Chapter 746: Conditions
Hearing Lu Luo's words, Han Li's mind immediately pictured the scene when Mu Mu Peiling and Nangong Wan met, and he felt a bit of a murmur in his heart. But naturally, he thanked him twice more.
"What plans does Junior Brother have for the future? Originally, according to the agreement, Junior Brother only needed to make a move once, and the following battles would not need to be participated in. But a few days ago, when we gathered with the high-level cultivators of the Righteous and Demonic paths and the Nine Nations Alliance to discuss countermeasures, someone mentioned Junior Brother. They said that since Junior Brother could instantly kill the black-robed Dharma cultivator, you must be able to restrain these black-robed people in terms of cultivation techniques. Therefore, in the upcoming great battle, they all hope that Junior Brother can still participate. Our Heavenly Dao Alliance representatives also feel that Junior Brother is a great combat force, and if you don't fight, it's really hard to justify. So..." Lu Luo looked hesitant and said somewhat delayed.
"Participating in the battle again is naturally fine. If Tiannan is really occupied by the Mulan people, our Falling Cloud Sect won't be much better off. However, how does the Alliance intend to handle the previous promise? It won't be just empty talk, will it really be calculated like this!" Somewhat unexpectedly to Lu Luo, Han Li didn't show any anger, but instead sneered and asked indifferently.
"This naturally won't happen. Plus, Junior Brother ferreted out a spy of the Spirit Beast Sect and killed a black-robed man, which is a merit. The Alliance promises that as long as Junior Brother is willing to continue participating in the battle, you can put forward any conditions. As long as they can be done, they will try their best to satisfy Junior Brother. This is used as compensation." Lu Luo said with a bitter smile.
"Willing to compensate? That's easy to talk about. I'll discuss the specific conditions with the person in charge face-to-face." Han Li's expression moved, and he said calmly.
"That's good, I will take Junior Brother to see the few people in charge of our Heavenly Dao Alliance. As long as Junior Brother's conditions are not too excessive, they should be able to make the decision to agree." Lu Luo smiled slightly, but his words were implicitly pointing to something.
"Rest assured, Senior Brother Lu. I won't open my mouth like a lion and make Senior Brother feel embarrassed." Han Li smiled lightly and said slowly.
"Junior Brother is joking. Don't worry about my face, it's rare for those old guys to be generous once. Don't be polite if you want something." Seeing that Han Li understood his meaning and had a sense of proportion, Lu Luo felt relieved, but naturally, he said something else in his mouth.
Han Li smiled upon hearing this, but didn't say anything more.
Below, Lu Luo immediately took Han Li out of the Falling Cloud Sect stronghold and headed straight for the main hall of the Heavenly Dao Alliance.
"The people in charge of our Heavenly Dao Alliance now are the Elder Council composed of cultivators from more than a dozen large sects. Every ten years, a few of them will be replaced. Of course, the three sects that initiated the Heavenly Dao Alliance, 'Luanming Sect', 'Ancient Sword Gate', and 'Nihang Zhai', do not need to be replaced. And the affairs of the Alliance are mostly decided by these three sects. But relatively speaking, the Luanming Sect's strength is slightly better than the Ancient Sword Gate and Nihang Zhai. The people in charge of Tianyi City are the two fellow Daoists, Long Han and Feng Bing, of the Luanming Sect. I think you also know that the two of them can contend with late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators when they join hands. Our Alliance can contend with other forces all because of these two. However, only fellow Daoist Long Han is showing his face now, and Elder Feng Bing went into seclusion as soon as she arrived at Tianyi City, seemingly because her cultivation of a certain secret technique reached a critical point. Junior Brother Han just needs to negotiate with these few elders in charge of Tianyi City, and the Elder Council will be considered to have passed it." Lu Luo explained the affairs of the Heavenly Dao Alliance to Han Li while walking side by side with him.
Han Li already knew some of these things, but some were heard for the first time. He didn't say anything, just nodded silently.
The main hall was in the central area of the West City. After walking for a while without haste, the two arrived at their destination.
A large area of magnificent buildings, surrounding a blue stone main hall, appeared in front of the two.
"Greetings, Senior Lu. Are you here to see the elders? And this senior is..." Several Foundation Establishment cultivators guarding outside the hall clearly recognized Lu Luo, this Falling Cloud Sect elder, and one of them saluted respectfully before asking politely. But when his gaze fell on Han Li, this strange cultivator, he hesitated.
"This is Elder Han of our sect. This time, he is here to see Elder Long and the others." Lu Luo's expression remained unchanged as he said indifferently.
"Ah. So it's Elder Han. The junior was disrespectful. Please wait a moment, the elders are discussing matters in the side hall, I will report it." The cultivator was startled and looked at Han Li a few more times in surprise. Subsequently, his expression became three points more respectful, clearly knowing who Han Li was.
This cultivator casually took out a sound-transmission talisman, whispered a few words to the talisman, and then threw the talisman out.
A red light shot into the inside.
A moment later, three melodious bell sounds suddenly came from the main hall. Upon hearing this sound, the gate-guarding cultivator immediately stood to the side and bowed:
"Seniors, please enter. The elders already know that the two seniors have arrived."
Lu Luo nodded. He walked into the hall in a grand manner.
Han Li followed behind with an unchanged expression, looking unhurried.
After passing through several corridors, Lu Luo took Han Li into another side hall.
Upon entering the door, he saw five or six Nascent Soul cultivators sitting inside.
As soon as the two entered, these people all looked over.
However, their gazes only swept over Lu Luo, and most of them stayed on Han Li, all showing interest.
These people had extraordinary cultivation, but under the flashing of Han Li's eyes, he still landed on a middle-aged man sitting in the middle. This man was in a gray robe, with a magnificent appearance and broad bones. His cultivation was even stronger than an ordinary mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, seemingly at the peak of the mid-stage, just one step away from entering the late stage.
Han Li felt a chill in his heart and immediately knew that this person was that Long Han of the Luanming Sect.
This person's cultivation was so profound, no wonder he could contend with late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators when joining hands with his dual cultivation partner.
Originally, he thought the rumors were somewhat exaggerated. But it seemed that they had underestimated this person's cultivation.
At this moment, the middle-aged man smiled first before anyone else spoke.
"Brother Lu, is this Elder Han of your sect? We have heard his name like thunder these days." Long Han stood up, bowed, and said with a kind expression.
"Fellow Daoist Long Han. Han has also long admired your great name." Han Li examined the middle-aged man carefully for two glances and also returned the salute with a smile.
"To talk about fame. Among the recent cultivators, who has as much fame as Fellow Daoist Han? Brother Han has really given our Heavenly Dao Alliance a lot of face." Sitting on one side of Long Han, an old man with a fair face said jokingly.
"This fellow Daoist is joking. I don't know how to address you?"
Han Li had also noticed this old man early on. Because he was another mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator in the hall besides Long Han, he naturally didn't dare to be negligent.
"Junior Brother Han, this is Brother Kuang of Nihang Zhai, whose 'Dry Earth Technique' has shaken Tiannan for hundreds of years." Before the fair-faced old man could reply, Lu Luo took the lead to introduce him.
"So it's Brother Kuang. Han has also long admired you." Han Li was a bit surprised upon hearing this, and a look of surprise flashed on his face.
Han Li didn't say this insincerely. This cultivator surnamed Kuang of Nihang Zhai was indeed famous, and was the existence second only to Long Han's couple in the Heavenly Dao Alliance. The silver-haired old man of the Falling Cloud Sect had mentioned him again and again. He didn't expect to see him here.
Subsequently, Lu Luo introduced the other few cultivators to Han Li one by one. Others were fine, but when introducing an ugly-faced cultivator surnamed Tian of the Ancient Sword Gate, Han Li couldn't help but look at him twice more.
Subsequently, Han Li and the others sat down again.
Long Han smiled slightly. He said peacefully:
"Fellow Daoist Han coming to the main hall this time, I think you should also know the Alliance's hope for you to continue to fight. Speaking of which, we really broke our promise to you. However, the great battle is imminent, and with your abilities, you are indeed a great help to our Tiannan cultivators, so we had no choice but to do so. However, as compensation, we can make some small compensations in terms of raw materials, pills, etc. If Fellow Daoist Han is not satisfied, other conditions can also be discussed. Basically, as long as it is something the Alliance can do, we will definitely not refuse. This is used as compensation for you."
Long Han was worthy of being a cultivator who had been in charge of the Heavenly Dao Alliance for a long time. Without waiting for Han Li and the two to state their purpose, he took the lead in expressing his apology to Han Li.
If Han Li had originally been full of unhappiness, he wouldn't have been able to vent it at this time.
However, Han Li hadn't been angry about this in the first place.
He had been able to escape with his life from the Mulan Divine Master. Even if the battle was more intense in the future, he would still be more than enough to protect himself.
Since his life was not in danger, he naturally had no unhappiness. Instead, he felt that this was a rare opportunity!
So, after pondering for a while, Han Li said unceremoniously:
"Since Brother Long has said so. It's fine to continue participating in the great battle below. After all, I still know the truth that there is no whole egg under a collapsed nest. However, Han really has some things that must be realized with the help of the Alliance's power. I won't be polite and use this opportunity to put it forward."
Han Li said this, showing a frank expression.
He knew that it was better to play fewer tricks in front of these old monsters, and being straightforward would make it easier to achieve his goal.
Sure enough, these words without any concealment gave most of the cultivators in the hall a good impression of Han Li.
The cultivator surnamed Kuang even smiled and said directly without concealment:
"Fellow Daoist Han is straightforward, very much to my liking. Tell me what conditions you have! I'm a bit curious!"
Long Han's eyes flickered a few times. He smiled implicitly and didn't say anything.
Others also stared at Han Li, wanting to see what conditions he wanted to put forward.
"Actually, it's very simple. I hope to use the power of the Alliance to help me collect a kind of refining material. I won't hide it from you fellow Daoists. This thing is extremely important to me. If I can gather the Geng Essence before the great battle, I think I will have more confidence in dealing with those black-robed Dharma cultivators. However, fellow Daoists, rest assured, I will exchange these Geng Essence with equivalent things. It's not something I want for nothing. I just need to use the power of the Alliance to help me collect them. Or find out the whereabouts of the Geng Essence." Han Li said calmly without changing his expression.
"Geng Essence!"
Hearing the name of this material, everyone in the hall couldn't hide their surprise.
The famous "Treasure of Sharp Metal," how could these people not know it.
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