Chapter 1496: You little brat, how did you even think of that?

Ye Zhangqing's sudden breakthrough caused the atmosphere in the hall to stagnate abruptly, also interrupting Xu Jie's train of thought.

There's nothing to be done; Ye Zhangqing's breakthroughs are becoming increasingly casual, completely giving off a bit of a Bù dāng rénzǐ feeling.

In the end, Hong Zun was the first to react, laughing as he said to Ye Zhangqing.

"Congratulations, Ye Zhangqing kid, you've broken through."

Upon hearing this, everyone finally came to their senses, one after another clasping their hands and offering congratulations.

"Ye Zhangqing kid has broken through; this is indeed a Dà xǐshì."

"Good, good, good, Ye Zhangqing, you truly are a Tiānzòng zhī zī."

"This breakthrough has left us completely unprepared."

"It seems my Dao Yi Shengdi will have another great emperor."

Facing everyone's congratulations, even Ye Zhangqing couldn't help but blush a little; you guys are overdoing it.

After everyone's round of congratulations, Xu Jie finally got a chance to continue speaking.

First, like everyone else, he clasped his hands toward Ye Zhangqing and offered congratulations.

"Congratulations on Yè Chánglǎo's breakthrough."

"Alright, continuing from before, speak your thoughts directly, no beating around the bush."

Hong Zun spoke directly; hearing this, Xu Jie reorganized his thoughts, again turned his gaze to Ye Zhangqing, and said with a confident smile.

"Actually, rather than passively plundering, it would be better to let the Tiāndào Qìyùn come to us on its own."

"Huh???"

Upon hearing this, everyone present furrowed their brows; has Xu San been drinking too much today? Why is he spouting nonsense?

"Don't they know this principle? Yet the Tiāndào Qìyùn could actually come to us on its own? That's outright ridiculous."

"Xu Jie, tell us your idea."

"Actually, it's simple; we can cooperate with the Space Pirates, these Space Pirates almost never identify with their own worlds, like Wú gēn fúpíng."

"Having them help us seize the Tiāndào Qìyùn would be far more comfortable than doing it ourselves."

"Huh???"

"Teaming up with the Space Pirates? You little brat, how did you even think of that?"

"What kind of people are the Space Pirates of the Zhu Tian Wan Jie? Which gang isn't infamous?"

"Moreover, not to mention how dark their hearts are, just their appetites are something ordinary people can't afford."

"If we let the Space Pirates help us seize the Tiāndào Qìyùn, can the Zhu Tian Wan Jie afford the price?"

"If we could truly afford it, other worlds would probably have already done so."

"Xu Jie kid, you were pretty good before; how come this idea of yours is so childish now?"

"Having the Space Pirates help us obtain the Tiāndào Qìyùn, can we afford that price?"

"Without sufficient benefits, wanting the Space Pirates to help you is nothing short of a dream."

"Moreover, achieving what Xu Jie said is definitely not as simple as just one or two Space Pirate gangs; with too few people, their strength is too weak, basically meaningless."

"We might as well do it ourselves."

"But with so many Space Pirates, can you afford to pay them?"

"By then, probably even before the Wànjiè Tiānbēi concludes, their Haotu Shijie world would collapse first."

"This plan is utterly infeasible, even somewhat fantastical."

"Yet facing the doubts, Xu Jie showed no panic at all, his smile undiminished as he said."

"Ancestor, Shèngzhǔ, all Elders, Peak Master, other worlds might not be able to achieve this, cannot afford the high cost, but our Haotu Shijie can."

"Huh???"

Speaking, under the bewildered gazes of everyone, Xu Jie slowly turned his gaze toward Ye Zhangqing.

"Here it comes...... Seeing this, Ye Zhangqing furrowed his brow; this nasty trick of Xu San is back again, and it's likely related to him."

"As expected, the next second, Xu Jie said unhurriedly."

"With Yè Chánglǎo here, do the Elders and Peak Master think those Space Pirates can withstand Yè Chánglǎo's Chúyì?"

"Huh???"

"If we take Yè Chánglǎo's Chúyì as the price, promising those Space Pirates that however much Tiāndào Qìyùn they seize, they bring it back to gift to our Haotu Shijie."

"Then we would promise them a meal, or several meals, food for how many people."

"This price we can fully bear, and those Space Pirates would surely not refuse."

"As for the numerous Space Pirates of the Zhu Tian Wan Jie, they do not value the Tiāndào Qìyùn."

"After all, they don't even care about the world they were born in, wandering forever in the Wújìn Xīnghǎi; would such people care about any Tiāndào Qìyùn?"

"So, every time the Wànjiè Tiānbēi opens, the many Space Pirates are as if detached, essentially not participating."

"Hearing this, everyone present was stunned."

"Can it really be done like this? This kid's mind works; he even thought of this plan—if so, it's indeed feasible."

"However, the crowd didn't directly agree; Yun Xiantai still turned his head to look at Ye Zhangqing and asked."

"Ye Zhangqing kid, what's your opinion?"

"After all, this plan requires Ye Zhangqing's effort; on top of the existing foundation, Ye Zhangqing will probably have to be busier."

"Moreover, the number of Space Pirates is not small; Haotu Shijie naturally hopes for as many as possible, so Ye Zhangqing's workload would be even greater."

"First, consider Ye Zhangqing's own opinion; if Ye Zhangqing refuses, then the crowd won't force him, and can only choose to abandon this plan."

"Facing the gazes of everyone, Ye Zhangqing thought for a moment, then nodded and said."

"Okay, I think Xú Shīxiōng's idea is quite good."

"Though he said that, his facial expression was extremely unnatural, quite complicated."

This method, I'm afraid only he, Xu Lǎosān, could think of it—dark, really dark, he actually thought of cooperating with the Space Pirates.

In this way, the grudge is owed to the Space Pirates, the Tiāndào Qìyùn belongs to Haotu Shijie, and what needs to be paid is nothing more than the cost of a few meals.

This deal is simply too profitable.

Ye Zhangqing himself had no problem; after a moment of silence, Yun Xiantai made a decision.

"Well, that looks like a feasible method. Let's do this: first find a few Space Pirate gangs to try it out and see how it works."

Hearing this, everyone nodded, but the next second they ran into difficulty again, because they didn't know any Space Pirates.

In Zhu Tian Wan Jie, encountering Space Pirates means they are either killed outright or ignored; who would be idle and have nothing to do but contact Space Pirates?

After all, the Space Pirates' reputation is indeed bad; Xu Jie's plan truly breaks new ground.

The plan is feasible, but a problem arises: how to contact the Space Pirates?

Everyone present doesn't know any Space Pirates; they all look at each other, unable to even contact a person, so everything else is just talk—the first step is gone.

"You don't know any?"

Yun Xiantai frowned and asked.

Hearing that, everyone shook their heads.

"Shīzūn, we only encountered Space Pirates when we went out together before, but back then we either killed them or had no acquaintance."

"Yeah, I never expected we'd have this today."

Who would have thought that one day we could still use these Space Pirates? Just when everyone was at a loss, Xu Jie suddenly said.

"Ancestor, Shèngzhǔ, all Elders, Peak Master, actually disciple knows some Space Pirates."

"Huh???"