Chapter 638: Subjugation
The crowd clearly wavered.
The seductive woman withdrew her charming demeanor and said solemnly, "From today onward, Five-Insect Sect must relinquish Black Wind Valley, and for the next two hundred years, you are forbidden to set foot in it. If you agree, we will withdraw immediately."
Cui Xuanzi had not expected them to put forward such an outrageous demand. His fury surged, and he slammed his wooden staff against the ground. "Two hundred years barred from Black Wind Valley? What will be left of Five-Insect Sect by then? You’re trying to sever our sect’s lifeline!"
The seductive woman did not back down and responded sharply, "Your sect has been hoarding the spirit stone mine and Poison Spring of Black Wind Valley. Have you ever considered what the cultivators of our two regions have had to endure? If you want to place blame, then blame your own disciples for being so useless. Despite occupying such rich resources, they’ve made no progress at all. We’re giving you two choices. Either stay out of Black Wind Valley for two hundred years, or hand over all the spirit stones and Poison Spring yields harvested over the past hundred years."
Old Thunder Ghost said, "Old man Cui Xuan, I’ll give you the time of one incense stick to decide. Once that time is up, I’ll see just how tough your sect-protecting array really is."
Cui Xuanzi’s face was ashen.
Although Qin Sang had given him a talisman astra, he was no match for so many experts.
Even the strongest array could only hold for so long without outside help.
He turned and returned to the sect leader’s hall. Clenching his teeth, he pushed open the doors, entered, and immediately knelt before Qin Sang, calling out loudly, "Senior, I beg you to save us!"
Qin Sang had listened to every word of the dispute outside the mountain gate. He too felt that Five-Insect Sect’s Golden Core cultivator was most likely dead.
In a place like Xijiang, the emergence of a single Golden Core was enough to shelter a sect for three to five centuries.
That person had once rallied surrounding forces and secured what sounded like a resource-rich Black Wind Valley for the sect, proving he was not a cold-hearted man.