Chapter 1509: What do you want if not money?

They immediately ran into five Star Battleships of the Space Pirates, and the three Emperor Sovereigns of the Seven Star Pavilion all frowned.

The old man seated in the chief position remained silent for a moment, then spoke.

"Don't cause more trouble; avoid it if you can."

Just as his words fell, a Seven Star Pavilion Elder rushed in, looking grim.

"Old Ancestor, those Space Pirates seem to be intentionally coming for us."

The Seven Star Pavilion, unwilling to cause trouble, immediately chose to yield when they spotted those five Star Battleships.

Yet despite their proactive yielding, the five Space Pirates' Star Battleships relentlessly pursued them.

Wherever the Seven Star Pavilion turned, those five Star Battleships turned the same way.

In short, they completely blocked the Seven Star Pavilion's path.

Hearing the Elder's words, the leading old man's face darkened; it was obvious—the Space Pirates had set their sights on them.

"Damn it, those Space Pirates really think we're pushovers."

You should know, the Seven Star Pavilion has mobilized its full strength this time, gathering all the experts of the sect as well as experts from other sects in the Lotus Realm.

This force fears no ordinary Space Pirates, yet these Space Pirates, without provocation, act so provocatively that the three Emperor Sovereigns of the Seven Star Pavilion clearly cannot swallow this insult.

However, though the leading old man was angry, he still tried hard to restrain himself; hearing the other two's angry rebukes, he waved his hand and said.

"Forget it, don't create trouble, preserve our strength; if those Space Pirates have any demands later, we'll try to meet them—after all, they're just external possessions, so give them what they want."

Still unwilling to feud with the Space Pirates, at worst we'll give them some spirit stones and treasures to send them away.

What's truly critical right now is the Heavenly Dao Fortune; we're almost at the Haotu World, and if we clash with these Space Pirates and suffer heavy losses, that would be a loss not worth the gain.

Hearing the old man's words, the other two Emperor Sovereigns, though dissatisfied, still nodded in agreement.

As the distance between the two sides closed quickly, their Star Battleships soon formed a standoff.

The three Emperor Sovereigns of the Seven Star Pavilion also came onto the deck, but when they saw that the opposing Space Pirates actually had five Emperor Sovereign leaders, their faces changed.

How strong are these Space Pirates?

They felt uncertain inside, and their resolve to avoid conflict with these Space Pirates grew firmer.

Give them whatever they want.

Meanwhile, on the other side's deck, the five Emperor Sovereign leaders were delighted.

Upon scanning with divine sense, they discovered that all three Emperor Sovereigns of the Seven Star Pavilion were present, and so were the other experts.

With so many experts of the Seven Star Pavilion gathered here, wiping them out would essentially mean annihilating the Seven Star Pavilion.

There's really no need to go to the Lotus Realm anymore.

Who would have thought that, less than a Shíchén after leaving the Haotu World, we'd encounter such a great fortune?

This luck is simply outrageously good.

The five Space Pirate leaders were overjoyed, while the old man opposite then spoke up.

"Esteemed fellow cultivators, if you have any demands, feel free to mention them; the treasures aboard this Star Ship can also be given to you. We have no intention of feuding with you."

Facing the Space Pirates formed by five Emperor Sovereigns, the Seven Star Pavilion wisely chose to submit.

There's no choice; if we fought, our chances of victory would be near zero—let alone seizing the Haotu World's Heavenly Dao Fortune, merely escaping alive would be considered good.

The wisest choice now is naturally to face reality.

Since our strength is inferior, we must lower our heads when needed; losing wealth to avoid disaster is of no consequence.

In the old man's view, since we have already taken the initiative to lower ourselves, those Space Pirates shouldn't do anything excessive.

After all, Space Pirates usually seek wealth, not lives.

Moreover, the two sides have no grudge, so there's no need to fight to the death.

Since the Seven Star Pavilion has voluntarily offered to hand over all the treasures and spirit stones on the Star Ship, those Space Pirates naturally have no reason to attack.

That sounded wonderful, but the old man clearly hadn't expected that this group of Space Pirates was not after wealth at all.

From the start, they intended to kill you and seize the Heavenly Dao Fortune.

To those five Emperor Sovereign leaders, treasures and spirit stones mean nothing—nothing compared to Ye Er Ge's meals.

Furthermore, if they kill you, that wealth will still be theirs.

Thus, without the slightest hesitation, one of the Emperor Sovereign leaders sneered.

"Haha, fellow cultivators may have misunderstood—we don't want money."

Huh???

Upon hearing that, the old man blinked—no money? You Space Pirates, if not money, then what do you want?

After living so many years, he'd never heard of Space Pirates not wanting money—if you don't want money, what are you after?

Seeing the old man's bewildered face, the Emperor Sovereign leader who had just spoken continued laughing.

"We have no interest in wealth, but could we possibly receive a share of the Lotus Realm's Heavenly Dao Fortune?"

He was already bewildered, and now the old man felt completely numb.

What did he hear? A bunch of Space Pirates wanting Heavenly Dao Fortune? What the hell do you need it for?

You don't even have your own world, wandering all over the myriad realms like rootless duckweed—what need do you have for Heavenly Dao Fortune?

What could you do with Heavenly Dao Fortune?

Looking at the five Emperor Sovereign leaders with a puzzled expression, today truly feels like seeing a ghost—encountering Space Pirates who seek not wealth but Heavenly Dao Fortune.

After a moment of silence, the old man uncertainly asked.

"Esteemed fellow cultivators, what do you want the Heavenly Dao Fortune for?"

"That's none of your business—will you hand over the Heavenly Dao Fortune yourself, or shall we take it by force?"

Heavenly Dao Fortune can be bestowed, but the old man obviously would not accept such an outrageous demand.

If it were merely some wealth, giving it would be fine—though it would pinch a bit, we could make it up later.

But Tiāndào Qìyùn is different; it is the foundation of a world's existence.

Once Tiāndào Qìyùn is gone, the world will quickly become listless and lethargic.

Heaven and earth spiritual aura will grow ever thinner, and the power of various laws will collapse one after another.

So, Tiāndào Qìyùn is not something that can be simply given away just because someone says so.

"Fellow Daoists, this Tiāndào Qìyùn is of no use to you either, right?"

"You old fool, why so much nonsense? Just hand it over when told, or do we have to take it ourselves?"

The five Emperor Sovereign Leaders have run out of patience; hurry up and finish so we can go eat.

The old man, seeing that the other side wanted Tiāndào Qìyùn, would not yield any further; his face darkened and he gritted his teeth as he spoke.

"How can Tiāndào Qìyùn be given to others? Fellow Daoists, this is rather demanding."

"I said there's no point in talking with him; we should just attack directly."

"Then let's attack."

"Kill."

At the command of the five Emperor Sovereign Leaders, the countless Space Pirates immediately rushed toward the crowd of the Seven Star Pavilion.