589 Necrophilia (1/2)

”The Fallen Immortal's hand… looks like Zhong Shengming's high regard of you is not entirely because he became insane as being too old.”

After seeing the spoil of war that Wang Wu took out with his own eyes, even the haughty Bai Ze was shocked into silence.

A physical object was better than a thousand words. Even though Bai Ze didn't believe that the two Jindan Stage cultivators in front of him—who lived post Age of Chaos where the later generations of cultivators had been weakened—could be better than his team of Earth Immortals, but who caused the fact that his group of Earth Immortals to not have this kind of perfect spoil of war?

However, Bai Ze would not easily admit defeat after all. After a long silence, he said, ”I understand, let me admit that you guys do have some strength, but this does not explain anything. After all, it's just the remains of the Fallen Immortal, just a part of the remains.”

”Well, I didn't expect to use this thing to convince you,” Wang Wu said and lightly put the hand of the Fallen Immortal back. ”After waking up from your ten thousand years of sleep, it's not unrealistic for you to be willing to step down from the stage of history. However, there's no reason for us to give up the treasure we have unearthed with great difficulties just because of your words.”

Bai Ze knitted his brows. ”These are not just treasures!”

”I know that it also means the survival of the Nine Regions. But in the same way, we and the other contemporary cultivators of Nine Regions have no reason to entrust our lives to you, these strangers. No matter what you say, we simply don't know each other very well.”

Bai Ze said with a cold smile, ”Then what are you to do?”

Wang Wu said, ”Since we both could not be convinced with each other, it is better to compete on a fair basis. We will use real talents to determine who's better or worse, and compete for the inheritance of this group of immortal tombs and the future leadership.”

”Compete on a fair basis?” Bai Ze was astonished to find that the other party had actually come up with this kind of absurdity. ”You want to compete with us?”

Wang Wu laughed and said, ”Yes. On the specific method, it could be fighting on a platform or running a league. In short, both sides will fully demonstrate their strength to determine who is more appropriate for the inheritance and leadership. In this way, regardless of which side, the result would be accepted wholeheartedly.”

Bai Ze was at a loss for words. After a long time, he angrily said while waving his arms, ”Fight on a platform? Running a league? The crisis of Fallen Immortal is imminent! They might come to Nine Regions at any time, so we don't have time to play games with you!”

Wang Lu faintly said, ”Then you guys can choose to give up everything and be willing to be the pawn of us, the later generations of cultivators. Since you don't want to delay time, then you have to be willing to compromise.”

”Compromise to all of you, these incompetent generations?”

”Otherwise, it would be a fair competition.” Wang Lu said, ”In short, don't expect us to bend over backward to give in to your demand.”

Before Bai Ze exploded in anger, Wang Lu said in a sinking voice, ”We are the cultivators who lived after the Age of Chaos. Since we set foot on the immortal path, we have been living in a resource-poor environment. If we want to reach the peak of immortal path and breakthrough into immortality, we can't make any mistake and miss any chance. Even if it's just a petty profit, we must haggle over every penny, let alone a rich treasure like the group of immortal tombs. This is the way of survival for us weak later generations of cultivators.

”No matter how great you, senior cultivators, are, right now, from today's point of view, you guys are just a group of leftovers who refused to die. In terms of the total strength, you guys are absolutely no match for the present's Union of Ten Thousand Immortals. Even if our individual strength is not as good as yours, you guys can't offset our numerical advantage, let alone fight against the Earth Immortals. If you guys sincerely want to protect Nine Regions, the only choice is to make full use of the existing power, and to use our strength, respect for us is a necessary condition.”

After that magnificent speech, everyone present went into silence. Only Wang Wu forcefully repressed her laughter and secretly gave a thumb up to her disciple.

He was indeed an eloquent orator who could say any preposterous arguments and harmful teachings, the way of survival of weak cultivators? How could he not feel shame to say words like that? This kind of speech could only work for this group of old antiques who hadn't gone out of their tombs for more than sixteen thousand years.

When they later come out of the group of immortal tombs and witness the wanton and luxurious living of people of the present time, particularly the luxurious way of cultivation of the Shengjing Sect… Wang Lu's 'survival' speech would be like a fart.

However, after all, Bai Ze and the others didn't understand these things, let alone the argument about giving respect was not wrong. Therefore, after that high sounding speech, Bai Ze and the others had nothing to say.

”How in the world are you guys going to compete for this? I have to remind you once again that we don't have much time to waste!”

Wang Wu said, ”Of course, we don't want things to drag on for too long, but this competition is a matter of vital importance in the survival of the entire Nine Regions, so it must go through the collective decision making of the Union of Ten Thousand Years… Ah, stop harping on us, okay? We know that the time is tight, but if we do everything recklessly just because the time is tight, then it would only take us an even longer time to correct our mistakes.”

Bai Ze asked in a deep voice, ”How long will it take for your collective decision making?”

”One month is enough.”

”Too slow!”

Wang Lu interrupted, ”Let's make it two months then. To be honest, I think you're a very strange person. Even if the crisis of Fallen Immortal is so urgent, it has been more than sixteen thousand years since the last major outbreak. Are you that eager to solve a sixteen thousand years old crisis in just two months? And more importantly, since you guys have chosen to take a deep sleep and give the burden of saving the world to the future generations, then you should have no regrets, regardless of what happens afterward. The time that belongs to you is over, and everything that happens after that is our business. Since we are not in a hurry, what are you being hurried about? You… are not like someone who had just woken up.”

”You dare to question me?”

Xuan Mo hastily exhorted, ”Bai Ze has always been impatient and he has always taken the position of opposition in the team, so it is inevitable that his speech will irritate others, but you do not need to doubt his character. He had lived and died together with the rest of us as our partner.”

Wang Lu sneered. ”This kind of person is a partner? Then no wonder you guys lost so badly.”

”You!”

Seeing that the contradiction was about to intensify, Wang Wu knew that she should come forward to end it all.

The cooperation with Wang Lu lied in backing each other's argument. Wang Lu was young and had low cultivation base, thus, as a younger generation disciple, he could open his mouth to provoke at will. However, she had to take advantage of the situation in the negotiation to occupy a favorable position to resolve the contradiction as an opportunity to lead the topic to the direction that was beneficial to her.