Chapter 122: The Final Compromise

Shi Zhixuan, without any precautions, suffered Su Fan's sneak attack and was tricked. However, others didn't know, so many martial arts experts, looking at Su Fan, all had a trace of fear.

"A Grandmaster!"

"The Yuwen Clan is actually so powerful."

"Such a young Grandmaster, it seems the Yuwen Clan can still flourish for another hundred years."

Someone couldn't help but sigh.

Smart people were all flashing with brilliance, calculating how to board the big ship of the Yuwen Clan.

A Grandmaster, even with two Grandmaster-level figures in the clan—such power was how great. Plus, holding more than 100,000 troops, in the eyes of many, the Yuwen Clan had already surpassed many warlords.

"Yuwen Chengji, I didn't expect this person to be so strong."

Seeing Su Fan use the Imperial Jade Seal to injure Shi Zhixuan, Zhu Yuyan's gaze toward him was complex.

At the same time, Wanwan behind her was full of excitement, with a trace of expectation.

The master and disciple remembered a few years ago when Su Fan beheaded Fa Nan. At that time, in the eyes of the master and disciple, Su Fan was just a talent with some strength.

But now, a few years later, he had actually grown to such a level.

How could Zhu Yuyan not know Shi Zhixuan's strength? She wouldn't deceive herself; with her strength, she had no confidence in defeating the other party.

Otherwise, she would have made a move long ago.

As a result, the other party actually suffered Su Fan's attack and was beaten until he spat blood.

She perceived that Shi Zhixuan had been attacked by the Imperial Jade Seal's peculiar power, and at the same time, it seemed there was a trace of Su Fan's weird attack.

The Imperial Jade Seal's mysterious attack power, for Grandmaster-level experts like Zhu Yuyan, was not fatal. After all, their realm was already very high, and they could reduce the attack of that peculiar power.

Making them fall into deviation was simply impossible.

But Su Fan being able to injure Shi Zhixuan still made Zhu Yuyan even more wary; his strength was already no weaker than hers.

And the Yuwen Clan's power also made Zhu Yuyan wary. If they were allowed to obtain the Imperial Jade Seal, wouldn't the Yuwen Clan's strength go a step further?

Thinking of this, a killing intent suddenly emerged in her eyes.

"Hmm!"

Su Fan's soul was so sensitive that he sensed it instantly. He looked up at Zhu Yuyan, his face even showing a naive and grateful smile.

Seeing this, she gritted her teeth and stared at Su Fan.

She wanted to make a move, but thinking that if she made a move, it would be equivalent to a great battle between the Yin Kui Sect and the Yuwen Clan—two tigers fighting, one must be injured.

Wouldn't that give the Buddhist sect and Cihang Jingzhai a chance?

She naturally didn't want to see that. In her eyes, the threat of Cihang Jingzhai and the Buddhist sect was still above that of the Yuwen Clan.

After all, even if the Yuwen Clan obtained the world, their relationship with the Yin Kui Sect wouldn't be too great, at least it wouldn't threaten the Yin Kui Sect.

Because she believed that as long as the Yuwen Clan wasn't stupid, they wouldn't actively attack the Yin Kui Sect and the Demonic Sect.

Today, the Yuwen Clan seized the Jade Seal from Jingnian Zen Temple, which meant they were in conflict with the Buddhist sect. Added to the Daoist sect's meddling, there would definitely be a great contradiction between the Buddhist sect and the Yuwen Clan in the future.

"Perhaps I should change my thinking; cooperating with the Yuwen Clan is not impossible."

Zhu Yuyan suddenly thought of something in her heart, and in an instant, the killing intent in her eyes dissipated. Looking at Su Fan, she revealed a smile and said: "Congratulations to Mr. Yuwen for seizing the Imperial Jade Seal. Our Yin Kui Sect admits defeat."

"You are too kind! Many thanks to the Yin Empress for your generosity, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to obtain this Jade Seal. If you have any needs in the future, just give the order."

Zhu Yuyan's sudden change in attitude, although Su Fan was somewhat surprised, he soon figured it out, so he also humbly responded.

He wouldn't continue to be aggressive just because of his strength.

That would be stupid. Zhu Yuyan's breakthrough also meant the Yin Kui Sect's strength had skyrocketed. The Yin Kui Sect, possessing a Grandmaster, was definitely stronger than before.

Shi Zhixuan's early breakthrough, and now he had injured him—Su Fan didn't think the former would generously let him go.

This Evil King was not a simple character.

If it were before, he wouldn't care. After all, he had no desires. But now he had the heart to unify the world.

If Shi Zhixuan chose to be his enemy, it would inevitably cause a lot of trouble, not only because of the other party's strength but also because the other party's wisdom would make him feel tricky.

In that case, going to offend the Yin Kui Sect again—wouldn't that be offending the entire Demonic Sect?

The Buddhist sect didn't need to be mentioned; both sides were already at odds, and they chose to support the Li Clan, so they would definitely clash.

The Daoist sect was somewhat close to him now, but it wasn't clear how far they could go.

He wanted to unify the world, so he had to unite more people who could be united.

Those who follow the Dao get more help; those who lose the Dao get less help. Su Fan was very clear about this sentence.

Borrowing Zhu Yuyan's power to counter the Evil King Shi Zhixuan, and then using the Daoist sect to restrain the Buddhist sect—Su Fan was not afraid of the remaining struggles between warlords.

Su Fan still had great confidence in this point.

If he couldn't even do this, then he had lived this life in vain.

Contending for the world, although it was his first time, with his soul from later generations, plus the life in the Smiling Proud Wanderer world, he was no longer someone with high expectations but low abilities.

With rich experience and two thousand years of knowledge, Su Fan didn't say he had the strategies of Pei Ju, Zhang Liang, and Xiao He, but wouldn't it be enough if he used the right people in the right places?

Contending for the world, the monarch didn't need to be very strong. Liu Bang's ability couldn't compare to Han Xin, Zhang Liang, and Xiao He.

As a result, Han Xin was killed, Zhang Liang retired, and Xiao He could only pretend to be a grandson to escape a disaster.

In this short moment, Su Fan had already decided on the general direction: using the Demonic to control the Demonic, using the Dao to restrain the Buddha.

These were the means in the martial arts world.

So Su Fan also immediately gave Zhu Yuyan a response, with a smile on his face.

The two instantly understood each other's meaning, so they smiled and nodded in tacit agreement.

Both were smart people and knew what the other was thinking.

As for what trump cards both sides had in the end, it would depend on their own means. For now, both sides temporarily put down their hostility and united to resist the Buddhist sect.

Both sides had a common enemy, so they had a foundation for cooperation.

As for whether the Yin Kui Sect would give up supporting Lin Shihong because of Su Fan, that was definitely impossible.

Even Su Fan understood this.

But he was not afraid at all.

On the battlefield, it depended on elite soldiers and outstanding generals.

Su Fan didn't lack these. As for wanting to rely on experts to carry out decapitation operations, Su Fan wasn't afraid either. Their Yuwen Clan had many experts.

Especially top-tier powerhouses, they were no longer afraid of these thousand-year-old sects.

Naturally, they weren't afraid of these little tricks.

"Let's go."

Zhu Yuyan bowed to Su Fan and then turned and left without any nostalgia.

"Haha! Sect Master Zhu, have a safe journey." ===== CHAPTER 123 =====

"Haha! Sect Leader Zhu, I wish you a smooth journey."