Chapter 2600: The Times Have Changed

Just thinking that the human race had turned the sea god their clan worshipped into spirit food and fed it to them made several Heavenly Spirit Tribe elders' teeth itch with anger.

How vicious! To kill someone, they even go for the heart.

Didn't even see, their state of mind has been completely shattered, huh?

Seeing this elder whose mind had already shattered and who might never regain clarity, the other elders all felt a rabbit's grief for the fox.

That they can barely hold themselves together is already considered lucky.

However, at this moment, Ling Yunyi's grandfather's words made the other elders glare angrily.

What do you mean 'you've already eaten it'? What kind of talk is this?

However, regarding this, Ling Yunyi's grandfather showed no trace of fear, still speaking with a calm face.

Could it be that what I said is wrong? That sea god spirit food hasn't entered your stomachs?

You…………………

As the saying goes, rough words but sound reasoning; although this statement sounds infuriating, the other elders actually have no grounds to refute it.

After all, that sea god spirit food indeed, as Ling Yunyi's grandfather said, has entered their stomachs.

Seeing several people silent and speechless, Ling Yunyi's grandfather glanced again at that elder whose mind had already collapsed.

Before, he had always been at odds with himself, firmly wanting to deal with the human race; now, with just a slight move from them, your mind is gone.

With that, what else is there to fight them about? They're not even on the same level.

Without their greatest opponent, Ling Yunyi's grandfather said in a low voice.

Things have come to this; before our Heavenly Spirit Tribe lies only one path.

No need to spell it out; the several elders present already understood the meaning of these words.

That is to surrender to the human race, after all you've even eaten their sea god—what's left to worship?

It's already been served on the table.

Rarely, the remaining Heavenly Spirit Tribe elders all fell into silence, for a while not even speaking in opposition.

Although their faces were grim, each seemed to have tacitly accepted it.

That elder is beyond help; after coming to see him personally, the other elders also left helplessly.

Only their clansmen remained, secretly grieving.

As for the events happening within the Heavenly Spirit Tribe, Ye Zhangqing and company didn't pay much attention.

Anyway, since it's already been eaten, regret is useless.

"Junior brother, do you think this trick will work?"

With nothing to do, Zhao Zhengping and Xu Jie, who had just finished cultivating, accompanied Ye Zhangqing as they sat in the courtyard.

Three days have already passed, yet the Heavenly Spirit Tribe's elders have shown no movement; Zhao Zhengping asked curiously.

Hearing this, Ye Zhangqing replied with a smile.

"No need to rush; if it succeeds, they will naturally come to us."

Ye Zhangqing and Xu Jie wore calm expressions, not worrying at all about whether this would succeed.

Actually, even Huang Lao stopped paying attention to this matter, instead adopting the pose of one who sits steadily fishing.

On the human race's side, there was no movement.

Another two days passed; on this day, Ling Yunyi and his grandfather were the first to come to the door.

Seeing Ling Yunyi again, this time his eyes clearly held a bit more wariness.

It's obvious he already knew about the sea god ingredient matter.

He never expected the human race's methods to be so vicious, far more ruthless than he imagined—countless times more.

On the contrary, his grandfather showed no change in expression; upon seeing Ye Zhangqing, he smiled kindly.

"Young Master Ye, after returning from that day's banquet and telling my grandson about it, he couldn't stop craving it, constantly pestering me to bring him to see it; today we grandfather and grandson have come specially to mooch a meal."

These words already expressed their attitude.

Before, one could still say they were unaware, set up; but now, knowing full well it's sea god ingredient, this grandfather and grandson still actively seek a bite.

That undoubtedly expresses loyalty to the human race—I've even eaten my own sea god, so my loyalty is naturally unquestionable.

Regarding this, Ye Zhangqing certainly wouldn't refuse; he immediately smiled and nodded in agreement.

When mealtime arrived, the grandfather and grandson also took their seats; Huang Lao's attitude toward Ling Yunyi's grandfather became noticeably more enthusiastic.

Only Ling Yunyi himself, looking at the spirit food on the table, couldn't help but feel somewhat complicated.

Although he leans toward the human race, having him eat sea god ingredients is still somewhat hard to accept at this time.

But having come this far, wanting to regret now is obviously impossible.

All one can do is pinch their nose and force themselves to eat it, even if just a single bite.

The first bite, Ling Yunyi forced himself to eat it, thinking just one bite would do, and swallowed it with his eyes closed.

But after the first bite went down, Ling Yunyi's eyes lit up; this actually isn't too hard to accept—the flavor is simply superb, is my god really this delicious?

Having restrained himself, he took another bite; after that, Ling Yunyi could no longer hold back and began to feast wildly.

Frankly, his earlier difficulty accepting it was just him being a bit immature.

The spirit food made from sea god ingredients is simply indescribable.

After the meal, Ling Yunyi had eaten his fill, merely leaving the old man beside him looking foolish.

This brat, when he came, swore on his chest that he would only eat one bite.

But look, after this meal you've eaten so much, your mouth hasn't stopped.

However, for Huang Lao and Ye Zhangqing, they were quite satisfied with Ling Yunyi's performance.

This kid is not bad.

Since the other side came to defect, Ye Zhangqing naturally wouldn't be stingy, giving a generous portion.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, several people sat around in Yuàn zhōng; at that moment, Ling Yunyi's grandfather also spoke the prepared words truthfully.

Including the matter of the Sea God previously forcing them to sacrifice to the Human Race, he also said it all once.

Only some of the key points among them had been slightly altered.

For example, their Heavenly Spirit Tribe had been forcibly compelled; they didn't want to in their hearts, but there was nothing they could do to resist, and so on.

In short, according to Ling Yunyi's grandfather, their Heavenly Spirit Tribe was indeed a weak species struggling to survive in the cracks.

Naturally, it was impossible to believe such nonsense; but upon hearing it, Huang Lao's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Oh, with this matter, then these ingredients didn't die in vain."

Ye Zhangqing discovered the Sea God's ingredients, and yet these Sea Gods actually wanted to eat people.

Then there's nothing more to say; please go into the pot, it's no problem.

As for how much truth there is in Ling Yunyi's grandfather's words, Huang Lao doesn't care; what he cares about is only………………………

"What about the others? Are they still choosing the Sea God?"

What Huang Lao cares about is merely the Heavenly Spirit Tribe's current attitude.

After all, it's just Ling Yunyi's grandfather alone; he cannot yet represent the entire Heavenly Spirit Tribe.

Although he is an elder ancestor of the Heavenly Spirit Tribe, there are still several such elder ancestors within the tribe.

Moreover, above those few elder ancestors there is one who is old and tenacious, a Spirit Ancestor who gains immortality through villainy.

Now Huang Lao only wants to know what attitude the Heavenly Spirit Tribe has; if they remain stubborn and unresponsive, then there's nothing to hesitate about.

Kill off the hardliners, and keeping Ling Yunyi's grandfather and grandson, these moderates, would be enough.

Regarding this, Ling Yunyi's grandfather also understood clearly, and promptly replied respectfully.

"Senior, rest assured; they just need a little time to accept it, and soon they will have a reply that will surely satisfy you."