Book 4: Near Blood - Chapter 181: Seedling (2/2)
“No, but it can raise the rate at which we cultivate and solidify our foundation When better cultivation methods for us arise in the future, they will be easier to adopt as well”
Hadley barked, “Then don’t start spouting nonsense now I the rate at which we can cultivate? There’s no point in ai like that, and I don’t believe in it in the slightest Iron Cliff, I reminded you before to not stir up trouble here, but it seems that you didn’t take my advice to heart”
Iron Cliff asked with confusion, “What did I do wrong? All I did was give the children soht them a better cultivation ?”
“They’re all wrong!” Hadley said angrily “You’re interfering withto have let you enter this canyon in the first place You didn’t coood intentions at all! You’ve coht their schemes and ploys here with you! If you want to poison our children to get at us, don’t even think about it You all, stop cultivating right now and stand up!”
Hadley forcibly interrupted the children fro further
Thankfully, Iron Cliff’s entle; otherwise, his mere interruption could have har when he sa angry Hadley appeared
“There are lots of tiht not be prepared to make a decision and can’t see the truth If you depend on theht direction themselves, the possible outcomes are far too uncertain Sometimes, we need to be a bit more forceful”
“Like how an adult treats a child?”
“Like how an adult treats a child”
What his master had said was absolutely correct Soood and as bad
Hadley, as extreraded anything that was related to theood or bad
Under these circuentle tactics to rope in the Hurricane Cliff Race would not be enough
Perhaps he did have to use more forceful methods
Iron Cliff stared at Hadley He said, “Your words are not wrong I am a slave to the human race I have no freedom, and I must follow their orders The reason I caavethat I have done is not without an ulterior iddy smile appeared on Hadley’s face “See, you’ve finally aduy like you had ill intentions”
Iron Cliff shook his head “But there’s one thing that you’ve got co These aren’t the only tactics I have at my disposal”
“What did you say?” Hadley was stunned, and an apprehensive expression appeared on his face
Iron Cliff stared at him empathetically “The Cliff Race is weak In the past thousand years, we have relied on the human race to protect us in order to survive You know this as well as I do I don’t deny that the human race has suppressed the Cliff Race, but neither can you deny that the human race has protected the Cliff Race Most importantly, you cannot deny that the Cliff Race does not even have the ability to resist the huht that you could resist huh nored a truth that you already know; if hu that needs our pered
Iron Cliff continued, “My master wants to use the Heavenly River Ancient Road, but that doesn’t have to necessarily include the Cliff Race I want to use the Cliff Race, but I do not necessarily have to appease you Even so, both my master and I hoped to resolve this issue in the best way possible You can call ht up that the moment you refuse our kindness is the moment you put yourself in a desperate situation Do you really think that you can evade the hu here?”
Hadley’s expression sank like a rock in a pool of water “So you’re planning on using humans to forcefully deal with your own fellow members?”
Iron Cliff shook his head “I will not do that, and I don’t need to do that Chief Hadley, I respect your position and authority, which is why I tried to be as gentle as possible However, that does not mean that you are er flared again The aura of a peak-level Cliff Race warrior began to emanate from his body
Iron Cliff seemed not to notice He faintly said, “You heard exactly what I said Since you insist on acting like this, then I can only follow our traditions Chief Hadley, I challenge you!”
“Challenge e you for your spot as the chief This is the simplest and safest way Hadley, you are a powerful individual who has cultivated for a hundred and eighty years, while I have only been alive for forty I a you so that you and our whole race may determine for themselves whether or not rabbed Iron Cliff by his gar death!”
Iron Cliff didn’t lorious death on the battlefield”
Hadley stared at hirip “Fine, I will give you the chance to fight If you win, you will become the chieftain here, and the Hurricane Cliff Race’s fate will be up to you to decide If you lose, then you will die!”
Iron Cliff thumped his chest fiercely “I will abide by these rules Either I win, or I die!”
Hadley turned around and strode away I all of the Cliff Race members sounded out
Iron Cliff walked out of the cave, the signal causing his blood to boil with excitement
Just as he was about to leave the cave, he suddenly stopped and turned around to say to Miye, “Continue your cultivation I will check on you when I return”
“Oh,” Little Miye obediently replied
He sat there, silently following the cultivation ht him
It was painful and difficult, but he continued
Grunts and yells began to float in fro and calling out as the two people exchanged blows, every i with power
Miye, however, re the flow of Origin Energy in his body
Finally, he felt what Iron Cliff had been talking about The fory suddenly became as clear as day in thataround right next to hiy?
He carefully sensed the happenings in his body, using his own skin to receive and catch — no, welcoy to flow in on its own Iron Cliff’s words resonated in Miye’s heart
He could sense the stars settling down on his ar his body, it was im into the ocean
Then, his sea of Origin Energy suddenly roared to life and began to glow brilliantly Miye felt like his entire body was being illuminated
“I succeeded!” Miye yelled loudly
Uncle Iron Cliff was right!
He was right!
He wanted to cry out loudly
However, he discovered that the outside was now absolutely silent
What had happened?
Miye turned around to take a look
He saw Iron Cliff standing at the entrance to the cave
Iron Cliff was sratulations, little Miye You are a seedling of the Cliff Race’s future”