given them to me as a meeting gift, saying that I've taken several of your Ye Family's talented women as concubines. I'm sure they won't have any objections. If they do, tell them to come find me directly. I guarantee they won't have any more objections, nor will they come looking for trouble with the Ye Family again. I can make this guarantee. If I couldn't even make this guarantee, I wouldn't be here chatting with you.”

“Don't worry, since I've chosen to cooperate with you, I will definitely protect the Ye Family well. Because the Ye Family has sacrificed so much, it would truly be a disservice to you if I didn't help.”

“What you need to do now is be obedient and do nothing else. If you insist on acting on your own, the only ones who will suffer in the end are yourselves. You should be very clear about this; I don't need to say more. What you must do now is be obedient and act according to my instructions. Only then will I have absolute certainty in protecting the Ye Family. Isn't this what the Ye Family wants? To stabilize your status and identity, and then preserve your clan. I can stabilize you for now, but once the matter is settled, you must relinquish your status as the imperial Family. Because I want to establish a massive Cultivation Empire; only in this way can the power of the entire Mortal Realm be integrated to save it. I am doing all this for the sake of the entire Mortal Realm, not for myself. I am not exceptionally selfless, but I want to do my part, and I hope the Ye Family can help a bit. Don't think about those bad things; there's really no need to think about them. Because no matter how much you think, it's useless because your strength is insufficient. In this Cultivation World, what strength represents and what it means—I presume I don't need to say more. Your Ye Family should have been very clear over these years; if you had enough strength, you wouldn't have to be tormented and trapped like a dog by the Righteous Path and Demonic Path, not daring to make a sound or raise any dissent, only allowed to be at their beck and call. Although you are the dignified Great Jin imperial Family, you are no different from a dog—not a single bit of difference. Facing the orders and instructions of the Righteous Path and Demonic Path, you have no room for choice, only for obedience.”

“So you want to escape all of this, and I just happen to be able to help you. You don't need to worry that I will replace the status and identity of the Righteous Path and Demonic Path to control you; I don't have that much spare time. Everything I do is for the sake of the entire Mortal Realm. I will not control the Ye Family; as long as the Ye Family doesn't cross my bottom line, you can do whatever you love and whatever you want. Just don't provoke me or annoy me, and that's enough. I only have this one requirement. As long as you can do that, then everyone will be happy and it will be a win-win; no one will get in anyone else's way or delay anyone else. You can do as you please. What I want to do is unseal all those former Sealed Lands in the entire Mortal Realm; that is what I want to do and what I must achieve. Only in this way can a portion of the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi return to the Mortal Realm, returning to a part of what it was during the Ancient Era. I think you should be very clear and understand this; I don't need to say anything more.”

“And Kunwu Mountain is one of the most important Sealed Lands; I must open it as well. Originally, I thought it would require a massive price, but I didn't expect your Ye Family to have already started taking action. Since your Ye Family has already begun, I naturally won't say anything more. Truly, I shouldn't say anything more; your Ye Family just needs to act according to your own style. Do whatever you want, as long as you don't cross my bottom line. Even if you go to your deaths, it has nothing to do with me.”

“Alright, I've said everything I needed to say. You can go ahead and state the Ye Family's conditions.”

After Zhao Changsheng finished this long speech, the Ye Family Grand Elder's expression could be described as incredibly complex. He wanted to be angry, to turn hostile, to flip the table and curse, yet he didn't dare. He didn't have the guts, primarily because he didn't have the strength. The prerequisite for flipping the table and cursing is having enough strength, but he simply didn't have it. If he did, he wouldn't have needed Zhao Changsheng's help; it was precisely because he didn't that he chose to invite Zhao Changsheng to cooperate.

“Our Ye Family naturally has no objections to the conditions Fellow Daoist has stated. However, could Fellow Daoist agree to a few conditions from our Ye Family? Rest assured, these conditions are not very excessive. As long as Fellow Daoist can agree, the Ye Family will absolutely follow Fellow Daoist's orders from now on. No matter what Fellow Daoist asks us to do, we will absolutely not disobey.” The Ye Family Grand Elder took several deep breaths before suppressing the anger and killing intent in his heart, and then he stated their conditions.

“I've already said, as long as it doesn't cross my bottom line, you can feel free to state any conditions. As long as I can agree, I won't refuse. After all, we are in a cooperative relationship, which can be considered an equal relationship.”

Zhao Changsheng nodded, fully agreeing.

“Actually, our Ye Family's first condition is that we hope Fellow Daoist can, as you said, take several of our Ye Family's women with excellent Aptitude as concubines and have offspring with them. In this way, the relationship between our Ye Family and Fellow Daoist will be even closer and more reliable, and we won't have to worry about anything anymore, allowing both sides to feel at ease. What does Fellow Daoist think?”

“Taking the women of your Ye Family is no problem; that's absolutely not an issue. In fact, I already have suitable candidates in mind. Here is a list; you can take a look. As long as you agree that all the women on this list belong to me, then naturally everyone will be happy.”

Regarding the condition of a marriage alliance, Zhao Changsheng had long since thought of it. He immediately produced a list, and the people on this list were not many—just a mere one hundred and eight.

Every single one was a Favored Daughter of Heaven from the Ye Family. Basically, each one's Aptitude was quite good—not to mention their Spiritual Roots, some also possessed special Physiques that were of great benefit to one's Cultivate.

For such women, he naturally couldn't let them go, especially since the Ye Family was offering them up voluntarily. Under these circumstances, if he were to let them go, wouldn't he regret it to death?

And after finishing the list Zhao Changsheng handed over, the Ye Family Grand Elder's mouth couldn't help but twitch a few times. He truly hadn't expected Zhao Changsheng to be so lustful.

Furthermore, he still felt some regret in his heart because the women Zhao Changsheng had selected were, without exception, the Favored Daughters of Heaven of their Ye Family. Two of them even had Heavenly Spiritual Root Aptitude, and these two with Heavenly Spiritual Roots also had a significant connection to him, the Grand Elder—they were his blood relatives. Yet now, they were to be merely concubines for Zhao Changsheng.

Under normal circumstances, he would never agree, but these were extraordinary circumstances. Even if he wanted to refuse, it was impossible.

“Fine, no problem. Our Ye Family can give all the women on this list to Fellow Daoist.”

Although his heart was bleeding, as the Grand Elder of the Ye Family, he had to consider the entire Family; it could only be this way.

“Then you can state the second condition now. As long as it's not too excessive, I can consider agreeing. After all, your Ye Family's sincerity is quite good.”

Zhao Changsheng was very satisfied and very happy with the Ye Family Grand Elder's answer, so he directly asked for the second condition.

“Our Ye Family's second condition is that of the two heaven-reaching spiritual treasures from Kunwu Mountain, one must serve as our Ye Family's Clan-Stabilizing Treasure. This is to ensure that my Ye Family can still have a place to stand even after ten thousand years, and won't directly fall into ruin.”

The Ye Family Grand Elder was actually very worried about this condition, but there was no other way; this was something they had to obtain.

For the sake of the Ye Family's eternal prosperity, it could only be so; there was no room for choice.

“That is also naturally fine. However, as for which heaven-reaching spiritual treasure it will be, that is for me to decide. I need that space-attribute heaven-reaching spiritual treasure.”

Zhao Changsheng agreed directly without even thinking about it, and his attitude shocked the Ye Family Grand Elder.

He had originally thought they would need to cede more, but to his surprise, Zhao Changsheng actually agreed directly. This was truly far beyond his expectations; it was something he hadn't anticipated at all.

“Don't be surprised; it's nothing.”

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