Chapter 172: Suppressing Tiannan for a Lifetime

"If the two of you do not believe me, and feel that Yan is too arrogant and conceited, looking down on everyone, why not spar a little? Yan does not need the two of you to defeat me; you only need to hold out against me for ten moves, and my previous words shall be treated as if I had passed wind and never mentioned them. If I defeat the two of you within ten moves, then you must go to the major sects and families of the Heavenly Dao Alliance and persuade them to assist in seizing the cultivation resources, such as the territories and mineral veins, of the Righteous Alliance and the Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects."

"Tell them that the offensive and defensive situation has changed, and the grievances of a hundred years ago need to be settled. I believe many cultivation sects and families will be willing. As for the Mulan Tribe, Yan has already reached an agreement with Wei Wuya, Great Elder of the Huayi Sect of the Nine Nations Alliance; the Nine Nations Alliance will temporarily hold them off. Once we have recaptured the cultivation countries originally taken by the Righteous Alliance and the Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects, we will join forces to deal with the Mulan Tribe."

Yan Taibai naturally saw the meaning of the couple Long Han and Feng Bing, and immediately proposed the plan he had discussed with Wei Wuya.

"What are the conditions of Fellow Daoist Wei once the matter is accomplished?"

Long Han naturally would not believe that Wei Wuya would help for nothing.

"Fellow Daoist Long Han is indeed a clever person. The condition of Fellow Daoist Wei Wuya of the Nine Nations Alliance is very simple: once the matter is accomplished, the Righteous Alliance and the Nine Nations Alliance will take turns holding off the Mulan Tribe, once every hundred years." Yan Taibai smiled slightly and proposed Wei Wuya's condition.

"Fellow Daoist Yan has agreed?"

Long Han said a redundant sentence.

"That is natural. If it were not so, how could Yan possibly discuss this matter with you two fellow daoists? I would even less likely have set such a wager. Of course, it is also to let you two fellow daoists believe in Yan's strength. After all, this matter involves too much. If I did not have strength sufficient to convince you two, I fear you would only think that Yan is indulging in wishful thinking and talking nonsense, actually wanting to go to war with the Righteous and Demonic paths simultaneously."

Yan Taibai smiled slightly and nodded.

"What Fellow Daoist Yan says, Long naturally believes. However, to ensure nothing goes wrong, I ask Fellow Daoist Yan to instruct us. As long as Fellow Daoist Yan can defeat our couple, it does not need to be ten moves; we two will agree to your conditions and fully assist you in persuading the major sects and cultivation families of the Heavenly Dao Alliance to jointly resist the Righteous and Demonic paths."

Long Han and Feng Bing looked at each other, thought in silence for a good while, and only then nodded in agreement.

"That is natural. Let us go; we shall find a deserted place to spar a little."

Yan Taibai stood up with a face full of smiles and said.

If it were not for the vast cultivation resources of the Tiannan Cultivation World, Yan Taibai would have needed to wait several more years before returning.

And the simplest, most direct way to obtain these cultivation resources is: to launch a war.

Whether it was in his past life, or the invasion of the various countries' cultivation worlds by the Righteous Alliance and the Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects a hundred years ago, it was all for resources.

The increasingly depleted cultivation resources forced them to choose to fight over those of the various cultivation countries in between.

If the Seven Sects of Yue Kingdom had not had an extra Yan Taibai, they would likely have already met their original fate, becoming a part of the Nine Nations Alliance and then jointly resisting the Mulan Tribe.

After speaking, Yan Taibai was the first to turn into a golden streak of light and leave the great hall.

Seeing this, Long Han and Feng Bing stood up in tacit agreement and followed closely behind!

The Taizhen Sect of the Righteous Alliance in Fengdu Guo, this number one sect of the Righteous Path.

"Great Elder, do you mean for us to go to the Yanyue Sect to offer an apology?"

After hearing the words of their Great Elder, Zhiyang Shangren, the number one person of the Righteous Path in the Tiannan Cultivation World, the Sect Master of the Taizhen Sect's expression changed drastically.

"Correct. This is what Fellow Daoist Wei told this old man. In short, perhaps it will not be long before the Righteous Alliance faces a counterattack from the Heavenly Dao Alliance; at that time, the trouble will be great."

Zhiyang Shangren recalled Wei Wuya's words, and although he found it unbelievable, he chose to believe Wei Wuya.

This was, after all, something exchanged for a favor.

"He has only just advanced to the Nascent Soul stage; is there a need to be this worried? Even if the Heavenly Dao Alliance prepares a counterattack, they need the strength to deal with two Great Cultivators of Nascent Soul Late Stage, the Great Elder and Hehuan Laomo, at the same time. Relying solely on Long Han and Feng Bing of the Mingluan Sect cannot achieve this. How could a mere True Master Taibai be a match for a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage?"

The Taizhen Sect Master was completely unwilling to agree to Zhiyang Shangren's words.

It was too shameful!

"Think about the Ghost Spirit Sect!"

Seeing this, Zhiyang Shangren was not angry; he only lightly spat out the Ghost Spirit Sect of a hundred years ago.

Once this sentence was uttered, "Swish," the Taizhen Sect Master's face became incomparably ugly, and in the end, he silently nodded and agreed.

Although they were equally unwilling to believe the matter of the Ghost Spirit Sect, it was a fact, and they had to believe it.

Since Yan Taibai had returned and had advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, then the matter of the Ghost Spirit Sect could very likely happen again. As for where?

They dared not gamble, and could not gamble. Even though they had sufficient confidence in their own Taizhen Sect, it was far from comparable to the Ghost Spirit Sect, which ranked at the bottom among the Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects.

Yet it was still possible to suffer heavy losses and lose the position of leader of the Righteous Alliance.

This price, the Taizhen Sect Master was unwilling to bear.

Yanyue Sect

Three moves!

Three moves!

Only three moves!

They had been defeated!

If Yan Taibai had changed his mind, the couple would not have been defeated, but dead.

Dead under Yan Taibai's Sword Qi!

Any Dharma Treasure or Ancient Treasure was of no use at all; even the Combined Body Divine Ability passed down for tens of thousands of years by the Mingluan Sect only withstood one strand of Golden Sword Qi before being broken.

This move alone made the two of them unable to help but suspect that Yan Taibai was not a Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivator, but an existence that had already advanced to the Spirit Severing Stage.

But once they thought of Yan Taibai's constitution, they felt it was impossible!

Perhaps it was precisely because his constitution was so heaven-defying that it did not allow for a breakthrough to the Spirit Severing Stage; otherwise, it would truly be too terrifying.

Long Han and Feng Bing, the couple, found a reason to convince themselves.

But Feng Bing still could not help but suspect, and she opened her sandalwood mouth to tentatively ask Yan Taibai.

"True Master Taibai, are you really only at the Nascent Soul stage?"

"Otherwise what? The reason I am this powerful is mainly because the cultivation resources I require are a thousand or even ten thousand times those of others. Every time I make a breakthrough in cultivation, the resources required are calculated by an entire Spirit Stone mineral vein. Otherwise, how could I be unable to break through to the Spirit Severing Stage because of my constitution?"

Yan Taibai gave a bitter smile and explained.

If it were not for this, he would not be willing to take revenge on the Righteous and Demonic paths; it was mainly for cultivation resources.

After hearing Yan Taibai's words, Long Han and Feng Bing looked at each other; while shocked, they also fell silent.

After all, the resources Yan Taibai required were too many, and they understood why he could not break through to the Spirit Severing Stage.

If a breakthrough at the Nascent Soul stage already required so many resources, then if he were to break through to the Spirit Severing Stage, the resources required would likely be more than even the entire Tiannan Cultivation World could provide.

Fortunately, Yan Taibai is only interested in metal attribute Spirit Stone veins and material veins.

No, wait, there are also wood attribute ones!

It is likely he intends to leave them for the Yanyue Sect!

Long Han and Feng Bing found another reason to convince themselves.

After all, facing Yan Taibai, whose divine abilities and strength are so formidable, they must first convince themselves before they can go and convince the Nascent Soul cultivators of other sects.

"So that is how it is, no wonder! Then True Master Taibai may rest assured; the two of us will certainly keep our promise and convince the other fellow Daoists of the Heavenly Dao Alliance. However, when the time comes, I fear we will still need True Master Taibai to demonstrate your divine abilities so that it will be easier to convince them."

Long Han said with a cupped-hand salute.

"That is naturally not a problem, fellow Daoist Long Han, please rest assured. When the time comes, if anyone is unconvinced, then I will naturally let them experience Yan's divine abilities. After all, what Yan is best at is convincing people with reason."

Yan Taibai smiled faintly and agreed.

Yet his smile, which he considered warm and refreshing like a spring breeze, made Long Han and Feng Bing—two Nascent Soul Mid-Stage Peak cultivators who could rival a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage—shiver with fear, and they hurriedly cupped their hands to bid farewell and left.

"Long Han takes his leave!"

"Feng Bing takes her leave!"

After saying this, Long Han and Feng Bing left the Yanyue Sect as if their backsides were on fire, unable to wait a moment longer. Seeing this, a helpless expression appeared on Yan Taibai's face, and he shook his head.

"Why run so fast? It's not like I'm going to eat you. Honestly."

"Brother Taibai naturally wouldn't eat people, but with the divine abilities Brother Taibai displayed, they are naturally afraid. However, Yan'er is worried that instead of convincing the fellow Daoists of the Heavenly Dao Alliance to cooperate and work together to deal with the Righteous and Demonic Paths and take back the lost cultivation countries, they will..."

A look of worry appeared on Yan Ruyan's beautiful face.

"Instead, they will convince the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Righteous and Demonic Paths and the Nine Nations Alliance to join forces to eliminate me, this great threat that defies the heavens, so as to avoid the resources of the entire Tiannan Cultivation World being swallowed and refined by me in the future, thereby allowing me to break through to the Spirit Severing Stage."

Yan Taibai took over Yan Ruyan's words and laughed.

"So Brother Taibai knew all along! You made Yan'er worry for nothing. Yan'er understands now. If they convince the Righteous Alliance, the Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects, and the Nine Nations Alliance to deal with Brother, it will just happen to suppress the entire Tiannan. By then, the resources of the entire Tiannan Cultivation World will all be Brother's. There will be no need to worry about anything anymore. However, is Brother truly certain of success?"

Yan Ruyan asked with further concern.

"If I were not certain, would I have told them those words just now? Regardless of how they choose, in the future, the resources of the entire Tiannan Cultivation World will be mine. And not just the Tiannan Cultivation World; the Chaotic Star Sea and even the distant Dajin Cultivation World, this sacred land of cultivation in the Human World, will also be mine. Only in this way is it possible for me to break through to the Spirit Severing Stage. Otherwise, wanting to break through to the Spirit Severing Stage is simply an impossible task."

Yan Taibai nodded with a smile.

"I hope they can be a bit smarter! Otherwise, I will have no choice but to take action against the entire Tiannan Cultivation World."

"There shouldn't be any problem. Fellow Daoists Long Han and Feng Bing, being able to become Nascent Soul Mid-Stage cultivators, are naturally not fools. I believe they can also think of the points that you and I can think of."

Yan Ruyan nodded her head lightly and also smiled sweetly.

"Hmm! Let us hope so!"

Yan Taibai also returned the smile, then immediately embraced his little wife and left to return to their cave dwelling.

At the same time, Long Han and Feng Bing, who had left the Yanyue Sect, did not continue to fly toward the Mingluan Sect.

Instead, they stopped on a high mountain ten thousand miles away from the Yanyue Sect, their gazes fixed on the Yanyue Sect, which could no longer be seen, their expressions both incomparably complex.

"Bing'er, what are your thoughts?"

After a long silence with complex expressions, Long Han's voice sounded slightly hoarse.

"This wife does not know. I only feel that even if you and I could persuade the many fellow Daoists of the Nine Nations Alliance and the Righteous and Demonic Paths to surround and kill fellow Daoist Taibai of the Yanyue Sect, just like that Spirit Severing Stage cultivator ten thousand years ago, the success rate would not be very high. You must know that ten thousand years ago, the Tiannan Cultivation World had a full ten Great Cultivators of Nascent Soul Late Stage, dozens of Nascent Soul Mid-Stage Peak cultivators, and over a hundred Nascent Soul Early and Mid-Stage cultivators, plus an ancient grand array, only then succeeding in surrounding and killing that Spirit Severing Stage cultivator. With fellow Daoist Taibai's divine abilities and strength, even if you and I added fellow Daoist Zhiyang, fellow Daoist Wei, fellow Daoist Hehuan, and fellow Daoist Tianhen, and more than ten other fellow Daoists, the success rate would not exceed ten percent. Under these circumstances, we have no room for choice at all. Moreover, if we help him control the entire Tiannan Cultivation World, it would also be of great benefit to you and me. It might even be possible to break through to become a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage. Furthermore, all he needs are metal attribute Spirit Stone veins and material veins; these metal attribute Spirit Stone veins and material veins are not that numerous anyway, and even if we gave them all to him, it would not affect much."

Feng Bing sighed softly and stated her thoughts unhurriedly.

"That may be so, but you have also seen how thick the baleful aura and hostility on him are. Under these circumstances, is his word truly worth believing?"

Long Han said with a look of hesitation.

"This... this wife still feels that helping him is the best choice. Otherwise, the first to be destroyed would inevitably be the two of us and the Mingluan Sect. We have already experienced fellow Daoist Taibai's divine abilities and strength; it is simply not something we can resist by joining forces. Even if fellow Daoist Wei and the others could kill fellow Daoist Taibai by then, we would not be able to be resurrected. Conversely, if we help fellow Daoist Taibai, we might have a chance to break through to become a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage."

Feng Bing shook her head lightly.

Clearly, she valued and trusted Yan Taibai's strength and divine abilities more, feeling that helping him could lead to huge benefits.

If they were to become his enemy, not to mention others, the two of them as a Daoist couple would definitely die without a doubt.

Yan Taibai would inevitably exterminate the two of them, and even the entire Mingluan Sect along with them.

Under these circumstances, the two of them as a Daoist couple actually had no possibility of choice at all.

"Since that is the case, then we can only help fellow Daoist Taibai. I hope he can truly exterminate the Righteous and Demonic Paths. In that case, we can also obtain great benefits. However, I wonder if fellow Daoist Zhiyang of the Taizhen Sect and fellow Daoist Hehuan of the Hehuan Sect will go to the Yanyue Sect to offer an apology; if they do, I don't know if fellow Daoist Taibai will change his plans because of it."

Long Han couldn't help but speculate.

"Given fellow Daoist Taibai's need for mineral resources, it is impossible for him to change his mind. He might even take direct action to exterminate the fellow Daoists who go to offer an apology, forcing the Righteous and Demonic Paths to take the initiative to attack."

Feng Bing analyzed and speculated.

"It is possible. It seems we must also speed up, lest we be too late."

Long Han agreed.

"Let's use the Alliance Leader Token directly!"

(End of this chapter)