Chapter 35

Cang Luo ended the video call not to reject Chen Jun, nor out of reluctant compromise.

He wanted to create a WeChat group, with members all drawn from his WeChat contacts and friend request list—over twenty in total.

He approved every friend request whose nickname or remark contained a national or global organization title, then added them and Zhu Ge Qing's WeChat ID to a new group he created.

The group name was "World Meeting"!

The World Meeting group members included: the Eden Park director from Beimeizhou, whose WeChat avatar was a logo resembling Marvel's S. H. I. E. L. D.

The Holy Crusade director from Central Europe, whose WeChat avatar was a towering man looking down upon all life.

The Royal Knights Order director from Western Europe, whose WeChat avatar was a knight charging forward with a lance.

The Tsar's Judgment Court director from Russia, whose WeChat avatar was a two-headed eagle—subtle yet domineering!

And the Feng Lin Huo Shan director from Huaxia—Li Weiguo—whose avatar was a fluttering five-star red flag.

These were the five strongest superpowers on Earth.

Also in the group: the leader of Japan's Izumo Society, whose avatar was a sanitary pad… no, Cang Luo had misread—it was the national flag!

Plus representatives from the Southeast Asian Alliance, the South American Alliance, the African Union, and other alliances and smaller nations, along with some names Cang Luo had never heard of.

The Paradise Island director… what country's organization was that? Cang Luo didn't know, and didn't bother to Baidu it.

Immediately after the World Meeting group was created, someone @ed Cang Luo, and messages flooded in—within seconds, the group was overrun with text and voice messages from every nation.

But Cang Luo didn't respond; instead, he launched a group video call, and all the world leaders accepted the invitation, now greeting each other as "old friends."

Their speech lacked the formalities of diplomatic exchanges—it was casual.

Still, in the video feeds of several group members, no person appeared; where figures were visible, they wore masks, clearly hiding their identities—Cang Luo didn't care.

Eden Park director: "Whoa! Cang, finally got in touch with you."

"Huh? Cang, what species is that giant tree behind you? It's so tall—do all plants from the other world grow like this?"

Izumo Society director: "Cang-kun, it's my first time meeting you—I'm Yanagisawa Yuichiro… and John of Eden Park, long time no see…"

Royal Knights Order director: "Interesting—the world's top powers are all gathered in this group. I wonder what Cang Luo intends."

"You know, Li of Feng Lin Huo Shan… and the Devil Commander… Chen."

"Bang!"

Chen Jun, seeing these familiar old rivals, slammed a fist onto his desk, covered the mic, and roared at Li Weiguo: "What the hell is Cang Luo trying to do? Betray his country?"

"Hmph! Look at what you've done."

Li Weiguo shoved Chen Jun aside, opened Cang Luo's WeChat ID, and sent a private message: "Cang Luo, we can negotiate. Don't do anything foolish against the people's and the motherland's will."

"I swear on my honor, your family will suffer no harm…"

Cang Luo read it and sneered repeatedly.

Pfft! In the face of massive interests, no promise is trustworthy—only yourself is reliable.

Ignoring Li Weiguo's message, Cang Luo forwarded the three cultivation books he'd previously sent to Feng Lin Huo Shan into the World Meeting group—immediately sparking chaos.

Especially Li Weiguo and Chen Jun, who condemned Cang Luo's traitorous act while demanding he retract the message.

Worse, Chen Jun ordered his subordinates to notify Tencent Group, demanding the group be disbanded and their WeChat IDs banned.

Too bad—the files had already been saved locally by every faction the moment Cang Luo sent them; the leak was irreversible.

All factions that received the files immediately asked Cang Luo about their authenticity; some even asked directly how to cultivate, clearly ecstatic.

Cang Luo pressed his hand down toward the camera, signaling everyone to be quiet—and the world leaders obeyed.

Except for Li Weiguo and Chen Jun of Feng Lin Huo Shan, all fell silent, waiting to see why Cang Luo had gathered them in this chat group.

Cang Luo cleared his throat and smiled: "Respected leaders, I know you've already dug up my eight generations of ancestors—but I'll still introduce myself."

Cang Luo's speech was dull—no applause, no cheers—but none of the world leaders showed any displeasure or impatience.

Because they dared not—who holds the initiative? They had to endure this nonsense.

Cang Luo felt awkward but pressed on: "I won't say my name. My current identity is an outer disciple of the Xuantian Sect in Chu State, Yuanwu Continent—Warrior Stage 4."

"You heard right: Yuanwu Continent is the name of this other world—a world that developed a cultivation civilization; in your Western terms, it's a magic civilization…"

As soon as Cang Luo finished, a foreign leader spoke fluent Chinese with excitement: "You mean Earth people can cultivate?"

"What does Warrior Stage 4 mean? Can you describe a warrior's abilities in detail?"

"Yes, yes, please describe in detail—preferably using Earth's firearms as reference."

"Is there any way for us to reach Yuanwu Continent?"

"Xuantian Sect? Is that a martial force from the other world?"

"By the way, Cang—how is your phone connected to Earth's internet? And how do you solve charging? Does Yuanwu Continent have not just cultivation civilization, but also technological civilization?"

The representatives were wildly excited, bombarding Cang Luo with questions—these top-tier leaders had seen every kind of scene imaginable.

Any one of them in the group could make decisions that would shake Earth to its core.

Yet here they were, before Cang Luo, like children visiting a zoo for the first time—curious about everything.

But there were exceptions: Li Weiguo and Chen Jun of Feng Lin Huo Shan.

Li Weiguo now glared darkly at Cang Luo, eyes dry and fixed, silently signaling him not to speak recklessly.

Chen Jun, meanwhile, was whispering to a subordinate.

Cang Luo glanced at Chen Jun and said coldly: "I warn certain people—don't dare interfere with or block this video meeting, or don't blame me for using another app to hold it."

Chen Jun's gaze turned icy, but he reluctantly revoked his order to Tencent Group—he feared Cang Luo would throw caution to the wind and fully defect to foreign powers.

Yanagisawa Yuichiro glanced at Li Weiguo and Chen Jun, then smiled softly: "Cang-kun, my country always welcomes you. You needn't heed the threats of certain people."

"We'll provide you with every assistance—just give us the data from the other world."

Not just Izumo Society—other nations' representatives now realized Cang Luo must have had some unpleasantness with Huaxia, which was why this group chat happened.

Otherwise, as a Huaxian, Cang Luo had no reason to leak Yuanwu Continent's data to them.

"Cang Luo, don't forget your family!" Chen Jun sent a private voice message, his tone icy.

Cang Luo ignored Chen Jun's threat and continued, "Everyone, please rest assured. I will answer your questions one by one shortly, but before that, I have something to tell you all."

"Just now, someone asked me to hand over this phone—the only device capable of connecting the two worlds—to the high-ranking officials of the Profound Heaven Sect, so they could discuss the positioning of the teleportation array for next year with them."

Saying this, Cang Luo deliberately paused, feigning inquiry: "Do you agree?"

Upon hearing this, the many big shots in the group video call instantly erupted like ants in a boiling pot.

They all crowded to the screen, eyes wide, asking, "Cang, are you saying that next year the Profound Heaven Sect will open a teleportation array connecting the Yuanwu Continent to Earth?"

Cang Luo nodded, "That's right, it is next year, but I do not know the specific time or location of the teleportation array, nor do I have the ability to negotiate with them."

"However, some people are different. They want to negotiate with the high-ranking officials of the Profound Heaven Sect and then persuade them to position the teleportation array at a location of their choosing..."

Cang Luo had not finished speaking when someone in the group shouted loudly, "Cang, absolutely do not hand the phone over to the Profound Heaven Sect..."

"Who is so selfish? They actually plan to contact the Profound Heaven Sect in secret? Do they intend to monopolize the resources of the other world alone? Develop a cultivation civilization?"

"To do something that hinders Earth's development? Tsk tsk tsk!"

"This is sheer dictatorial behavior. Do they intend to use the power of the Yuanwu Continent to rule Earth? Or sell out Earth?"

"Hmph! The discovery of the other world concerns the fate of all humanity on Earth; it is not something certain individuals can privately lay hands on..."

Although the big shots from various countries in the World Conference WeChat group did not name names, they all stared at Li Weiguo and Chen Jun.

Now, they finally understood the purpose of Cang Luo initiating this group video call; it turned out he was being asked to hand over the phone.

If it were them, they would not agree to such a thing either; one could figure out with their butt what fate awaited after handing over the phone.

Seeing that the big shots from various countries were on his side, accusing Li Weiguo and Chen Jun, Cang Luo said with satisfaction, "Rest assured, everyone. I will absolutely not compromise with any person or faction."

"The common interests of all humanity on Earth will be my guiding principle for my actions in the Yuanwu Continent..."

These hypocritical words made Cang Luo feel embarrassed himself, but the big shots in the group made no comment, obviously caring nothing for such matters and waiting for his next words.

"Ahem! Ahem!"

Cang Luo cleared his throat and continued, "Alright, no more nonsense. I invited everyone to this group chat because there is something extremely important I must tell you."

"Mm, we are all ears. Please speak, Lord Cang." Liu Sheng Xiong Yilang nodded very seriously, and the other big shots also pricked up their ears to listen.

Cang Luo said solemnly, "Everyone, I have discovered that the purpose of the other world summoning me is to understand Earth, thereby preparing to invade Earth after the teleportation array opens next year..."

Cang Luo went on to explain, portraying the Yuanwu Continent and the Profound Heaven Sect as invaders, aliens possessing superhuman personal martial power.

After speaking, Cang Luo expected the big shots from various countries to be nervous and fearful of invasion, but they wore an expression of indifference.

Head of Eden: "Invade Earth? What is the combat power of the martial artists from the other world? Do they possess large-scale weapons... magical weapons?"

Head of the Tsar's Judgment Court: "Can they withstand thermal weapons? What about nuclear weapons?"

Head of the Royal Knights: "Hehe, we have nuclear weapons; what is there to fear? I would even welcome them to come sooner. The resources of the other world might cure many incurable diseases on Earth."

Head of Izumo Society: "That is true. Lord Cang, may I ask what is the maximum lifespan of martial artists in the other world?"

Facing the continuous questions from the big shots of various countries, Cang Luo was stunned again and again, followed by a face full of unwillingness.

Damn it! You figures at the peak of Earth not only do not worry about the Yuanwu Continent's impending invasion of Earth, but you even ask if there is anything in the other world that can increase human lifespan.

Do you think only your own interests are important in your eyes?

Is the lives of over 6 billion humans on Earth not important?

You are the leaders of humanity?!

Thinking of this, Cang Luo let out a bitter smile, feeling very small and powerless...

I am just an ordinary person...