In the night sky.
The thick clouds were dispersed by the murderous aura and powerful breath rising into the sky.
The light shield on the spacecraft kept flickering.
The terrifying aura emanating from several peak masters and more than twenty elders of Piaomiao Xianzong was like a mountain, crushing the people of Dayan and making it almost impossible for them to breathe.
What's more, the other side has hundreds of masters and disciples with cultivation above the Spirit Severing Realm!
There is a huge gap in strength between the two sides!
Just as the two sides were about to fight, a cold voice suddenly came from the middle cabin: "It is not a gentleman's behavior to bully the weak with the strong."
The voice was like a clear spring, falling into the atmosphere on the verge of explosion on both sides.
The atmosphere suddenly relaxed.
The Grand Master of Piao Miao Xian Zong, Gong Yangyan, turned around and said with a bow, "Fairy Qin Yao, today we are not bullying the weak. It is really that Da Yan is ignorant and does not take our Piao Miao Xian Zong seriously. So many people of our Piao Miao Xian Zong died in Da Yan at once. Today we come here just to seek justice for them, not to fight Da Yan to the death. But the other party's attitude must have been seen by the fairy."
The voice in the cabin said, "There is nothing wrong with the other party's attitude. They just want to be cleared of all charges. If someone falsely accuses your Piao Miao Xian Sect of murder and arson, won't you speak up to defend yourself?"
Gong Yangyan paused, and just as he was about to speak, Fairy Liuyun beside him said, "Junior sister, the evidence is irrefutable. Piao Miao Xianzong has witnesses and physical evidence. Even if Dayan doesn't know who those people are, even if those people killed by Dayan with thunder tribulation are not from Piao Miao Xianzong. But those elders and more than 20 disciples of Piao Miao Xianzong were indeed killed in Dayan. Logically speaking, Dayan is indeed at fault."
Gong Yangyan bowed and said, "My two fairies, please understand that my Piao Miao Xian Zong has lost so many elders and disciples in a short time. I invited you all here today because I want to have a good talk with Dayan, not because I really want to fight and kill. But the other party not only made excuses, but also insulted us. How can my Piao Miao Xian Zong tolerate such humiliation?"
Fairy Liuyun suddenly said, "Junior sister, you rarely care about worldly affairs and don't understand many things, so don't interfere in this matter."
The cabin became quiet.
Fairy Liuyun looked at Bai Yishan again and said calmly, "Dean Bai, you should discuss the conditions proposed by Piaomiao Immortal Sect. If you really want to fight, it will be the people of Da Yan who will suffer. Why bother?"
Bai Yishan was silent for a moment, and said, "The conditions Master Yue Feng just proposed don't seem to be something he wants to discuss with me, Dayan."
At this time, Jia Xun from Penglai Fairy Island also advised: "If you in Da Yan feel that the conditions are harsh, you can discuss it again. Both sides should be calm and give in to each other. There is no need to swear at each other and draw swords over a disagreement."
Yueyanglou suddenly asked, "Which conditions do you think are difficult to accept, Dean Bai?"
Bai Yishan looked at him and said, "The third and fourth points are unacceptable to me, Great Yan. First, I, Great Yan, have never intentionally killed your elders and disciples, and we don't have the ability to do so. As for the evidence you produced, it is not enough to prove anything. Second, we don't know where the spiritual beast that transcended the tribulation is, let alone what it is, so we can't hand it over."
The red-faced elder of Piao Miao Xian Zong immediately sneered: "How dare you quibble!"
The other elders also had cold eyes.
At this time, Jia Xun spoke again: "What Dean Bai said is not without reason. The third condition proposed by Master Yue is indeed a bit too harsh. The dignity of a country cannot be insulted. You asked the Queen of Great Yan and the leaders of the five major sects to kneel down and pay tribute for an hour. This is obviously a bit too much. As for the fourth point, everyone can take a step back. Master Yue, you can give Dean Bai more time to let them find the spirit beast."
Then he looked at Bai Yishan and said, "Dean Bai, since those elders and disciples of Piao Miao Xian Zong were killed by the thunder tribulation of that spirit beast in your Da Yan, then it is your responsibility to help find them."
At this time, the great elder of Piaomiao Xianzong, Gong Yangyan, said: "Since Lord Jia also said so, then we can take back the third point Lord Yue Feng just mentioned. As for the fourth point, we can give Dayan two months, or even longer, to find the spirit beast."
Jia Xun looked at Bai Yishan and asked, "What do you think, Dean Bai?"
Before Bai Yishan could answer, Nangong Huoyue said, "That spirit beast has great magical powers. It must have been alarmed that time. It may have escaped from Dayan. Two months is definitely not enough. It will take at least half a year."
Gong Yangyan looked at her, paused, and said, "Okay, then our Piao Miao Xian Sect will take another step back and give you half a year. After half a year, if you still can't hand over the spirit beast, then we will come and capture it ourselves."
Nangong Huoyue didn't say anything else.
Gong Yangyan looked at Bai Yishan again and said, "Then Dean Bai agreed to the first two conditions, right?"
Bai Yishan pondered for a moment and said, "The first two conditions are compensation. I need to know first what your Piaomiao Xianzong needs us to compensate for and how much."
Gong Yangyan did not answer, but looked at the Yueyang Tower beside him.
Yueyang Lou narrowed his eyes and said, "I'm sure everyone present knows the approximate amount of cultivation resources consumed by the five elders and more than 20 disciples. Therefore, we need Dayan to compensate us with 20,000 low-level Yuanshi, 5,000 mid-level Yuanshi, and 500 magic tools and magic treasures."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in Dayan's face changed.
Bai Yishan clenched his hands in his sleeves, looked at him coldly and said, "We only have one small spiritual mine in Da Yan, and the low-level Yuan Shi produced every year is only a few hundred pieces. We don't have any mid-level Yuan Shi at all. The 20,000 low-level Yuan Shi and 5,000 mid-level Yuan Shi mentioned by Master Yue, plus those magic tools and treasures, we can't get them even if we sell our entire Da Yan."
Yueyang Lou said calmly: "I have never said that you Da Yan should give it out now. We can sign a contract. You can give us as much as Da Yan produces every year, and the rest can be paid back slowly. Of course, if you don't have enough Yuan Shi, you can also hire your warrior army to us, so that we can give you less Yuan Shi every year..."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in Dayan was extremely angry!
"What a fool's dream!"
"This is an attempt to completely enslave our Great Yan! Completely drag Great Yan into the abyss!"
"Without the Yuanshi, how can we, the Great Yan cultivators, cultivate?"
"Dean Bai, we would rather die than agree to this!"
The top leaders of the five major sects were all filled with righteous indignation, their faces turning blue with anger.
Bai Yishen's wide robe fluttered slightly, and it was obvious that he was extremely angry.
Yueyanglou looked at him calmly and said, "There is absolutely no room for negotiation on the first condition. As for the second condition, your border cities of Mo City, Liu City, and Black Cloud City need to be ceded to our Piaomiao Immortal Sect for ten years. In other words, let us use them for free for ten years."
After these words were spoken, everyone in Dayan was so angry that they trembled all over.
"This is too much! This is absolutely too much!"
"You want us to cede our territory! We would rather die than surrender!"
Yue Yanglou showed a hint of sarcasm on his face and said, "As far as I know, the three cities on your border have long been occupied by the demon tribe. If you agree, our Piao Miao Xian Zong will naturally help you take them back."
Bai Yishan's eyes flashed with coldness, and he said resolutely: "I'm sorry, the two conditions proposed by Master Yue Feng are both humiliating to our Great Yan. I will never agree to them. No one in my Great Yan will agree to them!"
Upon hearing this, Yueyang Tower narrowed his eyes and said calmly, "It seems that there is no room for negotiation."
After saying this, he bowed to Jia Xun and Fairy Liuyun and said, "My dear brothers and fairies, since Dayan has such an attitude, you can't blame our Piaomiao Immortal Sect for being unrighteous. We have already given them a chance and even yielded on two conditions."
Jia Xun looked at Bai Yishan and said in a deep voice, "President Bai, I have already fought for you on the third and fourth points. You didn't agree to any of the first two points, and your attitude is so firm, which is really wrong. It's good that you have backbone, but you also have to think about the people of your Great Yan. If you take action here today, the people of the entire capital of your Great Yan will probably have difficulty surviving. Your Great Yan regime will naturally collapse immediately. Have you thought about the consequences?"
Bai Yishan cupped his hands, his eyes determined. Just as he was about to speak, a voice suddenly sounded behind him: "Sir, I also think that we can reconsider the first two points. Both sides should value peace and take a few steps back to avoid bloodshed. The people of Great Yan have just experienced war. If we are dragged into it again, it will be our fault."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes turned behind Bai Yishan.
Behind Bai Yishan stood a young man, dressed in a Confucian robe, with a handsome appearance and elegant demeanor. At this moment, he lowered his head slightly, with a look of respect and humility on his face.
Everyone in Dayan looked at him in astonishment.
Bai Yishan was slightly startled, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.
Luo Qingzhou continued respectfully, "I think we can agree to the first point Senior Yue said. As long as we work hard, we can definitely pay back those Yuanshi and magic weapons. If five years is not enough, we can use ten years. If ten years is not enough, we can use twenty years. Our Great Yan is now revived and can definitely develop. As for the second point, I think that since the three cities have been occupied by the demons, why not rent them temporarily? However, we can only give them five years at most. If it takes too long, I'm afraid the people of Great Yan will scold us."
After these words were spoken, everyone in Dayan looked even uglier and looked at him with complicated eyes.
How can we agree to such humiliating conditions
If these contracts were signed today, I am afraid that the people of Dayan would curse them for generations to come.
Unexpectedly, at this time, Nangong Huoyue beside him also spoke up: "Dean, I also think what Luo Qing said makes sense. My Great Yan has just stabilized and can no longer withstand the torment. I... I am willing to sign today's contract in person, even if I have to bear the infamy for a thousand years, I am willing to bear it alone."
The scene suddenly became quiet.
Bai Yishan looked at the two of them in silence, and his expression changed for a moment before he looked at the people of Piaomiao Xianzong and said, "If my Great Yan agrees to these two conditions, can you promise that you will never enter my Great Yan territory again, and will not cause trouble for my Great Yan practitioners? Also, can the Great Mongolian Empire army on the border withdraw?"
Yue Yang Lou's eyes flickered, and he said, "Of course. Today we can write all these rules into these contracts. If Dean Bai is still worried, we can ask the fairies of Jiutian Yaotai and everyone from Penglai Fairy Island to help sign as a guarantor."
Jia Xun nodded and said, "I and Fairy Liuyun can both act as guarantors. Once the contract is signed today, both of you must abide by the terms of the contract. If you violate it, we will punish you personally."
Bai Yishan was silent for a while, and looked at the more than 20 elders of Piaomiao Xianzong, and then looked at the hundreds of murderous disciples on the spaceships on both sides, and lowered his head slightly: "In this case, then Bai..."
"Dean Bai! You must not agree to this!"
"Senior Bai! We would rather die than accept such humiliating conditions!"
"We fought them!"
Behind the top leaders of the five major sects, some young disciples were so excited that their blood boiled and their hair stood on end.
On the right spaceship, a young disciple of Piaomiao Xianzong snorted coldly and said sarcastically: "Just you? I can kill all of you by myself!"
The two sides were on the verge of a war again.
Nangong Huoyue suddenly said, "Dean, let them write the contract. Now that things have come to this, does Da Yan have any other choice?"
Her tone was calm, and the expression on her face was also exceptionally calm.
Bai Yishan said nothing more. He looked at Gongyangyan and Yueyang Tower and said, "We agree to the first two. But for the second one, we can only agree to a maximum of five years. After five years, we, Da Yan, must take back our territory and not give up an inch of it!"
Yueyanglou's eyes flickered, and he said calmly, "Okay, five years is fine."
As soon as he finished speaking, Jia Xun waved his sleeves and took out a table, as well as writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone.
He personally picked up a pen and wrote two contracts, then handed them to both parties, saying, "Read them first. If there are no problems, sign and seal them. Once the blood seal is pressed, there will be no regrets."
Bai Yishen took the treaty with a heavy expression as he read it carefully word by word.
After he finished reading it, he handed it to Nangong Huoyue beside him.
Nangong Huoyue took it, frowned, and looked at it carefully. After reading it, she wanted to give it to Luo Qingzhou next to her, but after hesitating for a moment, she gave it back to Bai Yishan.
Jia Xu looked at them and said, "Since you don't have any extra spiritual ore in Da Yan, I have written a smaller amount in the contract for the first three years. You need to pay back 500 low-level Yuan Shi and 100 mid-level Yuan Shi each year. As for magic tools and treasures, you need to pay 50 each year. The deadline is ten years, and after ten years, you must pay it all back. If you cannot pay it back by then, all the spiritual ore in Da Yan and the three border cities will be given to Piao Miao Xian Zong."
After a pause, he continued, "If both parties have no objection, we can sign and seal it."
Bai Yishan looked at the treaty in his hand and remained silent.
The Yueyang Tower opposite sneered and went straight up to sign and stamp.
Gong Yangyan and other elders of Piao Miao Xian Zong also went up to sign and seal one by one.
"Dean Bai, if you regret it, you can speak up. We, Penglai Fairy Island and Jiutian Yaotai, will not be involved in this matter. You can solve it on your own."
Jia Xun said in a cold tone.
Bai Yishan remained silent.
At this moment, Nangong Huoyue next to him suddenly took the treaty from his hand, then walked to the table, signed and stamped it without any hesitation.
After doing all this, she raised her head and said, "Dean, this matter was decided by me. I am the emperor of Da Yan, so I will naturally bear the blame. The dean does not need to sign."
Yueyang Lou suddenly said, "No! Dean Bai and the leaders of the five major sects must sign and seal together."
Bai Yishan did not hesitate any longer. He walked forward, signed both contracts, and stamped his blood seal on them.
His back suddenly became hunched, and his hands were shaking as he pressed the blood mark.
Yueyang Tower watched from the side with a sneer in his eyes.
The people from the five major sects of Dayan stood where they were, with different expressions on their faces.
Fairy Zixia was the first to walk over, signed her own name and the name of Lingxiao Sect on the two contracts, and then pressed a blood seal on them.
Then, Luo Shang from Xianyun Pavilion also walked over.
"Why… "
The abbot of Qingyun Temple, Taoist Yunshang, also sighed and walked over.
“Amitabha…”
Master Ning Yuan, the abbot of Jinchan Temple, also lowered his head and walked over.
Only the head of Huashan Sect, Ma Chenzi, remained standing still, his face livid, his lips trembling as he said, "Although our Huashan Sect is the weakest of the five major sects, we will never agree to such a betrayal! I, Ma Chenzi, would rather die in blood than bear the infamy for generations!"
Yueyang Lou glanced at him calmly and said, "It doesn't matter if you are missing. It is not your turn to make the decision in Da Yan."
After saying that, he picked up a treaty on the table, read it carefully again, and then put it away solemnly. Then he bowed to the people from Penglai Fairy Island and Jiutian Yaotai and said, "I am sorry to bother you all today. Now that the matter here is over, we will go back. Yue will also take the treaty back to the sect master and other elders for their review."
Jia Xun and Fairy Liuyun all nodded.
Yueyanglou looked at Bai Yishan again and said, "In a few days, we will send people to the border of Dayan to take over the three cities. So I hope that Dean Bai will notify your border troops as soon as possible after returning, so as not to cause misunderstandings. As for repelling the demon tribe, you don't have to worry about it."
Bai Yishan said nothing and slowly clenched the treaty in his hand.
Yueyang Lou said calmly: "President Bai, please get off the spaceship. It's time for us to leave."
Bai Yishen waved his sleeves and the flying sword landed outside the spaceship.
Everyone in Dayan walked up silently.
The three spaceships flashed and began to turn around.
The people from Piaomiao Immortal Sect stood on the deck, looking down at the people from Dayan with sneers on their faces, as if they were looking at a group of poor creatures who were about to be enslaved by them.
The people from Penglai Fairy Island and Jiutian Yaotai also had indifferent expressions, as if it had nothing to do with them.
"By the way, Dean Bai."
Jia Xun suddenly spoke again on the deck: "There is less than a year and two months left before the once-in-a-decade Nine Provinces Conference. You have now broken through to the late stage of Guiyi, so you from Da Yan will also be eligible to participate. If you are lucky, you may be able to obtain one or two spiritual veins, and then, naturally, it will be enough to compensate Piao Miao Xian Zong."
Yueyanglou bowed and said, "Dean Bai, I hope that I will have the opportunity to learn your Confucian and Taoist skills on stage."
After saying that, the three spaceships flew up into the sky with a whoosh. In the blink of an eye, they broke through the air and disappeared.
The field became quiet.
Bai Yishan held the treaty in his hand, his face slightly pale.
The top leaders of the five major sects all had gloomy expressions and kept their heads down in silence.
They couldn't blame anyone.
Because of the situation just now, if they did not sign this treaty, they and the Great Yan army under them, as well as the people of the entire Kyoto, might be massacred by the other side.
The Mongol Empire's army on the border is also watching covetously.
Once something happens in Kyoto, the army of the Mongol Empire will surely take the opportunity to invade. By then, I am afraid that the entire Da Yan will no longer exist.
So, they knew that they had to sign this treaty.
But how can they explain this to all the practitioners and the people of Dayan
This humiliating treaty will make them bear the infamy for generations to come.
"I will take sole responsibility for this matter..."
Bai Yishan looked at everyone, his expression calmed down, and said: "Whether it is Yuanshi or magic weapons, as long as Bai is alive, I will definitely help Dayan collect enough. As for you..."
Before he could finish, Luo Qingzhou suddenly stretched out his hand and said, "Sir, I want to see this treaty."
Bai Yishan was slightly startled and handed the treaty in his hand to him.
Luo Qingzhou took it in his hand, unfolded it and glanced at it casually, then with a "swish", he tore it in half.
Everyone's face changed.
"laugh!"
Luo Qingzhou tore the treaty in his hand several times, until it was torn into pieces, and then he gently scattered it and let it fall down, and then said: "It's just a piece of waste paper, sir, don't worry about it, we will just treat it as if it was not signed."
Everyone looked at him in astonishment.
Only Nangong Huoyue had a calm expression.
Zhuang Zhiyan couldn't help but say, "This treaty was signed in front of the other two major immortal sects, and it also has the names of the two major immortal sects. You said you didn't sign it, so you didn't sign it? And the Piaomiao Immortal Sect has another copy. You... why did you tear it up?"
Luo Qingzhou looked at him and said, "We just don't admit it. Didn't they also not admit it when they sent people to attack us?"
Zhuang Zhiyan's face muscles twitched. "Boy, they have the strength to cheat, how can our Great Yan compare with them? Didn't you see that I just cursed, and that bastard was going to kill me? There is no reason in this world, only fists. Our Great Yan's fists can't match theirs, so we have been bitten back by them and can't do anything. Even if you tear up their treaty now, you still have to pay the compensation, do you think you can just deny it?"
Luo Qingzhou didn't say anything else.
Bai Yishen glanced at him, waved his sleeves, and the flying sword floated down.
The troops that had been waiting in the imperial city on high alert began to disperse.
After the flying sword landed, the leaders of the five major sects talked for a few more words before leaving with heavy hearts.
Soon, only Bai Yishen, Luo Qingzhou and Nangong Huoyue were left on the field.
A moment of silence.
Bai Yishan looked at the two of them.
Nangong Huoyue said: "Don't worry, Dean, we will never give up any interests of Da Yan."
Bai Yishan was silent for a moment, then asked, "Is a year enough?"
Nangong Huoyue also fell silent and looked to the side.
Bai Yishan sighed and said, "The leader of Piao Miao Xian Zong, Mei Changqing, broke through to the peak of Guiyi realm many years ago. If nothing unexpected happens, he should be in the Thunder Tribulation realm now. They also have an uncle and an ancestor, who should be masters above the Thunder Tribulation realm. The strength of that ancestor is probably at least the strength of five Thunder Tribulations."
Nangong Huoyue's expression changed slightly.
There was silence for a moment.
Luo Qingzhou cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, sir. One year should be enough."
Bai Yishan looked at him with complicated eyes and said, "Do we still need to prepare those Yuanshi and magic weapons?"
Luo Qingzhou paused and said, "We can prepare some and show them to the other two major immortal sects. We in Da Yan can abide by the treaty, but whether the other side sends someone to take it is not something we can decide."
Bai Yishan looked at him deeply again, nodded and said, "Okay, okay!"
He said "good" twice in a row.
He looked at Nangong Huoyue next to him and suddenly smiled: "If the late emperor is still alive, he will definitely admire your majesty's vision."
After saying that, he left with a smile, and his back looked much more relaxed.
The field was quiet again.
Nangong Huoyue turned her head and looked at someone next to her, her eyes trembling slightly.
Luo Qingzhou held her hand, then gently held her in his arms, and said softly: "It's okay, I'm here."
Nangong Huoyue pressed against his chest, hugged him tightly, and her eyes gradually misted over.
In the night sky, a ray of moonlight fell on the clouds and stayed quietly for a moment.
Then, leave quietly.
The eastern sky began to turn white.
After Nangong Huoyue returned to her bedroom, she quickly fell asleep.
Luo Qingzhou went underground to continue his cultivation.
Three days later.
News suddenly came from the border that the demon army had suddenly increased by tens of thousands.
At the same time, a giant tree suddenly grew in the city of Mo occupied by the demons, towering into the clouds and reaching the sky and the earth!
All the demons and monsters in the Kyushu Continent began to gather there.
The three major immortal sects and various sects in the Kyushu Continent also sent people to rush there.
A storm is brewing at the border!
And at this time.
Luo Qingzhou has been practicing underground for three consecutive days and three nights.
During a break, he suddenly discovered that the mysterious little tree in the storage and medicine garden had grown more luxuriantly. At the same time, the petals and core of the golden flower on the branch were all in full bloom.
A strange floral scent filled the entire storage ring.
Dabao and Erbao, as well as the little fire fox and the little flying snake, all looked extremely excited, sniffing the fragrance of the flowers.
This night.
Luo Qingzhou suddenly received a message from Sister Yue: I'm going to Mo City
That night, Nangong Huoyue also came underground and told him, "There are more and more demons gathering at the border. Tomorrow, I will go to the border with Yueying. Uncle Duan will temporarily manage the government here."
Of course, Fairy Fanyou also sent a message.
The other party is also going to the border of Dayan.
In addition to them, the five major sects of Dayan, including Master and Uncle, will also go.
"I heard that the ancient sacred tree of the demon race has been resurrected, and all the demons in the Jiuzhou Continent have gathered here. So the practitioners in our Jiuzhou Continent must unite and destroy them. Of course, most people come here for the sacred tree of the demon race..."
"It is said that if you climb to the top of the tree, you can see real immortals..."