151: Chapter 151 is indeed so.

Meanwhile, Zheng Tianyuan also thought of something, and his expression darkened.

"Something's not right!"

"For the Thousand Sects Alliance to use such a brutal method, I'm afraid it's not as simple as extortion... it's very likely, very likely!"

At this thought, Zheng Jiangyuan's heart skipped a beat. "It's very likely they are deliberately trying to provoke us, making us violate the long-standing agreement and flip the chessboard, catching us off guard!"

Both sides increasingly felt that the other was trying to force them to break the agreement first, completely igniting the war!

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the surrounding Elders and Venerables changed drastically!

Upon closer reflection, it was indeed so.

Otherwise, how would they dare to commit such a shameless act?

Furthermore, they dared to cut off the legs of these second-generation Sect Second-Generation over the slightest disagreement—wasn't that clearly a sign of falling out?

"But... Grand Elder, if they want to start a war, they don't look like they're ready for one..."

An Elder from the Tiansha Valley side whispered.

"Idiot!" another Elder immediately retorted. "If they were already prepared, would it still be called starting a war? That would be called a massacre!"

"Only by striking while we are unprepared can they catch us off guard!"

Both Envoy Zhang and Zheng Tianyuan felt a chill in their hearts upon hearing this.

That made sense!

But now, the primary task wasn't to think about whether to fight or not, but to stabilize the Sect Masters and Grand Elders in the rear who were about to go Berserk!

They had to rescue those precious darlings first and reattach their legs!

If they delayed any longer, even a god wouldn't be able to reattach them, and those Genius descendants would truly be ruined!

But at the thought of the terrifying amount of ransom, both of them felt a pang of heartache.

To produce so many treasures, even if they emptied their family coffers, it would be a severe blow!

Moreover, matters had developed to a point where it was slightly beyond their authority as frontline commanders.

On the Thousand Sects Alliance's side, Envoy Zhang gritted his teeth and pulled out a Communication Talisman. After much consideration, he decided to first contact the fathers of two of the "Sect Second-Generation"—two Grand Elders who were currently in seclusion.

He didn't dare report directly to those Sect Masters; if things went south, they might truly fall into the opponent's Dao.

By then, there would be absolutely no room for maneuver!

On the Tiansha Valley side, Zheng Tianyuan was breaking out in a cold sweat. He made a prompt decision and directly contacted those two Grand Elders.

The matter of Ye Liuli's disappearance was still being kept strictly under wraps; he absolutely did not dare to alarm the Sect Master.

Otherwise, once the Sect Master found out his only precious daughter was lost, he would definitely skin them alive with his own hands!

...

Just after the messages were sent, in less than two hours, several streaks of radiant light appeared on the horizon, like enraged meteors trailing long tails of flame, shooting rapidly toward Wanling Mountain!

Their speed was so fast it was as if they feared that if they were a second late, their ancestral graves would be dug up!

Those radiant figures landed respectively on the Flying Vessels of the Righteous Alliance and Tiansha Valley at the edge of Wanling Mountain.

As soon as they landed, the situations on both sides were identical.

"Envoy Zhang! You old geezer! How did you handle things?!"

"Zheng Tianyuan! Do you want to die?! Huh?!"

Several Grand Elders, their hair and beards bristling with rage, grabbed Envoy Zhang and Zheng Tianyuan by their collars, unleashing a torrent of abuse that left them covered in spittle.

"Outrageous! Simply outrageous!" one Grand Elder's Qi was so provoked that he trembled all over. "I only have this one precious son! Just this one!"

"You let him come to this worthless trial where he can't even get a single hair, and then you damn well let him be captured! Is your brain filled with paste?!"

"I let my son come here to gild his reputation! Not to lose his life! Now even his legs are gone! You must give me an explanation today!"

And that wasn't even what provoked their Qi the most; what infuriated them was that they had to watch helplessly as their sons' legs were removed!

At this thought, the fury in their hearts flared up, and they wished they could tear these incompetent fellows apart on the spot!

"Calm down! Calm down! Elder Zhang, Elder Wang, please calm down!"

Envoy Zhang, Zheng Tianyuan, and the others could only plead for mercy repeatedly.

"Calm down? I'll calm down your grandmother's leg! How can I calm down? If I calm down any more, my son will be gone! My lineage will be severed! Outrageous! Simply outrageous!"

Everyone wanted to find a word or two of comfort, but they had already repeatedly verified that image-recording stone.

The bloody scenes, the decisive and ruthless Black-clothed man, the familiar cries of pain... everything was unmistakable.

"What are you still standing there for?! Get the men! Charge over! Kill them!"

one Grand Elder roared.

"Wait!"

On the Thousand Sects Alliance's side, Lu Qingshan was quick to act, grabbing the two Grand Elders who were about to lead the charge and hastily trying to persuade them.

"Elders, please calm down! Calm down!"

"You both saw the image-recording stone just now. Did you see how cruel those Tiansha Valley people were? We just wanted to haggle with them and stall for time, but they started cutting off legs over the slightest disagreement!"

"If you charge over directly and they get desperate, what if... what if they throw your sons' heads over instead?"

"Hmm???"

The hearts of those two Grand Elders skipped a beat, and the anger on their faces was instantly halved.

To be honest, what this kid said actually made some damn sense!

Those lunatics were capable of anything; if they were truly pushed too far, the consequences would be unthinkable!

Everyone also breathed a collective sigh of relief, looking at Lu Qingshan with gratitude.

Truth be told, although the people of the Qingyun Sect weren't very reliable, their brains worked quite fast.

One of the Grand Elders asked with a dark face and a muffled voice.

"Speak! What conditions did Tiansha Valley set?"

Subsequently, Envoy Zhang recounted the conditions of '10 Heaven Rank Magical Artifacts, 10 million Spirit Stones, plus a pile of top-grade Medicinal Pills' in their entirety.

Hearing these items, the two Grand Elders' old faces twitched, and the corners of their mouths trembled.

This Tiansha Valley... how could they be so greedy?!

They really couldn't help but want to go and fight them to the death!

But at the thought of their precious sons still in the opponent's hands, they had to forcibly suppress this impulse.

The situation on Tiansha Valley's side was the same.

After much earnest persuasion, they managed to talk down the two Grand Elders who had gone Berserk.

But even if they sold all of Tiansha Valley, they might not be able to gather 10 Heaven Rank Magical Artifacts!

But the other side clearly wanted to provoke them, making them violate the agreement and be the first to fall out and start fighting.

When that happened, the Thousand Sects Alliance would have an excuse to launch a direct joint attack, and Tiansha Valley, in its passive state, might very well perish!

Therefore, they had to swallow this breath of Qi!

They had no choice but to suffer this loss in silence!